Public Act 138 of 2005

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• Introduced by Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom (R) on June 16, 2005, to require all schools to perform criminal background checks on all employees, and prohibit persons convicted of certain sex offenses or other serious felonies from being allowed to work in schools.
  • Referred to the Senate Education Committee on June 16, 2005, which amended it to also reguire background checks on employees hired before 1995.
    • Reported in the Senate on June 28, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the Senate on June 29, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that requires background checks on all existing emloyees, not just new ones. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 29, 2005.
• Passed 35 to 0 in the Senate on June 30, 2005, to require all schools to perform criminal background checks on all current and prosepctive employees, and prohibit persons convicted of certain sex offenses or other serious felonies from being allowed to work in schools.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on June 30, 2005.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on June 30, 2005.
    • Reported in the House on August 24, 2005, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on August 31, 2005, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the legislative package as previously described. Some of the bill's previous provisions have been placed in other bills in the package, notably House Bill 4928. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on August 31, 2005.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Brian Palmer (R) on August 31, 2005, to strike out a duplicative provision. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on August 31, 2005.
  • Amendment offered by Rep. Barb Vander Veen (R) on August 31, 2005, to allow a school superintendant to exempt an individual from the employment ban proposed by the bill in specified cases such as those where the "sex crime" that appears on the person's record involved consensual activity by the person when he or she was a minor. The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on August 31, 2005.
• Passed 107 to 0 in the House on August 31, 2005, to require all schools to perform criminal background checks on all prosepctive employees, and prohibit persons convicted of certain sex offenses or other serious felonies from being allowed to work in schools. House Bill 4928 as passed by the Senate applies similar background check provisions to current employees.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on September 6, 2005.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Gerald Van Woerkom (R) on September 13, 2005, to remove the amendment added by the House to allow a school superintendant to exempt an individual from the employment ban proposed by the bill in specified cases such as those where the "sex crime" that appears on the person's record involved consensual activity by the person when he or she was a minor. The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on September 13, 2005.
• Passed 37 to 0 in the Senate on September 13, 2005, to concur with the House-passed version of the bill, except with a.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the House on September 13, 2005, to concur with the Senate-passed version of the bill, but only after removing the provision added by the VanderVeen amendment. Passed 107 to 0 in the House on September 13, 2005.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 28, 2005.