Enrolled Bill Summary

            Senate Bill 1245 amends the Human Resources Code to establish a misconduct registry regarding employees of home and community support service agencies and defines the reportable conduct that would constitute a violation. The bill sets out guidelines to be used in making a finding of a violation and establishes the procedure used in notifying the accused employee, as well as the procedure for a hearing of the violation, and it provides circumstances for the removal of a person's name from the registry. The bill adds facilities to the agencies that may obtain a criminal history record for an applicant for employment or an employee and prohibits the employment of persons convicted of certain offenses in a facility, rather than only prohibiting the employment of convicted persons in positions involving direct contact with consumers.

            The bill takes effect September 1, 2001, except the provisions about the employee misconduct registry, which take effect January 1, 2002.