Tennessee HB 1077: Human Services, Dept. of - As introduced, to the extent authorized by federal law, requires the department to conduct background checks on an applicant's criminal history in the eight years, instead of seven years, prior to applying to a food program administered by the department to determine if anything in the criminal history would make the applicant's sponsoring organization ineligible to participate in the food program. - Amends TCA Title 4 and Title 50.

Bill Text

HB1077
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SENATE BILL 977
By Niceley

HOUSE BILL 1077
By Sexton J

AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 4 and
Title 50, relative to background checks.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE:
SECTION 1. Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 4-3-1207, is amended by deleting the
section and substituting instead the following:
During the application process, and at any time during a sponsoring
organization's or subrecipient's participation in a food program administered by the
department, to the extent authorized by federal law the department shall conduct
background checks on each applicant of the subrecipient or sponsoring organization, to
determine if any applicant has a criminal history that would make the organization
ineligible to participate in a food program administered by the department. Criminal
history that meets this criterion includes a criminal conviction in the eight (8) years
preceding the date of application or the date of background check that indicates a lack of
business integrity including, but not limited to, any crime involving dishonesty.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law, the public welfare requiring
it.