House Sponsors: O'BRIEN. Senate Sponsors: PHILIP Short description: BACKGRD CHECK-NURS HOME-SCHOOL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Nursing Home Care Act and the Vehicle Code. Amends the Nursing Home Care Act to provide that facilities shall have the sheriff's department or the Department of State Police perform a criminal history record check for all employees. Amends the Vehicle Code to provide that the sheriff's department or the Department of State Police shall fingerprint school bus driver permit applicants (instead of having the applicant submit fingerprints to the employer). Provides that the sheriff's department may conduct the fingerprint based criminal background investigations on school bus driver permit applicants. Effective immediately. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE HB 1643 fails to create a State mandate. STATE MANDATES FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 No change from previous note. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Deletes reference to: 210 ILCS 45/2-215 new Adds reference to: 225 ILCS 46/37 new Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act and the Vehicle Code. Amends the Health Care Worker Background Check Act to provide that a sheriff's department shall have the authority to process applicant or employee fingerprints in a form and manner as prescribed by the Department of State Police. Provides that a processing fee may be charged and retained by an authorized entity, including a sheriff's department, in addition to any fee established by the Department, for processing fingerprints pursuant to the Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Amends the Vehicle Code to provide that both State and federal fingerprint cards of individuals seeking permits as school bus drivers shall be transmitted to the Department of State Police electronically for processing and storage of the fingerprint cards. Provides that all applicants shall be electronically fingerprinted by the sheriff's department or by an agent of the Department of State Police or other State agency providing electronic fingerprint services in a form and manner prescribed by the Department of State Police. Requires the applicant to pay the electronic fingerprinting service fee, to be retained by the sheriff's department if it performed the fingerprinting service or deposited in the State Police Services Fund if an agent of the State performed the electronic fingerprinting service. Removes the provision that requires all fees paid for the fingerprint processing services to be deposited into the State Police Services Fund. Provides that the employer shall be responsible for having the school bus driver permit applicant electronically fingerprinted by the sheriff's department or an agent of the Department of State Police or other State agency and insuring electronic transmission (instead of being responsible for submitting the applicant's fingerprint cards). Effective January 1, 1998. FISCAL NOTE, H-AM 1 (Ill. State Police) HB 1643, with H-am 1, would have no negative fiscal impact. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: 99-01-12 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status