Oklahoma Moves to Allow Background Checks on School Volunteers
Legistlation was approved in the Oklahoma House of Representatives Thursday that would allow public schools to request an OSBI background check on volunteers, if a local school board were to establish such a policy, according to an article from The Daily Ardmoreite.
State Rep. Joe Dorman's House Bill 3076 would allow local school boards to request background checks on volunteers; it would not be required. Federal law requires a state to have laws allowing for background checks using school volunteers' fingerprints, but Oklahoma is currently not in compliance, the article says.