General Bill
Sexual Misconduct:
Defines the terms "employee," "sexual activity," and "sexual misconduct"; provides that it is a second degree felony for an employee to engage in sexual misconduct with certain developmentally disabled clients, mental health patients, or forensic clients; provides exceptions; prohibits certain employment, and provides for dismissal from employment, of a person who has engaged in sexual misconduct with certain developmentally disabled clients, mental health patients, or forensic clients; requires certain employees to report sexual misconduct to the central abuse hotline of the Department of Children and Family Services; provides for notification to the inspector general of the department; provides that it is a first degree misdemeanor to knowingly and willfully fail to make a report as required, or to prevent another from doing so, or to submit inaccurate or untruthful information; provides that it is a third degree felony to coerce or threaten another person to alter testimony or a report with respect to an incident of sexual misconduct; provides criminal penalties; expands level 1 and level 2 screening standards to include criminal offenses related to sexual misconduct with certain developmentally disabled clients, mental health patients, or forensic clients and the reporting of such sexual misconduct; provides that certain criminal history records relating to sexual misconduct with developmentally disabled clients, mental health patients, or forensic clients, or the reporting of such sexual misconduct, shall not be sealed or expunged; reenacts provisions of state law requiring level 1 or level 2 background screening as a condition of employment or licensure for purposes of incorporating the new offenses created in the act.
Effective Date:
Not Specified
Last Event:
Withdrawn prior to introduction on Thursday, February 19, 2004 5:22 PM