Bill > HB6402

This bill amends the Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act of 1979 to update and streamline criminal history background check requirements for employees and independent contractors working in adult foster care facilities, which are residential homes providing supervision, personal care, and protection to adults who cannot live independently. Specifically, the legislation shortens the waiting period from 15 years to 10 years for individuals with certain serious felony convictions to become eligible for employment after completing their sentencing, parole, and probation, while also consolidating various misdemeanor look-back periods into a uniform five-year window for licensed health professionals. Furthermore, the bill updates statutory definitions to formally include specific federal exclusions as "relevant crimes," outlines strict procedures for conditional employment and fingerprint-based background checks through the Michigan Department of State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), mandates ongoing reporting requirements for employees who face new criminal arraignments or convictions, and establishes criminal penalties for knowingly violating these background check mandates or mishandling confidential criminal history record information.