Rep. Wetmore proposes the following amendment (LC-5164.WAB0018H):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, SECTION 7, Section 59-8-140(A)(1), by adding an item to read:

  (3) All owners and employees of an education service provider must submit to fingerprint-based criminal background checks conducted by SLED, which must be paid at the expense of the education service provider, and provide the results of these background checks to the department. Anyone who fails to pass the background check may not be an owner or employee of a educational service provider.