Non-Employment Educational Opportunities Background Check Information
| Type | Bill |
|---|---|
| Session | 2026 Regular Session |
| Subjects |
Concerning information collected for a background check by entities that provide non-employment-based educational opportunities.
Bill Summary:
The bill prohibits an entity from requiring an individual to provide a social security number for a background check for a non-employment-based educational opportunity unless the entity also accepts an individual taxpayer identification number in lieu of a social security number, including in clinical educational experiences for health-related academic programs, subject to certain exceptions.
A licensed or certified hospital or covered school, or a state institution of higher education or local district college that offers a non-employment-based educational opportunity that involves work with a vulnerable population, shall accept either an applicant's social security number or a fingerprint-based background check.
The attorney general is authorized to bring a civil action to enforce the provisions of the bill.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
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Related Documents & Information
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/21/2026 | PA1 |
| Date | Version | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| 04/17/2026 | SA1 |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Adopt amendment L.003 | The motion passed without objection. | Vote summary |
| Refer House Bill 26-1143, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. | The motion passed on a vote of 7-2. | Vote summary |
| Activity | Vote | Documents |
|---|---|---|
| Refer House Bill 26-1143 to the Committee on Appropriations. | The motion passed on a vote of 8-3. | Vote summary |
| Date | Calendar | Motion | Vote | Vote Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22/2026 | Third Reading | BILL |
42
AYE
22
NO
1
OTHER
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Vote record |
| 04/21/2026 | Committee of the Whole | AMD (H.002) |
25
AYE
38
NO
2
OTHER
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Vote record |
| Date | Location | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 04/24/2026 | Senate | Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education |
| 04/22/2026 | House | House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments |
| 04/21/2026 | House | House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee |
| 04/21/2026 | House | House Committee on Appropriations Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole |
| 02/26/2026 | House | House Committee on State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs Refer Unamended to Appropriations |
| 02/04/2026 | House | Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Civic, Military, & Veterans Affairs |
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