Tennessee Statutes
§ 33-2-1201 — Department employees, volunteers and applicants to submit to background check and fingerprinting
Tennessee·Title 33
(a)To help the department determine the suitability of a person for volunteer services or employment and verify the accuracy of information submitted in support of an application to work for the department, any person who applies to work for the department as an employee, or any volunteer, whose function would include direct contact with or direct responsibility for persons with mental illness or serious emotional disturbance shall:
(1)Agree to the release of all investigative records about the person from any source, including federal, state and local governments; and (2) Supply a fingerprint sample for the conduct of a criminal background investigation by the Tennessee bureau of investigation. If no disqualifying record is identified, the bureau shall send the fingerprints to the feder
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Legislative History
Amended by 2024 Tenn. Acts, ch. 688,s 53, eff. 7/1/2024. Acts 1996, ch. 993, § 1; 1997 , ch. 305, § 1; 1999, ch. 466, § 1; T.C.A. § 33-1-209(a), (b); Acts 2000, ch. 947, § 1; 2004, ch. 565, § 11.
Nearby Sections
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§ 33-1-101
Title definitions§ 33-1-201
Responsibilities of department - State policy toward mental illness or serious emotional disturbance§ 33-1-202
Statement of values underlying title§ 33-1-203
Principles of service§ 33-1-204
Unnecessary entitlements not created§ 33-1-303
Powers of commissioner§ 33-1-304
Duties of commissioner§ 33-1-308
Interagency agreements§ 33-1-309
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