Youth Services Bureaus - Criminal History Records Checks - Employees, Volunteers, and Interns

HB 1429 authorizes Maryland's youth services bureaus (community-based organizations providing youth prevention programs) to conduct criminal history checks on their employees, volunteers, and interns. The bill requires bureaus to submit fingerprints, federal processing fees, and state access fees to the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository. It mandates that results remain confidential, cannot be shared outside the hiring context, and must be provided directly to both the bureau and the individual. The law also establishes procedures for contesting results and updating records if new information emerges after the initial check.