An authorized employer shall not be liable in any action for damages solely for failure to conduct a criminal history background information check on an educational employee pursuant to this chapter if such failure is due to reasonable time constraints of background check backlogs, nor shall the state or political subdivision thereof, nor any agency, officer, or employee thereof, be liable in any action for damages for the failure of a qualified entity to take action adverse to an individual who was the subject of a criminal history background information check. Neither the State Superintendent of Education, the State Department of Education, nor any agent thereof shall be liable in civil court in an action for damages arising out of any suitability determination. Nothing herein shall be construed as a waiver of any sovereign or qualified immunity.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 22A - Alabama Child Protection Act of 1999.
Section 16-22A-1 - Short Title; Purpose.
Section 16-22A-2 - Legislative Intent.
Section 16-22A-3 - Definitions.
Section 16-22A-4 - Initiation of Request for Criminal History Background Check.
Section 16-22A-5 - Agencies Required to Conduct Criminal History Background Information Checks.
Section 16-22A-6 - Request From Schools for Criminal History Background Information Check.
Section 16-22A-7 - Responsibilities of Individuals to Provide Information.
Section 16-22A-8 - Fingerprint Training Courses.
Section 16-22A-9 - Collection and Transfer of Fingerprints, Fees, and Information.
Section 16-22A-10 - Confidentiality of Information.
Section 16-22A-11 - Rules and Regulations.
Section 16-22A-12 - Penalties.
Section 16-22A-13 - Liability.
Section 16-22A-14 - Exceptions - Nonpublic Schools.
Section 16-22A-15 - Exceptions - Church Officials.
Section 16-22A-16 - Construction.