Criminal background checks

A BILL TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 23-3-180 SO AS TO PROVIDE THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION (SLED) SHALL CREATE A DATA BASE THAT ALLOWS EMPLOYERS TO OBTAIN CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT THAT LIMITS BACKGROUND CHECKS TO OFFENSES RELATED TO THE TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT SOUGHT BY THE APPLICANT, TO PROVIDE SLED ONLY MAY RELEASE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS TO EMPLOYERS THAT PERTAIN TO THE TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT SOUGHT BY THE JOB APPLICANT CONTAINED IN THIS DATABASE ONLY, AND PROVIDE SLED SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION.