Protecting Our Children Act

Bill: 115-hr-693
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Ross, Dennis A. [R-FL-15]
Introduced: 2017-01-24
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Child care and development

Child safety and welfare

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Criminal justice information and records

Employee hiring

Employment discrimination and employee rights
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting Our Children Act</strong></p> <p> This bill amends the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 to exempt from its prohibition against lie detector use the employers of prospective employees who care for or supervise or interact with unsupervised children on a frequent basis.</p> <p> This bill requires such prospective employees to be given reasonable written notice of the date, time, and location of the polygraph test and of their right to consult with legal counsel or an employee representative before each phase of the test.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 693 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 24, 2017 Mr. Ross introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To amend the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 to provide an exemption from the protections of that Act with regard to certain prospective employees whose job would include caring for or interacting with children.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Children Act . 2. Exemption for employers of employees who care for or interact with unsupervised children (a) Exemption Section 7 of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 ( 29 U.S.C. 2006 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Exemption for certain employers of employees who care for or interact with unsupervised children (1) Exemption Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection (c) of section 8, this Act shall not prohibit the use of a polygraph test by any employer if the test is administered to a prospective employee— (A) whose activities would involve the care or supervision of children or regular access to children who are cared for or supervised by another employee; (B) whose job description indicates a high probability that the prospective employee will interact with unsupervised children on a frequent basis; or (C) where the employer reasonably believes there is a high probability of unsupervised interaction between the prospective employee and a child on a more than incidental basis. (2) Conditions In addition to the requirements imposed by section 8(c), the exemption provided under paragraph (1) shall not apply unless the following conditions are met: (A) The prospective employee is provided with reasonable written notice of the date, time, and location of the polygraph test and of such examinee’s right to obtain and consult with legal counsel or an employee representative before each phase of the test. (B) Following the polygraph test, before any adverse employment action is taken, the employer shall— (i) further interview the examinee on the basis of the results of the test; and (ii) provide the examinee with— (I) a written copy of any opinion or conclusion rendered as a result of the test; and (II) a copy of the questions asked during the test along with the corresponding charted responses. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 8(c) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 2007(c) ) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking and (f) and inserting (f) and (g) .