Louisiana SB288 mandates criminal history checks for applicants to institutions of postsecondary education and private security entities.
Louisiana SB288 requires institutions of postsecondary education to obtain state and national criminal history records for applicants. The bill mandates that private security entities also receive criminal history information, but prohibits them from accessing expunged records. The Louisiana Bureau of Criminal Identification and Information must provide this information upon request, forwarding fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for national checks. Effective August 1, 2026.
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