,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #died  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bd1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,ross introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,education and the ,workforce  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend the ,employee ,polygraph    
,protection ,act of #aihh 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 unsupervised   
children4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,protecting ,our    
,children ,act4  #b4 ,exemption for     
employers of employees who care for or  
interact with unsupervised children  7a7
 ,exemption ,section #g of the ,employee
 ,polygraph ,protection ,act of #aihh   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjf7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following3  7g7   
,exemption for certain employers of     
employees who care for or interact with 
unsupervised children  7#a7 ,exemption  
,subject to paragraph 7#b7 and          

subsection 7c7 of section #h1 this ,act 
shall not prohibit the use of a         
polygraph test by any employer if the   
test is administered to a prospective   
employee--  7,a7 whose activities would 
involve the care or supervision of      
children or regular access to children  
who are cared for or supervised by      
another employee2  7,b7 whose job       
description indicates a high probability
 that the prospective employee will     
interact with unsupervised children on a
 frequent basis2 or  7,c7 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 basis4  7#b7 ,conditions ,in 
addition to the requirements imposed by 
section #h7;c71 the exemption provided  
under paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply    
unless the following conditions are met3
  7,a7 ,the prospective employee is     
provided with reasonable written notice 
of the date1 time1 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 test4  7,b7    
,following the polygraph test1 before   
any adverse employment action is taken1 
the employer shall--  7i7 further       
interview the examinee on the basis of  
the results of the test2 and  7ii7      
provide the examinee with--  7,i7 a     
written copy of any opinion or          
conclusion rendered as a result of the  
test2 and  7,,ii7 a copy of the         
questions asked during the test along   
with the corresponding charted          
responses4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment
 ,section #h7;c7 of such ,act 7#bi      
,u4,s4,c4 #bjjg7;c77 is amended in the  
matter preceding paragraph 7#a71 by     
striking and 7f7 and inserting 7f7 and  
7g74