SF0105 • 2006

Criminal background checks.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Criminal History Record Act; modifying entities authorized to receive criminal history record information; modifying employees subject to criminal history background checks; and providing for an effective date.

Labor

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Senator Mockler
Last action: 2006-03-15
Official status: enrolled
Effective date: 3/15/2006

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Amendments

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SF0105S2001

2nd reading • MOCKLER

Withdrawn

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SF0105S3001

3rd reading • MOCKLER

Adopted

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Bill History

2006-03-15 LSO
Assigned Chapter Number - 62
2006-03-15 Governor
Governor Signed SEA No. 0049
2006-03-10 House
H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0049
2006-03-10 Senate
S President Signed SEA No. 0049
2006-03-09 LSO
Assigned Number SEA0049
2006-03-09 House
H Passed 3rd Reading
2006-03-08 House
H Passed 2nd Reading
2006-03-07 House
H Passed CoW
2006-03-02 House
H Placed on General File
2006-03-02 House
H01 Recommended Do Pass
2006-02-28 House
H Introduced and Referred to H01
2006-02-28 House
H Received for Introduction
2006-02-27 Senate
S Passed 3rd Reading
2006-02-27 Senate
S Amendments Adopted
2006-02-27 Senate
Amendment Adopted
2006-02-24 Senate
S Passed 2nd Reading
2006-02-23 Senate
S Passed CoW
2006-02-21 Senate
S Placed on General File
2006-02-21 Senate
S01 Recommended Do Pass
2006-02-16 Senate
S Introduced and Referred to S01
2006-02-15 Senate
S Received for Introduction
2006-02-14 LSO
Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

SF0105 Bill Summary

Bill
No.:
SF0105

Drafter:

DKG

LSO
No.:

06LSO-0061

Effective Date:

Enrolled
Act No.:

SEA0049

Chapter
No.:

62

Prime
Sponsor:

Senator Mockler

Catch
Title:

Criminal background checks.

Subject:

Criminal history background
checks for firefighters and homeland security workers.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Previous
legislation authorized criminal history background checks for
firefighters.

While national database
checks were authorized, because the information could be made available to
non-public entities the FBI would not allow access to federal databases for
those checks.

This bill addresses
that issue and allows fire districts and fire departments to conduct state and
national criminal background checks on prospective employees and receive that
information.

The bill also
addresses homeland security employees and provides for criminal history
background checks for those employees.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0105

ENROLLED ACT NO. 49, SENATE

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2006 BUDGET SESSION

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.

W.S. 7
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106(a)(xiii) and by creating a new paragraph (xiv), 7
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201(a) by creating a new paragraph (vi) and (e), 15
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114 by creating a new subsection (b), 19
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113 by creating a new subsection (e), 35
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203 by creating a new subsection (c) and 35
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211 by creating a new subsection (b) are amended to read:

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106.

Access to, and dissemination of, information.

(a)

Criminal history record information shall be disseminated by criminal justice agencies in this state, whether directly or through any intermediary, only to:

(xiii)

Any public
or private
fire department
, ambulance service
,

or local or
counties providing fire protection services pursuant to W.S. 18
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3
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509,
regional emergency response team
or fire protection district
,
using paid employees or volunteers on a full-time or part-time basis, for purposes of obtaining
state and national
criminal history record information on prospective employees
;
who will respond to emergencies as an employee or volunteer of the fire department, ambulance service or local or regional emergency response team.

(xiv)

The office of homeland security for purposes of obtaining background information on prospective homeland security workers and regional emergency response team participants.

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201.

State or national criminal history record information.

(a)

The following persons shall be required to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information:

(vi)

Prospective
employees or volunteers of a public fire department, ambulance service, a county providing fire protection services pursuant to W.S. 18
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509 or fire protection district if the department, service, county or district requires prospective employees or volunteers or both, to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information as a condition for a position with the department, service, county or district.

(e)

Any public
or private
fire department, ambulance service or regional emergency response team may as a condition of employment or other participation with the entity require all applicants for employee or volunteer positions with the entity to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information.
In addition, the office of homeland security may as a condition of participation in a regional emergency response team require all team participants to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information.

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114.

Persons not eligible for appointment; criminal history record information.

(b)

A fire department may, as a condition for a position with the department, require applicants to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information.

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113.

State and political subdivisions exempt from liability; exceptions; license to practice not required; homeland security worker defined; recognized educational programs; real estate owners exempt from liability; criminal history record information.

(e)

The director may, as a condition for a position as a homeland security worker, require prospective homeland security workers to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information.

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203.

Powers and duties of board of directors generally; administration of finances; assessment and levy of taxes.

(c)

A fire protection district formed pursuant to this act may, as a condition for a position with the district, require applicants to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information.

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211.

Formation of county commission fire protection districts; procedures; conditions.

(b)

A county commission fire protection district created under this section may, as a condition for a position with the district, require applicants to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and national criminal history record information.

Section 2.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk