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HB0241 • 2009

Criminal background checks-retirement system.

AN ACT relating to the Wyoming retirement system; authorizing the Wyoming retirement system to obtain financial and criminal background checks as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Representative Berger
Last action
2009-02-27
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
2/26/2009

Plain English Breakdown

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Amendments

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HB0241H2001

2nd reading • BERGER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by BERGER

  • This amendment summary is using official source text because generated interpretation was skipped for this run.
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Bill History

  1. 2009-02-27 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 72

  2. 2009-02-26 Governor

    Governor Signed HEA No. 0048

  3. 2009-02-23 Senate

    S President Signed HEA No. 0048

  4. 2009-02-23 House

    H Speaker Signed HEA No. 0048

  5. 2009-02-23 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  6. 2009-02-23 LSO

    Assigned Number HEA No. 0048

  7. 2009-02-20 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  8. 2009-02-19 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  9. 2009-02-17 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  10. 2009-02-17 Senate

    S02 Recommended Do Pass

  11. 2009-02-05 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S02

  12. 2009-02-05 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  13. 2009-02-03 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  14. 2009-02-02 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  15. 2009-02-02 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  16. 2009-02-02 House

    Amendment Adopted

  17. 2009-01-30 House

    H Passed CoW

  18. 2009-01-26 House

    H Placed on General File

  19. 2009-01-26 House

    H01 Recommended Do Pass

  20. 2009-01-22 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H01

  21. 2009-01-21 House

    H Received for Introduction

  22. 2009-01-20 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

Bill No.: <billno> Drafter: <drafterinit>

Bill No.:
HB0241
Drafter:

JHR

LSO No.:
09LSO-0590
Effective Date:

2/26/2009

Enrolled Act No.:
HEA0048

Chapter No.:
72

Prime Sponsor:
Representative
Berger

Catch Title:
Criminal
background checks-retirement system.

Subject:
Authorizes the
Wyoming Retirement System (WRS) to obtain financial and criminal history record
information for employees and applicants for employment with the WRS.

Summary/Major Elements:

This
bill authorizes the Wyoming Retirement System to obtain financial and state and
national criminal history record information for employees and applicants for
employment with the WRS who have access to confidential financial information
or records.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL HOUSE

BILL

NO.
0241

ENROLLED ACT NO. 48, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SIXTIETH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WYOMING
2009 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to
the
Wyoming
retirement system; authorizing the
Wyoming
retirement system to obtain financial and criminal background checks as specified;
and providing for an effective date.

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

Section 1.

W.S. 7
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19
‑
106(a) by creating a new paragraph (xx), 7
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19
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201(a) by creating a new paragraph (xiii) and 9
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3
‑
406(a) are amended to read:

7
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19
‑
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:

(xx)

The
Wyoming
retirement system.

7
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19
‑
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:

(xiii)

Wyoming
retirement system
employees or applicants for employment who have access to confidential financial information or records
.

9
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3
‑
406.

Retirement board; employment and compensation of director, consulting actuary and assistants; director designated secretary; compensation of members; quorum; seal.

(a)

The board shall employ a director and a consulting actuary and other professional and clerical assistants necessary for the administration of the retirement system and the
Wyoming
deferred compensation program established under W.S. 9
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3
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501 through 9
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3
‑
508. The compensation of employees shall be fixed by the board, subject to confirmation and approval by the personnel division and together with all other necessary expenses of the board shall be paid by vouchers drawn on the state treasurer of
Wyoming
. The director shall also serve, without additional compensation, as secretary of the board.

The board shall have the authority to obtain the financial and criminal background history of an employee or employment applicant of the
Wyoming
retirement system in accordance with W.S. 7
‑
19
‑
106 and 7
‑
19
‑
201.

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 House.

Chief Clerk

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