Criminal record dissemination-military department.

Plain English Breakdown

The summary does not provide specific details on how fingerprinting will be used for obtaining state and national criminal history record information.

Wyoming Military Department Criminal Record Access Act

This law allows the Wyoming Military Department to access criminal history records of military members and volunteers for employment, training, deployment, or security clearance purposes.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the Wyoming Military Department to get criminal history information on prospective employees, volunteers, and active duty or National Guard military members if needed by the department.
• Requires fingerprinting from those seeking jobs with or volunteering for the Wyoming Military Department or serving in the Wyoming National Guard when requested by the department.

Who It Names or Affects

• Prospective employees and volunteers of the Wyoming Military Department
• Active duty military members in the Wyoming National Guard

Terms To Know

Criminal history record information

Information about a person's criminal background, including arrests and convictions.

Security clearance matters

Checks to ensure that individuals have the necessary trustworthiness for certain jobs or access to sensitive information.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only allows release of criminal history records if required by the Wyoming Military Department.
• It does not specify how long this information can be kept or who else might see it after initial review.
• Details about how fingerprinting will be used to get state and national criminal history are not fully explained.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 22LSO-0299
Bill No.:

SF0040

Effective:

7/1/2022 12:00:00 AM

LSO No.:

22LSO-0299

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0045

Chapter No.:

73

Prime Sponsor:

Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee

Catch Title:

Criminal record dissemination-military department.

Subject:

Authorizing the release of military member criminal history record information to the Wyoming military department.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act authorizes the Wyoming Military Department to access criminal history and investigation information about prospective employees, volunteers and military members serving in active duty or in the Wyoming National Guard if required by the Department as a condition for employment with the Department, for training,
deployment
or mobilization decisions, or for security clearance matters.

The act requires prospective employees of or volunteers with the Wyoming Military Department or active duty or Wyoming National Guard military members to submit for fingerprinting if the department requires prospective employees or volunteers, or both, to submit to fingerprinting to obtain state and national criminal history record information for specified purposes.

The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent.

While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill.

Current Bill Text

22LSO-0299

ORIGINAL Senate

ENGROSSED
File No
.
SF0040

ENROLLED ACT NO. 45,

SENATE

SIXTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2022 Budget Session

AN ACT relating to criminal procedure; authorizing the release of military member criminal history record information as specified; requiring military member fingerprinting 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
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106(a)(xv) and 7
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19
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201(a)(viii) are amended to read:

7
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19
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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:

(xv)

The military department for purposes of obtaining criminal history record information on prospective employees
,

or
volunteers
or military members serving in active duty or in the Wyoming national guard. The dissemination of criminal history record information as defined in W.S. 7-19-103(a)(ii) and authorized by this paragraph shall only occur if required by the department as a condition for employment with the department, for training, deployment or mobilization decisions or for security clearance matters
;

7
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19
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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:

(viii)

Prospective employees of or volunteers with the Wyoming military department
or active duty or Wyoming national guard military members
if the department 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
employment
with the department
, for training, deployment or mobilization decisions or for security clearance matters
;

Section 2
.

This act is effective July 1, 2022
.

(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

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