Background checks-governor's office.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the frequency of background checks or how it modifies existing rules regarding access to criminal history records.

Background Checks for Governor's Office Staff

This law allows the governor to obtain criminal background checks on employees, interns, and job applicants who have access to confidential information at the Governor's Office.

What This Bill Does

• The governor can now request criminal history records of people working or applying for work in the Governor's Office if they handle sensitive information.
• People with access to confidential data must provide fingerprints when requested by the governor, so their background can be checked.

Who It Names or Affects

• Governor's Office employees
• Interns at the Governor's Office
• Applicants for jobs or internships in the Governor's Office

Terms To Know

Criminal history record information

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

Confidential information

Secret or sensitive data that should not be shared with everyone.

Limits and Unknowns

• The law only applies to the Governor's Office and does not cover other state offices.
• It is unclear how often background checks will actually be conducted under this new rule.

Official Summary Text

Bill Summary - 23LSO-0645
Bill No.:

SF0129

Effective:

Immediately

LSO No.:

23LSO-0645

Enrolled Act No.:

SEA No. 0055

Chapter No.:

109

Prime Sponsor:

Landen

Catch Title:

Background checks-governor's office.

Subject:

Authorizing the Governor to require and access criminal history record information for Governor's Office employees who have access to confidential information.

Summary/Major Elements:

This act authorizes the Governor to access criminal history record information for purposes of obtaining the criminal background history of an employee, intern or applicant for employment or an internship in the Governor's Office.

This act requires employees, interns or employment or internship applicants of the Governor's Office who have access to confidential information to submit to fingerprinting for purposes of a criminal background check if the Governor requires the background check as a condition of employment or an internship.

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

23LSO-0645

ORIGINAL Senate

File No
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SF0129

ENROLLED ACT NO. 55,

SENATE

SIXTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2023 General Session

AN ACT relating to criminal history records; authorizing the governor 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
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106(a) by creating a new paragraph (xl), 7
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201(a) by creating a new paragraph (xxxiv) and 9
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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:

(xl)

The governor for purposes of obtaining the criminal background history of an employee, intern, applicant for employment or applicant for an internship in the governor's office.

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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:

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Governor's office employees, interns or applicants for employment who have access to confidential information or records, if required by the governor as a condition for employment or an internship in the governor's office.

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Chief executive officer; powers and duties generally.

In accordance with the Wyoming constitution, the governor is the chief executive officer of the state of Wyoming. The governor shall formulate and administer the policies of, and shall exercise general supervision, direction and control over the executive branch of state government.
The governor shall have the authority to obtain the criminal background history of an employee, intern or applicant for employment or an internship in the governor's office.

Section 2
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This act is effective immediately upon completion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constitution.

(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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