S.F. No. 0105

Criminal background checks.

Sponsored By:        Senator(s) Mockler

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.

2/14/2006   Bill Number Assigned

2/15/2006   S Received for Introduction

2/16/2006   S Introduced and Referred to S01

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Peck, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Nays:  Senator(s) Scott

Ayes 29 Nays 1 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/21/2006   S01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Burns, Decaria, Hanes, Ross and Sessions

Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/21/2006   S Placed on General File

2/23/2006   S Passed CoW

2/24/2006   S Passed 2nd Reading

SF0105S3001/ADOPTED

Page 1-line 9           After "7‑19‑106(a)(xiii)" insert "and by creating a new paragraph (xiv)"

Page 1-line 10          After "(vi)" insert "and (e)".

Page 1-line 11          After "subsection (b)," insert "19‑13‑113 by creating a new subsection (c),".

Page 2-line 5           After "department" reinsert stricken ",".

Page 2-line 6           Reinsert stricken "ambulance service"; after reinserted "service" insert ", counties providing fire protection services pursuant to W.S. 18‑3‑509,"; reinsert stricken "regional emergency response".

Page 2-line 7           Reinsert stricken "team".

Page 2-line 10          Delete "." insert ";".

Page 2-after line 13    Insert and renumber:

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

Page 2-line 23          After "department" insert ", ambulance service, a county providing fire protection services pursuant to W.S. 18‑3‑509".

Page 2-line 24          After "department" insert ", service, county".

Page 3-line 4           After "department" insert ", service, county".

Page 3-after line 4           Insert:

"(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.".

Page 3-after line 12    Insert:

"19‑13‑113.  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.

(c)  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.".  MOCKLER

2/27/2006   S Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Senator(s) Anderson, J., Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Hines, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson, Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Peck, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.

Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

2/28/2006   H Received for Introduction

2/28/2006   H Introduced and Referred to H01

3/2/2006    H01 Recommended Do Pass

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Bagby, Buchanan, Landon, Lubnau, Olsen, Robinson, Watt and White

Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/2/2006    H Placed on General File

3/7/2006    H Passed CoW

3/8/2006    H Passed 2nd Reading

3/9/2006    H Passed 3rd Reading

ROLL CALL

Ayes:  Representative(s) Alden, Anderson, R., Bagby, Barnard, Berger, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Diercks, Edwards, Esquibel, Gay, Gingery, Goggles, Hageman, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert, Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jones, Jorgensen, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Mercer, Meuli, Miller, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Philp, Powers, Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh, Warren, Wasserburger, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.

Nays:  Representative(s) Gilmore

Excused:  Representative(s) Jackson and Morgan.

Ayes 57 Nays 1 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0

3/9/2006    Assigned Number SEA No. 0049

3/10/2006   S President Signed SEA No. 0049

3/10/2006   H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0049

3/15/2006   Governor Signed SEA No. 0049

3/15/2006   Assigned Chapter Number

Chapter No. 0062  Session Laws of Wyoming 2006.