HB0201 - Board of coroner standards-background checks.

 

2001

State of Wyoming

01LSO-0518.E1 ENGROSSED

 

 

 

HOUSE BILL NO.  HB0201

 

 

Board of coroner standards-background checks.

 

Sponsored by:  Representative(s) Robinson, Cohee, Rose and
Ross and Senator(s) Decaria and Meier

 

 

A BILL

 

for

 

 1  AN ACT relating to the board of coroner standards;
 2  authorizing the board of coroner standards to adopt
 3  employment standards; prohibiting deputy coroners and
 4  coroner employees from serving if standards are not met;
 5  requiring deputy coroners and coroner employees to provide
 6  board access to criminal history records information; and
 7  providing for an effective date.

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

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11         Section 1.  W.S. 7-4-103 by creating a new subsection
12  (d) and 7-4-211(c) by creating a new paragraph (v) are
13  amended to read:

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15         7-4-103.  Certification requirements; penalty;
16  expenses.

 

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 2         (d)  No person shall serve as deputy coroner or as an
 3  employee of a county coroner who does not meet the
 4  employment standards adopted by the board of coroner
 5  standards pursuant to W.S. 7-4-211(c)(v).

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 7         7-4-211.  Board of coroner standards.

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 9         (c)  The board shall:

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11              (v)  Promulgate employment standards for deputy
12  coroners and coroner employees. The standards may include
13  the requirement that deputy coroners and coroner employees
14  provide to the employing coroner fingerprints and other
15  information necessary for a criminal history record
16  background check and release of information as provided in
17  W.S. 7-19-106(k)(ii)(A). Fingerprints taken pursuant to
18  this paragraph shall be submitted to the Wyoming division
19  of criminal investigation for processing and obtaining
20  state or national criminal history record information and
21  shall be accompanied by the fee required by W.S. 7-19-108.
22  Upon payment of required fees, the division shall process
23  and obtain state and national criminal history record
24  information for the board. Pursuant to federal P.L. 92-544,

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 1  the division may submit any applicant fingerprint cards
 2  received pursuant to this paragraph to the federal bureau
 3  of investigation for the purpose of obtaining national
 4  criminal history record information.

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 6         Section 2.  This act is effective July 1, 2001.

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 8                         (END)

 

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