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S.F.
No. 0132 |
First
responders-criminal background checks. |
Sponsored
By: Senator(s) Mockler, Johnson and Vasey and
Representative(s) Anderson, R.
AN
ACT relating to the Wyoming Criminal History Record Act; authorizing
dissemination of criminal history record information on prospective employees
to fire departments, ambulance services providers and local and regional
emergency response teams as specified; and providing for an effective date.
1/17/2005 Bill Number Assigned
1/18/2005 S Received for Introduction
1/18/2005 S Introduced and Referred to S07
2/1/2005 S07 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes:
Senator(s) Hanes, Johnson, Meier, Mockler and Scott
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused
0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/1/2005 S Placed on General File
2/7/2005 S Passed CoW
2/8/2005 S Passed 2nd Reading
SF0132S3001/ADOPTED
Page 1-line 5 After
"specified;" insert "requiring applicants to submit fingerprints
for criminal history record purposes;".
Page 1-line 11 Delete "is"
insert "and 7-19-201(a) are".
Page 2-after line 12 Insert:
"7-19-201. 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:
(i) Employees of substitute care providers certified by
the department of family services pursuant to W.S. 14-4-101 through 14-4-116; or
(ii) State
institution, department of family services or department of health employees
who may have access to minors, to persons suffering mental illness or
developmental disabilities or to the elderly;
shall be required to submit to fingerprinting for
the purpose of obtaining state and national criminal history record information
before employment or transfer to a position where access is acquired. On and
after July 1, 1996,
(iii) Applicants for
initial certification by the professional teaching standards board and
employees initially hired by a school district on or after July 1, 1996, who
may have access to minors in the course of their employment; shall be required to
submit to fingerprinting for the same purposes. For purposes of this article,
(iv) Department of
health or department of family services contractors providing specialized home
care or respite care to minors shall be considered departmental employees;.
(v) After June 30,
2005, applicants for employee or volunteer positions with any public or private
fire department, ambulance service or local or regional emergency response
team.".
MOCKLER
2/9/2005 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, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross,
Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend, Vasey and Von Flatern.
Excused:
Senator(s) Meier
Ayes 29 Nays 0 Excused
1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/10/2005 H Received for Introduction
2/10/2005 H Introduced and Referred to H01
2/18/2005 H01 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Bagby, Buchanan, Landon,
Lubnau, Olsen, Robinson, Watt and White
Excused:
Representative(s) Alden
Ayes 8 Nays 0 Excused
1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/18/2005 H Placed on General File
SF0132HS001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 1-line 3 Delete "on
prospective employees to" insert "about applicants for employment and
current members of".
Page 1-line 5 After ";"
insert "expanding respite care providers subject to background checks as
specified;"; after "applicants" insert "and members".
Page 2-line 9 Delete "prospective".
Page 2-line 10 Delete "employees" insert "applicants for employment and current members";
delete "or" insert ",".
Page 2-line 11 After "volunteer"
insert "or member".
Page 3-line 19 After "care"
strike balance of line.
Page 3-line 20 Strike
"employees".
Page 3-line 22 Delete "After June 30, 2005,"; after "employee" insert ",".
Page 3-line 23 Delete
the first "or"; after "volunteer" insert "or membership". LANDON, CHAIRMAN
2/23/2005 H Passed CoW
SF0132H2001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Page 1-line 5 Delete
"requiring" insert "authorizing fire departments, ambulance
service providers and local and regional emergency response teams to
require".
Page 1-line 12 Delete "(a)"
insert "by creating a new subsection (e)".
Page 2-lines 17
through 23 Delete entirely.
Page 3-lines 1 through
24 Delete entirely, including the
standing committee amendment (SF0132HS001/A) to these lines.
Page 4-lines 1 and 2 Delete entirely and 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, volunteer or membership positions
with the entity to submit to fingerprinting in order to obtain state and
national criminal history record information.". SEMLEK
2/24/2005 H Passed 2nd Reading
SF0132H3001/ADOPTED (TO ENGROSSED COPY)
Delete the standing committee amendment (SF0132HS001/A)
entirely.
Further amend as follows:
Page 4-lines 1 and 2 In subsection (e) created by
the Semlek second reading amendment (SF0132H2001/A) to these lines, after
"employee" delete "," insert "or";
delete "or membership". LANDON, OLSEN, SEMLEK
2/25/2005 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby,
Barnard, Berger, Brown, Buchanan, Bucholz, Childers, Cohee, Davison, Edwards,
Esquibel, Gay, Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Hastert,
Hinckley, Iekel, Illoway, Jackson, Jones, Landon, Latta, Lockhart, Lubnau,
Luthi, Martin, McOmie, Meuli, Morgan, Olsen, Osborn, Pedersen, Petersen, Powers,
Quarberg, Reese, Robinson, Samuelson, Semlek, Simpson, Slater, Thompson, Walsh,
Warren, Watt, White and Zwonitzer.
Nays:
Representative(s) Alden, Brechtel, Diercks and Philp.
Excused:
Representative(s) Hageman, Jorgensen, Miller and Wasserburger.
Ayes 52 Nays 4 Excused
4 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/25/2005 S Did Concur
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Aullman, Barrasso, Boggs, Burns,
Case, Coe, Cooper, Decaria, Geis, Hanes, Hawks, Jennings, Job, Johnson, Larson,
Massie, Meier, Mockler, Nicholas, Northrup, Peck, Ross, Scott, Sessions,
Townsend and Von Flatern.
Excused:
Senator(s) Anderson, J., Hines, Schiffer and Vasey.
Ayes 26 Nays 0 Excused
4 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/28/2005 Assigned Number SEA No. 0086
2/28/2005 S President Signed SEA No. 0086
2/28/2005 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0086
3/2/2005 Governor Signed SEA No. 0086
3/2/2005 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0171 Session Laws of Wyoming 2005.