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.