(1) For the purpose of establishing and ensuring that the Mississippi Department of Employment Security background investigation requirements are consistent and in compliance with the Internal Revenue Service background investigation requirements for those individuals with access to, or potential access to Federal Tax Information (“FTI”), including, but not limited to, IRS Publication 1075, the Mississippi Department of Employment Security (“MDES”) shall have the authority to fingerprint and conduct a background investigation on:(a) Any MDES employee, MDES contractor, or MDES subcontractor who is to be subjected to a national criminal history background check due to his or her access to FTI; and(b) Any individual who applies to a position with MDES who is to be subjected to a national criminal history background due to required FTI access upon hire.
(a) Any MDES employee, MDES contractor, or MDES subcontractor who is to be subjected to a national criminal history background check due to his or her access to FTI; and
(b) Any individual who applies to a position with MDES who is to be subjected to a national criminal history background due to required FTI access upon hire.
(2) The department shall have the authority to enact policies and procedures that allow designated department employees to:(a) Access and review state and federal criminal history records;(b) Fingerprint individuals identified in subsection (1) of this section;(c) Submit said fingerprints to the state identification bureau for a check of state records;(d) Forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a fingerprint-based national criminal history record check; and(e) Develop additional background policies and procedures as required by state or federal law or regulations.
(a) Access and review state and federal criminal history records;
(b) Fingerprint individuals identified in subsection (1) of this section;
(c) Submit said fingerprints to the state identification bureau for a check of state records;
(d) Forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a fingerprint-based national criminal history record check; and
(e) Develop additional background policies and procedures as required by state or federal law or regulations.