67-3-10. Background checks for employees.
(1) As used in this section, "bureau" means the Bureau of Criminal Identification created in Section. 53-10-201
(2) Beginning July 1, 2018, the state auditor shall require employees involved in an audit, investigation, or review requiring access to information and records, the access to which requires a background check by federal statute or regulation, to submit to a fingerprint-based local, regional, and national criminal history background check and ongoing monitoring as a condition of employment.
(3) Each individual in a position listed in Subsectionshall provide a completed fingerprint card to the state auditor upon request. (2)
(4) The state auditor shall require that an individual required to submit to a background check under Subsectionprovide a signed waiver on a form provided by the state auditor that meets the requirements of Subsection. (3) 53-10-108(4)
(5) For a noncriminal justice background search and registration in accordance with Subsection, the state auditor shall submit to the bureau: 53-10-108(13) the applicant's personal identifying information and fingerprints for a criminal history search of applicable local, regional, and national databases; and a request for all information received as a result of the local, regional, and nationwide background check.
(6) The state auditor is responsible for the payment of all fees required by Subsectionand any fees required to be submitted to the Federal Bureau of Investigation by the bureau. 53-10-108(15)
(7) The state auditor may set office policy that: determines how the state auditor will assess the employment status of an individual upon receipt of background information; and identifies the appropriate privacy risk mitigation strategy to be used in accordance with Subsection. 53-10-108(13)(b)