HB30 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Mac McCutcheon

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Polygraph Examiners, applicants required to provide results of state and national criminal history background checks and two sets of fingerprints, Sec. 34-25-22 am'd

Summary

HB30 would require polygraph examiner licensure applicants to undergo state and national background checks using two fingerprint sets, with applicant-paid costs and consent for reporting results to the licensing board.

What This Bill Does

The bill changes the licensure process to require two complete sets of fingerprints to be sent to the Board of Polygraph Examiners, which will forward them to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation for a state background check and then to the FBI for a national check. Applicants must provide written consent for release of background results to the Board and pay all associated costs. The Board must keep background information confidential and may disclose it only as needed to support a license denial. The act would take effect immediately after the governor signs it into law.

Who It Affects

• Polygraph examiner applicants: must submit two fingerprint sets, provide consent, and pay for state and national background checks.
• Board of Polygraph Examiners: will receive fingerprint results and use them in licensure decisions; must keep information confidential.
• Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI): will receive fingerprints to perform the state background check and forward prints to the FBI.
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI): will perform the national background check using the fingerprints provided.

Key Provisions

• Two complete sets of fingerprints must be provided to the Board of Polygraph Examiners for state and national background checks.
• The Board will forward fingerprints to the Alabama Bureau of Investigation, which will forward prints to the FBI for a national background check.
• Applicants must give written consent for the release of background check information to the Board.
• Applicants must pay all costs associated with the background checks.
• Board information received through background checks must be kept confidential, with disclosures allowed only to support license denial.
• The act amends Section 34-25-22 and becomes effective immediately after governor approval.

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Subjects

Polygraph Examiners