Bill Text: AZ SB1024 | 2011 | Fiftieth Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Game and fish; fingerprint card

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-12 - Senate PSHS Committee action: Do Pass Amended, voting: (6-0-0-0) [SB1024 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2011-SB1024-Introduced.html

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PREFILED    JAN 03 2011

REFERENCE TITLE: game and fish; fingerprint card

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fiftieth Legislature

First Regular Session

2011

 

 

SB 1024

 

Introduced by

Senator Gray

 

 

AN ACT

 

amending title 17, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 17-215; amending sections 41-619.51 and 41-1758.01, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to fingerprint background checks.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 17, chapter 2, article 2, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 17-215, to read:

START_STATUTE17-215.  Fingerprint clearance card; employees; volunteers

A.  The following employees and volunteers of the department must have a valid fingerprint clearance card issued pursuant to section 41-1758.07 or provide to the department documentation of the person's application for a fingerprint clearance card:

1.  Each employee and volunteer who has contact with children or vulnerable adults.

2.  Each employee and volunteer who is authorized to handle firearms at public shooting ranges owned or managed by the commission.

B.  The employee or volunteer must certify on forms that are provided by the department and that are notarized whether the employee or volunteer is awaiting trial on or has ever been convicted of any of the criminal offenses listed in section 41-1758.07, subsections B and C in this state or similar offenses in another state or jurisdiction.

C.  The Arizona game and fish department shall pay any fees established by the director of the department of public safety for the costs of state and federal fingerprint processing for employees or volunteers of the Arizona game and fish department who are required by this section to possess a fingerprint clearance card. END_STATUTE

Sec. 2.  Section 41-619.51, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-619.51.  Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1.  "Agency" means the supreme court, the department of economic security, the department of education, the department of health services, the department of juvenile corrections, the department of emergency and military affairs, the state real estate department or the board of examiners of nursing care institution administrators and assisted living facility managers.

2.  "Board" means the board of fingerprinting.

3.  "Expedited review" means an examination, in accordance with board rule, of the documents an applicant submits by the board or its hearing officer without the applicant being present.

4.  "Good cause exception" means the issuance of a fingerprint clearance card to an employee pursuant to section 41‑619.55.

5.  "Person" means a person who is required to be fingerprinted pursuant to this article and any of the following:

(a)  Section 8-105.

(b)  Section 8‑322.

(c)  Section 8-509.

(d)  Section 8‑802.

(e)  Section 15‑183.

(f)  Section 15‑534.

(g)  Section 15‑1330.

(h)  Section 15-1881.

(i)  section 17-215.

(i)  (j)  Section 26-103.

(j)  (k)  Section 32‑2108.01.

(k)  (l)  Section 32‑2123.

(l)  (m)  Section 36‑411.

(m)  (n)  Section 36‑425.03.

(n)  (o)  Section 36-446.04.

(o)  (p)  Section 36‑594.01.

(p)  (q)  Section 36‑594.02.

(q)  (r)  Section 36‑882.

(r)  (s)  Section 36‑883.02.

(s)  (t)  Section 36‑897.01.

(t)  (u)  Section 36‑897.03.

(u)  (v)  Section 36‑3008.

(v)  (w)  Section 41-619.53.

(w)  (x)  Section 41‑1964.

(x)  (y)  Section 41‑1967.01.

(y)  (z)  Section 41‑1968.

(z)  (aa)  Section 41-1969.

(aa)  (bb)  Section 41‑2814.

(bb)  (cc)  Section 46‑141, subsection A.

(cc)  (dd)  Section 46‑321. END_STATUTE

Sec. 3.  Section 41-1758.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE41-1758.01.  Fingerprinting division; duties

The fingerprinting division is established in the department of public safety and shall:

1.  Conduct fingerprint background checks for persons and applicants who are seeking licenses from state agencies, employment with licensees, contract providers and state agencies or employment or educational opportunities with agencies that require fingerprint background checks pursuant to sections 8‑105, 8‑322, 8-509, 8‑802, 15‑183, 15‑503, 15‑512, 15‑534, 15‑1330, 15‑1881, 17-215, 26-103, 32‑2108.01, 32‑2123, 36‑411, 36‑425.03, 36‑446.04, 36‑594.01, 36‑594.02, 36‑882, 36‑883.02, 36‑897.01, 36‑897.03, 36‑3008, 41‑619.52, 41‑619.53, 41‑1964, 41‑1967.01, 41‑1968, 41‑1969 and 41‑2814, section 46‑141, subsection A and section 46‑321.

2.  Issue fingerprint clearance cards.  On issuance, a fingerprint clearance card becomes the personal property of the cardholder and the cardholder shall retain possession of the fingerprint clearance card.

3.  On submission of an application for a fingerprint clearance card, collect the fees established by the board of fingerprinting pursuant to section 41‑619.53 and deposit, pursuant to sections 35‑146 and 35‑147, the monies collected in the board of fingerprinting fund.

4.  Inform in writing each person who submits fingerprints for a fingerprint background check of the person's right to petition the board of fingerprinting for a good cause exception pursuant to sections 41‑1758.03 and 41‑1758.07.

5.  Administer and enforce this article. END_STATUTE