Current through Chapter 381 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 106-B:14-d - [Repealed Effective 9/1/2025] Multi-Agency Task Force EstablishedI. There is established a multi-agency task force to study the need for Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal History Record Information (CHRI) record checks for employment and volunteer positions in the state of New Hampshire.II. The task force shall:(a) Conduct a review of all employment and volunteer positions referenced in statute where an FBI CHRI record check is currently required.(b) Recommend whether such record checks will continue to be required.(c) Identify any new positions where an FBI CHRI record check is currently not required but where it should be. (d) Identify other additional specific steps and recommendations that should be taken to ensure that employment related FBI CHRI record checks are processed as expeditiously as possible. These recommendations may include among other things:(1) Developing and promulgating secure processes and procedures to facilitate the electronic transfers of all CHRI record check requests between public and private entities employing individuals where a CHRI record check is required, the public agencies having statutory oversight of those positions, and the New Hampshire department of safety criminal records unit.(2) The purchase and deployment of additional software, hardware, and equipment to public and private entities involved in the hiring and/or processing and review of individuals where a CHRI record check is required. (3) Hiring additional staff, providing additional training, and/or outreach to all affected state, county, and local entities on what the most expeditious way to process CHRI record check requests for employment will be going forward.(e) Consult with other stakeholders such as the New Hampshire Municipal Association, New Hampshire Association of Counties, New Hampshire banking department, and New Hampshire School Administrators Association as appropriate to obtain their input.III. The task force shall consist of the following members: (a) The commissioner of the department of safety, or designee.(b) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee.(c) The commissioner of the department of revenue administration, or designee.(d) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.(e) The executive director of the office of professional licensure and certification, or designee.(f) The commissioner of the lottery commission and charitable gaming commission, or designee.IV. The task force shall be chaired by the commissioner of the department of safety or designee. The first meeting of the task force shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section.V. The task force shall report its initial findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2024.VI. The task force shall report its final findings and additional recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before September 1, 2025.Repealed by 2024, 366:25, eff. 9/1/2025.Added by 2024, 366:24, eff. 8/23/2024.