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HF 2787 Senate Long Description

Requiring and providing for criminal history background checks on employees and prospective employees of electronic security system companies by the superintendent of the bureau of criminal apprehension (BCA); requiring periodic background checks on employees after hiring; authorizing the use of background checks conducted at the request of other electronic security system companies under certain conditions; authorizing conditional hiring, exempting hiring authorities from liability for failing to hire or for terminating employment based on the results of a background check; providing for payment of background check costs by the hiring authority or subject of the background check; requiring the board of electricity to deny or revoke licenses of electronic security system companies owned or managed by persons convicted of a disqualifying crime, exception, defining disqualifying crime; imposing a penalty on hiring authorities failing to request background checks on employees or prospective employees; subjecting electrical and alarm and communication contractors to background check requirements for a license endorsement to install, maintain or repair electronic security systems (ra)