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Committee approves bill allowing Department of Finance to enroll employees and contractors in continuous "Rapback" background checks

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Summary

House Bill 19 would authorize the Department of Finance to participate in state (and eventually federal) Rapback notifications so the department can be alerted when employees or contractors commit certain offenses between periodic checks; committee voted to release the bill to the floor.

Representative Hosinski presented House Bill 19, saying the measure authorizes continuous background‑check notifications (Rapback) for employees and contractors with access to Department of Finance systems. Under current practice, the department performs periodic checks — typically every five years for some employees — and the bill would let the department enroll people in Rapback so it would receive notifications if an enrolled individual is charged with or convicted of specified offenses.

Rebecca (Erica) Goldsmith, deputy secretary of finance, explained operational detail and compliance…

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