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Senate delays action on background checks for water-system employees after floor concerns
Summary
Senators debated Senate Bill 75, which would allow political subdivisions operating public water systems to require criminal-background checks for employees; concerns about costs and implementation led sponsors to circle the bill for further work.
Senate Bill 75, unveiled on Feb. 11, 2003, would authorize political subdivisions that operate public water systems to require criminal-background checks for employees and prospective hires. Senator Walker, the floor sponsor, told the chamber that the bill assigns the cost of checks to the water utilities.
Several senators pressed for more detail on how small utilities would absorb or calculate those costs, how often checks would be…
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