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Technical change would let Department of Safety delegate employee CJIS checks within agency to comply with federal audit rules
Summary
The Department of Public Safety asked the committee to amend statute so the commissioner may designate Department of Safety personnel to receive criminal‑history/background checks under FBI CJIS rules; agency officials said the change aligns law with current practice and addresses an audit finding.
At the Department of Public Safety’s request, Representative Terry Roy introduced House Bill 13‑63 to clarify who may receive employee CJIS criminal‑history and background‑check results within the Department of Safety. State Police and agency witnesses said federal CJIS audit guidance requires statutory alignment with delegation practices and that the current statute’s sole‑commissioner language produced a recent audit finding.
Victor Muzzy of the State Police explained the measure is a technical fix: it would allow the commissioner to designate personnel within the Department of Safety (rather than require the commissioner personally to be the only recipient) and would explicitly limit designees to the Department to satisfy CJIS legal review. The department plans a narrow amendment to add “within the Department of Safety” to avoid broader dissemination outside the agency.
Committee members discussed whether the statute should enumerate positions or allow flexible delegation; department counsel favored a limited, intra‑agency delegation to avoid frequent statutory updates while satisfying auditors. No vote was taken; lawmakers asked the department to submit a short technical amendment for committee consideration.
