GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	3 

SENATE BILL 549
Second Edition Engrossed 4/29/93
Finance Committee Substitute Adopted 5/20/93

Short Title:  Crim. Record Checks/Area Personnel.	(Public)
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March 24, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION MAY PROVIDE CRIMINAL RECORD CHECKS TO AREA MENTAL HEALTH, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AUTHORITIES AND THEIR CONTRACT AGENCIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 4 of Chapter 114 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 114-19.3.  Criminal record checks of personnel of area mental health, developmental disabilities, or substance abuse authorities or their contract agencies.
The State Bureau of Investigation of the Department of Justice may provide a criminal record check to an area mental health, developmental disabilities, or substance abuse authority of a person who is employed by the area authority or of a person who has applied for employment with the area authority if the employee or applicant consents to the record check.  The State Bureau of Investigation may also provide a criminal record check to a contract agency of a person who is employed by the contract agency or of a person who has applied for employment with the contract agency if the employee or applicant consents to the record check.  The information provided by the State Bureau of Investigation to an area authority or to a contract agency shall be kept confidential.  A 'contract agency' is a person with whom an area authority has contracted for the provision of certain services under Article 4 of Chapter 122C of the General Statutes.  The State Bureau of Investigation may charge a fee of fourteen dollars ($14.00) for conducting a criminal record check under this section."
Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.