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2026 Regular Session Introduced by Jack Flanagan

ND DES may require statewide and FBI criminal history checks for final job applicants and current employees who work with DES.

Minority Committee Report: Ought to Pass with Amendment # 2026-0988h
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Bill Summary · HB 1075

Summary — HB 1075 (North Dakota)

AN ACT to create and enact a new subdivision to subsection 2 of section 12‑60‑24 and a new section to chapter 37‑17.1 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks by the Department of Emergency Services

Main purpose / intent

The bill authorizes the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (DES) to require criminal history background checks — including both statewide and nationwide (FBI) checks — of final employment applicants and certain current employees. It makes corresponding changes to the list of entities authorized to obtain nationwide criminal-history checks under section 12‑60‑24.

Key provisions

  • Adds a new subsection in chapter 37‑17.1 (DES) establishing that DES may require:
    • Final applicants for employment and
    • Current employees who work with DES to submit to statewide and nationwide criminal history record checks.
  • Specifies that any nationwide (FBI) criminal history check required by DES must be conducted in the manner provided by section 12‑60‑24 of the North Dakota Century Code.
  • Amends subdivision nn of subsection 2 of section 12‑60‑24 to explicitly include the Department of Emergency Services alongside other state entities (e.g., the Office of the Adjutant General) that may receive nationwide criminal history records for employment-related screening.

Who is affected

  • Final DES job applicants for positions covered by the authority.
  • Current DES employees whose duties place them “working with the department” as described in chapter 37‑17.1.
  • DES human-resources/staffing operations (procedures, recordkeeping, compliance).
  • Potentially vendors, contractors, or volunteers if their status falls under DES’s definition of employees or covered personnel.

Practical and policy impacts

  • Implementation will likely involve fingerprinting and submission to state and federal criminal record systems; processing may entail time and administrative costs.
  • May create disqualification pathways for applicants with certain criminal histories consistent with existing statute and DES hiring policies.
  • Raises routine privacy and data-handling considerations — records obtained under 12‑60‑24 are subject to the confidentiality, retention, and dissemination rules in that statute.
  • Financial impacts are expected to be modest; any processing fees, system interface needs, or staffing costs would be borne by DES (or allocated in budget/appropriations).

Procedural / timeline notes

  • Introduced: November 12, 2024 (per filing information provided).
  • Legislative progress in the provided documents shows the bill advanced through the Government and Veterans Affairs Committee and was included in engrossed/enrolled versions of the bill text.
  • Status on file: listed as filed with the Secretary of State on March 14, 2025 in the materials supplied. (Readers should check the official North Dakota legislative/journal records or the Secretary of State for final enactment date and any effective date language.)

Where to read the statutory changes

  • New authority added to chapter 37‑17.1 (Criminal history record checks — new section).
  • Conforming amendment added to subsection 2 of section 12‑60‑24 (list of entities authorized to receive nationwide criminal history checks).

If you want, I can:
- Pull the exact statutory language inserted by the bill (quoted text),
- Compare this bill to existing section 12‑60‑24 to show precisely what was added, or
- Draft a brief memo on implementation steps DES would likely need (fingerprinting contracts, privacy controls, cost estimate).

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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