SB 148 — An Act relating to powers of the Alaska Police Standards Council; and relating to background checks for admission to police training programs and certification as a police officer.

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"AnRelating Act relating to powers of the Alaska Police Standards Council;

and relating to background checks for admission to police training programs and certification as a police officer."officer. SENATE BILL NO.

00Enrolled SB 148 01 "AnRelating Act relating to powers of the Alaska Police Standards Council;

and relating to 02 background checks 02 for admission to police training programs and certification as a 03 police officer."officer. 04 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:

0503 _______________ 04 * Section 1.

0605 (a) To obtain a national criminal history record check for determining a 0706 person's qualifications for a license, permit, registration, employment, or position, a 0807 person shall submit the person's fingerprints to the department with the fee established 0908 by AS 12.62.160.

The department may submit the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau 1009 of Investigation to obtain a national criminal history record check of the person for the 1110 purpose of evaluating a person's qualifications for 1211 (1) a license or conditional contractor's permit to manufacture, sell, 1312 offer for sale, possess for sale or barter, traffic in, or barter an alcoholic beverage 1413 under AS 04.11;

the curriculum requirements 15 established under this paragraph must include training in 16 (A) recognizing persons with disabilities;

1617 (B) appropriate interactions with persons with disabilities;

1718 (C) resources available to persons with disabilities and to those 1819 interacting with persons with disabilities;

and 1920 (D) the requirements of 42 U.S.C.

12131 - 12165 (Title II of 2021 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990);

2122 (4) consult and cooperate with municipalities, agencies of the state, 2223 other governmental agencies, universities, colleges, and other institutions concerning 2324 the development of police officer, probation officer, parole officer, municipal 2425 correctional officer, and correctional officer training schools and programs of criminal 2526 justice instruction;

2627 (5) employ an administrator and other persons necessary to carry out 2728 its duties under AS 18.65.130 - 18.65.290;

2829 (6) investigate when there is reason to believe that a police officer, 2930 probation officer, parole officer, municipal correctional officer, or correctional officer 3031 does not meet the minimum standards for employment;

in connection with the 31 investigation the council may subpoena persons, books, records, or documents related 02 to the investigation and require answers in writing under oath to questions asked by 0203 the council or the administrator;

0304 (7) charge and collect a fee of $50 for processing applications for 0405 certification of police, probation, parole, municipal correctional, and correctional 0506 officers;

0607 (8) require a state and national criminal history record check for 0708 an applicant to a training program established in AS 18.65.230 and for a person 0809 to be certified as a police officer under AS 18.65.240 if that person's prospective 0910 employer does not have access to a criminal justice information system.

1011 * Sec.

1112 (b) To determine a person's qualification for appointment as a police officer 1213 under AS 18.65.240, each person who applies for admittance to a basic program of 1314 police training established under this section shall submit to the council the person's 1415 fingerprints along with the fee established in AS 12.62.160 unless the person's 1516 fingerprints were previously submitted by the person's prospective employer.

The 1617 departmentDepartment of Public Safety shall conduct a state criminal history record check and 18 may submit the 17 person's fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to obtain a 19 national 18 criminal history record check of the person under AS 12.62.400 for the 20 purpose of 19 evaluating the person's qualifications for appointment as a police officer under21 20under AS 18.65.240.

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2223 (b) Subject to (d) of this section, the [THE] council shall issue a certificate 2324 evidencing satisfaction of the requirements of (a) of this section to an applicant who 2425 satisfies those requirements or who satisfies the requirements of (a)(2) of this section 2526 and satisfactorily completes a program or course of instruction in another jurisdiction 2627 equivalent in content and quality to that required by the council for approved police 2728 education and training programs in this state.

2829 * Sec.

2930 (d) The council may not issue a certificate under (b) of this section to an 3031 applicant unless the council determines that the applicant will undergo a national 31 criminal history record check before employment as a police officer.

If a prospective 02 employer of a person seeking certification under this section does not have access to a 0203 criminal justice information system to obtain a report of criminal justice information 0304 under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check, the prospective employer 0405 shall submit to the council the applicant's fingerprints along with the fee established in 0506 AS 12.62.160.

The council or prospective employer shall submit the fingerprints to the 0607 Department of Public Safety to request a national criminal history record check of the 0708 person for the purpose of evaluating the person's qualifications for appointment as a 0809 police officer.

0910 * Sec.

1011 (9) "criminal justice information system" has the meaning given in 1112 AS 12.62.900.

1213 * Sec.

The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 1314 read:

1415 APPLICABILITY.

This Act applies to a person who applies for admittance to a police 1516 training program under AS 18.65.230 or who applies to be certified as a police officer under 1617 AS 18.65.240 on or after the effective date of this Act.

1718 * Sec.

The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section to 1819 read:

1920 REVISOR'S INSTRUCTIONS.

The revisor of statutes is requested to change the 2021 catchlinecatch line of AS 18.65.230 from "Training programs" to "Training programs;