Iowa Code 8B.4A – Background checks
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 8B.4A
- Applicant: means a person authorized to regularly lend moneys to be secured by a mortgage on real property in this state, a licensed real estate broker, a licensed attorney, a participating abstractor, or a licensed closing agent. See Iowa Code 16.92
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Information technology: means computing and electronics applications used to process and distribute information in digital and other forms and includes information technology devices, information technology services, infrastructure services, broadband and broadband infrastructure, and value-added services. See Iowa Code 8B.1
- Information technology staff: includes any employees performing information technology services, including but not limited to agency employees in information technology classifications, contractors, temporary workers, and any other employees providing information technology services. See Iowa Code 8B.1
- Office: means the office of the chief information officer created in section 8B. See Iowa Code 8B.1
- Participating agency: means any state agency, except the state board of regents and institutions operated under the authority of the state board of regents. See Iowa Code 8B.1
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
An applicant for employment with the office, or an applicant for employment with a participating agency for a position as information technology staff, may be subject to a background investigation by the office. The background investigation may include, without limitation, a work history, financial review, request for criminal history data, and national criminal history check through the federal bureau of investigation. In addition, a contractor, vendor, employee, or any other individual performing work for the office, or an individual on the information technology staff of a participating agency, may be subject to a national criminal history check through the federal bureau of investigation at least once every ten years, including, without limitation, any time the office or participating agency has reason to believe an individual has been convicted of a crime. The office may request the national criminal history check and, if requested, shall provide the individual’s fingerprints to the department of public safety for submission through the state criminal history repository to the federal bureau of investigation. The individual shall authorize release of the results of the national criminal history check to the office and the applicable participating agency. The office shall pay the actual cost of the fingerprinting and national criminal history check, if any, unless otherwise agreed as part of a contract between the office or participating agency and a vendor or contractor performing work for the office or participating agency. The results of a criminal history check conducted pursuant to this section shall not be considered a public record under chapter 22.