Each person hired as an employee at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development, whose primary duties include access to financial account numbers of financial assistance applicants or who have the authority to authorize grants, loans, or other financial assistance shall submit to a criminal background investigation, by means of fingerprint checks by the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development shall submit completed fingerprint cards to the Division of Criminal Investigation before the prospective new employee enters into service. If no disqualifying record is identified at the state level, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the Division of Criminal Investigation to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. Any person whose employment is subject to the requirements of this section may enter into service on a temporary basis pending receipt of results of the criminal background investigation. The Governor’s Office of Economic Development may, without liability, withdraw its offer of employment or terminate the temporary employment without notice if the report reveals a disqualifying record. Any person whose employment is subject to the requirements of this section shall pay any fees charged for the criminal record check. For the purposes of this section, the term, employee, includes the commissioner and deputy commissioner. The term, employee, does not include members of any boards or authorities for which the Governor’s Office of Economic Development provides administrative support.

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Source: SL 2014, ch 11, § 1.