HB 293 Summary

• Adds admittance to police training programs and police officer certification to the list of positions requiring national criminal history record checks under AS 12.62.400.

• Requires fingerprint submission and criminal history checks for applicants to basic police training programs under AS 18.65.230 unless their prospective employer already submitted fingerprints.

• Requires the Alaska Police Standards Council to obtain a national criminal history record check for police officer certification applicants whose prospective employers lack access to criminal justice information systems.

• Establishes the council's authority to require state and national criminal history record checks for training program applicants and police officer certification candidates when employers cannot access criminal justice information systems.

• Applies to persons applying for police training or certification on or after the bill's effective date.