SC H3799

Requires individuals seeking law enforcement officer certification to undergo both state criminal background checks through SLED and national criminal background checks through the FBI, both supported by fingerprints

Authorizes SLED to retain fingerprints for certification purposes and to notify the academy of any criminal charges against certified officers

Permits both SLED and the FBI to retain applicant fingerprints for submission to the Next Generation Identification (NGI) program and for latent fingerprint searches

Restricts criminal background check results to be reported only to the academy and prohibits further dissemination of the information