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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 24, 1994
Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers Employment Registration Act of 1994 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to require the Governor (or the chief executive officer) of each State, U.S. territory, the District of Columbia, or a Native American Indian tribe or band (State) that receives drug control and system improvement formula grants to designate the State peace officer standards board or its equivalent which shall submit to an officer or agency designated by the Attorney General (designee) a list, maintained electronically, of all law enforcement and correctional officers who held such office in such State on or since January 1, 1994 (including their dates of birth, social security numbers, Federal Bureau of Investigation fingerprint identification numbers, dates of appointment as officers, names and addresses or National Crime Information Center numbers of the appointing or employing agencies, and dates such service ended. Requires: (1) the head of each department, agency, or other entity in the executive branch that employs law enforcement or correctional officers to submit a list of all such personnel employed on or after Janaury 1, 1994, which shall be updated and supplemented by agencies or officials responsible for submission of employment data; and (2) such agencies or officials to notify the designee of an officer's employment, appointment, or separation. Directs each State or political subdivision to require all applicants for such positions before beginning employment to: (1) disclose all prior service or employment as an officer; and (2) submit a written authorization and request for release of information. Directs the Attorney General, when a prospective employer obtains an officer's request for release of information, to release data collected pursuant to this Act to the employer. Makes agencies or agency administrators who submit employment or officer certification data pursuant to this Act immune from civil liability for such disclosure or its consequences, except upon a showing of lack of good faith by clear and convincing evidence.
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Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL] · D–FL
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3685)
Introduced in Senate
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