Miss. Code Ann. § 71-5-146
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Miss. Code Ann. § 71-5-146
Official statutory text
(1) The Mississippi Department of Employment Security shall have the authority to fingerprint and conduct a background investigation on every employee, contractor and subcontractor who:
(a) Has access to Federal Tax Information (FTI); or
(b) Is otherwise required by state or federal law or regulations to undergo a background investigation.
(2) The department shall have the authority to enact policies and procedures that allow designated department employees to:
(a) Access and review state and federal criminal history records;
(b) Fingerprint individuals identified in subsection (1) of this section;
(c) Forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a fingerprint-based national criminal history record check for the purpose of establishing and ensuring that background investigation requirements for all department employees, contractors and subcontractors that have access to FTI are consistent with the Internal Revenue Service background investigation requirements for access to FTI, including, but not limited to, IRS Publication 1075 ; and
(d) Develop additional background policies and procedures as required by state or federal law or regulations.
(a) Has access to Federal Tax Information (FTI); or
(b) Is otherwise required by state or federal law or regulations to undergo a background investigation.
(2) The department shall have the authority to enact policies and procedures that allow designated department employees to:
(a) Access and review state and federal criminal history records;
(b) Fingerprint individuals identified in subsection (1) of this section;
(c) Forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a fingerprint-based national criminal history record check for the purpose of establishing and ensuring that background investigation requirements for all department employees, contractors and subcontractors that have access to FTI are consistent with the Internal Revenue Service background investigation requirements for access to FTI, including, but not limited to, IRS Publication 1075 ; and
(d) Develop additional background policies and procedures as required by state or federal law or regulations.
Status: in_force
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