This bill amends Section 67-827A of the Idaho Code to enhance the security measures for the Idaho Office of Information Technology Services by requiring criminal history checks for prospective employees and contractors who provide IT services to external state agency customers. The new provisions specify that these checks will be based on a completed ten-finger fingerprint card or scan and will include information from both the Idaho Bureau of Criminal Identification and the Federal Bureau of Investigation's criminal history databases. The disciplines covered by this requirement include various IT fields such as network engineering, software engineering, information security, and data science.

Additionally, the bill updates the numbering of the sections within the law, specifically deleting the previous subsection (11) and renumbering it to (12). It also introduces a requirement for the promulgation and adoption of reasonable rules, which will be subject to legislative approval, to ensure the effective implementation of the act. The bill declares an emergency, making it effective on July 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Bill Text: 67-827A