Existing law sets forth various requirements and procedures governing the employment of persons in the classified and unclassified service of the State. (Chapter 284 of NRS) Existing law requires the Human Resources Commission in the Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration to adopt regulations for the recruitment and evaluation of applicants to establish pools of eligible persons and fill positions in the classified service of the State. (NRS 284.205) Existing law further provides, with exceptions, that the criminal history of an applicant or other qualified person under consideration for employment in the classified or unclassified service of the State may be considered only after the earliest of: (1) the final interview conducted in person; (2) the appointing authority has made a conditional offer of employment to the applicant; or (3) if applicable, the applicant has been certified by the Administrator of the Division. (NRS 284.281, 284.283) Section 1 of this bill requires: (1) an appointing authority to require all applicants for positions of employment in the classified or unclassified service of the State to obtain a background check; and (2) the Commission to adopt regulations for such background checks which must be consistent with the requirements for when the criminal history of an applicant may be considered.