Revising the statute authorizing the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management to run background checks.

Summary

The bill lets the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management require state and national criminal history checks, based on fingerprints, for anyone applying to program the Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN) or to work in its facilities. Applicants must pay the cost of the checks, and the results are kept confidential, only shared with the individual, with written consent, or by court order. This aims to protect the security of the radio network that first responders rely on.

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