Private Security Enhancement Act

Bill: 108-hr-4022
Sponsor: Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1]
Introduced: 2004-03-24 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Assault
Burglary
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Confidential communications
Criminal justice information
Data banks
Drug abuse
Drug traffic
EBB Terrorism
Economics and Public Finance
Electronic government information
Employee rights
Employee selection
Ex-offenders
Fines (Penalties)
Fingerprints
Firearms
Fugitives from justice
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Identification of criminals
Larceny
Law
Private police
Receiving stolen goods
Right of privacy
Science, Technology, Communications
Terrorism
User charges
Weapons

Summary:
action_date: 2004-03-24
text: 
Private Security Enhancement Act - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security, upon request by a covered employer (certain non-governmental companies that provide security guard services or that have more than 50 employees of which at least three are internal security employees), to provide for a National Crime Information Center (NCIC) criminal history records check on a current or prosepective security employee. Requires such request to include fingerprints of the employee.
 
Prohibits such an employer from employing such an employee to provide any security service or function unless: (1) the employer first obtains the results of an NCIC criminal history records check; and (2) neither the results of that check nor any other information made available to the employer indicate that the employee has any unpardoned conviction under Federal or State law of any felony or of specified offenses.
 
Prohibits such an employer from making such a request without the employee's consent. Requires an employer to ensure that information received under this Act is maintained confidentially, not misused, and destroyed within a specified time. Directs the Secretary to establish procedures to ensure that the Department of Homeland Security properly uses the results.
 
Sets penalties for knowingly and intentionally using any information obtained pursuant to this Act for a purpose other than that of determining suitability for employment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Employer-Employee Relations.
action_date: 2004-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
action_date: 2004-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-03-24
text: Referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2004-03-24
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2004-03-24
text: Introduced in House