Criminal background investigation required for cabinet's employees with access to or use of federal tax information and front-line staff
KRS 194A.062
in effect194A.062. Criminal background investigation required for cabinet's employees with access to or use of federal tax information and front-line staff
(1) Each employee of the cabinet, including contract staff, with access to or use of federal tax information shall submit to a criminal background investigation by means of a fingerprint check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(2) Front-line staff, as defined in KRS 194A.065, shall submit to national and state fingerprint-supported criminal background checks by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(3) The results of the national and state criminal background checks shall be sent to the cabinet.
(4) The cabinet may register employees, contract staff, or front-line staff in the rap back system.
(5) The cabinet shall promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to implement this section.
Effective: July 15, 2020
History: Amended 2020 Ky. Acts ch. 53, sec. 1, effective July 15, 2020. -- Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 97, sec. 1, effective March 21, 2017.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=50201Fetched: 10/20/2026