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Tenn. Code Ann. § 4-3-5503: Staffing - Division of strategic technology solutions

(a) The division of strategic technology solutions in the department of finance and administration shall serve as staff to the information systems council. In addition, the division of strategic technology solutions shall facilitate the use of information systems, provide technical direction and assistance to departments and agencies for all distributive processing and network related systems, and serve as a computer service bureau. (b) (1) In accordance with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. § 3541 et seq.), and the criminal justice information services (CJIS) security policy, a criminal history background check performed by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation shall be required for all employees and contractors of the division of strategic technology solutions having elevated and privileged access to criminal justice information systems or to information accessed via criminal justice information systems. The department of human resources shall maintain classifications of employees subject to the criminal history background check. Background checks shall include fingerprint checks against state and federal criminal records maintained by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. The department of finance and administration shall establish policies concerning the implementation and use of criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section. (2) The state shall pay for costs associated with criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section. Amended by 2020 Tenn. Acts, ch. 689, s 2, eff. 6/11/2020. Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 846, Secs.s 3, s 4 eff. 4/19/2016. Amended by 2014 Tenn. Acts, ch. 544, s 1, eff. 7/1/2014. Acts 1994, ch. 992, § 4.
(a) The division of strategic technology solutions in the department of finance and administration shall serve as staff to the information systems council. In addition, the division of strategic technology solutions shall facilitate the use of information systems, provide technical direction and assistance to departments and agencies for all distributive processing and network related systems, and serve as a computer service bureau.
(b) (1) In accordance with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. § 3541 et seq.), and the criminal justice information services (CJIS) security policy, a criminal history background check performed by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation shall be required for all employees and contractors of the division of strategic technology solutions having elevated and privileged access to criminal justice information systems or to information accessed via criminal justice information systems. The department of human resources shall maintain classifications of employees subject to the criminal history background check. Background checks shall include fingerprint checks against state and federal criminal records maintained by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. The department of finance and administration shall establish policies concerning the implementation and use of criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section. (2) The state shall pay for costs associated with criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section.
ords maintained by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. The department of finance and administration shall establish policies concerning the implementation and use of criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section. (2) The state shall pay for costs associated with criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section.
(1) In accordance with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. § 3541 et seq.), and the criminal justice information services (CJIS) security policy, a criminal history background check performed by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation shall be required for all employees and contractors of the division of strategic technology solutions having elevated and privileged access to criminal justice information systems or to information accessed via criminal justice information systems. The department of human resources shall maintain classifications of employees subject to the criminal history background check. Background checks shall include fingerprint checks against state and federal criminal records maintained by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. The department of finance and administration shall establish policies concerning the implementation and use of criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section.
(2) The state shall pay for costs associated with criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section.

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TN Code
Title 4
Chapter 3

(b) (1) In accordance with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. § 3541 et seq.), and the criminal justice information services (CJIS) security policy, a criminal history background check performed by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation shall be required for all employees and contractors of the division of strategic technology solutions having elevated and privileged access to criminal justice information systems or to information accessed via criminal justice information systems. The department of human resources shall maintain classifications of employees subject to the criminal history background check. Background checks shall include fingerprint checks against state and federal criminal records maintained by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. The department of finance and administration shall establish policies concerning the implementation and use of criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section. (2) The state shall pay for costs associated with criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section.

ords maintained by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. The department of finance and administration shall establish policies concerning the implementation and use of criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section. (2) The state shall pay for costs associated with criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section.

(1) In accordance with the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 ( 44 U.S.C. § 3541 et seq.), and the criminal justice information services (CJIS) security policy, a criminal history background check performed by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation shall be required for all employees and contractors of the division of strategic technology solutions having elevated and privileged access to criminal justice information systems or to information accessed via criminal justice information systems. The department of human resources shall maintain classifications of employees subject to the criminal history background check. Background checks shall include fingerprint checks against state and federal criminal records maintained by the Tennessee bureau of investigation and the federal bureau of investigation. The department of finance and administration shall establish policies concerning the implementation and use of criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section.

(2) The state shall pay for costs associated with criminal history background checks conducted pursuant to this section.

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