Section 41-9-652
National Child Protection Act of 1993 approved and ratified; execution and administration of compact.
(a) The Legislature approves and ratifies the National Child Protection Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. §5119-5119(c), as amended, in order to facilitate the authorized interstate exchange of criminal history information for noncriminal justice purposes, including, but not limited to, background checks for the licensing and screening of employees and volunteers. The secretary shall execute the compact on behalf of the state. The secretary may delay the initial execution of the compact until funding is secured to establish the procedures and hire the necessary staff or contract for services to fulfill the requirements and responsibilities of this compact.
(b) ALEA is the repository of criminal history records for purposes of the compact and shall do all things necessary or incidental to carry out the compact.
(c) The secretary, or the secretary's designee, is the compact officer of the state and shall administer the compact within the state. The commission may adopt rules and establish procedures for the cooperative exchange of criminal history records between the state and federal governments for use in noncriminal justice cases.
(d) The ratification by the state of the compact remains in effect until further action of the Legislature.
(e) This compact and this section do not affect or abridge the obligations and responsibilities of ALEA under other provisions of this article and do not alter or amend the manner, direct or otherwise, in which the public is afforded access to criminal history records under state law.
(f) All revenue received by ALEA through the exchange of information enabled through this compact shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Public Safety Fund and shall be used to cover expenses for improving criminal history records and the state repository at ALEA.
(Act 2019-495, §2.)