Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota In Regular Session Commencing Tuesday, January 7, 2025 SENATE BILL NO. 2073 (State and Local Government Committee) (At the request of the State Treasurer) AN ACT to amend and reenact subdivision xx of subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 and section 54-11-16 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to criminal history record checks by the state treasurer for individuals with access to federal tax information. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. Subdivision xx of subsection 2 of section 12-60-24 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: xx.The office of state treasurer for each individualan applicant or employee who has access to federal tax information under chapter 54 - 11 - 16 . SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Section 54-11-16 of the North Dakota Century Code is amended and reenacted as follows: 54-11-16. Criminal history record checks. The state treasurer shall require any applicant, or employee, or independent contractor who has access to federal tax information to submit to a statewide and nationwide criminal history record check, and subsequent recheck within tenfive years from the date of the previous criminal history record check. The nationwide criminal history record check must be conducted in the manner provided by section 12-60-24. S. B. NO. 2073 - PAGE 2 ____________________________ ____________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House ____________________________ ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Chief Clerk of the House This certifies that the within bill originated in the Senate of the Sixty-ninth Legislative Assembly of North Dakota and is known on the records of that body as Senate Bill No. 2073. Senate Vote:Yeas 47 Nays 0 Absent 0 House Vote: Yeas 90 Nays 0 Absent 4 ____________________________ Secretary of the Senate Received by the Governor at ________M. on _____________________________________, 2025. Approved at ________M. on __________________________________________________, 2025. ____________________________ Governor Filed in this office this ___________day of _______________________________________, 2025, at ________ o’clock ________M. ____________________________ Secretary of State