03/09/2000 08:20 AM House STA

HB 292-DISCLOSURE OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIR JAMES  announced the first  order of business is  HOUSE BILL                                                              
NO.  292, "An  Act  adopting  the  National Crime  Prevention  and                                                              
Privacy Compact; making criminal  justice information available to                                                              
interested  persons   and  criminal  history   record  information                                                              
available  to the  public; making  certain conforming  amendments;                                                              
and providing for an effective date."                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  JAMES commented  that  the  committee had  finished  public                                                              
hearing and discussion  on HB 292 during the committee  meeting of                                                              
March  7, 2000.   She  asked the  members  if there  was any  more                                                              
discussion on HB 292 before moving it out of committee.                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
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REPRESENTATIVE  OGAN said  he objected  to  moving HB  292 out  of                                                              
committee.    He noted  he  had  articulated  his reasons  in  the                                                              
meeting of  March 7,  2000 and believes  there are some  potential                                                              
constitutional  problems regarding  the  possibility of  violating                                                              
people's right to privacy.  He explained  that the biggest problem                                                              
he has  with HB 292 is  that a person  is supposed to  be presumed                                                              
innocent until proven  guilty but according to HB  292 if a person                                                              
has been  arrested, detained,  indicted, or  has any other  formal                                                              
charge  against  him/her, including  acquittal,  this  information                                                              
will be  made available for  civil uses which includes  collection                                                              
agencies.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
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CHAIR  JAMES  stated that  she  would put  HB  292  off until  the                                                              
committee has a different quorum.