The lottery shall require a background investigation by the
department of public safety division of criminal investigation in connection
with the employment of lottery personnel. Background investigations to be
conducted are as follows:
(1)
Standard background investigations. The lottery may require a
standard division of criminal investigation background investigation of any
prospective lottery employee, consisting of a state criminal history background
check, work history, and financial review.
(2)
Sensitive position background
investigations. The board shall identify those sensitive positions
that require full background investigations. Such positions shall include, at a
minimum, any officer of the lottery, and any employee with operational
management responsibilities, security duties, or system maintenance or
programming responsibilities related to the lottery's data processing or
network hardware, software, communication, or related systems. In addition to a
work history and financial review, a full background investigation may include
a national criminal history record check through the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. The screening of employees through the Federal Bureau of
Investigation shall be conducted by submission of fingerprints through the
state criminal history record repository to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
(3)
Alternative sources for investigations. In lieu of a division
of criminal investigation standard or full background investigation, or any
component thereof, the chief executive officer, at the chief executive
officer's discretion and in cooperation with the division of criminal
investigation, may accept a report furnished by the division of criminal
investigation based on information furnished by authorities in another state of
a recent, comparable investigation conducted by said authorities communicated
between law enforcement agencies, which may be updated with any information
reflecting changes during the interim between the Iowa and the earlier
investigations.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code Supplement
sections
99G.9(3) and 99G.10.
Notes
Iowa Admin. Code
r. 531-1.29
Rescinded by
IAB
February 19, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 17, effective
3/26/2025
