The Electronic Security Association (ESA) is pleased to announce that a major legislative priority for the association – gaining access to the FBI’s database for criminal background checks of potential security industry employees – has cleared a major hurdle in the U.S. Senate. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved language from the “Electronic Life Safety and Security Systems Federal Background Check Act” as an amendment to another bill, the “Child Protection Improvements Act.” The entire measure is expected to head to the floor of the Senate, where it can be scheduled for a vote. If the bill passes the Senate, it would then move to the House for a vote before it could move to President Obama for signature into law. This bill is the culmination of years of intensive ESA efforts to give electronic security companies the same access to background checks that is currently available to other industries, including banks, credit unions, aviation, and nursing and home healthcare.
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