Earmark - To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws - Washington State Department of Corrections.

Agency:		Department of Justice
Bureau:		Office of Justice Programs
Account:		State and local law enforcement assistance (15-0404)
Certifying Official:		Deputy Director, OBMS
Contact Information:		http://WWW.USDOJ.GOV 202-514-2007

To improve the functioning of the criminal justice system and enforce state and local laws - Washington State Department of Corrections.

1 recipient will receive $247,000. This is a first-time earmark.

Year Enacted: 2005

Code: 212

Description: The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), in partnership with Washington State Department of Corrections and the Washington State Patrol (WSP), will design and implement the Electronic Fingerprint Criminal Background Check Project which will provide the infrastructure necessary to establish the enrollment of all persons applying for jobs in education through a digital scan process where fingerprints can be captured and transmitted to a central location and/or interface with an Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) for identification processing.

Beneficiary/Recipient	Amount ($K)	Program	Type	Address
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (808882898)	$247		State Government	600 South Washington Street P.O. Box 47200 Olympia, WA

Citation

Source: Appropriations Report Language - Conference

Reference: Pub. L. No. 108-447

Method: User entered excerpt

Citation Excerpt: $250,000 for the Washington State Department of Corrections Electronic Fingerprint Criminal Background Check;

Last Modified: 16-Apr-2007