2HR012 Employee and Volunteer Background Checks and Employee Personal Reporting of Arrests

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2HR-012 Employee and Volunteer Background
Checks and Employee Personal Reporting of Arrests
2HR-012 Employee and Volunteer Background Checks
and Employee Personal Reporting of Arrests
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A Performance Audit of Public Education
Employees Criminal Background Check Procedures
In our opinion, the current system for detecting
and identifying the criminal histories of
individuals employed in public schools is flawed
and ineffective.
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Recommendations
1. periodic background checks of all public
education employees 2. self-disclosure of all
public education employees to their employers
following an arrest 3. current employees hired
before 1994 who are working in public schools
have a criminal background check
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Periodic Background Checks
1. Licensed Employees -Condition of
re-licensure -Responsibility of
USOE -Cost--person renewing license 2.
Non-Licensed Employees -Every 6
years -Responsibility of District -CostDistrict
3. Any employee for reasonable cause at any
time.
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Periodic Background Checks

• Hire staff to implement
• identification
• notification
• actual fingerprinting
• review of reports
• contact employee with hits
• review explanations
• render decision
• Data Processing identification
• those employed 6 years
• 6 year anniversary ongoing

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Periodic Background Checks

• How do we identify employees requiring checks?
• How do we pay for the checks of non-licensed
  employees?
• How do we pay for staff needed to implement this
  requirement?

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Periodic Background Checks
Your responsibility

• Notify employees of the new requirement.
• Licensed will be part of relicensure.
• Classified will receive notification from HR
  and must be part of work/paid time.

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Self Reporting of Arrests

• All Employees must report to principal or
  supervisor any matters involving arrests for
• alleged sex offenses
• alleged drug-related offenses
• alleged alcohol-related offenses
• alleged offenses against the person.
• Within 48 hours.

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Self Reporting of Arrests
All Employees must report to principal or
supervisor convictions, pleas in abeyance and
diversion agreements within 48 hours.
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Self Reporting of Arrests
District Disciplinary Process
Employee reports to Principal or Supervisor 48
hours
Principal or Supervisor reports to HR 48 hours
Non Licensed Employee
Licensed Employee Within 48 hours HR forwards
info
USOE/UPPAC and District Disciplinary Process
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Self Reporting of Arrests
Your responsibility Inform employees of the
requirement Forward any reports
received Cooperate in disciplinary process
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