A. As a condition of employment, the school boards of the Commonwealth shallrequire any applicant who is offered or accepts employment after July 1,1989, whether full-time or part-time, permanent, or temporary, to submit tofingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive information to beforwarded along with the applicant's fingerprints through the CentralCriminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for thepurpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding suchapplicant. The school board may (i) pay for all or a portion of the cost ofthe fingerprinting or criminal records check or (ii) in its discretion,require the applicant to pay for all or a portion of the cost of suchfingerprinting or criminal records check.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange, upon receipt of an applicant's recordor notification that no record exists, shall report to the school boardwhether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony or a Class 1misdemeanor or an equivalent offense in another state.
To conserve the costs of conducting criminal history record checks toapplicants and school boards, upon the written request and permission of theapplicant, a school board shall inform another school board with whichreciprocity has been established, and to which the applicant also has appliedfor employment, of the results of the criminal history record informationconducted within the previous ninety days that it obtained concerning theapplicant. Criminal history record information pertaining to an applicant foremployment by a school board shall be exchanged only between school boards inthe Commonwealth in which a current agreement of reciprocity for the exchangeof such information has been established and is in effect. Reciprocityagreements between school boards shall provide for the apportionment of thecosts of the fingerprinting or criminal records check between the applicantand the school board, as prescribed in this section. However, school boardsthat enter into reciprocity agreements shall not each levy the costs of thefingerprinting or criminal records check on the applicant.
B. The division superintendent shall inform the relevant school board of anynotification of arrest of a school board employee received pursuant to §19.2-83.1. The school board shall require such employee, whether full-time orpart-time, permanent, or temporary, to submit to fingerprinting and toprovide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with theemployee's fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to theFederal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal historyrecord information regarding such employee. The school board may (i) pay forall or a portion of the cost of the fingerprinting or criminal records checkor (ii) in its discretion, require the applicant to pay for all or a portionof the cost of such fingerprinting or criminal records check.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange, upon receipt of an employee's recordor notification that no record exists, shall report to the school boardwhether or not the employee has been convicted of any of the offenses listedin subsection A of this section. The contents of the employee's record shallbe used by the school board solely to implement the provisions of §§ 22.1-307and 22.1-315.
C. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall not disclose information tothe school board regarding charges or convictions of any crimes not specifiedin this section. If an applicant is denied employment or a current employeeis suspended or dismissed because of information appearing on his criminalhistory record, the school board shall provide a copy of the informationobtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the applicant oremployee. The information provided to the school board shall not bedisseminated except as provided in this section.
(1988, c. 851; 1989, c. 544; 1990, c. 766; 1991, c. 342; 1992, cc. 641, 791;1993, cc. 210, 458; 1994, cc. 232, 782; 1995, cc. 731, 781, 809; 1996, cc.396, 467; 1997, cc. 444, 721; 1998, c. 412; 1999, c. 448; 2000, cc. 683, 774,811; 2001, cc. 591, 677.)
A. As a condition of employment, the school boards of the Commonwealth shallrequire any applicant who is offered or accepts employment after July 1,1989, whether full-time or part-time, permanent, or temporary, to submit tofingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive information to beforwarded along with the applicant's fingerprints through the CentralCriminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for thepurpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding suchapplicant. The school board may (i) pay for all or a portion of the cost ofthe fingerprinting or criminal records check or (ii) in its discretion,require the applicant to pay for all or a portion of the cost of suchfingerprinting or criminal records check.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange, upon receipt of an applicant's recordor notification that no record exists, shall report to the school boardwhether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony or a Class 1misdemeanor or an equivalent offense in another state.
To conserve the costs of conducting criminal history record checks toapplicants and school boards, upon the written request and permission of theapplicant, a school board shall inform another school board with whichreciprocity has been established, and to which the applicant also has appliedfor employment, of the results of the criminal history record informationconducted within the previous ninety days that it obtained concerning theapplicant. Criminal history record information pertaining to an applicant foremployment by a school board shall be exchanged only between school boards inthe Commonwealth in which a current agreement of reciprocity for the exchangeof such information has been established and is in effect. Reciprocityagreements between school boards shall provide for the apportionment of thecosts of the fingerprinting or criminal records check between the applicantand the school board, as prescribed in this section. However, school boardsthat enter into reciprocity agreements shall not each levy the costs of thefingerprinting or criminal records check on the applicant.
B. The division superintendent shall inform the relevant school board of anynotification of arrest of a school board employee received pursuant to §19.2-83.1. The school board shall require such employee, whether full-time orpart-time, permanent, or temporary, to submit to fingerprinting and toprovide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with theemployee's fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to theFederal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal historyrecord information regarding such employee. The school board may (i) pay forall or a portion of the cost of the fingerprinting or criminal records checkor (ii) in its discretion, require the applicant to pay for all or a portionof the cost of such fingerprinting or criminal records check.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange, upon receipt of an employee's recordor notification that no record exists, shall report to the school boardwhether or not the employee has been convicted of any of the offenses listedin subsection A of this section. The contents of the employee's record shallbe used by the school board solely to implement the provisions of §§ 22.1-307and 22.1-315.
C. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall not disclose information tothe school board regarding charges or convictions of any crimes not specifiedin this section. If an applicant is denied employment or a current employeeis suspended or dismissed because of information appearing on his criminalhistory record, the school board shall provide a copy of the informationobtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the applicant oremployee. The information provided to the school board shall not bedisseminated except as provided in this section.
(1988, c. 851; 1989, c. 544; 1990, c. 766; 1991, c. 342; 1992, cc. 641, 791;1993, cc. 210, 458; 1994, cc. 232, 782; 1995, cc. 731, 781, 809; 1996, cc.396, 467; 1997, cc. 444, 721; 1998, c. 412; 1999, c. 448; 2000, cc. 683, 774,811; 2001, cc. 591, 677.)
A. As a condition of employment, the school boards of the Commonwealth shallrequire any applicant who is offered or accepts employment after July 1,1989, whether full-time or part-time, permanent, or temporary, to submit tofingerprinting and to provide personal descriptive information to beforwarded along with the applicant's fingerprints through the CentralCriminal Records Exchange to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for thepurpose of obtaining criminal history record information regarding suchapplicant. The school board may (i) pay for all or a portion of the cost ofthe fingerprinting or criminal records check or (ii) in its discretion,require the applicant to pay for all or a portion of the cost of suchfingerprinting or criminal records check.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange, upon receipt of an applicant's recordor notification that no record exists, shall report to the school boardwhether or not the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony or a Class 1misdemeanor or an equivalent offense in another state.
To conserve the costs of conducting criminal history record checks toapplicants and school boards, upon the written request and permission of theapplicant, a school board shall inform another school board with whichreciprocity has been established, and to which the applicant also has appliedfor employment, of the results of the criminal history record informationconducted within the previous ninety days that it obtained concerning theapplicant. Criminal history record information pertaining to an applicant foremployment by a school board shall be exchanged only between school boards inthe Commonwealth in which a current agreement of reciprocity for the exchangeof such information has been established and is in effect. Reciprocityagreements between school boards shall provide for the apportionment of thecosts of the fingerprinting or criminal records check between the applicantand the school board, as prescribed in this section. However, school boardsthat enter into reciprocity agreements shall not each levy the costs of thefingerprinting or criminal records check on the applicant.
B. The division superintendent shall inform the relevant school board of anynotification of arrest of a school board employee received pursuant to §19.2-83.1. The school board shall require such employee, whether full-time orpart-time, permanent, or temporary, to submit to fingerprinting and toprovide personal descriptive information to be forwarded along with theemployee's fingerprints through the Central Criminal Records Exchange to theFederal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of obtaining criminal historyrecord information regarding such employee. The school board may (i) pay forall or a portion of the cost of the fingerprinting or criminal records checkor (ii) in its discretion, require the applicant to pay for all or a portionof the cost of such fingerprinting or criminal records check.
The Central Criminal Records Exchange, upon receipt of an employee's recordor notification that no record exists, shall report to the school boardwhether or not the employee has been convicted of any of the offenses listedin subsection A of this section. The contents of the employee's record shallbe used by the school board solely to implement the provisions of §§ 22.1-307and 22.1-315.
C. The Central Criminal Records Exchange shall not disclose information tothe school board regarding charges or convictions of any crimes not specifiedin this section. If an applicant is denied employment or a current employeeis suspended or dismissed because of information appearing on his criminalhistory record, the school board shall provide a copy of the informationobtained from the Central Criminal Records Exchange to the applicant oremployee. The information provided to the school board shall not bedisseminated except as provided in this section.
(1988, c. 851; 1989, c. 544; 1990, c. 766; 1991, c. 342; 1992, cc. 641, 791;1993, cc. 210, 458; 1994, cc. 232, 782; 1995, cc. 731, 781, 809; 1996, cc.396, 467; 1997, cc. 444, 721; 1998, c. 412; 1999, c. 448; 2000, cc. 683, 774,811; 2001, cc. 591, 677.)
