§ 22.1-296.4. Child abuse and neglect data required.
A. On and after July 1, 1997, every school board shall require, as acondition of employment, that any applicant who is offered or acceptsemployment requiring direct contact with students, whether full-time orpart-time, permanent or temporary, provide written consent and the necessarypersonal information for the school board to obtain a search of the registryof founded complaints of child abuse and neglect maintained by the Departmentof Social Services pursuant to § 63.2-1515. The school board shall ensurethat all such searches are requested in conformance with the regulations ofthe Board of Social Services. In addition, where the applicant has resided inanother state within the last five years, the school board shall require as acondition of employment that such applicant provide written consent and thenecessary personal information for the school board to obtain informationfrom each relevant state as to whether the applicant was the subject of afounded complaint of child abuse and neglect in such state. The school boardshall take reasonable steps to determine whether the applicant was thesubject of a founded complaint of child abuse and neglect in the relevantstate. The Department of Social Services shall maintain a database of centralchild abuse and neglect registries in other states that provide access toout-of-state school boards, for use by local school boards. The applicant maybe required to pay the cost of any search conducted pursuant to thissubsection at the discretion of the school board. From such funds as may beavailable for this purpose, however, the school board may pay for the search.
The Department of Social Services shall respond to such request by the schoolboard in cases where there is no match within the central registry regardingapplicants for employment within ten business days of receipt of suchrequest. In cases where there is a match within the central registryregarding applicants for employment, the Department of Social Services shallrespond to such request by the school board within thirty business days ofreceipt of such request. The response may be by first-class mail or facsimiletransmission.
B. If the response obtained pursuant to subsection A indicates that theapplicant is the subject of a founded case of child abuse and neglect, suchapplicant shall be denied employment, or the employment shall be rescinded.
C. If an applicant is denied employment because of information appearing onhis record in the registry, the school board shall provide a copy of theinformation obtained from the registry to the applicant. The informationprovided to the school board by the Department of Social Services shall beconfidential and shall not be disseminated by the school board.
(1997, c. 103; 2000, cc. 95, 734; 2008, c. 555; 2009, c. 58.)
§ 22.1-296.4. Child abuse and neglect data required.
A. On and after July 1, 1997, every school board shall require, as acondition of employment, that any applicant who is offered or acceptsemployment requiring direct contact with students, whether full-time orpart-time, permanent or temporary, provide written consent and the necessarypersonal information for the school board to obtain a search of the registryof founded complaints of child abuse and neglect maintained by the Departmentof Social Services pursuant to § 63.2-1515. The school board shall ensurethat all such searches are requested in conformance with the regulations ofthe Board of Social Services. In addition, where the applicant has resided inanother state within the last five years, the school board shall require as acondition of employment that such applicant provide written consent and thenecessary personal information for the school board to obtain informationfrom each relevant state as to whether the applicant was the subject of afounded complaint of child abuse and neglect in such state. The school boardshall take reasonable steps to determine whether the applicant was thesubject of a founded complaint of child abuse and neglect in the relevantstate. The Department of Social Services shall maintain a database of centralchild abuse and neglect registries in other states that provide access toout-of-state school boards, for use by local school boards. The applicant maybe required to pay the cost of any search conducted pursuant to thissubsection at the discretion of the school board. From such funds as may beavailable for this purpose, however, the school board may pay for the search.
The Department of Social Services shall respond to such request by the schoolboard in cases where there is no match within the central registry regardingapplicants for employment within ten business days of receipt of suchrequest. In cases where there is a match within the central registryregarding applicants for employment, the Department of Social Services shallrespond to such request by the school board within thirty business days ofreceipt of such request. The response may be by first-class mail or facsimiletransmission.
B. If the response obtained pursuant to subsection A indicates that theapplicant is the subject of a founded case of child abuse and neglect, suchapplicant shall be denied employment, or the employment shall be rescinded.
C. If an applicant is denied employment because of information appearing onhis record in the registry, the school board shall provide a copy of theinformation obtained from the registry to the applicant. The informationprovided to the school board by the Department of Social Services shall beconfidential and shall not be disseminated by the school board.
(1997, c. 103; 2000, cc. 95, 734; 2008, c. 555; 2009, c. 58.)
§ 22.1-296.4. Child abuse and neglect data required.
A. On and after July 1, 1997, every school board shall require, as acondition of employment, that any applicant who is offered or acceptsemployment requiring direct contact with students, whether full-time orpart-time, permanent or temporary, provide written consent and the necessarypersonal information for the school board to obtain a search of the registryof founded complaints of child abuse and neglect maintained by the Departmentof Social Services pursuant to § 63.2-1515. The school board shall ensurethat all such searches are requested in conformance with the regulations ofthe Board of Social Services. In addition, where the applicant has resided inanother state within the last five years, the school board shall require as acondition of employment that such applicant provide written consent and thenecessary personal information for the school board to obtain informationfrom each relevant state as to whether the applicant was the subject of afounded complaint of child abuse and neglect in such state. The school boardshall take reasonable steps to determine whether the applicant was thesubject of a founded complaint of child abuse and neglect in the relevantstate. The Department of Social Services shall maintain a database of centralchild abuse and neglect registries in other states that provide access toout-of-state school boards, for use by local school boards. The applicant maybe required to pay the cost of any search conducted pursuant to thissubsection at the discretion of the school board. From such funds as may beavailable for this purpose, however, the school board may pay for the search.
The Department of Social Services shall respond to such request by the schoolboard in cases where there is no match within the central registry regardingapplicants for employment within ten business days of receipt of suchrequest. In cases where there is a match within the central registryregarding applicants for employment, the Department of Social Services shallrespond to such request by the school board within thirty business days ofreceipt of such request. The response may be by first-class mail or facsimiletransmission.
B. If the response obtained pursuant to subsection A indicates that theapplicant is the subject of a founded case of child abuse and neglect, suchapplicant shall be denied employment, or the employment shall be rescinded.
C. If an applicant is denied employment because of information appearing onhis record in the registry, the school board shall provide a copy of theinformation obtained from the registry to the applicant. The informationprovided to the school board by the Department of Social Services shall beconfidential and shall not be disseminated by the school board.
(1997, c. 103; 2000, cc. 95, 734; 2008, c. 555; 2009, c. 58.)
