A bill working its way through the South Carolina legislature would require all school districts to conduct criminal background checks on substitute teachers. While some school districts conduct background checks on substitute teachers, some do not. State law enforcement officials have agreed to do the screening for free. School districts will have to pay for [...]
Tag Archives: criminal background checks
South Carolina Lawmakers Propose Criminal Background Checks for Substitute Teachers
February 26, 2010 – 6:22 pm
Background Checks for Carnival Workers
February 22, 2010 – 7:13 pm
Parma, Ohio officials may revise an ordinance that requires carnival workers to have background checks. An ordinance that also required the carnival operators and workers to register passed in January 2009 but was suspended in June. The new ordinance would lower the registration fee. Photo identification cards would also no longer be required. A [...]
Professor Accused of Shooting Three Had Clean Background Check Despite Several Incidents in her Past
February 17, 2010 – 6:38 am
Even after she shot and killed three people at an Alabama university, Dr. Amy Bishop’s criminal background check showed no indications that she would have committed the crime. However, investigations have revealed three incidents where Bishop was suspected of a crime.
The first occurred in 1986 when Bishop shot her brother. The shooting was ruled [...]
A Firefighter and a Felon?
January 26, 2010 – 1:14 pm
The city council in Richmond, Virginia wants to take a closer look at firefighters before they are hired. City Councilman Bruce Tyler is questioning the hiring practices of the Richmond Fire Department. The current policy requires a background check after the fireman is hired. Tyler said the applicants should be screened before then.
Fire Chief [...]
Florida Sheriff Questioned about Background Checks
January 13, 2010 – 4:59 pm
A Florida sheriff is being questioned about criminal background checks he is accused of doing as a favor to his cousin. Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott told a newspaper that he did a criminal background check on two people because his cousin asked for a favor. The problem is he may have used the state [...]
New Jersey Seeks to Regulate “Mail Order Brides” with Background Checks
December 22, 2009 – 12:05 pm
A Somerset, N.J. lawmaker wants companies that bring foreign women into the company as nannies or ‘mail-order brides” by requiring the owners to undergo criminal background checks. Upendra J. Chivkula said his bill, which will be introduced in the New Jersey State legislature, is an attempt to stop human trafficking.
Many women are recruited under [...]
Houston Jail Has New Technology
December 18, 2009 – 11:43 pm
Houston, Texas officials are participating in Secure Communities, which allows them to check the national criminal background of anyone booked into the jail. The technology also allows officials to check the immigration status on any one arrested and booked.
While the Harris County Jail has participated in the Secure Communities for more than a year, the [...]
$10 Background Checks?
December 14, 2009 – 8:36 am
In Onondaga County, New York the sheriff’s office is under scrutiny for providing background checks that are not complete. The criminal background checks, which cost $10, don’t show the disposition of the cases. For example, if someone was arrested but the charges were dropped the record would only show the arrest. The background checks also [...]
Criminal Background Checks Required for California “Sleep Techs”
November 30, 2009 – 3:40 pm
Employees of sleep treatment centers are now subject to a criminal background checks in California under a new law by a Merced state senator. Sen. Jeff Denham introduced the law that requires sleep technicians to undergo background checks, pass a competency exam and meet educational requirements.
Denham’s law is in response to an incident involving a [...]
Student Field Trips Cancelled
November 20, 2009 – 8:08 am
Student field trips to city hall and the fire department have been cancelled in Plainfield Township, Michigan until city officials agree to run criminal background checks on all employees. The decision is a response to the arrest of a local fireman. Jeffrey is accused of soliciting sex from teenage boys online.
Hawkins was registered as [...]