Criminal History Records Check – Ohio Revised Code Section 3319. 39 A criminal background check is required of each applicant recommended for employment in a non-teaching position as well as for all current non-teaching employees on a periodic basis depending upon their position with the District. There are special rules relating to employees engaged in the operation of a vehicle for student transportation (Bus Drivers), and this section of the contract does not apply to those employees. Prior to making any offer of employment to a new non-teaching applicant for a position, whether it be full-time or part-time employment, the prospective employee may submit or ask the District to obtain from the Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCII) the results of a criminal history record check conducted by BCII providing the application is within twelve months of the date the check is done. A set of fingerprints on an authorized format as prescribed by the BCII will also be submitted to the FBI for criminal history information. Any current non-teaching employees not engaged in the operation of a vehicle for student transportation (bus driver) must undergo a BCII/FBI criminal record check every five (5) years. All information received from the records check shall be kept confidential by the person receiving the report and is to be shared only with the Superintendent. If the prospective employee is subsequently employed, the record check shall be kept in his/her confidential file. The Board will contract BCII/FBI background services for non-teaching employees not engaged in the operation of a vehicle for student transportation as required by the Ohio Revised Code. Each non-teaching employee not engaged in the operation of a vehicle for student transportation (bus driver) will be responsible for paying the cost of the background check when completed at the site of the contract service provider. If the contract service provider offers, as part of the contract, a program to conduct background checks in the Amherst School District, the Board will schedule sessions as necessary and pay for any additional costs incurred.
