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The PTA & Background Checks
The issue of background checks is under the microscope in one area of Pennsylvania. It involves the local PTA. Parents are discovering that a background check is required before joining the PTA. This seems to be a growing trend for schools in the area. Currently, a background check is not required by every area school…
Firefighter Background Checks
The impact of background checks is making news in New York. Earlier this month, the governor of New York signed legislation into law that beefs up the vetting process for volunteer firefighter organizations. What this basically means is this: Firefighters in New York will face stricter background checks. Applicants for volunteer firefighter positions will have…
Background Checks and Cyber-attacks
Even background checks can be impacted by hackers. It was announced last week that two U.S. federal agencies have stopped background checks with a contractor after the contractor announced its networks had been breached in a cyber-attack. Apparently, the attack originated in a country outside the U.S. It’s unclear how much government employee information…
Veterinarians & Background Checks
When you check headlines on a daily basis, you’d be hard-pressed not to find an example of the importance of background checks. This month, background checks are making news in Oregon, with word that new veterinarians and veterinary technicians will need to undergo criminal background checks before they can obtain licenses in the state. The…
A Background Check Pilot Program
One local pilot program dealing with background checks is expanding on a national level. Earlier this month, the Social Security Administration expanded a Philadelphia-area pilot program nationally in hopes of baring criminals from controlling benefits on behalf of the elderly and disabled. The program was launched in Pennsylvania nearly two years ago after four mentally…
Background Check for Teachers
The importance of background checks is once again in the news. This time, it’s happening in Kansas. A bill is before the state senate that would require all teachers to undergo background checks. The state board of education is behind the bill. One possible sticking point is the fact that the bill also allows for…
A Background Check Database
It seems background checks (or the lack of background checks) are something that’s in the news more and more these days. One issue surrounding background checks is happening in Maine. State police there say around 44 percent of cities or towns in the state are issuing concealed weapons permits before conducting a mental health background…
Background Checks & Daycare Workers
Parents who send their children to daycare have to know and trust that the people who work at those daycare centers have been thoroughly checked out and are qualified to work with kids. Parents have to be able to put their trust in these people. This is why a recent report out of Connecticut…
Background Checks for Long-Term Care Workers
Background checks can be a touchy subject at times. In one state, a new background check procedure is being proposed. Yet, some are resisting the idea, because of the cost associated with the new plan. Kentucky is looking at establishing a multi-state background check program for workers in long-term care settings. The new regulation…
Should Coaches of Youth Sports take Background Checks?
Legislation has been set in motion in California that would require youth sports’ coaches and volunteers to take a background check.