Policy_Manual_2-12-2024

Disclosure and Consent for Employment / Reference Checks and Release of Liability (Non-Licensed)

I understand and acknowledge that: (1) in considering my application for employment, ________________ School District (“the District”) is legally required to obtain a nationwide (FBI) criminal background check and (if I am hired) ongoing criminal history monitoring while I work for the District; (2) information provided to the District (including fingerprints) will be used for this purpose; (3) the background check process must meet the requirements of Utah Code § 53-10-108(4); (4) procedures for obtaining a change, correction, or updating your criminal history record are set forth at Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 16.34; (5) I have received (on the fingerprint card form) the FBI Privacy Act Statement and have received the FBI Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights; (6) the background check results will be used to decide whether to employ me and will only be provided to those investigating or involved in the hiring process; (7) I may obtain my criminal history information from the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification; and (8) if my application is rejected based on criminal background information I will be given written notice of the disqualifying reasons and of the right to request review of the disqualification. My signature affirms this acknowledgment and my consent to the District obtaining the initial check and ongoing monitoring while I work for the District. I understand that previous employment and my submitted references may be checked by the District. I affirm by my signature that (1) I have disclosed the employer for every prior paid position I have held where my job responsibilities included directly caring for, supervising, controlling, or having custody of anyone under 18 years of age; (2) I consent to past and present employer(s) and references disclosing to the District any and all information, including disciplinary records, which may be pertinent to my employment, and that such information includes, but is not limited to, all information relating to any employment action or discipline imposed for abuse of any child or student; (3) I understand that if I am hired, any information obtained or maintained by the District except for criminal background check information may be disclosed to any future subsequent potential employer of mine who contacts the District for an employment or reference check. I hereby waive any right to see any written material(s) submitted to the District in response to the above inquiries or notes of oral communication relative to such inquiries, except criminal background information, which I may obtain from the Bureau of Criminal Identification. I understand that if I am hired by the District any information received in response to the above inquiries is placed in my personnel file, and I may be denied the right to inspect such material(s). By signing below, I agree to release the District from any action for damages relating to the District’s refusal to hire me as a result of information obtained during a reference or background check. I agree to release the District from any action for damages relating to information disclosed by the District to any future subsequent potential employer of mine who contacts the District for an employment or reference check I understand that providing false information to the District as part of the application process will be grounds for rejecting an application with no further consideration for the position; or, if such false information is discovered after hire, I will be subject to immediate termination for cause. Any false information may also be the grounds for criminal prosecution. I agree to release the District from any cause of action for damages as a result of the District’s termination of my employment as a result of falsifying any information included in this application.

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