AGENCY: Board of Education. Office of Education. Teaching and Learning

SERIES: 12848
TITLE: Background check release forms and fingerprint cards
DATES: 1991-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological by the date returned from the Bureau of Criminal Identification

DESCRIPTION: The Certification Section is responsible for having background checks done on new applicants for certification, according to 53A-6-103(4) (1988). This includes a criminal background check which is performed by the Utah Bureau of Criminal Identification (BCI) and is valid for six months. A release form is signed which authorizes the background check to be performed. This form consists merely of a statement authorizing the investigation and the signatures of the applicant, a witness, and a Certification officer. A set of fingerprints is also taken on a fingerprint card which is returned to the applicant upon completion of the background check. These materials are then sent to BCI. Upon return from BCI, the release form will either have a stamp indicating that no criminal record was found, or (where a past criminal record is present) a rap sheet is returned, and this material is turned over to the Professional Practices Section. The only records maintained by Certification would be the release form indicating that no criminal record was found.

RETENTION

Retain for 6 month(s)

DISPOSITION

Destroy.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is proposed and has not yet been approved.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 6 months and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative

This disposition is based on the administrative needs expressed by the agency.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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