Re: Background Checks Revisited

[Ken Connelly <Ken.Connelly () UNI EDU>]

In Iowa, it seems to be against state law to run a criminal background
check on a current state employee.

- ken

Volz, Donald D wrote:
> Apologies to those of you who see this question on multiple lists.
>
> I checked several EDUCAUSE discussion list archives and found a few earlier threads on the topic of employee 
> background checks.  It appeared that MOST respondents performed checks on prospective IT employees, and quite a few 
> indicated that ALL new hires were subject to such tests, regardless of department or job position.
>
> However, I did not get any insight about the use of background checks on existing employees, i.e., those hired before 
> background checks became a requirement for employment.  Obviously there are non-trivial legal and policy 
> considerations surrounding the institutional response to the results of those checks, but I'd like to set those aside 
> for the moment and focus on who is subject to background checks.
>
> My questions are simple:
>
> 1) Does anyone perform background checks on existing employees hired prior to the implementation of such checks for 
> new hires?
>
> 2) If yes, are they performed only to address individual employee situations or circumstances? If so, please explain.
>
> 3) Are you planning to complete such checks on ALL or some key subset(s) of your existing employees (e.g., all IT 
> employees, staff only, all cashiers, all faculty and staff, ...)?
>
>
> Regards,
> Don
> ______________________________________________
>
> Don Volz
> Special Assistant to the VP for Information Technology
> Texas State University-San Marcos
> Email: don.volz () txstate edu
> Voice: 512-245-9650
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- Ken
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