EmployeeScreenIQWednesday, July 15, 2009Background Checks for Nonprofits
A new proposal could make it easier for nonprofit groups to conduct background checks.
Sen. Charles Schumer has created a federal bill that, if passed, would make it easier for nonprofit groups that serve children to check the backgrounds of workers and volunteers. The service would cost as little as $25 and would be free to groups who can prove financial hardship. The bill would close a legal loophole and allow groups to access FBI records through a new one-stop clearinghouse, according to an article by Newsday. For instance, currently in New York, if job applicants or volunteers at nonprofit agencies have been convicted of a sex crime or other offense in another state, it might not show up on New York state records. Officials have said this bill is improved and different from a previous bill of the same nature that has already been proposed. Both bills are called the Child Protection Improvement Act of 2009. The previously proposed bill would create a nationally-accessible background check system for youth-serving organizations. The legislation is based on a successful pilot program that makes it easier for groups like Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Boys & Girls Clubs to perform fast, accurate and affordable background checks on potential volunteers and employees. The existing program performed more than 37,000 FBI fingerprint background checks from 2003 to 2008. In 6.1 percent of cases, more than 2,000 potential volunteers had criminal records of concern. That bill also would keep the program affordable for small non-profit organizations. It includes protections for the privacy of volunteers to help keep criminal histories private and the opportunity to correct any errors on their record. "It is absurd that it is impossible for many organizations to get access to background check data that will keep children safe," Schumer said in the article "As a parent myself, I know why it is essential that we pass this bill. "Then we will all be able to rest easier knowing that our children are in good hands when we drop them off at a camp or after-school program." Labels: Background checks posted by Jen Carpenter # 6:18 AM
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