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Cabarrus County to require SBI fingerprint checks for new hires working with children after new state rule
Summary
County staff told commissioners a new state law requires fingerprint-based SBI checks for applicants who will work with children, affecting about 158 hires last year and prompting a modest budget increase.
Cabarrus County officials told the Board of Commissioners that a new state requirement will require fingerprint-based State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) criminal-history checks for applicants offered positions that involve working with children, effective Oct. 1.
County HR staff said the law (identified in materials as GS153A-94.2 and the SBI authorization referenced as GS 143B-1209.26) expands the set of hires who must receive fingerprint checks. Ashley Dobbins, HR director, told commissioners the checks must be “conducted in accordance with GS 143B-1209.26” and that the county already runs several background searches but will add the SBI fingerprint-based check for designated positions.
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