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Ash County updates personnel policy to require SBI checks for employees working with children
Summary
Board approved adding state-mandated State Bureau of Investigation background checks for anyone employed in positions involving contact with children; the board asked staff to draft additional volunteer screening language and agreed to pay for checks when needed.
Ash County commissioners on Oct. 6 approved an amendment to the county personnel policy to reflect recently enacted state law requiring State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) criminal background checks for people employed in positions that involve working with children.
Kelsey, the county’s human resources coordinator, presented the change and said the new state law requires SBI checks for employees handling children-related duties. “There is new state legislation that says that anybody working with…
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