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Waynesville adopts state law changes: SBI background checks for positions working with children start Oct. 1
Summary
Council approved implementation of Session Law 2025‑16, requiring SBI criminal‑history record checks for applicants offered positions that work with children. Staff warned the checks will lengthen hiring timelines for seasonal and part‑time positions and recommended earlier recruitment and potential hiring incentives.
The Town of Waynesville moved to implement Session Law 2025‑16, which requires criminal‑history record checks performed by the North Carolina SBI for applicants offered positions that include working with children. The council voted to adopt the required implementation steps, effective Oct. 1, 2025.
Paige in Human Resources briefed the council on the new law’s operational consequences: the town must extend conditional offers before requesting electronic…
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