Does the National Child Protection Act require criminal history record checks for individuals who work with vulnerable populations?
The National Child Protection Act (NCPA) does not require that organizations conduct criminal history record checks for staff and volunteers working with vulnerable populations (children, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities). The NCPA encourages states to enact legislation that would ensure access to criminal history information to such organizations. It specifies that the state would conduct a state check and then submit an inquiry to the FBI for a national record check. All checks done under the auspices of the NCPA require fingerprints. The NCPA requires that each state develop criteria for evaluating criminal records to determine disqualification for working with each of the targeted vulnerable population groups. The organization will only receive a notice from the state repository indicating that the individual s record included disqualifying offenses or that no record of disqualifying offenses was discovered. The individual s “rap” sheet will not be given to the organi
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