What is a Criminal Record Check? What if my service site will conduct one?
Starting in the 2008-09 program year, every student who enrolls in NC-ACTS! must receive a background check. If your service site will conduct one, you must sign the Criminal Record Check Verification Form in the enrollment packet. If your site does not conduct one, NC Campus Compact will conduct one.You will need to sign the Criminal Record Check Authorization Form in the enrollment paperwork to initiate the process. There is the potential that the resultant data will indicate an individual’s prior felony and/or misdemeanor convictions. All prior convictions will be reviewed on a case-by case basis, with the following being cause for immediate disqualification for service in AmeriCorps: Identification on the National Criminal Research database as a sex offender.
