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CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS FOR SCHOOL DISTRICT EMPLOYEES OR
APPLICANTS FOR CERTIFICATES. The department of education, through the
cooperation of the Idaho state police, shall establish a system to obtain a
criminal history check on certificated and noncertificated employees, and all
applicants for certificates pursuant to chapter 12, title 33, Idaho Code. The
criminal history check shall include the following:
(1) Statewide criminal identification bureau;
(2) Federal bureau of investigation (FBI) criminal history check;
(3) National crime information center; and
(4) Statewide sex offender register.
The state department of education shall charge all applicants a fee of
forty dollars ($40.00) for undergoing a criminal history check pursuant to
this section. The fee shall be sufficient to cover costs charged by the
federal bureau of investigation, the state police and the state department of
education. A record of all background checks shall be maintained at the state
department of education in a data bank for all employees of a school district
with a copy going to the applicant. The department of education shall forward
to all applicants for a criminal history check, notification that the
fingerprint card has been destroyed after the background check has been
completed. The department of education and the Idaho state police shall ensure
that fingerprint cards have been destroyed after a criminal history check has
been completed.
The Idaho state police and the department of education shall implement a
joint exercise of powers agreement pursuant to sections 67-2328 through
67-2333, Idaho Code, necessary to implement the provisions of this section.

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