ORS 326.607
Background check policy for volunteers

  • authority of school districts and schools to obtain criminal records check of volunteers and applicants for employment
  • fee

(1)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

If a school district or public charter school allows volunteers to have direct, unsupervised contact with school children, the school district board or public charter school governing body must adopt and implement a policy that requires those volunteers to undergo a background check.

(b)

If a private school allows volunteers to have direct, unsupervised contact with school children, the governing body of the private school may adopt and implement a policy that requires those volunteers to undergo a background check.

(2)

Upon request from a school district, a private school or a public charter school or a school district, private school or public charter school contractor and with consent from the individual, the Department of Education may conduct:

(a)

An Oregon criminal records check using the Law Enforcement Data System for screening an individual who is a volunteer for the school district, private school or public charter school and who has direct, unsupervised contact with school children, or for screening applicants for employment.

(b)

A state or nationwide criminal records check under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) for screening an individual who is a volunteer for the school district, private school or public charter school and who has direct, unsupervised contact with school children, or for screening applicants for employment.

(3)

The department may charge the requesting school district, private school, public charter school or school district, private school or public charter school contractor a fee not to exceed:

(a)

$5 for each request made under subsection (2) of this section for an Oregon criminal records check using the Law Enforcement Data System.

(b)

The fee established by rule under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check) for each request made under subsection (2) of this section for a state or national criminal records check under ORS 181A.195 (Criminal records check). [1995 c.446 §3; 1997 c.536 §2; 1999 c.200 §26; 2005 c.730 §14; 2017 c.668 §1]

Source: Section 326.607 — Background check policy for volunteers; authority of school districts and schools to obtain criminal records check of volunteers and applicants for employment; fee, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors326.­html.

326.011
Policy
326.021
State Board of Education membership
326.031
Vacancies
326.041
Meetings
326.051
Board functions
326.111
Department of Education
326.113
Employee transfer of unused sick leave
326.115
Department of Education Account
326.125
Office of School Facilities
326.300
Governor as Superintendent of Public Instruction
326.310
Superintendent’s educational duties
326.320
Fees for supplies and publications provided by department
326.323
Superintendent’s signature on public contracts
326.327
Agreement by superintendent to ensure availability of instruction of Chinese language
326.340
Disposition of conference fees by superintendent
326.350
Authority for department staff to serve on education-related organizations
326.425
Early Learning Council
326.430
Early Learning Division
326.432
Early Learning System Director
326.435
Early Learning Division Fund
326.500
STEM Investment Council
326.520
Acquisition of intellectual property by board
326.530
Management, development and disposition of intellectual property
326.540
Revenue from intellectual property
326.543
Adverse possession
326.545
Provision of menstrual products in student bathrooms
326.547
Public education facility information database
326.549
School facilities advisory group
326.552
Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
326.553
Annual assessment
326.555
State Council for Educational Opportunity for Military Children
326.556
Meetings
326.557
Administrative support
326.558
Authority to adopt policies
326.565
Standards for student records
326.575
Records when student transfers or is placed elsewhere
326.580
Electronic student records
326.603
Authority of school districts and schools to obtain fingerprints and criminal records check of employees and contractors
326.604
Authority of Department of Education to obtain fingerprints and criminal records check of employees
326.606
Department rulemaking related to criminal records checks
326.607
Background check policy for volunteers
326.695
Definitions for ORS 326.700 and 326.712
326.700
Purpose of programs
326.712
Superintendent may contract with district to provide programs
326.726
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