FYI... From: Smith, Kristy Jo Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 9:17 AM To: Ahmed Hassanein; Anderson, William E; Bajaj, Anil Kumar; Fentiman, Audeen W; Banks, Margaret Katherine; bralts@ecn.purdue.edu; Martin, Christopher John; Dale Harris; david carmichael; david radcliff; Deshmukh, Abhijit V; Engel, Bernard A.; George Wodicka; Harris, Michael T; Hastak, Makarand; Jamieson, Leah H.; Sutherland, John W; Bowman, Keith J; Kinam Park; Kokini, Klod; Crawford, Melba M; Noah, Amy R.; Percifield, Carolyn A.; Balakrishnan, Venkataramanan; Reed-Rhoads, Teri; Shaw, M Suzanne; Shih, Tom I-P.; Varma, Arvind Cc: Bohlinger, Kara N; Grogan, Margaret A.; Higgins, Linda L; Ludwig, Trudy; McDaniel, Rebecca A; Michael, Peggy A; Nordstrom, Christine M; Risch, Rebecca Ann; Vaughn, Sarah Elizabeth; Young, Donna S; Baumgardt, Jacqueline C.; Peer, Rebecca J.; chrismur@ecn.purdue.edu; Dilts@Ecn.Purdue.Edu (E-mail); Donna Bystrom (E-mail); Hays, Cindey A; Jo Gelfand (E-mail); White, Karen R; Mac Coll, Kirsty; Geiger, Melissa J; Moore, Terri R.; Reece, Kellie A; Butz, Rita E Subject: FW: New Background Check Policy Effective May 1, 2011 FYI From: hremploy@purdue.edu<mailto:hremploy@purdue.edu> [mailto:hremploy@purdue.edu] Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2011 8:25 AM Subject: New Background Check Policy Effective May 1, 2011 The new University-wide Background Check Policy goes into effect on May 1, 2011. All faculty and staff positions posted on or after that date will be subject to the policy. The Background Check Policy<http://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/human_resources/iv_14_6.shtml> and process for staff positions<http://www.purdue.edu/hr/doc/backgroundCheckProcess.doc> are available online; below are the salient procedural aspects of the policy. * Criminal history and sexual offender registry checks are required for all new hires. On the West Lafayette campus, criminal history and sexual offender registry checks will be paid for from a central account managed by the Office of the Vice President for Human Resources at a packaged cost of $29.95 per criminal history check and sexual offender registry check. There will be no cost to the department for the above background checks. * Additional checks, such as verification for education and certifications, as well as credit history checks, may be required based upon job responsibilities. Positions with the same or similar job responsibilities will require the same or similar background checks. On the West Lafayette campus, these additional checks will be paid for by the hiring department. On each campus, Human Resources is available to assist in coordinating the background check process. The schedule of fees<http://www.purdue.edu/hr/doc/backgroundCheckScheduleOfFees.doc> is available online. * Our vendor contact specifies that a background check will take less than three business days or 72 hours. The background check will not limit a department's ability to make an offer of employment or a candidate's hire date. * When a finding adversely impacts employment eligibility, the candidate will be notified and may be withdrawn from employment consideration only after Human Resources and the senior leader consult on the matter. * Regional campus chancellors will establish procedures for their specific campus. If you have questions about this policy, please direct them to Brenda Coulson at 40603 or bcoulson@purdue.edu<mailto:bcoulson@purdue.edu>.