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Child Care Provider Registration Agreement Page 4 2.4 CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS (AND FEES, IF APPLICABLE) 1. The Department will conduct comprehensive criminal background checks on all current and prospective staff members and volunteers of child care providers that are licensed or certified with the State. 2. Criminal background check requirements apply to any staff member who is employed by a child care provider for compensation or whose activities involve the care or supervision of children or unsupervised access to children. 3. A criminal background check will include a search of all of the following in the State the staff member resides and each State where the staff member has resided over the past five (5) years: a. Criminal and sex offender registry; b. Child abuse and neglect registry; c. National Crime Information Center (run by the FBI); d. FBI fingerprint check using Next Generation Identification; and, e. National Sex Offender Registry 4. You agree to submit a request to conduct a comprehensive criminal background check to the Department for each child care staff member and volunteer, including prospective child care staff members and volunteers, at least once every (5) years [see Attachment #1, Request for Search of Background Checks (CCA-1211A and CCA-1211B) 5. You agree to pay for any costs required for the processing and administering of criminal background check applications, both in and out of State, as applicable. 6. The following shall apply to all staff and volunteers whether they provide direct or indirect services to children. The provisions of A.R.S. § 8-804 (as may be amended) are hereby incorporated in its entirety as provisions of this Contract. 7. The Department will conduct Central Registry Background Checks and will use the information contained in the Central Registry as a factor to determine qualifications for positions. a. Any person who applies for a contract with this State and that person’s employees; b. All employees of a contractor; c. A subcontractor of a contractor and the subcontractor’s employees; and, d. Prospective employees of the contractor or subcontractor at the request of the prospective employer. 8. Volunteers shall have a Central Registry Background Check which is to be used as a factor to determine qualifications for volunteer positions. a. A person who is disqualified because of a Central Registry Background Check may apply to the Board of Fingerprinting for a Central Registry exception pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-619.57. A person who is granted a Central Registry exception pursuant to A.R.S. § 41-619.57 is not entitled to a contract, employment, licensure, certification or other benefit because the person has been granted a Central Registry exception. b. Before being employed or volunteering in a position that provides direct services to children, persons shall certify on forms that are provided by the Department whether an allegation of abuse or neglect was made against them and was substantiated. The completed forms are to be maintained as confidential. CCA-1210B (4-16) – Arizona Department of Economic Security