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- Department of Human Services requires background checks for employees due to work with children and vulnerable adults. - Legislators discussed gaps where a criminal case was not shown in records prior to hire. - Commissioner discussed screening, testing, and enforcement actions when background check issues arise.
- City of Green Bay approved a contract for an efficiency review that will examine HR processes, including recruitment, which may surface background check workflow issues. - The consulting firm's methodology includes examining human talent systems and process data. - City of Green Bay approved a contract for a citywide organizational review.
- Police Chief reports losing 'a tremendous amount of people in their background' during the hiring process, a major bottleneck. - Out of 100 applicants, police department finds only 10-15 with the required background for hiring. - Police hiring event (May 20) saw 29 attendees, but only 7 advanced to the background process.
- Knox County Sheriff's Office Merit System audit found 8 hire files lacking criminal history reports from NCIC-based documentation. - Merit Office measured hiring processing time as 16–128 business days with a 53-day average. - Merit Rules compliance gaps included missing conditional offer dates for psychological/physical exams and missing FMLA documentation. - Internal Audit recommended updating Merit Rules processes and establishing consistent transmission of FMLA records between HR and Merit Office.
- Home care aid certification requires FBI background checks and use of an abuse/neglect registry for credentialing. - FY2024 showed ~13,000 applicants and only 5,000 certified, leaving ~8,000 who never completed requirements. - DOH attributed delays to Prometric testing site access and redundant FBI verification, using ~3 full-time employee equivalents.
- Superintendent search firms described conducting criminal, civil, financial, driving record, and credential verification for finalists. - Firms stated they perform media and social media review and 360 reference checks during evaluation. - Consultants cited Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) compliance and use of a secure online platform for applicant documents.
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