Change of Ownership Applicant Guide - Bright from the Start

submit a new national fingerprint criminal record check application through
Cogent.
Employee is defined as any person other than a director, employed by a facility to
perform at any of the facilities any duties which involve personal contact between
that person and any child being cared for at the facility and also includes any adult
person who resides at the facility or who, with or without compensation, performs
duties for the facility which involves personal contact between that person and any
child being cared for by the facility.
RECORDS CHECK PROCESSING: All employees, even those with no break
in service from one facility to the next must have a GCIC clearance in their
file from a local law enforcement agency, run under purpose code “W”. This
clearance must be less than 12 months old and will be checked at the Initial
Licensure Visit. Note: Private screening companies are not allowed.
Who must have a criminal records check determination?
a) All employees of licensed or registered facilities including regular
substitutes.
b) Volunteers and auxiliary staff who have personal contact with children
without the supervision of any employee, such as dance instructors,
custodians.
c) Owners, other than directors, and supervisory personnel (regional or district
directors) who do not actively participate in operation but have contact with
children.
EXCEPTION: Records check determinations are not required for students in
training as defined by Rules and Regulations for Child Care Learning
Centers, Chapter 591-1-1.