Massachusetts has joined most other states in requiring educators in public and private schools, and employees in state-licensed child-care programs, to undergo national background checks and fingerprinting. Previously only state Criminal Offender Record Information (“CORI”) checks were required.
The law is effective September 1, 2013 for new employees, and all current employees must be checked by September 1, 2016. The law includes a fee schedule based upon whether the employee is required to be licensed by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (“DESE”).
A provision of the law allows employers to reimburse applicants for all or part of the fee “on grounds of financial hardship.”
More information is available on our website at www.collinslabor.com (https://nmplabor.com/wp-content/uploads/pdfs/Background_Check_for_website.pdf)
