FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENTS
(AB 1610 & AB 1612)

This new law requires that fingerprints of prospective school district employees be checked through the State Department of Justice to ensure no employee has a criminal record.

The fingerprint records of credentialed employees, such as teachers, administrators, and other licensed specialists, are routinely checked before their credentials are issued and they are employed. This requirement is now extended to noncredentialed employees such as secretaries, custodians, maintenance workers, school bus drivers and coaches.

Local Police Departments and Sheriff’s Department are assisting school districts by:

Helping school district personnel take accurate, clear, and legible fingerprints;

	Providing consultations on possible criminal records; and
	Working cooperatively to establish a future countywide fingerprint scanning system, to be housed in the Sheriff’s Department, which will speed up the process of fingerprinting and record checking.

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