Monday, November 01, 1999

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

	Criminal background checks required for certification? State/Federal	Fingerprints required for certification?	Disclosure of outstanding warrants/ arrests?	Statute of limitations on reporting abuse?	Accurate recommen- dations required?*	Prior dismissal disclosure?
STATE
Alabama	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Alaska	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Arizona	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Arkansas	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	No
California	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Colorado	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Connecticut	No/No1	No1	No	No	No	Yes
Delaware	No1/No1	No1	No	No	No	No
Dist. of Col.	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Florida	Yes/Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No
Georgia	No1/No1	No1	Yes	No	No	Yes
Hawaii	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	**	No	Yes
Idaho	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Illinois	Yes/No	No	No	No	No	No
Indiana	Yes/No	No	No	**	No	Yes
Iowa	No/No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Kansas	Yes/No	No	Yes	No	No	No
Kentucky	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Louisiana	No/No	No1	No	No	No	No
Maine	No6/No6	No6	No	No	No	No
Maryland	No1/No1	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes/Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Michigan	Yes/Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No
Minnesota	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Mississippi	No/No	No	No	No	No	No
Missouri	Yes /Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Montana	No/No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes
Nebraska	Yes2/Yes2	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Nevada	Yes/Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
New Hamp.	No1/No1	No1	Yes	No	No	Yes
New Jersey	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
New Mexico	Yes/Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
New York	No/No3	No3	Yes	No	No	Yes
North Carolina	Yes/No	No	No	No	No	No
North Dakota	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Ohio	Yes/Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Oklahoma	No/No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Oregon	Yes/Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Pennsylvania	Yes/No4	No4	No	Yes	No	Yes
Rhode Island	No/No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
South Carolina	Yes/Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
South Dakota	No /No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Tennessee	No/No	No	No	**	**	No
Texas	Yes/No	No	No	No	No	No
Utah	Yes/Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Vermont	Yes/Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
Virginia	No/No	No	No	No	No	No
Washington	Yes/Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
West Virginia	No/No	No1	No	Yes	No	No
Wisconsin	Yes/Yes	Yes5	Yes	No	No	Yes
Wyoming	Yes/Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes
FOOTNOTES:
* -- by state law or school code
1 -- Required at hiring.
2 -- Required for applicants who have lived out of state for five years or more.
3 -- Required only in New York City.
4 -- Required for applicants who have lived in state less than one year.
5 -- Required for applicants who have lived out of state for 20 years or more.
6 -- Begins July 2000
** -- no response.

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