Transcript Background Checks - Indiana University Bloomington

Background Checks
Why Conduct Background Checks?
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Why Conduct Background Checks?
 Verify credentials related to employment
decisions
 Protect IU students, employees and visitors
 Protect IU funds, property, and assets
 Required for all new Staff and Temporary
employees
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What does a Background Check Verify?
criminal history check*
sex and violent offender registry*
credit history check
tax payment check
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Necessary to Proceed with a Background Check
Completed application with disclosure of convictions
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OLA
University Approved Application Form
Signed Background Check Consent Statement
Applicant’s SSN & DOB
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“Failure to provide consent or the required information
will result in the withdrawal of any offer of
employment.”
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Criminal Background Check
No Court Records (Convictions)
HireRight Notifies Initiator
Department Finalizes Hire
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Criminal Background Check
Court Record Found
Campus HR Notifies
Hiring
Department to
Discuss
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Criminal Background Check
Conviction
Conviction
Falsification
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Employment
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Criminal Background Check
Conviction
Conviction
Disclosure
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Criminal Background Check
Conviction
End
Relationship
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Relationship
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Confidentiality
 All Background Check results are
confidential
 Integrity of candidate/employee
 Integrity of the University
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New Indiana Law
House Enrollment Act 1482:
 Seal arrest record;
 Expunge certain convictions;
 Prohibits an employer from discriminating
against such persons by refusing to hire
 Restricts an employer’s ability to request
information from applicants regarding criminal
convictions that have been expunged
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New Indiana Law
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