13-49-14.13. Background investigation of persons hired for certain positions at South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the South Dakota School for the Deaf--Temporary employment pending results of background check.
Each person hired at the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the South Dakota School for the Deaf to serve as superintendent or principal, in a teaching or teaching assistant position, in a certificated or licensed clinical employment position, or on the residence hall staff in any capacity shall agree to submit to a background investigation, by means of fingerprint checks by the Division of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The hiring institution shall submit completed fingerprint cards to the Division of Criminal Investigation before the prospective new employee enters into service. If no disqualifying record is identified at the state level, the fingerprints shall be forwarded by the Division of Criminal Investigation to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal history record check. Any person whose employment is subject to the requirements of this section may enter into service on a temporary basis pending receipt of results from the background investigation. The employing institution may, without liability, withdraw its offer of employment or terminate the temporary employment without notice if the report reveals that the person has been convicted of any crime involving moral turpitude, including traffic in narcotics, that might justify suspension or revocation of a teaching license pursuant to §13-42-10, or otherwise reveals circumstances that reasonably suggest that the person should not be employed in the special school setting.
Source: SL 1999, ch 96, §1.