The Kansas Board of Regents requires that each state university shall perform a criminal background check on persons hired for certain state university positions.
Kansas State University is committed to maintaining a safe teaching, learning and working environment for its students, employees and visitors. One aspect of this commitment is to assure, to the extent possible, that appropriate policy and procedures are in place which work toward reducing the likelihood of unknowingly hiring persons with felony or misdemeanor convictions or who are registered sexual offenders.
Felony, misdemeanor and registered sexual offender status criminal background check procedures apply to each full and part time person hired for a state university position, other than 1) temporary or limited term employees to be employed for six months or less; 2) positions to be filled by a vendor or contractor; (3) hourly student employees; 4) interns; and 5) unpaid volunteers.
Background checks will be performed on any employee transferring from another state agency and those rehired, who have been separated for more than one year from the university. The university may also perform more extensive checks than those required above. Additionally, international applicants who have ever resided in the U.S. for a period of time in excess of 30 days must have a sex offender record check conducted; those who have resided in the U.S. for a period of time in excess of 30 days during the last 7 years must also have a criminal history record search conducted.
The criminal background check shall include:
Certain departments (e.g., Police, Biosecurity Research Institute, Nuclear Engineering) already require extensive background checks as a prerequisite to employment and those background checks are deemed to satisfy this policy and applicants will not be required to undergo an additional background check. Similarly, international applicants who were required to undergo a background check by the State Department to obtain a visa to study or conduct research at Kansas State University will not be required to undergo an additional background check. The State Department.s criminal and national security background checks will satisfy K-State's requirement for a background check prior to initial U.S. employment.
Records related to a criminal background check will be confidential and maintained by the Division of Human Resources by the BCM. The BCM shall be the custodian of background record check files. Any background checks performed under this policy will comply with State of Kansas and Federal Fair Credit Reporting Acts.
Questions about this policy should be directed to the Division of Human Resources, Background Check Manager, at 785-532-6277 or via email to hr@k-state.edu.
