1. (a) Subject to (b) through (d), below, the background check required by each YSC’s background check policy shall comprise:

   1. (1) A criminal background check in each state of residence of the potential staff member, which may be done through a validated database that includes current information for each such state of residence or through the state identification bureau of each state of residence; and
   2. (2) A check of the national sex offender public registry.
2. (b) For any volunteer or employee who is younger than 18 years old who will be left alone with a youth, the background check policy shall require the minor to provide a minimum of 2 written references to the YSC operator.

3. (c) One of the references shall be from a non-relative, and attest to:

   1. (1) Their knowledge of the volunteer’s or employee’s character;
   2. (2) Whether the minor has caused or threatened to cause direct physical injury to any other individual, or harm of any nature, to any youth; and
   3. (3) Their opinion on whether the volunteer or employee is a good candidate to work directly with youth.
4. (d) The YSC may accept the background check required for licensure for any licensed health professional who holds a current license as proof of compliance with (a)(1) above. If the background check required for an applicant who is a licensed health professional does not include a check of the national sex offender public registry, then the owner or designee shall check the person’s name against the national sex offender public registry prior to employing the applicant.
5. (e) The YSC operator may rely on the background check required to obtain a visa for any camp staff who enters the country to be a camp counselor through organizations such as the International Camp Counselor Program (ICCP), Camp America, British University North America Club (BUNAC), Camp Leaders, or Camp Counselors USA (CC USA).

Source. #12981, INTERIM, eff 1-24-20, EXPIRED: 7-22-20 New. #13073, eff 7-23-20; ss by #14256, eff 5-23-25, EXPIRES: 5-23-35