1. (a) a statement or summary of the applicant's employment history, including but not limited to any relevant child-caring experience;
2. (b) the names, addresses, and where available, telephone numbers of references who can verify the applicant's employment history, work record and qualifications;
3. (c) a statement or summary of the applicant's or volunteer's educational experience showing elementary school(s), if the applicant or volunteer does not have a secondary school diploma or high school equivalency diploma, secondary school(s) or college(s) attended, highest grade level or degree attained, and any additional credits earned;
4. (d) the names and addresses of educational institutions that can verify the applicant's or volunteer's educational information;
5. (e) a listing of special skills or completed training courses which might aid in the performance of duties of the position for which he or she is applying;
6. (f) the names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least two personal references, other than relatives, who can attest to the applicant's character, reputation and personal qualifications; and
7. (g) a sworn statement by the applicant, indicating whether, to the best of his or her knowledge, he or she has ever been convicted of a crime in New York State or any jurisdiction and that all statements in the application are true, to the best of his or her knowledge.

The Division for Youth shall establish, subject to and consistent with any applicable collective bargaining agreement(s) and provisions of the Civil Service Law, a written procedure to review, evaluate and verify the backgrounds of and information supplied by all applicants for employment or voluntary work. This procedure shall include provisions for receiving, at a minimum, the following information from each applicant: