Evaluation of Results

• Results are sent directly to designated HR personnel.
• If convictions are identified, HR consults the Office of General Counsel (OGC) to assess:
• Pending charges that, if resulting in conviction, would warrant exclusion lead to temporary exclusion until the charges are resolved.
• As aforementioned, arrests, juvenile adjudications, expungements, and sealed records are not considered.
• oNature and severity of the conviction.
• oTime elapsed since conviction or sentence completion.
• oRelevance to the position.
• oEvidence of rehabilitation.

Outcome Procedures

1. Satisfactory Results

• HR notifies the hiring official, and the candidate is cleared to begin employment.

2. Unsatisfactory Results

• HR informs the hiring official and notifies the applicant that the contingent offer is rescinded.
• The third-party administrator provides the applicant with a summary of rights under the Fair Credit Reporting Act and an opportunity to review the report.
• Applicants may dispute inaccurate information, and HR, with OGC consultation, reviews the disputes and determines further action.

3. Falsification or Non-Disclosure

• Applicants who falsify or fail to disclose required information are disqualified and barred from reapplying for employment at KSU for one (1) year.

REFERENCES AND RELATED MATERIALS:

• KRS 164.281 (Criminal History Background Checks)
• KRS 17.500 (Criminal History Records)
• KRS 439.3401 (Violent Offender Definitions)
• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
• Fair Credit Reporting Act
• KSU Employment Policies

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