Auditor: State agency background checks vary widely
by Jason Morris
Some state officials call for uniform written policies.
AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 Whether state employees are screened for criminal history — and how those background checks are conducted — varies widely from agency to agency, according to a new report by State Auditor John Keel.
Most state agencies and higher education institutions say they conduct some kind of background checks, Keel wrote, but he recommended that they improve their policies and establish written procedures.
Of the 157 agencies and institutions Keel surveyed, 31 that are permitted to access criminal histories said they do not always do so. Two dozen that conduct checks — including the state auditor’s office itself — had no written policies for them, the report said.
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