BCII & FBI Background Check
The CCESC offers BCI&I and FBI Background Checks for the Clermont County Schools. The fee for combined BCII & FBI report is $55 or $25 for a single BCII and $30 for a single FBI. You must make an appointment for these background checks. Appointment times are from 8:00 - 11:15 a.m. & 12:45 - 3:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday. Call 513-735-8300 to make an appointment.
House Bill 190 requires that all districts comply with these four hiring and employment procedures.
1. A district must run criminal background checks for all job applicants who seek employment, and not just those who will be involved with the care, custody or control of children.
2. District employers must request both Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI&I) records and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) records, regardless of how long an applicant has resided in Ohio.
3. Districts must repeat both record checks every 5 years for employees on a permanent certificate & for employees whose positions do not require a certificate. All other employees will repeat both record checks when they renew their license.
4. District employers are prohibited from hiring or continuing to employ any person who has been convicted of or plead guilty to any crime that disqualifies that individual for employment with a public school under current law, unless the employee qualifies for rehabilitation status under Ohio Revised Code 3319.39.
TWO WAYS TO RECEIVE YOUR REPORT(S)
(1) Your report(s) may be mailed to your District Board Administration Office or employer. This process could take three or more weeks for the reports to be received.
OR
(2) You may pick-up your report(s) and deliver to your District Board Administration Office or employer. The waiting time for your report is usually 2-3 business days.
a. Individuals who request for copies of their background report(s) must fill out a request for
a Background Check via Electronic Fingerprinting Form and make arrangements to pick-
up the report(s) when they are completed.
b. The background report(s) will be distributed only to the individual who was fingerprinted.
A valid Driver’s License must be presented and sign a Dissemination Log for the release
of their report(s).
c. The report(s) will be given to the individual in a sealed envelope designated to the
District Board Administration Office or employer.
d. It is the sole responsibility of the individual to see that the District(s) receive their
completed background report(s).
IMPORTANT: The Clermont County Educational Service Center does not keep the background reports on file once the individual has completed the above process.