{"id":82,"date":"2016-08-02T14:19:39","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T18:19:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hr\/?page_id=82"},"modified":"2023-10-03T09:24:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T13:24:13","slug":"fingerprinting-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hr\/fingerprinting-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Fingerprinting Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-83\" src=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/08\/finger-print-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fingerprint\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/08\/finger-print-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/08\/finger-print-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/wellesleyps.org\/hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2016\/08\/finger-print-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><em>Fingerprinting Requirements for Public School Employees<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Statewide Applicant Fingerprint Identification Services (SAFIS) Program<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts law now requires fingerprint-based criminal history record checks for most individuals involved with Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) licensed, approved, or funded programs. EEC, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and\u00a0Secondary Education (ESE) and the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) have partnered with MorphoTrust USA to implement the Statewide Applicant Fingerprint Identification Services (SAFIS) Program and are working to provide convenient applicant fingerprinting enrollment centers throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. NOTE: This Registration Guide is intended to provide guidance to individuals who are licensed or employed by EEC, or seek licensing or employment with an EEC-licensed family, small or large group\/school-age child care provider, residential care program or adoption\/foster care placement agency, as well as in-home non-relative caregivers, adoptive or foster parents and their household members, and individuals who provide transportation services on behalf of any EEC-licensed or funded program. If you work for a Pre-K program run by a public or private K-12 school, please consult the ESE registration instructions for Pre-K-12th Grade Education entities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overview of the Fingerprinting Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following is an overview of the SAFIS fingerprinting process:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An applicant\/employee\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.identogo.com\/FP\/Massachusetts.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registers for a fingerprinting appointment<\/a>\u00a0via either the MorphoTrust USA IdentoGo\u2122 registration website or the MorphoTrust Massachusetts Customer Service (telephone) Center at (866) 349-8130;<\/li>\n<li>Provide your Wellesley Public School District and ESE Organization Code: 03170000<\/li>\n<li>An applicant\/employee goes to a MorphoTrust USA IdentoGo\u2122 enrollment center on the date and time selected by him\/her and has his\/her fingerprints taken;<\/li>\n<li>Individuals will pay a fee to comply with this requirement of $35.00 for non-licensed employees and $55.00 for DESE Licensed Professionals (including those with pending applications\/licenses).<\/li>\n<li>You will be provided with a fingerprint receipt. A copy of this receipt must be returned to the WPS Human Resources Department as a confirmation that the fingerprints were captured.<\/li>\n<li>The applicant\u2019s\/employee\u2019s fingerprints are sent electronically to the Massachusetts State Police (MSP) for a statewide criminal history record check and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for a nationwide criminal record check;<\/li>\n<li>The results of both the State and National fingerprint-based criminal history record checks are returned to the MSP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information please visit:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.malegislature.gov\/Laws\/SessionLaws\/Acts\/2013\/Chapter77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts Legislature &#8211; Session Laws<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mpsd.org\/dynimg\/_KQAAA_\/docid\/0x125306942A1B30A4\/4\/Fingerprinting%2BRegistration%2BGuide%2BPK-12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MSP Fingerprinting Registration Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mass.gov\/edu\/birth-grade-12\/early-education-and-care\/laws-regulations-and-policies\/background-records-check-regulations-and-policies\/frequently-asked-questions-regarding-background-checks.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAQ\u00a0Regarding Background Checks Law<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact Alvin Ruan, Human Resource Coordinator at 781-446-6210 ext. 5622.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fingerprinting Requirements for Public School Employees Statewide Applicant Fingerprint Identification Services (SAFIS) Program Massachusetts law now requires fingerprint-based criminal history record checks for most individuals involved with Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) licensed, approved, or funded programs. 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