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:
(a) a statement or summary of the applicant's employment history, including but not limited to any relevant child-caring experience;(b) the names, addresses, and where available, telephone numbers of references who can verify the applicant's employment history, work record and qualifications;(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;(d) the names and addresses of educational institutions that can verify the applicant's or volunteer's educational information;(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;(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(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.N.Y. Comp. Codes R. & Regs. Tit. 9 §§ 166-1.2
Amended New York State Register December 23, 2015/Volume XXXVII, Issue 51, eff. 12/23/2015