2006 Code of Virginia § 22.1-296.1 - Data on convictions for certain crimes and child abuse and neglect required; penalty
22.1-296.1. Data on convictions for certain crimes and child abuse andneglect required; penalty.
A. As a condition of employment for all of its public school employees,whether full-time or part-time, permanent, or temporary, every school boardshall require on its application for employment certification (i) that theapplicant has not been convicted of a felony or any offense involving thesexual molestation, physical or sexual abuse or rape of a child; and (ii)whether the applicant has been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude. Anyperson making a materially false statement regarding any such offense shallbe guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and upon conviction, the fact of saidconviction shall be grounds for the Board of Education to revoke suchperson's license to teach.
B. Every school board shall also require on its application for employment,as a condition of employment requiring direct contact with students, whetherfull-time or part-time, permanent, or temporary, certification that theapplicant has not been the subject of a founded case of child abuse andneglect.
C. Prior to awarding a contract for the provision of services that requirethe contractor or his employees to have direct contact with students, theschool board shall require the contractor and, when relevant, any employeewho will have direct contact with students, to provide certification that (i)he has not been convicted of a felony or any offense involving the sexualmolestation or physical or sexual abuse or rape of a child; and (ii) whetherhe has been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude.
Any person making a materially false statement regarding any such offenseshall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the fact ofsuch conviction shall be grounds for the revocation of the contract toprovide such services and, when relevant, the revocation of any licenserequired to provide such services. School boards shall not be liable formaterially false statements regarding the certifications required by thissubsection.
For the purposes of this subsection, "direct contact with students" meansbeing in the presence of students during regular school hours or duringschool-sponsored activities.
(1985, c. 487; 1987, c. 359; 1996, c. 960; 1997, c. 103; 2003, c. 723; 2006,c. 790.)
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