DATE: November 5, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Delfino E. Neira, Director, Department of Social Services
SUBJECT: Resolution to Conduct Criminal History Background Investigations for Department of Social Services' staff who have access to Federal Tax Information
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Adopt a Resolution authorizing the Department to transmit images of fingerprints of Departmental employees to the California Department of Justice and receive from said agency local, State, and Federal level criminal history records, to determine the suitability of individuals who may have access to Federal Tax Information.
2. Authorize the Department's Director or designee to establish the minimum suitability standards for Departmental employees to access Federal Tax Information.
3. Authorize the Department's Director or designee to determine the suitability of said Departmental employees based on their local, State, and Federal level criminal history obtained from the California Department of Justice.
4. Authorize the Department's Director or designee to submit an application to the California Department of Justice to send fingerprint records and receive confidential criminal history information, which is controlled by State and Federal statutes.
REPORT
Approval of the first recommended action authorizes the Department of Social Services to transmit fingerprint images to the California Department of Justice (DOJ), and receive in return local, State and Federal-level criminal history information for employment eligibility verification of individuals who may have access to Federal Tax Information (FTI).
Approval of the second and third recommended actions authorize the Department to implement the suitability standards and the Department's Director or designee to adjudicate criminal history information for individuals who have access to FTI, which the Department established in order to comply with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Publication 1075 ?...
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