Student Criminal Background Investigation Policy

Adopted by President’s Cabinet 7/30/14
Revisions Adopted by APCC 12/11/20
Revisions Adopted by Faculty Senate 1/13/21
Revisions Adopted by President’s Cabinet 1/29/21
Revisions Adopted by President 1/15/21

East Georgia State College will require a Criminal Background Investigation (CBI) for applicants and former students that self-declare on the 招生 Application 他们曾被判犯有交通违章以外的其他罪行，或目前有 criminal charges pending, students in the Teacher Education program of study, EGSC 申请担任中学后准备充实(PREP)导师的学生， EGSC导师，申请出国留学项目的EGSC学生或任何申请的学生 to live in on-campus 住房. 的 purpose of the policy is to (1) further the college's 以兴趣和责任感来评价性格、成熟度和责任心 of its applicants for admission; (2) to ensure the safety of the campus community, 包括校内学生住宿设施和校外K-12安置环境， (3)让学院更好地向学生建议他们所面临的困难 在获得实习，学生的教学要求和职业执照 that, by law or policy, exclude those with certain convictions. 的 criminal background check is valid for one year. It is possible that a student may be required to obtain 在EGSC注册期间的额外报告，以便将来实习 and for professional licensure in selected fields including teacher education.

Special Note for Teacher Education Students: 每一门EGSC教师教育课程都要求学生完成课堂体验 以满足课程的基本要求. 该政策的目的是确保准备成为教育工作者的学生 possess appropriate qualities of character conducive to a K-12 setting. 罪犯 Background Investigation must be completed and approved by the committee prior to the student being placed in a K-12 classroom. Any teacher education student convicted 就没有资格进入K-12的课堂 and unable to fulfill the essential requirements of the course. Additionally, it is possible such student would likely not be able to fulfill future student teaching course requirements nor receive eventual licensure. This policy allows East Georgia State College to advise students of the difficulties they face in obtaining future internships, student teaching, and licensure.

未决指控和定罪:申请人有义务在录取材料中自我披露

十大彩票平台入学申请，即十大彩票平台 重新入学申请和十大彩票平台宿舍申请 要求申请人自我披露先前的刑事定罪和未决刑事案件 charges, to provide an explanation of the nature of the offense(s), the date(s) of occurrence, name and location of the court and the sentence imposed, and to submit court documentation. Applicants also have a duty to notify the college immediately of any inaccuracies in, or corrections to, the information initially disclosed.

Penalty for Failure to Self -Disclose: 申请人没有自我披露以前或目前的刑事定罪和 入学申请，再入学申请或居留申请的未决费用 Hall Application is a falsification of the record and will render the applicant ineligible for admission to the institution and to 住房.

Pending Charges and Convictions: 当前的学生 Continuing Duty to Disclose

Following admission, currently enrolled students have a continuing duty to report 在十大彩票平台就读期间发生的逮捕和定罪，包括 those occurring between terms. Future criminal activity while enrolled at EGSC may result in disciplinary action including suspension or expulsion from the college, 住房, activities and programs and the inability to complete a program of study.

Procedure for Undisclosed Charges and Convictions by Applicant or Student

Upon EGSC’s knowledge of an applicant’s or a student’s criminal activity and/or in conjunction with an alleged Student Code of Conduct violation, the student will be 要求签署犯罪背景调查同意书，以便提供原件 or an updated CBI may be obtained. After review of pending criminal charges, prior 刑事定罪或入院后未报告或披露的刑事定罪 by the student, East Georgia State College may deny admission, dismiss, suspend or expel a student from a course, program, activity, 住房 and/or the institution. In addition, the student will forfeit all fees paid to East Georgia State College and may be denied a readmission opportunity.

Procedure for Obtaining Background Investigation Report

Applicants/students must:

• • Complete a Background Investigation Consent Form. This form can be obtained from Student Affairs, mailed to your permanent home address, or accessed 十大彩票平台这里.
  • Return the completed Background Investigation Consent Form to 招生.
  • 如果因为校园住宿以外的任何原因要求提交报告，则提交25美元的处理费用 十大彩票平台，商务办公室，131 College Circle, Swainsboro， GA 30401. Note that your fee is for “CBI’.

Committee Review Process: Student's Right to Appear

背景调查委员会收到中央调查局的报告后，将进行审查 这份报告. If 这份报告 reveals pending charges or convictions, 的 Chair of the CBI委员会将通知学生/申请人有关收费和日期 time of a committee meeting where the student can appear before the committee. 的 委员会会议将在委员会收到CBI后10天内安排. 通知将通过EGSC电子邮件发送给在读学生，并通过电子邮件发送给申请人 我们的邮件. 的 purpose of the applicant/student appearance before the committee is to present his/her explanation of the criminal record and to address discrepancies or incomplete information in the applicant/student CBI and admissions or readmissions 应用程序. It is the responsibility of the applicant/student to provide any supporting 文档(e.g. police reports, affidavit, certified copy of court documentation, 等.) to the Chair of the CBI committee two business days prior to the scheduled right 出现. 的 supporting documentation will be disseminated to the committee members 审查. 的 CBI Committee members and student have the right to attend live or 几乎. 的 CBI Committee reserves the right to record an audio and video recording of the right 出现 session for purposes of review and deliberation. 如果是学生 被告知有权出席委员会会议，但未能出席; the committee members may render a 决定 in the student's absence.

CBI委员会成员评估的信息可能包括，但不限于 to, the following:

1. 1. Nature, circumstances and frequency of 这份报告ed offense;
   2. Length of time since the offense;
   3. Information that addresses efforts at rehabilitation including whether the student 对自己的行为承担责任或提出异议，接受惩罚，付出努力 of positive life changes;
   4. Accuracy of information provided by the applicant in the admissions 应用程序; and
   5. 入学是否会危及EGSC教职员工、学生和学生的安全 访客，或危及任何参与校外教程的各方的安全 网站.

For teacher education students: 对师范专业学生的犯罪背景调查报告进行评估 using the above standards with specific attention to the nature of the prohibited crimes as set forth by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GPSC). 的GPSC 对于被判犯有道德败坏罪行的申请人，如:欺诈，拒绝颁发执照 或以虚假借口取得有价值的东西，盗窃或轻微盗窃 盗窃，信托后盗窃，谋杀，嫖娼，故意杀人， 销售毒品或其他非法毒品，未提交联邦纳税申报表的模式 在应交税款的年份，犯罪地开出空头支票，并伪造 report of a crime.

Possible Committee Decisions

Applying the standards above, the committee may take one or more of the following action(s) as applicable:

1. 1. Admission to the institution, and/or 住房, and/or its programs, with or without 条件;
   2. Denial of admission to the institution;
   3. 拒绝接受教师教育计划，或在替代，律师 and advise student of future risks and barriers if he/she elects to continue this 学习计划;
   4. Denial of employment as a PREP or EGSC tutor;
   5. Denial of admission to EGSC Study Abroad Program; and/or 
   6. Denial of admission to on-campus 住房.

的 Chair of the CBI committee will send an official written response to applicant 寄往其永久家庭住址，并以普通及挂号信方式寄送有关委员会的资料 决定. Current students will be notified using EGSC email.

Waiver for Teacher Education Students

教师教育学生被拒绝进入教师教育的 program, and said student desires to continue in the teacher education program of study, the student must sign a Waiver form. 的 Waiver advises the student that enrollment in EDUC 2110, EDUC 2120 and/or 2130 may result in:

• Student being unable to fulfill the essential requirements (classroom experience) 当然;
• 学生可能没有资格学习教师教育课程(转学后) at a 4 year degree granting institution; and
• 如果学生在另一个学习领域完成了四年制学位，学生就可以 may not be able to obtain professional certification from the Georgia Performance Standards Commission.

上诉

An applicant/student denied admission to the college, 住房, its programs and/or activities, as a result of his or her criminal background investigation report has 有权在收到学生申诉后的五个工作日内向校长提出申诉 of the committee’s 决定. 的 student must deliver his/her appeal letter addressed 在上述五天内，向总统提交给CBI委员会主席. 如果及时提交，CBI委员会主席将转交委员会文件和上诉 letter to the President. 的 appeal to the President is not a hearing; it is a review of the student’s file as it existed at the initial committee meeting. 在收到 对于上诉，院长的审查仅限于考虑是否有记录 contains a substantial basis to uphold the prior 决定s. No new information will 除非在特殊情况下出现令人信服的情况，否则应考虑这一呼吁 reasons why the information was not available at the initial committee review, why 现在应该提出，为什么没有在委员会初次会议上提出. 总统将在收到后的五个工作日内进行审查并作出决定 上诉. 的 student will be notified in writing of the 决定 within that 时间. This is the student’s final institutional appeal.

Appeal to Board of Regents

学生可以根据规定向校董会提出上诉 in the Policy Manual of the Board of Regents.