Section 26-6-14.5 - Waiver, fingerprinting, and declaration as condition of employment--Time--Immediate termination of employee.
26-6-14.5. Waiver, fingerprinting, and declaration as condition of employment--Time--Immediate termination of employee. Subsequent to initial licensure, any person specified in § 26-6-14.4 shall, as a condition to employment, residence, or presence in a child welfare agency sign the waiver set forth in § 23-5-12, be fingerprinted and sign a declaration under penalty of perjury regarding any prior criminal conviction and military history. The licensee shall submit these fingerprints to the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Division not later than fourteen calendar days following employment, residence, or initial presence in the child welfare agency. If it is determined that the person has been convicted of a crime specified by rules of the department, the licensee shall act immediately to terminate the person's employment and remove the person from the child welfare agency or bar the person from entering the child welfare agency.
Source: SL 1988, ch 208, § 3; SL 1993, ch 197, § 2.