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DSS has just filed emergency regulations to require fingerprint CLEARANCES prior to employment.  Effective July 16^th

• All required staff must be fingerprint cleared prior to employment (not just submitted prints);

• The department will have authority to remove staff from the facility based on non-clearance;

• For any staff with a clearance, if a subsequent arrest occurs, the individual must report via phone call to the department within 48 hours;

• The criteria for approving exemption requests will be more restrictive. For example,

• an exemption will not be granted if the individual failed to disclose criminal history;

• violent felony convictions will not be granted;

• probation and/or parole must be complete prior to receiving an exemption;

• fewer convictions will qualify for an exemption.

All licensees will soon receive a letter from the department to notify you of this regulation package.  The regulations are not yet available for review.  CALA will review the regs as soon as they're available and will participate in the public hearing process. 

In the meantime, be sure to sign up for electronic notification of clearance from the Department of Justice.  This way you'll be much more likely to get notified of a clearance within three days (see below).

 Please call Heather Harrison (916-448-1900) if you have any questions. 

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