Wyoming § 21-7-401 - Boards of trustees to require criminal history background information.
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§ 21-7-401. Boards of trustees to require criminal history background information.
The board of trustees of each school district within the state shall require any employee initially hired by the school board on or after July 1, 1996, who may have access to minors to submit to fingerprinting for the purpose of obtaining state or national criminal history record information before employment. The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons certificated under W.S. 21-2-802 who have met the requirements of this section pursuant to the certification process.
Source: official Wyoming text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 21-7-401 ("Boards of trustees to require criminal history background information.") is part of the Wyoming Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of Wyoming. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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