As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD BACKGROUND CHECK
A determination of whether a person has a criminal record
by cross referencing that person's name and fingerprints with
those on file with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Identification
Division, and the State Bureau of Identification in the Division of
State Police.
NONPROFIT YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATION OR ORGANIZATION
A corporation, association or other organization established
pursuant to Title 15 of the Revised Statutes, Title 15A of the New
Jersey Statutes, or other law of this state, but excluding public
and nonpublic schools, and which provides recreational, cultural,
charitable, social or other activities or services in the Township
of Denville for persons younger than 18 years of age, and is exempt
from federal income taxes.
VOLUNTEER
Any unpaid person involved with programs serving youths that
are organized by the Township or by any Township-based organization
that utilizes Township facilities or receives Township funding who
has unsupervised direct access to youths under the age of 18 years
as a result of their involvement with the program or organization.
In order to participate in any youth program organized by the
Township or any Township-based organization that utilizes Township
facilities or is funded by the Township, the result of the criminal
history background check of a volunteer or employee subject to the
terms of this article must be a recommendation of approval from the
Volunteer Review Operations. The registered agency designated by the
Township shall notify each volunteer and employee and the Recreation
Director of the status of their respective criminal history record
check.
A person whose primary residence does not change must renew
his/her enrollment in the background record check program every three
years if the person wishes to continue as a volunteer or employee
within the youth program within the Township. Any person who changes
his or her residence must undergo the full mandatory record check
in order to be requalified. Notwithstanding the above, the Director
of Public Safety may, on a random basis, require volunteers or employees
to consent to criminal history background checks at any time while
participating as a volunteer or employee in any youth program subject
to this article.
Any celebrity guests will be allowed to participate in programs
within the Township so long as they are under the supervision of an
adult approved pursuant to this article. Further, this article does
not apply to volunteers and employees of teams and/or organizations
that are not based in the Township of Denville.
The Township Administrator or designee and the Recreation Director
shall be responsible for coordination and administration of the criminal
history background check program pursuant to this article.
Pending receipt of the results of the criminal history record
check information, a current or prospective volunteer or employee
may continue to volunteer or begin volunteering for a period of six
months after the effective date of this article unless the Township
receives prior notice of a negative criminal history background check
result which would disqualify the volunteer or employee. Thereafter,
a prospective volunteer or employee may begin volunteering, pending
receipt of the results of the background check, provided that their
access to youths is supervised on site by another adult approved pursuant
to this article.