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A/NA YMCA Hurricanes
CRIMINAL OFFENDER RECORD
INFORMATION (CORI)
and
SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY INFORMATION (SORI)
POLICY
INTENT:
The A/NA YMCA Hurricanes Swim Team (ANAHST) recognizes the
need to ensure a safe environment for those we serve. As one means
of providing a safe and credible environment, the YMCA has
implemented a Criminal Offender Records Information and Sex
Offender Registry Information check policy which is reviewed on an
annual basis.
POLICY STATEMENT:
Volunteers for the ANAHST will undergo CORI and SORI checks.
Massachusetts law, as well as regulations promulgated by the
Commonwealth Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
states that individuals convicted of certain crimes pose an
unacceptable risk to vulnerable populations (i.e. underage,
elderly, disabled or persons receiving care due to illness) and are
therefore ineligible to provide services or support in such state
programs or facilities.
POLICY PURPOSE:
Standardized procedures for the review of criminal and sex offender
records help ensure that volunteers under consideration are
appropriate for serving in their positions. The Criminal History
Systems Board has authorized the Merrimack Valley YMCA to
receive criminal record information regarding those individuals who
need CORI clearance provide voluntary services in educational
worksites. The CORI as required by law and SORI checks apply
to volunteers who provide services that entail the potential for
unsupervised contact with vulnerable populations.
PROCEDURE:
Prior to being approved for volunteering for the ANAHST, candidates
will be subject to a CORI/SORI check. complete CORI/SORI
applications and receive clearance prior to the beginning their
volunteer roles.
Click on the following link,
print out these two documents, fill them out and leave for Coach
Dan at the front desk of the A/NA Branch.
www.teamunify.com/neahst/__doc__/ANA%20CORI%20and%20SORI%20Forms%202009.pdf
The CORI application is sent to the
Criminal History Systems Board (CHSB) and the SORI application is
sent to the Sex Offender Registry Board (SORB) which generally
respond within four to six weeks. A YMCA CORI/SORI reviewer
examines the confidential CORI and SORI records and makes a
determination as to the candidate’s eligibility based on the
standards established by the YMCA .
If the individual believes that his or
her SORI or SORI report contains an error, the individual should
contact the CHSB or the SORB directly. If it is determined that
there was an error that was subsequently corrected, the individual
should so inform the CORI/SORI reviewer who will repeat the
CORI/SORI check.
If the report is correct, the
individual may appeal the decision by providing to the Y within
thirty (30) calendar days, a written statement from a Criminal
Justice Official (CJO) stating that the candidate does not pose an
unacceptable risk of harm and reasons for that belief. This
statement should also include a professional assessment of the
individual in question and the risk posed to the general population
and/or any specific groups or populations. In addition, the
statement must include the CJO’s current position and
position at the time of supervising the candidate, dates during
which the CJO supervised the candidate and all relevant information
that may assist the Y in considering the candidate’s
eligibility to interact with vulnerable populations in an
unsupervised setting. Upon receipt of this statement from a CJO,
the YMCA will reconsider eligibility and will notify the
candidate of the decision.
More CORI info from the state:
www.mass.gov/
More SORI info from the state: www.mass.gov/sorb/info_aboutSO.htm
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