The Division for Youth shall establish, subject to and consistent with any applicable collective bargaining agreement(s) and provisions of the Civil Service Law, a written procedure to review, evaluate and verify the backgrounds of and information supplied by all applicants for employment or voluntary work. This procedure shall include provisions for receiving, at a minimum, the following information from each applicant:
(a)a statement or summary of the applicant's employment history, including but not limited to any relevant child-caring experience;
(b)the names, addresses, and where available, telephone numbers of references who can verify the applicant's employment history, work record and qualifications;
(c)a statement or summary of the applicant's or volunteer's educational experience showing elementary school(s), if the applicant or volunteer does not have a secondary school diploma or high school equivalency diploma, secondary school(s) or college(s) attended, highest grade level or degree attained, and any additional credits earned;
(d)the names and addresses of educational institutions that can verify the applicant's or volunteer's educational information;
(e)a listing of special skills or completed training courses which might aid in the performance of duties of the position for which he or she is applying;
(f)the names, addresses and telephone numbers of at least two personal references, other than relatives, who can attest to the applicant's character, reputation and personal qualifications; and
(g)a sworn statement by the applicant, indicating whether, to the best of his or her knowledge, he or she has ever been convicted of a crime in New York State or any jurisdiction and that all statements in the application are true, to the best of his or her knowledge.