8/9/23, 2:14 PM National Service Criminal History Check Truescreen Updates

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Aug. 9, 2023

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National Service Criminal History Check Truescreen Updates

AmeriCorps sent this bulletin at 08/09/2023 02:04 PM EDT

National Service Criminal History Check

Truescreen Updates

Truescreen Records Inaccessible Five Years After Order

Date

While Truescreen maintains check records for seven years, check records are no longer

accessible to Truescreen users five years after their order date. Grant recipient and

AmeriCorps staff cannot view or search Truescreen records or reports after five

years from the check order date. You must save, download, or print records of

Truescreen checks if they must be retained for more than five years.

Fieldprint records remain accessible to grant recipients and AmeriCorps staff in the

Fieldprint system for seven years. You must save, download, or print records of Fieldprint

checks if they must be retained for more than seven years.

Recipients who first used Truescreen in 2018 will be affected first and will start losing

access to records in October 2023. You may run the CNCS Monitoring Report in

Truescreen to help you determine when your organization first ordered checks. We will

update guidance in the “Using AmeriCorps Approved Vendors Truescreen and Fieldprint

Manual” on the NSCHC webpage to align with Truescreen's record access.

The responsibility for retaining records that demonstrate compliance with all National

Service Criminal History Check requirements lies with the grant recipient and/or

subrecipient. Recipients must maintain documentation of the National Service Criminal

History Check as grant records (see 45 CFR § 2540.206) and for the length of time

described in 2 CFR 200 § 200.334 Retention requirements for records.

Most recipients will need to save, download, or print all Truescreen records that must be

retained for more than five years from the check order date. Truescreen has an option to

facilitate records transfer for large organizations. Recipients with at least 300 records

needing transfer can work with Truescreen to set up automatic records transfer to a

separate, secure web-location. If you are a recipient who does not meet the 300-file

threshold for large organization transfer, you must save necessary records directly

from the system before they are removed from the Truescreen portal.

AmeriCorps is hosting an information session to review this update and the option for

large organizations to receive files transferred from Truescreen. A recording of the session

will be available on Litmos.

Truescreen Records Retention Updates

Tuesday, Aug. 22, 3-3:30 p.m. ET
8/9/23, 2:14 PM National Service Criminal History Check Truescreen Updates

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Truescreen Name Documentation

We provided notice that Truescreen revised applicant instructions regarding name

documentation. Since then, we have received feedback that applicants are unsure of

which documents are acceptable. Truescreen has added language directing applicants to

check with their selecting organization about which document to upload.

Truescreen runs the check on the name program staff enter. Program staff must use the

first and last name reflected on an allowable document when ordering checks in

Truescreen. Staff should ensure an allowable document used to verify the current legal

name of the applicant is uploaded to Truescreen, either by the applicant or program staff.

This may require informing the applicant which document they should upload.

Please review the guidance on name-based checks in the "National Service

Criminal History Check Manual" and in FAQ 2.24 of the "Using AmeriCorps Approved

Vendors Truescreen and Fieldprint Manual", available on our website.

If you have questions about using Truescreen, email chc@cns.gov and copy your

portfolio manager.

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