College security checks backed

Deseret News: College security checks backed

Faculty members at Utah universities are not subject to the intense background scrutiny faced by public school teachers, but one legislator wants to find out exactly who is working at the state’s colleges and universities.

Rep. Ronda Rudd Menlove, R-Garland, is pushing a measure this session to require new hires at Utah’s public institutions of higher education to undergo federal background checks much like those required of elementary school teachers.

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