Per CA AB 506 that any volunteer 18 years and older who has direct contact with, or supervision of, children for more than 16 hours per month or 32 hours per year must complete 2 requirements: (1) a fingerprinted background check through the California Department of Justice, and (2) Mandatory Child Abuse Awareness traing.
You may find the “Parent’s Guide to the Little League’s Child Protection Program” helpful in better understanding the value and importance of this process.
Completing your NWLL compliance
To get started with your league volunteering compliance process, please begin the trainings at the links below and submit your training certificates as a PDF through this Google form. Please mark "no" at the bottom of the form to upload your certificates. If you are unsure if you completed training or a live Scan, please email [email protected] and [email protected].
Please name your certificate files as: “LAST NAME.First name - [Certificate Abbreviation]. Abbreviations are listed in the table above. For example, your concussion certificate would be emailed with the file name SMITH.John-CON. Screenshots and scans cannot be accepted.
Include all pertinent certificates in the same email, noting the team and role for which you are volunteering. These are one-time requirements and can be retained and used for other youth volunteering activities (Church, scouts, travel ball etc.) outside of NWLL. Click on the links below to find your training.
CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK WITH JDP
JPD background check is good from Oct 1 of the current year to Sept 30 of the following year. If you are volunteering for the fall season, you will receive an email on Oct 1. from JDP with a link and instructions to complete the criminal history check. This good for the spring season. If you are volunteering for the spring season, you will receive a JDP Background Screening email as needed. You will be notified after your background check is complete.
LIVE SCAN FINGERPRINTING
California AB 506 states that volunteers 18 years and older who have direct contact with, or supervision of, children for more than 16 hours per month or 32 hours per year must complete 2 requirements: (1) a fingerprinted background check through the California Department of Justice, and (2) Mandatory Child Abuse Reporter Certification. All Managers, Coaches, Umpires, Team Parents, and Board Members must complete both requirements. NWLL offers fingerprinting through our Live Scan vendor at the start of each season at no cost to our volunteers. Volunteers must complete the Live Scan for Northwood Little League; if you have previously completed a fingerprinted background check through the CA DOJ, it does not carry over. This is a one-time requirement. It must be completed through NWLL’s vendor and will be good for the lifetime of your volunteer service with NWLL.
NWLL Background Check Policy
Little League International recognizes the importance of providing a safe learning environment for the youth participating in the program. Northwood Little League conducts criminal background checks for volunteer managers, coaches, board members, assistant coaches, umpires, team parents, practice parents, and any other volunteers who have regular or repetitive access to, or contact with, players or teams. These checks are completed annually on all new and returning individuals prior to the individual assuming his/her duties for the current season and include a state and federal criminal history with sex offender information. NWLL uses JDP for its annual background checks, which is contracted by Little League International.
More information about Little League’s requirement for annual background checks for volunteers can be found here.
Please note the criminal background check does not include a subsequent arrest notification after the background check has been completed. Pursuant to California State Law, Article 3 (commencing with Section 11100) of Chapter 1 of Title 1 of Part 4 of the Penal Code, criminal history information is used internally. Confidential criminal history information is not disclosed to the public.
In addition, NWLL complies with all state law mandates regarding Live Scan background checks with the California Department of Justice, and for mandatory child-abuse reporting. Northwood Little League uses First Advantage Screening Solutions for its Live Scan background checks, which is contracted by Little League International.
More information about Little League International’s Child Protection Program can be found here.