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Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett
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RDA
RDA: 11301
Database ID: 2442
Record Series Title: Background Unit Investigations
Record Series Abstract: Documents relating to Background Investigations including Inquiry Screen, Applicant Detail Sheet, Applications, Correspondence, Letters, Police reports/Narratives, Court Documents, Expungement, Disposition Forms, Criminal History Record and any other documentation relating to Background Check investigations.
Record Series Active: Yes
Cut Off at End of: Other
If Other, Explain: When the investigative process ends.
Total Retention: 10 Years 0 Months
Retention End Action: Destroy
Disposition Notes: Files are created for each applicant, records are maintained on site. Both paper and electronic versions are kept for 10 years after cut off, then destroyed according to state approved methods.
View Signed Form: Form Not Received
Worksheet
Worksheet ID: 2440
Record Location: TDHS State Office
File Arrangement: Program, Year, Alpha
Media Format Generated: Both
Media Format Stored: Paper/Electronic
Date Range: 2002 - Current
Annual Accumulation: 10 cubic feet/.10 GB for Database and 20 MB per year for archived files
Current Volume: 75 cubic feet/.57 GB of Database and 170 MB of archived file storage.
Record Value: Administrative, Legal
Audit Requirements: Both
Reference Frequency:
Current Year per Month: 999
Past Year: 500
2 - 5 Years: 100
Over 5 Years: 0
Data Update Frequency: Daily
Information Shared Outside of State: Yes
If Shared, List Agencies: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Essential Record: Yes - Original
Essential Record Stored: TDHS-Office of Inspector General (OIG)- Background Investigations Unit
Essential Record Media Type: Paper
Confidential: Yes
Confidential Legal Citation: IRS Publication 1075, TDHS Administrative Policies and Procedures: 2.06
Media Recommendation: Current Format
Media Recommendation Other:
Agency Retention: 10 years
Agency Retention - Years Active:
Agency Retention - Years Inactive:
Records Center Retention Period:
Final Disposition after Retention Expires: Destroy
Legal Citation: IRS Publication 1075, TDHS Administrative Policies and Procedures: 2.06
Record Sample: No Sample
Legal Documentation: No Legal Documentation
Electronic Records Plan Inventory
System Name: BacTrak (Background Check and Tracking System)
IT-ABC Number:
Hardware Description: The electronic records are permanently stored in a schema within a database hosted by STS in their Shared Oracle environment. That environment is hosted on a physical server located in the State of Tennessee Data Center. All hardware for maintaining the records is maintained in accordance with current STS standards.
Software Description: Notifications are created during the background check process and created using various templates based on the findings returned by the background check. The BacTrak application is a Java application hosted on a JBoss/Red Hat Linux VM server.
System Location: The database schema containing all electronic records is kept on servers maintained and supported by STS at State Data Centers.
Backup Procedures: Backup procedures shall be maintained in accordance with current STS Data Center Operations policy.
Disaster Recovery: A detailed Disaster Recovery Plan for BacTrak exists in accordance with current STS standards. It is reviewed annually. The Disaster Recovery Plan for the Shared Oracle environment is maintained by the STS Database Operations team.
Data Migration Description: When the user indicates that a notification is to be printed, they select a template and based on case data the appropriate template is generated and stored in the system. The types of documents include (but not limited to): No Findings/OK to Work Letter, No Findings and OK to Drive Letter, No Findings and Not OK to Drive Letter, and Findings/Not OK to work letter.
Metadata Description: Metadata varies based on the notification template. Any data that may populate a template is located in a database table within the same database schema. Below is a list of possible data elements; Employee First Name, Employee Middle Initial, Employee Last Name, Social Security Number, Printed Date, and Findings Category.
Contact Information
Contact Name: Karen Barber Maclin
Job Title: DHS Records Management Unit Administrative Services Assistant III
Address 1: 400 Deaderick Street
Address 2:
City: Nashville
Zip: 37243
Phone: 615-253-1195
Email: karen.maclin-barber@tn.gov
Agency: Dept. of Human Services
Agency Head: Commissioner Danielle Barnes
Director: Pennye Neal
Allotment Code: 34500
Status
Action Requested: New RDA
Comments
  Date Comments
Records Management Division (RMD): 09-13-2018 No recommended changes.
Tennessee State Libary and Archives: 09-20-2018 No recommended changes.
Comptroller Audit Review: 2018-09-13 We have reviewed RDA 11301 from an audit standpoint. We concur with the recommended retention and disposition specifications.
Agency: 09-26-2018 No recommended changes.
RMD Director Recomendations: 10-09-2018 RDA 11301 is a request for a new RDA. The retention period will be ten years and destroy. The format will be paper/electronic. Recommend approval of request to create RDA 11301.
Signed Form Received: 2018-10-09
PRC Meeting Date: 10-30-2018
PRC Comments: PRC approves RDA 11301.
PRC Action: Approved
RDA History
ID RDA PRC Reviewed PRC Action
2442 11301 2018-10-30 Approved