Need Standard Background Checks

Many agencies that use both volunteers and professionals to accomplish their mission require background checks. Each background check cost someone money along the way, either the person applying, or the agency. We need a standard background check that's valid for a certain amount of time.

I just went through a background check so I can deploy nationwide for the Red Cross Disaster Action Team. My wife just went though background checks for both the Red Cross and the Foster Care Review Board. How many background checks do they need to do?

We need a standard background check that's valid for one year. I understand there are different levels of background checks, so they could have one for volunteers and a higher level for someone who has access to sensitive information.

People should be given a card saying they passed a background check of a specific level that's valid for one year. This would save the agencies who require background checks money, and get volunteers and new employees on the job sooner.