Subject: First Steps Fingerprinting for Enrollment
Source: Sarah Parker, Supervisor

Intended Audience: First Steps Providers, Service Coordinators, SPOEs 

Date: November 10, 2005 

The FBI Background Check instructions for First Steps provider enrollment have been updated at /divspeced/FirstSteps/providerenroll.html. 

If a provider uses IDENTIX for fingerprinting, they should maintain a copy of the IDENTIX receipt and number and forward a copy to the Central Finance Office (CFO) with enrollment materials.  If a provider sends a fingerprint card and check to DESE for forwarding to IDENTIX, a copy of the email returned from Faith Ann Kuster, DESE, should be sent to the CFO with enrollment materials.  The receipt or email serves as an indication that the fingerprints were submitted and allows the enrollment process to proceed.