greencard fever said:
Hi All,
I received 2 finger printing cards from the finger print agency, so should I send both for FBI background check or just 1?
Thanks.
Please check the link below
http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/sbeconline/fpinstruct.pdf
FINGERPRINT INSTRUCTIONS
Please read these instructions carefully before you begin the fingerprinting process.
1. Obtain a Fingerprint Packet. A complete Fingerprinting Packet consists of the following:
• Two (2) Fingerprint Cards from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) bearing the Originating Request
Identifier (ORI) number on its face. TEA may only accept the blue and white fingerprint cards provided
by the agency. Photocopies of the fingerprint cards are unacceptable.
• Fingerprint Instructions and Information Form
• A preaddressed return envelope
• Fee Remittance Form
You must complete a fingerprint card provided by TEA, regardless of whether you have been fingerprinted in
conjunction with obtaining any other license or certification issued by the State of Texas or any other state,
territory, country or jurisdiction.
2. Complete the Top Portion of the Fingerprint Card. IN BLACK INK, please fill out the top of the blue
fingerprint card as completely as possible, in accordance with the sample shown. Please compare your card to
the sample very carefully. The cards cannot be properly indexed by the Department of Justice or the FBI
without this information; therefore, incomplete cards will be returned to the applicant. If your card is
missing information or has stray marks your fingerprint card will be rejected, resulting in a significant
delay in processing your application for certification. (See the sample attached.)
3. Pay the Fingerprint Processing Fee. There is a $47.00 fee for processing your fingerprint card, effective
May 1, 2004. The fee may be paid by going to the SBEC website at www.sbec.state.tc.us. Click on the
‘SBEC Online for Educators' link and log in using your username and password. Once the Educator Main
Menu pulls up, select ‘Application Status' and then select ‘Pay Online Now' for the Fingerprint Request
Type.
4. Get Fingerprinted. Prints may be taken by any local law enforcement agency, including your local police
department or sheriff's office. We encourage you to contact your local enforcement agency to make
arrangements for obtaining your fingerprints. Have at least one form of picture identification for the law
enforcement agency. Sign the card in the presence of a law enforcement officer. You may be charged a fee by
the fingerprinting entity for the “rolling” of your fingerprints. You must have the individual rolling your
fingerprints sign the fingerprint card in the designated space.
• Prints must be taken by someone experienced in rolling fingerprints. Please be sure that the prints
are legible. If they are smudged or blurred, the prints will be rejected by the Texas Department of
Public Safety (DPS) and the FBI, and you will be required to submit a new set of prints, which may
delay the issuance of your credential.
• If you are missing a finger or have a skin irritation or deformity of the hands and/or fingers which
prevents the taking of clear fingerprints, submit a statement explaining the situation from the person
taking the fingerprints (in the case of missing fingers or a deformity) or from a doctor (in the case of a
skin irritation). Include the statement with your fingerprint card at the time you submit them to SBEC.
