Introduced
by
To require licensed child care and day care facilities to perform criminal background checks on employees and certain contract workers. Also, to require a child care or day care employee charged with one of a number of specified sex crimes, drug crimes, serious crimes of violence and possibly other crimes to report this to his or her employer.
Referred to the Committee on Families and Human Services
Reported without amendment
With the recommendation that the substitute (S-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
Substitute offered
To also require child care and day care centers to perform backgroun checks on all existing employees within one year of the bill's effective date, not just new hires. Also, to require that they "expunge" the record of an employee who reports that he has been charged with one of the listed crimes, but is later acquitted.
The substitute passed by voice vote
Passed in the Senate 35 to 0 (details)
To require licensed child care and day care facilities to perform criminal background checks on all present and prospective employees and certain contract workers. Also, to require a child care or day care employee charged with one of a number of specified sex crimes, drug crimes, serious crimes of violence and possibly other crimes to report this to his or her employer. The employer would have to "expunge" the record of an employee who reports this but is later acquitted.
Referred to the Committee on Judiciary
