Legislation - SB0359

Title: Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement
Sponsored by: Senator Henson
Status: In the Senate - First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
Analysis

Synopsis

Requiring individuals who will have direct contact with children in certain child care facilities to submit to a criminal history records check; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a centralized unit for the processing and management of information about criminal history records checks; altering the applicability of probationary employment qualifications for first-time child care teachers in child care centers in the State that serve children who are at least 2 years old; etc.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/23/2026 Legislative Date 1/23/2026 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/23/2026	1/23/2026	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
			Text - First - Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement

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