Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement

Legislative status

1. Introduced
2. In Committee
3. Reported by Committee
4. Floor Vote Scheduled
5. Passed One Chamber
6. Passed Both Chambers
7. Sent to Executive
8. Signed into Law

Summary

The bill mandates that all applicants, including volunteers, who will have direct contact with children in certain child‑care facilities must undergo a criminal history records check. The State Department of Education must set up a centralized unit to process, track, and notify applicants of the status of these checks. It also requires a report to the General Assembly by October 1 2028 and updates some staffing and probationary rules for child‑care teachers.

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Hearings

• Ways and Means — Bill Hearing
  Ways and Means · Feb 18, 2026

History

1. May 12, 2026Approved by the Governor - Chapter 360
2. Apr 10, 2026Returned Passed
3. Apr 9, 2026Third Reading Passed
4. Apr 8, 2026Second Reading Passed
5. Apr 8, 2026Favorable Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
6. Apr 8, 2026Favorable Adopted
7. Mar 19, 2026Referred Education, Energy, and the Environment
8. Mar 18, 2026Third Reading Passed
9. Mar 18, 2026Second Reading Passed with Amendments
10. Mar 18, 2026Favorable with Amendments Report by Ways and Means
11. Mar 18, 2026Favorable with Amendments {
12. Feb 4, 2026Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

The 12 most recent of 13 recorded actions.

Sponsors

• Miller · sponsor
• Addison
• Alston
• Buckel
• Coley
• Ebersole
• Feldmark
• Griffith
• Hartman
• Hornberger
• Mireku-North
• Palakovich Carr
• Pasteur
• Patterson
• R. Long
• Roberson
• Wilkins
• Wims

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