Child Care Workers Subject to Comprehensive Background Checks by Federal Mandate
Lincoln – A new provision in Nebraska law went into effect in September requiring all child care workers in the state undergo federal background checks, including FBI fingerprinting, to work for a state licensed child care provider. The law change comes after senators passed Legislative Bill 460 during this year’s legislative session.
LB 460 updated existing state law to bring Nebraska into compliance with the federal Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014, which funds child care licensing activities in the state.
Beginning Oct. 1, 2019, all potential new employees at licensed child care providers must complete the expanded background checks before working. Existing providers and provider staff have two years, until Oct. 1, 2021, to complete full federal background checks. More than 12,000 people work for 3,400 licensed child care providers in Nebraska.
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