Maryland SB359 requires criminal history records checks for individuals in child care facilities and establishes a centralized unit for processing.

Maryland SB359 mandates that individuals who will have direct contact with children in certain child care facilities submit to a criminal history records check. The State Department of Education must establish a centralized unit to process and manage these checks. The centralized unit can notify applicants of their eligibility to provide child care services. The bill also alters probationary employment qualifications for first-time child care teachers in certain child care centers.

Maryland SB359 requires criminal history records checks for individuals in child care facilities and establishes a centralized unit for processing.

Maryland SB359 mandates that individuals who will have direct contact with children in certain child care facilities submit to a criminal history records check. The State Department of Education must establish a centralized unit to process and manage these checks. The centralized unit can notify applicants of their eligibility to provide child care services. The bill also alters probationary employment qualifications for first-time child care teachers in certain child care centers.