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Requirements for allLicensed Child Care Providers (Family Child Care Homes I/II, Child Care Centers, School Age Only Centers, and Preschools):

State law (Nebraska revised state statute 68-1206) passed on 5/30/19, requiring child care staff members and individuals residing in Family Child Care Homes who are 18 years of age or older to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history record check in accordance to the CCDBG Act of 2014, which includes in-state background check requirements. Beginning 10/1/19, individuals who are 18 years of age and older who are new child care staff members in any of these settings or new residents in Family Child Care Homes are required to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history record check. The individual submitting prints is required to pay the actual cost of the fingerprinting and processing. Child care staff members who were employed by a child care provider prior to 10/1/19, or individuals who resided in a family child care home prior to 10/1/19, are required to submit fingerprints for a national criminal history record check by 10/1/21.

Checks are completed at the time of a license application and/or new staff hiring.

ii. Describe how these requirements, policies and procedures apply to all other providers eligible to deliver CCDF services (e.g., license-exempt CCDF eligible providers), in accordance with 98.43(a)(1)(i) and 98.16(o). Describe and provide citations Nebraska revised state statute 68-1206 only incudes providers who are licensed. The Lead Agency has already drafted legislation for the 2020 Legislation Session starting January 2020. This legislation will allow authority to conduct national criminal history record checks on license-exempt providers and applicable household members. Until this is passed, Nebraska will continue to conduct checks that include in-state criminal repository (not using fingerprints) with Nebraska Data Exchange Network for each provider and household member age 13 or older residences. If an individual has lived in Nebraska less than 5 years, the individual must obtain documentation of a criminal history record check from the previous state(s) of residence. License-Exempt provider do not have staff, therefore, when they request and provide their own out-of-state background check, there are no confidentially issues. Checks are completed at the time of a new CCDF/Subsidy Agreement and each year at renewal.

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