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-- Strategies used to address these challenges

Describe: 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 includesiner-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. 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 include out of state checks for anyone required to be checked who has lived outside of Nebraska within the past 5 years. 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 legislation is passed, the Lead Agency will continue to do its due diligence to obtain background checks (without fingerprints) if a provider has lived outside of state within the past 5 years. For licensed-exempt providers the Lead Agency has always held the provider responsible to obtain their out of state background check, if they lived out of state within the past 5 years. The Lead Agency will either reach out to the state or the provider understands they will be responsible to obtain the information above from the previous State(s) at which they resided. The Provider further understands and agrees that any negative findings from the above background checks may result in the immediate termination of this Agreement.

Nebraska CCDF and Licensing Programs with the Lead Agency has been receiving on- site technical assistance support and is working to find a solution to conducting Lead Agency initiated interstate checks.

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