H.F. 2056 Section 1. Section 237A.5, subsection 2, paragraph d, 1 subparagraph (1), Code Supplement 2009, is amended to read as 2 follows: 3 (1) For a person subject to a record check, in addition to 4 any other record check conducted pursuant to this subsection, 5 the person’s fingerprints shall be provided to the department 6 of public safety for submission through the state criminal 7 history repository to the United States department of justice, 8 federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history 9 check. The department may adopt rules specifying criteria in 10 the public interest for requiring the national criminal history 11 check shall of a person to be repeated every four years . 12 EXPLANATION 13 This bill relates to the requirements for national criminal 14 history record checks for certain child care providers. 15 Under current law in Code section 237A.5, relating to child 16 care personnel, a national criminal record check is required 17 for persons being considered for child care licensure or 18 registration, for employment in child care, for receiving 19 public funding for providing child care, or for residing in 20 a child care facility or child care home receiving public 21 funding. For the period beginning on and after January 1, 22 2010, through June 30, 2013, the national criminal record check 23 requirement only applies to licensed child care centers and to 24 child development home providers who voluntarily license. 25 The bill replaces a requirement for repeating the 26 national criminal check requirement every four years with an 27 authorization for the department of human services to adopt 28 rules specifying criteria in the public interest for requiring 29 the national check of a person to be repeated. 30 -1- LSB 5054HH (2) 83 jp/nh 1/ 1