S704 - COVID-19 Recovery Act. (SL 2020-3)

Overview: Section 3E.2 of S.L. 2020-3 temporarily waives the requirement that all child care providers complete a fingerprint based criminal history check every three years and clarifies that name based background checks must continue to be performed in accordance with Federal law. Fingerprint checks would be resumed 60 days after Executive Order 116 is rescinded. The Department of Health and Human Services is also required to temporarily waive fingerprint background checks for adoptions, foster care, or child care institutions. Name based background checks must continue to be performed in accordance with Federal law. Fingerprint checks would be resumed 60 days after Executive Order 116 is rescinded.

This section became effective May 4, 2020, and expires 60 days after Executive Order 116 is rescinded or December 31, 2020, whichever is earlier.