Gutiérrez details background check provisions and exemptions in Intro 15A
Gutiérrez explains the provisions of Intro 15A: prohibiting DOHMH from requiring a subsequent background check if one was already completed, unless the individual has not been employed by a child care provider for more than 180 consecutive days in the past five years, or if a check is required by law or for safety.
This bill would prohibit the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene from requiring a subsequent background check of an individual for the purposes of working in a center-based child care program
if DOHMH has already completed a background check, unless the individual has not been employed by a child care provider in the city for more than 180 consecutive days in the past five years.
A child care program requests a background check or a background check is otherwise required by law or necessary for the purposes of safety.