CHAPTER 128
An Act to require the Department of Social Services to convene a work group to develop a plan for implementation of national fingerprint-based background checks for child care providers.
Approved March 5, 2014
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. That the Department of Social Services shall convene a work group to review current state and federal laws and regulations governing criminal history background checks for all child care providers in the Commonwealth and to develop a plan for implementation of national fingerprint-based criminal history background checks for all child care providers in the Commonwealth, including recommendations for statutory and regulatory changes and budget actions necessary to implement the plan. Such work group shall include representatives of the Department of State Police, child day programs licensed by the Department of Social Services, unlicensed child day programs, and other stakeholders. The Department shall report its findings to the Governor and the General Assembly by November 1, 2014.