Citations Affected:
IC 5-2-5-13.
Synopsis: Child care providers. Conference committee report for ESB 246. Prohibits the state
police department from charging a fee for a limited criminal history record requested by a
community mental retardation and other developmental disabilities center or by a supervised
group living facility. Prohibits reimbursement through the federal Child Care and Development
Fund (CCDF) voucher program and licensure of certain child care providers based on criminal
histories of providers, employees, volunteers, and household members. Permits a voucher agent
access to the child abuse registry for use in determinations of eligibility for voucher payments.
Requires a child care provider to submit drug testing results to determine eligibility for voucher
payments. Provides for administrative review of an action taken under the law concerning
eligibility for CCDF voucher payments. Prohibits voucher payments or licensure for a child care
provider: (1) convicted of operating a child care home or child care center without a license; or
(2) determined to have previously operated a child care home or child care center without a
license. Makes technical changes. (This conference committee report: (1) prohibits the state
police department from charging a fee for a limited criminal history record requested by a
community mental retardation and other developmental disabilities center or by a supervised
group living facility; (2) removes provisions concerning minimum standards for CCDF
reimbursement; (3) removes provisions concerning criminal penalties for reckless supervision
of a child; and (4) makes technical changes.)
Effective: July 1, 2002.
MR. SPEAKER:
Your Conference Committee appointed to confer with a like committee from the Senate
upon Engrossed House Amendments to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 246 respectfully reports
that said two committees have conferred and agreed as follows to wit:
that the Senate recede from its dissent from all House amendments and that
the Senate now concur in all House amendments to the bill and that the bill
be further amended as follows:
of family and children or a county office of family and children if the
request is made as part of a background investigation of an applicant
for a license under IC 12-17.2 or IC 12-17.4.
(c) The department may not charge a fee for responding to a request
for the release of a limited criminal history if the request is made by a
school corporation, special education cooperative, or non-public school
(as defined in
IC 20-10.1-1-3
) as part of a background investigation of
an employee or adult volunteer for the school corporation, special
education cooperative, or non-public school.".
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Senator Lawson CRepresentative Crawford
Chairperson
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Senator BreauxRepresentative Budak
Senate Conferees House Conferees