,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aibe  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjac ,mr4   
,c>son ( ,indiana 7= himself1 ,ms4      
,norton1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4  
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,ms4 ,moore1 &    
,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida7 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,education & ! ,work=ce   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,*ild ,c>e &      
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij  
to require crim9al backgr\nd *ecks1     
inspections1 & tra9+ ( *ild c>e         
provid]s4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,*ild ,c>e ,crim9al        
,backgr\nd ,*eck ,act ( #bjac4  #b4     
,purpose ,! purpose ( ?is ,act is to    
assi/ ,/ates 9 improv+ ! ov]all quality 
( *ild c>e s]vices 9 ! ,/ate by requir+ 
national crim9al backgr\nd *ecks ( *ild 
c>e provid]s t are lic5s$ by ! ,/ate or 
t receive funds "u ! ,*ild ,c>e &       
,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij4 
#c4 ,am5dm5ts  7a7 ,/ate plan ,section  
#feh;,e7c77#b7 ( ! ,*ild ,c>e &         

,developm5t ,block ,grant ,act ( #aiij  
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #iheh;c7c77#b77 is am5d$ 
by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7,i7        
,crim9al backgr\nd *eck ,c]tify t !     
,/ate w--  7i7 require ea* eligible *ild
 c>e provid] 7exclud+ an eligible *ild  
c>e provid] describ$ 9 section          
#feh,p7#e77;,b77 t is lic5s$ by ! ,/ate 
or receives funds provid$ "u ?is        
sub*apt]--  7,i7 to obta9 f ! ,/ate a   
compreh5sive crim9al backgr\nd *eck (-- 
7aa7 ea* individual :o provides *ild c>e
 s]vices2  7bb7 ea* applicant select$ = 
employm5t be=e provid+ su* s]vices2 &   
7cc7 ea* family *ild c>e provid] :o     
provides or applies to provide su*      
s]vices2 &  7,,ii7 to refuse to employ1 
or cont9ue to employ1 an individual to  
provide su* s]vices--  7aa7 if su*      
individual 0 convict$ (-- 7,,aa7 a crime
 ( viol5ce 7z def9$ 9 section #bjaja (  
subtitle ,a ( title ,,ii ( ! ,viol5t    
,crime ,control & ,law ,en=cem5t ,act ( 
#aiid 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #acgja772 or 7,,bb7
 a crime aga9/ a *ild = :i* ! p5alty    

exce$s imprisonm5t = a t]m exce$+ #a    
ye>2  7bb7 to an eligible *ild )\t !    
sup]vision ( an employee ^: crim9al     
backgr\nd *eck satisfies ! requirem5ts (
 ! subp>agraph1 p5d+ receipt ( su* a    
crim9al backgr\nd *eck ( su* individual2
 &  7cc7 to an eligible *ild ) !        
sup]vision ( an employee ^: crim9al     
backgr\nd *eck satisfies ! requirem5ts (
 ! subp>agraph & = a p]iod exce$+ #ij   
days1 p5d+ receipt ( su* a crim9al      
backgr\nd *eck ( su* individual2 &  7ii7
 c>ry out at ! reque/ ( an eligible *ild
 c>e provid]1 z soon z practicable1 a   
compreh5sive crim9al backgr\nd *eck 7at 
! ,/ate option = a fee n to exce$ !     
actual co/ to ! ,/ate7 ( ea* employee (1
 & ea* applicant = employm5t by1 a *ild 
c>e provid] t is lic5s$ by ! ,/ate or   
receives funds provid$ "u ?is sub*apt]  
by ! ,/ate1 & make ! results ( su* *eck 
available to su* provid] & to su*       
employee or applicant4  ,at ! reque/ ( a
 ,/ate1 ! ,secret>y may waive = #a      
fiscal ye> ! application ( ?is          

subp>agraph to ! ,/ate if ! ,/ate       
demon/rates a good fai? ef=t to comply )
 ! requirem5ts specifi$ 9 ?is           
subp>agraph & its inability to s comply4
  7,j7 ,inspections ,! ,/ate %all c]tify
 t ea* eligible *ild c>e provid]        
7exclud+ an eligible *ild c>e provid]   
describ$ 9 section #feh,p7#e77;,b77 t is
 lic5s$ by ! ,/ate w be inspect$ n less 
frequ5tly ?an at #c-mon? int]vals4  7,k7
 ,tra9+ ,! ,/ate %all c]tify t ea*      
eligible *ild c>e provid] 7exclud+ an   
eligible *ild c>e provid] describ$ 9    
section #feh,p7#e77;,b77 t receives     
funds provid$ "u ?is sub*apt] w receive 
n less ?an--  7i7 #dj h\rs ( tra9+      
provid$ by an entity recogniz$ by !     
,/ate2 &  7ii7 annually #bd h\rs ( tra9+
 t includes ,,cpr1 fir/ aid1 recogniz+  
*ild abuse1 basic safety & heal?1 & *ild
 behavior & developm5t4  4  7b7         
,en=cem5t ,section #feh;,i7b77#b7 ( !   
,*ild ,c>e & ,developm5t ,block ,grant  
,act ( #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4             
#iheh;g7i77b77#b77 is am5d$ by add+ at !

 end ! foll[+3  ,if a ,/ate fails to    
comply sub/antially ) ! requirem5ts     
specifi$ 9 section #feh;e7c77#b77;,i71 !
 ,secret>y %all r$uce by #aj p]c5t !    
,/ate allotm5t = ! fiscal ye> foll[+ !  
fiscal ye> ) respect to :i*             
noncompliance is f\nd4 4  #d4 ,effective
 date2 application ( am5dm5ts ,?is ,act 
& ! am5dm5ts made by ?is ,act %all take 
effect #b ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t 
( ?is ,act4