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House OKs bill to eliminate duplicate background checks for early childhood workers
Summary
Lawmakers approved HB352 to remove a redundant background-check requirement for early childhood educators who earn the ECAP professional credential; sponsors said the change will save small childcare providers money while keeping five-year criminal checks and active monitoring in place.
The Louisiana House on May 6 approved House Bill 352, a bill that changes requirements for criminal-background checks for early childhood educators. Representative Lorveding, the bill’s sponsor, said the measure removes what she described as a redundant second background check that employees must undergo when they earn the ECAP (Early Childhood Auxiliary Professional) credential.
Lorveding told members that an initial background check — a…
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