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Committee advances bill to streamline recurring background checks for childcare providers

Family, Children and Human Affairs · January 14, 2026
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Summary

House Bill 1357 would allow organizations to reuse an individual's background check across multiple contracts and set a re‑check interval (proposed at four years). Proponents said the change would reduce administrative costs; members asked questions about the frequency and ongoing monitoring mechanisms.

Representative Roe Ray presented House Bill 13 57 (transcribed as 1357), saying the bill would streamline background checks for childcare providers by preventing duplicate checks for the same individual across multiple contracts and proposing a four‑year recheck interval.

Roe Ray said organizations currently may be required to run separate background checks for each contract,…

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