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Sen. Ben Hansen introduced LB891 to reduce administrative burdens on childcare providers by (1) allowing provisional hires supervised while fingerprint-based background checks process, (2) making background checks portable across employers, and (3) preventing local residency rules for family care homes; proponents (providers, First 5 Nebraska, Nebraska Chamber, Farm Bureau, Voices for Children) said background-check delays (often 4–6 weeks; federal law cites 45 days) and duplicative systems cost staff and keep classrooms closed. Municipalities and counties (League of Nebraska Municipalities, N
Nebraska Legislature Health & Human Services Committee heard public testimony on multiple child-care and child-welfare bills, including measures to speed background checks and portability for childcare workers (LB891), licensing pilot waivers (LB808), a home-visiting referral pathway (LB903), workforce credential portability and youth credentials (LB959), expanding kin search to include "fictive kin" (LB928), and allowing trained nurse practitioners to use fluoroscopy (LB936). Discussion included proponents (providers, advocates, business groups) and local-government concerns about local authority and safety.
