A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT authorizing an operator of a child care facility to request statewide and national criminal history checks of potential child care employees.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 110‑90.2 is amended by adding the following new subsection to read:
"(h)	Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an operator of a child care facility may check the criminal history from State and National Repositories of Criminal Histories of any child care provider upon presentation of the signed notice as provided in subsection (c) of this section. A local law enforcement agency or the local district attorney's office shall assist the operator of the child care facility in complying with this section. The operator of the child care facility shall pay the costs associated with a criminal history check provided pursuant to this subsection."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.