New Jersey Statutes 30:5B-25.6. Criminal history background checks for certain family day care providers
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 30:5B-25.6
- Department: means the Department of Human Services. See New Jersey Statutes 30:1-1
- person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
- State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. a. By October 1, 2017, and as a condition of issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration thereafter , the Department of Children and Families shall require the following persons to undergo a State and federal criminal history record background check, in accordance with the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2017, c.89 (C. 30:5B-25.7): (1) any person who is a prospective or current family day care provider; (2) any assistant provider, substitute provider, or alternate provider of the prospective or current family day care provider; and (3) any household member of the prospective or current family day care provider. The background check shall be conducted by the Division of State Police in the Department of Law and Public Safety, and shall include an examination of State files and the obtaining of a similar examination of federal files by federal authorities.
b. If a criminal history record background check reveals that a person identified in subsection a. of this section has a record of disqualifying convictions, the department shall advise the sponsoring organization , in accordance with the provisions of section 5 of P.L.2017, c.89 (C. 30:5B-25.9), of the results of the criminal history record background check, within a time period to be determined by the department.
L.2017, c.89, s.2.