Georgia § 20-1a-37 Director or employee residing in family child care learning home or at certain programs; comprehensive records check requirements

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§ 20-1a-37 — Director or employee residing in family child care learning home or at certain programs; comprehensive records check requirements

Georgia § 20-1a-37

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O.C.G.A. § 20-1a-37 (2026).

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a director or employee who resides in a family child care learning home, as defined by Code Section 20-1A-2 , or at any program as determined by the department and allowed under federal law to receive, either directly or indirectly, federal funds through the department for the care of children shall be required to provide a records check application to the department. Upon receipt of such records check application, the department shall comply with all the rules and regulations promulgated by GCIC and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the request and receipt of national fingerprint based criminal history reports. Such individuals shall also submit all necessary applications, fees, and acceptable fingerprints to GCIC and appropriate 

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Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a director or employee who resides in a family child care learning home, as defined by Code Section 20-1A-2 , or at any program as determined by the department and allowed under federal law to receive, either directly or indirectly, federal funds through the department for the care of children shall be required to provide a records check application to the department. Upon receipt of such records check application, the department shall comply with all the rules and regulations promulgated by GCIC and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the request and receipt of national fingerprint based criminal history reports. Such individuals shall also submit all necessary applications, fees, and acceptable fingerprints to GCIC and appropriate agencies. If the comprehensive records check determination is unsatisfactory, the department shall notify the provider and the employee of such determination in writing, and no such individual shall be allowed to be present at the facility when any child is present for care or to reside in the facility until he or she either has obtained a satisfactory comprehensive records check determination or has had the unsatisfactory determination reversed in accordance with Code Section 20-1A-43 , notwithstanding Code Section 20-1A-45 . The department shall revoke the license, commission, or permit of a family child care learning home if the family child care learning home fails to comply with the requirements of this Code section.

Legislative History

Amended by 2019 Ga. Laws 321,§ 20, eff. 5/12/2019. Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 561,§ 9, eff. 7/1/2018. Amended by 2015 Ga. Laws 163,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2016. Amended by 2013 Ga. Laws 126,§ 2, eff. 1/1/2014. Added by 2004 Ga. Laws 565, § 1, eff. 10/1/2004.