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SB 359

Maryland Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: enacted. Latest action: May 15, 2026.

Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement.

Bill ID MD-2026-SB-359
Session 2026
Status enacted
Committee Education, Energy, and the Environment; Ways and Means
Senate enacted 2026-05-15
Criminal Justice Education Family / Children Labor / Employment
Summary

Requiring individuals who will have direct contact with children in certain child care facilities to submit to a criminal history records check; requiring the State Department of Education, by June 30, 2027, to establish a centralized unit for the processing and management of information about criminal history records checks; altering the applicability of probationary employment qualifications for first-time child care teachers in child care centers in the State that serve children who are at least 2 years old; etc.

Sponsor
Senator Henson
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-23 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-05-15 Status enacted
2026-05-15 Latest Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 361
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