SB 1051 Summary

• Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall establish and maintain a directory of homemaker-companion agency employees with a unique identification number for each employee, collecting information including name, job title, hire date, contact information, and completed trainings.

• Homemaker-companion agencies must submit employee information to the commissioner within five business days of hire and quarterly thereafter; personal contact information is not public record but employee name, ID number, employer name, and training completion are publicly available.

• Agencies must provide employees with minimum 16 hours of paid training within 60 days of hire and 8 hours of paid continuing education annually, covering personal hygiene, cooking, cleaning, laundry, and at least 1 hour on workplace safety, fair wage laws, and antidiscrimination laws.

• Commissioner shall not provide directory access to federal, state, or local government entities including Immigration and Customs Enforcement or for criminal prosecution purposes, unless required by law or court order.

• Comprehensive background checks for prospective employees must include application review, in-person interview, Social Security verification, sexual offender registry check, criminal conviction records search, and verification of required licenses; agencies must submit annual cost reports and audited financial statements to the commissioner.