House Bill 520 Summary

• Expands criminal history check requirements to include all owners, operators, employees, and individuals 13 years or older with direct or unsupervised contact with children at daycare facilities, with checks required at least every 5 years.

• Establishes that infant sleep areas must consist of a space where children up to 12 months sleep alone, on their backs, and in a crib.

• Permanently bars individuals convicted of 24 serious crimes (including child abuse, sexual abuse, murder, rape, kidnapping, and domestic violence) from obtaining a daycare license.

• Creates a 5-year ineligibility period for individuals convicted of 16 additional offenses involving child neglect or injury (including aggravated assault, burglary, and felony theft).

• Provides that license denials, suspensions, or revocations may be appealed through the administrative appeals process with opportunity for further district court review on a de novo basis.