ID H0549

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

Establishes specific standards for infant sleep areas requiring a separate space where children up to 12 months sleep alone, on their backs, and in a crib.

Makes persons ineligible for daycare licensure if they plead guilty to, are found guilty of, or receive withheld judgment for 24 specified serious crimes (including child abuse, sexual abuse, murder, rape, and domestic violence) or similar offenses in other jurisdictions.

Creates a five-year ineligibility period for 15 additional criminal offenses involving assault, battery, burglary, theft, fraud, and misdemeanor child injury.

Provides that license denials, suspensions, or revocations may be appealed through administrative appeals process under IDAPA 16.05.03 with opportunity for further de novo review in district court.