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1522.02
. (a) The department may adopt regulations to create
substitute employee registries for persons working at more than one
facility licensed pursuant to this chapter, Chapter 3.01 (commencing
with Section 1568.01), Chapter 3.2 (commencing with Section 1569),
Chapter 3.4 (commencing with Section 1569.70), Chapter 3.5
(commencing with Section 1596.90), or Chapter 3.6 (commencing with
Section 1597.30), in order to permit these registries to submit
fingerprint cards, and child abuse index information for child care
registries so that these facilities have available cleared care
staff.
(b) The department may operate a substitute child care employee
registry pilot program for the purposes of subdivision (a) and may
charge participating registry facilities an administrative fee. The
pilot program is subject to all of the following:
(1) The pilot program shall be limited to screening employees for
facilities licensed as child care facilities.
(2) Registries shall not hire any child care worker for employment
at a child care facility who requires an exemption from the criminal
background clearance requirements of law.
(3) The department shall only guarantee the authenticity of
criminal background and child abuse index information that registries
provide to child care facilities. Any other information provided by
registries may be verified by child care facility operators.
(4) The department may limit the operation of the pilot program to
the Counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San
Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz,
San Mateo, and Ventura.