Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §8308 is enacted to read:

§8308.__Fingerprinting

A child care facility licensed under this chapter may fingerprint its employees or applicants for employment at the facility's expense.__If a facility elects to fingerprint employees or applicants for employment pursuant to this section, an employee or applicant for employment of the facility must submit to the fingerprinting.

SUMMARY

This bill gives child care facilities the option to fingerprint employees or applicants for employment. If the child care facility elects to fingerprint employees and applicants for employment, the employees and applicants must submit to the fingerprinting.