HB 635

Child Care Facilities - Criminal History Records Check - Requirement

Sponsor: April Miller (District 4)Committee: Ways and MeansSubject: Education - MiscellaneousStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 360 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring individuals who will have direct contact with children in certain child care facilities to submit to a criminal history records check; requiring the State Department of Education to establish a centralized unit for the processing and management of information about criminal history records checks; requiring the Department to submit a report to the General Assembly by October 1, 2028, related to its review of the process for background checks; etc.

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Testimony (24)

MGA witness list

FAV 18FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendmentsINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	DeMinco, Lynne	BCRW	Position only
FAV	Jahromi, Laura	Children's Opportunity Alliance	Written (PDF)
FAV	Colmers, Elly	Compass Advocacy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Parrott, Jennifer	Cradlerock Children's Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Murphy, JD	MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP)	Position only
FAV	Weeldreyer, Lauralobbyist	Maryland Family Network	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Peusch, Christina	Maryland State Child Care Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Maxwell, Keisha	Maryland State Department of Education	Oral
FAV	Carter, Alita-Geri	Qualequity Access	Position only
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Miller, Delegate Millerlegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hart, Kit	Individual	Position only
FAV	Khan, Arby	Individual	Oral
FAV	Mauer, William	Individual	Position only
FAV	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Position only
FAV	Turner, Rebecca	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Miicke, Sarahlobbyist	Baltimore Jewish Council	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Brown-Burnett, Gloria	Department of Human Services	Written (PDF)
FWA	Cratsley, Laurel	MSDE	Written (PDF)
FWA	Neville-Morgan, Sarah	Maryland State Department of Education	Oral
FWA	Neville-Morgan, Sarah	Maryland State Department of Education, Division of Early Childhood	Oral
INFO	Kolp, Ande	Individual	Written (PDF)