In lieu of any background screening or fingerprint check required pursuant to any state law or any department regulation for an individual who provides short-term care for a child in the custody of the department, the department is authorized to accept a letter issued within the previous 12 months by the Department of Early Care and Learning stating that such individual has received a satisfactory determination by the Department of Early Care and Learning in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 1A of Title 20.
History. Code 1981, § 49-5-115 , enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 481, § 1/HB 250.
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This Code section became effective May 8, 2017.