CHILD CARE-EMPLOYER IMMUNITY

Amends the Child Care Act of 1969. Provides for immunity from liability for child care facility licensees that fail to hire or retain an applicant or employee who has been convicted of committing or attempting to commit a certain enumerated offense, except in certain cases of suspension. Provides that no child care facility licensee shall be chargeable for any benefit charges that result from the payment of unemployment benefits to any claimant whose employment separation occurred because the claimant's criminal background included a certain enumerated offense or as a result of the claimant violating a policy that the employer was required to maintain pursuant to the Drug Free Workplace Act. Effective immediately.