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Nebraska child care centers say paperwork is putting their hiring process at risk. Businesses say fingerprint background checks can take weeks or even months to come through, causing potential ...

The federal mandate began in October, as the Nebraska Legislature updated background check laws to comply with the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 as part of LB460.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - The addition of online access to criminal records for background checks has proved popular with Nebraska residents who want to see whether a prospective employee, a neighbor ...

The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services said it will begin paying for fingerprint background checks required by law for all adults applying to work in child-care institutions.

According to the Nebraska secretary of state's website, the applicant and all members of the household 18 years or older are required to submit background checks before foster care licensing. Here ...