BILL PROPOSES SCRUTINIZING CHILD-CARE PROVIDERS.Byline: Karen Karen Any member of a variety of tribal peoples of southern Myanmar (Burma). Constituting the second largest minority in Myanmar, the Karen are not a unitary group in any ethnic sense, as they differ among themselves linguistically, religiously, and economically. Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - Parents would be able to find out whether a child-care provider has a criminal record under legislation introduced Friday by Assemblyman as·sem·bly·man n. A man who is a member of a legislative assembly. assemblyman Noun pl -men a member of a legislative assembly Noun 1. George Runner George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25 1952 in Scotia, New York) is a Republican California State Senator, who represents the 17th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Ventura County. . Current law forbids people convicted of serious crimes from obtaining child-care licenses. Applicants with criminal records, however, can request an exemption to the ban. Runner's bill would allow public access to the file to see whether a licensed child-care worker has received an exemption. However, no other documents relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the criminal background check could be viewed. ``Parents are given the false notion that their children are safe when handing them over to licensed day-care workers,'' said Runner, R-Lancaster. ``Parents, in protecting their children, have the right to know whether or not those caring for their children might have a criminal past.'' Last year, Runner and Wes Chesbro, D-San Francisco, proposed two similar laws to expand the types of crimes that would prohibit pro·hib·it tr.v. pro·hib·it·ed, pro·hib·it·ing, pro·hib·its 1. To forbid by authority: Smoking is prohibited in most theaters. See Synonyms at forbid. 2. a person from obtaining a license. Runner's bill, which included the exemption provision, was approved by lawmakers but vetoed by Gov. Gray Davis. Chesbro's bill was signed into law. Runner's new bill will be heard in its first policy committee sometime in March. Runner's legislation was prompted by the case of a Palmdale mother of four who was licensed to provide child care in her home despite having a criminal record. Alvina Rankins, 35, was convicted of arson arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights. , auto theft and receiving stolen property in 1988, 1992 and 1995, and lost her child-care license in November 1999 after being charged with Medi-Cal and welfare fraud. |
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