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Definitions. Commissioner; board; duties and powers; salary; personnel; rules and regulations. Powers and duties. Department authorized to establish nonprofit corporation to qualify as a public foundation to aid in carrying out department’s powers and purposes; requirements; annual report. Impact of transfer of operations on individuals. Department to succeed to applicable rules and regulations. Pre-kindergarten name change required in publications, posters, banners, and signs. Transfer of functions, powers, personnel, equipment, and assets to department; funding. Authority to license and regulate child care learning centers and family child care learning homes transferred to department. Regulation of early care and education programs. Determination of payments and eligibility. Penalties; notice. Application; “license” defined; actions authorized by department in event of violations; investigations; governmental immunity. Emergency placement of monitors; emergency closure upon minor’s death; requirements and procedures. 20-1A-16. 20-1A-17. 20-1A-18. Variances and waivers to regulatory requirements. Issuance of inspection warrants; evidence generated inadmissible in criminal proceedings. Coordination of efforts between departments and agencies. Transfer of programs from Department of Education. Information on influenza vaccine. Article 2 Background Checks 20-1A-30. 20-1A-31. 20-1A-32. 20-1A-33. 20-1A-34. 20-1A-35. 20-1A-36. 20-1A-37. 20-1A-38. 27 Definitions. Records check application for potential employees; comprehensive records check determination. Program license or commission applicants; comprehensive records check requirements; change of ownership. Notification to applicant on comprehensive records check. Check of fingerprints on national level; satisfactory determination prior to employment; additional records checks; retention of fingerprints. Provisional employees; receipt of satisfactory determination; revocation of license, commission, or permit for violations. Certain offenders prohibited as employees of facilities. Director or employee residing in family child care learning home or at certain programs; comprehensive records check requirements. Change of directors; records check requirements. T.20, C.1A Sec. 20-1A-39. 20-1A-40. 20-1A-41. Sec. Potential employees; current employees and directors; comprehensive records check requirements; satisfactory determination; liability for hiring ineligible employee. Cooperation with GCIC and other law enforcement agencies; fees; penalty for misuse of information. Liability for information or Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 1996, p. 167, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Education Reform Act of 1996.’”