New Mexico Register / Volume XXXI, Issue 3 / February 11,
2020
NOTICE OF
RULEMAKING AND PUBLIC RULE HEARING
The
New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department hereby gives notice as required
under Section 14 - 4 - 5.2 NMSA 1978 and 1.24.25.11 NMAC that it proposes to
adopt amendments to the following rules regarding CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES
GENERAL PROVISIONS GOVERNING BACKGROUND CHECKS AND EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
VERIFICATION as authorized by Section 9-2A-7 NMSA 1978:
8.8.3.6
NMAC - OBJECTIVE
8.8.3.10
NMAC - COMPLIANCE
No
technical scientific information was consulted in drafting these proposed
rules.
Purpose of proposed rules:
The purpose of the rules is to amend the background check requirements
under 8.8.3 NMAC to comply with federal regulations for applicants required to
obtain background checks pursuant to 8.16.2
NMAC and 8.17.2 NMAC. All
prospective and existing staff (hired after October 1, 2016) will be required
to obtain an inter-state criminal repository check in states where they resided
during the preceding five years. In
addition, language is added in 8.8.3.10 NMAC Compliance to clarify the
requirement of both a screen of abuse and neglect (currently listed under 8.8.3.6
NMAC Objective) and an inter-state criminal repository check in each state
where the applicant resided during the preceding five years.
Copies
of the proposed rules may be found at end of this notice and at CYFD’s website
at https://www.newmexicokids.org/ or may be obtained from the Early
Childhood Education Care Department’s Office, 1120 Paseo De Peralta Room 205,
Santa Fe, New Mexico, 30 days prior to the Public Hearing.
Notice of public rule hearing:
The public rule hearing will be held on Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 1:00
p.m. in Apodaca Hall, 1120 Paseo de Peralta, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502. The public hearing will be conducted in a
fair and equitable manner by a CYFD agency representative or hearing officer
and shall be recorded. Any interested
member of the public may attend the hearing and will be provided a reasonable
opportunity to offer public comment, either orally or in writing, including
presentation of data, views, or arguments, on the proposed rules during the
hearing. Individuals with disabilities
who need any form of auxiliary aid to attend or participate in the public
hearing are asked to contact Debra Gonzales at debra.gonzales@state.nm.us. CYFD will make every effort to accommodate
all reasonable requests, but cannot guarantee accommodation of a request that
is not received at least ten calendar days before the scheduled hearing.
Notice of acceptance of written public
comment: Written public comment, including
presentation of data, views, or arguments about the proposed rules, from any
interested member of the public, may also be submitted via email to
CYFD-ECS-PublicComment@state.nm.us with the subject line “8.8.3 NMAC Public
Comment,” via first class mail to P.O. Drawer 5160, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502
– 5160 or by hand delivery to Kimberly Brown, Child Care Services Bureau,
Children, Youth and Families Department.
The comment period ends at the conclusion of the public hearing on March
17, 2020.
AVISO DE PROMULGACION DE LEYES ADMINISTRATIVAS Y
AUDIENCIA PÚBLICA
El Departamento de Niños, Jóvenes y Familias de Nuevo
México por este medio da aviso como se requiere bajo la Sección 14-4-5.2 NMSA
1978 y 1.24.25.11 NMAC, que propone adoptar enmiendas a las siguientes reglas
con respecto a PROVISONES GENERALES DEL DEPARTAMENTO DE NIÑOS, JÓVENES Y
FAMILIAS, GOVERNANDO LA REVISIÓN DE
ANTECEDENTES Y HUELLAS Y VERIFICACION
DE HISTORIAL DE EMPLEO según lo autorizado por la sección 9-2A-7 NMSA 1978:
8.8.3.6 NMAC –
OBJECTIVO
8.8.3.10 NMAC
–CONFORMIDAD
No se consultó información científica o técnica cuando
se redactaron las propuestas leyes administrativas.
Propósito de las propuestas leyes administrativas: El propósito
de las leyes administrativas es enmendar los requisitos bajo 8.8.3 NMAC para cumplir
con las regulaciones federales para solicitantes requeridos obtener la revisión
de antecedentes y huellas conforme a 8.16.2 NMAC y 8.17.2 NMAC. Todos empleados prospectivos y existentes (contratados
a partir del 1 de octubre 2016) serán
requeridos obtener una comprobación de datos del repositorio penal
interestatal en cada estado donde el
solicitante ha vivido durante los últimos cinco años. Adicionalmente,
lenguaje añadido en 8.8.3.10 NMAC para
clarificar el requisito de ambos la detección de negligencia y abuso (ahora
bajo 8.8.3.6 NMAC) y la comprobación de
datos del repositorio penal interestatal
en cada estado donde el solicitante ha vivido durante los últimos cinco
años.
Copias de las propuestas leyes administrativas pueden
ser localizadas al final de este aviso y en el sitio de la red de CYFD
@https://www.newmexicokids.org/ o se pueden obtener en la Oficina del
Departamento de Primera Infancia y Cuidados Educativos: 1120 Paseo De Peralta
cuarto 205, Santa Fe, New México, 30 días antes de la Audiencia Pública.
Aviso de Audiencia Pública de
leyes administrativas: La audiencia pública de leyes administrativas
será el martes 17 de marzo del 2020 a la 1:00 p.m. en, 1120 Paseo de Peralta,
Santa Fe, Nuevo México 87502, en la sala Apodaca Hall, 1120 Paseo De Peralta,
Santa Fe, New México 87502. La audiencia pública se llevará a cabo de manera
justa y equitativa por un representante de la agencia de CYFD o el funcionario
de audiencias y será grabada. Cualquier miembro
del público interesado en asistir la audiencia tendrá una oportunidad razonable
para ofrecer comentarios al público, oralmente o por escrito, incluso una
presentación de datos, puntos de vista s o argumentos, sobre las
propuestas. Personas con discapacidades
que necesiten cualquier forma de asistencia auxiliar para asistir o participar
en la audiencia pública deben comunicarse con Debra Gonzales, debra.gonzales@state.nm.us. CYFD hará todos
los esfuerzos posibles para acomodar todas solicitudes razonables, pero no
puede garantizar acomodar solicitudes que no sean recibas por lo menos diez
días antes de la fecha programada para
la audiencia.
Aviso de aceptación de comentario público por escrito: Comentarios públicos por
escritos, incluso presentaciónes de datos, puntos de
vista o argumentos de cualquier miembro del público interesado, sobre las
propuestas leyes administrativas, pueden ser enviados s a través de correo
electrónico a: CYFD-ECS-PublicComment@state.nm.us, especificando en la línea de Asunto: “8.8.3 NMAC Public Comment,” o por
correo de primera clase a Child Care Services Bureau, Children, Youth and
Families Department, P.O. Drawer 5160, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502-5160, o se
pueden entregar en mano a Kimberly Brown.
El período de comentarios termina a la
conclusión de la audiencia pública del 17 de marzo del 2020.
Proposed Rules/Reglas Propuestas
Explanatory sentence for purposes of
this Notice: In 8.8.3.6 NMAC, Subsections
A and B were not published as there are no changes. In 8.8.3.10 NMAC, Subsections A, C and D were
not published as there are no changes.
8.8.3.6 OBJECTIVE:
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C. Abuse and
neglect screens of databases in New Mexico are conducted by BCU staff in order
to identify those persons who pose a continuing threat of abuse or neglect to
care recipients in settings to which these regulations apply. Applicants required to obtain background
checks pursuant to 8.16.2 NMAC and 8.17.2 NMAC will also undergo a screen of
abuse and neglect information and an inter-state criminal history check
in each State where the applicant resided during the preceding five years.
[8.8.3.6 NMAC - Rp, 8.8.3.6 NMAC, 10/1/2016, A, 10/1/2019, xx/xx/2020]
8.8.3.10 COMPLIANCE:
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B. The
licensee is required to:
(1) submit
an electronic fingerprint submission receipt and the required forms for all
direct providers of care, household members in licensed and registered child
care homes, or any staff member, employee, or volunteer present while care
recipients are present, or other adult as required by the applicable
regulations prior to the commencement of service, whether employment or,
contractual, or volunteer. In the case
of a licensed child care home and a registered home, the licensee must submit
an electronic fingerprint submission receipt and the required forms for new
household members or for any adult who is required to obtain a background check
pursuant to 8.16.2 NMAC or 8.17.2 NMAC as applicable. However, in the case of a registered family
child care food-only home, all household members are only required to undergo a
criminal history and child abuse and neglect screening.
(2) Applicants
required to obtain background checks pursuant to 8.16.2 NMAC and 8.17.2 NMAC
must indicate states where they resided during the preceding five years and
obtain the following:
(a) a
screen of abuse and neglect information in each state where the applicant
resided during the preceding five years; and
(b) an
inter-state criminal history check in each state where the applicant resided
during the preceding five years. An inter-state criminal history check is not
required if the applicant has resided in a state that participates in the
federal bureau of investigation’s national fingerprint file. All existing staff hired after October 1,
2016, must undergo an inter-state criminal history check in each state where
the applicant resided during the preceding five years at the time of
application. An inter-state criminal history
check is not required if the applicant has resided in a state that participates
in the federal bureau of investigation’s national fingerprint file.
***
[8.8.3.10
NMAC - Rp, 8.8.3.10 NMAC, 10/1/2016, A, 10/1/2019, xx/xx/2020]