Assembly Bill 1852 requires a business that provides services to minors to provide a written notice to the parent or guardian of the minor receiving those services which sets forth the business' policies relating to employee criminal background checks. If criminal background checks are performed, the notice must state whether the checks include state and federal criminal history information and the nature of the offenses the business looks to identify. The written notice may include a posting on the business' website.

The law defines a "business that provides services to minors" as one that (1) has a primary purpose of providing an extracurricular service or program of instruction, including academic tutors for minors; and (2) has adult employees with supervisory or disciplinary power over a child or children. The law does not apply to specified licensed child day care facilities or centers, and medical facilities or hospitals.

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