Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility.

SB 2396 requires owners or operators of residential child detention facilities - private facilities housing unaccompanied immigrant or refugee children under federal contracts - to conduct background checks on all staff if state funding covers at least 10% of their operating expenses. The bill allows facilities to access criminal history records for employment screening but mandates destruction of those records within 180 days or after employment probation, whichever is later. It also requires facilities to create a written agreement with local governments to report health issues, share safety and education plans, and provide occupancy and incident data to authorities. Facilities failing to conduct required background checks lose eligibility for state funding until a public audit report is published. The law takes effect September 1, 2025, with the written agreement required by December 1, 2025.