What are the costs of the comprehensive background check?

The cost will vary from State-to-State, but the new law stipulates that fees charged by a State for completing the background checks may not exceed the actual cost of processing and administration.    The FBI fee is $14.75 to conduct a national fingerprint check, and, according to CCDF State Plan data, most States report low costs to check State registries.  States have the flexibility to determine who pays for background checks, but the new language makes it clear that States cannot profit from conducting background checks on child care providers.

(Reference: Section 658H(f))