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                          HOUSE BILL 2660

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By Representatives Huff, H. Sommers, Hatfield and Benson; by request of State Investment Board

Read first time 01/18/2000.  Referred to Committee on Appropriations.

Changing record checks for the state investment board.

    AN ACT Relating to criminal history record checks of finalist candidates for certain staff positions of the state investment board; and amending RCW 43.33A.025.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 43.33A.025 and 1999 c 226 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) Notwithstanding any provision of RCW 43.43.700 through 43.43.815, the state investment board ((may)) shall require a criminal history record check for conviction records through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system, and through the federal bureau of investigation, for the purpose of conducting preemployment evaluations of ((prospective new appointees or employees)) each finalist candidate for a board staff position exempt from the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW, or for any other position in which the employee will have authority for or access to:  (a) Funds under the jurisdiction or responsibility of the investment board((,)); or ((to)) (b) data or security systems of the investment board or designs for such systems.  The record check shall include a fingerprint check using a complete Washington state criminal identification fingerprint card, which shall be forwarded by the state patrol to the federal bureau of investigation.

    (2) Information received by the investment board pursuant to this section shall be made available by the investment board only to board employees involved in the selection, hiring, background investigation, or job assignment of the person who is the subject of the record check, or to that subject person, and it shall be used only for the purposes of making, supporting, or defending decisions regarding the appointment or hiring of persons for these positions, or securing any necessary bonds or other requirements for such employment.  Otherwise, the reports, and information contained therein, shall remain confidential and shall not be subject to the disclosure requirements of chapter 42.17 RCW.

    (3) Fees charged by the Washington state patrol, or the federal bureau of investigation, for conducting these investigations and providing these reports shall be paid by the investment board.

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