CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5261
53rd Legislature
1993 Regular Session
Passed by the Senate April 17, 1993 YEAS 39 NAYS 0
President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 13, 1993 YEAS 98 NAYS 0 |
CERTIFICATE
I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5261 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. |
Speaker of the House of Representatives |
Secretary
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Governor of the State of Washington |
Secretary of State State of Washington |
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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5261
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 1993 Regular Session
State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Senate Committee on Health & Human Services (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Deccio and Talmadge)
Read first time 02/09/93.
AN ACT Relating to state background checks on persons providing services to physically disabled or mentally impaired persons; amending RCW 43.20A.710; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.20A.710 and 1989 c 334 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
The secretary shall investigate the conviction
records, pending charges or disciplinary board final decisions of: (1) Persons
being considered for state employment in positions directly responsible for the
supervision, care, or treatment of children((, mentally ill persons)) or
individuals with mental illness or ((developmentally disabled persons))
developmental disabilities; and (2) individual providers who are paid by the
state for in-home services and hired by individuals with physical disabilities,
developmental disabilities, mental illness, or mental impairment. The
investigation may include an examination of state and national criminal
identification data and the child abuse and neglect register established under
chapter 26.44 RCW. The secretary shall provide the results of the state
background check on individual providers to the individuals with physical
disabilities, developmental disabilities, mental illness, or mental impairment
who hired them and to their legal guardians, if any. The secretary shall
use the information solely for the purpose of determining the character,
suitability, and competence of these applicants except that in the case of
individuals with physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, mental
illness, or mental impairment who employ individual providers, the
determination of character, suitability, and competence of applicants shall be
made by the individual with a physical disability, developmental disability,
mental illness, or mental impairment. Criminal justice agencies shall
provide the secretary such information as they may have and that the secretary
may require for such purpose. If necessary, persons may be employed on a
conditional basis pending completion of the background investigation.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act applies prospectively except individuals who currently employ individual providers paid by the state may be given the option to request a state background check during reassessment for services.
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