CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 5501



59th Legislature
2005 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate March 8, 2005
  YEAS 44   NAYS 1


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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 14, 2005
  YEAS 92   NAYS 2


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 5501 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.


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Secretary
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SENATE BILL 5501
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Passed Legislature - 2005 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2005 Regular Session

By Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Delvin, Regala and Shin

Read first time 01/26/2005.   Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.



     AN ACT Relating to subjecting juvenile court services employment applicants to lie detector tests; and amending RCW 49.44.120.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 49.44.120 and 2003 c 53 s 278 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or the state of Washington, its political subdivisions or municipal corporations to require, directly or indirectly, that any employee or prospective employee take or be subjected to any lie detector or similar tests as a condition of employment or continued employment: PROVIDED, That this section shall not apply to persons making initial application for employment with any law enforcement agency or with the juvenile court services agency of any county: PROVIDED FURTHER, That this section shall not apply to either the initial application for employment or continued employment of persons who manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances as defined in chapter 69.50 RCW, or to persons in sensitive positions directly involving national security.
     (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the use of psychological tests as defined in RCW 18.83.010.
     (3) Any person violating this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
     (4) As used in this section, "person" includes any individual, firm, corporation, or agency or political subdivision of the state.
     (5) Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting any statutory or common law rights of any person illegally denied employment or continued employment under this section for purposes of any civil action or injunctive relief.

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