HB 3153 - DIGEST
(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 1ST SUB)

Provides that except as provided in RCW 26.44.031, the department shall retain records regarding child abuse or neglect referrals that result in a finding of inconclusive or for which there is not sufficient evidence to make a determination, for not less than twenty years. The department shall retain indefinitely the records regarding: (1) Referrals that result in a founded complaint or for which the evidence indicates that more likely than not the abuse or neglect allegations were accurate; and

(2) Referrals that result in a termination of parental rights.