SB 5389-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

Provides for the adoption of rules establishing the requirements for a criminal history record information search for the following: Job applicants, volunteers, and independent contractors who have unsupervised access to children or vulnerable adults, or who will be responsible for collecting or disbursing cash or processing credit/debit card transactions. These background checks will be done through the Washington state patrol criminal identification section and may include a national check from the federal bureau of investigation, which shall be through the submission of fingerprints. A permanent employee of the commission, employed as of the effective date of this act, is exempt from the provisions of this act.