BILL REQ. #:  S-1589.1 



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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5314
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State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Kauffman, Schoesler, Prentice, Marr, McAuliffe, Regala, Oemig, Hobbs, Rasmussen, Franklin, Keiser, Kilmer, Jacobsen, Tom, Spanel, Shin, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Sheldon and Roach)

READ FIRST TIME 02/06/07.   



     AN ACT Relating to record checks for developmental disabilities service providers; and adding a new section to chapter 71A.12 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 71A.12 RCW to read as follows:
     All persons who provide services under this chapter and who will have unsupervised access to persons with developmental disabilities are required to submit to a record check through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system under RCW 43.43.830 through 43.43.834, 10.97.030, and 10.97.050, and through the federal bureau of investigation. The record check shall include a fingerprint check using a complete Washington state criminal identification fingerprint card. The requesting entity shall provide a copy of the record report to the applicant. When necessary, persons may be employed on a conditional basis pending completion of the investigation and reporting of the results, provided that the requesting entity made the request within one week of the person's date of hire. If the applicant has had a record check within the previous two years, the agency may waive the requirement.

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