CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 6288

Chapter 47, Laws of 2010

61st Legislature
2010 Regular Session



COUNTY, CITY, OR TOWN AUTHORITY--BACKGROUND CHECKS--OCCUPATIONAL LICENSEES



EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/10/10

Passed by the Senate February 10, 2010
  YEAS 47   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House February 28, 2010
  YEAS 96   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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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 6288 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved March 12, 2010, 2:45 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 12, 2010







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SENATE BILL 6288
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Passed Legislature - 2010 Regular Session
State of Washington61st Legislature2010 Regular Session

By Senators Pridemore, Fairley, Kohl-Welles, and Kline

Read first time 01/11/10.   Referred to Committee on Government Operations & Elections.



     AN ACT Relating to the authority of counties, cities, and towns to request criminal background checks from the Washington state patrol; adding a new section to chapter 36.01 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 35A.21 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 36.01 RCW to read as follows:
     Counties may, by ordinance, require a state and federal background investigation of license applicants or licensees in occupations specified by ordinance for the purpose of receiving criminal history record information by county officials. The investigation shall consist of a background check as allowed through the Washington state criminal records privacy act under RCW 10.97.050, the Washington state patrol criminal identification system under RCW 43.43.832 through 43.43.834, and the federal bureau of investigation. These background checks must be done through the Washington state patrol identification and criminal history section and may include a national check from the federal bureau of investigation, which shall be through the submission of fingerprints. The Washington state patrol shall serve as the sole source for receipt of fingerprint submissions and the responses to the submissions from the federal bureau of investigation, which must be disseminated to the county. The county shall transmit appropriate fees for a state and national criminal history check to the Washington state patrol, unless alternately arranged.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW to read as follows:
     Cities or towns may, by ordinance, require a state and federal background investigation of license applicants or licensees in occupations specified by ordinance for the purpose of receiving criminal history record information by city or town officials. The investigation shall consist of a background check as allowed through the Washington state criminal records privacy act under RCW 10.97.050, the Washington state patrol criminal identification system under RCW 43.43.832 through 43.43.834, and the federal bureau of investigation. These background checks must be done through the Washington state patrol identification and criminal history section and may include a national check from the federal bureau of investigation, which shall be through the submission of fingerprints. The Washington state patrol shall serve as the sole source for receipt of fingerprint submissions and the responses to the submissions from the federal bureau of investigation, which must be disseminated to the city or town. The city or town shall transmit appropriate fees for a state and national criminal history check to the Washington state patrol, unless alternately arranged.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   A new section is added to chapter 35A.21 RCW to read as follows:
     Code cities may, by ordinance, require a state and federal background investigation of license applicants or licensees in occupations specified by ordinance for the purpose of receiving criminal history record information by code city officials. The investigation shall consist of a background check as allowed through the Washington state criminal records privacy act under RCW 10.97.050, the Washington state patrol criminal identification system under RCW 43.43.832 through 43.43.834, and the federal bureau of investigation. These background checks must be done through the Washington state patrol identification and criminal history section and may include a national check from the federal bureau of investigation, which shall be through the submission of fingerprints. The Washington state patrol shall serve as the sole source for receipt of fingerprint submissions and the responses to the submissions from the federal bureau of investigation, which must be disseminated to the code city. The code city shall transmit appropriate fees for a state and national criminal history check to the Washington state patrol, unless alternately arranged.


         Passed by the Senate February 10, 2010.
         Passed by the House February 28, 2010.
         Approved by the Governor March 12, 2010.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 12, 2010.