SB 5565-S - DIGEST
(DIGEST AS ENACTED)

Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Assess an individual's character, suitability, and competence to determine whether the individual should be granted a license or unsupervised access to children; and

(2) Charge a fee to process a request made by a person in another state for an individual's child abuse or neglect history in this state or other background history on the individual possessed by the department.

Requires a nonprofit with expertise in veteran parent programs to convene a work group in consultation with the department of social and health services to explore options, including a certificate of rehabilitation, for addressing the impact of founded complaints on the ability of rehabilitated individuals to gain employment or care for children, including volunteer activities.