HB 2080 - DIGEST
(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 1ST SUB)

Authorizes the Washington state patrol section on identification and criminal history to: (1) Retain fingerprints submitted by a statutorily authorized agency;

(2) Allow a search by criminal justice agencies of arrest fingerprint submissions and unsolved crime files against the fingerprints submitted for noncriminal justice purposes; and

(3) Notify a statutorily authorized agency of a change in criminal history record information that is identified against retained fingerprints.

Authorizes the secretary of the department of health to require a fingerprint-based background check on health professional licensees and applicants.