CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 5213
Chapter 187, Laws of 1999
56th Legislature
1999 Regular Session
PRIVATE SCHOOL
EMPLOYEES--RECORD CHECKS
EFFECTIVE DATE: 5/5/99
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Passed by the Senate April 20,
1999
YEAS 43 NAYS 0
 BRAD
OWEN
President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 13, 1999
YEAS 95 NAYS 0
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CERTIFICATE
I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington,
do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5213 as
passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set
forth.
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CLYDE BALLARD
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
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 TONY M. COOK
Secretary
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FRANK CHOPP
Speaker of the
House of Representatives
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Approved May 5, 1999 Place Style On Codes
above, and Style Off Codes below.
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FILED
May 5, 1999 - 4:18 p.m.
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GARY LOCKE
Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington
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SUBSTITUTE
SENATE BILL 5213
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AS
AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed
Legislature - 1999 Regular Session
State
of Washington 56th Legislature 1999 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 02/03/1999.
Requiring record checks for employees of approved private
schools who have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to children.
AN
ACT Relating to record checks of private school educational employees; adding a
new section to chapter 28A.195 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 1. A
new section is added to chapter 28A.195 RCW to read as follows:
(1)
The legislature finds additional safeguards are necessary to ensure safety of
school children attending private schools in the state of Washington. Private
schools approved under this chapter are authorized to require that employees
who have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to children, whether current
employees on the effective date of this act or applicants for employment on or
after the effective date of this act, undergo a record check through the
Washington state patrol criminal identification system under RCW 43.43.830
through 43.43.838, 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. Employees or
applicants for employment who have completed a record check in accordance with
RCW 28A.410.010 shall not be required to undergo a record check under this
section. The superintendent of public instruction shall provide a copy of the
record report to the employee or applicant. If an employee or applicant has
undergone a record check as authorized under this section, additional record
checks shall not be required unless required by other provisions of law.
(2)
The approved private school, the employee, or the applicant shall pay the costs
associated with the record check authorized in this section.
(3)
Applicants may be employed on a conditional basis pending completion of the
investigation. If the employee or applicant has had a record check within the
previous two years, the approved private school or contractor may waive any
record check required by the approved private school under subsection (1) of
this section.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2. This
act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or
safety, or support of the state government and its existing public
institutions, and takes effect immediately.
Passed the Senate April 20, 1999.
Passed the House April 13, 1999.
Approved by the Governor May
5, 1999.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State May 5, 1999.