S-3322.2  _______________________________________________

                         SENATE BILL 6570

          _______________________________________________

State of Washington   57th Legislature        2002 Regular Session

By Senators Long, Hargrove, Oke, Haugen and Rasmussen

Read first time 01/22/2002.  Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

Revising the requirements of notification to coworkers when a sexually violent predator is employed.

    AN ACT Relating to notification to coworkers of employment of sexually violent predator; and amending RCW 71.09.340.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 71.09.340 and 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 s 224 are each amended to read as follows:

    ((An employer who hires a person who has been conditionally released to a less restrictive alternative must notify all other employees of the conditionally released person's status.)) (1) Whenever a court orders a person conditionally released to a less restrictive alternative that permits the person to obtain employment, the order shall require the department, in consultation with the person's employer, to submit, to the court, a proposed plan to notify coworkers of the conditionally released person's status.  The plan shall require notice to be provided to those coworkers with whom the person is likely to have contact on a regular basis.  The court shall review the proposed plan and enter an order directing that the plan be implemented.  The court may, prior to the entry of the order, modify the proposed plan in any way it deems necessary to effect the purposes of this section, consistent with the terms of the conditional release.

(2) Notification for conditionally released persons who enroll in an institution of higher education shall be made pursuant to the provisions of RCW 9A.44.130 related to sex offenders enrolled in institutions of higher education and RCW 4.24.550.  This section applies only to conditionally released persons whose court‑approved treatment plan includes permission or a requirement for the person to obtain education or employment and to employment positions or educational programs that meet the requirements of the court-approved treatment plan.

                            --- END ---