HB 2936 - DIGEST

Requires that a business or organization shall investigate the conviction records of any person acting on behalf of, or serving, the business or organization who will, or may have, supervised or unsupervised access to a child, developmentally disabled person, or vulnerable adult.

Directs the Washington state commission on national and community service to adopt, and make available through its web site, recommended best practices for businesses and organizations to follow when one or more volunteers of the business or organization have unsupervised access to one or more children, developmentally disabled persons, or vulnerable adults.

Provides that the recommended best practices shall focus on, but shall not be limited to, ensuring the safety of children, developmentally disabled persons, and vulnerable adults, best methods of screening and supervising volunteers, how to obtain criminal records checks, and recordkeeping regarding the reports.