| Passed by the House February 8, 2006 Yeas 98 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 3, 2006 Yeas 47 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2654 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. RICHARD NAFZIGER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved March 20, 2006. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 20, 2006 - 11:35 a.m. Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/03/06.
AN ACT Relating to sex offender treatment providers; and amending RCW 18.155.070 and 18.155.075.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 18.155.070 and 1990 c 3 s 807 are each amended to read
as follows:
The department shall issue a certificate to any applicant who meets
the following requirements:
(1) Successful completion of an educational program approved by the
secretary or successful completion of alternate training which meets
the criteria of the secretary;
(2) Successful completion of any experience requirement established
by the secretary;
(3) Successful completion of an examination administered or
approved by the secretary;
(4) Not having engaged in unprofessional conduct or being unable to
practice with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a physical or
mental impairment;
(5) Not convicted of a sex offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 or
convicted in any other jurisdiction of an offense that under the laws
of this state would be classified as a sex offense as defined in RCW
9.94A.030; and
(6) Other requirements as may be established by the secretary that
impact the competence of the sex offender treatment provider.
Sec. 2 RCW 18.155.075 and 2004 c 38 s 6 are each amended to read
as follows:
The department shall issue an affiliate certificate to any
applicant who meets the following requirements:
(1) Successful completion of an educational program approved by the
secretary or successful completion of alternate training which meets
the criteria of the secretary;
(2) Successful completion of an examination administered or
approved by the secretary;
(3) Proof of supervision by a certified sex offender treatment
provider;
(4) Not having engaged in unprofessional conduct or being unable to
practice with reasonable skill and safety as a result of a physical or
mental impairment; ((and))
(5) Not convicted of a sex offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 or
convicted in any other jurisdiction of an offense that under the laws
of this state would be classified as a sex offense as defined in RCW
9.94A.030; and
(6) Other requirements as may be established by the secretary that
impact the competence of the sex offender treatment provider.