BILL REQ. #:  Z-0968.1 

Read first time 01/22/08.   Referred to Committee on Judiciary.

     AN ACT Relating to the implementation of the national crime prevention and privacy compact; adding a new section to chapter 43.43 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) In order to facilitate the authorized interstate exchange of criminal history record information for noncriminal justice purposes including, but not limited to, background checks for the licensing and screening of employees and volunteers, and adopting provisions from the national crime prevention and privacy compact, as enacted by section 217 of Public Law 105-251 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 14611-14616), the legislature shall implement the national crime prevention and privacy compact.
     (2) This act may be known and cited as the national crime prevention and privacy compact.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 43.43 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) The national crime prevention and privacy compact shall be implemented.
     (2) The Washington state patrol criminal records division administrator, or the administrator's designee, is the state's compact officer, and shall execute the compact on behalf of the state and shall administer the compact within the state. The state patrol may adopt rules and establish procedures for the cooperative exchange of criminal history records between the state and federal government for noncriminal justice use.
     (3) The Washington state patrol identification and criminal history section is the repository of criminal history records for purposes of the compact and shall carry out the compact as necessary.
     (4) The compact and this section do not affect or abridge the obligations and responsibilities of the state patrol under other provisions of this chapter or chapter 10.97 RCW and does not alter or amend the manner, direct or otherwise, in which the public is afforded access to criminal history records under state law.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   This act takes effect July 1, 2008.