1296-S AMH SHMK WARG 193

SHB 1296 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-1828.2/25) 371

By Representative Schmick

SCOPE AND OBJECT 03/12/2025

On page 5, after line 22 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 104. A new section is added to chapter 28A.320 RCW to read as follows:

(1) School districts are prohibited from permitting an individual who committed a crime listed in subsection (2) of this section from volunteering in a position where they will have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to persons with developmental disabilities or groups of minors as described in RCW 28A.400.303(3).

(2) Subsection (1) of this section applies upon a guilty plea or conviction for any of the following crimes:

(a) Sex offenses including but not limited to rape, indecent exposure, voyeurism, or prostitution involving minors;

(b) Any crime involving children;

(c) Kidnapping;

(d) Drug crimes involving minors and including drug trafficking;

(e) Crimes where the individual received a sentence enhancement involving minors, schools, or other facilities involving the education, care, or protection of children;

(f) Crimes involving child abuse, neglect, or endangerment;

(g) Crimes involving possession, distribution, or production of child pornography or the online solicitation of a minor;

(h) Crimes involving child sex trafficking, human trafficking, or luring or enticing a child; or

(i) Crimes involving conspiracy to commit, or an accomplice to commit, any crime specified in (a) through (h) of this subsection.

(3) This section governs school operation and management under RCW 28A.710.040 and 28A.715.020, and applies to charter schools established under chapter 28A.710 RCW and state-tribal compact schools subject to chapter 28A.715 RCW."

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