WSR 18-04-033
PROPOSED RULES
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
TRAINING COMMISSION
[Filed January 30, 2018, 2:59 p.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 17-24-094.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 139-10-211 Backgrounding requirement for admission to basic corrections officers academy.
Hearing Location(s): On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at 10 a.m., at the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC), 19010 1st Avenue South, Room C-121, Burien, WA 98148.
Date of Intended Adoption: March 14, 2018.
Submit Written Comments to: Sonja Peterson, 19010 1st Avenue South, Burien, WA 98148, email speterson@cjtc.state.wa.us, by March 7, 2018.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Sonja Peterson, phone 206-835-7356, TTY 206-835-7300, email speterson@cjtc.state.wa.us, by March 12, 2018.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: This criminal records check will ensure that applicants to the basic corrections academy have undergone a search of state and national criminal history records information.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: See purpose above.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.101.080.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: WSCJTC staff, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation, and Enforcement: Tisha Jones, Lacey, Washington, 360-486-2431.
A school district fiscal impact statement is not required under RCW 28A.305.135.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328.
This rule proposal, or portions of the proposal, is exempt from requirements of the Regulatory Fairness Act because the proposal:
Is exempt under RCW 19.85.025(3) as the rules relate only to internal governmental operations that are not subject to violation by a nongovernment party.
January 30, 2018
Sonja Peterson
Rules Coordinator
NEW SECTION
WAC 139-10-211 Backgrounding requirement for admission to basic corrections officers academy.
For the purposes of this chapter, it is the responsibility of each sponsoring or applying agency to conduct a complete criminal records check to include a search of state and national criminal history records information regarding its applicant through the submission of the applicant's fingerprints to an appropriate agency or agencies.
Each application for academy attendance must be accompanied by a written attestation by the applying agency that:
(1) The criminal records check has been completed; and
(2) There are no disqualifying convictions.