BILL · 2005–06 SESSION
SB 6718: Records checks/schools
Expanding record check requirements for school employees.
Summary
- School districts, educational service districts, the state school for the deaf and blind, and their contractors hiring employees are required to perform a record check before hiring an employee regardless of the amount of unsupervised access they will have to children. Record checks are to be performed through the Washington State Patrol criminal identification system and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
From the Senate Bill Report (SB 6718), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 19, 2006
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
- Introduced
- January 19, 2006 in the Senate
- Last action
- February 3, 2006
- Companion bill
- HB 3117
AN ACT Relating to record checks for employees;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36)
10 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 5 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- Referred to Ways & Means.
- And refer to Ways & Means.
- EKHE - Majority; without recommendation.
- First reading, referred to Early Learning, K-12 & Higher Education.
SB 6718 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- SB 6718 (2009–10) Criminal act, definition
- SB 6718 (2007–08) Chapter 385, laws of 2005
- SB 6718 (2003–04) Hazardous waste cleanup
- SB 6718 (2001–02) Clean energy consumption
- SB 6718 (1999–00) Transit sales & use tax
- SB 6718 (1997–98) Year 2000 date conversion
- SB 6718 (1995–96) Local gov archives & records