BILL · 2009–10 SESSION

SB 5653: Info about foster parents

Regulating public access to information about foster parents.

Summary

DSHS must maintain the following information on licensed foster parents, which is to be available to the public upon request: general residence area listed by region and local jurisdiction; misdemeanor or felony convictions; current employment and employment history with salary range; educational attainment; marital or domestic partnership history and current status; number of adults living in the foster home and…

From the Senate Bill Report (Orig.) (SB 5653), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to public access to information about foster parents;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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