WA People
BILL · 2013–14 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESHB 2535

HB 2535: Children's administration

Concerning review of licensing, unsupervised access to children, and employment decisions by the children's administration.

Summary

  • Allows an agency contracting with the Children's Administration to hire an employee that would be precluded from employment with the Department of Social and Health Services based on results of a background check, but if they do, they assume all liability for the employment decision.
  • Replaces the Secretary's list with the Adoption and Safe Families act of 1997 as the list of disqualifying crimes for which the Children's Administration may deny a license or unsupervised access to children.

From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESHB 2535), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2014
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2014
  3. Passed HouseFeb 14, 2014
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Roger Freeman (D-30)
Introduced
January 20, 2014 in the House
Last action
March 13, 2014
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2535, ESHB 2535

AN ACT Relating to review of licensing and employment decisions by the children's administration;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Roger Freeman (D-30)

12 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Roger Goodman D-45Maureen Walsh R-16Linda Kochmar R-30Senator D-22Sharon Wylie D-49Monica Jurado Stonier D-17Larry Haler R-8Elizabeth Scott R-39David Sawyer D-29Ruth Kagi D-32Tami Green D-28Kathy Haigh D-35

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 14, 2014
Version voted on: ESHB 2535
97 Yea 0 Nay 0 Absent 1 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat54001
Republican43000
How each member voted

Yea (97)

Excused (1)

Permalink to this vote

History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (ESHB 2535)
  2. Minority; without recommendation. (ESHB 2535)
  3. HSC - Majority; do pass with amendment(s). (ESHB 2535)
  4. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESHB 2535)
  5. First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. (ESHB 2535)
  6. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (ESHB 2535)
  7. Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1. (ESHB 2535)
  8. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESHB 2535)
  9. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESHB 2535)
  10. 1st substitute bill substituted. (ESHB 2535)
  11. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  13. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (ESHB 2535)
  14. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESHB 2535)
  15. Minority; do not pass. (ESHB 2535)
  16. ELHS - Executive action taken by committee.
  17. Minority; do not pass.
  18. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  19. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
  20. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2535 in other sessions

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

Report wrong or missing information on this page