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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION ESHB 2621

HB 2621: Child care worker records

Concerning the department of early learning's access to records and personal information for purposes of determining character and suitability of child care workers.

Summary

  • Directs the Department of Early Learning (DEL) to obtain records, reports, and personal information concerning child abuse or neglect from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) for the purposes of conducting background checks on all individuals who have unsupervised access to children in child care.
  • Restricts the DEL from denying a license to a child care worker based solely on an unfounded allegation of child abuse or neglect.
  • Eliminates the requirement that the DSHS destroys records concerning screened-out, unfounded, and inconclusive reports of child abuse and neglect.

From the Engrossed Substitute House Bill Report (ESHB 2621), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 18, 2016
  2. Out of committeeFeb 5, 2016
  3. Passed HouseFeb 10, 2016
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ruth Kagi (D-32)
Introduced
January 18, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Requested by
Other
Companion bill
SB 6370
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2621, ESHB 2621

AN ACT Relating to the department of early learning's access to records and personal information for purposes of determining character and suitability of child care workers;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ruth Kagi (D-32)

7 co-sponsors (3 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Maureen Walsh R-16Tana Senn D-41Drew Stokesbary R-31Kristine Lytton D-40Chad Magendanz R-5Dick Muri R-28Roger Goodman D-45

Votes

House · Final Passage

Passed February 10, 2016
Version voted on: ESHB 2621
55 Yea 42 Nay 0 Absent 0 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat50000
Republican54200
How each member voted

Yea (55)

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History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (ESHB 2621)
  2. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (ESHB 2621)
  3. First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. (ESHB 2621)
  4. Third reading, passed; yeas, 55; nays, 42; absent, 0; excused, 0. (ESHB 2621)
  5. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (ESHB 2621)
  6. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (ESHB 2621)
  7. 1st substitute bill substituted. (ESHB 2621)
  8. 1st substitute bill substituted.
  9. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (ESHB 2621)
  10. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
  11. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (ESHB 2621)
  12. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  13. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (ESHB 2621)
  14. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  15. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2621 in other sessions

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

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