Aligning the office of the superintendent of public instruction's background check authority with that of the department of early learning.
Summary
Extends record check requirements for employees and contractors of specified education entities to persons who will have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to developmentally disabled persons.
Authorizes certain education entities to use the record check process required for education employees and contractors for any prospective volunteer who will have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to children under 18 years of age or developmentally disabled persons.
Allows certain individuals who have completed fingerprint background checks with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to submit these results to the Department of Early Learning to meet its background check requirements.
Allows the OSPI to consider founded reports of child abuse or neglect when determining whether a certificated school employee lacks good moral character or personal fitness.
Establishes new fee provisions for record checks, and creates a nonappropirated K-12 criminal background check account in the custody of the State Treasurer.
From the Substitute House Bill Report (SSB 5605), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
EnactedEnacted · Chapter 33, Laws of 2017, 3rd Special Session
AN ACT Relating to aligning the office of the superintendent of public instruction's background check authority with that of the department of early learning;