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Requiring interpreters providing services under certain state contracts and purchase agreements to complete national fingerprint background checks.

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HOUSE BILL 1419

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Low, Leavitt, Rule, Bronoske, Parshley, Bergquist, Doglio, Fosse, Macri, and Davis

Read first time 01/20/25. Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.

AN ACT Relating to requiring interpreters providing services under certain state contracts and purchase agreements to complete national fingerprint background checks; and amending RCW 39.26.300 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 39.26.300 and 2019 c 266 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department of social and health services, the department of children, youth, and families, and the health care authority are each authorized to purchase interpreter services on behalf of limited English-speaking applicants and recipients of public assistance.

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