Concerning record checks for certain volunteers and contractors who will have access to children or persons with developmental disabilities.

 H-1108.2

HOUSE BILL 1830

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Richards, Rude, Walen, Stonier, and Leavitt

Read first time 02/04/25. Referred to Committee on Education.

AN ACT Relating to record checks for certain volunteers and contractors who will have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to children or persons with developmental disabilities; and amending RCW 28A.400.303 and 28A.400.305 .

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

Sec. 1. RCW 28A.400.303 and 2020 c 22 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) School districts, educational service districts, the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, the state school for the blind, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and their contractors shall require a record check through the Washington state patrol criminal identification system under RCW 43.43.830 through 43.43.834 , 10.97.030 , and 10.97.050 and through the federal bureau of investigation criminal justice information systems before hiring the following employees: