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Bill would clarify state fingerprint-check law to maintain FBI access for transitional care staff
Summary
House Bill 14 90 would revise Washington's fingerprint-based background-check statutes so the state can continue to access FBI criminal-history records for certain care positions, explicitly including staff at transitional care facilities for youth and other specified categories.
The committee received a staff briefing and public testimony on House Bill 14 90, which would revise state law governing fingerprint-based background checks to conform with federal requirements and preserve access to FBI criminal-history records for authorized state agencies. Staff explained that the FBI must approve state background-check statutes before a state can receive certain nationwide records and that the current Washington statute has language the FBI has flagged as overly broad or unclear.
Representative Edwin O'Bros, the bill sponsor, told the committee this is an "agency request" bill intended to clarify statutory language so Washington…
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