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Public hearing held on bill to standardize school volunteer reviews after convictions
Summary
House Education Committee heard testimony on House Bill 1189, which would require schools to consider certificates of innocence/rehabilitation and create an appeal process at OSPI for volunteers with prior convictions who seek to engage in regular unsupervised school activities.
The committee held a public hearing on House Bill 1189, a bill that would require schools to follow a uniform process when conducting criminal-history checks for volunteers who would have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to minors or individuals with developmental disabilities.
The lede: Representative Tara Simmons, sponsor of HB 1189, described personal experience with a school volunteer ban after a prior felony and said the bill creates a path for parents with vacated convictions, pardons, or certificates of restoration to regain volunteer access. "I cannot volunteer in his school because my school…
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