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

This bill requires Washington schools, educational service districts, and organizations serving children or people with developmental disabilities to conduct fingerprint-based background checks through the Washington State Patrol and FBI systems before hiring employees or accepting volunteers who will have regularly scheduled unsupervised access to these groups. It specifically applies to volunteers working with small groups (five or fewer children under 12, three or fewer aged 12-18, or people with developmental disabilities) without staff or guardian present. Existing background checks from the Department of Children, Youth, and Families can satisfy the requirement, and costs include state/FBI fees plus administrative charges typically paid by the hiring entity. The law aims to ensure safety through standardized checks while clarifying who must conduct them and how results are handled.