SB1136 Summary

• Establishes central registry exceptions allowing the board of fingerprinting to determine if individuals disqualified by substantiated child abuse or neglect reports can work with children or vulnerable adults after demonstrating successful rehabilitation.

• Expands central registry background checks to include contractors, subcontractors, and their employees who provide direct services to children or vulnerable adults, effective August 1, 2013.

• Requires non-contracting childcare licensees to submit employee information to the department of economic security for central registry checks beginning August 1, 2013, with verification by the department of health services.

• Requires employees to certify whether substantiated abuse or neglect allegations were made against them before employment in positions serving children or vulnerable adults.

• Modifies confidentiality protections to allow central registry information to be used only for background checks pursuant to the central registry exception process, limiting use in employment decisions.