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SB 179                                                                                            
SENATE BILL NO. 179 "An Act allowing teacher certification for                                      
certain persons based on a criminal history background check without                                
fingerprints" was read the second time.                                                             
                                                                                                    
Senator Wilken, Cochair, moved and asked unanimous consent for the                                  
adoption of the Finance Committee Substitute offered on page 2455.                                  
Without objection, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 179(FIN) "An Act                                          
relating to criminal history records and background checks; allowing                                
persons to teach in the public schools for up to five months without a                              
teaching certificate if the person has applied for a certificate and the                            
application has not been acted upon by the Department of Education                                  
and Early Development due to a delay in receiving criminal history                                  
records; allowing teacher certification for certain persons based on a                              
criminal history background check without fingerprints; and providing                               
for an effective date" was adopted.                                                                 
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the bill                                 
be considered engrossed, advanced to third reading and placed on final                              
passage. Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                      
                                                                                                    
CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 179(FIN) was read the third time.                                            
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 179(FIN)                                          
"An Act relating to criminal history records and background checks;                                 
allowing persons to teach in the public schools for up to five months                               
without a teaching certificate if the person has applied for a certificate                          
and the application has not been acted upon by the Department of                                    
Education and Early Development due to a delay in receiving criminal                                
history records; allowing teacher certification for certain persons based                           
on a criminal history background check without fingerprints; and                                    
providing for an effective date" pass the Senate?" The roll was taken                               
with the following result:                                                                          
                                                                                                    
CSSB 179(FIN)                                                                                       
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
Effective Date                                                                                      
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  16   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  4   ABSENT:  0                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Davis, Dyson, Elton, French, Green, Guess,                                   
Olson, Seekins, Stedman, Stevens B, Stevens G, Therriault, Wagoner,                                 
Wilken                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Ellis, Hoffman, Lincoln, Ogan                                                             
                                                                                                    
and so, CS FOR SENATE BILL NO. 179(FIN) passed the Senate.                                          
                                                                                                    
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                      
vote on the passage of the bill be considered the vote on the effective                             
date clause. Without objection, it was so ordered and the bill was                                  
referred to the Secretary for engrossment.