2004-03-08                     Senate Journal                      Page 2455
SB 179                                                                                            
The Finance Committee considered SENATE BILL NO. 179 "An Act                                        
allowing teacher certification for certain persons based on a criminal                              
history background check without fingerprints" and recommended it                                   
be replaced with                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
          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."                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
Signing do pass: Senators Green, Wilken, Cochairs; Senators Dyson,                                  
Bunde, Ben Stevens. Signing no recommendation: Senators Hoffman,                                    
Olson.                                                                                              
                                                                                                    
The following fiscal information was published today:                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 2, zero, Department of Public Safety                                               
 Fiscal Note No. 3, zero, Department of Education and Early                                         
          Development                                                                               
                                                                                                    
The bill was referred to the Rules Committee.