Wash. Rev. Code § 28B.160.020

Current through Chapter 376 of the 2024 Regular Session
Section 28B.160.020 - Admissions applications
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an institution of higher education may not use an initial admissions application that requests information about the criminal history of the applicant.
(2) An institution of higher education may, but is not required to, use a third-party admissions application that contains information about the criminal history of the applicant if the institution of higher education posts a notice on its website stating that the institution of higher education may not automatically or unreasonably deny an applicant's admission or restrict access to campus residency based on an applicant's criminal history.

RCW 28B.160.020

Added by 2018 c 83,§ 2, eff. 6/7/2018.