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employees, subcontractors, and/or volunteers who may or will have regular access to any <br />client/juvenile must be cleared through a JR approved criminal history and background <br />check. In addition, the County, each of their employees, subcontractors, and/or volunteers, <br />who may or will have limited access to any client/juvenile, may be required to be cleared <br />through a JR approved criminal history and background check. <br />(c) By execution of this contract, Contractor affirms that Contractor, each of its employees, <br />subcontractors, and/or volunteers, who may or will have regular access have not been <br />convicted of any of the following: <br />i. Any felony sex offense as defined in 9.94A.030 RCW (Sentencing Reform Act - <br />Definitions) and 9A.44.130 RCW (Sex Offenses); <br />ii. Any crime specified in Chapter 9A.44 RCW (Sex Offenses) when the victim was a <br />juvenile in the custody of or under the jurisdiction of JR; or <br />iii. Any violent offense as defined in 9.94A.030 RCW (Sentencing Reform Act -Definitions). <br />Contractor must require that current employees, volunteers, and contracted service <br />providers who are authorized for regular access to a juvenile(s) report any guilty plea or <br />conviction of any of the above offenses. The report must be made to the person's <br />supervisor within seven (7) days of conviction and any person who have reported a <br />guilty plea or conviction for one or more of these offenses must not have regular access <br />to any offender. Contractor shall also document background checks/criminal history <br />clearances for monitoring purposes. <br />(2) Sexual Misconduct <br />(a) Sexual Misconduct- 13.40.570 RCW (Sexual misconduct by state employees, contractors) <br />states that when the Secretary has reasonable cause to believe that sexual intercourse or <br />sexual contact between the employee of a Contractor and an offender has occurred, the <br />Secretary shall require the employee of a Contractor to be immediately removed from any <br />employment position which would permit the employee to have any access to any offender. <br />(b) By execution of this Contract, Contractor affirms that Contractor, each of its employees, <br />subcontractors, and/or volunteers are knowledgeable about the requirements of 13.40.570 <br />RCW (Sexual misconduct by state employees, contractors) and of the crimes included in <br />9A.44 RCW (Sex Offenses). <br />(c) In addition, the Secretary shall disqualify for employment with a Contractor in any position <br />with access to an offender, any person: <br />(d) Who is found by the department, based on a preponderance of the evidence, to have had <br />sexual intercourse or sexual contact with the offender; or <br />(e) Convicted of any crime specified in chapter 9A.44 RCW (Sex Offenses) when the victim was <br />an offender <br />(f) If any actions are taken under 13.40.570 RCW, subsections (3) or (4), the Contractor must <br />demonstrate to the Secretary they have greatly reduced the likelihood that any of its <br />employees, volunteers, or subcontractors could have sexual intercourse or sexual contact <br />with any offender. The Contract shall not be renewed unless the Secretary determines <br />significant progress has been made. <br />Department of Children, Youth & Families <br />2017CF County Program Agreement 6-24-20 Page 15 <br />