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HOUSE BILL 2466
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1994 Regular Session
By Representatives Morris, Long, Mastin, Rayburn, Fuhrman, Orr and Wineberry
Read first time 01/14/94. Referred to Committee on Corrections.
AN ACT Relating to creation of the juvenile justice forecasting commission; adding new sections to chapter 43.20A RCW; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that a formalized forecasting process will help fulfill Washington's juvenile confinement and rehabilitative needs. The legislature finds that the accurate projections provided by a formalized forecast will enable Washington to increase public safety, improve juvenile offender accountability, and improve juvenile offender rehabilitation.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) The juvenile justice forecasting commission is created. The commission shall be composed of the secretary of the department of social and health services or the secretary's designee, and the following twelve members, to be appointed by the governor subject to confirmation by the senate: (a) Two prosecuting attorneys or deputy prosecuting attorneys; (b) one state and one local law enforcement officer; (c) two defense attorneys actively practicing in juvenile court; (d) two superior court judges; (e) two juvenile court administrators; and (f) two members of the juvenile disposition standards committee, which members shall not be counted as members of the preceding categories.
(2) The governor shall consider geographic diversity in appointing members.
(3) The commission members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. Members shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240.
(4) The commission shall meet at least once every three months.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) The commission shall develop annually a set of assumptions on which to base a forecast of juvenile institutional population, juvenile community supervision population, and institutional and community juvenile rehabilitative needs.
(2) The commission shall gather and maintain such information as is necessary for development of accurate, complete, and timely assumptions.
(3) The commission shall annually deliver to the office of financial management a report containing the annual set of assumptions.
(4) Upon receipt of the report, the office of financial management shall prepare a forecast of juvenile institutional population, juvenile community supervision population, and juvenile institutional and community rehabilitative needs. This forecast shall provide at least a four-year projection and shall be published by December 1 of every year, beginning with 1994.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Sections 2 and 3 of this act are each added to chapter 43.20A RCW.
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