CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5428

Chapter 107, Laws of 2011

62nd Legislature
2011 Regular Session



RELEASE OF OFFENDERS--NOTICE TO SCHOOLS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/11

Passed by the Senate March 2, 2011
  YEAS 49   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 7, 2011
  YEAS 92   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5428 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved April 18, 2011, 2:31 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
April 19, 2011







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5428
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Passed Legislature - 2011 Regular Session
State of Washington62nd Legislature2011 Regular Session

By Senate Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Harper, Hargrove, Stevens, Zarelli, Pridemore, Shin, and Roach)

READ FIRST TIME 02/21/11.   



     AN ACT Relating to notification to schools regarding the release of certain offenders; and adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) At the earliest possible date and in no event later than thirty days before an offender is released from confinement, the department shall provide notice to the school district board of directors of the district in which the offender last attended school if the offender:
     (a) Is twenty-one years of age or younger at the time of release;
     (b) Has been convicted of a violent offense, a sex offense, or stalking; and
     (c) Last attended school in this state.
     (2) This section applies whenever an offender is being released from total confinement, regardless if the release is to parole, community custody, work release placement, or furlough.


         Passed by the Senate March 2, 2011.
         Passed by the House April 7, 2011.
         Approved by the Governor April 18, 2011.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 19, 2011.