FINAL BILL REPORT

SHB 1952

                                   C 78 L 88

BYHouse Committee on Trade & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives Pruitt, Vekich, Heavey, Holm, Sanders and Doty)

Requiring that special effort be made by the conservation corps to recruit residents with sensory, mental, or physical handicaps.

House Committe on Trade & Economic Development

Senate Committee on Economic Development & Labor

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

The Washington Youth Conservation Corps was created to provide work experience and training for young people from the ages of 18 to 25.  Participants in the corps work on the conservation, rehabilitation and enhancement of the state's natural, historic and recreational resources.  Emphasis is given to projects relating to timber, fish and wildlife management plans, watershed management plans, the 1989 centennial celebration, Puget Sound water quality, the U.S.-Canada fisheries treaty and recreational facilities that provide public access to and environmental education about natural resources.

Projects are selected by the Washington Conservation Corps Coordinating Council.  The council is composed of representatives from the following state agencies:  Employment Security, Ecology, Wildlife, Fisheries, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Parks and Recreation.

SUMMARY:

The upper age requirement for participation in the Washington Youth Conservation Corps may be waived for participants who have a sensory or mental handicap.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 96   0

      Senate    47     0(Senate amended)

      House 94   0(House concurred)

EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1988