SB 5932 - DIGEST |
Establishes the homeless youth prevention act. |
Creates the office of homeless youth prevention programs within the department of social and health services to: (1) Reduce the number of new homeless and runaway youth; |
(2) Decrease the number of existing homeless youth; and |
(3) Increase reconciliation rates with the homeless youth's parents or guardians. |
Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee to conduct a review of state-funded programs that serve unaccompanied homeless youth. |
Requires a state homeless youth alert database to be established identifying all homeless or runaway youth. |
Changes the name of the homeless families services fund to the Washington youth and families fund. |