1901-S AMH WINE KNUT1

SHB 1901 - H AMD  115  ADOPTED 3-14-91

By Representatives Wineberry, Appelwick, Ebersole, McLean, Leonard, Hargrove and Padden

     On page 3, after line 2, insert the following: "NEW SECTION Sec. 2.  The department of social and health services, in cooperation with the commission on African American affairs, shall contract for an independent study of racial disproportionality in the juvenile justice system.  The study shall identify key decision points in the juvenile justice system where race and/or ethnicity-based disproportionality exists in the treatment and incarceration of juvenile offenders.  The study shall identify the causes of disproportionality, and propose new policies and procedures to address disproportionality.

The department shall submit the study's preliminary findings and recommendations to the juvenile justice task force established under section one of this act by September 13, 1991.  The final report shall be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 1991.

The juvenile justice task force shall utilize the information on disproportionality in developing its report and recommendations to the legislature required under section one of this act."

EFFECT:  Requires the Department of Social and Health Services to contract for an independent study of racial disproportionality in the juvenile justice system and present the information gathered to the Juvenile Justice Task Force and appropriate legislative committees.