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HOUSE BILL 1745
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives Casada, Leonard, Tate, Hargrove, Moyer, Broback, Van Luven, Horn, Bray, Bowman, Vance, Beck, Fuhrman, Padden, Chandler, Holland, Paris, Edmondson, Nealey, Hochstatter, P. Johnson, D. Sommers, Betrozoff and Forner.
Read first time February 7, 1991. Referred to Committee on State Government\Human Services\Appropriations.
AN ACT Relating to family impact statements; and adding a new section to Title 26 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to Title 26 RCW to read as follows:
Governmental entities shall submit a statement and hold hearings to show the potential impact of a proposed action on the rights of parents and family units formed by blood, marriage, or adoption prior to taking the action. The governmental entity shall answer at least the following:
(1) Whether the governmental action increases or reduces annual household income;
(2) Whether the governmental action enhances or diminishes the institution of marriage and the marital commitment;
(3) Whether the action reinforces or reduces the authority of parents, particularly in the areas of education, nurture, and supervision, and inculcation of the family's values and beliefs;
(4) Whether the action assists the family in performing its functions or substitutes governmental activities for those functions;
(5) Whether the action can be carried out by a lower or more local level of government;
(6) Whether the activity can be carried out by the private sector;
(7) What message the governmental action is sending to young people about behavior, personal responsibility, and the norms of society.