Passed by the Senate April 28, 1991

Yeas 48 Nays 0

President of the Senate

Passed by the House April 27, 1991

Yeas 96 Nays 0

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Approved

Governor of the State of Washington

CERTIFICATE

I, Gordon Golob, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5167 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

Secretary

FILED

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5167

AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

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Passed Legislature - 1991 Regular Session

State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Nelson, Rasmussen, Newhouse, Stratton, Roach, Niemi and Talmadge).

Read first time March 11, 1991.Amending the juvenile justice act.

AN ACT Relating to juvenile justice; creating new sections; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A juvenile issues task force is created to review the operation of the 1977 Juvenile Justice Act, the Family Reconciliation Act, the 1990 "at-risk" youth legislation, and to study related issues. The task force is charged with issuing a report and making recommendations to the legislature by December 15, 1991.

The task force shall consist of the following members:

(1) Three co-chairs, one from the state senate appointed by the president of the senate; one from the state house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and one appointed by the governor from among the members of the task force named in subsection (3) of this section.

(2) Eight legislators in addition to the two legislative cochairs selected under subsection (1) of this section, two each from the majority and minority caucuses of the senate and two each from the majority and minority caucuses of the house of representatives.

(3) The governor shall appoint the following members of the task force:

(a) Three superior court judges;

(b) Two prosecuting attorneys;

(d) The secretary of social and health services or the secretary's designee;

(e) Two juvenile court administrators;

(f) One police chief or county sheriff;

(g) One child psychologist;

(h) One child psychiatrist;

(i) Two directors of a youth organization;

(j) One person from the Washington council on crime and delinquency;

(k) One person from a parents' organization;

(l) One person from a crisis residential center;

(m) One juvenile court caseworker;

(n) One representative of the executive branch;

(o) One member of the mental health treatment community; and

(p) One member from the substance abuse treatment community.

The department of social and health services shall fund the task force in an amount sufficient to meet its mission. The task force shall be staffed, to the extent possible, by staff available from the membership of the task force.

The governor shall ensure that the racial diversity of the task force membership appointed by the governor reflects the racial diversity of juveniles served under the Family Reconciliation Act, the 1977 Juvenile Justice Act, and the 1990 "at-risk" youth legislation.

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 1 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 1 of this act. If by June 30, 1991, the omnibus operating budget appropriations act for the 1991-93 biennium does not provide specific funding for this section, referencing this section by bill number and section, this section is null and void.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.