5451-S2.E AMH .... H2634.1

 

 

 

E2SSB 5451 - H AMD 000683 WITHDRAWN 4-23-93

By Representative R. Meyers

 

                                                                   

 

    Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

 

    "Sec. 1.  RCW 9.94A.030 and 1992 c 145 s 6 and 1992 c 75 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

    Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

    (1) "Collect," or any derivative thereof, "collect and remit," or "collect and deliver," when used with reference to the department of corrections, means that the department is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the offender's sentence with regard to the legal financial obligation, receiving payment thereof from the offender, and, consistent with current law, delivering daily the entire payment to the superior court clerk without depositing it in a departmental account.

    (2) "Commission" means the sentencing guidelines commission.

    (3) "Community corrections officer" means an employee of the department who is responsible for carrying out specific duties in supervision of sentenced offenders and monitoring of sentence conditions.

    (4) "Community custody" means that portion of an inmate's sentence of confinement in lieu of earned early release time or imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(7) served in the community subject to controls placed on the inmate's movement and activities by the department of corrections.

    (5) "Community placement" means that period during which the offender is subject to the conditions of community custody and/or postrelease supervision, which begins either upon completion of the term of confinement (postrelease supervision) or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release.  Community placement may consist of entirely community custody, entirely postrelease supervision, or a combination of the two.

    (6) "Community service" means compulsory service, without compensa­tion, performed for the benefit of the community by the offender.

    (7) "Community supervision" means a period of time during which a convicted offender is subject to crime-related prohibitions and other sentence conditions imposed by a court pursuant to this chapter or RCW 46.61.524.  For first-time offenders, the supervision may include crime-related prohibitions and other conditions imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(5).  For purposes of the interstate compact for out-of-state supervision of parolees and probationers, RCW 9.95.270, community supervision is the functional equivalent of probation and should be considered the same as probation by other states.

    (8) "Confinement" means total or partial confinement as defined in this section.

    (9) "Conviction" means an adjudication of guilt pursuant to Titles 10 or 13 RCW and includes a verdict of guilty, a finding of guilty, and acceptance of a plea of guilty.

    (10) "Court-ordered legal financial obligation" means a sum of money that is ordered by a superior court of the state of Washington for legal financial obligations which may include restitution to the victim, statutorily imposed crime victims' compensation fees as assessed pursuant to RCW 7.68.035, court costs, county or interlocal drug funds, court-appointed attorneys' fees, and costs of defense, fines, and any other financial obligation that is assessed to the offender as a result of a felony conviction.

    (11) "Crime-related prohibition" means an order of a court prohibiting conduct that directly relates to the circumstances of the crime for which the offender has been convicted, and shall not be construed to mean orders directing an offender affirmatively to participate in rehabilitative programs or to otherwise perform affirmative conduct.

    (12)(a) "Criminal history" means the list of a defendant's prior convic­tions, whether in this state, in federal court, or elsewhere.  The history shall include, where known, for each conviction (i) whether the defendant has been placed on probation and the length and terms thereof; and (ii) whether the defendant has been incarcerated and the length of incarceration.

    (b) "Criminal history" shall always include juvenile convictions for sex offenses and shall also include a defendant's other prior convictions in juvenile court if:  (i) The conviction was for an offense which is a felony or a serious traffic offense and is criminal history as defined in RCW 13.40.020(6)(a); (ii) the defendant was fifteen years of age or older at the time the offense was committed; and (iii) with respect to prior juvenile class B and C felonies or serious traffic offenses, the defendant was less than twenty-three years of age at the time the offense for which he or she is being sentenced was committed.

    (13) "Day fine" means a fine imposed by the sentencing judge which equals the difference between the offender's net daily income and the reasonable obligations which the offender has for the support of the offender and any dependents.

    (14) "Day reporting" means reporting at least once per day to a specific location designated by the department of corrections or the sentencing judge together with the requirement that the offender's location throughout each day be reported to the department of corrections.

    (15) "Department" means the department of corrections.

    (((14))) (16) "Determinate sentence" means a sentence that states with exactitude the number of actual years, months, or days of total confinement, of partial confinement, of community supervision, the number of actual hours or days of community service work, or dollars or terms of a legal financial obligation.  The fact that an offender through "earned early release" can reduce the actual period of confinement shall not affect the classification of the sentence as a determinate sentence.

    (((15))) (17) "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amount required by law to be withheld.  For the purposes of this definition, "earnings" means compensa­tion paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonuses, or otherwise, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law making the payments exempt from garnishment, attachment, or other process to satisfy a court-ordered legal financial obligation, specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, or insurance policies of any type, but does not include payments made under Title 50 RCW, except as provided in RCW 50.40.020 and 50.40.050, or Title 74 RCW.

    (((16))) (18) "Drug offense" means:

    (a) Any felony violation of chapter 69.50 RCW except possession of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(d)) or forged prescription for a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.403);

    (b) Any offense defined as a felony under federal law that relates to the possession, manufacture, distribution, or transportation of a controlled substance; or

    (c) Any out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a drug offense under (a) of this subsection.

    (((17))) (19) "Drug or alcohol monitoring" means the obligation to remain free of any nonprescribed controlled substance or of any alcoholic beverage and to submit to periodic testing in a program to monitor that status as directed by the department of corrections, such as drug monitoring under a treatment alternatives to street crime (TASC) or comparable program.

    (20) "Education or training" means participation in a formal program of education or training which has state certification.

    (21) "Escape" means:

    (a) Escape in the first degree (RCW 9A.76.110), escape in the second degree (RCW 9A.76.120), willful failure to return from furlough (RCW 72.66.060), willful failure to return from work release (RCW 72.65.070), or willful failure to be available for supervision by the department while in community custody (RCW 72.09.310); or

    (b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as an escape under (a) of this subsection.

    (((18))) (22) "Felony traffic offense" means:

    (a) Vehicular homicide (RCW 46.61.520), vehicular assault (RCW 46.61.522), eluding a police officer (RCW 46.61.024), or felony hit-and-run injury-accident (RCW 46.52.020(4)); or

    (b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a felony traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.

    (((19))) (23) "Fines" means the requirement that the offender pay a specific sum of money over a specific period of time to the court.

    (((20))) (24)(a) "First-time offender" means any person who is convicted of a felony (i) not classified as a violent offense or a sex offense under this chapter, or (ii) that is not the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance classified in schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug or the selling for profit (([of])) of any controlled substance or counterfeit substance classified in schedule I, RCW 69.50.204, except leaves and flowering tops of marihuana, and except as provided in (b) of this subsection, who previously has never been convicted of a felony in this state, federal court, or another state, and who has never participated in a program of deferred prosecution for a felony offense.

    (b) For purposes of (a) of this subsection, a juvenile adjudication for an offense committed before the age of fifteen years is not a previous felony conviction except for adjudications of sex offenses.

    (((21))) (25) "Home detention" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders wherein the offender is confined in a private residence subject to electronic surveillance or other state of the art electronic monitoring technology.  Home detention may not be imposed for offenders convicted of a violent offense, any sex offense, reckless burning in the first or second degree as defined in RCW 9A.48.040 or 9A.48.050, assault in the third degree as defined in RCW 9A.36.031, assault of a child in the third degree, unlawful imprisonment as defined in RCW 9A.40.040, or harassment as defined in RCW 9A.46.020.  Home detention may be imposed for offenders convicted of a violation of chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW, that relates to the possession, manufacture, or delivery of a controlled substance or imitation controlled substance, if the offender fulfills the participation conditions set forth in this subsection and is monitored for drug use by treatment alternatives to street crime (TASC) or a comparable court or agency-referred program.

    (a) Home detention may be imposed for offenders convicted of burglary in the second degree as defined in RCW 9A.52.030 or residential burglary conditioned upon the offender:  (i) Successfully completing twenty-one days in a work release program, or having successfully completed a sentence in a work ethic camp, (ii) having no convictions for burglary in the second degree or residential burglary during the preceding two years and not more than two prior convictions for burglary or residential burglary, (iii) having no convictions for a violent felony offense during the preceding two years and not more than two prior convictions for a violent felony offense, (iv) having no prior charges of escape, and (v) fulfilling the other conditions of the home detention program.

    (b) Participation in a home detention program shall be conditioned upon:  (i) The offender obtaining or maintaining current employment or attending a regular course of school study at regularly defined hours, or the offender performing parental duties to offspring or minors normally in the custody of the offender, (ii) abiding by the rules of the home detention program, and (iii) compliance with court-ordered legal financial obligations.  The home detention program may also be made available to offenders whose charges and convictions do not otherwise disqualify them if medical or health-related conditions, concerns or treatment would be better addressed under the home detention program, or where the health and welfare of the offender, other inmates, or staff would be jeopardized by the offender's incarceration.  Participation in the home detention program for medical or health-related reasons is conditioned on the offender abiding by the rules of the home detention program and complying with court-ordered restitution.

    (26) "Inpatient treatment" means participation in a treatment program certified by the state which requires the offender to be present at least twelve hours per day.

    (27) "Nonviolent offense" means an offense which is not a violent offense.

    (((22))) (28) "Offender" means a person who has committed a felony established by state law and is eighteen years of age or older or is less than eighteen years of age but whose case has been transferred by the appropriate juvenile court to a criminal court pursuant to RCW 13.40.110.  Throughout this chapter, the terms "offender" and "defendant" are used interchangeably.

    (((23))) (29) "Outpatient treatment" means participation in a treatment program certified by the state or recommended by the department of corrections which does not require the offender to be present for more than twelve hours per day.

    (30) "Partial confinement" means confinement for no more than one year in a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government, or, if home detention or work crew has been ordered by the court, in an approved residence, for a substantial portion of each day with the balance of the day spent in the community.  Partial confinement includes work release, home detention, work crew, and a combination of work crew and home detention as defined in this section.

    (((24))) (31) "Persistent offender" is any person who:

    (a) Is convicted in this state of rape in the second degree or a serious violent offense as defined in subsection (35) of this section, except for an attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit a serious violent offense; and

    (b) Has, before the commission of the offense under (a) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least two separate occasions, whether in this state or elsewhere, of felonies that under the laws of this state would be an offense under (a) of this subsection.  Of these two or more previous convictions, at least one conviction must have occurred before the commission of any of the other offenses under (a) of this subsection for which the offender was previously convicted.  Equivalent crimes committed as a juvenile may be counted as a prior conviction under this subsection only if the conviction was obtained in adult court.

    (32) "Postrelease supervision" is that portion of an offender's community placement that is not community custody.

    (((25))) (33) "Restitution" means the requirement that the offender pay a specific sum of money over a specific period of time to the court as payment of damages.  The sum may include both public and private costs.  The imposition of a restitution order does not preclude civil redress.

    (((26))) (34) "Serious traffic offense" means:

    (a) Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.502), actual physical control while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.504), reckless driving (RCW 46.61.500), or hit-and-run an attended vehicle (RCW 46.52.020(5)); or

    (b) Any federal, out-of-state, county, or municipal conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be classified as a serious traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.

    (((27))) (35) "Serious violent offense" is a subcategory of violent offense and means:

    (a) Murder in the first degree, homicide by abuse, murder in the second degree, assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree, or rape in the first degree, assault of a child in the first degree, or an attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit one of these felonies; or

    (b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a serious violent offense under (a) of this subsection.

    (((28))) (36) "Sentence range" means the sentencing court's discretionary range in imposing a nonappealable sentence.

    (((29))) (37) "Sex offense" means:

    (a) A felony that is a violation of chapter 9A.44 RCW or RCW 9A.64.020 or 9.68A.090 or that is, under chapter 9A.28 RCW, a criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit such crimes;

    (b) A felony with a finding of sexual motivation under RCW 9.94A.127; or

    (c) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a sex offense under (a) of this subsection.

    (((30))) (38) "Sexual motivation" means that one of the purposes for which the defendant committed the crime was for the purpose of his or her sexual gratification.

    (((31))) (39) "Total confinement" means confinement inside the physical boundaries of a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government for twenty-four hours a day, or pursuant to RCW 72.64.050 and 72.64.060.

    (((32))) (40)  "Transition training" means written and verbal instructions and assistance provided by the department to the offender during the two weeks prior to the offender's successful completion of the work ethic camp program.  The transition training shall include instructions in the offender's requirements and obligations during the offender's period of community custody.

    (41) "Victim" means any person who has sustained emotional, psychologi­cal, physical, or financial injury to person or property as a direct result of the crime charged.

    (((33))) (42) "Violent offense" means:

    (a) Any of the following felonies, as now existing or hereafter amended:  Any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or an attempt to commit a class A felony, criminal solicitation of or criminal conspiracy to commit a class A felony, manslaughter in the first degree, manslaughter in the second degree, indecent liberties if committed by forcible compulsion, kidnapping in the second degree, arson in the second degree, assault in the second degree, assault of a child in the second degree, extortion in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, vehicular assault, and vehicular homicide, when proximately caused by the driving of any vehicle by any person while under the influence of intoxicat­ing liquor or any drug as defined by RCW 46.61.502, or by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner;

    (b) Any conviction for a felony offense in effect at any time prior to July 1, 1976, that is comparable to a felony classified as a violent offense in (a) of this subsection; and

    (c) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a violent offense under (a) or (b) of this subsection.

    (((34))) (43) "Work crew" means a program of partial confinement consisting of civic improvement tasks for the benefit of the community of not less than thirty-five hours per week that complies with RCW 9.94A.135.  ((The civic improvement tasks shall be performed on public property or on private property owned or operated by nonprofit entities, except that, for emergency purposes only, work crews may perform snow removal on any private property.))  The civic improve­ment tasks shall have minimal negative impact on existing private industries or the labor force in the county where the service or labor is performed.  The civic improvement tasks shall not affect employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities contracted through sheltered workshops as defined in RCW 82.04.385.  Only those offenders sentenced to a facility operated or utilized under contract by a county or the state are eligible to participate on a work crew.  Offenders sentenced for a sex offense as defined in subsection (((29))) (37) of this section are not eligible for the work crew program.

    (((35))) (44) "Work ethic camp" means an alternative incarceration program designed to reduce recidivism and lower the costs of corrections by requiring offenders to complete a comprehensive array of job and vocational experiences, character-building work ethics training, life management skills development, drug rehabilitation, counseling, literacy training, and basic adult education.

    (45) "Work release" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders who are employed or engaged as a student in a regular course of study at school.  Participation in work release shall be conditioned upon the offender attending work or school at regularly defined hours and abiding by the rules of the work release facility.

    (((36) "Home detention" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders wherein the offender is confined in a private residence subject to electronic surveillance.  Home detention may not be imposed for offenders convicted of a violent offense, any sex offense, any drug offense, reckless burning in the first or second degree as defined in RCW 9A.48.040 or 9A.48.050, assault in the third degree as defined in RCW 9A.36.031, assault of a child in the third degree, unlawful imprisonment as defined in RCW 9A.40.040, or harassment as defined in RCW 9A.46.020.  Home detention may be imposed for offenders convicted of possession of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(d)) or forged prescription for a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.403) if the offender fulfills the participation conditions set forth in this subsection and is monitored for drug use by treatment alternatives to street crime (TASC) or a comparable court or agency-referred program.

    (a) Home detention may be imposed for offenders convicted of burglary in the second degree as defined in RCW 9A.52.030 or residential burglary conditioned upon the offender:  (i) Successfully completing twenty-one days in a work release program, (ii) having no convictions for burglary in the second degree or residential burglary during the preceding two years and not more than two prior convictions for burglary or residential burglary, (iii) having no convictions for a violent felony offense during the preceding two years and not more than two prior convictions for a violent felony offense, (iv) having no prior charges of escape, and (v) fulfilling the other conditions of the home detention program.

    (b) Participation in a home detention program shall be conditioned upon:  (i) The offender obtaining or maintaining current employment or attending a regular course of school study at regularly defined hours, or the offender performing parental duties to offspring or minors normally in the custody of the offender, (ii) abiding by the rules of the home detention program, and (iii) compliance with court-ordered legal financial obligations.  The home detention program may also be made available to offenders whose charges and convictions do not otherwise disqualify them if medical or health-related conditions, concerns or treatment would be better addressed under the home detention program, or where the health and welfare of the offender, other inmates, or staff would be jeopardized by the offender's incarceration.  Participation in the home detention program for medical or health-related reasons is conditioned on the offender abiding by the rules of the home detention program and complying with court-ordered restitution.))

 

    Sec. 2.  RCW 9.94A.120 and 1992 c 145 s 7, 1992 c 75 s 2, and 1992 c 45 s 5 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

    When a person is convicted of a felony, the court shall impose punishment as provided in this section.

    (1) Except as authorized in subsections (2), (4), (5), ((and)) (6), (7), and (9) of this section, the court shall impose a sentence within the sentence range for the offense.

    (2) The court may impose a sentence outside the standard sentence range for that offense if it finds, considering the purpose of this chapter, that there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence.

    (3) Whenever a sentence outside the standard range is imposed, the court shall set forth the reasons for its decision in written findings of fact and conclusions of law.  A sentence outside the standard range shall be a determinate sentence.

    (4) A persistent offender shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement for life without the possibility of parole due to the repeated commission of crimes that represent a serious danger to the public safety.  An offender convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than twenty years.  An offender convicted of the crime of assault in the first degree or assault of a child in the first degree where the offender used force or means likely to result in death or intended to kill the victim shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than five years.  An offender convicted of the crime of rape in the first degree shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than five years, and shall not be eligible for furlough, work release or other authorized leave of absence from the correctional facility during such minimum five-year term except for the purpose of commitment to an inpatient treatment facility.  The foregoing minimum terms of total confinement are mandatory and shall not be varied or modified as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

    (5) In sentencing a first-time offender with a sentence range of more than ninety days the court may waive the imposition of a sentence within the sentence range and impose a sentence which may include up to ninety days of confinement in a facility operated or utilized under contract by the county and a requirement that the offender refrain from committing new offenses.  The sentence may also include up to ((two)) one year((s)) of community supervision, which, in addition to crime-related prohibitions, may include requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

    (a) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

    (b) Undergo available outpatient treatment for up to ((two)) one year((s)), or inpatient treatment not to exceed the standard range of confinement for that offense;

    (c) Pursue a prescribed, secular course of study or vocational training;

    (d) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

    (e) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer; or

    (f) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations as provided in RCW 9.94A.030 and/or perform community service work.

    (6)(a) When sentencing an offender who is not a violent offender or a sex offender and whose presumptive sentence is twelve months or less, the court shall first determine if it is appropriate that such sentence be served primarily or exclusively under one or more of the sentencing options set forth in (c) of this subsection.  If the court determines that a period of total confinement is appropriate in order to adequately punish the offender and to serve the best interest of society, the court shall order total confinement for the minimum time necessary to carry out the goals of this chapter.

    (b) To impose a sentence consisting of sentencing options, the court shall determine the standard range for the offender and then convert that amount of total confinement as is necessary into the sentencing options the court finds appropriate for the offender.  Sentencing options that are imposed under this section may be used in any combination and may also be combined with total confinement.  Conversions of total confinement to sentencing options shall be clearly indicated on the judgment and sentence.

    (c) Sentencing options available to a court include:

    (i) Approved adult education;

    (ii) Approved vocational-technical training;

    (iii) Community service;

    (iv) Day fines;

    (v) Day reporting;

    (vi) Drug or alcohol monitoring;

    (vii) Home detention;

    (viii) Inpatient treatment;

    (ix) Outpatient treatment;

    (x) Partial confinement;

    (xi) Work crews;

    (xii) Work release; and

    (xiii) Any other nonincarcerative option that is consistent with the purposes of this chapter.

    (d) An offender may also be placed on a term of community supervision not to exceed one year.  At any time after the successful completion of sentencing options and other conditions imposed, the offender or the department may petition the court to terminate community supervision.

    (7)(a) An offender is eligible for the special drug offender sentencing alternative if:

    (i) The offender is convicted of the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance classified in schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug and the violation does not involve a sentence enhancement under RCW 9.94A.310(3);

    (ii) The offender has no prior convictions for a felony in this state, another state, or the United States;

    (iii) The offense involved only a small quantity of the particular controlled substance as determined by the judge upon consideration of such factors as the weight, purity, packaging, sale price, and street value of the controlled substance.

    (b) If the sentencing judge determines that the offender is eligible for this option and that the offender and the community will benefit from the use of the special drug offender sentencing alternative, the judge may waive imposition of a sentence within the standard range and impose a sentence that must include a period of total confinement in a state facility for one-half of the midpoint of the standard range.  During incarceration in the state facility, the offender must be involved in substance abuse treatment provided by the department.  No more than three months of the sentence may be served in a work release status.  The court shall also impose one year of community custody that must include crime-related prohibitions, a condition to not use illegal controlled substances, and to submit to urinalysis or other testing to monitor that status.  The department may require the offender to pay thirty dollars per month while on community custody to offset the cost of monitoring.  In addition, the court may impose any of the following conditions:

    (i) Devote time to a specific employment or training;

    (ii) Participate in outpatient substance abuse treatment;

    (iii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer before any change in the offender's address or employment;

    (iv) Report as directed to a community corrections officer;

    (v) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations;

    (vi) Perform community service work;

    (vii) Pay a day fine;

    (viii) Stay out of areas designated by the sentencing judge;

    (ix) Undergo day supervision.

    (c) If the offender violates any of the sentence conditions in (b) of this subsection, the department shall impose sanctions administratively, with notice to the prosecuting attorney and the sentencing court.  Upon motion of the court or the prosecuting attorney, a violation hearing shall be held by the court.  If the court finds that conditions have been willfully violated, the court may impose confinement consisting of the remaining one-half of the midpoint of the standard range.  All total confinement served during the period of community custody shall be credited to the offender, regardless of whether the total confinement is served as a result of the original sentence, as a result of a sanction imposed by the department of corrections, or as a result of a violation found by the court.

    (8) If a sentence range has not been established for the defendant's crime, the court shall impose a determinate sentence which may include not more than one year of confinement, community service work, a term of community supervision not to exceed one year, and/or other legal financial obligations.  All or any part of the confinement may be converted to community service, work crew, work release, home detention, day reporting, day fine, or education or training, at the rates provided in RCW 9.94A.380.  The court may impose a sentence which provides more than one year of confinement if the court finds, considering the purpose of this chapter, that there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence.

    (((7))) (9)(a)(i) When an offender is convicted of a sex offense other than a violation of RCW 9A.44.050 or a sex offense that is also a serious violent offense and has no prior convictions for a sex offense or any other felony sex offenses in this or any other state, the sentencing court, on its own motion or the motion of the state or the defendant, may order an examination to determine whether the defendant is amenable to treatment.

    The report of the examination shall include at a minimum the following:  The defendant's version of the facts and the official version of the facts, the defendant's offense history, an assessment of problems in addition to alleged deviant behaviors, the offender's social and employment situation, and other evaluation measures used.  The report shall set forth the sources of the evaluator's information.

    The examiner shall assess and report regarding the defendant's amenability to treatment and relative risk to the community.  A proposed treatment plan shall be provided and shall include, at a minimum:

    (A) Frequency and type of contact between offender and therapist;

    (B) Specific issues to be addressed in the treatment and description of planned treatment modalities;

    (C) Monitoring plans, including any requirements regarding living conditions, lifestyle requirements, and monitoring by family members and others;

    (D) Anticipated length of treatment; and

    (E) Recommended crime-related prohibitions.

    The court on its own motion may order, or on a motion by the state shall order, a second examination regarding the offender's amenability to treatment.  The evaluator shall be selected by the party making the motion.  The defendant shall pay the cost of any second examination ordered unless the court finds the defendant to be indigent in which case the state shall pay the cost.

    (ii) After receipt of the reports, the court shall consider whether the offender and the community will benefit from use of this special sexual offender sentencing alternative and consider the victim's opinion whether the offender should receive a treatment disposition under this subsection.  If the court determines that this special sex offender sentencing alternative is appropriate, the court shall then impose a sentence within the sentence range.  If this sentence is less than eight years of confinement, the court may suspend the execution of the sentence and impose the following conditions of suspension:

    (A) The court shall place the defendant on community supervision for the length of the suspended sentence or three years, whichever is greater; and

    (B) The court shall order treatment for any period up to three years in duration.  The court in its discretion shall order outpatient sex offender treatment or inpatient sex offender treatment, if available.  A community mental health center may not be used for such treatment unless it has an appropriate program designed for sex offender treatment.  The offender shall not change sex offender treatment providers or treatment conditions without first notifying the prosecutor, the community corrections officer, and the court, and shall not change providers without court approval after a hearing if the prosecutor or community corrections officer object to the change.  In addition, as conditions of the suspended sentence, the court may impose other sentence conditions including up to six months of confinement, not to exceed the sentence range of confinement for that offense, crime-related prohibitions, and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

    (I) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

    (II) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

    (III) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer;

    (IV) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations as provided in RCW 9.94A.030, perform community service work, or any combination thereof; or

    (V) Make recoupment to the victim for the cost of any counseling required as a result of the offender's crime.

    (iii) The sex offender therapist shall submit quarterly reports on the defendant's progress in treatment to the court and the parties.  The report shall reference the treatment plan and include at a minimum the following:  Dates of attendance, defendant's compliance with requirements, treatment activities, the defendant's relative progress in treatment, and any other material as specified by the court at sentencing.

    (iv) At the time of sentencing, the court shall set a treatment termination hearing for three months prior to the anticipated date for completion of treatment.  Prior to the treatment termination hearing, the treatment professional and community corrections officer shall submit written reports to the court and parties regarding the defendant's compliance with treatment and monitoring requirements, and recommendations regarding termination from treatment, including proposed community supervision conditions.  Either party may request and the court may order another evaluation regarding the advisability of termination from treatment.  The defendant shall pay the cost of any additional evaluation ordered unless the court finds the defendant to be indigent in which case the state shall pay the cost.  At the treatment termination hearing the court may:  (A) Modify conditions of community supervision, and either (B) terminate treatment, or (C) extend treatment for up to the remaining period of community supervision.

    (v) The court may revoke the suspended sentence at any time during the period of community supervision and order execution of the sentence if:  (A) The defendant violates the conditions of the suspended sentence, or (B) the court finds that the defendant is failing to make satisfactory progress in treatment.  All confinement time served during the period of community supervision shall be credited to the offender if the suspended sentence is revoked.

    (vi) Except as provided in (a)(vii) of this subsection, after July 1, 1991, examinations and treatment ordered pursuant to this subsection shall only be conducted by sex offender treatment providers certified by the department of health pursuant to chapter 18.155 RCW.

    (vii) A sex offender therapist who examines or treats a sex offender pursuant to this subsection (((7))) (9) does not have to be certified by the department of health pursuant to chapter 18.155 RCW if the court finds that:  (A) The offender has already moved to another state or plans to move to another state for reasons other than circumventing the certification requirements; (B) no certified providers are available for treatment within a reasonable geographical distance of the offender's home; and (C) the evaluation and treatment plan comply with this subsection (((7))) (9) and the rules adopted by the department of health.

    For purposes of this subsection, "victim" means any person who has sustained emotional, psychological, physical, or financial injury to person or property as a result of the crime charged.  "Victim" also means a parent or guardian of a victim who is a minor child unless the parent or guardian is the perpetrator of the offense.

    (b) When an offender is convicted of any felony sex offense committed before July 1, 1987, and is sentenced to a term of confinement of more than one year but less than six years, the sentencing court may, on its own motion or on the motion of the offender or the state, order the offender committed for up to thirty days to the custody of the secretary of social and health services for evaluation and report to the court on the offender's amenability to treatment at these facilities.  If the secretary of social and health services cannot begin the evaluation within thirty days of the court's order of commitment, the offender shall be transferred to the state for confinement pending an opportunity to be evaluated at the appropriate facility.  The court shall review the reports and may order that the term of confinement imposed be served in the sexual offender treatment program at the location determined by the secretary of social and health services or the secretary's designee, only if the report indicates that the offender is amenable to the treatment program provided at these facilities.  The offender shall be transferred to the state pending placement in the treatment program.  Any offender who has escaped from the treatment program shall be referred back to the sentencing court.

    If the offender does not comply with the conditions of the treatment program, the secretary of social and health services may refer the matter to the sentencing court.  The sentencing court shall commit the offender to the department of corrections to serve the balance of the term of confinement.

    If the offender successfully completes the treatment program before the expiration of the term of confinement, the court may convert the balance of confinement to community supervision and may place conditions on the offender including crime-related prohibitions and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

    (i) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

    (ii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

    (iii) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer;

    (iv) Undergo available outpatient treatment.

    If the offender violates any of the terms of community supervision, the court may order the offender to serve out the balance of the community supervision term in confinement in the custody of the department of corrections.

    After June 30, 1993, this subsection (b) shall cease to have effect.

    (c) When an offender commits any felony sex offense on or after July 1, 1987, and is sentenced to a term of confinement of more than one year but less than six years, the sentencing court may, on its own motion or on the motion of the offender or the state, request the department of corrections to evaluate whether the offender is amenable to treatment and the department may place the offender in a treatment program within a correctional facility operated by the department.

    Except for an offender who has been convicted of a violation of RCW 9A.44.040 or 9A.44.050, if the offender completes the treatment program before the expiration of his or her term of confinement, the department of corrections may request the court to convert the balance of confinement to community supervision and to place conditions on the offender including crime-related prohibitions and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

    (i) Devote time to a specific employment or occupation;

    (ii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

    (iii) Report as directed to the court and a community corrections officer;

    (iv) Undergo available outpatient treatment.

    If the offender violates any of the terms of his or her community supervision, the court may order the offender to serve out the balance of his or her community supervision term in confinement in the custody of the department of corrections.

    Nothing in (c) of this subsection shall confer eligibility for such programs for offenders convicted and sentenced for a sex offense committed prior to July 1, 1987.  This subsection (c) does not apply to any crime committed after July 1, 1990.

    (d) Offenders convicted and sentenced for a sex offense committed prior to July 1, 1987, may, subject to available funds, request an evaluation by the department of corrections to determine whether they are amenable to treatment.  If the offender is determined to be amenable to treatment, the offender may request placement in a treatment program within a correctional facility operated by the department.  Placement in such treatment program is subject to available funds.

    (((8))) (10)(a) When a court sentences a person to a term of total confinement to the custody of the department of corrections for an offense categorized as a sex offense or a serious violent offense committed after July 1, 1988, but before July 1, 1990, assault in the second degree, assault of a child in the second degree, any crime against a person where it is determined in accordance with RCW 9.94A.125 that the defendant or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of commission, or any felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW not sentenced under subsection (6) or (7) of this section, committed on or after July 1, 1988, the court shall in addition to the other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to a one-year term of community placement beginning either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2).  When the court sentences an offender under this subsection to the statutory maximum period of confinement then the community placement portion of the sentence shall consist entirely of such community custody to which the offender may become eligible, in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2).  Any period of community custody actually served shall be credited against the community placement portion of the sentence.

    (b) When a court sentences a person to a term of total confinement to the custody of the department of corrections for an offense categorized as a sex offense or serious violent offense committed on or after July 1, 1990, the court shall in addition to other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to community placement for two years or up to the period of earned early release awarded pursuant to RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2), whichever is longer.  The community placement shall begin either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2).  When the court sentences an offender under this subsection to the statutory maximum period of confinement then the community placement portion of the sentence shall consist entirely of the community custody to which the offender may become eligible, in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2).  Any period of community custody actually served shall be credited against the community placement portion of the sentence.  Unless a condition is waived by the court, the terms of community placement for offenders sentenced pursuant to this section shall include the following conditions:

    (i) The offender shall report to and be available for contact with the assigned community corrections officer as directed;

    (ii) The offender shall work at department of corrections-approved education, employment, and/or community service;

    (iii) The offender shall not consume controlled substances except pursuant to lawfully issued prescriptions;

    (iv) An offender in community custody shall not unlawfully possess controlled substances;

    (v) The offender shall pay supervision fees as determined by the department of corrections; and

    (vi) The residence location and living arrangements are subject to the prior approval of the department of corrections during the period of community placement.

    (c) The court may also order any of the following special conditions:

    (i) The offender shall remain within, or outside of, a specified geographical boundary;

    (ii) The offender shall not have direct or indirect contact with the victim of the crime or a specified class of individuals;

    (iii) The offender shall participate in crime-related treatment or counseling services;

    (iv) The offender shall not consume alcohol; or

    (v) The offender shall comply with any crime-related prohibitions.

    (d) Prior to transfer to, or during, community placement, any conditions of community placement may be removed or modified so as not to be more restrictive by the sentencing court, upon recommendation of the department of corrections.

    (((9))) (11) If the court imposes a sentence requiring confinement of thirty days or less, the court may, in its discretion, specify that the sentence be served on consecutive or intermittent days.  A sentence requiring more than thirty days of confinement shall be served on consecutive days.  Local jail administrators may schedule court-ordered intermittent sentences as space permits.

    (((10))) (12) If a sentence imposed includes payment of a legal financial obligation, the sentence shall specify the total amount of the legal financial obligation owed, and shall require the offender to pay a specified monthly sum toward that legal financial obligation.  Restitution to victims shall be paid prior to any other payments of monetary obligations.  Any legal financial obligation that is imposed by the court may be collected by the department, which shall deliver the amount paid to the county clerk for credit.  The offender's compliance with payment of legal financial obligations shall be supervised by the department.  All monetary payments ordered shall be paid no later than ten years after the last date of release from confinement pursuant to a felony conviction or the date the sentence was entered.  Independent of the department, the party or entity to whom the legal financial obligation is owed shall have the authority to utilize any other remedies available to the party or entity to collect the legal financial obligation. Nothing in this section makes the department, the state, or any of its employees, agents, or other persons acting on their behalf liable under any circumstances for the payment of these legal financial obligations.  If an order includes restitution as one of the monetary assessments, the county clerk shall make disbursements to victims named in the order.

    (((11))) (13) Except as provided under RCW 9.94A.140(1) and 9.94A.142(1), a court may not impose a sentence providing for a term of confinement or community supervision or community placement which exceeds the statutory maximum for the crime as provided in chapter 9A.20 RCW.

    (((12))) (14) All offenders sentenced to terms involving community supervision, community service, community placement, or legal financial obligation shall be under the supervision of the secretary of the department of corrections or such person as the secretary may designate and shall follow explicitly the instructions of the secretary including reporting as directed to a community corrections officer, remaining within prescribed geographical boundaries, notifying the community corrections officer of any change in the offender's address or employment, and paying the supervision fee assessment.

    (((13))) (15) All offenders sentenced to terms involving community supervision, community service, or community placement under the supervision of the department of corrections shall not own, use, or possess firearms or ammunition.  Offenders who own, use, or are found to be in actual or constructive possession of firearms or ammunition shall be subject to the appropriate violation process and sanctions.  "Constructive possession" as used in this subsection means the power and intent to control the firearm or ammunition.  "Firearm" as used in this subsection means a weapon or device from which a projectile may be fired by an explosive such as gunpowder.

    (((14))) (16) The sentencing court shall give the offender credit for all confinement time served before the sentencing if that confinement was solely in regard to the offense for which the offender is being sentenced.

    (((15))) (17) A departure from the standards in RCW 9.94A.400 (1) and (2) governing whether sentences are to be served consecutively or concurrently is an exceptional sentence subject to the limitations in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, and may be appealed by the defendant or the state as set forth in RCW 9.94A.210 (2) through (6).

    (((16))) (18) The court shall order restitution whenever the offender is convicted of a felony that results in injury to any person or damage to or loss of property, whether the offender is sentenced to confinement or placed under community supervision, unless extraordinary circumstances exist that make restitution inappropriate in the court's judgment.  The court shall set forth the extraordinary circumstances in the record if it does not order restitution.

    (((17))) (19) As a part of any sentence, the court may impose and enforce an order that relates directly to the circumstances of the crime for which the offender has been convicted, prohibiting the offender from having any contact with other specified individuals or a specific class of individuals for a period not to exceed the maximum allowable sentence for the crime, regardless of the expiration of the offender's term of community supervision or community placement.

    (((18))) (20) In any sentence of partial confinement, the court may require the defendant to serve the partial confinement in work release, in a program of home detention, on work crew, or in a combined program of work crew and home detention.

    (((19))) (21) All court-ordered legal financial obligations collected by the department and remitted to the county clerk shall be credited and paid where restitution is ordered.  Restitution shall be paid prior to any other payments of monetary obligations.

 

    Sec. 3.  RCW 9.94A.040 and 1986 c 257 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) A sentencing guidelines commission is established as an agency of state government.

    (2) The commission shall, following a public hearing or hearings:

    (a) Devise a series of recommended standard sentence ranges for all felony offenses and a system for determining which range of punishment applies to each offender based on the extent and nature of the offender's criminal history, if any;

    (b) Devise recommended prosecuting standards in respect to charging of offenses and plea agreements; and

    (c) Devise recommended standards to govern whether sentences are to be served consecutively or concurrently.

    (3) Each of the commission's recommended standard sentence ranges shall include one or more of the following:  Total confinement, partial confinement, community supervision, community service, and a fine.

    (4) In devising the standard sentence ranges of total and partial confinement under this section, the commission is subject to the following limitations:

    (a) If the maximum term in the range is one year or less, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than one-third of the maximum term in the range, except that if the maximum term in the range is ninety days or less, the minimum term may be less than one-third of the maximum;

    (b) If the maximum term in the range is greater than one year, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than seventy-five percent of the maximum term in the range; and

    (c) The maximum term of confinement in a range may not exceed the statutory maximum for the crime as provided in RCW 9A.20.020.

    (5) ((In carrying out its duties under subsection (2) of this section, the commission shall give consideration to the existing guidelines adopted by the association of superior court judges and the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys and the experience gained through use of those guidelines.))  The commission shall emphasize confinement for the violent offender and alternatives to total confinement for the nonviolent offender.

    (6) ((This)) The commission shall biennially conduct a study to determine the capacity of correctional facilities and programs which are or will be available.  ((While the commission need not consider such capacity in arriving at its recommendations,)) The commission shall project whether the implementation of ((its recommendations)) the standard sentence ranges would result in exceeding such capacity.  If the commission finds that this result would probably occur, then the commission shall prepare an additional list of standard sentence((s)) ranges which shall be consistent with such capacity.

    (7) The commission may recommend to the legislature revisions or modifications to the standard sentence ranges and other standards.  ((If implementation of the revisions or modifications would result in exceeding the capacity of correctional facilities, then the commission shall accompany its recommendation with an additional list of standard sentence ranges which are consistent with correction capacity.))

    (8) The commission shall develop recommendations on alternative punishments to total confinement for nonviolent offenders.  The commission shall evaluate the impact of revisions to RCW 9.94A.120 (6) and (7).  The commission shall submit preliminary findings to the legislature by December 1, 1994, and shall submit the final report to the legislature by December 1, 1995.  The report shall describe the changes in sentencing practices related to the use of alternatives to total confinement for nonviolent offenders and include the impact of sentencing alternatives on state prisons and county jail population, the savings in state and local resources, and the impact on recidivism rates.

    (9) The commission shall study the existing criminal code and from time to time make recommendations to the legislature for modification.

    (((9))) (10) The commission shall exercise its duties under this section in conformity with chapter 34.05 RCW, as now existing or hereafter amended.

 

    Sec. 4.  RCW 9.94A.190 and 1991 c 181 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) A sentence that includes a term or terms of confinement totaling more than one year shall be served in a facility or institution operated, or utilized under contract, by the state.  Except as provided for in subsection (3) or (4) of this section, a sentence of not more than one year of confinement shall be served in a facility operated, licensed, or utilized under contract, by the county, or if home detention or work crew has been ordered by the court, in the residence of either the defendant or a member of the defendant's immediate family.

    (2) If a county uses a state partial confinement facility for the partial confinement of a person sentenced to confinement for not more than one year, the county shall reimburse the state for the use of the facility as provided for in this subsection. The office of financial management shall set the rate of reimbursement based upon the average per diem cost per offender in the facility.  The office of financial management shall determine to what extent, if any, reimbursement shall be reduced or eliminated because of funds provided by the legislature to the department of corrections for the purpose of covering the cost of county use of state partial confinement facilities.  The office of financial management shall reestablish reimbursement rates each even-numbered year.

    (3) A person who is sentenced for a felony to a term of not more than one year, and who is committed or returned to incarceration in a state facility on another felony conviction, either under the indeterminate sentencing laws, chapter 9.95 RCW, or under this chapter shall serve all terms of confinement, including a sentence of not more than one year, in a facility or institution operated, or utilized under contract, by the state, consistent with the provisions of RCW 9.94A.400.

    (4) For sentences imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(7) which have a sentence range of over one year, notwithstanding any other provision of this section, all such sentences regardless of length shall be served in a facility or institution operated, or utilized under contract, by the state.

 

    Sec. 5.  RCW 9.94A.200 and 1989 c 252 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) If an offender violates any condition or requirement of a sentence, the court may modify its order of judgment and sentence and impose further punishment in accordance with this section.

    (2) If an offender fails to comply with any of the requirements or conditions of a sentence the following provisions apply:

    (a) The court, upon the motion of the state, or upon its own motion, shall require the offender to show cause why the offender should not be punished for the noncompliance.  The court may issue a summons or a warrant of arrest for the offender's appearance;

    (b) The state has the burden of showing noncompliance by a preponderance of the evidence.  If the court finds that the violation has occurred, it may order the offender to be confined for a period not to exceed sixty days for each violation, and may (i) convert a term of partial confinement to total confinement, (ii) convert community service obligation to total or partial confinement, ((or)) (iii) convert monetary obligations, except restitution and the crime victim penalty assessment, to community service hours at the rate of the state minimum wage as established in RCW 49.46.020 for each hour of community service, or (iv) convert to other sentencing alternatives as authorized in RCW 9.94A.380.  Any time served in confinement awaiting a hearing on noncompliance shall be credited against any confinement order by the court; and

    (c) If the court finds that the violation was not willful, the court may modify its previous order regarding payment of legal financial obligations and regarding community service obligations.

    (3) Nothing in this section prohibits the filing of escape charges if appropriate.

 

    Sec. 6.  RCW 9.94A.380 and 1988 c 157 s 4 and 1988 c 155 s 3 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

    (1) Alternatives to total confinement are available for offenders with sentences of one year or less.  These alternatives include the following sentence conditions that the court may order as substitutes for total confinement:  (((1))) (a) One day of partial confinement may be substituted for one day of total confinement; (((2))) (b) in addition, for offenders convicted of nonviolent offenses only, eight hours of community service may be substituted for one day of total confinement, with a maximum conversion limit of two hundred forty hours or thirty days.  Community service hours must be completed within the period of community supervision or a time period specified by the court, which shall not exceed twenty-four months, pursuant to a schedule determined by the department.

    For sentences of nonviolent offenders for one year or less, the court shall consider and give priority to available alternatives to total confinement and shall state its reasons in writing on the judgment and sentence form if the alternatives are not used.

    Offenders sentenced under RCW 9.94A.120(6)(a) to a term of one year or less may be sentenced to authorized sentencing options as provided in RCW 9.94A.120(6)(a).

    (2) "Authorized sentencing options" means:

    (a) Partial confinement as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of one day of partial confinement for one day of total confinement;

    (b) Community service as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of eight hours of community service for one day of total confinement;

    (c) Work crew as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of seven hours of work crew for one day of total confinement;

    (d) Work release as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of one day of work release for one day of total confinement;

    (e) Home detention as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of one day of home detention for one day of total confinement;

    (f) Day reporting as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of two days of day reporting for one day of total confinement;

    (g) Drug or alcohol monitoring as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of five days of drug or alcohol monitoring for one day of total confinement;

    (h) Inpatient treatment as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of one day of inpatient treatment for one day of total confinement;

    (i) Day fine as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of one day of day fine for one day of total confinement;

    (j) Education or training as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of five hours of education or training for one day of total confinement; or

    (k) Outpatient treatment as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 at the rate of two days of outpatient treatment for one day of total confinement.

    (3) Sentencing alternatives must be completed within the time period specified by the court, pursuant to a schedule determined by the department.

    (4) Options under subsection (2) of this section may also be imposed by the court as sanctions resulting from violations of sentence requirements.

    (5) The department shall determine the rules for calculating the value of a day fine based on the offender's income and reasonable obligations which the offender has for the support of the offender and any dependents.  These rules shall be developed in consultation with the administrator for the courts, the office of financial management, and the sentencing guidelines commission.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 7.  A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The department in conjunction with the office of financial management shall establish a pool of funding for grants to counties for offender placements in alternative sentences to incarceration as enumerated in RCW 9.94A.380.

    (2) The department in conjunction with the office of financial management shall develop guidelines and criteria for counties to develop plans for alternative sentence placements.  The guidelines and criteria shall be reviewed by the partnership advisory committee appointed by the secretary pursuant to RCW 72.09.300(7).  Guidelines, criteria, and rules necessary for counties to follow during the grant application process shall be in effect by October 1, 1993.  Counties may make application immediately thereafter.  The plans shall be:  (a) Reviewed as part of the local criminal justice planning process under RCW 72.09.300, and (b) approved by the county legislative authority or county executive, prior to submittal to the office of financial management.  Plans may represent a single county or a combination of counties.  Plans developed by counties shall contain estimates of funding for planning, implementation, or enhancement of alternative placements to incarceration.  In addition, plans shall include the target offender population, the strategies to be employed through sentencing alternatives to reduce jail populations, and procedures to evaluate the impact of sentencing alternatives on jail populations. Units of local government may develop and operate sentencing alternatives, or contract with profit or nonprofit organizations, or contract with the department to provide sentencing alternatives.

    (3) Proposed plans for alternative sentences to incarceration shall be reviewed and approved by the office of financial management in conjunction with the department.  Alternatives provided cooperatively by multiple jurisdictions shall receive funding priority.  State funding for approved plans shall be provided from funds appropriated to the department for the purpose of implementing alternative sentences and shall be expended solely for the support of alternative sentences to incarceration.  State funding provided in section 10, chapter ..., Laws of 1993 (section 10 of this act), shall not supplant existing funds currently expended by counties for alternative sentences to incarceration.

    (4) The office of financial management and the department after review and approval of alternative sentencing plans submitted by counties and no later than October 1, 1994, shall report to the partnership advisory committee established in RCW 72.09.300(7) on the quality of the plans, implementation issues, policy issues with state-wide implications, and any other information necessary to strengthen the alternative sentencing efforts of local governments in the state of Washington.  The office of financial management or the department shall make available copies of the alternative sentencing plans to the partnership advisory committee upon request of the committee.  The partnership advisory committee is encouraged to advise the office of financial management and the department on matters concerning alternative sentences and other criminal justice issues.  The secretary shall convene the partnership advisory committee as required to provide reasonable discussion between the state and local governments concerning the implementation and operations of alternative sentences at the local level.

    (5) A single county or combination of counties may elect to have the department, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, or other units of government provide  technical assistance to organize, develop, and/or implement alternative sentencing placements to incarceration on their behalf.  The department shall submit the plan to the office of financial management for review.  Counties with an unincorporated population over twenty thousand that request technical assistance from the department shall reimburse the department for costs incurred in the development of alternative sentencing plans.

    (6) Counties shall be eligible for grants of up to seventy-five percent of the costs identified in the approved plan.  Counties shall be responsible for funding twenty-five percent of the costs identified in the approved plan.  Counties are encouraged to pursue fines, fees, and recoveries from offenders who participate in these sentencing alternatives as an off-set to their twenty-five percent share.

 

    Sec. 8.  RCW 43.19.534 and 1986 c 94 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    State agencies, the legislature, and departments shall purchase for their use all ((articles or products)) goods and services required by the legislature, agencies, or departments ((which)) that are produced or provided in whole or in part from class II inmate work programs operated by the department of corrections through state contract.  These ((articles and products)) goods and services shall not be purchased from any other source unless, upon application by the department or agency:  (1) The department of general administration finds that the articles or products do not meet the reasonable requirements of the agency or department, (2) are not of equal or better quality, or (3) the price of the product or service is higher than that produced by the private sector.  However, the criteria contained in (1), (2), and (3) of this section for purchasing goods and services from sources other than correctional industries do not apply to goods and services produced by correctional industries that primarily replace goods manufactured or services obtained from outside the state.  The department of corrections and department of general administration shall adopt administrative rules that implement this section.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 9.  A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The secretary shall increase inmate participation in class I and class II correctional industries work programs incrementally until a combined total of fifteen percent of all eligible physically and mentally able inmates are employed in class I and class II programs by December 30, 1998, and thirty percent by December 30, 2001.  "Eligible physically and mentally able inmates" includes all inmates in department facilities except inmates determined to be incapable of working in correctional industries work programs due to one of the following reasons only:

    (a) The inmate has a chronic mental deficiency or is mentally retarded and participation in work programs is impossible;

    (b) The inmate has a physical disability or illness making participation in work programs impossible;

    (c) The inmate is housed in an intensive management unit.

    (2) The department shall deduct at least fifty percent from the gross wages of each inmate working in correctional industries.  This amount shall be first used to pay any court-ordered legal financial obligations the defendant is required to pay.  Upon full payment of legal financial obligations, the deduction shall be deposited into a department personal inmate savings account until the account reaches at least two hundred fifty dollars.  Thereafter, all inmates working in class I, class II, class III, and class IV correctional industries programs shall pay fifty percent of their gross wages earned, up to six dollars per hour, toward the cost of incarceration so long as the inmate has retained at least two hundred fifty dollars in a department personal inmate savings account.

    (3) The department shall explore other methods of recovering a portion of the cost of the inmate's incarceration and for encouraging participation in work programs, including development of incentive programs that offer inmates benefits and amenities paid for only from wages earned while working in a correctional industries work program.

    (4) The department shall develop the necessary administrative structure to recover inmates' wages and keep records of the amount inmates pay for the costs of incarceration and amenities.  All funds gained from this section shall be deposited in a dedicated fund with the department and shall be used only for the purpose of enhancing and maintaining the correctional industries program until December 31, 2000, and thereafter all funds shall be deposited in the general fund.

    (5) The expansion of inmate employment in class I and class II correctional industries shall be limited to the expanded use of existing correctional industry facilities and any new facilities funded in the 1993-95 budget, and any expansions funded from the recovery of inmate wages described in subsection (4) of this section.  The department shall maximize the use of existing facilities to the fullest possible extent, including the addition of second and third shifts of workers where possible.

 

    Sec. 10.  RCW 72.09.070 and 1989 c 185 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) There is created a correctional industries board of directors which shall have the composition provided in RCW 72.09.080.

    (2) Consistent with general department of corrections policies and procedures pertaining to the general administration of correctional facilities, the board shall establish and implement policy for correctional industries programs designed to:

    (a) Offer inmates meaningful employment, work experience, and training in vocations ((which may provide)) that are specifically designed to reduce recidivism and thereby enhance public safety by providing opportunities for legitimate means of livelihood upon their release from custody;

    (b) Provide industries which will reduce the tax burden of corrections and save taxpayers money through production of goods and services for sale and use;

    (c) Operate correctional work programs in an effective and efficient manner which are as similar as possible to those provided by the private sector;

    (d) Encourage the development of and provide for selection of, contracting for, and supervision of work programs with participating private enterprise firms;

    (e) Develop and design correctional industries work programs;

    (f) Invest available funds in correctional industries enterprises and meaningful work programs that minimize the impact on in-state jobs and businesses.

    (3) The board of directors shall at least annually review the work performance of the director of correctional industries division with the secretary.

    (4) The director of correctional industries division shall review and evaluate the productivity, funding, and appropriateness of all correctional work programs and report on their effectiveness to the board and to the secretary.

    (5) The board of directors shall have the authority to identify and establish trade advisory or apprenticeship committees to advise them on correctional industries work programs.  The secretary shall appoint the members of the committees.

    Where a labor management trade advisory and apprenticeship committee has already been established by the department pursuant to RCW 72.62.050 the existing committee shall also advise the board of directors.

 

    Sec. 11.  RCW 72.09.080 and 1989 c 185 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The correctional industries board of directors shall consist of nine voting members, appointed by the governor ((upon recommendation by the secretary)).  Each member shall serve a three-year staggered term.  Initially, the governor shall appoint three members to one-year terms, three members to two-year terms, and three members to three-year terms.  The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall each appoint one member from each of the two largest caucuses in their respective houses.  The legislators so appointed shall be nonvoting members and shall serve two-year terms, or until they cease to be members of the house from which they were appointed, whichever occurs first.  The nine members appointed by the governor shall include three representatives from ((both)) labor ((and industry)), three representatives from business representing cross-sections of industries and all sizes of employers, and three members from the general public.

    (2) The board of directors shall elect a chair and such other officers as it deems appropriate from among the voting members.

    (3) The voting members of the board of directors shall serve with compensation pursuant to RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed by the department for travel expenses and per diem under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060, as now or hereafter amended.  Legislative members shall be reimbursed under RCW 44.04.120, as now or hereafter amended.

    (4) The secretary shall provide such staff services, facilities, and equipment as the board shall require to carry out its duties.

 

    Sec. 12.  RCW 72.09.110 and 1991 c 133 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

    All inmates working in prison industries shall participate in the cost of corrections, including costs to develop and implement correctional industries programs((.  The secretary shall develop a formula which can be used to determine the extent to which the wages of these inmates will be deducted for this purpose.  The amount so deducted shall be placed in the general fund and shall be a reasonable amount which will not unduly discourage the incentive to work)), by means of deductions from their gross wages.  The secretary may direct the state treasurer to deposit a portion of these moneys in the crime victims compensation account.  ((Except)) The secretary shall direct that all moneys received by an inmate((,)) for testifying in any judicial proceeding((, go)) shall be deposited into the crime victims compensation account.

    When the secretary finds it appropriate and not unduly destructive of the work incentive, the secretary ((shall)) may also provide deductions for ((restitution,)) savings((,)) and family support.

 

    Sec. 13.  RCW 72.60.160 and 1981 c 136 s 103 are each amended to read as follows:

    All articles, materials, services, and supplies ((herein)) authorized by this chapter to be produced or manufactured in correctional institutions ((may)) shall be purchased from the institution producing or manufacturing the same by any state agency ((or political subdivision of the state)) through state contract as set forth in RCW 43.19.534, and the secretary shall require those institutions under his direction to give preference to the purchasing of their needs of such articles as are so produced.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 14.  By January 1, 1994, the secretary of corrections shall submit a report to the chief clerk of the house of representatives and secretary of the senate containing an identification and description of any impediments which the secretary believes might prevent the department from achieving compliance with the inmate work participation percentages specified in section 9 of this act.  The secretary also shall include, in the report, alternative ways to remove any identified impediments.  The chief clerk and secretary shall distribute the report to the appropriate standing committees.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 15.  The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

    (1) RCW 72.09.102 and 1986 c 94 s 1; and

    (2) RCW 72.60.190 and 1981 c 136 s 104, 1979 ex.s. c 160 s 4, & 1959 c 28 s 72.60.190.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 16.  If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 17.  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 July 1, 1993.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 18.  The sum of two million dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending July 1, 1995, from the state general fund to the department of corrections for the purposes of section 7 of this act.  Expenditure of each three dollars from this appropriation shall be matched by at least one dollar from other funding sources available to counties."

 


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