SENATE BILL REPORT
HB 2512
AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES,
FEBRUARY 24, 1994
Brief Description: Expanding eligibility criteria for funds for sexually aggressive youth.
SPONSORS: Representatives Leonard, Cooke, Thibaudeau, Karahalios, Sheldon, J. Kohl and King; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Majority Report: Do pass as amended.
Signed by Senators Talmadge, Chairman; Wojahn, Vice Chairman; Deccio, Erwin, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Moyer, Niemi, Prentice, L. Smith and Winsley.
Staff: Richard Rodger (786‑7461)
Hearing Dates: February 18, 1994; February 24, 1994
BACKGROUND:
Treatment services for youth who commit sexually aggressive acts are limited to youth meeting the statutory definition of a sexually aggressive youth. Currently, youth in the care and custody of a federally-recognized Native American tribe or the subject of a child welfare proceeding before a tribal court are not included in the definition of a sexually aggressive youth.
SUMMARY:
The definition of a sexually aggressive youth is expanded to include youth in the care and custody of federally-recognized Native American tribes or the subject of a child welfare proceeding before a tribal court.
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED COMMITTEE AMENDMENT:
The department may provide funds for youth in the care and custody of a tribe or through a tribal court for the treatment of sexually aggressive youth only if: (1) the tribe uses the same or equivalent definitions and standards for determining which youth are sexually aggressive; and (2) the department seeks to recover any federal funds available for the treatment of the youth.
Appropriation: none
Revenue: none
Fiscal Note: available
TESTIMONY FOR:
The current statute does not allow DSHS to pay treatment costs for sexually aggressive youth under the jurisdiction of tribal courts or in the care and custody of a tribe. This bill is necessary to allow treatment for these youth.
TESTIMONY AGAINST: None
TESTIFIED: PRO: Dick Anderson, DSHS; Gabriel Landry, DSHS/Indian Policy; Randy Scott, Quinault, Colville and Lummi Tribes