HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  HB 1174

             As Reported By House Committee On:

                 Children & Family Services

Title:  An act relating to the children's services advisory committee.

Brief Description:  Modifying membership and duties of children's services advisory committee.

Sponsors:  Representatives Cooke and Brown; by request of Department of Social and Health Services.

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Children & Family Services:  1/26/95, 1/27/95 [DP].

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 11 members:  Representatives Cooke, Chair; Lambert, Vice Chair; Stevens, Vice Chair; Thibaudeau, Ranking Minority Member; Brown, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Boldt; Buck; Carrell; Padden; Patterson and Tokuda.

Staff:  David Knutson (786-7146).

Background:  The children's services advisory committee is one of several advisory committees which advises the department of social and health services on the programs and services it provides.  The children's services advisory committee is responsible for developing a partnership plan for public and private child welfare services and advising the department on child welfare, day care, child care agency licensing, adoption, and related services.  One third of the advisory committee members must be child care providers, and one member must represent the adoption community.

Summary of Bill:  Day care is removed as a subject under the jurisdiction of the children's services advisory committee.  The requirement that one third of committee members be child care providers and one person represent the adoption community is deleted.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Available.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  The children's services advisory committee does not need to provide advice to the department of social and health services on day care issues since other department advisory committees provide that service.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Dick Anderson, Department of Social and Health Services (pro).