CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                        HOUSE BILL 1858

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                        54th Legislature

                      1995 Regular Session

Passed by the House April 19, 1995

  Yeas 95   Nays 0

 

 

 

 

Speaker of the

       House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate April 7, 1995

  Yeas 39   Nays 0

               CERTIFICATE

 

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1858 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

 

President of the Senate

 

                               Chief Clerk

 

 

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

                                     FILED

          

 

 

Governor of the State of Washington

                        Secretary of State

                       State of Washington

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                                  HOUSE BILL 1858

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                             AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

 

                     Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session

 

State of Washington              54th Legislature             1995 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Ballasiotes, Costa, Robertson, Cody, Morris, Regala, Chopp, Ogden, Mitchell, Tokuda, Appelwick, Honeyford, Radcliff, Blanton, Dickerson, Campbell, Conway, Kessler and Ebersole

 

Read first time 02/13/95.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

 

Establishing the office of crime victims advocacy in the department of community, trade, and economic development.


     AN ACT Relating to the office of crime victims advocacy; and adding a new section to chapter 43.280 RCW.

 

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

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.280 RCW to read as follows:

     The office of crime victims advocacy is established in the department of community, trade, and economic development.  The office shall assist communities in planning and implementing services for crime victims, advocate on behalf of crime victims in obtaining needed services and resources, and advise local and state governments on practices, policies, and priorities that impact crime victims.  In addition, the office shall administer grant programs for sexual assault treatment and prevention services, as authorized in this chapter.

 

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