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                                 SENATE BILL 5100

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1995 Regular Session

By Senator Fairley

Read first time 01/11/95.  Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

Providing for integration and coordination of community public health and safety network programs and existing programs.

     AN ACT Relating to community public health and safety networks; and amending RCW 70.190.070.

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

     Sec. 1.  RCW 70.190.070 and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 304 are each amended to read as follows:

     The community public health and safety networks shall:

     (1) Review state and local public health data and analysis relating to risk factors, protective factors, and at-risk children and youth;

     (2) Prioritize the risk factors and protective factors to reduce the likelihood of their children and youth being at risk.  The priorities shall be based upon public health data and assessment and policy development standards provided by the department of health under RCW 43.70.555;

     (3) Gather and review information from existing local programs that provide services to at-risk children and youth, including information on outcomes achieved, and provide for integration of successful existing programs into the network's plans;

(4) Develop long-term comprehensive plans to reduce the rate of at-risk children and youth; set definitive, measurable goals, based upon the department of health standards; and project their desired outcomes;

     (((4))) (5) Distribute funds to local programs that reflect the locally established priorities and as provided in RCW 70.190.140;

     (((5))) (6) Comply with outcome-based standards;

     (((6))) (7) Cooperate with the department of health and local boards of health to provide data and determine outcomes; and

     (((7))) (8) Coordinate its efforts with anti-drug use efforts and organizations and maintain a high priority for combatting drug use by at-risk youth.

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