AN ACT Relating to the
sentencing guidelines commission; amending RCW 9.94A.040, 9.94A.060, 13.40.025,
13.40.030, 13.50.010, and 72.09.300; amending 1995 c 269 s 3603 (uncodified);
adding a new section to chapter 9.94A RCW; creating a new section; repealing
RCW 13.40.027; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 9.94A.040 and 1995 c
269 s 303 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A sentencing
guidelines commission is established as an agency of state government.
(2) The legislature
finds that the commission, having accomplished its original statutory
directive to implement this chapter, and having expertise in sentencing
practice and policies, 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 commission
shall 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 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 sentences which shall be consistent with such capacity.
(7) The commission
may)) Evaluate state
sentencing policy, to include whether the sentencing ranges and standards are
consistent with and further:
(i) The purposes of
this chapter as defined in RCW 9.94A.010; and
(ii) The intent of
the legislature to emphasize confinement for the violent offender and
alternatives to confinement for the nonviolent offender.
The commission shall
provide the governor and the legislature with its evaluation and
recommendations under this subsection not later than December 1, 1996, and
every two years thereafter;
(b) Recommend to
the legislature revisions or modifications to the standard sentence ranges,
state sentencing policy, prosecuting standards, 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)) (c) Study the existing criminal code and from time to time
make recommendations to the legislature for modification((.));
(((9) The commission
may (a))) (d)(i) Serve as a clearinghouse and information center for
the collection, preparation, analysis, and dissemination of information on
state and local adult and juvenile sentencing practices; (((b))) (ii)
develop and maintain a computerized adult and juvenile sentencing
information system by individual superior court judge consisting of offender,
offense, history, and sentence information entered from judgment and sentence
forms for all adult felons; and (((c))) (iii) conduct ongoing
research regarding adult and juvenile sentencing guidelines, use of
total confinement and alternatives to total confinement, plea bargaining, and
other matters relating to the improvement of the adult criminal justice
system((.)) and the juvenile justice system;
(((10) The staff and
executive officer of the commission may provide staffing and services to the
juvenile disposition standards commission, if authorized by RCW 13.40.025 and
13.40.027. The commission may conduct joint meetings with the juvenile
disposition standards commission.
(11) The commission
shall)) (e) Assume the
powers and duties of the juvenile disposition standards commission after June
30, ((1997.)) 1996;
(((12))) (f)
Evaluate the effectiveness of existing disposition standards and related
statutes in implementing policies set forth in RCW 13.40.010 generally,
specifically review the guidelines relating to the confinement of minor and
first offenders as well as the use of diversion, and review the application of
current and proposed juvenile sentencing standards and guidelines for potential
adverse impacts on the sentencing outcomes of racial and ethnic minority youth;
(g) Solicit the
comments and suggestions of the juvenile justice community concerning
disposition standards, and make recommendations to the legislature regarding
revisions or modifications of the standards in accordance with section 2 of
this act. The evaluations shall be submitted to the legislature on December 1
of each odd-numbered year. The department of social and health services shall
provide the commission with available data concerning the implementation of the
disposition standards and related statutes and their effect on the performance
of the department's responsibilities relating to juvenile offenders, and with
recommendations for modification of the disposition standards. The office of
the administrator for the courts shall provide the commission with available
data on diversion and dispositions of juvenile offenders under chapter 13.40
RCW; and
(h) Not later than
December 1, 1997, and at least every two years thereafter, based on available
information, report to the governor and the legislature on:
(i) Racial
disproportionality in juvenile and adult sentencing;
(ii) The capacity of
state and local juvenile and adult facilities and resources; and
(iii) Recidivism
information on adult and juvenile offenders.
(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) The standard
sentence ranges of total and partial confinement under this chapter are 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.20.021.
(5) The
commission shall exercise its duties under this section in conformity with
chapter 34.05 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
2. A new section is added
to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:
(1) The sentencing
guidelines commission shall recommend to the legislature no later than December
1, 1996, disposition standards for all offenses subject to the juvenile justice
act, chapter 13.40 RCW.
(2) The standards shall
establish, in accordance with the purposes of chapter 13.40 RCW, ranges that
may include terms of confinement and/or community supervision established on
the basis of the current offense and the history and seriousness of previous offenses,
but in no case may the period of confinement and supervision exceed that to
which an adult may be subjected for the same offense or offenses.
(3) Standards
recommended for offenders listed in RCW 13.40.020(1) shall include a range of
confinement that may not be less than thirty days. No standard range may
include a period of confinement that includes both more than thirty, and thirty
or fewer, days. Disposition standards recommended by the commission shall
provide that in all cases where a youth is sentenced to a term of confinement
in excess of thirty days the department may impose an additional period of
parole.
(4) Standards of
confinement that may be proposed may relate only to the length of the proposed
terms and not to the nature of the security to be imposed.
(5) The commission's
recommendations for the disposition standards shall result in a simplified
sentencing system. In setting the new standards, the commission shall focus on
the need to protect public safety by emphasizing punishment, deterrence, and
confinement for violent and repeat offenders. The seriousness of the offense
shall be the most important factor in determining the length of confinement,
while the offender's age and criminal history shall count as contributing factors.
The commission shall increase judicial flexibility and discretion by broadening
standard ranges of confinement. The commission shall provide for the use of
basic training camp programs. Alternatives to total confinement shall be
considered for nonviolent offenders.
(6) In setting new
standards, the commission must also study the feasibility of creating a
disposition option allowing a court to order minor/first or middle offenders
into inpatient substance abuse treatment. To determine the feasibility of that
option, the commission must review the number of existing beds and funding
available through private, county, state, or federal resources, criteria for
eligibility for funding, competing avenues of access to those beds, the current
system's method of prioritizing the needs for limited bed space, the average
length of stay in inpatient treatment, the costs of that treatment, and the
cost-effectiveness of inpatient treatment compared to outpatient treatment.
(7) In setting new
standards, the commission must also recommend disposition and institutional
options for serious or chronic offenders between the ages of fifteen and
twenty-five who currently must either be released from juvenile court
jurisdiction at age twenty-one or who are prosecuted as adults because the
juvenile system is inadequate to address the seriousness of their crimes, their
rehabilitation needs, or public safety. One option must include development of
a youthful offender disposition option that combines adult criminal sentencing
guidelines and juvenile disposition standards and addresses: (a) Whether
youthful offenders would be under jurisdiction of the department of corrections
or the department of social and health services; (b) whether current age
restrictions on juvenile court jurisdiction would be modified; and (c) whether
the department of social and health services or the department of corrections
would provide institutional and community correctional services. The option
must also recommend an implementation timeline and plan, identify funding and
capital construction or improvement options to provide separate facilities for
youthful offenders, and identify short and long-term fiscal impacts.
(8) In developing the
new standards, the commission must review disposition options in other states
and consult with interested parties including superior court judges,
prosecutors, defense attorneys, juvenile court administrators, victims'
advocates, the department of corrections and the department of social and
health services, and members of the legislature.
(9) The commission
shall consider whether juveniles prosecuted under the juvenile justice system
for committing violent, sex, or repeated property offenses should be
automatically prosecuted as adults when their term of confinement under the
adult sentencing system is longer than their term of confinement under the
juvenile system. The commission shall consider the option of allowing the
prosecutor to determine in which system the juvenile should be prosecuted based
on the anticipated length of confinement in both systems if the court imposes
an exceptional sentence or manifest injustice above the standard range as
requested by the prosecutor.
Sec. 3. RCW 9.94A.060 and 1993 c
11 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The commission
consists of ((sixteen)) twenty voting members, one of whom the
governor shall designate as chairperson. With the exception of ex officio
voting members, the voting members of the commission shall be appointed by the
governor, subject to confirmation by the senate.
(2) The voting
membership consists of the following:
(a) The head of the
state agency having general responsibility for adult correction programs, as an
ex officio member;
(b) The director of
financial management or designee, as an ex officio member;
(c) Until ((June 30,
1998, the chair of)) the indeterminate sentence review board ceases to
exist pursuant to RCW 9.95.0011, the chair of the board, as an ex officio
member;
(d) The ((chair of
the clemency and pardons board)) head of the state agency, or the agency
head's designee, having responsibility for juvenile corrections programs,
as an ex officio member;
(e) Two prosecuting
attorneys;
(f) Two attorneys with
particular expertise in defense work;
(g) Four persons who
are superior court judges;
(h) One person who is
the chief law enforcement officer of a county or city;
(i) ((Three)) Four
members of the public who are not ((and have never been)) prosecutors, defense
attorneys, judges, or law enforcement officers, one of whom is a victim of
crime or a crime victims' advocate;
(j) One person who
is an elected official of a county government, other than a prosecuting
attorney or sheriff;
(k) One person who
is an elected official of a city government;
(l) One person who
is an administrator of juvenile court services.
In making the
appointments, the governor shall endeavor to assure that the commission
membership includes adequate representation and expertise relating to both the
adult criminal justice system and the juvenile justice system. In making the
appointments, the governor shall seek the recommendations of Washington
prosecutors in respect to the prosecuting attorney members, of the Washington
state bar association in respect to the defense attorney members, of the
association of superior court judges in respect to the members who are judges,
((and)) of the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs in
respect to the member who is a law enforcement officer, of the Washington
state association of counties in respect to the member who is a county
official, of the association of Washington cities in respect to the member who
is a city official, of the office of crime victims advocacy and other
organizations of crime victims in respect to the member who is a victim of
crime or a crime victims' advocate, and of the Washington association of
juvenile court administrators in respect to the member who is an administrator
of juvenile court services.
(3)(a) All
voting members of the commission, except ex officio voting members, shall serve
terms of three years and until their successors are appointed and confirmed.
((However, the governor shall stagger the terms by appointing four of the
initial members for terms of one year, four for terms of two years, and four
for terms of three years.))
(b) The governor
shall stagger the terms of the members appointed under subsection (2)(j), (k),
and (l) of this section by appointing one of them for a term of one year, one
for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years.
(4) The speaker of the
house of representatives and the president of the senate may each appoint two
nonvoting members to the commission, one from each of the two largest caucuses
in each house. The members so appointed shall serve two-year terms, or until
they cease to be members of the house from which they were appointed, whichever
occurs first.
(5) The members of the
commission shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050
and 43.03.060. Legislative members shall be reimbursed by their respective
houses as provided under RCW 44.04.120, as now existing or hereafter amended. Members
shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250.
Sec. 4. RCW 13.40.025 and 1995 c
269 s 302 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is
established a juvenile disposition standards commission to propose disposition
standards to the legislature in accordance with RCW 13.40.030 and perform the
other responsibilities set forth in this chapter.
(2) The commission
shall be composed of the secretary or the secretary's designee and the
following nine members appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by
the senate: (a) A superior court judge; (b) a prosecuting attorney or deputy
prosecuting attorney; (c) a law enforcement officer; (d) an administrator of
juvenile court services; (e) a public defender actively practicing in juvenile
court; (f) a county legislative official or county executive; and (g) three
other persons who have demonstrated significant interest in the adjudication
and disposition of juvenile offenders. In making the appointments, the governor
shall seek the recommendations of the association of superior court judges in
respect to the member who is a superior court judge; of Washington prosecutors
in respect to the prosecuting attorney or deputy prosecuting attorney member;
of the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs in respect to the
member who is a law enforcement officer; of juvenile court administrators in
respect to the member who is a juvenile court administrator; and of the state
bar association in respect to the public defender member; and of the Washington
association of counties in respect to the member who is either a county
legislative official or county executive.
(3) The secretary or
the secretary's designee shall serve as chairman of the commission.
(4) The secretary shall
serve on the commission during the secretary's tenure as secretary of the
department. The term of the remaining members of the commission shall be three
years. The initial terms shall be determined by lot conducted at the
commission's first meeting as follows: (a) Four members shall serve a two-year
term; and (b) four members shall serve a three-year term. In the event of a
vacancy, the appointing authority shall designate a new member to complete the
remainder of the unexpired term.
(5) Commission members
shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and
43.03.060. Members shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240.
(6) The commission
shall cease to exist on June 30, ((1997)) 1996, and its powers
and duties shall be transferred to the sentencing guidelines commission
established under RCW 9.94A.040.
Sec. 5. RCW 13.40.030 and 1989 c
407 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)(((a) The
juvenile disposition standards commission shall recommend to the legislature no
later than November 1st of each year disposition standards for all offenses.
The standards shall establish, in accordance with the purposes of this chapter,
ranges which may include terms of confinement and/or community supervision
established on the basis of a youth's age, the instant offense, and the history
and seriousness of previous offenses, but in no case may the period of
confinement and supervision exceed that to which an adult may be subjected for
the same offense(s). Standards recommended for offenders listed in RCW
13.40.020(1) shall include a range of confinement which may not be less than
thirty days. No standard range may include a period of confinement which
includes both more than thirty, and thirty or less, days. Disposition
standards recommended by the commission shall provide that in all cases where a
youth is sentenced to a term of confinement in excess of thirty days the
department may impose an additional period of parole not to exceed eighteen
months. Standards of confinement which may be proposed may relate only to the
length of the proposed terms and not to the nature of the security to be
imposed. In developing recommended disposition standards, the commission shall
consider the capacity of the state juvenile facilities and the projected impact
of the proposed standards on that capacity.
(b))) The secretary shall submit guidelines
pertaining to the nature of the security to be imposed on youth placed in his
or her custody based on the age, offense(s), and criminal history of the
juvenile offender. Such guidelines shall be submitted to the legislature for
its review no later than November 1st of each year. At the same time the
secretary shall submit a report on security at juvenile facilities during the
preceding year. The report shall include the number of escapes from each
juvenile facility, the most serious offense for which each escapee had been
confined, the number and nature of offenses found to have been committed by
juveniles while on escape status, the number of authorized leaves granted, the
number of failures to comply with leave requirements, the number and nature of
offenses committed while on leave, and the number and nature of offenses
committed by juveniles while in the community on minimum security status; to
the extent this information is available to the secretary. The department
shall include security status definitions in the security guidelines it submits
to the legislature pursuant to this section.
(2) ((In developing
recommendations for)) The permissible ranges of confinement ((under
this section the commission shall be)) resulting from a finding of
manifest injustice under RCW 13.40.0357 are subject to the following
limitations:
(a) Where the maximum
term in the range is ninety days or less, the minimum term in the range may be
no less than fifty percent of the maximum term in the range;
(b) Where the maximum
term in the range is greater than ninety days but not greater than one year,
the minimum term in the range may be no less than seventy-five percent of the
maximum term in the range; and
(c) Where the maximum
term in the range is more than one year, the minimum term in the range may be
no less than eighty percent of the maximum term in the range.
Sec. 6. RCW 13.50.010 and 1994
sp.s. c 7 s 541 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) For purposes of
this chapter:
(a) "Juvenile
justice or care agency" means any of the following: Police, diversion
units, court, prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, detention center,
attorney general, the department of social and health services and its
contracting agencies, schools; and, in addition, persons or public or private
agencies having children committed to their custody;
(b) "Official
juvenile court file" means the legal file of the juvenile court containing
the petition or information, motions, memorandums, briefs, findings of the
court, and court orders;
(c) "Social
file" means the juvenile court file containing the records and reports of
the probation counselor;
(d) "Records"
means the official juvenile court file, the social file, and records of any
other juvenile justice or care agency in the case.
(2) Each petition or
information filed with the court may include only one juvenile and each
petition or information shall be filed under a separate docket number. The
social file shall be filed separately from the official juvenile court file.
(3) It is the duty of
any juvenile justice or care agency to maintain accurate records. To this end:
(a) The agency may
never knowingly record inaccurate information. Any information in records
maintained by the department of social and health services relating to a
petition filed pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW that is found by the court, upon
proof presented, to be false or inaccurate shall be corrected or expunged from
such records by the agency;
(b) An agency shall
take reasonable steps to assure the security of its records and prevent
tampering with them; and
(c) An agency shall
make reasonable efforts to insure the completeness of its records, including
action taken by other agencies with respect to matters in its files.
(4) Each juvenile
justice or care agency shall implement procedures consistent with the
provisions of this chapter to facilitate inquiries concerning records.
(5) Any person who has
reasonable cause to believe information concerning that person is included in
the records of a juvenile justice or care agency and who has been denied access
to those records by the agency may make a motion to the court for an order
authorizing that person to inspect the juvenile justice or care agency record
concerning that person. The court shall grant the motion to examine records
unless it finds that in the interests of justice or in the best interests of
the juvenile the records or parts of them should remain confidential.
(6) A juvenile, or his
or her parents, or any person who has reasonable cause to believe information
concerning that person is included in the records of a juvenile justice or care
agency may make a motion to the court challenging the accuracy of any
information concerning the moving party in the record or challenging the
continued possession of the record by the agency. If the court grants the
motion, it shall order the record or information to be corrected or destroyed.
(7) The person making a
motion under subsection (5) or (6) of this section shall give reasonable notice
of the motion to all parties to the original action and to any agency whose
records will be affected by the motion.
(8) The court may
permit inspection of records by, or release of information to, any clinic,
hospital, or agency which has the subject person under care or treatment. The
court may also permit inspection by or release to individuals or agencies,
including juvenile justice advisory committees of county law and justice
councils, engaged in legitimate research for educational, scientific, or public
purposes. The court may also permit inspection of, or release of information
from, records which have been sealed pursuant to RCW 13.50.050(11). The
court shall release to the sentencing guidelines commission records needed for
its research and data-gathering functions under RCW 9.94A.040 and other
statutes. Access to records or information for research purposes shall be
permitted only if the anonymity of all persons mentioned in the records or
information will be preserved. Each person granted permission to inspect
juvenile justice or care agency records for research purposes shall present a
notarized statement to the court stating that the names of juveniles and
parents will remain confidential.
(9) Juvenile detention
facilities shall release records to the ((juvenile disposition standards))
sentencing guidelines commission under RCW 13.40.025 and 9.94A.040
upon request. The commission shall not disclose the names of any juveniles or
parents mentioned in the records without the named individual's written
permission.
Sec. 7. RCW 72.09.300 and 1994
sp.s. c 7 s 542 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Every county
legislative authority shall by resolution or ordinance establish a local law
and justice council. The county legislative authority shall determine the size
and composition of the council, which shall include the county sheriff and a
representative of the municipal police departments within the county, the
county prosecutor and a representative of the municipal prosecutors within the
county, a representative of the city legislative authorities within the county,
a representative of the county's superior, juvenile, district, and municipal
courts, the county jail administrator, the county clerk, the county risk
manager, and the secretary of corrections. Officials designated may appoint
representatives.
(2) A combination of
counties may establish a local law and justice council by intergovernmental
agreement. The agreement shall comply with the requirements of this section.
(3) The local law and
justice council shall develop a local law and justice plan for the county. The
council shall design the elements and scope of the plan, subject to final
approval by the county legislative authority. The general intent of the plan
shall include seeking means to maximize local resources including personnel and
facilities, reduce duplication of services, and share resources between local
and state government in order to accomplish local efficiencies without
diminishing effectiveness. The plan shall also include a section on jail
management. This section may include the following elements:
(a) A description of
current jail conditions, including whether the jail is overcrowded;
(b) A description of
potential alternatives to incarceration;
(c) A description of
current jail resources;
(d) A description of
the jail population as it presently exists and how it is projected to change in
the future;
(e) A description of
projected future resource requirements;
(f) A proposed action
plan, which shall include recommendations to maximize resources, maximize the
use of intermediate sanctions, minimize overcrowding, avoid duplication of
services, and effectively manage the jail and the offender population;
(g) A list of proposed
advisory jail standards and methods to effect periodic quality assurance
inspections of the jail;
(h) A proposed plan to
collect, synthesize, and disseminate technical information concerning local
criminal justice activities, facilities, and procedures;
(i) A description of
existing and potential services for offenders including employment services, substance
abuse treatment, mental health services, and housing referral services.
(4) The council may
propose other elements of the plan, which shall be subject to review and
approval by the county legislative authority, prior to their inclusion into the
plan.
(5) The county
legislative authority may request technical assistance in developing or
implementing the plan from other units or agencies of state or local
government, which shall include the department, the office of financial
management, and the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs.
(6) Upon receiving a
request for assistance from a county, the department may provide the requested
assistance.
(7) The secretary may
adopt rules for the submittal, review, and approval of all requests for
assistance made to the department. The secretary may also appoint an advisory
committee of local and state government officials to recommend policies and
procedures relating to the state and local correctional systems and to assist
the department in providing technical assistance to local governments. The
committee shall include representatives of the county sheriffs, the police
chiefs, the county prosecuting attorneys, the county and city legislative
authorities, and the jail administrators. The secretary may contract with
other state and local agencies and provide funding in order to provide the
assistance requested by counties.
(8) The department
shall establish a base level of state correctional services, which shall be
determined and distributed in a consistent manner state-wide. The department's
contributions to any local government, approved pursuant to this section, shall
not operate to reduce this base level of services.
(9) The council shall
establish an advisory committee on juvenile justice proportionality. The
council shall appoint the county juvenile court administrator and at least five
citizens as advisory committee members. The citizen advisory committee members
shall be representative of the county's ethnic and geographic diversity. The
advisory committee members shall serve two-year terms and may be reappointed.
The duties of the advisory committee include:
(a) Monitoring and
reporting to the ((juvenile disposition standards)) sentencing
guidelines commission on the proportionality, effectiveness, and cultural
relevance of:
(i) The rehabilitative
services offered by county and state institutions to juvenile offenders; and
(ii) The rehabilitative
services offered in conjunction with diversions, deferred dispositions,
community supervision, and parole;
(b) Reviewing citizen
complaints regarding bias or disproportionality in that county's juvenile
justice system;
(c) By September 1 of
each year, beginning with 1995, submit to the ((juvenile disposition
standards)) sentencing guidelines commission a report summarizing
the advisory committee's findings under (a) and (b) of this subsection.
Sec. 8. 1995 c 269 s 3603
(uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
Section 301 of this act
shall take effect June 30, ((1997)) 1996.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
9. RCW 13.40.027 and 1993 c 415 s 9, 1992 c
205 s 103, 1989 c 407 s 2, 1986 c 288 s 9, & 1981 c 299 s 4 are each
repealed.
*NEW SECTION.
Sec. 10. 1996 c
. . . s 3 (section 3 of this act) is repealed, effective June
30, 1999.
*Sec.
10 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
11. If specific funding for
the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is
not provided by June 30, 1996, in the supplemental omnibus appropriations act,
this act is null and void.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
12. (1) Sections 1 through 8
of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public
institutions, and take effect immediately.
(2) Section 9 of this
act takes effect July 1, 1996.
