3900-S3 AMH SHEA H2883.2

3SHB 3900 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-2756.1/97) 309 ADOPTED 3-17-97

By Representative

    Beginning on page 1, after line 7 of the amendment, strike all material through "crime." on page 4, line 38, and insert the following:

    "The legislature of the state of Washington finds that community deterioration and family disintegration are increasing problems in our state.  One clear indicator of this damage is juvenile crime and violence.  The legislature further finds that prevention is one of the best methods of fighting juvenile crime.  Building more facilities to house juvenile offenders can be at best only one part of any solution. Any increased spending on confining juvenile offenders must be closely linked to existing efforts to prevent juvenile crime."

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