HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  HB 2558

                  As Amended by the Senate

Title:  An act relating to technical corrections to statutory references.

Brief Description:  Correcting statutory references.

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

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Children & Family Services:  1/29/98, 1/30/98 [DP].

Floor Activity:

Passed House:  2/10/98, 96-0.

Senate Amended.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 11 members:  Representatives Cooke, Chairman; Boldt, Vice Chairman; Bush, Vice Chairman; Tokuda, Ranking Minority Member; Kastama, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Ballasiotes; Carrell; Dickerson; Gombosky; McDonald and Wolfe.

Staff:  Douglas Ruth (786-7134).

Background:  An incorrect internal reference to the definition of a dependent child is found two places in the Revised Code of Washington.

Summary of Bill:  The two incorrect internal references to the definition of a dependent child are corrected.

EFFECT OF SENATE AMENDMENT(S): The Senate amendment clarifies the text surrounding the cross reference language that is corrected.  The phrase "pursuant to" is replaced with "as defined in" and a paragraph is rewritten to be more clear.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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

Testimony For:  The technical corrections are needed to make the section consistent with other sections.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Jennifer Strus, Director, Division for Program & Policy, DSHS (pro).