HOUSE BILL REPORT

                 SSB 6195

             As Reported By House Committee On:

                 Children & Family Services

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

Brief Description:  Correcting statutory references.

Sponsors:  Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Long and Hargrove; by request of Department of Social and Health Services).

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Children & Family Services:  2/19/98, 2/20/98 [DP].

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN & FAMILY SERVICES

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 10 members:  Representatives Cooke, Chairman; Boldt, Vice Chairman; Bush, Vice Chairman; Tokuda, Ranking Minority Member; Kastama, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Ballasiotes; Carrell; Dickerson; Gombosky and McDonald.

Staff:  Douglas Ruth (786-7134).

Background: The Department of Social and Health Services requests technical amendments to RCW 13.34.090 (dependency statutes) and RCW 43.43.700 (Washington State Patrol Identification Unit).  The statutes as presently written cross-reference the incorrect subsection definitions. 

Summary of Bill:  This is the companion bill to HB 2558, which passed unanimously in the House. 

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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

Testimony For:  The changes made by the bill are purely technical.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Jennifer Strus, Director, Division for Program & Policy, Department of Social and Health Services (pro).