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HOUSE BILL 1078

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Romero, Alexander, O'Brien, DeBolt, Hunt, Pearson, Dunshee, Keiser, Edwards and Benson

Read first time 01/16/2001.  Referred to Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections.

_1      AN ACT Relating to locating facilities to house and/or provide

_2  inpatient treatment for sexually violent predators who have been

_3  determined to be eligible for release to a less restrictive

_4  alternative than being confined in a secure facility; adding a new

_5  section to chapter 71.09 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter

_6  43.63A RCW.

_7  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_8      NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 71.09

_9  RCW to read as follows:

10      The department of social and health services shall establish

11  procedures for locating state operated facilities, or facilities

12  of contract agents of the department, that are used to house

13  and/or provide inpatient treatment for sexually violent predators

14  who have been determined to be eligible for release to a less

15  restrictive alternative than being confined in a secure facility

16  under RCW 71.09.060.  These procedures must include criteria for the

17  department to determine the appropriateness of the location of

18  these inpatient facilities.  These procedures must include a

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_1  public announcement of the proposed location of such a facility at

_2  least ninety days prior to the actual use of a facility or

_3  location for these purposes.

_4      Location of such a facility may be authorized by a conditional

_5  or special use permit process included in an ordinance adopted

_6  prior to, or up to sixty days after, the announcement of the

_7  intent by the department to locate such a facility in an area.

_8      NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 43.63A

_9  RCW to read as follows:

10      The department of community, trade, and economic development

11  shall develop model local ordinances for a conditional or special

12  use permit process to authorize the location of facilities used to

13  house and/or provide inpatient treatment for sexually violent

14  predators who have been determined to be eligible for release to a

15  less restrictive alternative than being confined in a secure

16  facility under RCW 71.09.060.

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