CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6056

 

 

                   Chapter 256, Laws of 2001

 

 

                        57th Legislature

                      2001 Regular Session

 

 

CHILD DEPENDENCY CASES--COORDINATION OF SERVICES

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/22/01

Passed by the Senate April 17, 2001

  YEAS 48   NAYS 0

 

 

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

 

Passed by the House April 5, 2001

  YEAS 94   NAYS 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6056 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

              FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

            TONY M. COOK

                            Secretary

 

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

 

Approved May 11, 2001 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.  

                                FILED          

 

 

             May 11, 2001 - 9:26 a.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                 Secretary of State

                 State of Washington


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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6056

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                      AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

             Passed Legislature - 2001 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

 

By Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Long, Hargrove, Costa, Stevens and Kohl‑Welles)

 

READ FIRST TIME 02/26/01.

Providing for department of social and health services coordination of services for children and families in child dependency cases.   


    AN ACT Relating to the department of social and health services coordination of services for children and families in child dependency cases; adding a new section to chapter 13.34 RCW; and creating a new section.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  The department of social and health services serves parents and children with multiple needs, which cannot be resolved in isolation.  Further, the complexity of service delivery systems is a barrier for families in crisis when a child is removed or a parent is removed from the home.  The department must undertake efforts to streamline the delivery of services.

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 13.34 RCW to read as follows:

    The department of social and health services shall develop methods for coordination of services to parents and children in child dependency cases.  To the maximum extent possible under current funding levels, the department must:

    (1) Coordinate and integrate services to children and families, using service plans and activities that address the children's and families' multiple needs.  Assessment criteria should screen for multiple needs;

    (2) Develop treatment plans for the individual needs of the client in a manner that minimizes the number of contacts the client is required to make; and

    (3) Access training for department staff to increase skills across disciplines to assess needs for mental health, substance abuse, developmental disabilities, and other areas.


    Passed the Senate April 17, 2001.

    Passed the House April 5, 2001.

Approved by the Governor May 11, 2001.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 11, 2001.