5903-S.E AMH ALEX DEAN 19

ESSB 5903 - H AMD TO H AMD TO JJFL COMM AMD (H2699.1)

By Representative Alexander 440 ADOPTED 4/24/03

   On page l, after line 2 of the amendment, insert the following:

   "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 72.05 RCW to read as follows:

   (1) It is the intent of the legislature that appropriate treatment services be provided to juvenile offenders in order to achieve rehabilitation. The treatment should be provided at either local detention facilities or at state institutions depending upon which facility best meets the needs of the individual juvenile offender. The legislature recognizes that a consequence of the treatment alternatives established under this act is a reduction in the juvenile rehabilitation administration's institutional population. As a result of a decrease in institutional population it may become necessary to consolidate institutional facilities or services.

   (2) No juvenile rehabilitation administration institution shall be closed without specific authorization in an act of the legislature.

   (3) If a juvenile rehabilitation administration institution is closed by the legislature, the department of corrections shall be prohibited from operating the institution and the institution shall not be used to incarcerate adult offenders."

   Renumber remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

EFFECT: No Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration (JRA) institution can be closed without the specific authorization of the Legislature. In the event that a JRA institution is closed by the Legislature, the property can not be operated by the Department of Corrections and can not be used to incarcerate adult offenders.