1841-S2 AMS CFC S2690.4

2SHB 1841 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Children & Family Services & Corrections

ADOPTED 04/10/2003

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 70.190 RCW to read as follows:

The legislature finds that investment in effective prevention and early intervention services: (1) Produces immediate and long-term improvements for children and families; and (2) avoids future public costs in education, child welfare, substance abuse, health, and mental health treatment, law enforcement, the courts, and juvenile and adult corrections. The legislature further finds that state agencies receiving funds for prevention and early intervention services should contract for or operate services that have a strong likelihood of achieving expected outcomes.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 70.190 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The family policy council shall, by June 30, 2004, identify and recommend criteria for funding prevention and early intervention services and programs in the department of social and health services, children's administration that are either state-operated or contracted. The criteria must require that funded programs, at a minimum: (a) Define clear, measurable outcomes; (b) identify research that may be applicable; (c) identify anticipated cost benefits; (d) describe broad community involvement, support, and partnerships; and (e) provide data related to program outcomes and cost benefits.

(2) The family policy council shall begin collecting and analyzing the program outcome and cost benefit data July 1, 2005.

(3) For the purposes of this section, "prevention and early intervention services and programs" may include, but not be limited to, the following state-operated or contracted programs or their successors:

(a) Alternate response system;

(b) Family reconciliation services;

(c) Family preservation services;

(d) Intensive family preservation services;

(e) Continuum of care;

(f) Parent trust programs;

(g) Public health nurse early intervention program; or

(h) Other prevention and early intervention services and programs.

(4) The department of social and health services, children's administration shall incorporate the recommended funding criteria into contracts and operating procedures beginning January 1, 2005, within existing resources.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 70.190 RCW to read as follows:

Nothing in this act creates:

(1) An entitlement to services;

(2) Judicial authority to order the provision of services to any person or family if the services are unavailable or unsuitable, or the child or family is not eligible for such services; or

(3) A private right of action or claim on the part of any individual, entity, or agency against the family policy council, any state agency, or contractor.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 70.190 RCW to read as follows:

The family policy council shall itself or by contract identify and recommend the criteria described in section 2 of this act.

The family policy council shall: Beginning with its 2005 annual report and each subsequent report, list the prevention and early intervention services to which the funding criteria established in section 2(1) of this act are applied; and beginning with its 2006 annual report and in each subsequent annual report, include the outcome and cost benefit data collected under section 2(2) of this act and provide an analysis of the success and cost benefit program outcomes."

2SHB 1841 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Children & Family Services & Corrections

ADOPTED 04/10/2003

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "services;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and adding new sections to chapter 70.190 RCW."

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