BILL REQ. #:  S-2116.1 

Read first time 03/04/2003.   Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services & Corrections.

     AN ACT Relating to transferring the duties of the Washington council for the prevention of child abuse and neglect; amending RCW 70.190.010; adding new sections to chapter 70.190 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 43.121.050 and 43.121.060; repealing RCW 43.121.010, 43.121.015, 43.121.020, 43.121.030, 43.121.040, 43.121.070, 43.121.080, 43.121.100, 43.121.110, 43.121.120, 43.121.130, 43.121.140, 43.121.150, and 43.121.910; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   It is the intent of the legislature to transfer the duties and functions of the Washington council for the prevention of child abuse and neglect to the family policy council. Any references in this code to the Washington council for the prevention of child abuse and neglect shall be construed to mean the family policy council.

Sec. 2   RCW 70.190.010 and 1996 c 132 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
     (1) "Administrative costs" means the costs associated with procurement; payroll processing; personnel functions; management; maintenance and operation of space and property; data processing and computer services; accounting; budgeting; auditing; indirect costs; and organizational planning, consultation, coordination, and training.
     (2) "Assessment" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 43.70.010.
     (3) "At-risk" children are children who engage in or are victims of at-risk behaviors.
     (4) "At-risk behaviors" means violent delinquent acts, teen substance abuse, teen pregnancy and male parentage, teen suicide attempts, dropping out of school, child abuse or neglect, and domestic violence.
     (5) "Child" means an unmarried person who is under eighteen years of age.
     (6) "Community public health and safety networks" or "networks" means the organizations authorized under RCW 70.190.060.
     (((6))) (7) "Comprehensive plan" means a two-year plan that examines available resources and unmet needs for a county or multicounty area, barriers that limit the effective use of resources, and a plan to address these issues that is broadly supported by local residents.
     (((7))) (8) "Participating state agencies" means the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the department of social and health services, the department of health, the employment security department, the department of community, trade, and economic development, and such other departments as may be specifically designated by the governor.
     (((8))) (9) "Family policy council" or "council" means the superintendent of public instruction, the secretary of social and health services, the secretary of health, the commissioner of the employment security department, and the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development or their designees, one legislator from each caucus of the senate and house of representatives, and one representative of the governor.
     (((9))) (10) "Fiduciary interest" means (a) the right to compensation from a health, educational, social service, or justice system organization that receives public funds, or (b) budgetary or policy-making authority for an organization listed in (a) of this subsection. A person who acts solely in an advisory capacity and receives no compensation from a health, educational, social service, or justice system organization, and who has no budgetary or policy-making authority is deemed to have no fiduciary interest in the organization.
     (((10))) (11) "Outcome" or "outcome based" means defined and measurable outcomes used to evaluate progress in reducing the rate of at-risk children and youth through reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors.
     (((11))) (12) "Matching funds" means an amount no less than twenty-five percent of the amount budgeted for a network. The network's matching funds may be in-kind goods and services. Funding sources allowable for match include appropriate federal or local levy funds, private charitable funding, and other charitable giving. Basic education funds shall not be used as a match. State general funds shall not be used as a match for violence reduction and drug enforcement account funds created under RCW 69.50.520.
     (((12))) (13) "Policy development" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 43.70.010.
     (((13))) (14) "Primary prevention" of child abuse and neglect means any effort designed to inhibit or preclude the initial occurrence of child abuse and neglect, both by the promotion of positive parenting and family interaction, and the remediation of factors linked to causes of child maltreatment.
     (15) "Protective factors" means those factors determined by the department of health to be empirically associated with behaviors that contribute to socially acceptable and healthy nonviolent behaviors. Protective factors include promulgation, identification, and acceptance of community norms regarding appropriate behaviors in the area of delinquency, early sexual activity, alcohol and substance abuse, educational opportunities, employment opportunities, and absence of crime.
     (((14))) (16) "Risk factors" means those factors determined by the department of health to be empirically associated with at-risk behaviors that contribute to violence.
     (17) "Secondary prevention" means services and programs that identify and assist families under such stress that abuse or neglect is likely or families display symptoms associated with child abuse or neglect.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   RCW 43.121.050 and 43.121.060 are each recodified as new sections in chapter 70.190 RCW.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 43.121.010 (Legislative declaration, intent) and 1982 c 4 s 1;
     (2) RCW 43.121.015 (Definitions) and 1988 c 278 s 4 & 1987 c 351 s 2;
     (3) RCW 43.121.020 (Council established -- Members, chairperson--Appointment, qualifications, terms, vacancies) and 1996 c 10 s 1, 1994 c 48 s 1, 1989 c 304 s 4, 1987 c 351 s 3, 1984 c 261 s 1, & 1982 c 4 s 2;
     (4) RCW 43.121.030 (Compensation and travel expenses of members) and 1984 c 287 s 87 & 1982 c 4 s 3;
     (5) RCW 43.121.040 (Executive director, salary -- Staff) and 1982 c 4 s 4;
     (6) RCW 43.121.070 (Contracts for services -- Factors in awarding) and 1982 c 4 s 7;
     (7) RCW 43.121.080 (Contracts for services -- Partial funding by administering organization, what constitutes) and 1982 c 4 s 8;
     (8) RCW 43.121.100 (Contributions, grants, gifts -- Depository for and disbursement and expenditure control of moneys received -- Children's trust fund) and 1987 c 351 s 5, 1984 c 261 s 3, & 1982 c 4 s 10;
     (9) RCW 43.121.110 (Parenting skills -- Legislative findings) and 1988 c 278 s 1;
     (10) RCW 43.121.120 (Community-based early parenting skills programs -- Funding) and 1988 c 278 s 2;
     (11) RCW 43.121.130 (Decreased state funding of parenting skills programs -- Evaluation) and 1998 c 245 s 48 & 1988 c 278 s 3;
     (12) RCW 43.121.140 (Shaken baby syndrome -- Outreach campaign) and 1993 c 107 s 2;
     (13) RCW 43.121.150 (Juvenile crime--Legislative findings) and 1997 c 338 s 56; and
     (14) RCW 43.121.910 (Severability -- 1982 c 4) and 1982 c 4 s 15.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5   This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect July 1, 2003.