HB 1028-S - DIGEST


(DIGEST AS ENACTED)


Provides that the joint legislative audit and review committee shall: (1) Review and analyze research, including research conducted by the Washington state institute for public policy, to identify programs that have been proven effective at (a) preserving families and (b) reducing crime committed by youth who are eleven to eighteen years of age;

(2) Report on the research findings about costs, benefits, and outcomes of the programs identified in subsection (1) of this section that (a) have been successfully implemented by local jurisdictions in Washington state; (b) have resulted in documented and measurable positive outcomes related to family preservation and juvenile crime reduction in Washington state; and (c) have resulted in cost savings, or were cost neutral, to the state budget;

(3) Report on the research findings about the role that financial and other incentives have played in stimulating local government investment in the programs identified in subsection (1) of this section; and

(4) Evaluate, recommend, and report where appropriate, options for financial and other incentives designed to encourage local government investment in the programs identified in subsection (1) of this section. Among the incentives that may be considered are those that reimburse local jurisdictions for a portion of the savings that accrue to the state as the result of local government investment in such programs.

Requires the committee to submit an interim report to the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature by September 1, 2004, and a final report to the same committees by September 1, 2005.

Expires December 31, 2005.