HB 1236-S - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/05/03)

Amends RCW 13.34.115 to provide that the public shall not be excluded except if the judge finds that excluding the public is in the best interest of the child and states on the record the reasons for excluding the public.

Provides that anyone may attend the hearings or proceedings at the request of the parent.