E2SSB 6239 -
By Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections
NOT CONSIDERED 03/03/2006
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 101 A new section is added to chapter 70.96A
RCW to read as follows:
(1) Any county that has imposed the sales and use tax authorized by
RCW 82.14.460 may seek a state appropriation of up to one hundred
thousand dollars annually beginning in fiscal year 2008 and ending in
fiscal year 2010. The funds shall be used to provide additional
support to counties for mental health or substance abuse treatment for
persons with methamphetamine addiction. Local governments receiving
funds under this section may not use the funds to supplant existing
funding.
(2) Counties receiving funding shall: (a) Provide a financial plan
for the expenditure of any potential funds prior to funds being
awarded; (b) report annually to the appropriate committees of the
legislature regarding the number of clients served, services provided,
and a statement of expenditures; and (c) expend no more than ten
percent for administrative costs or for information technology.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 102 A new section is added to chapter 72.09
RCW to read as follows:
(1) Through June 30, 2010, it is the intent of the legislature to
provide one hundred additional placements for therapeutic drug and
alcohol treatment in the state's correctional institutions, above the
level of placements provided on January 1, 2006.
(2) This section expires June 30, 2010.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 103 It is the intent of the legislature to
provide an annual combined level of state and federal funding for
multijurisdictional drug task forces and local government drug
prosecution assistance at a minimum of four million dollars.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 104 (1) It is the intent of the legislature to
provide assistance for jurisdictions enforcing illegal drug laws that
have historically been underserved by federally funded state narcotics
task forces and are considered to be major transport areas of narcotics
traffickers.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 105 Three pilot enforcement areas shall be
established for a period of four fiscal years, beginning July 1, 2006,
and ending June 30, 2010, with one in the southwestern region of the
state, comprising of Pacific, Wahkiakum, Lewis, Grays Harbor, and
Cowlitz counties; one in the southeastern region of the state,
comprising of Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin counties; and
one in the northeastern part of the state, comprising of Stevens,
Ferry, Pend Oreille, and Lincoln counties. The counties comprising a
specific pilot area shall coordinate with each other to establish and
implement a regional strategy to enforce illegal drug laws.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 106 It is the intent of the legislature to
provide funding of no less than one million five hundred seventy-five
thousand dollars annually. The funding is to be divided equally among
the three pilot enforcement areas. This funding is intended to provide
a minimum of four additional sheriff deputies for each pilot area, two
deputy prosecutors who will support the counties that are included in
the pilot area, a court clerk, and clerical staff to serve the pilot
area. It is the intent of the legislature that those counties that
have not previously received significant federal narcotics task force
funding shall be allocated funding for at least one additional
sheriff's deputy. Counties are encouraged to utilize drug courts and
treatment programs, and to share resources that operate in the region
through the use of interlocal agreements. The funding appropriated for
this purpose must not be used to supplant existing funding and cannot
be used for any purpose other than the enforcement of illegal drug
laws.
The criminal justice training commission shall allocate funds to
the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys and the Washington
association of sheriffs and police chiefs. The Washington association
of prosecuting attorneys is responsible for administration of the
funding and programs for the prosecution of crimes and court
proceedings. The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs
shall administer the funds provided for law enforcement.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 107 The Washington association of sheriffs and
police chiefs, the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys, and
the Washington association of county officials shall jointly develop
measures to determine the efficacy of the programs in the pilot areas.
These measures shall include comparison of arrest rates before the
implementation of this act and after, reduction of recidivism, and any
other factors that are determined to be relevant to evaluation of the
programs. The organizations named in this section shall present their
findings to the legislature by December 1, 2008.
Sec. 108 RCW 2.28.170 and 2005 c 504 s 504 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) Counties may establish and operate drug courts.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "drug court" means a court
that has special calendars or dockets designed to achieve a reduction
in recidivism and substance abuse among nonviolent, substance abusing
felony and nonfelony offenders, whether adult or juvenile, by
increasing their likelihood for successful rehabilitation through
early, continuous, and intense judicially supervised treatment;
mandatory periodic drug testing; and the use of appropriate sanctions
and other rehabilitation services.
(3)(a) Any jurisdiction that seeks a state appropriation to fund a
drug court program must first:
(i) Exhaust all federal funding that is available to support the
operations of its drug court and associated services; and
(ii) Match, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, state moneys allocated
for drug court programs with local cash or in-kind resources. Moneys
allocated by the state must be used to supplement, not supplant, other
federal, state, and local funds for drug court operations and
associated services.
(b) Any county that establishes a drug court pursuant to this
section shall establish minimum requirements for the participation of
offenders in the program. The drug court may adopt local requirements
that are more stringent than the minimum. The minimum requirements
are:
(i) The offender would benefit from substance abuse treatment;
(ii) The offender has not previously been convicted of a serious
violent offense or sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030; and
(iii) Without regard to whether proof of any of these elements is
required to convict, the offender is not currently charged with or
convicted of an offense:
(A) That is a sex offense;
(B) That is a serious violent offense;
(C) During which the defendant used a firearm; or
(D) During which the defendant caused substantial or great bodily
harm or death to another person.
Sec. 109 RCW 26.44.020 and 2000 c 162 s 19 are each amended to
read as follows:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter
unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Court" means the superior court of the state of Washington,
juvenile department.
(2) "Law enforcement agency" means the police department, the
prosecuting attorney, the state patrol, the director of public safety,
or the office of the sheriff.
(3) "Practitioner of the healing arts" or "practitioner" means a
person licensed by this state to practice podiatric medicine and
surgery, optometry, chiropractic, nursing, dentistry, osteopathic
medicine and surgery, or medicine and surgery or to provide other
health services. The term "practitioner" includes a duly accredited
Christian Science practitioner: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That a person who
is being furnished Christian Science treatment by a duly accredited
Christian Science practitioner will not be considered, for that reason
alone, a neglected person for the purposes of this chapter.
(4) "Institution" means a private or public hospital or any other
facility providing medical diagnosis, treatment or care.
(5) "Department" means the state department of social and health
services.
(6) "Child" or "children" means any person under the age of
eighteen years of age.
(7) "Professional school personnel" include, but are not limited
to, teachers, counselors, administrators, child care facility
personnel, and school nurses.
(8) "Social service counselor" means anyone engaged in a
professional capacity during the regular course of employment in
encouraging or promoting the health, welfare, support or education of
children, or providing social services to adults or families, including
mental health, drug and alcohol treatment, and domestic violence
programs, whether in an individual capacity, or as an employee or agent
of any public or private organization or institution.
(9) "Psychologist" means any person licensed to practice psychology
under chapter 18.83 RCW, whether acting in an individual capacity or as
an employee or agent of any public or private organization or
institution.
(10) "Pharmacist" means any registered pharmacist under chapter
18.64 RCW, whether acting in an individual capacity or as an employee
or agent of any public or private organization or institution.
(11) "Clergy" means any regularly licensed or ordained minister,
priest, or rabbi of any church or religious denomination, whether
acting in an individual capacity or as an employee or agent of any
public or private organization or institution.
(12) "Abuse or neglect" means the injury, sexual abuse, sexual
exploitation, negligent treatment, or maltreatment of a child by any
person under circumstances which indicate that the child's health,
welfare, and safety is harmed, excluding conduct permitted under RCW
9A.16.100. An abused child is a child who has been subjected to child
abuse or neglect as defined in this section.
(13) "Child protective services section" means the child protective
services section of the department.
(14) "Sexual exploitation" includes: (a) Allowing, permitting, or
encouraging a child to engage in prostitution by any person; or (b)
allowing, permitting, encouraging, or engaging in the obscene or
pornographic photographing, filming, or depicting of a child by any
person.
(15) "Negligent treatment or maltreatment" means an act or omission
that evidences a serious disregard of consequences of such magnitude as
to constitute a clear and present danger to the child's health,
welfare, and safety, including but not limited to conduct prohibited
under RCW 9A.42.100. The fact that siblings share a bedroom is not, in
and of itself, negligent treatment or maltreatment.
(16) "Child protective services" means those services provided by
the department designed to protect children from child abuse and
neglect and safeguard such children from future abuse and neglect, and
conduct investigations of child abuse and neglect reports.
Investigations may be conducted regardless of the location of the
alleged abuse or neglect. Child protective services includes referral
to services to ameliorate conditions that endanger the welfare of
children, the coordination of necessary programs and services relevant
to the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and
neglect, and services to children to ensure that each child has a
permanent home. In determining whether protective services should be
provided, the department shall not decline to provide such services
solely because of the child's unwillingness or developmental inability
to describe the nature and severity of the abuse or neglect.
(17) "Malice" or "maliciously" means an evil intent, wish, or
design to vex, annoy, or injure another person. Such malice may be
inferred from an act done in willful disregard of the rights of
another, or an act wrongfully done without just cause or excuse, or an
act or omission of duty betraying a willful disregard of social duty.
(18) "Sexually aggressive youth" means a child who is defined in
RCW 74.13.075(1)(b) as being a sexually aggressive youth.
(19) "Unfounded" means available information indicates that, more
likely than not, child abuse or neglect did not occur. No unfounded
allegation of child abuse or neglect may be disclosed to a child-placing agency, private adoption agency, or any other provider licensed
under chapter 74.15 RCW.
Sec. 110 RCW 26.44.020 and 2005 c 512 s 5 are each amended to
read as follows:
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter
unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Court" means the superior court of the state of Washington,
juvenile department.
(2) "Law enforcement agency" means the police department, the
prosecuting attorney, the state patrol, the director of public safety,
or the office of the sheriff.
(3) "Practitioner of the healing arts" or "practitioner" means a
person licensed by this state to practice podiatric medicine and
surgery, optometry, chiropractic, nursing, dentistry, osteopathic
medicine and surgery, or medicine and surgery or to provide other
health services. The term "practitioner" includes a duly accredited
Christian Science practitioner: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That a person who
is being furnished Christian Science treatment by a duly accredited
Christian Science practitioner will not be considered, for that reason
alone, a neglected person for the purposes of this chapter.
(4) "Institution" means a private or public hospital or any other
facility providing medical diagnosis, treatment or care.
(5) "Department" means the state department of social and health
services.
(6) "Child" or "children" means any person under the age of
eighteen years of age.
(7) "Professional school personnel" include, but are not limited
to, teachers, counselors, administrators, child care facility
personnel, and school nurses.
(8) "Social service counselor" means anyone engaged in a
professional capacity during the regular course of employment in
encouraging or promoting the health, welfare, support or education of
children, or providing social services to adults or families, including
mental health, drug and alcohol treatment, and domestic violence
programs, whether in an individual capacity, or as an employee or agent
of any public or private organization or institution.
(9) "Psychologist" means any person licensed to practice psychology
under chapter 18.83 RCW, whether acting in an individual capacity or as
an employee or agent of any public or private organization or
institution.
(10) "Pharmacist" means any registered pharmacist under chapter
18.64 RCW, whether acting in an individual capacity or as an employee
or agent of any public or private organization or institution.
(11) "Clergy" means any regularly licensed or ordained minister,
priest, or rabbi of any church or religious denomination, whether
acting in an individual capacity or as an employee or agent of any
public or private organization or institution.
(12) "Abuse or neglect" means sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or
injury of a child by any person under circumstances which cause harm to
the child's health, welfare, or safety, excluding conduct permitted
under RCW 9A.16.100; or the negligent treatment or maltreatment of a
child by a person responsible for or providing care to the child. An
abused child is a child who has been subjected to child abuse or
neglect as defined in this section.
(13) "Child protective services section" means the child protective
services section of the department.
(14) "Sexual exploitation" includes: (a) Allowing, permitting, or
encouraging a child to engage in prostitution by any person; or (b)
allowing, permitting, encouraging, or engaging in the obscene or
pornographic photographing, filming, or depicting of a child by any
person.
(15) "Negligent treatment or maltreatment" means an act or a
failure to act, or the cumulative effects of a pattern of conduct,
behavior, or inaction, that evidences a serious disregard of
consequences of such magnitude as to constitute a clear and present
danger to a child's health, welfare, or safety, including but not
limited to conduct prohibited under RCW 9A.42.100. When considering
whether a clear and present danger exists, evidence of a parent's
substance abuse as a contributing factor to negligent treatment or
maltreatment shall be given great weight. The fact that siblings share
a bedroom is not, in and of itself, negligent treatment or
maltreatment. Poverty, homelessness, or exposure to domestic violence
as defined in RCW 26.50.010 that is perpetrated against someone other
than the child ((do [does])) does not constitute negligent treatment or
maltreatment in and of ((themselves [itself])) itself.
(16) "Child protective services" means those services provided by
the department designed to protect children from child abuse and
neglect and safeguard such children from future abuse and neglect, and
conduct investigations of child abuse and neglect reports.
Investigations may be conducted regardless of the location of the
alleged abuse or neglect. Child protective services includes referral
to services to ameliorate conditions that endanger the welfare of
children, the coordination of necessary programs and services relevant
to the prevention, intervention, and treatment of child abuse and
neglect, and services to children to ensure that each child has a
permanent home. In determining whether protective services should be
provided, the department shall not decline to provide such services
solely because of the child's unwillingness or developmental inability
to describe the nature and severity of the abuse or neglect.
(17) "Malice" or "maliciously" means an evil intent, wish, or
design to vex, annoy, or injure another person. Such malice may be
inferred from an act done in willful disregard of the rights of
another, or an act wrongfully done without just cause or excuse, or an
act or omission of duty betraying a willful disregard of social duty.
(18) "Sexually aggressive youth" means a child who is defined in
RCW 74.13.075(1)(b) as being a sexually aggressive youth.
(19) "Unfounded" means available information indicates that, more
likely than not, child abuse or neglect did not occur. No unfounded
allegation of child abuse or neglect may be disclosed to a child-placing agency, private adoption agency, or any other provider licensed
under chapter 74.15 RCW.
Sec. 111 RCW 26.44.195 and 2005 c 512 s 6 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) If the department, upon investigation of a report that a child
has been abused or neglected as defined in this chapter, determines
that the child has been subject to negligent treatment or maltreatment,
the department may offer services to the child's parents, guardians, or
legal custodians to: (a) Ameliorate the conditions that endangered the
welfare of the child; or (b) address or treat the effects of
mistreatment or neglect upon the child.
(2) When evaluating whether the child has been subject to negligent
treatment or maltreatment, evidence of a parent's substance abuse as a
contributing factor to a parent's failure to provide for a child's
basic health, welfare, or safety shall be given great weight.
(3) If the child's parents, guardians, or legal custodians are
available and willing to participate on a voluntary basis in in-home
services, and the department determines that in-home services on a
voluntary basis are appropriate for the family, the department may
offer such services.
(4) In cases where the department has offered appropriate and
reasonable services under subsection (1) of this section, and the
parents, guardians, or legal custodians refuse to accept or fail to
obtain available and appropriate treatment or services, or are unable
or unwilling to participate in or successfully and substantially
complete the treatment or services identified by the department, the
department may initiate a dependency proceeding under chapter 13.34 RCW
on the basis that the negligent treatment or maltreatment by the
parent, guardian, or legal custodian constitutes neglect. When
evaluating whether to initiate a dependency proceeding on this basis,
the evidence of a parent's substance abuse as a contributing factor to
the negligent treatment or maltreatment shall be given great weight.
(5) Nothing in this section precludes the department from filing a
dependency petition as provided in chapter 13.34 RCW if it determines
that such action is necessary to protect the child from abuse or
neglect.
(((6) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create in any
person an entitlement to services or financial assistance in paying for
services or to create judicial authority to order the provision of
services to any person or family if the services are unavailable or
unsuitable or if the child or family is not eligible for such
services.))
Sec. 112 RCW 74.34.020 and 2003 c 230 s 1 are each amended to
read as follows:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in
this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Abandonment" means action or inaction by a person or entity
with a duty of care for a vulnerable adult that leaves the vulnerable
person without the means or ability to obtain necessary food, clothing,
shelter, or health care.
(2) "Abuse" means the willful action or inaction that inflicts
injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishment on a
vulnerable adult. In instances of abuse of a vulnerable adult who is
unable to express or demonstrate physical harm, pain, or mental
anguish, the abuse is presumed to cause physical harm, pain, or mental
anguish. Abuse includes sexual abuse, mental abuse, physical abuse,
and exploitation of a vulnerable adult, which have the following
meanings:
(a) "Sexual abuse" means any form of nonconsensual sexual contact,
including but not limited to unwanted or inappropriate touching, rape,
sodomy, sexual coercion, sexually explicit photographing, and sexual
harassment. Sexual abuse includes any sexual contact between a staff
person, who is not also a resident or client, of a facility or a staff
person of a program authorized under chapter 71A.12 RCW, and a
vulnerable adult living in that facility or receiving service from a
program authorized under chapter 71A.12 RCW, whether or not it is
consensual.
(b) "Physical abuse" means the willful action of inflicting bodily
injury or physical mistreatment. Physical abuse includes, but is not
limited to, striking with or without an object, slapping, pinching,
choking, kicking, shoving, prodding, or the use of chemical restraints
or physical restraints unless the restraints are consistent with
licensing requirements, and includes restraints that are otherwise
being used inappropriately.
(c) "Mental abuse" means any willful action or inaction of mental
or verbal abuse. Mental abuse includes, but is not limited to,
coercion, harassment, inappropriately isolating a vulnerable adult from
family, friends, or regular activity, and verbal assault that includes
ridiculing, intimidating, yelling, or swearing.
(d) "Exploitation" means an act of forcing, compelling, or exerting
undue influence over a vulnerable adult causing the vulnerable adult to
act in a way that is inconsistent with relevant past behavior, or
causing the vulnerable adult to perform services for the benefit of
another.
(3) "Consent" means express written consent granted after the
vulnerable adult or his or her legal representative has been fully
informed of the nature of the services to be offered and that the
receipt of services is voluntary.
(4) "Department" means the department of social and health
services.
(5) "Facility" means a residence licensed or required to be
licensed under chapter 18.20 RCW, boarding homes; chapter 18.51 RCW,
nursing homes; chapter 70.128 RCW, adult family homes; chapter 72.36
RCW, soldiers' homes; or chapter 71A.20 RCW, residential habilitation
centers; or any other facility licensed by the department.
(6) "Financial exploitation" means the illegal or improper use of
the property, income, resources, or trust funds of the vulnerable adult
by any person for any person's profit or advantage.
(7) "Individual provider" means a person under contract with the
department to provide services in the home under chapter 74.09 or
74.39A RCW.
(8) "Mandated reporter" is an employee of the department; law
enforcement officer; social worker; professional school personnel;
individual provider; an employee of a facility; an operator of a
facility; an employee of a social service, welfare, mental health,
adult day health, adult day care, home health, home care, or hospice
agency; county coroner or medical examiner; Christian Science
practitioner; or health care provider subject to chapter 18.130 RCW.
(9) "Neglect" means (a) a pattern of conduct or inaction by a
person or entity with a duty of care that fails to provide the goods
and services that maintain physical or mental health of a vulnerable
adult, or that fails to avoid or prevent physical or mental harm or
pain to a vulnerable adult; or (b) an act or omission that demonstrates
a serious disregard of consequences of such a magnitude as to
constitute a clear and present danger to the vulnerable adult's health,
welfare, or safety, including but not limited to conduct prohibited
under RCW 9A.42.100.
(10) "Permissive reporter" means any person, employee of a
financial institution, attorney, or volunteer in a facility or program
providing services for vulnerable adults.
(11) "Protective services" means any services provided by the
department to a vulnerable adult with the consent of the vulnerable
adult, or the legal representative of the vulnerable adult, who has
been abandoned, abused, financially exploited, neglected, or in a state
of self-neglect. These services may include, but are not limited to
case management, social casework, home care, placement, arranging for
medical evaluations, psychological evaluations, day care, or referral
for legal assistance.
(12) "Self-neglect" means the failure of a vulnerable adult, not
living in a facility, to provide for himself or herself the goods and
services necessary for the vulnerable adult's physical or mental
health, and the absence of which impairs or threatens the vulnerable
adult's well-being. This definition may include a vulnerable adult who
is receiving services through home health, hospice, or a home care
agency, or an individual provider when the neglect is not a result of
inaction by that agency or individual provider.
(13) "Vulnerable adult" includes a person:
(a) Sixty years of age or older who has the functional, mental, or
physical inability to care for himself or herself; or
(b) Found incapacitated under chapter 11.88 RCW; or
(c) Who has a developmental disability as defined under RCW
71A.10.020; or
(d) Admitted to any facility; or
(e) Receiving services from home health, hospice, or home care
agencies licensed or required to be licensed under chapter 70.127 RCW;
or
(f) Receiving services from an individual provider.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 113 The department of community, trade, and
economic development shall review federal, state, and local funding
sources and funding levels available to local meth action teams through
the Washington state methamphetamine initiative to determine whether
funding is adequate to accomplish the mission of the meth action teams.
The department shall also review the funding levels for drug task
forces in the state of Washington to determine whether they may require
additional resources to successfully interdict drug trafficking
organizations and clandestine labs statewide. The department shall
report findings and recommendations to the legislature by November 1,
2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 114 The department of social and health
services shall consult with faith-based organizations to discuss the
appropriate role that such organizations may have in filling support
service delivery needs for persons with chemical dependency disorders.
The department shall report findings and recommendations to the
legislature by November 1, 2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 115 The agency council on coordinated
transportation shall adopt, as a part of its strategic program, a plan
to increase access by recovering addicts to existing special needs
transportation services already offered by medicaid brokerages and
local transportation coalitions. The council may also implement an
awareness campaign through department of corrections community
corrections officers and service providers licensed by the department
of social and health services division of alcohol and substance abuse
to promote to recovering addicts seeking treatment the use of special
needs transportation services, the council web site, and the statewide
trip planner. The council shall report back to the legislature
regarding the implementation of these strategies by November 1, 2006.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 116 The department of social and health
services, in consultation with the attorney general, shall report to
the legislature by January 15, 2007, on the status of ongoing
multimedia campaigns to prevent methamphetamine use and underage
drinking, and promote treatment, within the state of Washington.
Sec. 201 RCW 64.44.010 and 1999 c 292 s 2 are each amended to
read as follows:
The words and phrases defined in this section shall have the
following meanings when used in this chapter unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise.
(1) "Authorized contractor" means a person who decontaminates,
demolishes, or disposes of contaminated property as required by this
chapter who is certified by the department as provided for in RCW
64.44.060.
(2) "Contaminated" or "contamination" means polluted by hazardous
chemicals so that the property is unfit for human habitation or use due
to immediate or long-term hazards. Property that at one time was
contaminated but has been satisfactorily decontaminated according to
procedures established by the state board of health is not
"contaminated."
(3) "Department" means the department of health.
(4) "Hazardous chemicals" means the following substances ((used
in)) associated with the manufacture of illegal drugs: (a) Hazardous
substances as defined in RCW 70.105D.020((, and)); (b) precursor
substances as defined in RCW 69.43.010 which the state board of health,
in consultation with the state board of pharmacy, has determined
present an immediate or long-term health hazard to humans; and (c) the
controlled substance or substances being manufactured, as defined in
RCW 69.50.101.
(((4))) (5) "Officer" means a local health officer authorized under
chapters 70.05, 70.08, and 70.46 RCW.
(((5))) (6) "Property" means any real or personal property, ((site,
structure, or part of a structure which)) or segregable part thereof,
that is involved in or affected by the unauthorized manufacture or
storage of hazardous chemicals. This includes but is not limited to
single-family residences, units of multiplexes, condominiums, apartment
buildings, boats, motor vehicles, trailers, manufactured housing,
((or)) any shop, booth, ((or)) garden, or storage shed, and all
contents of the items referenced in this subsection. As used in this
chapter, "property" does not include any facility defined in RCW
70.62.210 that holds a current license under RCW 70.62.220.
Sec. 202 RCW 64.44.020 and 1999 c 292 s 3 are each amended to
read as follows:
Whenever a law enforcement agency becomes aware that property has
been contaminated by hazardous chemicals, that agency shall report the
contamination to the local health officer. The local health officer
shall ((post)) cause a posting of a written warning on the premises
within one working day of notification of the contamination and shall
inspect the property within fourteen days after receiving the notice of
contamination. The warning shall inform the potential occupants that
hazardous chemicals may exist on, or have been removed from, the
premises and that entry is unsafe. If a property owner believes that
a tenant has contaminated property that was being leased or rented, and
the property is vacated or abandoned, then the property owner shall
contact the local health officer about the possible contamination.
Local health officers or boards may charge property owners reasonable
fees for inspections of suspected contaminated property requested by
property owners.
A local health officer may enter, inspect, and survey at reasonable
times any properties for which there are reasonable grounds to believe
that the property has become contaminated. If the property is
contaminated, the local health officer shall post a written notice
declaring that the officer intends to issue an order prohibiting use of
the property as long as the property is contaminated.
If access to the property is denied, a local health officer in
consultation with law enforcement may seek a warrant for the purpose of
conducting administrative inspections and seizure of property as
defined in RCW 69.50.505. A superior, district, or municipal court
within the jurisdiction of the property may, based upon probable cause
that the property is contaminated, issue warrants for the purpose of
conducting administrative inspections and seizure of property as
defined in RCW 69.50.505.
Local health officers must report all cases of contaminated
property to the state department of health. The department may make
the list of contaminated properties available to health associations,
landlord and realtor organizations, prosecutors, and other interested
groups. The department shall promptly update the list of contaminated
properties to remove those which have been decontaminated according to
provisions of this chapter.
The local health officer may determine when the services of an
authorized contractor are necessary.
Sec. 203 RCW 64.44.070 and 1999 c 292 s 8 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The state board of health shall promulgate rules and standards
for carrying out the provisions in this chapter in accordance with
chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act. The local board
of health and the local health officer are authorized to exercise such
powers as may be necessary to carry out this chapter. The department
shall provide technical assistance to local health boards and health
officers to carry out their duties under this chapter.
(2) The department shall adopt rules for decontamination of a
property used as an illegal drug laboratory and methods for the testing
of ground water, surface water, soil, and septic tanks for
contamination. The rules shall establish decontamination standards for
hazardous chemicals, including but not limited to methamphetamine,
lead, mercury, and total volatile organic compounds. The department
shall also adopt rules pertaining to independent third party sampling
to verify satisfactory decontamination of property deemed contaminated
and unfit for use. For the purposes of this section, an independent
third party sampler is a person who is not an employee, agent,
representative, partner, joint venturer, shareholder, or parent or
subsidiary company of the clandestine drug laboratory decontamination
contractor, the contractor's company, or property owner.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 204 The department of community, trade, and
economic development shall report to the legislature on the feasibility
of providing incentives and protections to landlords to encourage
housing rentals to recovering substance abusers or those convicted of
drug crimes. A final report must be submitted to the appropriate
committees of the legislature by January 1, 2007.
Sec. 301 RCW 9.94A.533 and 2003 c 53 s 58 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) The provisions of this section apply to the standard sentence
ranges determined by RCW 9.94A.510 or 9.94A.517.
(2) For persons convicted of the anticipatory offenses of criminal
attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy under chapter 9A.28 RCW, the
standard sentence range is determined by locating the sentencing grid
sentence range defined by the appropriate offender score and the
seriousness level of the completed crime, and multiplying the range by
seventy-five percent.
(3) The following additional times shall be added to the standard
sentence range for felony crimes committed after July 23, 1995, if the
offender or an accomplice was armed with a firearm as defined in RCW
9.41.010 and the offender is being sentenced for one of the crimes
listed in this subsection as eligible for any firearm enhancements
based on the classification of the completed felony crime. If the
offender is being sentenced for more than one offense, the firearm
enhancement or enhancements must be added to the total period of
confinement for all offenses, regardless of which underlying offense is
subject to a firearm enhancement. If the offender or an accomplice was
armed with a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the offender is
being sentenced for an anticipatory offense under chapter 9A.28 RCW to
commit one of the crimes listed in this subsection as eligible for any
firearm enhancements, the following additional times shall be added to
the standard sentence range determined under subsection (2) of this
section based on the felony crime of conviction as classified under RCW
9A.28.020:
(a) Five years for any felony defined under any law as a class A
felony or with a statutory maximum sentence of at least twenty years,
or both, and not covered under (f) of this subsection;
(b) Three years for any felony defined under any law as a class B
felony or with a statutory maximum sentence of ten years, or both, and
not covered under (f) of this subsection;
(c) Eighteen months for any felony defined under any law as a class
C felony or with a statutory maximum sentence of five years, or both,
and not covered under (f) of this subsection;
(d) If the offender is being sentenced for any firearm enhancements
under (a), (b), and/or (c) of this subsection and the offender has
previously been sentenced for any deadly weapon enhancements after July
23, 1995, under (a), (b), and/or (c) of this subsection or subsection
(4)(a), (b), and/or (c) of this section, or both, all firearm
enhancements under this subsection shall be twice the amount of the
enhancement listed;
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all firearm
enhancements under this section are mandatory, shall be served in total
confinement, and shall run consecutively to all other sentencing
provisions, including other firearm or deadly weapon enhancements, for
all offenses sentenced under this chapter. However, whether or not a
mandatory minimum term has expired, an offender serving a sentence
under this subsection may be granted an extraordinary medical placement
when authorized under RCW 9.94A.728(4);
(f) The firearm enhancements in this section shall apply to all
felony crimes except the following: Possession of a machine gun,
possessing a stolen firearm, drive-by shooting, theft of a firearm,
unlawful possession of a firearm in the first and second degree, and
use of a machine gun in a felony;
(g) If the standard sentence range under this section exceeds the
statutory maximum sentence for the offense, the statutory maximum
sentence shall be the presumptive sentence unless the offender is a
persistent offender. If the addition of a firearm enhancement
increases the sentence so that it would exceed the statutory maximum
for the offense, the portion of the sentence representing the
enhancement may not be reduced.
(4) The following additional times shall be added to the standard
sentence range for felony crimes committed after July 23, 1995, if the
offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon other than a
firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the offender is being sentenced
for one of the crimes listed in this subsection as eligible for any
deadly weapon enhancements based on the classification of the completed
felony crime. If the offender is being sentenced for more than one
offense, the deadly weapon enhancement or enhancements must be added to
the total period of confinement for all offenses, regardless of which
underlying offense is subject to a deadly weapon enhancement. If the
offender or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon other than a
firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010 and the offender is being sentenced
for an anticipatory offense under chapter 9A.28 RCW to commit one of
the crimes listed in this subsection as eligible for any deadly weapon
enhancements, the following additional times shall be added to the
standard sentence range determined under subsection (2) of this section
based on the felony crime of conviction as classified under RCW
9A.28.020:
(a) Two years for any felony defined under any law as a class A
felony or with a statutory maximum sentence of at least twenty years,
or both, and not covered under (f) of this subsection;
(b) One year for any felony defined under any law as a class B
felony or with a statutory maximum sentence of ten years, or both, and
not covered under (f) of this subsection;
(c) Six months for any felony defined under any law as a class C
felony or with a statutory maximum sentence of five years, or both, and
not covered under (f) of this subsection;
(d) If the offender is being sentenced under (a), (b), and/or (c)
of this subsection for any deadly weapon enhancements and the offender
has previously been sentenced for any deadly weapon enhancements after
July 23, 1995, under (a), (b), and/or (c) of this subsection or
subsection (3)(a), (b), and/or (c) of this section, or both, all deadly
weapon enhancements under this subsection shall be twice the amount of
the enhancement listed;
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all deadly weapon
enhancements under this section are mandatory, shall be served in total
confinement, and shall run consecutively to all other sentencing
provisions, including other firearm or deadly weapon enhancements, for
all offenses sentenced under this chapter. However, whether or not a
mandatory minimum term has expired, an offender serving a sentence
under this subsection may be granted an extraordinary medical placement
when authorized under RCW 9.94A.728(4);
(f) The deadly weapon enhancements in this section shall apply to
all felony crimes except the following: Possession of a machine gun,
possessing a stolen firearm, drive-by shooting, theft of a firearm,
unlawful possession of a firearm in the first and second degree, and
use of a machine gun in a felony;
(g) If the standard sentence range under this section exceeds the
statutory maximum sentence for the offense, the statutory maximum
sentence shall be the presumptive sentence unless the offender is a
persistent offender. If the addition of a deadly weapon enhancement
increases the sentence so that it would exceed the statutory maximum
for the offense, the portion of the sentence representing the
enhancement may not be reduced.
(5) The following additional times shall be added to the standard
sentence range if the offender or an accomplice committed the offense
while in a county jail or state correctional facility and the offender
is being sentenced for one of the crimes listed in this subsection. If
the offender or an accomplice committed one of the crimes listed in
this subsection while in a county jail or state correctional facility,
and the offender is being sentenced for an anticipatory offense under
chapter 9A.28 RCW to commit one of the crimes listed in this
subsection, the following additional times shall be added to the
standard sentence range determined under subsection (2) of this
section:
(a) Eighteen months for offenses committed under RCW 69.50.401(2)
(a) or (b) or 69.50.410;
(b) Fifteen months for offenses committed under RCW 69.50.401(2)
(c), (d), or (e);
(c) Twelve months for offenses committed under RCW 69.50.4013.
For the purposes of this subsection, all of the real property of a
state correctional facility or county jail shall be deemed to be part
of that facility or county jail.
(6) An additional twenty-four months shall be added to the standard
sentence range for any ranked offense involving a violation of chapter
69.50 RCW if the offense was also a violation of RCW 69.50.435 or
9.94A.605. All enhancements under this subsection shall run
consecutively to all other sentencing provisions, for all offenses
sentenced under this chapter.
(7) An additional two years shall be added to the standard sentence
range for vehicular homicide committed while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor or any drug as defined by RCW 46.61.502 for each
prior offense as defined in RCW 46.61.5055.
Sec. 302 RCW 9.94A.660 and 2005 c 460 s 1 are each amended to
read as follows:
(1) An offender is eligible for the special drug offender
sentencing alternative if:
(a) The offender is convicted of a felony that is not a violent
offense or sex offense and the violation does not involve a sentence
enhancement under RCW 9.94A.533 (3) or (4);
(b) The offender has no current or prior convictions for a sex
offense at any time or violent offense within ten years before
conviction of the current offense, in this state, another state, or the
United States;
(c) For a violation of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act under
chapter 69.50 RCW or a criminal solicitation to commit such a violation
under chapter 9A.28 RCW, the offense involved only a small quantity of
the particular controlled substance as determined by the judge upon
consideration of such factors as the weight, purity, packaging, sale
price, and street value of the controlled substance;
(d) The offender has not been found by the United States attorney
general to be subject to a deportation detainer or order and does not
become subject to a deportation order during the period of the
sentence;
(e) The standard sentence range for the current offense is greater
than one year; and
(f) The offender has not received a drug offender sentencing
alternative more than once in the prior ten years before the current
offense.
(2) A motion for a sentence under this section may be made by the
court, the offender, or the state. If the sentencing court determines
that the offender is eligible for this alternative, the court may order
an examination of the offender. The examination shall, at a minimum,
address the following issues:
(a) Whether the offender suffers from drug addiction;
(b) Whether the addiction is such that there is a probability that
criminal behavior will occur in the future;
(c) Whether effective treatment for the offender's addiction is
available from a provider that has been licensed or certified by the
division of alcohol and substance abuse of the department of social and
health services; and
(d) Whether the offender and the community will benefit from the
use of the alternative.
(3) The examination report must contain:
(a) Information on the issues required to be addressed in
subsection (2) of this section; and
(b) A proposed treatment plan that must, at a minimum, contain:
(i) A proposed treatment provider that has been licensed or
certified by the division of alcohol and substance abuse of the
department of social and health services;
(ii) The recommended frequency and length of treatment, including
both residential chemical dependency treatment and treatment in the
community;
(iii) A proposed monitoring plan, including any requirements
regarding living conditions, lifestyle requirements, and monitoring by
family members and others; and
(iv) Recommended crime-related prohibitions and affirmative
conditions.
(4) After receipt of the examination report, if the court
determines that a sentence under this section is appropriate, the court
shall waive imposition of a sentence within the standard sentence range
and impose a sentence consisting of either a prison-based alternative
under subsection (5) of this section or a residential chemical
dependency treatment-based alternative under subsection (6) of this
section. The residential chemical dependency treatment-based
alternative is only available if the midpoint of the standard range is
twenty-four months or less.
(5) The prison-based alternative shall include:
(a) A period of total confinement in a state facility for one-half
of the midpoint of the standard sentence range or twelve months,
whichever is greater. During incarceration in the state facility,
offenders sentenced under this subsection shall undergo a comprehensive
substance abuse assessment and receive, within available resources,
treatment services appropriate for the offender. The treatment
services shall be designed by the division of alcohol and substance
abuse of the department of social and health services, in cooperation
with the department of corrections;
(b) The remainder of the midpoint of the standard range as a term
of community custody which must include appropriate substance abuse
treatment in a program that has been approved by the division of
alcohol and substance abuse of the department of social and health
services. If the department finds that conditions have been willfully
violated, the offender may be reclassified to serve the remaining
balance of the original sentence. An offender who fails to complete
the program or who is administratively terminated from the program
shall be reclassified to serve the unexpired term of his or her
sentence as ordered by the sentencing court;
(c) Crime-related prohibitions including a condition not to use
illegal controlled substances;
(d) A requirement to submit to urinalysis or other testing to
monitor that status; and
(e) A term of community custody pursuant to RCW 9.94A.715 to be
imposed upon failure to complete or administrative termination from the
special drug offender sentencing alternative program.
(6) The residential chemical dependency treatment-based alternative
shall include:
(a) A term of community custody equal to one-half of the midpoint
of the standard sentence range or two years, whichever is greater,
conditioned on the offender entering and remaining in residential
chemical dependency treatment certified under chapter 70.96A RCW for a
period set by the court between three and six months. If the court
imposes a term of community custody, the department shall, within
available resources, make chemical dependency assessment and treatment
services available to the offender during the term of community
custody. The court shall impose, as conditions of community custody,
treatment and other conditions as proposed in the plan under subsection
(3)(b) of this section. The department may impose conditions and
sanctions as authorized in RCW 9.94A.715 (2), (3), (6), and (7),
9.94A.737, and 9.94A.740. The court shall schedule a progress hearing
during the period of residential chemical dependency treatment, and
schedule a treatment termination hearing for three months before the
expiration of the term of community custody;
(b) Before the progress hearing and treatment termination hearing,
the treatment provider and the department shall submit written reports
to the court and parties regarding the offender's compliance with
treatment and monitoring requirements, and recommendations regarding
termination from treatment. At the hearing, the court may:
(i) Authorize the department to terminate the offender's community
custody status on the expiration date determined under (a) of this
subsection; or
(ii) Continue the hearing to a date before the expiration date of
community custody, with or without modifying the conditions of
community custody; or
(iii) Impose a term of total confinement equal to one-half the
midpoint of the standard sentence range, followed by a term of
community custody under RCW 9.94A.715;
(c) If the court imposes a term of total confinement under (b)(iii)
of this subsection, the department shall, within available resources,
make chemical dependency assessment and treatment services available to
the offender during the terms of total confinement and community
custody.
(7) If the court imposes a sentence under this section, the court
may prohibit the offender from using alcohol or controlled substances
and may require that the monitoring for controlled substances be
conducted by the department or by a treatment alternatives to street
crime program or a comparable court or agency-referred program. The
offender may be required to pay thirty dollars per month while on
community custody to offset the cost of monitoring. In addition, the
court may impose any of the following conditions:
(a) Devote time to a specific employment or training;
(b) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the
court or the community corrections officer before any change in the
offender's address or employment;
(c) Report as directed to a community corrections officer;
(d) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations;
(e) Perform community restitution work;
(f) Stay out of areas designated by the sentencing court;
(g) Such other conditions as the court may require such as
affirmative conditions.
(8)(a) The court may bring any offender sentenced under this
section back into court at any time on its own initiative to evaluate
the offender's progress in treatment or to determine if any violations
of the conditions of the sentence have occurred.
(b) If the offender is brought back to court, the court may modify
the terms of the community custody or impose sanctions under (c) of
this subsection.
(c) The court may order the offender to serve a term of total
confinement within the standard range of the offender's current offense
at any time during the period of community custody if the offender
violates the conditions of the sentence or if the offender is failing
to make satisfactory progress in treatment.
(d) An offender ordered to serve a term of total confinement under
(c) of this subsection shall receive credit for any time previously
served under this section.
(9) If an offender sentenced to the prison-based alternative under
subsection (5) of this section is found by the United States attorney
general to be subject to a deportation order, a hearing shall be held
by the department unless waived by the offender, and, if the department
finds that the offender is subject to a valid deportation order, the
department may administratively terminate the offender from the program
and reclassify the offender to serve the remaining balance of the
original sentence.
(10) An offender sentenced under this section shall be subject to
all rules relating to earned release time with respect to any period
served in total confinement.
(11) Costs of examinations and preparing treatment plans under
subsections (2) and (3) of this section may be paid, at the option of
the county, from funds provided to the county from the criminal justice
treatment account under RCW 70.96A.350.
Sec. 303 RCW 9.94A.500 and 2000 c 75 s 8 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) Before imposing a sentence upon a defendant, the court shall
conduct a sentencing hearing. The sentencing hearing shall be held
within forty court days following conviction. Upon the motion of
either party for good cause shown, or on its own motion, the court may
extend the time period for conducting the sentencing hearing.
Except in cases where the defendant shall be sentenced to a term of
total confinement for life without the possibility of release or, when
authorized by RCW 10.95.030 for the crime of aggravated murder in the
first degree, sentenced to death, the court may order the department to
complete a risk assessment report. If available before sentencing, the
report shall be provided to the court.
Unless specifically waived by the court, the court shall order the
department to complete a chemical dependency screening report before
imposing a sentence upon a defendant who has been convicted of a
violation of the uniform controlled substances act under chapter 69.50
RCW ((or)), a criminal solicitation to commit such a violation under
chapter 9A.28 RCW, or any felony where the court finds that the
offender has a chemical dependency that has contributed to his or her
offense. In addition, the court shall, at the time of plea or
conviction, order the department to complete a presentence report
before imposing a sentence upon a defendant who has been convicted of
a felony sexual offense. The department of corrections shall give
priority to presentence investigations for sexual offenders. If the
court determines that the defendant may be a mentally ill person as
defined in RCW 71.24.025, although the defendant has not established
that at the time of the crime he or she lacked the capacity to commit
the crime, was incompetent to commit the crime, or was insane at the
time of the crime, the court shall order the department to complete a
presentence report before imposing a sentence.
The court shall consider the risk assessment report and presentence
reports, if any, including any victim impact statement and criminal
history, and allow arguments from the prosecutor, the defense counsel,
the offender, the victim, the survivor of the victim, or a
representative of the victim or survivor, and an investigative law
enforcement officer as to the sentence to be imposed.
If the court is satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that
the defendant has a criminal history, the court shall specify the
convictions it has found to exist. All of this information shall be
part of the record. Copies of all risk assessment reports and
presentence reports presented to the sentencing court and all written
findings of facts and conclusions of law as to sentencing entered by
the court shall be sent to the department by the clerk of the court at
the conclusion of the sentencing and shall accompany the offender if
the offender is committed to the custody of the department. Court
clerks shall provide, without charge, certified copies of documents
relating to criminal convictions requested by prosecuting attorneys.
(2) To prevent wrongful disclosure of information related to mental
health services, as defined in RCW 71.05.445 and ((71.34.225))
71.34.345, a court may take only those steps necessary during a
sentencing hearing or any hearing in which the department presents
information related to mental health services to the court. The steps
may be taken on motion of the defendant, the prosecuting attorney, or
on the court's own motion. The court may seal the portion of the
record relating to information relating to mental health services,
exclude the public from the hearing during presentation or discussion
of information relating to mental health services, or grant other
relief to achieve the result intended by this subsection, but nothing
in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the subsequent release
of information related to mental health services as authorized by RCW
71.05.445, ((71.34.225)) 71.34.345, or 72.09.585. Any person who
otherwise is permitted to attend any hearing pursuant to chapter 7.69
or 7.69A RCW shall not be excluded from the hearing solely because the
department intends to disclose or discloses information related to
mental health services.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 304 The Washington institute for public policy
shall conduct a study of criminal sentencing provisions of neighboring
states for all crimes involving methamphetamine. The institute shall
report to the legislature on any criminal sentencing increases
necessary under Washington law to reduce or remove any incentives
methamphetamine traffickers and manufacturers may have to locate in
Washington. The report shall be completed by January 1, 2007.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 305 The Washington institute for public policy
shall conduct a study of the drug offender sentencing alternative. The
institute shall study recidivism rates for offenders who received
substance abuse treatment while in confinement as compared to offenders
who received treatment in the community or received no treatment. The
institute shall report to the legislature by January 1, 2007.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 401 Part headings used in this act are no part
of the law.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 402 If specific funding for the purposes of
section 113 of this act, referencing this act and section 113 of this
act by bill or chapter number and section number, is not provided by
June 30, 2006, in the omnibus appropriations act, section 113 of this
act is null and void.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 403 Section 109 of this act expires January 1,
2007.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 404 Sections 110 and 111 of this act take
effect January 1, 2007."
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