BILL REQ. #:  S-4163.1 

Read first time 01/16/2006.   Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.

     AN ACT Relating to juvenile sex offender and kidnapping offender notification and information sharing in schools; creating new sections; and providing expiration dates.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) The legislature finds that:
     (a) Juvenile sex offenders and kidnapping offenders on and off probation attend school throughout the state;
     (b) Training for school staff on how to effectively assist these students to be successful in school cannot be properly addressed without first addressing sex and kidnapping offender notification and information sharing issues; and
     (c) There are no standard procedures or content for sex and kidnapping notifications to schools throughout the state, and there is no statewide school policy to define how schools process and handle notifications when they receive notifications.
     (2) The legislature seeks to obtain information and recommendations from persons within the fields of education and law enforcement regarding, but not limited to, a statewide process and content for juvenile sex and kidnapping offender notifications to schools and a statewide model policy and process for schools to follow when notification is received from law enforcement.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   (1) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall, within existing resources, convene a work group comprised of representatives from:
     (a) The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs;
     (b) The office of the superintendent of public instruction;
     (c) Juvenile court administrators;
     (d) The department of social and health services sex offender treatment program;
     (e) The special sex offender disposition alternative;
     (f) Members of the task force created in chapter 380, Laws of 2005 (House Bill No. 2101) as deemed appropriate by the work group; and
     (g) Other individuals with related experience as deemed appropriate by the work group.
     (2) The work group shall evaluate options and make recommendations to the legislature regarding a statewide process and content for juvenile sex offender and kidnapping offender notifications to schools for all jurisdictions.
     (3) The work group shall submit to appropriate committees of the legislature a final report and recommendations regarding the topics in subsection (2) of this section by November 15, 2006.
     (4) This section expires July 1, 2007.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   (1) The Washington state school directors association in association with the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall, within existing resources, convene a work group comprised of representatives from:
     (a) The Washington state school directors association;
     (b) The office of the superintendent of public instruction;
     (c) Elementary and secondary school districts;
     (d) Educational service districts;
     (e) The Washington association of school administrators;
     (f) The Washington state parent-teacher association;
     (g) Parents and guardians of school-age children; and
     (h) Other individuals with related experience as deemed appropriate by the work group.
     (2) The work group shall evaluate options and make recommendations to the legislature regarding a statewide model policy on sex offender and kidnapping offender notification and a process for schools to follow when notification is received from law enforcement.
     (3) The work group shall submit to appropriate committees of the legislature a final report and recommendations regarding the topics in subsection (2) of this section by November 15, 2006.
     (4) This section expires July 1, 2007.