SB 5872 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

Provides that all powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and health services pertaining to children and family services and the juvenile rehabilitation administration are transferred to the department of family and children's services. All references to the director or the department of social and health services in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the director or the department of family and children's services when referring to the functions transferred in this act.

Requires the director of financial management and the secretary of social and health services to jointly develop a reorganization implementation plan to implement this act. The plan shall take into account recommendations from interested individuals.

Requires the plan to detail the implementation steps to effectuate the transfer of the: (1) Children's administration relating to children to the new family and children's services agency; and

(2) Juvenile rehabilitation administration to the new family and children's services agency.

Requires the completed reorganization implementation plan to be submitted to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature by November 15, 2005.

Provides that, by December 15, 2005, the director of financial management and the secretary of the department of social and health services shall jointly submit to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature any proposed legislation necessary to implement the reorganization implementation plan.