"NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   (1) The children's administration of the department of social and health services, in collaboration with the children's mental health evidence-based practice institute established at the University of Washington division of public behavioral health and justice policy, shall implement a pilot project in Clark county for the screening, assessment, and treatment of children with reactive attachment disorder and other attachment disorders. In developing and implementing the pilot, the department and the institute shall jointly identify evidence-based or promising practices to identify and respond to young children receiving child welfare services who are at risk of developing attachment-related conditions or problems.
     (2) The department and the institute shall consider whether and how the department's current children's health and education screening tool can be utilized to identify and refer children for further assessment regarding reactive attachment disorder and other attachment disorders or problems.
     (3) The pilot program shall be structured to require that treatment is provided by licensed mental health professionals; interventions are appropriate to addressing the developmental needs of children; and practices are consistent with the recommendations in the report from the American professional society on abuse of children task force on attachment therapy, reactive attachment disorder, and attachment problems.
     (4) The institute, in consultation with the children's administration, shall evaluate the pilot program and make recommendations to the legislature regarding:
     (a) The effectiveness of the pilot program in responding to children's needs;
     (b) Whether expansion of the program or individual components of the program is likely to improve the outcomes for children being served by the child welfare system; and
     (c) Other issues pertinent to the implementation and operation of the pilot program. A report is due to the legislature by December 1, 2010.
     (5) To the extent funding is available, the institute also shall pursue further evaluation of promising practices to determine if a sufficient evidence basis exists for those practices to be replicated statewide in responding to children who are at risk of developing attachment-related conditions or problems.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act expires December 1, 2010."