HB 1803 - DIGEST

Directs the department of social and health services to conduct a pilot program to develop best practices for the successful reintegration of juvenile sex offenders into the family and community, particularly when the victim and the offender are members of the same family.

Requires pilot sites to be selected by September 1, 2008, and shall be established in three locations, with at least one location in eastern Washington. The pilot program sites shall be selected through a request for proposal process.

Requires the department to report to the legislature by December 1, 2010, on the results of the pilot program based on the findings of the Washington state institute for public policy evaluation of the pilot sites and the recommendations of the work group created under this act. The department shall include recommendations for expansion of the program statewide if appropriate based upon the evaluation and recommendations of the work group.