"Sec. 1   RCW 9.94A.685 and 1993 c 419 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Subject to the limitations of this section, any alien offender committed to the custody of the department under the sentencing reform act of 1981, chapter 9.94A RCW, who has been found by the United States attorney general to be subject to a final order of deportation or exclusion, may be placed on conditional release status and released to the immigration and ((naturalization service)) customs enforcement agency for deportation at any time prior to the expiration of the offender's term of confinement. The legal determination and deportation is an activity of the federal government exclusively. Neither the department nor its staff shall be delegated nor shall the department or its staff assume a decision-making role in this process. Conditional release shall continue until the expiration of the statutory maximum sentence provided by law for the crime or crimes of which the offender was convicted. If the offender has multiple current convictions, the statutory maximum sentence allowed by law for each crime shall run concurrently.
     (2) Offenders placed on conditional release status from Washington state correctional facilities are in a program specific to Washington. Placement on conditional release status does not constitute participation in the immigration and customs enforcement agency's rapid removal of eligible paroles accepted for transfer program.
     (3) No offender may be released under this section unless:
     (a) The secretary or the secretary's designee ((find [finds] that such release is in the best interests of the state of Washington. Further, releases under this section may occur only with the approval of the sentencing court and the prosecuting attorney of the county of conviction)) has confirmed to the best of his or her ability that the detention facilities in Washington state operated by the immigration and customs enforcement agency, or operated under contract with the immigration and customs enforcement agency, have written guidelines in place that comport with the American correctional association standards regarding the detention of offenders, due process, and personnel training and that these facilities meet Washington state and federal constitutional standards for correctional facilities;
     (b) The secretary of the department or his or her designee will request to periodically review the conditions and procedures at detention facilities operated by the immigration and customs enforcement agency, including due process, personnel training, and the treatment of detained offenders, that affect offenders placed on conditional release status;
     (c) The secretary or the secretary's designee has reached an agreement with the immigration and customs enforcement agency that an alien offender placed on conditional release status will be detained in total confinement at a facility operated by the immigration and customs enforcement agency pending the offender's return to the country of origin or other location designated in the final deportation or exclusion order;
     (d) The alien offender, prior to stipulating to an order of removal or prior to the issuance of a final deportation order by the United States attorney general, has been provided access to information regarding his or her due process rights and has had an opportunity to consult with an attorney or legal representative; and
     (e) The secretary or the secretary's designee finds that such release is in the best interests of the state of Washington.
     (4) If the secretary determines that state or federal constitutional standards are not being met at the detention facilities described in this section, the secretary shall immediately report the same to the governor and the legislature and shall immediately refrain from releasing offenders pursuant to this section.
     (5) The secretary, in consultation with a representative from an immigration legal advocacy organization, shall report annually to the governor and the legislature regarding the substance of the independent review described in subsection (3)(b) of this section and any conclusions and recommendations made pursuant to that review. The report shall make recommendations for modifications of policies or procedures, if appropriate. The first report shall be due on December 10, 2009.
     (((3))) (6) No offender may be released under this section who is serving a sentence for a violent offense or sex offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, or any other offense that is a crime against a person.
     (((4))) (7) The unserved portion of the term of confinement of any offender released under this section shall be tolled at the time the offender is released to the immigration and ((naturalization service)) customs enforcement agency for deportation. Upon the release of an offender to the immigration and ((naturalization service)) customs enforcement agency, the department shall issue a warrant for the offender's arrest within the United States. This warrant shall remain in effect until the expiration of the offender's conditional release.
     (((5))) (8) Upon arrest of an offender, the department shall, upon making a finding that it is in the best interest of the state, seek extradition as necessary and the offender ((shall)) may be returned to the department for completion of the unserved portion of the offender's term of total confinement. If returned, the offender shall also be required to fully comply with all the terms and conditions of the sentence.
     (((6))) (9) Alien offenders released to the immigration and ((naturalization service)) customs enforcement agency for deportation under this section are not thereby relieved of their obligation to pay restitution or other legal financial obligations ordered by the sentencing court.
     (((7))) (10) Any offender released pursuant to this section who returns illegally to the United States may not thereafter be released again pursuant to this section.
     (((8))) (11) The secretary is authorized to take all reasonable actions to implement this section and shall assist federal authorities in prosecuting alien offenders who may illegally reenter the United States and enter the state of Washington.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   (1) The sum of one hundred twenty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, from the general fund to the department of community, trade, and economic development to contract with an immigration legal advocacy organization for the purpose of providing legal consultation and access to information, pursuant to section 1(3)(d) of this act, for offenders who may be placed on conditional release status and transferred to the custody of the immigration and customs enforcement division of the department of homeland security.
     (2) The sum of one hundred twenty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2011, from the general fund to the department of community, trade, and economic development to contract with an immigration legal advocacy organization for the purpose of providing legal consultation and access to information, pursuant to section 1(3)(d) of this act, for offenders who may be placed on conditional release status and transferred to the custody of the immigration and customs enforcement division of the department of homeland security."