1371-S2 AMH PEAR MACB 137

2SHB 1371 - H AMD 711

By Representative Pearson

FAILED 05/02/2011

    On page 76, beginning of line 19, strike all of subsection 8 and insert

"(8) The department of corrections must: (a) Serve as a sentencing clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis, and dissemination of information on state and local adult and juvenile sentencing practices; (b) maintain a computerized adult and juvenile sentencing information system by individual superior court judge consisting of offender, offense, history, and sentence information entered from judgment and sentence forms for all adult felons; and (c) annually publish an adult sentencing manual, a juvenile disposition manual, and statistical summaries of adult felony sentencing and juvenile disposition data."

    On page 77, beginning on line 3, after "shall))" strike "administrative office of the courts" and insert "department of corrections"

    On page 77, beginning on line 19, after "shall))" strike "administrative office of the courts" and insert "department of corrections"

    On page 77, line 29, strike "administrative office of the courts" and insert "department of corrections"

    On page 78, line 3, after "guidelines commission))" strike "administrative office of the courts" and insert "department of corrections"

    On page 78, line 5, after "have))" strike "administrative office of the courts" and insert "department of corrections"

    On page 78, beginning on line 9, after "commission))" strike "administrative office of the courts" and insert "department of corrections"

    On page 80, line 2, strike "administrative office of the courts" and insert "department of corrections"

    On page 80, beginning on line 11, after "RCW 9.94A.850))" strike "administrative office of the courts" and insert "department of corrections"

    On page 82, line 3, after "shall))" strike "administrative office of the courts" and insert "department of corrections"

    On page 82, line 8, after "the" strike all material through "and" and insert "courts, the department of corrections, and))"

    On page 82, line 12, strike "administrative office of the courts" and insert "department of corrections"

    On page 83, beginning on line 4, after "shall))" strike "administrative office of the courts" and insert "department of corrections"

    On page 84, beginning on line 9 strike all of section 68

    Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.  Correct the title.

EFFECT:  Transfers responsibility from the Administrative Office of the Courts to the Department of Corrections for the following functions previously performed by the Sentencing Guidelines Commission:

· serve as a sentencing clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis, and dissemination of information on state and local adult and juvenile sentencing practices; maintain a computerized adult and juvenile sentencing information system by individual superior court judge consisting of offender, offense, history, and sentence information entered from judgment and sentence forms for all adult felons; and annually publish an adult sentencing manual, a juvenile disposition manual, and statistical summaries of adult felony sentencing and juvenile disposition data;

· receive juvenile court and juvenile detention facility records collected for research and data gathering functions; and

· appoint the staff for conducting criminal-justice related research and request that the Department of Social and Health Services provide administrative support for its data collection functions.

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