| Passed by the Senate March 2, 2011 YEAS 49 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 7, 2011 YEAS 92 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5428 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved April 18, 2011, 2:31 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 19, 2011 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 62nd Legislature | 2011 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/21/11.
AN ACT Relating to notification to schools regarding the release of certain offenders; and adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) At the earliest possible date and in no event later than thirty
days before an offender is released from confinement, the department
shall provide notice to the school district board of directors of the
district in which the offender last attended school if the offender:
(a) Is twenty-one years of age or younger at the time of release;
(b) Has been convicted of a violent offense, a sex offense, or
stalking; and
(c) Last attended school in this state.
(2) This section applies whenever an offender is being released
from total confinement, regardless if the release is to parole,
community custody, work release placement, or furlough.