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                                 ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1384

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By House Committee on Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Leonard, Ebersole, P. King, May, Basich and Brekke)

Read first time 2/3/88.

AN ACT Relating to juvenile detention standards; and adding a new section to chapter 13.40 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 13.40 RCW to read as follows:

          All units of local government that own or operate juvenile detention facilities shall, individually or collectively, adopt standards for operation of those facilities no later than January 1, 1989.  The detention standards proposed by the juvenile disposition standards commission October 1, 1987, and submitted to the legislature pursuant to RCW 13.40.036 shall be considered by the units of local government for adoption.  Alternative detention standards may also be considered and adopted, but in all cases the standards adopted by units of local governments shall be the minimum necessary to meet federal and state constitutional requirements relating to health, safety, and welfare of detained juveniles and staff, and specific state and federal statutory requirements, and to provide for the public's health, safety, and welfare.