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                                          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 new sections to chapter 13.40 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The detention standards proposed by the juvenile disposition standards commission October 1, 1987, and submitted to the legislature pursuant to RCW 13.40.036, are approved and shall take effect January 1, 1990.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     The juvenile disposition standards commission may propose modifications of the detention standards to the legislature for approval.  The legislature may either adopt the proposed modifications, or revisions thereto.  If the legislature fails to adopt the proposed modifications, or revisions thereto, the modifications shall go into effect without legislative approval by July 1 of the following year.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  The secretary shall cause the implementation of the standards  approved under section 1 of this act to be monitored and evaluated.  The monitoring standards guidelines proposed by the juvenile disposition standards commission in the proposed detention standards dated October 1987, shall be followed in conducting the monitoring and evaluation. The secretary shall provide for site visits not less than once a year.  The department shall compile the results and submit a report to the legislature by October 1st of each odd- numbered year.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.     The secretary shall cause the standards approved under section 1 of this act and as modified under section 2 of this act to be distributed to every county in the state of Washington and shall maintain a sufficient supply of copies of the standards for distribution to all interested persons.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.     Sections 1 through 4 of this act are each added to chapter 13.40 RCW.