CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                        HOUSE BILL 1858

                   Chapter 241, Laws of 1995

                        54th Legislature

                      1995 Regular Session

          OFFICE OF CRIME VICTIMS ADVOCACY ESTABLISHED

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/23/95

Passed by the House April 19, 1995   Yeas 95   Nays 0 CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the       House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 7, 1995   Yeas 39   Nays 0

CERTIFICATE I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1858 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

JOEL PRITCHARD President of the Senate

TIMOTHY A. MARTIN                           Chief Clerk

Approved May 5, 1995 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                        May 5, 1995 - 10:11 a.m.

MIKE LOWRY Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                          HOUSE BILL 1858

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                     AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

             Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session

State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Ballasiotes, Costa, Robertson, Cody, Morris, Regala, Chopp, Ogden, Mitchell, Tokuda, Appelwick, Honeyford, Radcliff, Blanton, Dickerson, Campbell, Conway, Kessler and Ebersole

Read first time 02/13/95.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Establishing the office of crime victims advocacy in the department of community, trade, and economic development.

    AN ACT Relating to the office of crime victims advocacy; and adding a new section to chapter 43.280 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.280 RCW to read as follows:

    The office of crime victims advocacy is established in the department of community, trade, and economic development.  The office shall assist communities in planning and implementing services for crime victims, advocate on behalf of crime victims in obtaining needed services and resources, and advise local and state governments on practices, policies, and priorities that impact crime victims.  In addition, the office shall administer grant programs for sexual assault treatment and prevention services, as authorized in this chapter.

    Passed the House April 19, 1995.

    Passed the Senate April 7, 1995.

Approved by the Governor May 5, 1995.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 5, 1995.