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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2509
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1998 Regular Session
By House Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections (originally sponsored by Representatives Wolfe, Dickerson, O'Brien and Romero)
Read first time 02/04/98. Referred to Committee on .
AN ACT Relating to standards for juvenile detention facilities; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The governor's juvenile justice advisory committee shall conduct a study of juvenile detention standards. The study shall:
(1) Include a survey of standards in place and proposed for all existing and planned detention facilities in this state;
(2) Document current compliance of detention standards with recommended American correctional association standards and those delineated in RCW 13.06.050;
(3) Document any concerns, problems, or issues regarding current standards that have a direct impact on the safety and health of offenders, staff, and the community;
(4) Make recommendations as to improvements needed and a timeline for the implementation of such improvements;
(5) Recommend a schedule of periodic review of juvenile detention standards;
(6) Conduct an analysis of the costs to implement the recommendations in accordance with the recommended timeline; and
(7) Submit a report to the legislature and governor by December 31, 1998.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1999, from the general fund to the department of social and health services for the purposes of implementing the study under section 1 of this act.
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