CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5744

 

 

                   Chapter 371, Laws of 1999

 

 

                        56th Legislature

                      1999 Regular Session

 

 

CHILD DEPENDENCY PROCEEDINGS--LEGAL COSTS

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/25/99

Passed by the Senate April 22, 1999

  YEAS 47   NAYS 0

 

 

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

 

Passed by the House April 13, 1999

  YEAS 95   NAYS 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Tony M. Cook, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5744 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

            TONY M. COOK

                            Secretary

 

 

 

              FRANK CHOPP

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

 

Approved May 17, 1999 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.   

                                FILED          

 

 

             May 17, 1999 - 3:46 p.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

                 Secretary of State

                 State of Washington


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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5744

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                      AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

 

             Passed Legislature - 1999 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

 

By Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Costa, Sheahan and Deccio)

 

Read first time 03/01/1999.

Ordering a proposal to provide for representation of parties in child dependency and termination proceedings.   


    AN ACT Relating to representation of parties in child dependency and termination proceedings; and creating a new section.

 

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

 

    NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  (1) The office of public defense shall develop a proposal to address the costs of legal representation and expenses reasonably related to such representation for indigent parents, guardians, legal custodians, and children in dependency and termination hearings under chapter 13.34 RCW.  The proposal shall address the increased dependency and termination filings by the state under chapter 13.34 RCW and the effect of this increase on indigent defense costs.  The proposal shall recommend strategies to ensure that an equitable method of paying for indigent defense costs in dependency and termination proceedings is established.

    (2) The office of public defense shall present the proposal required under subsection (1) of this section to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature by December 6, 1999.


    Passed the Senate April 22, 1999.

    Passed the House April 13, 1999.

Approved by the Governor May 17, 1999.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 17, 1999.