CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SENATE BILL 6157

Chapter 120, Laws of 2012

62nd Legislature
2012 Regular Session



JUVENILE DETENTION--JUVENILES WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES



EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/07/12

Passed by the Senate February 14, 2012
  YEAS 47   NAYS 0

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House February 28, 2012
  YEAS 98   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SENATE BILL 6157 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved March 29, 2012, 2:18 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 29, 2012







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SENATE BILL 6157
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Passed Legislature - 2012 Regular Session
State of Washington62nd Legislature2012 Regular Session

By Senators Delvin, Hargrove, Stevens, Benton, Ericksen, and Parlette

Read first time 01/12/12.   Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.



     AN ACT Relating to juvenile detention intake standards for juveniles who are developmentally disabled; and amending RCW 13.40.038.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 13.40.038 and 1992 c 205 s 105 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It is the policy of this state that all county juvenile detention facilities provide a humane, safe, and rehabilitative environment and that unadjudicated youth remain in the community whenever possible, consistent with public safety and the provisions of chapter 13.40 RCW.
     (2) The counties shall develop and implement detention intake standards and risk assessment standards to determine whether detention is warranted, whether the juvenile is developmentally disabled, and if ((so)) detention is warranted, whether the juvenile should be placed in secure, nonsecure, or home detention to implement the goals of this section.
     (3) Inability to pay for a less restrictive detention placement shall not be a basis for denying a respondent a less restrictive placement in the community. ((The detention and risk assessment standards shall be developed and implemented no later than December 31, 1992.))
     (4) The assessment standards to determine whether a juvenile entering detention is developmentally disabled must be developed and implemented no later than December 31, 2012.


         Passed by the Senate February 14, 2012.
         Passed by the House February 28, 2012.
         Approved by the Governor March 29, 2012.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 29, 2012.