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HOUSE BILL 2373
State of Washington
65th Legislature
2018 Regular Session
By Representatives Kagi, Senn, Reeves, Appleton, and Stonier; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Prefiled 01/04/18. Read first time 01/08/18. Referred to Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs.
AN ACT Relating to residential custody services for tribal youth; and adding a new section to chapter 72.05 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 72.05 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department may provide residential custody services in a state juvenile rehabilitation facility to youth adjudicated and sentenced by a court of any federally recognized Indian tribe located within the state of Washington, pursuant to a contract between the department and the tribe that is entered into in compliance with the interlocal cooperation act, chapter 39.34 RCW.
(2) As used in this section:
(a) "Residential custody services" means a comprehensive program established pursuant to RCW 72.05.130 for the custody, care, education, treatment, instruction, guidance, control, and rehabilitation of youth committed to a state juvenile rehabilitation facility.
(b) "State juvenile rehabilitation facility" means an institution as defined in RCW 13.40.020(13), a community facility as defined in RCW 72.05.020(1), or other juvenile rehabilitation facility operated by the department.
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