CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 6115
Chapter 31, Laws of 2018
65th Legislature
2018 Regular Session
TRIBAL YOUTH--RESIDENTIAL CUSTODY SERVICES
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 7, 2018
SENATE BILL 6115
Passed Legislature - 2018 Regular Session
State of Washington
65th Legislature
2018 Regular Session
By Senators McCoy, Darneille, Keiser, Palumbo, Nelson, Liias, Van De Wege, Hunt, Chase, Saldaña, Kuderer, and Hasegawa; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Prefiled 01/05/18. Read first time 01/08/18. Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
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.
Passed by the Senate February 7, 2018.
Passed by the House February 27, 2018.
Approved by the Governor March 9, 2018.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 9, 2018.
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