FINAL BILL REPORT

SHB 1419

                                  C 152 L 88

BYHouse Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Armstrong, Padden, Locke and P. King; by request of  Office of Financial Management)

Revising provisions relating to the collection of criminal justice information.

House Committe on Judiciary

Senate Committee on Law & Justice

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Prior to 1987 the Corrections Standards Board was responsible for transmitting to the Department of Corrections information it collected from local jails.  That information consisted of admittance and release data on all convicted felons who served time in a local jail.

In 1987 the Corrections Standards Board was abolished and its function regarding the collection of local jail information was given to the Office of Financial Management.

SUMMARY:

The Office of Financial Management is given express authority to contract with a state or local government agency, or with a private agency, to collect and transmit local jail information on felon admittance and release.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      House 95   0

      Senate    47     0

EFFECTIVE:March 21, 1988