HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 506

BYRepresentatives Cooper, Sprenkle, Moyer, Brooks, Leonard, Brekke, Scott, Miller, Hine, Winsley, K. Wilson, Rayburn, Cantwell, Nutley, Dellwo, Appelwick, Valle, Holm, Pruitt, Spanel, Unsoeld, Fisher, Rasmussen, Grant, Sutherland, Belcher, Jesernig, Wang, Jacobsen, P. King, Brough and Todd

Creating the children's trust fund.

House Committe on Human Services

Majority Report:     The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  (8)

     Signed by Representatives Brekke, Chair; Scott, Vice Chair; Leonard, Moyer, Sommers, Sutherland, Wang and Winsley.

House Staff:Jean Wessman (786-7132)

AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES FEBRUARY 18, 1987

BACKGROUND:

In 1981, the Washington Council for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect was established by the legislature.  Part of the original legislation provided for the council to receive funds from contributions, grants or gifts.  These funds are deposited in a special account approved by the state treasurer named the Children's Trust Fund.  Control of expenditures from the fund is vested in the council.  The monies from the fund are to be used for prevention programs designed to reduce the occurrences of child abuse and neglect.

Due to the limited amount of resources contributed to the fund, it is suggested that an alternative source of revenue is necessary to encourage additional promising prevention programs.

SUMMARY:

SUBSTITUTE BILL:  Additional definitions of child, primary and secondary prevention are added to current statute.  Contracts for the use of monies from the Children's Trust Fund may also be awarded to research programs related to primary and secondary prevention.

A new source of revenue for the Children's Trust Fund is established.  For a fee of $25, the state registrar will issue an "heirloom" birth certificate with the same status as the original.  All monies generated from the issuance of these certificates, less the registrar's expenses, are to be credited to the Children's Trust Fund.

SUBSTITUTE BILL COMPARED TO ORIGINAL:  There are no substantive changes in the substitute bill. Technical changes were made to coordinate with existing statute.

Fiscal Note:    Requested February 11, 1987.

House Committee ‑ Testified For:     Representative David Cooper; Representative June Leonard; Kip Tokuda, Washington Council for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect; Robert Hunner, Chair, Children's Trust Fund Committee; Ron Wagner, Washington State Medical Association; and Mary Randolph, Washington State Medical Association Auxiliary.

House Committee - Testified Against: None Presented.

House Committee - Testimony For:     The existing revenue sources for the Children's Trust Fund have brought in limited amounts of funds.  This type of program has proven successful in raising revenue for Child Abuse and Neglect prevention programs in other states.

House Committee - Testimony Against: None Presented.