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                                    HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4409

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Leonard, Ebersole, Armstrong and P. King

Read first time 2/9/87 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

WHEREAS, House Floor Resolution 86-131 recognized the Washington State Permanency Planning Task Force's efforts to undertake an in-depth review of the state's juvenile code; and

          WHEREAS, The Task Force has been meeting regularly since HFR 86-131 was adopted; and

          WHEREAS, The work of the Task Force is not yet completed; and

          WHEREAS, Recent public attention to children's issues demonstrates the need for an intensive review of the laws affecting children; and

          WHEREAS, The Task Force has received additional funding from the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges to continue its study;

          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives of the state of Washington, the Senate concurring, That the legislature continue its support of the Washington Task Force on Permanency Planning and require the Task Force to present its findings to the appropriate legislative committees by November 1, 1987, regarding any proposed changes in Title 13 RCW and chapter 26.44 RCW.