SB 5831 — Concerning assessment of the needs of girls and young women concurrently involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.

S-3429.2SUBSTITUTES-1425.1SENATE SENATE BILL 5831State of Washington65th Legislature2018Legislature2017 Regular SessionBy Senate Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Darneille, Keiser, Kuderer, and Hunt)READHuntRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 01/11/18.AN02/16/17. ACT Relating to assessing the needs of girls and young women concurrently involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems;

Referred to Committee on Human Services, Mental Health & Housing.AN ACT Relating to assessing the needs of girls and young women concurrently involved in the juvenile justice and child welfare systems;

There is also a need for data examination identifying potential best practices and system changes leading to improved outcomes for dually involved females.NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  (1) The Washington state institute for public policypolicy, in consultation with the Washington state supreme court gender and justice commission, shall conduct a statewide study on the needs of dually involved females.

The study mustshall reviewcollect available data for the following purposes:(a) Understanding the prevalence and demographics of the dually involved female population and their families;(b) Tracking outcomes for this population including, but not limited to, academic, social, and vocational achievement;

and(c) SurveyingEvaluating otherthe states'capabilities systemsand thatlimitations addressof andcurrent treatsystems theto needsserve of this population.(2)population Toeffectively.(2) theThe extentcollected possible, the data should be disaggregated by race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, county of residence, and other relevant variables.(3) ToThe the extent possible, the study should include a cost-benefit analysis of programs for dually involved females that would show evidence of avoidance of costs associated with public welfare programs or would demonstrate higher educational attainment.(4) ByThe Julystudy 1,should 2019,identify theopportunities Washington state institute for publicworking policytogether shallacross submitsystems itswith studyrespect findingsto alternatives to theformal legislativecase fiscalprocessing, and policyopportunities committees with responsibility for childcoordinated welfareservice andplans, juvenilecase justiceplanning, issues and themanagement.(5) workThe groupstudy createdshould indevelop subsection (5) of this section.(5)(a) Effective July 1, 2019, the department of children, youth, and families and the Washington state supreme court gender and justice commission shall convene a work group to develop, in consultation with the Washington state institute for public policy, an implementation plan for policies, programs, best practices, and system improvementsimprovements. based on the study findings of the Washington state institute for public policy under this section.(b) The work group shall also:

EvaluateThe thestudy capabilitiesshould include an evaluation rubric and limitationsaccountability standards for measuring success in reduced recidivism, use of currentand systemslength toof servestay in detention, improved learning support, increased stability in home or placement, and increased development of social competencies.(6) By December 1, 2018, the duallygender involvedand femalejustice populationcommission effectively;shall review the study completed under this section and report to the legislative fiscal and policy committees with responsibility for child welfare and juvenile justice issues on:(a) Effective protocols and procedures to ensure consistent use of targeted evidence-based interventions;

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The plan should include an evaluation rubric and accountability standards for measuring success in reduced recidivism, use of and length of stay in detention, improved learning support, increased stability in home or placement, and increased development of social competencies.(c) By December 1, 2019, the work group shall report to the legislative fiscal and policy committees with responsibility for child welfare and juvenile justice issues on its implementation plan and:(i) Effective protocols and procedures to ensure consistent use of targeted evidence-based interventions;

and(ii) Promising best practices for improving academic, social, and vocational achievement.(6) For purposes of this section, "dually involved female" means any female person under eighteen years of age who has concurrent involvement, whether diversionary, formal, or a combination of the two, with both the child welfare and the juvenile justice systems in Washington state.--- END ---