RCW 13.34.830
Child protection and child welfare—Racial disproportionality—Evaluation—Report.
(1) Within amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, or within funding made available by private grant or contribution, the Washington state institute for public policy shall evaluate the department of social and health services' use of structured decision-making practices and implementation of the family team decision-making model to determine whether and how those child protection and child welfare efforts result in reducing disproportionate representation of African American, Native American, and Latino children in the state's child welfare system. The institute shall analyze the points in the system at which current data reflect the greatest levels of disproportionality. The institute shall report its findings to the legislature and the department of social and health services by September 1, 2010.
(2) If adequate funding is not made available through state appropriation or through private grant or contribution to simultaneously study the impact on racial disproportionality of both the structured decision-making process and family team decision-making model, the institute shall first study and report on the family team decision-making model. The department of social and health services and the Washington state institute for public policy jointly, shall:
(a) Promptly complete and execute a data-sharing agreement to comply with the department's confidential or records requirements and to provide the institute with data and other information necessary to conduct its evaluation; and
(b) Identify potential sources of private funding to supplement any state-appropriated amounts.
[ 2009 c 213 § 2.]
NOTES:
Findings—2009 c 213: "(1) The legislature finds that research conducted by the Washington state institute for public policy released in June 2008, demonstrates that racial disproportionality exists in Washington's child welfare system and that the greatest disproportionality occurs when the initial referral to child protective services is made and when the decision is made to place a child in out-of-home care. The institute's research also demonstrates that children of African American, Native American, and Latino families have disproportionately longer lengths of stay in foster care.
(2) The legislature finds further that the department of social and health services, in a December 2008 report issued pursuant to chapter 465, Laws of 2007, identified initial recommendations for remediation of racial disproportionality, including examining specific current child welfare practices, structured decision making and family team decision making, to determine whether and how these practices might result in reducing or eliminating racial disproportionality." [ 2009 c 213 § 1.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 13 - Juvenile Courts and Juvenile Offenders
Chapter 13.34 - Juvenile Court Act—Dependency and Termination of Parent-Child Relationship.
13.34.020 - Legislative declaration of family unit as resource to be nurtured—Rights of child.
13.34.025 - Child dependency cases—Coordination of services—Remedial services.
13.34.045 - Educational liaison—Identification.
13.34.046 - Educational liaison—Responsibilities—Background checks.
13.34.050 - Court order to take child into custody, when—Hearing.
13.34.055 - Custody by law enforcement officer—Release from liability.
13.34.060 - Shelter care—Placement—Custody—Duties of parties.
13.34.062 - Shelter care—Notice of custody and rights.
13.34.065 - Shelter care—Hearing—Recommendation as to further need—Release.
13.34.067 - Shelter care—Case conference—Service agreement.
13.34.069 - Shelter care—Order and authorization of health care and education records.
13.34.080 - Summons when petition filed—Publication of notice.
13.34.090 - Rights under chapter proceedings.
13.34.092 - Rights under chapter proceedings—Appointment of counsel—Notice.
13.34.094 - Description of services provided to parents.
13.34.096 - Right to be heard—Notice.
13.34.102 - Guardian ad litem—Training—Registry—Selection—Substitution—Exception.
13.34.105 - Guardian ad litem—Duties—Immunity—Access to information.
13.34.107 - Guardian ad litem—Ex parte communications—Removal.
13.34.108 - Guardian ad litem—Fees.
13.34.110 - Hearings—Fact-finding and disposition—Time and place, notice.
13.34.125 - Voluntary adoption plan—Consideration of preferences for proposed placement.
13.34.132 - Petition seeking termination of parent-child relationship—Requirements.
13.34.134 - Permanent placement of child.
13.34.136 - Permanency plan of care.
13.34.142 - Current placement episode—Calculation.
13.34.147 - Case review panel—Creation—Duties.
13.34.150 - Modification of orders.
13.34.160 - Order of support for dependent child.
13.34.161 - Order of support for dependent child—Noncompliance—Enforcement of judgment.
13.34.165 - Civil contempt—Grounds—Motion—Penalty—Detention review hearing.
13.34.180 - Order terminating parent and child relationship—Petition—Filing—Allegations.
13.34.190 - Order terminating parent and child relationship—Findings.
13.34.200 - Order terminating parent and child relationship—Rights of parties when granted.
13.34.212 - Court-appointed attorney for a child in a dependency proceeding.
13.34.234 - Guardianship for dependent child—Dependency guardianship subsidies.
13.34.235 - Guardianship for dependent child—Review hearing requirements not applicable—Exception.
13.34.240 - Acts, records, and proceedings of Indian tribe or band given full faith and credit.
13.34.265 - Foster home placement—Considerations.
13.34.270 - Child with developmental disability—Out-of-home placement—Permanency planning hearing.
13.34.300 - Relevance of failure to cause juvenile to attend school to neglect petition.
13.34.315 - Health care—Evaluation and treatment.
13.34.320 - Inpatient mental health treatment—When parental consent required—Hearing.
13.34.330 - Inpatient mental health treatment—Placement.
13.34.340 - Release of records—Disclosure to treating physician.
13.34.350 - Dependent children—Information sharing—Guidelines.
13.34.370 - Evaluation of parties—Selection of evaluators.
13.34.380 - Visitation policies and protocols—Development—Elements.
13.34.390 - Comprehensive services for drug-affected and alcohol-affected mothers and infants.
13.34.400 - Child welfare proceedings—Placement—Documentation.
13.34.410 - Psychosexual evaluation.
13.34.420 - Qualified residential treatment program—Requirements.
13.34.425 - Qualified residential treatment program—Placement—Hearing.
13.34.430 - Social study—Required information.
13.34.435 - Washington state center for court research—Attorney-client privilege.
13.34.800 - Drug-affected and alcohol-affected infants—Model project.
13.34.801 - Rules—Definition of "drug-affected infant."
13.34.802 - Rules—Definition of "alcohol-affected infant."
13.34.820 - Permanency for dependent children—Annual report.
13.34.830 - Child protection and child welfare—Racial disproportionality—Evaluation—Report.
13.34.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.