2.72.020 – Office of public guardianship and conservatorship created—Appointment of public guardianship and conservatorship administrator.
RCW 2.72.020 Office of public guardianship and conservatorship created—Appointment of public guardianship and conservatorship administrator. (1) There is created an office of public guardianship and conservatorship within the administrative office of the courts. (2) The supreme court shall appoint a public guardianship and conservatorship administrator to establish and administer a public guardianship, public conservatorship, decision-making […]
2.70.060 – Parents for parents program—”Parent ally” defined.
RCW 2.70.060 Parents for parents program—”Parent ally” defined. For the purposes of RCW 2.70.070 through 2.70.090, “parent ally” means a parent who has successfully resolved the issues that led the parent’s child into the care of the juvenile dependency court system, resulting in family reunification or another permanency outcome, and who has an interest in […]
2.70.070 – Parents for parents program—Goal—Structured peer mentoring.
RCW 2.70.070 Parents for parents program—Goal—Structured peer mentoring. (1) The goal of the parents for parents program is to increase the permanency and well-being of children in foster care through peer mentoring that increases parental engagement and contributes to family reunification. (2) The parents for parents program may provide structured peer mentoring for families entering […]
2.70.080 – Parents for parents program—Components of program.
RCW 2.70.080 Parents for parents program—Components of program. Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, components of the parents for parents program, provided by parent allies, may include: (1) Outreach and support to parents at dependency-related hearings, beginning with the shelter care hearing; (2) A class that educates parents about the […]
2.70.090 – Parents for parents program—Funding, administration—Program advisors.
RCW 2.70.090 Parents for parents program—Funding, administration—Program advisors. (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the parents for parents program shall be funded through the office of public defense and centrally administered through a pass-through to a Washington state nonprofit-lead organization that has extensive experience supporting parent allies. (2) Through […]
2.70.100 – Parents for parents program—Evaluation—Reports to the legislature.
RCW 2.70.100 Parents for parents program—Evaluation—Reports to the legislature. (1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, a research entity with experience in child welfare research shall conduct an evaluation of the parents for parents program. The evaluation design must meet the standards necessary to determine whether parents for parents can […]
2.70.110 – Identifying information of youth.
RCW 2.70.110 Identifying information of youth. Subject to the rules of discovery, the office of public defense is authorized to collect identifying information for any youth who speaks with a consulting attorney pursuant to RCW 13.40.740; provided, however, that such records are exempt from public disclosure. [ 2021 c 328 § 4.] NOTES: Effective date—2021 […]
2.70.900 – Transfer of certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and health services.
RCW 2.70.900 Transfer of certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and health services. (1) All powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and health services and the special commitment center pertaining to indigent defense under chapter 71.09 RCW are transferred to the office of public defense. (2)(a) The office […]
2.68.050 – Electronic access to judicial information.
RCW 2.68.050 Electronic access to judicial information. The supreme court, the court of appeals and all superior and district courts, through the judicial information system committee, shall: (1) Continue to plan for and implement processes for making judicial information available electronically; (2) Promote and facilitate electronic access to the public of judicial information and services; […]
2.68.060 – Duties of the administrative office of the courts.
RCW 2.68.060 Duties of the administrative office of the courts. The administrative office of the courts, under the direction of the judicial information system committee, shall: (1) Develop a judicial information system information technology portfolio consistent with the provisions of RCW 43.105.341; (2) Participate in the development of an enterprise-based statewide information technology strategy; (3) […]