Washington SB 5032: Concerning the reauthorization and improvements to alternative public works contracting procedures.

Bill Text

CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SENATE BILL 5032
Chapter 348, Laws of 2025
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
OFFICE OF THE FAMILY AND CHILDREN'S OMBUDS—JUVENILE REHABILITATION
FACILITIES
EFFECTIVE DATE: July 27, 2025
Passed by the Senate April 17, 2025
Yeas 49 Nays 0
JOHN LOVICK
President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 11, 2025
Yeas 96 Nays 0
LAURIE JINKINS
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
CERTIFICATE
I, Sarah Bannister, Secretary of
the Senate of the State of
Washington, do hereby certify that
the attached is SENATE BILL 5032 as
passed by the Senate and the House
of Representatives on the dates
hereon set forth.
SARAH BANNISTER
Secretary
Approved May 19, 2025 9:45 AM FILED
May 19, 2025
BOB FERGUSON
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

AN ACT Relating to expanding the duties of the office of the 1
family and children's ombuds to include juvenile rehabilitation 2
facilities operated by the department of children, youth, and 3
families; amending RCW 43.06A.010, 43.06A.030, and 43.06A.100; and 4
creating a new section.5
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:6
Sec. 1. RCW 43.06A.010 and 2013 c 23 s 71 are each amended to 7
read as follows:8
There is hereby created an office of the family and children's 9
ombuds within the office of the governor for the purpose of promoting 10
public awareness and understanding of family, youth, and children 11
services provided by the department of children, youth, and families, 12
identifying system issues and responses for the governor and the 13
legislature to act upon, and monitoring and ensuring compliance with 14
administrative acts, relevant statutes, rules, and policies 15
pertaining to family, youth, and children's services and the 16
placement, supervision, and treatment of children, youth, and 17
individuals in the state's care or in state-licensed facilities or 18
residences and juvenile rehabilitation facilities. The ombuds shall 19
report directly to the governor and shall exercise ((his or her)) the 20
ombuds' powers and duties independently of the secretary.21
SENATE BILL 5032
AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed Legislature - 2025 Regular Session
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senators C. Wilson, Frame, Hasegawa, Nobles, Trudeau, and Wellman
Prefiled 12/10/24. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee
on Human Services.
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Sec. 2. RCW 43.06A.030 and 2018 c 58 s 77 are each amended to 1
read as follows:2
(1) The ombuds shall perform the following duties:3
(((1))) (a) Provide information as appropriate on the rights and 4
responsibilities of individuals receiving services from the 5
department of children, youth, and families, including family, youth, 6
and children's services, juvenile justice, juvenile rehabilitation, 7
and child early learning, and on the procedures for providing these 8
services;9
(((2))) (b) Investigate, upon ((his or her)) the ombud's own 10
initiative or upon receipt of a complaint, an administrative act by 11
the department of children, youth, and families alleged to be 12
contrary to law, rule, or policy, imposed without an adequate 13
statement of reason, or based on irrelevant, immaterial, or erroneous 14
grounds; however, the ombuds may decline to investigate any complaint 15
as provided by rules adopted under this chapter;16
(((3))) (c) Monitor the procedures as established, implemented, 17
and practiced by the department of children, youth, and families to 18
carry out its responsibilities in delivering family, youth, and 19
children's services and juvenile rehabilitation services, with a view 20
toward appropriate preservation of families and ensuring 21
((children's)) health and safety;22
(((4))) (d) Review periodically the facilities and procedures of 23
state institutions including juvenile rehabilitation facilities 24
serving children, youth, individuals, and families, and state-25
licensed facilities or residences;26
(((5))) (e) Recommend changes in the procedures for addressing 27
the needs of children, youth, individuals, and families, who receive 28
care or services from the department of children, youth, and 29
families;30
(((6))) (f) Submit annually to the oversight board for children, 31
youth, and families created in RCW 43.216.015 and to the governor by 32
November 1st a report analyzing the work of the department of 33
children, youth, and families, including recommendations;34
(((7))) (g) Grant the oversight board for children, youth, and 35
families access to all relevant records in the possession of the 36
ombuds unless prohibited by law; and37
(((8))) (h) Adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.38
(2) For the purposes of this section, "child, youth, or 39
individual" includes any person in the state's care or in state-40
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licensed facilities or residences and juvenile rehabilitation 1
facilities who is receiving services from the department of children, 2
youth, and famil