Extending the timeline for completing a family assessment response, allowing the department of social and health services to complete a family assessment response upon the verbal agreement of a parent to participate, and defining disqualifying crimes.
Summary
Limits the criminal conduct that is part of a child abuse and neglect allegation that prevents a parent from receiving family assessment response services.
Extends the time for a family to receive family assessment response services from 45 days to 90 days, with the ability to extend those services for up to 120 days total.
Removes the requirement that parents sign an agreement before receiving family assessment response services.
From the Substitute Senate Bill Report (SHB 1825), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not passDid not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
AN ACT Relating to extending the timeline for completing a family assessment response, allowing the department of social and health services to complete a family assessment response upon the verbal agreement of a parent to participate, and defining disqualifying crimes;