Concerning placement of individuals in juvenile rehabilitation institutions.

 H-0467.1

HOUSE BILL 1247

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Couture and Caldier

Prefiled 01/10/25. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Early Learning & Human Services.

AN ACT Relating to limiting the placement of individuals convicted as an adult of offenses committed under the age of 18 who are placed in a juvenile rehabilitation institution to only those under age 21; and amending RCW 72.01.410 and 72.01.412 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 72.01.410 and 2019 c 322 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Whenever any person is convicted as an adult in the courts of this state of a felony offense committed under the age of (( eighteen )) 18 , and is committed for a term of confinement, that person shall be initially placed in a facility operated by the department of (( children, youth, and families. The department of )) corrections (( shall )) to determine the person's earned release date.