Extending the program to address complex cases of children in crisis.

 H-1630.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1272

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Callan, Eslick, Berry, Leavitt, Salahuddin, Davis, Reed, Nance, Kloba, Timmons, Macri, Simmons, Hunt, and Fey)

READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.

AN ACT Relating to extending the program to address complex cases of children in crisis; amending RCW 43.06.535 ; creating a new section; providing an expiration date; and declaring an emergency.

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

Sec. 1. RCW 43.06.535 and 2023 c 423 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The governor must maintain a children and youth multisystem care (( coordinator )) project director to serve as a state lead on addressing complex cases of children in crisis. The children and youth multisystem care (( coordinator )) project director must: