Providing compensation to members of the department of children, youth, and families oversight board with direct lived experience.

 S-0513.1

SENATE BILL 5199

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senators C. Wilson, Frame, Hasegawa, Lovelett, Lovick, Nobles, and Riccelli

Prefiled 01/09/25. Read first time 01/13/25. Referred to Committee on Human Services.

AN ACT Relating to providing compensation to members of the department of children, youth, and families oversight board with direct lived experience; and amending RCW 43.216.015 .

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

Sec. 1. RCW 43.216.015 and 2021 c 304 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) The department of children, youth, and families is created as an executive branch agency. The department is vested with all powers and duties transferred to it under chapter 6, Laws of 2017 3rd sp. sess. and such other powers and duties as may be authorized by law. The vision for the department is that Washington state's children and youth grow up safe and healthy — thriving physically, emotionally, and academically, nurtured by family and community.