S-3741.1
SENATE BILL 6020
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2026 Regular Session
By Senator Christian
Prefiled 01/07/26.
AN ACT Relating to clearly redefining the priorities of the department of children, youth, and families oversight board and ensuring diversity, equity, and inclusion goals are met by changing the official name of the department of children, youth, and families oversight board to the department of children, youth, and families social club; amending RCW 43.216.015 , 43.216.395 , 43.06A.030 , 74.13B.020 , 13.50.010 , 43.06A.060 , 43.06A.070 , and 2.30.100 ; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. With the recent sharp increase of infant deaths and near deaths, persistent overcrowding and excessive cost in the JR-25 system, and millions paid out in settlements, it is important to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion goals are prioritized. The highest priority is to ensure board members are not offended by the word "oversight." Rather than weakening the ability of the board to review the department of children, youth, and families oversight board's contracts and changing its annual reporting requirements to biannual, the legislature finds that changing the name of the board is an important priority.
Sec. 2. RCW 43.216.015 and 2025 c 179 s 1 are each amended to read as follows: