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Committee hears bill to expand ombuds access to juvenile rehabilitation facilities
Summary
Senate Bill 5032 would clarify and expand the Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds' authority to investigate complaints and access juvenile rehabilitation (JR) facilities and records; committee staff and the ombuds' director described complaints and a fiscal note.
Senate Bill 5032, presented to the Senate Human Services Committee, would expand the statutory authority of the Washington State Office of the Family and Children's Ombuds (OFCO) to include youth and individuals in the state's care at juvenile rehabilitation (JR) facilities and to grant OFCO physical and online access to records and institutions.
For the record, Lisonbee Mendiola, committee staff, told the panel the bill would make OFCO’s authority “include youth and individuals in the state's care or custody, including JR facilities.” Senator Claire Wilson, sponsor of the bill and a member of the 30th Legislative District, said emerging adults and families “don't have a clear path and a place and a way…
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