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Committee reviews bill directing state research institute to study DCYF screening tools
Summary
SB 6007 would direct the Washington State Institute for Public Policy to assess DCYF screening and risk-assessment tools, with preliminary findings due Dec. 1, 2026, and a final report Sept. 1, 2027; DCYF testified it is already piloting a revised tool with Chapin Hall and urged coordination to avoid duplication.
Senate Bill 6007 would direct the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) to assess the Department of Children, Youth, and Families’ use of screening tools and risk-assessment processes for referrals, and to determine how those tools affect outcomes including family-assessment response, voluntary and mandatory services, out-of-home placements, re-referrals, and near-fatalities.
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