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Commission withdraws support for amended HB 3402; commissioners urge caution on bill that would reassign OCCY functions in SB 1570
Summary
After debate, the commission voted to withdraw its earlier support for amended House Bill 3402'which expanded threat-disclosure authority'citing liability and operational risk. Commissioners also discussed a Senate substitute (SB 1570) that would combine child-serving agencies and reassign some OCCY oversight functions; members asked for an interim study and more stakeholder planning.
The commission voted unanimously to withdraw its prior support for the House floor'amended language in House Bill 3402 after staff and commissioners raised concerns about operational liability and ambiguities in language governing when the agency may notify law enforcement about a complainant who expresses threats.
Marsha Johnson, the commission's legislative lead, summarized the bill history: the commission originally asked for language authorizing the Office of Juvenile System Oversight (OJSO) to notify law enforcement if a…
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