Washington Revised Code RCW 74.13.055: Foster care — Length of stay — Cooperation with private sector.


    The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW which establish goals as to the maximum number of children who will remain in foster care for a period of longer than twenty-four months. The department shall also work cooperatively with the major private child care providers to assure that a partnership plan for utilizing the resources of the public and private sector in all matters pertaining to child welfare is developed and implemented.

    [1998 c 245 § 147; 1982 c 118 § 1.]