WASHINGTON STATUTES AND CODES

43.121.050 - Council powers and duties -- Generally -- Rules.

Council powers and duties — Generally — Rules.

To carry out the purposes of this chapter, the council may:

     (1) Contract with public or private nonprofit organizations, agencies, schools, or with qualified individuals for the establishment of community-based educational and service programs designed to:

     (a) Reduce the occurrence of child abuse and neglect; and

     (b) Provide for parenting skills which include: Consistency in parenting; providing children with positive discipline that provides firm order without hurting children physically or emotionally; and preserving and nurturing the family unit. Programs to provide these parenting skills may include the following:

     (i) Programs to teach positive methods of disciplining children;

     (ii) Programs to educate parents about the physical, mental, and emotional development of children;

     (iii) Programs to enhance the skills of parents in providing for their children's learning and development; and

     (iv) Learning experiences for children and parents to help prepare parents and children for the experiences in school. Contracts also may be awarded for research programs related to primary and secondary prevention of child abuse and neglect, and to develop and strengthen community child abuse and neglect prevention networks. Each contract entered into by the council shall contain a provision for the evaluation of services provided under the contract. Contracts for services to prevent child abuse and child neglect shall be awarded as demonstration projects with continuation based upon goal attainment. Contracts for services to prevent child abuse and child neglect shall be awarded on the basis of probability of success based in part upon sound research data.

     (2) Facilitate the exchange of information between groups concerned with families and children.

     (3) Consult with applicable state agencies, commissions, and boards to help determine the probable effectiveness, fiscal soundness, and need for proposed educational and service programs for the prevention of child abuse and neglect.

     (4) Establish fee schedules to provide for the recipients of services to reimburse the state general fund for the cost of services received.

     (5) Adopt its own bylaws.

     (6) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.