§ 18.155.050. Sexual offender treatment providers advisory committee
(1) The sexual offender treatment providers advisory committee is established to advise the secretary concerning the administration of this chapter.
(2) The secretary shall appoint the members of the advisory committee who shall consist of the following persons:
(a) One superior court judge;
(b) Three sexual offender treatment providers;
(c) One mental health practitioner who specializes in treating victims of sexual assault;
(d) One defense attorney with experience in representing persons charged with sexual offenses;
(e) One representative from the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys;
(f) The secretary of the department of social and health services or his or her designee;
(g) The secretary of the department of corrections or his or her designee.
The secretary shall develop and implement the certification procedures with the advice of the committee by July 1, 1991. Following implementation of these procedures by the secretary, the committee shall be a permanent body. The members shall serve staggered six-year terms, to be set by the secretary. No person other than the members representing the departments of social and health services and corrections may serve more than two consecutive terms.
The secretary may remove any member of the advisory committee for cause as specified by rule. In a case of a vacancy, the secretary shall appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(3) Committee members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(4) The committee shall elect officers as deemed necessary to administer its duties. A simple majority of the committee members currently serving shall constitute a quorum of the committee.
(5) Members of the advisory committee shall be residents of this state. The members who are sex offender treatment providers must have a minimum of five years of extensive work experience in treating sex offenders to qualify for appointment to the initial committee, which shall develop and implement the certification program. After July 1, 1991, the sex offender treatment providers on the committee must be certified pursuant to this chapter.
(6) The committee shall meet at times as necessary to conduct committee business.
[1990 c 3 § 805.]
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