Washington House Bill 1661 Of 2017-18, Creating The Department Of Children, Youth & Families

On July 6, 2017, the Washington State governor signed this bill into effect. The bill creates the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), and moves responsibility for early learning from the Department of Early Learning and child welfare programs from the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to the DCYF on July 1, 2018, and juvenile justice programs from the DSHS to the DCYF on July 1, 2019 . . .