The sex offender policy board's duties are as follows:

     (1)(a) To stay apprised of (i) research and best practices related to risk assessment, treatment, and supervision of sex offenders; (ii) community education regarding sex offenses and offenders; (iii) prevention of sex offenses; and (iv) sex offender management, in general;

     (b) To conduct case reviews on sex offenses as needed to understand performance of sex offender prevention and response systems or which are requested by the governor, the legislature, or local criminal justice agencies. The reviews shall be conducted in a manner that protects the right to a fair trial;

     (c) To develop and report on benchmarks that measure performance across the state's sex offender response system;

     (d) To assess and communicate best practices or upcoming trends in other jurisdictions to determine their applicability and viability in Washington state;

     (e) To provide a forum for discussion of issues that requires interagency communication, coordination, and collaboration, including:

     (i) Community education and the distribution of information about all parts of the sex offender management system to interested parties;

     (ii) Existing community-based prevention programs; and

     (iii) Sex offender registration and monitoring in the community.

     (2) The board shall develop an initial work plan detailing the method for achieving its duties and submit it to the governor and the legislature no later than December 1, 2008. The board shall annually update the work plan and include reasonable performance measures to indicate whether its duties are being met.

     (3) The board shall report annually starting December 1, 2008, to the governor and the legislature with findings on (a) current research and best practices related to risk assessment, treatment, and supervision of sex offenders; (b) community education regarding sex offenses and offenders; (c) prevention of sex offenses; (d) sex offender management; (e) the performance of sex offender prevention and response systems; and (f) any other activities performed by the board in the prior twelve months in the furtherance of the purposes of chapter 249, Laws of 2008.

[2008 c 249 § 6.]

NOTES:

     Sunset Act application: See note following RCW 9.94A.8671.

     Captions not law -- 2008 c 249: See note following RCW 9.94A.8671.