(1) The department shall establish by rule a policy for the common use of residential group homes for juvenile offenders under the jurisdiction of the department. (2) A juvenile confined under the jurisdiction of the department who is convicted of a class A felony is not eligible for placement in a community facility operated by the department that houses juveniles under the department's care pursuant to a dependency proceeding under chapter 13.34 RCW unless: (a) The juvenile is housed in a separate living unit solely for juvenile offenders; (b) The community facility is a specialized treatment program and the youth is not assessed as sexually aggressive under RCW 13.40.470; or (c) The community facility is a specialized treatment program that houses one or more sexually aggressive youth and the juvenile is not assessed as sexually vulnerable under RCW 13.40.470. [ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 s 706; (2018 c 58 s 52 expired July 1, 2019); 1998 c 269 s 15.]
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