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a. The Washington state institute for public policy and the University of Washington evidence-based practice institute must prepare an inventory of evidence-based, research-based, and promising practices for prevention and intervention services . The inventory shall be periodically updated as more practices are identified.
b. In identifying evidence-based and research-based services, the Washington state institute for public policy and the University of Washington evidence-based practice institute must:
i. Consider any available systemic evidence-based assessment of a program's efficacy and cost-effectiveness; and
ii. Attempt to identify assessments that use valid and reliable evidence.
c. Using state, federal, or private funds, the department of social and health services and the department of children, youth, and families shall prioritize the assessment of promising practices identified in (a) of this subsection with the goal of increasing the number of such practices that meet the standards for evidence-based and research-based practices.
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The Washington state institute for public policy shall conduct biennial outcome evaluations of juvenile justice programs identified as evidence-based and approved for funding by the block grant oversight committee defined under RCW 13.40.511.
a. The Washington state institute for public policy shall prioritize juvenile justice programs for evaluation under this section based on:
i. The length of time since an evaluation has been conducted on the program; and
ii. The number of juveniles participating in the program.
b. The outcome evaluations required under this subsection (2) must focus on recidivism and include a benefit-cost analysis.