AN ACT Relating to prenatal care for low-income women; amending section 217, chapter 6, Laws of 1985 ex. sess. (uncodified); adding a new section to chapter 6, Laws of 1985 ex. sess.; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. Section 217, chapter 6, Laws of 1985 ex. sess. (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

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!gsaaGeneral Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tl$!tr6,383,000!tr6,146,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tl$!tr70,233,000!tr70,406,000

General Fund‑-Building Code Council Account Appropriation!w×!tl$!tr84,000!tr120,000

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The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:

(1) $975,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $975,000 for fiscal year 1987 of the general fund‑-state appropriation shall be used solely for grants in aid to public or private nonprofit organizations operating shelters for homeless persons. Grants awarded under this subsection shall be used to provide temporary emergency shelter, including either direct shelter services or vouchers to pay for low-cost commercial accommodations, to persons and families who are without housing and lack funds to purchase lodging. Grantee organizations shall give priority in the use of grant funds to shelter for families and children. Grants shall be in addition to any federal or other funding available to grantee organizations, and shall be awarded in amounts not exceeding the amount of local government and private funds that an organization receives in the grant year. Grants shall not be awarded to cover periods exceeding twelve months. The department may audit the books and records of grantee organizations to assure compliance with the purposes of this subsection. In awarding grants, the director shall attempt to provide an equitable distribution of funds based on need throughout the state, including rural areas.

(2) $475,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $475,000 for fiscal year 1987 of the general fund‑-state appropriation are provided solely for grants in aid to private nonprofit organizations operating food banks which distribute food without charge to persons unable to purchase enough food for their subsistence, and to private nonprofit organizations operating food distribution systems that furnish donated or purchased food to food banks. Grants awarded under this subsection shall be in addition to any federal or other funding available to grantee organizations, and shall be awarded in amounts not exceeding the amount of local government and private funds that an organization receives in the grant year. Sixty percent of the funds under this subsection shall be provided to food banks and forty percent to food distribution organizations. Grants shall not be awarded to cover periods exceeding twelve months. The department may audit the books and records of grantee organizations to assure compliance with the purposes of this subsection. In awarding grants, the director shall attempt to provide an equitable distribution of funds based on need throughout the state, including rural areas.

(3) $50,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $50,000 for fiscal year 1987 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for administration of grants in aid to emergency shelter and food programs under subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

(4) If Second Substitute House Bill No. 738 is not enacted by July 1, 1985, $250,000 in fiscal year 1986 and $250,000 in fiscal year 1987 of the general fund‑-state appropriation shall revert.

(5) $120,000, of which $96,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation for fiscal year 1986 and $24,000 is from the general fund‑-building code council account appropriation for fiscal year 1986, and $120,000 from the general fund‑-building code council account appropriation for fiscal year 1987 is provided solely to implement Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 3261. The general fund‑-state appropriation shall be paid back to the state general fund from the building code council account by June 30, 1989.

(6) $60,000 of the general fund‑-building code council account appropriation for fiscal year 1986 is provided solely to implement Substitute House Bill No. 1114. The funds generated from the surcharge on building permits established by SHB 1114 shall be deposited in the general fund‑-building code council account. If federal funds are available for the purposes of SHB 1114, a portion of the amount provided in this subsection equal to the amount of available federal funds shall revert.

(7) A maximum of $100,000 for fiscal year 1986 and $100,000 for fiscal year 1987 of the general fund‑-state appropriation may be spent in a study of mitigating the impact of the proposed Navy home port at Everett, Washington.

(8) Five percent of the federal fiscal year 1986 low-income energy assistance program block grant funds shall be transferred to the department of social and health services for the prenatal care program.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 6, Laws of 1985 ex. sess. to read as follows:

(1) In addition to any moneys provided by section 211, chapter 6, Laws of 1985 ex. sess. (uncodified), there is appropriated from the general fund--federal to the public health program of the department of social and health services for the biennium ending June 30, 1987, the sum of eight hundred ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, solely for the provision of prenatal care to low-income women who lack adequate medical insurance and are ineligible for medicaid.

(2) In addition to the moneys appropriated by subsection (1) of this section, all moneys transferred to the department of social and health services from the department of community development from the federal fiscal year 1986 low-income energy assistance program block grant, except those funds designated for administration of energy assistance, shall be expended for prenatal care for low-income women who are not eligible for medicaid.

(3) The moneys available under this section for the prenatal care program may be used for the following purposes:

(a) Direct prenatal care, including delivery and postpartum medical services, as defined by the department, including the services of licensed nurse midwives where appropriate; and

(b) Education of all low-income women regarding the importance of early prenatal care through the development of pamphlets or video tapes to be distributed through county health departments, schools, and other appropriate social and health services agencies and organizations.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately.