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HOUSE BILL NO. 1702

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State of Washington 49th Legislature 1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Valle, Grimm, O'Brien, Dellwo and Addison; by request of Office of Financial Management

Read first time 1/22/86 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to community residential programs for the developmentally disabled; making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for the operations of community residential programs for the developmentally disabled for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 1985, and ending June 30, 1987; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The sum of $741,000 from the general fund‑-state and $215,000 from the general fund‑-federal, or so much as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 1987, to the department of social and health services to provide for the establishment and operations of 42 additional community beds and related services for developmentally disabled clients.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The secretary of social and health services shall adopt rules to assure that fiscal commitments are not made by the department to persons requesting to develop new community residential services for the developmentally disabled beyond the appropriated fund level.

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. Passed the House February 11, 1986.