Z-779                 _______________________________________________

 

                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 386

                        _______________________________________________

 

State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Grimm, Tilly, Braddock and Holland; by Governor Gardner request

 

 

Read first time 1/30/85 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

 


AN ACT Relating to state agencies; amending section 37, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 126, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 51, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 201, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 52, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 202, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 53, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 203, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 54, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 204, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 55, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 205, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 56, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 206, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 57, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 207, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 58, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. (uncodified); amending section 59, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 208, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 60, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 209, chapter 285, Laws of 1984  (uncodified); amending section 61, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 210, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 62, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 211, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 63, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 212, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 64, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 213, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 65, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 214, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 97, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 502, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 103, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 505, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 104, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 506, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); amending section 134, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 601, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified); creating new sections; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.

 

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

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.     A supplemental budget as set forth in this act is hereby adopted and, subject to the provisions set forth in this act, the several amounts specified in this act, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to accomplish the purposes designated, are appropriated and authorized to be disbursed for salaries, wages, capital projects, and other expenses of the designated agencies and offices of the state and for other specified purposes for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 1983, and ending June 30, 1985, except as otherwise provided, out of the several funds of the state hereinafter named, and making other appropriations.

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.  !tp1FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr46,000

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3.  !tp1FOR THE COMMISSION ON ASIAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr9,000

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4.  !tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

@i2Department of Personnel Service Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr135,000

 

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:  $75,000 of this appropriation shall be expended only if backpay computations are ordered by the court in comparable worth litigation.

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5.  !tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr519,000

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 6.  !tp1FOR THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr20,000

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 7.  !tp1FOR THE CEMETERY BOARD

@i2General Fund‑-Cemetery Account Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr12,000

 

 

        Sec. 8.   Section 37, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 126, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE HORSE RACING COMMISSION

@i2Horse Racing Commission Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr3,480,000

 

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:

          (1) If there are more than seven hundred two racing days during the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 1985, the governor is authorized to allocate such additional moneys from the horse racing commission fund as may be required.

          (2) Additional costs for racing days in excess of seven hundred two during the biennium, for attorney general and audit services, and to enable the commission to pay unemployment compensation on a current basis may be paid from the appropriation originally made for race days at Auburn Downs which was intended to open in December 1984.

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 9.  !tp1FOR THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr50,000

 

 

        Sec. 10.   Section 51, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 201, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

          Transfers between or within programs may occur notwithstanding any limitation, condition, or proviso established by this act.

@i2(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES

          (a) $2,153,000 is appropriated from the general fund for the continuation and expansion of the alternatives to street crime programs in Pierce, Snohomish, Clark, King, Spokane, and Yakima counties.  $38,000 of the appropriation in this subsection (1)(a) is provided solely for the current Pierce county and Snohomish county treatment alternatives to street crime programs to implement the expansion program.

          (b) $((51,573,000)) 50,573,000 is appropriated from the general fund, subject to the following conditions and limitations:

          (i) $236,000 is provided solely for community diversion programs.

          (ii) $200,000 is provided solely for a program to notify victims and witnesses of any parole, work release placement, furlough, or unescorted leave of absence from a state correctional facility of any inmate convicted of a violent offense.

          (iii) $25,344,000 is provided for probation and parole, other than for drug and alcohol specialized officers in counties currently or proposed to be served by the treatment alternatives to street crime programs.

          (iv) $4,036,000 is provided for intensive parole.

          (v) $((16,876,000)) 15,876,000 is provided to operate and/or contract with nonprofit corporations for work training release for convicted felons.

          (vi) $4,008,000 is provided to operate the Geiger community work release facility for convicted felons.

          (vii) $873,000 is provided for support of the state director's office of community services.

@i2(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((209,552,000))

!tj1!tr206,052,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr700,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((210,252,000))

!tj1!tr207,252,000

 

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

          (a) $712,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for drug and alcohol rehabilitation treatment programs at appropriate state correctional institutions, as defined in RCW 72.01.050 for persons who:  (i) Are defined as inmates under RCW 72.09.020; (ii) in the opinion of a qualified health professional designated by the department, are in need of such treatment; and (iii) have less than one year remaining in their confinement to a state correctional facility.  Such programs may include facilities for both residential and outpatient treatment.

          (b) The superintendents of each correctional institution, as defined in RCW 72.65.010, shall establish community-based volunteer alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs in their respective correctional institution.  The superintendents shall encourage groups conducting such programs outside the institutions to participate in such programs inside the institution.  An employee at each correctional institution shall be designated to coordinate the programs mandated in this subsection.

          (((c) $1,370,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the department to contract with appropriate counties for the use of up to 100 additional beds in county jails for state inmates.))

@i2(3) ADMINISTRATION AND PROGRAM SUPPORT

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr13,850,000

General Fund‑-Institutional Impact Account Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr865,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr14,715,000

 

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

          (a) $1,480,000 is provided solely for the one-time cost impact to communities associated with locating additional state correctional facilities and for the one-time cost impact associated with the double bunking at the Washington Corrections Center due to the significant increase in the inmate population and the consequent impact on the community.

          (b) $631,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the development of an offender-based information system.

@i2(4) INSTITUTIONAL INDUSTRIES

General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((5,439,000))

!tj1!tr4,939,000

 

          The appropriation in this subsection is subject to the following conditions and limitations:  $13,500 may be used to develop a proprietary accounting system.

!ix(((5) The appropriations in subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section are made solely for those purposes and no transfer shall be made among said subsections.))

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 11.  !tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

@i2General Fund‑-State Building Construction Account Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr1,053,000

 

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:  The appropriation is provided solely to replace the McNeil Island slip for vehicle and supplies.

 

 

        Sec. 12.   Section 52, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 202, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

          The department of social and health services shall not initiate any services which will require expenditure of state general fund moneys except as expressly authorized in this act, unless the services were provided on July 1, 1983.  The department of social and health services may seek, receive, and spend, under RCW 43.79.260 through 43.79.282, federal moneys not anticipated in this act as long as the federal funding does not require expenditure of state moneys for the program in excess of the amounts anticipated in this act.  Any federal moneys not anticipated in this act and state general fund moneys made available as a result of unanticipated federal moneys shall not be spent to provide new services or programs without prior consultation with the ways and means committees of the senate and house of representatives.  Transfers between or within programs may occur notwithstanding any limitation, condition, or proviso in sections 53 through 64, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by chapter 285, Laws of 1984.

 

 

        Sec. 13.    Section 53, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 203, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-JUVENILE REHABILITATION PROGRAM

@i2(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((25,410,000))

!tj1!tr25,210,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr54,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((25,464,000))

!tj1!tr25,264,000

 

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

          (a) $12,329,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for consolidated juvenile services.  The department shall use these moneys to reduce commitments to the department and promote alternatives to institutional bed usage.  The department shall submit a report to the legislature by December 1, 1984, on the success of these services in preventing institutionalization and reducing recidivism.

          (b) Vendor rate adjustments for fee-for-service providers shall average 2.5% on July 1, 1983, and 3.0% on July 1, 1984.

@i2(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr39,871,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr788,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr40,659,000

 

          The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:  The appropriations in this subsection shall be initially allotted as follows:

          (a) $11,763,000, of which $11,507,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, and 390.0 FTE staff years for the Echo Glen Children's Center to operate at least eleven cottages.

          (b) $9,836,000, of which $9,638,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, and 320.0 FTE staff years for the Maple Lane School to operate at full bed capacity.

          (c) $10,356,000, of which $10,212,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, and 310.4 FTE staff years for the Green Hill School to operate at full bed capacity.

          (d) $5,436,000, of which $5,318,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, and 159.0 FTE staff years for the Naselle Youth Camp to operate at full bed capacity.

          (e) $3,405,000, of which $3,333,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, and 82.0 FTE staff years for the Mission Creek Youth Camp to operate at full bed capacity.

          (f) Funds appropriated in this subsection may be utilized to provide security fencing at Green Hill and Maple Lane Schools.

@i2(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((2,195,000))

!tj1!tr2,395,000

 

!ix(((4) The appropriations in subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section are made solely for those purposes only and no transfer shall be made among said subsections.))

 

 

        Sec. 14.   Section 54, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 204, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM

@i2(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((83,121,000))

!tj1!tr82,670,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((26,596,000))

!tj1!tr31,383,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Local!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr264,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((109,981,000))

!tj1!tr114,317,000

 

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

          (a) The department is directed to develop at least 55 new community residential involuntary treatment act (ITA) beds and submit a report to the legislature by January 1, 1985, describing its progress in complying with this requirement.

          (b) $436,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for pilot school-based early intervention projects in at least three school districts.  The department shall issue a request for proposals no later than September 1, 1983, and shall contract with school districts no later than January 1, 1984.  School districts shall be required to provide in-kind matching equal in value to at least 43% of the funding provided in this subsection.  At least 85% of children served in each participating district shall be in grades kindergarten through three.  Parental consent shall be required before any child is involved in screening or accepted into a project.  Each project staff shall include a children's mental health professional and a paraprofessional coordinator.  The department shall plan and administer the projects in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction, local school districts, licensed community mental health providers, and other community representatives.  Of the amount provided in this subsection, up to $70,000 may be expended for administration, training, and consultation by the department.

          (c) $465,000 is provided solely for a community psychiatric training program at the University of Washington to provide the following:

          (i) Placement of psychiatry residents and other postgraduate trainees in both state mental institutions and community mental health programs;

          (ii) Technical assistance to the department of social and health services; and

          (iii) Continuing educational opportunities for mental health professionals state-wide.

          (d) $500,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for operating ten children's long-term residential beds in Pierce County.

          (e) $3,300,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided for continuation grants to previously directly federally funded operations grants to mental health agencies.

          (f) $2,600,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided for community support project grants.

          (g) $2,900,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided for transitional grants to mental health agencies to serve general assistance‑-unemployable clients.

          (h) $600,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation is provided for enhancement of services for minority clients of mental health agencies who meet priority group definitions.

          (i) Vendor rate adjustments for fee-for-service providers shall average 2.5% on July 1, 1983, and 3.0% on July 1, 1984.

@i2(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((107,530,000))

!tj1!tr107,981,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((3,493,000))

!tj1!tr4,330,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((111,023,000))

!tj1!tr112,311,000

@i2(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr2,845,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr584,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Local!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr14,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr3,443,000

@i2(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr38,000

 

!ix(((5) The appropriations in subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section are made solely for those purposes only and no transfer shall be made among said subsections.))

 

 

        Sec. 15.   Section 55, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 205, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM

@i2(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((51,386,000))

!tj1!tr51,318,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((49,265,000))

!tj1!tr45,544,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((100,651,000))

!tj1!tr96,862,000

 

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

          (a) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for a contract marketing project to ensure greater access for small agencies providing long-term employment to individuals with severe developmental disabilities.  The department shall determine the criteria for small agencies that will benefit from this marketing project and enlist the support of business, industry, and government in developing work opportunities.  The department shall monitor the contract and submit a report to the legislature by December 1, 1984.  The report shall include changes in the workers' wages and commercial revenue of the agencies involved during the period of the project.

          (b) The appropriations in this subsection shall be initially allotted as follows:

          (i) $14,664,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for group homes to serve an average monthly caseload of 936 clients.

          (ii) $24,759,000, of which $2,772,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for county services to serve an average monthly caseload of 3,837 clients.

          (iii) $8,390,000, of which $6,922,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for field services to serve an average monthly caseload of 9,575 clients.

          (iv) $2,652,000, of which $536,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for home aid to serve an average monthly caseload of 1,066 clients.

          (v) $33,036,000, of which $16,842,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for title XIX residential services to serve an average monthly caseload of 965 clients.

          (vi) $956,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for alternative living to serve an average monthly caseload of 322 clients.

          (vii) $8,423,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for tenant support to serve an average monthly caseload of 541 clients.

          (c) Vendor rate adjustments for fee-for-service providers shall average 2.5% on July 1, 1983, and 3.0% on July 1, 1984.

          (d) $175,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the dental education in care of the disabled graduate training program with the University of Washington.

          (e) $2,226,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation ((made available as a result of implementation of the community alternatives program‑-Title XIX medicaid waiver shall be placed in a reserve account.  No expenditure may be made from this reserve account unless specifically authorized by law)) is released from reserve.  The department shall report not later than December 1, 1984, to the ways and means committees of the senate and house of representatives on its implementation of the community alternatives program‑-Title XIX medicaid waiver.  The report shall include the number of clients covered and served, the types of services provided, and the costs and savings associated with the waiver.  The department shall not expend any state funds made available through the waiver to create new programs, except the developmental disabilities adult dental program.

          (f) A maximum of $1,274,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation made available as a result of implementation of the community alternatives program‑-Title XIX medicaid waiver may be spent to increase employee compensation in community residential facilities serving developmentally disabled persons.

@i2(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((99,735,000))

!tj1!tr93,871,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((62,045,000))

!tj1!tr67,909,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr161,780,000

 

          The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations:  The appropriations in this subsection shall be initially allotted as follows:

          (a) $40,686,000 and 1,584.2 FTE staff years for the Fircrest School to operate at a biennial average daily population of 496.

          (b) $18,178,000 and 745.4 FTE staff years for the Interlake School to operate at a biennial average daily population of 250.

          (c) $43,959,000 and 1,670.4 FTE staff years for the Rainier School to operate at a biennial average daily population of 512.5.

          (d) $29,668,000 and 1,219.0 FTE staff years for the Lakeland Village School to operate at a biennial average daily population of 350.

          (e) $12,266,000 and 475.2 FTE staff years for the Yakima Valley School to operate at a biennial average daily population of 150.

          (f) $4,773,000 and 191.6 FTE staff years for the Frances Haddon Morgan Children's Center to operate at a biennial average daily population of 54.

          (g) $4,562,000 and 151.8 FTE staff years for the School for the Blind to operate at a biennial average daily population of 63.

          (h) $7,965,000 and 235.8 FTE staff years for the School for the Deaf to operate at a biennial average daily population of 205.

@i2(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((3,732,000))

!tj1!tr3,857,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((864,000))

!tj1!tr584,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((4,596,000))

!tj1!tr4,441,000

@i2(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS

General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((908,000))

!tj1!tr315,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((1,152,000))

!tj1!tr1,191,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((2,060,000))

!tj1!tr1,506,000

 

!ix(((5) The appropriations in subsections (1), (2), (3), and (4) of this section are made solely for those purposes only and no transfer shall be made among said subsections.))

 

 

        Sec. 16.   Section 56, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 206, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((217,073,000))

!tj1!tr216,573,000

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((211,341,000))

!tj1!tr221,343,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((428,414,000))

!tj1!tr437,916,000

 

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

          (1) The department shall provide a coherent system of long-term care services which will allow for the most efficient, equitable, and appropriate use of available resources.

          (2) $((323,831,000)) 323,331,000, of which $((162,984,000)) 162,484,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided for nursing home services.  Vendor rate adjustments for inflation under chapter 74.46 RCW shall be 2.5% on July 1, 1983, and 3.0% on July 1, 1984.

          (3) $8,000,000, of which $4,000,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is released from reserve status.  These moneys are provided solely for the chore services program.

          (4) $((85,869,000)) 93,869,000, of which $44,159,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided solely for community-based long-term care services including congregate care, adult family home care, chore services, home health care, nutrition services, transportation services, and case management services.

          (a) $452,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for increased rates and respite care payments for adult family homes to promote participation in the program.

          (b) Vendor rate adjustments shall average 2.5% on July 1, 1983, and 3.0% on July 1, 1984.

          (c) $14,112,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided for implementation of the senior citizens services act.  At least 7.0% of this amount shall be used for programs which utilize volunteer workers for the provision of chore services to persons whose need for chore services is not being met by the state chore service program and shall not be transferred or used for any other purpose.

          (d) $((41,095,000)) 45,795,000, of which $((18,277,000)) 19,977,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided for chore and COPES services.  The department shall report to the legislature by December 1, 1984, regarding the client impact of revisions to the chore services program resulting from the 1983 amendments to RCW 74.08.541.

          (e) $((30,210,000)) 28,510,000, of which $((11,318,000)) 9,618,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided for the services outlined in subsections (4) (e) (i) through (v) of this section and shall be initially allotted as follows:

          (i) $18,301,000 from federal funds is provided for the federal older Americans act.

          (ii) $1,193,000, of which $602,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided for adult day health services.

          (iii) $51,000 is provided for nursing home discharge payments.

          (iv) $8,454,000 is provided for congregate care services.

          (v) $2,211,000 is provided for adult family home services.

          (5) $10,714,000, of which $5,930,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided for the administration of long-term care services and shall be initially allotted as follows:

          (a) $2,613,000, of which $1,750,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided for the bureau of aging and adult services.

          (b) $8,101,000, of which $4,180,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided for the bureau of nursing home affairs.

 

 

        Sec. 17.   Section 57, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 207, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-INCOME ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((374,252,000))

!tj1!tr375,452,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr329,502,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((703,754,000))

!tj1!tr704,954,000

 

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

          (1) The department shall adopt by rule medical criteria for general assistance eligibility to ensure that eligibility determinations are consistent with statutory requirements and are based on clear, objective medical information.

          (a) The process implementing such medical criteria shall involve consideration of opinions of the treating or consulting physicians or health care professionals regarding incapacity, and any eligibility decision which rejects uncontradicted medical opinion must set forth clear and convincing reasons for doing so.

          (b) Recipients of general assistance who remain otherwise eligible shall not have their benefits terminated absent a clear showing of material improvement in their medical or mental condition or specific error in the prior determination that found the recipient eligible by reason of incapacitation.

          (2) Public assistance grants shall not be prorated or otherwise reduced solely because of the presence in the household of an individual not legally responsible for the support of the assistance unit, and the department shall not assume any contribution from such individual for the support of the assistance unit.

          (3) $((55,782,000)) 52,382,000, of which $((27,893,000)) 26,293,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided solely for aid to families with dependent children for two-parent families beginning on July 1, 1983, and continuing through June 30, 1985.  Additional funds appropriated in this section may be expended for the program during such period.  The department shall amend its state plan under title IVA of the federal social security act in order to secure federal matching funds for the program during such period.

          (4) $((2,982,000)) 2,582,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for general assistance to pregnant women under the 1983 amendments to RCW 74.04.005.

          (5) Grant payment standards will be increased 2.5% on July 1, 1983, and 3.0% on July 1, 1984, for aid to families with dependent children, general assistance, consolidated emergency assistance, and refugee assistance.

          (6) It is the continuing intention of the legislature that payment levels in the aid to families with dependent children, general assistance, and refugee assistance programs contain an energy allowance to offset the high and rising costs of energy, and that such allowance be excluded from consideration as income for the purpose of determining eligibility and benefit levels of the food stamp program to the maximum extent such exclusion is authorized under federal law and RCW 74.08.046.  To this end, up to $65,000,000 is so designated for exemptions of the following amounts:

!tm8,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2,2 !ixFamily size:!tj1!tc1!tc2!tc3!tc4!tc5!tc6!tc7!tc8!tcor!sc ,1more

Exemption:!tj1!tc$21!tc27!tc32!tc39!tc44!tc50!tc59!tc64

          (7) The appropriations in this section shall be initially allotted as follows:

          (a) $18,133,000 from federal funds for refugee assistance.

          (b) $509,490,000, of which $236,082,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for aid to families with dependent children‑-regular.

          (c) $25,536,000, of which $12,768,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for aid to families with dependent children‑-employable.

          (d) $32,361,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for supplemental security income payments.

          (e) $66,332,000, of which $65,127,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for general assistance to unemployable persons.

          (f) $2,982,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for general assistance to pregnant women.

          (g) $10,954,000, of which $5,477,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for the consolidated emergency assistance program.

          (h) $3,061,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for burial assistance.

          (i) $1,871,000, of which $990,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for employment and training support.

          (j) $2,788,000, of which $279,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for work incentive payments.

 

 

        Sec. 18.  Section 58, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((84,142,000))

!tj1!tr91,442,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((23,918,000))

!tj1!tr31,118,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Local!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr91,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((108,151,000))

!tj1!tr122,651,000

 

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

          (1) The department shall establish a vendor rate over and above the regular child day-care rate for therapeutic day care provided to abused or neglected children under the age of five years.  A maximum of $360,000 of moneys appropriated and allotted for child care payment may be expended for therapeutic day care.

          (2) Vendor rate adjustments shall average 2.5% on July 1, 1983, and 3.0% on July 1, 1984.

          (3) $1,185,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for home-based social services to families with children in foster care or at risk of foster care because of family problems rather than child behavior problems.

          (4) The appropriations in this section shall be initially allotted as follows:

          (a) $1,128,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for the victims of domestic violence program.

          (b) $41,390,000, of which $36,086,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for foster care payments.

          (c) $8,605,000, of which $5,847,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for child-care payments.

          (d) $4,688,000, of which $3,609,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for adoption support.

          (e) $3,170,000, of which $1,525,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for family reconciliation services.

          (f) $8,749,000, of which $7,553,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for interim care.

          (g) $14,927,000, of which $12,199,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for alcoholism grants.

          (h) $4,768,000, of which $4,249,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for detoxification.

          (i) $9,072,000, of which $4,092,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, for substance abuse grants.

          (j) $7,854,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation for congregate care for alcohol and substance abuse clients.

          (k) $3,800,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation for refugee services.

 

 

        Sec. 19.   Section 59, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 208, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((368,391,000))

!tj1!tr384,991,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((241,426,000))

!tj1!tr253,626,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((609,817,000))

!tj1!tr638,617,000

 

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

          (1) $33,321,000, of which $16,681,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided solely for medical assistance and limited casualty program coverage for persons in two-parent families who are categorically related to the aid to families with dependent children program, between July 1, 1983, and June 30, 1985.  Additional funds appropriated under this section may be expended for the coverage during such period.  The department shall amend its state plan under title XIX of the federal social security act in order to secure federal matching funds for the coverage during such period.

          (2) Vendor rate adjustments for fee-for-service providers shall average 2.5% on July 1, 1983, and 3.0% on July 1, 1984.

          (3) The legislature finds and declares that rising hospital costs are a vital concern.  Therefore, it is essential that an effective cost control program be pursued.  The department shall pay for inpatient hospital services under the federal medicaid program through the use of rates that are reasonable and adequate to meet the costs that must be incurred by efficiently and economically operated providers to provide services in conformity with applicable state and federal laws, regulations, and quality and safety standards.

          (4) $7,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is released from reserve status.  These funds are provided solely for fiscal year 1985 hospital payments.

          (5) The department is directed to seek increased participation of 3,000 additional recipients over those currently enrolled in health maintenance organizations and individual practice associations.  By December 31, 1984, the department shall report to the legislature on progress in these efforts.

          (6) The department shall establish by rule a system to ensure that the appropriations in this section are not expended to cover persons who are already covered by private or other public programs.

          (7) The department shall provide payment for chiropractic services under RCW 74.09.035 and 74.09.520.

          (8) The department shall reimburse health care providers licensed under chapters 18.53, 18.71, 18.22, and 18.57 RCW for comparable services at equal rates.

 

 

        Sec. 20.    Section 60, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 209, chapter 285, Laws of 1984  (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAM

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((39,188,000))

!tj1!tr38,588,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((53,161,000))

!tj1!tr53,761,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Local!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr5,016,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-State and Local Improvements Revolving Account‑-Water Supply Facilities:  Appropriated pursuant to chapter 234, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. (Referendum 38)‑-Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr20,000,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-State and Local Improvements Revolving Account‑-Water Supply Facilities:  Appropriated pursuant to chapter 128, Laws of 1972 ex. sess. (Referendum 27); chapter 258, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. (chapter 43.99D RCW); and chapter 234, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. (Referendum 38)‑-Reappropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr21,826,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr139,191,000

 

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

         (1) If federal moneys are received for state health planning purposes for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985, an equal amount of the general fund‑-state appropriation shall lapse.

          (2) $1,261,000 is provided solely for poison control centers.

          (3) Vendor rate adjustments shall average 2.5% on July 1, 1983, and 3.0% on July 1, 1984.

          (4) $250,000 of the general fund--state appropriation is provided solely for contracts on a competitive selection basis to public and private nonprofit nationally recognized academic or research organizations engaged in cancer research or in research concerning the effects of smoking on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

 

 

        Sec. 21.    Section 61, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 210, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((14,028,000))

!tj1!tr11,228,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((25,602,000))

!tj1!tr28,402,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr39,630,000

 

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

          (1) $1,000,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for rehabilitation services to income assistance clients who are not severely disabled.  Such services shall be provided through the use of available, unmatched state funds.  The division of vocational rehabilitation shall facilitate rapid referral and eligibility determination and provide services to appropriate income assistance clients who do not meet federal regulations for priority services.

          (2) Vendor rate adjustments shall average 2.5% on July 1, 1983, and 3.0% on July 1, 1984.

 

 

        Sec. 22.   Section 62, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 211, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr55,118,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((41,060,000))

!tj1!tr37,760,000

General Fund‑-Institutional Impact Account Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr75,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((96,253,000))

!tj1!tr92,953,000

 

          The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:  Up to $4,667,000, of which $1,780,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided ((solely)) for the information resource management plan.  This plan shall include among its top priorities continuing development of a method for the identification of common client information and the tracking of clients through all human service programs provided by the department of social and health services.  Under this plan, the department of social and health services shall:

          (1) Maintain the capability to provide the legislature with reports that analyze client, services delivery, and service cost data across all systems containing common client identifier information and provide unduplicated recipient counts and service histories;

          (2) Incorporate the medicaid management information system  into the common client identifier format;

          (3) Develop rapid, flexible, and efficient data extraction and report generation; and

          (4) Give priority to the following projects:  (a) Community service management and operations system; (b) developmental disabilities management information system; (c) support enforcement management system; (d) automated birth certification system; and (e) mental health accounting system.

 

 

        Sec. 23.    Section 63, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 212, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-COMMUNITY SERVICES ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((134,317,000))

!tj1!tr135,117,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((143,550,000))

!tj1!tr143,650,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Local!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr100,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((277,967,000))

!tj1!tr278,867,000

 

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

          (1) $350,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the victims of sexual assault program.

          (2) $608,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for additional child protective service workers.  These moneys shall be used to provide an additional  12.5 full time equivalent positions for a total of at least 237.2 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984, and an additional 16.2 full time equivalent positions for a total of at least 240.9 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985.

          (3) $100,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for grants to pay operating expenses of community-based private nonprofit social agencies that provide services to indigent families and senior citizens whose needs are not adequately met by government programs.

          (4) $427,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for an increase in current staffing for family reconciliation services.

          (5) $2,181,000, of which $1,283,000 is from the general fund‑-state appropriation, is provided solely for contracted training.

          (6) $235,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely for the council on child abuse prevention under chapter 43.121 RCW.

 

 

        Sec. 24.  Section 64, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 213, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-REVENUE COLLECTIONS PROGRAM

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr11,801,000

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((23,094,000))

!tj1!tr25,094,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((34,895,000))

!tj1!tr36,895,000

 

 

        Sec. 25.   Section 65, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 214, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES‑-REAPPROPRIATIONS

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((31,857,000))

!tj1!tr34,057,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr21,875,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Local!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr66,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((53,798,000))

!tj1!tr55,998,000

 

          The appropriations in this section are subject to the following conditions and limitations:  These general fund reappropriations shall be for services and supplies not in excess of the unexpended balances of the 1981-1983 appropriations for such purposes.

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 26.  !tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr5,000,000

 

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:  Prior to the expenditure of any funds appropriated by this section, the department of social and health services shall obtain approval for allotment modification from the office of financial management after consultation by the office of financial management with the ways and means committees of the senate and house of representatives.

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 27.  !tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr54,000

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 28.  !tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

@i2Worker and Community Right to Know Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr14,000

Pressure Systems Safety Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr136,000

Medical Aid Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr1,000,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr1,150,000

 

 

        Sec. 29.   Section 97, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 502, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-BASIC EDUCATION FORMULA FOR FISCAL YEARS 1984 AND 1985

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,18

!ae0!tr((2,917,618,000))

!tj1!tr2,897,381,000

 

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:

          (1) As a condition to the allocation of funds to school districts appropriated pursuant to this section, the superintendent of public instruction shall require school districts to ensure that no salary and compensation increases for the 1984-85 school year from any fund source whatsoever are in excess of those amounts for state recognized increments, insurance benefit increases, and/or for those identified salary increases as specified in this act:  PROVIDED, That any state recognized increment increase, insurance benefit increase, and/or salary increase found to be greater than that specified in this act shall be in violation of the conditions to the receipt of funds appropriated in this act for school districts; therefore, the superintendent of public instruction shall withhold an amount equal to the level of the violation when applied to the district's respective basic education allocation, unless or until such time as the school district comes into compliance:  PROVIDED FURTHER, That the superintendent of public instruction shall additionally require school districts to ensure that no recognized group of employees as identified in RCW 28A.58.095 shall increase their relative total salary or insurance benefit position at the expense of any other recognized group of employees using the district's authorized total salary and benefit increase allocation for the 1984-85 school year.  Any such group of employees which has clear and convincing evidence that its district is in violation of this proviso may present  such clear and convincing evidence in a challenge to the superintendent of public instruction, who shall determine the validity of the group's challenge.  If sustained, the district shall be deemed in violation of the conditions to the receipt of funds appropriated in this act for school districts and the superintendent of public instruction shall withhold an amount in addition to any funds withheld pursuant to the preceding provision equal to the level of the violation when applied to the district's respective basic education allocation, unless or until such time as the school district comes into compliance.

          (2) Formula allocation of certificated staff units shall be determined as follows:

          (a) One certificated staff unit for each average annual twenty full time equivalent kindergarten, elementary, and secondary students, excluding secondary vocational full time equivalent students enrolled in a vocational program approved by the superintendent of public instruction and excluding full time equivalent handicapped enrollment calculated according to the LEAP Document 6 matrix used to allocate state funds for handicapped education in the respective school year.

          (b) One certificated staff unit for each average annual eighteen and three-tenths full time equivalent students enrolled in a vocational education program approved by the superintendent of public instruction:  PROVIDED, That in skill centers, the ratio shall be one certificated staff unit for each average annual sixteen and sixty-seven one-hundredths full time equivalent students enrolled in an approved vocational education program.

          (c) For districts enrolling not more than one hundred average annual full time equivalent students (except as otherwise specified) and for small school plants within any school district, which small plants have been judged to be remote and necessary by the state board of education, certificated staff units shall be determined as follows:

          (i) For grades K-6, for enrollments of not more than sixty annual average full time equivalent students, three certificated staff units;

          (ii) For grades K-6, for enrollments above sixty annual average full time equivalent students, additional certificated staff units based upon a ratio of one certificated staff unit per twenty annual average full time equivalent students;

          (iii) For grades 7 and 8, for enrollments of not more than twenty annual average full time equivalent students, one certificated staff unit;

          (iv) For grades 7 and 8, for enrollment above twenty annual average full time equivalent students, additional certificated staff units based upon a ratio of one certificated staff unit per twenty annual average full time equivalent students;

          (v) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than seventy annual average full time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, operating a K-8 program or 1-8 program, an additional one-half of a certificated staff unit;

          (vi) For each nonhigh school district having an enrollment of more than fifty annual average full time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, operating a K-6 or 1-6 program, an additional one-half of a certificated staff unit.

          (d) For districts operating high schools with enrollments of not more than three hundred average annual full time equivalent students, certificated staff units shall be determined as follows:

          (i) Nine and one-half certificated staff units for the first sixty annual average full time equivalent students;

          (ii) Additional certificated staff units based upon a ratio of one certificated staff unit per forty-three and one-half average annual full time equivalent students.

          (3) (a) For nonemployee related costs with each certificated staff unit determined under subsection (2) (a), (c), and (d) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $5,287 per staff unit in the 1983-84 school year and a maximum of $5,462 per staff unit in the 1984-85 school year.

          (b) For nonemployee related costs with each certificated staff unit determined under subsection (2)(b) of this section, there shall be provided a maximum of $10,074 per staff unit in the 1983-84 school year and a maximum of $10,408 per staff unit in the 1984-85 school year.

          (4) Formula allocation of classified staff units shall be determined as follows:

          (a) One classified staff unit per each three certificated staff units determined under subsection (2) (a), (c), and (d) of this section;

          (b) One classified staff unit for each sixty full time equivalent vocational students enrolled; and

          (c) For each nonhigh school district with an enrollment of more than fifty annual average full time equivalent students and less than one hundred eighty students, an additional one-half of a classified staff unit.

          (5) The superintendent shall distribute a maximum of $((17,088,000)) 15,629,000 outside the basic education formula as follows:

          (a) A maximum of $((636,000)) 601,000 may be distributed to school districts for fire protection at a rate of $1.056 in fiscal year 1984 and $1.119 in fiscal year 1985 for each student attending a school located in a fire protection district as now or hereafter established pursuant to chapter 52.04 RCW.

          (b) A maximum of $((1,650,000)) 1,120,000 may be expended for operation of vocational programs at each of the skill centers during the summer months, beginning in 1983.

          (c) A maximum of $((272,000)) 141,000 may be distributed for school district emergencies.

          (d) A maximum of $((3,613,000)) 2,901,000 may be expended for districts which experience an enrollment decline of at least four percent or more than three hundred full time equivalent students, whichever is less, from the enrollment of the prior year.  For a qualifying district, the superintendent of public instruction shall increase the enrollment as otherwise computed by twenty-five percent of the full time equivalent enrollment loss from the previous school year.

          (e) A maximum of $((3,720,000 in fiscal year 1984 and $7,197,000 in fiscal year 1985)) 10,866,000 may be expended for substitute teachers.  Funds shall be distributed to school districts at a rate not to exceed $150 per year per full time equivalent classroom teacher in the basic education and handicapped programs for 1983-84 and $250 per year for 1984-85.

          (6) For the 1982-83 school year, if a school district is in violation of RCW 28A.58.095 the superintendent shall withhold the lesser of five percent or an amount equal to the level of violation, applied to the district's basic education allocation.

 

 

        Sec. 30.   Section 103, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 505, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-SALARY AND COMPENSATION INCREASES

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((77,328,000))

 

!tj1!tr81,709,000

 

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:

          (1) Increases provided by this section shall be included for purposes of calculating the levy lid pursuant to chapter 84.52 RCW.

          (2) Salary and insurance benefit increase funds provided by this section shall be distributed by the superintendent of public instruction as specified in this section on an allocation basis only and may be expended by school districts for any state-funded activity.

          (3) A maximum of $26,311,000 shall be distributed for insurance benefit increases for full time equivalent state-supported staff as defined in section 98(1) of this act at a rate of $22 per month per full time equivalent staff unit in the 1983-84 school year and such amount shall be maintained in the 1984-85 school year.

          (4) A maximum of $4,286,000 shall be distributed in the 1984-85 ((school)) fiscal year for insurance benefit increases for full time equivalent state-supported staff as defined in section 98(1) of this act at a rate of $8 per month per full time equivalent staff unit.

          (5) (a) A maximum of  $10,185,000  is provided, effective January 1, 1985, for incremental fringe benefits in section 98(2) of this act and 7.0% of the 1982-83 LEAP Document 5 state-wide average salary for state-supported basic education classified staff as defined in section 98(1) of this act.  With respect to the remaining state-supported classified staff of a district as defined in section 98(1) of this act, the superintendent shall distribute a 7.0%  salary increase using the pertinent program state-wide average salary for such staff.

          (b) The salary increase authorized by subsection (5)(a) of this section shall be the maximum level of state-supported salary increase unless the legislature makes an upward adjustment in a subsequent legislative session.

          (c) During the 1983-84 school year, the superintendent of public instruction, as part of the regular classified data reporting process, shall collect data regarding the length of service of each basic education classified employee in their particular job classification.  The superintendent of public instruction shall submit a report to the legislature prior to March 1, 1984, regarding the proposed allocation methodology as required by subsection (5)(d) of this section.  Such a report shall consider present practices by the state personnel board in granting increments.

          (d) The superintendent of public instruction shall, during the 1984-85 ((school)) fiscal year, allocate $400,000 of the funds allocated by subsection (5)(a) of this section to each district in accordance with its particular 1983-84 complement of staff.

          (e) Pursuant to RCW 84.52.0531(3), any school district having an average classified salary as shown on LEAP Document 5 of less than $16,513 for the 1982-83 school year may grant salary increases to classified staff in the 1983-84 school year to achieve a maximum average classified salary of $16,513.  For purposes of allocating basic education funds in the 1984-85 school year, the superintendent shall modify LEAP Document 5 to reflect any increases given in accordance with this provision.

          (f) A district shall not be in violation of RCW 28A.58.095 as a result of reporting revised staff mix data for the 1983-84 school year in accordance with the revised S-275 staff mix reporting instructions promulgated by the superintendent of public instruction.  For 1984-85, the superintendent of public instruction shall modify LEAP Document 5 to assure that the average certificated salary for a district shall neither increase nor decrease for apportionment purposes as a result of this subsection (5)(f).

          (6) (a) A maximum of $36,540,000  is provided effective January 1, 1985, for incremental fringe benefits in section 98(2) of this act and 7.0% of the 1982-83 LEAP Document 5 average state-wide derived base salary times the district's 1983-84 staff mix factor (as defined in section 99(3) of this act) for state-supported basic education staff as defined in section 98(1) of this act.  With respect to the remaining state-supported certificated staff of a district as defined in section 98(1) of this act, the superintendent shall distribute a 7.0% salary increase times the pertinent state-wide average derived base salary improved by the 1983-84 staff mix of each district for such staff.

          (b) The salary increase authorized by subsection (6)(a) of this section shall be the maximum level of state-supported salary increase unless the legislature makes an upward adjustment in a subsequent legislative session.

          (7) For purposes of RCW 28A.58.095, the following conditions and limitations apply:

          (a) The sum of salary and insurance benefit increases granted by each school district for nonstate-supported staff shall not exceed those specified for state-supported staff of a district.

          (b) Increments granted by school districts to certificated staff in the year in which the increments are given by a district shall constitute salary increase only to the extent that the aggregate of increments granted by a district in accordance with its salary schedule exceeds the aggregate of increments pursuant to LEAP Document 1.

          (c) Salary increases provided by this section shall be applied to the respective district base salaries for certificated staff and the respective district average salaries for classified staff, each as specified in LEAP Document 5 as revised in accordance with this act.

          (d) During the 1984-85 school year, districts may grant increases in insurance benefits to achieve a rate of $179.00 per month per full time equivalent staff unit.

          (e) For the 1984-85 school year, for the purpose of insurance benefit increases for classified employees, a full time equivalent employee is an employee contracted to work 1,440 hours per year or more.  ((The superintendent shall perform a study of the number of eligible employees to be classified as full time equivalent employees for insurance benefits, and shall prepare a recommended funding method to present to the 1985 session of the legislature.  It is intended that the superintendent of public instruction shall distribute funds during July and August, 1985 to support such increases for classified entitlement in state-funded programs as defined in section 98(1) of this act.))

          (8) A maximum of $4,381,000 shall be distributed to fund additional 1984-85 insurance benefit allocations for classified employees as authorized in subsection (7)(e) of this section.

 

 

        Sec. 31.   Section 104, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 506, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

          !tp1FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((171,057,000))

!tj1!tr165,974,000

 

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:

          (1) A maximum of $75,110,400 may be expended in the 1983-84 fiscal year.

          (2) A maximum of $712,000 may be expended for regional transportation coordinators.

          (3) A maximum of $53,000 may be expended for driver training.

          (4) (a) A maximum of $1,746,400 shall be allocated as specified in subsection (4)(b) of this section in the 1983-84 fiscal year to only those school districts that, assuming the 1983-84 formula operating allocation was funded at one hundred percent, would receive less than sixty-five percent of their respective 1982-83 transportation operating expenditures.  This one-time appropriation shall be for transition purposes to give these districts time to eliminate operating inefficiencies.

          (b) An eligible district shall receive money sufficient to either restore its preliminary allocation specified by bulletin 24-83 or the difference between its 1982-83 operating expenditures at sixty-five percent and the 1983-84 formula operating allocation calculated at one hundred percent, whichever is less.

          (5) The superintendent of public instruction is directed to report to the ways and means committees of both houses no later than September 1, 1984, identifying:

          (a) The specific problems associated with the implementation of chapter 61, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. (Substitute House Bill No. 296) which resulted in a transportation funding shortfall in many school districts during the 1983-84 school year.

          (b) The steps which the superintendent is following to alleviate all such shortfalls in 1983-84 transportation allocations and to prevent similar problems from occurring in future school years.

          (c) A plan to retroactively reimburse in the 1985 supplemental budget those districts whose transportation programs were underfunded in the 1983-84 school year due to the problems of implementing chapter 61, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess.  (Substitute House Bill No. 296).

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 32.  !tp1FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION‑-FOR ASBESTOS ABATEMENT

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr1,000,000

 

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:  The superintendent of public instruction shall contract for a state-wide study to identify asbestos hazards in school facilities and to determine the methods and costs of removing such hazards.

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 33.  !tp1FOR THE COUNCIL FOR POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr1,784,000

 

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:  Expenditures from this appropriation shall be utilized solely to fund existing financial aid commitments to students.

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 34.  !tp1FOR THE HIGHER EDUCATION PERSONNEL  BOARD

@i2Higher Education Personnel Board Service Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr105,000

 

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:  $75,000 of this appropriation shall be expended only if backpay computations are ordered by the court in comparable worth litigation.

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 35.  !tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

@i2General Fund‑-Medical Disciplinary Account Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr202,000

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 36.    FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

 

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr5,000,000

 

          The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:  Expenditures from this appropriation shall be utilized solely to fund public improvement projects approved by the community economic revitalization board.

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 37.  !tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr97,000

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 38.  !tp1FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr375,000

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 39.  !tp1FOR THE WORLD FAIR COMMISSION

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr253,000

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 40.  !tp1FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-SALARY INCREASES

@i2General Fund Appropriation‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr1,250,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Private/Local!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr9,000

General Fund Appropriation‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr14,000

Special Fund Salary Increase Revolving Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr181,000

!sc ,10Total Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr1,454,000

 

          The appropriations in this section shall be expended to increase the shift differential pay rate for all state agencies effective February 15, 1985, subject to the following:

          (1) Shift differential pay rates below fifty cents an hour shall be raised to fifty cents an hour.

          (2) Shift differential pay rates above fifty cents an hour prior to the effective date shall be increased thirty cents an hour.

          (3) To facilitate payment of state employee salary increases from special funds, the state treasurer is directed to transfer sufficient amounts from each special fund to the special fund salary increase revolving fund in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management.

 

 

        Sec. 41.   Section 134, chapter 76, Laws of 1983 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 601, chapter 285, Laws of 1984 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

!tp1FOR THE GOVERNOR‑-SALARY AND INSURANCE CONTRIBUTION INCREASES

          (1) There is appropriated for the four-year institutions of higher education from the General Fund!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((17,187,000))

!tr19,038,000

          (2) There is appropriated for the community college system from the  @i2General Fund!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr((9,760,000))

!tj1!tr9,920,000

          (3) There is appropriated for the department of corrections from the General Fund!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr5,841,000

          (4) There is appropriated for the department of social and health services from the:

@i2General Fund‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr12,220,000

General Fund‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr7,419,000

          (5) There is appropriated for other state agencies from the:

@i2General Fund‑-State!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr8,341,000

General Fund‑-Federal!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr1,842,000

          (6) There is appropriated for all state agencies from the Special Fund Salary and Insurance Contribution Increase

Revolving Fund!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr21,652,000

          (7) The appropriations in this section shall be expended to implement:

          (a) Salary increases effective not later than January 1, 1985, to implement such portion of the 1982 salary survey (catch-up results) as possible, rounded to the next range if the application results in a fractional range, for higher education classified employees, state personnel board classified and exempt employees, commissioned officers of the Washington state patrol, faculty and administrative exempt employees of the community college system and the four-year institutions of higher education and medical residents and graduate assistants, including teaching assistants and research assistants of the four-year institutions of higher education (excluding student employees not under the jurisdiction of the state or higher education personnel boards);

          (b) Merit/market increases effective not later than January 1, 1985, and not to exceed $3,140,000 (of which $3,128,000 is from the general fund) for faculty and administrative exempt employees of the four-year institutions of higher education:  PROVIDED, That excluding the regional university and college faculty resource equalization moneys under sections 121 through 123 of this act, no research university, regional university, or state college may grant from any fund source whatsoever any salary increases greater than that provided in this section.  The increases are to be granted solely on the basis of formal merit evaluation procedures which may take into account critical market disparities in teaching disciplines.  The council for postsecondary education shall report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation of the increases no later than February 15, 1985;

          (c) Increases in the state's maximum contribution for employee insurance benefits effective July 1, 1983, from $137.00 per month to $159.00 per month per eligible employee for higher education classified employees, commissioned officers of the Washington state patrol, faculty and administrative exempt employees of the community college system and the four-year institutions of higher education, and state personnel board classified and exempt employees (excluding student employees not under the jurisdiction of the state or higher education personnel boards).  The monthly premium paid for insurance benefits shall not be more than the equivalent of $159.00 per eligible employee effective July 1, 1983 through June 30, 1984.

          (d) Increases in the state's maximum contribution for employee insurance benefits effective July 1, 1984, from $159.00 per month to $167.00 per month per eligible employee for higher education classified employees, commissioned officers of the Washington state patrol, faculty and administrative exempt employees of the community college system and the four-year institutions of higher education, and state personnel board classified and exempt employees (excluding student employees not under the jurisdiction of the state or higher education personnel boards).  The monthly premium paid for insurance benefits shall not be more than the equivalent of $179.00 per eligible employee effective July 1, 1984.

          (e) The state employees insurance board's authority and practice of expending funds in the state employees insurance revolving fund generated by dividends or refunds is recognized, and the average contribution per eligible employee in subsections (c) and (d) of this section shall not be construed as a restriction on such expenditures:  PROVIDED, That any moneys resulting from a dividend or refund shall not be used to increase employee insurance benefits over the level of services provided on the effective date of this 1984 act and in no case may the maximum premium paid be more than $179.00 per month per eligible employee.  Contributions by any county, municipal, or other political subdivision to which coverage is extended after the effective date of this 1984 act shall not receive the benefit of any surplus funds attributable to premiums paid prior to the date upon which coverage is extended.

          (8) The community colleges may grant merit/market increases effective not later than January 1, 1985, and not to exceed $2,038,000 of general fund moneys for faculty and administrative exempt employees:  PROVIDED, That no community college district may grant from any fund source whatsoever any salary increase greater than that provided in this section.  The council for postsecondary education shall report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation of any increases granted pursuant to this subsection no later than February 15, 1985.

          (9) To facilitate payment of state employee salary increases from special funds and to facilitate payment of state employee insurance benefit increases from special funds, the state treasurer is directed to transfer sufficient income from each special fund to the special fund salary and insurance contribution increase revolving fund hereby created in accordance with schedules provided by the office of financial management.

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 42.  !tp1FOR THE STATE TREASURER‑-TRANSFERS

@i2General Fund Appropriation:  For transfer to the Tort Claims Revolving Fund!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr4,000,000

General Fund Appropriation:  For transfer to the Common School Construction Fund!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr15,000,000

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 43.  !tp1FOR SUNDRY CLAIMS

@i2General Fund Appropriation!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr196,000

 

          The appropriation is this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:  The appropriation, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is for the payment of the court judgment to Skamania County arising from suit brought by Skamania County contesting the Forest Products Industry Recovery Act.

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 44.  !tp1FOR STATE TREASURER‑-STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION

@i2General Fund Appropriation for refund of deferred property tax!w×!tr$!sc ,16

!ae0!tr203,000

 

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 45.    If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

 

          NEW SECTION.  Sec. 46.    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.