6199-S AMS BAUM S5015.1
SSB 6199 - S AMD 474
By Senator Baumgartner
WITHDRAWN 02/07/2018
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.  "(1) A legislative task force on the consumer directed employer program is established, with members as provided in this subsection.
(a) The president of the senate must appoint two members from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate.
(b) The speaker of the house of representatives must appoint two members from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives.
(c) The president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives must appoint two members representing in-home long-term care consumers, and must appoint two members representing in-home long-term care providers.
(d) The director of the department of social and health services or the director's designee.
(2) The task force must review the following issues:
(a) Options long-term care consumers have in receiving long-term care in their homes;
(b) Whether a consumer directed employer program would provide more options to in-home long-term care services; and
(c) The fiscal impact to the state in establishing a consumer directed employer program in the state as well as the impact to the state for not establishing such a program.
(3) Staff support for the task force must be provided by the senate committee services and the house of representatives office of program research.
(4) Legislative members of the task force are reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 44.04.120. Nonlegislative members are not entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses if they are elected officials or are participating on behalf of an employer, governmental entity, or other organization. Any reimbursement for other nonlegislative members is subject to chapter 43.03 RCW.
(5) The expenses of the task force must be paid jointly by the senate and the house of representatives. Task force expenditures are subject to approval by the senate facilities and operations committee and the house of representatives executive rules committee, or their successor committees.
(6) The task force shall report its findings and recommendations to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2020.
(7) This section expires January 1, 2021."
SSB 6199 - S AMD 474
By Senator Baumgartner
WITHDRAWN 02/07/2018
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "program;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "creating a new section; and providing an expiration date."
EFFECT: Replaces the bill with a task force to study consumer directed employer programs.
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