By Representatives Scott, Appelwick, Locke and Silver

On page 7, beginning on line 13, strike section 9 and 10 and insert the following section:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. (1) Any state funds appropriated in the omnibus operating budget appropriations act for the 1991-93 biennium to the office of the administrator for the courts for the purposes of funding county family courts and county family court services shall be distributed to the eligible counties as provided in this section.

(2) Any appropriation in the omnibus operating budget appropriations act for the purposes of implementing this section is contingent on an equal amount of money being provided by the county from nonstate sources, whether public or private.

(3) Any county that has implemented or has committed to implement a family court and family court services on or before January 1, 1993, is eligible for available appropriated state funds if the county: (a) Obtains approval of an application under subsection (4) of this section; and (b) Commits to spend money from public or private nonstate funding sources over a one-year period beginning on the date the county receives state funding, in an amount that is equal to or greater than the state funds distributed to the county under subsection (4) of this section. Any state funding is contingent on the county maintaining the family court and the family court services over the one-year period after disbursement of state funds to the county.

(4) The office of the administrator for the courts shall accept applications for state funds until March 1, 1992. After the application period expires, the office of the administrator for the courts shall determine each eligible county's percentage of the funds appropriated for family courts and family court services. An eligible county's percentage share of the appropriated funds shall be the same percentage as the number of cases filed in that county under Title 26 RCW, divided by the number of cases filed under Title 26 in all the eligible counties. The initial determination of the number of case filings in each eligible county shall be based upon the office of the administrator for the courts' most recent annual report. The office of the administrator for the courts shall adjust the calculation of the number of filings in each county if any county has a disproportionate number of filings due to changes of venue or cases in which both parties live in another county. The office of the administrator for the courts may begin disbursing the state funds by July 1, 1992 to eligible counties. The office of the administrator for the courts shall disburse the state funds not later than January 1, 1993 to eligible counties. The counties must use the state funds over a one year period from the date of disbursement.

(5) The office of the administrator for the courts shall develop an application form for applying for state funds under this subsection. The office of the administrator for the courts shall develop rules to determine whether a county applying for state funds a) has implemented or has committed to implement a family court and family court services under this chapter; b) has committed nonstate funds for a one year period following disbursement of the state funds to continue the family court and the family court services through that one year period; and c) has spent the matching funds required to obtain the state funds.

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly

SHB 2155 - H AMDS

By Representative Pat Scott

On page 8, line 8, after "through" strike "10" and insert "8"

On page 8, line 12, strike "sections 9 and 10" and insert "section 9"

On page 8, line 13, strike "sections 9 and 10" and insert "section 9"

On page 8, line 13, strike "are" and insert "is"