S-0446.1/91       _______________________________________________

 

                                 SENATE BILL 5315

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

 

By Senators Moore, Murray, Talmadge, Bailey and Metcalf.

 

Read first time January 28, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Health & Long‑Term Care.

Funding Fircrest school.


     AN ACT Relating to the Fircrest school; creating a new section; making an appropriation; and declaring an emergency.

 

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

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1.      The legislature finds that the Fircrest school, serving over four hundred clients of the division of developmental disabilities of the department of social and health services, has been found to be out of compliance with the requirements of federal law.  These deficiencies relate to facility staffing, treatment programs, client protection, and other health and safety issues.  Failure to correct these problems will result in the termination of the agreement with the federal government that provides for Fircrest's participation in the federal medicaid program.  The legislature therefore deems it necessary and appropriate to provide sufficient funds to correct these deficiencies.

 

     NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2.      The sum of nine million nine hundred sixty-five thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 1991, from the general fund to the division of developmental disabilities of the department of social and health services for the purposes of this act.  Of this amount, five million three hundred eighty-one thousand dollars shall be from federal funds and four million five hundred eighty-four thousand dollars shall be from state funds.

 

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