CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5800

                   Chapter 383, Laws of 1995

                        54th Legislature

                      1995 Regular Session

   COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/23/95

Passed by the Senate April 23, 1995   YEAS 43   NAYS 0 JOEL PRITCHARD President of the Senate Passed by the House April 11, 1995   YEAS 93   NAYS 0

CERTIFICATE I, Marty Brown, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5800 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

CLYDE BALLARD Speaker of the       House of Representatives

MARTY BROWN                             Secretary

Approved May 16, 1995 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.

FILED                       May 16, 1995 - 11:33 a.m.

MIKE LOWRY Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5800

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                      AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

             Passed Legislature - 1995 Regular Session

State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators McDonald, Wojahn, Cantu, West, Rinehart, Pelz and Bauer)

Read first time 03/03/95.

Recognizing that financial savings from efficiencies in the developmental disabilities program should be redirected within the program for community-based services.

    AN ACT Relating to developmental disabilities; and adding a new section to chapter 71A.10 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 71A.10 RCW to read as follows:

    The legislature recognizes that the emphasis of state developmental disability services is shifting from institutional-based care to community services in an effort to increase the personal and social independence and fulfillment of persons with developmental disabilities, consistent with state policy as expressed in RCW 71A.10.015.  It is the intent of the legislature that financial savings achieved from program reductions and efficiencies within the developmental disabilities program shall be redirected within the program to provide public or private community-based services for eligible persons who would otherwise be unidentified or unserved.

    Passed the Senate April 23, 1995.

    Passed the House April 11, 1995.

Approved by the Governor May 16, 1995.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 16, 1995.