1561 AMH ORCU H2448.1

HB 1561 - H AMD 189

By Representative Orcutt

ADOPTED 03/15/2003

On page 8, after line 34, insert the following:

"Sec. 5. RCW 13.40.030 and 1996 c 232 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The secretary shall submit guidelines pertaining to the nature of the security to be imposed on youth placed in his or her custody based on the age, offense(s), and criminal history of the juvenile offender. Such guidelines shall be submitted to the legislature for its review no later than November 1st of each year. ((At the same time the secretary shall submit a report on security at juvenile facilities during the preceding year. The report shall include the number of escapes from each juvenile facility, the most serious offense for which each escapee had been confined, the number and nature of offenses found to have been committed by juveniles while on escape status, the number of authorized leaves granted, the number of failures to comply with leave requirements, the number and nature of offenses committed while on leave, and the number and nature of offenses committed by juveniles while in the community on minimum security status; to the extent this information is available to the secretary.)) The department shall include security status definitions in the security guidelines it submits to the legislature pursuant to this section.

(2) The permissible ranges of confinement resulting from a finding of manifest injustice under RCW 13.40.0357 are subject to the following limitations:

(a) Where the maximum term in the range is ninety days or less, the minimum term in the range may be no less than fifty percent of the maximum term in the range;

(b) Where the maximum term in the range is greater than ninety days but not greater than one year, the minimum term in the range may be no less than seventy-five percent of the maximum term in the range; and

(c) Where the maximum term in the range is more than one year, the minimum term in the range may be no less than eighty percent of the maximum term in the range.

Sec. 6. RCW 70.96A.420 and 2001 c 242 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department, in consultation with opiate substitution treatment service providers and counties and cities, shall establish statewide treatment standards for certified opiate substitution treatment programs. The department shall enforce these treatment standards. The treatment standards shall include, but not be limited to, reasonable provisions for all appropriate and necessary medical procedures, counseling requirements, urinalysis, and other suitable tests as needed to ensure compliance with this chapter.

(2) The department, in consultation with opiate substitution treatment programs and counties, shall establish statewide operating standards for certified opiate substitution treatment programs. The department shall enforce these operating standards. The operating standards shall include, but not be limited to, reasonable provisions necessary to enable the department and counties to monitor certified and licensed opiate substitution treatment programs for compliance with this chapter and the treatment standards authorized by this chapter and to minimize the impact of the opiate substitution treatment programs upon the business and residential neighborhoods in which the program is located.

(3) The department shall establish criteria for evaluating the compliance of opiate substitution treatment programs with the goals and standards established under this chapter. As a condition of certification, opiate substitution programs shall submit an annual report to the department and county legislative authority, including data as specified by the department necessary for outcome analysis. The department shall analyze and evaluate the data submitted by each treatment program and take corrective action where necessary to ensure compliance with the goals and standards enumerated under this chapter.

(((4) Before January 1st of each year, the secretary shall submit a report to the legislature and governor. The report shall include the number of persons enrolled in each treatment program during the period covered by the report, the number of persons who leave each treatment program voluntarily and involuntarily, and an outcome analysis of each treatment program. For purposes of this subsection, "outcome analysis" shall include but not be limited to: The number of people who, as a result of participation in the program, are able to abstain from opiates; reduction in use of opiates; reduction in criminal conduct; achievement of economic independence; and reduction in utilization of health care. The report shall include information on an annual and cumulative basis beginning on July 22, 2001.))

Sec. 7. RCW 70.96A.520 and 1997 c 338 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:

The department shall prioritize expenditures for treatment provided under RCW 13.40.165. The department shall provide funds for inpatient and outpatient treatment providers that are the most successful, using the standards developed by the University of Washington under section 27, chapter 338, Laws of 1997. The department may consider variations between the nature of the programs provided and clients served but must provide funds first for those programs that demonstrate the greatest success in treatment within categories of treatment and the nature of the persons receiving treatment.

((The department shall, not later than January 1st of each year, provide a report to the governor and the legislature on the success rates of programs funded under this section.))

Sec. 8. RCW 74.13.017 and 2001 c 265 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

The department shall undertake the process of accreditation with the goal of completion by July 2006. ((The department, in conjunction with a national independent accreditation entity, shall report to the appropriate legislative committees its progress towards complete accreditation on an annual basis, starting December 2001.))

Sec. 9. RCW 74.14A.050 and 2001 c 255 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

The secretary shall:

(1)(a) Consult with relevant qualified professionals to develop a set of minimum guidelines to be used for identifying all children who are in a state-assisted support system, whether at-home or out-of-home, who are likely to need long-term care or assistance, because they face physical, emotional, medical, mental, or other long-term challenges;

(b) The guidelines must, at a minimum, consider the following criteria for identifying children in need of long-term care or assistance:

(i) Placement within the foster care system for two years or more;

(ii) Multiple foster care placements;

(iii) Repeated unsuccessful efforts to be placed with a permanent adoptive family;

(iv) Chronic behavioral or educational problems;

(v) Repetitive criminal acts or offenses;

(vi) Failure to comply with court-ordered disciplinary actions and other imposed guidelines of behavior, including drug and alcohol rehabilitation; and

(vii) Chronic physical, emotional, medical, mental, or other similar conditions necessitating long-term care or assistance;

(2) Develop programs that are necessary for the long-term care of children and youth that are identified for the purposes of this section. Programs must: (a) Effectively address the educational, physical, emotional, mental, and medical needs of children and youth; and (b) incorporate an array of family support options, to individual needs and choices of the child and family. The programs must be ready for implementation by January 1, 1995;

(3) Conduct an evaluation of all children currently within the foster care agency caseload to identify those children who meet the criteria set forth in this section. All children entering the foster care system must be evaluated for identification of long-term needs within thirty days of placement;

(4) As a result of the passage of chapter 232, Laws of 2000, the department is conducting a pilot project to do a comparative analysis of a variety of assessment instruments to determine the most effective tools and methods for evaluation of children. The pilot project may extend through August 31, 2001. The department shall report to the appropriate committees in the senate and house of representatives by September 30, 2001, on the results of the pilot project. The department shall select an assessment instrument that can be implemented within available resources. The department shall complete statewide implementation by December 31, 2001. The department shall report to the appropriate committees in the senate and house of representatives on how the use of the selected assessment instrument has affected department policies, by no later than December 31, 2002, December 31, 2004, and December 31, 2006;

(5) Use the assessment tool developed pursuant to subsection (4) of this section in making out-of-home placement decisions for children;

(6) ((By region, report to the legislature on the following using aggregate data every six months beginning December 31, 2000:

(a) The number of children evaluated during the first thirty days of placement as required in subsection (3) of this section;

(b) The tool or tools used to evaluate children, including the content of the tool and the method by which the tool was validated;

(d) How the department used the results of the evaluation to provide services to the foster child to meet his or her needs; and

(e) Whether and how the evaluation results assisted the department in providing appropriate services to the child, matching the child with an appropriate care provider early on in the child's placement and achieving the child's permanency plan in a timely fashion;

(7))) Each region of the department shall make the appropriate number of referrals to the foster care assessment program to ensure that the services offered by the program are used to the extent funded pursuant to the department's contract with the program. The department shall report to the legislature by November 30, 2000, on the number of referrals, by region, to the foster care assessment program. If the regions are not referring an adequate number of cases to the program, the department shall include in its report an explanation of what action it is or has taken to ensure that the referrals are adequate;

(((8))) (7) The department shall report to the legislature by December 15, 2000, on how it will use the foster care assessment program model to assess children as they enter out-of-home care;

(((9))) (8) The department is to accomplish the tasks listed in subsections (4) through (((8))) (7) of this section within existing resources;

(((10))) (9) Study and develop a comprehensive plan for the evaluation and identification of all children and youth in need of long-term care or assistance, including, but not limited to, the mentally ill, developmentally disabled, medically fragile, seriously emotionally or behaviorally disabled, and physically impaired;

(((11))) (10) Study and develop a plan for the children and youth in need of long-term care or assistance to ensure the coordination of services between the department's divisions and between other state agencies who are involved with the child or youth;

(((12))) (11) Study and develop guidelines for transitional services, between long-term care programs, based on the person's age or mental, physical, emotional, or medical condition; and

(((13))) (12) Study and develop a statutory proposal for the emancipation of minors.

Sec. 10. 2001 2nd sp.s. c 7 s 202 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES--CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAM

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2002)$225,789,000

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2003)$239,013,000

General Fund--Federal Appropriation$372,408,000

General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation$400,000

Public Safety and Education Account--

State Appropriation$987,000

Violence Reduction and Drug Enforcement Account--

State Appropriation$5,702,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION$844,299,000

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

(1) $2,237,000 of the fiscal year 2002 general fund--state appropriation, $2,288,000 of the fiscal year 2003 general fund--state appropriation, and $1,590,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for the category of services titled "intensive family preservation services."

(2) $685,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 2002 appropriation and $701,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 2003 appropriation are provided to contract for the operation of one pediatric interim care facility. The facility shall provide residential care for up to thirteen children through two years of age. Seventy-five percent of the children served by the facility must be in need of special care as a result of substance abuse by their mothers. The facility shall also provide on-site training to biological, adoptive, or foster parents. The facility shall provide at least three months of consultation and support to parents accepting placement of children from the facility. The facility may recruit new and current foster and adoptive parents for infants served by the facility. The department shall not require case management as a condition of the contract.

(3) $524,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 2002 appropriation and $536,000 of the general fund--state fiscal year 2003 appropriation are provided for up to three nonfacility-based programs for the training, consultation, support, and recruitment of biological, foster, and adoptive parents of children through age three in need of special care as a result of substance abuse by their mothers, except that each program may serve up to three medically fragile nonsubstance- abuse-affected children. In selecting nonfacility-based programs, preference shall be given to programs whose federal or private funding sources have expired or that have successfully performed under the existing pediatric interim care program.

(4) $1,260,000 of the fiscal year 2002 general fund--state appropriation, $1,248,000 of the fiscal year 2003 general fund--state appropriation, and $4,196,000 of the violence reduction and drug enforcement account appropriation are provided solely for the family policy council and community public health and safety networks. The funding level for the family policy council and community public health and safety networks represents a 25 percent reduction below the funding level for the 1999-2001 biennium. Funding levels shall be reduced 25 percent for both the family policy council and network grants. Reductions to network grants shall be allocated so as to maintain current funding levels, to the greatest extent possible, for projects with the strongest evidence of positive outcomes and for networks with substantial compliance with contracts for network grants.

(5) $2,215,000 of the fiscal year 2002 general fund--state appropriation, $4,394,000 of the fiscal year 2003 general fund--state appropriation, and $5,604,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for reducing the average caseload level per case-carrying social worker. Average caseload reductions are intended to increase the amount of time social workers spend in direct contact with the children, families, and foster parents involved with their open cases. The department shall use some of the funds provided in several local offices to increase staff that support case-carrying social workers in ways that will allow social workers to increase direct contact time with children, families, and foster parents. To achieve the goal of reaching an average caseload ratio of 1:24 by the end of fiscal year 2003, the department shall develop a plan for redeploying 30 FTEs to case-carrying social worker and support positions from other areas in the children and family services budget. The FTE redeployment plan shall be submitted to the fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2001.

(6) $1,000,000 of the fiscal year 2002 general fund--state appropriation and $1,000,000 of the fiscal year 2003 general fund-- state appropriation are provided solely for increasing foster parent respite care services that improve the retention of foster parents and increase the stability of foster placements. ((The department shall report quarterly to the appropriate committees of the legislature progress against appropriate baseline measures for foster parent retention and stability of foster placements.))

(7) $1,050,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation is provided solely for increasing kinship care placements for children who otherwise would likely be placed in foster care. These funds shall be used for extraordinary costs incurred by relatives at the time of placement, or for extraordinary costs incurred by relatives after placement if such costs would likely cause a disruption in the kinship care placement. $50,000 of the funds provided shall be contracted to the Washington institute for public policy to conduct a study of kinship care placements. The study shall examine the prevalence and needs of families who are raising related children and shall compare services and policies of Washington state with other states that have a higher rate of kinship care placements in lieu of foster care placements. The study shall identify possible changes in services and policies that are likely to increase appropriate kinship care placements.

(8) $3,386,000 of the fiscal year 2002 general fund--state appropriation, $7,671,000 of the fiscal year 2003 general fund--state appropriation, and $20,819,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for increases in the cost per case for foster care and adoption support. $16,000,000 of the general fund--federal amount shall remain unalloted until the office of financial management approves a plan submitted by the department to achieve a higher rate of federal earnings in the foster care program. That plan shall also be submitted to the fiscal committees of the legislature and shall indicate projected federal revenue compared to actual fiscal year 2001 levels. Within the amounts provided for foster care, the department shall increase the basic rate for foster care to an average of $420 per month on July 1, 2001, and to an average of $440 per month on July 1, 2002. The department shall use the remaining funds provided in this subsection to pay for increases in the cost per case for foster care and adoption support. The department shall seek to control rate increases and reimbursement decisions for foster care and adoption support cases such that the cost per case for family foster care, group care, receiving homes, and adoption support does not exceed the amount assumed in the projected caseload expenditures plus the amounts provided in this subsection.

(9) $1,767,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002, $2,461,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2003, and $1,485,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for rate and capacity increases for child placing agencies. Child placing agencies shall increase their capacity by 15 percent in fiscal year 2002 and 30 percent in fiscal year 2003.

(10) The department shall provide secure crisis residential facilities across the state in a manner that: (a) Retains geographic provision of these services; and (b) retains beds in high use areas.

(11) $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002 and $125,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2003 are provided solely for a foster parent retention program. This program is directed at foster parents caring for children who act out sexually, as described in House Bill No. 1525 (foster parent retention program).

Sec. 11. 2001 2nd sp.s. c 7 s 205 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES--DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM

(1) COMMUNITY SERVICES

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2002)$231,693,000

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2003)$242,347,000

General Fund--Federal Appropriation$396,151,000

Health Services Account--State

Appropriation$741,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION$870,932,000

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

(a) The health services account appropriation and $753,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for health care benefits for home care workers with family incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level who are employed through state contracts for twenty hours per week or more. Premium payments for individual provider home care workers shall be made only to the subsidized basic health plan. Home care agencies may obtain coverage either through the basic health plan or through an alternative plan with substantially equivalent benefits.

(b) $902,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002, $3,372,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2003, and $4,056,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for community services for residents of residential habilitation centers (RHCs) who are able to be adequately cared for in community settings and who choose to live in those community settings. The department shall ensure that the average cost per day for all program services other than start-up costs shall not exceed $280. If the number and timing of residents choosing to move into community settings is not sufficient to achieve the RHC cottage consolidation plan assumed in the appropriations in subsection (2) of this section, the department shall transfer sufficient appropriations from this subsection to subsection (2) of this section to cover the added costs incurred in the RHCs. The department shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, within 45 days following each fiscal year quarter, the number of residents moving into community settings and the actual expenditures for all community services to support those residents.

(c) $1,440,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002, $3,041,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2003, and $4,311,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for expanded community services for persons with developmental disabilities who also have community protection issues or are diverted or discharged from state psychiatric hospitals. The department shall ensure that the average cost per day for all program services other than start-up costs shall not exceed $275. The department shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, within 45 days following each fiscal year quarter, the number of persons served with these additional community services, where they were residing, what kinds of services they were receiving prior to placement, and the actual expenditures for all community services to support these clients.

(d) $1,005,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002, $2,262,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2003, and $2,588,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely for increasing case/resource management resources to improve oversight and quality of care for persons enrolled in the medicaid home and community services waiver for persons with developmental disabilities. The department shall not increase total enrollment in home and community based waivers for persons with developmental disabilities except for increases assumed in additional funding provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. ((Prior to submitting to the health care financing authority any additional home and community based waiver request for persons with developmental disabilities, the department shall submit a summary of the waiver request to the appropriate committees of the legislature. The summary shall include eligibility criteria, program description, enrollment projections and limits, and budget and cost effectiveness projections that distinguish the requested waiver from other existing or proposed waivers.))

(e) $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002 and $1,000,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2003 are provided solely for employment, or other day activities and training programs, for young adults with developmental disabilities who complete their high school curriculum in 2001 or 2002. These services are intended to assist with the transition to work and more independent living. Funding shall be used to the greatest extent possible for vocational rehabilitation services matched with federal funding. In recent years, the state general fund appropriation for employment and day programs has been underspent. These surpluses, built into the carry forward level budget, shall be redeployed for high school transition services.

(f) $369,000 of the fiscal year 2002 general fund--state appropriation and $369,000 of the fiscal year 2003 general fund--state appropriation are provided solely for continuation of the autism pilot project started in 1999.

(g) $4,049,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002, $1,734,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2003, and $5,369,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation are provided solely to increase compensation by an average of fifty cents per hour for low-wage workers providing state- funded services to persons with developmental disabilities. These funds, along with funding provided for vendor rate increases, are sufficient to raise wages an average of fifty cents and cover the employer share of unemployment and social security taxes on the amount of the wage increase. In consultation with the statewide associations representing such agencies, the department shall establish a mechanism for testing the extent to which funds have been used for this purpose, and report the results to the fiscal committees of the legislature by February 1, 2002.

(2) INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2002)$71,977,000

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2003)$69,303,000

General Fund--Federal Appropriation$145,641,000

General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation$10,230,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION$297,151,000

The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: Pursuant to RCW 71A.12.160, if residential habilitation center capacity is not being used for permanent residents, the department may make residential habilitation center vacancies available for respite care and any other services needed to care for clients who are not currently being served in a residential habilitation center and whose needs require staffing levels similar to current residential habilitation center residents. Providing respite care shall not impede the department's ability to consolidate cottages as assumed in the appropriations in this subsection.

(3) PROGRAM SUPPORT

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2002)$2,601,000

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2003)$2,623,000

General Fund--Federal Appropriation$2,413,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION$7,637,000

The appropriations in this subsection are subject to the following conditions and limitations: $50,000 of the fiscal year 2002 general fund--state appropriation and $50,000 of the fiscal year 2003 general fund--state appropriation are provided solely for increasing the contract amount for the southeast Washington deaf and hard of hearing services center due to increased workload.

(4) SPECIAL PROJECTS

General Fund--Federal Appropriation$11,995,000

Sec. 12. 2001 2nd sp.s. c 7 s 207 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES--ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2002)$436,440,000

General Fund--State Appropriation (FY 2003)$424,870,000

General Fund--Federal Appropriation$1,356,351,000

General Fund--Private/Local Appropriation$31,788,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION$2,249,449,000

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

(1) $282,081,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002, $278,277,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2003, $1,254,197,000 of the general fund--federal appropriation, and $29,352,000 of the general fund--local appropriation are provided solely for the WorkFirst program and child support operations. WorkFirst expenditures include TANF grants, diversion services, subsidized child care, employment and training, other WorkFirst related services, allocated field services operating costs, and allocated economic services program administrative costs. Within the amounts provided in this subsection, the department shall:

(a) Continue to implement WorkFirst program improvements that are designed to achieve progress against outcome measures specified in RCW 74.08A.410. Valid outcome measures of job retention and wage progression shall be developed ((and reported quarterly to appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the legislature for families who leave assistance, measured after 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months)). An increased attention to job retention and wage progression is necessary to emphasize the legislature's goal that the WorkFirst program succeed in helping recipients gain long-term economic independence and not cycle on and off public assistance. ((The wage progression measure shall report the median percentage increase in quarterly earnings and hourly wage after 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months. The wage progression report shall also report the percent with earnings above one hundred percent and two hundred percent of the federal poverty level. The report shall compare former WorkFirst participants with similar workers who did not participate in WorkFirst. The department shall also report the percentage of families who have returned to temporary assistance for needy families after 12 months, 24 months, and 36 months.))

(b) Develop informational materials that educate families about the difference between cash assistance and work support benefits. These materials must explain, among other facts, that the benefits are designed to support their employment, that there are no time limits on the receipt of work support benefits, and that immigration or residency status will not be affected by the receipt of benefits. These materials shall be posted in all community service offices and distributed to families. Materials must be available in multiple languages. When a family leaves the temporary assistance for needy families program, receives cash diversion assistance, or withdraws a temporary assistance for needy families application, the department of social and health services shall educate them about the difference between cash assistance and work support benefits and offer them the opportunity to begin or to continue receiving work support benefits, so long as they are eligible. The department shall provide this information through in-person interviews, over the telephone, and/or through the mail. Work support benefits include food stamps, medicaid for all family members, medicaid or state children's health insurance program for children, and child care assistance. ((The department shall report annually to the legislature the number of families who have had exit interviews, been reached successfully by phone, and been sent mail. The report shall also include the percentage of families who elect to continue each of the benefits and the percentage found ineligible by each substantive reason code. A substantive reason code shall not be "other." The report shall identify barriers to informing families about work support benefits and describe existing and future actions to overcome such barriers.))

(c) From the amounts provided in this subsection, provide $50,000 from the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002 and $50,000 from the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2003 to the Washington institute for public policy for continuation of the WorkFirst evaluation database.

(d) Submit a report by December 1, 2001, to the fiscal committees of the legislature containing a spending plan for the WorkFirst program. The plan shall identify how spending levels in the 2001-2003 biennium will be adjusted by June 30, 2003, to be sustainable within available federal grant levels and the carryforward level of state funds.

(2) $48,341,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002 and $48,341,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2003 are provided solely for cash assistance and other services to recipients in the general assistance--unemployable program. Within these amounts, the department may expend funds for services that assist recipients to reduce their dependence on public assistance, provided that expenditures for these services and cash assistance do not exceed the funds provided.

(3) $5,632,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002 and $5,632,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2003 are provided solely for the food assistance program for legal immigrants. The level of benefits shall be equivalent to the benefits provided by the federal food stamp program.

(4) $48,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 2002 is provided solely to implement chapter 111, Laws of 2001 (veterans/Philippines).

(5) The department shall apply the provisions of RCW 74.04.005(10) to simplify resource eligibility policy, make such policy consistent with other federal public assistance programs, and achieve the budgetary savings assumed in this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 71.24.820 (Mental health system review--Implementation of status reports) and 2001 c 334 s 3; and

(2) RCW 71.24.830 (Mental health system review--Content of status reports) and 2001 c 334 s 4."

Renumber the remaining section consecutively, correct any internal references accordingly, and correct the title.

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