3SHB 2687 -
By Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 43.215
RCW to read as follows:
(1) Within existing resources, the nongovernmental private-public
partnership designated in RCW 43.215.070 shall develop a framework for
home visiting in Washington, to include but not be limited to setting
clear goals, outcome measures, and an evaluation process. Existing
programs that are funded by the public or private sector shall be
considered when developing the framework. The partnership shall
consult with experts in the health, child abuse prevention, and school
readiness fields.
(2)(a) The home visiting services account is created in the custody
of the state treasurer. Revenues to the account shall consist of
appropriations by the legislature, not before July 1, 2013, and all
other sources deposited in the account.
(b) Expenditures from the account shall be used for state matching
funds for the purposes of the program established in this section
including administrative expenses. Only the director, or the
director's designee, may authorize expenditures from the account.
Authorizations for expenditures may be given only after private funds
are committed and available.
(c) Expenditures from the account are exempt from the
appropriations and allotment provisions of chapter 43.88 RCW. However,
amounts used for program administration by the department are subject
to the allotment and budgetary controls of chapter 43.88 RCW, and an
appropriation is required for these expenditures.
(3) The department must expend moneys from the account to provide
state matching funds for partnership activities to implement home
visiting services and administer the infrastructure necessary to
develop, support, and evaluate evidence-based, research-based, and
promising home visiting programs.
(4) Activities eligible for funding through the account include,
but are not limited to:
(a) Home visiting services that achieve one or more of the
following: (i) Enhancing child development and well-being by
alleviating the effects on child development of poverty and other known
risk factors; (ii) reducing the incidence of child abuse and neglect;
or (iii) promoting school readiness for young children and their
families; and
(b) Development and maintenance of the model-specific
infrastructure for home visiting programs, including training, quality
improvement, and evaluation.
(5) Beginning July 1, 2013, the department may contract with the
nongovernmental private-public partnership designated in RCW 43.215.070
to administer programs funded through the home visiting services
account. The department shall monitor performance and provide periodic
reports on the use outcomes of the home visiting services account.
(6) The nongovernmental private-public partnership shall, in the
administration of the programs:
(a) Fund programs through a competitive bid process; and
(b) Convene an advisory committee of early learning and home
visiting experts, including one representative from the department, to
advise the partnership regarding research and the distribution of funds
from the account to eligible programs.
(7) To promote continuity for families receiving home visiting
services through programs funded on the effective date of this section,
those programs funded under chapter 43.121 RCW shall be funded through
June 30, 2015, based on availability of funds and the achievement of
stated performance goals. This section does not require any program to
receive continuous funding beyond June 30, 2015. Organizations that
may receive program funding include local health departments;
nonprofit, neighborhood-based, community, regional, or statewide
organizations; and federally recognized Indian tribes located in the
state."
3SHB 2687 -
By Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "to" strike the remainder of the title and insert "home visiting services; and adding a new section to chapter 43.215 RCW."
EFFECT: Directs Thrive by Five to develop a framework for home visiting, to include but not be limited to, setting clear goals, outcome measures, and an evaluation process. Existing programs that are funded by the public or private sector must be considered. Thrive must consult with specific experts. Clarifies that activities eligible for funding include the development and maintenance of the model- specific infrastructure for home visiting programs. Appropriations by the Legislature to the account must not occur before July 1, 2013. DEL is no longer required to contract with Thrive. DEL may contract with Thrive beginning July 2013 instead of July 2010. Current home visiting programs must be funded through June 30, 2015, instead of June 2012. Changes the title from "creating the home visiting services account" to "home visiting services."