2299-S AMH ORTI TOUL 165

SHB 2299 - H AMD TO H AMD (H-5008.1/18) 1140

By Representative Ortiz-Self

WITHDRAWN 02/23/2018

On page 171, line 12, increase the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2019 by $600,000.

    On page 171, line 21, correct the total.

    On page 186, after line 27, insert:

    "(xx) $600,000 of the general fund-state appropriation is provided for the authority to provide three grants to organizations to provide mental health services to immigrants pursuant to the following conditions:

(i) one of the grants must be for a nonprofit entity experienced in the provision of mental health treatment and counseling services for Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals and families in a county located in Washington with an estimated population of over one million residents.

(ii) one of the grants must be for a nonprofit entity which operates a network of community based health and mental health treatment services in multiple Washington state counties west of the cascade mountains specializing in services to the Latino population.

(iii) one of the grants must be provided to a nonprofit entity which provides peer support, education, and outreach programs to individuals with mental illnesses and their families and is affiliated with a statewide organization that has multiple local affiliates throughout eastern and western Washington."

EFFECT: Provides $600,000 for the Health Care Authority to provide three grants to non-profit organizations to provide mental health services to immigrants. One of the grants must be to an entity experienced in the provision of mental health treatment and counseling services for Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals and families in a county located in Washington with an estimated population of over one million residents. One of the grants must be for an entity that operates a network of community based health and mental health treatment services specializing in services to the Latino population in multiple Washington state counties west of the cascade mountains. One of the grants must be for an entity that provides peer support, education, and outreach programs to individuals with mental illnesses and their families and is affiliated with a statewide organization that has multiple local affiliates throughout eastern and western Washington.

FISCAL IMPACT:

           Increases General Fund - State by $600,000.

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