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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1095

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Hine, Brekke, Ferguson, Heavey, Winsley, Schoon, Sanders, Moyer, Barnes, Sayan, Lux, Bristow, Appelwick, Basich, Leonard, Patrick, Brough, Wineberry, Holland, Jesernig, C. Smith, D. Sommers, J. Williams, Rayburn, May, Fuhrman, Jacobsen, Spanel and Holm

Read first time 2/25/87 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to community residential programs for the developmentally disabled; making appropriations and authorizing expenditures for the operations of community residential programs for the developmentally disabled for the fiscal biennium beginning July 1, 1987, and ending June 30, 1989; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The sum of $1,168,500 from the general fund, or so much as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 1989, to the department of social and health services to provide for the establishment and operations of 24 additional community group home placements and related services for developmentally disabled clients.  The group homes are estimated to be completed for operation on January 1, 1988.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     In selecting residents for the Good Shepherd homes, residents from the community shall have priority, but in any case residents from the community shall not be less than fifty percent of the total number of residents.

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