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ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1354
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C 216 L 88
State of Washington 50th Legislature 1988 Regular Session
By Representatives Pruitt, Sanders, Meyers, Dorn, Rasmussen, Lewis, Anderson, Basich, Heavey, Zellinsky and Cooper
Read first time 1/13/88 and referred to Committee on State Government.
AN ACT Relating to the department of veterans affairs; creating a new section; repealing RCW 43.60A.081, 43.131.227, 43.131.228, 43.131.245, and 43.131.246; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) Section 2, chapter 285, Laws of 1977 ex. sess., section 13, chapter 223, Laws of 1982 and RCW 43.60A.081;
(2) Section 40, chapter 99, Laws of 1979, section 14, chapter 223, Laws of 1982 and RCW 43.131.227;
(3) Section 82, chapter 99, Laws of 1979, section 15, chapter 223, Laws of 1982 and RCW 43.131.228;
(4) Section 1, chapter 223, Laws of 1982 and RCW 43.131.245; and
(5) Section 5, chapter 223, Laws of 1982 and RCW 43.131.246.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The department of veterans affairs and the veterans affairs advisory committee, together with a select committee of veterans and others familiar with long term care needs to be appointed by the department of veterans affairs, shall work with the department of social and health services and the office of financial management to conduct a study of the issues relating to nursing care for indigent veterans in the state of Washington. The department of veterans affairs shall submit a report to the house state government committee, the senate governmental operations committee, and the ways and means committees of the house and senate no later than November 1, 1988. The report shall (1) identify future long term care requirements for indigent veterans, (2) provide recommended options for providing such care, and (3) provide estimates of the costs of the recommended options.
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.