2319-S2.E AMC CONF H4595.1

2319-S2.E AMC CONF H4595.1

E2SHB 2319 - CONF REPT - AMD TO S5957.1/94

By Conference Committee

On page 202, after line 37, insert the following:

"Sec. 919. 1993 sp.s. c 24 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.............. $ ((~~292,004,000~~))

283,352,000

General Fund‑-Federal Appropriation............. $.................................. ((~~193,407,000~~))

216,172,000

Drug Enforcement and Education Account

Appropriation.............................. $ 3,722,000

TOTAL APPROPRIATION............. $ ((~~489,133,000~~))

503,246,000

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

(1) $854,000 of the drug enforcement and education account appropriation and $300,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation are provided solely to contract for the operation of one pediatric interim care facility. The facility shall provide residential care for up to twelve 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 also shall 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.

(2) $700,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $262,000 of the drug enforcement and education account appropriation are provided solely 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 have successfully performed under the existing pediatric interim care program.

(3) In the event that the department consolidates children's services offices, the department shall ensure that services continue to be accessible to isolated communities.

(4) (($14,984,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $14,632,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided to establish a state child care block grant by July 1, 1994. The department shall develop a plan for administering the block grant which shall include: (a) A state-wide distribution formula; (b) a block grant application process that encourages the cooperative efforts of local governments, resource and referral agencies, and other not-for-profit organizations involved with child care; (c) recommendations about cost-effective ways to administer child care subsidies in rural areas of the state; and (d) recommendations for the percentage of the grant to be used for local administration. The plan shall be presented to the appropriate legislative committees by January 1, 1994.)) The department shall develop and implement a plan for removing categorical barriers to access for families needing departmental child care services. The plan shall be developed in consultation with the child care coordinating committee, and shall include strategies such as: (a) Co-location of child care eligibility workers with other relevant service providers such as resource and referral agencies; (b) development of a uniform application form and process across programs; (c) cross-training of departmental and resource and referral agency child care staff; (d) development of parent brochures; and (e) increased coordination at the local level with child care and early childhood programs operated by other agencies and governmental jurisdictions. The department shall report to appropriate committees of the legislature on the plan and its implementation status by December 1, 1994.

(5) The department shall coordinate funding totaling $400,000 from all available sources to initiate a residential teen welfare protection program in an urban county with a population over 550,000. The program shall be designed to improve employment and parenting skills of teenage mothers to reduce long-term welfare dependence. The department shall select a provider with experience in providing residential services to adolescent mothers and their infants.

(6) The family policy council under chapter 70.190 RCW shall establish procedures for locating appropriate counseling staff of participating agencies in public schools.

(((8) $8,792,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation is provided solely to implement the following programs: $385,000 of this amount is provided for the medical training project on the evaluation and care of child sexual abuse, $4,784,000 of this amount is provided for contracts for domestic violence shelters and comprehensive domestic violence service planning, $2,841,000 of this amount is provided for early identification and treatment of child sexual abuse, and $782,000 of this amount is provided for sexual assault centers.))

(7) $900,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation, and $225,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation, are provided solely to implement Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6255 (permanency planning for children). The department may transfer a portion of this amount to the legal services revolving fund for costs associated with implementation of this bill.

(8) $4,142,000 of the general fund‑-state appropriation and $1,858,000 of the general fund‑-federal appropriation are provided solely to fund prevention programs designed to address risk factors related to violent criminal acts by juveniles, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, teen pregnancy and male parentage, suicide attempts, substance abuse, and dropping out of school. The legislature intends, through the appropriation of these funds, to address the underlying causes of violence and other at-risk behaviors of children and create an environment which promotes healthy behaviors and safe communities for children and their families.

The family policy council shall disburse funds under this subsection to community public health and safety networks who are in substantial compliance with chapter . . ., Laws of 1994 (this act) as determined by the council by rule. Funds provided under this subsection shall only be available upon application of a network to the council. The application and plan shall demonstrate the effectiveness of the program in terms of reaching its goals, specify the risk factors to be addressed and ameliorated, and provide clear and substantial evidence that additional funds will substantially improve the ability of the program to increase its effectiveness. In considering requests for funding under this section, the council may approve requests to:

(a) Provide technical assistance, planning grants, and grants of flexible funds to community public health and safety networks;

(b) Fund healthy family programs;

(d) Fund domestic violence programs;

(e) Fund safe schools/community programs; and

(f) Fund other services targeted at the risk factors specified in chapter . . ., Laws of 1994 (this act).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 920. Section 201, chapter . . . (section 201 of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6244), Laws of 1994 (uncodified) is repealed."

E2SHB 2319 - CONF REPT

By Conference Committee

On page 203, line 21 of the title amendment, after "(uncodified);" insert "amending 1993 sp.s. c 24 s 202 (uncodified);"

On page 203, line 39 of the title amendment, after "82.64.900;" insert "repealing section 201, chapter . . . (section 201 of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6244), Laws of 1994 (uncodified);"