HOUSE BILL REPORT

                 SHB 2164

                       As Passed House

                      February 12, 1994

Title:  An act relating to residential habilitation centers.

Brief Description:  Repealing the permanent establishment of residential habilitation centers.

Sponsors:  By House Committee on Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Sommers, Ogden, H. Myers and Leonard; by request of Legislative Budget Committee).

Brief History:

  Reported by House Committee on:

Human Services, February 3, 1994, DPS;

Appropriations, February 5, 1994, DPS(HS);

  Passed House, February 12, 1994, 57-40.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Majority Report:  The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  Signed by 9 members:  Representatives Leonard, Chair; Thibaudeau, Vice Chair; Cooke, Ranking Minority Member; Talcott, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Brown; Caver; Karahalios; Patterson and Wolfe.

Minority Report:  Do not pass.  Signed by 2 members:  Representatives Lisk and Padden.

Staff:  Dave Knutson (786-7146).

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

Majority Report:  The substitute bill by Committee on Human Services be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass.  Signed by 20 members:  Representatives Sommers, Chair; Valle, Vice Chair; Carlson, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Appelwick; Basich; Cooke; Dorn; Dunshee; G. Fisher; Foreman; Jacobsen; Lemmon; Linville; H. Myers; Peery; Rust; Sehlin; Stevens; Talcott and Wang.

Minority Report:  Do not pass.  Signed by 5 members:  Representatives Silver, Ranking Minority Member; Ballasiotes; Sheahan; Wineberry and Wolfe.

Staff:  John Woolley (786-7154).

Background:  Six residential habilitation centers which provide services to people with developmental disabilities are permanently established in statute.

Summary of Bill:  The section of the revised code of Washington which permanently establishes six residential habilitation centers is repealed.

Fiscal Note:  Available.

Effective Date:  The bill contains an emergency clause and takes effect immediately.

Testimony For:  (Human Services) None.

(Appropriations) None.

Testimony Against:  (Human Services) The permanent establishment of six residential habilitation centers should not be repealed.

(Appropriations) The bill is not supported.

Witnesses:  (Human Services) David Wood, Action For Residential Habilitation Centers (con); and Tom Dean, Friends of Rainier (con).

(Appropriations) Greg Devereux, Washington State Employees Association.