6151-S AMS KAST FD 031

SSB 6151 - S AMD TO S AMD (S-2682.1/01) AMD 309

    By Senators Kastama, Regala, and Franklin

                                              NOT ADOPTED 04/12/01

    On page 6, after line 7, insert the following:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 202.  A new section is added to chapter 71.09 RCW to read as follows:

    Notwithstanding the total capacity of the step-down facility established in section 201 of this act, the step-down facility may house no more than 3 persons, or that number necessary for the state to meet its constitutional duty, until July 1, 2003.  After July 1, 2003, the step-down facility located on McNeil Island is eligible to accept additional residents only if other counties have sited facilities or accepted persons conditionally released under this chapter to the extent that the proportion of conditionally released persons would not be disproportionally high in the county that houses both the special commitment center and the step-down facility established under section 201 of this act.

    Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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EFFECT: Limits the initial number of step-down facility residents to 3, or the amount required for the state to meet its constitutional duty for 2 years, then limits it to the number that pierce county should receive as it's proportional share.