CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5153



63rd Legislature
2013 Regular Session

Passed by the Senate April 22, 2013
  YEAS 47   NAYS 0


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President of the Senate
Passed by the House April 9, 2013
  YEAS 94   NAYS 0


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Speaker of the House of Representatives


CERTIFICATE

I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5153 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.


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Secretary
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Governor of the State of Washington
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Secretary of State
State of Washington


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ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5153
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2013 Regular Session
State of Washington63rd Legislature2013 Regular Session

By Senate Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl-Welles, Carrell, Darneille, Pearson, and Schlicher)

READ FIRST TIME 02/08/13.   



     AN ACT Relating to strengthening families by allowing transfers between regional support networks to be closer to relatives or other strong personal supports; and adding a new section to chapter 71.24 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   A new section is added to chapter 71.24 RCW to read as follows:
     The regional support networks shall jointly develop a uniform transfer agreement to govern the transfer of clients between regional support networks. By September 1, 2013, the regional support networks shall submit the uniform transfer agreement to the department. By December 1, 2013, the department shall establish guidelines to implement the uniform transfer agreement and may modify the uniform transfer agreement as necessary to avoid impacts on state administrative systems.

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