| Passed by the Senate April 22, 2013 YEAS 47 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 9, 2013 YEAS 94 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | 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. HUNTER G. GOODMAN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 14, 2013, 11:20 a.m. JAY INSLEE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 14, 2013 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2013 Regular Session |
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.