2015 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BILLS OF INTEREST

2015 DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES BILLS OF INTEREST
Bill #
Title
Description
Sponsor
SHB 1105
2015 Supplemental
Supplemental budget by request of Governor Inslee
Rep Hunter
HB 1106
2015-2017 Budget
Biennial Operating Budget - House
Rep Hunter
Passed House
Conference
SB 5077
2015-2017 Budget
Biennial Operating Budget - Senate
Sen Hill
Passed Senate
Conference
SB 5944
SMART act
State Money Accountability, Review or Termination ("SMART") act
reviews new spending programs
Sen Hill
NTIB?
HB 1223
Workforce housing
Creates workforce housing in King County near transit, would benefit
people with developmental disabilities
Rep Springer
HB 1240
Restraints in schools
Prohibit the planned use of aversive interventions, no restraints &
isolation unless serious harm is likely
Rep Pollet
HB 1307
Supported living
Enforcement standards for residential services and support providers
(DSHS request)
Rep Harris
2SHB 1472
Chemical action plans
Using chemical action plans to require safer chemicals in Washington
State, bans 5 flame retardants but not substitutes
Rep Fitzgibbon
NTIB?
SHB 1491
Early care and education
system
Early Start - integration of child care and preschool (preference given
to programs for special needs)
Rep Kagi
President & Speaker
signed
HB 1531
Respite providers
Removes expiration date on 300 hours a year for respite providers
(DSHS request)
Rep Tharinger
HB 1636
Employment of people
w/disabilities
State Employment Disability Parity Act, agencies will report on people
employed with disabilities
Rep MacEwan
2SHB 2063
Achieving a Better Life
Experience
Create 529A savings accounts for people with disabilities per the
federal ABLE Act
Rep Kilduff
HB 2221
High priority violations in
facilities
Creates a Priority Response Unit in the Long Term Care Ombuds office
to respond to high priority complaints of abuse
Rep Hunter
SB 5302
Washington state trusts
Regarding rules, delegation of trustee duties, and standards for
Washington state trusts
Sen Benton
2SSB 5311
Crisis intervention training
Create crisis intervention training for all law enforcement, includes
interaction with people with DD, standards for outside trainers
Sen Rolfes
SB 5317
Autism screening
Requiring screening and payment for autism and developmental delays
for children in medicaid programs
Sen Frockt
NTIB
SB 5436
JLEC A&D
Continuing the work of the joint legislative executive committee on
aging and disability until Dec 2020
Sen Bailey
NTIB
2SB 5486
Parents for parents program
Parent mentors for children with developmental disabilities in the
foster care system
Sen Frockt
SB 5488
ABA licensure
Establishing licensure for the practice of applied behavior analysis
(ABA)
Sen Keiser
The Arc of Washington State: Bills of Interest 4-23
Status
Sched
Position
Governor signed
Delivered to
Governor
Senate receded, adds
new amendment
Governor signed
Delivered to
Governor
President & Speaker
signed
Delivered to
Governor
NTIB
Delivered to
Governor
Governor signs
(4/24)
Delivered to
Governor
Delivered to
Governor
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SB 5600
Abuse definitions
Refine definitions of mental abuse and restraints used in DSHS
facilities (DSHS request)
Sen Dammeier
President & Speaker
signed
SSB 5607
Guardianship complaints
Create a standard form for guardianship complaints, clarify the
complaint process, cost for families
Sen Conway
Senate concurred
SB 5647
Courthouse facilitators
Allows counties to create guardianship courthouse facilitator programs
Sen Conway
SB 5679
Transition services
Clarifies transition services to be included in transition plans at age 16,
but as young as 14
Sen McAuliffe
2SSB 5688
Social-emotional learning
Convene a work group on social emotional learning that builds upon
what is being done in early learning
Sen Litzow
NTIB
SSB 5740
Extended foster care
Provide extended foster care for non-minors not able to do certain
activities, have DDA at meetings
Sen Fain
President & Speaker
signed
SB 5889
Extend competency eval
deadlines
Extend deadline to complete evals while in jail from 7 days to 14 days
for people incompetent to stand trial
Sen O'Ban
SB 5999
ECEAP
Adds Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) to the
Caseload Forecast Council
Sen Darneille
SR 8656
Autism
SR 8657
Down Syndrome
President & Speaker
signed
Senate refuses to
concur
Governor signed
Delivered to
Governor
Honor & support individuals with autism and acknowledge the
Sen Roach
tremendous courage that they & their families put forth every day
Recognize and honor exemplary individuals with Down syndrome and
Sen Padden
the dedicated communities that support them
Support
Oppose
Have Concerns
Adopted
Adopted
NTIB
Bill
Died
S = Senate, H = House of Representatives, WS = Work Session, PH = Public Hearing, Exec = Executive Session, NTIB = Necessary To Implement the Budget
The Arc of Washington State 4/23/2015
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