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BILL · 2015–16 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 2790

HB 2790: Dev. disability services

Concerning employment and community access services for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Summary

  • Requires the Developmental Disability Administration ( DDA) to take into consideration an individual's medical condition, an individual's history of care needs, the availability of employment, and allow for other good cause reasons for an exception to the rule that clients engage in nine months of employment services before receiving community access services.
  • Requires that the DDA annually report to the Legislature the specific rules that allow individuals to receive an exception to the nine-month employment requirement and the number of individuals that were provided an exception.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2790), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2016
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Maureen Walsh (R-16)
Introduced
January 20, 2016 in the House
Last action
March 10, 2016
Budget
Has a fiscal note
Versions
HB 2790, SHB 2790

AN ACT Relating to employment and community access services for individuals with developmental disabilities;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Maureen Walsh (R-16)

13 co-sponsors (8 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

Chris Kilduff D-28Terry Nealey R-16Ruth Kagi D-32Tana Senn D-41Hans Zeiger R-25David Sawyer D-29Joe Schmick R-9Mary Dye R-9Joan McBride D-48Gerry Pollet D-46Larry Haler R-8Brady Walkinshaw D-43Gael Tarleton D-36

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 2790)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 2790)
  4. Referred to Appropriations.
  5. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 2790)
  6. ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  7. First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 2790 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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