BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 1721: Behavioral health cert. prgs

Establishing certificate programs to educate behavioral health care professionals.

Summary

Requires the University of Washington (UW) to establish two certificate programs for behavioral health care professionals and graduate students in evidence-based Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) practices.
Establishes a conditional scholarship for individuals enrolled in the UW evidence-based DBT certificate programs.
Devotes 50 percent of the loan repayment awards under the Health Professional Loan Repayment Program to health care professionals providing behavioral health services.
Requires the HPLRP planning committee to include in the selection criteria whether a health professional has a DBT certificate.

From the House Bill Analysis 2019 (HB 1721), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to expanding treatment for individuals at risk of suicide by promoting training in evidence-based practices;

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

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

HB 1721 (2025–26) Zero emissions vehicles/sale · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1721 (2023–24) Skill center class size · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1721 (2021–22) PERS/TRS 1 benefit increase · Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
HB 1721 (2017–18) LPN clinical experience · Enacted · Chapter 203, Laws of 2017
HB 1721 (2015–16) Ambulance patient transport · Enacted · Chapter 157, Laws of 2015
HB 1721 (2013–14) Appropriations legislation · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1721 (2011–12) Coal tar sealant pollution · Enacted · Chapter 268, Laws of 2011
HB 1721 (2009–10) 2- and 3-wheeled vehicles · Did not pass · died in committee