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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION

HB 2591: Foster care/dev. disability

Concerning youth eligible for developmental disability services who are expected to exit the foster care system.

Summary

  • Requires the Caseload Forecast Council to forecast the number of people under age 21 who are eligible for Developmental Disability Administration (DDA) waiver services who are also dependent and expected to exit dependency proceedings after reaching age 18 or 21.
  • Requires the funding for the number of people under age 21 who are eligible for DDA waiver services who are also dependent and expected to exit dependency proceedings to be budgeted as a maintenance level cost.
  • Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to convene a shared planning meeting held for youth who are dependent and eligible for DDA services when the youth is between ages 16 and 16-1/2 years old to plan for services in adulthood.

From the House Bill Report (HB 2591), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2020
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Tana Senn (D-41)
Introduced
January 16, 2020 in the House
Last action
February 3, 2020
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to youth eligible for developmental disability services who are expected to exit the foster care system;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Tana Senn (D-41)

26 co-sponsors (22 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

Tom Dent R-13Chris Kilduff D-28Carolyn Eslick R-39Sherry Appleton D-23Lisa Callan D-5Nicole Macri D-43Chris Corry R-14Noel Frame D-36Gerry Pollet D-46June Robinson D-38My-Linh Thai D-41Michelle Valdez R-26Jake Fey D-27Frank Chopp D-43Steve Bergquist D-11Debra Lekanoff D-40Eileen Cody D-34Beth Doglio D-22Mia Gregerson D-33Roger Goodman D-45Jesse Johnson D-30Mari Leavitt D-28Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Timm Ormsby D-3Marcus Riccelli D-3Lauren Davis D-32

Votes

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

History

  1. Referred to Appropriations.
  2. HSEL - Majority; do pass.
  3. First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning.

HB 2591 in other sessions

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