Reducing the developmental disabilities administration's no-paid services caseload services.

 S-1546.1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5394

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Robinson and Nobles; by request of Office of Financial Management)

READ FIRST TIME 02/28/25.

AN ACT Relating to reducing the developmental disabilities administration's no-paid services caseload services; and amending RCW 71A.10.100 .

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 71A.10.100 and 2022 c 247 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department shall hire two permanent, full-time employees to regularly review and maintain the no-paid services caseload. This includes, but is not limited to, updating the no-paid services caseload to accurately reflect a current head count of eligible individuals and identifying the number of individuals contacted who are currently interested in receiving a paid service from the developmental disabilities administration and if the individual would like services now or within the next year. Beginning December 1, 2022, the department shall annually report this information to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature.