Bill > HB1105

This bill makes supplemental operating appropriations for the state of Washington for fiscal year 2015, allocating funds to various state agencies for specific purposes. The Office of the State Actuary receives $276,000 to improve legislative access to independent health care actuarial analysis. The Military Department is appropriated $17,601,000 for disaster response, contingent on governor-declared disasters and approval from the Office of Financial Management. The Department of Social and Health Services receives appropriations for its Children and Family Services Program ($6,965,000) to cover increased costs for child and family services, and for its Mental Health Division, with funds designated for community services ($11,999,000) to reimburse regional support networks for increased costs related to involuntary treatment act obligations and to add nonforensic beds, and for institutional services ($8,621,000) to establish new wards at Western State Hospital, increase staff for competency evaluations, create a psychiatric intensive care unit, expand psychiatric emergency response teams, and provide assignment pay for psychiatrists. Additional funds are allocated to the Mental Health Division for program support ($650,000) to coordinate efforts for individualized mental health treatment and increase community competency evaluations. The Conservation Commission receives $2,703,000 to protect water quality, prevent crop damage, and aid landowners affected by the Carlton Complex fire. The Department of Natural Resources is appropriated $72,365,000 for emergency fire suppression costs, and the Department of Fish and Wildlife receives $771,000 for emergency fire suppression, seeding, winter deer feeding, and fence repair. The Washington State Patrol is allocated $12,547,000 for fire service resource mobilization costs related to emergencies or disasters, with a matching amount from the Office of Financial Management also designated for the disaster response account for similar purposes. Finally, the Department of Social and Health Services' Developmental Disabilities Division and Long-Term Care Administration receive substantial appropriations totaling $21,250,000 and $49,644,000 respectively, to satisfy court judgments in the case of Rekhter v. DSHS. The bill also amends a statute concerning the economic and revenue forecast supervisor's duties and reporting schedule, particularly for fiscal year 2015.