Signed by Governor Jay Inslee

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that increases the state budget by more than $1 billion.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $60 million of the home security fund-state appropriation towards increasing local temporary shelter capacity (Pg. 59).

• Appropriates $15 million of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 towards grants to support the operation, maintenance, and service costs of permanent supportive housing projects (Pg. 62).

• Appropriates $40 million of the Washington housing trust account-state appropriation towards production and preservation of affordable housing (Pg. 68).

• Authorizes the department of social and health services, after May 1, 2020, to transfer general fund-state appropriations for fiscal year 2020 among programs and subprograms after approval by the director of the office of financial management (Pg. 122, 132 & 166).

• Requires the department of social and health services and the health care authority, no later than December 31, 2021, to submit a waiver request to the federal department of health and human services to authorize presumptive medicaid eligibility determinations for clients preparing for acute care hospital discharge who many need long-term services and supports (Pg. 153 & 194).

• Authorizes no more than $89 million of the general fund-federal appropriation and no more than $36 million of the general fund-local appropriations to be expended for the medicaid quality improvement program (Pg. 170).

• Appropriates $34 million of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 and $5 million of the general fund-federal appropriation towards the compromise of claims in the reconciliation process for rural health clinics (Pg. 177).

• Appropriates $15 million of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 towards grants to promote workforce development in aerospace and aerospace related supply chain industries (Pg. 241).

• Requires the department of health to convene a work group to collect information and establish guidelines and recommendations for how the office of the insurance commissioner can include telemedicine services in network adequacy requirements (Pg. 265).

• Appropriates $51 million of the family and medical leave insurance account-state appropriation towards increasing staffing levels and funding for the paid family medical leave program in order to align with projected business needs (Pg. 280).

• Appropriates $11 million of the employment services administrative account-state appropriation towards increased compensation and other administrative costs that federal grant dollars are insufficient to cover (Pg. 281).

• Appropriates $41.5 million of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2020, and $16 million of the disaster response account-state appropriation towards emergency response, including fire suppression and COVID-19 (Pg. 345).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report and pass a bill that increases the state budget by more than $1 billion.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $60 million of the home security fund-state appropriation towards increasing local temporary shelter capacity (Pg. 59).

• Appropriates $15 million of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 towards grants to support the operation, maintenance, and service costs of permanent supportive housing projects (Pg. 62).

• Appropriates $40 million of the Washington housing trust account-state appropriation towards production and preservation of affordable housing (Pg. 68).

• Authorizes the department of social and health services, after May 1, 2020, to transfer general fund-state appropriations for fiscal year 2020 among programs and subprograms after approval by the director of the office of financial management (Pg. 122, 132 & 166).

• Requires the department of social and health services and the health care authority, no later than December 31, 2021, to submit a waiver request to the federal department of health and human services to authorize presumptive medicaid eligibility determinations for clients preparing for acute care hospital discharge who many need long-term services and supports (Pg. 153 & 194).

• Authorizes no more than $89 million of the general fund-federal appropriation and no more than $36 million of the general fund-local appropriations to be expended for the medicaid quality improvement program (Pg. 170).

• Appropriates $34 million of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 and $5 million of the general fund-federal appropriation towards the compromise of claims in the reconciliation process for rural health clinics (Pg. 177).

• Appropriates $15 million of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 towards grants to promote workforce development in aerospace and aerospace related supply chain industries (Pg. 241).

• Requires the department of health to convene a work group to collect information and establish guidelines and recommendations for how the office of the insurance commissioner can include telemedicine services in network adequacy requirements (Pg. 265).

• Appropriates $51 million of the family and medical leave insurance account-state appropriation towards increasing staffing levels and funding for the paid family medical leave program in order to align with projected business needs (Pg. 280).

• Appropriates $11 million of the employment services administrative account-state appropriation towards increased compensation and other administrative costs that federal grant dollars are insufficient to cover (Pg. 281).

• Appropriates $41.5 million of the general fund-state appropriation for fiscal year 2020, and $16 million of the disaster response account-state appropriation towards emergency response, including fire suppression and COVID-19 (Pg. 345).

Full Bill Text