2023 Legislative Session: Sine Die!
And that's a wrap.
Check out the Arc of WA Advocacy page for the bills that passed and the State Capital and Operating Budgets for 2023-2025
Budget Summary Side-by-Side for IDD Issues:
Senate/House/Final Capital Budget 4/24/23
Governor/Senate/House/Final Operating Budget 4/24/23
2023 Bills of Interest Final 4/24/23
Only a couple of weeks left in this year's Legislative Session.
Arc of WA Advocacy page - https://arcwa.org/billtracker/
Bills of Interest that are continuing to move forward include (but are not limited to....)
HB 1222 Include health carrier coverage of hearing aids, auditory training and ear molds
HB 1407 Removing the "age 10" re-eligibility requirement for Developmental Disability Administration services
SB 5311 Increasing Special Education Funding
HB 1541 Nothing About Us Without Us Act
HB 1694 Allowing extended family members (grandparents, siblings, etc) to become Independent Care Providers with a reduced training requirement (30 hours instead of 70 hours)
and...
the Senate, House and Governor's proposed Budgets are also now on the Arc of WA website to check out. https://arcwa.org/billtracker/
