House of Representatives

SB1306

domestic violence shelters; funding

Sponsors: Burns B., Bee, Hamilton, et. al.

DP	Committee on HS
X	Caucus and COW
	As Passed the House

SB1306 changes the methods, limits and notice requirements for the Department of Economic Security (DES) to allocate funds for domestic violence shelters. The bill changes the allocation of funds but not total funding.

History

Current statutes prioritize funding for shelters by the diversity of services each shelter provides. DES administered 40% of the $10 million total funding specifically designated for domestic violence services. This bill requires DES to collaborate with stakeholders to determine methodology to prioritize funding by client needs instead of the capacity of shelters, and requires DES to allocate funds based on that methodology.

Provisions

· Eliminates the funding limit of $100,000 per shelter per year

· Eliminates the funding preference for shelters that provide a broad range of services and shelters that use volunteers.

· Requires DES in consultation with a state coalition against domestic violence to develop a method of allocating funds to shelters based on service need, resources, location and population.

· Requires DES to allocate funds based on the method developed with the coalition.

· Eliminates the June 15 deadline for DES to notify shelters of how funds will be allocated.

· Requires DES to consult with a state coalition against domestic violence in preparing the annual report.

· Eliminates DES discretion for allocating funds by requiring allocation based upon statutory allocation methodology.

· Contains a general effective date and makes technical changes.

SB1306 passed the Human Services Committee unamended.

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44th Legislature Analyst Initials _______

Second Regular Session March 2, 2000

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