A budget proviso (request for funding) have been submitted to the legislative budget team for consideration. The proviso is for the healthcare authority, in partnership with the developmental disabilities administration, to convene and facilitate a work group to examine and make recommendations on the implementation of a residential home model that provides enhanced behavior supports for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Please call the appropriations budget team. Let them know Enhanced Behavior Support Homes are important to you. They will be reviewing and finalizing the budget over the next couple of weeks. Give us 5 minutes, that’s all it takes!

Legislators are more responsive to their own constituents, so find your legislative district and call your own representatives that are listed below.

If you don’t live in any of the districts listed below, call the ones that are highlighted: Chair, 3 Vice Chairs and Ranking Minority Member.

If you’re looking for talking points try:

“Hello, my name is (____________). I’m a parent/grandparent/sibling/friend of a person with autism. Creating Enhanced Behavior Support Homes (EBSH) in Washington State is very important to me and my family. I am asking you to please consider supporting this effort by funding Representative Leavitt’s budget proviso that will fund a work group to examine and make recommendations of a residential model that provides enhanced behavior supports for individuals with developmental disabilities. Thank you very much.”

Thank you for giving us 5!