SF0031

Bill Summary Bill No.: SF0031 Effective : Immediately LSO No.: 18LSO-0151 Enrolled Act No.: SEA No. 0021 Chapter No.: 48 Prime Sponsor: Joint Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs Interim Committee Catch Title: Veterans' skilled nursing center. Subject: Authorizing planning and design for a skilled nursing center for veterans . Summary/Major Elements: This bill authorizes the State Construction Department, with assistance from the Veterans' Commission and the Department of Health , to conduct Level I and Level II planning and design , as prescribed in W.S. 9-5-108 , for a veterans' skilled nursing center. The planning and design must take into account requirements for projected United States Department of Veterans Affairs funding (65% of the project costs) . Th is bill provides a $300,000 appropriation for the Level I and Level II planning and design. This bill requires t he Joint L abor, H ealth and S ocial S ervices I nterim C ommittee and the D epartment of H ealth to conduct a joint study on the availability of personnel to staff a veterans' skilled nursing center, existing available nursing home beds and the demand for a veterans' skilled nursin g center in the state. Comments: Requires reports from the State Construction Department to the Joi nt Appropriations Committee, Joint Transportation, Highways and Military Affairs Interim Committee and State Building Commission . Re quires the Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee to report to the Joint Transportation, Highways and Mil itary Affairs Interim Committee. NOTE: Final action on this bill was not taken at the time this summary was prepared. Should changes be made to the bill upon final passage, an updated summary will be prepared and placed upon the legislative website at http://wyoleg.gov . A packet of updated summaries will be sent to all legislators after the time for any veto has expired (fifteen days after adjournment). The above summary is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and is not an official statement of legislative intent. While the Legislative Service Office endeavored to provide accurate information in this summary, it should not be relied upon as a comprehensive abstract of the bill .