JOINT CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT

We, the conferees, appointed by the respective bodies to consider and report upon the disagreeing vote on Senate Bill No. 1286, report as follows:

A. We recommend that the House Amendments be rejected.

B. We recommend that the engrossed bill be accepted with the following amendments to resolve the matter under disagreement:

1. Line 53, engrossed, after select

insert

, subject to availability,

2. Line 54, engrossed, after facility

strike

if such housing option is available

3. Line 93, engrossed, after than

strike

January

insert

February

4. Line 95, engrossed, after comment and

strike

public

5. Line 104, engrossed, after in

strike

this

insert

the

6. At the beginning of line 105, engrossed

strike

120

insert

90

7. After line 105, engrossed

insert

7. That notwithstanding the sixth enactment of this act, if the waiting list for supportive housing for auxiliary grant recipients maintained by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services consists of 30 individuals or more on October 1, 2020, then the maximum number of auxiliary grant recipients in supportive housing shall be increased to 120.

Respectfully submitted,

Senator George L. Barker

Senator John A. Cosgrove, Jr.

Senator A. Benton "Ben" Chafin

Conferees on the part of the Senate

Delegate Christopher K. Peace

Delegate Robert D. Orrock, Sr.

Delegate Lashrecse D. Aird

Conferees on the part of the House