Amend CSHB 1 on page II-70 of the Department of State Health Services bill pattern by adding the following new rider:

____. Funding for Local Mental Health Authorities Previously Served by NorthSTAR. It is the intent of the legislature that out of funds appropriated above in Goal B, Community Health Services, the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) shall, to the extent consistent with existing general law, calculate grant amounts for each local mental health authority that serves the seven counties previously served by NorthSTAR to not be lower than the mean per capita of all local mental health authorities. The mean shall be calculated using grant amounts from the most recent fiscal year.