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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.188 - Request for assistance on automated enforcement of interstate case—Certification required.

RCW 74.20A.188
Request for assistance on automated enforcement of interstate case—Certification required.
(1) Before the state may assist another state or jurisdiction with a high-volume automated administrative enforcement of an interstate case, the requesting state must certify that:
(a) The requesting state has met all due process requirements for the establishment of the support order;
(b) The requesting state has met all due process requirements for the enforcement of the support order, including that the obligor has been notified that another state may take action against the obligor's wages, earnings, assets, or benefits, and may enforce against the obligor's real and personal property under the child support statutes of this state or any other state without further notice; and
(c) The amount of arrears transmitted by the requesting state is due under the support order.
(2) Receipt of a request for assistance on automated enforcement of an interstate case by the state constitutes certification under this section.
[ 2000 c 86 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.200 - Judicial relief after administrative remedies exhausted.

RCW 74.20A.200
Judicial relief after administrative remedies exhausted.
Any person against whose property a support lien has been filed or an order to withhold and deliver has been served pursuant to this chapter may apply for relief to the superior court of the county wherein the property is located. It is the intent of this chapter that jurisdictional and constitutional issues, if any, shall be subject to review, but that administrative remedies be exhausted prior to judicial review.
[ 1985 c 276 § 10; 1979 ex.s. c 171 § 9; 1973 1st ex.s. c 183 § 18; 1971 ex.s. c 164 § 20.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 171: See note following RCW 74.20.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.220 - Charging off child support debts as uncollectible—Compromise—Waiver of any bar to collection.

RCW 74.20A.220
Charging off child support debts as uncollectible—Compromise—Waiver of any bar to collection.
Any support debt due the department from a responsible parent may be written off and cease to be accounted as an asset if the secretary finds there are no cost-effective means of collecting the debt.
The department may accept offers of compromise of disputed claims or may grant partial or total charge-off of support arrears owed to the department up to the total amount of public assistance paid to or for the benefit of the persons for whom the support obligation was incurred. The department shall adopt rules as to the considerations to be made in the granting or denial of partial or total charge-off and offers of compromise of disputed claims of debt for support arrears. The rights of the payee under an order for support shall not be prejudiced if the department accepts an offer of compromise, or grants a partial or total charge-off under this section.
The responsible parent owing a support debt may execute a written extension or waiver of any statute which may bar or impair the collection of the debt and the extension or waiver shall be effective according to its terms.
[ 1989 c 360 § 4; 1989 c 78 § 2; 1979 ex.s. c 171 § 16; 1973 1st ex.s. c 183 § 20; 1971 ex.s. c 164 § 22.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: This section was amended by 1989 c 78 § 2 and by 1989 c 360 § 4, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section pursuant to RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 171: See note following RCW 74.20.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.230 - Employee debtor rights protected—Remedies.

RCW 74.20A.230
Employee debtor rights protected—Remedies.
No employer shall discharge or discipline an employee or refuse to hire a person for reason that an assignment of earnings has been presented in settlement of a support debt or that a support lien or order to withhold and deliver has been served against said employee's earnings. If an employer discharges or disciplines an employee or refuses to hire a person in violation of this section, the employee or person shall have a cause of action against the employer. The employer shall be liable for double the amount of lost wages and any other damages suffered as a result of the violation and for costs and reasonable attorney fees, and shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two thousand five hundred dollars for each violation. The employer may also be ordered to hire, rehire, or reinstate the aggrieved individual.
[ 1985 c 276 § 11; 1973 1st ex.s. c 183 § 21; 1971 ex.s. c 164 § 23.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.240 - Assignment of earnings to be honored—Effect—Income withholding forms—Processing fee.

RCW 74.20A.240
Assignment of earnings to be honored—Effect—Income withholding forms—Processing fee.
(1) Any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, department of the state, or agency, subdivision, or instrumentality of the United States employing a person owing a support debt or obligation, shall honor, according to its terms, a duly executed assignment of earnings presented by the secretary as a plan to satisfy or retire a support debt or obligation. This requirement to honor the assignment of earnings and the assignment of earnings itself shall be applicable whether said earnings are to be paid presently or in the future and shall continue in force and effect until released in writing by the secretary. Payment of moneys pursuant to an assignment of earnings presented by the secretary shall serve as full acquittance under any contract of employment. A person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, department of the state, or agency, subdivision, or instrumentality of the United States that complies with the assignment of earnings under this chapter is not civilly liable to the debtor for complying with the assignment of earnings under this chapter. The secretary shall be released from liability for improper receipt of moneys under an assignment of earnings upon return of any moneys so received.
(2) An assignment of earnings presented by the secretary in accordance with this section must include income withholding forms adopted and required by the United States department of health and human services.
(3) An assignment of earnings presented by the secretary in accordance with this section has priority over any other wage assignment, garnishment, attachment, or other legal process except for another wage assignment, garnishment, attachment, or other legal process for support moneys.
(4) The employer may deduct a processing fee from the remainder of the debtor's earnings, even if the remainder would be exempt under RCW 74.20A.090. The processing fee shall not exceed fifteen dollars from the first disbursement to the department and one dollar for each subsequent disbursement under the assignment of earnings.
[ 2021 c 35 § 18; 1997 c 296 § 16; 1994 c 230 § 21; 1985 c 276 § 12; 1973 1st ex.s. c 183 § 22; 1971 ex.s. c 164 § 24.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.250 - Secretary empowered to act as attorney, endorse drafts.

RCW 74.20A.250
Secretary empowered to act as attorney, endorse drafts.
Whenever the secretary has been authorized under RCW 74.20.040 to take action to establish, enforce, and collect support moneys, the custodial parent and the child or children are deemed, without the necessity of signing any document, to have appointed the secretary as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to act in his or her name, place, and stead to perform the specific act of endorsing any and all drafts, checks, money orders or other negotiable instruments representing support payments which are received on behalf of said child or children to effect proper and lawful distribution of the support moneys in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Sec. 657.
[ 1985 c 276 § 13; 1979 ex.s. c 171 § 20; 1973 1st ex.s. c 183 § 23; 1971 ex.s. c 164 § 25.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 171: See note following RCW 74.20.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.260 - Industrial insurance disability payments subject to collection by office of support enforcement.

RCW 74.20A.260
Industrial insurance disability payments subject to collection by office of support enforcement.
Disability payments made pursuant to Title 51 RCW shall be classified as earnings and shall be subject to collection action by the office for support enforcement under this chapter and all other applicable state statutes.
[ 1987 c 435 § 34; 1973 1st ex.s. c 183 § 24.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1987 c 435: See RCW 26.23.900.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.275 - Support payments in possession of third parties—Collection.

RCW 74.20A.275
Support payments in possession of third parties—Collection.
(1) If a person or entity not entitled to child support payments wrongfully or negligently retains child support payments owed to another or to the Washington state support registry, those payments retain their character as child support payments and may be collected by the division of child support using any remedy available to the division of child support under Washington law for the collection of child support.
(2) Child support moneys subject to collection under this section may be collected for the duration of the statute of limitations as it applies to the support order governing the support obligations, and any legislative or judicial extensions thereto.
(3) This section applies to the following:
(a) Cases in which an employer or other entity obligated to withhold child support payments from the parent's pay, bank, or escrow account, or from any other asset or distribution of money to the parent, has withheld those payments and failed to remit them to the payee;
(b) Cases in which child support moneys have been paid to the wrong person or entity in error;
(c) Cases in which child support recipients have retained child support payments in violation of a child support assignment executed or arising by operation of law in exchange for the receipt of public assistance; and
(d) Any other case in which child support payments are retained by a party not entitled to them.
(4) This section does not apply to fines levied under *RCW 74.20A.350(3)(b).
[ 1997 c 58 § 892.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 74.20A.350 was amended by 2018 c 150 § 202, changing subsection (3)(b) to subsection (4)(b), effective January 1, 2019.
Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.280 - Department to respect privacy of recipients.

RCW 74.20A.280
Department to respect privacy of recipients.
While discharging its responsibilities to enforce the support obligations of responsible parents, the department shall respect the right of privacy of recipients of public assistance and of other persons. Any inquiry about sexual activity shall be limited to that necessary to identify and locate possible fathers and to gather facts needed in the adjudication of parentage.
[ 1987 c 441 § 2; 1979 ex.s. c 171 § 23.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 171: See note following RCW 74.20.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.290 - Applicant for adjudicative proceeding must advise department of current address.

RCW 74.20A.290
Applicant for adjudicative proceeding must advise department of current address.
Whenever any person files an application for an adjudicative proceeding under RCW 74.20A.055 or 74.20A.270, after the department has notified the person of the requirements of this section, it shall be the responsibility of the person to notify the department of the person's mailing address at the time the application for an adjudicative proceeding is made and also to notify the department of any subsequent change of mailing address during the pendency of the administrative proceeding and any judicial review. Whenever the person has a duty under this section to advise the department of the person's mailing address, mailing by the department by certified mail to the person's last known address constitutes service as required by chapters 74.20A and 34.05 RCW.
[ 1989 c 175 § 157; 1979 ex.s. c 171 § 21.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1989 c 175: See note following RCW 34.05.010.
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 171: See note following RCW 74.20.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.300 - Medical support—Health care coverage required.

RCW 74.20A.300
Medical support—Health care coverage required.
(1) Whenever a support order is entered or modified under this chapter, the department shall require either or both parents to provide medical support for any dependent child, in the nature of health care coverage or a monthly payment toward the premium, as provided under RCW 26.09.105.
(2) A parent ordered to provide health care coverage shall provide proof of such coverage or proof that such coverage is unavailable to the department within twenty days of the entry of the order.
(3) A parent required to provide health care coverage must notify the department and the other parent when coverage terminates.
(4) Every order requiring a parent to provide health care coverage shall be entered in compliance with *RCW 26.23.050 and be subject to direct enforcement as provided under chapter 26.18 RCW.
[ 2018 c 150 § 110; 2009 c 476 § 6; 1994 c 230 § 22; 1989 c 416 § 6.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The reference to RCW 26.23.050 appears to refer to the amendments made by 1989 c 416 § 8 that were subsequently vetoed by the governor.
Effective date—2009 c 476: See note following RCW 26.09.105.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.310 - Federal and state cooperation—Rules—Construction.

RCW 74.20A.310
Federal and state cooperation—Rules—Construction.
In furtherance of the policy of the state to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of the child support enforcement program, the department may adopt such rules and regulations as may become necessary to entitle the state to participate in federal funds, unless such rules would be expressly prohibited by law. Any section or provision of law dealing with the child support program which may be susceptible to more than one construction shall be interpreted in favor of the construction most likely to comply with federal laws entitling the state to receive federal funds. If any law dealing with the child support enforcement program is ruled to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition of the allocation of federal funds, such conflicting law is declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict.
[ 1989 c 416 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.322 - License suspension—Adjudicative proceeding.

RCW 74.20A.322
License suspension—Adjudicative proceeding.
(1) A responsible parent may request an adjudicative proceeding upon service of the notice described in RCW 74.20A.320. The request for an adjudicative proceeding must be received by the department within twenty days of service. The request must be in writing and indicate the current mailing address and daytime phone number, if available, of the responsible parent.
(2) If a responsible parent timely requests an adjudicative proceeding, the department may not certify the name of the parent to the department of licensing or a licensing entity for noncompliance with a child support order unless the adjudicative proceeding results in a finding that the responsible parent is not in compliance with the order and has not made a good faith effort to comply.
(3) The issues that may be considered at the adjudicative proceeding are limited to whether:
(a) The person named as the responsible parent is the responsible parent;
(b) The responsible parent is required to pay child support under a child support order;
(c) The responsible parent is in compliance with the order; and
(d) The responsible parent has made a good faith effort to comply with the order.
(4) If the administrative law judge finds that the parent is not in compliance with the support order, but has made a good faith effort to comply, the administrative law judge shall formulate a payment schedule as provided in RCW 74.20A.326.
(5) The decision resulting from the adjudicative proceeding must be in writing and inform the responsible parent of his or her rights to review. The parent's copy of the decision may be sent by regular mail to the parent's most recent address of record.
(6) The proceedings under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act.
(7) The procedures of this section constitute the exclusive administrative remedy for contesting the establishment of noncompliance with a child support order and suspension of a license under this section, and satisfy the requirements of RCW 34.05.422.
(8) For the purposes of this section, "good faith effort to comply" is a factual determination to be made by the administrative law judge based on the responsible parent's payment history, ability to pay, and efforts to find and maintain gainful employment.
[ 2009 c 408 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.324 - License suspension—Certification of noncompliance.

RCW 74.20A.324
License suspension—Certification of noncompliance.
(1) The department may certify to the department of licensing and any appropriate licensing entity the name of a responsible parent who is not in compliance with a child support order if:
(a) Within twenty-one days after service of a notice issued under RCW 74.20A.320, the responsible parent does not request an adjudicative proceeding or file a motion with the appropriate court or administrative forum to modify the child support obligation;
(b) An adjudicative proceeding results in a decision that the responsible parent is not in compliance with a child support order and has not made a good faith effort to comply;
(c) The court enters a judgment on a petition for judicial review that finds the responsible parent is not in compliance with a child support order and has not made a good faith effort to comply; or
(d) The responsible parent fails to comply with a payment schedule established pursuant to RCW 74.20A.326.
(2) The department shall send by regular mail a copy of any certification of noncompliance filed with the department of licensing or a licensing entity to the responsible parent at the responsible parent's most recent address of record along with information as to how the parent may get his or her license reinstated.
(3) The department of licensing and a licensing entity shall, without undue delay, notify a responsible parent certified by the department under subsection (1) of this section that the parent's driver's license or other license has been suspended because the parent's name has been certified by the department as a responsible parent who is not in compliance with a child support order.
[ 2009 c 408 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.326 - License suspension—Payment schedule arrangements.

RCW 74.20A.326
License suspension—Payment schedule arrangements.
(1) If a responsible parent contacts the department's division of child support office indicated on the notice of noncompliance within twenty days of service of the notice provided in RCW 74.20A.320 and requests arrangement of a payment schedule, the department shall stay the certification of noncompliance during negotiation of the schedule for payment of arrears up to thirty days from the date of contact by the responsible parent.
(2) In proposing or approving a written payment schedule, the department or the administrative law judge shall take into consideration the amount of the arrearages, the amount of the current support order, the earnings of the responsible parent, and the needs of all children who rely on the responsible parent for support. The department or administrative law judge shall consider the individual financial circumstances of each responsible parent in evaluating the parent's ability to pay any proposed payment schedule and shall propose a fair and reasonable payment schedule tailored to the individual financial circumstances of the responsible parent. A payment schedule may include a graduated payment plan and may require a responsible parent to engage in employment-enhancing activities to attain a satisfactory payment level.
(3) A payment schedule may be for the payment of less than current monthly support for a reasonable time and is not required to include a lump sum payment for the amount of arrears.
[ 2009 c 408 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.328 - License suspension—Rules.

RCW 74.20A.328
License suspension—Rules.
The department may adopt rules to implement and enforce the requirements of RCW 74.20A.320 and 74.20A.322 through 74.20A.326.
[ 2009 c 408 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.330 - License suspension—Agreements between department and licensing entities—Identification of responsible parents.

RCW 74.20A.330
License suspension—Agreements between department and licensing entities—Identification of responsible parents.
(1) The department and all of the various licensing entities subject to RCW 74.20A.320 shall enter into such agreements as are necessary to carry out the requirements of the license suspension program established in RCW 74.20A.320.
(2) The department and all licensing entities subject to RCW 74.20A.320 shall compare data to identify responsible parents who may be subject to the provisions of chapter 58, Laws of 1997. The comparison may be conducted electronically, or by any other means that is jointly agreeable between the department and the particular licensing entity. The data shared shall be limited to those items necessary to [for] implementation of chapter 58, Laws of 1997. The purpose of the comparison shall be to identify current licensees who are not in compliance with a child support order, and to provide to the department the following information regarding those licensees:
(a) Name;
(b) Date of birth;
(c) Address of record;
(d) Federal employer identification number and social security number;
(e) Type of license;
(f) Effective date of license or renewal;
(g) Expiration date of license; and
(h) Active or inactive status.
[ 1997 c 58 § 803.]
NOTES:
Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.
Effective dates—Intent—1997 c 58: See notes following RCW 74.20A.320.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.370 - Financial institution data matches.

RCW 74.20A.370
Financial institution data matches.
(1) Each calendar quarter financial institutions doing business in the state of Washington shall report to the department the name, record address, social security number or other taxpayer identification number, and other information determined necessary by the department for each individual who maintains an account at such institution and is identified by the department as owing a support debt.
(2) The department and financial institutions shall enter into agreements to develop and operate a data match system, using automated data exchanges to the extent feasible, to minimize the cost of providing information required under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The department may pay a reasonable fee to a financial institution for conducting the data match not to exceed the actual costs incurred.
(4) A financial institution is not liable for any disclosure of information to the department under this section.
(5) The division of child support shall maintain all information gathered under this section confidential and shall only disclose this information as provided under RCW 26.23.120.
[ 1997 c 58 § 899.]
NOTES:
Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.900 - Severability—Alternative when method of notification held invalid.

RCW 74.20A.900
Severability—Alternative when method of notification held invalid.
If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
If any method of notification provided for in this chapter is held invalid, service as provided for by the laws of the state of Washington for service of process in a civil action shall be substituted for the method held invalid.
[ 1971 ex.s. c 164 § 27.]
NOTES:
Civil procedure—Commencement of actions: Chapter 4.28 RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.910 - Savings clause.

RCW 74.20A.910
Savings clause.
The repeal of RCW 74.20A.050 and the amendment of RCW 74.20A.030 and 74.20A.250 by this 1979 act is not intended to affect any existing or accrued right, any action or proceeding already taken or instituted, any administrative action already taken, or any rule, regulation, or order already promulgated. The repeal and amendments are not intended to revive any law heretofore repealed.
[ 1979 ex.s. c 171 § 27.]
NOTES:
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 171: See note following RCW 74.20.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.20A - Support of Dependent Children—Alternative Method—1971 Act. › 74.20A.920 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 74.20A.920
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 180.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.25 - Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program. › 74.25.040 - Volunteer work—Child care or other work—Training.

RCW 74.25.040
Volunteer work—Child care or other work—Training.
(1) Recipients of temporary assistance for needy families who are employed or participating in a work activity under *section 312 of this act may volunteer or work in a licensed child care facility. Licensed child care facilities participating in this effort shall provide care for the recipient's children and provide for the development of positive child care skills.
(2) The department shall train two hundred fifty recipients of temporary assistance for needy families to become family child care providers or child care center teachers. The department shall offer the training in rural and urban communities. The department shall adopt rules to implement the child care training program in this section.
(3) Recipients trained under this section shall provide child care services to clients of the department for two years following the completion of their child care training.
[ 1997 c 59 § 30; 1997 c 58 § 405; 1994 c 299 § 8.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: *(1) Section 312 of this act was vetoed by the governor.
(2) This section was amended by 1997 c 58 § 405 and by 1997 c 59 § 30, each without reference to the other. Both amendments are incorporated in the publication of this section under RCW 1.12.025(2). For rule of construction, see RCW 1.12.025(1).
Intent—1997 c 58: See note following RCW 43.216.710.
Short title—Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—Exemptions and waivers from federal law—Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—1997 c 58: See RCW 74.08A.900 through 74.08A.904.
Intent—Finding—Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1994 c 299: See notes following RCW 74.12.400.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.25A - Employment Partnership Program. › 74.25A.005 - Legislative findings.

RCW 74.25A.005
Legislative findings.
The legislature finds that the restructuring in the Washington economy has created rising public assistance caseloads and declining real wages for Washington workers. There is a profound need to develop partnership programs between the private and public sectors to create new jobs with adequate salaries and promotional opportunities for chronically unemployed and underemployed citizens of the state. Most public assistance recipients want to become financially independent through paid employment. A voluntary program which utilizes public wage subsidies and employer matching salaries has provided a beneficial financial incentive allowing public assistance recipients transition to permanent full-time employment.
[ 1994 c 299 § 19; 1986 c 172 § 1. Formerly RCW 50.63.010.]
NOTES:
Report—1994 c 299: "The department of social and health services shall report to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and senate on the implementation of this employment partnership program for recipients of aid to families with dependent children by October 1, 1995." [ 1994 c 299 § 27.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.25A - Employment Partnership Program. › 74.25A.010 - Employment partnership program—Created—Goals.

RCW 74.25A.010
Employment partnership program—Created—Goals.
The employment partnership program is created to develop a series of geographically distributed model projects to provide permanent full-time employment for low-income and unemployed persons. The program shall be administered by the department of social and health services. The department shall contract for the program through local public or private nonprofit organizations. The goals of the program are as follows:
(1) To reduce inefficiencies in administration and provide model coordination of agencies with responsibilities for employment and human service delivery to unemployed persons;
(2) To create voluntary financial incentives to simultaneously reduce unemployment and welfare caseloads;
(3) To provide other state and federal support services to the client population to enable economic independence;
(4) To improve partnerships between the public and private sectors designed to move recipients of public assistance into productive employment; and
(5) To provide employers with information on federal targeted jobs tax credit and other state and federal tax incentives for participation in the program.
[ 1994 c 299 § 20; 1986 c 172 § 2. Formerly RCW 50.63.020.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.25A - Employment Partnership Program. › 74.25A.030 - Employer eligibility—Conditions.

RCW 74.25A.030
Employer eligibility—Conditions.
An employer, before becoming eligible to fill a position under the employment partnership program, shall certify to the local employment partnership council that the employment, offer of employment, or work activity complies with the following conditions:
(1) The conditions of work are reasonable and not in violation of applicable federal, state, or local safety and health standards;
(2) The assignments are not in any way related to political, electoral, or partisan activities;
(3) The employer shall provide industrial insurance coverage as required by Title 51 RCW;
(4) The employer shall provide unemployment compensation coverage as required by Title 50 RCW;
(5) The employment partnership program participants hired following the completion of the program shall be provided benefits equal to those provided to other employees including social security coverage, sick leave, the opportunity to join a collective bargaining unit, and medical benefits.
[ 1994 c 299 § 22; 1986 c 172 § 4. Formerly RCW 50.63.040.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.25A - Employment Partnership Program. › 74.25A.040 - Diversion of grants to worker-owned businesses.

RCW 74.25A.040
Diversion of grants to worker-owned businesses.
Grants may be diverted for the start-up or retention of worker-owned businesses if:
(1) A feasibility study or business plan is completed on the proposed business; and
(2) The project is approved by the loan committee of the *Washington state development loan fund as created by RCW 43.168.110.
[ 1986 c 172 § 5. Formerly RCW 50.63.050.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The "Washington state development loan fund" was renamed the "rural Washington loan fund" pursuant to 1999 c 164 § 504.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.25A - Employment Partnership Program. › 74.25A.045 - Local employment partnership council.

RCW 74.25A.045
Local employment partnership council.
A local employment partnership council shall be established in each pilot project area to assist the department of social and health services in the administration of this chapter and to allow local flexibility in dealing with the particular needs of each pilot project area. Each council shall be primarily responsible for recruiting and encouraging participation of employment providers in the project site. Each council shall be composed of nine members who shall be appointed by the county legislative authority of the county in which the pilot project operates. Councilmembers shall be residents of or employers in the pilot project area in which they are appointed and shall serve three-year terms. The council shall have two members who are current or former recipients of the aid to families with dependent children or temporary assistance for needy families programs or food stamp or benefits program, two members who represent labor, and five members who represent the local business community. In addition, one person representing the local community service office of the department of social and health services, one person representing a community action agency or other nonprofit service provider, and one person from a local city or county government shall serve as nonvoting members.
[ 1998 c 79 § 17; 1997 c 59 § 31; 1994 c 299 § 23.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.25A - Employment Partnership Program. › 74.25A.050 - Program participants—Eligibility for assistance programs.

RCW 74.25A.050
Program participants—Eligibility for assistance programs.
Participants shall be considered recipients of temporary assistance for needy families and remain eligible for medicaid benefits even if the participant does not receive a residual grant. Work supplementation participants shall be eligible for (1) the thirty-dollar plus one-third of earned income exclusion from income, (2) the work related expense disregard, and (3) any applicable child care expense disregard deemed available to recipient of aid in computing his or her grant under this chapter, unless prohibited by federal law.
[ 1997 c 59 § 32; 1994 c 299 § 24; 1986 c 172 § 6. Formerly RCW 50.63.060.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.25A - Employment Partnership Program. › 74.25A.060 - Program participants—Benefits and salary not to be diminished.

RCW 74.25A.060
Program participants—Benefits and salary not to be diminished.
An applicant or recipient of aid under this chapter who participates in the employment partnership program shall be guaranteed that the value of the benefits available to him or her before entry into the program shall not be diminished. In addition, a participant employed under this chapter shall be treated in the same manner as are regular employees, and the participant's salary shall be the amount that he or she would have received if employed in that position and not participating under this chapter.
[ 1986 c 172 § 7. Formerly RCW 50.63.070.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.25A - Employment Partnership Program. › 74.25A.070 - Program participants—Classification under federal job training law.

RCW 74.25A.070
Program participants—Classification under federal job training law.
Applicants for and recipients of aid under this chapter are "individuals in special need" of training as described in section 2 of the federal job training partnership act, 29 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq., "individuals who require special assistance" as provided in section 123 of that act, and "most in need" of employment and training opportunities as described in section 141 of that act.
[ 1986 c 172 § 8. Formerly RCW 50.63.080.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.25A - Employment Partnership Program. › 74.25A.080 - Department of social and health services to seek federal funds.

RCW 74.25A.080
Department of social and health services to seek federal funds.
The department of social and health services shall seek any federal funds available for implementation of this chapter, including, but not limited to, funds available under Title IV of the federal social security act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 601 et seq.) for the job opportunities and basic skills program.
[ 1994 c 299 § 25; 1986 c 172 § 9. Formerly RCW 50.63.090.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.25A - Employment Partnership Program. › 74.25A.900 - Intent—Finding—Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1994 c 299.

RCW 74.25A.900
Intent—Finding—Severability—Conflict with federal requirements—1994 c 299.
See notes following RCW 74.12.400.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.26 - Services for Children With Multiple Handicaps. › 74.26.010 - Legislative intent.

RCW 74.26.010
Legislative intent.
NOTES:
Reviser's note: RCW 74.26.010 was amended by 2020 c 274 § 66 without reference to its repeal by 2020 c 122 § 1. It has been decodified for publication purposes under RCW 1.12.025.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.29 - Rehabilitation Services for Individuals With Disabilities. › 74.29.005 - Purpose.

RCW 74.29.005
Purpose.
The purposes of this chapter are (1) to rehabilitate individuals with disabilities who have a barrier to employment so that they may prepare for and engage in a gainful occupation; (2) to provide persons with physical, mental, or sensory disabilities with a program of services which will result in greater opportunities for them to enter more fully into life in the community; (3) to promote activities which will assist individuals with disabilities to become self-sufficient and self-supporting; and (4) to encourage and develop community rehabilitation programs, job support services, and other resources needed by individuals with disabilities.
[ 1993 c 213 § 1; 1969 ex.s. c 223 § 28A.10.005. Prior: 1967 c 118 § 1. Formerly RCW 28A.10.005, 28.10.005.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.29 - Rehabilitation Services for Individuals With Disabilities. › 74.29.020 - Powers and duties of department.

RCW 74.29.020
Powers and duties of department.
Subject to available funds, and consistent with federal law and regulations the department shall:
(1) Develop statewide rehabilitation programs;
(2) Provide vocational rehabilitation services, independent living services, and/or job support services to individuals with disabilities or severe disabilities;
(3) Disburse all funds provided by law and may receive, accept and disburse such gifts, grants, conveyances, devises and bequests of real and personal property from public or private sources, as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, whenever the terms and conditions thereof will aid in carrying out rehabilitation services as specified by law and the regulations of the department; and may sell, lease or exchange real or personal property according to the terms and conditions thereof. Any money so received shall be deposited in the state treasury for investment, reinvestment or expenditure in accordance with the conditions of its receipt and RCW 43.88.180;
(4) Appoint and fix the compensation and prescribe the duties, of the personnel necessary for the administration of this chapter, unless otherwise provided by law;
(5) Make exploratory studies, do reviews, and research relative to rehabilitation;
(6) Coordinate with the state rehabilitation advisory council and the state independent living advisory council on the administration of the programs;
(7) Report to the governor and to the legislature on the administration of this chapter, as requested; and
(8) Adopt rules, in accord with chapter 34.05 RCW, necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
[ 2022 c 167 § 2; 1993 c 213 § 3; 1969 ex.s. c 223 § 28A.10.020. Prior: 1967 ex.s. c 8 § 42; 1967 c 118 § 6; 1963 c 135 § 1; 1957 c 223 § 3; 1933 c 176 § 3; RRS § 4925-3. Formerly RCW 28A.10.020, 28.10.030.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.29 - Rehabilitation Services for Individuals With Disabilities. › 74.29.037 - Cooperative agreements with state and local agencies.

RCW 74.29.037
Cooperative agreements with state and local agencies.
The department may establish cooperative agreements with other state and local agencies.
[ 2022 c 167 § 3; 1993 c 213 § 6; 1969 ex.s. c 223 § 28A.10.037. Prior: 1967 ex.s. c 8 § 45; 1967 c 118 § 7. Formerly RCW 28A.10.037, 28.10.037.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.29 - Rehabilitation Services for Individuals With Disabilities. › 74.29.050 - Acceptance of federal aid—Generally.

RCW 74.29.050
Acceptance of federal aid—Generally.
The state of Washington does hereby:
(1) Accept the provisions and maximum possible benefits resulting from any acts of congress which provide benefits for the purposes of this chapter;
(2) Designate the state treasurer as custodian of all moneys received by the state from appropriations made by the congress of the United States for purposes of this chapter, and authorize the state treasurer to make disbursements therefrom upon the order of the department; and
(3) Empower and direct the department to cooperate with the federal government in carrying out the provisions of this chapter or of any federal law or regulation pertaining to vocational rehabilitation, and to comply with such conditions as may be necessary to assure the maximum possible benefits resulting from any such federal law or regulation.
[ 2022 c 167 § 4; 1969 ex.s. c 223 § 28A.10.050. Prior: 1967 ex.s. c 8 § 43; 1967 c 118 § 9; 1957 c 223 § 5; 1955 c 371 § 1; 1933 c 176 § 5; RRS § 4925-5. Formerly RCW 28A.10.050, 28.10.050.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.29 - Rehabilitation Services for Individuals With Disabilities. › 74.29.055 - Acceptance of federal aid—Construction of chapter when part thereof in conflict with federal requirements which are condition precedent to allocation of federal funds.

RCW 74.29.055
Acceptance of federal aid—Construction of chapter when part thereof in conflict with federal requirements which are condition precedent to allocation of federal funds.
If any part of this chapter shall be found to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a condition precedent to the allocation of federal funds to the state, such conflicting part of this chapter is hereby declared to be inoperative solely to the extent of such conflict, and such findings or determination shall not affect the operation of the remainder of this chapter.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 223 § 28A.10.055. Prior: 1967 c 118 § 10. Formerly RCW 28A.10.055, 28.10.055.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 74 - Public Assistance › Chapter 74.29 - Rehabilitation Services for Individuals With Disabilities. › 74.29.080 - Rehabilitation and job support services—Procedure—Register of eligible individuals and organizations.

RCW 74.29.080
Rehabilitation and job support services—Procedure—Register of eligible individuals and organizations.
(1) Determination of eligibility and need for rehabilitation services and determination of eligibility for job support services shall be made by the department for each individual according to its established rules, policies, procedures, and standards.
(2) The department may purchase, from any source, rehabilitation services and job support services for individuals with disabilities, subject to the individual's income or other resources that are available to contribute to the cost of such services.
(3) The department shall maintain registers of individuals and organizations which meet required standards and qualify to provide rehabilitation services and job support services to individuals with disabilities. Eligibility of such individuals and organizations shall be based upon standards and criteria promulgated by the department.
[ 2022 c 167 § 5; 1993 c 213 § 4; 1983 1st ex.s. c 41 § 16; 1979 c 151 § 11; 1972 ex.s. c 15 § 1; 1970 ex.s. c 18 § 53; 1970 ex.s. c 15 § 23; 1969 ex.s. c 223 § 28A.10.080. Prior: 1969 c 105 § 2; 1967 ex.s. c 8 § 46; 1967 c 118 § 8. Formerly RCW 28A.10.080, 28.10.080.]
NOTES:
Severability—1983 1st ex.s. c 41: See note following RCW 26.09.060.
Effective date—Severability—1970 ex.s. c 18: See notes following RCW 43.20A.010.
Severability—1970 ex.s. c 15: See note following RCW 28A.230.160.