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                                  HOUSE BILL 1152

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State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Representatives Winsley, Leonard, Riley, Tate, Cole, Mitchell, Dorn, Wineberry, Scott, Rust, Roland, Valle, R. Johnson, Franklin and Anderson.

Read first time January 21, 1991.  Referred to Committee on Judiciary.  Referred 2/7/91 to Committee on Human Services.Excluding certain child support from food stamp need and eligibility determination.

     AN ACT Relating to food stamps; and adding a new section to chapter 74.04 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 74.04 RCW to read as follows:

     In determining food stamp need and eligibility, the department shall exclude as income the child support exempted by 42 U.S.C. Sec. 657(b) or 602(a)(8)(A)(vi).