EFFECT:  Maintains the provision stating that the Department of Children, Youth, and Families may not consider the immigration status of a child when determining eligibility for Working Connections Child Care benefits, but provides that preference for benefits must be given to applicants and consumers who have verified that the child for which benefits are sought is a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, qualified alien, or nonqualified alien who meets Washington state residency requirements, as those terms are defined in agency rule.