PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Create new rules to implement quarterly reporting for cash and food assistance households with earned income.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.510.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: These rules will allow client's with earned income to submit a quarterly report in lieu of a face-to-face interview every three months. This will decrease the number of monthly certifications for cases with earnings and increase access to assistance.
Process for Developing New Rule: DSHS welcomes the public to take part in developing the rule(s). Anyone interested in participating should contact the staff person indicated below. After, the rule(s) is drafted, DSHS will file a copy with the Office of the Code Reviser with a notice of proposed rule making, and send a copy to everyone currently on the mailing list and anyone else who requests a copy.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Veronica Barnes, Program Manager, Division of Assistance Programs, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504-5470, (360) 413-3071, fax (360) 413-3493, TTY (360) 413-3001, e-mail barnevs@dshs.wa.gov.
November 23, 1999
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit