WSR 19-03-099
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
[Filed January 15, 2019, 11:37 a.m., effective January 15, 2019, 11:37 a.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: The department is creating WAC 388-412-0001 Early issuance of February 2019 food assistance benefits. This change will allow the department to issue February 2019 food assistance benefits on or before January 20, 2019, at the direction of the federal USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: New WAC 388-412-0001.
Under RCW
34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest; and that state or federal law or federal rule or a federal deadline for state receipt of federal funds requires immediate adoption of a rule.
Reasons for this Finding: Implementation of the above-referenced rule is necessary to preserve the maximum amount of funds available for food assistance in light of the partial federal government shutdown. Implementation is also necessary based on the directive received, January 8, 2019, from the USDA Food and Nutrition Service to issue February 2019 food assistance benefits on or before January 20, 2019.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 1, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: January 15, 2019.
Katherine I. Vasquez
Rules Coordinator
NEW SECTION
WAC 388-412-0001Early issuance of February 2019 food assistance benefits.
(1) If you are eligible to receive food assistance benefits during January 2019 and February 2019, we may issue your February 2019 food assistance allotment on or before January 20, 2019. This applies to the following programs:
(a) Washington basic food program under WAC 388-400-0040;
(b) State-funded food assistance program under WAC 388-400-0050;
(c) Transitional food assistance under chapter 388-489 WAC; or
(d) Washington combined application project under chapter 388-492 WAC.
(2) This rule takes effect immediately upon filing.