1293 AMH APP H2391.1

HB 1293 - H COMM AMD

By Committee on Appropriations

    On page 1, beginning on line 10, after "(2)" strike all material through "level." on line 19 and insert the following:

    "Any person qualified for temporary assistance for needy families under this title who has resided in the state of Washington for fewer than twelve of the eighteen months immediately preceding application for assistance is limited to the benefit level of the state in which the person resided immediately before Washington, that was obtainable on the date of application in Washington, if the benefit level of the prior state is lower than the level provided to similarly situated applicants in Washington.  The benefit level under this subsection shall be in effect for the first twelve months after a person moves to Washington."

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