PERMANENT RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
Date of Adoption: February 7, 2001.
Purpose: This WAC adds a new line in subsection (4) and will allow clients in exempt areas to serve the disqualification period, and if they do not find employment, be allowed to reapply for food assistance after they have served the disqualification period.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-444-0075.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.050 and 74.04.510.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-24-038 on November 29, 2000.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Other Findings Required by Other Provisions of Law as Precondition to Adoption or Effectiveness of Rule: An earlier date is requested to reduce hunger in the affected areas by allowing ABAWDs to apply and receive food benefits through this WAC change.Effective Date of Rule: March 1, 2001.
February 7, 2001
Bonita H. Jacques, Chief
Office of Legal Affairs
2875.1(2) If you are already receiving food assistance and you quit your job without good cause, the department must send you a letter notifying you that you are going to be disqualified from food assistance. The disqualification in subsection (3) of this section begins the first of the month following the notice of adverse action.
(3) You are disqualified for the following minimum periods of time and until the conditions in subsection (4) of this section are met:
(a) For the first quit, one month;
(b) For the second quit, three months; and
(c) For the third or subsequent quit, six months.
(4) You may re-establish eligibility after the disqualification, if otherwise eligible by:
(a) Getting a new job;
(b) In nonexempt areas, participating in the FS E&T program;
(c) Participating in Workfare as provided in WAC 388-444-0040;
(d) In an exempt area, serving the penalty period.
(5) The department can end the disqualification period if you become exempt from the work registration requirements as provided in WAC 388-444-0015 unless you are applying for or receiving unemployment compensation (UC), or participating in an employment and training program under TANF.
(6) If you are disqualified and move from the assistance unit and join another assistance unit, you continue to be treated as an ineligible member of the new assistance unit for the remainder of the disqualification period.
(7) If you are disqualified and move to a FS E&T exempt area, you must serve the remainder of the disqualification period.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050 and 74.04.510. 00-04-006, 388-444-0075, filed 1/20/00, effective 3/1/00. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.510. 99-07-024, 388-444-0075, filed 3/10/99, effective 4/10/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057 and 74.08.090. 98-16-044, 388-444-0075, filed 7/31/98, effective 9/1/98.]