EMERGENCY RULES
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
Effective Date of Rule: July 22, 2007.
Purpose: The Washington state legislature has adopted chapter 143, Laws of 2007 (SSB 5244), which implements changes required by the Federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA). The division of child support (DCS) is developing new and amended rules as required in order to allow the Washington child support program to comply with the DRA under our state plan under Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act. DCS has already filed the preproposal statement of inquiry (WSR 07-10-116) to start the regular rule-making process for these rules. The draft rules will soon go out for review and DCS plans to file the CR-102, notice of proposed rule making, as soon as the review is over (we anticipate filing the CR-102 in July or August of 2007). These emergency rules are necessary until the regular rule-making process is completed.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: See Reviser's Note below.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, chapter 143, Laws of 2007.
Other Authority: Public Law 109-171 (the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005).
Under RCW 34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds 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: DCS must have rules in effect under chapter 143, Laws of 2007 (SSB 5244), which implement the federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, in order to remain in compliance with its state plan under Title IV-D of the federal Social Security Act, July 22, 2007, or risk loss of federal funds for noncompliance.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 4, Amended 33, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 4, Amended 33, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: July 11, 2007.
Stephanie E. Schiller
Rules Coordinator
Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 07-18 issue of the Register.