WSR 13-24-044

PERMANENT RULES

[Filed November 26, 2013, 8:59 a.m., effective January 1, 2014]

Effective Date of Rule: January 1, 2014.

Purpose: To establish the housing and essential needs (HEN) referral program effective January 1, 2014.

The department is amending WAC 388-442-0010; and creating WAC 388-400-0065, 388-400-0070, 388-406-0056, 388-408-0070, 388-447-0001, 388-447-0005, 388-447-0010, 388-447-0020, 388-447-0030, 388-447-0040, 388-447-0050, 388-447-0060, 388-447-0070, 388-447-0080, 388-447-0090, 388-447-0100, 388-447-0110, 388-447-0120, 388-450-0113, 388-450-0138, and 388-450-0178.

These changes are necessary to comply with SHB 2069, Laws of 2013.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 388-442-0010.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.04.005, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.08.090, 74.08A.100, 74.04.770, 74.08.025, 74.62.030.

Other Authority: SHB 2069, Laws of 2013.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 13-19-065 on September 17, 2013.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: See Reviser's note below.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 21, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 21, Amended 1, Repealed 0.

Date Adopted: November 21, 2013.

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator