6062-S3 AAS 1/22/95
3SSB 6062 - S AMD 00013
By Senator Pelz
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 16, line 19, after "application;" strike "or"
On page 16, line 21, after "disabled" insert "; or
(d) If the average state unemployment rate is eight percent or more, as determined by the employment security department. The time limit shall be extended for any six-month period preceded by a fifty-two week moving average unemployment rate of eight percent or more, provided the recipient performs community service during the six months"
3SSB 6062 - S AMD - 010
By Senators Thibaudeau and Kohl
Adopted 1/22/95
On page 16, line 34, after "(6)" insert "The department shall provide child care assistance to public assistance recipients requesting such assistance, to enable them to participate in employment, or in approved welfare-to-work employment and training programs.
(7) The department shall provide transitional child care subsidies for a period of twelve months following the last month of grant assistance, for persons who leave public assistance due to earnings or receipt of child support, and, within available funds, upon request of the recipient, an additional twelve-month period.
(8) The department shall provide, upon request of a low-income worker, and within available funds, employment child care subsidies for low-income workers who do not receive public assistance payments.
(9)"
Renumber remaining subsections consecutively.
3SSB 6062 - S AMD 00015
By Senator Quigley
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 17, after line 9, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 402. The time limits on public assistance in section 401 of this act and the general requirements to participate in job search and training in section 201 of this act do not apply in situations where there is no parent residing in the child's home and the child is residing with a relative of specified degree."
3SSB 6062 - S AMD 00012
By Senator Quigley
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 17, line 21, after "arrears." insert "In addition, the legislature finds that disputes over child visitation comprises an often-cited reason why child support is unpaid. It is the intent of the legislature to include custodial parents who deny visitation as persons subject to license suspension."
3SSB 6062 - S AMD
By Senator Quigley
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 18, line 23, after "industry." insert the following:
"(e) "Noncomplying custodial parent" means a parent who has custody of the children in a family where the court has ordered visitation rights for the noncustodial parent, and the custodial parent has not complied with the visitation order."
On page 18, line 23, after "industry." insert the following:
"(e) "Noncompliance with a visitation order" means the documented failure of a custodial parent to follow the terms of a court-ordered visitation plan."
On page 18, line 24, after "(2)" insert "Upon notice and motion, a noncustodial parent who has a court-ordered child visitation plan may seek judicial suspension of the driver's business, occupational, or professional licenses cited in sections 510 through 538 of this act, where the licensee is a noncomplying custodial parent.
(3)"
On page 18, at the beginning of line 33, strike "(3)" and insert "(4)"
3SSB 6062 - S AMD
By Senator Quigley
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 20, at the beginning of line 16, strike "(4)" and insert "(5)"
On page 20, line 17, after "subsection" strike "(2)" and insert "(3)"
On page 20, at the beginning of line 27, strike "(5)" and insert "(6)"
On page 20, at the beginning of line 31, strike "(6)" and insert "(7)"
3SSB 6062 - S AMD
By Senator Quigley
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 21, at the beginning of line 5, strike "(7)" and insert "(8)"
On page 21, at the beginning of line 11, strike "(8)" and insert "(9)"
On page 21, line 16, after "subsection" strike "(2)" and insert "(3)"
On page 21, at the beginning of line 30, strike "(9)" and insert "(10)"
On page 21, line 31, after "subsection" strike "(8)" and insert "(9)"
On page 21, at the beginning of line 36, strike "(10)" and insert "(11)"
On page 21, line 37, after "subsection" strike "(2)" and insert "(3)"
3SSB 6062 - S AMD
By Senator Quigley
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 22, at the beginning of line 3, strike "(11)" and insert "(12)"
On page 22, at the beginning of line 5, strike "(12)" and insert "(13)"
On page 22, at the beginning of line 21, strike "(13)" and insert "(14)"
On page 22, line 25, after "subsection" strike "(10)" and insert "(11)"
3SSB 6062 - S AMD 00017
By Senator Deccio
Adopted 1/22/96
Beginning on page 23, line 24, strike all of section 504
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
3SSB 6062 - S AMD
By Senator Deccio
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 46, after line 33, insert the following:
"Sec. 543. RCW 26.16.205 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 2 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
The expenses of the family and the education of the children, including stepchildren and any child of whom their minor child is a biological parent, are chargeable upon the property of both husband and wife, or either of them, and they may be sued jointly or separately. When a petition for dissolution of marriage or a petition for legal separation is filed, the court may, upon motion of the stepparent, terminate the obligation to support the stepchildren or children of the stepchildren. The obligation to support stepchildren and children of stepchildren shall cease upon the entry of a decree of dissolution, decree of legal separation, or death. The obligation of a husband and wife to support a child of their minor child terminates when their minor child reaches eighteen years of age, however, a stepparent's support obligation may be terminated earlier as provided for in this section.
Sec. 544. RCW 74.20A.020 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 2 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
Unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, the following words and phrases as hereinafter used in this chapter and chapter 74.20 RCW shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Department" means the state department of social and health services.
(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services, his designee or authorized representative.
(3) "Dependent child" means any person:
(a) Under the age of eighteen who is not self-supporting, married, or a member of the armed forces of the United States; or
(b) Over the age of eighteen for whom a court order for support exists.
(4) "Support obligation" means the obligation to provide for the necessary care, support, and maintenance, including medical expenses, of a dependent child or other person as required by statutes and the common law of this or another state.
(5) "Child support order" means a superior court order or an administrative order.
(6) "Superior court order" means any judgment, decree, or order of the superior court of the state of Washington, or a court of comparable jurisdiction of another state, establishing the existence of a support obligation and ordering payment of a set or determinable amount of support moneys to satisfy the support obligation. For purposes of RCW 74.20A.055, orders for support which were entered under the uniform reciprocal enforcement of support act by a state where the responsible parent no longer resides shall not preclude the department from establishing an amount to be paid as current and future support.
(((6))) (7)
"Administrative order" means any determination, finding, decree, or
order for support pursuant to RCW 74.20A.055, or by an agency of another state
pursuant to a substantially similar administrative process, establishing the
existence of a support obligation and ordering the payment of a set or
determinable amount of support moneys to satisfy the support obligation.
(((7))) (8)
"Responsible parent" means a natural parent, adoptive parent, or
stepparent of a dependent child or a person who has signed an affidavit
acknowledging paternity which has been filed with the state office of vital
statistics and includes the parent of an unmarried minor with a child.
(((8))) (9)
"Stepparent" means the present spouse of the person who is either the
mother, father, or adoptive parent of a dependent child, and such status shall
exist until terminated as provided for in RCW 26.16.205.
(((9))) (10)
"Support moneys" means any moneys or in-kind providings paid to
satisfy a support obligation whether denominated as child support, spouse
support, alimony, maintenance, or any other such moneys intended to satisfy an
obligation for support of any person or satisfaction in whole or in part of
arrears or delinquency on such an obligation.
(((10))) (11)
"Support debt" means any delinquent amount of support moneys which is
due, owing, and unpaid under a superior court order or an administrative order,
a debt for the payment of expenses for the reasonable or necessary care,
support, and maintenance, including medical expenses, of a dependent child or
other person for whom a support obligation is owed; or a debt under RCW
74.20A.100 or 74.20A.270. Support debt also includes any accrued interest,
fees, or penalties charged on a support debt, and attorneys fees and other
costs of litigation awarded in an action to establish and enforce a support
obligation or debt.
(((11))) (12)
"State" means any state or political subdivision, territory, or
possession of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 545. A new section is added to chapter 74.12 RCW to read as follows:
The parents of an unmarried minor who has a child are responsible for the support of the minor and child. The unmarried minor and the minor's child shall be considered to be part of the household of the minor's parents or parent for purposes of determining eligibility for aid to families with dependent children; and as such, the income and resources of the entire household are considered to be available to support the unmarried minor and his or her child.
Sec. 546. RCW 13.34.160 and 1993 c 358 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) In an action brought under this chapter, the court may inquire into the ability of the parent or parents of the child to pay child support and may enter an order of child support as set forth in chapter 26.19 RCW. The court may enforce the same by execution, or in any way in which a court of equity may enforce its decrees. All child support orders entered pursuant to this chapter shall be in compliance with the provisions of RCW 26.23.050.
(2) For purposes of this section, if a dependent child's parent is an unmarried minor, then the parent or parents of the minor shall also be deemed a parent or parents of the dependent child. However, liability for child support under this subsection only exists if the parent or parents of the unmarried minor parent are provided the opportunity for a hearing on their ability to provide support. Any child support order requiring such a parent or parents to provide support for the minor parent's child may be effective only until the minor parent reaches eighteen years of age."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
3SSB 6062 - S AMD
By Senator Deccio
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "74.25.020," strike "74.20A.020,"
On page 1, line 4 of the title, after "43.70.115," insert "26.16.205, 74.20A.020, 13.34.160,"
3SSB 6062 - S AMD - 023
By Senators Cantu and Wood
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 47, line 5, after "as" strike "an AFDC-related group home or"
On page 47, beginning on line 16, after "day-care" strike "or an AFDC-related group home"
On page 47, line 18, after "the" strike "AFDC-related group home or"
On page 47, line 23, after "provider" strike "or AFDC-related group home"
On page 47, at the beginning of line 27, strike "an AFDC-related group home or"
On page 47, beginning on line 32, after "provider"" strike all material through "limited." on line 33 and insert "is as defined in RCW 74.15.020."
3SSB 6062 - S AMD - 023
By Senators Cantu and Wood
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 48, line 3, after "facility" strike "or as an AFDC-related group home"
On page 48, line 14, after "day-care" strike "or an AFDC-related group home"
On page 48, at the beginning of line 21, strike "AFDC-related group home or"
On page 48, line 26, after "home" strike "or AFDC-related group home"
On page 48, beginning on line 30, after "provider"" strike all material through "each" on line 31 and insert "is"
Beginning on page 48, line 32, strike all of sections 545, 546, and 547
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
3SSB 6062 - S AMD - 023
By Senators Cantu and Wood
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 53, line 36, after "home" strike "or AFDC-related group home"
3SSB 6062 - S AMD - 023
By Senators Cantu and Wood
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 54, line 4, after "facility" strike ", or as an AFDC-related group home"
On page 54, beginning on line 6, after "home" strike "or an AFDC-related group home"
3SSB 6062 - S AMD - 023
By Senators Cantu and Wood
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 1, beginning on line 4 of the title, after "43.70.115," strike all material through "74.15.020" on line 5 and insert "and 36.70A.450"
3SSB 6062 - S AMD - 016
By Senator Moyer and McDonald
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 55, after line 10, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 74.13 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department shall operate an employment child care program for low-income working parents who are not receiving aid to families with dependent children.
(2) Families with gross income at or below thirty-eight percent of state median income adjusted for family size are eligible for employment child care subsidies with a minimum copayment. Families with gross income above thirty-eight percent and at or below fifty-two percent of the state median income adjusted for family size are eligible for an employment child care subsidy with a calculated copayment.
(3) The department shall provide a priority for recent recipients of aid to families with dependent children who are within twelve weeks of losing their transitional child care benefits.
(4) The department shall provide employment child care subsidies for families meeting eligibility standards under this section, within funds appropriated by the legislature for this purpose."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
3SSB 6062 - S AMD
By Senator Moyer and McDonald
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 2, line 2 of the title, after "44.28 RCW;" insert "adding a new section to chapter 74.13 RCW;"
3SSB 6062 - S AMD
By Senator Hochstatter
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 55, after line 10, insert the following:
"Sec. 701. RCW 74.08.025 and 1981 1st ex.s. c 6 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
Public assistance ((shall))
may be awarded to any applicant:
(1) Who is in need and otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of department assistance programs; and
(2) Who has not made a voluntary assignment of property or cash for the purpose of qualifying for an assistance grant; and
(3) Who is not an inmate of a public institution except as a patient in a medical institution or except as an inmate in a public institution who could qualify for federal aid assistance: PROVIDED, That the assistance paid by the department to recipients in nursing homes, or receiving nursing home care, may cover the cost of clothing and incidentals and general maintenance exclusive of medical care and health services. The department may pay a grant to cover the cost of clothing and personal incidentals in public or private medical institutions and institutions for tuberculosis. The department shall allow recipients in nursing homes to retain, in addition to the grant to cover the cost of clothing and incidentals, wages received for work as a part of a training or rehabilitative program designed to prepare the recipient for less restrictive placement to the extent permitted under Title XIX of the federal social security act.
Sec. 702. RCW 74.08.340 and 1959 c 26 s 74.08.340 are each amended to read as follows:
All assistance granted under this title shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to the provisions of any amending or repealing act that may hereafter be enacted, and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any way by such amending or repealing act. There is no entitlement to public assistance. Public assistance shall be considered solely as a charitable gesture or gift on the part of the state, which at any time may be discontinued."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
3SSB 6062 - S AMD
By Senator Hochstatter
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 1, line 5 of the title, after "35.63.185," strike all material through "35A.63.215" and insert "35A.63.215, 74.08.025, and 74.08.340"
3SSB 6062 - S AMD
By Senator Hochstatter
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 55, after line 10, insert the following:
"Sec. 701. RCW 74.08.025 and 1981 1st ex.s. c 6 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
Public assistance ((shall))
may be awarded to any applicant:
(1) Who is in need and otherwise meets the eligibility requirements of department assistance programs; and
(2) Who has not made a voluntary assignment of property or cash for the purpose of qualifying for an assistance grant; and
(3) Who is not an inmate of a public institution except as a patient in a medical institution or except as an inmate in a public institution who could qualify for federal aid assistance: PROVIDED, That the assistance paid by the department to recipients in nursing homes, or receiving nursing home care, may cover the cost of clothing and incidentals and general maintenance exclusive of medical care and health services. The department may pay a grant to cover the cost of clothing and personal incidentals in public or private medical institutions and institutions for tuberculosis. The department shall allow recipients in nursing homes to retain, in addition to the grant to cover the cost of clothing and incidentals, wages received for work as a part of a training or rehabilitative program designed to prepare the recipient for less restrictive placement to the extent permitted under Title XIX of the federal social security act.
Sec. 702. RCW 74.08.340 and 1959 c 26 s 74.08.340 are each amended to read as follows:
All assistance granted under this title shall be deemed to be granted and to be held subject to the provisions of any amending or repealing act that may hereafter be enacted, and no recipient shall have any claim for compensation, or otherwise, by reason of his assistance being affected in any way by such amending or repealing act. There is no entitlement to public assistance. Public assistance shall be considered solely as a charitable gesture or gift on the part of the state, which at any time may be discontinued."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
3SSB 6062 - S AMD
By Senator Hochstatter
Adopted 1/22/96
On page 1, line 5 of the title, after "35.63.185," strike all material through "35A.63.215" and insert "35A.63.215, 74.08.025, and 74.08.340"
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