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                          HOUSE BILL 1218

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Brown, Thibaudeau, Patterson, Romero and Tokuda

Read first time 01/17/95.  Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.

Determining the eligibility of persons for the food stamp program.

    AN ACT Relating to food stamps; and adding a new section to chapter 74.04 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 74.04 RCW to read as follows:

    In determining food stamp need and eligibility, the department shall exclude as income the child support exempted by 42 U.S.C. Sec. 657(b) or 602(a)(8)(A)(vi).

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