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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2367

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By House Committee on Children & Family Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Carlson, Tokuda, Edmonds, Lovick, Stensen, Lantz, Veloria, Doumit, Dickerson, Kagi, Murray, Wolfe, Ogden, Schual‑Berke, Kessler, Regala and Santos)

Read first time 02/02/2000.  Referred to Committee on .

Including higher education programs in the work activity definition.

    AN ACT Relating to public assistance recipients participating in higher education programs; and amending RCW 74.08A.250.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 74.08A.250 and 1997 c 58 s 311 are each amended to read as follows:

    Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this chapter, "work activity" means:

    (1) Unsubsidized paid employment in the private or public sector;

    (2) Subsidized paid employment in the private or public sector, including employment through the state or federal work-study program for a period not to exceed twenty-four months;

    (3) Work experience, including:

(a) An internship or practicum, that is paid or unpaid and is required to complete a course of vocational training or to obtain a license or certificate in a high demand field, as determined by the employment security department.  No internship or practicum shall exceed twelve months; or

(b) Work associated with the refurbishing of publicly assisted housing, if sufficient paid employment is not available;

    (4) On-the-job training;

    (5) Job search and job readiness assistance;

    (6) Community service programs;

    (7) Vocational educational training, not to exceed twelve months with respect to any individual;

    (8) Job skills training directly related to employment;

    (9) Education directly related to employment, in the case of a recipient who has not received a high school diploma or a GED;

    (10) Satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a GED, in the case of a recipient who has not completed secondary school or received such a certificate;

    (11) The provision of child care services to an individual who is participating in a community service program; ((and))

    (12) Internships, that shall be paid or unpaid work experience performed by an intern in a business, industry, or government or nongovernmental agency setting;

(13) Practicums, which include any educational program in which a student is working under the close supervision of a professional in an agency, clinic, or other professional practice setting for purposes of advancing their skills and knowledge; and

(14) Services required by the recipient under RCW 74.08.025(3) and 74.08A.010(3) to become employable.

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