1635 AMS CFC S2743.2

HB 1635 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Children & Family Services & Corrections

NOT ADOPTED 04/16/2003

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"Sec. 1. RCW 74.04.300 and 1998 c 79 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

If a recipient receives public assistance and/or food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically for which the recipient is not eligible, or receives public assistance and/or food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically in an amount greater than that for which the recipient is eligible, the portion of the payment to which the recipient is not entitled shall be a debt due the state recoverable under RCW 43.20B.030 and 43.20B.620 through 43.20B.645. It shall be the duty of recipients of ((public assistance and/or food stamps or food stamp)) cash benefits ((transferred electronically)) to notify the department ((within twenty days of the receipt or possession of all income or resources not previously declared to the department)) of changes to earned income as defined in RCW 74.04.005(11). It shall be the duty of recipients of cash benefits to notify the department of changes to liquid resources as defined in RCW 74.04.005(10) that they believe would make them ineligible for cash benefits. It shall be the duty of recipients of food benefits to report changes in income that they believe would make them ineligible for food benefits. All recipients shall report changes required in this section by the tenth of the month following the month in which the change occurs. The department shall adopt rules consistent with federal law and regulations for additional reporting requirements. The department shall advise applicants for assistance that failure to report as required, failure to reveal resources or income, and false statements will result in recovery by the state of any overpayment and may result in criminal prosecution.

The department shall make a determination regarding eligibility and notify the recipient within thirty days from the time the recipient reports a change as required by this section. If the department fails to notify the recipient within this time frame, the department forfeits any right to recover the overpayment."

HB 1635 - S COMM AMD

By Committee on Children & Family Services & Corrections

NOT ADOPTED 04/16/2003

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "program;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 74.04.300."

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