CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1635

Chapter 208, Laws of 2003

58th Legislature
2003 Regular Session



PUBLIC ASSISTANCE--REPORTING REQUIREMENTS



EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/03

Passed by the House April 21, 2003
  Yeas 97   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 16, 2003
  Yeas 48   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Cynthia Zehnder, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1635 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


CYNTHIA ZEHNDER
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Chief Clerk
Approved May 9, 2003.








GARY LOCKE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 9, 2003 - 4:24 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1635
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2003 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2003 Regular Session

By Representatives Pettigrew, Boldt, Kagi, Edwards and Kenney; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Read first time 02/03/2003.   Referred to Committee on Children & Family Services.



     AN ACT Relating to income and resources reporting requirements under the public assistance program; and amending RCW 74.04.300.

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

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 would result in ineligibility for cash benefits. It shall be the duty of recipients of food benefits to report changes in income that result in ineligibility 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 make a determination of eligibility within ten days from the date it receives the reported change from the recipient. 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.


         Passed by the House April 21, 2003.
         Passed by the Senate April 16, 2003.
         Approved by the Governor May 9, 2003.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 9, 2003.