BILL REQ. #: S-4843.1

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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6336
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State of Washington

59th Legislature

2006 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Prentice, Fairley, Oke, Fraser, Swecker, Shin, Kline, Rockefeller, Eide, Kohl-Welles, Keiser, McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Franklin, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Brown and Sheldon)

READ FIRST TIME 02/01/06.

AN ACT Relating to the definition of income for public assistance; and creating new sections.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The department of social and health services shall seek all necessary exemptions and waivers from and amendments to federal statutes, rules, and regulations to exempt housing assistance or housing vouchers received by military personnel as income for purposes of determining eligibility under this act for food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically and medical assistance. The department shall report annually to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the efforts to secure the federal changes to permit full implementation of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.

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