PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: Elimination of residency requirements for the state family assistance (SFA) program, WAC 388-424-0015 Citizenship and alien status -- Eligibility requirements for the state family assistance program, subsection (1) and related sections need to be amended.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.04.050, 74.08.090.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This rule change will result in the equitable treatment of immigrants under SFA and have it coincide with the temporary assistance to needy families (TANF) program in which residency requirements are no longer being enforced.
Process for Developing New Rule: The Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) welcomes the public to take part in developing this rule. Anyone interested in participating should contact the staff person indicated below. After the rule is drafted, DSHS will file a copy with the Office of the Code Reviser with a notice of proposed rule making, and send a copy to everyone currently on the mailing list and anyone else who requests a copy.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Lisa Yanagida, Program Manager, Division of Assistance Programs, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504-5470, phone (360) 413-3104, fax (360) 413-3493, e-mail yanagln@dshs.wa.gov.
December 16, 1999
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit