WSR 15-17-112

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

[Filed August 18, 2015, 4:06 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: The department is proposing to amend WAC 388-478-0015 Need standards for cash assistance, and other related rules as may be required.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.770, and 74.08.090.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The department is proposing to amend WAC 388-478-0015 to revise the basic need standards for cash assistance. The department is required by RCW 74.04.770 to establish standards of need for cash assistance programs on an annual basis.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

Process for Developing New Rule: DSHS welcomes the public to take part in developing the rules. Anyone interested should contact the staff person identified below. At a later date, DSHS will file a proposal with the office of the code reviser with a notice of proposed rule making. A copy of the proposal will be sent to everyone on the mailing list and to anyone 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 Leslie Kozak, Economic Services Administration, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504-5470, phone (360) 725-4589, fax (360) 725-4905, e-mail leslie.kozak@dshs.wa.gov.

August 18, 2015

Katherine I. Vasquez

Rules Coordinator