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                          HOUSE BILL 1936

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Tokuda, Boldt, D. Sommers and Santos

Read first time 02/11/1999.  Referred to Committee on Children & Family  Services.

Requiring employability screening for recipients of temporary assistance for needy families.   

    AN ACT Relating to employability screens for recipients of temporary assistance for needy families; and adding a new section to chapter 74.08A RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 74.08A RCW to read as follows:

    Each recipient approved to receive temporary assistance for needy families shall be subject to an employability screening after determination of program eligibility and before referral to job search.  If the employability screening determines the recipient is not employable, or meets the criteria specified in RCW 74.08A.270 for a good cause exemption to work requirements, the department shall defer the job search requirement under RCW 74.08A.285 and refer the recipient immediately to the assessment procedure required under RCW 74.08A.260.

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