CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                   SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2367

                        56th Legislature

                      2000 Regular Session

Passed by the House February 10, 2000   Yeas 97   Nays 0 Speaker of the House of Representatives Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 1, 2000   Yeas 32   Nays 13	CERTIFICATE We, Timothy A. Martin and Cynthia Zehnder, Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2367  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.                           Chief Clerk                           Chief Clerk
President of the Senate

Approved Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.	FILED
Governor of the State of Washington	Secretary of State                   State of Washington

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                    SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2367

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             Passed Legislature - 2000 Regular Session

State of Washington      56th Legislature     2000 Regular Session

By House Committee on Children & Family Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Carlson, Tokuda, Edmonds, Lovick, Stensen, Lantz, Veloria, Doumit, Dickerson, Kagi, Murray, Wolfe, Ogden, Schual‑Berke, Kessler, Regala and Santos)

Read first time 02/02/2000.  Referred to Committee on .

Including higher education programs in the work activity definition.

    AN ACT Relating to public assistance recipients participating in higher education programs; and amending RCW 74.08A.250.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 74.08A.250 and 1997 c 58 s 311 are each amended to read as follows:

    Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this chapter, "work activity" means:

    (1) Unsubsidized paid employment in the private or public sector;

    (2) Subsidized paid employment in the private or public sector, including employment through the state or federal work-study program for a period not to exceed twenty-four months;

    (3) Work experience, including:

(a) An internship or practicum, that is paid or unpaid and is required to complete a course of vocational training or to obtain a license or certificate in a high demand field, as determined by the employment security department.  No internship or practicum shall exceed twelve months; or

(b) Work associated with the refurbishing of publicly assisted housing, if sufficient paid employment is not available;

    (4) On-the-job training;

    (5) Job search and job readiness assistance;

    (6) Community service programs;

    (7) Vocational educational training, not to exceed twelve months with respect to any individual;

    (8) Job skills training directly related to employment;

    (9) Education directly related to employment, in the case of a recipient who has not received a high school diploma or a GED;

    (10) Satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a GED, in the case of a recipient who has not completed secondary school or received such a certificate;

    (11) The provision of child care services to an individual who is participating in a community service program; ((and))

    (12) Internships, that shall be paid or unpaid work experience performed by an intern in a business, industry, or government or nongovernmental agency setting;

(13) Practicums, which include any educational program in which a student is working under the close supervision of a professional in an agency, clinic, or other professional practice setting for purposes of advancing their skills and knowledge; and

(14) Services required by the recipient under RCW 74.08.025(3) and 74.08A.010(3) to become employable.

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