BILL REQ. #: H-4889.1

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 3084
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State of Washington

58th Legislature

2004 Regular Session

By House Committee on Children & Family Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Darneille, G. Simpson, Chase, Upthegrove, Ormsby, Romero, Morrell, Kenney and O'Brien)

READ FIRST TIME 02/10/04.

AN ACT Relating to assistance for military families; adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 The legislature finds that many families of Washington national guard are now, due to a parent being activated and deployed, forced to manage hardships with fewer financial resources. Many families affected by activation and deployment need help meeting their basic family needs.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 43.330 RCW to read as follows:
     (1) There is established in the department a military family assistance program. To the extent of available funds, the department shall contract with an existing military family assistance program in Washington state that provides emergency grants to families with financial hardship due to national guard activation.
     (2) The director shall include provisions in its contracts indicating that any military family assistance program that receives funds from the department must not engage in discrimination that denies assistance to a family on the basis of age, gender, race, sexual orientation, national origin, creed, religion, or presence of a disability.

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