CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5347
Chapter 156, Laws of 2017
65th Legislature
2017 Regular Session
WORKFIRST PROGRAM--VOCATIONAL TRAINING--MAXIMUM PERIOD
EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/23/2017
SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5347
Passed Legislature - 2017 Regular Session
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State of Washington | 65th Legislature | 2017 Regular Session |
By Senate Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Walsh, Darneille, Zeiger, Rolfes, Sheldon, Angel, and Hasegawa)
READ FIRST TIME 03/21/17.
AN ACT Relating to the definition of work activity for the purposes of the WorkFirst program; and amending RCW
74.08A.250.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 74.08A.250 and 2013 c 39 s 27 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 occupation, 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, including a recipient's voluntary service at a child care or preschool facility licensed under chapter
43.215 RCW or an elementary school in which his or her child is enrolled;
(7) Vocational educational training, not to exceed twelve months with respect to any individual except that this twelve-month limit may be increased to twenty-four months subject to funding appropriated specifically for this purpose;
(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 high school equivalency certificate as provided in RCW
28B.50.536;
(10) Satisfactory attendance at secondary school or in a course of study leading to a high school equivalency certificate as provided in RCW
28B.50.536, 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;
(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;
(14) Services required by the recipient under RCW
74.08.025(3) and
74.08A.010(4) to become employable;
(15) Financial literacy activities designed to be effective in assisting a recipient in becoming self-sufficient and financially stable; and
(16) Parent education services or programs that support development of appropriate parenting skills, life skills, and employment-related competencies.
Passed by the Senate April 4, 2017.
Passed by the House April 11, 2017.
Approved by the Governor April 27, 2017.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 27, 2017.
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