WSR 97-20-125

PERMANENT RULES

DEPARTMENT OF

SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

(Economic Services Administration)

(Public Assistance)

[Filed October 1, 1997, 9:57 a.m., effective November 1, 1997]

Date of Adoption: September 30, 1997.

Purpose: To repeal existing rules no longer needed due to the implementation of: State welfare reform legislation, temporary assistance for needy families (TANF); federal welfare reform legislation, Public Law 104-193, the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996; and Executive Order 97-02.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-215-1200 and 388-230-0040.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.08.090 and 74.04.0052.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 97-17-087 on August 19, 1997; and 97-17-102 on August 20, 1997.

Changes Other than Editing from Proposed to Adopted Version: As a result of welfare reform and a regulatory improvement review, the Department of Social and Health Services has repealed this rule rather than amend it because it repeats existing law.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, amended 0, repealed 2.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, amended 0, repealed 2.

Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, amended 0, repealed 0.

Effective Date of Rule: November 1, 1997.

September 30, 1997

Jerry W. Friedman

Assistant Secretary

Economic Services Administration

REPEALER

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed:

388-215-1200 Citizenship and alienage.

REPEALER

The following section of the Washington Administrative Code is repealed: