PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
(Economic Services Administration)
Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-444-0015 Clients not required to register for work or participate in FS E&T, WAC 388-444-0035 Clients exempt from ABAWD provisions, WAC 388-444-0055 FS E&T Disqualifications, WAC 388-444-0065 Quitting a job, and WAC 388-444-0075 Disqualifications for quitting a job without good cause, and any related or new rules on the same subject.
Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.04.510.
Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: WAC 388-444-0055 FS E&T Disqualifications, WAC 388-444-0065 Quitting a job, and WAC 388-444-0075 Disqualifications for quitting a job without good cause, have some exemptions that have exceptions. These exceptions need to be defined. WAC 388-444-0015 Client not required to register for work or participate and WAC 388-444-0035 Clients who are exempt from ABAWD provisions, needs to have the same language definition for students enrolled in any recognized school.
Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.
Process for Developing New Rule: The department will send the draft for review to client advocates, field personnel who implement the policy, budget staff and the Attorney General's Office. The department invites the interested public to review and provide input on the draft language of the WAC. Draft material and information about how to participate are available by contacting the department.
Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Mary Monahan, P.O. Box 45470, Olympia, WA 98504-5470, phone (360) 413-3250, fax (360) 413-3493, e-mail monahmf@dshs.wa.gov.
September 9, 1999
Marie Myerchin-Redifer, Manager
Rules and Policies Assistance Unit