Original Notice.

Exempt from preproposal statement of inquiry under RCW 34.05.310(4).

Title of Rule: Washington state displaced homemaker program.

Purpose: To make technical corrections to references within the rules.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 28B.04 RCW.

Summary: All sections of chapter 250-44 WAC, were recodified (adopted December 6, 2000). Because of the recodifying, some of the references within the rules are incorrect and need to be updated. These are considered typographical errors only.

Reasons Supporting Proposal: These are only technical/typographical corrections.

Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting, Implementation and Enforcement: Brenda Landers, 917 Lakeridge Way, Olympia, WA 98504-3430, (360) 753-7827.

Name of Proponent: Higher Education Coordinating Board, governmental.

Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.

Explanation of Rule, its Purpose, and Anticipated Effects: Technical corrections - corrects references that are in error after recodifying.

Proposal does not change existing rules.

No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW.

Section 201, chapter 403, Laws of 1995, does not apply to this rule adoption.

Hearing Location: Higher Education Coordinating Board, 917 Lakeridge Way, Olympia, WA 98504-3430, on April 10, 2001, at 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact Belma Villa by April 1, 2001, TDD (360) 753-7809, or (360) 753-7810.

Submit Written Comments to: Brenda Landers, P.O. Box 43430, Olympia, WA 98504-3430, Brendal@hecb.wa.gov, fax (360) 753-7808, by April 10, 2001.

Date of Intended Adoption: April 11, 2001.

March 7, 2001

Brenda Landers

Program Manager

OTS-4708.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 01-01-050, filed 12/11/00, effective 1/11/01)

WAC 250-44-100   Required assurances.   No contract shall be awarded unless the sponsoring organization includes in its application the following assurances:

(1) No person in this state, on the grounds of sex, age, race, color, religion, national origin, or the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical handicap, shall be excluded from participating in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under, any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available under the act;

(2) The sponsoring organization shall actively seek to employ for all staff positions supported by funds provided under the act, and for all staff positions supported by matching funds under any contract, including supervisory, technical and administrative positions, persons who qualify as displaced homemakers;

(3) Services provided to displaced homemakers under the contract shall be provided without payment of any fees for the services: Provided, That the executive director may approve exceptions to this requirement upon determining that such exceptions would be in the best interest of displaced homemaker program objectives;

(4) First priority for all services provided under the contract shall be given to persons who qualify in all regards as displaced homemakers. Other persons in need of the services due to similar circumstances may be assisted if provision of such assistance shall not in any way interfere with the provision of services to displaced homemakers as defined in the act. The sponsoring organization shall include in its reports separate and distinct accountability for services to displaced homemakers and to other persons in need of the services;

(5) The sponsoring organization agrees to comply in full with the accounting and reporting requirements set forth in WAC ((250-44-100)) 250-44-190 and such other accounting and reporting requirements as may be established by the executive director.

(6) The sponsoring organization agrees to participate in evaluation procedures, including the use of all specified uniform client classification forms for persons to whom services are provided, and specified uniform evaluation questionnaires;

(7) The sponsoring organization will actively seek to coordinate activities under the contract with related activities and services provided by other organizations;

(8) The sponsoring organization understands and agrees that payments from the board under the contract will be provided monthly or quarterly upon submission and approval of payment requests in a form and containing information specified by the executive director of the board, and that approval of payments shall be conditioned upon the executive director's determination that the sponsoring organization is in compliance with the terms of the contract and this chapter;

(9) The executive officer of the sponsoring organization has reviewed the application, including all assurances contained therein, and is authorized to submit the application and execute a contract in accordance with the application if it is approved by the board; and

(10) The executive director and staff of the board will be provided access to financial and other records pursuant to the contract.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.04 RCW. 01-01-050, amended and recodified as 250-44-100, filed 12/11/00, effective 1/11/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.04 RCW, as amended. 87-16-061 (Order 4-87, Resolution No. 87-57), 250-44-090, filed 7/31/87; 84-14-084 (Order 2/84, Resolution No. 84-76), 250-44-090, filed 7/3/84; 82-15-018 (Order 2-82, Resolution No. 82-54), 250-44-090, filed 7/12/82. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.806. 79-09-042 (Order 7-79, Resolution No. 80-4), 250-44-090, filed 8/17/79.]

(a) Size of the potential population to be served;

(b) Demonstrated need for the proposed services;

(c) Experience and capabilities of the sponsoring organization;

(d) Provisions for coordination of services with other organizations providing related services in the geographic area.

(2) The executive director shall develop a system for evaluating initial applications with respect to the above-stated criteria, and make available in the application guidelines a description of the system.

(3) Final selection of initial applications to be approved will be based upon both relative ranking on factors listed in subsection (1) of this section and appropriate geographic distribution.

(4) Renewal contracts. The sponsoring organization may be eligible to renew its contract for one ensuing biennium provided the sponsoring organization was in full compliance with the 1999-2001 contract. Thereafter, the sponsoring organization may be eligible to renew its contract for one subsequent biennium provided the sponsoring organization was in full compliance with the contract and performance indicators established by the executive director.

(5) The executive director shall develop a system for evaluating renewal applications and make available in the application guidelines a description of the system.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.04 RCW. 01-01-050, amended and recodified as 250-44-110, filed 12/11/00, effective 1/11/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.04 RCW, as amended. 87-16-061 (Order 4-87, Resolution No. 87-57), 250-44-150, filed 7/31/87; 82-15-018 (Order 2-82, Resolution No. 82-54), 250-44-150, filed 7/12/82. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.806. 79-09-042 (Order 7-79, Resolution No. 80-4), 250-44-150, filed 8/17/79.]

(a) Applications will be screened for eligibility and completeness;

(b) A panel of application readers will be established, to consist of board staff members designated by the executive director, members of the advisory committee who are not members of the legislature or employees of sponsoring organizations, and such other persons as may be deemed appropriate by the executive director;

(c) Within each category of application as described in WAC ((250-44-150)) 250-44-110(1), the panel of readers will evaluate and rank qualifying applications according to the system published in accordance with WAC ((250-44-150)) 250-44-110(2);

(d) The advisory committee will consider evaluations prepared by the readers, and will develop a list of recommended approved applications to be awarded contracts;

(e) The list of recommended approved applications will be submitted to the executive director of the board for approval. Upon approval the executive director will award the contracts.

(2) Renewal contracts. The following steps will be employed in screening and selection of applications to be approved for renewal contracts:

(a) Applications will be screened for eligibility and completeness;

(b) In cooperation with the advisory committee, or a subset thereof, the board will evaluate qualifying applications in accordance with WAC ((250-44-140)) 250-44-110(4) and develop a list of recommended approved renewal applications according to the system published in WAC ((250-44-150)) 250-44-110(5);

(c) The list of recommended approved renewal applications shall be submitted to the executive director of the board for approval. Upon approval the executive director will award the renewal contracts.

[Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.04 RCW. 01-01-050, amended and recodified as 250-44-120, filed 12/11/00, effective 1/11/01. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28B.04 RCW, as amended. 87-16-061 (Order 4-87, Resolution No. 87-57), 250-44-160, filed 7/31/87; 82-15-018 (Order 2-82, Resolution No. 82-54), 250-44-160, filed 7/12/82. Statutory Authority: RCW 28B.10.806. 79-09-042 (Order 7-79, Resolution No. 80-4), 250-44-160, filed 8/17/79.]

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