Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 388-450-0015 Excluded and disregarded income and 388-450-0055 Assistance from other agencies and organizations, and any related rules. The revisions will address the fact that payments that refugees receive from voluntary resettlement agencies (VOLAG) are excluded and disregarded income for cash and food assistance programs, when those payments are not intended to cover normal living expenses.

     Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 78.08.090.

     Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: This rule revision is necessary to assure that refugee recipients of VOLAG payments have their income counted correctly.

     Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: None.

     Process for Developing New Rule: All interested parties are invited to review and provide input on proposed draft language. Obtain draft material by contacting the identified representative.

     Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Carla Gira, Program Manager, Division of Assistance Programs, P.O. Box 45470, 1009 College S.E., Olympia, WA 98504-5470, (360) 413-3264, fax (360) 413-3493, e-mail giracg@dshs.wa.gov.

October 8, 2001

Brian H. Lindgren

Manager

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