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73.04.150 | Joint committee on veterans' and military affairs. | (1) There is hereby created a joint committee on veterans' and military affairs. The committee shall consist of: (a) Eight members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate, four of whom shall be members of the majority party and four of whom shall be members of the minority party; and (b) eight members of... |
73.04.160 | Veterans' history awareness month—Commemoration of contributions of veterans. | The legislature declares that: (1) November of each year will be known as veterans' history awareness month; (2) The week in November in which Veterans Day occurs is designated as a time for people of this state to celebrate the contributions to the state by veterans; and (3) Educational institutions, public entities, ... |
73.08.005 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Direct costs" includes those allowable costs that can be readily assigned to the statutory objectives of this chapter, consistent with the cost principles promulgated by the federal office of management and... |
73.08.010 | County veterans' assistance programs for indigent veterans and families—Requirements. | (1) For the relief of indigent veterans, their families, and the families of deceased indigent veterans, the legislative authority of each county shall establish a veterans' assistance program to address the needs of local indigent veterans and their families. The county legislative authority shall consult with and sol... |
73.08.035 | Veterans' advisory boards. | (1) The legislative authority for each county must establish a veterans' advisory board. Upon its establishment, the board shall advise the county legislative authority on the needs of local indigent veterans, the resources available to local indigent veterans, and programs that could benefit the needs of local indigen... |
73.08.070 | County burial of indigent deceased veterans. | (1) The legislative authority for each county must designate a proper authority to be responsible, at the expense of the county, for the lawful disposition of the remains of any deceased indigent veteran or deceased family member of an indigent veteran who died without leaving means sufficient to defray funeral expense... |
73.08.080 | Tax levy authorized. | (1) The legislative authority in each county must levy, in addition to the taxes now levied by law, a tax in a sum equal to the amount that would be raised by not less than one and one-eighth cents per thousand dollars of assessed value, and not greater than twenty-seven cents per thousand dollars of assessed value aga... |
73.08.090 | Public assistance eligibility. | The department of social and health services shall exempt payments provided under RCW 73.08.005 , 73.08.035 , 73.08.010 , 73.08.070 , and 73.08.080 when determining eligibility for public assistance.
[ 2005 c 250 s 7 .]
Intent — 2005 c 250: See note following RCW 73.08.005 . |
73.16.005 | Intent—Purpose. | (1) It is the intent of the legislature to guarantee employment rights of members of the reserve and national guard forces who are called to active duty. The federal uniformed services employment and reemployment rights act of 1994 protects all such federal personnel. The legislature intends that similar provisions sho... |
73.16.010 | Preference in public employment. | In every public department, and upon all public works of the state, and of any county thereof, soldiers, sailors, guardians, marines and other members of the uniformed services who are veterans of any war of the United States, or of any military campaign for which a campaign ribbon shall have been awarded with a qualif... |
73.16.015 | Enforcement of preference—Civil action. | Any veteran entitled to the benefits of RCW 73.16.010 may enforce his or her rights hereunder by civil action in superior court.
[ 2001 c 133 s 2 ; 1951 c 29 s 2 .]
Effective date — 2001 c 133: See note following RCW 73.16.005 . |
73.16.020 | Failure to comply—Infraction. | All officials or other persons having power to appoint to or employment in the public service set forth in RCW 73.16.010 , are charged with a faithful compliance with its terms, both in letter and in spirit, and a failure therein shall be a class 1 civil infraction.
[ 1987 c 456 s 30 ; 1895 c 84 s 2 ; RRS s 10754.]
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73.16.031 | Definitions. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Attorney general" means the attorney general of the state of Washington or any person designated by the attorney general to carry out a responsibility of the attorney general under this chapter. (2) "Benefi... |
73.16.032 | Employment rights—Prohibited actions. | (1) A person who is a member of, applies to be a member of, performs, has performed, applies to perform, or has an obligation to perform service in a uniformed service shall not be denied initial employment, retention in employment, promotion, or any benefit of employment by an employer on the basis of that membership,... |
73.16.033 | Reemployment of returned veterans. | Any person who is a resident of this state or is employed within this state, and who voluntarily or upon order from competent authority, vacates a position of employment for service in the uniformed services, shall, provided he or she meets the requirements of RCW 73.16.035 , be reemployed forthwith: PROVIDED, That the... |
73.16.035 | Eligibility requirements—Exceptions—Burden of proof. | (1) In order to be eligible for the benefits of this chapter, an applicant must comply with the following requirements: (a) The applicant must notify his or her employer as to his or her membership in the uniformed services within a reasonable time of accepting employment or becoming a member of the uniformed services.... |
73.16.041 | Leaves of absence of elective and judicial officers. | When any elective officer of this state or any political subdivision thereof, including any judicial officer, shall enter upon active service or training as provided in RCW 73.16.031 , 73.16.033 and 73.16.035 , the proper officer, board or other agency, which would ordinarily be authorized to grant leave of absence or ... |
73.16.051 | Restoration without loss of seniority or benefits. | Any person who is entitled to be restored to a position in accordance with this chapter shall be considered as having been on furlough or leave of absence, from his or her position of employment, during his or her period of active military duty or service, and he or she shall be so restored without loss of seniority. H... |
73.16.053 | Continuation of health plan coverage during absence—Reinstatement of health plan coverage upon reemployment. | (1) If a person, or the person's dependents, have coverage under a health plan in connection with the person's position of state employment, and the person is absent from his or her position of state employment by reason of service in the uniformed services, the plan shall provide that the person may elect to continue ... |
73.16.055 | Determination of pension benefits and liabilities for reemployed persons. | (1)(a) In the case of a right provided under any state law governing pension benefits for state employees, the right to pension benefits of a person reemployed under this chapter shall be determined under this section. (b) A person reemployed under this chapter shall be treated as not having incurred a break in service... |
73.16.061 | Enforcement of provisions. | (1) If any employer, or any employer's successor or successors, fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of RCW 73.16.031 through 73.16.061 and 73.16.090 , the attorney general must bring action in the superior court in the county in which the employer is located or does business to obtain an order to specificall... |
73.16.070 | Federal act to apply in state courts. | The federal uniformed services employment and reemployment rights act, P.L. 103-353, as amended, is hereby specifically declared to apply in proper cases in all the courts of this state.
[ 2014 c 65 s 7 ; 2001 c 133 s 11 ; 1941 c 201 s 5 ; Rem. Supp. 1941 s 10758-7.]
Effective date — 2001 c 133: See note following RCW ... |
73.16.080 | Bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees—Offset of military pay. | An offset of any military pay for temporary service in the uniformed services in a particular week against the salary of a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employee in a particular week shall not be a factor in determining whether the employee is exempt under *RCW 49.46.010 (5)(c).
[ 2001 c 133 s 12... |
73.16.090 | Application of chapter—Other rights and benefits preserved. | This chapter shall not supersede, nullify, or diminish any federal or state law, ordinance, rule, regulation, contract, agreement, policy, plan, practice, or other matter that establishes a right or benefit that is more beneficial to, or is in addition to, a right or benefit provided for such person in this chapter.
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73.16.100 | Legislative declaration—Other civil actions abolished. | The legislature declares that the public policies articulated in chapter 133, Laws of 2001 depend on the procedures established in chapter 133, Laws of 2001. No civil or criminal action may be maintained relying on the public policies articulated in chapter 133, Laws of 2001 without complying with the procedures in thi... |
73.16.110 | Preference in private employment—Permissive. | (1) The legislature intends to establish a permissive preference in private employment for certain veterans. (2) In every private, nonpublic employment in this state, honorably discharged soldiers, sailors, and marines who are veterans of any war of the United States, or of any military campaign for which a campaign ri... |
73.16.120 | Veteran employment demonstration campaign. | (1) The department of veterans affairs, employment security department, and department of commerce shall consult local chambers of commerce, associate development organizations, and businesses to initiate a demonstration campaign to increase veteran employment. This campaign may include partnerships with chambers of co... |
73.16.900 | Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. | For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married person... |
73.20.010 | Acknowledgments. | In addition to the acknowledgment of instruments and the performance of other notarial acts in the manner and form and as otherwise authorized by law, instruments may be acknowledged, documents attested, oaths and affirmations administered, depositions and affidavits executed, and other notarial acts performed, before ... |
73.20.050 | Agency created by power of attorney not revoked by unverified report of death. | No agency created by a power of attorney in writing given by a principal who is at the time of execution, or who, after executing such power of attorney, becomes either (1) a member of the armed forces of the United States, or (2) a person serving as a merchant seaman outside the limits of the United States, included w... |
73.20.060 | Affidavit of agent as to knowledge of revocation. | An affidavit, executed by the attorney-in-fact or agent, setting forth that the maker of the power of attorney is a member of the armed forces of the United States or within the class of persons described in RCW 73.20.050 , and that he or she has not or had not, at the time of doing any act pursuant to the power of att... |
73.20.070 | "Missing in action" report not construed as actual knowledge. | No report or listing, either official or otherwise, of "missing" or "missing in action", as such words are used in military parlance, shall constitute or be interpreted as constituting actual knowledge or actual notice of the death of such principal or notice of any facts indicating the same, or shall operate to revoke... |
73.20.080 | Provision in power for revocation not affected. | RCW 73.20.050 through 73.20.070 shall not be construed so as to alter or affect any provision for revocation or termination contained in such power of attorney.
[ 1945 c 139 s 4 ; Rem. Supp. 1945 s 10758-73.] |
73.24.020 | Contract for care of veterans' plot at Olympia. | The director of the department of enterprise services is hereby authorized and directed to contract with Olympia Lodge No. 1, F.& A.M., a corporation for the improvement and perpetual care of the state veterans' plot in the Masonic cemetery at Olympia; such care to include the providing of proper curbs and walks, culti... |
73.24.030 | Authorized burials in plot. | The said plot shall be available, to the extent such space is available, without charge or cost for the burial of persons who have served in the army, navy, or marine corps in the United States, in the Spanish-American war, Philippine insurrection, or the Chinese Relief Expedition, or who served in any said branches of... |
73.36.010 | Terms defined. | As used in this chapter: "Person" means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, or an association. "Veterans administration" means the veterans administration, its predecessors or successors. "Income" means moneys received from the veterans administration and revenue or profit from any property wholly or partially... |
73.36.020 | Administrator party in interest in guardianship proceedings—Notice. | The administrator shall be a party in interest in any proceeding for the appointment or removal of a guardian or for the removal of the disability of minority or mental incapacity of a ward, and in any suit or other proceeding affecting in any manner the administration by the guardian of the estate of any present or fo... |
73.36.030 | Appointment of guardian—Necessary when. | Whenever, pursuant to any law of the United States or regulation of the veterans administration, it is necessary, prior to payment of benefits, that a guardian be appointed, the appointment may be made in the manner hereinafter provided.
[ 1951 c 53 s 3 .] |
73.36.040 | Guardian—Number of wards permitted. | No person other than a bank or trust company shall be guardian of more than five wards at one time, unless all the wards are members of one family. Upon presentation of a petition by an attorney of the veterans administration or other interested person, alleging that a guardian is acting in a fiduciary capacity for mor... |
73.36.050 | Guardian—Appointment—Contents of petition. | (1) A petition for the appointment of a guardian may be filed by any relative or friend of the ward or by any person who is authorized by law to file such a petition. If there is no person so authorized or if the person so authorized refuses or fails to file such a petition within thirty days after mailing of notice by... |
73.36.060 | Guardian for minor—Appointment—Prima facie evidence. | Where a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian for a minor, a certificate of the administrator or his or her authorized representative, setting forth the age of such minor as shown by the records of the veterans administration and the fact that the appointment of a guardian is a condition precedent to the ... |
73.36.080 | Notice of petition. | Upon the filing of a petition for the appointment of a guardian under this chapter, notice shall be given to the ward, to such other persons, and in such manner as is provided by the general law of this state, and also to the veterans administration as provided by this chapter.
[ 1951 c 53 s 8 .] |
73.36.090 | Guardian's bond. | (1) Upon the appointment of a guardian, he or she shall execute and file a bond to be approved by the court in an amount not less than the estimated value of the personal estate and anticipated income of the ward during the ensuing two years, except in cases where banks or trust companies are appointed as guardian and ... |
73.36.100 | Accounting by guardian—Copies of all proceedings to be furnished administration—Hearings. | (1) Every guardian, who has received or shall receive on account of his or her ward any money or other thing of value from the veterans administration, at the expiration of two years from date of his or her appointment, and every two years thereafter on the anniversary date of his or her appointment, or as much oftener... |
73.36.110 | Failure to account—Penalties. | If any guardian shall fail to file with the court any account as required by this chapter, or by an order of the court, when any account is due or within thirty days after citation issues and provided by law, or shall fail to furnish the veterans administration a true copy of any account, petition, or pleading as requi... |
73.36.120 | Compensation of guardian. | Compensation payable to guardians shall be based upon services rendered and shall not exceed five percent of the amount of moneys received during the period covered by the account, except that the court may allow a fee of not exceeding twenty-five dollars per year, as a minimum fee, upon the approval of the chief attor... |
73.36.130 | Investment of funds—Procedure. | Every guardian shall invest the surplus funds of his or her ward's estate in such securities or property as authorized under the laws of this state but only upon prior order of the court; except that the funds may be invested, without prior court authorization, in direct unconditional interest-bearing obligations of th... |
73.36.140 | Use of funds—Procedure. | A guardian shall not apply any portion of the income or the estate for the support or maintenance of any person including the ward, the spouse or the domestic partner, and the minor children of the ward, except upon petition to and prior order of the court after a hearing. A signed duplicate or certified copy of said p... |
73.36.150 | Purchase of real estate—Procedure. | (1) The court may authorize the purchase of the entire fee simple title to real estate in this state in which the guardian has no interest, but only as a home for the ward, or to protect his or her interest, or (if he or she is not a minor) as a home for his or her dependent family. Such purchase of real estate shall n... |
73.36.155 | Public records—Free copies. | When a copy of any public record is required by the veterans administration to be used in determining the eligibility of any person to participate in benefits made available by the veterans administration, the official custodian of such public record shall without charge provide the applicant for such benefits or any p... |
73.36.160 | Discharge of guardian—Final account. | In addition to any other provisions of law relating to judicial restoration and discharge of guardian, a certificate by the veterans administration showing that a minor ward has attained majority, or that an incompetent ward has been rated competent by the veterans administration upon examination in accordance with law... |
73.36.165 | Commitment to veterans administration or other federal agency. | (1) Whenever, in any proceeding under the laws of this state for the commitment of a person alleged to be of unsound mind or otherwise in need of confinement in a hospital or other institution for his or her proper care, it is determined after such adjudication of the status of such person as may be required by law tha... |
73.36.170 | Application of chapter to other guardianships of veterans. | The provisions of this chapter relating to surety bonds and the administration of estates of wards shall apply to all "income" and "estate" as defined in RCW 73.36.010 whether the guardian shall have been appointed under this chapter or under any other law of this state, special or general, prior or subsequent to the e... |
73.36.180 | Construction of chapter—Uniformity. | This chapter shall be so construed to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.
[ 1951 c 53 s 19 .] |
73.36.190 | Short title. | This chapter may be cited as the "uniform veterans' guardianship act".
[ 1951 c 53 s 20 .] |
73.40.010 | Memorial honoring state residents who died or are missing-in-action in southeast Asia. | The secretary of state shall coordinate the design, construction, and placement of a memorial within the state capitol building honoring Washington state residents who died or are "missing-in-action" in the southeast Asia theater of operations.
[ 1984 c 81 s 1 . Formerly RCW 40.14.200 .] |
73.40.030 | Memorial honoring state residents who died or are missing-in-action in southeast Asia—Display of individual names. | The memorial authorized by *RCW 40.14.200 through 40.14.210 shall display the individual names of the Washington state residents who died or are "missing-in-action" in the southeast Asia theater of operations.
[ 1984 c 81 s 3 . Formerly RCW 40.14.210 .]
*Reviser's note: RCW 40.14.200 through 40.14.210 were recodified a... |
73.40.040 | Memorial honoring state residents who died or are missing-in-action in the Korean conflict. | The director of the department of veterans affairs shall coordinate the design, construction, and placement of a memorial within the state capitol grounds honoring Washington state residents who died or are "missing-in-action" in the Korean conflict.
[ 1989 c 235 s 1 . Formerly RCW 40.14.220 .] |
74.04.004 | Definitions—Fraud and abuse. | The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Abuse" means any intentional use of public assistance benefits that constitutes a violation of any state statute or regulation relating to the use of public assistance benefits. This definition excludes med... |
74.04.005 | Definitions—Eligibility. | For the purposes of this title, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following definitions shall apply: (1) "Aged, blind, or disabled assistance program" means the program established under RCW 74.62.030 . (2) "Applicant" means any person who has made a request, or on behalf of whom a request has been made, to a... |
74.04.00511 | Limitations on "income" and "resource." | For purposes of RCW 74.04.005 (9) and (13), "income" and "resource" do not include educational assistance awarded under *the gaining independence for students with dependents program as defined in chapter 19, Laws of 2003 for recipients of temporary assistance for needy families.
[ 2025 c 58 s 2044 ; 2003 c 19 s 8 .]
*... |
74.04.0052 | Teen applicants' living situation—Criteria—Presumption—Protective payee—Adoption referral. | (1) The department shall determine, after consideration of all relevant factors and in consultation with the applicant, the most appropriate living situation for applicants under eighteen years of age, unmarried, and pregnant who are eligible for benefits under RCW 74.62.030 and 43.185C.220 . An appropriate living situ... |
74.04.006 | Contract of sale of property—Availability as a resource or income—Establishment. | The department may establish, by rule and regulation, the availability of a contract of sale of real or personal property as a resource or income as defined in RCW 74.04.005 .
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 49 s 2 .] |
74.04.011 | Secretary's authority—Personnel. | The secretary of social and health services shall be the administrative head and appointing authority of the department of social and health services and he or she shall have the power to and shall employ such assistants and personnel as may be necessary for the general administration of the department: PROVIDED, That ... |
74.04.012 | Office of fraud and accountability. | (1) There is established an office of fraud and accountability within the department for the purpose of detection, investigation, and prosecution of any act prohibited or declared to be unlawful in the public assistance programs administered by the department. The secretary will employ qualified supervisory, legal, and... |
74.04.014 | Office of fraud and accountability—Authority—Confidentiality. | (1) In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the office of fraud and accountability shall have prompt access to all individuals, records, electronic data, reports, audits, reviews, documents, and other materials available to the department of revenue, department of labor and industries, department of children, y... |
74.04.015 | Administration and disbursement of federal funds—Public assistance—Medical services programs. | (1) The secretary of social and health services shall be the responsible state officer for the administration and disbursement of all funds, goods, commodities, and services, which may be received by the state in connection with programs of public assistance or services related directly or indirectly to assistance prog... |
74.04.025 | Bilingual services for non-English-speaking applicants and recipients—Bilingual personnel, when—Primary language pamphlets and written materials. | (1) The department, the authority, and the office of administrative hearings shall ensure that bilingual services are provided to non-English-speaking applicants and recipients. The services shall be provided to the extent necessary to assure that non-English-speaking persons are not denied, or unable to obtain or main... |
74.04.033 | Notification of availability of basic health plan. | The department shall notify any applicant for public assistance who resides in a local area served by the Washington basic health plan and is under sixty-five years of age of the availability of basic health care coverage to qualified enrollees in the Washington basic health plan under chapter 70.47 RCW, unless the Was... |
74.04.040 | Public assistance a joint federal, state, and county function—Notice required. | The care, support, and relief of needy persons is hereby declared to be a joint federal, state, and county function. County offices are charged with the responsibility for the administration of public assistance within the respective county or counties or parts thereof as local offices of the department as prescribed b... |
74.04.050 | Department to administer certain public assistance programs—Authority to administer medical services programs. | (1) The department is designated as the single state agency to administer the following public assistance programs: (a) Temporary assistance for needy families; (b) Child welfare services; and (c) Any other programs of public assistance for which provision for federal grants or funds may from time to time be made, exce... |
74.04.055 | Cooperation with federal government—Construction—Conflict with federal requirements. | In furtherance of the policy of this state to cooperate with the federal government in the programs included in this title the secretary or director, as appropriate, shall issue such rules and regulations as may become necessary to entitle this state to participate in federal grants-in-aid, goods, commodities and servi... |
74.04.057 | Promulgation of rules and regulations to qualify for federal funds. | The department is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to qualify for any federal funds available under Title XVI of the federal social security act, and any other combination of existing programs of assistance consistent with federal law and regulations.
[ 1969 ex.s. c 173 s 3 .] |
74.04.060 | Records, confidential—Exceptions—Penalty. | (1)(a) For the protection of applicants and recipients, the department, the authority, and the county offices and their respective officers and employees are prohibited, except as hereinafter provided, from disclosing the contents of any records, files, papers and communications, except for purposes directly connected ... |
74.04.062 | Disclosure of recipient location to police officer or immigration official. | (1)(a) Upon written request of a person who has been properly identified as an officer of the law or a properly identified United States immigration official the department or authority shall disclose to such officer the current address and location of a recipient of public welfare if the officer furnishes the departme... |
74.04.070 | County office—Administrator. | There may be established in each county of the state a county office which shall be administered by an executive officer designated as the county administrator. The county administrator shall be appointed by the secretary in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state merit system.
[ 1979 c 141 s 299 ; 1959 ... |
74.04.080 | County administrator—Personnel—Bond. | The county administrator shall have the power to, and shall, employ such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this title, which employment shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations of the state merit system, and in accordance with personnel and administrative standards established by... |
74.04.180 | Joint county administration. | Public assistance may be administered through a single administrator and a single administrative office for one or more counties. There may be a local office for the transaction of official business maintained in each county.
[ 1959 c 26 s 74.04.180 . Prior: 1953 c 174 s 15 ; 1939 c 216 s 12 ; RRS s 10007-112a.] |
74.04.200 | Standards—Established, enforced. | It shall be the duty of the department of social and health services to establish statewide standards which may vary by geographical areas to govern the granting of assistance in the several categories of this title and it shall have power to compel compliance with such standards as a condition to the receipt of state ... |
74.04.205 | Simplified reporting for the food stamp program. | (1) To the maximum extent allowable by federal law, the department shall implement simplified reporting for the food stamp program by October 31, 2004. (2) For the purposes of this section, "simplified reporting" means the only change in circumstance that a recipient of a benefit program must report between eligibility... |
74.04.210 | Basis of allocation of moneys to counties. | The moneys appropriated for public assistance purposes and subject to allocation as in this title provided shall be allocated to counties on the basis of past experience and established case load history.
[ 1959 c 26 s 74.04.210 . Prior: 1939 c 216 s 15 ; RRS s 10007-115a.] |
74.04.225 | Opportunity portal—Access to available services facilitated—Report to legislature and governor. | (1) An online opportunity portal shall be established to provide the public with more effective access to available state, federal, and local services. The secretary of the department of social and health services shall act as the executive branch sponsor of the portal planning process. Under the leadership of the secr... |
74.04.230 | Medical care services benefits—Mental health services. | Persons eligible for medical care services benefits are eligible for mental health services to the extent that they meet the client definitions and priorities established by chapter 71.24 RCW.
[ 2011 1st sp.s. c 36 s 20 ; 2010 1st sp.s. c 8 s 20 ; 1982 c 204 s 16 .]
Findings — Intent — 2011 1st sp.s. c 36: See RCW 74.6... |
74.04.265 | Earnings—Deductions from grants. | The secretary may issue rules consistent with federal laws and with memorials of the legislature, as will recognize the income of any persons without the deduction in full thereof from the amount of their grants.
[ 1979 c 141 s 303 ; 1965 ex.s. c 35 s 1 ; 1959 c 26 s 74.04.265 . Prior: 1953 c 174 s 16 .] |
74.04.266 | Aged, blind, or disabled assistance—Medical care services—Earned income exemption. | In determining need for aged, blind, or disabled assistance, and medical care services, the department may by rule and regulation establish a monthly earned income exemption as provided for in RCW 74.08A.230 .
[ 2023 c 418 s 8 ; 2011 1st sp.s. c 36 s 21 ; 2010 1st sp.s. c 8 s 21 ; 1977 ex.s. c 215 s 1 .]
Findings — Int... |
74.04.280 | Assistance nontransferable and exempt from process. | Assistance given under this title shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity and none of the moneys received by recipients under this title shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment, or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
[ 1959 c 26 s 74.04.... |
74.04.290 | Subpoena of witnesses, books, records, etc. | In carrying out any of the provisions of this title, the secretary, the director, county administrators, hearing examiners, or other duly authorized officers of the department or authority shall have power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony and compel the production of such papers, books, records a... |
74.04.300 | Recovery of payments improperly received—Lien—Recipient reporting requirements. | If a recipient receives public assistance and/or food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically for which the recipient is not eligible, or receives public assistance and/or food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically in an amount greater than that for which the recipient is eligible, t... |
74.04.310 | Authority to accept contributions. | In furthering the purposes of this title, the secretary or any county administrator may accept contributions or gifts in cash or otherwise from persons, associations or corporations, such contributions to be disbursed in the same manner as moneys appropriated for the purposes of this title: PROVIDED, That the donor of ... |
74.04.330 | Annual reports by assistance organizations—Penalty. | Every person, firm, corporation, association or organization receiving twenty-five percent or more of its income from contributions, gifts, dues, or other payments from persons receiving assistance, community work and training, federal-aid assistance, or any other form of public assistance from the state of Washington ... |
74.04.340 | Federal surplus commodities—Certification of persons eligible to receive commodities. | The state department of social and health services is authorized to assist needy families and individuals to obtain federal surplus commodities for their use, by certifying, when such is the case, that they are eligible to receive such commodities. However, only those who are receiving or are eligible for public assist... |
74.04.350 | Federal surplus commodities—Not to be construed as public assistance, eligibility not affected. | Federal surplus commodities shall not be deemed or construed to be public assistance and care or a substitute, in whole or in part, therefor; and the receipt of such commodities by eligible families and individuals shall not subject them, their legally responsible relatives, their property, or their estates to any dema... |
74.04.360 | Federal surplus commodities—Certification deemed administrative expense of department. | Expenditures made by the state department of social and health services for the purpose of certifying eligibility of needy families and individuals for federal surplus commodities shall be deemed to be expenditures for the administration of public assistance and care.
[ 1979 c 141 s 312 ; 1959 c 26 s 74.04.360 . Prior:... |
74.04.370 | Federal surplus commodities—County program, expenses, handling of commodities. | See RCW 36.39.040 . |
74.04.380 | Federal and other surplus food commodities—Agreements—Personnel—Facilities—Cooperation with other agencies—Discontinuance of program. | The secretary of social and health services, from funds appropriated to the department for such purpose, shall, upon receipt of authorization from the governor, provide for the receiving, warehousing and distributing of federal and other surplus food commodities for the use and assistance of recipients of public assist... |
74.04.385 | Unlawful practices relating to surplus commodities—Penalty. | It shall be unlawful for any recipient of federal or other surplus commodities received under RCW 74.04.380 to sell, transfer, barter, or otherwise dispose of such commodities to any other person. It shall be unlawful for any person to receive, possess, or use any surplus commodities received under RCW 74.04.380 unless... |
74.04.480 | Educational leaves of absence for personnel. | The state department of social and health services is hereby authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing the granting to any employee of the department, other than a provisional employee, a leave of absence for educational purposes to attend an institution of learning for the purpose of improving his or he... |
74.04.500 | Food stamp program—Authorized. | The department is authorized to establish a food stamp or benefit program under the federal food stamp act of 1977, as amended.
[ 1998 c 79 s 9 ; 1991 c 126 s 3 ; 1979 c 141 s 322 ; 1969 ex.s. c 172 s 4 .]
Overpayment, recovery: RCW 74.04.300 .
Unlawful use of food stamps: RCW 9.91.140 . |
74.04.510 | Food stamp program—Rules. | The department shall adopt rules conforming to federal laws, rules, and regulations required to be observed in maintaining the eligibility of the state to receive from the federal government and to issue or distribute to recipients, food stamps, coupons, or food stamp or coupon benefits transferred electronically under... |
74.04.515 | Food stamp program—Discrimination prohibited. | In administering the food stamp or benefits program, there shall be no discrimination against any applicant or recipient by reason of age, sex, disability, religious creed, political beliefs, race, color, or national origin.
[ 2020 c 274 s 59 ; 1998 c 79 s 11 ; 1991 c 126 s 4 ; 1969 ex.s. c 172 s 7 .] |
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