RCW 74.08A.110
Immigrants—Sponsor deeming.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, qualified aliens and aliens permanently residing under color of law shall have their eligibility for assistance redetermined.
(2) In determining the eligibility and the amount of benefits of a qualified alien or an alien permanently residing under color of law for public assistance under this title, the income and resources of the alien shall be deemed to include the income and resources of any person and his or her spouse who executed an affidavit of support pursuant to section 213A of the federal immigration and naturalization act on behalf of the alien for a period of five years following the execution of that affidavit of support. The deeming provisions of this subsection shall be waived if the sponsor dies or is permanently incapacitated during the period the affidavit of support is valid.
(3) As used in this section, "qualified alien" has the meaning provided it in P.L. 104-183.
(4)(a) Qualified aliens specified under sections 403, 412, and 552 (e) and (f), subtitle B, Title IV, of P.L. 104-193 and in P.L. 104-208, are exempt from this section.
(b) Qualified aliens who served in the armed forces of an allied country, or were employed by an agency of the federal government, during a military conflict between the United States of America and a military adversary are exempt from the provisions of this section.
(c) Qualified aliens who are victims of domestic violence and petition for legal status under the federal violence against women act are exempt from the provisions of this section.
[ 1997 c 57 § 2.]
NOTES:
Captions not law—1997 c 57: See note following RCW 74.08A.100.
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 74.08A - Washington Workfirst Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.
74.08A.010 - Time limits—Transitional food assistance.
74.08A.015 - Time limits—State of emergency extension.
74.08A.020 - Electronic benefit transfer.
74.08A.030 - Provision of services by religiously affiliated organizations—Rules.
74.08A.039 - Income eligibility—Federal supplemental security income.
74.08A.040 - Indian tribes—Program access—Funding—Rules.
74.08A.050 - Indian tribes—Tribal program—Fiscal year.
74.08A.060 - Food stamp work requirements.
74.08A.100 - Immigrants—Eligibility.
74.08A.110 - Immigrants—Sponsor deeming.
74.08A.120 - Immigrants and victims of human trafficking—Food assistance.
74.08A.130 - Immigrants—Naturalization facilitation.
74.08A.210 - Diversion program—Emergency assistance.
74.08A.220 - Individual development accounts—Microcredit and microenterprise approaches—Rules.
74.08A.230 - Earnings disregards and earned income cutoffs.
74.08A.240 - Noncustodial parents in work programs.
74.08A.250 - "Work activity" defined.
74.08A.260 - Work activity—Referral—Individual responsibility plan—Refusal to work.
74.08A.265 - Assistance termination—Report—Finding of racial disproportionality.
74.08A.275 - Employability screening.
74.08A.285 - Job search instruction and assistance.
74.08A.300 - Placement bonuses.
74.08A.310 - Self-employment assistance—Training and placement programs.
74.08A.320 - Wage subsidy program.
74.08A.330 - Community service program.
74.08A.341 - Program constraints—Expenditures.
74.08A.350 - Questionnaires—Job opportunities for welfare recipients.
74.08A.380 - Teen parents—Education requirements.
74.08A.400 - Outcome measures—Intent.
74.08A.410 - Outcome measures—Development—Benchmarks.
74.08A.420 - Outcome measures—Evaluations—Awarding contracts—Bonuses.
74.08A.440 - Recipients exempted from active work search—Benefits eligibility.
74.08A.500 - Legislative-executive WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight task force—Definitions.
74.08A.900 - Short title—1997 c 58.
74.08A.901 - Part headings, captions, table of contents not law—1997 c 58.
74.08A.902 - Exemptions and waivers from federal law—1997 c 58.
74.08A.903 - Conflict with federal requirements—1997 c 58.
74.08A.904 - Severability—1997 c 58.
74.08A.905 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.