RCW 74.08A.120
Immigrants and victims of human trafficking—Food assistance.
(1) The department may establish a food assistance program for legal immigrants and victims of human trafficking as defined in RCW 74.04.005 who are ineligible for the federal food stamp program.
(2) The rules for the state food assistance program shall follow exactly the rules of the federal food stamp program except for the provisions pertaining to immigrant status.
(3) The benefit under the state food assistance program shall be established by the legislature in the biennial operating budget.
(4) The department may enter into a contract with the United States department of agriculture to use the existing federal food stamp program coupon system for the purposes of administering the state food assistance program.
(5) In the event the department is unable to enter into a contract with the United States department of agriculture, the department may issue vouchers to eligible households for the purchase of eligible foods at participating retailers.
[ 2020 c 136 § 2; 1999 c 120 § 4; 1997 c 57 § 3.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2020 c 136: See note following RCW 74.04.005.
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.