RCW 74.08A.905
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 persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 174.]
NOTES:
Effective dates—2009 c 521 §§ 5-8, 79, 87-103, 107, 151, 165, 166, 173-175, and 190-192: See note following RCW 2.10.900.
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.