PDFWAC 110-15-0045
Approved activities for applicants and consumers not participating in WorkFirst.
Applicants and consumers:
(1) Not participating in WorkFirst activities may be eligible for WCCC benefits for the following approved activities:
(a) Employment;
(b) Self-employment;
(c) Supplemental nutrition assistance program employment and training (SNAP E&T);
(d) Have a child enrolled in:
(i) A birth to three early childhood education and assistance program; or
(ii) An early head start program; or
(e) The following education programs:
(i) High school or working towards a high school equivalency certificate for consumers under age 22;
(ii) Part-time enrollment in a:
(A) Vocational education;
(B) Adult basic education (ABE);
(C) High school equivalency certificate for consumers age 22 and older; or
(D) English as a second language (ESL) program combined with an average of:
(I) Twenty or more employment hours per week;
(II) Sixteen or more work-study hours per week; or
(iii) For full-time students of a community, technical, or tribal college, enrollment in:
(A) A vocational education program that leads to a degree or certificate in a specific occupation;
(B) An associate degree program; or
(C) A registered apprenticeship program.
(2) Who meet the requirements of subsection (1)(d) of this section are eligible to receive subsidy payment for up to 10 hours per week of study time for approved classes.
(3) Who are eligible for WCCC benefits under the terms of this section are eligible to receive subsidy payment for:
(a) Transportation time between the child care location and the consumer's place of employment or approved activity; and
(b) Up to eight hours of sleep time before or after a night shift.
[Statutory Authority: Chapter 34.05 RCW, RCW 43.216.020, 43.216.065, 2024 c 225 s 1, and 2024 c 282 s 4. WSR 24-20-130, s 110-15-0045, filed 10/1/24, effective 11/1/24. Statutory Authority: 2023 c 222, 2023 c 294, and chapter 43.216 RCW. WSR 24-17-059, § 110-15-0045, filed 8/15/24, effective 9/15/24. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.216.055 and 43.216.065. WSR 22-05-007, § 110-15-0045, filed 2/3/22, effective 3/6/22; WSR 21-09-030, § 110-15-0045, filed 4/12/21, effective 5/13/21. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.216.055, 43.216.065 and 42 U.S.C. 9858, et seq. WSR 19-08-020, § 110-15-0045, filed 3/26/19, effective 4/26/19. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-15-0045, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 16-09-059, § 170-290-0045, filed 4/15/16, effective 5/16/16. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 12-21-008, § 170-290-0045, filed 10/5/12, effective 11/5/12. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.070, 43.215.060 and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 12-11-025, § 170-290-0045, filed 5/8/12, effective 6/8/12. Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.215 RCW, RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2011 1st sp.s. c 42, 2011 1st sp.s. c 50, and 2006 c 265 § 501. WSR 11-18-001, § 170-290-0045, filed 8/24/11, effective 9/24/11. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.215.060, 43.215.070, 2006 c 265, and chapter 43.215 RCW. WSR 09-22-043, § 170-290-0045, filed 10/28/09, effective 12/1/09. WSR 08-08-047, recodified as § 170-290-0045, filed 3/27/08, effective 3/27/08. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.12.340. WSR 06-12-094, § 388-290-0045, filed 6/6/06, effective 7/7/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.12.340, 74.13.085, and 2003 1st sp.s. c 25. WSR 04-08-021 and 04-08-134, § 388-290-0045, filed 3/29/04 and 4/7/04, effective 5/28/04. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.13.085. WSR 02-12-069, § 388-290-0045, filed 5/31/02, effective 7/1/02. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050 and C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99 (Child Care Development Fund Rules). WSR 02-01-135, § 388-290-0045, filed 12/19/01, effective 1/19/02.]