(1) To be eligible for the EFC program, a youth must:
(a) Be dependent on their 18th birthday under chapter 13.34 RCW; and
(b) Be under 21 years old; and
(c) Voluntarily agree to participate in the EFC program.
(2) To remain eligible for the EFC program, youth who meet the requirements in subsection (1) of this section and voluntarily left the EFC program prior to their 21st birthday may reenroll by:
(a) Contacting the department to request reenrollment;
(b) Signing a VPA; and
(c) Entering into a new nonminor dependency action within 180 calendar days of the date they signed a VPA in order to receive the EFC services outlined in RCW 74.13.336.
(3) Youth are eligible for the EFC program regardless of the number of times they enter or exit the program if they meet the requirements in subsection (1) of this section.
[Statutory Authority: 2024 c 192, RCW 74.13.031, 13.34.267, and 42 U.S.C. s 671-675. WSR 25-10-016, s 110-90-0040, filed 4/25/25, effective 6/1/25. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.12.340, 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.08.090 and WAC 110-20-0010. WSR 19-14-066, § 110-90-0040, filed 6/28/19, effective 7/29/19. WSR 18-14-078, recodified as § 110-90-0040, filed 6/29/18, effective 7/1/18. Statutory Authority: RCW 13.34.145, 13.34.267, 74.13.020, 74.13.031, 43.88C.010, 74.13.107, 43.131.416, and 13.34.030. WSR 18-01-048, § 388-25-0506, filed 12/12/17, effective 1/12/18; WSR 16-14-065, § 388-25-0506, filed 6/30/16, effective 7/31/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 13.34.145, 13.34.267, 74.13.020, 74.13.031, 43.88C.010, 74.13.107, 43.131.416, 13.34.030 and Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-351). WSR 16-06-044, § 388-25-0506, filed 2/24/16, effective 3/26/16. Statutory Authority: RCW 13.34.145, 13.34.267, 74.13.020, 74.13.031, 43.88C.010, 74.13.107, 43.131.416, 13.34.030. WSR 14-13-051, § 388-25-0506, filed 6/12/14, effective 7/13/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 74.13.031, 13.34.267, and 2008 federal legislation "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act." WSR 13-08-017, § 388-25-0506, filed 3/25/13, effective 4/25/13.]