HB 2364 — Poverty reduction task force

Summary

Concerning the legislative-executive poverty reduction task force.

Bill Text

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This bill amends 3 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 74.08A.500; RCW 74.08A.505; RCW 74.08A.510.

• RCW 74.08A.500

  committee intergenerational poverty advisory committee "Partner agency" means an executive branch agency represented by a voting or nonvoting member of the task force. (6) (7) WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight → read as follows: The definitions in this section apply throughout chapter 126, Laws of 2018 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Advisory council" means the economic justice and well-being advisory council. (2) "Cycle of poverty" or "poverty cycle" means the set of factors or events by which the long-term poverty of a person is likely to continue and be experienced by each child of the person when the child becomes an adult unless there is outside intervention. (3) "Department" means the department of social and health services. (4) "Intergenerational poverty" means poverty in which two or more successive generations of a family continue in the cycle of poverty and governmental dependence, and is not situational poverty. (5) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services. (6) "Task force" means the legislative-executive economic justice and well- being task force.

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• RCW 74.08A.505

  A WorkFirst poverty reduction oversight with voting members subsection eight of social and p. 2 HB 2364 health services The secretary of the department of social and health services shall convene the initial meeting of the task force. eight nonvoting Governor's office of Indian affairs ; (g) Office of equity; and (h) Office of financial management The cochairs of the intergenerational poverty advisory committee created in RCW 74.08A.510 shall serve as nonvoting members of the task force partner agencies' operation their WorkFirst program WorkFirst recipients and self-sufficiency committee develop and to prevent and address adverse childhood experiences and reduce intergenerational partner committee intergenerational regarding children who are at risk of continuing the cycle of poverty and welfare dependency unless outside intervention occurs Recommend intergenerational (a) direct the department of social and health services to develop a five-year plan to reduce intergenerational poverty and promote self-sufficiency, subject to oversight and approval by the task force. Upon approval by the task force, the department must submit the plan to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2019. (b) The task force shall review the five-year plan by December 1, 2024, and shall direct the department to update the plan as determined necessary by the task force partner partner agencies' Caseload trends and program expenditures, and the impact of those trends and expenditures on client services, including services to historically underrepresented populations The characteristics of families who have been unsuccessful on the temporary assistance for needy families program and have lost their benefits either through sanction or the sixty-month time limit state agency members of the task force (8) (9) → read as follows: (1)(a) The legislative-executive economic justice and well-being task force is tablished, ⟦INS⟧as rovided in this T hip l include diverse, ewide repres ip sh reflect regional, al, and cul e ely r esent the needs of individuals, , the s e. (i) Th appo two voting members each e sen . (ii) T resen ives shall appoint voting rgest cuses of the house 11 voting members the department of commerce; the employment security department; the office of the superintendent of public instruction; the department of health; the department of corrections; the department of revenue; the health care authority; the workforce training and education coordinating board; and the state board for community and technical colleges. (b) The task force shall choose its cochairs from among its voting members, one from among the legislative members and one from among the executive branch members to serve two-year terms. (2) The governor shall appoint additional voting members to the task force representing the: (a) State commission on African American affairs; (b) State commission on Hispanic affairs; (c) State commission on Asian Pacific American affairs; (d) Cochairs of the advisory council; (e) Women's commission; and (f) LGBTQ commission . (3) The governor's offices of equity, Indian affairs, and financial management shall participate in the task force as nonvoting members. (4) The task force shall: (a) Oversee the budget and performance of the WorkFirst program and temporary assistance for needy families program to ensure that the programs are achieving desired outcomes for clients; (b) Determine, in partnership with the advisory council, evidence-based outcome mea 10-year plan to dismantle poverty (c) Develop accountability measures for the state agencies responsible for their progress toward implementation of the 10-year plan to dismantle poverty and the reduction of poverty; (d) Collaborate with the advisory council created in RCW 74.08A.510 to monitor the strategies and recommendations outlined in the 10-year plan to dismantle poverty; (e) Seek input on best practices for poverty reduction from lived experts, service providers, community-based organizations, legislators, state agencies, stakeholders, the business community, and subject matter experts to encourage the development of cross- sector and innovative approaches to poverty reduction; (f) Collaborate with relevant state agencies and the advisory council to analyze available data and information regarding poverty in the state, with a primary focus on the strategies and recommendations of the 10- year plan to dismantle poverty and using data and information disaggregated to meaningfully understand the impact on diverse populations; and (g) Develop and recommend priorities and policy actions to the governor and the legislature to effectively reduce poverty and promote and encourage self- sufficiency. (5) The task force shall collaborate with and seek advice from the Washington economic justice alliance in supporting the 10-year plan to dismantle poverty. relevant state (a) The progress of those state agencies toward meeting the outcome and performance measures established under this section; (b) In partnership with the office of financial management and the Washington economic justice alliance, the impact of biennial and supplemental budgets on low-income and vulnerable populations; and (c) Implementation activities related to the 10-year plan to dismantle poverty, including the status of recommendations and priorities adopted by the task force. (7) By December 1, 2026, state agency representatives on the task force, the Washington economic justice alliance, and the advisory council shall provide a report to the task force and the governor regarding their review and update of the 10-year plan to dismantle poverty. (8) Staff support the task ng administration of task force meetings, t be provi department ati memb tee rvic ch. (9) orc hall rs. (10)

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• RCW 74.08A.510

  intergenerational poverty advisory committee committee committee committee advisory committee must childhood childhood Faith-based organizations childhood A subject matter expert in infant mental health; (k) The department of children, youth, and families; and (l) The department committee committee committee committee committee The secretary shall convene the initial meeting of the advisory committee. committee committee committee committee committee address the needs of children affected by intergenerational poverty and as described in RCW 74.08A.505 committee's and intergenerational committee committee committee committee → (1) To assist the task force established in RCW 74.08A.505, there is created the economic justice and well-being advisory council. (2) The advisory council must include diverse, statewide representation from public, nonprofit, and for-profit entities. The advisory council membership must reflect regional, racial, and cultural diversity to adequately represent the needs of all individuals, children, and families in the state. (3) Members of the advisory council are appointed by the secretary, with the approval of the task force. (4) The secretary may appoint members to the advisory council as the secretary deems appropriate, but the advisory council must at least include representatives from: (a) Advocacy groups that focus on poverty issues; (b) Advocacy groups that focus on education and early childhood education issues; (c) Academic experts in poverty, education, or early childhood education issues; (d) Organizations, including faith- based organizations, that address poverty, education, or arly childhood education issues; (e) Tribal governments; (f) Families and individuals impacted by poverty; (g) Local government representatives that address childhood pov rty or education issues; (h) The business community; (i) A group representing accredited financial counselors; (j) Entities representing the workforce system; and (k) Entities representing postsecondary education systems. member is appointed to y adjust the length of reappointment so that council (a) If the member is unable or unwilling to carry out the member's assigned responsibilities; or (b) For good cause. (7) If a vacancy occurs in the advisory council membership for any reason, a replacement may be appointed for the unexpired term. (8) The advisory council shall choose cochairs from among its membership. (9) A majority of the advisory council constitutes a quorum of the advisory council at any meeting and the action of the majority of members present is the action of the advisory council. (10) The advisory council shall: (a) Meet at least quarterly at the request of the task force cochairs or the cochairs of the advisory council; (b) Make recommendations to the task force on how the task force and the state can effectively achieve the purposes and duties of the task force ; (c) Ensure that the advisory council's recommendations to the task force are supported by verifiable data; (d) Gather input from diverse communities about the impact of poverty on outcomes such as education, health care, employment, involvement in the child welfare system, and other related areas; and (e) Monitor the strategies and recommendations outlined in the 10-year plan to dismantle poverty and recommend to the task force priorities and policy options that the task force should consider proposing to the governor and the legislature to effectively reduce poverty and promote and encourage self-sufficiency. (11) Th epartment shall aff suppo to the advisory advisory council endeavor accommodate the Accommoda ns may include advisory council r remote articipation by advisory council council --- END ---

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Action History

1. February 19, 2026

   House Rules "X" file.

Sponsors

• (Gregerson) · Primary

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