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(16) Parent education services or programs that support 1 development of appropriate parenting skills, life skills, and 2 employment-related competencies. 3 Sec. 7. RCW 74.08A.270 and 2017 3rd sp.s. c 21 s 2 are each 4 amended to read as follows: 5 (1) Good cause reasons for failure to participate in WorkFirst 6 program components include situations where: (a) ((Situations where 7 the)) The recipient is a parent or other relative personally 8 providing care for a child under the age of six years, and formal or 9 informal child care, or day care for an incapacitated individual 10 living in the same home as a dependent child, is necessary for an 11 individual to participate or continue participation in the program or 12 accept employment, and such care is not available, and the department 13 fails to provide such care; ((or)) (b) the recipient is a parent with 14 a child under the age of two years; or (c) the recipient is 15 experiencing a hardship as defined by the department in rule. 16 (2) A parent claiming a good cause exemption from WorkFirst 17 participation under subsection (1)(b) of this section may be required 18 to participate in one or more of the following, up to a maximum total 19 of twenty hours per week, if such treatment, services, or training is 20 indicated by the comprehensive evaluation or other assessment: 21 (a) Mental health treatment; 22 (b) Alcohol or drug treatment; 23 (c) Domestic violence services; or 24 (d) Parenting education or parenting skills training, if 25 available. 26 (3) The department shall: (a) Work with a parent claiming a good 27 cause exemption under subsection (1)(b) of this section to identify 28 and access programs and services designed to improve parenting skills 29 and promote child well-being, including but not limited to home 30 visitation programs and services; and (b) provide information on the 31 availability of home visitation services to temporary assistance for 32 needy families caseworkers, who shall inform clients of the 33 availability of the services. If desired by the client, the 34 caseworker shall facilitate appropriate referrals to providers of 35 home visitation services. 36 (4) Nothing in this section shall prevent a recipient from 37 participating in the WorkFirst program on a voluntary basis. 38 p. 11 2SHB 1447.SL