Full text of Washington Revised Code of Washington § 50.22.140 — Employment security department authorized to pay training benefits — Expenditures., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50.22.140. Employment security department authorized to pay training benefits — Expenditures.
(1) The employment security department is authorized to pay training benefits under RCW
50.22.150 and
50.22.155, but may not obligate expenditures beyond the limits specified in this section or as otherwise set by the legislature. Any funds not obligated in one fiscal year may be carried forward to the next fiscal year. The commissioner may not obligate more than twenty million dollars annually in addition to any funds carried forward from previous fiscal years.
(2) If the amount available for training benefits at any time is equal to or less than five million dollars, funds will no longer be obligated for individuals in RCW
50.22.155(2)(a)(ii). If funds are exhausted, training benefits will continue to be obligated to dislocated workers only under RCW
50.22.155(2)(a)(i). The following year's obligation for training benefits will be reduced by a corresponding amount.
Notes
Contingent effective date—2011 c 4 ss 7-15: See note following RCW
50.20.099.
Conflict with federal requirements—2011 c 4: See note following RCW
50.29.021.
Conflict with federal requirements—2002 c 149: "If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state or the eligibility of employers in this state for federal unemployment tax credits, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict, and the finding or determination does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state or the granting of federal unemployment tax credits to employers in this state." [
2002 c 149 s 15.]
Severability—2002 c 149: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [
2002 c 149 s 16.]
Severability—Effective date—2000 2nd sp.s. c 1: See notes following RCW
41.05.143.
Conflict with federal requirements—Severability—Effective date—2000 c 2: See notes following RCW
50.04.355.
Source: official Washington text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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