SB 5729: Creating a good cause exception to administrative hearing deadlines for applicants or recipients of certain public assistance benefits.

SSB 5729 creates a good cause exemption for public assistance applicants/recipients who miss the 90-day deadline to file for an adjudicative proceeding addressing debt from overpayment of benefits. A good cause for failing to meet a hearing deadline may include but is not limited to military deployment, medical reasons, housing instability, language barriers, or domestic violence.