WSR 15-01-033
PERMANENT RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
EARLY LEARNING
[Filed December 8, 2014, 11:59 a.m., effective January 8, 2015]
Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.
Purpose: To allow the department of early learning to serve up to twenty percent of the working connections child care households in full-day preschool through contracted slots by contracting with early childhood education and assistance program providers as authorized by the 2014 supplemental budget. Also, to specify that no provision of the affected WAC section shall be interpreted contrary to RCW 43.215.250.
Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 170-290-0001.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 43.215.060 and 43.215.070; chapter 43.215 RCW.
Adopted under notice filed as WSR 14-21-140 on October 21, 2014.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 1, Repealed 0.
Date Adopted: December 8, 2014.
Elizabeth M. Hyde
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 11-18-001, filed 8/24/11, effective 9/24/11)
WAC 170-290-0001 Purpose and intent.
(1) This chapter establishes the requirements for eligible families to receive subsidized child care through the working connections child care (WCCC) and seasonal child care (SCC) programs as administered by DSHS under applicable state and federal law, to the extent of available funds. WCCC administered through the early childhood education and assistance program (ECEAP) shall follow ECEAP performance standards and contracts. As used in chapter 170-290 WAC, "to the extent of available funds" includes one or more of the following:
(a) Limiting or closing enrollment;
(b) Establishing a priority list for new enrollees subject to applicable state and federal law; or
(c) Creating and maintaining a waiting list.
(2) The purpose of WCCC, as provided in part II of this chapter, is to:
(a) Assist eligible families in obtaining child care subsidies for approvable activities that enable them to work, attend training, or enroll in educational programs; and
(b) Consider the health and safety of children while they are in care and receiving child care subsidies.
(3) The purpose of SCC, as provided in part III of this chapter, is to:
(a) Assist eligible families who are seasonally employed in agriculturally related work to pay for licensed child care; and
(b) Consider the health and safety of children while they are in care and receiving child care subsidies.
(4) No provision of this section shall be interpreted contrary to RCW 43.215.250.