Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

     Purpose: The early childhood education and assistance program was moved from the department of community, trade, and economic development to the newly established department of early learning on July 1, 2006. This proposal does not affect the existing rules, but is a technical fix to change the department name to the department of early learning.

     Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Amending chapter 170-100 WAC.

     Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter 43.215 RCW.

      Adopted under notice filed as WSR 07-14-038 on June 27, 2007.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0;      Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

     Date Adopted: September 10, 2007.

Jone M. Bosworth

Director

OTS-9845.1

AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 06-18-085, filed 9/5/06, effective 9/5/06)

WAC 170-100-030   Definitions.   (1) "Contractor" means a nonsectarian public or private organization that contracts with the department of ((community, trade, and economic development)) early learning to provide local early childhood education and assistance services.

     (2) "Department" means the department of ((community, trade and economic development)) early learning.

     (3) "Director" means the director of the department of ((community, trade and economic development)) early learning.

[06-18-085, recodified as § 170-100-030, filed 9/5/06, effective 9/5/06. Statutory Authority: Chapter 28A.215 RCW. 06-13-046, § 365-170-030, filed 6/16/06, effective 7/17/06. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.63A.060. 99-19-176, § 365-170-030, filed 9/22/99, effective 10/23/99. Statutory Authority: RCW 28A.34A.060. 88-18-039 (Order 88-04), § 365-170-030, filed 8/31/88. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.63A.060. 87-04-007 (Order 87-02), § 365-170-030, filed 1/23/87.]

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