Subject Matter	WAC Chapter or Sections	Description	Emergency Rule (CR-103)	Preproposal Notice (CR-101)	Proposed Rule (CR-102 or CR-105 Expedited) and Public Hearing	Permanent Rule (CR-103)
Child care centers, school age child care, family home child care	170-151, 170-295, and 170-296	Correcting obsolete references to the department of social and health services, DSHS-related laws and rules, and other clarifying corrections. Contact Rules@del.wa.gov.	None	Not required for corrections and clarifying changes. RCW 34.05.310(4)	Filed 2/6/08 as WSR 08-04-111 Public hearing 3/12/08	Filed 3/19/08 as WSR 08-08-012 Final rules effective 4/19/08
Family home child care	170-296	Revising the family home child care rule chapter using a negotiated rule-making team involving parents, child care providers, the Service Employees International Union and DEL. Contact Rules@del.wa.gov.	None	Filed 12/1/06 as WSR 06-24-051	Draft rules are being developed by a NRM team - Proposal estimated in early to mid 2009	To be determined in 2009
Early childhood education and assistance program (ECEAP)	170-100	No current rule-making activity.
Head start coordination	170-12	No current rule-making activity.
Seasonal child care subsidies	170-292	Updating internal references in this chapter to be consistent with DEL rules. Clarifying other existing sections for consistent application of the rules. Contact Rules@del.wa.gov.	None	Filed 2/16/07 as WSR 07-05-048	Proposal estimated by autumn 2008	Adoption estimated by late 2008
Working connections child care subsidies	New 170-290	Rules were moved from DSHS chapter 388-290 WAC to the DEL chapter 170-290 WAC on March 27, 2008 (see filing number WSR 08-08-047). The rules will be revised to correct now outdated references to DSHS laws, rules and program names; to adopt child care subsidy rates approved by the legislature; and to be consistent with the current collective bargaining agreement. Contact Rules@del.wa.gov.	None	Filed 11/2/07 as WSR 07-22-065	Proposal estimated by autumn 2008	Adoption estimated by late 2008
Background checks	New 170-06	Adopting a new WAC chapter to replace obsolete DSHS background check requirements and process for all child care staff volunteers, and others who may have unsupervised access to children in licensed care. Contact Rules@del.wa.gov.	Filed 10/5/07 as WSR 07-21-011	Filed 10/24/06 as WSR 06-22-020	Filed 3/[5]/08 as WSR 08-06-101 Public hearings 4/8/08, and 4/12/08	Filed 4/30/08 as WSR 08-10-041 Final rules were effective 5/31/08

     This agenda is prepared for information purposes, and dates of anticipated rule-making actions in this agenda are estimates only. Any errors in this agenda do not affect the actual DEL rules or DEL rule-making notices filed with the office of the code reviser and published in the Washington state register. There may be additional DEL rule making that cannot be forecasted as the department initiates rule proceedings to implement new state laws, to meet federal requirements, or to meet unforeseen circumstances. Emergency rules noted are those in effect at the time this agenda was filed with the code reviser. For more information about department of early learning rule making, please contact the DEL rules coordinator, at (360) 725-4397, or by e-mail at rules@del.wa.gov.

     CR-101 is a preproposal statement of inquiry notice under RCW 34.05.310.

     CR-102 is a proposed rule-making notice under RCW 34.05.320 and 34.05.340.

     CR-103 is a rule-making order filed under RCW 34.05.360 for permanent rules, or under RCW 34.05.350 for emergency rules.

     CR-105 is an expedited rule-making notice under RCW 34.05.353.

     WSR number is the official filing number assigned by the office of the code reviser for materials submitted for publication in the Washington state register.

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