WSR 13-19-089 PROPOSED RULES DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING [Filed September 18, 2013, 8:06 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 11-07-051.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 170-290-0190 WCCC authorized and additional payments—Determining units of care. Authorizing full-time child care when the consumer participates in one hundred ten hours or more of approved work or related activities per calendar month.
Hearing Location(s): Department of Early Learning (DEL), State Office, 1110 Jefferson Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, on October 24, 2013, at 12:00 p.m.
Date of Intended Adoption: October 31, 2013.
Submit Written Comments to: Rules Coordinator, DEL, P.O. Box 40970, Olympia, WA 98504-0970, e-mail rules@del.wa.gov, fax (360) 586-0533, by October 24, 2013.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact DEL rules coordinator by October 17, 2013, (360) 407-1962.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: To amend WAC 170-290-0190 regarding WCCC authorized and additional payments—Determining units of care, to comply with section 3 (2)(c) of recently enacted 2SSB 5595, enrolled as chapter 337, Laws of 2013, effective date July 28, 2013, such that, effective December 1, 2013, parents who receive working connections child care benefits and participate in one hundred ten hours or more of approved work or related activities are eligible for full-time child care services.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: These changes are needed to comply with section 3 (2)(c) of recently enacted 2SSB 5595, enrolled as chapter 337, Laws of 2013, effective date July 28, 2013.
Statute Being Implemented: Chapter 43.215 RCW as amended by chapter 337, Laws of 2013.
Name of Proponent: Department of early learning, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Lynne Shanafelt, Licensing Admin., DEL State Office, P.O. Box 40970, Olympia, WA 98504, (360) 407-1953; Implementation and Enforcement: DEL licensing offices, statewide.
No small business economic impact statement has been prepared under chapter 19.85 RCW. The proposed rules are not expected to impose new costs on businesses that are required to comply. If the rules result in costs, those costs are not expected to be "more than minor" as defined in chapter 19.85 RCW.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW 34.05.328. DEL is not among the agencies listed as required to comply with RCW 34.05.328.
September 18, 2013
Elizabeth M. Hyde
Director
AMENDATORY SECTION (Amending WSR 11-18-001, filed 8/24/11, effective 9/24/11)
WAC 170-290-0190 WCCC authorized and additional payments—Determining units of care.
(1) DSHS may authorize and pay for the following child care hours: (a) Full-day child care to licensed or certified facilities and DEL contracted seasonal day camps when a consumer's children need care between five and ten hours per day, or when the consumer participates in one hundred ten hours or more of approved work or related activities per calendar month; (b) Half-day child care to licensed or certified facilities and DEL contracted seasonal day camps when a consumer's children need care for less than five hours per day; (c) Hourly child care for in-home/relative child care; (d) A registration fee (under WAC 170-290-0245); (e) A field trip fee (under WAC 170-290-0247); (f) Special needs care when the child has a documented need for a higher level of care (under WAC 170-290-0220, 170-290-0225, 170-290-0230, and 170-290-0235); and (g) A nonstandard hours bonus under WAC 170-290-0249. (2) DSHS may authorize up to the provider's private pay rate if: (a) The parent is a WorkFirst participant; and (b) Appropriate child care, at the state rate, is not available within a reasonable distance from the home or work (activity) site. "Appropriate" means licensed or certified child care under WAC 170-290-0125, or an approved in-home/relative provider under WAC 170-290-0130. "Reasonable distance" is determined by comparing what other local families must travel to access appropriate child care. (3) DSHS authorizes an additional amount of care if: (a) More than ten hours of care is provided per day (up to a maximum of sixteen hours a day); and (b) The provider's written policy is to charge all families for these hours of care in excess of ten hours per day.
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