WSR 24-17-110
PROPOSED RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
[Filed August 19, 2024, 9:06 a.m.]
Original Notice.
Preproposal statement of inquiry was filed as WSR 24-14-034.
Title of Rule and Other Identifying Information: WAC 110-15-0215 Infant enhancement rate and 110-15-0249 Nonstandard hours bonus.
Hearing Location(s): On August 21 - September 24, 2024, at 11:59 p.m., telephonic. Comments can be made by calling 360-972-5385 and leaving a voicemail that includes the comment or emailing the rules coordinator. All comments must be received by the date and time listed below.
Date of Intended Adoption: November 1, 2024.
Submit Written Comments to: Department of children, youth, and families (DCYF) rules coordinator, email dcyf.rulescoordinator@dcyf.wa.gov, https://dcyf.wa.gov/practice/policy-laws-rules/rule-making/participate/online.
Assistance for Persons with Disabilities: Contact DCYF rules coordinator, phone 360-522-3691, email dcyf.rulescoordinator@dcyf.wa.gov.
Purpose of the Proposal and Its Anticipated Effects, Including Any Changes in Existing Rules: The early learning division is revising the infant enhancement rate and nonstandard hours bonus rate to align with requirements set forth in ESSB 5950, section 229, chapter 376, Laws of 2024.
Reasons Supporting Proposal: See purpose.
Statutory Authority for Adoption: Chapter
34.05 RCW; RCW
43.216.020,
43.216.065; ESSB 5950, section 229, chapter 376, Laws of 2024.
Rule is not necessitated by federal law, federal or state court decision.
Name of Proponent: DCYF, governmental.
Name of Agency Personnel Responsible for Drafting: Christin James, DCYF, Olympia, WA 98501, 360-688-0479; Implementation and Enforcement: DCYF, statewide.
A school district fiscal impact statement is not required under RCW
28A.305.135.
A cost-benefit analysis is not required under RCW
34.05.328.
This rule proposal, or portions of the proposal, is exempt from requirements of the Regulatory Fairness Act because the proposal:
Scope of exemption for rule proposal:
Is fully exempt.
August 19, 2024
Brenda Villarreal
Rules Coordinator
OTS-5517.1
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 22-12-072, filed 5/27/22, effective 7/1/22)
WAC 110-15-0215Infant enhanced rate.
Licensed and certified child care providers accepting state subsidy may receive an infant enhancement payment of (($90))$300 per month for each infant who is enrolled in their child care and attends at least one day per month.
AMENDATORY SECTION(Amending WSR 23-23-083, filed 11/13/23, effective 12/14/23)
WAC 110-15-0249Nonstandard hours bonus.
(1) Consumers' providers may receive a nonstandard hours bonus (NSHB) payment((s)) per child per month for care provided if:
(a) The providers are licensed or certified;
(b) They provide at least 30 hours of nonstandard hours care during one month; and
(c) The total cost of the state's NSHB payments do not exceed the amount appropriated for this purpose by the legislature for the current fiscal year.
(2) Nonstandard hours are defined as:
(a) Before 6 a.m. or after 6 p.m.;
(b) Any hours on Saturdays and Sundays; and
(c) Any hours on legal holidays, as defined in RCW
1.16.050.
(3) NSHB amounts are:
(a) One hundred ((thirty-five))fifty dollars for family homes; and
(b) One hundred ((thirty-five))fifty dollars for centers.