WSR 24-19-029

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES

[Filed September 9, 2024, 3:47 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: Chapter 110-148 WAC, Licensing requirements for child foster homes, and all other related rules.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: RCW 74.15.030.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: The licensing division (LD) is updating chapter 110-148 WAC, Licensing requirements for child foster homes, and other related rules to be more developmentally appropriate and flexible to meet the individual child's and youth's needs. LD will engage in negotiated rule making for foster care placements, identify sections that need to be updated to meet those goals, and make general housekeeping updates.

Other Federal and State Agencies that Regulate this Subject and the Process Coordinating the Rule with These Agencies: Not applicable.

Process for Developing New Rule: Negotiated rule making.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Jason Churchwell, 316 West Boone Avenue, Spokane, WA 99201, phone 509-385-9364, email Jason.churchwell@dcyf.wa.gov, website www.dcyf.wa.gov; or Libby Wagner, 1500 Jefferson Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, phone 360-999-7613, email Elizabeth.wagner@dcyf.wa.gov, website www.dcyf.wa.gov.

September 9, 2024

Brenda Villarreal

Rules Coordinator