WSR 24-22-055
EMERGENCY RULES
DEPARTMENT OF
CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES
[Filed October 28, 2024, 2:06 p.m., effective October 28, 2024, 2:06 p.m.]
Effective Date of Rule: Immediately upon filing.
Purpose: The early learning division is revising the infant enhancement rate and nonstandard hours bonus rate to align with legislative requirements required by July 1, 2024. This emergency filing has been in effect since July 1, 2024, under WSR 24-14-035.
Citation of Rules Affected by this Order: Amending WAC 110-15-0215 and 110-15-0249.
Under RCW
34.05.350 the agency for good cause finds that immediate adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule is necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or general welfare, and that observing the time requirements of notice and opportunity to comment upon adoption of a permanent rule would be contrary to the public interest.
Reasons for this Finding: These emergency rules are needed to comply with ESSB 5950, section 229, chapter 376, Laws of 2024, which go into effect July 1, 2024.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 2, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted at the Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.
Number of Sections Adopted using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.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: October 28, 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.