CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

                  SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5090

                    Chapter 14, Laws of 1991

                        52nd Legislature

                      1991 Regular Session

        FOSTER FAMILY HOME LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONS

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/28/91

Passed by the Senate March 7, 1991

  Yeas 47   Nays 0

           JOEL PRITCHARD          

President of the Senate

Passed by the House April 8, 1991

  Yeas 95   Nays 0

              JOE KING             

Speaker of the

       House of Representatives

Approved April 17, 1991

           BOOTH GARDNER           

Governor of the State of Washington

CERTIFICATE

I, Gordon Golob, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5090 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

           GORDON A. GOLOB             Secretary

                                     FILED         

                April 17, 1991 - 3:10 p.m.

                        Secretary of State   

                       State of Washington

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                            SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5090

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                     Passed Legislature - 1991 Regular Session

State of Washington              52nd Legislature             1991 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Children & Family Services (originally sponsored by Senators Roach and Stratton; by request of Dept. of Social and Health Services).Read first time February 18, 1991.Concerning foster family home licenses.

     AN ACT Relating to foster family home licenses; amending RCW 74.15.110; and repealing RCW 26.44.070.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

     Sec. 1.  RCW 74.15.110 and 1967 c 172 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

     If a licensee desires to apply for a renewal of its license, a request for a renewal shall be filed ninety days prior to the expiration date of the license except that a request for renewal of a foster family home license shall be filed prior to the expiration of the license.  If the department has failed to act at the time of the expiration date of the license, the license shall continue in effect until such time as the department shall act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  RCW 26.44.070 and 1987 c 524 s 12, and 1987 c 206 s 6, 1986 c 269 s 3, 1984 c 97 s 6, 1981 c 164 s 4, 1977 ex.s. c 80 s 29, 1975 1st ex.s. c 217 s 7, 1972 ex.s. c 46 s 1, & 1969 ex.s. c 35 s 6 are each repealed.

     Passed the Senate March 7, 1991.

     Passed the House April 8, 1991.

Approved by the Governor April 17, 1991.

     Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 17, 1991.