On page 1, beginning on line 5 of the amendment, after "persist" strike all material through "suffer" on line 7

     On page 2, beginning on line 4 of the amendment, strike all material through "children." on line 7 and insert "This new approach to collective bargaining is available only to center directors and workers who file a notice of intent to participate in the initial opt in phase under section 4 of this act."

     On page 2, line 24 of the amendment, after "workers" insert "who choose to opt in under section 4 of this act"

     On page 3, line 4 of the amendment, after "(ii)" strike all material through "units" on line 12 and insert "A statewide unit for child care center directors and workers"

     On page 3, beginning on line 26 of the amendment, after "election" strike all material through "(d)" on line 34 and insert "under this act may not occur before the opt in period has concluded on November 1, 2010.
     (c)"

     Reletter the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

     On page 4, line 10 of the amendment, after "section" insert "for child care center directors and workers"

     On page 4, line 18 of the amendment, after "programs;" insert "and"

     On page 4, beginning on line 18 of the amendment, after "(III)" strike all material through "(IV)" on line 19

     On page 4, beginning on line 29 of the amendment, after "providers" strike all material through "workers" on line 30

     On page 4, line 33 of the amendment, after "year;" strike "and" and insert "((and))"

     On page 4, line 34 of the amendment, after "(ii)" insert "With respect to commencement of negotiations between the governor and the exclusive bargaining representative or representatives of child care center directors and workers under (a) of this subsection, negotiations may not commence before July 1, 2011, and thereafter must commence by February 1st of any even-numbered year; and
     (iii)"

     On page 6, line 27 of the amendment, after "request" strike "may not be submitted before July" and insert "must be submitted by October"

     On page 10, beginning on line 19 of the amendment, after "(15)" strike all material through "act." on line 23 and insert "(a) "Child care center" means a child care center licensed by the state under RCW 43.215.500 through 43.215.545 that has at least one child care slot filled by a child for whom it receives a child care subsidy.
     (b) "Child care center" does not include a child care center:
     (i) Operated directly by another unit of government or a tribe;
     (ii) Operated by an individual, partnership, profit or nonprofit corporation, or other entity that operates ten or more child care centers statewide; or
     (iii) Operated by a local nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to provide social services, including serving children and families, and that pays membership dues or assessments to either: (A) A national organization, exempt from income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, with more than three million dollars in membership dues and assessments annually, as reported to the internal revenue service; or (B) a regional council that is affiliated with a national organization, exempt from income tax under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, with more than two hundred affiliates."

     On page 10, beginning on line 26 of the amendment, strike all material through "act." on line 31 and insert "(1) A child care center may participate in collective bargaining under this act if the child care center owner or director if there is no owner files a notice of intent to opt in with the commission. The notice of intent must: Include the names and addresses of that child care center's owners, directors, and workers; include written authorization cards signed by a majority of owners, directors, and workers employed at the center indicating their desire to opt in; and be filed after June 30, 2010, and before November 2, 2010.
     (2) A child care center that does not file a notice of intent with the commission may not be included in a bargaining unit under this act.
     (3) The commission must, upon request, provide to a labor organization seeking to organize child care center directors and workers, a list, including names and addresses, of the child care center owners, directors, and workers provided in notices of intent submitted under subsection (1) of this section."

     Beginning on page 11, line 23 of the amendment, after "(3)" strike all material through "organization;" on page 12, line 3 and insert "In lieu of the deductions authorized under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, and the union security provisions authorized under RCW 41.56.122, the state shall deduct from the monthly amount of the child care subsidy due to a child care center a monthly representation fee, as certified by the secretary of the exclusive bargaining representative, for the costs of representation of child care center directors and workers, and transmit the representation fee to the secretary of the exclusive bargaining representative. However:
     (a) Any agreement to pay a representation fee must safeguard the child care center owner's or director's rights of nonassociation based on bona fide religious tenets or teachings of a church or other religious body of which the owner or director is a member. The child care center owner or director shall pay an amount equivalent to the representation fee to a nonreligious charity or to another charitable organization;"

     Beginning on page 15, line 25 of the amendment, strike all of section 9

     Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

     On page 23, after line 35 of the amendment, insert the following:

     On page 24, line 17 of the title amendment, after "41.56 RCW;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "adding new sections to chapter 43.131 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an effective date."