SB 5578 -
By Senator McAuliffe
WITHDRAWN 03/04/2013
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 It is the intent of the legislature to
encourage all family day care providers to join the early achievers
program, Washington state's quality rating and improvement system.
Provider advancement in the levels of the early achievers program also
signifies that provider practices will lead to improved quality of
services and child outcomes. While the legislature recognizes that
achieving an early achievers program level two demonstrates that a
provider has laid the foundation for further advancement, the
legislature hopes that providers are able to advance to higher levels
on the early achievers pathway in order to increase professionalism and
achieve better long-term outcomes for children in care.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 A new section is added to chapter 43.215 RCW
to read as follows:
A family day care provider who as of the effective date of this
section has been licensed in operation for five years or longer and
against whom there has not been a complaint that resulted in an
enforcement action is exempt from any requirement to have a high school
diploma or equivalent education until March 31, 2017, however by March
31, 2017, the family day care provider must either achieve a high
school diploma or equivalent or meet the minimum education requirement
by joining the early achievers program, Washington state's quality
rating and improvement system."
SB 5578 -
By Senator McAuliffe
WITHDRAWN 03/04/2013
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "providers;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "adding a new section to chapter 43.215 RCW; and creating a new section."