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                                          SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1582

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Cole, Peery, Ebersole, Prentice, Todd, Jones, Scott, Leonard, Valle, Rasmussen, P. King, Pruitt, Jacobsen, Appelwick, Anderson, Winsley, R. Fisher, Wang, Wineberry, R. King, Belcher, Rust, H. Myers, Crane, Phillips and Brekke)

Read first time 3/6/89.

AN ACT Relating to child care; and amending RCW 74.12.340.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 30, chapter 228, Laws of 1963 as amended by section 111, chapter 154, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. and RCW 74.12.340 are each amended to read as follows:

          The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing the provision of ((day)) child care ((as a part of child welfare services)) when the secretary determines that a need exists for such ((day)) child care and that it is in the best interests of the child, the parents, or the custodial parent and in determining the need for such ((day)) child care priority shall be given to geographical areas having the greatest need for such care and to members of low income groups in the population((:  PROVIDED, That where)).  However, if the family is financially able to pay part or all of the costs of such care, fees shall be imposed and paid according to the financial ability of the family.  The rules promulgated under this section shall allow before and after school child care programs provided by school districts to qualify for payments and shall not apply licensure requirements to such programs.