2449-S2 AMH CONW REIN 037

2SHB 2449 - H AMD 1189

By Representative Pettigrew

ADOPTED 2/15/2008

   On page 10, beginning on line 8, strike all of subsection (iii) and insert the following:

   "(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 five 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."

EFFECT: Modifies the definition of "child care center" to exclude centers that are operated by a local nonprofit organization whose primary mission is to provide social services, and that pays membership dues or assessments to either a national 501(c)(3) organization with more than

$5 million in membership dues and assessments annually, or a regional council that is affiliated with a national 501(c)(3) organization with more than 200 affiliates.