1213-S2 AMH MCCA BROD 096

2SHB 1213 - H AMD 437

By Representative McCaslin

NOT ADOPTED 03/09/2021

On page 26, after line 14, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 313. A new section is added to chapter 43.216 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Beginning July 30, 2021, the department shall grant all new child care providers an extended period of at least one year to meet licensing requirements not directly related to health and safety, including but not limited to staff to child ratio requirements and enrollment in the early achievers program.

(2)(a) The department shall analyze data from the last federal census to determine and make publicly available which zip codes in the state are in the top 10 percent of the most racially and ethnically diverse, considering the following groups:

(i) Black or African American;

(ii) American Indian and Alaska Native;

(iii) Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander;

(iv) Hispanic or Latinx;

(v) Asian; and

(vi) Other multiracial.

(b) Child care providers in these zip codes as determined by the department shall be exempt from indoor minimum space requirements and shall receive longer periods of at least 18 months to meet requirements listed in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) The department must adopt rules to implement this section."

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