Date of Adoption: March 30, 2001.

Purpose: The proposed rules replace chapter 388-70 WAC and parts of chapter 388-15 WAC as part of the department's rule migration and regulatory reform required under Executive Order 97-02. The proposed rules revise child welfare services, adoption, foster care, family reconciliation services, family support services, and add home based services. The proposed rules describe programs and funding requirements to a degree not previously described in rule, with respect to the foster care program. The new chapters being adopted are: Chapter 388-25 WAC, Child welfare services -- Foster care; WAC 388-27-0005 to 388-27-0115, Child welfare services -- Adoption services; and chapter 388-32 WAC, Child welfare services to prevent out-of-home placement and achieve family reconciliation.

Citation of Existing Rules Affected by this Order: Repealing WAC 388-70-010, 388-70-012, 388-70-013, 388-70-022, 388-70-024, 388-70-031, 388-70-032, 388-70-033, 388-70-034, 388-70-035, 388-70-036, 388-70-037, 388-70-041, 388-70-042, 388-70-044, 388-70-048, 388-70-051, 388-70-054, 388-70-058, 388-70-062, 388-70-066, 388-70-068, 388-70-069, 388-70-075, 388-70-078, 388-70-080, 388-70-082, 388-70-084, 388-70-170, 388-70-410, 388-70-420, 388-70-430, 388-70-440, 388-70-460, 388-70-470, 388-70-480, 388-70-700, 388-15-150, 388-15-160, 388-15-220, and 388-15-570.

Statutory Authority for Adoption: RCW 74.13.031.

Adopted under notice filed as WSR 00-17-189 on August 23, 2000.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Comply with Federal Statute: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Federal Rules or Standards: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 10; or Recently Enacted State Statutes: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted at Request of a Nongovernmental Entity: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted on the Agency's Own Initiative: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0.

Number of Sections Adopted in Order to Clarify, Streamline, or Reform Agency Procedures: New 119, Amended 0, Repealed 41.

Number of Sections Adopted Using Negotiated Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; Pilot Rule Making: New 0, Amended 0, Repealed 0; or Other Alternative Rule Making: New 119, Amended 0, Repealed 41. Effective Date of Rule: Thirty-one days after filing.

March 27, 2001

Susan Bush

for Bonita H. Jacques, Chief

Office of Legal Affairs

Reviser's note: The material contained in this filing exceeded the page-count limitations of WAC 1-21-040 for appearance in this issue of the Register. It will appear in the 01-10 issue of the Register.

Washington State Code Reviser's Office