WSR 25-14-107

PREPROPOSAL STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

DEPARTMENT OF

CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES

[Filed July 1, 2025, 2:47 p.m.]

Subject of Possible Rule Making: WAC 110-15-0005 Eligibility, and 110-15-0075 Determining income eligibility and copayment amounts; other related rules.

Statutes Authorizing the Agency to Adopt Rules on this Subject: Chapter 43.216 RCW.

Reasons Why Rules on this Subject may be Needed and What They Might Accomplish: Modifications to WAC language are necessary to implement child care subsidy program changes related to ESSB 5752, related to repealing expanded eligibility for registered apprenticeships and child care employees, and removing enrollment in a state-registered apprenticeship as being excluded from the work requirements as a condition of receiving working connections child care.

Process for Developing New Rule: Collaborative.

Interested parties can participate in the decision to adopt the new rule and formulation of the proposed rule before publication by contacting Christin James, P.O. Box 40970, 505 Union Avenue S.E., Suite #250, Olympia, WA 98504-0970, phone 360-688-0479, email christin.james@dcyf.wa.gov, website www.dcyf.wa.gov; or Amy Emerson, 1500 Jefferson Street S.E., Olympia, WA 98501, phone 360-972-5385, email amy.emerson@dcyf.wa.gov, website www.dcyf.wa.gov.

July 1, 2025

Brenda Villarreal

Rules Coordinator