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WA Rev Code § 43.216.310 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.310 - License renewal.

RCW 43.216.310 License renewal.(1) If a licensee desires to apply for a renewal of its license, a request for a renewal shall be filed ninety days before the expiration date of the license. If the department has failed to act at the time of the expiration date of the license, the license shall continue in effect until such time as the department acts.(2) License renewal under this section does not apply to nonexpiring licenses described in *RCW 43.215.260.[ 2011 c 297 § 3; 2006 c 265 § 308. Formerly RCW 43.215.270.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 43.215.260 was recodified as RCW 43.216.305 pursuant to 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 821, effective July 1, 2018.
WA Rev Code § 43.216.315 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.315 - Initial licenses.

RCW 43.216.315 Initial licenses.The secretary may, at his or her discretion, issue an initial license instead of a full license, to an agency or facility for a period not to exceed six months, renewable for a period not to exceed two years, to allow such agency or facility reasonable time to become eligible for full license.[ 2018 c 58 § 39; 2006 c 265 § 309. Formerly RCW 43.215.280.]NOTES:Effective date—2018 c 58: See note following RCW 28A.655.080.
WA Rev Code § 43.216.320 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.320 - Probationary licenses.

RCW 43.216.320 Probationary licenses.(1) The department may issue a probationary license to a licensee who has had an initial, expiring, or other license but is temporarily unable to comply with a rule or has been the subject of multiple complaints or concerns about noncompliance if:(a) The noncompliance does not present an immediate threat to the health and well-being of the children but would be likely to do so if allowed to continue; and(b) The licensee has a plan approved by the department to correct the area of noncompliance within the probationary period.(2) Before issuing a probationary license, the department shall, in writing, refer the licensee to the child care resource and referral network or other appropriate resource for technical assistance. The department may issue a probationary license pursuant to subsection (1) of this section if within fifteen working days after the department has sent its referral:(a) The licensee, in writing, has refused the department's referral for technical assistance; or(b) The licensee has failed to respond in writing to the department's referral for technical assistance.(3) If the licensee accepts the department's referral for technical assistance issued under subsection (2) of this section, the department, the licensee, and the technical assistance provider shall meet within thirty days after the licensee's acceptance. The licensee and the department, in consultation with the technical assistance provider, shall develop a plan to correct the areas of noncompliance identified by the department. If, after sixty days, the licensee has not corrected the areas of noncompliance identified in the plan developed in consultation with the technical assistance provider, the department may issue a probationary license pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.(4) A probationary license may be issued for up to six months, and at the discretion of the department it may be extended for an additional six months. The department shall immediately terminate the probationary license, if at any time the noncompliance for which the probationary license was issued presents an immediate threat to the health or well-being of the children.(5) The department may, at any time, issue a probationary license for due cause that states the conditions of probation.(6) An existing license is invalidated when a probationary license is issued.(7) At the expiration of the probationary license, the department shall reinstate the original license for the remainder of its term, issue a new license, or revoke the original license.(8) A right to an adjudicative proceeding shall not accrue to the licensee whose license has been placed on probationary status unless the licensee does not agree with the placement on probationary status and the department then suspends, revokes, or modifies the license.[ 2011 c 297 § 2; 2006 c 265 § 310. Formerly RCW 43.215.290.]
WA Rev Code § 43.216.335 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.335 - Civil fines—Notice—Adjudicative proceeding.

RCW 43.216.335 Civil fines—Notice—Adjudicative proceeding.(1) The department shall give written notice to the person against whom it assesses a civil fine. The notice shall state the reasons for the adverse action. The notice shall be personally served in the manner of service of a summons in a civil action or shall be given in another manner that shows proof of receipt.(2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the civil fine is due and payable twenty-eight days after receipt. The department may make the date the fine is due later than twenty-eight days after receipt. When the department does so, it shall state the effective date in the written notice given the person against whom it assesses the fine.(3) The person against whom the department assesses a civil fine has the right to an adjudicative proceeding. The proceeding is governed by the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. The application must be in writing, state the basis for contesting the fine, include a copy of the adverse notice, be served on and received by the department within twenty-eight days of the person's receiving the notice of civil fine, and be served in a manner that shows proof of receipt.(4) If the person files a timely and sufficient appeal, the department shall not implement the action until the final order has been served. The presiding or reviewing officer may permit the department to implement part or all of the action while the proceedings are pending if the appellant causes an unreasonable delay in the proceedings or for other good cause.[ 2007 c 17 § 4. Formerly RCW 43.215.307.]
WA Rev Code § 43.216.340 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.340 - Licensure pending compliance with state building code, chapter 19.27 RCW—Consultation with local officials.

RCW 43.216.340 Licensure pending compliance with state building code, chapter 19.27 RCW—Consultation with local officials.(1) Before requiring any alterations to a child care facility due to inconsistencies with requirements in chapter 19.27 RCW, the department shall:(a) Consult with the city or county enforcement official; and(b) Receive written verification from the city or county enforcement official that the alteration is required.(2) The department's consultation with the city or county enforcement official is limited to licensed child care space.(3) Unless there is imminent danger to children or staff, the department may not modify, suspend, or revoke a child care license or business activities while the department is waiting to:(a) Consult with the city or county enforcement official under subsection (1)(a) of this section; or(b) Receive written verification from the city or county enforcement official that the alteration is required under subsection (1)(b) of this section.(4) For the purposes of this section, "child care facility" means a family day care home, school-age care, outdoor nature-based child care, and child day care center.[ 2021 c 304 § 16; 2014 c 9 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.215.308.]
WA Rev Code § 43.216.345 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.345 - Adjudicative proceedings—Training for administrative law judges.

RCW 43.216.345 Adjudicative proceedings—Training for administrative law judges.(1) The office of administrative hearings shall not assign nor allow an administrative law judge to preside over an adjudicative hearing regarding denial, modification, suspension, or revocation of any license to provide child care under this chapter, unless such judge has received training related to state and federal laws and department policies and procedures regarding:(a) Child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment;(b) Child protective services investigations and standards;(c) Licensing activities and standards;(d) Child development; and(e) Parenting skills.(2) The office of administrative hearings shall develop and implement a training program that carries out the requirements of this section. The office of administrative hearings shall consult and coordinate with the department in developing the training program. The department may assist the office of administrative hearings in developing and providing training to administrative law judges.[ 2006 c 265 § 312. Formerly RCW 43.215.310.]
WA Rev Code § 43.216.350 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.350 - License or certificate suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.

RCW 43.216.350 License or certificate suspension—Noncompliance with support order—Reissuance.The secretary shall immediately suspend the license or certificate of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a support order or a *residential or visitation order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for reinstatement during the suspension, reissuance of the license or certificate shall be automatic upon the secretary's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the licensee is in compliance with the order.[ 2018 c 58 § 37; 2006 c 265 § 313. Formerly RCW 43.215.320.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: 1997 c 58 § 886 requiring a court to order certification of noncompliance with residential provisions of a court-ordered parenting plan was vetoed. Provisions ordering the department of social and health services to certify a responsible parent based on a court order to certify for noncompliance with residential provisions of a parenting plan were vetoed. See RCW 74.20A.320.Effective date—2018 c 58: See note following RCW 28A.655.080.
WA Rev Code § 43.216.355 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.355 - Actions against agencies.

RCW 43.216.355 Actions against agencies.Notwithstanding the existence or pursuit of any other remedy, the secretary may, in the manner provided by law, upon the advice of the attorney general, who shall represent the department in the proceeding, maintain an action in the name of the state for injunction or such other relief as he or she may deem advisable against any agency subject to licensing under the provisions of this chapter or against any such agency not having a license as heretofore provided in this chapter.[ 2018 c 58 § 36; 2006 c 265 § 314. Formerly RCW 43.215.330.]NOTES:Effective date—2018 c 58: See note following RCW 28A.655.080.
WA Rev Code § 43.216.360 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.360 - Unlicensed providers—Notification to agency—Penalty—Posting on website.

RCW 43.216.360 Unlicensed providers—Notification to agency—Penalty—Posting on website.When the department suspects that an agency is providing child care services without a license, it shall send notice to that agency within ten days. The notice shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:(1) That a license is required and the reasons why;(2) That the agency is suspected of providing child care without a license;(3) That the agency must immediately stop providing child care until the agency becomes licensed;(4) That the department can issue a penalty of one hundred fifty dollars per day for each day a family day care home provided care without being licensed and two hundred fifty dollars for each day a child day care center or outdoor nature-based child care provider provided care without being licensed;(5) That if the agency does not initiate the licensing process within thirty days of the date of the notice, the department will post on its website that the agency is providing child care without a license.[ 2021 c 304 § 17; 2011 c 296 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.215.335.]NOTES:Short title—2011 c 296: See note following RCW 43.216.325.
WA Rev Code § 43.216.365 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.365 - Operating without a license—Penalty.

RCW 43.216.365 Operating without a license—Penalty.Any agency operating without a license shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This section shall not be enforceable against an agency until sixty days after the effective date of new rules, applicable to such agency, have been adopted under this chapter.[ 2006 c 265 § 315. Formerly RCW 43.215.340.]
WA Rev Code § 43.216.370 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.370 - Negotiated rule making.

RCW 43.216.370 Negotiated rule making.The secretary shall have the power and it shall be the secretary's duty to engage in negotiated rule making pursuant to RCW 34.05.310(2)(a) with the exclusive representative of the family child care licensees selected in accordance with RCW 43.216.375 and with other affected interests before adopting requirements that affect family child care licensees.[ 2018 c 58 § 35; 2007 c 17 § 15. Formerly RCW 43.215.350.]NOTES:Effective date—2018 c 58: See note following RCW 28A.655.080.
WA Rev Code § 43.216.375 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.375 - Negotiated rule making—Statewide unit of family child care licensees—Antitrust immunity, intent.

RCW 43.216.375 Negotiated rule making—Statewide unit of family child care licensees—Antitrust immunity, intent.(1) Solely for the purposes of negotiated rule making pursuant to RCW 34.05.310(2)(a) and * 43.215.350, a statewide unit of all family child care licensees is appropriate. As of June 7, 2006, the exclusive representative of family child care licensees in the statewide unit shall be the representative selected as the majority representative in the election held under the directive of the governor to the secretary of the department of social and health services, dated September 16, 2005. If family child care licensees seek to select a different representative thereafter, the family child care licensees may request that the American arbitration association conduct an election and certify the results of the election.(2) In enacting this section, the legislature intends to provide state action immunity under federal and state antitrust laws for the joint activities of family child care licensees and their exclusive representative to the extent such activities are authorized by this chapter.[ 2007 c 17 § 16. Formerly RCW 43.215.355.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 43.215.350 was recodified as RCW 43.216.370 pursuant to 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 821, effective July 1, 2018.
WA Rev Code § 43.216.380 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.380 - Minimum licensing requirements—Window blind pull cords.

RCW 43.216.380 Minimum licensing requirements—Window blind pull cords.(1) Minimum licensing requirements under this chapter shall include a prohibition on the use of window blinds or other window coverings with pull cords or inner cords capable of forming a loop and posing a risk of strangulation to young children. Window blinds and other coverings that have been manufactured or properly retrofitted in a manner that eliminates the formation of loops posing a risk of strangulation are not prohibited under this section.(2) When developing and periodically reviewing minimum licensing requirements related to safety of the premises, the secretary shall consult and give serious consideration to publications of the United States consumer product safety commission.(3) The department may provide information as available regarding reduced cost or no-cost options for retrofitting or replacing unsafe window blinds and window coverings.[ 2018 c 58 § 67; 2007 c 299 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.215.360.]NOTES:Effective date—2018 c 58: See note following RCW 28A.655.080.Short title—2007 c 299: "This act may be known and cited as the Jaclyn Frank act." [ 2007 c 299 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 43.216.385 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.385 - Reporting—Actions against agency licensees—Agencies notified of licensing requirement—Posting on website.

RCW 43.216.385 Reporting—Actions against agency licensees—Agencies notified of licensing requirement—Posting on website.For the purposes of reporting actions taken against agency licensees, upon the development of an early learning information system, the following actions shall be posted to the department's website accessible by the public: Suspension, surrender, revocation, denial, stayed suspension, or reinstatement of a license. The department shall also post on the website those agencies subject to licensing that have not initiated the licensing process within thirty days of the department's notification as required in *RCW 43.215.300.[ 2011 c 296 § 2; 2007 c 415 § 9. Formerly RCW 43.215.370.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 43.215.300 was recodified as RCW 43.216.325 pursuant to 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 821, effective July 1, 2018.Short title—2011 c 296: See note following RCW 43.216.325.
WA Rev Code § 43.216.390 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.390 - Reporting resignation or termination of individual working in child care agency.

RCW 43.216.390 Reporting resignation or termination of individual working in child care agency.Upon resignation or termination with or without cause of any individual working in a child care agency, the child care agency shall report to the department within twenty-four hours if it has knowledge of the following with respect to the individual:(1) Any charge or conviction for a crime listed in WAC 110-06-0120;(2) Any other charge or conviction for a crime that could be reasonably related to the individual's suitability to provide care for or have unsupervised access to children or care; or(3) Any negative action as defined in RCW 43.216.010.[ 2019 c 470 § 13; 2011 c 295 § 6. Formerly RCW 43.215.371.]
WA Rev Code § 43.216.500 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.500 - Intent.

RCW 43.216.500 Intent.It is the intent of the legislature to establish an early childhood state education and assistance program. This special assistance program is a voluntary enrichment program to help prepare some children to enter the common school system and shall be offered only as funds are available. This program is not a part of the basic program of education which must be fully funded by the legislature under Article IX, section 1 of the state Constitution.[ 1994 c 166 § 1; 1985 c 418 § 1. Formerly RCW 43.215.400, 28A.215.100, 28A.34A.010.]NOTES:Effective date—1994 c 166: "This act shall take effect July 1, 1994." [ 1994 c 166 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 43.216.5052 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.5052 - Definition of "Indian"—Rule making.

RCW 43.216.5052 Definition of "Indian"—Rule making. (Expires December 1, 2030.)(1) The department must consult, and obtain the advice and consent of, the governing bodies of the state's federally recognized tribes in developing an agreed-upon definition of the term "Indian" for the purposes of RCW 43.216.505 and, by July 1, 2024, must adopt the definition in rule.(2) This section expires December 1, 2030.[ 2021 c 199 § 207.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—2021 c 199 §§ 204-208: See note following RCW 43.216.513.Short title—Findings—Intent—Conflict with federal requirements—2021 c 199: See notes following RCW 43.216.770.
WA Rev Code § 43.216.510 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.216 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families.|43.216.510 - Admission and funding.

RCW 43.216.510 Admission and funding.The department shall administer a state-supported early childhood education and assistance program to assist eligible children with educational, social, health, nutritional, and cultural development to enhance their opportunity for success in the common school system. Eligible children shall be admitted to approved early childhood programs to the extent that the legislature provides funds, and additional children may be admitted to the extent that grants and contributions from community sources provide sufficient funds for a program equivalent to that supported by state funds. Grants and contributions from community sources shall not supplant the funding required for the full statewide implementation of the early learning program in *RCW 43.215.456.[ 2017 c 178 § 4; 2006 c 265 § 211; 1994 c 166 § 4; 1988 c 174 § 3; 1985 c 418 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.215.410, 28A.215.120, 28A.34A.030.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 43.215.456 was recodified as RCW 43.216.556 pursuant to 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 821, effective July 1, 2018.Intent—2017 c 178: See note following RCW 43.216.080.Effective date—1994 c 166: See note following RCW 43.216.500.Findings—1994 c 166; 1988 c 174: See note following RCW 43.216.505.