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RCWs > Title 43 > Chapter 43.215

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Chapter 43.215 RCW

DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING

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GENERAL PROVISIONS
43.215.005	Finding -- Purpose.
43.215.010	Definitions.
43.215.020	Department created -- Primary duties.
43.215.030	Director -- Appointment -- Salary.
43.215.040	Director -- Power and duties.
43.215.050	Advisory committees or councils -- Travel expenses.
43.215.060	Federal and state cooperation -- Rules -- Construction.
43.215.065	Policies to support children of incarcerated parents.
43.215.070	Private-public partnership.
43.215.080	Reports to the governor and legislature.
43.215.090	Early learning advisory council -- Statewide early learning plan.
43.215.100	Voluntary quality rating and improvement system -- Report to the legislature.
43.215.105	Core competencies for early care and education professionals and child and youth development professionals -- Adoption and implementation -- Updating.
43.215.110	Partnership responsibilities -- Department's duties -- Partnership's duties.
43.215.120	Parental notification of report alleging sexual misconduct or abuse -- Notice of parental rights.
43.215.125	Washington head start program proposal -- Report.
43.215.130	Home visiting services account -- Purpose -- Administration -- Funding.
43.215.135	Working connections child care program -- Subsidy authorization (as amended by 2012 c 251).
43.215.135	Working connections child care program -- Subsidy authorization (as amended by 2012 c 253).
43.215.1351	Working connections child care program -- Unemployment compensation.
43.215.1352	Working connections child care program -- Requirements for applicants and recipients.
43.215.140	Definitions.
43.215.141	Early learning program -- Voluntary preschool opportunities -- Program standards.
43.215.142	Early learning program -- Voluntary preschool opportunities -- Funding and statewide implementation -- Reports.
43.215.143	Short title -- 2010 c 231.
43.215.145	Home visitation programs -- Findings -- Intent.
43.215.146	Home visitation programs -- Definitions.
43.215.147	Home visitation programs -- Funding -- Home visitation services coordination or consolidation plan.
LICENSING
43.215.200	Director's licensing duties.
43.215.205	Minimum requirements for licensure.
43.215.210	Fire protection -- Powers and duties of chief of the Washington state patrol.
43.215.215	Character, suitability, and competence to provide child care and early learning services -- Fingerprint criminal history record checks -- Background check clearance card or certificate -- Shared background checks.
43.215.216	Background check clearance registry -- Background application form.
43.215.217	Fee for developing and administering individual-based/portable background check clearance registry.
43.215.218	Individual-based/portable background check clearance account.
43.215.220	Licensed day care centers -- Notice of pesticide use.
43.215.230	Articles of incorporation.
43.215.240	Access to agencies -- Records inspection.
43.215.250	License required.
43.215.255	License fees.
43.215.260	License application -- Nonexpiring licenses -- Issuance, renewal, duration.
43.215.270	License renewal.
43.215.280	Initial licenses.
43.215.290	Probationary licenses.
43.215.300	Licenses -- Denial, suspension, revocation, modification, nonrenewal -- Proceedings -- Penalties.
43.215.305	Licenses -- Denial, revocation, suspension, or modification -- Notice -- Effective date of action -- Adjudicative proceeding.
43.215.307	Civil fines -- Notice -- Adjudicative proceeding.
43.215.310	Adjudicative proceedings -- Training for administrative law judges.
43.215.320	License or certificate suspension -- Noncompliance with support order -- Reissuance.
43.215.330	Actions against agencies.
43.215.335	Unlicensed providers -- Notification to agency -- Penalty -- Posting on web site.
43.215.340	Operating without a license -- Penalty.
43.215.350	Negotiated rule making.
43.215.355	Negotiated rule making -- Statewide unit of family child care licensees -- Antitrust immunity, intent.
43.215.360	Minimum licensing requirements -- Window blind pull cords.
43.215.370	Reporting -- Actions against agency licensees -- Agencies notified of licensing requirement -- Posting on web site.
43.215.371	Reporting resignation or termination of individual working in child care agency.
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
43.215.400	Early childhood education and assistance program -- Intent.
43.215.405	Early childhood education and assistance program -- Definitions.
43.215.410	Early childhood education and assistance program -- Admission and funding.
43.215.415	Early childhood education and assistance program -- Eligible providers -- State-funded support -- Requirements.
43.215.420	Early childhood education and assistance program -- Advisory committee.
43.215.425	Early childhood education and assistance program -- Rules.
43.215.430	Early childhood education and assistance program -- Review of applications -- Award of funds.
43.215.435	Early childhood education and assistance program -- Reports.
43.215.440	Early childhood education and assistance program -- State support -- Priorities -- Program funding levels.
43.215.445	Early childhood education and assistance program -- Reimbursement of advisory committee expenses.
43.215.450	Early childhood education and assistance program -- Authority to solicit gifts, grants, and support.
CHILD CARE
43.215.495	Child care services -- Declaration of policy.
43.215.500	Child care workers -- Findings -- Intent.
43.215.502	Child care provider rules review.
43.215.505	Child care workers -- Career and wage ladder.
43.215.510	Child care workers--Career and wage ladder -- Wage increases.
43.215.520	Child day care centers, family day care providers -- Toll-free information number.
43.215.525	Child day care centers, family day care providers -- Required postings -- Disclosure of complaints.
43.215.530	Child day care centers, family day care providers -- Public access to reports and enforcement action notices.
43.215.532	County regulation of family day-care centers -- Twelve-month pilot projects.
43.215.535	Day care insurance.
43.215.540	Child care providers -- Tiered-reimbursement system -- Pilot sites.
43.215.545	Child care services.
43.215.550	Child care partnership employer liaison.
43.215.555	Child care expansion grant fund.
43.215.560	Subsidized child care report and assessment.
TECHNICAL PROVISIONS
43.215.900	Early childhood education and assistance program -- Short title -- 1985 c 418.
43.215.901	Contingency -- Effective date -- 1985 c 418.
43.215.902	Severability -- 1985 c 418.
43.215.903	Severability -- 1988 c 174.
43.215.904	Part headings not law -- 2006 c 265.
43.215.905	Effective date -- 2006 c 265.
43.215.906	Severability -- 2006 c 265.
43.215.907	Evaluation of department by joint legislative audit and review committee.
43.215.908	Construction -- Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships -- 2009 c 521.