HB 2284 — Supporting the cost-effective professional development of early learning providers.

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The bill amends existing laws to support cost-effective professional development for early learning providers and introduces a new section for awarding clock hours for licensure requirements.

• RCW 43.216.110

  ((By December 31, 2012,))

  Removes the outdated deadline for adopting core competencies for early care and education professionals.

• RCW 43.216.110

  ((child and youth development professionals and develop an implementation plan. The department shall)) incorporate the core competencies into ((all appropriate professional development opportunities including, but not limited to,)) the quality rating and improvement system((, the early childhood education and assistance program, child care licensing, and the early support for infants and toddlers program)) → the quality rating and improvement system

  Clarifies that core competencies should be incorporated into the quality rating and improvement system without including other programs.

• RCW 43.216.110

  ((and child and youth development professionals))

  Removes reference to child and youth development professionals in the context of core competencies.

• RCW 43.216.255

  ((No later than November 1, 2016,))

  Removes the obsolete deadline for implementing a single set of licensing standards for child care.

• RCW 43.216.255

  ((Rely on the standards established in the early achievers program to address quality issues in participating early childhood programs;(c)))

  Eliminates a requirement for licensing standards to rely on early achievers program standards.

• RCW 43.216.255

  (((d))) → (c)

  Renumbers the remaining items in the list of requirements for licensing standards.

• RCW 43.216.255

  ((Private schools that operate early learning programs and do not receive state subsidy payments shall be subject only to the minimum health and safety standards in subsection (1)(a) of this section and the requirements necessary to assure a sufficient early childhood education to meet usual requirements needed for transition into elementary school. The state, and any agency thereof, shall not restrict or dictate any specific educational or other programs for early learning programs operated by private schools except for programs that receive state subsidy payments.))

  No existing text was removed in this case; however, the bill retains a provision regarding private schools in early learning without change.

• The department shall require regional licensing staff to award clock hours to early learning providers pursuant to this section...

  Establishes a new requirement for the department to award clock hours based on self-certification of beneficial skills for early learning providers.

Action History

1. January 17, 2020

   Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Human Services & Early Learning at 08:00 AM

2. January 13, 2020

   First reading, referred to Human Services & Early Learning.

3. January 02, 2020

   Prefiled for introduction.

Sponsors

• Gerry Pollet · Cosponsor
• Steve Tharinger · Cosponsor
• McCaslin · Primary
• Tom Dent · Cosponsor

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