Licensing Process – Department action scoring approach Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major Conflicts with ECEAP, revisions; Concerns; Head Start, Schools Suggested Alternate District Standards and Language Practices WAC 170-296A-8050 WAC 170-295-0110 170-300-0441 Civil monetary penalties Civil fines. Department action scoring (fines) The department notifies approach. A civil monetary penalty licensees in writing of the The department calculates (fine) may be imposed department’s intention to and scores an early learning when the licensee impose a civil fine. The provider’s compliance with violates a rule in this department may use personal this chapter using weights chapter or a requirement service, the department’s assigned to rules of this in chapter 43.215 RCW. licensor, or certified mail. The chapter. Weights range (1) A fine of one hundred letter will include: from a low of one point to a fifty dollars per day may (a) A description of the high of eight points. Higher be imposed for each violation and a quote of the law weights correspond to a violation. or rule that the licensee has higher potential risk or (2) The fine may be failed to meet; danger and the higher assessed and collect with (b) A statement of what the likelihood a child in the interest for each day a licensee must do to come into early learning setting may violation occurs. compliance; be harmed either directly or (3) A fine may be (c) The date by which the indirectly if the rule is not imposed in addition to department requires complied with. Weight NA other action taken compliance; against the license (d) Information about the The department takes including probation, maximum compliance actions or suspension, revocation allowable penalty the enforcement actions based or denial of a license department can impose if the on single visit scores and renewal. licensee does not come into overall licensing scores, (4) At the department’s compliance by the given date; pursuant to WAC discretion, a fine may be (e) How the licensee can get and 0443. Compliance
Licensing Process – Department action scoring approach Family Home WAC Center WAC Proposed WAC Satisfactory/Minor/Major revisions; Concerns; Suggested Alternate Language Conflicts with ECEAP, Head Start, Schools District Standards and Practices WAC 170-296A-8050 Civil monetary penalties (fines) A civil monetary penalty (fine) may be imposed when the licensee violates a rule in this chapter or a requirement in chapter 43.215 RCW. (1) A fine of one hundred fifty dollars per day may be imposed for each violation. (2) The fine may be assessed and collect with interest for each day a violation occurs. (3) A fine may be imposed in addition to other action taken against the license including probation, suspension, revocation or denial of a license renewal. (4) At the department’s discretion, a fine may be WAC 170-295-0110 Civil fines. The department notifies licensees in writing of the department’s intention to impose a civil fine. The department may use personal service, the department’s licensor, or certified mail. The letter will include: (a) A description of the violation and a quote of the law or rule that the licensee has failed to meet; (b) A statement of what the licensee must do to come into compliance; (c) The date by which the department requires compliance; (d) Information about the maximum allowable penalty the department can impose if the licensee does not come into compliance by the given date; (e) How the licensee can get 170-300-0441 Department action scoring approach. The department calculates and scores an early learning provider’s compliance with this chapter using weights assigned to rules of this chapter. Weights range from a low of one point to a high of eight points. Higher weights correspond to a higher potential risk or danger and the higher likelihood a child in the early learning setting may be harmed either directly or indirectly if the rule is not complied with. Weight NA The department takes compliance actions or enforcement actions based on single visit scores and overall licensing scores, pursuant to WAC and 0443. Compliance