WAC 110-145-3090. Allowance, chores, and employment

Licensees must meet the following allowance, chores, and employment requirements for children and youth appropriate to their age and developmental capabilities. They: (1) Must: (a) Provide an opportunity for children and youth to receive a money or a money substitute allowance for completing chores unless the child or youth: (i) Is placed in their care for 15 or fewer calendar days; or (ii) Receives discretionary funds from DDCS; (b) Assign chores to children and youth that: (i) Provide them with developmentally appropriate teaching and opportunities to build proficiency in basic life skills; and (ii) Are directly related to the essential upkeep of their individual space and shared spaces; (c) Keep track of allowances given to children and youth in care in a ledger; (d) Teach children and youth about money management; (e) Not withhold allowance as repayment for facility damage or loss; (f) Support the youth's efforts when they request to seek employment off-site by verifying: (i) It does not interfere with school attendance or any state or federal programs the youth is enrolled in; and (ii) The laws regarding minors working are followed; (g) Develop an employment plan in consultation with youth seeking employment off-site when the conditions in (f) of this subsection are met and document this in their well-being file. The employment plan must include: (i) Input from: (A) The youth's representatives; and (B) Other individuals identified by the youth; (ii) The youth's employment goals; (iii) The youth's skills and abilities related to successful employment; (iv) Any identified areas impeding their ability to safely work off-site; and (v) Actions they can take that would allow them to safely work off-site in the future; (h) Review and update the employment plan with them quarterly; and (i) Assist youth with obtaining transportation to and from work; and (2) May offer children and youth in care an opportunity to complete an occasional or one-time task at the facility for a reasonable, predetermined compensation of money or a money substitute. The occasional or one-time task must be: (a) Of benefit to the living community; and (b) Offered to children and youth: (i) On a strictly voluntary basis; and (ii) Equally based on their developmental abilities.