HOUSE BILL REPORT

HB 1378

As Reported by House Committee On:

Human Services & Early Learning

Title: An act relating to education equivalencies for licensed child care providers.

Brief Description: Concerning education equivalencies for licensed child care providers.

Sponsors: Representatives McCaslin, Dolan, Walsh, Ryu, Senn, Volz, Dent, Graham, Shea, Orwall, Lovick, Corry, Eslick, Slatter and Leavitt.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:

Human Services & Early Learning: 1/23/19, 1/30/19 [DP].

Brief Summary of Bill

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES & EARLY LEARNING

Majority Report: Do pass.Signed by 13 members:Representatives Senn, Chair; Callan, Vice Chair; Frame, Vice Chair; Dent, Ranking Minority Member; Eslick, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; McCaslin, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Corry, Goodman, Griffey, Kilduff, Klippert, Lovick and Ortiz-Self.

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Staff Summary of Public Testimony:

Persons Testifying: (In support) Representative Bob McCaslin, Prime Sponsor; Jennifer Thompson, Washington Childcare Centers Asociation; Nicole Rose, Department of Children, Youth, and Families, Director, Eligibility and Provider Supports; Pauli Owen, SEIU 925; Nicole Sohn, Journey Discovery Center.

Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.