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Bill would expand PFML employer grant eligibility to small (class‑2) school districts
Summary
House Bill 16-26 would let small (class‑2) school districts apply for employer grants from the PFML insurance account to cover costs when employees take paid family and medical leave, witnesses said at a Feb. 5 committee hearing.
House Bill 16-26 would expand eligibility for employer grants under Washington’s paid family and medical leave (PFML) program so that school districts classified as "second class" — those with fewer than 2,000 students — could apply for grants to help cover replacement costs when employees take PFML, committee staff and witnesses said on Feb. 5.
Ben McCarthy, committee staff, reviewed current grant rules: an employer can receive $3,000 for hiring a temporary worker to replace an employee on leave for seven days or more, or $1,000 to cover significant additional wage‑related costs. Grants are…
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