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Committee hears competing views on bill to create statewide childcare workforce standards board
Summary
A House Appropriations hearing on a second substitute to HB 11-28 drew testimony from childcare providers, unions and industry groups. Staff said the bill would create a 10‑member advisory board at L&I to make recommendations on wages and workforce standards; opponents warned of added costs and redundancy.
The House Appropriations Committee heard a staff briefing and more than an hour of public testimony on the proposed second substitute to House Bill 11‑28, a measure to establish a Childcare Workforce Standards Board administered by the Department of Labor & Industries.
Nonpartisan staff described the substitute as setting up a 10‑member, gubernatorial‑appointed board that would meet quarterly, collect evidence through hearings and analysis, and publish recommendations on wages, recruitment and retention, and systemic barriers, including impacts of systemic racism and economic injustice. Jordan Clark, staff to the committee, estimated the agency might need two full‑time staff — a program…
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