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Panel Hears Competing Views on Childcare Workforce Standards Board Proposal
Summary
Lawmakers heard more than a dozen pro and con witnesses on SHB 11-28, which would create a childcare workforce standards board to make recommendations on staffing, wages and retention; supporters cited workforce burnout and understaffing, while providers warned of unfunded mandates and duplication.
The Labor & Commerce Committee heard extensive public testimony on second substitute House Bill 11-28, which would create a childcare workforce standards board to study and recommend staffing, recruitment, retention and compensation policies.
Rep. Mary Fosse, the bill’s prime sponsor, framed the measure as a response to a statewide childcare workforce crisis that undermines economic participation. “We’ve seen this model work in other states,” she said, adding that recent…
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