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Leaders discuss Keeping Families Together bill, DCYF data and a WSU funding request
Summary
House leadership described efforts to address DCYF-identified child welfare issues, cited a more-than-60% drop in critical incidents in the last quarter, and said they will review a Washington State University request for $4.7 million for student-worker bargaining funding.
Leaders addressed child-welfare legislation and university funding requests during the media availability. A questioner noted Rep. Couture’s bill to amend the Keeping Families Together Act to change the removal standard to "imminent or serious physical harm." Laurie Jenkins described follow-up measures and earlier bills…
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