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Lawmakers hear testimony on bill to keep Working Connections Child Care eligibility at 60% of SMI, change payment rules
Summary
Substitute House Bill 2,689 would keep WCCC income eligibility at 60% of state median income, set reimbursement rates at the 70th percentile, cancel a planned shift to enrollment-based payments, and alter attendance-based payment rules; witnesses debated implementation and survey response requirements.
Substitute House Bill 2,689 drew testimony on March 9 as the committee considered changes to Washington's Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) subsidy program.
Josh Hinman, staff to the committee, summarized the bill's major provisions: it eliminates scheduled income expansions to 75% and 85% of the state median income, keeping eligibility at 60% of SMI; sets future subsidy rates at the 70th percentile of market (instead of the 80th); prohibits providers from receiving enhanced rates from a different region…
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