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Committee hears 10 other FEPP amendments on coordination, equity, childcare representation, school safety and workforce pathways
Summary
Councilmembers briefed and discussed 10 amendments to the FEPP implementation plan that address interdepartmental coordination, opportunity-gap goals, family-childcare inclusion, reporting requirements, restorative-practices staffing flexibility, school-safety coordination, college/career exposure, culturally relevant trade pathways and apprenticeship priorities.
Central staff and council sponsors briefed 10 amendments (1–5 and 7–11) that cover governance, equity metrics, family-childcare oversight, procurement and workforce links.
Key items: Amendment 1 would establish an interdepartmental team (IDT) to coordinate levy implementation across departments; Amendment 2 (sponsored by Councilmember Rink) would add strategy goals to measure closing opportunity gaps; Amendment 3 (Councilmember Lynn) asks DEEL to report annually on family-childcare (FCC) inclusion in the Seattle Preschool Program and to expand oversight representation; Amendment 4 would delay the SPP waitlist voucher pilot and move $927,710 to weekend/break food assistance (this item links to the broader Amendment 6 debate); Amendment 5 would codify soliciting feedback from the Seattle Public Schools superintendent and charter school leadership for K–12 investments.
Other amendments include letting restorative practices coordinators be part time (Amendment 7), requiring a systems-level school-safety coordination report (Amendment 8), adding "exposure" to college and career readiness activities (Amendment 9), requiring culturally relevant career exposure for Path to Trades (Amendment 10), and prioritizing Seattle Promise Pathway funds for high-demand pre-apprenticeship pathways (Amendment 11). Sponsors and staff emphasized coordination, transparency, and centering family-childcare providers and community input as the committee prepares for a July 22 vote.
