SENATE BILL REPORT
HB 1559
AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES,
APRIL 1, 1993
Brief Description: Developing a plan for school‑aged child care programs.
SPONSORS: Representatives Brown, Wolfe, Ballasiotes, Flemming, Riley, Kessler, Linville, Thibaudeau, Leonard, J. Kohl, Mastin, Wang, Jones, Pruitt, Karahalios, Campbell, Johanson, Quall, G. Fisher, Cothern, L. Johnson, Kremen and H. Myers
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Majority Report: Do pass.
Signed by Senators Talmadge, Chairman; Wojahn, Vice Chairman; Deccio, Franklin, Hargrove, McAuliffe, Moyer, Prentice, Quigley, Sheldon, and Winsley.
Staff: Joanne Conrad (786‑7472)
Hearing Dates: April 1, 1993
BACKGROUND:
The past 20 years has seen a shift in the workforce, from a single wage-earner family to a two-career or single parent model. One effect of this demographic shift is that school- aged children are frequently without adult supervision during some nonschool hours. The child care delivery system has not been able to address all of the needs of children in these situations, and concern exists about their well-being.
SUMMARY:
The Child Care Coordinating Committee develops a plan for a statewide system of school-aged child care programs. The plan includes a statement of needs; identification of target children and ideas for local community involvement; program quality standards; health, safety, funding and policy recommendations; and a report to the Legislature by December 1, 1993.
Appropriation: none
Revenue: none
Fiscal Note: available
TESTIMONY FOR:
Quality child care for school-aged children is difficult to find. Many children are home alone, or on the streets and at risk.
TESTIMONY AGAINST: None
TESTIFIED: PRO: Rep. Brown, prime sponsor; Kathleen Michael, Kid's Base; Meg Sundseth, Kid's Base; Denise Reed, YMCA, Olympia