FINAL BILL REPORT

2SSB 5871

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BYSenate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Peterson)

Establishing the Washington institutions of higher education day care program.

Senate Committee on Education

Senate Committee on Ways & Means

House Committe on Higher Education

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

Twenty of the state's 27 community colleges currently provide child day care services; half of the public four-year institutions also provide some form of child day care services on campus.  Proposals have been offered to initiate or expand day care facilities in public higher education but such efforts have been hampered by the lack of complete information on the types of facilities available, the number of children served, the kinds of fees levied or the size and composition of the day care budgets.  It has been suggested that a comprehensive study of all public higher education day care facilities be undertaken.

SUMMARY:

The State Board for Community College Education (SBCCE) and the Higher Education Coordinating (HEC) Board are required to conduct surveys of institutionally-related child day care facilities available in the 1986-87 academic year to children of college or university students, faculty and staff in their assigned institutions.  The surveys must include an examination of:  the number of children served, the percentage of children from each segment of the institution's population, the size and location of the facility used, the fees charged, and the facility's annual budget, including sources of funding.  State colleges or universities that have no child day care facilities on or near campus are required by the appropriate board to conduct needs assessments in consultation with their students, faculty and staff.  The surveys and needs assessments, including recommendations for ways to meet identified needs, are due on December 1, 1987 to the appropriate legislative policy committees.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Senate    27    22

      House 81  14 (House amended)

      Senate    30    18 (Senate concurred)

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987