SENATE BILL REPORT
ESSB 5522
BYSenate Committee on Education (originally sponsored by Senators Rinehart, Bailey, Murray and Lee)
Permitting on-site day care for education employees.
Senate Committee on Education
Senate Hearing Date(s):February 8, 1989; February 27, 1989
Majority Report: That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5522 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.
Signed by Senators Bailey, Chairman; Lee, Vice Chairman; Anderson, Bender, Fleming, Gaspard, Murray, Rinehart.
Senate Staff:Leslie Goldstein (786-7424)
February 2, 1990
AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 2, 1990
BACKGROUND:
Researchers conducting national surveys of employers with child care arrangements reported that being involved in child care helped increase recruiting, morale, productivity, and quality and helped decrease accident rates, absenteeism, tardiness and turnover. In 1984, the Legislature provided for a self-supporting child care demonstration project for employees of state government.
SUMMARY:
A program is established to grant funds to selected school districts to establish self-supporting child care centers for school district employees.
When preparing the grant proposals, school districts are required to consult with any local child care resource and referral organization. In awarding grants, priority shall be given to school districts that provide care to a reasonable number of sick children, children with handicapping conditions, or infants.
A report to the Legislature is due January 15, 1991.
The program expires June 30, 1991.
Appropriation: $48,000
Revenue: none
Fiscal Note: requested February 7, 1989
Senate Committee - Testified: FOR: Suzanne Griffin, Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; Lonnie Johns-Brown, Washington State National Organization of Women; Bob Fisher, Washington Education Association; Betsy Underwood, Montesano teacher; David Westberg, Operating Engineers; Karen Keish, Washington State Labor Council AFL-CIO; Pat Thibadeau, Washington Women United