SHB 1945: Streamlining and enhancing program access for persons eligible for food assistance.

What this bill does

Provides that children meeting age criteria for the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) and Birth to Three ECEAP are categorically eligible for those programs if they are eligible for or receiving federal or state Basic Food benefits. Provides that the income eligibility requirements for the Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) program are satisfied if the WCCC applicant or consumer is eligible for or receiving federal or state Basic Food benefits.

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Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · February 9, 2024
  94 yea · 3 nay · 1 not voting
• House: Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · March 5, 2024
  95 yea · 1 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage as Amended by the Senate · February 27, 2024
  49 yea · 0 nay

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