2SSB 5225: Increasing access to the working connections child care program.

What this bill does

Expands Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) eligibility to include child care employees with income up to 85 percent of the state median income, and waives the associated copayment to the extent allowable. Directs the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to establish and implement policies to allow WCCC eligibility for families with children whose parent or guardian was a party or victim in a specialty or therapeutic court case within the last six months. Prohibits the DCYF from considering the immigration status of a WCCC applicant or consumer's child when determining eligibility.

From the Washington State Legislature's nonpartisan staff bill analysis. Read the full analysis ↗

Floor votes

• House: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 11, 2023
  81 yea · 16 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2023
  36 yea · 13 nay

Track 2SSB 5225 on OlympiaTrack

A free account adds the full hearing and amendment record, who testified, roll calls by member, and a list to track it on. Paid plans add a plain-English AI summary and email alerts when this bill moves.

Other bills sponsored by Wilson, C.

• SSB 5114: Supporting adults with lived experience of sex trafficking.
• SSB 5127: Clarifying school districts' ability to redact personal information related to a student.
• SB 5131: Concerning money received by the department of corrections on behalf of inmates from family or other outside sources for the purchase of commissary items.
• 2SSB 5134: Concerning reentry services and supports.
• E2SSB 5315: Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities.