ESSB 5500: Modernizing reimbursement rates for the working connections child care program. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Defining the cost of quality child care for the biennial survey.)

What this bill does

Specifies that a biennial report created by the Department of Children, Youth, and Families that currently includes a market rate survey also include a current cost of quality child care study and a cost of quality child care study as defined by the early educator design team.

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Floor votes

• Senate: 3rd Reading & Final Passage · January 28, 2026
  30 yea · 19 nay

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