WA People
BILL · 1999–00 SESSION

HB 2373: Child care/early educ office

Creating the office of child care and early education.

Summary

  • Creates the Office of Child Care and Early Education as an executive branch agency with the following responsibilities: $ administer child care and early learning programs; $ standardize audits, oversight visits, performance benchmarks, and licensing criteria; and $ coordinate state agency efforts to purchase, deliver and arrange child care effectively.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 2373), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 11, 2000
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Ruth Kagi (D-32)
Introduced
January 11, 2000 in the House
Last action
January 11, 2000
Companion bill
SB 6345
Budget
Has a fiscal note

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Ruth Kagi (D-32)

22 co-sponsors (21 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Duane Sommers R-6Kip Tokuda D-37Eileen Cody D-11Jeanne Edwards D-1Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Ed Murray D-43Cathy Wolfe D-22Val Ogden D-49Jeff Morris D-40Michael Stensen D-31Velma Veloria D-11Shay Schual-Berke D-33Alex Wood D-3Carolyn Edmonds D-32Lynn Kessler D-24Debbie Regala D-27Mike Cooper D-21Pat Scott D-38Dave Anderson D-10Mary Lou Dickerson D-36Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37John Lovick D-44

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.

HB 2373 in other sessions

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