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BILL · 2001–02 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1637

HB 1637: Long-term care paraprofessnl

Enhancing the wages and benefits of long-term care paraprofessional workers providing care to the elderly and disabled.

Summary

  • $ The Department of Social and Health Services is directed to establish a wage enhancement program to raise the wages of long-term care paraprofessional workers by an across the board $1 in the year 2001 and an average of $1 in 2002.
  • $ The department is required to develop the standards and criteria for distributing and accounting for the wage enhancement.
  • $ The wage enhancement is intended to be available for both current and potential workers.
  • $ Participating agencies and organizations are required to submit appropriate data on eligible employees according to the department = s criteria.
  • $ The Department of Social and Health Services is required to distribute to all long-term care paraprofessional workers information about the federal earned income tax credit program.
  • $ The Basic Health Plan is made available to all eligible employees as subsidized enrollees with their premium set at $10.

From the House Bill Analysis (HB 1637), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedJan 31, 2001
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Carolyn Edmonds (D-32)
Introduced
January 31, 2001 in the House
Last action
January 14, 2002
Versions
HB 1637, SHB 1637

AN ACT Relating to enhancing the wages and benefits of long-term care paraprofessional workers providing care to the elderly and disabled;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Carolyn Edmonds (D-32)

28 co-sponsors (16 Democrats, 12 Republicans)

Mary Skinner R-14Al O'Brien D-1Cathy McMorris R-7Steve Conway D-29Phyllis Gutierrez Kenney D-46Tom Campbell R-2Ruth Kagi D-32Cheryl Pflug R-5Steve Kirby D-29John Pennington R-18Eileen Cody D-34Laura Ruderman D-45Mark Schoesler R-9John Lovick D-44Brock Jackley D-26Shay Schual-Berke D-33Glenn Anderson R-5Karen Keiser D-33Lynn Schindler R-4Sandra Romero D-22Sarah Casada R-25Phil Rockefeller D-23Mark Miloscia D-30Dave Morell R-25Joyce Mulliken R-13Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Steve Van Luven R-48Christopher Hurst D-31

Votes

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

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1637)
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1637)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Appropriations. (SHB 1637)
  6. Referred to Appropriations.
  7. HC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1637)
  8. HC - Executive action taken by committee.
  9. HC - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  10. First reading, referred to Health Care.

HB 1637 in other sessions

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