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• Introduced by Rep. Eric Pettigrew, (D-Seattle) (D) on January 19, 2009, forms a new model for collective bargaining between child care center directors and workers and the state.Directs the creation of a statewide unit for childcare workers to be located in the department of social and health services; includes matters of state subsidies of child care centers,professional development and training,the directing,hiring and firing of workers,improving access of child care services,health care insurances,among many others.
  • Referred to the House Commerce & Labor Committee on January 19, 2009.
    • Referred to the House Ways & Means Committee on February 11, 2009.
      • Substitute offered in the House on March 2, 2009, to remove quality incentives as a mandatory subject of bargaining, and provides that agreements must be consistent with legislatively determined standards set for professional development, training, quality criteria, and incentives for improving quality. The substitute passed in the House by voice vote on March 2, 2009.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 2, 2009.
• Passed in the House (65 to 31) on March 9, 2009, provides for collective bargaining between the Governor and child care center directors and workers under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act. It also requires the Director of the Department of Early Learning to engage in negotiated rule making under the Administrative Procedures Act with child care center directors and workers. The bill also requires the Department of Social and Health Services to adjust subsidy rates paid to child care centers in particular regions to reflect subsidy rates in collective bargaining agreements for those regions. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on March 11, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection Committee on March 11, 2009.
    • Amendment offered in the Senate on March 30, 2009, to change references to the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to the Department of Early Learning (DE). The definition of child care center directors and workers is modified to include all owners. The definition of child care center is modified to apply to those centers that have at least four children for whom they receive a subsidy. The amendment failed in the Senate by voice vote on March 30, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on March 30, 2009.
    • Amendment offered in the Senate on April 6, 2009, to remove the exemptions from the definition of child care center and instead requires that all child care centers that wish to participate in collective bargaining under the act must file a notice of intent to participate with the Public Employee Retirement Commission (PERC). Child care centers that do not file a notice with the Commission may not be included in a bargaining unit . The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on April 6, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on April 6, 2009.
    • Amendment offered by Sen. Brian Hatfield, (D-Raymond) (D) on April 13, 2009. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on April 13, 2009.
    • Amendment offered by Sen. Phil Rockefeller, (D-Kitsap County) (D) on April 13, 2009, to make the following chages: Child care centers that choose to opt in and participate in collective bargaining under the act must file a notice of intent with the Public Employment Relations Commission between July 1, 2010, and November 1, 2010. The notice of intent must include: The names and addresses of the child care center's owners, directors, and workers; and authorization cards signed by a majority of the center's owners, directors, and workers indicating their desire to opt in. The requirement that child care centers provide the names and addresses of its employees to the Department of Early Learning is removed. Instead, labor organizations wishing to organize may request this information from the Public Employment Relations Commission. The requirement that the units for bargaining be based on DSHS regions is removed and replaced with a statewide unit. The initial election may not occur before November 1, 2010. The bargaining representative may not begin negotiations with the Governor before July 1, 2011, and must submit its request for funds necessary to implement the agreement by October 1, 2011. The definition of child care center is modified. A child care center includes those centers with one or more subsidized children. Child care centers operated by a unit of government, operated by an entity that operates ten or more child care centers, and operated by large nonprofit organizations are exempted from the bill. Adds a JLARC sunset review to the bill and other economic support for child care centers is removed from the list of permissive items that may be bargained under the bill. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on April 13, 2009.
• Passed in the Senate (46 to 2) on April 13, 2009. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on January 15, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on January 15, 2010.
• Passed in the House (62 to 35) on January 27, 2010, to provide for collective bargaining between the Governor and child care center directors and workers under the Public Employees' Collective Bargaining Act. Requires the Department of Early Learning to engage in negotiated rule making under the Administrative Procedures Act with child care center directors and workers. Requires the Department of Social and Health Services to adjust subsidy rates paid to child care centers in particular regions to reflect subsidy rates in collective bargaining agreements for those regions. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on January 28, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection Committee on January 28, 2010.
    • Amendment offered in the Senate on February 26, 2010, to modify the subjects of bargaining and make the permissive items mandatory subjects. The arbitration provisions are removed and the subjects of bargaining may not be subject to arbitration. Negotiated rulemaking may not occur before July 1, 2014. Individual membership and dues are on a voluntary basis and a child care center may not require its workers to pay a proportionate share of the representation fee. The Department of Social and Health Services must adjust the rates of child care subsidies paid to all child care centers to reflect the rate provisions in a collective bargaining agreement. The act is to be terminated June 30, 2019, and the underlying provisions are to expire June 30, 2020. The amendment passed in the Senate by voice vote on February 26, 2010.
  • Referred to the Senate Ways & Means Committee on February 26, 2010.
  • Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 11, 2010.