Introduced by Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, (R-Wenatchee) (R) on February 3, 2009, establishes the Washington state essential worker pilot program and requires the employment security department, on behalf of the state, to petition the United States congress to create a new classification of nonimmigrant visa. (See also Companion HB 1896)
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Referred to the Senate Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection Committee on February 3, 2009.