Official Text and Analysis.

Directs the Department of Commerce to contract for a regional assessment of the child care industry to be completed by July 1, 2020. Modifies the duties, membership, and term of the Child Care Collaborative Task Force (CCCTF). Requires the Department of Children, Youth, and Families to use the child care cost estimate model developed by the CCCTF to determine child care subsidy rates by January 1, 2025.

Directs the Department of Commerce to contract for a regional assessment of the child care industry to be completed by July 1, 2020.

Adds that the Department of Commerce must collaborate with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to ensure efficient use of available data and rigorous research methods and to assist with interpretation of data and report preparation. (2) Adds a new Section 3 that directs the Office of Financial Management, within existing resources and existing employee survey measures, in partnership with DCYF and the Health Care Authority, to develop a survey for state employees in order to better understand issues affecting child care access and affordability for state employees' families. Specifies survey requirements. (3) Updates internal references.

Adds that the Department of Commerce must collaborate with the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) to ensure efficient use of available data and rigorous research methods and to assist with interpretation of data and report preparation. (2) Adds a new Section 3 that directs the Office of Financial Management, within existing resources, in partnership with DCYF and the Health Care Authority, to develop a survey for state employees in order to better understand issues affecting child care access and affordability for state employees' families. Specifies survey requirements. (3) Updates internal references. (4) Makes clarifying changes to the survey of state employees required by OFM, including defining state employees as state executive branch agency employees. (5) Extends the deadline for the survey to January 15, 2020. (6) Makes changes to the membership of the Child Care Collaborative Task Force (Task Force) to reduce the number of members from 40 to 23. (7) Makes the legislative members of the Task Force voting members.

Adds findings and intent to the intent section.

Restores language that includes a representative from an organization representing expanded learning opportunity interests as a nonvoting member of the Child Care Collaborative Task Force.