Regarding training and testing of home care aides.

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H-1604.1

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1926

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By House Postsecondary Education & Workforce (originally sponsored by Representatives Timmons, Schmick, Pollet, Shavers, and Macri)

READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.

AN ACT Relating to training and testing of home care aides; amending RCW 18.88B.021 and 18.88B.031 ; and adding a new section to chapter 18.88B RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 18.88B RCW to read as follows:

The department shall collaborate with the department of social and health services to work with stakeholders to develop a plan to integrate testing into the home care aide training process and conduct necessary rule making using a phased transition approach that prioritizes community and facility-based training programs that are already equipped and staffed to provide testing.

Sec. 2. RCW 18.88B.021 and 2023 c 424 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

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PASSAGE PROBABILITY

15.9% Unlikely

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Stage base In Committee — base rate 41%, measured from WA's completed sessions
Momentum -3 37/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 273 days quiet

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