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An employer liaison position is established in the department of early learning to be colocated with the department of community, trade, and economic development. The employer liaison shall, within appropriated funds:

     (1) Staff and assist the child care partnership in the implementation of its duties;

     (2) Provide technical assistance to employers regarding child care services, working with and through local resource and referral organizations whenever possible. Such technical assistance shall include at a minimum:

     (a) Assessing the child care needs of employees and prospective employees;

     (b) Reviewing options available to employers interested in increasing access to child care for their employees;

     (c) Developing techniques to permit small businesses to increase access to child care for their employees;

     (d) Reviewing methods of evaluating the impact of child care activities on employers; and

     (e) Preparing, collecting, and distributing current information for employers on options for increasing involvement in child care; and

     (3) Provide assistance to local child care resource and referral organizations to increase their capacity to provide quality technical assistance to employers in their community.

[2006 c 265 § 203; 1989 c 381 § 6.]

Notes:

Part headings not law -- Effective date -- Severability -- 2006 c 265: See RCW 43.215.904 through 43.215.906.      Findings -- Severability -- 1989 c 381: See notes following RCW 74.13.085.