Veto Urged of Child Welfare Privatization Bill

VETO URGED OF CHILD WELFARE PRIVATIZATION BILL

Members are urged to call the governor and urge her to veto the bill privatizing about 30 percent of Child Welfare Services in the Department of Social and Health Services.

Second Substitute House Bill 2106 relies on untested performance-based privatization models. And it’s expensive, costing the state more than $2.6 million in a time of a tight state budget.

So call 1-800-562-6000 and urge Gov. Gregoire to veto HB 2106. It’s costly, risky and unproven.