INTERPRETER SERVICES (HB 1869)
1/2/18 The procurement model for interpreter services used by Medicaid and DSHS has proven to be successful. A competitive bid process for scheduling vendors has reduced administrative costs, a collective bargaining process for the interpreters has increased pay, and overall costs to the state have declined. This measure would expand that procurement model to all of state government. In 2017, both bills got hearings in their respective Senate and House committees. Companion bill SB 6245.
