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sexual harassment and assault through leadership, education, and 1 other tools. 2 (12) $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2022 and $100,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 4 fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for a work group to investigate 5 how to make Washington's industrial insurance system easier to access 6 for employers and hiring entities to provide industrial insurance 7 coverage for domestic workers. 8 (a) Domestic workers include, but are not limited to: 9 Housecleaners, nannies, gardeners, and day laborers, including but 10 not limited to those who may perform maintenance or repair work in or 11 about the private home of the employer or hiring entity. 12 (b) The work group shall make recommendations to the governor and 13 appropriate legislative committees on legislative, regulatory, or 14 other changes that would make the industrial insurance system easier 15 for day laborers and their employers to access. This work group will 16 also explore the possible role of intermediary nonprofit 17 organizations that assist and refer domestic workers and day 18 laborers. 19 (c) The work group shall be comprised of the following 20 representatives, to be appointed by the governor by July 1, 2021: 21 (i) Two representatives who are directly impacted domestic 22 workers who work for private home employers or hiring entities; 23 (ii) Two representatives who are directly impacted day laborers 24 who work for private home employers or hiring entities; 25 (iii) Two representatives from unions, workers' centers, or 26 intermediary nonprofit organizations that assist and/or refer such 27 directly impacted workers; 28 (iv) Two employer or hiring entity representatives who directly 29 employ or hire single domestic workers in private homes; 30 (v) One employer or hiring entity representative who directly 31 employs or hires day laborers in a private home; 32 (vi) One representative from a nonprofit organization that 33 educates and organizes household employers; and 34 (vii) Representatives from the department, serving in an ex 35 officio capacity. 36 (d) The department shall convene the work group by August 1, 37 2021, and shall meet at least once every two months and may meet 38 remotely in order to accommodate the involvement of domestic worker 39 and day laborer representatives. 40 p. 1064 ESSB 5187.SL