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SECOND DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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House Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, January 12, 1993
The House was called to order at 11:30 a.m. by the Speaker. The Clerk called the roll of the House.
The Speaker (Mr. R. Meyers presiding) assumed the chair.
The flag was escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages Jessie Robison and Lisa Johnston. Prayer was offered by Reverend Lee Forstrom from West Wood Baptist Church of Olympia.
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
January 11, 1993
Mr Speaker:
The Senate has adopted:
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4401,
and the same is herewith transmitted.
Brad Hendrickson, Deputy Secretary.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the fourth order of business.
INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING
HB 1025 by Representatives Ludwig, Padden, Riley, Kremen, Appelwick, Mielke, Romero, dyer, Jones, Kessler, Orr, Karahalios, R. Meyers, Brough, Carlson, Ballasiotes, Jacobsen, Forner, Silver, Dorn and Chappell
AN ACT Relating to the limitation of actions brought by prisoners; and amending RCW 4.16.190.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1026 by Representatives Ludwig, H. Myers, Chandler, Bray, Edmondson and Springer
AN ACT Relating to counties contracting for public defender services; and amending RCW 36.32.245.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
HB 1027 by Representatives Bray, H. Myers, Edmondson and Rayburn
AN ACT Relating to bidding practices of municipalities; and amending RCW 39.04.155, 39.04.190, 39.04.200, 39.30.045, 36.32.240, 36.32.253, 36.32.245, 36.32.250, 35.22.620, 35.23.352, 52.14.110, 52.14.120, 53.08.120, 54.04.070, 54.04.082, 56.08.070, 56.08.080, 56.08.090, 57.08.015, 57.08.016, 57.08.050, and 70.44.140.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
HB 1028 by Representatives H. Myers, Vance, Jones, Orr, Flemming, Springer, Shin, Dunshee and Chappell
AN ACT Relating to live-in care for tenants in mobile home parks; and adding a new section to chapter 59.20 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Trade, Economic Development & Housing.
HB 1029 by Representatives H. Myers, Vance and Flemming
AN ACT Relating to consumer remedies for purchasers of manufactured homes; amending RCW 46.70.135 and 46.70.180; and adding new sections to chapter 46.70 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Trade, Economic Development & Housing.
HB 1030 by Representatives H. Myers, Bray, Edmondson, R. Fisher, Zellinsky, Rayburn, Brough and Shin
AN ACT Relating to city and town incorporations; amending RCW 35.02.010, 35.02.020, 35.02.090, 35A.12.070, and 35A.13.040; and adding new sections to chapter 35.02 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
HB 1031 by Representatives H. Myers, Bray and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to county research services; amending RCW 82.14.200, 43.88.114, 43.110.030, and 43.110.010; reenacting RCW 82.44.160; and adding a new section to chapter 36.32 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
HB 1032 by Representatives Zellinsky, H. Myers, Rayburn, Bray, Edmondson, Springer and Campbell
AN ACT Relating to local government; amending RCW 14.08.304, 17.10.050, 17.28.140, 27.12.190, 28A.320.050, 35.17.108, 35.18.220, 35.22.200, 35.22.205, 35.23.220, 35.24.090, 35.27.130, 35.58.160, 35.61.150, 35.82.040, 35A.12.070, 35A.13.040, 36.62.200, 36.69.110, 36.70.310, 41.04.180, 52.14.010, 53.08.170, 53.08.175, 53.08.176, 54.12.080, 56.08.100, 56.12.010, 57.08.100, 57.12.010, 68.52.220, 70.44.050, 70.94.130, 70.94.240, 85.05.410, 85.06.380, 85.08.320, 85.24.080, 86.09.283, 87.03.160, 87.03.460, 89.08.200, and 89.30.298; reenacting and amending RCW 28A.400.350; adding a new section to chapter 17.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 17.06 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35.63 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 36.17 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
HB 1033 by Representatives H. Myers, Bray, Edmondson, Rayburn, Chappell, Ludwig, Kessler, Flemming, Brough, Campbell, L. Johnson, Dunshee and Ogden
AN ACT Relating to city and county jail industries; and adding a new chapter to Title 36 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Corrections.
HB 1034 by Representatives Appelwick, Padden, Ludwig and Karahalios; by request of Law Revision Commission
AN ACT Relating to correcting an unconstitutional provision relating to claims for noneconomic damages limitations; and repealing RCW 4.56.250.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1035 by Representatives Appelwick, Padden and Ludwig; by request of Law Revision Commission
AN ACT Relating to correction of double amendments relating to support obligations; and reenacting and amending RCW 26.23.110.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
HB 1036 by Representatives H. Myers, Bray, Edmondson and Springer; by request of Law Revision Commission
AN ACT Relating to correcting a double amendment relating to funding bonds; and repealing RCW 85.07.080.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
HB 1037 by Representatives Bray, H. Myers and Edmondson; by request of Law Revision Commission
AN ACT Relating to correcting a double amendment relating to auction sales of county property; and reenacting and amending RCW 36.34.080.
Referred to Committee on Local Government.
HB 1038 by Representative Dellwo; by request of Law Revision Commission
AN ACT Relating to correcting a double amendment relating to authorized functions of health care assistants; and reenacting and amending RCW 18.135.060.
Referred to Committee on Health Care.
HB 1039 by Representatives Riley, Leonard, Romero, Eide, Vance, Kremen, Chappell, Jones, Kessler, Orr, Tate, Mielke, Flemming, Brough, Miller, Jacobsen, Silver, L. Johnson, Dunshee and H. Myers
AN ACT Relating to law enforcement officers who die in the line of duty; and adding a new chapter to Title 41 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State Government.
HB 1040 by Representatives Riley, King, Kessler, R. Meyers and Springer
AN ACT Relating to razor clam hatcheries; adding a new section to chapter 75.24 RCW; creating a new section; and making an appropriation.
Referred to Committee on Fisheries & Wildlife.
HB 1041 by Representatives Zellinsky and Mielke
AN ACT Relating to family member coverage under group life insurance policies; and amending RCW 48.24.030.
Referred to Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance.
HJM 4000 by Representatives Locke, R. Fisher, Horn, Anderson, Wineberry, Ballasiotes, Thibaudeau, Eide, Flemming, Jacobsen and Ogden
Honoring Homer M. Hadley.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Hine, the bills, memorials and resolutions listed on today's introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.
The Sergeants at Arms announced the arrival of the Senate at the bar of the House.
The Speaker (Mr. R. Meyers presiding) instructed the Sergeants at Arms of the House and Senate to escort the President of the Senate Joel Pritchard, President Pro Tempore Lorraine Wojahn, Vice-President Pro Tempore Al Williams, Majority Leader Marc Gaspard, and Minority Leader George Sellar to seats on the rostrum.
The Speaker (Mr. R. Meyers presiding) invited the Senators to seats within the House chamber.
The Speaker assumed the chair.
The Speaker appointed Representatives Basich, Valle, Stevens and Schoesler and Senators Niemi, Quigley, Roach and McCaslin as a special committee to escort the Supreme Court Justices from the State Reception Room to the House Chamber.
The Speaker appointed Representatives Bray, Scott, Van Luven and Cooke and Senators Snyder, Sheldon, Smith and Oke as a special committee to escort the elected officials from the State Reception Room to the House Chamber.
The Speaker is pleased to introduce His Excellency, the Consul General of Korea, Mr. Hae Soon Lee, the former Consul of Chile, Mr. Kerry Monterey, and Mr. Donald Brody, Consul General from Malawi, and Mrs. Brody.
The Speaker introduced the Supreme Court Justices present, Chief Justice James A. Andersen, Justices Charles Z. Smith, Robert Brachtenbach, Charles Johnson, Barbara Madsen, Barbara Durham, Robert Utter, and Richard Guy.
The Speaker greeted the outgoing, incoming and continuing state elected officials, State Auditor Robert Graham, State Attorney General Ken Eikenberry, Commissioner of Public Lands Brian J. Boyle, Insurance Commissioner Richard Marquardt, Auditor-elect Brian Sonntag, Attorney General-elect Christine Gregoire, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Judith Billings, Commissioner of Public Lands-elect Jennifer Belcher, Insurance Commissioner-elect Deborah Senn and Secretary of State Ralph Munro.
The Speaker appointed Representatives Hine, Sommers and Grant to escort Congresswoman Maria Cantwell to her place on the rostrum.
The Speaker appointed Representatives Anderson and Schmidt and Senators Jesernig and Anderson as a special committee to advise His Excellency, Governor Booth Gardner, that the Joint Session had assembled and to escort him from his Chamber to the House of Representatives.
The Speaker appointed Representatives Dorn and Miller and Senators Vognild and Prince as a special committee to escort Governor-elect Mike Lowry from the State Reception Room to the House Chamber.
REMARKS BY THE SPEAKER
The Speaker called the Joint Session to order.
The Clerk of the House called the roll of the House.
The Clerk of the Senate called the roll of the Senate and all members were present except Senators Niemi and L. Smith.
The Speaker: This joint session has more than one purpose. It has been called to hear the State of the State Address of the Governor. This occasion also provides the legislature with the most appropriate opportunity to recognize retired and retiring state officials for their long and distinguished service to the state of Washington. The Joint Session also complies with the constitutional requirement to canvass the vote for the constitutional elective offices of the state of Washington.
For this latter purpose the clerk will read the message from the Secretary of State.
MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY OF STATE
The Honorable Speaker of the House
State House of Representatives
Olympia, Washington
Dear Mr. Speaker:
I, Ralph Munro, Secretary of State of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that, according to the provisions of RCW 29.62.130, I have canvassed the returns of the votes cast for and against the initiatives which were submitted to the vote of the people at the state general election held on the 3rd day of November, 1992, that the total number of ballots cast at this state general election was 2,324,907 and that the total number of votes cast for and against each of these measures was as follows:
INITIATIVE TO THE PEOPLE 573
Shall candidates for certain offices, who have already served for specified time periods in those offices, be denied ballot access?
Yes 1,119,985
No 1,018,260
INITIATIVE TO THE LEGISLATURE 134
Shall campaign contributions be limited; public funding of state and local campaigns be prohibited; and campaign related activities be restricted?
Yes 1,549,297
No 576,161
I further certify that, according to the provisions of RCW 43.07.030, I have canvassed the returns of the votes cast at the state general election held on the 3rd day of November, 1992, for all federal, state-wide, and joint judicial offices, and that the votes cast for candidates to these offices are as follows:
Certification of Measures and Candidates (1992 General)
President/Vice-President of the United States
Clinton/Gore Democrat 993,037
Bush/Quayle Republican 731,234
Marrou/Lord Libertarian 7,533
Warren/DeBates Socialist Workers 515
Fulani/Munoz New Alliance 1,776
Gritz/Minett Populist 4,854
LaRouche/Bevel Independent 855
Perot/Stockdale Independent 541,780
Daniels/Tupahacne Independent 1,171
Phillips/Knight Washington
Taxpayers 2,345
Hagelin/Tompkins Natural Law 2,456
U. S. Senate
Patty Murray (D) 1,197,973
Rod Chandler (R) 1,020,829
U. S. Representatives, lst District
Maria Cantwell (D) 148,844
Gary Nelson (R) 113,897
Patrick L. Ruckert (I) 4,322
Anne Fleming (NL) 4,211
U. S. Representative, 2nd District
Al Swift (D) 133,207
Jack Metcalf (R) 107,365
R. M. "Robin" Dexter (I) 8,702
Karen Leibrant (NL) 6,646
U. S. Representative, 3rd District
Jolene Unsoeld (D) 138,043
Pat Fiske (R) 108,583
U. S. Representative, 4th District
Jay Inslee (D) 106,556
Richard "Doc" Hastings (R) 103,028
U. S. Representative, 5th District
Thomas S. Foley (D) 135,965
John Sonneland (R) 110,443
U. S. Representative, 6th District
Norm Dicks (D) 152,933
Lauri J. Phillips (R) 66,664
Tom Donnelly (I) 14,490
Jim Horrigan (LB) 4,075
U. S. Representative, 7th District
Jim McDermont (D) 222,604
Glenn C. Hampson (R) 54,149
Paul Glumaz (I) 7,197
U. S. Representative, 8th District
George O. Tamblyn (D) 87,611
Jennifer Dunn (R) 155,874
Bob Adams (I) 14,686
U.S. Representative, 9th District
Mike Kreidler (D) 110,902
Pete von Reichbauer (R) 91,910
Brian Wilson (I) 6,585
Timothy J. Brill (I) 3,522
Governor
Mike Lowry(D) 1,184,315
Ken Eikenberry (R) 1,086,216
Lieutenant Governor
Richard Kelley (D) 862,063
Joel Pritchard (R) 1,072,968
Tom Isenberg (LB) 75,933
Absolutely Nobody (I) 148,021
Secretary of State
Jeanne Dixon (D) 875,653
Ralph Munro (R) 1,206,414
Maurice Wiley (LB) 66,953
State Treasurer
Dan Grimm (D) 1,237,527
Claude L. Oliver (R) 855,671
State Auditor
Brian Sonntag (D) 1,042,229
Sam Reed (R) 946,621
Arthur D. "Art" Rathjen (LB) 92,818
Attorney General
Christine Gregoire (D) 1,190,784
Norm Maleng (R) 946,946
Homer L.Brand (P) 32,124
Commissioner of Public Lands
Jennifer M. Belcher (D) 1,112,389
Ann Anderson (R) 950,459
William L. McCord (LB) 77,949
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Judith Billings (NP) 1,027,574
Teresa "Terry" Bergeson (NP) 938,885
Insurance Commissioner
Deborah Senn (D) 1,049,231
Richard G. "Dick" Marquardt (R) 894,551
Brian McCulloch (I) 148,280
State Supreme Court, Position 1
Barbara Madsen (NP) 900,614
Elaine Houghton (NP) 877,489
State Supreme Court, Position 2
James M. Dolliver (NP) 1,033,638
Kevin Patrick Dolan (NP) 639,168
State Supreme Court, Position 3
Robert F. Utter (NP) 1,350,834
Court of Appeals, Division 3, District 2
(Adams, Asotin, Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Garfield, Grant,
Walla Walla, Whitman)
Dennis J. Sweeney (NP) 95,301
Superior Court Judge, Position 1
(Asotin, Columbia, Garfield)
John M. Lyden (NP) 8,046
Superior Court Judge, Position 1
(Benton, Franklin)
Dennis D. Yule (NP) 41,831
Superior Court Judge, Position 3
(Benton, Franklin)
Albert J. Yencopal (NP) 45,828
Superior Court Judge, Position 4
Carolyn A. Brown (NP) 42, 676
Superior Court Judge, Position 5
(Benton, Franklin)
Duane Taber (NP) 40,255
Superior Court Judge, Position 1
(Chelan, Douglas)
Carol A. Wardell (NP) 23,552
Superior Court Judge, Position 2
(Chelan, Douglas)
T.W. "Chip" Small (NP) 21,672
Superior Court Judge, Position 3
(Chelan Douglas)
John E. Bridges (NP) 20,797
Superior Court Judge, Position 1
(Island, San Juan)
Alan R. Hancock (NP) 19,599
Superior Court Judge, Position 2
(Island, San Juan)
Joan H. McPherson (NP) 15,013
Merle E. Wilcox (NP) 13,409
Superior Court Judge, Position 1
(Pacific, Wahkiakum)
Joel Penoyar (NP) 8,474
State Senator, 1st District
Rosemary McAuliffe (D) 26,210
Marshall Paris (R) 19,978
State Representative, 1st District, Position 1
Barbara S. Cothern (D) 24,316
Walter K. Backstrom (R) 19,607
State Representative, 1st District, Position 2
Linda S. Johnson (D) 24,840
Joyce Meyerson (R) 18,357
State Representative, 7th District, Position 1
John J. McLaughlin (D) 15, 105
Steve Fuhrman (R) 27, 542
Jack McLean (I) 2,052
State Representative, 7th District, Position 2
Lou Stone (D) 15,878
Bob Morton (R) 26, 048
State Senator, 9th District
Bill Schmick (D) 17,891
Eugene A. Prince (R) 20, 156
State Representative, 9th District, Position 1
Libby Walker (D) 17,039
Larry Sheahan (R) 19,513
John Gearhart (LB) 1,463
State Representative, 9th District, Position 2
Chris Gorton (D) 15,468
Mark G. Schoesler (R) 21,626
State Senator, 10th District
Mary Margaret Haugen (D) 26,744
Dick Caldwell (R) 18,936
State Representative, 10th District, Position 1
Sue M. Karahalios (D) 21,337
Joan Houchen (R) 20,670
State Representative, 10th District, Position 2
Helen Schoenfeld (D) 16,286
Barry Sehlin (R) 23,623
State Senator, 12th District
Beverly Jagla (D) 19,979
George Sellar (R) 21,613
State Representative, 12 District, Position 1
Rae M. Barnett (D) 15,231
Clyde Ballard (R) 24,999
State Representative, 12 District, Position 2
Dale Foreman (R) 28,811
State Senator, 13th District (Unexpired Term)
Eric Skaug (D) 17,385
Harold Hochstatter (R) 22,046
State Representative, 13th District, Position 1
Gary Chandler (R) 31,382
State Representative, 13th District, Position 2
Mick Hansen (D) 20,241
Joyce Mulliken (R) 18,878
State Representative, 15th District, Position 1
Margaret Rayburn (D) 16,288
Jim Honeyford (R) 10,949
State Representative, 15th District, Position 2
Forrest Baugher (D) 11,485
Barb Lisk (R) 15,708
State Senate, 16th District
Valoria H. Loveland (D) 18,997
Dick Neher (R) 18,403
State Representative, 16th District, Position 1
Dave Mastin (D) 18,930
Douglas L. Bayne (R) 17,455
State Representative, 16th District, Position 2
Bill Grant (D) 23,544
Bonnie K. Reidt (R) 12,989
State Senate, 17th District
Dean Sutherland (D) 23,898
Tim Heenan (R) 18,970
State Representative, 17th District, Position 1
Kim Peery (D) 25,016
Bud Quinn (R) 16,399
State Representative, 17th District, Position 2
Holly Myers (D) 24,266
Chris Lucia (R) 16,218
Jim B. Becker (LB) 1,681
State Senate, 18th District
Ireda Grohs (D) 18,680
Linda A. Smith (R) 25,793
State Representative, 18th District, Position 1
Betty Sue Morris (D) 25,272
Don Lynch (R) 18,409
State Representative, 18th District, Position 2
Jim Springer (D) 22,765
Tim Young (R) 20,484
State Senate, 19th District
Sid Snyder (D) 33,184
State Representative, District 19, Position 1
Mike Riley (D) 28,547
Mark R. Obtinario (R) 9,345
State Representative, District 19, Position 2
Bob Basich (D) 32,102
State Senate, 20th District
Tim Nogler (D) 16,822
Neil Amondson (R) 26, 215
State Representative, 20th District, Position 1
Dave Chappell (D) 21,730
Rose Bowman (R) 21,602
State Representative, 20th District, Position 2
Chris Hansen (D) 18,907
Bill Brumsickle (R) 23,557
State Senate, 24th District
Jim Hargrove (D) 26,087
Jean Fairchild (R) 18,263
John Pitts (I) 1,408
Anne Forest (I) 3,609
State Representative, 24th District, Position 1
Evan Jones (D) 25,984
Ellen Pickell (R) 23,203
State Representative, 24th District, Position 2
Lynn Kessler (D) 25,868
Jim Buck (R) 21,243
State Senate, 25th District
Marc Gaspard, (D) 26,726
Joyce McDonald (R) 17,661
State Representative, 25th District, Position 1
Dale T. Mitchell (D) 21,216
Sarah Casada (R) 22,887
State Representative, 25th District, Position 2
Art Wall (D) 19,240
Randy Tate (R) 24,759
State Representative, 26th District, Position 1
Ron Meyers (D) 25,813
Tom Schneider (R) 19,467
State Representative, 26th District, Position 2
Wes Pruitt (D) 25,975
Alan Coleman (R) 15,323
Karen A. Allard (LB) 3,696
State Representative, 30th District, Position 1
Tracy Eide (D) 21,386
Maryann Mitchell (R) 20,706
State Representative, 30th District, Position 2
Mark Miloscia (D) 21,255
Jean Marie Brough (R) 21,637
State Representative, 31st District, Position 1
Judi Roland (D) 22,671
Les Thomas (R) 16,766
State Representative, 31st District, Position 2
Lee Valenta (D) 17,740
Chris Vance (R) 21,026
State Representative, 35th District, Position 1
Barbara Holm (D) 21,985
Peggy Johnson (R) 21,917
State Representative, 35th District, Position 2
Tim Sheldon (D) 27,239
State Senate, 39th District
Kevin Quigley (R) 26,268
John Wynne (R) 18,612
State Representative, 39th District, Position 1
Dennis Lebow (D) 20,876
Val Stevens (R) 23,017
State Representative, 39th District, Position 2
Hans Dunshee (D) 22,423
Kirk Pearson (R) 20,159
State Senate, 40th District
Harriet Spanel (D) 28,051
Ted W. Anderson (R) 22,574
State Representative, 40th District, Position 1
Dave Quall (D) 28,151
John Milnor (R) 20,040
State Representative, 40th District, Position 2
Rob Johnson (D) 27,454
Carolann Wheeler (R) 20,849
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have set my hand, and affixed the Seal of the state of Washington, this 11th day of January, 1993.
(Seal)
Ralph Munro, Secretary of State.
Mr. Speaker: In view of the election results just read, certified by the Secretary of State, and to which there have been no protests, this joint session now declares the following qualified citizens to be elected in accordance with the constitution of the State of Washington:
Mike Lowry Governor
Joel Pritchard Lt. Governor
Ralph Munro Secretary of State
Dan Grimm State Treasurer
Brian Sonntag State Auditor
Christine Gregoire Attorney General
Judith Billings Supt. of Public Instruction
Jennifer Belcher Commissioner of Public Lands
Deborah Senn Insurance Commissioner
Mr. Speaker: Having discharged the constitutional requirement imposed upon the Speaker of the House, it is now my pleasure to call upon the President of the Senate Joel Pritchard to preside over the Joint Session.
The Speaker presented the gavel to President Pritchard.
Mr. President: Thank You, Brian. Well it's a joyous occasion. We have a new start. We have a lot of new faces. We have the same old artwork, but as the Speaker has announced, this occasion provides all of us with the opportunity to recognize all friends who are leaving office after long and effective service to the state of Washington.
For this part of the program I am going to call upon Secretary of State Ralph Munro to join me and the speaker in making presentations to these distinguished individuals.
Secretary Munro, will you please make the first introduction.
Secretary Munro: Mr. President and Mr. Speaker, long time Insurance Commissioner for our state, Mr. Dick Marquardt, former Senator from north Seattle and the Director of the Washington State Selective Service Commission. Commissioner Marquardt was first elected in 1976. Under his leadership, Washington became the first state to outlaw low benefit, high-cost life insurance, including the so-called funeral plans. The rules survived all court challenges by insurance companies, even to the state supreme court. The Commissioner's crusade against deceptive television advertising and misleading cold-lead insurance mail marketing to get prospect's names has won national acclaim from consumer groups in 1987 and 1988. The Commissioner's senior health insurance benefit's advisors, commonly called SHIBA, a volunteer program of the first of the kind in the Nation, and it's a model for a new federal grant program establishing similar ideas and plans in 49 states. Mr. President and Mr. Speaker, I give you the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Washington, the Honorable Richard Marquardt.
Mr. Marquardt: Well, it's a wonderful thrill to have served the public for these past sixteen years. You folks have been very cooperative with my office, and I thank you. And I'd like to ask that same cooperation for my successor. Thank you, again.
Secretary Munro: Mr. President and Mr. Speaker, He studied at the Montana School of Mines and earned his tuition each summer working as a hard rock miner himself. He went on to the University of Portland and then to the University of Chicago. Mr. Brian Boyle, formerly a Cowlitz county commissioner, was elected as our Public Lands Commissioner in 1980. Under his leadership, the department of Natural Resources has achieved many milestones, including the Timber, Fish, Wildlife Agreement, the Commission on old-growth alternatives, and the Olympic experimental state forest. Establishing a network of natural area preserves and natural resource conservation areas created the aquatic lands enhancement account which gives us aquatic lands lease payments for public access trails, restoration of estuaries, and improvement of beaches and boater access. And lastly, a state landscape which will be better because of his work. Mr. President and Mr. Speaker, I present to you our Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands, Mr. Brian Boyle.
Mr. Boyle: Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Mr. President. It's interesting to be here twelve years later, and realize how I sat there, kind of in awe of this room in 1980 as the new state elected officials are today. It's also interesting, and I think it's a mark of progress, that a Commissioner of Public Lands could show up wearing canary yellow. And there is a substantial difference in the make-up, and I suspect, in the temperament of the new elected officials, and I wish you well. I think it's a mark of progress that those of us who recognize our time has passed, step aside, and make room for other progressive ideas. And you should remember that Voltaire, when asked to eulogize someone that he detested, said that he was a great writer, a statesman, a wonderful husband and father, and I'll say that all, presuming that he's actually dead. And we should remember that those of us who claim that we've accomplished things through leadership sometimes have had to step aside, because it's really the followers that provide the leadership, and we've had to step aside to make room for them. And one of the things that I have enjoyed, and I hope you as new legislators do, is that the caliber of people in state government as state employees is incredibly high, and they're incredibly dedicated to the quality of living in the state of Washington. Thank you.
Secretary Munro: Mr. President and Mr. Speaker, Mr. Ken Eikenberry, Washington State's Fourteenth Attorney General, born and educated in the Wenatchee valley, a law degree from the University of Washington, Deputy Prosecutor for King County, an Agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. For three terms he worked in this room as a member of the House of Representatives. Attorney General Eikenberry has now served twelve years as our Attorney General. Appointed on numerous occasions by the White House to National Commissions, Ken Eikenberry is known for his consumer protection work. Mr. President and Mr. Speaker, I give you the Attorney General of the state of Washington, the honorable Ken Eikenberry.
Mr. Eikenberry: Well, thank you for this handsome memento, and this occasion. It's nice of the legislature and the officers to do this. I should start out by addressing Mr. Speaker, Mr. President, members of this joint session and ladies and gentlemen. I hope Mr. President, you don't mind, I'm not being disrespectful, but as a former House member, I always address the Speaker first. It has been a high honor and privilege to serve as the Attorney General for the people of our state, and to serve with you during the past twelve years. As a former House member, I do appreciate the pressures and the challenges that confront this body, and as you hammer out legislation designed to benefit the citizens of our state. And it's in that spirit that I want to comment and express appreciation for the attention and the amendments you've given to the consumer, and fair business practices of our state, to the attention you've given to improving the law on crime, particularly as it relates to sex predators, and to victims of crime, culminating in the amendment to our Constitution in 1989 on behalf of crime victims. And I'd like to close on the thought of the authority that was placed in the Office of the Attorney General by this body in 1981, giving it the responsibility of prosecuting certain kinds of crimes and offenses and investigating them. That has been a demonstration project for this body since that time, expanding into especially difficult kinds of prosecutions, such as murder cases in several counties, crimes against government agencies, like the reformatory at Monroe, racketeer influence in corrupt organization prosecutions, labor and industries, medical provider fraud cases, and that sort of thing. And I do suggest to you that this will be an area that you will look at expanding into as criminal activity does become more sophisticated and more difficult to prosecute in the future. But for today again, my appreciation to you, for the opportunity to work with you in crafting and designing these items of legislation, designed to benefit the citizens of our state. I thank you again for this occasion.
Secretary Munro: Mr. President and Mr. Speaker, Since statehood in 1889, our Washington state has only had seven constitutional Auditors. Robert E. Graham is the seventh, and was first elected to this position in November 1964. Previously he worked for Labor & Industries and the Budget office. This is his 47th year of state service. He received his education at Moclips High School in the Pacific Coast and Grays Harbor College. He and his lovely wife Loydine have been married for 47 years. Among his many accomplishments Auditor Bob Graham is developing nationally recognized fraud prevention and investigation programs. He has led the states in auditing electronic data processing systems and applying computer assistance audit techniques. He's provided direct leadership in the production of the state's first audited financial statements (in 1982, in 1987,) and each year since. The state has received a certificate of achievement for excellence in financial reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association which does comprehensive annual financial reports. Mr. Speaker and Mr. President, I present to you our Washington State Auditor for the last 28 years, the Honorable Bob Graham.
Mr. Graham: Well, Mr. Speaker, Mr. President and all of you esteemed elected officials and citizens present here, and family present here, I just want to say I can't really believe I'm hanging up a 50 year career at this particular point in time. But they do say that time passes swiftly when you're having fun and so that's been the case. As a matter of fact 28 years ago tomorrow I stood here and was sworn in as the seventh state Auditor of the state of Washington by Judge Ott and that seems phenomenal being in that position for 28 years. The interesting thing is the first four auditors served for just 16 years total, though there's been three of us old birds that have served for 88 years, which I think is probably a national precedent winning championship, as far as tenure in office. I really have a few thank yous I want to make today; one is to the people who have given me the opportunity to fulfill a youthful desire. I wrote in my high school annual that what I hoped to do when I graduated was to go to college and finish my education in either accounting or law and apply it in government. Nothing could have fit more than the office of state auditor, so that even in my youth I looked upon the possibility of my vocation being public service. The second thank you should go to the legislative body. I have maintained an office continuously in this building since May 1, 1948. The legislature has been a good host to allow me to keep an office here in the legislative building for all those years. I'm going to share a little secret with you. Not everybody believes that this is the legislative building. There are some here today in the Gallery, over here mainly, my children and my grand-children, who for a number of years thought this building was Daddy's Capital. In more contemporary history this building was known as Grandpa's Capital. So you have been good hosts. It's been said in the introduction that we have really brought accountability in full financial disclosure to the state of Washington during my tenure, and that's true. It's a good thing we did that with the Auditor's financial statements, because 2 years after we did that,(standard Employees's duties) came out with the ruling that unless the state had audited financial statement that they would do one of two things: either they wouldn't rate bonds at all or they would lower the ratings. So that bodes well for us in our bond rating in the state of Washington. I've always run the office feeling that I'm responsible to the people of this state who have elected me. I've been equally responsive to the state legislative body. The audits that we provide have been, I feel, tools to help this body do the work of managing the public purse and setting public policy. That is your role, and the state has been the beneficiary of the national recognition of the office of Auditor. We have that strong recognition of the financial audit area. But there's one area not yet addressed, however. The state of Washington is the only state in the nation where the auditor is precluded from doing performance audits. I think that is something that the legislature should look at and actually change the law preventing the auditor from performing that function. The law says that I can give information to this body at any time or make recommendations. So I'll use this parting shot to say that my recommendation is that you amend the law prohibiting the state auditor from doing performance audits because in so doing you will enhance the tool kit you need to do your work in the role that you have to play. You'll also be giving the citizens and taxpayers of this state the biggest bang for their buck. Let me just say in concluding that my career has been fulfilling. It most certainly has been satisfying and it has been satisfying because I think that the citizens of this state - one thing that they want most is the accountability of their government and that is what the office of auditor is all about. The late President, John Kennedy said something I'll paraphrase. He said, 'The most important thing that a government can have is the confidence of their people.' And it is my belief that the accountability role that the office of auditor plays in this state has given the citizens of this state some confidence in their government. So therein lies the satisfaction of my career and I just want to thank the people of the state for the opportunity to fill my youthful desire. And finally, I want to thank my family who have borne with me over these years, and particularly my wife Loydine to see that I've kept in line and to carry out the role of state auditor. It's been a great thing and I've enjoyed it very much. Thank you.
Secretary Munro: Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, The Governor of the State of Washington the Honorable Booth Gardner and his wonderful wife Jean, have led our state for the last eight years. Governor Gardner will be remembered for: Strong environmental legislation that will keep Washington livable far into the future, as in growth management, water resource management, oil-spill prevention, cleaner air, Puget sound clean-up, Hanford clean-up, hazardous waste clean-up, a plan to save the salmon. Improving education, as in early childhood education for all 4-year-olds, smaller class sizes, improved funding, school choice, and leadership toward educational reform. Setting the stage for health care reform to create the Department of Health to focus on health efforts; establishing the Basic Health Plan to expand access; spearheading health care reform at the state and national levels as Chair of the National Governors' Association;
Making Washington a safer and healthier place for children, as in more health care and better nutrition for poor children, more CPS workers, tougher penalties for child abuse, cracking down on dead-beat dads and the finest of service to our state's disabled and handicapped children;
Fostering an attitude of openness and cooperation in state government so that it's now more accessible to citizens, more welcoming of women and minorities, on good terms with our Native American tribes, and more efficient and better managed.
Mrs. Gardner will be remembered for her fine work as the Co-Chair of our state's 100th birthday celebration, the 1989 Centennial. She has been an active and involved supporter of our state heritage programs. Known for her ready smile and warm personality, Jean Gardner has been an absolutely first-rate first lady.
Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, I give you Governor and Mrs. Gardner, affectionately known by the citizens of our state as Booth and Jean.
The Speaker introduced the Governor of the State of Washington.
It's a great honor for me to join with Secretary of State Munro and President of the Senate Pritchard in introducing one of the most popular governors this state has ever had and one of the finest human beings many of us have ever known. I know that the press has been full of articles lately discussing and dissecting Booth's administration and his achievements but none of them have really focused on the role that Booth and Jean have played as first citizens of this great state. In that role both Jean and Booth have set a new standard. They are both people who have led by example. As the chief organizer of this state's Centennial celebration, Jean Gardner brought new depth to our understanding of our cultural diversity and history of Washington State. Without preaching, she taught us a lot about who we are as a state, and about how important it is to recognize the contributions of every ethnic group in every community. As first lady Jean has been independent, involved, willing to take risks, and at the same time fully devoted to her family. Booth has been every bit her equal. His openness to people of every walk of life and his ability to make friends are legendary. I am convinced that there are at least 10,000 people across this state who count Booth among their very best friends and what's even more extraordinary, they really are. Booth is a man who can connect with people genuinely, honestly, and with real concern for their well being. This is a governor who has had time for every man and women in this state, unless of course there were children around. If you have ever been in a room and watched Booth at a public event you will know of what I speak. We know that when Booth spots a child, he will snub Supreme Court Justices, political big shots and CEOs of major corporations and make a beeline to that child. When this governor says children come first, he means it and he lives it. We've all learned a great deal from him and we all know that today we are about to learn something more. Please join me in again welcoming the 19th governor of the state of Washington, the Honorable Booth Gardner.
BY GOVERNOR BOOTH GARDNER
Governor Gardner: Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, members of the Supreme Court, existing elected officials and newly elected officials, members of the legislature, citizens of the state of Washington.
I want to begin today by talking about the timber town of Hoquiam, in Grays Harbor County. For longer than anyone can remember, the Grays Harbor area has been one of the largest timber producing regions in the country. For several generations, trees meant jobs for Grays Harbor.
There are plenty of trees left in those forests -- but no longer many jobs. Supply, demand, and environmental issues have conspired against Hoquiam. I've been there many times -- most recently this past fall, just after a permanent mill closure put another 900 people out of work.
As we drove into Hoquiam through the falling rain that afternoon, the town looked like one of those Fisher Price creations -- neat rows of homes, side-by-side, with churches and schools and stores, all surrounded by an endless landscape of growing trees. As I watched the rain falling, I thought of the generations of men and women who had grown up, worked, married, raise families, lived, and died, surrounded by all those trees. It was and is a good life. Working in the woods is not easy, but it's an honest day's work and a good wage. It was something solid to pass from father to son, and from mother to daughter. It was something solid on which to build a community. And the strength of that community is evident at Hoquiam High School, home of the Grizzlies, where I spoke at an assembly.
When I looked out at those young women and men, just embarked on adulthood, full of hope for their future, but perplexed and scared by what was happening to their parents, I was moved.
I told them that nothing is permanent -- not even the town where they had been born, or the woods and mills that give it life. I told them that while their parents and grandparents had lived good and productive lives in Hoquiam, that same life might not be available to all of them. I advised them to look ahead, and not cling to the past. I urged them to continue their education, and to look, perhaps, beyond Hoquiam, beyond the mills they could see and the trees that surrounded them toward the more prosperous economies on I-5.
I thought it was a pretty good speech. It was honest, and it made sense. It had hope. It was doable. Apparently it was heard, because at least one student went home and told her parents. At the community forum that evening, one of the parents asked me to share what I had told the students.
When I was finished, a man rose from the crowd. You could see 25 years of working in the woods on his face and hands -- 25 years that had ended a month before with a pink slip. He said, "Governor, what you say is all right for my kids, but what about me? I'm 45. I have a wife and four children. My mother is sick. Do you really think I can start over again?"
I didn't have much of an answer. Since that evening, I have thought about that man a lot. And I have thought a lot about what I could say to you that would be useful -- useful to the many new legislators who are here today, useful to the veterans who've been here for years and risen to positions of leadership, and useful to the people of this state.
For the past eight years, I have had a perspective on this state shared by only seventeen other people. The view from the Governor's office is different than any other.
From that corner office, you inevitably come to see the big picture, the distant horizon of the future, and the oncoming rush of history. It is a pinnacle of power -- and it is also a daily lesson in humanity. It is a daily lesson in the limits of what government can do, the inevitability of change, and the challenge of passing democratic values from one generation to the next.
Here's what I've seen from this perspective: First and most importantly, I've seen that everybody matters. That man in Hoquiam matters. His children matter. His sick mother matters. Every student in our public schools is crucial, every teenager's dreams are essential to our future, and every adult in this state is an important citizen. There are no "little people" -- only little minds that fail to grasp the basic truth of our common humanity and our common future.
Second, I have seen that change is a double-edged sword. Change is constructive. It is desirable. In a dynamic, free-market economy, it is inevitable. But it can also be painful, frightening -- and often terribly unfair. Government doesn't have much control over a great deal of it, but we are required to respond to it, to try to shape and direct it where we can, and to protect those who suffer from its effects.
In some cases, we are called on to promote change -- and to overcome enormous obstacles and entrenched resistance in order to achieve it. When we discover that change in other countries has resulted in their students learning more than our children, we are called on to move heaven and earth to change the way we educate our young people. When our health care system spins out of control and devours both family and government budgets, we are called on to change the way we organize and deliver medical services -- and to do it quickly.
The essential point about change is this: our ability to sustain a stable, democratic, and prosperous society depends on our capacity to change. It depends on all of us having the courage to change -- even when change is uncomfortable, even when there is resistance to change, and even when some of the consequences of change are unknown. We cannot cling to the past. In a democratic society, the status quo is the enemy of stability, not its friend.
The final truth I have come to see in the past eight years is that we are all pretty ignorant. We never have all the information we need to make good decisions -- but we have to make decisions anyway. Our power to predict the future is extremely imperfect, and our knowledge of our own constituents is constantly overtaken by social and cultural changes that we barely comprehend.
And so, for all of us, to lead is to learn. To be governor is simply to be the premier student of this state. To be governor is to know that the more we differ from each other, the more we have to learn from each other. And to be governor is to know that if this state is to prosper, all of us -- of every age and in every community -- must become more diligent students.
I leave this office after eight years with a profound affection and respect for the people of this state, and for the thousands of public servants who make our state government work. I am grateful for all you've taught me, and I will never forget what I have learned.
Thank you.
The President of the Senate instructed the special committee to escort the Governor and his wife to his chambers.
The President of the Senate instructed the special committee to escort the Governor-elect from the House Chambers.
The President of the Senate instructed the special committee to escort the Congresswoman from the House Chambers.
The President of the Senate has been asked to announce that following the Joint Session there will be a receiving line outside the State Reception Room for outgoing State Elected Officials. All Legislators and members of the public are cordially invited to attend.
The President of the Senate instructed the special committee to escort the State Elected Officials from the House Chamber.
The President of the Senate instructed the special committee to escort the Supreme Court Justices from the House Chamber.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Hine the Joint Session was dissolved.
POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
January 12, 1993
The Honorable Booth Gardner
Governor
Office of the Governor
Legislative Building
Olympia, WA 98504
Dear Governor Gardner:
Having accepted a position in Governor-Elect Lowry's office, I am herein tendering my resignation as State Representative, 33rd District, effective at midnight on January 13, 1993.
Sincerely,
Lorraine A. Hine
State Representative
33rd District
MOTION
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Hine, the House adjourned until 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 13, 1993.
BRIAN EBERSOLE, Speaker
ALAN THOMPSON, Chief Clerk