SIXTY FIFTH DAY

 


NOON SESSION

 

Senate Chamber, Olympia, Tuesday, March 15, 2011

 

The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.

 

MOTION

 

There being no objection, the Senate advanced to the first order of business.

 

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

 

March 13, 2011

SB 5557             Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Creating the Washington state office of civil rights.  Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  That it be referred without recommendation.  Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Benton; Chase; Nelson and Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1012            Prime Sponsor, Representative Angel: Authorizing four-year terms for planning commissioners.  Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Benton; Chase; Nelson and Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

EHB 1028          Prime Sponsor, Representative Schmick: Using state correctional facility populations to determine population thresholds for certain local government purposes.  Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Benton; Chase; Nelson and Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1031            Prime Sponsor, Representative Armstrong: Requiring the county auditor to send voters a security envelope that conceals the ballot.  Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Benton; Chase; Nelson and Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

ESHB 1055        Prime Sponsor, Committee on Labor & Workforce Development: Regarding the streamlining of contractor appeals.  Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Holmquist Newbry; King; Hewitt; Keiser and Kline.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

SHB 1057          Prime Sponsor, Committee on Labor & Workforce Development: Creating the farm labor contractor account.  Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Holmquist Newbry; King; Hewitt; Keiser and Kline.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1069            Prime Sponsor, Representative Alexander: Regarding the disposition of unclaimed remains.  Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Benton; Chase; Nelson and Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1074            Prime Sponsor, Representative Takko: Changing qualifications for appointees to metropolitan water pollution abatement advisory committees.  Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Benton; Chase; Nelson and Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1129            Prime Sponsor, Representative Klippert: Including a bicycle and pedestrian traffic safety curriculum in certain traffic schools and safety courses.  Reported by Committee on Transportation

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; White, Vice Chair; King; Fain; Ericksen; Hill; Hobbs; Litzow; Nelson; Prentice; Ranker and Swecker.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1150            Prime Sponsor, Representative Smith: Extending the time in which a small business may correct a violation without a penalty.  Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Benton; Chase; Nelson and Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1225            Prime Sponsor, Representative Angel: Clarifying the method for calculating port commissioner compensation.  Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Benton; Chase; Nelson and Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1229            Prime Sponsor, Representative Moscoso: Concerning the certification of commercial driver's license holders and applicants.  Reported by Committee on Transportation

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass as amended.  Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; White, Vice Chair; King; Fain; Ericksen; Hill; Hobbs; Litzow; Nelson; Prentice; Ranker and Swecker.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

ESHB 1295        Prime Sponsor, Committee on Local Government: Concerning the installation of residential fire sprinkler systems.  Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass as amended.  Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Benton; Chase; Nelson and Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1306            Prime Sponsor, Representative Lytton: Removing the expiration date for exempting applicants who operate commercial motor vehicles for agribusiness purposes from certain commercial driver's license requirements.  Reported by Committee on Transportation

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass as amended.  Signed by Senators Haugen, Chair; White, Vice Chair; King; Fain; Ericksen; Hill; Hobbs; Litzow; Nelson; Prentice; Ranker and Swecker.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

ESHB 1332        Prime Sponsor, Committee on Local Government: Providing for the joint provision and management of municipal water, wastewater, storm and flood water, and related utility services.  Reported by Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass as amended.  Signed by Senators Pridemore, Chair; Prentice, Vice Chair; Swecker; Benton; Chase; Nelson and Roach.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1353            Prime Sponsor, Representative Rivers: Concerning continuing education for pharmacy technicians.  Reported by Committee on Health & Long-Term Care

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Keiser, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Becker; Carrell; Kline; Murray and Parlette.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1640            Prime Sponsor, Representative Green: Concerning respiratory care practitioners.  Reported by Committee on Health & Long-Term Care

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Keiser, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Becker; Carrell; Kline; Murray and Parlette.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

HB 1726            Prime Sponsor, Representative Sells: Addressing the recommendations of the vocational rehabilitation subcommittee for workers' compensation.  Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Holmquist Newbry; King; Hewitt; Keiser and Kline.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

SHB 1728          Prime Sponsor, Committee on Judiciary: Requiring businesses where food for human consumption is sold or served to allow persons with disabilities to bring their service animals onto the business premises.  Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  Do pass.  Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Holmquist Newbry; King; Hewitt; Keiser and Kline.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 10, 2011

SHB 1997          Prime Sponsor, Committee on Ways & Means: Providing economic development by funding tourism promotion, workforce housing, art and heritage programs, and community development.  Reported by Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  That it be referred without recommendation.  Signed by Senators Kastama, Chair; Chase, Vice Chair; Hatfield; Kilmer and Shin.

 

MINORITY recommendation:  Do not pass.  Signed by Senators Baumgartner and Holmquist Newbry.

 

Passed to Committee on Ways & Means.

 

REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES

GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

 

March 14, 2011

SGA 9025          LARRY DITTMAN, appointed on April 2, 2009, for the term ending June 17, 2011, as Member of the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals.  Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  That said appointment be confirmed.  Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Holmquist Newbry; King; Hewitt; Keiser and Kline.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

March 14, 2011

SGA 9114          DAVID THREEDY, appointed on April 8, 2010, for the term ending June 17, 2015, as Chair of the Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals.  Reported by Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection

 

MAJORITY recommendation:  That said appointment be confirmed.  Signed by Senators  Kohl-Welles, Chair; Conway, Vice Chair; Holmquist Newbry; King; Hewitt; Keiser and Kline.

 

Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, all measures listed on the Standing Committee report were referred to the committees as designated.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, the Senate advanced to the third order of business.

 

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

 

September 8, 2010

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I have the honor to submit the following appointment, subject to your confirmation.

PAUL ISHII, appointed August 17, 2010, for the term ending June 30, 2012, as Member of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Sincerely,

CHRISTINE O. GREGOIRE, Governor

Referred to Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, the appointee listed on the Gubernatorial Appointment report was referred to the committee as designated.

 

MOTION

 

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, the Senate advanced to the eighth order of business.

 

MOTION

 

Senator Stevens moved adoption of the following resolution:

 

SENATE RESOLUTION

8630

 

By Senators Stevens, Litzow, Baxter, Baumgartner, Becker, Regala, Delvin, Benton, Zarelli, Carrell, McAuliffe, Roach, Hargrove, King, Swecker, Hewitt, Holmquist Newbry, Hill, Ericksen, Honeyford, Morton, and Hobbs

      WHEREAS, The state of Washington acknowledges the paramount significance and fundamental right of parents to proactively direct the education of their children; and

      WHEREAS, The state of Washington appropriately recognizes, by law, the right to home education as a legitimate and viable alternative to other forms of education; and

      WHEREAS, Homeschooling has grown from a handful of students in 1973 to more than two million students today in grades K-12; and

      WHEREAS, Five to ten percent of all school children have learning disabilities. The number of children with learning disabilities being taught at home could be as high as 50,000 nationally, not including children who may have severe special needs, such as those with cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, or medical reasons for not being placed in a school setting; and

      WHEREAS, Children educated in the home receive sound academic instruction, this instruction is bolstered by the at-home educational process; and

      WHEREAS, The state of Washington is committed to excellence in scholarship and exemplary student achievement; and

      WHEREAS, Studies affirm that children educated at home excel with distinction on nationally calibrated achievement tests, demonstrate healthy self-awareness and civic virtue, while being fully prepared to thrive in and contribute to society at large; and

      WHEREAS, This exceptional academic achievement among homeschoolers is consistent regardless of family income; and

      WHEREAS, In addition to outstanding academics, homeschool students participate in a variety of outside activities and opportunities for socialization including music and dance classes, volunteer work, church activities, field trips, group sports, dances, parties, and more; and

      WHEREAS, The instruction of children in the home was the preeminent means of education for much of America's early years; and

      WHEREAS, The United States has produced many prominent and noteworthy home-schooled students including George and Martha Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Abigail Adams, John Quincy Adams, Thomas Edison, Helen Keller, Susan B. Anthony, Franklin Roosevelt, Patrick Henry, Abraham Lincoln, Booker T. Washington, and Woodrow Wilson; and

      WHEREAS, Many parents of home-schooled students accept an additional financial responsibility to provide for their children's education, while also paying taxes that support Washington's public school system; and

      WHEREAS, Some parent educators devote innumerable hours to assist children in their pursuit and acquisition of academic excellence, profound patriotism, and civic responsibility in order to become productive citizens; and

      WHEREAS, It is appropriate that Washington's home education families be recognized for their sacrificial contribution to the quality of education in this great state;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate of the state of Washington hereby honor, thank, and celebrate the home education families in the state.

      Senators Stevens, Hargrove, Baxter and Rockefeller spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 8630.

The motion by Senator Stevens carried and the resolution was adopted by voice vote.

 

MOTION

 

At 12:10 p.m., on motion of Senator Rockefeller, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 2011.

 

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

 

THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate

 

 

 

 

 





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