WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE
Legislative Digest No. 36

SIXTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
Friday, March 8, 201354th Day - 2013 Regular Session

SENATE
SB 5237-S2SB 5243-S2SB 5330-SSB 5330-S2SB 5491-SSB 5866SB 5867
HOUSE
HB 1068-SHB 1233-SHB 1364-SHB 1448-SHB 1496-SHB 1563-S2HB 1651-S
HB 1652-SHB 1675-SHB 1894-SHB 1897-SHB 1909-SHB 1981HB 1982
HB 1983HB 1984HB 1985HB 1986HB 1987HB 1988HB 1989
HB 1990HB 1991HB 1992

This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.

Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2013.


House Bills

HB 1068-S

by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Manweller and Warnick)


Concerning the television reception improvement district excise tax.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Allows the board of a television reception improvement district to: (1) Exempt an owner of a television set from certain taxes if the owner subscribes to television service provided by a satellite carrier; and

(2) Designate a treasurer separate from the county treasurer.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 28Public hearing in the House Committee on Finance at 1:30 PM.
Feb 15Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
Feb 19Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the House Committee on Finance at 6:00 PM.
Feb 22FIN - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Finance at 8:00 AM.
Mar 1Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.

HB 1233-S

by House Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives Jinkins, Moscoso, Fitzgibbon, Sells, Morrell, Green, Dunshee, Van De Wege, Moeller, Bergquist, Pollet, Pedersen, Liias, Maxwell, Riccelli, Morris, Farrell, Hansen, Upthegrove, Reykdal, and Fey)


Including health in the state transportation system policy goals.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Expands the existing goals, objectives, and responsibilities related to the operation of an efficient statewide transportation system by including improving the health of the state's citizens and reducing health care costs by considering health implications when planning, designing, building, and maintaining the state's transportation system.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 12Public hearing in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
Feb 21TR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Transportation at 3:30 PM.
Feb 22Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 1364-S

by House Committee on Environment (originally sponsored by Representatives Tharinger, Zeiger, Moscoso, Crouse, Liias, McCoy, Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, Maxwell, Morrell, Pollet, and Fey)


Adopting the Washington small rechargeable battery stewardship act.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/06/13)


Finds that: (1) It is important to ensure that all entities supplying small rechargeable batteries to users in the state, whether as stand alone units or as easily removable components of products, bear the same battery stewardship obligations;

(2) Addressing certain existing and future barriers to implementation of voluntary industry programs to collect and recycle used small rechargeable batteries will facilitate these interests; and

(3) The opportunity exists for the state to encourage the continuation of existing private mechanisms that ensure the proper stewardship of used small rechargeable batteries, while avoiding any burden on the state for enforcement responsibilities.

Provides that the act is void if a federal law, or a combination of federal laws, takes effect that establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of both used nonrechargeable batteries and used small rechargeable batteries.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 7Public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 10:00 AM.
Feb 19ENVI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Environment at 8:00 AM.
Feb 20Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government.
Feb 23APPG - Executive action taken by committee.
APPG - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Environment.
Minority; do not pass.
Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 9:00 AM.
Mar 1Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 5Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 61st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 1.

HB 1448-S

by House Committee on Health Care & Wellness (originally sponsored by Representatives Bergquist, Ross, Cody, Harris, Green, Rodne, Tharinger, Johnson, Manweller, Magendanz, and Morrell)


Regarding telemedicine.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/06/13)


Recognizes the application of telemedicine as a reimbursable service by which an individual receives medical services from a health care provider without face-to-face contact with the provider.

Reduces the compliance requirements on hospitals when granting privileges or associations to telemedicine physicians.

Requires the medical quality assurance commission, the nursing care quality assurance commission, and the board of osteopathic medicine and surgery to develop policies to allow health care providers from outside the state to deliver telemedicine services to this state's residents that will ensure the quality of services delivered and the safety of those patients receiving those services.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 14Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM.
Feb 22HCW - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
HCW - Executive action taken by committee.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 1:30 PM.
Mar 1Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Mar 61st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 74; nays, 23; absent, 0; excused, 1.

HB 1496-S

by House Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Sawyer, McCoy, Hunt, Appleton, Santos, Liias, Riccelli, Dunshee, Stanford, Ormsby, and Pollet)


Concerning hunting-related enforcement actions involving tribal members.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/06/13)


Requires the office of the attorney general to create a training module on tribal hunting rights to assist all general authority Washington peace officers with understanding the rights of tribal hunters, the related complexity of enforcing hunting laws, and the recommended course of action that should be taken by a peace officer when an individual presents a tribal identification card.

Requires a fish and wildlife officer, upon presentation of a tribal identification card by a member of a federally recognized tribe, to immediately refer to the contents of the training module on tribal hunting rights and take applicable actions consistent with the contents of the module.

Requires the fish and wildlife commission to adopt, review, and update enforcement policies and guidelines related to tribal hunting rights that are based on the contents of the training module on tribal hunting rights.

Requires fish and wildlife officers to receive at least four hours of training related to the training module on tribal hunting rights and other relevant policies adopted by the commission.

Encourages cooperative management and mutual law enforcement assistance agreements agreed to by tribes and the department of fish and wildlife or local law enforcement agency on open and unclaimed lands where a tribe has a treaty or other federally recognized right to hunt.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 12Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM.
Feb 14CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.
Feb 19Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 22Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 61st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 70; nays, 27; absent, 0; excused, 1.

HB 1563-S2

by House Committee on Capital Budget (originally sponsored by Representatives Farrell, Wylie, McCoy, Orwall, Seaquist, Bergquist, Springer, Pedersen, O'Ban, Kochmar, Moeller, Fitzgibbon, Appleton, Ryu, Stanford, Maxwell, Jinkins, Hunt, Fey, Pollet, Goodman, Habib, and Santos)


Concerning the disposition of surplus property for the development of affordable housing.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/06/13)


Authorizes governmental entities to sell, lease, exchange, or donate surplus property to an eligible organization at a price that is less than fair market value, or may create beneficial sales terms, if the affordable housing to be developed on the property will be occupied primarily by extremely low-income, very low-income, federally qualified low-income, or low-income households.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 14Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.
Feb 21Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.
Feb 26CB - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Capital Budget at 8:00 AM.
Feb 27Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 1Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Mar 62nd substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 51; nays, 46; absent, 0; excused, 1.

HB 1651-S

by House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Walsh, Freeman, Roberts, Farrell, Zeiger, Goodman, Pollet, Sawyer, Appleton, Bergquist, Hunt, Moscoso, Jinkins, Ryu, and Morrell)


Concerning access to juvenile records.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/06/13)


Addresses the confidentiality of certain juvenile court records.

Prohibits certain confidential juvenile offense records from being published, distributed, or sold.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 12Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
Feb 22ELHS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Referred to Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM.
Feb 25APPG - Executive action taken by committee.
APPG - Majority; do pass 1st substitute bill proposed by Early Learning & Human Services.
Minority; do not pass.
Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government at 1:30 PM.
Mar 1Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 5Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 61st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 97; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

HB 1652-S

by House Committee on Local Government (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Dahlquist, Takko, Kretz, Clibborn, Condotta, Upthegrove, Springer, Buys, and Ryu)


Establishing a process for the payment of impact fees through provisions stipulated in recorded covenants.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/06/13)


Requires certain counties, cities, and towns collecting impact fees to adopt a permanent system for the collection of the fees from applicants for certain residential building permits.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 14Public hearing in the House Committee on Local Government at 8:00 AM.
Feb 22LG - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Local Government at 1:30 PM.
Mar 1Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
Mar 61st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 73; nays, 24; absent, 0; excused, 1.

HB 1675-S

by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Roberts, Orwall, Goodman, Kirby, Jinkins, Pedersen, Farrell, Kagi, Freeman, and Ryu)


Improving the adoption process.


(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 3/06/13)


Changes requirements of the preplacement and postplacement reports to include an investigation of the planned approach to child discipline and punishment of the person requesting the report.

Requires the secretary of the department of social and health services to establish procedures and requirements for identifying, tracking, and reporting adoption disruption and dissolution, including requiring regular reports from child-placing agencies relating to children placed for adoption.

Requires the family and children's ombudsman to submit a report on information regarding the progress made by the department of social and health services in implementing recommendations made in the report on severe abuse of adopted children.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 20Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM.
Feb 21JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; do not pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM.
Feb 22Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 5Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 61st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 90; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 1.

HB 1894-S

by House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Representatives Seaquist, Blake, Haigh, Takko, Lytton, Tharinger, and MacEwen)


Concerning shellfish aquaculture research.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Requires the sea grant program to establish a shellfish aquaculture public information center to provide certain services.

Requires scientific research studies relating to negative and positive effects of evolving shellfish aquaculture techniques and practices on the state's economy and marine ecosystems to be coordinated with any research efforts by the sea grant and other university programs related to ocean acidification.

Reconstitutes the shellfish aquaculture regulatory committee and renames it as the shellfish aquaculture committee.

Changes the name of the geoduck aquaculture research account to the shellfish aquaculture research account.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 20Public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM.
Feb 21AGNR - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 1:30 PM.
Feb 22Referred to Appropriations.

HB 1897-S

by House Committee on Technology & Economic Development (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Ryu, and Pollet)


Requiring call location information to be provided to law enforcement responding to an emergency.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Establishes the Kelsey Smith act.

Requires a wireless telecommunications provider to provide call location information concerning the telecommunications device of a user when requested by a law enforcement agency for the purpose of responding to a call for which it has reasonable cause to believe that the individual is endangered and in need of emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm and requires disclosure without a delay of information relating to the emergency.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 19Public hearing in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 10:00 AM.
Feb 21TED - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Technology & Economic Development at 1:30 PM.
Feb 22Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 1909-S

by House Committee on Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Representatives Hunt, O'Ban, Morrell, Hayes, and Bergquist; by request of Governor Inslee)


Concerning veteran-owned businesses.


(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)


Changes the duties of the department of veterans affairs relating to certification of veteran-owned businesses.

Encourages state agencies to award five percent of procurement contracts to veteran-owned businesses.

Requires the department of veterans affairs to: (1) Make their list of veteran-owned businesses accessible to state agencies and educational institutions;

(2) Work with the department of enterprise services to provide access to a centralized list of certified veteran-owned businesses and to develop a comprehensive plan insuring that certified veteran-owned businesses are provided an opportunity to participate in public contracts for public works and goods and services; and

(3) Report annually on all state agencies and educational institutions contracting with veteran-owned businesses.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 20Public hearing in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 8:00 AM.
Feb 21CDHT - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Executive action taken in the House Committee on Community Development and Housing & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM.
Feb 22Referred to Appropriations.
Feb 28APP - Executive action taken by committee.
APP - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Public hearing and executive action taken in the House Committee on Appropriations at 1:30 PM.
Mar 1Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.

HB 1981

by Representative Jinkins


Requiring massage therapy establishments to be licensed.


Requires massage therapy establishments to be licensed by the department of health.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1982

by Representative Hunter


Eliminating lottery games that generate insufficient net revenue.


Repeals the veteran lottery raffle.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1983

by Representative Appleton


Concerning the expansion of adult day health services.


Requires the department of social and health services to develop a challenge grant program to assist communities and organizations in efforts to plan and establish additional adult day health programs throughout the state.

Provides that the act is null and void if appropriations are not approved.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Appropriations (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1984

by Representatives Shea and Kristiansen


Concerning claims against the Washington state department of transportation.


Addresses claims against the department of transportation.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Judiciary (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1985

by Representatives Overstreet, Zeiger, Kristiansen, and O'Ban


Exempting future state transportation projects from state and local sales and use tax.


Exempts any person, including the department of transportation and any private entity or entities, from sales and use taxes regarding state transportation projects.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Finance (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1986

by Representatives O'Ban, Rodne, Magendanz, Zeiger, Kristiansen, Klippert, and Hayes


Requiring the reporting of highway construction project errors.


Requires the department of transportation to submit a report to the legislature detailing engineering errors on highway construction projects resulting in project cost increases in excess of five hundred thousand dollars.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1987

by Representatives O'Ban, Rodne, Magendanz, Zeiger, Kristiansen, and Klippert


Concerning the design-build procedure for certain transportation projects.


Requires the department of transportation to use the design-build procedure for all public works projects over five million dollars instead of ten million dollars.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1988

by Representatives Rodne, Magendanz, Zeiger, Kristiansen, Hayes, and O'Ban


Concerning the application of right-sizing to transportation projects.


Finds that "right-sizing" is a lean, metric-based approach to determining project investments that entails a compromise between project cost and design, incorporating local community needs, desired outcomes, and available funding.

Requires the department of transportation, in collaboration with the transportation commission, to report to the house and senate transportation committees on right-sizing.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1989

by Representatives Hargrove, Orcutt, Zeiger, Kristiansen, Klippert, Hayes, and O'Ban


Concerning the term of bonds issued for transportation purposes.


Requires bonds issued for transportation purposes to mature no later than fifteen years from the date of issue.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1990

by Representatives Orcutt, Kristiansen, Klippert, and O'Ban


Concerning the construction of ferry vessels.


Changes the requirements of the department of transportation when issuing a request for proposals regarding the procurement of vessels.

Requires the department of transportation to obtain at least three bids on any contract offered for the construction of a new ferry vessel or for substantial alterations of an existing ferry vessel.

Repeals RCW 47.56.780 relating to new ferry vessel construction for service on routes that require a vessel that carries no more than one hundred motor vehicles.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Transportation (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1991

by Representative Kretz


Encouraging the liquor control board to implement rules to promote the development of marijuana production facilities located on unenclosed, outdoor agricultural land in rural areas.


Requires the liquor control board to adopt rules that would create a regulatory scheme for marijuana producers that gives strong preference to the licensing of those proposed or existing marijuana production operations located in rural areas on unenclosed, outdoor agricultural lands.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).

HB 1992

by Representative Kretz


Authorizing the liquor control board to consult with the department of ecology regarding the environmental impacts associated with the various means of producing marijuana.


Directs the liquor control board in consultation with the department of ecology, in evaluating marijuana production methods, to study and examine the environmental impacts associated with the various methods of producing marijuana.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Government Accountability & Oversight (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).


Senate Bills

SB 5237-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Dammeier, Litzow, Rivers, Tom, Fain, Hobbs, Hatfield, and Carrell)


Establishing accountability for student performance in reading.


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/06/13)


Increases access to the high quality early childhood education and assistance program for young learners by increasing funding to allow more children to participate.

Requires the department of early learning to expand the early childhood education and assistance program to serve more children in the 2013-2015 fiscal biennium.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to create partnerships to develop and deliver professional development learning opportunities in reading instruction for K-3 teachers.

Requires a school district to place special emphasis on addressing the needs of K-3 students who are deficient in reading or reading readiness skills.

Allows for an automatic enrollment in an intensive summer school program for certain students.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
Feb 6Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
Feb 12Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Feb 20Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM.
Feb 21WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Feb 22Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 25Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 62nd substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 35; nays, 13; absent, 0; excused, 1.

SB 5243-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Litzow, Dammeier, Tom, Harper, Hobbs, Delvin, Hewitt, Padden, Mullet, and Shin)


Establishing policies to support academic acceleration for high school students.


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/06/13)


Requires each school district board of directors to adopt an academic acceleration policy for high school students.

Establishes the academic acceleration incentive program, subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, with the intent that the funds awarded under the program be used to support teacher training, curriculum, technology, examination fees, and other costs associated with offering dual credit courses to high school students.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Allocate half of appropriated funds by calculating each high school's growth of year-to-year dual credit students based on certain collected data, identify the schools in the top ten percent, and allocate the funds to districts based on the rankings of the districts' high schools and allocate half of appropriated funds to school districts for the purpose of promoting the growth of enrollment in dual credit courses; and

(2) Collect and post on the Washington state report card web site certain results from the program.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Jan 30Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
Feb 1Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
Feb 8Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 8:00 AM.
Feb 26Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
Feb 28Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
Mar 1WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Mar 5Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 62nd substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

SB 5330-S

by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Shin, and Hill)


Improving student achievement and student outcomes.


(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 2ND SUB)


Authorizes schools administering the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills to use up to three school days at the beginning of the school year to meet with parents and families as required in the parent involvement component of the inventory.

Requires state funds provided for parent involvement coordinators to be spent by school districts to employ parent involvement coordinators and to implement parent involvement programs that have been shown by research to be successful.

Creates the beginning educator support program to provide mentor support to novice and probationary teachers.

Addresses students who exhibit behavior that is not conducive to their own learning or the learning of other students.

Requires the state institute for public policy to prepare an inventory of evidence-based and research-based effective practices, activities, and programs for use by school districts in the learning assistance program.

Authorizes school districts to use a practice, activity, or program for one year that is not on the inventory list.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to create a pilot program with one school district to enhance the ability of the school district to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, and use education data to enable the school district to make data-informed decisions to improve student learning and outcomes and close achievement gaps.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 4Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
Feb 21Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 5:30 PM.
Feb 22EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
And refer to Ways & Means.
Minority; do not pass.
Referred to Ways & Means.
Feb 28Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
Mar 1WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
Mar 5Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 62nd substitute bill substituted.

SB 5330-S2

by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Shin, and Hill)


Improving student achievement and student outcomes.


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/06/13)


Authorizes schools administering the Washington kindergarten inventory of developing skills to use up to three school days at the beginning of the school year to meet with parents and families as required in the parent involvement component of the inventory.

Requires the omnibus appropriations act to specify the level of state funding for parent involvement coordinators.

Requires state funds provided for parent involvement coordinators to be spent by school districts to employ parent involvement coordinators and to implement parent involvement programs that have been shown by research to be successful.

Creates the educator support program to provide mentor support to novice and probationary teachers.

Addresses students who exhibit behavior that is not conducive to their own learning or the learning of other students.

Requires the state institute for public policy to prepare an inventory of evidence-based and research-based effective practices, activities, and programs for use by school districts in the learning assistance program.

Authorizes school districts to use a practice, activity, or program for one year that is not on the inventory list.

Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Create a pilot program with one school district to enhance the ability of the school district to efficiently and accurately manage, analyze, and use education data to enable the school district to make data-informed decisions to improve student learning and outcomes and close achievement gaps;

(2) Establish interagency agreements with the departments of social and health services and services for the blind, and any other state agency that provides high school transition services for students with disabilities to foster effective multiagency collaboration to provide transition services for students with disabilities age fourteen through twenty-one, or through high school graduation, whichever occurs first; and

(3) Collaborate with the professional educator standards board to build into existing and ongoing educator requirements that special education teachers and school psychologists receive training to be appropriately prepared to address the transition needs of students with disabilities.

Requires the education data center to monitor certain outcomes for students with disabilities after high school graduation.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 4Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
Feb 21Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 5:30 PM.
Feb 28Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
Mar 1WM - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Minority; without recommendation.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM.
Mar 5Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 62nd substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 48; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 1.

SB 5491-S

by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Litzow, Kohl-Welles, Dammeier, Frockt, Nelson, Rolfes, Chase, Eide, Cleveland, Rivers, Hobbs, Fain, Hewitt, Murray, Kline, Billig, and Conway)


Establishing statewide indicators of educational health.


(AS OF SENATE 2ND READING 3/06/13)


Establishes statewide indicators of educational system health.

Requires the state board of education, with assistance from the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the workforce training and education coordinating board, and the student achievement council, to establish a process for identifying realistic but challenging system-wide performance goals and measurements for the established indicators.

Requires the state board of education, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and the student achievement council to align their own strategic planning and education reform efforts with the statewide indicators and performance goals.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Feb 18Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 1:30 PM.
Feb 21Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education at 5:30 PM.
Feb 22EDU - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
Passed to Rules Committee for second reading.
Feb 25Placed on second reading by Rules Committee.
Mar 61st substitute bill substituted.
Floor amendment(s) adopted.
Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading.
Third reading, passed; yeas, 47; nays, 0; absent, 0; excused, 2.

SB 5866

by Senators Hargrove and Hatfield


Extending the sales and use tax exemption for hog fuel used to produce electricity, steam, heat, or biofuel.


Delays, until June 30, 2024, the expiration of the sales and use tax exemption for hog fuel used to produce electricity, steam, heat, or biofuel.

Requires taxpayers claiming the exemption to file a complete annual survey with the department of revenue.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Ways & Means.

SB 5867

by Senators Baumgartner, Ericksen, and Holmquist Newbry


Modifying the number of judges on the state supreme court.


Finds that: (1) The state Constitution provides that there shall be five supreme court judges; and

(2) The legislature has seen fit by statute to add four additional justices to that august body.

Requires existing judges of the state supreme court to meet in public to draw straws to eliminate the four additional judges.

Requires any money saved from this elimination to be used to fund basic education.
-- 2013 REGULAR SESSION --
Mar 7First reading, referred to Law & Justice.