HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  HB 2691

                    As Passed Legislature

Title:  An act relating to obsolete provisions in the state even start program.

Brief Description:  Correcting obsolete references in the state even start program.

Sponsors:  Representatives Brumsickle, Cole, Carlson, Radcliff, Quall and Hatfield; by request of State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Higher Education:  1/30/96 [DP].

Floor Activity:

Passed House:  2/6/96, 96-0.

Passed Legislature.

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 12 members:  Representatives Carlson, Chairman; Mulliken, Vice Chairman; Jacobsen, Ranking Minority Member; Mason, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Basich; Benton; Blanton; Delvin; Goldsmith; Mastin; Scheuerman and Scheuerman.

Staff:  Suzi Morrissey (786-7120).

Background:  In 1987, the Legislature created Project Even Start to assist parents who have dropped out of school.  The program provides parents with basic academic and parenting skills.

In 1991, the Legislature passed the workforce training and education bill which moved Project Even Start from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to the Office of Adult Literacy at the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.

In 1995, the Legislature passed a bill which attempted to make the statutory language consistent with the transfer of responsibility.  However, there were two statutory sections in which the necessary changes were omitted.

Summary of Bill:  The term vocational technical institutes is changed to technical colleges.  The term Superintendent of Public Instruction is changed to the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  The legislation finishes making technical corrections to statutory references in the Even Start program.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Janet Anderson, State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (pro).