SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 6837

As Reported By Senate Committee On:

Ways & Means, March 12, 2002

Title:  An act relating to raising revenue to fund education‑related initiatives. .

Brief Description:  Relating to raising revenue to fund education‑related initiatives.

Sponsors:  Senators Poulsen and Kohl‑Welles.

Brief History:

Committee Activity:  Ways & Means:  3/12/02 [DP].

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WAYS & MEANS

Majority Report:  Do pass.

Signed by Senators Brown, Chair; Fairley, Vice Chair; Fraser, Kline, Kohl‑Welles, Poulsen, Rasmussen, B. Sheldon, Snyder, Spanel and Thibaudeau.

Staff:  Terry Wilson (786‑7433)

Background:  The voters approved two education-related initiatives in November 2000.  Initiative 728 diverted general fund revenues to the student achievement fund.   Initiative 732 required provision of an annual cost-of-living increase for K-12 teachers and other school employees, community and technical college faculty, and other technical college employees.

Summary of Bill:  The Legislature intends to raise revenue to fund the education-related initiatives.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

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

Testimony For:  None.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  No one.