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=2010. HB 1949-S by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Liias, Sells, Hasegawa, Upthegrove, Quall, Conway, Simpson, and Ormsby) Allowing appointment of student members on the boards of trustees of community colleges. Authorizes a college district board of trustees, by majority vote, to establish a sixth trustee that shall be filled by a student.
HB 2471-S by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Chase, and Morris) Concerning net metering of electricity. Modifies provisions relating to net metering of electricity.
HB 2516-S by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Chase, Hudgins, and Morrell) Regarding the siting of small alternative energy facilities. Revises duties of the energy facility site evaluation council with regard to small alternative energy resource facilities.Authorizes and encourages the energy facility site evaluation council and any local government in the state to enter into an interlocal agreement for the purpose of permitting small alternative energy resource facilities within the geographic jurisdiction of the local government.
HB 2527-S by House Committee on Technology, Energy & Communications (originally sponsored by Representatives Morris, Chase, Hudgins, and Jacks) Regarding the energy facility site evaluation council. Revises application costs for energy facility site certification.Transfers the duties from the department of community, trade, and economic development to the utilities and transportation commission, with regard to the energy facility site evaluation council.Authorizes the energy facility site evaluation council to retain an independent consultant to measure the impact of a proposed energy facility on the environment or other matter deemed essential to appraise the site.
HB 2550-S by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Ross, Schmick, and Warnick) Concerning abatement of nuisances involving criminal street gang activity. Authorizes abatement of nuisances involving criminal street gang activity.
HB 2577-S by House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Chase, and Kenney) Creating community facilities districts. Facilitates voluntary landowner financing of community facilities and local, subregional, and regional infrastructure by authorizing the creation of community facilities districts while creating jobs and facilitating economic development.
HB 2632-S by House Committee on Community & Economic Development & Trade (originally sponsored by Representatives Probst, Pettigrew, Green, Simpson, Kenney, Miloscia, and Ormsby) Expanding the number of households living in the middle-income bracket. Moves government away from paying state agencies for process, and toward paying for actual accomplishment of measurable results.Helps move more people out of dependence and into independent, livable wage jobs, by mandating that agencies work together in a coordinated and result-driven manner to improve services to Washingtonians.Requires teamwork across multiple state agencies, including the department of social and health services, the department of commerce, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the employment security department.Reverses the trend of the last thirty years and begins a gradual and sustained increase in the percentage of Washington households living in the middle-income bracket or above.
HB 2643-S by House Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Representative Chase) Providing better water quality during charitable car washes. Requires the department of ecology and the Puget Sound partnership to: (1) Use existing funds to increase public awareness and education regarding the effects of charity car washes on water quality and drinking water quality;(2) Provide educational materials and guidance to nonprofit organizations and educational institutions on how to properly conduct a charity car wash; and(3) Provide the option of acquiring kits that would provide charity car washes with the necessary equipment mentioned in their guidance.
HB 2655-S by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Seaquist, Anderson, Maxwell, and Kessler) Expanding the higher education system upon proven demand. Finds that: (1) The higher education coordinating board, in collaboration with the state board for community and technical colleges, the two-year and four-year institutions of higher education, and other stakeholders developed a system design plan that contains seven guiding principles for system expansion, focuses near-term enrollment growth at university branch campuses, comprehensive universities, and university centers where existing capacity is available without new state capital investment, establishes a process for evaluating major new capital expansion, and creates a fund for innovation to foster change and innovation in higher education delivery; and(2) The strategies in the plan support the concept of expand on demand and would increase degree production by first reinvesting in higher education to use existing capacity while also providing long-term strategies to guide decisions on when and where to build new campuses, significantly expand existing sites, and change missions of existing institutions.Provides that the legislature endorses the system design plan approved by the higher education coordinating board in November 2009 and adopts the recommendations and strategies in the plan.
HB 2742-S by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Goodman, Liias, Sells, Hasegawa, Maxwell, Roberts, Jacks, Carlyle, Rolfes, Simpson, O'Brien, and Morrell) Addressing accountability for persons driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs. Addresses penalties, installation, obligation to verify initial installation, and licensing of ignition interlock devices; occupational drivers' licenses; and deferred prosecution, with regard to persons driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs.
HB 2768-S by House Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness (originally sponsored by Representatives Ross, O'Brien, Hurst, Ericks, Wallace, Kelley, Upthegrove, and Simpson; by request of Criminal Justice Training Commission) Requiring background investigations for peace officers and reserve officers as a condition of employment. Requires a background investigation including a check of criminal history for peace officers and reserve officers as a condition of employment.
HB 2776-S by House Committee on Education Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Sullivan, Priest, Maxwell, Dammeier, Carlyle, Finn, Anderson, Eddy, Nelson, Goodman, Orwall, Hunter, Simpson, Jacks, Kagi, Ormsby, Morrell, Probst, and Santos) Regarding funding distribution formulas for K-12 education. Continues implementation of chapter 548, Laws of 2009, by adopting the technical details of a new distribution formula for the instructional program of basic education and authorizing a phase-in of implementation of a new distribution formula for pupil transportation.Continues to review and revise the formulas and makes revisions as necessary for technical purposes and consistency in the event of mathematical or other technical errors.Adopts an implementation schedule for phasing-in enhancements to the baseline funding levels.Adjusts the timelines for other working groups.Requires the Washington state institute for public policy to calculate an annual estimate of the savings to taxpayers resulting from any improvement compared to the prior school year in the extended graduation rate.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction to implement and maintain an internet-based portal that provides ready public access to the state's prototypical school funding model for basic education.
HB 2854-S by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Kenney, Maxwell, Sells, Probst, Hasegawa, Pettigrew, Conway, Ericks, Sullivan, Hunt, Nelson, Quall, Chase, Ormsby, Liias, Upthegrove, Goodman, Pedersen, Santos, Morrell, Hudgins, Orwall, Cody, Eddy, Dickerson, Wallace, Kessler, Anderson, and Simpson) Making changes to the state higher education loan program. Designs and operates a state higher education loan program to increase postsecondary access and affordability for low and middle-income students, reduce reliance on private student loans, and complement existing federal financial aid programs.Modifies the duties of the higher education coordinating board related to the Washington higher education loan program.Creates the Washington higher education loan program account and requires the higher education coordinating board to deposit money received from the Washington higher education loan program into the account.Repeals the authority of the Washington higher education facilities authority to originate and purchase educational loans and to issue revenue bonds payable from and secured by educational loans.
HB 2930-S by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representatives Wallace, Sells, Carlyle, Anderson, and Haler) Expanding the pool of qualified teachers. Expands the future teachers conditional scholarship and loan repayment program and the alternative routes to certification program to assist in the effort to recruit our most talented students into the teaching profession.
HB 2979-S by House Committee on Higher Education (originally sponsored by Representative Wallace) Regarding higher education performance agreements. Changes the duties and composition of the state performance agreement committee.Requires the four-year institutions of higher education to develop a preliminary draft performance agreement with input from students and staff.
HB 3024-S by House Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Representatives Conway, Morrell, Van De Wege, Williams, Sullivan, Seaquist, Green, Campbell, Simpson, Wood, and Nelson) Providing uninterrupted meal and rest breaks for hospital employees. Requires certain hospitals to provide employees with certain meal breaks and rest breaks.
HB 3060-S by House Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance (originally sponsored by Representatives Simpson and Kirby) Modifying surplus line coverage provisions. Addresses surplus line coverage by changing the term "affidavit" to "declaration" and allowing the declaration to be in an electronic format.
HB 3170 by Representatives Takko, Kessler, Upthegrove, Darneille, and Van De Wege Concerning forest fire prevention and suppression. Modifies forest fire prevention and suppression provisions regarding: (1) The department of natural resources' obligation to protect certain forest land and state and privately owned unimproved lands located outside of fire protection districts;(2) Forest fire protection assessments; and(3) The legislature's acknowledgment that the department of natural resources may use discretionary authority to take actions that may prevent approaching wildfire from destroying or damaging homes and other improvements, although this is not the primary mission of the department.
HB 3171 by Representatives Liias and O'Brien Concerning vehicle registration fees collected by subagents under RCW 46.16.0621 and 46.16.070. Provides consistency of licensing fees for county auditors and licensing subagents so the public pays the same fee at all licensing locations. The intent is to be revenue neutral to the state.Creates the title and licensing system account to be used for developing, implementing, and maintaining an updated vehicle licensing system.
HB 3172 by Representative Ericks Concerning the taxation of lodging. Authorizes a city or town located in more than one county to impose a lodging tax in each county at the maximum rate that is allowed in that county.
HB 3173 by Representatives Campbell, Flannigan, Chase, and Santos Establishing a commission on health care insurance reform. Creates a commission on health care insurance reform and requires the commission to review the individual health care, small group, and association health plan markets; mandated benefits; rating rules; and antidiscrimination provisions.Expires June 30, 2011.
HB 3174 by Representatives Linville, Alexander, and Sullivan; by request of State Treasurer Addressing the management of funds and accounts by the state treasurer. Recognizes the significant financial benefits realized by the state through consolidated cash management activities.Declares an intent to encourage and, when financially advantageous, to expand those activities.Requires the office of financial management to provide the state treasurer with a list of certain funds or accounts held locally by any state agency.Requires the state treasurer to: (1) Provide to the office of financial management and the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature a list of any funds or accounts in the state treasury or in the custody of the state treasurer that he or she believes to be obsolete; and(2) Review certain locally held accounts and determine whether it would be financially advantageous to the state for those accounts to instead be held in the state treasury or in the custody of the state treasurer.
HJR 4224 by Representatives Hasegawa, Hudgins, Chase, and Goodman Authorizing a state bank of Washington. Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution authorizing a state bank of Washington.
SB 6431-S by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Swecker, Ranker, Berkey, Tom, and Shin) Regulating the use and disclosure of video camera or other recording device data on public transportation facilities. Authorizes the use of video cameras or other devices to record events on public transportation facilities to promote public safety and assist in crime or accident investigations.
SB 6522-S by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Pflug, Keiser, Swecker, Murray, Honeyford, Kline, Hewitt, and Shin) Establishing the accountable care organization pilot projects. Requires the administrator of the health care authority to appoint a lead organization to support at least one integrated health care delivery system and one network of nonintegrated community health care providers in establishing two distinct accountable care organization pilot projects.
SB 6532-S by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Pflug and Keiser) Concerning payment for emergency services. Determines who should bear the cost when persons require emergency medical services that are delivered by medical providers who are not participating providers in their health plans.
SB 6558-S by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senator Haugen) Concerning petitions for administrative review of railroad crossing closures. Addresses petitions for administrative review of railroad crossing closures.
SB 6584-S by Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Swecker, Keiser, Schoesler, Roach, McDermott, and Shin) Monitoring and reporting customer complaints and appeals to the state health care authority. Requires the state health care authority to process as a complaint an enrollee's expression of dissatisfaction about customer service or the quality or availability of a health service.Requires certain health plans to submit a summary of customer service complaints and appeals to the state health care authority.
SB 6641-S by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senator Jacobsen) Concerning forest practices applications leading to conversion of land for development purposes. Modifies forest practices provisions regarding how the forest practices board must define Class II and Class IV forest practices by rule; and a local government's requirement to provide an economic impact statement involving a forest practice on certain lands.
SB 6644-S by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senator Jacobsen) Regarding falconry. Requires a resident who practices falconry to obtain a falconry permit.Prohibits the department of fish and wildlife from imposing a fee for a falconry permit, unless certain conditions are met.Requires the department of fish and wildlife to deposit fees from the sale of falconry permits into the state wildlife account.
SB 6654-S by Senate Committee on Transportation (originally sponsored by Senators Sheldon and Haugen) Removing and streamlining certain transportation and motor vehicle reports. Removes and streamlines certain transportation and motor vehicle reports.Removes the requirement that the department of licensing must determine the amount of motor vehicle fuel tax to be transferred to the marine fuel tax account.
SB 6832 by Senator Hargrove Concerning child welfare services. Makes several narrowly based amendments, mainly for clarification, based on the work of the child welfare transformation design committee established pursuant to chapter 520, Laws of 2009.
SB 6833 by Senator Tom; by request of State Treasurer Addressing the management of funds and accounts by the state treasurer. Recognizes the significant financial benefits realized by the state through consolidated cash management activities.Declares an intent to encourage and, when financially advantageous, to expand those activities.Requires the office of financial management to provide the state treasurer with a list of certain funds or accounts held locally by any state agency.Requires the state treasurer to: (1) Provide to the office of financial management and the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature a list of any funds or accounts in the state treasury or in the custody of the state treasurer that he or she believes to be obsolete; and(2) Review certain locally held accounts and determine whether it would be financially advantageous to the state for those accounts to instead be held in the state treasury or in the custody of the state treasurer.
SB 6834 by Senators Swecker and Haugen Concerning declaratory orders entered by agencies. Prohibits an agency from entering a declaratory order if the order would substantially prejudice the rights of persons who would be necessary parties to the proceedings but who are not joined as parties to the proceedings.
SB 6835 by Senator Fairley Clarifying that private nonprofit membership organizations are not defined as agencies for purposes of the open public meetings act and the public records act. Revises the definition of "public agency" in the open public meetings act and the definition of "agency" in the public records act to clarify that the definitions do not include private nonprofit membership organizations whose members include local agencies.
SB 6836 by Senator Honeyford Addressing postretirement employment at institutions of higher education. Addresses reduction or suspension of pension payments related to postretirement employment at institutions of higher education.
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