STATE OF WASHINGTON HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 61st Legislature - 2009 Regular Session
FRANK CHOPP		JEFF MORRIS
Speaker		Speaker Pro Tempore
BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

INTRODUCTION OF BILLS		FOURTH ORDER OF BUSINESS
Introduction and First Reading of
Bills, Memorials, Joint Resolutions and Concurrent Resolutions
March 11, 2009 - Wednesday	59TH DAY	2009 Regular Session
NOT OFFICIAL UNTIL ADOPTED
PLEASE NOTE:
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SB	5002	By	Senators Jacobsen and Swecker
			Creating the Washington heritage livestock and poultry breed recognition program.
			Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
SSB	5172	By	Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators Shin, Hobbs, Kastama, McAuliffe, Jarrett, Pridemore, Brown, Keiser, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and Kline)
			Establishing a University of Washington center for human rights.
			Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
SSB	5177	By	Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators Shin, Delvin, Kastama, King, Rockefeller, McAuliffe, Pridemore, Hobbs, Fraser, McDermott, Jarrett, Kilmer, Keiser, Hatfield and Roach)
			Creating a global Asia institute within the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies.
			Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
SSB	5229	By	Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Hobbs, Franklin, Tom, King, Pridemore, Kohl-Welles, Jacobsen, Kilmer and Shin)
			Regarding the legislative youth advisory council.
			Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT & TRIBAL AFFAIRS.
SSB	5301	By	Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove and Parlette)
			Concerning permissible uses of moneys collected under the sales and use tax for chemical dependency or mental health treatment services or therapeutic courts.
			Referred to Committee on FINANCE.
SSB	5317	By	Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators Shin, Kilmer, Jarrett, Delvin, Kastama and Jacobsen; by request of Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board)
			Clarifying terms for workforce and economic development.
			Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
SSB	5360	By	Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Brandland, Franklin, Murray, Brown, Ranker, Fraser, Parlette and Kohl-Welles)
			Establishing a community health care collaborative grant program.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
SSB	5410	By	Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Oemig, Morton, McAuliffe, Tom and Eide)
			Regarding online learning.
			Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
ESB	5423	By	Senators Pflug and Oemig
			Regarding critical access hospitals not subject to certificate of need review.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
ESSB	5449	By	Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Hobbs, McDermott, Oemig, Jarrett and Kohl-Welles)
			Regarding establishing and meeting graduation and reengagement goals.
			Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
SSB	5480	By	Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Delvin, Franklin, Fairley, Keiser and Shin; by request of Insurance Commissioner)
			Creating the Washington health care discount plan organization act.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
SB	5487	By	Senator Brandland
			Changing the notification date for nonrenewal of a certificated employee's contract.
			Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
2SSB	5491	By	Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Brandland, Zarelli and Becker)
			Requiring school districts or educational service districts to purchase employee health insurance coverage through the state health care authority.
			Referred to Committee on WAYS & MEANS.
SB	5498	By	Senators Jarrett, King and McAuliffe; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction
			Changing the requirements for graduating without a certificate of academic achievement or a certificate of individual achievement.
			Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
SB	5500	By	Senators Keiser, Pflug, Franklin, Parlette, Murray and Kohl-Welles
			Concerning methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
SSB	5501	By	Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Pflug, Franklin, Parlette, Murray and Kohl-Welles)
			Concerning the secure exchange of health information.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
ESSB	5502	By	Senate Committee on Higher Education & Workforce Development (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Pflug, Franklin, Murray, Roach, Marr, Kohl-Welles and Shin)
			Establishing the primary care physician conditional tuition waiver program.
			Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
SSB	5608	By	Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Pflug, Fairley, Regala, Marr and Kohl-Welles)
			Concerning genetic counselors.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
ESB	5617	By	Senators Kauffman and McAuliffe
			Changing early learning advisory council provisions.
			Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & CHILDREN'S SERVICES.
2SSB	5676	By	Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators McAuliffe, Rockefeller, Jarrett, Fairley, Hobbs, Schoesler and Shin; by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
			Providing for career and technical education opportunities for middle school students.
			Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
SSB	5677	By	Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development (originally sponsored by Senator Hatfield)
			Regarding the dairy nutrient management program.
			Referred to Committee on AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES.
ESB	5714	By	Senators Tom, Jarrett and Shin
			Providing conditional funding for teachers to pursue national board for professional teaching standards certification.
			Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
SSB	5718	By	Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Regala, Stevens, Holmquist, Hobbs, Carrell and Hatfield; by request of Attorney General)
			Concerning the commitment of sexually violent predators.
			Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS.
ESSB	5746	By	Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
			Modifying sentencing provisions for juveniles adjudicated of certain crimes.
			Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES.
ESSB	5763	By	Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators King, McAuliffe, Brandland, Haugen, Kastama, Kauffman, Oemig, Holmquist, Berkey, Eide, Shin and Tom)
			Requiring the adoption of policies for the management of concussion and head injury in youth sports.
			Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
SSB	5777	By	Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Murray and Parlette)
			Concerning the Washington state insurance pool.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
ESSB	5811	By	Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections (originally sponsored by Senators Hargrove, Stevens, Shin and Roach)
			Concerning foster child placements.
			Referred to Committee on EARLY LEARNING & CHILDREN'S SERVICES.
ESSB	5873	By	Senate Committee on Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Senators Kline, Keiser, Hobbs, Marr, Fairley, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles and Shin)
			Regarding apprenticeship utilization.
			Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SSB	5879	By	Senate Committee on Economic Development, Trade & Innovation (originally sponsored by Senators Kastama, Shin and Delvin)
			Concerning entrepreneurial education and training.
			Referred to Committee on COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TRADE.
SSB	5913	By	Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Pflug, Keiser and Shin)
			Concerning online access to the University of Washington health sciences library by certain health care providers.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
ESB	5925	By	Senators Shin, Kastama, Jacobsen, Berkey, Hobbs, Franklin, Hargrove and Kohl-Welles; by request of University of Washington
			Regarding insurance for higher education students participating in study or research abroad.
			Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION.
E2SSB	5941	By	Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Oemig, Kastama, Jarrett, McAuliffe, Marr, Hobbs and Tom)
			Regarding a comprehensive education data improvement system.
			Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
2SSB	5945	By	Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Franklin and Kohl-Welles)
			Creating the Washington health partnership plan.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
2SSB	5973	By	Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Kauffman, McAuliffe, Oemig, Shin, Hobbs, Kohl-Welles and Kline)
			Closing the achievement gap in K-12 schools.
			Referred to Committee on EDUCATION.
SB	5986	By	Senators Kauffman, Kohl-Welles, Hargrove and Shin
			Permitting certain higher education employees to engage in collective bargaining.
			Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SSB	6019	By	Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Parlette, Kilmer, Jarrett, Tom, Holmquist, Pflug, Shin and Schoesler)
			Concerning employee wellness programs.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
ESB	6048	By	Senators Oemig, Jarrett, McAuliffe, Hobbs, McDermott, Franklin, Kohl-Welles and Haugen
			Concerning the state's education system.
			Referred to Committee on EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS.
SB	6053	By	Senators Fraser and Keiser
			Establishing a pilot program to provide access to personal hygiene and cleaning products.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.
SB	6103	By	Senator Prentice
			Modifying the definition of gambling.
			Referred to Committee on COMMERCE & LABOR.
SJM	8013	By	Senators Keiser, Parlette, Pflug, Franklin, Marr, Murray, Shin, Haugen, Kline and Kohl-Welles
			Calling on Congress to enact legislation to eliminate the 24 month Medicare waiting period for participants in Social Security Disability Insurance.
			Referred to Committee on HEALTH CARE & WELLNESS.