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ELEVENTH DAY
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NOON SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Thursday, January 21, 1999
The Senate was called to order at 12:00 noon by President Owen. No roll call was taken.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS
January 20, 1999
GA 9001 LARRY BROWN, appointed January 16, 1998, for a term ending September 30, 2001, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Green River Community College District No. 10.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9006 JESUS DEL BOSQUE, appointed January 7, 1998, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Skagit Valley Community College District No. 4.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9017 LUCY ISAKI, appointed December 15, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Eastern Washington University.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9020 LESLIE JONES, appointed December 15, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Central Washington University.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9023 JOE KING, reappointed January 28, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2000, as a member of the Board of Regents for Washington State University.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Jacobsen, McAuliffe and B. Sheldon.
MINORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment not be confirmed: Signed by Senators Hale, Horn and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9026 LONNA K. MALONE, reappointed September 9, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Columbia Basin Community College District No. 19.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9027 THOMAS W. MALONE, appointed October 1, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Seattle, South Seattle and North Seattle Community Colleges District No. 6.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9031 MARK MAYS, appointed October 1, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 1999, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Eastern Washington University.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9033 LARRY NICKELL, appointed October 1, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Big Bend Community College District No. 18.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9037 CONSTANCE L. PROCTOR, appointed December 18, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Regents for the University of Washington.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9038 ANN RAMSEY-JENKINS, appointed December 15, 1997, for a term ending June 30, 2001, as a member of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9039 DORA C. REYES, appointed January 16, 1998, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Walla Walla Community College District No. 20.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9040 MARILEE ROLOFF, appointed December 12, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for The Evergreen State College.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9043 SUSAN SELLERS, appointed April 16, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2001, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Clark Community College District No. 14.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9046 ELMER J. WARD, appointed January 16, 1998, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Yakima Valley Community College District No. 16.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9047 HEYWARD WATSON, appointed July 2, 1997, for a term ending March 26, 2001, as a member of the Higher Education Facilities Authority.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9048 ARNOLD WRIGHT, reappointed January 16, 1998, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Clover Park Technical College District No. 29.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9049 JUDY YU, appointed November 20, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Central Washington University.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9050 ROGER YOCKEY, reappointed September 9, 1997, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Cascadia Community College District No. 30.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9089 DR. BARBARA ANDERSEN, reappointed October 1, 1998, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Skagit Valley Community College District No. 4.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9112 ROBERT B. FONG, reappointed October 1, 1998, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Whatcom Community College District No. 21.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9116 WENDELL GEORGE, reappointed March 13, 1998, for a term ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Wenatchee Valley Community College District No. 15.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9121 SHARON HART, reappointed October 1, 1998, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Lower Columbia Community College District No. 13.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9133 A. M. JORGENSEN, reappointed October 27, 1998, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Renton Technical College District No. 27.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9144 ALAN O. LINK, reappointed May 5, 1998, for a term ending April 3, 2002, as a member of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9165 MARY HELEN ROBERTS, reappointed October 1, 1998, for a term ending September 30, 2003, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Edmonds Community College District No. 23.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said reappointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
January 20, 1999
GA 9179 TERI TREAT, reappointed January 16, 1998, for a tem ending September 30, 2002, as a member of the Board of Trustees for Whatcom Community College District No. 21.
Reported by Committee on Higher Education
MAJORITY Recommendation: That said appointment be confirmed: Signed by Senators Kohl-Welles, Chair; Shin, Vice Chair; Bauer, Hale, Horn, Jacobsen, McAuliffe, B. Sheldon and West.
Passed to Committee on Rules.
MESSAGE FROM STATE OFFICE
STATE OF WASHINGTON
FAMILY POLICY COUNCIL
14th and Jefferson
Olympia, Washington 98504-5015
January 18, 1999
Mr. Tony Cook
Secretary of the Senate
P.O. Box 40482
Olympia, Washington 98504-0482
Dear Mr. Cook
The 1998 Legislature amended Chapter 70.190.130 RCW, giving the Family Policy Council an opportunity to recommend changes to the Legislature on the statutory requirements governing the administrative expenses of the Community Public Health and Safety Networks.
Please find enclosed a Report from the Family Policy Council recommending specific changes. These recommendations were unanimously endorsed by the Council at its December 1998 meeting.
Sincerely,
LYLE QUASIM, Chair
The Family Policy Council Report on Recommendations for Changes on the Statutory Requirements Governing the Administrative Expenses of the Community Public Health and Safety Network is on file in the Office of the Secretary of Senate.
INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING
SB 5364 by Senators Prentice, Winsley and Shin (by request of Liquor Control Board)
AN ACT Relating to the administration and designation of liquor licenses; amending RCW 66.08.220, 66.12.110, 66.24.185, 66.24.300, 66.24.580, 66.28.220, 66.40.030, 66.40.130, 66.44.190, 66.44.340, 66.44.350, and 68.50.107; and reenacting and amending RCW 66.08.180 and 66.24.450.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5365 by Senators Prentice and Winsley (by request of Liquor Control Board)
AN ACT Relating to the preparation and sale of dietary supplements containing alcohol; and amending RCW 66.12.070.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5366 by Senators Patterson, McCaslin, Oke, Horn, Goings and Bauer
AN ACT Relating to veterans' scoring criteria in employment examinations; and amending RCW 41.04.010.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5367 by Senators Kline, Prentice, Winsley, Fairley, McAuliffe, Jacobsen, Thibaudeau, Shin and Roach
AN ACT Relating to requiring a permanent anchor for worker fall protection; and adding a new section to chapter 19.27 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5368 by Senators Haugen, Stevens and Jacobsen
AN ACT Relating to eliminating head-on collisions on the most dangerous portions of state highways; adding a new section to chapter 47.04 RCW; and creating new sections.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5369 by Senators Wojahn, Winsley, Prentice, Goings, Jacobsen, Fraser, Costa, Kohl-Welles and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5370 by Senators Patterson, Horn, B. Sheldon, Spanel and Haugen (by request of Department of General Administration)
AN ACT Relating to the dollar limit under which competitive acquisition is not required; and amending RCW 43.19.1906.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5371 by Senators Jacobsen, Horn, Haugen, Franklin, Costa and Kohl-Welles (by request of Department of Transportation)
AN ACT Relating to intercity passenger rail service; adding new sections to chapter 47.79 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5372 by Senators Fraser, Prentice, Winsley, Costa, Patterson, Goings, Wojahn, Eide and Fairley
AN ACT Relating to mobile home park landlord-tenant agreements; amending RCW 59.20.160; and reenacting and amending RCW 59.20.060.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5373 by Senators Goings, T. Sheldon, Haugen, Heavey, Benton and Oke (by request of Department of Licensing)
AN ACT Relating to changing the period of time for which a driver's license is valid from four to six years; amending RCW 46.20.120, 46.20.161, 46.20.181, 46.20.470, and 46.20.505; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5374 by Senators Heavey and Johnson (by request of Department of Licensing)
AN ACT Relating to corrective amendments to certain drivers' licensing statutes; amending RCW 46.20.091, 46.20.289, 46.20.342, and 46.65.060; and reenacting and amending RCW 46.20.308, 46.20.391, 46.52.100, and 46.61.5055.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5375 by Senators Morton and Hochstatter
AN ACT Relating to payments to high school districts educating students from nonhigh school districts; amending RCW 28A.545.030, 28A.545.060, 28A.545.070, and 84.52.0531; repealing RCW 28A.545.020, 28A.545.050, 28A.545.080, 28A.545.090, and 28A.545.100; and making appropriations.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5376 by Senators Costa, McCaslin and Heavey
AN ACT Relating to sentencing of offenders; amending RCW 9.94A.030, 9.94A.360, and 9.94A.400; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.040, 9.94A.310, 9.94A.320, and 9A.44.130; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5377 by Senators Kline, Rossi, Costa, Long, Goings, Gardner, Brown, Winsley and Spanel
AN ACT Relating to occupational drivers' licenses; reenacting and amending RCW 46.20.391; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5378 by Senators Wojahn, Fairley and Oke (by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
AN ACT Relating to service and expiration of child support documents on employers and others; amending RCW 26.18.170 and 74.20A.080; adding a new section to chapter 26.18 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 74.20A RCW.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5379 by Senators Haugen, Sellar and Goings (by request of Transportation Commission)
AN ACT Relating to security of transportation facilities; and amending RCW 42.30.140.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5380 by Senators Goings, Benton, Haugen and Costa (by request of Department of Transportation and Washington State Patrol)
AN ACT Relating to requiring stops at intersections with nonfunctioning signal lights; and adding a new section to chapter 46.61 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5381 by Senators T. Sheldon, Benton, Haugen, Horn, Costa and Winsley (by request of Department of Transportation)
AN ACT Relating to motorist information signs; and amending RCW 47.36.005, 47.36.300, 47.36.310, 47.36.320, 47.36.330, 47.36.340, and 47.36.350.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5382 by Senators T. Sheldon, Horn, Haugen and Winsley (by request of Department of Transportation)
AN ACT Relating to the Scenic Vistas Act; amending RCW 47.42.080, 47.42.090, 47.42.120, 47.42.130, and 47.42.911; adding new sections to chapter 47.42 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5383 by Senators Haugen, Benton, Jacobsen, Horn and Winsley (by request of Department of Transportation)
AN ACT Relating to transportation safety and planning; amending RCW 81.104.015; adding a new section to chapter 35.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 35A.21 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.01 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 81.112 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 36.57A RCW; adding a new section to chapter 81.104 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5384 by Senators Heavey, Benton, Haugen and Horn (by request of Department of Transportation)
AN ACT Relating to studded tires; amending RCW 46.37.420; adding a new section to chapter 46.04 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 46.37 RCW; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5385 by Senators Shin, Prentice, Winsley, Jacobsen, Patterson, T. Sheldon, Benton, Finkbeiner, Snyder, Rasmussen, Goings, Haugen, Hargrove, Gardner, Heavey, Deccio and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to dissolution of cultural arts, stadium and convention districts; and amending RCW 67.38.160.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5386 by Senators Shin, Prentice, T. Sheldon, Jacobsen, Patterson, Benton, Finkbeiner, Spanel, Rasmussen, Goings, Haugen, Snyder, Hargrove, Gardner, Heavey, Winsley, Franklin, Bauer and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to the creation of a state plan for economic development; adding a new section to chapter 43.31 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5387 by Senators B. Sheldon, Roach, Kline, Bauer, Snyder and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to the Washington economic development finance authority; reenacting and amending RCW 43.163.010; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Commerce, Trade, Housing and Financial Institutions.
SB 5388 by Senators Deccio and Thibaudeau
AN ACT Relating to the endorsement of school sealant endorsed dental hygienists; adding new sections to chapter 18.29 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5389 by Senators Wojahn, Winsley, Goings, Franklin, Rasmussen, Thibaudeau and Fraser
AN ACT Relating to the office of archaeology and historic preservation; amending RCW 27.34.210, 27.34.220, 27.34.230, and 27.34.240; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5390 by Senators Hochstatter, Benton, Zarelli, Swecker and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to insuring healthy birth outcomes; and adding new sections to chapter 74.09 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5391 by Senators Hochstatter and Stevens
AN ACT Relating to business and occupation tax credits for educational expenses at private K-12 schools; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5392 by Senator Hochstatter
AN ACT Relating to administrative rule making; adding a new section to chapter 34.05 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5393 by Senators Haugen, Johnson, Patterson, Oke, Gardner, Sellar and Costa
AN ACT Relating to personal watercraft; adding a new section to chapter 88.12 RCW; repealing RCW 88.12.145; and prescribing penalties.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5394 by Senators Fraser, Winsley, Fairley, Swecker, Prentice, Patterson, Goings, Roach, Rasmussen, Costa, Wojahn, Eide, Heavey, Shin, Jacobsen, Kohl-Welles and McAuliffe
AN ACT Relating to annual salary increases; and amending RCW 41.06.160.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5395 by Senators Costa and Heavey
AN ACT Relating to court filing fees; and amending RCW 36.18.012, 36.18.016, 40.14.027, 41.50.136, 46.87.370, 50.20.190, 50.24.115, 51.24.060, 51.32.240, 51.48.140, 82.32.210, 82.36.047, and 82.38.235.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5396 by Senators Loveland, Costa, Patterson, Horn, Oke and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to investigations of multiple deaths; and amending RCW 43.103.090.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5397 by Senators Benton, T. Sheldon and Costa (by request of Department of Licensing)
AN ACT Relating to motorcycle endorsements and instruction permits; and amending RCW 46.20.100, 46.20.500, 46.20.505, 46.20.510, and 46.20.515.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
SB 5398 by Senators Brown, Kohl-Welles, Eide, Patterson, Kline, Costa, Gardner and Wojahn
AN ACT Relating to health insurance benefits for eating disorders; adding new sections to chapter 48.43 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5399 by Senators Rossi, Kline, Costa and McCaslin
AN ACT Relating to traffic offenses; amending RCW 9.94A.360, 46.20.720, and 10.05.140; prescribing penalties; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5400 by Senators Haugen, Loveland, Honeyford, Patterson, Horn and Costa
AN ACT Relating to distributions to the municipal research council; and amending RCW 82.44.160.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5401 by Senator Haugen
AN ACT Relating to hydraulic projects; and repealing RCW 75.20.1001.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SB 5402 by Senator Haugen
AN ACT Relating to the forest practices appeals board; and reenacting RCW 76.09.220.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources, Parks and Recreation.
SB 5403 by Senators Benton, Honeyford, Hochstatter, Zarelli and Morton
AN ACT Relating to the zoning authority of the Columbia River Gorge commission; and adding a new section to chapter 43.97 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5404 by Senators Benton, Hale, Rasmussen and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to environmental appeals; and amending RCW 36.70A.300, 43.21B.170, 43.21B.180, 75.20.140, 76.09.230, and 90.58.180.
Referred to Committee on Judiciary.
SB 5405 by Senators Benton, Hale, Winsley, Gardner and Shin
AN ACT Relating to the rotation of names on primary and general election ballots; amending RCW 29.30.025, 29.30.081, and 29.80.060; and repealing RCW 29.30.040.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5406 by Senators Benton, Patterson, Hale and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to standardized high school transcripts; and amending RCW 28A.305.220.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5407 by Senators Benton, Zarelli, Stevens, Rossi, Oke, Swecker, Morton and West
AN ACT Relating to first year teachers' salaries; and amending RCW 28A.400.200.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5408 by Senators Benton, Hale, Shin, Winsley, Patterson and Rossi
AN ACT Relating to a state medal of valor; and adding a new chapter to Title 1 RCW.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5409 by Senators McAuliffe, Rasmussen and Bauer (by request of Board of Education)
AN ACT Relating to school district organization; amending RCW 36.70A.035, 28A.540.010, 28A.540.020, 28A.540.030, 28A.540.050, 28A.540.070, and 28A.540.080; adding new sections to chapter 28A.315 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 28A.300 RCW; repealing RCW 28A.305.150, 28A.315.010, 28A.315.020, 28A.315.030, 28A.315.040, 28A.315.050, 28A.315.060, 28A.315.070, 28A.315.080, 28A.315.090, 28A.315.100, 28A.315.110, 28A.315.120, 28A.315.130, 28A.315.140, 28A.315.150, 28A.315.160, 28A.315.170, 28A.315.180, 28A.315.190, 28A.315.200, 28A.315.210, 28A.315.220, 28A.315.230, 28A.315.240, 28A.315.250, 28A.315.260, 28A.315.270, 28A.315.280, 28A.315.290, 28A.315.300, 28A.315.310, 28A.315.320, 28A.315.330, 28A.315.340, 28A.315.597, 28A.315.690, 28A.315.700, 28A.315.710, 28A.315.720, and 28A.540.040; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5410 by Senators McAuliffe and Rasmussen (by request of Board of Education)
AN ACT Relating to reclassifying the state board of education as a class four group; and amending RCW 28A.305.120.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5411 by Senators McAuliffe, Deccio, Rasmussen, Eide, Winsley, Sellar and Franklin (by request of Superintendent of Public Instruction)
AN ACT Relating to medicaid reimbursement payments to school districts; and amending RCW 74.09.5256.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5412 by Senators McAuliffe, Sellar, Rasmussen, Winsley, Eide, Bauer and Kohl-Welles
AN ACT Relating to the use of the education savings account to train educators in the effective use of technology; and amending RCW 43.79.465.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5413 by Senators McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Benton, Winsley, Bauer, Kohl-Welles and Haugen (by request of Board of Education, Superintendent of Public Instruction Bergeson and Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to teacher assessment for certification; adding new sections to chapter 28A.410 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 28A.410.020.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5414 by Senators Snyder, Swecker, Franklin, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon and Benton (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to providing excise tax incentives for persons engaged in conducting help desk services from distressed counties; adding a new section to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.62 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 5415 by Senators Patterson, Horn and McAuliffe (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to the elimination and consolidation of boards, commissions, and programs; amending RCW 18.28.010, 18.28.080, 18.28.090, 18.28.100, 18.28.110, 18.28.120, 18.28.130, 18.28.140, 18.28.150, 18.28.165, 18.28.190, 18.39.010, 18.39.173, 18.39.175, 18.39.217, 18.39.250, 18.39.300, 18.39.800, 68.05.020, 68.05.095, 68.05.105, 68.05.175, 68.05.195, 68.05.205, 68.05.285, 68.24.090, 68.40.040, 68.44.115, 68.46.010, 68.46.040, 68.46.090, 68.46.110, 68.46.130, 68.50.230, 68.60.030, 68.60.050, 68.60.060, 18.135.030, 18.138.070, 43.43.705, 43.43.785, 43.43.800, 43.63A.245, 43.220.040, 43.220.190, 43.220.210, 43.220.240, 75.30.050, 75.30.130, 79.72.020, 79.72.030, 79.72.040, and 79.72.050; reenacting and amending RCW 18.39.145; creating new sections; repealing RCW 18.28.020, 18.28.030, 18.28.040, 18.28.045, 18.28.050, 18.28.060, 18.28.070, 18.28.160, 18.28.170, 18.28.230, 18.28.240, 68.05.040, 68.05.050, 68.05.060, 68.05.080, 68.05.100, 18.138.120, 18.175.010, 18.175.020, 18.175.025, 18.175.027, 18.175.030, 18.175.040, 18.175.050, 18.175.060, 18.175.070, 18.175.080, 28C.20.010, 28C.20.020, 28C.20.030, 41.52.010, 41.52.020, 41.52.030, 41.52.040, 41.52.050, 41.52.060, 41.52.070, 42.17.261, 43.31.855, 43.31.857, 43.38.010, 43.38.020, 43.38.030, 43.38.040, 43.43.790, 43.43.795, 43.63A.260, and 70.95H.020; repealing 1996 c 316 s 2 (uncodified); providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.
SB 5416 by Senators Thibaudeau, Eide, Patterson, Franklin, Rasmussen, Snyder, Wojahn, Bauer, Kohl-Welles and McAuliffe (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to creating the children's health insurance program; and adding a new section to chapter 74.09 RCW.
Referred to Committee on Health and Long-Term Care.
SB 5417 by Senators Hargrove, Swecker, Snyder, Franklin, Rasmussen, T. Sheldon, Benton and Kohl-Welles (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to providing excise tax incentives for persons engaged in software technology businesses in distressed counties; adding new sections to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.62 RCW; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 5418 by Senators McAuliffe, Rasmussen, Patterson and Kohl-Welles (by request of Governor Locke, Superintendent of Public Instruction Bergeson and Commission on Student Learning)
AN ACT Relating to K-12 accountability and assistance; amending RCW 28A.630.887, 28A.630.889, 28A.320.205, 28A.165.012, 28A.165.030, 28A.165.040, 28A.165.050, 28A.165.060, 28A.165.070, 28A.165.080, 28A.165.095, 28A.300.130, and 28A.630.885; adding new sections to chapter 28A.300 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 28A.165.010 and 28A.300.138; repealing 1998 c 225 s 3 (uncodified); repealing 1995 c 209 s 3 (uncodified); repealing 1995 c 209 s 2 and 1992 c 141 s 203 (uncodified); and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Education.
SB 5419 by Senators Rasmussen, Swecker, T. Sheldon, Benton and Haugen (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to encouraging job opportunities in rural areas of the state by providing excise tax incentives for technology businesses and by providing increased taxing authority for distressed counties; amending RCW 82.14.370; adding new sections to chapter 82.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.62 RCW; creating new sections; providing effective dates; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 5420 by Senators Rasmussen, Swecker, T. Sheldon, Snyder, Winsley and Haugen (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to the distressed county local option sales and use tax for public facilities; amending RCW 82.14.370; creating new sections; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Agriculture and Rural Economic Development.
SB 5421 by Senators Hargrove, Long, Franklin, Costa, Patterson, Winsley and McAuliffe (by request of Governor Locke)
AN ACT Relating to the supervision of offenders in the community; amending RCW 9.94A.010, 9.94A.030, 9.94A.110, 9.94A.120, 9.94A.170, 9.94A.205, 9.94A.207, 9.94A.383, 9.94A.440, and 4.24.550; reenacting and amending RCW 9.94A.040 and 9.94A.145; adding a new section to chapter 72.09 RCW; creating a new section; prescribing penalties; and providing an effective date.
Referred to Committee on Human Services and Corrections.
SB 5422 by Senators Fairley, Hochstatter, Wojahn, Oke, Franklin and Winsley
AN ACT Relating to the membership of the board of industrial insurance appeals; and amending RCW 51.52.010.
Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.
SB 5423 by Senators Hochstatter, Stevens, Honeyford, Long, Roach, Swecker, Morton, Johnson, Deccio, Zarelli, Benton, Rossi, West and Oke
AN ACT Relating to funding public school construction and modernization projects; creating a new section; making appropriations; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
SB 5424 by Senators Winsley, Fraser, Honeyford, Hochstatter, Hale, McCaslin, West and Haugen
AN ACT Relating to aquatic plant management; adding a new section to chapter 90.48 RCW; and creating a new section.
Referred to Committee on Environmental Quality and Water Resources.
SJM 8009 by Senators Haugen, Gardner, Benton and Goings
Requesting the Transportation Commission to update the system of Highways of Statewide Significance.
Referred to Committee on Transportation.
MOTIONS
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5374 was referred to the Committee on Transportation.
On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, Senate Bill No. 5400 was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
MOTION
At 12:03 p.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Friday, January 22, 1999.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate