WHEREAS, Providing all Washington state children a public education is the paramount duty of the state; and

      WHEREAS, It is impossible to provide our children a quality public education if they cannot get to school, if they are hungry during the school day, or if the schools they arrive at are neglected, cold, and unsafe; and

      WHEREAS, Classified employees are the bus drivers who are safely transporting, in sometimes dangerous road conditions, over 474,514 students each day in 9,035 busses over 500,000 miles; the child nutrition employees providing breakfast for 113,518 students and lunches for over 440,000 students each day; the custodian, maintenance, and security employees ensuring that the 2,174 school buildings where our children are receiving their education are functional, warm, clean, and safe; and

      WHEREAS, Classified employees are the secretaries who make sure that all parents, staff, and, most importantly, all children receive the necessary support and services, while at the same time providing love and attention to each student's special needs, even if all that is needed is a Band-Aid, a friendly ear, or a reminder; and

      WHEREAS, Classified employees are the paraeducators who are increasingly depended upon to provide individualized attention to students in the classroom to ensure they meet the higher academic standards, as well as provide such specialized services as nursing and interpreting for deaf and disabled children and students who speak other languages; and

      WHEREAS, Classified employees are normally the first employees called upon when there is a threat to our children's safety and security; and

      WHEREAS, It is necessary to employ over 50,000 classified employees to provide these essential support services to the nearly one million students receiving public education; and

      WHEREAS, Washington state students have had their education significantly enhanced by the services of classified school employees; and

      WHEREAS, Washington state citizens seldom reflect on the critical role classified employees play in providing our children a quality education;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State Senate honor classified school employees during Classified School Employee Week, March 10 through March 14, 2008, and urge all citizens to join in honoring, recognizing, and respecting the dedication and hard work of all classified school employees; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the Public School Employees of Washington, SEIU Local 1948 and SEIU Local 925.

      Senators McAuliffe and Pflug spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 8698.

      The motion by Senator McAuliffe carried and the resolution was adopted by voice vote.

INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

      The President welcomed and introduced a group of the classified school employees who were seated in the gallery.

MOTION

At 9:47 a.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate was declared to be at ease subject to the call of the President.

The Senate was called to order at 10:05 a.m. by President Owen.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate reverted to the fourth order of business.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

February 12, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

The House has passed the following bills:

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1031,

      SECOND ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1139,

      SECOND ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1743,

and the same are herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT

The President signed:

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6794,

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the sixth order of business.

SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

MOTION

      Senator Marr moved that Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9144, Janet Lewis, as a member of the Work Force Training and Education Coordinating Board, be confirmed.

      Senator Marr spoke in favor of the motion.

APPOINTMENT OF JANET LEWIS

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9144, Janet Lewis as a member of the Work Force Training and Education Coordinating Board.

The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9144, Janet Lewis as a member of the Work Force Training and Education Coordinating Board and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 49; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 49

Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9144, Janet Lewis, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the Work Force Training and Education Coordinating Board.

SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

MOTION

      Senator Shin moved that Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9359, Sam Smith, as a member of the Higher Education Coordinating Board, be confirmed.

      Senators Shin and Marr spoke in favor of passage of the motion.

APPOINTMENT OF SAM SMITH

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9359, Sam Smith as a member of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

      The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9359, Sam Smith as a member of the Higher Education Coordinating Board and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 49; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 49

Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9359, Sam Smith, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the Higher Education Coordinating Board.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 6309, by Senators Rockefeller, Kohl-Welles, Jacobsen, Regala, Oemig, Pridemore, Murray, Marr, Hatfield, Kline and Tom

      Requiring disclosure of greenhouse gas tailpipe emissions. Revised for 1st Substitute: Requiring disclosure of greenhouse gas vehicle emissions.

MOTIONS

      On motion of Senator Rockefeller, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6309 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6309 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

      On motion of Senator Rockefeller, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6309 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senator Rockefeller spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6309.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6309 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 39; Nays, 10; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McDermott, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Rockefeller, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 39

      Voting nay: Senators Carrell, Delvin, Holmquist, Honeyford, King, McCaslin, Morton, Pflug, Roach and Schoesler - 10

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6309, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the seventh order of business.

THIRD READING

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5318, by Senate Committee on Natural Resources, Ocean & Recreation (originally sponsored by Senators Poulsen and Jacobsen).

      Participating in the management of Washington's portion of the Yukon to Yellowstone Rocky mountain ecosystem.

      The bill was read on Third Reading.

      Senators Jacobsen and Fraser spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      Senators Benton, Morton, Roach and Schoesler spoke against passage of the bill.

MOTION

      Senator Eide demanded that the previous question be put.

      The President declared that at least two additional senators joined the demand and the demand was sustained.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion of Senator Eide, “Shall the main question be now put?”

      The motion by Senator Eide that the previous question be put carried by voice vote.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5318.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5318 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 30; Nays, 19; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Brown, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hobbs, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McDermott, Murray, Oemig, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Rockefeller, Shin, Spanel, Tom and Weinstein - 30

      Voting nay: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Carrell, Delvin, Hewitt, Holmquist, Honeyford, King, McCaslin, Morton, Parlette, Pflug, Roach, Schoesler, Sheldon, Stevens, Swecker and Zarelli - 19

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5318, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate reverted to the sixth order of business.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 5432, by Senators Swecker, Roach, Hatfield, Zarelli, Kline, Brandland, Benton and Rasmussen

      Allowing fire protection districts to have additional commissioners.

      The measure was read the second time.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Swecker, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 5432 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senator Swecker spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 5432.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 5432 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 49; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 49

      SENATE BILL NO. 5432, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate reverted to the fourth order of business.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

February 13, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

The Speaker has signed the following bills:

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6794,

and the same is herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

At 11:02 a.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate was declared to be at ease subject to the call of the President.

The Senate was called to order at 11:28 a.m. by President Owen.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the sixth order of business.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 5596, by Senators Franklin, Benton, Kline, Poulsen, Keiser and Roach

      Concerning discrimination against chiropractors. Revised for 2nd Substitute: Requiring fair payment for chiropractic services.

MOTIONS

      On motion of Senator Keiser, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5596 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 5596 and the second substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

      Senator Franklin spoke in favor of the substitute bill.

      On motion of Senator Keiser, the rules were suspended, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5596 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senators Pflug and Keiser spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      Senator Parlette spoke against passage of the bill.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5596.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5596 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 40; Nays, 9; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Weinstein and Zarelli - 40

      Voting nay: Senators Berkey, Haugen, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Parlette, Rasmussen, Sheldon, Shin and Tom - 9

      SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5596, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MOTION

At 11:38 a.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate recessed until 1:00 p.m.

AFTERNOON SESSION

The Senate was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by President Owen.

SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

MOTION

      Senator Berkey moved that Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9289, Gene L. Chase, as a member of the Board of Trustees, Everett Community College District No. 5, be confirmed.

      Senator Berkey spoke in favor of the motion.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Regala, Senator Hobbs was excused.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Brandland, Senators Benton, Carrell, Holmquist, Pflug, Roach and Swecker were excused.

APPOINTMENT OF GENE L. CHASE

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9289, Gene L. Chase as a member of the Board of Trustees, Everett Community College District No. 5.

      The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9289, Gene L. Chase as a member of the Board of Trustees, Everett Community College District No. 5 and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 42; Nays, 0; Absent, 5; Excused, 2.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Weinstein and Zarelli - 42

      Absent: Senators Brown, Keiser, McAuliffe, Rockefeller and Tom - 5

      Excused: Senators Hobbs and Swecker - 2

Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9289, Gene L. Chase, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the Board of Trustees, Everett Community College District No. 5.

SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

MOTION

      Senator Shin moved that Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9319, Sally Jewell, as a member of the Board of Regents, University of Washington, be confirmed.

      Senators Shin and Rasmussen spoke in favor of passage of the motion.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Regala, Senators Brown, Keiser, McAuliffe, Rockefeller and Tom were excused.

APPOINTMENT OF SALLY JEWELL

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9319, Sally Jewell as a member of the Board of Regents, University of Washington.

      The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9319, Sally Jewell as a member of the Board of Regents, University of Washington and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 44; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 5.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Weinstein and Zarelli - 44

      Excused: Senators Hobbs, Keiser, McAuliffe, Rockefeller and Tom - 5

Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9319, Sally Jewell, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the Board of Regents, University of Washington.

SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

MOTION

      Senator Delvin moved that Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9300, Francois Forgette, as a member of the Board of Regents, Washington State University, be confirmed.

      Senator Delvin spoke in favor of the motion.

APPOINTMENT OF FRANCOIS FORGETTE

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9300, Francois Forgette as a member of the Board of Regents, Washington State University.

      The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9300, Francois Forgette as a member of the Board of Regents, Washington State University and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Weinstein and Zarelli - 45

      Excused: Senators Hobbs, Keiser, McAuliffe and Tom - 4

Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9300, Francois Forgette, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the Board of Regents, Washington State University.

SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

MOTION

      Senator Parlette moved that Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9366, Darlene Wilder, as a member of the Board of Trustees, Wenatchee Valley Community College District No. 15, be confirmed.

      Senator Parlette spoke in favor of the motion.

APPOINTMENT OF DARLENE WILDER

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9366, Darlene Wilder as a member of the Board of Trustees, Wenatchee Valley Community College District No. 15.

      The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9366, Darlene Wilder as a member of the Board of Trustees, Wenatchee Valley Community College District No. 15 and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 49; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 49

Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9366, Darlene Wilder, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the Board of Trustees, Wenatchee Valley Community College District No. 15.

SECOND READING

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5278, by Senate Committee on Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Kastama, Kline, Spanel, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, Regala, Pridemore, Poulsen, Fraser, Rasmussen and Rockefeller)

      Concerning use of public funds to finance campaigns for local office.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Franklin, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5278 was substituted for Substitute Senate Bill No. 5278 and the second substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

MOTION

Senator Franklin moved that the following striking amendment by Senator Franklin be adopted:

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

      "Sec. 1. RCW 42.17.128 and 1993 c 2 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:

      Public funds, whether derived through taxes, fees, penalties, or any other sources, shall not be used to finance political campaigns for state ((or local)) or school district office. A county, city, town, or district that establishes a program to publicly finance local political campaigns may only use funds derived from local sources to fund the program. A local government must submit any proposal for public financing of local political campaigns to voters for their adoption and approval or rejection."

MOTION

      Senator Eide demanded that the previous question be put.

      The President declared that at least two additional senators joined the demand and the demand was sustained.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion of Senator Eide, “Shall the main question be now put?”

      The motion by Senator Eide that the previous question be put was carried by voice vote.

      Senator Franklin spoke in favor of adoption of the striking amendment.

MOTION

Senator Roach moved that the following amendment by Senator Roach to the striking amendment be adopted.

      On page 1, line 12, after "rejection." insert "The specific amount of funds made available must be included in the wording of the ballot title.

      Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

Senator Roach spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

Senator Franklin spoke against adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

Senator Roach demanded a roll call.

The President declared that one-sixth of the members supported the demand and the demand was sustained.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senator Roach on page 1, line 12 to the striking amendment to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5278.

ROLL CALL

The Secretary called the roll on the adoption of the amendment by Senator Roach to the striking amendment and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote: Yeas, 18; Nays, 31; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Brandland, Carrell, Delvin, Hatfield, Hewitt, Holmquist, Honeyford, King, McCaslin, Parlette, Pflug, Roach, Schoesler, Sheldon, Stevens, Swecker and Zarelli - 18.

      Voting nay: Senators Berkey, Brown, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Haugen, Hobbs, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Rockefeller, Shin, Spanel, Tom and Weinstein - 31.

MOTION

Senator Roach moved that the following amendment by Senator Roach to the striking amendment be adopted.

      On page 1, line 12, after "rejection. insert "A public hearing on the proposed measure to allow public funding of campaigns must be held at least sixty days before the election."

      Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

Senator Roach spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

Senator Franklin spoke against adoption of the amendment to the striking amendment.

Senator Roach demanded a roll call.

The President declared that one-sixth of the members supported the demand and the demand was sustained.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senator Roach on page 1, line 1 to the striking amendment to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5278.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the adoption of the amendment by Senator Roach to the striking amendment and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote: Yeas, 19; Nays, 30; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Brandland, Carrell, Delvin, Hatfield, Hewitt, Holmquist, Honeyford, King, McCaslin, Morton, Parlette, Pflug, Roach, Schoesler, Sheldon, Stevens, Swecker and Zarelli - 19.

      Voting nay: Senators Berkey, Brown, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Haugen, Hobbs, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McDermott, Murray, Oemig, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Rockefeller, Shin, Spanel, Tom and Weinstein - 30.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the striking amendment by Senator Franklin to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5278.

      The motion by Senator Franklin carried and the striking amendment was adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

      There being no objection, the following title amendment was adopted:

      On page 1, line 1 of the title, after “purposes;” strike the remainder of the title and insert “and amending RCW 42.17.128.”

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Franklin, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5278 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senator Franklin spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      Senator Roach spoke against passage of the bill.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5278.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 5278 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 29; Nays, 20; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Berkey, Brown, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Haugen, Hobbs, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McDermott, Murray, Oemig, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Rockefeller, Shin, Spanel, Tom and Weinstein - 29

      Voting nay: Senators Benton, Brandland, Carrell, Delvin, Hargrove, Hatfield, Hewitt, Holmquist, Honeyford, King, McCaslin, Morton, Parlette, Pflug, Roach, Schoesler, Sheldon, Stevens, Swecker and Zarelli - 20

      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5278, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MOTION

At 1:53 p.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate was declared to be at ease subject to the call of the President.

The Senate was called to order at 3:47 p.m. by President Owen.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 6377, by Senators Hobbs, Fairley, Rockefeller, McAuliffe, Kohl-Welles, Berkey, Shin, Regala, Oemig, Kilmer, Eide, Fraser, Franklin and Rasmussen

      Regarding secondary career and technical education.

MOTIONS

      On motion of Senator Hobbs, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6377 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

      On motion of Senator Hobbs, the rules were suspended, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senator Hobbs spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 49; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 49

      SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6377, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 6380, by Senators Eide, Brown, McAuliffe, Marr, Shin, Kohl-Welles and Weinstein

      Enhancing school library programs.

MOTION

Senator McAuliffe moved that Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6380 be not substituted for Senate Bill No. 6380 and the second substitute bill be not adopted.

      Senator Honeyford spoke on the motion.

MOTION

      The motion by Senator McAuliffe carried and the second substitute bill was not adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6380 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6380 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

      On motion of Senator Honeyford the amendment by Senator Honeyford on page 2, line 13 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6380 was withdrawn.

MOTION

Senator Hargrove moved that the following amendment by Senators Hargrove, Eide, Honeyford and Kastama be adopted.

      On page 2, line 17, after "district." insert the following:

"School districts shall not use any funds received under this section to supplant any existing state, federal, or local funding used for library staff or programs."

      Senators Hargrove, Honeyford, Zarelli and Parlette spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

      Senator McAuliffe spoke against adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senators Hargrove, Eide Honeyford and Kastama on page 2, line 17 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6380.

The motion by Senator Hargrove carried and the amendment was adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

Senator McAuliffe moved that the following amendment by Senators McAuliffe and Prentice be adopted.

      On page 2, after line 21, insert the following:

      "NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2008, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."

      Senator McAuliffe spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senators McAuliffe and Prentice on page 2, after line 21 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6380.

The motion by Senator McAuliffe carried and the amendment was adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6380 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senators Eide, King, McAuliffe, Delvin, Marr, Brown and Honeyford spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6380.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6380 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 49; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 49

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6380, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

POINT OF INQUIRY

Senator Schoesler: “Would the gentleman from the 4^th District yield to a question? Senator McCaslin, as I look across the floor today, is Senator Deccio absent or excused?”

Senator McCaslin: “I have a story to tell you Senator and just prior to coming on the floor I learned this so if I botch it up it’s my fault because I just heard it approximately twenty-five minutes ago. The gentleman sitting there, it’s going to shock you, is really Senator Deccio. I have to tell you the story that I heard. You know Alex. He was always negotiating on something. So Alex, Senator Deccio, went through the state of Washington negotiating with surgical doctors, cosmetic surgeons, getting the best deal. I’m told, I don’t know if the source is reliable, it cost one-hundred fifty-thousand in the capital budget and seven bills on last year’s calendar. The problem was the surgeon he hired was hard of hearing and what Senator Deccio told him was ‘I want to look like James Vest.’ Who was an old time actor, very handsome gentleman. Well, the guy couldn’t hear. He thought he said ‘James West’ so as a result Senator Deccio, who is now going by Curtis King, looks like James West. I didn’t get to him before the first or second caucus and I did lean over to him one day, I was heading for the water fountain, and I said ‘Do you know we’ve had a conference among us Senators that you look like James West? Jim West? Senator West. Took a few seconds and he looked up at me and he said, ‘I didn’t know he was that handsome.’ So anyway we have a conceited man, who obviously can read because he read his first speech. He didn’t ask permission either, of the President, which is another foul. Anyway, Alex, it’s good to see you. You look a lot better. It was worth the one-hundred and fifty thousand I assure you.”

Senator Schoesler: “Senator McCaslin, one follow-up question on that plastic surgery? Did Senator Deccio retain his legendary smell for pork.”

Senator McCaslin: “Absolutely, absolutely. So stand back Democrats, here he comes again.”

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

Senator King: “Thank you Mr. President. Well, I very much appreciate everyone’s patience and willingness to put up with my lack of public speaking ability. But as a means to try and kind of make up for all of those things and all of my deficiencies, I have a gift that I would like to present to each of you that will be delivered to your office. Somewhere here I think I have one, anyway hopefully it will look like this if it’s any good. It consists of a maple cheese board with a knife, and it has products that are made in the Yakima Valley attached that includes juices and fruit roll ups from Tree Top. Chips from Seneca Foods, mixed pepper jelly, now if you have never had mixed pepper jelly, you have a treat in store for you and I was kind because it comes in mild, and it comes in very, very hot and believe me I was tempted with the very, very hot but I got just kind of the middle of the road for you. Then I also have in there a really unique product. It’s called Jumping Jack popcorn and there’s an older couple in Selah that developed this product and it’s actual corn on the cob that has been dried and you take it, put it in a bowl, cover it and microwave and it pops right off the cob and it’s very good. So, anyway, I hope that you enjoy those products. I want to say thank you for the reception, the very warm reception and welcome that you all have given me. I appreciate that very much and I’m extremely honored to be serving in the Senate with each of you. Thank you.”

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

Senator Hewitt: “Thank you Mr. President. Well, I was almost buying in on the story that this was Senator Deccio but after seeing such a nice gift I know it’s not true because he was never that generous.”

MOTION

At 4:25 p.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate was declared to be at ease subject to the call of the President.

EVENING SESSION

The Senate was called to order at 5:21 p.m. by the President Pro Tempore.

SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

MOTION

      Senator Prentice moved that Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9318, Frank Irigon, as a member of the Board of Trustees, Renton Technical College District No. 27, be confirmed.

      Senator Prentice spoke in favor of the motion.

APPOINTMENT OF FRANK IRIGON

The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9318, Frank Irigon as a member of the Board of Trustees, Renton Technical College District No. 27.

      The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9318, Frank Irigon as a member of the Board of Trustees, Renton Technical College District No. 27 and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 2; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 47

      Absent: Senators Fairley and Rockefeller - 2

Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9318, Frank Irigon, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the Board of Trustees, Renton Technical College District No. 27.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Regala, Senators Fairley and Rockefeller were excused.

SECOND READING

CONFIRMATION OF GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMENTS

MOTION

      Senator Brandland moved that Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9292, James Cunningham, as a member of the Board of Trustees, Bellingham Technical College District No. 25, be confirmed.

      Senator Brandland spoke in favor of the motion.

APPOINTMENT OF JAMES CUNNINGHAM

The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9292, James Cunningham as a member of the Board of Trustees, Bellingham Technical College District No. 25.

      The Secretary called the roll on the confirmation of Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9292, James Cunningham as a member of the Board of Trustees, Bellingham Technical College District No. 25 and the appointment was confirmed by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 47

      Excused: Senators Fairley and Rockefeller - 2

Gubernatorial Appointment No. 9292, James Cunningham, having received the constitutional majority was declared confirmed as a member of the Board of Trustees, Bellingham Technical College District No. 25.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 6588, by Senators Kauffman, Prentice, Kastama, Hobbs, Sheldon, Delvin, Shin, McAuliffe and Rasmussen

      Authorizing the transfer of accumulated leave between the common school and higher education systems.

      The measure was read the second time.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Kauffman, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 6588 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senator Kauffman spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6588.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6588 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 2; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 46

      Voting nay: Senators King and Morton - 2

      Excused: Senator Fairley - 1

      SENATE BILL NO. 6588, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 6726, by Senators Tom, McAuliffe and Rasmussen

      Granting the professional educator standards board ongoing authority to establish professional-level certification assessments and performance standards.

MOTIONS

      On motion of Senator Tom, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6726 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6726 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

      On motion of Senator Tom, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6726 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senator Tom spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6726.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6726 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 48

      Excused: Senator Fairley - 1

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6726, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 6556, by Senators Honeyford, Pflug, Morton, Stevens and Swecker

      Requiring the office of the superintendent of public instruction to develop anaphylactic policy guidelines.

MOTIONS

      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6556 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6556 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6556 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senators McAuliffe, Honeyford and King spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6556.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6556 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 48

      Excused: Senator Fairley - 1

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6556, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 6673, by Senators McAuliffe, Brandland, Hobbs, McDermott, Rasmussen, Weinstein, Oemig, Tom, Kauffman, Hargrove, Fairley, Franklin and Shin

      Creating extended learning opportunities. Revised for 2nd Substitute: Creating learning opportunities.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6673 and the second substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

MOTION

Senator McAuliffe moved that the following amendment by Senator McAuliffe be adopted.

      On page 6, line 14, after "commissions" insert "and the governor's office of Indian affairs"

      Senator McAuliffe spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senator McAuliffe on page 6, line 14 to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673.

The motion by Senator McAuliffe carried and the amendment was adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

Senator Rockefeller moved that the following amendment by Senators Rockefeller and McAuliffe be adopted.

      On page 8, after line 7, insert the following:

      "Sec. 10. RCW 28B.118.010 and 2007 c 405 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

      The higher education coordinating board shall design the Washington college bound scholarship program in accordance with this section.

      (1) "Eligible students" are those students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. If a student qualifies in the seventh grade, the student remains eligible even if the student does not receive free or reduced-price lunches thereafter.

      (2) Eligible students shall be notified of their eligibility for the Washington college bound scholarship program beginning in their seventh grade year. Students shall also be notified of the requirements for award of the scholarship.

      (3) To be eligible for a Washington college bound scholarship, a student must sign a pledge during seventh or eighth grade that includes a commitment to graduate from high school with at least a C average and with no felony convictions. Students who were in the eighth grade during the 2007-08 school year may sign the pledge during the 2008-09 school year. The pledge must be witnessed by a parent or guardian and forwarded to the higher education coordinating board by mail or electronically, as indicated on the pledge form.

      (4)(a) Scholarships shall be awarded to eligible students graduating from public high schools, approved private high schools under chapter 28A.195 RCW, or who received home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW.

      (b) To receive the Washington college bound scholarship, a student must graduate with at least a "C" average from a public high school or an approved private high school under chapter 28A.195 RCW in Washington or have received home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW, must have no felony convictions, and must be a resident student as defined in RCW 28B.15.012(2) (a) through (d).

      (5) A student's family income will be assessed upon graduation before awarding the scholarship.

      (6) If at graduation from high school the student's family income does not exceed sixty-five percent of the state median family income, scholarship award amounts shall be as provided in this section.

      (a) For students attending two or four-year institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, the value of the award shall be (i) the difference between the student's tuition and required fees, less the value of any state-funded grant, scholarship, or waiver assistance the student receives; (ii) plus five hundred dollars for books and materials.

      (b) For students attending private four-year institutions of higher education in Washington, the award amount shall be the representative average of awards granted to students in public research universities in Washington.

      (c) For students attending private vocational schools in Washington, the award amount shall be the representative average of awards granted to students in public community and technical colleges in Washington.

      (7) Recipients may receive no more than four full-time years' worth of scholarship awards.

      (8) Institutions of higher education shall award the student all need-based and merit-based financial aid for which the student would otherwise qualify. The Washington college bound scholarship is intended to replace unmet need, loans, and, at the student's option, work-study award before any other grants or scholarships are reduced.

      (9) The first scholarships shall be awarded to students graduating in 2012.

      (10) The state of Washington retains legal ownership of tuition units awarded as scholarships under this chapter until the tuition units are redeemed. These tuition units shall remain separately held from any tuition units owned under chapter 28B.95 RCW by a Washington college bound scholarship recipient.

      (11) The scholarship award must be used within five years of receipt. Any unused scholarship tuition units revert to the Washington college bound scholarship account.

      (12) Should the recipient terminate his or her enrollment for any reason during the academic year, the unused portion of the scholarship tuition units shall revert to the Washington college bound scholarship account."

      Senator Rockefeller spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senators Rockefeller and McAuliffe on page 8, after line 7 to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673.

The motion by Senator Rockefeller carried and the amendment was adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

      There being no objection, the following title amendment was adopted:

      On page 2, line 2 of the title, after "28A.165.035" insert "and 28B.118.010"

MOTION

      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senator McAuliffe spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Swecker, Senator Zarelli was excused.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 48

      Excused: Senator Fairley - 1

      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6673, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 6740, by Senators Regala, King, McAuliffe and Rasmussen

      Regarding the provision of teacher certification services.

      The measure was read the second time.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Regala, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 6740 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senator Regala spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6740.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6740 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 48

      Excused: Senator Fairley - 1

      SENATE BILL NO. 6740, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 6879, by Senators McAuliffe, Tom, McDermott and Rasmussen

      Regarding the joint task force on basic education finance.

MOTIONS

      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6879 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6879 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6879 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senator McAuliffe spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Regala, Senator Prentice was excused.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6879.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6879 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 47

      Excused: Senators Fairley and Prentice - 2

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6879, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 6751, by Senators Kohl-Welles, Roach, Pridemore, McDermott, Keiser, Franklin and Kline

      Allowing individuals who left work to enter certain apprenticeship programs to receive unemployment insurance benefits.

MOTIONS

      On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6751 was substituted for Senate Bill No. 6751 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading and read the second time.

      On motion of Senator Kohl-Welles, the rules were suspended, Substitute Senate Bill No. 6751 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senators Kohl-Welles, Keiser and Benton spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

POINT OF INQUIRY

Senator Benton: “Would Senator Kohl-Welles yield to a question? Thank you Senator, I was just looking over the bill report and my question is. I’m not sure that I understand all of it because I didn’t serve on that committee. Under this bill would this change, I guess my question is, can I quit a job for the sole purpose of going into one of these apprenticeship programs, voluntarily quit work, and collect unemployment while I am in the apprenticeship program?”

Senator Kohl-Welles: “Senator Benton, that could happen if you were to quit your job, I’m assuming not as a State Senator however. However, this would have to be part of an approved program by the state apprenticeship and training counsel number one, number 2, the Employment Security Department would have the authority to determine if in fact this was an approved program and that this individual should be eligible for that. There are safe guards in place. My understanding is the way this has worked in the past and we’d like it to do so again. It’s for those individuals who are making very low wages are trying to improve themselves can be more contributing our economy and to our society. They also are training for needed positions that we expect will be once there will be a high turnover for so I think it’s a very important program, not only for that individual but also for our economy and our work force.”

      Senators Holmquist, King and Honeyford spoke against passage of the bill.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6751.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6751 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 35; Nays, 13; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brown, Carrell, Eide, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hobbs, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Murray, Oemig, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Shin, Spanel, Swecker, Tom and Weinstein - 35

      Voting nay: Senators Brandland, Delvin, Hewitt, Holmquist, Honeyford, King, Morton, Parlette, Pflug, Schoesler, Sheldon, Stevens and Zarelli - 13

      Excused: Senator Fairley - 1

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6751, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

SECOND READING

      SENATE BILL NO. 6534, by Senators McAuliffe and Tom

      Regarding the revision of mathematics standards.

      The measure was read the second time.

WITHDRAWAL OF AMENDMENT

      On motion of Senator Rasmussen the amendment by Senator Rasmussen on page 1, after line 17 to Senate Bill No. 6534 was withdrawn.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator McAuliffe, the rules were suspended, Senate Bill No. 6534 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senators McAuliffe and King spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6534.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6534 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 48

      Excused: Senator Fairley - 1

      SENATE BILL NO. 6534, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate advanced to the seventh order of business.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Prentice, the rules were suspended and Substitute Senate Bill No. 5714 was returned to second reading for the purpose of amendment.

SECOND READING

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5714, by Senate Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Roach, Prentice, Rasmussen, Oemig, Clements, Rockefeller, Tom, Fairley, Hobbs, Shin, Swecker, Holmquist, Benton, Stevens, Parlette, Delvin and Kline)

      Creating a pilot program of Spanish and Chinese language instruction.

      The measure was read the second time.

MOTION

Senator Prentice moved that the following amendment by Senator Prentice be adopted.

      On page 2, line 2, after "15," strike "2007" and insert "2008"

      On page 2, line 5, after "15," strike "2007" and insert "2008"

      On page 2, line 18, after "June" strike "2008" and insert "2009"

      On page 2, line 24, after "1," strike "2009" and insert "2010"

      Senator Prentice spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.

The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the amendment by Senator Prentice on page 2, line 2 to Substitute Senate Bill No. 5714.

The motion by Senator Prentice carried and the amendment was adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Prentice, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5714 was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senators Prentice and Roach spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President Pro Tempore declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5714.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5714 and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 48

      Excused: Senator Fairley - 1

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5714, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MOTION

      At 6:50 p.m., on motion of Senator Eide, the Senate adjourned until 9:30 a.m. Thursday, February 14, 2008.

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

THOMAS HOEMANN, Secretary of the Senate