 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 65 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, May 9, 2011 | 14th Day - 2011 1st Special Session | |
| SENATE |
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| HOUSE |
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This publication includes digest and history for bills, joint memorials, joint resolutions, concurrent resolutions, initiatives, and substitutes. Engrossed measures may be republished if the amendment makes a substantive change.
Electronic versions of Legislative Digests are available at http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/digests.aspx?year=2011.
HB 1277-S
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representative Cody; by request of Department of Social and Health Services)
Concerning oversight of licensed or certified long-term care settings for vulnerable adults.
Addresses current statutes and funding levels that limit the department of social and health services' ability to promote vulnerable adult protections.Expands licensing requirements and imposes additional civil penalties for adult family home providers.Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Use additional investigative resources to address a significant growth in the long-term care complaint workload;(2) Develop a statewide internal quality review and accountability program for residential care services;(3) Adopt rules to specify criteria on how to apply sanctions with increasing severity; and(4) Convene a quality assurance panel to review problems in the quality of care in adult family homes and to reduce incidents of abuse, neglect, abandonment, and financial exploitation.Creates a separate adult family home account in the custody of the state treasurer to be used only for promoting the quality of life and care of residents living in adult family homes.Provides that sections 501 and 502 of the act are null and void if appropriations are not approved.
| Feb 2 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 8:00 AM. | |
| Feb 10 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Health Care & Wellness at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 24 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 9:00 AM. | |
| Mar 21 | WAYS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | ||
| Mar 24 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
| Apr 5 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Apr 6 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 40; absent, 0; excused, 0. | ||
| Apr 8 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Apr 22 | By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. | |
| Apr 26 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
| Apr 29 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading. | |
| May 2 | Rules suspended. | |
| Returned to second reading for amendment. | ||
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 50; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| May 3 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| May 5 | WM - Majority; do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
| May 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
HB 1965-S2
by House Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Representatives Kagi, Jinkins, Frockt, and Kenney)
Concerning adverse childhood experiences.
Requires a new or existing nongovernmental private-public partnership to focus on preventing and reducing the prevalence of adverse childhood experiences and their enduring effects.Eliminates the council for children and families and the family policy council.Requires the council for children and families and the department of early learning to develop a plan for transitioning the work of the council to the department.Provides that the lead agency for the children's trust fund and the community-based child abuse and prevention fund is the department of early learning.Requires the superintendent of public instruction rather than the family policy council to award grants to certain community-based consortiums regarding "readiness to learn."Requires general funds intended to support home visiting funding to be appropriated to the home visiting services account.
| Feb 15 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. | |
| Feb 17 | Executive action taken in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 8:00 AM. | |
| Mar 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| Mar 31 | WAYS - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Apr 9 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. | |
| Apr 11 | 2nd substitute bill substituted. | |
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 63; nays, 33; absent, 0; excused, 1. | ||
| Apr 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| Apr 22 | By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. | |
| Apr 26 | By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. | |
| Apr 29 | Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on third reading. | |
| May 2 | Rules suspended. | |
| Returned to second reading for amendment. | ||
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 57; nays, 38; absent, 0; excused, 3. | ||
| May 3 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
| May 4 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:00 PM. | |
| May 5 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | |
HB 2110
by Representatives Lytton, Dammeier, Frockt, Seaquist, Appleton, Finn, Ryu, Moscoso, Angel, Fagan, Dahlquist, Wilcox, Rolfes, Carlyle, Ladenburg, and Hunt
Changing the deadline for notices of nonrenewal of contracts for certificated school employees.
Changes the deadline for notices of nonrenewal of contracts for certificated school employees.
| May 5 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
| May 9 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on Education at 9:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2111
by Representatives Maxwell, Anderson, Sullivan, Dammeier, Orwall, Lytton, Frockt, Probst, Finn, Moscoso, Seaquist, Sells, Goodman, Reykdal, Hunt, Wilcox, Dahlquist, Fagan, Haigh, Santos, Pettigrew, Carlyle, Van De Wege, Moeller, Ladenburg, McCoy, Jinkins, Billig, Pedersen, Fitzgibbon, Wylie, and Kenney
Implementing selected recommendations from the 2011 report of the quality education council.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to: (1) Before implementing revisions to the state essential academic learning requirements, ensure that a fairness and bias review of the revisions has been conducted; and(2) Within available state and federal funds for school and district improvement, provide technical assistance to schools and districts specifically targeted to reduce school dropouts and improve on-time and extended high school graduation rates.Requires school district board of directors that grant high school diplomas to adopt a policy that defines a high school credit for purposes of meeting state and local graduation requirements.Expands what must be included in a required action plan submitted by local district superintendents and local school boards of school districts designated as required action districts.Authorizes the office of the superintendent of public instruction, under certain circumstances, to require: (1) Elementary schools receiving federal school improvement grants to use the state kindergarten readiness assessment; and(2) A school to use family engagement coordinators to build relationships between families, the school, and the community to improve student achievement.Requires the institute for public policy to work with the office of the superintendent of public instruction to design and implement a research study to measure the impact on student achievement of remediation strategies funded by the learning assistance program.Requires the technical working group, established pursuant to RCW 28A.400.201, to conduct a comprehensive analysis of educator professional development and mentoring needs for principals, teachers, educational staff associates, and classified staff.Declares an intent to continue development and implementation of revised teacher and principal evaluation systems.Modifies eligibility requirements for the extended learning opportunities program and programs for highly capable students.Modifies provisions of the pipeline for paraeducators conditional scholarship program.Revises the definition of "highly capable student" for purposes of the programs for highly capable students.Revises the definitions of "high-demand occupations" and "opportunity internship consortium" for purposes of the opportunity internship program.
| May 5 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2112
by Representatives Shea, Taylor, Overstreet, Condotta, Kristiansen, Warnick, McCune, Orcutt, and Short
Regarding state agency lobbying activities.
Establishes the taxpayer funded lobbying reform act.Reaffirms and strengthens the lobbying prohibition in current law.Directs that lobbying and informational activities are to be done by the officials in charge of the agency instead of hiring lobbyists to engage in such activities.
| May 5 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2113
by Representatives Shea and Crouse
Restricting the use on private property of unmarked vehicles belonging to local law enforcement for completing certain administrative functions.
Prohibits unmarked vehicles, owned or controlled by a sheriff's office or local police department that is being used by a local peace officer for other than special undercover or confidential investigative purposes, from remaining on private property while the officer is filling out reports or executing other administrative activities.
| May 5 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
SB 5542-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Delvin, Prentice, Honeyford, Hatfield, Schoesler, Hobbs, and Hewitt)
Establishing special license endorsements for cigar lounges and retail tobacconist shops.
Establishes special license endorsements for cigar lounges and retail tobacconist shops.
| Feb 17 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 9:00 AM. | |
| Mar 8 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. | |
| Mar 16 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 3:30 PM. | |
| May 3 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:30 PM. | |
| May 5 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
| May 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5587-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Schoesler, Sheldon, Zarelli, King, Tom, Delvin, Honeyford, and Hewitt)
Expiring an underutilized deferral program in the department of revenue under chapter 84.37 RCW.
Eliminates the low-income property tax deferral program.
| Mar 31 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Apr 19 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:30 PM. | |
| Apr 28 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:30 AM. | |
| May 3 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:30 PM. | |
| May 5 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
| May 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5912-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senators Keiser, Pflug, Kohl-Welles, and Kline)
Expanding family planning services to two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level.
Expands family planning services to two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level.Requires the office of financial management, upon implementation of the expansion, to reduce general fund--state allotments for the medical assistance program by one million five hundred thousand dollars for fiscal year 2012 and by two million three hundred fifty thousand dollars for fiscal year 2013.
| Apr 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:30 PM. | |
| May 3 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:30 PM. | |
| May 5 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
| May 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5924-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Zarelli)
Regarding the running start program.
Modifies requirements for the payment of tuition and fees by running start students.Requires the state board for community and technical colleges and the governing boards of the four-year higher education institutions to determine the annual rate for tuition and fees charged to and collected from students participating in the running start program.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, in collaboration with the state board for community and technical colleges and other higher education institutions that participate in the running start program, to monitor enrollment in the program and report any enrollment declines in the program as a result of charging a maximum of ten percent of tuition and fees.Requires the four-year higher education institutions to accept the transfer of college-level courses taken by running start students under certain circumstances.
| Apr 14 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 1:30 PM. | |
| Apr 19 | Executive session in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:30 PM. | |
| Apr 28 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; do not pass. | ||
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | ||
| Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:30 AM. | ||
| May 4 | 1st substitute bill substituted. | |
| Floor amendment(s) adopted. | ||
| Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. | ||
| Third reading, passed; yeas, 37; nays, 7; absent, 0; excused, 5. | ||
| May 5 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5935-S
by Senate Committee on Ways & Means (originally sponsored by Senator Hargrove)
Addressing adoption support payments for hard to place children.
Addresses adoption support payments for hard to place children.
| Apr 26 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:30 PM. | |
| Apr 28 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 9:30 AM. | |
| May 3 | Executive session scheduled, but no action was taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 2:30 PM. | |
| May 5 | WM - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Ways & Means at 10:00 AM. | ||
| May 6 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5954
by Senators Carrell and Hill
Placing certain synthetic cannabimimetics into schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act.
Places certain synthetic cannabimimetics into schedule I of the uniform controlled substances act.
| May 3 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |