 | WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATURE | |
| Legislative Digest No. 5 | ||
| SIXTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE | ||
| Monday, January 16, 2012 | 8th Day - 2012 Regular Session | |
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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.
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HB 1073-S
by House Committee on Judiciary (originally sponsored by Representatives Kelley, McCoy, Green, and Van De Wege)
Authorizing persons designated by the decedent to direct disposition, if the decedent died while serving on active duty in any branch of the United States armed forces, United States reserve forces, or national guard.
Addresses disposition of human remains when the decedent died while serving on active duty in any branch of the United States armed forces, United States reserve forces, or national guard.
| Jan 11 | Public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. | |
| Jan 12 | JUDI - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. | ||
HB 2390
by Representatives Hurst, Blake, Kelley, Takko, Orcutt, Eddy, Armstrong, Clibborn, and Morris
Regarding the reissuance of a municipal storm water general permit.
Increases the term for reissued municipal storm water general permits to three years.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 2391
by Representatives Appleton and Hurst
Subjecting federally recognized Indian tribes to the same conditions as state and local governments for property owned exclusively by the tribe.
Subjects federally recognized Indian tribes to the same conditions as state and local governments for property owned exclusively by the tribe.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2392
by Representatives Chandler and Parker
Regarding shared parental responsibility.
Modifies provisions relating to shared parental responsibility.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2393
by Representatives Rodne, Pedersen, Moscoso, and Condotta; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Concerning employer reporting to the state support registry.
Addresses requirements for employers reporting to the state support registry.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2394
by Representatives Seaquist and Angel
Concerning sales and use taxes related to the state route number 16 corridor improvements project.
Provides that sales and use taxes need not be repaid on the site preparation for, the construction of, the acquisition of any related machinery and equipment that will become a part of, and the rental of equipment for use in the state route number 16 corridor improvements project.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2395
by Representatives Sells, Reykdal, Upthegrove, Ryu, Moscoso, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Fitzgibbon, Hudgins, Darneille, Cody, Kenney, Santos, Roberts, Green, Miloscia, Pettigrew, Dickerson, Moeller, Appleton, Liias, Jinkins, Dunshee, Van De Wege, Goodman, Orwall, Hunt, Wylie, Billig, and Probst
Regulating drayage truck operators.
Defines drayage drivers as statutory employees to avoid litigation, increase safety to drivers and the public, insure drivers receive employment protections to which they are entitled, and facilitate collection of taxes.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
HB 2396
by Representatives Hudgins, Hinkle, Hunt, Sells, Zeiger, Appleton, Armstrong, Seaquist, Miloscia, Green, Blake, Ryu, Stanford, Hasegawa, Reykdal, Kenney, Kirby, Upthegrove, Jinkins, Fitzgibbon, Liias, Billig, McCoy, Dunshee, Van De Wege, Ormsby, Moeller, Probst, Goodman, Sullivan, Lytton, Haigh, Dickerson, Cody, Moscoso, Tharinger, Ladenburg, Hope, Orcutt, Maxwell, and Kelley
Clarifying the number of employees within certain classifications within the consolidated technology services agency.
Provides that no more than twenty-five percent of the employees within the consolidated technology services agency may be exempt from the state civil service law.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2397
by Representatives Hudgins, Hunt, and Ormsby
Transferring programs to the state historical societies.
Transfers certain programs to the state historical societies.Changes the names of the following: (1) The Washington state heritage center account to the Washington state heritage account;(2) The Washington state legacy project, state library, and archives account to the Washington state legacy project account; and(3) The Washington state flag account to the Washington state flag, library, and archives account.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2398
by Representatives Hudgins, Hunt, Ormsby, and Miloscia
Transferring the state library from the office of the secretary of state to the University of Washington.
Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the office of the secretary of state, pertaining to the state library, to the University of Washington.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2399
by Representatives Hudgins, Hunt, Ormsby, and Miloscia
Transferring jurisdiction of the state law library to the University of Washington.
Transfers powers, duties, and functions of the Washington state supreme court, pertaining to the state law library, to the University of Washington.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2400
by Representatives Hunt, Hudgins, Upthegrove, Ormsby, Green, Miloscia, and Moscoso
Regarding cost savings and efficiencies in mailing notices of revocation to habitual traffic offenders.
Requires the department of licensing, when mailing notices of revocation to habitual traffic offenders, to send the notice by first-class mail rather than by certified mail.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2401
by Representatives Hunt, Hudgins, Upthegrove, Ormsby, Green, and Miloscia
Regarding cost savings and efficiencies in mailing notices of possible license suspension for noncompliance with child support orders.
Authorizes the department of social and health services, when mailing notices of possible license suspension for noncompliance with child support orders, to send the notice by first-class mail.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2402
by Representatives Hudgins, Hunt, and Ormsby
Transferring ethics enforcement responsibility.
Eliminates the legislative ethics board and the executive ethics board.Transfers complaints or other matters under investigation or consideration by the legislative ethics board or the executive ethics board to the public disclosure commission.Changes the composition of the public disclosure commission.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing and executive session in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2403
by Representative Anderson
Exempting industrial development sites from specified land use regulations.
Exempts the siting and development of industrial development sites from the provisions of the growth management act and the state environmental policy act.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
HB 2404
by Representatives Fitzgibbon, Liias, Pedersen, Pollet, Carlyle, Reykdal, Moscoso, and Jinkins
Reducing the use of disposable checkout bags.
Requires retail stores to only provide certain types of checkout bags.Requires the department of ecology to develop guidelines identifying the specifications of checkout bags.Prohibits local governments from imposing a tax, fee, assessment, surcharge, or other charge on any product satisfying the definition of checkout bag.Provides a business and occupation tax exemption on amounts received by retail stores from customers who provide payment for the use of a recycled paper bag.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2405
by Representatives Goodman, Rodne, Hurst, Kelley, Pearson, Van De Wege, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Pollet, Miloscia, and Blake
Ordering offenders convicted of vehicular homicide due to alcohol or drugs to pay child support for the victims' minor children.
Allows restitution for the crime of vehicular homicide while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug to include payments to help support the minor children of the victim of the vehicular homicide.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2406
by Representatives Takko, Angel, Rodne, Springer, Upthegrove, Haler, Moeller, Kagi, and Miloscia; by request of Attorney General and State Auditor
Exempting video and audio recordings of closed executive session meetings from public inspection and copying.
Exempts from disclosure under the public records act, video and audio recordings of any portion of an executive session from which the public is excluded.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2407
by Representatives Roberts, Green, Ormsby, Reykdal, Moeller, Upthegrove, and Maxwell
Restricting the use of information related to claims resolution structured settlement agreements.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, all information related to individual claims resolution structured settlement agreements, other than final orders from the board of industrial insurance appeals.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2408
by Representatives Johnson, Eddy, Rivers, Hinkle, Clibborn, Wilcox, Angel, Asay, Dickerson, Dammeier, Walsh, Taylor, Ross, Fagan, Chandler, Armstrong, Warnick, Morris, Blake, Takko, Haler, Hurst, Springer, and Parker
Concerning options for addressing seasonal shortages of labor in agriculture.
Provides options for addressing seasonal shortages of labor in agriculture, including strategies for assisting certain persons to work in agriculture and mechanisms for meeting the housing and transportation needs of such workers.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 2409
by Representatives Appleton and Moeller
Concerning disclosures of semen donation.
Requires entities that operate as sperm banks and donors to the bank to disclose certain information.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2410
by Representatives Stanford, Tharinger, Lytton, Fitzgibbon, and Upthegrove
Improving disclosure in real estate transactions of possible limits on reliance on permit exempt wells in future development.
Expands the seller disclosure statement for unimproved residential real property and commercial real estate to include information on the reliability of permit exempt wells.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 2411
by Representatives Haigh, Santos, Hasegawa, Kenney, Upthegrove, McCoy, Hunt, and Ormsby
Regarding high school graduation requirements.
Focuses state high school graduation requirements on the core, foundational knowledge and skills that support career and college readiness, and leave decisions about additional requirements and course selection to local communities, parents, and students.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 2412
by Representatives Kenney, Sells, Reykdal, Moscoso, Miloscia, Green, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Roberts, Hudgins, Cody, and Moeller
Increasing protections for employees under the Washington industrial safety and health act of 1973.
Prohibits discharging or discriminating against an employee for reporting any injury, illness, or unsafe condition to the employer, agent of the employer, safety and health committee involved, or employee safety and health representative involved.Increases penalties for certain violations of the industrial safety and health act.Requires the director of the department of labor and industries to adjust certain civil penalty amounts to account for the percentage increase or decrease in the consumer price index.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2413
by Representatives Reykdal, Sells, Appleton, Ladenburg, Ormsby, Hunt, Moscoso, Ryu, Roberts, Wylie, Green, Hasegawa, McCoy, Kenney, Hudgins, Cody, Moeller, Fitzgibbon, Pollet, and Jinkins
Protecting workers and other community members from pesticide drift.
Prohibits the application of pesticides, in certain locations, by airplane, air-blast sprayer, fumigation, or other application method that poses a substantial risk of pesticide drift.Assigns duties to the department of labor and industries and the department of health relating to investigations and enforcement of violations.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2414
by Representatives Cody, Hinkle, Kelley, Warnick, Green, Schmick, and Harris
Regarding the certification of surgical technologists.
Allows only individuals who meet and maintain minimum standards of competence and conduct to engage in the practice of surgical technology.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2415
by Representatives Buys, Blake, Chandler, Hinkle, Overstreet, Lytton, Johnson, Moeller, Haler, and Parker
Regarding water rights transfer protocols.
Revises water rights transfer protocols to fairly accommodate de facto changes in irrigation practices from classic irrigation methods to the more conservation-minded microirrigation methods.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2416
by Representative Takko
Concerning equitable allocation of auditor costs.
Allows county auditors and recording officers to charge, for searching records per hour, up to the actual cost as established and conspicuously posted by the auditor.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 2417
by Representatives Shea and Reykdal
Increasing the dollar amount for construction of a dock that does not qualify as a substantial development under the shoreline management act.
Increases the dollar amount for construction of a dock that does not qualify as a substantial development under the shoreline management act.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Local Government. | |
HB 2418
by Representatives Hinkle, Haigh, Darneille, Hunt, and Wilcox
Allowing department of fish and wildlife enforcement officers to transfer service credit.
Changes the time in which service credit may be transferred for fish and wildlife enforcement officers.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2419
by Representatives Alexander, Hunt, and Ormsby; by request of Secretary of State
Reducing costs and inefficiencies in elections.
Reduces costs and inefficiencies in elections.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2420
by Representatives Cody, Roberts, and Upthegrove; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Repealing the requirement for a study and report concerning direct practices that the office of the insurance commissioner must provide to the legislature.
Repeals the requirement of the insurance commissioner to submit a study and report on direct care practices.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2421
by Representatives Orwall, Rodne, Ladenburg, Upthegrove, Tharinger, Maxwell, Kelley, Kenney, Kagi, Moscoso, and Jinkins; by request of Washington State Department of Commerce
Modifying the foreclosure fairness act.
Modifies provisions of the foreclosure fairness act.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2422
by Representatives Billig, Haler, Stanford, McCoy, Maxwell, Eddy, Nealey, Crouse, Probst, Liias, Parker, Van De Wege, Upthegrove, Ormsby, Kenney, Morris, and Moscoso
Revising provisions concerning regulation of aviation biofuels production.
Supports the development of commercial-scale aviation biofuels production facilities in the state by facilitating and streamlining the permitting process for new facilities and the expansion of existing facilities and providing access to low-cost financing through the issuance of revenue bonds.Requires the housing finance commission to: (1) Issue bonds for financing project costs of facilities;(2) Make or purchase loans for financing the facilities; or(3) Enter into financing documents relating to the repayment of those loans or the provision of, or security for, debt service on the bonds.Requires Innovate Washington to convene a sustainable aviation biofuels work group.Terminates the work group on June 30, 2015.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Technology, Energy & Communications. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Technology and Energy & Communications at 8:30 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2423
by Representatives Hope, Hurst, and Kelley
Addressing bail for felony offenses.
Modifies provisions relating to bail and appearance bonds and bail bond agents.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness. | |
HB 2424
by Representatives Angel, Ahern, Overstreet, Orcutt, Short, Fagan, McCune, Haler, and Hope
Requiring drug testing for applicants for benefits under the temporary assistance for needy families program.
Requires the department of social and health services to require a drug test to screen each individual who applies for temporary assistance for needy families.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 2425
by Representatives Hunt and McCoy
Concerning the shipping of spirits.
Allows the shipping of spirits to residents of this state who are twenty-one years of age or older for that person's personal use and not for resale.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2426
by Representatives Hunt, Appleton, McCoy, and Ormsby
Prohibiting the issuance of spirits retail licenses to certain membership organizations.
Prohibits the liquor control board from issuing spirits retail licenses to certain membership organizations.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
HB 2427
by Representatives Pettigrew, Dammeier, Finn, Anderson, Probst, Eddy, Dahlquist, Springer, Haigh, Hinkle, Seaquist, Harris, Takko, Walsh, Rivers, Carlyle, Zeiger, Haler, Wilcox, Asay, Hargrove, Fagan, Kelley, Parker, Hurst, Armstrong, Jinkins, and Condotta
Implementing revised teacher and principal evaluation systems.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to establish common components of the teacher and principal evaluation systems in order to assure fairness in the conduct of evaluations and comparability of evaluation results across the state.Requires teachers and principals to have an individual professional growth plan that is informed by the results of the evaluation and designed to assist the teacher or principal in increasing skills and competencies identified in the evaluation.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Education at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2428
by Representatives Pettigrew, Anderson, Finn, Dahlquist, Eddy, Springer, Harris, Seaquist, Hinkle, Walsh, Zeiger, Haler, Wilcox, Hargrove, Fagan, and Condotta
Establishing alternative forms of governance for certain public schools.
Authorizes new school models with alternative forms of school governance that focus on improving academic achievement for educationally disadvantaged students.Authorizes charter schools.Establishes the Washington charter school commission as an independent state agency whose mission is to authorize high quality charter schools throughout the state, particularly schools designed to expand opportunities for educationally disadvantaged students.Establishes the transformation zone district as a statewide school district within the state.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 2429
by Representatives Carlyle, Goodman, Maxwell, Pollet, Billig, Appleton, Roberts, Hurst, Miloscia, and Jinkins
Providing for religious objection to autopsy.
Prohibits, under certain circumstances, a dissection or autopsy from being performed over the objection of a surviving relative or friend of the deceased that the procedure is contrary to the religious belief of the decedent, or if there is otherwise reason to believe that a dissection or autopsy is contrary to the decedent's religious beliefs.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2430
by Representatives Overstreet, Armstrong, Clibborn, Buys, and Moscoso
Increasing the allowable maximum length for vehicles operated on public highways.
Changes the allowable maximum length for vehicles from forty feet to forty-six feet.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2431
by Representatives Reykdal, Appleton, Ladenburg, Green, Ormsby, Moeller, and Kenney
Addressing claim files and compensation under the industrial insurance laws.
Addresses claim files and compensation under the industrial insurance laws.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Labor & Workforce Development. | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Labor & Workforce Development at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2432
by Representatives Moscoso, Ladenburg, Haigh, Jinkins, Appleton, Hope, Orwall, Kirby, Armstrong, Lytton, Goodman, Pollet, Moeller, Reykdal, Hasegawa, Kenney, Maxwell, Tharinger, Sells, Fitzgibbon, Liias, Probst, Blake, Ryu, Hansen, McCoy, Upthegrove, Dunshee, Roberts, Stanford, Kagi, Miloscia, and Darneille
Promoting local intervention and prevention programs for reducing gang violence.
Requires the Washington state partnership council on juvenile justice, when funding is appropriated for this purpose, to award grants to carry out local projects focused on criminal street gang prevention and intervention programs.Creates the criminal street gang prevention and intervention grant program account.Makes an appropriation.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 2433
by Representatives Clibborn, Armstrong, Liias, Rodne, Maxwell, Moeller, Hurst, and Ormsby; by request of Department of Licensing
Authorizing the implementation of a facial recognition matching system for drivers' licenses, permits, and identicards.
Eliminates the biometric matching system and establishes a facial recognition matching system for drivers' licenses, permits, and identicards.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HB 2434
by Representatives Hasegawa, Hudgins, Kenney, Goodman, Appleton, Santos, Ryu, Ladenburg, Dickerson, Sullivan, Green, Pollet, Haigh, Springer, Pettigrew, Cody, Orwall, Fitzgibbon, Roberts, Seaquist, Tharinger, Darneille, Moeller, Jinkins, Miloscia, Eddy, Van De Wege, Stanford, Reykdal, Takko, Ormsby, Maxwell, Kagi, Kirby, Sells, McCoy, Clibborn, Moscoso, Wylie, Lytton, Hunt, Liias, Upthegrove, and Blake
Creating the Washington investment trust.
Creates the Washington investment trust as a legacy institution that amasses sufficient capital reserves to address opportunities now and in the future.Creates the Washington investment trust commission as the primary governing authority of the trust.Creates the trust transition board and the investment trust advisory board.Exempts the trust from payment of all fees and taxes levied by the state or any of its subdivisions.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 2435
by Representatives Green, Harris, Appleton, Jinkins, Walsh, Lytton, Clibborn, Johnson, Dunshee, Rivers, Bailey, Wylie, Moeller, and Ormsby
Limiting prescription drug cost-sharing obligations and out-of-pocket expenses.
Requires health carriers that provide coverage for prescription drugs to provide a single limit on out-of-pocket expenses in all of their health plans.Requires the insurance commissioner to annually adjust the out-of-pocket limits.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2436
by Representatives Haler and Pollet
Requiring quarterly academic advising for students at institutions of higher education.
Requires institutions of higher education, within allocated resources, to require students to meet with an academic advisor at least once per quarter for the purpose of assisting each student to articulate the student's educational program goals, identify program requirements, track the student's progress, and promote completion of the student's degree or certificate.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Higher Education. | |
HB 2437
by Representatives Dickerson and Hinkle; by request of Department of Social and Health Services
Repealing the early supplemental security income transition project.
Repeals the early supplemental security income transition project.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health & Human Services Appropriations & Oversight. | |
HB 2438
by Representatives Jinkins, Van De Wege, Moeller, and Upthegrove
Harmonizing state requirements regarding discrimination against health care providers with federal requirements.
Harmonizes state requirements with federal requirements relating to discrimination against health care providers.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2439
by Representatives Green, Warnick, Cody, Harris, Kelley, Clibborn, Jinkins, Roberts, and Hurst
Allowing persons satisfying physical therapy clinical education requirements to be exempt from licensure while under the direct supervision of a licensed physical therapist assistant.
Allows persons satisfying physical therapy clinical education requirements to be exempt from licensure under certain circumstances.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2440
by Representatives Wilcox, Blake, Chandler, Van De Wege, Warnick, McCune, Johnson, Stanford, Hurst, Hinkle, and Moscoso; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands
Authorizing the department of natural resources to provide wildfire protection services for public lands managed by state agencies.
Authorizes the department of natural resources to provide fire detection, prevention, presuppression, or suppression services on certain nonforested public lands.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2441
by Representatives Bailey and Alexander
Limiting the impact of excess compensation on state retirement system contribution rates by redefining excess compensation.
Revises the definition of "excess compensation" to limit the impact of excess compensation on state retirement system contribution rates.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
HB 2442
by Representatives Bailey and Cody
Clarifying when evidence of insurability may be required for medicare supplement insurance policies.
Clarifies when evidence of insurability may be required for medicare supplement insurance policies.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health Care & Wellness. | |
HB 2443
by Representatives Goodman, Pedersen, Hurst, Kelley, Blake, Fitzgibbon, Ormsby, Hasegawa, and Miloscia
Increasing accountability of persons who drive impaired.
Increases accountability of persons who drive impaired.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for executive session in the House Committee on Judiciary at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2444
by Representatives Morris, Lytton, Hansen, and Ryu
Regarding establishing the Washington center for marine innovation.
Requires the northwest center of excellence for marine manufacturing and technology to convene and staff a work group to develop a public-private entity to be known as the Washington center for marine innovation.Makes an appropriation.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Community & Economic Development & Housing. | |
HB 2445
by Representatives Ryu, Kirby, Upthegrove, Fitzgibbon, Hansen, Roberts, Billig, Stanford, Ormsby, and Moscoso
Regulating mileage-based insurance.
Allows insurers authorized to sell automobile insurance to offer mileage-based insurance.Requires the insurance commissioner to provide information to the public regarding available options that enable consumers to save money on insurance premiums by driving fewer miles each year.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Business & Financial Services. | |
HB 2446
by Representatives Kagi, Roberts, Ormsby, and Kenney
Extending the eligibility period for the working connections child care program.
Extends the eligibility period for the working connections child care program.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
HB 2447
by Representatives Dahlquist, Maxwell, Dammeier, Sullivan, and Moeller
Defining a high school credit for graduation purposes based on the recommendations of the quality education council.
Requires each school district board of directors that grants high school diplomas to adopt a policy that defines a high school credit for purposes of meeting state and local graduation requirements.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 2448
by Representatives Goodman, Walsh, Maxwell, Dammeier, Kagi, Hope, Haigh, Santos, Roberts, Sullivan, Orwall, Dahlquist, Pollet, Jinkins, Lytton, Haler, Dickerson, Moscoso, Appleton, Seaquist, Springer, Kelley, Billig, Ormsby, and Kenney
Creating the high-quality early learning act.
Establishes the high-quality early learning act.Requires the Washington preschool program to be implemented, beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, to provide voluntary preschool opportunities for children three and four years of age.Requires funding for the Washington preschool program to be appropriated to the department of early learning.Requires the early learning advisory council to: (1) Establish a subcommittee to guide the development and implementation of the Washington preschool program; and(2) Establish a preschool readiness subcommittee, which shall be cochaired by the department of early learning and the nongovernmental private-public partnership.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & Human Services. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Early Learning & Human Services at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2449
by Representatives Goodman and Pedersen
Addressing the applicability of statutes of limitation in arbitration proceedings.
Modifies provisions relating to statutes of limitation in arbitration proceedings.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
HB 2450
by Representatives Tharinger, Wylie, Zeiger, Lytton, Fitzgibbon, Upthegrove, Pollet, Ormsby, Kenney, and Moscoso
Adopting the Washington small rechargeable battery stewardship act.
Establishes the Washington small rechargeable battery stewardship act.Provides that the act is void if a federal law takes effect that establishes a national program for the collection and recycling of both used small rechargeable and nonrechargeable batteries.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Environment. | |
| Jan 20 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Environment at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2451
by Representatives Ahern, McCune, and Angel
Regarding school employee workforce reductions.
Addresses school employee workforce reductions.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Education. | |
HB 2452
by Representatives Wylie, Alexander, Kenney, Haigh, Hunt, Hudgins, Harris, McCoy, Ryu, Hasegawa, Springer, Billig, Maxwell, Upthegrove, and Ormsby; by request of Department of Enterprise Services
Centralizing the authority and responsibility for the development, process, and oversight of state procurement of goods and services.
Promotes open competition and transparency for all contracts for goods and services entered into by state agencies.Centralizes within one agency the authority and responsibility for the development and oversight of policies related to state procurement and contracting.Provides that the state develop procurement policies, procedures, and materials that encourage and facilitate state agency purchase of goods and services from Washington small businesses.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to State Government & Tribal Affairs. | |
| Jan 19 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 10:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2453
by Representatives Kretz, Blake, Orcutt, and Overstreet
Regarding denials of forest practices applications.
Prohibits, under certain circumstances, the department of natural resources from denying certain forest practices applications due to the presence of an archaeological object.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources. | |
HB 2454
by Representatives Dickerson, Moeller, and Upthegrove
Protecting qualifying patients of medical marijuana from prosecution for impaired driving when there is no actual impairment.
Prohibits a qualifying patient from being found in violation of certain impaired driving laws or ordinances, based solely on the presence, or presence in a certain concentration, of components or metabolites of cannabis, without other evidence that the qualifying patient was actually impaired.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the House Committee on Judiciary at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
HB 2455
by Representative Kagi
Concerning the covering of loads on public highways.
Requires a vehicle operating on a paved public highway with a load of rocks, susceptible to being dropped, spilled, leaked, or otherwise escaping, to be covered.Prohibits a load of dirt, sand, rocks, or gravel from exceeding the freeboard within the bed.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
HJR 4225
by Representatives Shea, Haler, Overstreet, Taylor, Kristiansen, Ahern, Alexander, Schmick, Condotta, Rodne, Crouse, Wilcox, Buys, Armstrong, Dahlquist, Rivers, Short, Ross, Warnick, Parker, Johnson, Nealey, Bailey, Hargrove, Angel, Fagan, Kretz, McCune, Zeiger, Orcutt, Hinkle, and Pearson
Requiring a balanced budget.
Proposes an amendment to the state Constitution to require a balanced budget.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 5244-S2
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Fraser, Nelson, and Delvin)
Addressing law enforcement crime prevention efforts regarding security alarm systems and crime watch programs for residential and commercial locations.
Exempts from public inspection and copying under the public records act, personally identifying information collected by law enforcement agencies pursuant to local security alarm system programs and vacation crime watch programs.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 15 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Mar 14 | Public hearing in the House Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs at 1:30 PM. | |
| Jan 12 | GO - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 13 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 5355-S2
by Senate Committee on Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Morton, Swecker, and Honeyford)
Regarding notice requirements for special meetings of public agencies.
Addresses requirements for and waivers of notice of special meetings of public agencies.
| Feb 7 | Public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | |
| Feb 15 | Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 6:00 PM. | |
| Jan 12 | GO - Majority; 2nd substitute bill be substituted, do pass. | |
| Minority; without recommendation. | ||
| Executive action taken in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 10:00 AM. | ||
| Jan 13 | Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. | |
SB 6165
by Senators Hargrove, Swecker, Ranker, Pridemore, Nelson, and Rolfes
Creating flexible conservation futures taxing districts.
Authorizes counties to create a flexible conservation futures taxing district for the purpose of acquiring conservation futures and other rights and interests in real property and for maintaining and operating any property acquired with these funds.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6166
by Senators Tom, Keiser, Kohl-Welles, Kline, Hobbs, and Nelson
Concerning cigarette tax revenue for tobacco usage prevention and treatment programs.
Increases the tax on cigarettes.Requires 1.7 million dollars from cigarette tax revenue to be deposited each fiscal year into the tobacco prevention and control account to be used for tobacco use prevention and treatment programs.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6167
by Senators Kohl-Welles and Padden
Regarding criminal identification system information for entities providing emergency shelter, interim housing, or transitional housing.
Allows businesses and organizations that provide emergency shelter, interim housing, or transitional housing for children, persons with developmental disabilities, and low-income or vulnerable adults to request criminal identification system information regarding a prospective client's or resident's conviction record.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Human Services & Corrections. | |
SB 6168
by Senators Ranker, Litzow, Hargrove, and Hatfield
Setting a deadline for developing guidance for the siting of renewable energy facilities in the state's marine waters.
Sets a deadline of December 31, 2012, for the department of commerce to develop guidance for the siting of renewable energy facilities in the state's marine waters.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6169
by Senators Ranker, Litzow, and Hargrove
Establishing the ocean policy advisory council.
Creates the ocean policy advisory council in the executive office of the governor to serve as a forum for communication in order to seek consistency of state, local, and tribal policies concerning ocean issues, including issues relating to resource management, marine and coastal hazards, ocean energy, and ocean research and education issues.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6170
by Senators Ranker, Hargrove, King, and Hatfield
Establishing the working waterfront redevelopment jobs act.
Establishes the working waterfront redevelopment jobs act.Provides a voluntary alternative procedure for satisfying some of the state and local regulatory approvals for job-creating projects involving redevelopment on lands zoned for commercial and industrial uses and incorporating within the project design elements that will provide a net benefit for ecological functions on those lands.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources & Marine Waters at 8:00 AM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6171
by Senators Haugen and King
Modifying the weight limitation for certain vessels exempt from the pilotage act.
Authorizes the board of pilotage commissioners to grant an exemption from the provisions of the pilotage act to a yacht that is not more than seven hundred fifty gross tons (international) and does not exceed two hundred feet in overall length.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Transportation. | |
SB 6172
by Senators Benton, Hobbs, Prentice, Keiser, and Fain; by request of Department of Financial Institutions
Revising franchise investment protection provisions.
Modifies provisions relating to franchise investment protection.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6173
by Senators Hobbs, Benton, Prentice, Keiser, and Fain; by request of Department of Financial Institutions
Concerning nondepository institutions regulated by the department of financial institutions.
Makes technical corrections, modernizes statutes, and streamlines enforcement authorities of nondepository institutions regulated by the department of financial institutions.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
| Jan 18 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Financial Institutions and Housing & Insurance at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6174
by Senators Conway, Pflug, Keiser, and Pridemore
Expanding the types of medications that a public or private school employee may administer to include topical medication, eye drops, and ear drops.
Allows certain public and private school employees to administer topical medication, eye drops, and ear drops to students.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6175
by Senators Pridemore, Swecker, and Prentice
Establishing a government-to-government relationship between state government and federally recognized Indian tribes.
Establishes a government-to-government relationship between state government and federally recognized Indian tribes.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Government Operations and Tribal Relations & Elections at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6176
by Senators Kilmer, Hobbs, and Rolfes; by request of Governor Gregoire
Improving the business climate in this state by simplifying state and local tax and licensing systems.
Establishes the tax and licensing simplification act.Pursues a long-term vision of a single internet portal for business licensing, registration, and tax reporting, to include both state and local governments.Begins the tax and licensing simplification process by: (1) Reducing the number of state business and occupation tax classifications;(2) Requiring greater uniformity between local business and occupation taxes and the state business and occupation tax, with a goal of state-level administration of all local business and occupation taxes by January 1, 2015, or as soon thereafter as possible; and(3) Simplifying local business licensing to facilitate the transition to mandatory issuance and renewal of local business licenses through the state's business licensing system by July 1, 2014, or as soon thereafter as possible, for cities imposing a business and occupation tax, and by January 1, 2018, or as soon thereafter as possible, for all other cities and towns that have a business licensing requirement.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6177
by Senators McAuliffe, Ranker, Shin, and Eide; by request of Governor Gregoire
Regarding certificated employee evaluations.
Modifies provisions relating to evaluations of certain certificated classroom teachers and support personnel.Requires the office of the superintendent of public instruction, subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, to develop and make available a professional development program to support the implementation of the evaluation systems.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6178
by Senators Keiser, Conway, and Shin; by request of Governor Gregoire and Insurance Commissioner
Implementing the affordable care act.
Furthers state implementation of the health benefit exchange and related provisions of the affordable care act.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
| Jan 16 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6179
by Senators Kastama, Carrell, and Regala
Concerning the possession and manufacture of equipment for public safety and military personnel.
Addresses the manufacture, sale, transportation, distribution, and possession of switchblade knives by active military members, general law enforcement agencies, general law enforcement officers, fire or rescue agencies, firefighter or rescue members, and military agencies.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6180
by Senators Swecker and Nelson; by request of Secretary of State
Reducing costs and inefficiencies in elections.
Reduces costs and inefficiencies in elections.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6181
by Senators Keiser, Benton, and Hobbs; by request of Insurance Commissioner
Regulating insurers and insurance products.
Modifies provisions relating to insurers and insurance products.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Financial Institutions, Housing & Insurance. | |
SB 6182
by Senators Morton, Hargrove, Padden, Pflug, Delvin, and Ericksen
Clarifying the circumstances when a confession, admission, or other statement of a criminal defendant may support a conviction.
Clarifies the circumstances under which a confession of a criminal defendant can be supported.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6183
by Senators Morton, Schoesler, and Ericksen
Regarding bid requirements for schools purchasing Washington grown foods and other goods.
Allows a farmer in this state to supplement his or her orders or contract with a school district with food grown outside the state, if the portion of out-of-state food does not exceed twenty-five percent of the total value of the annual orders or contract.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6184
by Senators Morton, Baumgartner, Hill, Fain, Litzow, Swecker, and Padden
Providing persons who pay a vehicle license fee with the opportunity to make a voluntary donation to support state parks.
Requires the department of licensing to provide an opportunity to certain vehicle owners to make a voluntary donation of five dollars, at the time of initial or renewal registration, to be used for the operation and maintenance of state parks.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6185
by Senators Hobbs, Keiser, Pridemore, Nelson, Chase, Kline, Frockt, Ranker, Harper, Tom, Conway, Kohl-Welles, and Murray
Concerning health plan coverage for the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
Requires a health plan that provides coverage for maternity care or services to also provide a covered person with substantially equivalent coverage to permit the voluntary termination of a pregnancy.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6186
by Senator Swecker
Concerning limitations on the taxing authority of counties for emergency medical services.
Addresses limitations on the taxing authority of counties for emergency medical services.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6187
by Senators Pflug and Harper; by request of Attorney General
Concerning claims against the state and governmental entities arising out of tortious conduct.
Removes the exemption of health care injuries from provisions relating to claims against the state and governmental entities arising out of tortious conduct.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6188
by Senators Ranker, Morton, Chase, and Swecker; by request of Department of Ecology
Clarifying procedures for appealing the adoption of a local shoreline master program by ensuring consistency with existing procedural provisions of the growth management act, chapter 36.70A RCW, the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, and the state environmental policy act, chapter 43.21C RCW.
Clarifies procedures for appealing the adoption of a local shoreline master program by ensuring consistency with existing procedural provisions of the growth management act, the administrative procedure act, and the state environmental policy act.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6189
by Senator Ericksen
Concerning the taxation of amusement and recreation services involving amateur sports.
Provides exemptions of business and occupation taxes and sales and use taxes for certain amusement and recreation services involving amateur sports.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6190
by Senator Ericksen
Addressing the designation of urban growth areas.
Addresses the designation of urban growth areas.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6191
by Senator Ericksen
Concerning sales and use taxes related to state transportation projects.
Provides that sales and use taxes due on the site preparation for, the construction of, the acquisition of any related machinery and equipment that will become a part of, and the rental of equipment for use in the state route number 16 corridor improvements project for which a deferral has been granted need not be repaid.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6192
by Senator Ericksen
Defining sprawl and low-density sprawl under the growth management act.
Provides a definition for "sprawl" and "low-density sprawl" for purposes of the growth management act.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6193
by Senator Ericksen
Requiring counties to use the middle range population projection for growth management purposes.
Requires counties, for growth management purposes, to use the middle range population projection.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6194
by Senators Prentice and Swecker; by request of Office of Financial Management
Concerning the administration of medical expense plans for state government retirees.
Transfers certain duties, relating to medical expense plans for state government employees: (1) From the human resources director to the director of the state health care authority; and(2) From the director of personnel to the public employment relations commission.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6195
by Senators Hatfield, Swecker, King, Regala, Ranker, Fraser, and Honeyford; by request of Commissioner of Public Lands
Replacing encumbered state forest lands for the benefit of multiple participating counties.
Authorizes the board of natural resources to: (1) Establish a state forest land pool for small, timber-dependent southwest Washington counties; and(2) If deemed appropriate after a required analysis, use revenue designated for replacement of encumbered state forest land in one county to be pooled with other counties' land replacement funds to purchase forest land within any of the participating counties.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Energy, Natural Resources & Marine Waters. | |
SB 6196
by Senators Harper and Ericksen
Concerning the identification of wineries, breweries, and microbreweries on private labels.
Allows breweries and microbreweries to identify producers on private labels.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection. | |
| Jan 17 | Scheduled for public hearing in the Senate Committee on Labor and Commerce & Consumer Protection at 1:30 PM. (Subject to change) | |
SB 6197
by Senators Conway, Parlette, Keiser, and Becker
Including pharmacists in the legend drug act.
Allows the sale, delivery, or possession of a legend drug when the drug is ordered or prescribed by a licensed pharmacist and authorized by the board of pharmacy.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care. | |
SB 6198
by Senators Pridemore and Swecker; by request of Department of Enterprise Services
Centralizing the authority and responsibility for the development, process, and oversight of state procurement of goods and services.
Promotes open competition and transparency for all contracts for goods and services entered into by state agencies.Centralizes within one agency the authority and responsibility for the development and oversight of policies related to state procurement and contracting.Provides that the state develop procurement policies, procedures, and materials that encourage and facilitate state agency purchase of goods and services from Washington small businesses.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Government Operations, Tribal Relations & Elections. | |
SB 6199
by Senators Roach and Kline
Modifying the penalty for false swearing by a beneficiary.
Modifies the penalty for false swearing by a beneficiary.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Judiciary. | |
SB 6200
by Senator Nelson
Reconvening a stock water working group.
Reconvenes the stock water working group established in chapter 564, Laws of 2009, to review issues surrounding the use of permit-exempt wells for stock-watering purposes and develop recommendations for legislative action.Expires December 31, 2012.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development. | |
SB 6201
by Senator Nelson
Concerning the business and occupation taxation of newspapers and local interest web sites.
Changes the amount of business and occupation taxes for newspapers and local interest web sites.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Ways & Means. | |
SB 6202
by Senators Tom, Litzow, Baumgartner, Kastama, Shin, Hobbs, Fain, Ericksen, Hill, Becker, Delvin, King, Hatfield, and Hewitt
Establishing alternative forms of governance for certain public schools.
Authorizes new school models with alternative forms of school governance that focus on improving academic achievement for educationally disadvantaged students.Authorizes charter schools.Establishes the Washington charter school commission as an independent state agency whose mission is to authorize high quality charter schools throughout the state, particularly schools designed to expand opportunities for educationally disadvantaged students.Establishes the transformation zone district as a statewide school district within the state.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |
SB 6203
by Senators Tom, Litzow, Hobbs, Kastama, Shin, Baumgartner, Fain, Hill, King, Parlette, Delvin, Hatfield, and Hewitt
Implementing revised teacher and principal evaluation systems.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction to establish common components of the teacher and principal evaluation systems in order to assure fairness in the conduct of evaluations and comparability of evaluation results across the state.Requires teachers and principals to have an individual professional growth plan that is informed by the results of the evaluation and designed to assist the teacher or principal in increasing skills and competencies identified in the evaluation.
| Jan 13 | First reading, referred to Early Learning & K-12 Education. | |