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FIFTY-FOURTH DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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House Chamber, Olympia, Friday, March 3, 1995
The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by the Speaker (Representative Horn presiding). The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.
The flag was escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages Lindsay Peterson and J. D. Lindley. Prayer was offered by Pastor Mark Steckiel, Temple Baptist Church of Tacoma.
Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the third order of business.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
March 2, 1995
Mr. Speaker:
The Senate has passed:
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5012,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5092,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5097,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5410,
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5925,
and the same are herewith transmitted.
Marty Brown, Secretary
There being no objection, the House advanced to the fourth order of business.
INTRODUCTIONS AND FIRST READING
HB 2066 by Representatives Hymes, Chandler and Mastin
AN ACT Relating to providing a sales and use tax exemption for bulk sales; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
HB 2067 by Representatives Foreman and Mastin
AN ACT Relating to property tax exemptions for nonprofit arts, scientific, or historical organizations; and amending RCW 84.36.060.
Referred to Committee on Finance.
SSB 5012 by Senate Committee on Natural Resources (originally sponsored by Senator Snyder)
Revising the fee for transfer of fishery licenses.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
SSB 5092 by Senate Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Haugen, Winsley and Quigley)
Authorizing creation of library capital facility areas.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SSB 5097 by Senate Committee on Government Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Swecker, Snyder, Palmer, Haugen and Winsley)
Preserving port district debt limits.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SB 5294 by Senators Sheldon, Winsley, C. Anderson, Haugen, Palmer and Roach
Paying for fire fighters' retirement provisions.
Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
SSB 5410 by Senate Committee on Ecology & Parks (originally sponsored by Senators C. Anderson, Rasmussen, Gaspard, Newhouse, Snyder, Bauer, Kohl, Pelz, Fraser, Sellar, Wood and Roach)
Designating the Washington park arboretum as an official state arboretum.
Referred to Committee on Natural Resources.
Modifying the determination of unemployment insurance contribution rates.
Referred to Committee on Commerce & Labor.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Foreman, the bills listed on today's introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the fifth order of business.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES
March 1, 1995
HB 1060 Prime Sponsor, Representative Lisk: Improving the licensing sections of the Washington state liquor act. Reported by Committee on Appropriations
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Silver, Chairman; Clements, Vice Chairman; Huff, Vice Chairman; Pelesky, Vice Chairman; Sommers, Ranking Minority Member; Valle, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Beeksma; Brumsickle; Carlson; Chappell; Cooke; Crouse; G. Fisher; Foreman; Hargrove; Hickel; Jacobsen; Lambert; Lisk; McMorris; Poulsen; Reams; Rust; Sehlin; Sheahan; Talcott; Thibaudeau and Wolfe.
Voting Yea: Representatives Beeksma, Brumsickle, Carlson, Chappell, Clements, Cooke, Crouse, G. Fisher, Foreman, Hargrove, Hickel, Huff, Jacobsen, Lambert, Lisk, McMorris, Pelesky, Poulsen, Reams, Rust, Sehlin, Sheahan, Silver, Sommers, Talcott, Thibaudeau, Valle and Wolfe.
Excused: Representatives Basich, Dellwo and Grant.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 28, 1995
HB 1076 Prime Sponsor, Representative Sehlin: Revising account names and accounting procedures of the IAC. Reported by Committee on Capital Budget
MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Sehlin, Chairman; Honeyford, Vice Chairman; Ogden, Ranking Minority Member; Chopp, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Costa; Hankins; McMorris; Mitchell; Pennington; Regala; L. Thomas and Valle.
Voting Yea: Representatives Chopp, Costa, Hankins, Honeyford, McMorris, Mitchell, Ogden, Pennington, Regala, Sehlin, L. Thomas and Valle.
Excused: Representative Silver.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
March 1, 1995
HB 1249 Prime Sponsor, Representative Brumsickle: Extending the time for developing essential academic learning requirement Goal 2 assessments. Reported by Committee on Appropriations
MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Silver, Chairman; Huff, Vice Chairman; Pelesky, Vice Chairman; Sommers, Ranking Minority Member; Valle, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Beeksma; Brumsickle; Carlson; Chappell; Cooke; Crouse; G. Fisher; Foreman; Hargrove; Hickel; Jacobsen; Lambert; Lisk; McMorris; Poulsen; Reams; Rust; Sehlin; Sheahan; Talcott; Thibaudeau and Wolfe.
Voting Yea: Representatives Beeksma, Brumsickle, Carlson, Chappell, Clements, Cooke, Crouse, G. Fisher, Foreman, Hargrove, Hickel, Huff, Jacobsen, Lambert, Lisk, McMorris, Pelesky, Poulsen, Reams, Rust, Sehlin, Sheahan, Silver, Sommers, Talcott, Thibaudeau, Valle and Wolfe.
Excused: Representatives Basich, Dellwo and Grant.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 28, 1995
HB 1399 Prime Sponsor, Representative Silver: Providing for a modified zero-based budget review. Reported by Committee on Appropriations
MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Silver, Chairman; Clements, Vice Chairman; Huff, Vice Chairman; Sommers, Ranking Minority Member; Valle, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Basich; Beeksma; Brumsickle; Carlson; Chappell; Cooke; Crouse; Dellwo; Foreman; Grant; Hargrove; Hickel; Jacobsen; Lambert; Lisk; McMorris; Poulsen; Sehlin; Sheahan; Talcott and Thibaudeau.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representative Rust.
Voting Yea: Representatives Basich, Beeksma, Brumsickle, Carlson, Chappell, Clements, Cooke, Foreman, Grant, Hargrove, Hickel, Huff, Jacobsen, Lambert, Lisk, McMorris, Pelesky, Poulsen, Reams, Sehlin, Sheahan, Silver, Sommers, Talcott, Thibaudeau, Valle and Wolfe.
Voting Nay: Representative Rust.
Excused: Representatives Crouse, Dellwo and G. Fisher.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 28, 1995
HB 1430 Prime Sponsor, Representative Carlson: Exempting certain employers from additional retirement contributions. Reported by Committee on Appropriations
MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Silver, Chairman; Clements, Vice Chairman; Huff, Vice Chairman; Pelesky, Vice Chairman; Sommers, Ranking Minority Member; Valle, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Basich; Beeksma; Brumsickle; Carlson; Chappell; Cooke; Crouse; Dellwo; Foreman; Grant; Hargrove; Hickel; Jacobsen; Lambert; Lisk; McMorris; Poulsen; Reams; Rust; Sehlin; Sheahan; Talcott; Thibaudeau and Wolfe.
Voting Yea: Representatives Basich, Beeksma, Brumsickle, Carlson, Chappell, Clements, Cooke, Foreman, Grant, Hargrove, Hickel, Huff, Jacobsen, Lambert, Lisk, McMorris, Pelesky, Poulsen, Reams, Sehlin, Sheahan, Rust, Silver, Sommers, Talcott, Thibaudeau, Valle and Wolfe.
Excused: Representatives Crouse, Dellwo and G. Fisher.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 28, 1995
HB 1507 Prime Sponsor, Representative Ogden: Requiring a process to solicit proposals for and prioritize heritage capital projects. Reported by Committee on Capital Budget
MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives Sehlin, Chairman; Honeyford, Vice Chairman; Ogden, Ranking Minority Member; Chopp, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Costa; Hankins; McMorris; Mitchell; Pennington; Regala; L. Thomas and Valle.
Voting Yea: Representatives Chopp, Costa, Hankins, Honeyford, McMorris, Mitchell, Ogden, Pennington, Regala, Sehlin, L. Thomas and Valle.
Excused: Representative Silver.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
February 28, 1995
HB 1788 Prime Sponsor, Representative K. Schmidt: Providing for more flexibility in the motor vehicle fund distributions to cities and counties. Reported by Committee on Transportation
MAJORITY recommendation: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by Representatives K. Schmidt, Chairman; Benton, Vice Chairman; Mitchell, Vice Chairman; Skinner, Vice Chairman; Hatfield, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Backlund; Blanton; Brown; Buck; Cairnes; Chandler; Chopp; Hankins; Horn; Johnson; Koster; McMahan; Ogden; Quall; Robertson; Romero; D. Schmidt; Scott and Tokuda.
MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representative R. Fisher, Ranking Minority Member.
Voting Yea: Representatives Backlund, Benton, Blanton, Brown, Buck, Cairnes, Chandler, Chopp, Elliot, Hankins, Hatfield, Horn, Johnson, Koster, Mitchell, Ogden, Patterson, Quall, Robertson, Romero, D. Schmidt, K. Schmidt, Scott, Skinner and Tokuda.
Voting Nay: Representative R. Fisher.
Excused: Representative McMahan.
Passed to Committee on Rules for second reading.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Foreman, the bills listed on today's committee reports under the fifth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the sixth order of business; Suspension Calendar.
SECOND READING
HOUSE BILL NO. 1008, by Representatives Carlson, Ogden and Boldt
Providing wine and beer educator's licenses.
The bill was read the second time.
There being no objection, the committee recommendation be adopted and the substitute bill be advanced to third reading. The motion was carried.
Representatives Carlson and Ogden spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Brown, Representatives Veloria and G. Fisher were excused.
The Speaker (Representative Horn presiding) stated the question before the House to be final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1008.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1008, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 94, Nays - 0, Absent - 2, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Appelwick, Backlund, Basich, Beeksma, Benton, Blanton, Boldt, Brown, Brumsickle, Buck, Cairnes, Campbell, Carlson, Carrell, Casada, Chandler, Chappell, Chopp, Clements, Cody, Cole, Conway, Cooke, Costa, Crouse, Delvin, Dickerson, Dyer, Ebersole, Elliot, Fisher, R., Foreman, Fuhrman, Goldsmith, Grant, Hankins, Hargrove, Hatfield, Hickel, Honeyford, Horn, Huff, Hymes, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kessler, Koster, Kremen, Lambert, Lisk, Mason, Mastin, McMahan, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Mulliken, Ogden, Padden, Patterson, Pelesky, Pennington, Poulsen, Quall, Radcliff, Reams, Regala, Robertson, Romero, Rust, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Scott, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sheldon, Sherstad, Silver, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Stevens, Talcott, Thibaudeau, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Tokuda, Valle, Van Luven, Wolfe and Mr. Speaker - 94.
Absent: Representatives Ballasiotes and Dellwo - 2.
Excused: Representatives Fisher, G. and Veloria - 2.
Substitute House Bill No. 1008, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1100, by Representatives Scott, Appelwick, Padden, Honeyford, Brumsickle, Silver, Campbell, Mitchell, Hickel, Costa and Sherstad
Notifying parents of their children's driver's license suspensions.
The bill was read the second time.
There being no objection, the committee recommendation be adopted and the substitute bill be advanced to third reading.
Representatives Scott and Padden spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Talcott, Representative Ballasiotes was excused.
The Speaker (Representative Horn presiding) stated the question before the House to be final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1100.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1100, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 95, Nays - 0, Absent - 1, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Appelwick, Backlund, Basich, Beeksma, Benton, Blanton, Boldt, Brown, Brumsickle, Buck, Cairnes, Campbell, Carlson, Carrell, Casada, Chandler, Chappell, Chopp, Clements, Cody, Cole, Conway, Cooke, Costa, Crouse, Delvin, Dickerson, Dyer, Ebersole, Elliot, Fisher, G., Fisher, R., Foreman, Fuhrman, Goldsmith, Grant, Hankins, Hargrove, Hatfield, Hickel, Honeyford, Horn, Huff, Hymes, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kessler, Koster, Kremen, Lambert, Lisk, Mason, Mastin, McMahan, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Mulliken, Ogden, Padden, Patterson, Pelesky, Pennington, Poulsen, Quall, Radcliff, Reams, Regala, Robertson, Romero, Rust, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Scott, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sheldon, Sherstad, Silver, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Stevens, Talcott, Thibaudeau, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Tokuda, Valle, Van Luven, Wolfe and Mr. Speaker - 95.
Absent: Representative Dellwo - 1.
Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Veloria - 2.
Yeas - 56, Nays - 34, Absent - 0, Excused - 8.
Substitute House Bill No. 1100, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed.
The Speaker (Representative Horn presiding) declared the House to be at ease.
The Speaker called the House to order.
HOUSE BILL NO. 1481, by Representatives Cooke, Lambert, Mielke, Van Luven, Elliot, Schoesler, D. Schmidt, Sherstad, Huff, Buck, Clements, McMorris, Johnson, Blanton, Hickel, Boldt, Backlund, Mulliken, Robertson, Goldsmith, L. Thomas, McMahan, Talcott, Cairnes, Thompson, Beeksma, Benton, Foreman, Sehlin, Sheahan and Mitchell
Requiring AFDC contracts and making additional changes in public assistance laws.
The bill was read the second time. On motion of Representative Silver, Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481 was substituted for House Bill No. 1481 and the second substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.
Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481 was read the second time.
Representative Tokuda moved adoption of the following amendment by Representative Tokuda:
On page 2,line 8, after "responsibility;" insert "and"
On page 2, line 10, after "children" strike all material through "program" on line 13
On page 2, line 38, beginning with "(g)" strike all material through "minors;" on page 3, line 1
On page 4, beginning on line 33, strike all of section 6
Representatives Tokuda and Ebersole spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Cooke spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
The amendment was not adopted.
Representative Brown moved adoption of the following amendment by Representative Brown:
On page 2, line 31 after "programs" strike all material through "children" on line 33
On page 3, beginning on line 20, strike all of section 3
Representatives Brown, Dellwo, Mastin and G. Fisher spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representatives Cooke, Mielke and Smith spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
The amendment was not adopted.
Representative Cooke moved adoption of the following amendment by Representative Cooke:
On page 3, line 10, after "least" strike "thirty" and insert "ninety"
On page 3, line 15, after "three" strike "on the effective date of this section"
On page 3, line 15, after "This" insert "one-time"
On page 3, line 16, after "birthday" insert "and does not apply to any subsequent children"
On page 3, line 19, after "apply." insert "The provisions of section 3 of this act apply to caretakers under this subsection."
On page 3, line 25, after "initial" insert "application or"
On page 3, line 30, after "made" insert "or"
Representative Cooke spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Thibaudeau spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
The amendment was adopted.
Representative Cooke moved adoption of the following amendment by Representative Cooke:
On page 4, line 16, beginning with "However" strike all material through "if" on line 17 and insert "Monthly benefit payments may be extended for a maximum of six months after such twenty-four monthly payments if"
On page 4, line 27 strike "that will end within six months"
Representative Cooke spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Chappell spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
The amendment was adopted.
Representative Cooke moved adoption of the following amendment by Representative Cooke:
On page 4, beginning on line 22, after "(b)" strike all material through "(c)" on line 24
On page 4, at the beginning on line 26, strike "(d)" and insert "(c)"
On page 5, beginning on line 4, strike all of section 7
Representative Cooke spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representatives Mastin and Thibaudeau spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Cooke again spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Appelwick demanded an electronic roll call vote and the demand was sustained.
MOTIONS
On motion of Representative Talcott, Representatives McMahan, Huff, Hargrove, K. Schmidt, Johnson and Smith were excused.
On motion of Representative Brown, Representative Sheldon was excused.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on adoption of the amendment on page 4, beginning on line 22, to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481 and the amendment was adopted by the following vote: Yeas - 56, Nays - 34, Absent - 0, Excused - 8.
Voting yea: Representatives Backlund, Beeksma, Benton, Blanton, Boldt, Brumsickle, Buck, Cairnes, Campbell, Carlson, Carrell, Casada, Chandler, Clements, Cooke, Crouse, Delvin, Dyer, Elliot, Foreman, Fuhrman, Goldsmith, Hankins, Hickel, Honeyford, Horn, Hymes, Koster, Kremen, Lambert, Lisk, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Mulliken, Padden, Pelesky, Pennington, Radcliff, Reams, Robertson, Schmidt, D., Schoesler, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sherstad, Silver, Skinner, Smith, Stevens, Talcott, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Van Luven and Mr. Speaker - 56.
Voting nay: Representatives Appelwick, Basich, Brown, Chappell, Chopp, Cody, Cole, Conway, Costa, Dellwo, Dickerson, Ebersole, Fisher, G., Fisher, R., Grant, Hatfield, Jacobsen, Kessler, Mason, Mastin, Morris, Ogden, Patterson, Poulsen, Quall, Regala, Romero, Rust, Scott, Sommers, Thibaudeau, Tokuda, Valle and Wolfe - 34.
Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes, Hargrove, Huff, Johnson, McMahan, Schmidt, K., Sheldon and Veloria - 8.
Representative Romero moved adoption of the following amendment by Representative Romero:
On page 4, line 25, strike "or"
On page 4, line 27, after "months" insert "; or
(e) The caretaker is a victim of domestic violence"
Representatives Romero, Regala, Kessler and Brown spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representatives Cooke and Lambert spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Appelwick demanded an electronic roll call vote and the demand was sustained.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on adoption of the amendment on page 4, line 25, to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481, and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote: Yeas - 40, Nays - 55, Absent - 1, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Appelwick, Basich, Benton, Brown, Chappell, Chopp, Cody, Cole, Conway, Costa, Dellwo, Dickerson, Ebersole, Fisher, G., Fisher, R., Grant, Hankins, Hatfield, Jacobsen, Kessler, Kremen, Mason, Mastin, Mitchell, Morris, Ogden, Patterson, Pennington, Poulsen, Quall, Regala, Romero, Rust, Scott, Sheldon, Sommers, Thibaudeau, Tokuda, Valle and Wolfe - 40.
Voting nay: Representatives Backlund, Beeksma, Blanton, Boldt, Brumsickle, Buck, Cairnes, Campbell, Carlson, Carrell, Casada, Chandler, Clements, Cooke, Crouse, Delvin, Dyer, Elliot, Foreman, Fuhrman, Goldsmith, Hargrove, Hickel, Honeyford, Horn, Huff, Hymes, Johnson, Koster, Lambert, Lisk, McMahan, McMorris, Mielke, Mulliken, Padden, Pelesky, Radcliff, Robertson, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sherstad, Silver, Skinner, Smith, Stevens, Talcott, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Van Luven and Mr. Speaker - 55.
Absent: Representative Reams - 1.
Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Veloria - 2.
Representative Chopp moved adoption of the following amendment by Representative Chopp:
On page 4, line 27 after "months" insert "; or
(e) The caretaker would become homeless as a result of losing the monthly benefit payment"
Representative Chopp spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Cooke spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Appelwick demanded an electronic roll call vote and the demand was sustained.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on adoption of the amendment on page 4, line 25, to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481, and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote: Yeas - 32, Nays - 63, Absent - 1, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Appelwick, Basich, Brown, Chopp, Cody, Cole, Conway, Costa, Dellwo, Dickerson, Ebersole, Fisher, G., Fisher, R., Grant, Hatfield, Jacobsen, Kessler, Mason, Mastin, Morris, Ogden, Patterson, Poulsen, Quall, Regala, Romero, Rust, Scott, Sommers, Tokuda, Valle and Wolfe - 32.
Voting nay: Representatives Backlund, Beeksma, Benton, Blanton, Boldt, Brumsickle, Buck, Cairnes, Campbell, Carlson, Carrell, Casada, Chandler, Chappell, Clements, Cooke, Crouse, Delvin, Dyer, Elliot, Foreman, Fuhrman, Goldsmith, Hankins, Hargrove, Hickel, Honeyford, Horn, Huff, Hymes, Johnson, Koster, Kremen, Lambert, Lisk, McMahan, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Mulliken, Padden, Pelesky, Pennington, Radcliff, Reams, Robertson, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sheldon, Sherstad, Silver, Skinner, Smith, Stevens, Talcott, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Van Luven and Mr. Speaker - 63.
Absent: Representative Thibaudeau - 1.
Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Veloria - 2.
Representative Patterson moved adoption of the following amendment by Representative Patterson:
On page 4, line 25 strike "or"
On page 4, beginning on line 27 after "months" insert "; or
(e) The caretaker's child or children would be placed in foster care as a result of the termination of the monthly benefit payment"
Representatives Patterson and Appelwick spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representatives Cooke and Thibaudeau spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Appelwick demanded an electronic roll call vote and the demand was sustained.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on adoption of the amendment on page 4, line 25 to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481, and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote: Yeas - 39, Nays - 57, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Appelwick, Basich, Brown, Chappell, Chopp, Cody, Cole, Conway, Costa, Dellwo, Dickerson, Dyer, Ebersole, Fisher, G., Fisher, R., Grant, Hatfield, Huff, Jacobsen, Kessler, Kremen, Mason, Mastin, Morris, Ogden, Patterson, Pennington, Poulsen, Quall, Regala, Romero, Rust, Scott, Sheldon, Sommers, Thibaudeau, Tokuda, Valle and Wolfe - 39.
Voting nay: Representatives Backlund, Beeksma, Benton, Blanton, Boldt, Brumsickle, Buck, Cairnes, Campbell, Carlson, Carrell, Casada, Chandler, Clements, Cooke, Crouse, Delvin, Elliot, Foreman, Fuhrman, Goldsmith, Hankins, Hargrove, Hickel, Honeyford, Horn, Hymes, Johnson, Koster, Lambert, Lisk, McMahan, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Mulliken, Padden, Pelesky, Radcliff, Reams, Robertson, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sherstad, Silver, Skinner, Smith, Stevens, Talcott, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Van Luven and Mr. Speaker - 57.
Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Veloria - 2.
Representative Patterson moved adoption of the following amendment by Representative Patterson:
On page 9, after line 2, insert the following new section:
"Sec. 12. RCW 26.16.205 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 2 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
The expenses of the family and the education of the children, including stepchildren and including any child of whom their minor child is a biological parent, are chargeable upon the property of both husband and wife, or either of them, and they may be sued jointly or separately. When a petition for dissolution of marriage or a petition for legal separation is filed, the court may, upon motion of the stepparent, terminate the obligation to support the stepchildren or children of the stepchildren. The obligation to support stepchildren and children of stepchildren shall cease upon the entry of a decree of dissolution, decree of legal separation, or death. The obligation of a husband and wife to support a child of their minor child terminates when their minor child reaches eighteen years of age. However, this termination rule does not apply in the case of a stepparent provided an earlier termination date under this section."
Representatives Patterson, Cooke and Clements spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Padden demanded an electronic roll call vote and the demand was sustained.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on adoption of the amendment on page 9, after line 2, to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481, and the amendment was adopted by the following vote: Yeas - 96, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Appelwick, Backlund, Basich, Beeksma, Benton, Blanton, Boldt, Brown, Brumsickle, Buck, Cairnes, Campbell, Carlson, Carrell, Casada, Chandler, Chappell, Chopp, Clements, Cody, Cole, Conway, Cooke, Costa, Crouse, Dellwo, Delvin, Dickerson, Dyer, Ebersole, Elliot, Fisher, G., Fisher, R., Foreman, Fuhrman, Goldsmith, Grant, Hankins, Hargrove, Hatfield, Hickel, Honeyford, Horn, Huff, Hymes, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kessler, Koster, Kremen, Lambert, Lisk, Mason, Mastin, McMahan, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Mulliken, Ogden, Padden, Patterson, Pelesky, Pennington, Poulsen, Quall, Radcliff, Reams, Regala, Robertson, Romero, Rust, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Scott, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sheldon, Sherstad, Silver, Skinner, Smith, Sommers, Stevens, Talcott, Thibaudeau, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Tokuda, Valle, Van Luven, Wolfe and Mr. Speaker - 96.
Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Veloria - 2.
Representative Brown moved adoption of the following amendment by Representative Brown:
On page 9, after line 2 insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec.12. A recipient of aid to families with dependent children may earn and keep the first thirty dollars and one-third of the remaining amount earned without having the monthly benefit payment reduced by that amount."
Representatives Brown, Mastin, Conway and G. Fisher spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Cooke spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Brown again spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment and Representative Cooke again spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Brown yielded to a question by Representative Smith.
Representative Smith: Would the amount that they can start to offset, the one-third start, from the beginning as soon as they go on the program? And then two where would the two-thirds money go, would it go back to the state or would the employer keep it.
Representative Brown: Thank you for that question. Currently this is in place already for four months that is why I kept the same formula. Because the Federal Government has it in place for the first four months. The Federal Government already has an option to the states to extend it beyond. So we don't need a waiver on this one other states have done it. What happens when you start earning the income at this point, is that you will receive a Welfare grant reduced by two-thirds of the income. In other words, you'll get an income and grant will go down two-thirds of your income. The thirty dollars and one-third will be, the better off you will be than the regular Welfare person whose not working and so it will go back to the state.
Representative Appelwick demanded an electronic roll call vote and the demand was sustained.
Representative Brown yielded to a question by Representative Mastin.
Representative Mastin: Is it true that Welfare recipients that go on Welfare and have a history of working they are more likely to get off Welfare at an expedited rate?
Representative Brown: The evidence shows that even when you get on a job that is low paid or part-time that you are more likely to get off permanently by having that whatever around of work experience you have, it increases the likelihood that you'll get off permanently.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on adoption of the amendment on page 9, after line 2, to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481, and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote: Yeas - 39, Nays - 57, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Appelwick, Basich, Brown, Chappell, Chopp, Cody, Cole, Conway, Costa, Dellwo, Dickerson, Ebersole, Fisher, G., Fisher, R., Grant, Hatfield, Jacobsen, Kessler, Kremen, Mason, Mastin, Morris, Ogden, Patterson, Pennington, Poulsen, Quall, Regala, Romero, Rust, Scott, Sheldon, Smith, Sommers, Talcott, Thibaudeau, Tokuda, Valle and Wolfe - 39.
Voting nay: Representatives Backlund, Beeksma, Benton, Blanton, Boldt, Brumsickle, Buck, Cairnes, Campbell, Carlson, Carrell, Casada, Chandler, Clements, Cooke, Crouse, Delvin, Dyer, Elliot, Foreman, Fuhrman, Goldsmith, Hankins, Hargrove, Hickel, Honeyford, Horn, Huff, Hymes, Johnson, Koster, Lambert, Lisk, McMahan, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Mulliken, Padden, Pelesky, Radcliff, Reams, Robertson, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sherstad, Silver, Skinner, Stevens, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Van Luven and Mr. Speaker - 57.
Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Veloria - 2.
With the consent of the House, amendment numbers 100 and 101 to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481 were withdrawn.
Representative Ebersole moved the adoption of the following amendment by Representative Ebersole:
On page 15, after line 14, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. Any savings resulting from the provisions of this act during the 1995-97 biennium shall be used to provide employment child care subsidies for low-income working families who have never received public assistance from the state of Washington under Title 74 RCW."
Representatives Ebersole and Thibaudeau spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representatives Cooke and Mielke spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Ebersole again spoke in favor of adoption of the amendment.
The amendment was not adopted.
Representative Sommers moved adoption of the following amendment by Representative Sommers:
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"PART I - TIME LIMITS ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
Sec. 101. RCW 74.12.420 and 1994 c 299 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
The legislature recognizes that long-term recipients of aid to families with dependent children may require a period of several years to attain economic self-sufficiency. To provide incentives for long-term recipients to leave public assistance and accept paid employment, the legislature finds that less punitive and onerous sanctions than those required by the federal government are appropriate. The legislature finds that a ten percent reduction in grants for long-term recipients that may be replaced through earned income is a more positive approach than sanctions required by the federal government for long-term recipients who fail to comply with requirements of the job opportunities and basic skills program. A long-term recipient shall not be subject to two simultaneous sanctions for failure to comply with the participation requirements of the job opportunities and basic skills program and for exceeding the length of stay provisions of this section.
(1) After ((forty-eight)) twenty-four monthly benefit payments in ((a)) the preceding sixty-month period, and after each of three additional twelve monthly benefit payments, the aid to families with dependent children monthly benefit payment shall be reduced by ten percent of the payment standard((, except that)). After seventy-two full or partial monthly benefit payments, a recipient is ineligible for monthly benefit payments for two years. After ((forty-eight)) thirty-six monthly payments in ((a)) the preceding sixty-month period, full monthly benefit payments may be made if:
(a) The person is incapacitated or is needed in the home to care for a member of the household who is incapacitated;
(b) The person is needed in the home to care for a child who is under three years of age;
(c) There are no adults in the assistance unit;
(d) The person is ((cooperating in the development and implementation of an employability plan)) actively participating in the job opportunities and basic skills training program while receiving aid to families with dependent children and no present full-time, part-time, or unpaid work experience job is offered; ((or))
(e) During a month in which a grant reduction would be imposed under this section, the person is participating in an unpaid work experience program;
(f) Child care is not made available by the department; or
(g) The person was not offered services by the job opportunities and basic skills program at least six months before the benefit reduction.
(2) ((For purposes of determining the amount of the food stamp benefit for recipients subject to benefit reductions provided for in subsection (1) of this section, countable income from the aid to families with dependent children program shall be set at the payment standard.
(3))) For purposes of determining monthly benefit payments for two-parent aid to families with dependent children households, the length of stay criterion will be applied to the parent with the longer history of public assistance receipt.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 102. A new section is added to chapter 74.12 RCW to read as follows:
A recipient's length of stay shall be determined based on actual months of receipt of public assistance, including months of receipt of public assistance before the effective date of this section. Benefits shall not be reduced under this section before July 1, 1996.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 103. A new section is added to chapter 74.12 RCW to read as follows:
A family receiving or applying for assistance under the aid to families with dependent children program shall enter into a contract satisfying the requirements of this section. The contract shall be entered into by the department of social and health services and the recipient on a form prescribed by the department. The contract shall include a list of available benefits to which the family is eligible, a summary of the responsibilities the recipient must accept, and related conditions of benefits, including time limits and benefit reductions.
PART II - TAX INCENTIVES FOR BUSINESS
TO TRAIN AND HIRE PUBLIC ASSISTANCE RECIPIENTS
NEW SECTION. Sec. 201. It is the intent of the legislature that the department of social and health services, the employment security department, the work force training and education coordinating board, the department of community, trade, and economic development, and the community and technical colleges work together to market the tax incentive program established under section 205 of this act.
The goals of the tax incentive program are to give employers incentives to hire and train public assistance recipients and to increase the employability of public assistance recipients.
The legislature intends to achieve these goals through the provision of tax incentives in the form of tax credits for persons who agree, in writing, to hire and train recipients of aid to families with dependent children.
The legislature finds that incentives should be targeted by allowing smaller incentives to employers of recipients who have already achieved the higher levels of education and job experience while providing larger incentives for employers of recipients who are less job ready.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 202. (1) A person shall be allowed a credit against tax due under chapter 82.04 or 82.16 RCW of an amount equal to one hundred twenty percent of the payment made by an employer to a qualified training institution under a training plan for training a qualified employee, subject to the limitations set forth in this section. A person may not receive a credit for the same amounts under both chapters 82.04 and 82.16 RCW.
(2) A person claiming the credit shall file an affidavit form prescribed by the department, which shall include the amount of the credit claimed and additional information as the department may require.
(3)(a) The tax credit in respect to any qualified employee may not in a calendar year exceed:
(i) The lesser of eight percent of the qualified employee's gross annual wages or one thousand two hundred dollars in the case of a category 1 qualified employee;
(ii) The lesser of sixteen percent of the qualified employee's gross annual wages or two thousand four hundred dollars, in the case of a category 2 qualified employee; or
(iii) The lesser of twenty-four percent of the qualified employee's gross annual wages or three thousand six hundred dollars in the case of a category 3 qualified employee.
(b) The office of financial management shall, by December 1, 1995, for calendar year 1996, and by December 1, each year thereafter by December 1 adjust the payment maximums under this subsection (3) to reflect inflation, using the previous calendar year's limit adjusted by an appropriate federal inflationary index reflecting the rate of inflation for the previous year. The department shall publish the new payment maximums.
(4) The credit in respect to any qualified employee may not be taken:
(a) For more than one year of training in the case of a category 1 qualified employee; or
(b) For more than three years of training in the case of a category 2 or category 3 qualified employee.
(5) The credit shall be taken against taxes due for the same calendar year in which the payment is made to the qualified training institution and must be claimed by the due date of the last tax return for the calendar year in which the payment is made to the qualified training institution.
(6) The department shall allow accrual of tax credits to a successor employer, if the business or firm is sold, assigned, conveyed, or otherwise transferred.
(7) Total credits allowed to all persons claiming credits may not exceed fifteen million dollars in any biennium.
(8) This section shall expire December 31, 2003.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 203. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter and sections 205 through 208 of this act, unless the context indicates otherwise.
(1) "Gross annual wages" means salary, wages, tips, and other compensation paid to a qualified employee paid by an employer claiming the credit under this section during the calendar year for which the credit is claimed.
(2) "Qualified employee" and "category 1, 2, or 3 qualified employee" means a person certified as such by the department of social and health services who is hired before June 30, 2000. "Qualified employee" does not include any person hired by an employer to replace strikers or locked-out workers.
(3) "Qualified training institution" means a community or technical college, four-year college or university, public or private institution, apprenticeship programs recognized by the Washington state apprenticeship and training council, or a private industry council that has entered into a training plan that provides for the training of a qualified employee of a person claiming the credit under this section.
(4) "Person" has the meaning given in RCW 82.04.030.
(5) "Training plan" means a written agreement, signed by a qualified employee, a union or other employee bargaining representative if the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, a qualified training institution, the department of social and health services or a designee of the department, and an employer claiming the credit under this section, which specifies the amount that the employer will pay the qualified training institution for the payment costs for the qualified employee, the learning objectives that will be achieved by the training, and a statement of progressively increasing scale of wages to be paid to the employee during the training plan period, using a wage scale that exceeds federal poverty levels for a family of three.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 204. Chapter 82.32 RCW applies to the administration of this chapter.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 205. (1) The tax incentive program is hereby established. The department of social and health services is authorized to enter into training plans. The department of social and health services shall by rule adopt guidelines for the tax incentive program. The guidelines shall include, but are not limited to:
(a) Designation of three categories of eligible aid to families with dependent children recipients. The department of social and health services shall by rule establish criteria for assigning recipients into categories 1, 2, and 3. In establishing the criteria, the department shall consider the degree of work experience, training, wage and employment history, and education, category 1 representing recipients with the highest degree of job readiness.
(b) Selection criteria that includes establishment of a pool of prospective public assistance participants.
(c) A restriction on the total number of employees that an employer may have in the program, except that no more than twenty percent of the employers' employees may participate in the program.
(d) A requirement that the employer participate in the earned income tax credit program.
(e) Standards regarding length of training plans, requiring the training institution to design the plan length so that it meets accepted training standards for that industry or profession. Training plans may not exceed three years.
(2) Qualified training institutions are deemed accredited for the purposes of this chapter if they meet national standards, standards of the state board for community and technical colleges, or standards of the work force training and education coordinating board.
(3) The department of social and health services may contract with a public or private entity to carry out the department's duties under this chapter. The department of social and health services reserves the right to withdraw designation of authority to this entity without showing cause.
(4) The department of social and health services shall manage the program so that the total amount of credits by all persons claiming tax credits under sections 201 through 204 of this act does not exceed fifteen million dollars in any biennium. The department shall enter into contracts with employers on a first-come, first-serve basis. The department shall not enter into contracts if the potential amount of credits by all persons potentially claiming credits will exceed fifteen million dollars in any biennium.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 206. The department of social and health services may institute an experimental and control group study under this program. The department, in carrying out this study, may select particular recipients or categories of recipients, and is not subject to claims of discrimination from recipients who are not participating in the experimental group, if the selection process is in the furtherance of a valid public purpose.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 207. The department of social and health services, the employment security department, the department of community, trade, and economic development, and the community and technical colleges shall cooperate and coordinate among the existing state and federal assistance and training programs to focus the efforts of enrollees and programs to most effectively achieve results from the various programs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 208. (1) No training plans may be entered into after June 30, 2000. Contracts in effect on June 30, 2000, shall continue in effect according to the terms of the contract.
(2) If the program under chapter . . ., Laws of 1995 (this act) is terminated before June 30, 2000, persons eligible for tax credits at the time of program termination under sections 201 through 205 of this act shall receive such credits, subject to the limitations in section 202(7) of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 209. The department of revenue and the department of social and health services shall perform an assessment of the results of the tax incentive program created by chapter . . ., Laws of 1995 (this act) and deliver a report on the assessment to the governor and the legislature by December 1, 1999. The assessment shall measure the effect of the tax incentive program on increasing self-sufficiency of public assistance recipients, and other factors the department of revenue and the department of social and health services may select.
PART III - REQUIRING MANDATORY PARTICIPATION
IN THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND BASIC SKILLS PROGRAM
Sec. 301. RCW 74.25.020 and 1993 c 312 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department of social and health services is authorized to contract with public and private employment and training agencies and other public service entities to provide services prescribed or allowed under the federal social security act, as amended, to carry out the purposes of the jobs training program. The department of social and health services has sole authority and responsibility to carry out the job opportunities and basic skills training program. No contracting entity shall have the authority to review, change, or disapprove any administrative decision, or otherwise substitute its judgment for that of the department of social and health services as to the application of policies and rules adopted by the department of social and health services.
(2) ((To the extent feasible under federal law, the department of social and health services and all entities contracting with it shall give first priority of service to individuals volunteering for program participation)) The department of social and health services shall develop a realistic schedule for the phase-in of client participation in the job opportunities and basic skills training program based on the availability of state and federal funding.
(3) The department of social and health services shall adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW ((establishing)) that conform to the criteria in federal law for mandatory program participation as well as establish criteria constituting circumstances of good cause for an individual failing or refusing to participate in an assigned program component, or failing or refusing to accept or retain employment. ((These)) The good cause criteria shall include, but not be limited to, the following circumstances: (a) If the individual is a parent or other relative personally providing care for a child under age ((six)) three years, and the employment would require the individual to work more than twenty hours per week; (b) if child care, or day care for an incapacitated individual living in the same home as a dependent child, is necessary for an individual to participate or continue participation in the program or accept employment, and such care is not available, and the department of social and health services fails to provide such care; (c) the employment would result in the family of the participant experiencing a net loss of cash income; or (d) circumstances that are beyond the control of the individual's household, either on a short-term or on an ongoing basis.
(((4))) (3) The department of social and health services shall adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to effectuate the intent and purpose of this chapter.
PART IV - CHILD SUPPORT
NEW SECTION. Sec. 401. A new section is added to chapter 74.20A RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department may serve a notice upon a responsible parent informing that parent of the department's intent to certify the parent to the department of licensing as an individual who is not in compliance with a child support order. "Noncompliance with a child support order" means cases where arrears totaling three or more months of current support have accumulated since the entry of the order and the responsible parent has not made arrangements satisfactory to the division of child support to pay current support and retire the arrears. The notice shall be served personally, or by any form of mail requiring a return receipt. The notice shall inform the responsible parent that:
(a) The parent may contest the issue of compliance at an adjudicative proceeding pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW;
(b) A request for an adjudicative proceeding shall be in writing and must be received by the department within twenty days of the date of service;
(c) If the parent requests an adjudicative proceeding within twenty days of the date of service, the department shall stay action to certify the parent to the department of licensing pending the outcome of the adjudicative proceeding;
(d) The department shall certify the parent to the department of licensing for noncompliance with a child support order unless the parent, within twenty days of the date the notice is served:
(i) Requests an adjudicative proceeding to contest the issue of noncompliance; or
(ii) Makes arrangements, satisfactory to the department, to pay current support and retire the past-due child support debt;
(e) If the department certifies the parent to the department of licensing, the department of licensing shall suspend the parent's driver's license;
(f) If the parent requests an adjudicative proceeding, the parent shall direct the request to the division of child support field office that is responsible for handling the parent's case; and
(g) If the parent files an action to modify support with the appropriate judicial or administrative forum that issued the order, the department shall, for up to one hundred eighty days, stay action to certify the parent to the department of licensing for noncompliance with a child support order.
(2) The notice shall include the address and telephone number of the division of child support field office that issues the notice, a copy of the responsible parent's child support order, and the amount of the delinquency.
(3) A responsible parent may request an adjudicative proceeding within twenty days of the date the notice is served. The request for adjudicative proceeding shall be in writing and include the responsible parent's current address. The adjudicative proceeding will be conducted in accordance with the procedures in chapter 34.05 RCW and the rules of the department. The issues that may be considered at an adjudicative proceeding under this section are limited to whether the parent is required to pay child support under a child support order and whether the parent is in compliance with that order.
(4) The decision resulting from the adjudicative proceeding shall be in writing and inform the responsible parent of all rights to review. The responsible parent's copy of any order resulting from the adjudicative proceeding may be sent to the parent by regular mail.
(5) If a responsible parent timely requests an adjudicative proceeding to contest the issue of compliance with the child support order, the department may not certify the name of the parent to the department of licensing unless the adjudicative proceeding process results in a finding that the parent is not in compliance with the child support order.
(6) If a responsible parent fails to respond timely to the original notice, the department shall issue a second notice to the parent. The second notice shall advise the parent that the department shall, ninety days from the date of the second notice, certify the parent to the department of licensing for noncompliance with a child support order unless the parent makes arrangements satisfactory to the division of child support to pay current support and retire the delinquency under the child support order. This second notice shall be sent by regular mail and the parent may not contest this second notice by requesting an adjudicative proceeding.
(7) The department may certify in writing, or by electronic transfer, to the department of licensing that a responsible parent is not in compliance with a child support order if:
(a) The parent does not timely request an adjudicative proceeding upon service of a notice issued under this section and is not in compliance with a child support order twenty-one days after service of the notice;
(b) Within twenty days of receiving the notice under this section the parent fails to make arrangements satisfactory to the division of child support to pay current support and retire the delinquency under the child support order; or
(c) The parent timely requests an adjudicative proceeding that results in a final order that the parent is not in compliance with a child support order.
The department shall send by regular mail a copy of any certification of noncompliance filed with the department of licensing to the responsible parent at the parent's last known address.
(8) The department shall release certifications of noncompliance previously filed with the department of licensing when the parent is in compliance with the child support order or makes satisfactory arrangements with the division of child support to retire any delinquency under the order. The department shall issue such releases to the department of licensing in writing, or by electronic transfer. The department shall send the parent a copy of the release by regular mail.
(9) Nothing in this section prohibits a responsible parent from filing an action with the appropriate forum to modify the child support order. The department shall, for up to one hundred eighty days, stay action to certify the parent to the department of licensing for noncompliance with a child support order if the parent files an action to modify the order.
(10) The department shall adopt rules to implement and enforce the requirements of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 402. A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:
In addition to other qualifications and conditions established under this chapter, the right of an individual to hold a driver's license issued by the department is subject to the requirements of section 401 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 403. A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:
Within thirty days of the department's receipt of a written notice from the department of social and health services as provided under chapter 74.20A RCW, stating that a child support obligor who operates a motor vehicle is not in compliance with a child support order, the department shall suspend the obligor's driver's license. The department may not reinstate a license suspended for noncompliance with a child support order until authorized by the secretary of the department of social and health services, or his or her authorized representative.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 404. A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:
Upon suspending an individual's driver's license under section 403 of this act, the department shall notify the individual of the suspension. The notice of suspension shall specify the reason for, and the effective date of, the suspension. The notice of suspension shall inform the individual that in order to apply for reinstatement, the individual shall obtain written authorization from the department of social and health services. The notice of suspension shall inform the individual of the right to petition for judicial review of the notice of suspension in superior court within thirty days of receipt of the notice. The department shall send a copy of the notice of suspension to the department of social and health services.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 405. A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:
Upon receipt of a release of certification issued by the department of social and health services, and at the request of an individual whose driver's license has been suspended under section 403 of this act, the department shall reissue the individual's driver's license provided the individual is otherwise eligible under this chapter to obtain a driver's license.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 406. A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:
The department of social and health services and the department of licensing may enter into an interagency agreement to carry out the requirements of chapter ..., Laws of 1995 (this act).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 407. A new section is added to chapter 46.20 RCW to read as follows:
The department of social and health services shall indemnify the department for reasonable legal expenses incurred in defending the department's actions to comply with the requirements in sections 401 through 405 of this act.
PART V - MISCELLANEOUS
NEW SECTION. Sec. 501. A new section is added to chapter 74.12 RCW to read as follows:
The provision that recipients of aid to families with dependent children may earn and keep the first thirty dollars and one-third of the remaining amount earned without having their monthly benefit payment reduced by that amount may be extended up to a twelve-month period.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 502. A new section is added to chapter 74.12 RCW to read as follows:
The department shall take all reasonable steps to determine the identity of the noncustodial parent. The department shall cooperate with licensed health care providers, prosecuting attorneys, and other interested parties to determine the noncustodial parent's identity.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 503. A new section is added to chapter 74.04 RCW to read as follows:
The department shall reduce the fraudulent receipt of public assistance through the implementation of an electronic benefit transfer system for all public assistance programs. The department shall also establish new verification requirements and fraud deterrence and detection systems for all public assistance programs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 504. Any savings resulting from the provisions of this act during the 1995-97 biennium shall be used to provide employment child care subsidies for low-income working families who have never received public assistance from the state of Washington under Title 74 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 505. Part headings as used in this act do not constitute any part of the law.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 506. (1) Sections 201 through 204 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 82 RCW.
(2) Sections 205 through 208 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 74 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 507. If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. The rules under this act shall meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 508. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 509. Sections 201 through 208 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1995."
On page 1, line 4 of the title, after "benefits;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 74.12.420 and 74.25.020; adding new sections to chapter 74.12 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.20A RCW; adding new sections to chapter 46.20 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 74.04 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 82 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 74 RCW; creating new sections; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency."
Representatives Sommers, Thibaudeau and Grant spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.
Representative Appelwick demanded an electronic roll call vote and the demand was sustained.
Representatives Cooke and Reams spoke against the adoption of the amendment.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on adoption of the striking amendment to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481, and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote: Yeas - 31, Nays - 65, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Appelwick, Basich, Chappell, Cody, Cole, Conway, Dellwo, Dickerson, Ebersole, Fisher, G., Fisher, R., Grant, Hatfield, Jacobsen, Kessler, Kremen, Mastin, Morris, Ogden, Patterson, Poulsen, Quall, Regala, Romero, Rust, Scott, Sheldon, Sommers, Thibaudeau, Valle and Wolfe - 31.
Voting nay: Representatives Backlund, Beeksma, Benton, Blanton, Boldt, Brown, Brumsickle, Buck, Cairnes, Campbell, Carlson, Carrell, Casada, Chandler, Chopp, Clements, Cooke, Costa, Crouse, Delvin, Dyer, Elliot, Foreman, Fuhrman, Goldsmith, Hankins, Hargrove, Hickel, Honeyford, Horn, Huff, Hymes, Johnson, Koster, Lambert, Lisk, Mason, McMahan, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Mulliken, Padden, Pelesky, Pennington, Radcliff, Reams, Robertson, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sherstad, Silver, Skinner, Smith, Stevens, Talcott, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Tokuda, Van Luven and Mr. Speaker - 65.
Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Veloria - 2.
With the consent of the House, amendment number 102 to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481 was withdrawn.
The bill was ordered engrossed.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Foreman, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.
Representatives Cooke, Smith, Carrell and Campbell spoke in favor of passage of the bill.
Representatives Thibaudeau, Kremen, Brown, Quall and Ebersole spoke against passage of the bill.
Representative K. Schmidt demanded the previous question and the demand was sustained.
The Speaker stated the question before the House to be final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481.
ROLL CALL
The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481, and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 63, Nays - 33, Absent - 0, Excused - 2.
Voting yea: Representatives Backlund, Beeksma, Benton, Blanton, Boldt, Brumsickle, Buck, Cairnes, Campbell, Carlson, Carrell, Casada, Chandler, Chappell, Clements, Cooke, Crouse, Delvin, Dyer, Elliot, Foreman, Fuhrman, Goldsmith, Hankins, Hargrove, Hickel, Honeyford, Horn, Huff, Hymes, Johnson, Koster, Lambert, Lisk, McMahan, McMorris, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Mulliken, Padden, Pelesky, Pennington, Radcliff, Reams, Robertson, Schmidt, D., Schmidt, K., Schoesler, Sehlin, Sheahan, Sheldon, Sherstad, Silver, Skinner, Smith, Stevens, Talcott, Thomas, B., Thomas, L., Thompson, Van Luven and Mr. Speaker - 63.
Voting nay: Representatives Appelwick, Basich, Brown, Chopp, Cody, Cole, Conway, Costa, Dellwo, Dickerson, Ebersole, Fisher, G., Fisher, R., Grant, Hatfield, Jacobsen, Kessler, Kremen, Mason, Mastin, Ogden, Patterson, Poulsen, Quall, Regala, Romero, Rust, Scott, Sommers, Thibaudeau, Tokuda, Valle and Wolfe - 33.
Excused: Representatives Ballasiotes and Veloria - 2.
Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1481, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed.
There being no objection, the House advanced to the eleventh order of business.
MOTION
On motion of Representative Foreman, the House adjourned until 9:55 a.m. Monday, March 6, 1995.
CLYDE BALLARD, Speaker
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk