PROCLAMATION
11-06
WHEREAS, substantial work remains to be done with respect to the
2011-2013 biennial operating budget and bills necessary to
implement the budget, including workers' compensation reform
and related bills, state government reform, prospective
changes to Washington's Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET)
Program, and action on the Higher Education Funding Task Force
recommendations; and
WHEREAS, substantial work remains to be done with respect to
bills important to support the 2011-2013 biennial
transportation budget, including transportation fees and the
vessel replacement surcharge on ferry fares; and
WHEREAS, substantial work remains to be done with respect to the
2011-2013 biennial capital budget, bills necessary to
implement the budget, and a constitutional amendment to reduce
the maximum amount of debt the state can incur; and
WHEREAS, the Speaker of the House, House Minority Leader, Senate
Majority Leader and Senate Republican Leader working together
with the Governor may agree upon additional matters that are
necessary for the legislature to address;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Christine O. Gregoire, Governor of the state of
Washington, by virtue of the authority vested in me by Article
II, Section 12 (Amendment 68) and Article III, Section 7 of
the Washington State Constitution, do hereby convene the
Washington State Legislature in Special Session in the Capitol
at Olympia on Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at 9 a.m. for the
purpose of enacting legislation as described above.
Signed and sealed with the official seal of the state of
Washington this 22nd day of April, A.D. Two-thousand and
Eleven at Olympia, Washington.
| By: | ||
| Christine O. Gregoire Governor |
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BY THE GOVERNOR:
Secretary of State |
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