2000 Session
Summaries of Legislation Tracked by Washington State University
2/19/00
Non-budget legislation must have passed the originating house to be alive under legislative rules
BILL # TITLE
STATUS DATE SPONSOR
WSU POSITION
2SHB 1071 Limited public works process
S St&Loc Govt 02-15-00 SG (Romero)
Bill has passed originating house
Provides that work, construction, alteration, repair, or improvement projects estimated to cost less than thirty-five thousand dollars are limited public works exempt from the small works roster process and from the requirement that contracts be awarded after advertisement and competitive bid as provided in RCW 39.04.010.
SHB 1072 Alternative public works
H State Govt 01-11-00 SG (Romero)
Bill Has Not Moved This Year
First introduced in 1999, this legislation allows contracts for the design, fabrication, and installation of building engineering systems of any cost to be let using the "design-build" alternative public works procedure.
2SHB 1074 Public works/job order contracting
H Rules R 02-15-00 SG (Schmidt, D.)
Bill appears to be in trouble
Authorizes public bodies to use a job order contract for public works projects when: (1) A public body has made a determination that the use of job order contracts will benefit the public by providing an effective means of reducing the total lead-time and cost for public works projects or repair required at public facilities through the use of unit price books and work orders by eliminating time-consuming, costly aspects of the traditional public works process, which require separate contracting actions for each small project; (2) the work order to be issued for a particular project does not exceed two hundred thousand dollars; (3) less than twenty percent of the dollar value of the work order consists of items of work not contained in the unit price book; and (4) at least eighty percent of the job order contract must be subcontracted to entities other than the job order contractor. One of several amendments require that a separate bond be provided for each year of the job order contact, each bond cover work orders issued while it is in effect, the initial bond to be effective for a one-year period commencing on the date the job order contract is awarded, and the surety`s aggregate liability shall not exceed the amount of that bond regardless of the number of work orders.
SHB 1693 Washington`s Promise
H Approp 02-04-00 Kenney
SUPPORT
See Senate Bill 5598
The Washington Promise Scholarship is established. This merit-based scholarship, implemented by the Higher Education Coordinating Board, is awarded to students based on three eligibility criteria. The award consists of two years` tuition at the community college full-time tuition rate.
HB 2375 Information/tech literacy
S Higher Ed 02-10-00 Lantz
SUPPORT W/AMENDMENT
Bill has passed originating house
HEC Board develops strategies to make students technology literate. Academic officers worked on an amendment which WSU supports. Passed out of the House
Higher Education Committee.
HB 2381 Supplemental capital budget
H Cap Budget 01-12-00 Murray
SUPPORT
This bill provides supplemental appropriations that are generally considered part of the state capital construction Budget. It provides $3.6 million GF-S in one-time money for the WSU Power Plant.
HB 2487 Operating budget
H Approp 01-14-00 Sommers, H.
SUPPORT
This bill makes supplemental operating appropriations including for the current biennium. Included is funding for the research component of the WSU Health Sciences Initiative ($600,000 for the year). As proposed by the governor, this would create a new WSU Cancer Research Center operation at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute.
HB 2530 After-school care
H Education 01-17-00 Santos
Bill Appears To Be In Trouble
Requires the department of social and health services to establish a grant program to be administered by the office of child care policy to provide funding for after-school care for middle school youth. Could have positive implications for the WSU 4-H program.
E HB 2559 Advanced Tuition Payment
Passed S Higher Education 02-18-00 Carlson
SUPPORT
Bill has passed originating house
The time line for a GET program refund is changed so that the money needs only be in the account for two years prior to refund. It is no longer necessary to wait until the student reaches age 18. The governing board has some flexibility when making refund decisions. Program expenditures are no longer appropriated, though there is an Office of Financial Management allocation of funds, and OFM reports to the Legislature if the allocation are exceeded.
HB 2581 Education specialist certification
H Education 01-17-00 Schindler
WSU AMENDMENTS
Bill Appears To Be In Trouble
The Certification of Specialists program is established. Through the program, at the request of a school district or private school, the State Board of Education
(SBE) will provide a one year, renewable, provisional teaching certificate to individuals who meet the following requirements:
1. The individual has a minimum of five years of work experience in math, science, foreign language, or another area of need identified by the school or district.
2. The individual holds a bachelor`s degree, meets the age and character requirements established by the SBE, and has complied with the required background check.
3. The individual has completed a training program that includes direct classroom experience and requires the individual to pass a basic skills test and any subject matter test
required of all teacher candidates planning to teach the subject. The program may include instruction in classroom safety and management, teaching methods, and state child abuse reporting requirements.
SHB 2667 Goods and services/payment
S St& Local Govt 02-11-00 Veloria
NEUTRAL
Bill has passed originating house
State agencies and local governments must make payments on contracts within 30 days of receiving an invoice unless: * The contract is funded by federal money, in which case payment must be made within 30 days of receiving an invoice or 30 days of receiving the federal funds, whichever is later; or * The contract is a public works contract and has been performed in an unsatisfactory manner.
HB 2722 Higher ed bargaining units
S Higher Ed 02-11-00 Kenney
Bill has passed originating house
Allows the civil services exemption for those bargaining units at public institutions of higher ed opting to have full collective bargaining under the public bargaining law.
SHB 2729 Personal service contracts
S St&Loc Govt 02-11-00 Clements
Bill has passed originating house
Provides that all personal service and client service contracts entered into by an agency shall require the contractor to report the salaries, annual bonuses, travel allowances, commissions, or other forms of remuneration paid for personal services to the designated employees.
2SHB 2738 Personal service contracting
S State & Loc Govt 02-16-00 Dickerson
Bill has passed originating house
Directs the office of financial management to by rule adopt uniform guidelines for the effective and efficient management of personal service contracts and client services contracts by all state agencies.
HB 2744 State retirement plan 2 and 3
H Approps 01-19-00 Sommers, H.
See Senate Bill 6530
BILL # TITLE STATUS DATE SPONSOR
WSU POSITION
HB 2760 Educator quality
H Education 01-19-00 Quall SUPPORT W/AMENDMENTS
Creates a professional educator standards boards.
Bill Appears To Be In Trouble
HB 2823 Higher education students
H Higher Educ 01-21-00 Murray
NO POSITION
Bill Appears To Be In Trouble
Requires all public institutions of higher education to adopt rules regarding disruptive off-campus conduct of students, including sanctions. Declares that sanctions may include, but are not limited to, counseling, probation, suspension, or expulsion.
HB 2870 Higher education fees
H Higher Educ 01-21-00 Veloria
WSU AMENDMENT
Bill Appears To Be In Trouble
WSU Supports Budget Language To Address Issue
This bill allows employees to pay only for credits in excess of six per semester. Current WSU policy allows students to take up to six credits without paying tuition but requires employee students to pay for all credits if the semester total exceeds six hours. So, an employee taking seven credits would pay for only one credit under the terms of this bill. Current practice would require employees to pay for all seven credits.
HB 2891 Military personnel
H Approp 02-04-00 Lantz
SUPPORT
See Senate Bill 5330
This bill classifies, as residents for tuition purposes, active duty military personnel stationed in this state. Currently, active duty military MAY receive a waiver (at the discretion of the institution).
HB 2904 Border county higher education
S Higher Ed 02-11-00 Carlson
SUPPORT
Bill has passed originating house
The border county bill from last year HB 1016 is being amended to include one more Oregon county (Clackamas).
HB 2913 Criminal justice costs
H Local Govt 01-24-00 /wolfe
Opposed
Bill Appears To Be In Trouble
The state and each county, city, and town is responsible for the prosecution, adjudication, sentencing, and incarceration of misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor offenses committed by adults in their respective jurisdictions, and referred from their respective law enforcement agencies, whether filed under state law or city ordinance, and must carry out these responsibilities through the use of their own courts, staff, and facilities, or by entering into contracts or interlocal agreements under this chapter to provide these services.
HB 2916 Part-time faculty/SB6804
H Commerce/Lab 01-24-00 Conway
Bill Appears To Be In Trouble
Declares that "reasonable assurance" does not include an agreement that is contingent on enrollment, funding, or program changes. Has implications for unemployment insurance recipients.
EHB 2952 Requiring study of distance educ
S Higher Ed 02-11-00 Edmonds
Bill has passed originating house with amendments
HECB to report on distance education in January 2001.
|
