| Bill Status As Of – February 26, 2002 |
| SHB 1268 f |
Civil service |
S Lab/Comm/FI |
2/15/2002 |
SG (Romero) |
CONCERNS |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 54-43 on Feb. 13 and will soon be under consideration by Senate committees. This is the governor's proposal for collective bargaining for all of the state's classified employees. WSU has concerns about the administrative fiscal impact of the bill which will cost the university up to $400,000 per year for necessary staffing, training, and legal research. That does not include the cost of any additional salary increases that may be negotiated. The three major components are: 1) Restructures the state civil service system, transferring rule making authority from the WPRB to Dept. of Personnel, and appeal authority from the Personnel Appeals Board to the Washington Personnel Resources Board. 2) Allows agencies and institutions of higher education to contract out for services under certain circumstances. 3) Expands the scope of collective bargaining for state employees to include wages, hous, and terms and conditions of employment. SEE ALSO # SB 5577 |
| 2SHB 1345 |
Personal service contracting |
H Rules R |
2/12/2002 |
APP (Dickerson) |
OPPOSE |
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| -Bill in trouble- The bill failed to make the Feb. 19 deadline to pass the original house.
Relating to state agency personal service contracting practices. The bill includes a requirement for mandatory training of every employee who may be responsible for "managing" the performance of personal service/consulting contracts. WSU is concerned about added layers of bureaucracy that the bill would create. It passed out of the House State Government Committee. |
| 3SHB 1517 |
State agncy quality imprvmnt |
S St&Loc Govt |
2/16/2002 |
APP (Miloscia) |
Concerns |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 97-0 on Feb. 14. The so-called "Quality Management" bill. Each state agency shall develop and implement a quality management program to improve the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the public services it provides through business process redesign, employee involvement, and other quality management techniques. Each agency shall ensure that front line agency employees are engaged in the program and shall provide employees with the training necessary to successful implementation of efforts toward quality improvement. Each agency shall, where applicable, include collective bargaining representatives in the development and operation of the quality management program. WSU has concerns that this bill duplicates its strategic planning process and will costs more than $500,000 to implement. WSU went on record with concerns about the fiscal impact of the bill on February 5. Hearing scheduled Wednesday, Feb. 27 in the Senate State and Local Government Committee. |
| 2SHB 2307 f |
Timber substitution |
H Rules C |
2/19/2002 |
APP (Doumit) |
SUPPORT |
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| -Bill being held by House Leadership- The bill failed to make the Feb. 19 deadline to pass the House although efforts continue to have the bill considered in this legislative session. Proponents count more than 60 votes in favor of the bill The Timber Substitution Bill. This bill, with technical amendments, passed out of the House Appropriations Committee Feb. 9 and was pulled from the House Rules Committee on Feb. 14. WSU testified in favor of this legislation in the House Natural Resources Committee on Jan. 18 and in front of the House Appropriations Committee on Feb. 6. The legislation grew out of the Joint Select Legislative Task Force, assisted by an advisory committee that included WSU. The current rules prohibiting export or substitution of restricted timber are altered to allow for more mills to be able to obtain timber sold at public auctions. WSU testified in favor of a more direct phase-out of timber substitution rules that will allow more eligible bidders on the sale of timber from WSU Trust Lands. The legislation is generally supported by larger timber companies which generally are excluded from bidding under substitution rules. It is generally opposed by smaller mills that see the rules as protecting domestic supplies of logs. The bill was amended in committee to attach a new provision, supported by WSU, that phases down the substitution restrictions over ten years. For the first five years, 25 percent of the state and local government timber sales volume would be offered to all domestic processors. In year five, this would be increased to 38 percent and in year ten 50 percent. This is progress and it would generate more trust revenues if it is enacted. |
| E SHB 2326 |
Climate & energy center |
S Env/Engy/Wat |
2/19/2002 |
AGEC (Linville) |
SUPPORT |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 62-36 on Feb. 16 and is now under consideration in the state Senate. Proposes a Washington Climate and Rural Energy Development Center through WSU’s Cooperative Extension Energy Programs Office in Olympia., thus making WSU the leader on matters of climate change. A small amount of funding from fees may be provided to WSU as a result of the legislation. WSU testified in support of the bill in the House Agriculture and Ecology Committee Jan. 22. More recently, a revision of the bill is under consideration after discussions between the Northwest Council on Climate Change and the Association of Washington Business. The Center is now more explicitly within the WSU Energy Program.
It also has legislative oversight. |
| HB 2327 |
Greenhouse gas mitigation |
H Technology, |
1/14/2002 |
Linville |
SUPPORT |
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| -Bill in trouble- The bill creates a funding source for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions from new fossil fuel power plants. WSU’s Cooperative Extension Energy Program could be involved in distributing mitigation funds under the terms of the legislation. WSU testified in support of the bill on January 22 in the House Technology, Telecommunications and Energy Committee. Also unsuccessful in a Senate policy committee, was a companion bill, SB 6744 |
| SHB 2330 |
Resident tuition |
H Rules C |
2/19/2002 |
HE (Kenney) |
Support |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- The bill failed to make the Feb. 19 deadline to pass the original house.
This bill provides in-state tuition rates to non-U.S. citizens who have resided in Washington State and graduated from a Washington High School. WSU testified in favor of the bill Jan. 25 in the House Higher Education Committee and succesfully offered an amendment that counts the student as a resident at the time of admission rather than enrollment. The bill requires an affidavit from the student that he or she will apply for legal residency. |
| E SHB 2353 |
Agency loss prevention |
S Judiciary |
2/19/2002 |
JUDI (Alexander) |
CONCERNS |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 85-13 on Feb. 16 and is now under consideration by the state Senate. Requires the Office of Financial Management to form a loss prevention review team to review a death, serious injury or other substantial loss that allegedly involves a state agency.
Makes the final report and any documents prepared by or for a loss prevention review team inadmissible in a civil or administrative proceeding, except for impeaching a witness.
Prevents a member of a loss prevention review team from testifying in a civil or administrative proceeding as to the work of the review team or the incident under review.
Prevents a person who has provided statements to a loss prevention review team from being examined in a civil or administrative proceeding regarding those statements, except for impeachment purposes.
Requires an agency to respond to the final report of a loss prevention review team. SEE ALSO # E SSB 6428 |
| SHB 2364 |
Sick leave |
S Lab/Comm/FI |
2/19/2002 |
CL (Dickerson) |
CONCERNS |
| |
| -Passed original house-
Passed the state House of Representatives 88-0 on Feb. 16. Allowing sick leave to care for family members. Provides that an employer shall not discharge, threaten to discharge, demote, suspend, discipline, or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee: (1) has exercised, or attempted to exercise, any right provided under RCW 14.12.270 through 49.12.295; or (2) has filed a complaint, testified, or assisted in any proceeding under RCW 49.12.270 through 49.12.295. SEE ALSO # SSB 6426 |
| HB 2375 |
Trust lands |
S Nat/Prk/Shor |
2/14/2002 |
Rockefeller |
CONCERNS |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 96-0 on Feb. 12. Requiring a public hearing prior to transfer or disposal of trust land
Provides that, prior to transferring real property under RCW 79.01.009, the department must hold a public hearing in the manner provided for exchanges under RCW 79.08.015, except in cases where the legislature has directed the transfer |
| HB 2386 f |
National guard |
S Higher Educ |
2/15/2002 |
Simpson |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 98-0 on Feb. 13 and will soon be under consideration by the Senate. Classifies members of the Washington National Guard who leave active service as residents of the state of Washington. That eliminates the one-year requirement to obtain resident tuition rates. It also gives resident tuition rates to state Guard members who reside in border counties. SEE ALSO # SSB 6640 |
| HB 2391 fo |
LEOFFRS plan 2 |
S Ways & Means |
2/19/2002 |
Conway |
Support |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 98-0 on Feb. 16 and is now under consideration by the state Senate. Authorizing part-time leaves of absence for law enforcement members of the LEOFF plan2. SEE ALSO # SB 6378 |
| HB 2394 fo |
PERS |
S Ways & Means |
2/18/2002 |
Alexander |
Support |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 98-0 on Feb. 15.
A bill governing separation from PERS 1;
Provides that a member who: (1) Separates from service under this subsection on or after 1-1-02 and (2) attains the age of 50 with at least 20 years of service prior to separation; and (3) is not retired as of the effective date of this act shall remain a member during the period of absence from service for the exclusive purpose of receiving a retirement allowance to begin at attainment of age 60. Provides that, if such a member should withdraw all or part of the member's accumulated contributions except those additional contributions made pursuant to RCW 41.40.330(2), the individual shall thereupon cease to be a member and this act shall not apply. SEE ALSO # SB 6381 |
| 2SHB 2403 |
Collective bargaining |
*S LCF DP |
2/26/2002 |
APP (Kenney) |
Concerns |
| |
| -Passed original house- This is the Faculty Collective Bargaining bill. Passed the state House of Representatives 53-44 on Feb. 12 and is now under consideration by the state Senate. Enabling legislation for Faculty Collective Bargaining at the four-year public institutions including Washington State University.The boards of regents or trustees of the four-year public institutions of higher education and the exclusive bargaining representatives of their respective faculties have a mutual obligation to bargain in good faith over wages, hours, and terms and conditions of
employment under a new collective bargaining law administered by the PERC. Both faculty strikes and employer lockouts are prohibited. The substitute bill allows only one bargaining unit of faculty at each institution of higher education with no discretion to consider other units;an agreement may not include compensation that exceeds the amount or percentage established by the Legislature in the appropriations act. WSU does not oppose such enabling legislation. However, this particular bill has not been disapproved by the WSU Faculty Senate on a 14-27 vote on Feb. 14. The bill has been endorsed by the Council of Faculty Representatives. Would take effect Oct. 1, 2002. SEE ALSO # SSB 6440 |
| SHB 2414 |
Prof educator standards brd |
S Education |
2/15/2002 |
ED (Haigh) |
Support |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 97-0 on Feb. 13 and is now under consideration by the state Senate. Makes improvements to the professional educator standards board terms and delays the subject matter test. Supported by the WSU College of Education. SEE ASLO # SSB 6478. |
| SHB 2415 |
Principals & vice principals |
*S EDU DP |
2/26/2002 |
ED (Quall) |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 97-0 on Feb. 13. Relating to qualifications for public school principals and vice principals;School districts must hire principals and vice-principals who hold valid administrative
certificates. In addition, they must hold or have held either valid teacher or educational staff associate certificates. Persons with educational staff associate certificates must also have demonstrated successful school-based instructional experience. Persons whose certificates were revoked, suspended, or surrendered cannot be employed as public school principals or vice-principals.
SEE ALSO # SSB 6477 |
| HB 2452 e |
Transportation funding |
H Trans |
1/17/2002 |
Fisher |
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| Adopts the transportation investment act of 2002 and, subject
to the provisions set forth, the several amounts specified, or as
much thereof as may be necessary to accomplish the purposes
designated, are appropriated from the several accounts and funds
named to the designated state agencies and offices for employee
compensation and other expenses, for capital projects, and for
other specified purposes, including the payment of any final
judgements arising out of such activities, for the period ending
June 30, 2003
SEE ALSO # SB 6347 |
| HB 2460 e |
Supplemental operatng budget |
H Approp |
1/17/2002 |
Sommers |
Concerns |
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| This is the governor's supplemental operating budget bill introduced on the House side. The budget will likely originate in the Senate, so this bill may not be the vehicle for the final legislative budget. See also: S.B. 6387. SEE ALSO # SB 6387 |
| HB 2510 $e |
Supplemental capital budget |
H Cap Budget |
1/18/2002 |
Murray |
Support |
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| This is the supplemental capital construction budget. The original bill recommended by the governor includes $6 million in economic stimulus monies for WSU. It includes: $500,000 to complete the first phase renovation of the F.O. Berg building in Spokane.
$1.2 million to build hazardous waste disposal sites at WSU experiment stations in Othello, Lind, Wenatchee and Prosser. .
$435,000 to upgrade the water system at WSU-Prosser.
$450,000 toward a $2.85 million pedestrian mall on library road in Pullman.
$575,000 to complete a $3.57 million reconstruction of the main Pullman campus arterial, Stadium Way.
$360,000 to replace and upgrade storm sewer from Tacoma Street to Spring Street in Pullman.
$246,000 for road improvements including replacement of North Fairway, a traffic signal along Stadium Way, and general roadway repair or resurfacing throughout the campus.
$500,000 to rework lighting on the Pullman campus to provide for consistent, safety lighting.
$103,500 to complete a $260,000 project to retrofit fire alarm systems at LJ Smith, French Ad and Sloan Halls. · $188,000 to survey and upgrade the steam condensate system in Pullman. SEE ALSO # SB 6396 |
| E SHB 2540 |
Collective bargaining/U. W. |
*S LCF DP |
2/26/2002 |
CL (Conway) |
Neutral |
| |
| -Passed original house-
The bill passed the state House of Representatives 53-44 on Feb. 19.
Relating to collective bargaining for University of Washington employees who are enrolled in academic programs; This is the enabling legislation for teaching assistants and research assistants at the University of Washington. WSU has no position on the bill and it does not impact WSU. SEE ALSO # SSB 6403 |
| HB 2543 |
Adverse employment action |
H Commerce/Lab |
1/21/2002 |
Wood |
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| -Bill in trouble- The bill failed to make the Feb. 19 deadline to pass the original house.Provides that, without just cause, an employer may not
discharge an employee from employment or take any other adverse
employment action against an employee if: (1) The employer
required the employee to give notice of his or her intent to
terminate his or her employment;
(2) The employee gave the employer such notice; and
(3) The employer discharged or took adverse action against the
employee after the employee gave the employer such notice. |
| E2SHB 2563 |
Performance audits |
S St&Loc Govt |
2/20/2002 |
APP (Miloscia) |
CONCERNS |
| |
| -Passed original house-
Passed the state House of Representatives 61-36 on Feb. 18 with the support of the governor's office.This is the bill creates the Governor's Performance Audit Standards and Scorecard Commission.Establishes an on-going performance audit and yearly scoring program in the Office of Financial Management (OFM); Directs OFM, in consultation with the new commission, to conduct independent performance audits and scoring for state government entities.·Authorizes and requires the state auditor to conduct a pilot performance audit of the Department of Agriculture by December 31, 2002. |
| SHB 2566 |
Clean alt fuel vehicles |
H Finance |
2/5/2002 |
AGEC (Linville) |
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| Providing incentives to reduce air pollution through the use of clean alternative fuel vehicles. |
| SHB 2618 |
Review of agencies |
H Approp |
2/8/2002 |
SG (Romero) |
NEUTRAL |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- The bill failed to make the Feb. 19 deadline to pass the original house.
.Relating to public accountability and the reviews of state agencies; amending RCW 44.28.071; adding a new section to chapter 44.28 RCW; creating a new section; and providing an effective date. |
| 2SHB 2630 f# |
Apprenticeship utilization |
H Rules C |
2/19/2002 |
CB (Conway) |
Opposed |
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| -Bill in trouble- The bill failed to make the Feb. 19 deadline to pass the original house.
The requirements in the new House Substitute Bill apply to state agencies, other than agencies headed by a separately elected public official, the Department of Transportation, and institutions of higher education. So, as written this bill does not apply to WSU. If it did, WSU would be opposed to the bill. Provides that from July to December of this year, all contracts for public works estimated to cost $2 million or more shall require that no less than 10 percent of the labor hours within each craft or trade be performed by apprentices. Increases to 12 percent next year and 15 percent in 2004. (See also, Senate Bill 6565.) |
| SHB 2632 |
Higher education retirement |
S Ways & Means |
2/19/2002 |
APP (Sommers) |
SUPPORT |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 94-0 on Feb. 17. Pertaining to the higher education retirement plan. Legislative intent is declared that the state should neither guarantee nor limit the benefits in a defined contribution system. Supplemental payment is eliminated to hired under a higher education defined contribution plan after July 1, 2002. The bill repeals the intent of the Legislature that contribution levels are to be adjusted if retirement income exceeds 60% of the average of the two highest consecutive years of salaries. (Replaces House Bill 2244 from 2001.) |
| SHB 2648 |
Capital budget applications |
S Ways & Means |
2/18/2002 |
CB (Murray) |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 98-0 on Feb. 15. Relating to the office of financial management; and creating a new section. There are concerns from some agencies and local governments that the bill will add a new layer of bureaucracy to deal with public capital projects and the growth management act. Concerns have also been expressed by OFM, DSHS, and the Department of Corrections. |
| HB 2657 f |
Ag products/state facilities |
S Ag&Intl Trde |
2/19/2002 |
Hunt |
Neutral |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 97-0 on Feb. 12.
The director of the Department of General Administration, through the state purchasing and material control director, must require that Washington fruit, vegetables, and agricultural products be purchased for state institutions (including WsU) and state-supported facilities if available and competitively priced. There was no testimony against the bill in committee.
. SEE ALSO # SB 6667 |
| HB 2678 |
Voter registration |
S Higher Educ |
2/18/2002 |
Upthegrove |
Support |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 98-0 on Feb. 15 and is now under consideration by the state Senate. Requires institutions of higher education to put in place an active prompt on their web sites that link to the secretary of state's voter registration web site. WSU already has a link for students to access voter registration. |
| HB 2685 fo |
Campus police officers |
S Rules 2 |
2/22/2002 |
Kenney |
Support |
| |
| -Passed Opposite Policy Committee- Passed the state House of Representatives 94-0 on Feb. 13 andhas been approved by the Senate Higher Education Committee.. Provides that the probationary period of campus police officer
appointees shall extend from 1) the date of appointment until twelve months from the
date of successful completion of the basic law enforcement academy or 2)
12 months from the date of appointment if academy training
is not required. SEE ALSO # SB 6628 |
| HB 2730 |
Ergonomics rules |
H Commerce/Lab |
1/25/2002 |
Clements |
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| -Bill in trouble- The bill failed to make it the Feb. 8 deadline to pass the committee of origin. Relating to repealing ergonomics rules; amending RCW 49.17.040 and 49.17.050; adding a new section to chapter 49.17 RCW; and declaring an emergency. |
| SHB 2736 |
State universities/research |
S Higher Educ |
2/18/2002 |
CB (Murray) |
Support |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 98-0 on Feb. 15. Allows for universities to bond Facilities and Administration funds from the federal government for capital construction projects. F&A monies are sometimes referred to as "indirect cost" payments provided by the federal government for Research Projects. This bill was requested by the University of Washington. While WSU will not immediately benefit from the legislation, it does support receiving the additional authority. WSU testified in support of the legislation on Feb. 4 in the House Capital Budget Committee. The bill also authorizes the universities to lease research facilities and lease out research facilities to non-university entitites for extended periods. State-appropriated funds cannot be used for maintenance and operating expenses for these projects unless specifically authorized by the Legislature. SEE ALSO # SSB 6721 |
| HB 2749 |
Cert instructional staff |
H Higher Educ |
1/25/2002 |
Morell |
Oppose |
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| -Bill in trouble- The bill failed to pass out of the original policy committee by Fgeb. 8. The bill provides that universities like WSU are allowed to
waive up to half of all tuition and fees for certified instructional staff who are either
teaching or employed as educational staff associates in the state's public schools and are enrolled in a program leading to a master's degree. |
| HB 2761 |
Info technology projects |
H Approp |
2/8/2002 |
Anderson |
Concerns |
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| -Bill in trouble- The legislature finds that major state information
technology projects require additional oversight and review, along with
a new funding approach. The legislature finds that public funds are
used most efficiently when major state information projects are funded
using a competitive approach that relies on incremental expenditures
from a pooled fund to reward efficient and timely completion of
projects. Incremental expenditures and increased, expert oversight of
expenditures will promote sound agency planning, will ensure wise use
of public funds, and will avoid delays that would otherwise result in
increased costs to taxpayers and delayed implementation of state
technology services. |
| HB 2769 |
Board of natural resources |
H Natural Res |
1/28/2002 |
Murray |
Oppose |
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| -Bill in trouble- This would increase the number of people sitting on the
the Board of Natural Resources to 9 (from 6). One of the new people would befrom regional or statewide hunting, fishing, recreation, or conservationgroups to represent the public interests. Another would represent water
districts. |
| HB 2776 |
Ag products/state facilities |
H State Govt |
1/28/2002 |
Clements |
Neutral |
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| -See House Bill 2657- Relating to increasing the purchase of Washington grown or raised agricultural products; adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and prescribing penalties. |
| HB 2782 f |
Actuarial experience study |
S Ways & Means |
2/20/2002 |
Doumit |
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| -Passed original house-
Passed the state House of Representatives 50-47 on Feb. 18. Beginning April 1, 2002, the basic state contribution rate for LEOFF and the basic
employer contribution rate for PERS, TRS, and WSPRS are established by law based on the results of the most recent valuation using assumptions prescribed by the 1995-2000 experience study, and the new rates must be utilized in the 2002 Supplemental Operating Budget. New state contribution rates (expressed as a percentage of the total salary of the system's membership) will be 1.75 percent for LEOFF 2, 1.10 percent for PERS, 1.05 percent for TRS, and 0.96 percent for SERS. |
| HB 2805 e |
Higher ed/tuition |
H Higher Educ |
1/29/2002 |
Kenney |
Support |
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| -Issue to be addressed in the supplemental budget bill- Governor's Tuition Bill. - gives unlimited tuition setting authority to the governing boards of all four- year institutions beginning in 2003-2004. Community college increases are limited to 10% The state continues to fund the State Need Grant to cover increases of up to 10% per year. The institutions are responsible for financial aid for increases above 10 percent. All 4 year institutions are required to have the 4 year graduation guarantee. WSU recommendationt adopted so that the guarantee agreement must be entered prior to enrollment. (see section 5(2)(b).
The bill allows flexibility of rates by programs, campuses, courses, etc., so a special rate for programs like the Spokane Computer Engineering could be accommodated. WSU testified in favor of the bill in the House Higher Education Committee on Feb. 6. SEE ALSO # SB 6707 |
| SHB 2807 |
Promise scholarships |
S Higher Educ |
2/16/2002 |
APP (Kenney) |
Support |
| |
| -Passed original house- Putting the governor's promise scholarship program into statute. Passed the state House of Representatives 97-1 on Feb. 14. |
| SHB 2831 |
Branch campuses |
H Approp |
2/7/2002 |
|
Support |
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| -Issue to be addressed in the supplemental budget bill- , See also Senate Bill 6266
Relating to a review of the current role of branch campuses in comparison with their original mission and an analysis of their future role by the Washington state institute for public policy; and creating a new section. Hearing was held in the House Higher Education Committee on Feb. 5. |
| HB 2872 |
Campus crime reporting |
H Higher Educ |
1/30/2002 |
Lantz |
Concerns |
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| -Issue to be studied in the interim- WSU expressed concerns in testimony on Feb. 5 about how this bill relates to existing campus crime reporting procedures. The bill directs the Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop a new crime reporting structure that will make information available for the entire campus commmunity, not just for the jurisdictions of the university police forces. The university current prepares two separate reports on crime statistics. This would be a third system. |
| HB 2883 |
Articulation act T.O. |
H Higher Educ |
1/31/2002 |
Kenney |
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| This is legislation that House Higher Education Chair Phyllis Kenney, D-Seattle, has introduced as a "title only" bill. The content of the bill has not been determined.l |
| HB 2899 |
Student financial aid T.O. |
H Higher Educ |
2/4/2002 |
Kenney |
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| This is a "title only bill" by House Higher Education Chair Phyllis Kenney. She has not yet introduced language for the bill. |
| SHB 2914 |
Financial aid account |
S Ways & Means |
2/19/2002 |
APP (Kenney) |
SUPPORT |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state House of Representatives 94-0 on Feb. 17. This legislation allows for the transfer of unspent funds from one year to the next to ensure that all funds appropriated for financial aid are spent on financial aid. Relating to creating a financial aid account to ensure that all statewide student financial aid is made available; |
| HR 4687 |
WSU football team |
H Adopted |
1/30/2002 |
Hunt |
Support |
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| - Approved by House, No Further Action Required- A resolution commemorating that The Washington State University Cougars' football team, under the leadership of Coach Mike Price, finished the 2001 season with a 10-2 record;
Get the full resolution. |
| HR 4689 |
4-H youth development |
H Adopted |
1/30/2002 |
Schoesler |
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- Approved by House, No Further Action Required- WHEREAS, 2002 is the centennial year of 4-H which has served the youth of our country well for a full century now, and 4-H has withstood the test of time and yet has been able to change with the times;
See pictures and information.
Get the Full Resolution.
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| SSB 5166 f |
Higher education |
H Approp |
2/25/2002 |
HIE (Kohl-Welles) |
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| Allowing state financial aid to be used at Washington branch campuses of accredited out-of-state institutions of higher education. SEE ALSO # HB 2002 |
| E SSB 5264 f# |
Pblc emplys/unfair practices |
H Commerce/Lab |
2/17/2002 |
WM (Prentice) |
OPPOSED |
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| -Passed original house- Bill has passed the state Senate 30-18 on Feb. 15 and WSU testified against the bill on Wednesday, Feb. 20.. The bill says that it is an unfair practice for a public employer to misclassify an employee to avoid providing employment-based benefits, or to include language in an employment contract requiring an employee to forego employment-based benefits. "Employment-based benefits" mean any benefits to which an employee is entitled under any state law or employer written policies. "Misclassify" means to incorrectly label a long-term public employee in a manner that does not objectively describe the employee's actual work circumstances. Any person who believes he or she has been harmed by being misclassified may either: 1) seek a review by the Department of Retirement Systems of whether the person has been misclassified; or 2) bring a civil action prohibiting public employers from firing employees to avoid providing benefits. As a result of WSU testimony, amendments that will exempt student employment from the bill are being considered. |
| SSB 5552 |
Border county higher educatn |
H Approp |
2/25/2002 |
HIE (Carlson) |
Support |
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| -Passed original house- The bill passed the state Senate 47-0. The Border County Higher Education Project is made permanent and is expanded to include bordering Oregon counties and Washington institutions of higher education to participate in the program. WSU testified in support of the bill in the House Higher Education Committee. Chair Phyllis Kenney has indicated support to increase the number of credits of eight to nine. |
| SB 5629 d |
OFM agency requirements |
H State Govt |
2/4/2002 |
Patterson |
SUPPORT |
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| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 49-0 on Feb. 1. Changing the office of financial management's budgeting, accounting, and reporting requirements for state agencies. State agencies no longer have to file equipment service contracts with the Office of Financial Management and payments may be made up to 12 months prior to the actual service. |
| E SSB 5674 f |
Washington climate center |
S Env/Engy/Wat |
1/16/2002 |
EEW (Constantine) |
Support |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- Establishes an independent, nonprofit organization called the Washington Climate Center. The center will serve as a clearinghouse for all climate change activities in the state and is funded through grants and voluntary cash and in-kind contributions. The center is made up of a board of directors appointed by the Governor. The board of directors may hire staff and take on volunteers. The Washington State University Energy Program and the University of Washington, Climate Impacts Group, may provide technical assistance and research to the center. |
| SSB 5770 f |
Higher education tuition |
S Ways & Means |
2/28/2001 |
HIE (Kohl-Welles) |
Concerns |
| |
| -Senate Tuition Bill- This is the Senate Ways & Means Committee's proposed tuition legislation. The legislation calls for a ten percent reduction in tuition waivers which are offered by institutions including Washington State University. It provides unlimited tuition-setting authority for all students other than resident undergraduates. It provides for 3.5 percent of the differential with resident undergraduates be deposited into student financial aid. In testimony on Feb. 26, WSU supported the tuition flexibility but was concerned about targetting waivers for explicit cuts in a year in which tuition will increase. |
| SB 6235 |
Higher education/residency |
S Higher Educ |
1/14/2002 |
Carlson |
Support |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- Bills in both houses failed to make legislative cut-off requirements. This bill provided that any child who has completed a full senior year at a Washington high school and obtained a diploma from that high school is permitted to pay resident tuition at Washington public universities and colleges if the student enrolls in such an institution within a year of receiving the diploma. |
| SB 6251 |
Administrative rule adoption |
S 2nd Reading |
2/19/2002 |
West |
CONCERNS |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- Relating to administrative rule adoption procedures; and amending RCW 34.05.360.
When an agency adopts a bill under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), the agency issues an order of adoption. This order is not required to contain the signature of the Governor. The bill would require the governor's signature.
SEE ALSO # HB 2781 which did not meet the cutoff from the House State Government Committee. |
| SSB 6255 |
Aqtc lands/sale of material |
S Rules 2 |
2/4/2002 |
NPS (Jacobsen) |
NEUTRAL |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- Determining a "highest responsible bidder" for valuable materials on state-owned lands. Provides that to determine the "highest responsible bidder" under RCW 79.90.210, the department of natural resources shall be entitled to consider, in addition to price, whether the bidder was the highest responsible bidder" for a sale within the previous five years but failed to complete the sale such as by not entering into a resulting contract or by not paying the difference between the deposit and the total amount due. SEE ALSO # HB 2310 |
| SB 6256 d |
State lands/sale of material |
S Nat/Prk/Shor |
1/14/2002 |
Jacobsen |
CONCERNS |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- Streamlining the process of selling valuable materials from state land.
Prior to selling valuable materials, the DNR must widely advertise during a 4-week period. The advertisement must specify the place, date, and time of sale, the minimum bid, and the estimated volume. The terms of sale must also be made available in the region headquarters and the department's Olympia office. The commissioner of public lands may use any means of advertising available to reach as many prospective interested parties as possible. |
| SSB 6257 $ |
Contract harvesting/timber |
H Natural Res |
2/17/2002 |
NPS (Jacobsen) |
CONCERNS |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 49-0 on Feb. 16. The current system for distributing money received from the state trust timber sales does not allow the Department of Natural Resources the ability to contract out the harvest of timber. The Department of Natural Resources would, if department contract
logging is authorized, sell different types of log sorts directly to log buyers.The department is given authority in the bill to contract for the removal of timber from state lands. Appeal procedures are added to allow contract loggers to have a hearing if they are denied access to the approved contract logger list. Only 10 percent of the annual volume of timber may be harvested by this system. Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens and Pend Oreille counties are excluded from the department contract logging program |
| SSB 6270 |
Higher education |
S Rules 2 |
2/6/2002 |
|
Neutral |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- The bill failed to make the Feb. 19 deadline to consider bills from the opposite committee. Provides for a two-year term of office for student members of governing boards of institutions of higher education. Amendment requires existing Board of Regents to approve each student regent's term for one year or two year. |
| SSB 6285 |
Air pollution/vehicles |
S Ways & Means |
2/4/2002 |
EEW (Regala) |
|
| |
| Providing incentives to reduce air pollution through the use of clean alternative fuel vehicles. |
| SB 6295 |
Access to education |
S Judiciary |
1/14/2002 |
Jacobsen |
|
| |
| -Bill in trouble- The bill failed to make the Feb. 8 deadline to pass out of the original policy committee. The bill would have exempted higher education institutions from the provisions of Initiative 200. |
| SB 6347 $e |
Transportation funding |
S Transportat |
1/16/2002 |
Haugen |
|
| |
| Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; creating new sections; making appropriations; authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an emergency. SEE ALSO # HB 2452 |
| SB 6367 |
Higher education/ residency |
S Higher Educ |
1/16/2002 |
Honeyford |
Support |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- The bill failed to make the Feb. 19 deadline to pass out of the original house. A student that has graduated from a Washington high school, or received
the equivalent of a high school diploma, and resided with his or her parent, guardian or conservator while attending high school is permitted to pay resident tuition at Washington public universities or colleges if the student has resided in this state for at least five years as of the date they graduated from high school or received the equivalent of a high school diploma. See also, House Bil;l 2330. |
| SSB 6369 |
Credit cards |
S 2nd Reading |
2/16/2002 |
LCF (Kohl-Welles) |
|
| |
| -Bill in trouble- The bill failed to make the Feb. 19 deadline to pass out of the original house. Credit card issuers may not issue credit cards to a Washington resident under the age of 21 unless meeting certain conditions, requiring the applicant to list other sources of credit. The applicant must qualify for credit under reasonable and prudent industry standards. The prohibition on sale or transfer of student information to card issuers is deleted. |
| SB 6378 fo |
LEOFFRS plan 2 |
H Approp |
2/17/2002 |
Spanel |
|
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 41-0 on Feb. 15 and is currently under consideration by the state House of Representatives. This relates to the retirement plans for Law Enforcement Officers and Firefighters. Currently, if officers and firefighters who to take a part-time leave of absence are ineligible for LEOFF 2 membership during that period because the member is not considered a full-time, fully compensated eligible employee. Under these circumstances, the member is not permitted to earn or purchase service credit for that period. The bill adds a part-time leave of absence provision for existing law enforcement members of LEOFF 2. The part-time leave must be authorized by the member's employer, and the member is prohibited from other employment with the employer during the part-time leave. The member may purchase service credit for the portion of time worked during the part-time leave of absence and, upon return to full-time employment, may purchase service credit for periods of part-time leave up to the existing two-year limit by paying the member, employer, and state contributions, plus interest, within five years of returning to full-time employment. See also House Bill 2391. |
| SB 6381 fo |
PERS |
H Approp |
2/17/2002 |
Fraser |
|
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 42-6 on Feb. 15 and is now under consideration by the state House of Representatives. The bill provides that a PERS 1 member who: separates from service after January 1, 2002; is age 50 or older, has at least 20 years of service; and is not retired as of the effective date of the bill, may begin receiving an unreduced retirement allowance at age 60 (instead of the age 65 requirement for separating from service.) . This new provision does not apply to members who have withdrawn all or part of their contributions. . SEE ALSO # HB 2394 |
| SB 6387 $e |
Supplemental operatng budget |
S Ways & Means |
1/16/2002 |
Brown |
Concerns |
| |
| This will likely be the vehicle for the first legislative budget to be released by the chair of the Senate Ways and Means Committee. Existing programs at Washington State University must be cut 5 percent July 1 under a budget released by Gov. Gary Locke that will delay scheduled 2.6 percent salary increases two months and give institutions tuition-setting authority. The governor’s office reported that the average cut in state government was 9.5 percent. The state library, three fish hatcheries the Washington State International Trade Fair, and a youth camp were among programs completely eliminated by the governor. The $10.5 million cut for WSU was implemented on a single line on page 164 of the 205-page budget document, reducing the university’s overall appropriation for upcoming fiscal year to $196.95 million. No special language was added to accompany the cut, apparently granting the institution authority to implement the cuts through its own internal process. The governor gave complete tuition-setting authority to all of the state’s colleges and universities and pledged an appropriate amount of state need grant funding if the increase at WSU does not exceed 18 percent. The scheduled 2.6% salary increase is implemented by the governor, but delays it by two months. SEE ALSO # HB 2460 |
| E SB 6396 $e |
Supplemental capital budget |
*S Passed 3rd |
2/26/2002 |
Fairley |
Support/Concerns |
| |
| -Supplemental Capital Budget Passes State Senate 47-2-
Approved by the State Senate on a 47-2 vote on Feb. 26. This construction budget provides enough funding to continue projects approved by the Legislature in 2001. In its current form, it has been approved by the Senate Ways and Means Committee. The original bill recommended by the governor added $6 million in economic stimulus monies for WSU that are now excluded from the budget that passed the Senate Ways and means Committee.
The deleted projects include $500,000 to complete the first phase renovation of the F.O. Berg building in Spokane.
$1.2 million to build hazardous waste disposal sites at WSU experiment stations in Othello, Lind, Wenatchee and Prosser. .
$435,000 to upgrade the water system at WSU-Prosser.
$450,000 toward a $2.85 million pedestrian mall on library road in Pullman.
$575,000 to complete a $3.57 million reconstruction of the main Pullman campus arterial, Stadium Way.
$360,000 to replace and upgrade storm sewer from Tacoma Street to Spring Street in Pullman.
$246,000 for road improvements including replacement of North Fairway, a traffic signal along Stadium Way, and general roadway repair or resurfacing throughout the campus.
$500,000 to rework lighting on the Pullman campus to provide for consistent, safety lighting.
$103,500 to complete a $260,000 project to retrofit fire alarm systems at LJ Smith, French Ad and Sloan Halls. · $188,000 to survey and upgrade the steam condensate system in Pullman. SEE ALSO # HB 2510 |
| E SSB 6428 |
Agency loss prevention |
H Judiciary |
2/17/2002 |
JUD (Sheldon, B.) |
|
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 48-0 on Feb. 14 and is now under consideration by the state House of Representatives. Recommended by the governor's Risk Management Task Force. Whenever the death or serious injury of a person, or other substantial loss, is alleged or suspected to be caused in part by the actions of a state agency, the director of the Office of Financial Management (OFM) must appoint a loss prevention review team, unless the director determines the incident does not merit review. A loss prevention review team may also be appointed by the director of OFM if agency policies, management practices, or litigation practices result in a substantial loss. SEE ALSO # SHB 2353 |
| SB 6438 |
Agriculture & gardn research |
S Ag&Intl Trde |
1/17/2002 |
Jacobsen |
Oppose |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- WSU testified in opposition to this bill in the Senate Agriculture and International Trade Committee on Feb. 6, 2002. All assets at Washington State University's research and extension centers located in Puyallup and Mt. Vernon must be
transferred to the western Washington center for agriculture and garden
research created in section 1 of this act by June 30, 2002. |
| SSB 6440 f |
Collective bargaining |
S Rules 2 |
2/12/2002 |
LCF (Prentice) |
NEUTRAL |
| |
| See Substitute House Bill 2403
Providing for collective bargaining at four-year institutions of higher education. SEE ALSO # 2 SHB 2403, which appears to be the vehicle for this legislation. |
| SB 6448 $ |
All-hazards warning system |
S Ec Dev&Tele |
1/17/2002 |
Kastama |
|
| |
| -Bill in trouble- Relating to the establishment of a statewide all-hazards public warning system requiring all public facilities to use tone alert weather radios; adding a new section to chapter 70.54 RCW; creating a new section; and making an appropriation. |
| SSB 6450 |
Clean energy/clean vehicles |
S Rules 2 |
2/6/2002 |
|
|
| |
| -Bill in trouble-
Relating to the aggregated purchasing of clean energy and clean vehicles; amending RCW 43.19.1905, 43.19.570, 43.19.637, and 19.29A.090; and creating a new section. |
| SB 6457 |
Athlete agents |
H Rules R |
2/25/2002 |
Carlson |
SUPPORT |
| |
| -Passed original house- This bill creates requirements for agents dealing with student athletes. Agents initiating contact with student athletes must provide a disclosure form. Required elements of the contracts are specified, including a disclaimer that students may lose their eligibility if they sign the contract. Agents must inform the athletic director of signing. Institutions have a right of action if they are damaged by an agents' conduct. WSU tesified for the bill, seeking to protect its student athletes from agents who engage in unsavory business practices. |
| SSB 6477 |
Principals & vice principals |
S Rules 2 G |
2/14/2002 |
EDU (McAuliffe) |
|
| |
| -See Substitute House Bill 2415-
Relating to qualifications for public school principals and vice principals; and amending RCW 28A.400.100. SEE ALSO # SHB 2415 |
| SSB 6478 |
Prof educator standards brd |
H Rules R |
2/25/2002 |
EDU (McAuliffe) |
Support |
| |
| -Passed original house- The terms of the initial members of the WPESB must be staggered so that the terms of members representing a specific group do not all expire at the same time. Passage of the subject knowledge tests developed by the WPESB is required for teacher certification purposes starting September 1, 2005. SEE ALSO # SHB 2414 |
| SSB 6504 |
Higher education |
H Higher Educ |
2/19/2002 |
HIE (Kohl-Welles) |
Support |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 47-0 on Feb. 18 and is under consideration by the state House of Representatives. The term branch campus is no longer used in statute and each of the five campuses are named individually: University of Washington Tacoma, University of Washington Bothell, Washington State University Vancouver, Washington State UniversityTri-Cities, and Washington State University Spokane. Bill was amended in committee to utilize actual WSU campus names. |
| E SSB 6528 |
Public works |
H State Govt |
2/19/2002 |
SLG (Keiser) |
Concerns |
| |
| -Passed original house- A hearing has been scheduled in the House State Government Committee. Under this legislation, Washington State University would be required to use a new process for bidding for publicly funded projects. This sets up new standards for determining the lowest responsible bidders. This determination must be made based on price and the low bidder's answers to a questionnaire that covers issues of the contractor's ability, capacity and skill; reputation and experience; history of completing contracts on time; quality of past performance; and compliance with applicable laws. WSU testified on Feb. 26 that this bill will be cumbersome to the process and that current procurement laws on the books cover these situations. |
| SB 6541 |
PERS plan 2/early retirement |
S Ways & Means |
1/21/2002 |
Fraser |
|
| |
| Relating to retiring early in the public employees' retirement system, plan 2; and amending RCW 41.40.630. SEE ALSO # HB 2044. |
| SB 6557 |
Higher ed coordinating board |
H Higher Educ |
2/7/2002 |
Kohl-Welles |
|
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 46-0 on Feb. 6. The members of the HECB are given the authority to select from their membership a chair and vice-chair who serve a one-year term as chair or vice-chair. This new process for selecting a chair and vice-chair does not take effect until the term of the current chair is over. All members of the HECB serve four-year terms with no exception for the chair. |
| SB 6565 f# |
Apprenticeship utilization |
S Transportat |
2/8/2002 |
Costa |
OPPOSE |
| |
| -Bill in trouble-
Relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements; and adding new sections to chapter 39.04 RCW. WSU estimates the impact on construction costs of this bill could result in 3% to 5% increases in construction costs. With additional staffing requirements, the fiscal impact could total $850,000 to $1,100,000 per year. Originally in Labor, Commerce and Financial Institutions Committee in the Senate, referred to the Senate Transportation Committee.These requirements can be waived if agency directors demonstrate that there is a lack of available apprentices for a given project, if there is a disproportionately high ratio of material costs to labor hours, or if agency directors make other arguments that are accepted by the Department of Labor and Industries. (See Also, House Bill 2630.) |
| SSB 6626 |
Branch campuses |
H Higher Educ |
2/15/2002 |
HIE (Kohl-Welles) |
Support |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 42-6 on Feb. 13. And is under consideration by the state House of Representatives. The Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) is directed to review and evaluate the missions of the branch campuses to determine the extent to which the intent of the Legislature has been met and to provide empirical data upon which to make decisions about the future mission and structure of the branch campuses. WSU campuses affected by the review are WSU Tri-Cities, WSU Vancouver, and WSU Spokane. WSU has its own internal review of branch campuses and was supportive of the legislation. Voting no were Deccio, Finkbeiner, Hochstatter, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton. The 1989 Legislature created branch campuses of the University of Washington
and Washington State University to provide upper-division and graduate programs in the under-served urban areas of the state. |
| SB 6628 fo |
Campus police officers |
H Rules R |
2/25/2002 |
Kohl-Welles |
Support |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 49-0 on Feb. 16 and is currently under consideration in the state House of Representatives. Provides that the probationary period of campus police officer appointees shall extend from 1) the date of appointment until twelve months from the date of successful completion of the basic law enforcement academy or 2) 12 months from the date of appointment if academy training
is not required. WSU supports the bill because currently there is very little time to review an officer after he or she gets out of the academy and is on the
street. Current policy results in five months of observation time being lost while the officer is in the academy. (See also, House Bill 2685.) |
| SSB 6640 |
National guard |
H Higher Educ |
2/19/2002 |
HIE (Rasmussen) |
Support |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 46-0 on Feb. 18 and is now under consideration by sthe state House of Representatives. Members of the Washington National Guard often live in bordering states and do not qualify for higher education tuition at resident rates. The bill provides that Members of the Washington National Guard are included in the definition of "resident student" for tuition paying purposes. The National Guard reports this is a hardship when their members leave active service (even though that may be on a federal assignment that caused them to live out-of-state.) Effectively waives a one-year residency requirement. SEE ALSO # HB 2386 |
| SB 6646 |
Postretirement employment |
S Ways & Means |
1/24/2002 |
Prentice |
|
| |
| Relating to limiting expanded postretirement employment hiring in the public employees' retirement system and the teachers' retirement system to jobs with fewer than four nonretired applicants; |
| SB 6667 f |
Ag products/state facilities |
S Ag&Intl Trde |
1/25/2002 |
Rasmussen |
Neutral |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- The State Purchasing and Material Control Director must require that if
available and competitively priced, Washington fruit, vegetables, and agricultural products must be purchased for use in state institutions and state-supported facilities. The bill may have fiscal impacts for WSU but also might help Washington commodity groups. SEE ALSO # HB 2657 |
| SB 6707 e |
Higher ed/tuition |
S Higher Educ |
1/28/2002 |
Jacobsen |
Support |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- This is the Senate version of Governor Locke's Tuition Bill. The legislation gives unlimited tuition setting authority to the governing boards of all four- year institutions beginning in 2003-2004. Community college increases are limited to 10% The state continues to fund the State Need Grant to cover increases of up to 10% per year. The institutions are responsible for financial aid for increases above 10 percent. All 4 year institutions are required to have the 4 year graduation guarantee. WSU recommendationt adopted so that the guarantee agreement must be entered prior to enrollment. (see section 5(2)(b).
The bill allows flexibility of rates by programs, campuses, courses, etc., so a special rate for programs like the Spokane Computer Engineering could be accommodated. Bill was heard in the Senate Higher Education Committee on Feb. 5. SEE ALSO # HB 2805 |
| E2SSB 6718 f |
Clean energy consumption |
H Technology, |
2/19/2002 |
WM (Fraser) |
Concerns |
| |
| According to the Washington State University Cooperative Extension Energy
Program, net greenhouse gas emissions in Washington State are projected to increase from 1990 to 2010 at a rate substantially higher than the state's population growth during the same time frame. The most significant change in net emissions is attributable to the state's energy use, with the electric utility sector projected to show the largest percentage increase in its net emissions and the transportation sector projected to show the largest absolute increase in carbon dioxide emissions. The bill requires a state Energy Policy that includes adoption of a strategy to meet state government's energy needs with no net increase in emissions of greenhouse gases. UW has concerns about the bill because it gives no credit for energy consumption reductions that have already been achieved. |
| SSB 6721 |
State universities/research |
H Cap Budget |
2/19/2002 |
WM (West) |
Support |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 45-3 on Feb. 18. Legislation requested by the University of Washington with no immediate impact on WSU, but the institution does support it. University governing boards may, in the case of certain land, buildings, facilities and equipment, borrow or pledge money, enter into long-term lease/purchasecontracts, and issue revenue bonds, certificates of participation and refinance said debt instruments without prior state approval. This authority is limited in scope to property for stand-alone enterprises like campus parking, dormitories, food services, infirmaries and hospitals; for recreational centers; and for student services of all kinds including registration, financial aid, testing, employment and advising (among others). SEE ALSO # SHB 2736 |
| SB 6725 |
Agr research facilities |
H Judiciary |
2/17/2002 |
Rasmussen |
Support |
| |
| -Passed original house- Passed the state Senate 46-0 on Feb. 15 and is currently under consideration in the state House of Representatives. This is the Eco-Terrorism bill. WSU testified in favor of the legislation on Feb. 6 in the Senate Agriculture and International Trade Committee. . The bill provides that every person who goes onto the land of another and who removes timber, crops, minerals, or other similar valuable property from the land, or wrongfully causes waste or injury to the land, or wrongfully injures personal property or improvements to real estate on the land,
is liable to the injured party for treble the amount of the damages
caused by the removal, waste, or injury. |
| SB 6736 |
Higher education tuition |
S Higher Educ |
1/30/2002 |
Shin |
Concerns |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- Limits tuition increases to 9.2 percent per year. |
| SB 6739 |
Higher education tuition |
S Higher Educ |
1/30/2002 |
Horn |
Concerns |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- Creates a sliding scale for tuition at public colleges and universities. This would create 28 tuition rates at Washington State University. Institutions have concerns about the fiscal impact on financial aid. Bill was heard in the Senate Higher Education Committee on Feb. 5. SEE ALSO # HB 2871 |
| SB 6744 |
Greenhouse gas mitigation |
S Env/Engy/Wat |
1/31/2002 |
Poulsen |
|
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| SB 6784 $ |
Performance audits |
S St&Loc Govt |
2/5/2002 |
Kastama |
Concerns |
| |
| -Bill in trouble- The bill establishes a performance audit standards and scorecard commission. One of the duties of the commission is 'conducting performance audits of state agencies and institutions of higher education.' Section 6 of the bill states '... the state auditor may conduct performance audits by the governor's performance audit standards and scorecard commission.'
The State Auditor's Office recently determined that it would divert resources from its financial audits to audits of other activities. In diverting those resources, the SAO had eliminated an important element of its audit coverage; that of performing NACUBO financial statement audits. The NACUBO audits, to the majority of institutions of higher education, are an important, and required, element of its audit coverage. Because the SAO has chosen to divert its resources and no longer provide NACUBO financial statement audits, institutions of higher education must now contract externally for those audits. This will result in additional costs to institutions; costs which must be borne by the institutions, with no appropriations made available. |
| SGA9082 |
JOE KING |
S Confirm cal |
4/18/2001 |
|
Support |
| |
| JOE KING, reappointed August 8, 2000, for a term ending September 30, 2006, as a Member of the Board of Regents of the Washington State University. |
| SGA9184 |
DARREN EASTMAN |
S Higher Educ |
6/21/2001 |
|
Support |
| |
| DARREN EASTMAN, appointed June 1, 2001, for a term ending May
30, 2002, as a Member of the Board of Regents of the Washington
State University. Senate Higher Education hearing has been scheduled for February 25. |
| SGA9202 |
STEVEN R. HILL |
S Confirm cal |
2/7/2002 |
|
Support |
| |
| STEVEN R. HILL, appointed October 29, 2001, for a term ending September 30, 2007, as a Member of the Board of Regents of the Washington State University. |
