Legislative Information

WSU Bill Status

a Amended.   $ Appropriation bill.   f State fiscal note on file.   d Department.
e Governor.   b Budget committee.   o Other.   # Local fiscal note on file.
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Bill Status As Of – January 31, 2002 Evening
Bill No Title Status Date Sponsor Recomnd.
Position
SHB 1268 Civil service H Approp 1/28/02 SG (Romero) CONCERNS
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
SHB 1345 Personal service contracting H Approp 1/29/02 SG (Dickerson) OPPOSE
Relating to state agency personal service contracting practices; amending RCW 39.29.040; adding new sections to chapter 39.29 RCW; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
2SHB1517 State agncy quality imprvmnt H Approp 1/29/02 SG (Miloscia) OPPOSE
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.
SHB 2057 f State investment board H Fin Inst/Ins 1/14/02 FII (Sommers)  
The SIB is given explicit authority to set compensation levels for the board's executive director and deputy director, a confidential secretary, and the investment officers employed by the State Finance Committee. The authority of the State Committee on Agency Official's Salaries to set the recommended salary for the chief executive officer of the State Finance Committee is deleted.
E HB 2244 Higher education retirement H Approp 1/14/02 Sommers SUPPORT
Pertaining to the higher education retirement plan Summary: Legislative intent is declared that the state should neither guarantee nor limit the benefits in a defined contribution system. Supplemental payment will not be provided to a person who retires under a higher education defined contribution plan after July 1, 2001. 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.
SHB 2307 Timber substitution H NR DP1S 1/30/02 NR (Doumit) SUPPORT
 
HB 2326 Climate & energy center H Ag & Ecology 1/14/02 Linville SUPPORT
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. Hearing scheuled in the House Agriculture and Ecology Committee for Jan. 22.
HB 2327 Greenhouse gas mitigation H Technology, 1/14/02 Linville SUPPORT
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. Hearing scheduled for Tuesday, January 22 in the House Technology, Telecommunications and Energy Committee.
SHB 2330 Resident tuition H HE DP1S 1/30/02 HIE (Kenney)  
AN ACT Relating to resident tuition at institutions of higher education; amending RCW 28B.15.012; adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW; and providing an effective date.
HB 2352 e Risk management H Rules R 1/29/02 Alexander  
Transferring risk management functions from GA to OFM
HB 2353 e Agency loss prevention H Judiciary 1/15/02 Alexander  
Relating to state agency loss prevention; adding new sections to chapter 43.41 RCW; and creating a new section.
HB 2364 Sick leave H Commerce/Lab 1/16/02 Dickerson  
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.
HB 2375 Trust lands H Rules R 1/25/02 Rockefeller  
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 National guard H Higher Educ 1/16/02 Simpson  
AN ACT Relating to classifying members of the Washington national guard as resident students; amending RCW 28B.15.012; reenacting and amending RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.101.040; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
HB 2387 o Retirement tech corrections H Approp 1/16/02 Doumit  
AN ACT Relating to correcting errors and oversights in certain retirement system statutes; amending RCW 28A.405.900, 41.45.010, 41.45.050, 41.35.700, 41.35.510, and 41.50.790; reenacting and amending RCW 41.45.020; reenacting RCW 41.45.060; and repealing 2001 2nd sp.s. c 10 s 12.
HB 2388 o Retirement/veterans H Approp 1/16/02 Conway  
AN ACT Relating to conforming the Washington state retirement systems to federal requirements on veterans; and amending RCW 41.04.005, 41.40.170, and 43.43.260.
HB 2389 o PERS plan 3 H Approp 1/16/02 Conway  
Allowing the transfer of seasonal and military leave of absence employees to the PERS plan 3 Authorizes the transfer of seasonal and military leave of absence employees to the public employees retirement system plan 3.
HB 2390 o TRS plan 1 H Approp 1/16/02 Doumit  
Allowing members of the teachers' TRS 1 to use extended school years for calculation of their earnable compensation Authorizes members of the TRS 1 to use extended school years for calculation of their earnable compensation
HB 2391 o LEOFFRS plan 2 H Approp 1/16/02 Conway  
Authorizing part-time leaves of absence for law enforcement members of the LEOFF plan2
HB 2393 o Retirement H Approp 1/16/02 Alexander  
Creating new survivor benefit division options for divorced members of the LEOFF, TRS, SERS, PERS an Washington state patrol retirement system
HB 2394 o PERS H Approp 1/16/02 Alexander  
Separating 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.
HB 2395 o State emply death benefits H Approp 1/16/02 Doumit  
Providing a death benefit for certain state employees Provides that a $150,000 death benefit shall be paid to the member's estate, or such person or persons, trust or organization as the member has nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department. Declares that the benefit under this act shall be paid only where death occurs as a result of injuries sustained in the course of employment.
SHB 2403 Collective bargaining H CL DP1S 1/30/02 CL (Kenney) NEUTRAL
AN ACT Relating to labor relations at the public four-year institutions of higher education; adding a new chapter to Title 41 RCW; and creating a new section.
HB 2414 e Prof educator standards brd H Education 1/16/02 Haigh  
AN ACT Relating to the professional educator standards board; and amending RCW 28A.410.200 and 28A.410.220.
HB 2415 e Principals & vice principals H Education 1/16/02 Quall  
AN ACT Relating to qualifications for public school principals and vice principals; and amending RCW 28A.400.100.
HB 2438 o Running start program H HE DP 1/30/02 Kenney  
AN ACT Relating to the participation in the running start program by institutions of higher education; and amending RCW 28A.600.300.
HB 2452 e Transportation funding H Trans 1/17/02 Fisher  
AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; creating new sections; making appropriations; authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an emergency
HB 2488 State aquatic lands H Natural Res 1/18/02 Fisher  
Prohibits certain state-owned aquatic lands from being withdrawn from conflicting uses or leases Provides that state-owned aquatic lands that abut mineral resource lands designated by a city or county under chapter 36.70A RCW may not be withdrawn from conflicting uses or leasing under RCW 79.68.060 or 79.90.460(3)
SHB 2502 Forest products commission *H Rules R 1/31/02 NR (Sump)  
AN ACT Relating to the forest products commission; and amending RCW 15.100.010, 15.100.030, and 15.100.040.
HB 2509 e Education facilities/funding H Cap Budget 1/18/02 Murray  
AN ACT Relating to education building construction and renovation in the state of Washington; amending RCW 39.42.060; amending 2001 2nd sp.s. c 9 ss 1 and 2 (uncodified); adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2510 $e Supplemental capital budget H Cap Budget 1/18/02 Murray  
AN ACT Relating to the capital budget; amending 2001 2nd sp.s. c 8 ss 117, 147, 257, 270, 278, 303, 344, 346, 350, 383, 387, 427, 602, 634, 658, 667, 680, 700, 702, 712, 724, 749, 750, 751, 752, 755, 809, 824, 828, 829, 907, and 415 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2001 2nd sp.s. c 8 (uncodified); creating new sections; repealing 2001 2nd sp.s. c 8 ss 184, 186, 187, and 421 (uncodified); making appropriations; authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2521 Registering pesticides H Ag & Ecology 1/18/02 Linville  
AN ACT Relating to registering pesticides; amending RCW 15.58.050, 15.58.070, 15.58.070, and 15.58.080; providing effective dates; and providing an expiration date.
HB 2538 Public works/subcontractors H State Govt 1/21/02 Conway  
AN ACT Relating to identification of subcontractors on public works contracts; amending RCW 39.30.060; and creating a new section.
HB 2540 Collective bargaining/U. W. H Commerce/Lab 1/21/02 Conway  
AN ACT Relating to collective bargaining for University of Washington employees who are enrolled in academic programs; adding a new section to chapter 41.56 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2543 Adverse employment action H Commerce/Lab 1/21/02 Wood  
Relating to discharge or adverse employment action for just cause; and adding a new section to chapter 49.12 RCW.
HB 2551 Public works contracting H State Govt 1/21/02 Romero  
AN ACT Relating to alternative public works contracting procedures; and amending RCW 39.10.051, 39.10.061, 39.10.067, and 39.10.902.
HB 2563 $ Performance audits H State Govt 1/21/02 Miloscia  
AN ACT Relating to performance audits; adding new sections to chapter 43.09 RCW; making an appropriation; and providing for submission of this act to a vote of the people.
HB 2566 Clean alt fuel vehicles H Ag & Ecology 1/21/02 Linville  
AN ACT Relating to formalizing the relationship between the department of social and health services and the state school for the deaf; reenacting and amending RCW 74.15.020; and adding a new section to chapter 74.15 RCW.
HB 2618 Review of agencies H State Govt 1/22/02 Romero  
AN ACT 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.
HB 2630 Apprenticeship utilization H Commerce/Lab 1/23/02 Conway Oppose
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. Would be a hardship for WSU contractors.
HB 2657 Ag products/state facilities H State Govt 1/23/02 Hunt  
AN ACT Relating to agricultural products purchased for state institutions and state-supported facilities; adding a new section to chapter 43.19 RCW; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2678 Voter registration H State Govt 1/23/02 Upthegrove  
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 o Campus police officers H Higher Educ 1/23/02 Kenney  
AN ACT Relating to probationary periods of campus police officer appointees; and amending RCW 41.06.150.
HB 2736 o State universities/research H Cap Budget 1/25/02 Murray  
AN ACT Relating to research by state universities; amending RCW 28B.10.022 and 39.94.040; and adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW.
HB 2749 Cert instructional staff H Higher Educ 1/25/02 Morell  
AN ACT Relating to tuition waivers for certificated instructional staff; amending RCW 28B.15.910; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW.
HB 2756 Retirement/invsmnt gains H Approp 1/28/02 Linville  
Relating to extraordinary investment gain sharing for plan 1; and amending RCW 41.31.010 and 41.31.030.
HB 2761 Info technology projects H Technology, 1/28/02 Anderson  
 
HB 2769 Board of natural resources H Natural Res 1/28/02 Murray Oppose
This would increase the number of people sitting on the This bill increases the Board of Natural Resources to 9 (from 6). One of the new people would be from regional or statewide hunting, fishing, recreation, or conservation groups to represent the public interests. Another would represent water districts.
HB 2782 Actuarial experience study H Approp 1/28/02 Doumit  
Relating to implementing the results of the 1995-2000 actuarial experience study; adding a new section to chapter 41.45 RCW; repealing RCW 41.45.053; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2784 Property tax penalties H Finance 1/28/02 Roach  
Relating to delinquent property tax penalties; and amending RCW 84.56.020.
HB 2805 e Higher ed/tuition H Higher Educ 1/29/02 Kenney  
AN ACT Relating to tuition-setting authority and accountability for the use of tuition at institutions of higher education; amending RCW 28B.15.031, 28B.15.066, 28B.15.067, 28B.15.069, and 28B.15.100; adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW; and creating a new section.
HB 2807 e Promise scholarships H Higher Educ 1/29/02 Kenney  
AN ACT Relating to higher education scholarships; reenacting and amending RCW 43.79A.040; adding a new chapter to Title 28B RCW; and declaring an emergency.
HB 2831 Branch campuses H Higher Educ 1/29/02 Fromhold Support
AN ACT 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.
HB 2851 U. W. board of regents H Higher Educ 1/30/02 Dunn  
Relating to the accountability of the student regent to the associated students of the University of Washington; amending RCW 28B.20.100; and adding new sections to chapter 28B.20 RCW.
HR 4687 WSU football team H Adopted 1/30/02 Hunt  
WHEREAS, The Washington State University Cougars' football team, under the leadership of Coach Mike Price, finished the 2001 season with a 10-2 record; and
SSB 5166 Higher education H Higher Educ 1/24/02 HIE (Kohl-Welles)  
Brief Description: Allowing state financial aid to be used at Washington branch campuses of accredited out-of-state institutions of higher education.
SSB 5552 Border county higher educatn H Higher Educ 1/24/02 HIE (Carlson)  
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.
E SSB 5674 f Washington climate center S Env/Engy/Wat 1/16/02 EEW (Constantine)  
Summary of Substitute Bill: The establishment of an independent, nonprofit organization called the Washington Climate Center is authorized. 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.
SB 6235 Higher education/residency S Higher Educ 1/14/02 Carlson  
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 6243 K-12 governance structure S Education 1/14/02 McAuliffe  
AN ACT Relating to evaluating the current governance structure of the K-12 public school system in Washington state; and creating a new section.
SB 6251 Administrative rule adoption S St&Loc Govt 1/14/02 West  
Relating to administrative rule adoption procedures; and amending RCW 34.05.360.
SB 6255 d Aqtc lands/sale of material S Nat/Prk/Shor 1/14/02 Jacobsen  
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.
SB 6256 d State lands/sale of material S Nat/Prk/Shor 1/14/02 Jacobsen  
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.
SB 6257 $d Contract harvesting/timber S Nat/Prk/Shor 1/14/02 Jacobsen  
Establishing contract harvesting of timber on state trust lands .Requires BNR to establish many practices and procedures for contract harvesting.
SB 6270 Higher education S Higher Educ 1/14/02 Jacobsen  
Brief Description: Providing for a two-year term of office for student members of governing boards of institutions of higher education.
SB 6277 d State investment board S Lab/Comm/FI 1/14/02 Prentice  
AN ACT Relating to increasing the size of the state investment board; amending RCW 43.33A.020 and 43.33A.040; and providing an effective date.
SB 6285 Air pollution/vehicles S Env/Engy/Wat 1/14/02 Regala  
Brief Description: Providing incentives to reduce air pollution through the use of clean alternative fuel vehicles.
SB 6295 Access to education S Judiciary 1/14/02 Jacobsen  
Brief Description: Enhancing access to public education.
SB 6302 Workers' compensation S Lab/Comm/FI 1/15/02 Fairley  
Brief Description: Providing workers' compensation for multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome.
SB 6314 Computer info agreements S Lab/Comm/FI 1/25/02 Prentice  
AN ACT Relating to choice of law and forum for computer information agreements; and adding a new chapter to Title 4 RCW.
SB 6347 $e Transportation funding S Transportat 1/16/02 Haugen  
AN ACT Relating to transportation funding and appropriations; creating new sections; making appropriations; authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an emergency.
SB 6367 Higher education/ residency S Higher Educ 1/16/02 Honeyford  
Brief Description: Expanding residency for purposes of tuition at institutions of higher education.
SB 6369 Credit cards S Lab/Comm/FI 1/16/02 Kohl-Welles  
AN ACT Relating to issuing credit cards to persons under the age of twenty-one; adding a new section to chapter 28B.10 RCW; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; and creating a new section.
SB 6374 o Retirement tech corrections S Ways & Means 1/16/02 Jacobsen  
AN ACT Relating to correcting errors and oversights in certain retirement system statutes; amending RCW 28A.405.900, 41.45.010, 41.45.050, 41.35.700, 41.35.510, and 41.50.790; reenacting and amending RCW 41.45.020; reenacting RCW 41.45.060; and repealing 2001 2nd sp.s. c 10 s 12.
SB 6375 o Retirement/veterans S Ways & Means 1/16/02 Fraser  
AN ACT Relating to conforming the Washington state retirement systems to federal requirements on veterans; and amending RCW 41.04.005, 41.40.170, and 43.43.260.
SB 6376 o PERS plan 3 S Ways & Means 1/16/02 Regala  
AN ACT Relating to the transfer of seasonal and military leave of absence employees to the public employees' retirement system plan 3; and creating a new section.
SB 6377 o TRS plan1 S Ways & Means 1/16/02 Regala  
AN ACT Relating to allowing members of the teachers' retirement system plan 1 to use extended school years for calculation of their earnable compensation; and amending RCW 41.32.010.
SB 6378 o LEOFFRS plan 2 S Ways & Means 1/16/02 Spanel  
AN ACT Relating to part-time leaves of absence for law enforcement members of the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system plan 2; and amending RCW 41.26.520.
SB 6380 o Retirement S Ways & Means 1/16/02 Winsley  
AN ACT Relating to creating new survivor benefit division options for divorced members of the law enforcement officers' and fire fighters' retirement system, the teachers' retirement system, the school employees' retirement system, the public employees' retirement system, and the Washington state patrol retirement system; amending RCW 41.26.160, 41.26.161, 41.26.162, 41.50.670, 41.50.700, 41.26.460, 41.32.530, 41.32.785, 41.32.851, 41.35.220, 41.40.188, 41.40.660, 41.40.845, 43.43.270, and 43.43.271; and adding a new section to chapter 41.26 RCW.
SB 6381 o PERS S Ways & Means 1/16/02 Fraser  
AN ACT Relating to public employees' retirement system plan 1 members who separate from service without withdrawing their contributions from the retirement system; and amending RCW 41.40.150.
SB 6396 $e Supplemental capital budget S Ways & Means 1/16/02 Fairley  
AN ACT Relating to the capital budget; amending 2001 2nd sp.s. c 8 ss 117, 147, 257, 270, 278, 303, 344, 346, 350, 383, 387, 427, 602, 634, 658, 667, 680, 700, 702, 712, 724, 749, 750, 751, 752, 755, 809, 824, 828, 829, 907, and 415 (uncodified); adding new sections to 2001 2nd sp.s. c 8 (uncodified); creating new sections; repealing 2001 2nd sp.s. c 8 ss 184, 186, 187, and 421 (uncodified); making appropriations; authorizing expenditures for capital improvements; and declaring an emergency.
SB 6397 e Education facilities/funding S Ways & Means 1/16/02 Fairley  
AN ACT Relating to education building construction and renovation in the state of Washington; amending RCW 39.42.060; amending 2001 2nd sp.s. c 9 ss 1 and 2 (uncodified); adding a new chapter to Title 43 RCW; and declaring an emergency.
SB 6426 Sick leave S Lab/Comm/FI 1/17/02 Keiser  
Brief Description: Allowing sick leave to care for family members.
SB 6427 e Risk management S Rules 2 1/29/02 Sheldon, B.  
Brief Description: Transferring risk management functions from the department of general administration to the office of financial management.
SB 6428 e Agency loss prevention S Judiciary 1/17/02 Sheldon, B.  
Brief Description: Providing for loss prevention review teams.
SB 6438 Agriculture & gardn research S Ag&Intl Trde 1/17/02 Jacobsen  
AN ACT Relating to agriculture and garden research; and adding a new chapter to Title 15 RCW.
SB 6440 Collective bargaining S Lab/Comm/FI 1/17/02 Prentice  
Brief Description: Providing for collective bargaining at four-year institutions of higher education.
SB 6448 $ All-hazards warning system S Ec Dev&Tele 1/17/02 Kastama  
AN ACT 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.
SB 6450 Clean energy/clean vehicles S Env/Engy/Wat 1/17/02 Jacobsen  
AN ACT 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 S Lab/Comm/FI 1/17/02 Carlson SUPPORT
AN ACT Relating to athlete agents; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; and prescribing penalties.
SB 6474 Agency land purchases S Nat/Prk/Shor 1/18/02 Morton  
Brief Description: Concerning land purchases by state agencies.
SB 6477 e Principals & vice principals S Education 1/18/02 McAuliffe  
AN ACT Relating to qualifications for public school principals and vice principals; and amending RCW 28A.400.100.
SB 6478 e Prof educator standards brd S Education 1/18/02 McAuliffe  
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.
SB 6504 Higher education S Higher Educ 1/18/02 Kohl-Welles  
Summary of Bill: The term branch campus is no longer used in statute and each of the five campuses are named individually: University of Washington at Tacoma, University of Washington at Bothell, Washington State University at Vancouver, Washington State University at Tri-Cities, and Washington State University at Spokane.
SB 6508 Registering pesticides *S Rules 2 1/31/02 Rasmussen  
Brief Description: Registering pesticides.
SB 6557 Higher ed coordinating board S Rules 2 1/30/02 Kohl-Welles  
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 Apprenticeship utilization S Lab/Comm/FI 1/21/02 Costa  
AN ACT Relating to apprenticeship utilization requirements; and adding new sections to chapter 39.04 RCW.
SB 6599 Beverage container littering S Env/Engy/Wat 1/22/02 Fairley  
Relating to reducing littering of beverage containers by authorizing a redemption program; adding a new chapter to Title 70 RCW; and providing an effective date.
SB 6626 Branch campuses S Higher Educ 1/23/02 Kohl-Welles  
Brief Description: Requiring the Washington state institute for public policy to review and evaluate whether branch campuses are fulfilling their intended role.
SB 6628 o Campus police officers S Higher Educ 1/23/02 Kohl-Welles  
Brief Description: Establishing the probationary period for campus police officer appointees.
SB 6640 National guard S Higher Educ 1/23/02 Rasmussen  
AN ACT Relating to classifying members of the Washington national guard as resident students; amending RCW 28B.15.012; reenacting and amending RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.101.040; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
SB 6707 e Higher ed/tuition S Higher Educ 1/28/02 Jacobsen  
AN ACT Relating to tuition-setting authority and accountability for the use of tuition at institutions of higher education; amending RCW 28B.15.031, 28B.15.066, 28B.15.067, 28B.15.069, and 28B.15.100; adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW; and creating a new section.
SB 6728 Inmate work programs S HumSer/Cor 1/30/02 Costa  
 
SB 6736 Higher education tuition S Higher Educ 1/30/02 Shin  
Relating to tuition-setting authority at institutions of higher education; and amending RCW 28B.15.031, 28B.15.066, and 28B.15.067.
SB 6739 Higher education tuition S Higher Educ 1/30/02 Horn  
Relating to tuition at institutions of higher education; amending RCW 28B.15.066 and 28B.15.067; and adding a new section to chapter 28B.15 RCW.
SGA9082 JOE KING S Confirm cal 4/18/01    
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.
SGA9202 STEVEN R. HILL S Rules 1/29/02    
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.
 
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