| Bill Status As Of – January 13, 2005 |
| HB 1037 |
Operating budget 2003-05 sup |
HApprop |
1/11/2005 |
Sommers |
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Companion Bill 5074
Makes 2003-05 supplemental operating appropriations. |
| HB 1038 |
Operating budget 2005-07 |
HApprop |
1/11/2005 |
Sommers |
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Companion Bill 5073
Total state general-fund appropriations for the 2005-07 biennium are 26.2 billion. Appropriations are also made from a variety of other accounts. This is Governor Locke's budget based on new proposed revenues (Book 2). For additional information, see the detailed comparison of Governor Locke's Book 1 and Book 2 budget proposals. |
| HB 1057 |
Capital budget |
HCap Budget |
1/12/2005 |
Dunshee |
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Companion Bill 5051
Makes appropriations and authorizes expenditures for capital improvements. |
| SB 5001 |
Promise scholarships |
SEL/K-12/HiEd |
1/10/2005 |
Honeyford |
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| Authorizes the use of the scholarships if the student resides with a parent or guardian in Washington state intending to commute from the parent's or guardian's residence, the commute distance to a Washington institution of higher education exceeds the distance to a participating Oregon border county institution of higher education, and the commute distance to a Washington institution of higher education is so far as to render commuting impractical. |
| SB 5019 |
Student athletes |
SEL/K-12/HiEd |
1/10/2005 |
Jacobsen |
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| Provides that an institution of higher education may not agree to, or be subject to, the rules or policies of any organization, association, or any other type of entity, nor make a contract with any party, that dictates the terms, value, and conditions of student athlete scholarships relating to any of the following: (1) The terms or duration of a scholarship or stipend the value of which is below the actual cost of attendance at that institution;
(2) The amount earned from bona fide employment not associated with their sport;
(3) Health insurance;
(4) The ability to obtain licensed representation in making career choices;
(5) The ability to transfer to another institution of higher education if a head coach leaves the school of attendance or anticipated attendance. |
| SB 5022 |
Higher ed boards |
SEL/K-12/HiEd |
1/10/2005 |
Jacobsen |
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| Provides for a two-year term of office for student members of governing boards of institutions of higher education. |
| SB 5051 |
Capital budget |
SWays & Means |
1/12/2005 |
Fraser |
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| Companion bill to HB1057 |
| SB 5062 |
Organic foods commission act |
SAg/Rural/Dev |
1/12/2005 |
Jacobsen |
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| Declares that the marketing of organic foods within this state is affected with a public interest. It is declared to be the policy and purpose of this act to promote the general welfare of the state by enabling producers of organic foods to help themselves in establishing orderly, fair, sound, efficient, and unhampered marketing, grading, and standardizing of the organic foods they produce, and in promoting and increasing the sale of such commodities. |
| SB 5072 |
Education boards |
SEL/K-12/HiEd |
1/12/2005 |
McAuliffe |
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Companion Bill: 1067
Revises the powers, duties, and membership of the state board of education and the Washington professional educator standards board and eliminates the academic achievement and accountability commission. |
| SB 5073 |
Operating budget 2005-07 |
SWays & Means |
1/12/2005 |
Prentice |
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| Companion bill to HB1038 |
| SB 5074 |
Operating budget 2003-05 sup |
SWays & Means |
1/12/2005 |
Prentice |
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| Companion bill to HB1037 |
| SB 5075 |
Promise scholarship program |
SEL/K-12/HiEd |
1/12/2005 |
Kohl-Welles |
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| Amends RCW 28B.119.010 relating to academic eligibility for the Washington promise scholarship program. |
| SB 5076 |
College in high school |
SEL/K-12/HiEd |
1/12/2005 |
McAuliffe |
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| Declares an intent to establish the college in the high school program as a statewide option for high school students.
Requires the superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the higher education coordinating board to jointly develop and adopt rules governing the college in the high school program. The rules shall be written to encourage the maximum use of the program and shall not narrow or limit the enrollment options. |
| SB 5079 |
Special election/governor |
SGovt Op & El |
1/12/2005 |
Roach |
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| Declares that, under Article III, section 4 of the Constitution of the state of Washington, the legislature is vested with the power to contest an election and it has the power to decide a contested election. As such, for the reasons set forth in section 1 of this act, the legislature hereby contests the November 2, 2004, gubernatorial general election.
Provides that, by the power vested in the legislature by the Constitution of the state of Washington, the legislature declares the results of the gubernatorial election of November 2, 2004, to be null and void. It directs that an entirely new, special runoff election be conducted to decide the next governor of Washington. This gubernatorial runoff election shall be held on the date of George Washington's birthday, Tuesday, February 22, 2005. |
| SB 5084 |
Foster youth education |
SLab/Comm/RD |
1/12/2005 |
McAuliffe |
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| Requires the department to establish a foster youth postsecondary education and training coordination committee.
Provides that the duties of the coordination committee shall include, but are not limited to: (1) Assessing the scope and nature of statewide need among current and former foster youth for assistance to pursue and participate in postsecondary education or training opportunities. |
| SCR 8400 |
Cutoff dates 2005 regular |
SAdopted 3rd |
1/10/2005 |
Brown |
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| Establish cutoff dates for the consideration of legislation during the 2005 Regular Session of the Fifty-Ninth Legislature. |
