WSU Priority List
January 10, 2006
2006 Regular Session(Click on the bill number to view
complete text and other
documents) |
| HB 2347 |
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Research/science & tech |
H HiEdWorkEd |
1/9/2006 |
Morris |
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| In order to promote the growth of research in these fields, the legislature intends to help colleges and universities raise additional moneys for graduate fellowships by creating a graduate fellowship trust fund program for the sciences. |
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| HB 2385 |
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Public lands statutes |
H NR, Ec, Pks |
1/9/2006 |
Kretz |
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| Relating to the technical corrections (sales) to public lands statutes. |
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| HB 2387 |
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Exchange of state lands |
H NR, Ec, Pks |
1/9/2006 |
Sullivan, B. |
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| Authorizes the department of natural resources to exchange certain state lands. |
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| HB 2400 |
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Sustainable energy trust |
H Tech/En/Com |
1/9/2006 |
Morris |
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| Declares an intent to promote the development of sustainable energy resources, including new energy technologies, and to improve system reliability by establishing a fund that can be used to reduce the cost of deploying distributive generation projects. |
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| HB 2427 |
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Eminent domain |
H Judiciary |
1/9/2006 |
Dunshee |
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| Provides that private property shall only be taken by the state for a public use. Declares that the taking of private property by the state for economic development does not constitute a public use where the primary purpose of such development is for an increase in tax base, tax revenues, employment, or general economic health. |
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| HB 2429 |
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Academic assessment system |
H Education |
1/9/2006 |
Haler |
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| Requires the joint legislative audit and review committee and its contractor to submit a report containing the results of the review of the alternative assessment tools to the Washington assessment of student learning by September 30, 2006. |
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| HB 2440 |
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Offshore items |
H Commerce/Lab |
1/9/2006 |
Hudgins |
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| Provides that, when competitive bids are solicited for public contract, the solicitation shall set forth, in addition to the terms and specifications thereof, a requirement that the bidder shall furnish, upon completion of the contract, a statement certified by the bidder setting forth the nature and source of offshore items in excess of two thousand five hundred dollars that have been used in the performance of the contract. |
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| HB 2444 |
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State contracts for goods |
H State Govt |
1/9/2006 |
Hudgins |
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| Provides that a contract for the purchase of goods or services entered into with a private sector contractor must contain a clause substantially including the following requirement: The contractor agrees to identify and make reasonably available an employee of the contractor who is knowledgeable about this contract to appear before, and to answer questions of, the Washington state legislature about the performance of this contract's obligations. |
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| HB 2485 |
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College placement test |
H Education |
1/9/2006 |
Hunter |
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| Directs the superintendent of public instruction to make available to school districts a college placement test that districts shall annually offer to students in tenth or eleventh grade. Districts shall encourage but may not require students to take the test. The superintendent shall select the test from commercially available products. |
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| HB 2490 |
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Financial incentive/schools |
H Education |
1/9/2006 |
Jarrett |
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| Provides a financial incentive to school districts for high school students who complete postsecondary credits. |
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| HB 2507 |
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False college degress |
H HiEdWorkEd |
1/10/2006 |
Kenney |
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| HB 2524 |
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Performance & outcome review |
H State Govt |
1/10/2006 |
Nixon |
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| Relating to performance and outcome measure reviews. |
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| HB 2541 |
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Release of student info |
H Education |
1/10/2006 |
Schual-Berke |
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| HB 2550 |
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Amending capitl bdgt 2005-07 |
H Cap Budget |
1/10/2006 |
Dunshee |
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| HB 2552 |
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Operating budget 2006 |
H Approp |
1/10/2006 |
Sommers |
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| SB 6135 |
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Off-campus student housing |
S Govt Op & El |
1/9/2006 |
Jacobsen |
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| Directs the governing board of each state four-year institution of higher education to develop and implement an off-campus housing quality assessment program. |
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| SB 6255 |
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Student-centered planning |
S EL/K-12/HiEd |
1/10/2006 |
Eide |
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| SB 6261 |
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Small business development |
S Intl Trde/ED |
1/10/2006 |
Delvin |
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| The legislature finds that small technology-based firms are the source of approximately one-half of the economy's major innovations and that it is in the interest of the state to increase participation by Washington state small businesses in the federal small business innovation research program by assisting them in becoming small business innovation research program grant recipients. The Washington technology center and Washington State University shall each establish a small business innovation research assistance program, including a proposal review process, to train and assist Washington small businesses to win phase I small business innovation research program awards. |
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| SB 6271 |
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Higher education loans |
S EL/K-12/HiEd |
1/10/2006 |
Kastama |
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| The zero interest loan program is established for students attending a Washington institution of higher education. The first loans shall be made to eligible students enrolling in an institution of higher education in the 2006-07 academic year. |
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| SB 6273 |
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Public natural resources |
S NR/Ocean/Rec |
1/10/2006 |
Jacobsen |
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| The legislature finds that the state of Washington has an affirmative duty to protect, manage, and conserve public natural resources such as the state's animal and plant life, and must take this public trust into account when making decisions with respect to natural resource-related policies and actions. Property rights in wild fish and animals are vested in the state for the benefit of all the people and the regulation of natural resources must be for the common good. The paramount interest of the public is retained by the state to protect the public's rights to natural resource use. |
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| SB 6284 |
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Definition of veteran |
S Govt Op & El |
1/10/2006 |
Kastama |
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| Relating to the definition of veteran; and reenacting and amending RCW 41.04.007. |
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| SB 6288 |
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Tuition waivers |
S EL/K-12/HiEd |
1/10/2006 |
Sheldon |
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| The governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges may waive all or a portion of the tuition and services and activities fees for state employees as defined. |
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| SB 6294 |
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Education legacy trust acct |
S EL/K-12/HiEd |
1/10/2006 |
Pflug |
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| Relating to distributions to the education legacy trust account. |
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| SCR 8414 |
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Cutoff dates 2006 session |
S Pres Signed |
1/10/2006 |
Brown |
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