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WSU Priority List
February 24, 2006
2006 Regular Session

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Bill No* Companion
Bills*		 Title Status Status
Date		 Original
Sponsor		 Recomnd.
Position
HB 1434   Implementing a strategic direction for higher education. H HiEdWorkEd 2/2/2006 Jarrett Support
Establishes the Legislature's statewide plan for higher education, which includes increasing capacity by 30,000 enrollments, awarding 3,000 additional baccalaureate degrees annually, adding 12,500 additional enrollments in high demand fields, and increasing the state's overall investment in higher education by $460 million per biennium.
HB 2123   Requiring adoption of rules regulating off-campus conduct. H HiEdWorkEd 2/2/2006 Murray Concerns
Requires each higher education institution to adopt rules regarding disruptive off-campus conduct that apply while students are proximate to, but not on, campus. The rules must not violate students' civil rights and must provide due process. Institutions report on their rules by December 1, 2005.
SHB 2233   Mandating that a percentage of tuition waivers be granted to veterans S EL/K-12/HiEd 2/9/2006 Kristiansen Concerns
Provides that, of the total amount of operating fees revenue waived, exempted, or reduced by a state university, a regional university, The Evergreen State College, or the community colleges as a whole, a total of at least ten percent shall be granted, by each institution and the community colleges as a whole, to veterans who qualify.
HB 2347   Research/science & tech H HiEdWorkEd 1/9/2006 Morris Support
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.
E2SHB 2349   Renewable energy standards S Ways & Means 2/24/2006 Morris  
The bill establishes renewable energy standards for state agencies. State agencies are directed to purchase a certain percentage of their total electricity from qualified alternative energy resources. The renewable energy standard is increased in phases: - By July 1, 2006, state agencies must buy at least five percent of their total electricity from qualified alternative energy resources. - By July 1, 2007, state agencies must buy at least ten percent of their total electricity from qualified alternative energy resources. - By July 1, 2008, state agencies must buy at least fifteen percent of their total electricity from qualified alternative energy resources. - By July 1, 2009, state agencies must buy at least twenty percent of their total electricity from qualified alternative energy resources.
SHB 2387   Exchange of state lands H Cap Budget 1/27/2006 Sullivan, B. Support
Authorizes the department of natural resources to exchange certain state lands.
HB 2400   Sustainable energy trust H Tech/En/Com 1/9/2006 Morris  
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.
HB 2427   Eminent domain H Judiciary 1/9/2006 Dunshee  
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.
HB 2429   Academic assessment system H Education 1/9/2006 Haler  
HB 2440   Offshore items H Commerce/Lab 1/9/2006 Hudgins  
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.
HB 2444   State contracts for goods H State Govt 1/9/2006 Hudgins  
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.
HB 2485   College placement test H Exec Action 2/2/2006 Hunter  
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.
ESHB 2507   False college degress S EL/K-12/HiEd 2/11/2006 Kenney Support
Requires an institution of higher education operating in Washington to: (1) be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency; (2) have an accreditation application pending; or (3) have been granted a waiver or exemption by the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB).
HB 2524   Performance & outcome review H State Govt 1/10/2006 Nixon  
Relating to performance and outcome measure reviews.
HB 2541   Release of student info H Education 1/10/2006 Schual-Berke  
Requires an institution of higher education operating in Washington to 1) be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency; 2) have an accreditation application pending; or 3) have been granted a waiver or exemption by the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB).
SHB 2550   Amending capitl bdgt 2005-07 H Rules R 1/20/2006 Dunshee  
Amends the 2005-07 Capital Budget to include a new Energy Freedom Program within the Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.
Appropriates $9 million for low-interest loans to four political subdivisions for the development of biofuel oilseed crushers, supporting infrastructure, and facilities.
Provides legislative intent on the development of a Washington biodiesel industry based on Washington grown oilseed.
HB 2552   Operating budget 2006 H Approp 1/10/2006 Sommers  
Feb 21 Scheduled for public hearing in committee.
Makes appropriations from the General Fund to the Pension Funding Stabilization Account, the Student Achievement Fund, and the Health Services Account.
Adopts new supplemental employer rates to reduce unfunded liability in TRS and PERS Plans 1.
Revises state expenditure limit laws adjusting the limit upwards for the appropriations in the bill.
2SHB 2583   Comm & tech college employee S Ways & Means 2/23/2006 Kenney  
Maintains uninterrupted health care benefits for part-time academic employees at community and technical colleges provided the employee establishes and maintains a pattern of working at least three of the four quarters of the academic year with an average workload of half-time or more.
HB 2610   Capital budget 2006 supp H Cap Budget 1/11/2006 Dunshee  
Makes supplemental capital appropriations for the 2005-07 biennium of $219 million.
HB 2724   Sale of public lands H State Govt 1/12/2006 Hasegawa Opposed
Provides that a public agency may not sell real property or otherwise permanently transfer title of real property to a private person or private entity unless the public agency can show a compelling economic development necessity justifying the sale or transfer at that time.
ESHB 2738   Renewable fuel S Rules 2 2/23/2006 Holmquist  
Establishes minimum fuel content requirements for biodiesel and ethanol.
Requires the Department of Agriculture to adopt fuel quality standards for biodiesel quality and rules for ethanol and biodiesel.
Creates and defines the responsibilities of the Biofuels Advisory Committee.
HB 2775   Bioenergy loan program H Cap Budget 1/31/2006 Sullivan, P.  
Establishes a Bioenergy Loan Program within the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (Department).
HB 2783   Sex offense against children H Cr Jus & Cor 1/13/2006 Ahern  
Imposes a mandatory life sentence for designated sex offenses against children.
HB 2797   Energy efficiency prgm map H Tech/En/Com 1/13/2006 Chase  
Authorizes the Washington State University Energy Program to conduct a study to create a State Energy Efficiency Program Road Map.
SHB 2817   Higher edu/technology S EL/K-12/HiEd 2/11/2006 Sells  
Places a state emphasis on enrollments and degrees in the fields of engineering, technology, biotechnology, science, computer science and mathematics.
The institutions of higher education are given a period of three years to establish demand in these fields.
The Higher Education Coordinating Board is required to track and report progress in these fields.
SHB 2867   WSU Tri-Cities S Ways & Means 2/23/2006 Kenney Support
Authorizes Washington State University (WSU) Tri-Cities to expand into a four year institution by admitting, beginning in the fall of 2007, lower-division students directly into programs beyond the biotechnology field.
E3SHB 2939   Energy freedom program S WEEDPA 2/24/2006 Grant  
Establishes an Energy Freedom Program within the Department of Community,
Requires a 13 member Energy Freedom Board to establish a competitive process for awarding low-interest loans and grants to political subdivisions for the research and development of new and renewable energy sources, including infrastructure and facilities.
Creates the Energy Freedom Account within the State Treasury.
2SHB 3017   Condemned property sale H Rules R 2/7/2006 Springer  
Recognizes, reaffirms, and supports state law restrictions on taking private property for private use and prohibits state and local government taking solely for economic development purposes.
Gives a prior owner the right to repurchase condemned property if the state, a county, or a city or town decides within seven years that it is no longer needed for a public purpose and should be sold.
HB 3022   Manager/state civil service H State Govt 1/18/2006 Green  
Modifies the definition of "manager" for the purposes of the Washington Management
HB 3055   Agency personal service H State Govt 1/18/2006 Williams  
SHB 3058   Public records provisions H Rules R 2/2/2006 Green  
SHB 3113   Access to higher education S EL/K-12/HiEd 2/11/2006 Sells  
Accepts report submitted to the Legislature on December 1, 2005, as representing the needs for higher education in the North Snohomish, Island and Skagit Counties region.
States legislative intent to provide funding for 250 full-time equivalent students.
HB 3116   Streamlining tech efforts H Tech/En/Com 1/20/2006 Hudgins  
The Legislature intends to centralize technology missions and reduce administrative overhead at the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, the Washington Technology Center, the Washington State University Energy Program, and the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development Energy Policy Office.
SB 6135   Off-campus student housing S Govt Op & El 1/9/2006 Jacobsen  
Directs the governing board of each state four-year institution of higher education to develop and implement an off-campus housing quality assessment program.
SSB 6192   Solar electric generation H Tech/En/Com 2/8/2006 Poulsen  
SB 6261   Small business development S Intl Trde/ED 1/10/2006 Delvin Concerns
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.
SB 6271   Higher education loans S EL/K-12/HiEd 1/10/2006 Kastama  
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.
SB 6273   Public natural resources S NR/Ocean/Rec 1/10/2006 Jacobsen  
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.
SB 6284   Definition of veteran S Rules X 2/24/2006 Kastama  
Relating to the definition of veteran; and reenacting and amending RCW 41.04.007.
SB 6288   Tuition waivers S EL/K-12/HiEd 1/10/2006 Sheldon  
SB 6294   Education legacy trust acct S Ways & Means 1/23/2006 Pflug  
Relating to distributions to the education legacy trust account.
ESSB 6384   Capital budget 2006 supp H 2nd Reading 2/23/2006 Fraser  
In the House: Feb 21 First reading, referred to Capital Budget.
SSB 6464   WSU degree programs H HiEdWorkEd 2/16/2006 Delvin Support
IN THE HOUSE: Feb 16 First reading, referred to Higher Education & Workforce Education. Feb 21 Scheduled for public hearing in committee.
Beginning in the fall of 2006, Washington State University Tri-Cities may admit lower division students without the limitation of co-admission and coenrollment with Columbia Basin College. The campus will develop into a four-year institution of higher education by simultaneously admitting freshman and sophomores, increasing transfer enrollment, co-admitting transfer students and expanding graduate and professional programs.
Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill: Washington State University Tri-Cities will continue to work with Columbia Basin College as outlined in the Columbia Basin College and Washington State University Tri-Cities Coordinated Bachelors agreement.
SSB 6487   False academic credentials S Rules X 2/23/2006 Schoesler Support-Amendment
A false academic credential is defined. The definition includes academic certificates, degrees, course work, degree credits, transcripts, or certification of a degree.
ESSB 6508   Renewable fuel H Rules R 2/24/2006 Rasmussen  
Establishes minimum renewable fuel content requirements and fuel quality standards for biodiesel and ethanol.
Creates the Biofuels Advisory Committee.
Requires state agencies to use a minimum of 20 percent biodiesel in diesel-powered vehicles and construction equipment.
SSB 6514   Biodiesel mandates S Rules X 2/23/2006 Fraser  
Vessels are added into the existing state mandate, that takes effect June 1, 2006, requiring state agencies to use not less than 2 percent biodiesel.
SB 6515   Biofuel consumer information S Ways & Means 1/27/2006 Fraser  
From funds appropriated specifically for this purpose, the Washington State University energy extension program shall provide consumer education and outreach regarding the use of biofuels in transportation, heating, electricity generation, and other applications. These services must be primarily implemented through grants allocated on a competitive basis to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and business entities that propose education and outreach programs.
SSB 6518   State energy policy S Rules X 2/24/2006 Fraser Concerns
The state energy policy is amended to require state agencies to reduce their energy purchases by 15 percent (measured from fiscal year 2005) by September 1, 2009. Agencies are required to use all practicable, cost-effective means available, including energy efficiency programs and the use of on-site renewable resources. Annual reporting requirements to the Department of General Administration are established. Definitions of "state agency" and "energy" are made, which are consistent with the statutes concerning energy conservation projects.
SB 6574   Government control/property S Govt Op & El 1/16/2006 Mulliken  
Provides that eminent domain may not be used by state or local agencies to provide property for private use, but eminent domain is limited to the purpose of obtaining property for physical use by the public, such as for the physical siting of public facilities.
SSB 6695   Tuition waivers S Rules X 2/23/2006 Schmidt  
The definition of "eligible national guard member" for the purposes of tuition waivers is changed to include current members of the National Guard. The requirement that the Guard member must have been called to active duty to be eligible for the tuition waiver is removed.
SSB 6697   Higher edu/technology H Rules R 2/24/2006 Berkey  
The Legislature finds that a priority on enrollments and degrees in the fields of engineering, technology, biotechnology, science, computer science, and mathematics is important to the state's economic future. Therefore, the Legislature intends to promote and place a priority on increased access, delivery models, enrollment slots, and degree opportunities in these fields.
Public institutions must determine local student demand and report findings to the HECB and the Legislature by November 1, 2008.
SSB 6699   Course materials/colleges H HiEdWorkEd 2/15/2006 Pridemore  
Summary of Substitute Bill: The Board of Regents of the state universities and the Board of Trustees of the regional universities and The Evergreen State College, in collaboration with the affiliated bookstores and a student and faculty representative, must adopt rules requiring affiliated bookstores to allow students the option of buying unbundled course materials when possible. The rules would also require the bookstores to disclose the actual cost of the materials and how new editions vary from previous editions. Additionally, the affiliated bookstores must actively promote and publicize book buy-back programs and will be required to disclose retail costs for course materials on a per course basis.
2SSB 6711   Online business training S Rules X 2/23/2006 Eide Concerns
Amends existing RCW to add the following to the Small Business Development Center’s Mission: The small business development center shall: a) Establish an entrepreneurial and small business development online curriculum; \ (b) Develop the curriculum course content in coordination with: The department of community, trade, and economic development; universities and community and technical colleges with small business assistance programs; the work force training and education coordinating board; and other public and private entrepreneurial and small business assistance centers in the state;
SSB 6846   College in high school prog S Ways & Means 2/3/2006 McAuliffe  
The College in the High School program is established in statute. The OSPI, SBCTC, and the public baccalaureate institutions must jointly develop and adopt rules for the CHS program.
SCR 8414   Cutoff dates 2006 session H Spkr Signed 1/11/2006 Brown  
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