WSU Bill List
February 23, 2007
2007 Regular Session
Day 47 of the 2007 Session(Click on the bill number to view
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| HB 1033 |
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Science & technology |
H Hi Ed |
1/8/2007 |
Morris |
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| Graduate FellowshipsIn 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. Eligible institutions of higher education and foundations may apply to the board for twenty-five thousand dollars from the fund when they can match the state funds with an equal amount of cash donations from private sources. These donations must be made specifically to the graduate fellowship trust fund program, and must be donated after July 1, 2007. The bill is scheduled for a hearing in the House Higher Education Committee on Feb. 26. |
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| SHB 1036 |
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Renewable energy |
H Rules R |
2/22/2007 |
Morris |
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| Renewable Energy Targets Establishes renewable energy targets for state agencies. Creates the Clear Sky Program within the Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (DCTED). Authorizes the DCTED to make loans to state agencies for sustainable energy projects, such as high-efficiency cogeneration and fuel cells. Establishes the Clean Streams and Clear Sky Subaccount to the Energy Freedom Account. |
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| SHB 1045 |
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Board of natural resources |
S NR/Ocean/Rec |
2/20/2007 |
Sullivan, B. |
Concerns |
| 30 Percent DNR Fees Extends for 10 years the ability of the Board of Natural Resources to 30 percent of the proceeds earned from transactions on state lands. Passed the state House of Representatives 86-10 on Feb. 16. |
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| HB 1089 |
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Operating sup budget 2005-07 |
H Approp |
1/10/2007 |
Sommers |
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| This is a possible vehicle for the supplemental operating budget bill. |
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| HB 1092 |
5156 |
Capital budget |
H Cap Budget |
1/10/2007 |
Fromhold |
Support |
| Governor's Capital Construction Budget Bill |
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| HB 1110 |
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Institute of technology |
H Hi Ed |
1/10/2007 |
Morris |
Opposed |
| Branch campus institute Declares an intent to create a center of excellence inthis state, dedicated to technology, to be known as the Washington institute of technology. This institute of
technology shall combine three university branch campuses: University of Washington - Bothell; Washington State University -TriCities; and Washington State University - Vancouver, and shall offer areas of study including, but not
limited to, engineering, technology, |
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| HB 1127 |
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Military leaves of absence |
S Govt Op & El |
2/13/2007 |
Morrell |
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| Extends military leave of absence from 15 to 30 days each year. |
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| HB 1128 |
SB 5140 |
Operating budget 2007-09 |
H Approp |
1/11/2007 |
Sommers |
Support |
| The Governor's Operating Budget Bill |
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| HB 1131 |
5155 |
Passport to college program |
H Approp |
1/26/2007 |
Dunshee |
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| Assistance to Foster Youth Provides for outreach and information to youth age 15 years and over in foster care regarding opportunities for higher education, including financial aid that may be available. Provides scholarships covering tuition and living expenses to eligible former foster youth between ages 16 and 26 years to attend higher education for up to five consecutive years. Gives monetary incentives to higher education institutions that enroll and retain eligible former foster youth. |
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| HB 1179 |
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State need grant |
H Approp |
2/7/2007 |
Hasegawa |
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| Reduces the minimum number of quarter credits for which a student must be
enrolled to receive a State Need Grant from six to three (or the semester
equivalent). Allows students enrolled on a less-than-half-time basis to be eligible for a State Need Grant for one year even if the student has not yet matriculated into a program leading to a degree or certificate. Allows institutions to give an eligible student a preliminary State Need Grant before the student has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Changes the minimum number of quarter credits required to receive a loan or aid from an institution's institutional financial aid fund from six per term to three (or the semester equivalent). |
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| HB 1222 |
SB 5411 |
State need grant |
H Approp |
2/8/2007 |
Kenney |
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| State Need Grant Provides a grant award scale for the State Need Grant based on family income. Expands eligibility for the State Need Grant to students with up to 85 percent of the state median family income. |
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| HB 1296 |
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Information technology |
S Govt Op & El |
2/22/2007 |
Hunter |
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| Requires fiscal notes to identify the fiscal and operational impact on the state
information technology portfolio. Requires the Department of Information Services to develop a six-year strategic plan for information technology projects.
Grants the Information Services Board the power to develop statewide
requirements for contracts for information technology projects. |
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| SHB 1303 |
SB 5586 |
Cleaner energy |
H Approp |
2/12/2007 |
Dickerson |
Support/Amendments |
| Clean Energy Bill The committee striking amendment to the bill currently provides $6.75 million from the clean energy incentive account to Washington State University cooperative extension. WSU would prefer that funding be provided to the entire university to promote research programs in biofuels and bioproducts, rather than just extension programs. A hearing has been held in the Appropriations Committee. |
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| HB 1354 |
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Student loan program |
H Hi Ed |
1/17/2007 |
Chase |
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| The Washington low-interest student loan program is created for students attending eligible institutions of higher education who have unmet financial needs after accessing all need-based federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs available to them. This program creates a revolving loan fund from which loans may be made to eligible students as identified under section 2(1) of this act for higher education purposes at a low- interest rate. The program shall be administered by the higher education coordinating board. |
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| HB 1385 |
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Higher education |
H Hi Ed |
1/18/2007 |
Jarrett |
Support/Concerns |
| Jarrett-Priest Bill An intent to articulate a strategic direction for public higher education on issues of access, affordability, service delivery, and accountability that will guide coordinated decision making on policies, operating budgets, and capital plans. It is further the legislature's intent to provide the management tools and resources necessary to implement the strategic direction. Among the recommendations, it Increase the state's overall investment in higher education by $460 million per biennium, including$100 million dollars per biennium invested in high priority research, to ensure that Washington's institutions of higher education continue tooffer affordable access to the highest quality education and conduct world class research and discovery. A public hearing was held in the House Higher Education Committee on Feb. 15. |
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| SHB 1398 |
SB 5384 |
U of W and WSU |
H 2nd Reading |
2/15/2007 |
Fromhold |
PRO |
| UW-WSU Bond Bill Expands the University of Washington's and Washington State University's local borrowing authority by allowing the universities to bond against all nonappropriated funds. |
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| HB 1399 |
SB 5622 |
Collective bargaining |
H Commerce/Lab |
1/18/2007 |
Conway |
Concerns/Amendment |
| Staff Collective Bargaining Extends collective bargaining rights to managers and administrators who were previously exempt. WSU testified in the House Commerce and Labor Committee on Feb. 6. WSU expressed concerns that the bill adds high level managers to the collective bargaining process, something that is not allowed elsewhere in state government. There is a proposed striking amendment to the bill that will address WSU's greatest concerns. |
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| HB 1454 |
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Tuition waivers |
H Hi Ed |
1/19/2007 |
Haler |
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| The governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges, shall waive all tuition and fees for the following persons: (1) A child and the spouse of an eligible veteran or
national guard member who became totally disabled as defined in RCW 28B.15.385 while engaged in active federal military or naval service, or who is determined by the federal government to be a prisoner of war or missing in action; and
A child and the surviving spouse of an eligible veteran or national guard member who lost his or her life while engaged in active federal military or naval service. |
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| HB 1479 |
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Transfer students |
H Education |
1/22/2007 |
Appleton |
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| Exempts transfer students from military families from certain prerequisites for earning a certificate of academic achievement. |
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| SHB 1506 |
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Alternative public works |
H Cap Budget |
2/8/2007 |
Haigh |
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| To prescribe appropriate requirements to ensure that such contracting procedures serve the public interest, and to establish a process for evaluation of such contracting procedures. |
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| HB 1531 |
5784 |
College materials |
H Hi Ed |
1/22/2007 |
Warnick |
PRO |
| Relating to excise taxation of required college instructional materials. Heard in the House Higher Education Committee on Feb. 5 |
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| HB 1541 |
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Educational data |
H Education |
1/22/2007 |
Hunter |
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| HB 1559 |
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College readiness standards |
H Hi Ed |
1/23/2007 |
Curtis |
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| HB 1641 |
5501 |
Washington learns |
H Education |
1/24/2007 |
McDermott |
Support |
| Many of the recommendations from the November 2006 report of the Washington Learns steering committee are implemented. It is organized by early learning, K-12, and higher education provisions. |
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| SHB 1705 |
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Health sciences and services |
H Finance |
2/15/2007 |
Barlow |
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| Creates the health sciences and services program to promote bioscience-based economic development and advance new therapies and procedures to combat disease and promote public health. |
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| HB 1711 |
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State energy road map |
H Tech/En/Com |
1/25/2007 |
Chase |
CONCERNS |
| Declares an intent that the Washington State University energy program study these issues and create a Washington state energy efficiency and renewable energy road map. Directs the Washington State University energy program to report its results and provide the Washington state energy efficiency and renewable energy road map to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31, 2008. |
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| HB 1759 |
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Shared leave |
H Rules R |
2/22/2007 |
McIntire |
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| HB 1765 |
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Construction claims |
H Judiciary |
1/26/2007 |
Lantz |
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| SHB 1779 |
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GET ready for math & science |
H Approp |
2/20/2007 |
Wallace |
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| Creates the GET Ready for Math and Science Scholarship program, which will provide conditional scholarships to eligible undergraduate students who major in math, science, or a related field and agree to work in Washington in a math, science or related occupation for at least three years after graduation. |
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| SHB 1784 |
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Investment of certain moneys |
H CB DPS |
2/22/2007 |
Kenney |
PRO |
| By Request of Washington State University Sponsored by state Rep. Phyllis Kenney. This is a proposed statutory change to implement the intent of a proposed state constitutional amendment, House Joint Resolution 4215. The bill was heard by the House Capital Budget Committee on Feb. 8. State Treasurer Mike Murphy has proposed amendments. If HJR 4215 is adopted, this bill makes technical changes to state law that would allow the State Investment Board to invest in equities with money in the higher education trust permanent funds.The bill was amended in the House Capital Budget Committee on Feb. 22 and passed out with amendments supported by WSU and the state Treasurer. |
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| HB 1823 |
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Business school association |
H Hi Ed |
1/30/2007 |
Kenney |
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| HB 1856 |
5782 |
Child care programs |
H Hi Ed |
1/30/2007 |
Roberts |
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| The child care grant for each institution shall be equal to the amount contributed by the student government association, or its equivalent.Grant funds shall be expended only for the direct costs of providing child care for the children of students. |
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| HB 1871 |
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Education system benchmarks |
H Education |
1/30/2007 |
Santos |
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| HB 1875 |
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Higher education employment |
H Hi Ed |
1/31/2007 |
Kenney |
Opposed |
| It is the goal of this section to have at least seventy-five percent of the full-time equivalent faculty positions be held by full-time tenured and tenure-track faculty in each department that has at least eight full-time equivalent faculty appointments. |
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| HB 1881 |
5855 |
Higher edu coordinating brd |
H Hi Ed |
1/31/2007 |
Wallace |
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| Modification: Effective July 1, 2007, an executive director shall be appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the board to the governor. If requested by the governor, the board shall submit additional names for the governor's consideration until an appointment is made. |
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| HB 1882 |
5806 |
Higher education costs |
H Hi Ed |
1/31/2007 |
Wallace |
PRO |
| Washington Learns Tuition & Financial AidBeginning with the 2007-08 academic year and ending with the 2016-17 academic year, tuition fees charged to full-time resident undergraduate students may increase no greater than seven percent over the previous academic year in any institution of higher education. A state goal is adopted that total per student funding levels are at least the 60th percentile of total per student funding at similar institutions in the Global Challenge States. Without reducing enrollment levels below FY 2007 budgeted levels, OFM will establish a funding trajectory to reach this goal for each 4-year institution, including Washington State University. WSU testified for the legislation on Feb. 8 in the House Higher Education Committee |
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| HB 1906 |
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Math and science education |
H Education |
1/31/2007 |
Hunter |
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| HB 1931 |
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Agricultural activities |
H Ag & Nat Res |
2/1/2007 |
Blake |
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| Beginning July 1, 2007, the William D. Ruckelshaus center at UW and WSU shall design and carry out a process to identify issues that cause conflicts between agricultural activities occurring on agricultural lands and development regulations to protect critical areas. |
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| HB 1946 |
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Pesticide use reporting |
H Env Health |
2/1/2007 |
Wood |
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| Relating to a pesticide use reporting system to protect human health and the environment; |
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| HB 2011 |
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Commute trip reduction prog |
H Trans |
2/5/2007 |
Flannigan |
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| The legislature finds that it is in the interests of our state to extend the commute trip reduction program to include not only employees, but also students from public institutions of higher education. |
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| HB 2051 |
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Higher education |
H Hi Ed |
2/6/2007 |
Anderson |
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| HB 2063 |
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Capital authorization cert |
H Approp |
2/7/2007 |
Fromhold |
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| HB 2064 |
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Career & tech education |
H Education |
2/7/2007 |
Ormsby |
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| HB 2065 |
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Tuition waivers for veterans |
H Hi Ed |
2/7/2007 |
Kristiansen |
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| HB 2067 |
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Clean air act |
H Ag & Nat Res |
2/7/2007 |
Sullivan, B. |
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| HB 2072 |
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Access to higher education |
H Hi Ed |
2/7/2007 |
Wallace |
Concerns |
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| HB 2082 |
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Field of dreams program |
H Exec Action |
2/21/2007 |
Chandler |
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| HB 2085 |
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Confinement of animals |
H Judiciary |
2/7/2007 |
Sullivan, P. |
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| HB 2109 |
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Readiness for college |
H Hi Ed |
2/8/2007 |
Anderson |
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| HB 2157 |
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State need grant |
H Hi Ed |
2/12/2007 |
Hudgins |
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| HB 2164 |
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Multiple-unit housing |
H Finance |
2/12/2007 |
Dunshee |
Neutral |
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| HB 2178 |
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Sale of public lands |
H SGTribalAff |
2/12/2007 |
Hasegawa |
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| HB 2184 |
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Social security acct numbers |
H Commerce/Lab |
2/12/2007 |
Schual-Berke |
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| HB 2211 |
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Technical assistance |
H ComEcDevTr |
2/13/2007 |
Wallace |
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| HB 2212 |
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Agricultural activities |
H Local Gov. |
2/13/2007 |
Blake |
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| HB 2213 |
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Agricultural activities |
H Local Gov. |
2/13/2007 |
Sullivan, B. |
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| HB 2232 |
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Public works/higher edu |
H SGTribalAff |
2/14/2007 |
Sullivan, P. |
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| HB 2235 |
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Boards and commissions |
H HC/Wellness |
2/14/2007 |
Miloscia |
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| HB 2241 |
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Technology and innovation |
H Tech/En/Com |
2/14/2007 |
Hudgins |
Concerns |
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| SHB 2289 |
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Information technology |
H TECDPS |
2/21/2007 |
Ericks |
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| HB 2295 |
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Olympic & Kitsap higher edu |
H Hi Ed |
2/19/2007 |
Seaquist |
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| HB 2298 |
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Tuition waivers for teachers |
H Hi Ed |
2/19/2007 |
Ericks |
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| HB 2300 |
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College textbooks |
H Hi Ed |
2/19/2007 |
Hasegawa |
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| HB 2317 |
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Defining high demand |
H Hi Ed |
2/20/2007 |
Wallace |
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| SHJR 4215 |
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Prohibition on investment |
H CB DPS |
2/22/2007 |
Kenney |
Support |
| By request of Washington State University. This is a proposed constitutional amendment that will permit the state investment board to buy stocks or equities for investment of funds derived from university trust land revenues. Currently, the State Investment Board is limited to government bonds. This legislation is intended to benefit the state's six baccalaureate institutions. It extend the authority to them that has been granted to K-12, the state pension funds, Labor and Industries funds, and university permanent funds in many other states. The proposal was heard Feb. 8 in the House Capital Budget Committee. State Treasurer Mike Murphy supported the concept. The bill was amended in the House Capital Budget Committee on Feb. 22 and passed out with amendments supported by WSU and the state Treasurer. |
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| HJR 4222 |
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Eminent domain |
H Judiciary |
2/7/2007 |
Rodne |
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| SSB 5002 |
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Tuition waivers |
H Hi Ed |
2/5/2007 |
Hewitt |
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| Declares that, subject to the conditions in this act, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges, shall waive all tuition and fees for the following persons: (1) A child and the spouse of an eligible veteran or national guard member who became totally disabled as defined in RCW 28B.15.385 while engaged in active federal military or naval service, or who is determined by the federal government
to be a prisoner of war or missing in action… |
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| SSB 5013 |
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Tuition increase authority |
S Ways & Means |
2/22/2007 |
Schoesler |
CONCERNS |
| Schoesler Tuition Bill Provides that, beginning with the 2007-08 academic year, unless approved by a two-thirds majority vote of each house, tuition increases for all undergraduate and graduate students may not exceed the following: (1) The rate of inflation; or
(2) Fifty percent of the students… |
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| ESSB 5040 |
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Survivors' endowed schlr |
H Hi Ed |
2/20/2007 |
Eide |
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| The legislature further intends to assist the families of such veterans by providing an endowed scholarship for postsecondary education to the veterans' surviving
children and spouses. |
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| SSB 5098 |
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Opportunities scholarship |
S Ways & Means |
2/1/2007 |
Rockefeller |
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| Proposes a creation of a guaranteed one-year tuition scholarship program for students from low and middle-income families and those students that may be the
first in their family to attend college. |
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| SSB 5101 |
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Higher education waivers |
S 2nd Reading |
2/20/2007 |
Hobbs |
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| Expands higher education tuition waivers to include certain certificated instructional staff. |
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| SB 5105 |
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College in high school prog |
S EL/K-12 Educ |
1/10/2007 |
McAuliffe |
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| Directs the superintendent of public instruction, the state board for community and technical colleges, and the public baccalaureate institutions 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. |
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| SB 5139 |
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Operating sup budget 2005-07 |
S Ways & Means |
1/11/2007 |
Prentice |
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| SB 5140 |
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Operating budget 2007-09 |
S Ways & Means |
1/11/2007 |
Prentice |
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| SSB 5155 |
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Passport to college program |
S Ways & Means |
2/6/2007 |
Kilmer |
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| Creates the passport to college promise program. The purpose of the program is: (1) To encourage current and former foster care youth to prepare for, attend, and successfully complete higher education; and
(2) To provide current and former foster care youth with the educational planning, information, institutional support, and direct financial resources necessary for them to succeed in higher education. |
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| SB 5156 |
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Capital budget |
S Ways & Means |
1/11/2007 |
Fraser |
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| SB 5216 |
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Forest land base |
S NR/Ocean/Rec |
1/12/2007 |
Jacobsen |
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| The working forest land board is created. The board is composed of five members, of whom two members must be appointed by the governor. The commissioner of public lands, or the commissioner's designee, shall serve ex officio as a voting
member of the board. The deans of the University of Washington college
of forest resources and the Washington State University college of agriculture, human and natural resource sciences, or their designees,
shall serve as members of the board. |
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| SSB 5280 |
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Military scholarships |
S Rules 2 |
1/25/2007 |
Jacobsen |
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| Creating an educational opportunity for military families, by a military scholars program. |
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| SB 5289 |
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Veteran-owned businesses |
S Govt Op & El |
1/16/2007 |
Kilmer |
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| SB 5322 |
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Institution of higher edu |
S Ways & Means |
2/6/2007 |
Berkey |
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| Identifies sites and programs for a new institution of higher education in the Snohomish-Island-Skagit county region. |
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| SB 5327 |
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Higher edu tuition and fees |
S Higher Educ |
1/17/2007 |
Jacobsen |
Support? |
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| SB 5340 |
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Definition of disability |
S Judiciary |
1/17/2007 |
Kline |
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| SSB 5369 |
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Scholarship/math & science |
S Ways & Means |
2/9/2007 |
Shin |
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| SB 5384 |
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U of W and WSU |
S Rules 2G |
2/20/2007 |
Fraser |
PRO |
| Expands the University of Washington's and Washington State University's local borrowing authority. |
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| SB 5385 |
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Student loan revenue bonds |
S Higher Educ |
1/18/2007 |
Shin |
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| Authorizing theWashington higher education facilities authority to originate and acquire educational loans and to issue nonrecourse revenue bonds to be paid from such loans. |
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| SSB 5387 |
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Commercialization of tech |
S Rules 2 |
2/21/2007 |
Kastama |
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| In conjunction with public universities and colleges and private and federal research laboratories in the state; develop and disseminate a guide to the technology
commercialization process in general and the particular commercialization assistance available from research and academic institutions in the state. |
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| SB 5410 |
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Postsecondary opportunities |
S Ways & Means |
2/22/2007 |
Berkey |
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| Requires the college board, in partnership with business, labor, and the workforce training and education coordinating board, to: (1) Identify job specific training programs offered by qualified postsecondary institutions that lead to a credential, certificate, or degree in high demand occupations, which are occupations where employer demand for workers… |
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| SB 5411 |
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State need grant |
S Ways & Means |
2/6/2007 |
Delvin |
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| Amending the state need grant award eligibility. |
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| SSB 5420 |
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Public agencies' web sites |
S Rules 2 |
2/12/2007 |
Roach |
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| Every public agency that owns or maintains a public internet web site shall post to it all ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations, orders, and directives adopted by its governing body within five business days of adoption. The minutes of all regular and
special meetings of the governing body of every public agency that owns or maintains such a web site shall also be posted within five business days of the meetings. |
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| SSB 5442 |
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Tuition waivers for veterans |
S Rules 2 |
2/22/2007 |
Hobbs |
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| Requires the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges to waive all tuition and fees for eligible recipients. |
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| SB 5489 |
1506 |
Alternative public works |
S Govt Op & El |
1/22/2007 |
Rockefeller |
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| To Authorize the use of certain supplemental alternative public works contracting procedures ((by state agencies and large municipalities under limited circumstances)), to prescribe appropriate requirements to ensure that such contracting procedures serve the public interest, and to establish a process for evaluation of such contracting procedures. |
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| SB 5501 |
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Washington learns |
S EL/K-12 Educ |
1/22/2007 |
McAuliffe |
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| As recommended by Washington learns, the legislature declares that the overarching goal for education in the state is to have a world-class, learner-focused, seamless education system that educates more Washingtonians to the highest levels of educational attainment. |
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| SB 5514 |
1875 |
Higher education employment |
S Higher Educ |
1/23/2007 |
Kohl-Welles |
Opposed |
| Salaries for fulltime faculty should be increased above a regular cost-ofliving
increase until by 2013 salaries are in the top twentyfive percent for faculty of comparable rank in global challenge states. In addition, to achieve this goal, each institution of higher education.. |
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| SB 5532 |
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Eminent domain |
S Judiciary |
1/23/2007 |
Benton |
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| SSB 5555 |
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GET ready for math & science |
S Ways & Means |
2/9/2007 |
Shin |
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| The GET Ready for Math and Science Scholarship Program is established
to provide scholarships to students who: achieve level 4 on the mathematics or science portions of the 10th grade Washington assessment of student learning (WASL); major in a mathematics, science, or related field in college; and commit to working in mathematics, science, or a related field for at least three years in Washington… |
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| SB 5571 |
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Student athletes |
S Higher Educ |
1/24/2007 |
Jacobsen |
Opposed |
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| SB 5586 |
HB 1303 |
Cleaner energy |
S Wtr/Ener/Tel |
1/24/2007 |
Murray |
Support/Amendments |
| Clean Energy Bill The bill currently provides $6.75 million to Washington State University cooperative extension. WSU would prefer that funding be provided to the entire university to promote research programs in biofuels and bioproducts, rather than just extension programs. |
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| SSB 5612 |
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Online business training |
S Ways & Means |
2/20/2007 |
Kilmer |
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| Establish the curriculum course content in coordination with: The state microenterprise association; the small business development center; universities and community and technical colleges with small business assistance programs; the workforce training and education coordinating board; and other public and private entrepreneurial and small business assistance centers in the state; |
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| SB 5622 |
HB 1399 |
Collective bargaining |
S Lab/Comm/RD |
1/25/2007 |
Kohl-Welles |
Concerns |
| Staff Collective Bargaining Extends collective bargaining rights to managers and administrators who were previously exempt. WSU testified in the House Commerce and Labor Committee on Feb. 6. WSU expressed concerns that the bill adds high level managers to the collective bargaining process, something that is not allowed elsewhere in state government. |
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| SB 5766 |
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Investment of certain moneys |
S Rules 2 |
2/21/2007 |
Fraser |
PRO |
| By Request of Washington State University Sponsored by state Sen. Karen Fraser. This is a proposed statutory change to implement the intent of a proposed state constitutional amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 8220. If SJR 8220 is adopted, this bill makes technical changes to state law that would allow the State Investment Board to invest in equities with money in the higher education trust permanent funds. |
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| SSB 5770 |
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Higher edu public works |
S Rules 2 |
2/22/2007 |
Shin |
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| SB 5772 |
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Employee organization |
S Lab/Comm/RD |
1/31/2007 |
Kohl-Welles |
Opposed |
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| SB 5782 |
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Child care programs |
S Ways & Means |
2/20/2007 |
McAuliffe |
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| Revises provisions regarding child care grants for students at institutions of higher education.
Repeals RCW 28B.135.020. |
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| SSB 5806 |
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Higher education costs |
S Ways & Means |
2/20/2007 |
Schoesler |
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| SSB 5855 |
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Higher edu coordinating brd |
S Rules 2 |
2/20/2007 |
Delvin |
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| Effective July 1, 2007, an executive director shall be appointed by the governor from a list of three names submitted by the board to the governor. If requested by the governor, the board shall submit additional names for the governor's consideration until an appointment is made. |
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| SSB 5869 |
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Personal information |
S Rules 2 |
2/22/2007 |
Kline |
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| SB 5881 |
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Water power license fees |
S Wtr/Ener/Tel |
2/5/2007 |
Poulsen |
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| SB 5956 |
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Teacher certification |
S EL/K-12 Educ |
2/8/2007 |
Tom |
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| SSB 5978 |
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Olympic & Kitsap higher edu |
S Ways & Means |
2/22/2007 |
Kilmer |
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| SB 5996 |
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Life sciences research |
S EcDev/T&Mgmt |
2/12/2007 |
Kastama |
Opposed |
| WSU has concerns that this bill earmarks competitive Life Sciences research funding for specific entities. |
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| SB 6021 |
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Boards and commissions |
S Govt Op & El |
2/14/2007 |
Fairley |
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| SB 6023 |
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Alternative assessments |
S EL/K-12 Educ |
2/14/2007 |
McAuliffe |
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| SB 6037 |
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Cert of academic achievement |
S EL/K-12 Educ |
2/14/2007 |
Hargrove |
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| SB 6056 |
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Sugar beets for biofuel |
S Ag/Rural/Dev |
2/16/2007 |
Clements |
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| SB 6070 |
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College & university boards |
S Higher Educ |
2/19/2007 |
Shin |
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| SSB 6077 |
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College textbooks |
S Rules 2 |
2/23/2007 |
Kilmer |
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| SB 6088 |
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State trust lands |
S NR/Ocean/Rec |
2/19/2007 |
Jacobsen |
Opposed |
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| SB 6122 |
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Autism program |
S Hea/L-T Care |
2/23/2007 |
Rasmussen |
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| SJR 8220 |
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Prohibition on investment |
S Rules 2 |
2/21/2007 |
Fraser |
PRO |
| By request of Washington State University. This is a proposed constitutional amendment that will permit the state investment board to buy stocks or equities for investment of funds derived from university trust land revenues. Currently, the State Investment Board is limited to government bonds. This legislation is intended to benefit the state's six baccalaureate institutions. It extend the authority to them that has been granted to K-12, the state pension funds, Labor and Industries funds, and university permanent funds in many other states. . |
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