Yakima County Republican Central Committee
Resolution To Affirm Our Unalienable Right To Bear Arms
WHEREAS The Constitution of the United States is a legal document, and;
WHEREAS terms in a legal document carry a consistent definition throughout, and;
WHEREAS the term"The People” in our Constitution has identical meaning in the Preamble, the 1st Amendment, 2nd Amendment, the 4th Amendment, 9th Amendment and the 10th Amendment, and;
WHEREAS the right to keep and bear arms to hunt for subsistence or sport, and the right to keep and bear arms to defend one’s life and property are Natural Rights, existing prior to the Constitution, and affirmed and guaranteed by the Bill of Rights in its 9th Amendment, and;
WHEREAS the individual right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of defending ourselves from any government who might usurp any of our rights is a Natural Right existing prior to the Constitution, and affirmed and guaranteed by the Bill of Rights in its 2nd Amendment, and;
WHEREAS the Washington State Constitution states,"The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be impaired”, and;
WHEREAS any infringement or impairment of these rights is an offense to our unalienable right of Liberty, and is an assault on rights"endowed by our Creator”, all of which are affirmed and guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Washington, and;
WHEREAS, any holder of public office who would infringe upon these rights or who votes to fund any agency whose actions infringe upon or impair these rights subverts our Constitution and violates their oath of office;
THEREFORE, be it RESOLVED that:
The Yakima County Republican Party shall refuse to support and may condemn, sanction, organize a recall of and/or recruit opposition to, any holder of public office or any candidate for public office in any branch or at any level of government who the Board finds has taken any action to further infringe, impair, subvert or usurp our Natural and Constitutional right to keep and bear arms, regardless of their party affiliation.
The Board shall issue a press release notifying the public of this Resolution.
Resolved this 28th day of February, 2013 in Yakima, Washington by the Yakima County Republican Central Committee
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
February 28th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 46
Still in Appropriations Committee ... over 7 hours now.
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February 28th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 46
These are the final five bills we are considering in the Appropriations Committee today.
House Bill 1180 increases from $152,000 to $214,000 the lump-sum death benefit that is paid to survivors Volunteer Fire Fighters' and Reserve Officers' Relief and Pension System (VFFRORPS) members who die as a result of injuries or sickness that are the result of the performance of duties; indexes the lump-sum death benefits to the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Consumer Price Index, up to 3 percent per year beginning July 1, 2013; and replaces the monthly death benefits payable to the parents or legal guardians of surviving children of VFFRORPS members so to provide $500 per dependent child,
unemancipated or under 18 years of age.
House Bill 1348 requires community and technical college boards of trustees to award to full and part-time academic employees step increases based on collective bargaining agreements, and permits the step increases to exceed compensation provided by the Legislature.
Substitute House Bill 1671 creates a legislative task force to examine specific components of the Working Connections Child Care Program; defines in statute Early Achievers and the Child Care Consumer and Provider Bill of Rights; requires Department of Early Learning to create a parent and provider oversight board and revise certain rules relating to Working Connections Child Care Program.
House Bill 1968 requires the Department of Early Learning, in consultation with the Fire Marshal's office, to adopt licensing standards that allow children who attend classes in a school building during school hours to remain in the same building to participate in before school or after-school programs and requires the Washington State Patrol, through the Fire Marshal's office, to adopt licensing standards that allow children who attend classes in a school building during school hours to remain in the same building to participate in before-school or afterschool programs.
Substitute House Bill 1764 limits the number of geoduck diver licenses the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) can issue after January 1, 2014, to 77; provides requirements for geoduck diver license renewals; requires the WDFW to revoke a geoduck diver license where the license holder has violated a Department of Natural Resources' harvest agreement plan of operation two or more times; and creates the Geoduck Safety Advisory Committee that is responsible for establishing a safety program for geoduck diver license holders.
#Appropriations #Committee #fiscal #cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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House Bill 1180 increases from $152,000 to $214,000 the lump-sum death benefit that is paid to survivors Volunteer Fire Fighters' and Reserve Officers' Relief and Pension System (VFFRORPS) members who die as a result of injuries or sickness that are the result of the performance of duties; indexes the lump-sum death benefits to the Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton Consumer Price Index, up to 3 percent per year beginning July 1, 2013; and replaces the monthly death benefits payable to the parents or legal guardians of surviving children of VFFRORPS members so to provide $500 per dependent child,
unemancipated or under 18 years of age.
House Bill 1348 requires community and technical college boards of trustees to award to full and part-time academic employees step increases based on collective bargaining agreements, and permits the step increases to exceed compensation provided by the Legislature.
Substitute House Bill 1671 creates a legislative task force to examine specific components of the Working Connections Child Care Program; defines in statute Early Achievers and the Child Care Consumer and Provider Bill of Rights; requires Department of Early Learning to create a parent and provider oversight board and revise certain rules relating to Working Connections Child Care Program.
House Bill 1968 requires the Department of Early Learning, in consultation with the Fire Marshal's office, to adopt licensing standards that allow children who attend classes in a school building during school hours to remain in the same building to participate in before school or after-school programs and requires the Washington State Patrol, through the Fire Marshal's office, to adopt licensing standards that allow children who attend classes in a school building during school hours to remain in the same building to participate in before-school or afterschool programs.
Substitute House Bill 1764 limits the number of geoduck diver licenses the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) can issue after January 1, 2014, to 77; provides requirements for geoduck diver license renewals; requires the WDFW to revoke a geoduck diver license where the license holder has violated a Department of Natural Resources' harvest agreement plan of operation two or more times; and creates the Geoduck Safety Advisory Committee that is responsible for establishing a safety program for geoduck diver license holders.
#Appropriations #Committee #fiscal #cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 28th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 46
Here are the next eight bills we are considering in the Appropriations Committee today.
House Bill 1961 extends the expiration date for surcharges on court filing fees that are deposited into the Judicial Stabilization Trust Account until July 1, 2015.
Substitute House Bill 1777 accelerates implementation of provisions of 2010 legislation that expanded the factors that may be considered for detaining and committing persons under the Involuntary Treatment Act, from July 1, 2015, to July1, 2014 and requires the Department of Social and Health Services to ensure that moneys appropriated for the act are used in a way that increases involuntary commitment capacity consistent with a report from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy.
House Bill 1866 authorizes expenditure of funds from the Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account for the Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation and repeals existing law providing for sunset review and repeal of the Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation.
Substitute House Bill 1374 revises the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council’s (Council) energy facility site certification process; expands the powers and duties of the Council to include having final approval over site certification applications; makes the Council’s site certification process optional for energy facility applicants, except for nuclear power plants and certain transmission pipeline facilities; modifies the membership of the Council; requires the Council to adopt standards for the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of energy facilities; establishes a process to pre-approve proven energy technologies in order to expedite the site certification process; directs the Council to develop minimum siting standards for cities and counties; and authorizes the Council to enter into interlocal agreements with cities and counties for the purpose of issuing site certifications for energy facilities.
House Bill 1940 creates the Office of the Forecast Council; abolishes the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the Office of the Forecast Council; and abolishes the Caseload Forecast Council and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the Office of the Forecast Council.
Substitute House Bill 1566 requires that certain youth in care receive an educational liaison; expands eligibility requirements for Passport to College Promise Program; outlines responsibilities of the educational liaison, the Department of Social and Health Services, school districts, and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for youth in grades six to 12 and who are in the conservatorship of the state; and creates a demonstration pilot project relating to improving educational outcomes for youth in care.
Substitute House Bill 1821 expands the circumstances for which a court may enter a "good cause exception" in lieu of filing of a parental termination petition.
Substitute House Bill 1844 modifies implementation and evaluation guidelines for the Family Assessment Response.
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House Bill 1961 extends the expiration date for surcharges on court filing fees that are deposited into the Judicial Stabilization Trust Account until July 1, 2015.
Substitute House Bill 1777 accelerates implementation of provisions of 2010 legislation that expanded the factors that may be considered for detaining and committing persons under the Involuntary Treatment Act, from July 1, 2015, to July1, 2014 and requires the Department of Social and Health Services to ensure that moneys appropriated for the act are used in a way that increases involuntary commitment capacity consistent with a report from the Washington State Institute for Public Policy.
House Bill 1866 authorizes expenditure of funds from the Economic Development Strategic Reserve Account for the Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation and repeals existing law providing for sunset review and repeal of the Joint Center for Aerospace Technology Innovation.
Substitute House Bill 1374 revises the Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council’s (Council) energy facility site certification process; expands the powers and duties of the Council to include having final approval over site certification applications; makes the Council’s site certification process optional for energy facility applicants, except for nuclear power plants and certain transmission pipeline facilities; modifies the membership of the Council; requires the Council to adopt standards for the siting, construction, operation, and decommissioning of energy facilities; establishes a process to pre-approve proven energy technologies in order to expedite the site certification process; directs the Council to develop minimum siting standards for cities and counties; and authorizes the Council to enter into interlocal agreements with cities and counties for the purpose of issuing site certifications for energy facilities.
House Bill 1940 creates the Office of the Forecast Council; abolishes the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the Office of the Forecast Council; and abolishes the Caseload Forecast Council and transfers its powers, duties, and functions to the Office of the Forecast Council.
Substitute House Bill 1566 requires that certain youth in care receive an educational liaison; expands eligibility requirements for Passport to College Promise Program; outlines responsibilities of the educational liaison, the Department of Social and Health Services, school districts, and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for youth in grades six to 12 and who are in the conservatorship of the state; and creates a demonstration pilot project relating to improving educational outcomes for youth in care.
Substitute House Bill 1821 expands the circumstances for which a court may enter a "good cause exception" in lieu of filing of a parental termination petition.
Substitute House Bill 1844 modifies implementation and evaluation guidelines for the Family Assessment Response.
#WA #House #Appropriations #Bills #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 28th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 46
Here are the next seven bills we are considering in the Appropriations Committee today.
Substitute House Bill 1872 defines Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Literacy; establishes a STEM Education Innovation Alliance to advise the Governor, create a STEM Framework for Action and Accountability (Framework), and develop a STEM Report Card; directs the Office of Financial Management to contract with a nonprofit organization to develop evidence-based approaches for increasing learning opportunities in the STEM, if funds are appropriated; directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to disseminate resources to increase interdisciplinary instruction and project-based learning; requires the Washington Student Achievement Council and the Quality Education Council to align their strategic plans with the Framework; and authorizes adoption of a third credit of science for high school graduation, starting with the graduating class of 2018.
House Bill 1631 establishes the Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Aging and
Disability Issues to develop a strategy to prepare for the future demographic trends of the elderly and disabled populations and to build capacity for the future demands of those populations.
Substitute House Bill 1727 authorizes assisted living facilities to provide continuing nursing services to complex residents upon receiving designation by the Department of Social and Health Services.
Substitute House Bill 1909 allows businesses owned jointly by a veteran and the veteran's spouse or domestic partner to be certified as a veteran-owned business; requires that all veteran-owned businesses are located in the state, owned by a resident of the state, or that all corporate officers are residents of the state; encourages state agencies to award 5 percent of all procurement contracts to veteran-owned businesses; and requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report annually on all state agencies and educational institutions contracting with veteran-owned businesses.
House Bill 1519 requires the Health Care Authority and the Department of Social and Health Services to develop performance measures and outcomes to incorporate into their contracts with service coordination organizations.
Substitute House Bill 1429 eliminates the statutory provision that prohibits the Department of Corrections (DOC) from paying for postsecondary education; authorizes the DOC to implement postsecondary education degree programs within available resources; and provides that an inmate may be selected to participate in a state-funded postsecondary education degree program, based on priority determined by the DOC.
Substitute House Bill 1601 allows a person to pay a monetary penalty imposed for a traffic infraction through either a payment plan or a community restitution plan, if the court determines that the person is not able to pay the monetary penalty without undue hardship and requires the court to waive, reduce, or suspend any monetary penalty related to traffic infractions if the court finds the person indigent and allows the court to order a payment plan or a community restitution plan in lieu of the penalty, if the person requests.
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Substitute House Bill 1872 defines Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Literacy; establishes a STEM Education Innovation Alliance to advise the Governor, create a STEM Framework for Action and Accountability (Framework), and develop a STEM Report Card; directs the Office of Financial Management to contract with a nonprofit organization to develop evidence-based approaches for increasing learning opportunities in the STEM, if funds are appropriated; directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to disseminate resources to increase interdisciplinary instruction and project-based learning; requires the Washington Student Achievement Council and the Quality Education Council to align their strategic plans with the Framework; and authorizes adoption of a third credit of science for high school graduation, starting with the graduating class of 2018.
House Bill 1631 establishes the Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Aging and
Disability Issues to develop a strategy to prepare for the future demographic trends of the elderly and disabled populations and to build capacity for the future demands of those populations.
Substitute House Bill 1727 authorizes assisted living facilities to provide continuing nursing services to complex residents upon receiving designation by the Department of Social and Health Services.
Substitute House Bill 1909 allows businesses owned jointly by a veteran and the veteran's spouse or domestic partner to be certified as a veteran-owned business; requires that all veteran-owned businesses are located in the state, owned by a resident of the state, or that all corporate officers are residents of the state; encourages state agencies to award 5 percent of all procurement contracts to veteran-owned businesses; and requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to report annually on all state agencies and educational institutions contracting with veteran-owned businesses.
House Bill 1519 requires the Health Care Authority and the Department of Social and Health Services to develop performance measures and outcomes to incorporate into their contracts with service coordination organizations.
Substitute House Bill 1429 eliminates the statutory provision that prohibits the Department of Corrections (DOC) from paying for postsecondary education; authorizes the DOC to implement postsecondary education degree programs within available resources; and provides that an inmate may be selected to participate in a state-funded postsecondary education degree program, based on priority determined by the DOC.
Substitute House Bill 1601 allows a person to pay a monetary penalty imposed for a traffic infraction through either a payment plan or a community restitution plan, if the court determines that the person is not able to pay the monetary penalty without undue hardship and requires the court to waive, reduce, or suspend any monetary penalty related to traffic infractions if the court finds the person indigent and allows the court to order a payment plan or a community restitution plan in lieu of the penalty, if the person requests.
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February 28th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 46
Tomorrow (Friday) is the deadline for bills to move out of fiscal committees, unless the bill is determined to be"Necessary to Implement the Budget” (NTIB). We’re hearing 25 bills in the Appropriations Committee today, which is likely to last late into the night. Here are the first five …
House Bill 1252 creates the K-12 Online Professional Development Project (Project), if funds are appropriated for this purpose; requires a contracted facilitator to convene a Steering Committee of K-12 educators to design the Project, including selecting the content of the professional development modules to be provided; specifies that the modules cover a range of topics and incorporate a variety of media; requires a status report by December 1, 2015; and directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to conduct an analysis of professional development for K-12 teachers and principals, including resources expended, fund sources, and type and content of professional development, with a report due by December 1, 2014.
Substitute House Bill 1424 modifies and clarifies descriptions and definitions of a K-12 dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement system (System); directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a System assessment tool for use by local partnerships of schools, families, and communities and continue development of a dropout prevention early warning and intervention system; creates a program to allocate funds for graduation coaches for the most struggling high schools, and school success coaches for associated elementary and middle schools, if funds are appropriated; allocates funding for students in approved dropout reengagement programs at a rate of 1.22 per full-time equivalent student; and adds dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement services to the basic core services to be provided by Educational Service Districts.
Substitute House Bill 1452 requires school districts to provide specified educational options for any student who did not meet the state standard on the third grade English Language Arts (ELA) assessment in the previous year, beginning in 2013-14; requires that students who score Below Basic on the third grade ELA assessment may not be promoted to fourth grade, unless they are exempt; provides for certain students to be exempt from the promotion standard, including if the parent or guardian does not concur with retaining the student in third grade; provides that the promotion standard takes effect in the school year when the first cohort of third grade students has had an opportunity to enroll in state funded all-day kindergarten and reduced kindergarten through third grade class sizes; and requires school districts to provide certain services and support before seeking the concurrence of a parent to retain a student in third grade.
Substitute House Bill 1680 requires development of data collection standards for student disciplinary actions and collection of data based on the new standards beginning in 2015-16; prohibits exclusion of a student from school for a disciplinary action made at the discretion of the school district; incorporates cultural competence into training on revised evaluation systems; requires development of a content outline for cultural competence training for all school staff; expands a conditional teacher scholarship program to include teachers seeking endorsements in Bilingual Education or English Language Learner (ELL); requires that teachers assigned to the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP) be endorsed in Bilingual Education or the ELL beginning in 2017-18; requires development of a performance-based accountability system for the TBIP; requires collection of student data disaggregated by sub-racial and sub-ethnic categories beginning in 2015-16; and directs design of an articulated pathway for teacher preparation, from paraeducator certificates through teacher certification.
Substitute House Bill 1692 provides that an increase in instructional hours under Basic Education takes effect in 2014-15, and adds a new funding allocation to the prototypical school funding formula to support the increase; authorizes the State Board of Education to implement the 24-credit graduation requirement framework adopted by resolution on November 10, 2010, to take effect with the freshman class of 2015-16; increases allocations for guidance counselors and family engagement coordinators in the prototypical school funding formula; increases the funding allocations for middle and high school students in the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP) and adds a new allocation to provide support for students who have exited the TBIP in the previous two years; and increases the funding allocation for the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) and establishes new program requirements for school districts receiving the LAP funds.
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House Bill 1252 creates the K-12 Online Professional Development Project (Project), if funds are appropriated for this purpose; requires a contracted facilitator to convene a Steering Committee of K-12 educators to design the Project, including selecting the content of the professional development modules to be provided; specifies that the modules cover a range of topics and incorporate a variety of media; requires a status report by December 1, 2015; and directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to conduct an analysis of professional development for K-12 teachers and principals, including resources expended, fund sources, and type and content of professional development, with a report due by December 1, 2014.
Substitute House Bill 1424 modifies and clarifies descriptions and definitions of a K-12 dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement system (System); directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a System assessment tool for use by local partnerships of schools, families, and communities and continue development of a dropout prevention early warning and intervention system; creates a program to allocate funds for graduation coaches for the most struggling high schools, and school success coaches for associated elementary and middle schools, if funds are appropriated; allocates funding for students in approved dropout reengagement programs at a rate of 1.22 per full-time equivalent student; and adds dropout prevention, intervention, and reengagement services to the basic core services to be provided by Educational Service Districts.
Substitute House Bill 1452 requires school districts to provide specified educational options for any student who did not meet the state standard on the third grade English Language Arts (ELA) assessment in the previous year, beginning in 2013-14; requires that students who score Below Basic on the third grade ELA assessment may not be promoted to fourth grade, unless they are exempt; provides for certain students to be exempt from the promotion standard, including if the parent or guardian does not concur with retaining the student in third grade; provides that the promotion standard takes effect in the school year when the first cohort of third grade students has had an opportunity to enroll in state funded all-day kindergarten and reduced kindergarten through third grade class sizes; and requires school districts to provide certain services and support before seeking the concurrence of a parent to retain a student in third grade.
Substitute House Bill 1680 requires development of data collection standards for student disciplinary actions and collection of data based on the new standards beginning in 2015-16; prohibits exclusion of a student from school for a disciplinary action made at the discretion of the school district; incorporates cultural competence into training on revised evaluation systems; requires development of a content outline for cultural competence training for all school staff; expands a conditional teacher scholarship program to include teachers seeking endorsements in Bilingual Education or English Language Learner (ELL); requires that teachers assigned to the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP) be endorsed in Bilingual Education or the ELL beginning in 2017-18; requires development of a performance-based accountability system for the TBIP; requires collection of student data disaggregated by sub-racial and sub-ethnic categories beginning in 2015-16; and directs design of an articulated pathway for teacher preparation, from paraeducator certificates through teacher certification.
Substitute House Bill 1692 provides that an increase in instructional hours under Basic Education takes effect in 2014-15, and adds a new funding allocation to the prototypical school funding formula to support the increase; authorizes the State Board of Education to implement the 24-credit graduation requirement framework adopted by resolution on November 10, 2010, to take effect with the freshman class of 2015-16; increases allocations for guidance counselors and family engagement coordinators in the prototypical school funding formula; increases the funding allocations for middle and high school students in the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program (TBIP) and adds a new allocation to provide support for students who have exited the TBIP in the previous two years; and increases the funding allocation for the Learning Assistance Program (LAP) and establishes new program requirements for school districts receiving the LAP funds.
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House committee approves regulation of unmanned drones | The Olympia Report
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"While unmanned drones are a common and essential weapon overseas in the war on terror, their use by law enforcement agencies in this country s still more ..."
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"While unmanned drones are a common and essential weapon overseas in the war on terror, their use by law enforcement agencies in this country s still more ..."
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February 28th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 46
Here' the latest Freedomcast.
#Freedomcast #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 28th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 46
BREAKING NEWS ... the Washington State Supreme Court invalidated the 2/3 majoirty requirement to raise taxes. I'm still looking through the decision, so more information to come as it becomes available. chumly.com/attachment/11455505
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February 28th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 46
"The opinion has been very general, that, in order to obtain the blessings of a good government, a sacrifice must be made of a part of our natural liberty. I am much inclined to believe, that, upon examination, this opinion will prove to be fallacious."
--James Wilson, Lectures on Law, 1790
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--James Wilson, Lectures on Law, 1790
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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
February 27th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 45
In the Appropriations Committee hearing today we passed four bills. House Bill 1152 passed 18 to 13. House Bill 1243 passed 31 to 0. Substitute House Bill 1477 passed 31 to 0. Substitute House Bill 1574 passed 19 to 12. Substitute House Bill 1642 passed 31 to 0.
We have a full, all day schedule tomorrow (Thursday) with 25 bills scheduled for hearing and possible Executive Action. We still don’t know what Friday’s calendar (cutoff) looks like, but it’s expected to be busy.
#Appropriations #Committee #WA #House #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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We have a full, all day schedule tomorrow (Thursday) with 25 bills scheduled for hearing and possible Executive Action. We still don’t know what Friday’s calendar (cutoff) looks like, but it’s expected to be busy.
#Appropriations #Committee #WA #House #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 27th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 45
I was honored to start my day speaking with a group of home school students who were visiting Olympia. It always a pleasure to start my day speaking to a group of our future leaders.
We’re on the House Floor this morning voting on legislation. House Bill 1268 passed 62 to 35 with one excused. House Bill 1274 passed 88 to 9 with one excused. House Bill 1148 passed 97 to 0 with one excused. House Bill 1256 passed 88 to 9 with one excused. House Bill 1369 passed 90 to 7 with 1 excused. House Bill 1370 passed 97 to 0 with one excused. House Bill 1684 passed 97 to 0 with one excused.
#Home #School #Rep #David #Taylor #House #Floor #15th #District
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We’re on the House Floor this morning voting on legislation. House Bill 1268 passed 62 to 35 with one excused. House Bill 1274 passed 88 to 9 with one excused. House Bill 1148 passed 97 to 0 with one excused. House Bill 1256 passed 88 to 9 with one excused. House Bill 1369 passed 90 to 7 with 1 excused. House Bill 1370 passed 97 to 0 with one excused. House Bill 1684 passed 97 to 0 with one excused.
#Home #School #Rep #David #Taylor #House #Floor #15th #District
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
February 26th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 44
The final six bills being considered in the Appropriations Committee are Substitute House Bill 1817 adds eligibility for the State Need Grant for individuals granted Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival status that meet a certain criteria.
House Bill 1911 requires providers of hospital services that are licensed with the Department of Health to contract with local correctional facilities (jails) for inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary services; requires jails to reimburse hospital providers at no more than Medicaid rates plus a percentage increase that is determined in the state operating budget for treatment of offenders; and allows jails to contract with the Department of Corrections to use Provider One to pay outside hospital claims.
House Bill 1913 increases the benefit calculation for each year of service earned in the School Employees' Retirement System for members employed as service workers from 2.0 to 2.1 percent of average final salary in Plan 2, and from 1.0 to 1.05 percent in Plan 3 and defines service worker as a classified school employee who performs service for which there are no formal qualifications, including custodians, food service workers, security, warehouse, and delivery personnel.
House Bill 1923 provides membership in the Public Safety Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) for employees of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) that provide direct care, custody, or safety in state institutions including the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, the Mental Health hospitals, the Child Study and Treatment Center, the Special Commitment Center, and residential sites serving developmentally disabled patients or offenders; provides membership in PSERS to state, city, and county corrections personnel whose primary responsibility is to provide direct care, or ensure the custody and safety of offender and patient populations; adds the DSHS as an eligible PSERS employer; and permits members of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) Plan 2 or Plan 3 made newly eligible for PSERS to choose between remaining in PERS or transferring to PSERS for periods of future service.
House Bill 1929 adds Public Utility Districts (PUDs) that provide electrical services to the list of employers eligible for participation in the Public Safety Employees Retirement
System (PSERS); provides that beginning January 1, 2014, individuals are eligible for PSERS if they are newly employed by PUDs providing electrical services as qualified trades persons with the primary responsibility to maintain electrical lines and transformers, or provide direct support at a worksite for those members such as ground workers, journey level tree climbers, and equipment operators; and current PUD employees in positions made eligible for PSERS may choose to remain in the Public Employees' Retirement System Plan 2 or Plan 3, or transfer to PSERS for periods of future service.
House Bill 1947 directs insurance premium taxes collected on plans offered through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) and on premiums for clients enrolling in the
Medicaid expansion to the Health Benefit Exchange Account (Account) starting January 1, 2014; authorizes the HBE to charge assessments on medical and dental plans sold through the HBE to fund HBE operations; specifies that moneys in the Account may only be spent after appropriation, and expenditures may only be used to fund HBE operations; requires the State Auditor to conduct a performance review by July 1, 2016, on the cost of HBE operations and make recommendations for improvements in cost performance and adoption of best practices.
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House Bill 1911 requires providers of hospital services that are licensed with the Department of Health to contract with local correctional facilities (jails) for inpatient, outpatient, and ancillary services; requires jails to reimburse hospital providers at no more than Medicaid rates plus a percentage increase that is determined in the state operating budget for treatment of offenders; and allows jails to contract with the Department of Corrections to use Provider One to pay outside hospital claims.
House Bill 1913 increases the benefit calculation for each year of service earned in the School Employees' Retirement System for members employed as service workers from 2.0 to 2.1 percent of average final salary in Plan 2, and from 1.0 to 1.05 percent in Plan 3 and defines service worker as a classified school employee who performs service for which there are no formal qualifications, including custodians, food service workers, security, warehouse, and delivery personnel.
House Bill 1923 provides membership in the Public Safety Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) for employees of the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) that provide direct care, custody, or safety in state institutions including the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, the Mental Health hospitals, the Child Study and Treatment Center, the Special Commitment Center, and residential sites serving developmentally disabled patients or offenders; provides membership in PSERS to state, city, and county corrections personnel whose primary responsibility is to provide direct care, or ensure the custody and safety of offender and patient populations; adds the DSHS as an eligible PSERS employer; and permits members of the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) Plan 2 or Plan 3 made newly eligible for PSERS to choose between remaining in PERS or transferring to PSERS for periods of future service.
House Bill 1929 adds Public Utility Districts (PUDs) that provide electrical services to the list of employers eligible for participation in the Public Safety Employees Retirement
System (PSERS); provides that beginning January 1, 2014, individuals are eligible for PSERS if they are newly employed by PUDs providing electrical services as qualified trades persons with the primary responsibility to maintain electrical lines and transformers, or provide direct support at a worksite for those members such as ground workers, journey level tree climbers, and equipment operators; and current PUD employees in positions made eligible for PSERS may choose to remain in the Public Employees' Retirement System Plan 2 or Plan 3, or transfer to PSERS for periods of future service.
House Bill 1947 directs insurance premium taxes collected on plans offered through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) and on premiums for clients enrolling in the
Medicaid expansion to the Health Benefit Exchange Account (Account) starting January 1, 2014; authorizes the HBE to charge assessments on medical and dental plans sold through the HBE to fund HBE operations; specifies that moneys in the Account may only be spent after appropriation, and expenditures may only be used to fund HBE operations; requires the State Auditor to conduct a performance review by July 1, 2016, on the cost of HBE operations and make recommendations for improvements in cost performance and adoption of best practices.
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February 26th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 44
The next six bills being considered in the Appropriations Committee are House Bill 1542 which requires courts to appoint a certified or registered interpreter at public expense in all legal proceedings in which a non-English-speaking person is a party or is compelled to appear; requires the state to pay 50 percent of the cost of interpreters beginning in
January 2017; and requires courts to track and provide interpreter cost and usage data annually to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Substitute House Bill 1627 establishes standards for a court to appoint an evaluator to conduct competency evaluations when performance targets for the completion of evaluations are not being met in a county.
Substitute House Bill 1642 encourages school districts to adopt a policy to automatically enroll a student who meets the standard on the high school state assessments in the next most rigorous advanced course in that subject, with the objective that students eventually enroll in dual credit courses; provides an incentive award to high schools based on student performance in specified dual credit courses, if funding is appropriated; creates a program to allocate one-time grants to high schools on a competitive basis to expand availability of dual credit courses, if funding is appropriated.
House Bill 1668 permits members of the Plan 2 of the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), School Employees' Retirement System (SERS), and the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) who are at least age 55 and have 20 or more years of service to participate in the insurance plans offered by the Public Employees' Benefits Board without requiring that they begin their retirement benefits.
Substitute House Bill 1723 establishes a technical working group and a legislative task force to examine options for creating an accessible, integrated, high-quality, and community based early learning program for children and their families; increases the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) slot rate to the Head Start level; expands eligibility for the ECEAP from 110 percent to 130 percent of the federal poverty level; provides a 10 percent Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) base increase in August 2013, as well as a 5 percent per child increase, effective August 2013, in the subsidy rate for providers achieving level 2 in the Early Achievers program; increases the base rate for all WCCC child care providers by 10 percent in
January 2014; and establishes requirements for tiered subsidy rate enhancements for ECEAP and child care providers.
Substitute House Bill 1753 authorizes the Department of Labor and Industries to purchase spoken language interpreter services; requires the departments of Social and Health Services and Labor and Industries and the Health Care Authority to integrate the purchase of interpreter services through one centralized system by July 1, 2016; requires language access providers to be certified or authorized by the state; establishes the Spoken Language Interpreter Advisory Group; requires the Department of Enterprise Services to develop and implement a model for providing interpreter services by July 1, 2014; allows for statewide collective bargaining units for language access providers who provide spoken language interpreter services for the
Department of Labor and Industries and for other state agencies through the Department of Enterprise Services.
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January 2017; and requires courts to track and provide interpreter cost and usage data annually to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Substitute House Bill 1627 establishes standards for a court to appoint an evaluator to conduct competency evaluations when performance targets for the completion of evaluations are not being met in a county.
Substitute House Bill 1642 encourages school districts to adopt a policy to automatically enroll a student who meets the standard on the high school state assessments in the next most rigorous advanced course in that subject, with the objective that students eventually enroll in dual credit courses; provides an incentive award to high schools based on student performance in specified dual credit courses, if funding is appropriated; creates a program to allocate one-time grants to high schools on a competitive basis to expand availability of dual credit courses, if funding is appropriated.
House Bill 1668 permits members of the Plan 2 of the Teachers' Retirement System (TRS), School Employees' Retirement System (SERS), and the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS) who are at least age 55 and have 20 or more years of service to participate in the insurance plans offered by the Public Employees' Benefits Board without requiring that they begin their retirement benefits.
Substitute House Bill 1723 establishes a technical working group and a legislative task force to examine options for creating an accessible, integrated, high-quality, and community based early learning program for children and their families; increases the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program (ECEAP) slot rate to the Head Start level; expands eligibility for the ECEAP from 110 percent to 130 percent of the federal poverty level; provides a 10 percent Working Connections Child Care (WCCC) base increase in August 2013, as well as a 5 percent per child increase, effective August 2013, in the subsidy rate for providers achieving level 2 in the Early Achievers program; increases the base rate for all WCCC child care providers by 10 percent in
January 2014; and establishes requirements for tiered subsidy rate enhancements for ECEAP and child care providers.
Substitute House Bill 1753 authorizes the Department of Labor and Industries to purchase spoken language interpreter services; requires the departments of Social and Health Services and Labor and Industries and the Health Care Authority to integrate the purchase of interpreter services through one centralized system by July 1, 2016; requires language access providers to be certified or authorized by the state; establishes the Spoken Language Interpreter Advisory Group; requires the Department of Enterprise Services to develop and implement a model for providing interpreter services by July 1, 2014; allows for statewide collective bargaining units for language access providers who provide spoken language interpreter services for the
Department of Labor and Industries and for other state agencies through the Department of Enterprise Services.
#Appropriations #Committee #WA #House #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 26th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 44
We’re hearing 18 bills in the Appropriations Committee today. The first 6 bills are:
Substitute House Bill 1177 updates the criteria used by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to identify persistently lowest-achieving schools, to conform to revised federal rules and guidance; directs that the criteria be applied equally to both Title I and non-Title I schools; requires that the OSPI use a Washington Achievement Index to identify schools, if it is federally approved; permits state as well as federal funds to be used for school improvement in a Required Action District, and removes requirements that these districts use one of four federal intervention models; directs the OSPI to design a system of support, assistance, and intervention that is subject to review by the State Board of Education, applies equally to Title I and non-Title I schools, and is implemented in the 2014-15 school year.
Substitute House Bill 1302 expands eligibility criteria which allow youth to request extended foster care services; provides that a court must maintain a dependency proceeding for a foster youth who turns 18, meets the eligibility requirements, and wishes to receive extended foster care services; provides that youth over 18 leaving the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, and youth whose dependency proceedings were dismissed at age 18, may seek extended foster care services through a Voluntary Placement Agreement; and applies the provisions of the act prospectively.
Substitute House Bill 1313 requires employers with more than four full-time equivalent employees to provide paid leave to employees for: (1) specified medical reasons relating to the employee's or a family member's health; (2) reasons permitted under existing law requiring unpaid leave for purposes related to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; or (3) closure of the employee's place of business or child's school or place of care due to specified public health emergencies.
House Bill 1333 requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to adjust rates for providers of community residential services for persons with developmental disabilities by an inflation factor during the first month of each fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2013; requires the DSHS to increase the benchmark rate for community residential service providers by 2 percent on July 1, 2013, and an additional 2 percent on July 1, 2014; requires the DSHS to review the indirect client support/administrative rate for all community residential providers, and on July 1, 2013, raise any provider falling below the standard indirect client support/administrative rate to the standard.
Substitute House Bill 1341 creates a civil cause of action allowing persons wrongly convicted of one or more felonies and incarcerated as a result to bring a civil suit against the state for compensation.
Substitute House Bill 1522 directs the Department of Social and Health Services (Department) to develop a strategy for the improvement of the adult behavioral health system; requires the Department to issue a request for proposals for enhanced services facilities; requires regional support networks to develop an individualized discharge plan for a patient and arrange for his or her transition to the community within 21 days of the determination that he or she no longer needs inpatient, active psychiatric treatment.
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Substitute House Bill 1177 updates the criteria used by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to identify persistently lowest-achieving schools, to conform to revised federal rules and guidance; directs that the criteria be applied equally to both Title I and non-Title I schools; requires that the OSPI use a Washington Achievement Index to identify schools, if it is federally approved; permits state as well as federal funds to be used for school improvement in a Required Action District, and removes requirements that these districts use one of four federal intervention models; directs the OSPI to design a system of support, assistance, and intervention that is subject to review by the State Board of Education, applies equally to Title I and non-Title I schools, and is implemented in the 2014-15 school year.
Substitute House Bill 1302 expands eligibility criteria which allow youth to request extended foster care services; provides that a court must maintain a dependency proceeding for a foster youth who turns 18, meets the eligibility requirements, and wishes to receive extended foster care services; provides that youth over 18 leaving the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, and youth whose dependency proceedings were dismissed at age 18, may seek extended foster care services through a Voluntary Placement Agreement; and applies the provisions of the act prospectively.
Substitute House Bill 1313 requires employers with more than four full-time equivalent employees to provide paid leave to employees for: (1) specified medical reasons relating to the employee's or a family member's health; (2) reasons permitted under existing law requiring unpaid leave for purposes related to domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking; or (3) closure of the employee's place of business or child's school or place of care due to specified public health emergencies.
House Bill 1333 requires the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) to adjust rates for providers of community residential services for persons with developmental disabilities by an inflation factor during the first month of each fiscal year, beginning July 1, 2013; requires the DSHS to increase the benchmark rate for community residential service providers by 2 percent on July 1, 2013, and an additional 2 percent on July 1, 2014; requires the DSHS to review the indirect client support/administrative rate for all community residential providers, and on July 1, 2013, raise any provider falling below the standard indirect client support/administrative rate to the standard.
Substitute House Bill 1341 creates a civil cause of action allowing persons wrongly convicted of one or more felonies and incarcerated as a result to bring a civil suit against the state for compensation.
Substitute House Bill 1522 directs the Department of Social and Health Services (Department) to develop a strategy for the improvement of the adult behavioral health system; requires the Department to issue a request for proposals for enhanced services facilities; requires regional support networks to develop an individualized discharge plan for a patient and arrange for his or her transition to the community within 21 days of the determination that he or she no longer needs inpatient, active psychiatric treatment.
#Appropriations #Committee #WA #House #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 26th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 44
The first Fiscal Committee Cutoff is this Friday which means there could be several late nights in the Appropriations Committee. I was lucky enough to have some down time this morning which has allowed me the opportunity to actually get caught up on everything else.
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#Fiscal #Cutoff #Appropriations #Committee #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Monday, February 25, 2013
February 25th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 43
Here are the final seven bills we’ll be hearing in the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Committee meeting today. Substitute House Bill 1875 designates the State Parks and Recreation Commission (Commission) as a general authority Washington law enforcement agency; exempts park rangers of the Commission from membership in the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System; requires the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) to provide programs and training standards for state park rangers; allows the admission of park rangers into the Washington State Patrol's academy; and requires 30 percent of all park rangers to be certified by June 30, 2014, and the remaining 70 percent of park rangers to be certified by June 30, 2016.
Substitute House Bill 1876 Designates the Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) as a general authority Washington law enforcement agency; exempts liquor control officers of the WSLCB from membership in the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System; requires the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) to provide programs and training standards for liquor control officers; allows the admission of liquor control officers into the Washington State Patrol's academy; and requires 30 percent of all liquor control officers to be certified by June 30, 2014, and the remaining 70 percent of liquor control officers to be certified by June 30, 2016.
Substitute House Bill 1651 provides that juvenile offender records are confidential unless the juvenile has been adjudicated for a sex offense or a serious violent offense; the court may release juvenile records for inspection upon good cause shown; provides that juvenile offender records may not be published, distributed, or sold; and provides that the provisions of the act are prospective and retrospective; and the act takes effect July 1, 2014.
Substitute House Bill 1819 requires agencies to create digital layered maps displaying energy, broadband, water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure and directs the Washington State Department of Commerce and the Washington State Department of Transportation to use the maps to identify infrastructure gaps and priority areas for future investment.
House Bill 1661 removes restrictions on vacating convictions of misdemeanor marijuana possession.
House Bill 1818 authorizes the Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the Office of Regulatory Assistance and the Office of Accountability and Performance, to conduct annual multi-jurisdictional regulatory streamlining projects impacting specific industry sectors within specific geographical locations through 2019.
House Bill 1192 allows veterans with disabilities who are residents of other states to purchase hunting and fishing licenses at the reduced rates offered to veterans with disabilities who live in Washington and provides discretionary authority to the existing advisory committee for the interests of hunters and fishers with disabilities to reach out to other states in an effort to promote the discounted opportunities for veterans with disabilities in Washington and collaborate with other states in an effort to encourage similar opportunities for Washington's veterans with disabilities when they hunt or fish in other states.
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Substitute House Bill 1876 Designates the Washington State Liquor Control Board (WSLCB) as a general authority Washington law enforcement agency; exempts liquor control officers of the WSLCB from membership in the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System; requires the Criminal Justice Training Commission (CJTC) to provide programs and training standards for liquor control officers; allows the admission of liquor control officers into the Washington State Patrol's academy; and requires 30 percent of all liquor control officers to be certified by June 30, 2014, and the remaining 70 percent of liquor control officers to be certified by June 30, 2016.
Substitute House Bill 1651 provides that juvenile offender records are confidential unless the juvenile has been adjudicated for a sex offense or a serious violent offense; the court may release juvenile records for inspection upon good cause shown; provides that juvenile offender records may not be published, distributed, or sold; and provides that the provisions of the act are prospective and retrospective; and the act takes effect July 1, 2014.
Substitute House Bill 1819 requires agencies to create digital layered maps displaying energy, broadband, water, sewer, and transportation infrastructure and directs the Washington State Department of Commerce and the Washington State Department of Transportation to use the maps to identify infrastructure gaps and priority areas for future investment.
House Bill 1661 removes restrictions on vacating convictions of misdemeanor marijuana possession.
House Bill 1818 authorizes the Department of Commerce, in collaboration with the Office of Regulatory Assistance and the Office of Accountability and Performance, to conduct annual multi-jurisdictional regulatory streamlining projects impacting specific industry sectors within specific geographical locations through 2019.
House Bill 1192 allows veterans with disabilities who are residents of other states to purchase hunting and fishing licenses at the reduced rates offered to veterans with disabilities who live in Washington and provides discretionary authority to the existing advisory committee for the interests of hunters and fishers with disabilities to reach out to other states in an effort to promote the discounted opportunities for veterans with disabilities in Washington and collaborate with other states in an effort to encourage similar opportunities for Washington's veterans with disabilities when they hunt or fish in other states.
#Appropriations #Subcmiittee #General #Government #Substitute #House #Bill #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 25th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 43
In the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Committee meeting today we’re hearing 13 bills and may take Executive Action on 18 bills. Here are the first six …
Substitute House Bill 1552 creates a licensing scheme for scrap metal businesses; expands criminal penalties for metal theft and malicious mischief; allows for civil forfeiture for any property used in the commission of a crime involving the Theft, Trafficking, or Unlawful Possession of Commercial Metal Property; creates a database by which scrap metal businesses may determine if a potential client has a criminal conviction which makes him or her ineligible to sell property to a licensed business; and creates the Washington Metal Theft Prevention Authority.
Substitute House Bill 1822 requires persons or entities engaged in the business of purchasing delinquent debt for collection purposes to be licensed as collection agencies under the Collection Agency Act (CAA) and to comply with all other requirements of the CAA and amends the list of prohibited practices in the CAA to prohibit the "unauthorized" practice of law, rather than the practice of law in general.
Substitute House Bill 1828 creates a local government fiscal health commission (commission) to identify and respond to financial problems encountered by local government and establishes the commission's authority, powers, responsibilities, and liability with respect to identifying and responding to financial stress in local governments.
House Bill 1924 allows additional, match-free, local watershed planning grants of up to
$50,000 for lead entities or plan implementation groups that commit to conducting a review every five years to ensure that the highest priority issues are being addressed and gives priority to funding watershed planning grant applications that would result in the dissolution of a planning unit if not for receiving the grant.
Substitute House Bill 1375 allows a Group A or Group B water system that could provide adequate potable water for new development if not for the water system's lack of sufficient water rights to consolidate the water system's existing withdrawals with the necessary allowed permit exempt well withdrawals.
Substitute House Bill 1438 creates a new, temporary process for certain water users located in the Nooksack watershed who have transitioned to a more efficient irrigation technology to change their place of water use with the Department of Ecology.
#Appropriations #Subcommittee #General #Government #House #Substitute #Bill #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Substitute House Bill 1552 creates a licensing scheme for scrap metal businesses; expands criminal penalties for metal theft and malicious mischief; allows for civil forfeiture for any property used in the commission of a crime involving the Theft, Trafficking, or Unlawful Possession of Commercial Metal Property; creates a database by which scrap metal businesses may determine if a potential client has a criminal conviction which makes him or her ineligible to sell property to a licensed business; and creates the Washington Metal Theft Prevention Authority.
Substitute House Bill 1822 requires persons or entities engaged in the business of purchasing delinquent debt for collection purposes to be licensed as collection agencies under the Collection Agency Act (CAA) and to comply with all other requirements of the CAA and amends the list of prohibited practices in the CAA to prohibit the "unauthorized" practice of law, rather than the practice of law in general.
Substitute House Bill 1828 creates a local government fiscal health commission (commission) to identify and respond to financial problems encountered by local government and establishes the commission's authority, powers, responsibilities, and liability with respect to identifying and responding to financial stress in local governments.
House Bill 1924 allows additional, match-free, local watershed planning grants of up to
$50,000 for lead entities or plan implementation groups that commit to conducting a review every five years to ensure that the highest priority issues are being addressed and gives priority to funding watershed planning grant applications that would result in the dissolution of a planning unit if not for receiving the grant.
Substitute House Bill 1375 allows a Group A or Group B water system that could provide adequate potable water for new development if not for the water system's lack of sufficient water rights to consolidate the water system's existing withdrawals with the necessary allowed permit exempt well withdrawals.
Substitute House Bill 1438 creates a new, temporary process for certain water users located in the Nooksack watershed who have transitioned to a more efficient irrigation technology to change their place of water use with the Department of Ecology.
#Appropriations #Subcommittee #General #Government #House #Substitute #Bill #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 25th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 43
We started the week on the House Floor today. We have approximately 18 bills on today’s calendar for consideration. House Bill 1334 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1379 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1382 passed 81 to 11 with 6 excused. House Bill 1469 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1009 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1021 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1034 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1038 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1098 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1115 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1119 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1183 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1292 passed 91 to 1 with 6 excused. House Bill 1307 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1339 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused. House Bill 1376 passed 92 to 0 with 6 excused.
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Saturday, February 23, 2013
AR-15-owning woman who got Biden's shotgun advice says idea sounded a 'little sexist' | Fox News
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"The women whom Vice President Biden urged this week to"buy a shotgun” to protect herself says that idea would likely backfire and suggested that Biden’s advice sounded sexist."
Maybe the Vice-President was talking about an AA-12 ... probably not.
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"The women whom Vice President Biden urged this week to"buy a shotgun” to protect herself says that idea would likely backfire and suggested that Biden’s advice sounded sexist."
Maybe the Vice-President was talking about an AA-12 ... probably not.
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AR-15-owning woman who got Biden's shotgun advice says idea sounded a 'little sexist' | Fox News
www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/23/ar-15-owning-w...exist
"The women whom Vice President Biden urged this week to"buy a shotgun” to protect herself says that idea would likely backfire and suggested that Biden’s advice sounded sexist."
Maybe the Vice-President was talking about an AA-12 ... probably not.
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"The women whom Vice President Biden urged this week to"buy a shotgun” to protect herself says that idea would likely backfire and suggested that Biden’s advice sounded sexist."
Maybe the Vice-President was talking about an AA-12 ... probably not.
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February 23rd - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 41
What can drones do for you today? | Crosscut.com:: crosscut.com/2013/02/22/olympia-2013/113107/drone-...ights
"An Olympia hearing on the subject was standing room only as police and ACLU heavyweights duked it out over a proposal to curtail an unmanned flying surveillance craft."
I feel compelled to respond to this article as the prime sponsor for House Bill 1771. After being identified as a Democrat in the article, I have to assume it was an oversight by the author and not a simple assumption that only a Democrat could sponsor HB 1771 to establish clear guidelines and oversight governing the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.
#drones #HB #1771 #constitutional #protection #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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"An Olympia hearing on the subject was standing room only as police and ACLU heavyweights duked it out over a proposal to curtail an unmanned flying surveillance craft."
I feel compelled to respond to this article as the prime sponsor for House Bill 1771. After being identified as a Democrat in the article, I have to assume it was an oversight by the author and not a simple assumption that only a Democrat could sponsor HB 1771 to establish clear guidelines and oversight governing the use of unmanned aerial vehicles.
#drones #HB #1771 #constitutional #protection #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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As Police Drones Take Off, Washington State Pushes Back | KUOW News and Information
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"Last year, Seattle became one of the nation's first cities to buy unmanned drones for use by the police department. Public reaction was less "Gee"
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"Last year, Seattle became one of the nation's first cities to buy unmanned drones for use by the police department. Public reaction was less "Gee"
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Friday, February 22, 2013
February 22nd - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 40
Here's my no speech on House Bill 1828 in the Local Government Committee today.
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February 22nd - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 40
For some reason they published a new House Introduction Sheet this morning. This replaces the one I posted last night ... chumly.com/attachment/11375851
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Thursday, February 21, 2013
February 21st - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 39
Here's today's House Introduction Sheet ... chumly.com/attachment/11366754
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February 21st - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 39
We’re hearing six bills in the Appropriations Committee today. Substitute House Bill 1096 increases the penalties for juveniles found to be in Unlawful Possession of a Firearm; restricts existing disposition alternatives for juvenile firearm offenses; creates a disposition alternative specific to firearm offenders; and requires a report to the legislature that includes a cost-benefit analysis of evidence- and research-based interventions.
Substitute House Bill 1134 authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to enter into state-tribal education compacts for the operation of public schools and creates a work group through the Department of Early Learning to develop and pilot early learning programs for schools operating under a state-tribal education compact.
House Bill 1243 stays for five years the set decrease in the maximum amount of timber that can be sold by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) through their contract harvesting program; stays for five years the set decrease in the maximum amount of money that can be held in the Contract Harvest Revolving Account; allows, for five more years, the DNR to set the final appraised value for the purposes of an auction based on the current market prices for the valuable material in question; and provides five more years of authority to the DNR to give consideration to requests from timber purchasers when the purchasers request timber sale extensions or other flexible options in the execution of a timber sale contract designed to avoid a contract default.
House Bill 1322 allows a nonprofit institution recognized by Washington to be eligible to participate in the State Need Grant program, effective August 1, 2013.
Substitute House Bill 1574 requires a certification fee for providers who contract with the Division of Developmental Disabilities to provide services through the Residential Services and Supports Program.
House Bill 1899 permits the Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) to enter into agreements to invest the pension funds of the First Class Cities Retirement System (FCCRS); provides that upon entering an agreement to have the WSIB invest pension funds for a FCCRS, the powers and duties of the city retirement board and investment advisory committee related to the investment of the pension funds irrevocably pass to the WSIB; requires the WSIB to annually report to the FCCRS and city governments on the WSIB's investment activities for FCCRS funds; and provides an additional non-voting seat on the WSIB for a member of a FCCRS when three or more first class cities have reached an investment management agreement with the WSIB.
There are also three bills scheduled for possible Executive Action.
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Substitute House Bill 1134 authorizes the Superintendent of Public Instruction to enter into state-tribal education compacts for the operation of public schools and creates a work group through the Department of Early Learning to develop and pilot early learning programs for schools operating under a state-tribal education compact.
House Bill 1243 stays for five years the set decrease in the maximum amount of timber that can be sold by the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) through their contract harvesting program; stays for five years the set decrease in the maximum amount of money that can be held in the Contract Harvest Revolving Account; allows, for five more years, the DNR to set the final appraised value for the purposes of an auction based on the current market prices for the valuable material in question; and provides five more years of authority to the DNR to give consideration to requests from timber purchasers when the purchasers request timber sale extensions or other flexible options in the execution of a timber sale contract designed to avoid a contract default.
House Bill 1322 allows a nonprofit institution recognized by Washington to be eligible to participate in the State Need Grant program, effective August 1, 2013.
Substitute House Bill 1574 requires a certification fee for providers who contract with the Division of Developmental Disabilities to provide services through the Residential Services and Supports Program.
House Bill 1899 permits the Washington State Investment Board (WSIB) to enter into agreements to invest the pension funds of the First Class Cities Retirement System (FCCRS); provides that upon entering an agreement to have the WSIB invest pension funds for a FCCRS, the powers and duties of the city retirement board and investment advisory committee related to the investment of the pension funds irrevocably pass to the WSIB; requires the WSIB to annually report to the FCCRS and city governments on the WSIB's investment activities for FCCRS funds; and provides an additional non-voting seat on the WSIB for a member of a FCCRS when three or more first class cities have reached an investment management agreement with the WSIB.
There are also three bills scheduled for possible Executive Action.
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Wash. state bill to limit drone use passes committee - Seattle Political Buzz | www.examiner.com
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"Bi-partisan legislation to limit drone use within Washington state was approved Thursday 9-1 after a large group of people, from regular citizens to a former F."
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"Bi-partisan legislation to limit drone use within Washington state was approved Thursday 9-1 after a large group of people, from regular citizens to a former F."
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February 21st - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 39
The House Public Safety Committee passed House Bill 1771, an act protecting the citizens of Washington from warrantless surveillance through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones), by a 9-1 vote. If you get a minute, please send Rep. Roger Goodman an email thanking him for hearing the bill and moving it out of committee.
#House #Public #Safety #Committee #House #bill #1771 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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#House #Public #Safety #Committee #House #bill #1771 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 21st - ACTION ALERT
The House Public Safety Committee will be hearing House Bill 1581, Indefinite Detention under the NDAA, and House Bill 1771, establishing guidelines for the use of drones by law enforcement and state agencies.
You can watch the hearing on TVW.
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You can watch the hearing on TVW.
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February 21st - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 39
We’re hearing three bills in the Government Operations and Elections Committee this morning. House Bill 1639 provides a subsistence allowance and travel expenses to presidential electors for each day's attendance at the Electoral College meeting.
House Bill 1715 exempts from public disclosure information contained in the security threat group database.
House Bill 1733 makes capital and transportation project appropriation and expenditure data publicly available and easily accessible; requires the Office of Financial Management to establish objective and performance measures for capital budget and transportation budget investments; and requires the Office of Financial Management to publicly report the performance measures.
We also have 9 bills on the calendar for possible Executive Action.
#Government #Operations #Elections #House #Bill #1639 #1715 #1733 #Rep #David #Taylor
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House Bill 1715 exempts from public disclosure information contained in the security threat group database.
House Bill 1733 makes capital and transportation project appropriation and expenditure data publicly available and easily accessible; requires the Office of Financial Management to establish objective and performance measures for capital budget and transportation budget investments; and requires the Office of Financial Management to publicly report the performance measures.
We also have 9 bills on the calendar for possible Executive Action.
#Government #Operations #Elections #House #Bill #1639 #1715 #1733 #Rep #David #Taylor
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February 21st - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 39
We’re hearing two bills in the Local Government Committee this morning. House Bill 1754 provides legislative declarations for projects of statewide significance are amended to specify that the Legislature declares that certain private investments, rather than investments, including investments for transportation, merit special designation as projects of statewide significance. The expressly stated intention of the Legislature is to recognize projects of statewide significance, to provide a mechanism for local governments and state and federal agencies to perform a coordinated and comprehensive review of these projects, and to encourage their expeditious completion.
House Bill 1848 authorizes counties that fully plan under the Growth Management Act to permit schools outside of designated urban growth areas (UGAs) when specified criteria are met; and establishes planning actions that counties must satisfy in complying with the requirement to permit schools outside of UGAs.
We also have 21 bills on the calendar for possible Executive Action.
#Local #Government #House #Bill #1754 #1848 #GMA #schools #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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House Bill 1848 authorizes counties that fully plan under the Growth Management Act to permit schools outside of designated urban growth areas (UGAs) when specified criteria are met; and establishes planning actions that counties must satisfy in complying with the requirement to permit schools outside of UGAs.
We also have 21 bills on the calendar for possible Executive Action.
#Local #Government #House #Bill #1754 #1848 #GMA #schools #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
February 20th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 38
Here's today's House Introduction Sheet ... chumly.com/attachment/11350574
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February 20th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 38
We’re hearing six bills in the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government today and may take Executive Action on several bills. Substitute House Bill 1017 establishes minimum energy efficiency standards for battery charger systems, battery backup, and uninterruptible power supplies and establishes minimum water conservation standards for water closets, urinals, showerheads, and various types of faucets.
Substitute House Bill 1060 establishes that, for the purpose of an offender score, an out-of-state felony conviction for which there is no clearly comparable offense under Washington law will be scored as a class C felony equivalent.
Substitute House Bill 1158 modifies provisions governing direct petitions for annexation of unincorporated areas by cities; expands the Adjutant General's authority, with regard to real property owned or used by the state for military purposes, to permit the Adjutant General to file a petition seeking annexation of state military property to a city or town under certain conditions.
House Bill 1159 increases the number of statutorily authorized superior court judges in Whatcom County from three to four.
House Bill 1175 increases the number of statutorily authorized superior court judges in Benton and Franklin counties, jointly, from six to seven.
Substitute House Bill 1199 provides the Department of Fish and Wildlife with the authority to issue two new fees related to hunter education training programs; establishes the age of 8 as the minimum age to purchase hunting licenses and enroll in a hunter education training program; and establishes the age of 14 as the minimum age to hunt unaccompanied on most lands.
#Appropriations #Subcommittee #General #Government #House #Bill #1017 #1060 #1158 #1159 #1175 #1199 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Substitute House Bill 1060 establishes that, for the purpose of an offender score, an out-of-state felony conviction for which there is no clearly comparable offense under Washington law will be scored as a class C felony equivalent.
Substitute House Bill 1158 modifies provisions governing direct petitions for annexation of unincorporated areas by cities; expands the Adjutant General's authority, with regard to real property owned or used by the state for military purposes, to permit the Adjutant General to file a petition seeking annexation of state military property to a city or town under certain conditions.
House Bill 1159 increases the number of statutorily authorized superior court judges in Whatcom County from three to four.
House Bill 1175 increases the number of statutorily authorized superior court judges in Benton and Franklin counties, jointly, from six to seven.
Substitute House Bill 1199 provides the Department of Fish and Wildlife with the authority to issue two new fees related to hunter education training programs; establishes the age of 8 as the minimum age to purchase hunting licenses and enroll in a hunter education training program; and establishes the age of 14 as the minimum age to hunt unaccompanied on most lands.
#Appropriations #Subcommittee #General #Government #House #Bill #1017 #1060 #1158 #1159 #1175 #1199 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 20th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 38
We’re hearing four bills in the Government Operations and Elections Committee meeting today. House Bill 1697 exempts the Utilities and Transportation Commission solid waste company records containing valuable commercial information from disclosure.
House Bill 1720 requires that a statement be printed on each ballot and voters' pamphlet, informing voters that a list of campaign donors is available on the Public Disclosure Commission website.
House Bill 1753 authorizes the Department of Labor and Industries to purchase interpreter services for doctors providing services to injured workers or crime victims with limited English proficiency or who are sensory-impaired; requires the departments of Social and Health Services and Labor and Industries and the Health Care Authority to integrate the purchase of interpreter services through one centralized system by July 1, 2016; requires language access providers to be certified or authorized by the Department of Social and Health Services; establishes the Spoken Language Interpreter Advisory Group; requires the Department of Enterprise Services to develop and implement a model for providing interpreter services by July 1, 2014; and allows for statewide collective bargaining units for language access providers who provide interpreter services for the Department of Labor and Industries and for interpreter services purchased for other state agencies through the Department of Enterprise Services.
House Bill 1901 exempts from disclosure actual enumeration data collected for purposes of annexations and population determinations and retained by the Office of Financial Management.
We’re also going to consider six bills for Executive Action.
#Government #Operation #Elections #Committee #House #Bill #1697 #1720 #1753 #1901 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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House Bill 1720 requires that a statement be printed on each ballot and voters' pamphlet, informing voters that a list of campaign donors is available on the Public Disclosure Commission website.
House Bill 1753 authorizes the Department of Labor and Industries to purchase interpreter services for doctors providing services to injured workers or crime victims with limited English proficiency or who are sensory-impaired; requires the departments of Social and Health Services and Labor and Industries and the Health Care Authority to integrate the purchase of interpreter services through one centralized system by July 1, 2016; requires language access providers to be certified or authorized by the Department of Social and Health Services; establishes the Spoken Language Interpreter Advisory Group; requires the Department of Enterprise Services to develop and implement a model for providing interpreter services by July 1, 2014; and allows for statewide collective bargaining units for language access providers who provide interpreter services for the Department of Labor and Industries and for interpreter services purchased for other state agencies through the Department of Enterprise Services.
House Bill 1901 exempts from disclosure actual enumeration data collected for purposes of annexations and population determinations and retained by the Office of Financial Management.
We’re also going to consider six bills for Executive Action.
#Government #Operation #Elections #Committee #House #Bill #1697 #1720 #1753 #1901 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 20th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 38
On the House Floor today, we voted on four bills. House Bill 1331 permits a student association at public baccalaureate to form a student advisory committee to advise the administration at that institution on issues that affect student access and success, such as tuition and fee levels; requires administrators at higher education institutions to make information available to the student advisory committee and allow the committee to present recommendations; and requires the student advisory committee to solicit feedback from students and keep students informed of their meetings. The bill passed 95-1 with 1 excused and 1 absent.
House Bill 1014 names the state legal holiday on the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving as "Native American Heritage Day." The bill passed 93-4 with 1 excused.
House Bill 1277 authorizes federally recognized tribes to acquire a conservation easement. The bill passed 75-2 with 1 excused.
House Bill 1319 recognizes March 30 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day and requires that the National League of Families' POW/MIA flag be flown by public entities on that date. The bill passed 97-0 with 1 excused.
#WA #House #Bills #Floor #vote #Rep #David #Taylor
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House Bill 1014 names the state legal holiday on the Friday immediately following Thanksgiving as "Native American Heritage Day." The bill passed 93-4 with 1 excused.
House Bill 1277 authorizes federally recognized tribes to acquire a conservation easement. The bill passed 75-2 with 1 excused.
House Bill 1319 recognizes March 30 as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day and requires that the National League of Families' POW/MIA flag be flown by public entities on that date. The bill passed 97-0 with 1 excused.
#WA #House #Bills #Floor #vote #Rep #David #Taylor
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February 20th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 38
I started my day on 1280/99.5 KIT with"Dave and Lance in the morning”. We discussed House Bill 1588 and some of the problems associated with it. We also spoke briefly on Senate Bill 5737. It’s always good speaking with those guys.
We’re scheduled to be on the House Floor at 10:00 AM today and then I have two committee meetings this afternoon. Friday is the cutoff for Policy Committees, which means we’ll be considering a lot of bills over the next three days.
#KIT #99.3 #1280 #House #Senate #Bill #1588 #5737 #Floor #Executive #Action #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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We’re scheduled to be on the House Floor at 10:00 AM today and then I have two committee meetings this afternoon. Friday is the cutoff for Policy Committees, which means we’ll be considering a lot of bills over the next three days.
#KIT #99.3 #1280 #House #Senate #Bill #1588 #5737 #Floor #Executive #Action #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013
February 19th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 37
Here's today's House Introduction Sheet ... chumly.com/attachment/11334160
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February 19th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 37
We’re hearing seven bills in the Appropriations Committee today. In some cases, bills begin in policy committee and then move onto the Appropriations Committee, so you may notice some of these bills were previously listed on past posts. Substitute House Bill 1005 eliminates the Executive Ethics Board and transfers duties to the Public Disclosure Commission; requires lobbyists, lobbyist employers, and government entities to file lobbying reports over the Internet; and assesses a yearly fee to political committees, lobbyists, lobbyist employers, government entities, and elected officials that receive a salary and file personal financial disclosure statements.
Substitute House Bill 1114 requires most inpatient evaluations for involuntary treatment after criminal charges have been dismissed to occur at state hospitals; modifies procedures and standards for involuntary treatment of persons who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial for violent felonies; and provides additional notification and review requirements for release of certain involuntarily detained people.
House Bill 1152 requires that meal and rest periods for certain hospital employees be uninterrupted; permits rest periods to be taken at any point in the work period; and requires hospitals to record when certain employees take or miss a meal or rest period.
House Bill 1368 deletes requirements obligating the State Treasurer to make quarterly transfers of $2.5 million from the Liquor Excise Tax Fund to the State General Fund, thus resulting in additional moneys being transferred to counties, cities, and towns and establishes a new distribution formula for moneys in the Liquor Revolving Fund.
Substitute House Bill 1477 modifies truancy petitions and other requirements that apply to schools and school districts in responding to students who have unexcused absences.
House Bill 1560 directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to adopt a definition of professional learning and make recommendations for how it may be used to guide policy and investments in educator professional development; directs each Educational Service District to retain professional development coordinators in mathematics, science, and English Language Arts, if funds are provided; allows Learning Assistance Program funds to be used to support students in science; directs the OSPI to adopt consistent procedures for school districts to identify and select students for purposes of the Highly Capable Program; requires student performance data from the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program to be reported online through the Washington State Report Card; requires a fairness and bias review to be conducted before implementation of revisions to state learning standards; renames a staffing category in the prototypical school funding formula; and allows qualified graduates of the Recruiting Washington Teachers Program to participate in an alternative route teacher preparation scholarship program.
House Bill 1868 expands eligibility for reimbursement of medical insurance premium costs for members of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plan 2 totally disabled in the line of duty and includes reimbursement for any medical insurance premiums up to the amounts authorized by the federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.
#Appropriations #Committee #House #Bill #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District #policy #financial
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Substitute House Bill 1114 requires most inpatient evaluations for involuntary treatment after criminal charges have been dismissed to occur at state hospitals; modifies procedures and standards for involuntary treatment of persons who have been deemed incompetent to stand trial for violent felonies; and provides additional notification and review requirements for release of certain involuntarily detained people.
House Bill 1152 requires that meal and rest periods for certain hospital employees be uninterrupted; permits rest periods to be taken at any point in the work period; and requires hospitals to record when certain employees take or miss a meal or rest period.
House Bill 1368 deletes requirements obligating the State Treasurer to make quarterly transfers of $2.5 million from the Liquor Excise Tax Fund to the State General Fund, thus resulting in additional moneys being transferred to counties, cities, and towns and establishes a new distribution formula for moneys in the Liquor Revolving Fund.
Substitute House Bill 1477 modifies truancy petitions and other requirements that apply to schools and school districts in responding to students who have unexcused absences.
House Bill 1560 directs the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) to adopt a definition of professional learning and make recommendations for how it may be used to guide policy and investments in educator professional development; directs each Educational Service District to retain professional development coordinators in mathematics, science, and English Language Arts, if funds are provided; allows Learning Assistance Program funds to be used to support students in science; directs the OSPI to adopt consistent procedures for school districts to identify and select students for purposes of the Highly Capable Program; requires student performance data from the Transitional Bilingual Instructional Program to be reported online through the Washington State Report Card; requires a fairness and bias review to be conducted before implementation of revisions to state learning standards; renames a staffing category in the prototypical school funding formula; and allows qualified graduates of the Recruiting Washington Teachers Program to participate in an alternative route teacher preparation scholarship program.
House Bill 1868 expands eligibility for reimbursement of medical insurance premium costs for members of the Law Enforcement Officers' and Fire Fighters' Retirement System Plan 2 totally disabled in the line of duty and includes reimbursement for any medical insurance premiums up to the amounts authorized by the federal Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985.
#Appropriations #Committee #House #Bill #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District #policy #financial
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State House committee approves universal background check for gun sales | Politics Northwest | Seattle Times
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"OLYMPIA — A controversial gun control measure cleared its first major hurdle Tuesday, moving out of the state House Judiciary Committee on a 7-6 vote. One Republican supported the bill — state Rep. Mike Hope, a Seattle police officer who lives in Lake Stevens. Tacoma Democrat Steve Kirby voted no. House Bill 1588, which would [...]"
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"OLYMPIA — A controversial gun control measure cleared its first major hurdle Tuesday, moving out of the state House Judiciary Committee on a 7-6 vote. One Republican supported the bill — state Rep. Mike Hope, a Seattle police officer who lives in Lake Stevens. Tacoma Democrat Steve Kirby voted no. House Bill 1588, which would [...]"
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February 19th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 37
In the Local Government Committee Hearing today we’re accepting public testimony on six bills. House Bill 1539 increases the maximum amount of territory that can be annexed by a code city through legislative action under a specific annexation method from 100 acres to 175 acres and removes certain restrictions on a code city's authority to annex unincorporated 'islands' of territory.
House Bill 1754 makes numerous changes to provisions governing projects of statewide significance. "Project of statewide significance" is defined in statute to mean a border crossing project that involves both private and public investments carried out in conjunction with adjacent states or provinces; a development project that will provide a net environmental benefit; a development project in furtherance of the commercialization of innovations; a private industrial development with private capital investment in manufacturing or research and development; or an aviation biofuels production facility.
House Bill 1783 authorizes a health district to act as custodian of funds, to keep records of receipts and disbursements, and to draw, honor, and pay all warrants and checks with the approval of the board of health of the district and prohibits a county from charging a health district for services the health district is authorized, but chooses not, to perform pursuant to the provisions of the bill.
House Bill 1797 authorizes county treasurers, prior to filing a certificate of delinquency for delinquent real property taxes, to assess and collect tax foreclosure avoidance costs and modifies notice provision for personal property taxes by permitting the county treasurer to give notice by electronic bill presentment as an alternative to notice by mail.
House Bill 1828 creates a local government fiscal health commission (commission) to identify and respond to financial problems encountered by local government and establishes the commission's authority, powers, responsibilities, and liability with respect to identifying and responding to financial stress in local governments.
House Bill 1848 authorizes counties that fully plan under the Growth Management Act to permit schools outside of designated urban growth areas (UGAs) when specified criteria are met and establishes planning actions that counties must satisfy in complying with the requirement to permit schools outside of UGAs.
#Local #Government #Committee #House #Bill #1539 #1754 #1783 #1797 #1828 #1848 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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House Bill 1754 makes numerous changes to provisions governing projects of statewide significance. "Project of statewide significance" is defined in statute to mean a border crossing project that involves both private and public investments carried out in conjunction with adjacent states or provinces; a development project that will provide a net environmental benefit; a development project in furtherance of the commercialization of innovations; a private industrial development with private capital investment in manufacturing or research and development; or an aviation biofuels production facility.
House Bill 1783 authorizes a health district to act as custodian of funds, to keep records of receipts and disbursements, and to draw, honor, and pay all warrants and checks with the approval of the board of health of the district and prohibits a county from charging a health district for services the health district is authorized, but chooses not, to perform pursuant to the provisions of the bill.
House Bill 1797 authorizes county treasurers, prior to filing a certificate of delinquency for delinquent real property taxes, to assess and collect tax foreclosure avoidance costs and modifies notice provision for personal property taxes by permitting the county treasurer to give notice by electronic bill presentment as an alternative to notice by mail.
House Bill 1828 creates a local government fiscal health commission (commission) to identify and respond to financial problems encountered by local government and establishes the commission's authority, powers, responsibilities, and liability with respect to identifying and responding to financial stress in local governments.
House Bill 1848 authorizes counties that fully plan under the Growth Management Act to permit schools outside of designated urban growth areas (UGAs) when specified criteria are met and establishes planning actions that counties must satisfy in complying with the requirement to permit schools outside of UGAs.
#Local #Government #Committee #House #Bill #1539 #1754 #1783 #1797 #1828 #1848 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 19th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 37
House Bill 1934, concerning "Grandparents Visitation" was moved out of Committee this morning. This bill is a direct attack on parental rights by allowing outside parties to challenge parenting decisions in court. Rep. Matt Shea proposed an amendment that would have solved the problem and made the bill constitutional. Unfortunately, while one Democrat, Rep. Steve Kirby, joined the Republicans in voting for the amendment, Republican Rep. Mike Hope changed his vote to a no, voting with the Democrat majority, killing the amendment, and thus opening the door to the destruction of parental rights in Washington.
#WA #House #Bill #1934 #parental #rights #court #challenge #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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#WA #House #Bill #1934 #parental #rights #court #challenge #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 19th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 37
In the Government Operations and Elections Committee this morning we’re hearing five bills. House Bill 1460 establishes standards for the administrative reassignment of any employee of the state, when necessary to ensure a full, thorough, and impartial investigation of a workplace complaint and requires notification and reporting of the results of the investigation to the person empowered by law to operate the agency and responsible to the governor or to no other public officer, and to the Washington State Human Resources Director, when applicable.
House Bill 1591 requires the departments of Ecology, Labor and Industries, and Health to establish and annually perform a formal review process of existing rules.
House Bill 1714 authorizes governing bodies of public agencies to record closed executive session meetings and exempts the recordings from disclosure under the Public Records Act; authorizes a court, upon finding that a public agency intentionally violated the Open Public Meetings Act, to order recording of closed executive sessions for two years; provides a public agency with immunity from liability for damages that are the consequence of specific actions made without legal authority in an executive session, when certain conditions are met; authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to approve courses of training offered by a governmental body or other entity on compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act; and requires the AG or other entity providing the approved training to provide a certification of course completion to elected or appointed officials who complete the curriculum.
House Bill 1746 allows municipal officers to have a beneficial interest in a contract providing for renewable energy incentive programs and allows municipal officers to have a beneficial interest in a contract for the financing, acquisition, or installation of energy-conserving fixtures, systems, and equipment.
House Bill 1785 allows a provider of payroll deduction programs use of state facilities to provide information to employees about the programs.
With Policy Cutoff on Friday, it’s going to be a long week.
#Government #Operation #Elections #House #Bill #1460 #1591 #1714 #1746 #1785 #Policy #Cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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House Bill 1591 requires the departments of Ecology, Labor and Industries, and Health to establish and annually perform a formal review process of existing rules.
House Bill 1714 authorizes governing bodies of public agencies to record closed executive session meetings and exempts the recordings from disclosure under the Public Records Act; authorizes a court, upon finding that a public agency intentionally violated the Open Public Meetings Act, to order recording of closed executive sessions for two years; provides a public agency with immunity from liability for damages that are the consequence of specific actions made without legal authority in an executive session, when certain conditions are met; authorizes the Attorney General (AG) to approve courses of training offered by a governmental body or other entity on compliance with the Open Public Meetings Act; and requires the AG or other entity providing the approved training to provide a certification of course completion to elected or appointed officials who complete the curriculum.
House Bill 1746 allows municipal officers to have a beneficial interest in a contract providing for renewable energy incentive programs and allows municipal officers to have a beneficial interest in a contract for the financing, acquisition, or installation of energy-conserving fixtures, systems, and equipment.
House Bill 1785 allows a provider of payroll deduction programs use of state facilities to provide information to employees about the programs.
With Policy Cutoff on Friday, it’s going to be a long week.
#Government #Operation #Elections #House #Bill #1460 #1591 #1714 #1746 #1785 #Policy #Cutoff #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Monday, February 18, 2013
February 18th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 36
Here's today's House Introduction Sheet ... chumly.com/attachment/11315068
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February 18th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 36
We’re hearing four bills in the Appropriations Committee today. House Bill 1027 adopts a new child support economic table that does not differentiate amounts based on the children's ages; requires an adjustment of the standard calculation based on "children not before the court”; amends the postsecondary educational support statute to, among other things, require the court to consider any grants or scholarships awarded to the child; and clarifies the self-support reserve limitation on the amount of child support ordered.
House Bill 1120 adds chaplains that volunteer with fire departments and volunteer law enforcement chaplains to those eligible for participation in the Volunteer Fire Fighters’ and Relief Officers’ Relief and Pension System.
House Bill 1211 requires the Secretary of State to print and distribute a voters' pamphlet for the primary in even-numbered years and for the general election each year.
House Bill 1829 eliminates numerous accounts and transfers amounts remaining in those accounts to the State General Fund or another account; changes the Enterprise Services Account from a partially non-appropriated account to a fully non-appropriated account; and modifies other provisions relating to several accounts.
#Appropriations #Committee #House #Bill #1027 #1120 #1211 #1829 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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House Bill 1120 adds chaplains that volunteer with fire departments and volunteer law enforcement chaplains to those eligible for participation in the Volunteer Fire Fighters’ and Relief Officers’ Relief and Pension System.
House Bill 1211 requires the Secretary of State to print and distribute a voters' pamphlet for the primary in even-numbered years and for the general election each year.
House Bill 1829 eliminates numerous accounts and transfers amounts remaining in those accounts to the State General Fund or another account; changes the Enterprise Services Account from a partially non-appropriated account to a fully non-appropriated account; and modifies other provisions relating to several accounts.
#Appropriations #Committee #House #Bill #1027 #1120 #1211 #1829 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Febraury 18th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 36
After making it home for a very short weekend, I’m back in Olympia today for a Floor Session and Committee meeting. I want to thank everyone for their birthday wishes yesterday … I really appreciate it.
On the Floor voting on eleven bills … there’s really nothing ugly up for consideration today.
House Bill 1213 passed 96-0.
House Bill 1010 passed 96-0
House Bill 1186 passed 96-0
House Bill 1200 passed 96-0
House Bill 1203 passed 96-0
House Bill 1204 passed 96-0
House Bill 1470 passed 96-0
House Bill 1006 passed 96-0
House Bill 1016 passed 87-9. Several of us had some concerns with increased liability on cities and counties associated with GMA planning.
House Bill 1036 passed 96-0
House Bill 1045 passed 86-10
Off to meetings with constituents and Appropriations Committee at 3:30 today.
#WA #House #Floor #GMA #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
https://chumly.com/n/1a45d19
On the Floor voting on eleven bills … there’s really nothing ugly up for consideration today.
House Bill 1213 passed 96-0.
House Bill 1010 passed 96-0
House Bill 1186 passed 96-0
House Bill 1200 passed 96-0
House Bill 1203 passed 96-0
House Bill 1204 passed 96-0
House Bill 1470 passed 96-0
House Bill 1006 passed 96-0
House Bill 1016 passed 87-9. Several of us had some concerns with increased liability on cities and counties associated with GMA planning.
House Bill 1036 passed 96-0
House Bill 1045 passed 86-10
Off to meetings with constituents and Appropriations Committee at 3:30 today.
#WA #House #Floor #GMA #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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Friday, February 15, 2013
February 15th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 33
Here's today's House Introduction Sheet .. chumly.com/attachment/11282999
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February 15th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 33
We’re hearing three bills in the Local Government Committee today. House Bill 1599 authorizes locally-adopted shoreline master programs to include provisions for siting or prohibiting the siting of marine aquaculture net pen facilities and specifies that local governments may not prohibit the use and operation of marine aquaculture net pen facilities that are in conformity with applicable requirements as of July 28, 2013.
House Bill 1717 authorizes local governments to recover reasonable expenses incurred in the preparation of nonproject environmental impact statements (EIS) for infill actions that are categorically exempt from requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act, and for development or redevelopment actions that qualify as "planned actions”; establishes requirements governing recovery fee assessments and related appeals, including requiring the fees to be enacted through ordinances, and to be reasonable and proportionate to the total expenses incurred by the local government in preparation of the EIS; and modifies provisions governing the contracting with real estate owners for the construction of water or sewer facilities by making the contracts mandatory and by allowing municipalities to collect associated fees.
House Bill 1738 authorizes political subdivisions of the State to purchase electronic data processing and telecommunication equipment, software, and services from the federal government without calling for bids.
#Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District #Local #Government #Committee #House #Bill #1599 #1717 #1738
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House Bill 1717 authorizes local governments to recover reasonable expenses incurred in the preparation of nonproject environmental impact statements (EIS) for infill actions that are categorically exempt from requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act, and for development or redevelopment actions that qualify as "planned actions”; establishes requirements governing recovery fee assessments and related appeals, including requiring the fees to be enacted through ordinances, and to be reasonable and proportionate to the total expenses incurred by the local government in preparation of the EIS; and modifies provisions governing the contracting with real estate owners for the construction of water or sewer facilities by making the contracts mandatory and by allowing municipalities to collect associated fees.
House Bill 1738 authorizes political subdivisions of the State to purchase electronic data processing and telecommunication equipment, software, and services from the federal government without calling for bids.
#Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District #Local #Government #Committee #House #Bill #1599 #1717 #1738
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February 15th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 33
We’re working on the House Floor this morning. The first item of business is consideration of House Resolution 4617, Recognizing Japanese-American WWII Veterans and Internees. This is one of the many reasons Rep. Jason Overstreet sponsored HB 1581, creating the Washington state preservation of liberty act condemning the unlawful detention of United States citizens and lawful resident aliens under the national defense authorization act. We cannot let this happen again.
We’re also voting on a series of bills this morning. House Bill 1043 removes the authority for public baccalaureate institutions to set differential tuition rates for resident, undergraduate programs and removes the authority for the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to pilot or institute differential tuition models for resident, undergraduate programs. The vote was 95 to 1 with two excused.
Senate Bill 5147 requires unlicensed youth shelters or runaway programs must provide locating information for the youth to parents, law enforcement, or the department within eight hours of becoming aware that a youth is away from a lawful prescribed residence or home without permission. For licensed overnight shelters or programs with a stated mission to provide services to homeless or runaway youth and their families, must notify parents, the DSHS, or law enforcement within 72 hours of becoming aware that a youth is away from a lawful prescribed residence or home without permission. It is preferred that the notification occur within 24 hours. The vote was 89 to 7 with 2 excused.
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We’re also voting on a series of bills this morning. House Bill 1043 removes the authority for public baccalaureate institutions to set differential tuition rates for resident, undergraduate programs and removes the authority for the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to pilot or institute differential tuition models for resident, undergraduate programs. The vote was 95 to 1 with two excused.
Senate Bill 5147 requires unlicensed youth shelters or runaway programs must provide locating information for the youth to parents, law enforcement, or the department within eight hours of becoming aware that a youth is away from a lawful prescribed residence or home without permission. For licensed overnight shelters or programs with a stated mission to provide services to homeless or runaway youth and their families, must notify parents, the DSHS, or law enforcement within 72 hours of becoming aware that a youth is away from a lawful prescribed residence or home without permission. It is preferred that the notification occur within 24 hours. The vote was 89 to 7 with 2 excused.
#WA #House #Floor #HB #1043 #SB #5147 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 15th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 33
Thursday, February 14, 2013
February 14th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 31
In the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government Committee meeting today we’re getting briefed by the Secretary of State, the Washington State Historical Society, the Eastern Washington Historical Society, the Washington State Arts Commission, and the Department of Archeology and Historical Preservation. The operating budget for the Washington State Historical Society is $3.5 million and operating budget for the Eastern Washington Historical Society is $3.2 million. Why exactly does Washington State need two separate historical societies?
We’re also holding two public hearings on bills. House Bill 1613 creates the Criminal Justice Training Commission Firing Range Maintenance Account (Account) in the custody of the State Treasurer; requires moneys generated by the rental of the firing range facilities be deposited into the Account; and requires expenditures from the Account to be used for maintenance and development of the firing range facilities, property, and equipment.
House Bill 1618 designates two categories of building permit fees which are collected by a county or a city and enables the Building Code Council Account to maintain an operating contingency fund of up to six months' average expenditures.
#Appropriations #Subcommittee #General #Government #Historical #Society #Arts #House #Bill #1613 #1618 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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We’re also holding two public hearings on bills. House Bill 1613 creates the Criminal Justice Training Commission Firing Range Maintenance Account (Account) in the custody of the State Treasurer; requires moneys generated by the rental of the firing range facilities be deposited into the Account; and requires expenditures from the Account to be used for maintenance and development of the firing range facilities, property, and equipment.
House Bill 1618 designates two categories of building permit fees which are collected by a county or a city and enables the Building Code Council Account to maintain an operating contingency fund of up to six months' average expenditures.
#Appropriations #Subcommittee #General #Government #Historical #Society #Arts #House #Bill #1613 #1618 #Rep #David #Taylor #15th #District
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February 14th - 2013 Regular Legislative Session Day 32
In the Government Operations and Elections Committee today we’re only hearing one bill, but may take Executive Action on five bills. The hearing is on House Bill 1321 requires all agencies to adopt, and begin implementation of, a food and beverage service policy (policy). The minimum standard shall be based on the General Services Administration document, the Guidelines. Each agency's policy must be fully implemented no later than December 13, 2014. The policy must apply to food and beverages: (1) provided by state agencies for their employees and guests at meetings; (2) made available to employees of state agencies and guests in vending machines or through on-site vendors in all buildings, facilities, and properties owned or leased by the state; (3) prepared on-site by private operators and state-operated cafeterias and cafes sold to state employees and the public; and (4) provided to custodial populations, including clients, inmates, and patients.
Welcome to the nanny state.
#Government #Operations #Elections #committee #House #Bill #1321 #Executive #Action #Rep #David #taylor #15th #District
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Welcome to the nanny state.
#Government #Operations #Elections #committee #House #Bill #1321 #Executive #Action #Rep #David #taylor #15th #District
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