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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