Today's hot list

Today's full lineup includes school levy proposals, changes to math and science graduation requirements, suspending pay raises, and more.

8:00 HHR A Education Appropriations
Work Session: Review of the Quality Education Council Report and Recommendations
Public Hearing:
HB 2893 – Changing school levy provisions (Sullivan’s bill to increase the levy lid and levy equalization and allow school districts to include I-728 and I-732 in their base)
HB 2776 – Regarding funding distribution formulas for K-12 education (follows up on the QEC’s work and sets new funding formulas in statute)

8:00 HHR B Health and Human Services
Work Session: Effects of budget reductions and proposed reductions on the mental health system and alcohol and substance abuse programs in the 2009-11 biennium.

8:00 HHR C General Government Appropriations
Public Hearing: HB 1096 – Enhancing small business participation in state purchasing.

10:00 HHR C Commerce & Labor
Public Hearing:
HB 2743 – Addressing collective bargaining for certain employees of institutions of higher education and related boards.
HB 2584 – Regarding the scope of collective bargaining for nontenured faculty at community and technical colleges.

10:00 HHR B Ecology & Parks
Work Session: Federal update on greenhouse gas legislation from Senator Cantwell’s office. Will be video-teleconferenced.

10:00 HHR A Education
Public Hearing: HB 2915 – Regarding mathematics and science high school graduation requirements. (Postpones graduation requirement for math and science until the class of 2014)

10:00 HHR E Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness
Public Hearing:
HB 2787 – Addressing Green River emergency flooding reparedness and response
HB 2619 - Requiring the use of electronic signaling devices in certain conditions (requirements for mountain climbers)

10:00 HHR D Higher Education
Public Hearing: HB 2930 – Expanding the pool of qualified teachers.

1:30 HHR A Health Care & Wellness
Public Hearing: HB 2961 – Establishing a statewide electronic tracking system for the nonprescription sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.

1:30 HHR D State Government & Tribal Affairs
Public Hearing: HB 2736 – Establishing the office of open records

3:30 HHR A Ways & Means
Public Hearing: SB 6382 - Reducing cost of state government by prohibiting salary and wage increases for exempt and WMS employees.