This week's hot list

This week most of the action moves from committees to the floor. Fiscal committee cutoff is Tuesday and starting Wednesday, members will be on the floor starting at 10 every day.

Monday 2/8
9:00 HHR A Ways & Means
Public Hearing:
HB 2197 - Abolishing the department of social and health services and creating new departments to take over its functions.
HB 2670 - Restoring the school district levy base.
HB 2893 - Changing school levy provisions.

1:15 HHR B Transportation
Work Session: Washington State Ferries – Fuel initiatives, Chetzamoka construction update


Tuesday 2/9
TBA

Wednesday 2/10
8:00 HHR D Human Services
Work Session: Special youth intervention program


Thursday 2/11
8:00 HHR B Agriculture & Natural Resources
Work Session and Public Hearing: Natural Resources streamlining ideas and efforts

8:30 HHR E Early Learning & Children’s Services
Work Session: Foster care and services for adolescents


Friday 2/12
8:00 HHR A Education
Work Session:
High stakes assessments: Panel discussion of multiple perspectives

School district organization (including scope and objectives for JLARC study of school district size)

8:00 HHR B Commerce and Labor
Work Session: Overview of apprenticeship and update on apprenticeship utilization; update on E2SSB 5809 and discussion of other approaches for building worker retraining capacity.

8:00 HHR C Ecology & Parks
Work Session:
The Department of General Administration’s capitol campus landscaping carbon footprint: Implementation of Governor’s veto message on E2SSB 5560.

Off-road vehicle use: Providing opportunities while balancing impacts.