WSU, Ewu Bills On List Of Hearings In Olympia

Sun., Feb. 1, 1998

Jennifer Lange Staff writer

Here’s a tentative list of selected committee hearings scheduled for next week. Dates and times can change on short notice; consult the Legislature’s Web page or the phone numbers at the end of this column for current information.

Family: A bill requiring dependency investigations for infants born drug-affected (HB 3008); and legislation requiring family planning services for pregnant or parenting substance abusers (HB 3009). Children and Family Services: Tuesday, House Hearing Room E at 1:30 p.m.

A bill requiring additional background checking for people caring for children (HB 3002); a bill providing tax credits for businesses spending for employee child care (HB 2641). Thursday, House Hearing Room E at 8 a.m.

Agriculture: A bill pertaining to the regulation of dairy nutrients (HB 2915). Agriculture & Ecology: Monday, House Hearing Room A at 10 a.m.

A bill regarding management of the portion of the Columbia River known as the Hanford Reach (HB 2336). Thursday, House Hearing Room A at 1:30 p.m.

Labor: A bill providing technical assistance for workplace safety standards by the Department of Labor and Industries (HB 3037); legislation that would create a program to identify and address lead-based paint hazards (HB 2966). Commerce & Labor: Monday, House Hearing Room B at 10 a.m.

A bill exempting computer wires and fiber-optic cables from electrical wiring benefits (HB 3003); a bill requiring proof that a person is seeking work before they receive unemployment benefits (HB 3021). Wednesday, House Hearing Room B at 8 a.m.

Crime: A bill prohibiting sex offenders from living within one mile of school grounds (HB 2873). Criminal Justice & Corrections: Tuesday, House Hearing Room E at 10 a.m.

Education: A bill requiring one student member on each state institution of higher education’s governing board (SB 5517); a bill that would change the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute (SB 6655); and a bill that would transfer the Riverpoint site to WSU, eliminate the Joint Center for Higher Education, clarify the Spokane WSU branch campus and strengthen EWU in Cheney (SB 6717).

All numbers use Area Code 360: Senate Higher Education, 786-7419; House Agriculture & Ecology, 786-7132; House Children & Family Services, 786-7192; House Commerce & Labor, 786-7125; House Criminal Justice & Corrections, 786-7136. A complete schedule of next week’s hearings is available on the Internet at www.leg.wa.gov/www/calendar.htm

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