OLYMPIA — The House and Senate will both pause for formal recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. today. The House is in session at 10 a.m. and the Senate at noon.

Legislators also have a busy day of committee hearings, once they start at 10 a.m. They’ll be lobbied by members of the Washington PTA with kids in tow, Planned Parenthood teens and Muslim groups from around the state, as well as individuals taking advantage of a day off from work or school to push their particular issues.

Senate Government Operations takes testimony on a bill involving remote testimony. House Environment will consider a bill banning some flame retardants. on flame retardants. House Transportation has a bill that would put some restrictions on traffic cameras used to issue speeding tickets.

Here’s the full list:

Monday, January 19, 2015
Time	Committee	Location
10:00 AM	HOUSE SESSION/CAUCUS
Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Government Operations & State Security (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2
Health Care (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
Human Services, Mental Health & Housing (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
12:00 PM	SENATE SESSION/CAUCUS
1:30 PM	Commerce & Labor (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 2
Early Learning & K-12 Education (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
Law & Justice (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs (H)	House Hearing Rm E
Education (H)	House Hearing Rm A
Environment (H)	House Hearing Rm B
Labor (H)	House Hearing Rm D
3:30 PM	Transportation (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 1
Ways & Means (S)	Senate Hearing Rm 4
Appropriations (H)	House Hearing Rm A
Transportation (H)	House Hearing Rm B
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House Committees

Appropriations*
1/19/15 3:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED 1/15/2015 3:30 PM

Work Session:

1. Briefing on Washington state retirement systems and pension funding.
2. Briefing on programs/funding in the Department of Social and Health Services related to mental health.

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Community Development, Housing & Tribal Affairs
1/19/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm E
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Washington State Tourism.

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Education
1/19/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm A
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1031 - Expanding participation in college in the high school programs.
2. HB 1081 - Expanding participation in college in the high school programs.

Work Session:

1. Small School Districts: Characteristics, Experiences, Successes, and Challenges.
2. Washington Interscholastic Activities Association (WIAA): Combined and Cooperative Programs for Small School Districts.

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Environment
1/19/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Public Hearing: HB 1174 - Concerning flame retardants.

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Labor
1/19/15 1:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm D
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: Prevailing wage.

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Transportation
1/19/15 3:30 pm

House Full Committee
House Hearing Rm B
John L. O’Brien Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session:

1. State of the State of Transportation (WSDOT).
2. Washington State Transportation Commission: Introductions and Status Update.

Public Hearing:

1. HB 1087 - Concerning automated traffic safety cameras in school speed zones.
2. HB 1112 - Authorizing siblings of United States armed forces members who died while in service or as a result of service to apply for gold star license plates.
3. HB 1157 - Modifying the apportionment of quick title service fees collected by appointed subagents.

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Senate Committees

The schedule is subject to the addition of more committee agendas. Please check our website, http://www.leg.wa.gov/legislature/pages/calendar.aspx

Commerce & Labor
1/19/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session:

1. Labor & Industries: Agency overview and update.
2. Employment Security Department: Agency overview and update.
3. Liquor Control Board: Agency overview and update.

Other business.

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Early Learning & K-12 Education
1/19/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session:

1. Educator preparation programs.
2. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education in Washington State.
3. Evergreen Heights Elementary School, winner of the Federal Distinguished Schools Designation.

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5082 - Providing for career and technical education opportunities for elementary school students.
2. Providing flexibility for schools recognized for exemplary performance under the Washington achievement index [S-0684.2].

If draft bills, proposed substitutes, or striking amendments are to be heard, they can be obtained from committee staff or on the committee’s website, http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Committees/EDU/Pages/default.aspx , as soon as they are available. Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Possible other business.

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Government Operations & State Security*
1/19/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 2
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED 1/15/2015 4:48 PM

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5000 - Allowing rural counties providing emergency medical services to locations with a rural amphitheater to impose an additional admissions surcharge.
2. SB 5048 - Subjecting a resolution or ordinance adopted by the legislative body of a city or town to assume a water-sewer district to a referendum.
3. SB 5071 - Concerning resident curators of state properties.
4. SB 5074 - Modifying the veterans’ scoring criteria in competitive examinations.
5. SB 5075 - Making nonsubstantive changes to procurement law.
6. SB 5267 - Ordering development of processes to allow prerecorded video testimony and written testimony on pending legislation.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Health Care
1/19/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session:

1. Department of Social and Health Services: Agency and budget overview.
2. Health Care Authority:
   1. Agency and budget overview.
   2. Innovation Plan overview.

Other business.

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Human Services, Mental Health & Housing*
1/19/15 10:00 am

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED 1/15/2015 4:49 PM

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5269 - Concerning court review of detention decisions under the involuntary treatment act.
2. SB 5078 - Funding recovery programs for persons with mental illness and chemical dependency disorders.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Law & Justice*
1/19/15 1:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

REVISED 1/15/2015 4:06 PM

Public Hearing:

1. SB 5004 - Establishing the position and authority of warrant officers in first-class cities to enforce court orders and outstanding warrants.
2. SB 5006 - Authorizing the termination of all legal responsibilities of a nonparent if genetic testing shows by clear and convincing evidence that a man is not the genetic father of a child.
3. SB 5036 - Creating a sentence enhancement for body armor.
4. SB 5037 - Modifying organized retail theft provisions.

Possible executive session on bills heard in committee. Other business.

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Transportation
1/19/15 3:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 1
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: State agency introductions:

1. Washington Transportation Commission.
2. Washington State Department of Transportation.
3. Department of Licensing.
4. Washington State Patrol.
5. Washington Traffic Safety Commission.

Other business.

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Ways & Means
1/19/15 3:30 pm

Senate Full Committee
Senate Hearing Rm 4
J.A. Cherberg Building
Olympia, WA

Work Session: K-12 Public Schools’ Budget Issues.

Other business.