House Committees

Agriculture & Natural Resources -  11/30/12  8:00 am

1. Organic feed grains in western Washington.
2. Water resource management.

Business & Financial Services -  11/30/12  1:30 pm

Community & Economic Development & Housing* -  11/30/12  10:00 am

1. The Washington Economic Development Commission's "Winning Strategies for Driving Growth, Competitiveness and Job Creation in a Time of Fiscal Constraint".
2. Recommendations for evaluating what does and does not work in economic development programs.
3. Innovate Washington's five-year business plan and report on economic impact.
4. How Small Business Development Centers help small businesses enhance their performance through exporting.

Early Learning & Human Services -  11/30/12  1:30 pm

Education -  11/30/12  1:30 pm

1. Update on 2012 interim Education Joint Select Committees and Task Forces.
2. Alternative Learning Experience (ALE) Programs: Review of policy issues.
3. Update on Teacher and Principal Evaluation Project (TPEP).

Environment -  11/30/12  1:30 pm

1. Update on fish consumption rates and water quality standards.
2. Implementation of recent changes to renewable energy standards.

Health Care & Wellness* -  11/30/12  10:00 am

1. Access to primary care.
2. Pertussis outbreak update.
3. Coordination of agency purchasing.

Higher Education* -  11/30/12  10:00 am

1. Implementation of certain provisions in 2011 legislation 2ESHB 1795:
   1. Impacts of Tuition Increases.
   2. Transfer and Articulation Provisions.
2. Financial aid update:
   1. State Need Grant Work Group.
   2. Higher Education Loan Program Work Group.
   3. College Bound Scholarship.
   4. Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Legislative Advisory Committee.
3. Washington Student Achievement Council Update.

Judiciary* -  11/30/12  10:00 am

Labor & Workforce Development -  11/30/12  8:00 am

1. Agency updates and session previews.
   1. Department of Labor and Industries.
   2. Employment Security Department.
2. Business and labor comments and session previews.

Local Government* -  11/30/12  8:00 am

1. Recommendations for making the implementation of the Growth Management Act more efficient.
2. Briefing by the State Auditor’s Office.
   1. Audit summary on Public Development Authorities and Public Facilities Districts.
   2. Local Government Financial Condition Report.
3. Staff Briefing: Joint Select Committee on Junior Taxing Districts, Municipal Corporations, and Local Government Finance.

Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness -  11/30/12  9:00 am

1. Briefing on the transfer of legal defense in sexually violent predator civil commitment proceedings from the Department of Social and Health Services to the Office of Public Defense.
2. Update from the Department of Corrections on the state’s current community custody program and violation process (the new Swift & Certain Process).
3. Update from the Metal Theft Work Group.

State Government & Tribal Affairs -  11/30/12  10:00 am

1. Regulatory improvements.
   1. Briefing on the results of the Performance Audit of Washington Business Regulations.
   2. Briefing by the Office of Regulatory Assistance on its activities and recommendations for regulatory improvement.
2. Update on the implementation of Initiative 1183 (privatizing liquor sales in Washington).

Technology, Energy & Communications -  11/30/12  8:00 am

1. Residential energy use disclosure.
2. Universal service reform.