Senate Committees

Commerce & Labor -  01/16/13  1:30 pm

1. Unemployment Insurance (UI) 101:
   1. Funding sources.
   2. Trust fund and Reed Act funds.
   3. UI taxes.
   4. UI rates.
   5. UI federal extension of benefits.
   6. Federal conformity.
   7. New computer system.
2. WorkSource and workforce development.
3. Economic and labor-market research.

Early Learning & K-12 Education -  01/16/13  1:30 pm

1. The McCleary Decision.
2. Staring at a decade of budget gaps: How can state finance policy drive productivity gains in education?

Energy, Environment & Telecommunications* -  01/16/13  8:00 am

1. Introduction of committee members.
2. Pacific Northwest Economic Region presentation on Legislative Energy Horizon Institute.

Law & Justice* -  01/16/13  1:30 pm

1. SB 5022 - Changing retail theft with extenuating circumstances to retail theft with special circumstances.
2. SB 5021 - Changing the crime of riot to the crime of criminal mischief.
3. SB 5046 - Modifying the mandatory retirement provision for district judges.

Transportation* -  01/16/13  3:30 pm

1. Co-Chairs introductions.
2. Committee member introductions.
3. Committee operating procedures.
4. Committee staff introductions.

Ways & Means* -  01/16/13  3:30 pm

1. Operating Budget Overview.
2. The State Budget and Accounting Act: Rumors, Myths, and Facts.
3. Capital Budget Overview.