Senate Committees

Commerce & Labor* -  01/23/13  1:30 pm

1. SB 5112 - Granting scheduling authority for qualified retrospective rating plan employers and groups.
2. SB 5128 - Addressing compensation for injured workers.
3. SB 5127 - Amending provisions governing structured settlements by removing age barriers and clarifying legislative intent.
4. SB 5126 - Concerning recovery for purposes of legal actions under the industrial insurance statutes.
5. SB 5124 - Simplifying and adding certainty to the calculation of workers' compensation benefits.

Early Learning & K-12 Education* -  01/23/13  1:30 pm

1. Reclaiming Students: The educational and economic costs of exclusionary discipline in Washington State.
2. Communities in Schools of Washington.
3. Readiness to Learn.

Energy, Environment & Telecommunications* -  01/23/13  8:00 am

1. SB 5296 - Concerning the model toxics control act.
2. SB 5201 - Accelerating cleanup of hazardous waste sites.

Law & Justice* -  01/23/13  1:30 pm

1. SB 5058 - Concerning assault of a corrections officer, law enforcement officer, or other employee of a law enforcement agency.
2. SB 5014 - Limiting the power of eminent domain.
3. SB 5015 - Including a child fourteen or younger in the aggravated first degree murder provisions.
4. SB 5069 - Increasing the number of superior court judges in Benton and Franklin counties jointly.
5. SB 5052 - Increasing the number of superior court judges in Whatcom county.

Transportation -  01/23/13  3:30 pm

1. Governor Gregoire's proposed 2013-2015 transportation budget.
2. Attainment Report summary.

Ways & Means* -  01/23/13  3:30 pm

1. Low Income Budget Overview.
   1. Michael Bezanson, Fiscal Analyst, Senate Ways & Means Committee.
2. Affordable Care Act (ACA):
   1. Michael Bezanson, Fiscal Analyst, Senate Ways & Means Committee.
   2. Nathan Johnson, Division Director of Policy, Health Care Authority (HCA).
   3. Washington State Hospital Association.
   4. Tim Layton, Senior Director of Legislative, Regulatory, and Legal Affairs, Washington State Medical Association.
   5. Richard Onizuka, CEO, Washington Health Benefit Exchange.
3. Hospital Safety Net Assessment:
   1. Sandy Stith, Hospital Finance Officer, Health Care Authority (HCA).
   2. Washington State Hospital Association.