Early Learning & Human Services* -  09/19/12  10:00 am

1. Research Update: Foster Care and Education.
2. Service review and implementation updates.
3. Youth and Caregiver Perspectives on Barriers and Solutions.
4. Education Success Strategy for Youth in Care and Alumni update.
5. Public comment.

Education Appropriations & Oversight -  09/25/12  9:00 am

1. Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) update.
2. Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge Grant update.
3. K-12 Institutional Education.
4. Impact of tuition policies on students.
5. Update on the implementation of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2483 (Higher Education Coordination).
6. Performance/Accountability update (per Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1795).
7. Update on Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) Solvency.

Environment -  09/19/12  1:00 pm

1. Updates to the Phase I and II Municipal Stormwater General Permits.
2. Integrating producer responsibility programs into existing solid waste handling systems.

Higher Education -  09/28/12  8:30 am

1. Serving Veterans in Higher Education.
   1. Americorps and Vet Corps postsecondary education benefits.
   2. Campus-based efforts to support Veterans.
   3. Connecting job-seeking veterans with postsecondary education.
2. Student Demographics in Higher Education.
3. Developmental Education: Challenges and Innovations.
   1. Current practices at community and technical colleges and at public baccalaureate institutions in developmental education.
   2. Panel discussion on challenges and innovations in developmental education.
4. Serving Diverse Students in Higher Education.
   1. Outcomes for students from diverse backgrounds.
   2. Panel discussion regarding serving students from diverse backgrounds.

Judiciary* -  09/27/12  9:00 am

1. Review and discussion of the Washington State Bar Association's work on the Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act.
2. Overview and discussion of the proposed Uniform Electronic Transactions Act and whether it or an alternative proposal should be adopted in Washington.

Technology, Energy & Communications -  09/18/12  12:30 pm

Health & Long-Term Care* -  09/19/12  3:00 pm

1. Introduction – A brief summary of the mental health parity law, intent, and history.
2. Provider perspective.
3. Insurance carrier perspective.
4. Regulatory perspective.
5. Health Care Authority update on mental health parity lawsuit.

Labor, Commerce & Consumer Protection* -  09/26/12  9:30 am

Article IX Litigation, Joint Select Committee -  09/12/12  10:00 am

Developmental Disability Service System Task Force* -  09/06/12  9:00 am

1. Introductions.
2. Department of Social and Health Services presentations.
   1. Residential Habilitation Center (RHC) information.
   1. Physical plants.
   2. Capital needs.
   3. Capacities.
   4. Property studies.
   2. Dan Thompson Trust.
   3. Residential Habilitation Centers (RHC).
   1. History.
   2. Population changes.
   3. Today's RHCs.
   4. Resident Acuity Levels.
   1. Division of Developmental Disabilities Comprehensive Assessment Reporting Evaluation (CARE) assessment.
   2. Supports intensity scale.
   3. Acuity scales and functions.
   4. One-on-one or two-on-one supports.
   5. RHC and community-based.
   5. RHC Services.
   1. Costs.
   2. Placement of children.
   3. National trends.
   4. Long- term system influences on facility-based services.
   6. Frances Haddon Morgan Center Closure Report.
   1. Outcomes.
   2. New community investments.
   3. Costs.
   4. What went well.
   5. What needs improvement.
   6. Actions taken.
3. Discussion items.
   1. Development of services for persons with developmental disabilities.
   2. Long-term needs for RHC capacity.
4. Public Comment.
5. Announcement of date and topic for next meeting.

Developmental Disability Service System Task Force* -  09/25/12  9:00 am

1. Clients of the Division of Developmental Disabilities not receiving paid services.
   1. January 2012 No Paid Services Report prepared by the Developmental Disabilities Council.
   2. General discussion regarding strategies for serving this population and for increasing services to prevent families from going into crisis.
2. Development of services and long-term needs for Residential Habilitation Centers (RHCs): Hypothetical proposals:
   1. Keep existing RHCs open: Determine how best to use them for services, and whether to use them exclusively for such services.
   2. Re-opening Yakima Valley School for admissions: What services would the school provide?
3. Lunch break.
4. Comparison of State Operated Living Alternatives, Adult Family Homes, and Supported Living Options.
   1. Manner of assessment of quality of care.
   2. Comparison of nature and frequency of complaints.
   3. Comparison of costs for each option.
   4. Role of federal funding.
5. Discharge plans for transition of clients (vetoed language from SB 5459, section 7).
6. Public comment.

Economic Development & International Relations, Legislative Committee -  09/21/12  9:00 am

Education Funding, Jt. Task Force -  09/19/12  8:00 am

1. Opening remarks.
2. Review committee assignment.
3. Comprehensive Overview of Current School Funding:
   1. Funding formulas.
   2. Prototypical school models.
   3. Basic Education Program Allocation.
4. Compensation (local versus state funding, how compensation works at the local level, estimated growth rates).
5. Transitional Bilingual:
   1. Review current funding formula.
   2. Review QEC recommended changes.
6. Basic Education Enhancements in HB 2261:
   1. Increase in instructional hours.
   2. Increase in graduation requirements.
7. Review costs associated with SHB 2776.
8. Summarize committee progress.
9. Public testimony.

Junior Taxing Districts, Municipal Corps & Local Gov Finance, Jt Select Comm* -  09/24/12  10:00 am

1. Panel discussion with city officials.
2. Panel discussion with county officials.
3. Committee discussion on next steps for developing recommendations.

Legislative Audit & Review Committee, Joint* -  09/19/12  10:00 am

1. Approval of July 18, 2012, JLARC meeting minutes.
2. Alternative Public Works Procedures Sunset Review - Preliminary Report.
3. Local Infrastructure Financing: Proposed scope and objectives.

Legislative Audit & Review Committee, Joint* -  09/19/12  11:00 am

1. Public testimony.

Legislative Audit & Review Committee, Joint* -  09/19/12  1:30 pm

1. JLARC basics: Our structure and our processes.
2. Transition of Executive Committee in coming months.
3. JLARC Work Plans: How we determine capacity.
4. Updating 2011-13 Work Plan: Adding a study.
5. Pending expiration of the Sunset Act.

Pension Policy, Select Committee -  09/18/12  10:00 am

Pension Policy, Select Committee -  09/18/12  1:00 pm