Senate Legislative Meeting Schedule for 11/1 to 12/31

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Senate Legislative Meeting Schedule for 11/1 to 12/31

Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Time Committee Location
1:00 PM Joint Legislative Task Force on Water Resource Mitigation (J) Virtual

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Monday, November 15, 2021
Time Committee Location
8:00 AM Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs (S) Virtual
8:30 AM Law & Justice (S) Virtual
10:30 AM Early Learning & K-12 Education (S) Virtual
Health & Long Term Care (S) Virtual
3:30 PM Transportation (S) Virtual
Ways & Means (S) Virtual

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Time Committee Location
8:00 AM Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks (S) Virtual
Business, Financial Services & Trade (S) Virtual
10:30 AM Environment, Energy & Technology (S) Virtual
State Government & Elections (S) Virtual
1:30 PM Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care (S) Virtual
Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation (S) Virtual
4:00 PM Higher Education & Workforce Development (S) Virtual
Housing & Local Government (S) Virtual

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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Time Committee Location
9:00 AM Joint Transportation Committee (J) Virtual
10:00 AM Joint Committee on Energy Supply & Energy Conservation (J) Virtual
12:00 PM Joint Higher Education Committee (J) Virtual
1:00 PM Joint Committee on Employment Relations (J) Virtual
1:30 PM Early Learning & K-12 Education (S) Virtual
2:00 PM Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Planning for Aging and Disability Issues (J) Virtual
3:45 PM Legislative Committee on Economic Development & International Relations (J) Virtual

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Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Time Committee Location
1:00 PM Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought (J) Virtual

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Time Committee Location
10:00 AM JLARC - Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee (J) Videoconference

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Thursday, December 16, 2021
Time Committee Location
9:00 AM Joint Transportation Committee (J) Olympia or Virtual

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Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks
11/16/2021 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Wildfire funding and the wildfire season.
2.   Invasive species.
3.   Food insecurity and the use of greenhouses.
4.   Food Policy Forum.



Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Behavioral Health Subcommittee to Health & Long Term Care
11/16/2021 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Report and recommendations from Involuntary Treatment Act Work Group.
2.   Report and recommendations from Behavioral Health Workforce Advisory Committee.
3.   Report and recommendations from Children & Youth Behavioral Health Work Group.
4.   Update on implementation of E2SHB 1477 (2021) (988 behavioral health crisis response and suicide prevention hotline).



Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Business, Financial Services & Trade
11/16/2021 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Supply chain challenges in Washington.
2.   The Center for FinTech Information at the Department of Financial Institutions.
3.   Local government perspective on the implementation of tax increment financing.
4.   Film industry incentives in Washington and other states.



Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Early Learning & K-12 Education
11/15/2021 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Update on profile of a graduate.
2.   Reflections on transforming an educational system.
3.   Demonstration of mastery-based learning through portfolios.
4.   Value of mastery-based learning in college and career.



Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules

Early Learning & K-12 Education
11/17/2021 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Update on implementing the Fair Start for Kids Act.
2.   Update on integrating pre-kindergarten programs.
3.   Best practices for aligning and integrating early learning programs and serving preschool students with disabilities.



Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Environment, Energy & Technology
11/16/2021 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Washington State Department of Ecology updates.
  1. Cap and Invest program.
  2. Clean Fuels program.
  3. Hydrofluorocarbons.
  4. Plastic packaging recommendations.
2.   Environmental Justice Task Force implementation update.
3.   Washington Technology Solutions Director and State Chief Information Officer update.



To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Health & Long Term Care
11/15/2021 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Health care workforce challenges.
2.   COVID-19 pandemic update.
3.   Health and housing.



To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Higher Education & Workforce Development
11/16/2021 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session: To be announced.


To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Housing & Local Government
11/16/2021 4:00 PM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Perspectives on residential zoning and density policies and strategies.
2.   Updates on landlord-tenant reforms and rental assistance programs.



Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Human Services, Reentry & Rehabilitation
11/16/2021 1:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session: To be determined.


Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs
11/15/2021 8:00 AM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Public Hearing: Washington State Gambling Commission: Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Gaming Compact Amendment.

Work Session:
1.   Liquor and Cannabis Board update on issues related to Delta 9, Delta 8, and other related products.
2.   Employment Security Department updates on Paid Family and Medical Leave; ESSB 5478 (2021) implementation; UI premiums; and the trust fund.



Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Law & Justice
11/15/2021 8:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Review of wrongful injury or death action/damages after SSB 5163 (2019).
2.   Review of protection orders and potential revisions to E2SHB 1320 (2021).



Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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State Government & Elections
11/16/2021 10:30 AM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Voting rights.
2.   Voter registration.
3.   Legislative role during state emergencies.



Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Transportation
11/15/2021 3:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Washington State Patrol – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Recruitment and Retention Plan.
2.   Washington State Ferries service impacts.
3.   Vaccine requirement impacts on transportation agencies.
4.   I-405/SR 167 project update.



Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Ways & Means
11/15/2021 3:30 PM
Senate Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Revenue and caseloads update.
2.   Update on COVID-19 response funding.
3.   Impacts of vaccine mandate on agency operations.
4.   Blake implementation.
5.   Broadband expansion.



Possible other business. See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Senate for testimony options. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules



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Joint, Select & Other Committees

JLARC - Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee*
12/1/2021 10:00 AM
Full Committee
Videoconference
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REVISED 10/21/2021 AT 10:21 AM

Planned Report Presentations (Subject to change):
1.   Unemployment Insurance Training Benefits Program (Preliminary).
2.   Impact Fee Deferral Programs (Preliminary).
3.   School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Coverage (Preliminary).
4.   Review of the Health Care Authority's Budget Structure (Proposed Final).
5.   2021 Tax Preference Reviews (Proposed Final).






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Joint Committee on Employment Relations
11/17/2021 1:00 PM
Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Update by the Office of Financial Management on tentative agreements and awards, provisions and cost.
2.   Overview by the Office of Financial Management of agreements and agency contingency plans related to the vaccine mandate.



Meeting is scheduled to end at 3:00 p.m. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Joint Committee on Energy Supply & Energy Conservation
11/17/2021 10:00 AM
Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session: The reliability and resiliency of the Washington and Pacific Northwest energy system.
  1. Overview of resource adequacy work currently happening in Washington.
  2. Overview of region’s electricity generating resources in the Pacific Northwest and forecast for the future.
  3. Regional power and transmission challenges and benefits.
  4. Regional resource adequacy coordination.



Meeting is scheduled to end at 12:00 p.m. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Joint Higher Education Committee
11/17/2021 12:00 PM
Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   College Bound Scholarship: Implementation of ESSB 5321 (2021).
2.   GET update.
3.   Washington College Grant update and implementation of apprenticeship awards.



Meeting is scheduled to end at 1:30 p.m. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules


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Joint Legislative Committee on Water Supply During Drought
11/30/2021 1:00 PM
Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Update on conditions and drought grant funding.
2.   Update on drought impacts to municipalities.
3.   Crop losses related to drought.
4.   Committee discussion.
5.   Public comment. (Remote testimony.)



Meeting is scheduled to end at 3:00 p.m. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Joint for how to register for remote public testimony. Registration will open 10 calendar days before the meeting start time, and close 1 hour before the start of the meeting.


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Joint Legislative Executive Committee on Planning for Aging and Disability Issues
11/17/2021 2:00 PM
Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Medicare affordability.
2.   Update on the Developmental Disability North Star Project.
3.   Impact of Medicaid rates methodologies on workforce in long-term care and developmental disability settings.
4.   Update on the WA Cares Fund.
5.   Public comment. (Remote testimony.)



Meeting is scheduled to end at 4:00 p.m. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Joint for how to register for remote public testimony. Registration will open 10 calendar days before the meeting start time, and close 1 hour before the start of the meeting.


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Joint Legislative Task Force on Water Resource Mitigation
11/2/2021 1:00 PM
Full Committee
Virtual

Work Session:
1.   Conservation.
2.   Water reuse and recharge.
3.   Other states' approach to conservation and water reuse and recharge.
4.   Public comment. (Remote testimony.)
5.   Task force discussion.



Meeting is scheduled to end at 4:00 p.m. To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Joint for how to register for remote public testimony. Registration will open 10 calendar days before the meeting start time, and close 1 hour before the start of the meeting.


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Joint Transportation Committee
11/17/2021 9:00 AM
Full Committee
Virtual
Watch on TVW


To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Joint for how to register for remote public testimony. Registration will open 10 calendar days before the meeting start time, and close 1 hour before the start of the meeting.

Joint Transportation Committee
12/16/2021 9:00 AM
Full Committee
Olympia or Virtual
Watch on TVW


To view committee meetings or access the committee meeting documents, visit the Legislature's committee schedules, agendas, and documents website: https://app.leg.wa.gov/committeeschedules See https://app.leg.wa.gov/CSIRemote/Joint for how to register for remote public testimony. Registration will open 10 calendar days before the meeting start time, and close 1 hour before the start of the meeting.


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Legislative Committee on Economic Development & International Relations
11/17/2021 3:45 PM
Full Committee
Virtual

Agenda:
1.   Welcome to LCEDIR.
2.   Introduction of LCEDIR Members.
3.   Economic and Revenue Forecast Council.
4.   Department of Commerce.
5.   Washington Tourism Alliance.
6.   State Business Competitiveness Analysis Update.
7.   Final Q&A and Closing Remarks.







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