Legislature(2025 - 2026)SENATE FINANCE 532
04/24/2025 01:30 PM Senate FINANCE
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SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
April 24, 2025
1:34 p.m.
1:34:05 PM
CALL TO ORDER
Co-Chair Hoffman called the Senate Finance Committee
meeting to order at 1:34 p.m.
MEMBERS PRESENT
Senator Lyman Hoffman, Co-Chair
Senator Donny Olson, Co-Chair
Senator Bert Stedman, Co-Chair
Senator Mike Cronk
Senator James Kaufman
Senator Jesse Kiehl
Senator Kelly Merrick
MEMBERS ABSENT
None
ALSO PRESENT
Liz Harpold, Staff, Senator Donny Olson
SUMMARY
CSHB 57(EDC)am
COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SCS CSHB 57(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee
with three "do pass" recommendations, two "no
recommendations", two "amend" recommendations;
and two new zero fiscal notes from the Department
of Education and Early Development, two new
fiscal impact notes from the Department of
Education and Early Development, one new fiscal
impact note from the Department of Labor and
Workforce Development, one new fiscal impact note
from the Legislature, and one previously
published zero fiscal note: FN 1(EED).
CS FOR HOUSE BILL NO. 57(EDC) am
"An Act relating to wireless telecommunications
devices in public schools; and providing for an
effective date."
1:34:40 PM
Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to ADOPT the committee substitute
for CSHB 57(EDC)am, Work Draft 34-LS0064\O (Bergerud,
4/24/25).
Co-Chair Hoffman OBJECTED for discussion.
1:35:14 PM
LIZ HARPOLD, STAFF, SENATOR DONNY OLSON, explained the
committee substitute. She discussed the Explanation of
Changes (copy on file):
Title: Adds references to education reports; charter
schools; relating to the duties of the Department of
Labor and Workforce Development; and establishing the
Task Force on Education Funding.
Section 1: New section. Amends 14.03.120 to add a new
subsection (k) directing the Department of Education
to collaborate with the Department of Labor and
Workforce Development to gather data progress of each
high school graduating class in a district.
Section 2: New section. Amends 14.03.250(a) to allow a
charter school application to be submitted at any time
during a school year for the following school year and
that the local school board shall announce the
deadline for submission.
Section 3: New section. Amends 14.03.255 to add a new
subsection (e) authorizing school districts to create
simplified procedures for the renewal of charter
schools.
Sections 4 6: Previous sections 1-3, renumbered.
Section 7: New section. Amends 44.31.020 to add a new
subsection (8) updating the duties of the Department
of Labor and Workforce Development to include tracking
progress of high school graduates.
Section 8: New section. Adds section to uncodified law
establishing the legislative Task Force on Education
Funding.
Section 9: New Section. Applicability of section 3.
Section 10: Previous section 4, renumbered.
Senator Kaufman wondered whether there was work to
reconcile the bill with potential objections from the
governor.
Co-Chair Hoffman shared that there was discussion with the
other body, but did not believe that there had been a
dialog regarding a potential veto.
Senator Kaufman remarked that the job was done until the
bill avoided the potential line item veto or no overturning
of the potential veto by the legislature.
1:37:48 PM
Co-Chair Hoffman WITHDREW his OBJECTION. There being NO
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
Co-Chair Stedman explained the fiscal notes.
1:42:00 PM
AT EASE
1:48:37 PM
RECONVENED
1:48:46 PM
AT EASE
1:50:05 PM
RECONVENED
1:50:10 PM
Co-Chair Stedman MOVED to REPORT SCS CSHB 57(FIN) from
committee with individual recommendations and attached
fiscal notes.
Senator Cronk OBJECTED, and remarked that he did not
appreciate the lack of clarification regarding amendment
deadlines, and the overall process in the committee as
related to the bill. He REMOVED his OBJECTION. There being
NO further OBJECTION, it was so ordered.
1:51:17 PM
AT EASE
1:53:12 PM
RECONVENED
SCS CSHB 57(FIN) was REPORTED out of committee with three
"do pass" recommendations, two "no recommendations", two
"amend" recommendations; and two new zero fiscal notes from
the Department of Education and Early Development, two new
fiscal impact notes from the Department of Education and
Early Development, one new fiscal impact note from the
Department of Labor and Workforce Development, one new
fiscal impact note from the Legislature, and one previously
published zero fiscal note: FN 1(EED).
ADJOURNMENT
1:53:28 PM
The meeting was adjourned at 1:53 p.m.
| Document Name | Date/Time | Subjects |
|---|---|---|
| HB 57 (FIN)-DOLWD-LMI-04-24-25.pdf |
SFIN 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM |
HB 57 |
| HB 57 (FIN)-LEG-COU-04-24-25.pdf |
SFIN 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM |
HB 57 |
| HB 57 workdraft ver O.pdf |
SFIN 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM |
HB 57 |
| HB 57 Explanation of Changes ver T to ver O.pdf |
SFIN 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM |
HB 57 |
| HB 57 - School Cell Phone Policy_Base Student Allocation legislation.pdf |
SFIN 4/24/2025 1:30:00 PM |
HB 57 |