STATE OF WASHINGTON AGENDA
JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE (JLARC) January 6, 2016 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon John A. Cherberg Building Senate Hearing Room 4 Olympia, Washington
1. Committee Business a) Action Item: Approval of December 16, 2015, JLARC Meeting COMMITTEE MEMBERS Minutes b) Staff reports SENATORS c) Action Item: Workers’ Compensation Claims Management Randi Becker Proposed Final Report (presented at the September 9, 2015 John Braun, Chair meeting) Sharon Brown d) Action Item: 2015 Tax Preference Performance Reviews: Annette Cleveland Proposed Final Report (presented at the December 16, 2015 David Frockt meeting) Jeanne Kohl-Welles Mark Mullet, Assistant Secretary 2. Action Item: K-12 Health Benefits - Proposed Final Report - Ann Rivers Legislative Auditor’s Conclusion: Consolidation and other options REPRESENTATIVES are available to the Legislature to improve equity and affordability Jake Fey of full-family health care coverage for K-12 employees Larry Haler Christine Kilduff 3. Unemployment Insurance Training Benefits Program - Drew MacEwen Preliminary Report: Ed Orcutt, Secretary Gerry Pollet Legislative Auditor’s Conclusion: Most Training Benefits Program Derek Stanford, Vice Chair participants complete training for new occupations, but the Drew Stokesbary Program has not always improved participants’ employment or earnings LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR Keenan Konopaski 4. K-12 Higher Ed Part-Time Employees Health Benefits Exchange - Phase I Briefing Report Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee Legislative Auditor’s Conclusion: Many part time K-12 and higher 1300 Quince Street SE education employees would likely pay more if insured through the PO Box 40910 Health Benefit Exchange Olympia, WA 98504-0910 (360) 786-5171 5. Unaccompanied Homeless Youth: Performance Measures and (360) 786-5180 Fax Population Estimates - Scope and Objectives Website: www.jlarc.leg.wa.gov
Please note: JLARC may move agenda items as needed.