One of WSU’s priority efficiency bills, House Bill 1736, survived last week’s legislative cutoff with a Senate floor vote of 47-0 and is now one concurrence vote away from being sent to the governor’s desk for signature.
The measure would help ease paperwork within human resources departments by authorizing electronic signatures. The bill would also allow Washington to enter into a multi-state compact in order to simplify the delivery of online education to out of state students and would study college and university reporting requirements.
You can watch the final passage of House Bill 1736 below and you can find our previous coverage here. It was amended on the floor and now goes back to the House. If the House approves the change, the bill will be sent to the governor’s desk for signature.
The 2013 regular session is scheduled to adjourn on Sunday, April 28.
UPDATE: The bill was just approved by the House 92-3 on a concurrence vote. Once signed by the House Speaker and Senate President, it will be delivered to the governor’s office for signature.