BILL · 2015–16 SESSION
HB 2242: COBOL/st info tech employees
Concerning training state information technology employees in common business-oriented language (COBOL).
Summary
- Requires the department of enterprise services, in collaboration with the office of the chief information officer and The Evergreen State College, to establish a pilot project to train state agency information technology employees, on a voluntary basis, in common business-oriented language programming with the goal of reducing costs for maintenance and repair of legacy systems. Expires December 1, 2019.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedApr 23, 2015
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Zack Hudgins (D-11)
- Introduced
- April 23, 2015 in the House
- Last action
- March 10, 2016
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
AN ACT Relating to training state information technology employees in common business-oriented language for the purpose of cost savings in maintaining, repairing, and updating state legacy systems and applications;
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Zack Hudgins (D-11)
2 co-sponsors (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to General Government & Information Technology (Not Officially read and referred until adoption of Introduction report).
HB 2242 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2242 (2025–26) Preventive health services
- HB 2242 (2023–24) Sexual assault/higher ed.
- HB 2242 (2019–20) Travel trailers
- HB 2242 (2017–18) Basic education funding
- HB 2242 (2013–14) Education reforms/quality ed
- HB 2242 (2011–12) Cosmetology, barbering, etc.
- HB 2242 (2009–10) Department of commerce
- HB 2242 (2007–08) Alcoholic beverage control