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HOUSE BILL 1587
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State of Washington 52nd Legislature 1991 Regular Session
By Representatives R. Fisher, Betrozoff, R. Meyers and Winsley; by request of Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
Read first time February 4, 1991. Referred to Committee on Transportation.
AN ACT Relating to the addition of the secretary of health to the traffic safety commission; and amending RCW 43.59.030.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.59.030 and 1982 c 30 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The
governor shall be assisted in his or her duties and responsibilities by
the Washington state traffic safety commission. The Washington traffic safety
commission shall be composed of the governor as ((chairman)) chair,
the superintendent of public instruction, the director of licensing, the secretary
of transportation, the chief of the state patrol, the secretary of social and
health services, the secretary of health, a representative of the
association of Washington cities to be appointed by the governor, a member of
the association of counties to be appointed by the governor, and a
representative of the judiciary to be appointed by the governor. Appointments
to any vacancies among appointee members shall be as in the case of original
appointment.
The governor may designate an employee of the governor's office to act on behalf of the governor during the absence of the governor at one or more of the meetings of the commission. The vote of the designee shall have the same effect as if cast by the governor if the designation is in writing and is presented to the person presiding at the meetings included within the designation.
The governor may designate a member to preside during the governor's absence.