CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6196

Chapter 238, Laws of 2006

59th Legislature
2006 Regular Session



BOARD OF HEALTH--MEMBERSHIP



EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/7/06

Passed by the Senate March 7, 2006
  YEAS 46   NAYS 1

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House March 2, 2006
  YEAS 56   NAYS 42

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6196 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved March 27, 2006.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 27, 2006 - 2:47 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6196
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2006 Regular Session
State of Washington59th Legislature2006 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care (originally sponsored by Senators Franklin, Regala, Keiser, Eide, Rockefeller, Prentice, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Fairley, McAuliffe, Fraser, Sheldon, Brown, Spanel, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Shin and Esser)

READ FIRST TIME 1/19/2006.   



     AN ACT Relating to including a health official from a federally recognized tribe on the state board of health; reenacting and amending RCW 43.20.030; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1   RCW 43.20.030 and 1984 c 287 s 75 and 1984 c 243 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     The state board of health shall be composed of ten members. These shall be the secretary or the secretary's designee and nine other persons to be appointed by the governor, including four persons experienced in matters of health and sanitation, one of whom is a health official from a federally recognized tribe; an elected city official who is a member of a local health board((,)); an elected county official who is a member of a local health board((,)); a local health officer((,)); and two persons representing the consumers of health care. Before appointing the city official, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the association of Washington cities. Before appointing the county official, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the Washington state association of counties. Before appointing the local health officer, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the Washington state association of local public health officials. Before appointing one of the two consumer representatives, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the state council on aging. The chairman shall be selected by the governor from among the nine appointed members. The department of ((social and health services)) health shall provide necessary technical staff support to the board. The board may employ an executive director and a confidential secretary, each of whom shall be exempt from the provisions of the state civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW.
     Members of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   This act shall be known as the Sue Crystal memorial act.


         Passed by the Senate March 7, 2006.
         Passed by the House March 2, 2006.
         Approved by the Governor March 27, 2006.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 27, 2006.