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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 969

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representative D. Nelson

Read first time 2/8/85 and referred to Committee on State Government.

AN ACT Relating to conflict of interest; amending RCW 42.17.150; adding a new section to chapter 42.17 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 42.18 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 42.18 RCW to read as follows:

          Every state employee as defined in RCW 42.18.130 shall be given a copy of chapter 42.18 RCW, the executive conflict of interest act upon termination of employment.

          Each agency head, as defined in RCW 42.18.040, or his or her designee, shall be responsible for carrying out the provision of this section.

        Sec. 2.  Section 15, chapter 1, Laws of 1973 as amended by section 10, chapter 147, Laws of 1982 and RCW 42.17.150 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Before doing any lobbying, or within thirty days after being employed as a lobbyist, whichever occurs first, a lobbyist shall register by filing with the commission a lobbyist registration statement, in such detail as the commission shall prescribe, showing:

          (a) His name, permanent business address, and any temporary residential and business addresses in Thurston county during the legislative session;

          (b) Whether the lobbyist has ever been a state employee as defined in RCW 42.18.130 and if so the name of the agency by which employed and dates of such employment;

(c)The name, address and occupation or business of the lobbyist's employer;

          (((c))) (d) The duration of his employment;

          (((d))) (e) His compensation for lobbying; how much he is to be paid for expenses, and what expenses are to be reimbursed; and a full and particular description of any agreement, arrangement, or understanding according to which his compensation, or any portion thereof, is or will be contingent upon the success of any attempt to influence legislation;

          (((e))) (f) Whether the person from whom he receives said compensation employs him solely as a lobbyist or whether he is a regular employee performing services for his employer which include but are not limited to the influencing of legislation;

          (((f))) (g) The general subject or subjects of his legislative interest;

          (((g))) (h) A written authorization from each of the lobbyist's employers confirming such employment;

          (((h))) (i) The name and address of the person who will have custody of the accounts, bills, receipts, books, papers, and documents required to be kept under this chapter;

          (((i))) (j) If the lobbyist's employer is an entity (including, but not limited to, business and trade associations) whose members include, or which as a representative entity undertakes lobbying activities for, businesses, groups, associations, or organizations, the name and address of each member of such entity or person represented by such entity whose fees, dues, payments, or other consideration paid to such entity during either of the prior two years have exceeded five hundred dollars or who is obligated to or has agreed to pay fees, dues, payments, or other consideration exceeding five hundred dollars to such entity during the current year.

          (2) Any lobbyist who receives or is  to receive compensation from more than one person for his services as a lobbyist shall file a separate notice of representation with respect to each such person; except that where a lobbyist whose fee for acting as such in respect to the same legislation or type of legislation is, or is to be, paid or contributed to by more than one person then such lobbyist may file a single statement, in which he shall detail the name, business address and occupation of each person so paying or contributing, and the amount of the respective payments or contributions made by each such person.

          (3) Whenever a change, modification, or termination of the lobbyist's employment occurs, the lobbyist shall, within one week of such change, modification or termination, furnish full information regarding the same by filing with the commission an amended registration statement.

          (4) Each lobbyist who has registered shall file a new registration statement, revised as appropriate, on the second Monday in January of each odd-numbered year, and failure to do so shall terminate his registration.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.   A new section is added to chapter 42.17 RCW to read as follows:

          The commission shall give a copy of chapter 42.18 RCW, the executive conflict of interest act to any registering lobbyist who is a former state employee as defined in RCW 42.18.130.