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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3628

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Thompson, Zimmerman, McManus, Fleming, Talmadge, von Reichbauer and Metcalf

Read first time 2/6/85 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to gubernatorial appointments; and amending RCW 43.06.092.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 2, chapter 338, Laws of 1981 and RCW 43.06.092 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1)  Any gubernatorial appointee subject to senate confirmation shall continue to serve unless rejected by a vote of the senate.  An appointee who is not rejected by a vote of the senate shall serve for one year following appointment prior to being confirmed.  Following this one-year period, any appointee not confirmed by the senate shall not continue to serve beyond the adjournment of the next regular legislative session.  An appointee failing to be confirmed by the senate shall not be reappointed to the same position for a period of one year from termination of service.

          (2)  Any person appointed by the governor to fill the unexpired term of an appointment subject to senate confirmation must also be confirmed by the senate.