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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 3820

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Senators Lee, Newhouse, Zimmerman, Deccio, Bailey, Guess, Benitz and Hayner

Read first time 2/7/85 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to state government; adding a new section to chapter 44.28 RCW; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.     The legislature finds that needs for state government services are continually changing and that the functions and organization must change to adequately meet those needs.  Often these emerging needs are addressed by creating new state agencies to provide new services.

          The purpose of section 2 of this act is to establish standards and criteria for the review of proposals to create new agencies.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 44.28 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) No new agency, board, or commission shall be created unless the legislative budget  committee has analyzed the proposal under the standards and criteria listed in subsection (2) of this section.

          (2) In conducting a review of a proposal to create a new state agency, board, or commission, the legislative budget committee shall consider, but not be limited to, the following standards and criteria:

          (a) The extent to which the proposal contains a clear statement of legislative intent and policies and programs to be carried out by the new agency;

          (b) The extent to which the proposal establishes clear limits of authority from the governor to the proposed new agency;

          (c) The long-term cost savings or additional costs expected to result from creation of the new agency;

          (d) The long-term projected size of the agency; and

          (e) The extent to which the functions to be performed by the proposed agency could be performed by an existing agency.  This shall include an analysis of services to be provided and clientele served.