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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 4496

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Senators Talmadge, Rasmussen, Fleming and Vognild

Prefiled with Secretary of the Senate 1/10/86.  Read first time 1/13/86 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to gubernatorial appointments; and amending RCW 43.06.090 and 43.06.092.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 43.06.090, chapter 8, Laws of 1965 and RCW 43.06.090 are each amended to read as follows:

          At the time of making any removal from office, the governor shall appoint some proper person to fill the office, who shall forthwith demand and receive from the officer removed the papers, records, and property of the state pertaining to the office, and shall perform the duties of the office and receive the compensation thereof until his successor is appointed.  A successor shall be appointed within ninety days of the removal.

        Sec. 2.  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 rejected by a vote of the senate)), appointed during a legislative session or in the interim thereafter, shall not continue to serve beyond the adjournment of the next regular legislative session unless confirmed by the senate.  An appointee failing to be confirmed 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.