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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5106

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Senators Bottiger, Hayner, Halsan, Deccio and West

Read first time 1/15/87 and referred to Committee on Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to the organized crime advisory board; and amending RCW 43.43.858.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 5, chapter 202, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. as last amended by section 14, chapter 146, Laws of 1980 and RCW 43.43.858 are each amended to read as follows:

          There is hereby created the organized crime advisory board of the state of Washington.  The board shall consist of thirteen voting and two nonvoting members.

          The lieutenant governor shall appoint four members of the senate ((judiciary committee)) to the board, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party.

          The governor shall appoint five members to the board.  Two members shall be county prosecuting attorneys and shall be appointed from a list of four county prosecutors agreed upon and submitted to the governor by the elected county prosecutors.  One member shall be a municipal police chief, and one member shall be a county sheriff, both of whom shall be appointed from a list of three police chiefs and three sheriffs agreed upon and submitted to the governor by the association of sheriffs and police chiefs (RCW 36.28A.010).  One member shall be a retired judge of a court of record.

          The United States attorneys for the western and eastern districts of Washington shall be requested to serve on the board as nonvoting members and shall not be eligible to serve as chairperson.

          The speaker of the house shall appoint four members of the house ((judiciary committee)) of representatives to the board, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party.

          The members of the board shall be qualified on the basis of knowledge and experience in matters relating to crime prevention and security or with such other abilities as may be expected to contribute to the effective performance of the board's duties.  The members of the board shall meet with the chief of the Washington state patrol at least four times a year to perform the duties enumerated in RCW 43.43.862 and to discuss any other matters related to organized crime.  Additional meetings of the board may be convened at the call of the chairperson or by a majority of the members.  The board shall elect its own chairperson from among its members.  Legislative members shall receive reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with RCW 44.04.120 as now existing or hereafter amended, and the other members in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060, as now existing or hereafter amended.