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                          HOUSE BILL 2207

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Kessler and Lisk

 

Read first time 02/19/1999.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

Increasing legislative commission membership.


    AN ACT Relating to increasing legislative membership on commissions; and amending RCW 43.46.015, 43.105.032, and 90.71.030.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 43.46.015 and 1985 c 317 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

    There is established a Washington state arts commission.  The commission consists of ((nineteen)) twenty-one members appointed by the governor and ((two)) four members of the legislature, one from each caucus in the senate and appointed by the president of the senate and one from each caucus in the house of representatives and appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.  ((The legislative members shall be from opposite major political parties.))  The governor shall appoint citizens representing the various disciplines within the visual, performing and literary arts, and other citizens active in the arts community.  The governor shall consider nominations for membership from individuals actively involved in cultural, state or community organizations.  The governor shall also consider geographical distribution of the membership in the appointment of new members.

 

    Sec. 2.  RCW 43.105.032 and 1996 c 137 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

    There is hereby created the Washington state information services board.  The board shall be composed of ((thirteen)) fifteen members.  Eight members shall be appointed by the governor, one of whom shall be a representative of higher education, one of whom shall be a representative of an agency under a state-wide elected official other than the governor, and two of whom shall be representatives of the private sector.  One member shall represent the judicial branch and be appointed by the chief justice of the supreme court.  One member shall be the superintendent of public instruction or shall be appointed by the superintendent of public instruction.  ((One)) Two members shall represent the house of representatives and shall be selected by the speaker of the house of representatives with one representative chosen from each caucus of the house of representatives; ((one)) two members shall represent the senate and shall be appointed by the president of the senate with one representative chosen from each caucus of the senate.  ((The representatives of the house of representatives and senate shall not be from the same political party.))  One member shall be the director who shall be a voting member of the board.  These members shall constitute the membership of the board with full voting rights.  Members of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.  The board shall select a chairperson from among its members.

    Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner that the original appointments were made.

    A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

    Members of the board shall be compensated for service on the board in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

 

    Sec. 3.  RCW 90.71.030 and 1996 c 138 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) There is established the Puget Sound council composed of ((nine)) eleven members.  Seven members shall be appointed by the governor.  In making these appointments, the governor shall include representation from business, the environmental community, agriculture, the shellfish industry, counties, cities, and the tribes.  ((One)) Two members shall be ((a)) members of the senate selected by the president of the senate with one member selected from each caucus in the senate, and ((one)) two members shall be ((a)) members of the house of representatives selected by the speaker of the house of representatives with one member selected from each caucus in the house of representatives.  The legislative members shall be nonvoting members of the council.  Appointments to the council shall reflect geographical balance and the diversity of population within the Puget Sound basin.  Members shall serve four-year terms.  Of the initial members appointed to the council, two shall serve for two years, two shall serve for three years, and two shall serve for four years.  Thereafter members shall be appointed to four-year terms.  Vacancies shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term of the position being vacated.  Nonlegislative members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.  Legislative members shall be reimbursed as provided in RCW 44.04.120.

    (2) The council shall:

    (a) Recommend to the action team projects and activities for inclusion in the biennial work plan;

    (b) Recommend to the action team coordination of work plan activities with other relevant activities, including but not limited to, agencies' activities other than those funded through the plan, local plan initiatives, and governmental and nongovernmental watershed restoration and protection activities; and

    (c) Recommend to the action team proposed amendments to the Puget Sound management plan.

    (3) The chair of the action team shall convene the council at least four times per year and shall jointly convene the council and the action team at least two times per year.

 


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