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ANALYSIS

General Government & Information Technology Committee

SSB 5073

This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent.

Brief Description: Concerning nonsubstantive updates and realignments of the statutory responsibilities of the office of financial management.

Sponsors: Senate Committee on Government Operations & Security (originally sponsored by Senators Roach and Liias; by request of Office of Financial Management).

Brief Summary of Substitute Bill

  • Transfers certain duties of the Office of Financial Management to the departments of Transportation and Enterprise Services.

  • Requires the Office of Financial Management to establish and enforce policies and workplace strategies that promote the efficient use of state facilities.

  • Makes technical changes.

Hearing Date: 3/24/15

Staff: Marsha Reilly (786-7135).

Background:

In addition to its budget and accounting responsibilities, the Office of Financial Management (OFM) has other statutory duties, including:

Summary of Bill:

The OFM must establish and enforce policies and workplace strategies that promote the efficient use of state facilities. The facilities inventory must be updated by all agencies, departments, board, commissions, and institutions by June 30th of each year.

Each agency head or authorized designee in an agency that meets risk-based criteria as

developed by OFM must establish and maintain internal audits that meet professional audit

standards.

The OFM duties for establishing and reporting objectives and performance measures relating to the planning, operation, performance of and investment in the state's transportation system and completing the yearly government management and accountability performance report of the ferry system are transferred to the DOT.

The required salary survey for collective bargaining and arbitration purposes for DOT ferry employees is no longer required to be contracted out.

The requirement that a property assessment be paid by OFM instead of the state agency being charged the property assessment is removed so that the state agency pays the property assessment directly.

Duties associated with establishing policies for the acquisition, operation, use, maintenance, and disposal of all motor vehicles owned by the state; developing and maintaining of an inventory of state land resources; and appointing loss prevention review teams and reporting of team findings are transferred to the Department of Enterprise Services.

Obsolete references to community networks are repealed. References to the Human

Resources Director are amended to refer to the Director of OFM.

Appropriation: None.

Fiscal Note: Available.

Effective Date: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is passed.