SHB 1133 - H AMD 187 ADOPTED 3-15-91

By Representatives D. Sommers, Schmidt, Leonard, Valle, Belcher, Ballard and R. Fisher

On page 5 of the committee amendment, after line 4, insert:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 39.29 RCW to read as follows:

Personal service contracts between state agencies and state legislators or between state agencies and companies in which a state legislator is either employed or has a majority interest often raise questions regarding a conflict of interest. The following rules apply to such proposed personal service contracts: (1) The contract must be personally approved in writing by the agency director or commission chair; and

(2) The contract must be personally approved in writing by the director of the office of financial management.

The contract must be filed with the house or senate ethics committee within five business days of being signed.