6035-S AMS KREI S4073.1

SSB 6035 - S AMD

By Senators Kreidler, Pelz, Wojahn and Niemi

    On page 15, after line 12, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 8.  A new section is added to chapter 70.47 RCW to read as follows:

           The powers, duties, and functions of the Washington basic health plan are hereby transferred to the Washington state health care authority.  All references to the administrator of the Washington basic health plan in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the administrator of the Washington state health care authority."

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 9.         All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written material in the possession of the Washington basic health plan shall be delivered to the custody of the Washington state health care authority.  All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible property used by the Washington basic health plan shall be made available to the Washington state health care authority.  All funds, credits, or other assets held by the Washington basic health plan shall be assigned to the Washington state health care authority.

    Any appropriations made to the Washington basic health plan shall, on the effective date of this section, be transferred and credited to the Washington state health care authority.  At no time may those funds in the basic health plan trust account, any funds appropriated for the subsidy of any enrollees or any premium payments or other sums made or received on behalf of any enrollees in the basic health plan be commingled with any appropriated funds designated or intended for the purposes of providing health care coverage to any state or other public employees.

    Whenever any question arises as to the transfer of any personnel, funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment, or other tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties and functions transferred, the director of financial management shall make a determination as to the proper allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned."

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 10.        All employees of the Washington basic health plan are transferred to the jurisdiction of the Washington state health care authority.  All employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the state civil service law, are assigned to the Washington state health care authority to perform their usual duties upon the same terms as formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any action that may be appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing state civil service."

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 11.        All rules and all pending business before the Washington basic health plan shall be continued and acted upon by the Washington state health care authority.  All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full force and shall be performed by the Washington state health care authority."

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 12.        The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of the Washington basic health plan shall not affect the validity of any act performed prior to the effective date of this section."

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 13.        If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the transfers directed by sections 9 through 12 of this act, the director of financial management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected, the state auditor, and the state treasurer.  Each of these shall make the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification."

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 14.        Nothing contained in sections 8 through 13 of this act may be construed to alter any existing collective bargaining unit or the provisions of any existing collective bargaining agreement until the agreement has expired or until the bargaining unit has been modified by action of the personnel board as provided by law."

SSB 6035 - S AMD

By Senators Kreidler, Pelz, Wojahn and Niemi

    On page 1, line 3 of the title, after "70.47.060;" insert "adding a new section to chapter 70.47 RCW; creating new sections;"