SENATE BILL REPORT

                            SB 5072

      AS REPORTED BY COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS,

                        JANUARY 14, 1994

Brief Description:  Deleting obsolete provisions relating to the printing and duplicating center.

SPONSORS: Senators Haugen and von Reichbauer; by request of Law Revision Commission

SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Majority Report:  Do pass. 

     Signed by Senators Haugen, Chairman; Drew, Vice Chairman; Loveland, Oke, Owen and Winsley.

Staff:  Rod McAulay (786‑7754)

Hearing Dates: January 27, 1993; February 2, 1993; January 14, 1994

BACKGROUND:

In 1977 the Legislature abolished the state Printing and Duplicating Committee which had oversight of printing and duplicating activities in the Department of General Administration, the Office of Financial Management and the office of the State Printer.  The responsibilities of this committee were consolidated as a department within the Department of General Administration named the "printing and duplicating center."  By statute, "all powers, duties and functions of the printing and duplicating center" ceased to exist on June 30, 1981.  By January 31, 1981, the center was required to submit to the 47th Legislature recommendations regarding "functional disposition of the center's responsibilities."

The state Law Revision Commission, pursuant to its authority to recommend change or repeal of antiquated statutes, recommends the repeal of the act establishing the printing and duplicating center.

SUMMARY:

The statutory provisions establishing the printing and duplicating center as a department within the Department of General Administration and providing for its termination on June 30, 1981 are repealed.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:  none

Fiscal Note:  none requested

TESTIMONY FOR:  None

TESTIMONY AGAINST:  None

TESTIFIED:  No one