6556‑S2 AMS SUTH

2SSB 6556 - S AMD

    BySenators Sutherland and Finkbeiner

    On page 2, line 14 after "state," strike "the supreme court, court of appeals, house of representatives, and senate,"

    On page 2, after line 16 insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 2.68 RCW to read as follows:

    The supreme court, the court of appeals and all superior and district courts, through the judicial information system committee, shall:

    (1) Continue to plan for and implement processes for making judicial information available electronically;

    (2) Promote and facilitate electronic access to the public of judicial information and services;

    (3) Establish technical standards for such services;

    (4) Consider electronic public access needs when planning new information systems or major upgrades of information systems;

    (5) Develop processes to determine which judicial information the public most wants and needs;

    (6) Increase capabilities to receive information electronically from the public and transmit forms, applications and other communications and transactions electronically;

    (7) Use technologies that allow continuous access twenty-four hours a day, seven days per week, involve little or no cost to access, and are capable of being used by persons without extensive technology ability; and

    (8) Consider and incorporate wherever possible ease of access to electronic technologies by persons with disabilities.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 44.68 RCW to read as follows:

    The legislature and legislative agencies through the joint legislative systems committee, shall:

    (1)Continue to plan for and implement processes for making legislative information available electronically;

    (2) Promote and facilitate electronic access to the public of legislative information and services;

    (3) Establish technical standards for such services;

    (4) Consider electronic public access needs when planning new information systems or major upgrades of information systems;

    (5) Develop processes to determine which legislative information the public most wants and needs;

    (6) Increase capabilities to receive information electronically from the public and transmit forms, applications and other communications and transactions electronically;

    (7) Use technologies that allow continuous access twenty-four hours a day, seven days per week, involve little or no cost to access, and are capable of being used by persons without extensive technology ability; and

    (8) Consider and incorporate wherever possible ease of access to electronic technologies by persons with disabilities."

    Renumber remaining sections consecutively

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