HOUSE BILL REPORT

                  SB 5052

             As Reported By House Committee On:

                    Government Operations

Title:  An act relating to deleting obsolete provisions related to the printing and duplicating center.

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

Sponsors:  Senators Winsley and Haugen.

Brief History:

  Committee Activity:

Government Operations:  3/24/95 [DP].

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Majority Report:  Do pass.  Signed by 15 members:  Representatives Reams, Chairman; Goldsmith, Vice Chairman; L. Thomas, Vice Chairman; Rust, Ranking Minority Member; Scott, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Chopp; R. Fisher; Hargrove; Honeyford; Hymes; Mulliken; D. Schmidt; Sommers; Van Luven and Wolfe.

Staff:  Bonnie Austin (786-7135).

Background:  In 1977, the Legislature abolished the state Printing and Duplicating Committee.  This committee 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 temporarily consolidated into a Printing and Duplicating Management Center within the Department of General Administration. The 1977 legislation provided that the Printing and Duplicating Management Center would cease to exist on June 30, 1981.

Summary of Bill:  The statutory provisions establishing the Printing and Duplicating Management Center in the Department of General Administration are repealed.

Appropriation:  None.

Fiscal Note:  Not requested.

Effective Date:  Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.

Testimony For:  This is an overdue, purely housekeeping measure.

Testimony Against:  None.

Testified:  Senator Winsley, prime sponsor; and Senator Haugen.