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                          HOUSE BILL 1881

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Benton, Kremen, Schoesler, Carlson, Boldt, Pelesky, McMorris, Lisk, Kessler, L. Thomas, Carrell, Blanton, McMahan, Campbell, Smith, K. Schmidt, Dyer, Basich and Mason

Read first time 02/13/95.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Prohibiting legislators from entering into personal service contracts to render personal services to the state.

    AN ACT Relating to personal service contracts; amending RCW 42.52.030; and adding a new section to chapter 39.29 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 39.29 RCW to read as follows:

    No member of the legislature may enter into a personal service contract as defined in this chapter.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 42.52.030 and 1994 c 154 s 103 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) No state officer or state employee may be beneficially interested, directly or indirectly, in a contract, sale, lease, purchase, or grant that may be made by, through, or is under the supervision of the officer or employee, in whole or in part, or accept, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity, or reward from any other person beneficially interested in the contract, sale, lease, purchase, or grant.

    (2) No state officer or state employee may participate in a transaction involving the state in his or her official capacity with a person of which the officer or employee is an officer, agent, employee, or member, or in which the officer or employee owns a beneficial interest.

(3) No member of the legislature may enter into a personal service contract as defined in RCW 39.29.006.

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