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                                  HOUSE BILL 2568

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State of Washington              54th Legislature             1996 Regular Session

By Representatives Wolfe, Rust, Costa, Linville, Romero, Chappell and Hargrove

Read first time 01/12/96.  Referred to Committee on Government Operations.

Requiring state agencies to prepare annual fiscal year rules agendas.

     AN ACT Relating to a fiscal year rules agenda; and adding a new section to chapter 34.05 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 34.05 RCW under the subchapter heading "Part III" to read as follows:

     Each state agency shall prepare an annual fiscal year agenda for significant legislative rules as defined in RCW 34.05.328 under development.  The agenda shall be adopted not later than June 30th.  The agenda shall be made available upon request to any person and shall be published by the agency in the Washington State Register.  The agenda shall also be submitted to the director of financial management and to any other state agency that may reasonably be expected to have an interest in the subject of rules that will be developed.

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