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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 8425
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Passed Legislature - 1996 Regular Session
State of Washington 54th Legislature 1996
Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/08/96.
Authorizing television coverage of
the legislature.
WHEREAS, The citizens
of Washington have an inherent right to watch their government at work; and
WHEREAS, The state of
Washington has a long and proud tradition of open government; and
WHEREAS, The 1994
session of the Washington state legislature extended this tradition by
authorizing and supporting unedited television coverage of state government
deliberations modeled after the successful national cable channel, C-SPAN; and
WHEREAS, Section 116 of
Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6244, the 1994 supplemental budget,
provided that commencement of operation of equipment for unedited television
coverage within legislative facilities would be subject to ratification by both
houses of the legislature by concurrent resolution;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, By the Senate of the state of Washington, the House of
Representatives concurring, That operation of equipment to provide unedited
television coverage of events within legislative facilities is hereby
authorized until June 30, 1998, unless operation is reauthorized by both houses
of the legislature by concurrent resolution approved before June 30, 1998,
which extends authorization until a later date certain or for an indefinite
period; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That this authorization shall be effective in the Washington state House of
Representatives upon execution of a memorandum of understanding between TVW,
the provider of unedited television coverage, and the chief clerk of the House
of Representatives, and shall be effective in the Washington state Senate upon
execution of a memorandum of understanding between TVW and the secretary of the
Senate; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the chief clerk of the House of Representatives or the secretary of the
Senate may request summary material relating to programming from TVW to assist
in the efforts of any compliance committee or committees as may be established;
and
BE IT
FURTHER RESOLVED, That any member of the board of directors of TVW who is
required to file any document with a state or federal agency which regulates
campaign practices or campaign finances on which the person is named in any
capacity other than as a contributor, shall also be required to file such
documents with the chief clerk of the House of Representatives and the
secretary of the Senate.
