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SENATE BILL 5410
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State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By Senator Long; by request of Governor Lowry
Read first time 01/24/97. Referred to Committee on Human Services & Corrections.
AN ACT Relating to the indeterminate sentence review board; and amending RCW 9.95.0011 and 9.95.003.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 9.95.0011 and 1989 c 259 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
The indeterminate ((sentencing)) sentence review board shall
cease to exist on June 30, ((1998)) 2008. Prior to June 30, ((1998))
2008, the board shall review each inmate convicted of crimes committed
before July 1, 1984, and prepare a report. This report shall include a
recommendation regarding the offender's suitability for parole, appropriate
parole conditions, and, for those persons committed under a mandatory life
sentence, duration of confinement.
(2)
The governor, through the office of financial management, shall recommend to
the legislature alternatives for carrying out the duties of the board. In
developing recommendations, the office of financial management shall consult
with the indeterminate sentence review board, Washington association of
prosecuting attorneys, Washington defender association, department of
corrections, and administrator for the courts. Recommendations shall include a
detailed fiscal analysis and recommended formulas and procedures for the
reimbursement of costs to local governments if necessary. Recommendations
shall be presented to the ((1997)) 2007 legislature.
Sec. 2. RCW 9.95.003 and 1986 c 224 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
The
board shall consist of a chairman and ((six)) two other members,
each of whom shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the
senate. Each member shall hold office for a term of five years, and until his
or her successor is appointed and qualified. The terms shall expire on April
15th of the expiration year. Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be
filled by appointment by the governor with the consent of the senate. In the
event of the inability of any member to act, the governor shall appoint some
competent person to act in his stead during the continuance of such inability.
The members shall not be removable during their respective terms except for
cause determined by the superior court of Thurston county. The governor in
appointing the members shall designate one of them to serve as chairman at the
governor's pleasure.
The members of the board and its officers and employees shall not engage in any other business or profession or hold any other public office without the prior approval of the executive ethics board; nor shall they, at the time of appointment or employment or during their incumbency, serve as the representative of any political party on an executive committee or other governing body thereof, or as an executive officer or employee of any political committee or association. The members of the board shall each severally receive salaries fixed by the governor in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.03.040, and in addition shall receive travel expenses incurred in the discharge of their official duties in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
The board may employ, and fix, with the approval of the governor, the compensation of and prescribe the duties of a secretary and such officers, employees, and assistants as may be necessary, and provide necessary quarters, supplies, and equipment.
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