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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6218

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1998 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor (originally sponsored by Senators West, Bauer, Stevens, Oke, Wojahn, Spanel and Loveland; by request of Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee)

Read first time 02/02/98.

Reviewing the termination of the office of public defense.

    AN ACT Relating to the review and termination the office of public defense under the Washington sunset act; and amending RCW 43.131.389 and 43.131.390.

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

    Sec. 1.  RCW 43.131.389 and 1996 c 221 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

    The office of public defense and its powers and duties shall be terminated on June 30, ((2000)) 2008, as provided in RCW 43.131.390.

    Sec. 2.  RCW 43.131.390 and 1996 c 221 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

    The following acts or parts of acts, as now existing or hereafter amended, are each repealed, effective June 30, ((2001)) 2009:

    (1) RCW 2.70.005 and 1996 c 221 s 1;

    (2) RCW 2.70.010 and 1996 c 221 s 2;

    (3) RCW 2.70.020 and 1996 c 221 s 3;

    (4) RCW 2.70.030 and 1996 c 221 s 4; and

    (5) RCW 2.70.040 and 1996 c 221 s 5.

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