CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

 

                        HOUSE BILL 1187

 

 

                    Chapter 60, Laws of 1997

 

 

 

 

                        55th Legislature

                      1997 Regular Session

 

 

COORDINATING COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC SERVICES--CONTRACTS WITH ASSOCIATE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS

 

 

 

                    EFFECTIVE DATE:  7/27/97

Passed by the House March 10, 1997

  Yeas 95   Nays 0

 

 

 

             CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

      House of Representatives

 

Passed by the Senate April 8, 1997

  Yeas 44   Nays 0

             CERTIFICATE

 

I, Timothy A. Martin, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1187  as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.

 

 

 

               BRAD OWEN

President of the Senate

          TIMOTHY A. MARTIN

                          Chief Clerk

 

 

Approved April 17, 1997 Place Style On Codes above, and Style Off Codes below.    

                                FILED          

 

 

           April 17, 1997 - 8:12 p.m.

 

 

 

              GARY LOCKE

 

Governor of the State of Washington

                   Secretary of State

                  State of Washington


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                          HOUSE BILL 1187

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             Passed Legislature - 1997 Regular Session

 

State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

 

By Representatives Alexander, Van Luven, McMorris, DeBolt, Morris, Veloria, Sheldon, Pennington, Sump and Hatfield

 

Read first time 01/16/97.  Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.

 

 

Contracting with associate development organizations.  


    AN ACT Relating to associate development organizations; and amending RCW 43.330.080.

 

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

 

    Sec. 1.  RCW 43.330.080 and 1993 c 280 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

    (1) The department ((may)) shall contract with associate development organizations or other local organizations to increase the support for and coordination of community and economic development services in communities or regional areas.  The organizations contracted with in each community or regional area shall be broadly representative of community and economic interests.  The organization shall be capable of identifying key economic and community development problems, developing appropriate solutions, and mobilizing broad support for recommended initiatives.  The contracting organization shall work with and include local governments, local chambers of commerce, private industry councils, port districts, labor groups, institutions of higher education, community action programs, and other appropriate private, public, or nonprofit community and economic development groups.  The department shall be responsible for determining the scope of services delivered under these contracts.

    (2) Associate development organizations or other local development organizations contracted with shall promote and coordinate, through local service agreements with local governments, small business development centers, port districts, community and technical colleges, private industry councils, and other development organizations, for the efficient delivery of community and economic development services in their areas.

    (3) The department shall consult with associate development organizations, port districts, local governments, and other local development organizations in the establishment of service delivery regions throughout the state.  The legislature encourages local associate development organizations to form partnerships with other associate development organizations in their region to combine resources for better access to available services, to encourage regional delivery of state services, and to build the local capacity of communities in the region more effectively.

    (4) The department shall contract on a regional basis for surveys of key sectors of the regional economy and the coordination of technical assistance to businesses and employees within the key sectors.  The department's selection of contracting organizations or consortiums shall be based on the sufficiency of the organization's or consortium's proposal to examine key sectors of the local economy within its region adequately and its ability to coordinate the delivery of services required by businesses within the targeted sectors.  Organizations contracting with the department shall work closely with the department to examine the local economy and to develop strategies to focus on developing key sectors that show potential for long-term sustainable growth.  The contracting organization shall survey businesses and employees in targeted sectors on a periodic basis to gather information on the sector's business needs, expansion plans, relocation decisions, training needs, potential layoffs, financing needs, availability of financing, and other appropriate information about economic trends and specific employer and employee needs in the region.

    (5) The contracting organization shall participate with the work force training and education coordinating board as created in chapter 28C.18 RCW, and any regional entities designated by that board, in providing for the coordination of job skills training within its region.


    Passed the House March 10, 1997.

    Passed the Senate April 8, 1997.

Approved by the Governor April 17, 1997.

    Filed in Office of Secretary of State April 17, 1997.