CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1235

Chapter 373, Laws of 1997

55th Legislature

1997 Regular Session

OWNERSHIP OF DATA DEVELOPED UNDER AGENCY PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS

EFFECTIVE DATE: 7/27/97

Passed by the House April 19, 1997

Yeas 89 Nays 0

CLYDE BALLARD

Speaker of the

House of Representatives

Passed by the Senate April 8, 1997

Yeas 45 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 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1235 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 May 15, 1997

FILED

May 15, 1997 - 4:23 p.m.

GARY LOCKE

Governor of the State of Washington

Secretary of State

State of Washington

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SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1235

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Passed Legislature - 1997 Regular Session

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

State of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session

By House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Ogden, McMorris, H. Sommers, Carlson, Wolfe, O'Brien, Dunshee, Kenney, Dickerson, Cole, Mason and Robertson; by request of Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee)

Read first time 03/10/97.

AN ACT Relating to personal service contracts; and adding a new section to chapter 39.29 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 39.29 RCW to read as follows:

A state agency may not enter into a personal services contract with a consultant under which the consultant could charge additional costs to the agency, the joint legislative audit and review committee, or the state auditor for access to data generated under the contract. A consultant under such contract shall provide access to data generated under the contract to the contracting agency, the joint legislative audit and review committee, and the state auditor. For purposes of this section, "data" includes all information that supports the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the consultant's reports, including computer models and the methodology for those models.