HB 2511 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Declares that RCW 42.52.030 does not apply to a state officer or employee who is a member of a board, commission, or committee if the officer's or employee's beneficial interest in the person involved in the transaction is ten thousand dollars or less or is less than one percent of the value of the person involved in the transaction, whichever is less.

     Requires that a state officer or employee who is a member of a board, commission, or committee and whose beneficial interest in the person involved in the transaction exceeds ten thousand dollars or one percent of the value of the person involved in the transaction must:  (1) Disclose the interest;

     (2) recuse himself or herself from voting on the transaction; and

     (3) not influence or attempt to influence the vote of any other member of the board, commission, or committee.