5095 AMH SG LUND 13

SB 5095 - H COMM AMD ADOPTED 04/06/99

By Committee on State Government

     On page 1, after the enacting clause strike the remainder of the bill, and insert:

ANEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW to read as follows:

     A public corporation, commission, or authority created under this chapter, and officers and multi-member governing body thereof, are subject to general laws regulating local governments, multi-member governing bodies, and local governmental officials, including, but not limited to, the requirement to be audited by the state auditor and various accounting requirements provided under chapter 43.09 RCW, the open public record requirements of chapter 42.17 RCW, the prohibition on using its facilities for campaign purposes under RCW 42.17.130, the open public meetings law of chapter 42.30 RCW, the code of ethics for municipal officers under chapter 42.23 RCW, and the local government whistleblower law under chapter 42.41 RCW.@

Correct the title.

EFFECT: Rather than amending the Open Public Records and Open Public Meetings laws to provide that public corporations are subject to these laws, a new section is added to the public corporation laws providing that public corporations are subject to a variety of laws relating to local governments, local government officials, and multi-member governing bodies.  Provides examples of these laws which, in addition to the Open Public Records law and the Open Public Meetings law, include the code of ethics for municipal officers, requirement to be audited by the state auditor and follow various accounting requirements established by the state auditor, local government whistleblower law, and prohibition on using public facilities for campaign purposes.