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                          HOUSE BILL 1727

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Representatives Carrell, Thomas, Cairnes, Esser, Pennington, K. Schmidt, McDonald, Benson, Delvin, Huff, Ericksen, Boldt, Mielke, Schindler, Mulliken, Lambert, Fortunato, Dunn, Mitchell, D. Schmidt and Koster

Read first time 02/03/1999.  Referred to Committee on Finance.

Requiring the department of revenue to develop an assessment improvement plan regarding state-wide property assessments.

    AN ACT Relating to an assessment improvement plan; and creating a new section.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The department of revenue shall develop an assessment improvement plan with the objective of improving the uniformity, accuracy, and accountability of property assessments state-wide.  The plan shall include the development of guidelines and standards for assessment administration, including program management and property classification and valuation.  The plan shall provide recommendations on processes and procedures that assure quality assessment administration in the most efficient and cost‑effective manner.  The plan shall also recommend processes for reviewing and reporting on individual county performance, and programs to assist counties to correct noncompliance.  The department shall estimate the cost and time required to implement the plan.  The department shall submit the plan to the committee on finance of the house of representatives and the committee on ways and means of the senate before January 1, 2000.

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