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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5271

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State of Washington      56th Legislature     1999 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on State & Local Government (originally sponsored by Senators Hochstatter, Gardner, McCaslin, Prentice, Long, Stevens, Zarelli, Goings, Benton, Horn, Rossi and Morton)

Read first time 01/29/99.

Requiring the office of financial management to report annually to the legislature on agencies' compliance with new laws and use of specific funding.

    AN ACT Relating to office of financial management reports to the legislature; and adding a new section to chapter 43.41 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 43.41 RCW to read as follows:

    Beginning December 1, 1999, the office shall publish an annual index that reports, by subject and legislative bill number, for all session laws beginning with the 1999 legislative session:

    (1) Rules adopted as a result of the legislation;

    (2) Reports and studies required by the legislation, and sources for obtaining the reports and studies; and

    (3) Each agency's contact for tracking expenditures of moneys appropriated for specified purposes under the legislation other than for ongoing regular programs.

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