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HOUSE BILL 1533

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Representatives Linville, G. Chandler, Grant, B. Chandler and Conway

Read first time 01/29/2001.  Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Ecology.

_1      AN ACT Relating to food service regulation; creating new

_2  sections; and providing an expiration date.

_3  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

_4      NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  The purpose of this act is to establish a

_5  study of the state's food service rules and objectives to ensure a

_6  continuation of the industry's role as a nationally recognized

_7  leader in food safety.

_8      NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  (1) The secretary of health shall create a

_9  committee on food service regulation.  The secretary, or the

10  secretary's designee, shall be a member of the committee and shall

11  chair the committee.  The committee shall be composed of the

12  secretary and the following additional members:

13      (a) Four representatives of various segments of the food

14  service industry, appointed by the secretary from lists of

15  nominees submitted by organizations within the industry;

16      (b) Four representatives of local health jurisdictions,

17  appointed by the secretary from lists of nominees submitted

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_1  individually or collectively by such jurisdictions; and

_2      (c) Two members of a labor organization appointed by the

_3  secretary to represent employees in the food service industry on a

_4  statewide basis.

_5      (2) The committee shall review the provisions of the current

_6  food service rules codified in chapter 246-215 WAC, the objectives

_7  of the rules, and the interpretations of the rules made by the

_8  department of health and by local health jurisdictions throughout

_9  the state.  Following the review, the committee shall report to the

10  legislature and to the state board of health its recommendations

11  regarding:

12      (a) Revisions that should be made to the food service rules to

13  update the rules or to respond to other changes in food service

14  regulatory requirements recommended by the committee;

15      (b) Revisions that should be made to the food service rules

16  that further describe the requirements of the rules or otherwise

17  clarify the rules in a manner that will likely provide uniform

18  interpretation of the rules throughout the state; and

19      (c) Which rules should apply uniformly throughout the state

20  without local variation.

21      (3) Staff and administrative support for the work of the

22  committee shall be provided by the department of health.

23      (4) The committee shall report its recommendations to the

24  legislature and to the state board of health by July 1, 2002.

25      (5) This section expires December 31, 2002.

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