SB 6017 - DIGEST

     Authorizes any department, agency, or institution of higher education to purchase services, including services that have been customarily and historically provided by employees in the classified service under this chapter, by contracting with individuals, nonprofit organizations, businesses, employee business units, or other entities.

     Directs the office of financial management to establish a process for identifying the savings achieved by state agencies and institutions of higher education as a result of contracting for services under the authority granted in this act.

     Declares an intent that, from the up to seven hundred million dollars in identified savings, fifty percent be directed to providing increased state funding for common school education programs and common school construction and fifty percent be directed to providing increased state funding for transportation projects and programs.

     Repeals RCW 41.06.380 and RCW 41.06.382.

     Requires the secretary of state to submit this act to the people for their adoption and ratification, or rejection, at the next general election to be held in this state, in accordance with Article II, section 1 of the state Constitution and the laws adopted to facilitate its operation.