CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 2647

Chapter 245, Laws of 2004

58th Legislature
2004 Regular Session



QUALITY AWARD COUNCIL



EFFECTIVE DATE: 6/10/04

Passed by the House February 12, 2004
  Yeas 95   Nays 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate March 4, 2004
  Yeas 48   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 2647 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


RICHARD NAFZIGER
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Chief Clerk
Approved March 31, 2004.








GARY F. LOCKE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 31, 2004 - 2:41 p.m.







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 2647
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Passed Legislature - 2004 Regular Session
State of Washington58th Legislature2004 Regular Session

By Representatives Miloscia, Haigh, McDermott, Wallace, Chase, Linville and Rockefeller

Read first time 01/19/2004.   Referred to Committee on State Government.



     AN ACT Relating to the Washington quality award council; and amending RCW 43.06.335.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 43.06.335 and 2000 c 216 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The Washington quality award council shall be organized as a private, nonprofit corporation, in accordance with chapter 24.03 RCW and this section.
     (2) The council shall oversee the governor's Washington state quality award program. The purpose of the program is to improve the overall competitiveness of the state's economy by stimulating Washington state industries, business, and organizations to bring about measurable success through setting standards of organizational excellence, encouraging organizational self-assessment, identifying successful organizations as role models, and providing a valuable mechanism for promoting and strengthening a commitment to continuous quality improvement in all sectors of the state's economy. The governor shall annually present the award to organizations that improve the quality of their products and services and are noteworthy examples of high-performing work organizations, as determined by the council in consultation with the governor or appointed representative.
     (3) The governor shall appoint a representative to serve on the board of directors of the council.
     (4) The council shall establish a board of examiners, a recognition committee, and such other committees or subgroups as it deems appropriate to carry out its responsibilities.
     (5) The council may conduct such public information, research, education, and assistance programs as it deems appropriate to further quality improvement in organizations operating in the state of Washington.
     (6) The council shall:
     (a) Approve and announce award recipients;
     (b) Approve guidelines to examine applicant organizations;
     (c) Approve appointment of board of examiners; and
     (d) Arrange appropriate annual awards and recognition for recipients.
     (((7) The council shall cease to exist on July 1, 2004, unless otherwise extended by law.))


         Passed by the House February 12, 2004.
         Passed by the Senate March 4, 2004.
         Approved by the Governor March 31, 2004.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 31, 2004.