BILL REQ. #: S-3768.1

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SENATE BILL 6196
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State of Washington

59th Legislature

2006 Regular Session

By Senators Franklin, Regala, Keiser, Eide, Rockefeller, Prentice, Thibaudeau, Jacobsen, Fairley, McAuliffe, Fraser, Sheldon, Brown, Spanel, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Shin and Esser

Read first time 01/09/2006. Referred to Committee on Health & Long-Term Care.

AN ACT Relating to including a member of the American Indian health commission for Washington state on the state board of health; and reenacting and amending RCW 43.20.030.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 43.20.030 and 1984 c 287 s 75 and 1984 c 243 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     The state board of health shall be composed of ten members. These shall be the secretary or the secretary's designee and nine other persons to be appointed by the governor, including four persons experienced in matters of health and sanitation, one of whom is a member of the American Indian health commission for Washington state; an elected city official who is a member of a local health board((,)); an elected county official who is a member of a local health board((,)); a local health officer((,)); and two persons representing the consumers of health care. Before appointing the city official, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the association of Washington cities. Before appointing the county official, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the Washington state association of counties. Before appointing the local health officer, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the Washington state association of local public health officials. Before appointing one of the two consumer representatives, the governor shall consider any recommendations submitted by the state council on aging. The chairman shall be selected by the governor from among the nine appointed members. The department of social and health services shall provide necessary technical staff support to the board. The board may employ an executive director and a confidential secretary, each of whom shall be exempt from the provisions of the state civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW.
     Members of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed for their travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

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