Passed by the Senate March 7, 2006 YEAS 46   ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House March 2, 2006 YEAS 56   ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6196 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. ________________________________________ Secretary | |
Approved ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | Secretary of State State of Washington |
State of Washington | 59th Legislature | 2006 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 1/19/2006.
AN ACT Relating to including a health official from a federally recognized tribe on the state board of health; reenacting and amending RCW 43.20.030; and creating a new section.
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
health official from a federally recognized tribe; 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))
health 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.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2 This act shall be known as the Sue Crystal
memorial act.