BILL REQ. #:  H-0665.2 

Read first time 01/12/2007.   Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

     AN ACT Relating to the Washington state quality award; and amending RCW 43.17.390.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 43.17.390 and 2005 c 384 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Starting no later than 2008, and at least once every three years thereafter, each agency shall apply to the Washington state quality award, or similar organization, for an independent assessment of its quality management, accountability, and performance system. Starting no later than 2010, and at least once every three years thereafter, each agency shall apply to the annual Washington state quality award. The assessment shall evaluate the effectiveness of all elements of its management, accountability, and performance system, including: Leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, analysis and information, employee performance management, and process improvement. The purpose of the assessment is to recognize best practice and identify improvement opportunities.
     (2) At the time of application for a Washington state quality award each agency shall provide the governor with a copy of the agency's application. The governor shall post all applications on a web page.
     (3) Agencies shall provide the governor with a copy of the scores or other feedback to the application upon receipt. The governor shall post all scores and feedback on a web page that agencies are ranked against each other.