SSB 6340 -
By Committee on Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness
ADOPTED 02/28/2010
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1 RCW 43.103.040 and 1995 c 398 s 5 are each amended to
read as follows:
The council shall consist of ((twelve)) thirteen members who shall
be selected as follows: One county coroner; one county prosecutor; one
county prosecutor who also serves as ex officio county coroner; one
county medical examiner; one county sheriff; one chief of police; the
chief of the state patrol; two members of a county legislative
authority; one pathologist who is currently in private practice;
((and)) two members of a city legislative authority; and one attorney
whose practice of law includes significant experience representing
clients charged with criminal offenses.
The governor shall appoint members to the council from among the
nominees submitted for each position as follows: The Washington
association of county officials shall submit two nominees each for the
coroner position and the medical examiner position; the Washington
state association of counties shall submit two nominees each for the
two county legislative authority positions; the association of
Washington cities shall submit two nominees each for the two city
legislative authority positions; the Washington association of
prosecuting attorneys shall submit two nominees each for the county
prosecutor-ex officio county coroner and for the county prosecutor
position; the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs
shall submit two nominees each for the county sheriff position and the
chief of police position; ((and)) the Washington association of
pathologists shall submit two nominees for the private pathologist
position; and the Washington association of criminal defense lawyers
and the Washington defender association shall jointly submit two
nominees for the criminal defense attorney position, one of whom must
actively manage or have significant experience in managing a public or
private criminal defense agency or association, the other must have
experience in cases involving DNA or other forensic evidence."
Correct the title.