CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6340

Chapter 143, Laws of 2010

61st Legislature
2010 Regular Session



FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS COUNCIL--MEMBERSHIP



EFFECTIVE DATE: 06/10/10

Passed by the Senate March 8, 2010
  YEAS 46   NAYS 1

BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
Passed by the House February 28, 2010
  YEAS 96   NAYS 0

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


 
CERTIFICATE

I, Thomas Hoemann, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6340 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth.

THOMAS HOEMANN
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Secretary
Approved March 19, 2010, 2:24 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
March 19, 2010







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6340
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AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE

Passed Legislature - 2010 Regular Session
State of Washington61st Legislature2010 Regular Session

By Senate Judiciary (originally sponsored by Senators Regala and Kline)

READ FIRST TIME 01/27/10.   



     AN ACT Relating to membership of the Washington state forensic investigations council; and amending RCW 43.103.040.

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

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.


         Passed by the Senate March 8, 2010.
         Passed by the House February 28, 2010.
         Approved by the Governor March 19, 2010.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 19, 2010.