| Passed by the Senate March 8, 2010 YEAS 46 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House February 28, 2010 YEAS 96 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ 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 6340 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. THOMAS HOEMANN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved March 19, 2010, 2:24 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | March 19, 2010 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 61st Legislature | 2010 Regular Session |
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.