1087-S AMH MILO POLZ 167

SHB 1087 - H AMD 595

By Representative Miloscia

ADOPTED 04/08/2011

    On page 12, after line 24, insert the following:

"(10) The executive ethics board shall: (a) Develop a statewide plan, with performance measures, to provide overall direction and accountability in all executive branch agencies and statewide elected offices; (b) coordinate and work with the commission on judicial conduct and the legislative ethics board; (c) assess and evaluate each agency's ethical culture through employee and stakeholder surveys, review Washington state quality award feedback reports, and publish an annual report on the results to the public; and (d) solicit outside evaluations, studies, and recommendations for improvements from academics, nonprofit organizations, the public disclosure commission, or other entities with expertise in ethics, integrity, and the public sector."

EFFECT:   Directs the Executive Ethics Board, housed within the Office of the Attorney General, to develop a statewide plan for direction and accountability within executive and statewide elected offices.  Directs the Executive Ethics Boards to coordinate with the Judicial Conduct Commission and Legislative Ethics Board; to assess and evaluate agency's ethical culture through surveys, review Washington State Quality Award feedback reports, and produce an annual report on the results; and to solicit outside evaluation and recommendations from entities with experience in ethics, integrity and the public sector.

FISCAL IMPACT: No change to appropriated levels.

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