2SSB 6232 -
By Senators Becker, Hill
NOT ADOPTED 02/10/2012
On page 6, beginning on line 31, after "governor" strike "with the consent of the senate" and insert "as provided in subsection (3) of this section"
On page 7, line 8, after "(3)" insert "(a) Each of the two largest
caucuses in the house of representatives and in the senate are
responsible for one of the four citizens' seats on the council. Each
caucus shall submit to the governor a single list of its nominees. The
minimum number of nominees from each caucus shall be equal to twice the
number of open seats for which the caucus is responsible. Nominees may
not be legislators or employees of the state or its political
subdivisions, and the caucuses may not submit the same nominee at the
same time.
(b) The governor shall appoint citizen members to each seat on the
council for which a caucus is responsible from the list submitted by
the respective caucus.
(c) None of the four citizen members may be appointed if his or her
participation in the decisions of the council could benefit his or her
own financial interests or the financial interests of an entity he or
she represents. A councilmember who develops such a conflict of
interest must resign or be removed from the council.
(d) By June 1, 2012, the caucus must submit its list of nominees to
the governor, and by July 1, 2012, the governor must appoint citizen
members to the council. If any caucus does not submit its list of
nominees to the governor by June 1, 2012, the governor may choose his
or her own nominees for those seats.
(4)"
Renumber the remaining subsections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
EFFECT: Removes the requirement that the Governor must appoint
the four citizen members with the consent of the Senate. Instead, the
Governor must appoint the four citizen members from lists provided by
the two largest caucuses in the House and the Senate. Each caucus is
responsible for one seat and must provide the Governor with a list of
two names. Each caucus must submit different names.
Nominees may not be legislators or employees of the state. A
citizen member may not be appointed if he or she, or the entity he or
she represents, could benefit financially from the appointment.
By June 1, 2012, the caucuses must submit their lists to the
Governor, and by July 1, 2012, the Governor must appoint citizen
members. If any caucus does not submit a list of nominees by June 1,
2012, the Governor may choose his or her own nominees.