HOUSE BILL REPORT
HB 2098
This analysis was prepared by non-partisan legislative staff for the use of legislative members in their deliberations. This analysis is not a part of the legislation nor does it constitute a statement of legislative intent. |
As Reported by House Committee On:
Government Accountability & Oversight
Title: An act relating to conforming amendments made necessary by reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government.
Brief Description: Making conforming amendments made necessary by reorganizing and streamlining central service functions, powers, and duties of state government.
Sponsors: Representatives Bergquist, Buys, S. Hunt, Manweller, Hudgins, Morrell and Haigh.
Brief History:
Committee Activity:
Government Accountability & Oversight: 1/20/14, 1/27/14 [DPS].
Brief Summary of Substitute Bill |
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HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY & OVERSIGHT |
Majority Report: The substitute bill be substituted therefor and the substitute bill do pass. Signed by 9 members: Representatives Hurst, Chair; Wylie, Vice Chair; Condotta, Ranking Minority Member; Holy, Assistant Ranking Minority Member; Blake, Kirby, Moscoso, Shea and Vick.
Staff: Marsha Reilly (786-7135).
Background:
In 2011 a bill was enacted to reorganize and streamline the central service functions, powers, and duties of state government. Briefly, the bill did the following:
created the Department of Enterprise Services (DES);
created the Office of the Chief Information Officer within the Office of Financial Management (OFM);
created a Technology Services Board;
abolished the Department of General Administration and transferred its duties to the DES;
abolished the Department of Personnel and transferred its policy-making functions to the OFM and its operating functions to the DES;
abolished the State Printer and transferred its functions to the DES;
transferred the risk management and personal service contracts functions from the OFM to the DES; and
replaced the Department of Information Services with the Consolidated Technology Services Agency.
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Summary of Substitute Bill:
Technical changes are made to correct and conform statutes related to the reorganizing and streamlining of central service functions, powers, and duties of state government.
Substitute Bill Compared to Original Bill:
The substitute bill corrects department names where appropriate, decodifies statutes in which the policy directive has been completed, and repeals statutes that are duplicative or outdated.
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Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Not requested.
Effective Date of Substitute Bill: The bill takes effect 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is passed.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony:
(In support) The bill has its roots in 2011 when the state saved millions of dollars by consolidating departments and creating the DES and other changes. This is a technical correction bill that makes changes that need to be reflected in statute.
(Opposed) None.
Persons Testifying: Representative Bergquist, prime sponsor.
Persons Signed In To Testify But Not Testifying: None.