| Passed by the House March 4, 2013 Yeas 98 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 11, 2013 Yeas 47 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | I, Barbara Baker, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1770 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BARBARA BAKER ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved April 23, 2013, 3:53 p.m. JAY INSLEE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | April 24, 2013 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2013 Regular Session |
Read first time 02/08/13. Referred to Committee on Agriculture & Natural Resources.
AN ACT Relating to the appointment of nonvoting advisory members to commodity boards; and adding a new section to chapter 15.65 RCW.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1 A new section is added to chapter 15.65 RCW
to read as follows:
(1) A commodity board may appoint up to two nonvoting advisory
members to the board who have expertise in marketing, operations, or
other topics relevant to the work of the board. The term of office for
each nonvoting advisory member must be established in each board's
marketing order or agreement, but may not exceed three years.
Nonvoting advisory members may serve additional consecutive terms of
office if reappointed by the board.
(2) Nonvoting advisory members do not count toward establishing a
quorum of the board.
(3) Nonvoting advisory members must be compensated in the same
manner as board members under RCW 15.65.270(4).