SENATE BILL REPORT
SB 5024
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 Senate Committee On:
Government Operations & Security, January 27, 2015
Note: Senate Resolution 8609 adopted January 27, 2015, renamed the Committee on Government Operations & State Security to Committee on Government Operations & Security
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: Senator Benton; by request of Department of Enterprise Services.
Brief History:
Committee Activity: Government Operations & Security (Note: Senate Resolution 8609 adopted January 27, 2015, renamed the Committee on Government Operations & State Security to Committee on Government Operations & Security): 1/15/15, 1/27/15 [DP].
SENATE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS & SECURITY |
Majority Report: Do pass.
Signed by Senators Roach, Chair; Pearson, Vice Chair; Liias, Ranking Minority Member; Habib and McCoy.
Staff: Sam Thompson (786-7413)
Background: In 2011 Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5931 was enacted to reorganize and streamline the central service functions, powers, and duties of state government. The act:
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 DES;
abolished the Department of Personnel and transferred its policymaking functions to OFM and its operating functions to DES;
transferred the risk management and personal service contracts functions from OFM to DES; and
replaced the Department of Information Services with the Consolidated Technology Services Agency.
Summary of 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. Corrections are made to department names where appropriate, statutes in which the policy directives were completed are decodified, and statutes that are outdated or duplicative are repealed.
Appropriation: None.
Fiscal Note: Available.
Committee/Commission/Task Force Created: No.
Effective Date: Ninety days after adjournment of session in which bill is passed.
Staff Summary of Public Testimony: PRO: This is a technical bill designed to clean up statutes affected by the reorganization of central government services functions and the creation of DES in 2011.
Persons Testifying: PRO: Arlen Harris, DES.