H-4021              _______________________________________________

                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1775

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Prince, J. Williams, May, Schoon and Lundquist

Read first time 1/23/86 and referred to Committee on Transportation.

AN ACT Relating to exempt employees of the department of transportation; and amending RCW 41.06.079.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 13, chapter 151, Laws of 1977 ex. sess as amended by section 1, chapter 178, Laws of 1985 and RCW 41.06.079 are each amended to read as follows:

          In addition to the exemptions set forth in RCW 41.06.070, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply in the department of transportation to the secretary, a deputy secretary, an administrative assistant to the secretary, if any, one assistant secretary for each division designated pursuant to  RCW 47.01.081, one confidential secretary for each of the above-named officers, up to six transportation district administrators and one confidential secretary for each district administrator, up to six additional new administrators or confidential secretaries designated by the secretary of the department of transportation and approved by the state personnel board pursuant to the provisions of RCW 41.06.070(26), the legislative liaison for the department, the state construction engineer, the state aid engineer, the personnel manager, the state project development engineer, the state maintenance and operations engineer, one confidential secretary for each of the last-named five positions, ((and)) a confidential secretary for the public affairs administrator, all professional architects, and all professional engineers.  The individuals appointed under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of the state civil service law, and shall be paid salaries to be fixed by the governor in accordance with the procedure established by law for the fixing of salaries for individuals exempt from the operation of the state civil service law.