FINAL BILL REPORT

SSB 5106

                                   C 65 L 87

BYSenate Committee on Governmental Operations (originally sponsored by Senators Bottiger, Hayner, Halsan, Deccio and West)

Revising the qualifications of the members of the organized crime advisory board.

Senate Committee on Governmental Operations

House Committe on State Government

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

The Organized Crime Advisory Board (Board) advises the Governor of various activities encompassing the overall statewide organized crime intelligence effort.  It also conducts a continuing review and assessment of organized crime and related activities in which the organized crime intelligence unit of the Washington State Patrol is engaged.  The Board also has the authority to petition the Washington State Supreme Court for an order appointing a statewide special inquiry judge.

The Organized Crime Advisory Board is composed of 13 voting members, who are appointed as follows:  (1) The Lieutenant Governor appoints four members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party; (2) the Speaker of the House appoints four members of the House Judiciary Committee, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party; and (3) the Governor appoints five members:  two county prosecuting attorneys, one municipal police chief, one county sheriff, and one retired judge of a court of record.

SUMMARY:

The requirement that legislative members of the Organized Crime Advisory Board must be members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees is deleted.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Senate    48     0

      House 95   0

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987