SENATE BILL REPORT

SSB 5106

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

Senate Hearing Date(s):January 19, 1987

Majority Report:  That Substitute Senate Bill No. 5106 be substituted therefor, and the substitute bill do pass.

      Signed by Senators Halsan, Chairman; Garrett, Vice Chairman; DeJarnatt, McCaslin, Zimmerman.

Senate Staff:Eugene Green (786-7405); Barbara Howard (786-7410)

                  February 19, 1987

AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 18, 1987

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 thirteen voting members, who are appointed as follows:

      The Lieutenant Governor appoints four members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, no more than two of whom shall be from the same political party;

      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

      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.

Fiscal Note:      none requested

Senate Committee - Testified: Senator Hayner; Mike Redman, Washington Association of Prosecuting Attorneys; Rick Jensen, Washington State Patrol; Mert Obert, Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs