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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1351

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1988 Regular Session

By Representatives H. Sommers, Silver, Haugen, Taylor, Doty and Miller; by request of Office of State Auditor

Read first time 1/13/88 and referred to Committee on State Government.

AN ACT Relating to the state auditor; and amending RCW 43.09.300.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 43.09.300, chapter 8, Laws of 1965 and RCW 43.09.300 are each amended to read as follows:

          There shall be in the office of the state auditor a division to be known as the division of departmental audits.  The state auditor may appoint and deputize an assistant to be known as chief examiner, who shall have charge and supervision of the division and who may, with the approval of the state auditor, appoint and employ such state examiners and clerical assistants as may be necessary to carry out the duties of the division.  In addition, the state auditor may contract with certified public accountants certified in Washington to carry out such portions of the duties of the division of departmental audits as the state auditor may determine.