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                                                    HOUSE BILL NO. 316

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Fuhrman, Amondson, Moyer, Sanders, Bumgarner, Holland, Chandler, Brooks, B. Williams, Silver, Padden, Barnes, D. Sommers, Patrick and C. Smith

Read first time 1/23/87 and referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to state budget planning; and adding new sections to chapter 43.88 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to  chapter 43.88 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) Each omnibus operating appropriations act shall include:

          (a) An operating appropriations plan for each of the next four ensuing fiscal biennia; and

          (b) A revenue plan and forecast for each of the next four ensuing fiscal biennia.

          (2) The revenue and appropriations plans developed under subsection (1) of this section shall be balanced within the revenue structure in effect at the time of enactment.

          (3) The legislature shall establish:

          (a) A ten-year tax policy for state government, which shall be updated every two years; and

          (b) A long-range expenditure policy that establishes goals and objectives for the agencies of the state.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 43.88 RCW to read as follows:

          (1) Each agency and department of the state shall, in its budget submission to the office of financial management, establish priorities for its service and program levels.  The governor's budget document submitted to the legislature shall also prioritize the expenditure requests.

          (2) The governor and the legislature shall review state services and programs every two years to determine whether they may be more effectively and inexpensively administered by the private sector.