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                                    HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 4417

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State of Washington                              50th Legislature                              1987 Regular Session

By Representatives Armstrong and P. King

Read first time 4/10/87 and referred to Committee on Rules.

WHEREAS, Revisions in administrative procedure have been proposed which will make some significant changes in agency practice and procedure;

          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, That a joint select committee on administrative procedure be established, to be composed of four legislators, one appointed by the president of the senate from each caucus of the senate and one appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives from each caucus of the house of representatives, and four nonlegislative members to be appointed by the governor; and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the chair of the committee shall rotate annually among the legislative members of the majority parties in the senate and house of representatives.  A house member of the committee shall be the first chair; and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the function of the committee shall be to review proposed legislation revising the Administrative Procedure Act and consider agency and public comment on this legislation.    The committee shall review all recommendations to determine if they will assist in providing more uniformity in agency procedure, enhance public access to the administrative process, and enable agencies to accomplish their responsibilities; and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the committee shall seek the advice of the governor's office, the agencies affected by the Administrative Procedure Act, and members of the public, including the Washington State Bar Association Task Force on Administrative Procedure; and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That The staff of the senate and house judiciary committees shall provide assistance to the committee; and

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the committee shall make a report to the legislature not later than January 1, 1988.