SENATE BILL REPORT

SB 6673

BYSenators McCaslin, Smitherman and Thorsness; by request of Department of General Administration

Changing provisions relating to state employees operating state-owned vehicles.

Senate Committee on Governmental Operations

Senate Hearing Date(s):January 29, 1990; January 30, 1990

Majority Report:     Do pass.

     Signed by Senators McCaslin, Chairman; Thorsness, Vice Chairman; DeJarnatt, Patrick, Sutherland.

Senate Staff:Barbara Howard (786-7410)

                February 9, 1990

AS PASSED SENATE, FEBRUARY 8, 1990

BACKGROUND:

One of the elements of the 1989 legislation creating the Division of Motor Vehicle Services in the Department of General Administration (GA) is a driver training program for state employees.

In implementing that part of the law, several difficulties were encountered with the requirement that all state employees who operate state-owned passenger vehicles have valid Washington driver's licenses.  Examples include employees who reside in border states and nonresident students or visiting faculty at institutions of higher education.

SUMMARY:

Any state employee is required to provide proof of a driver's license recognized as valid under Washington law before operating a state-owned passenger vehicle.

Appropriation:  none

Revenue:   none

Fiscal Note:    none requested

Senate Committee - Testified:   Wendy Holden, Director, GA (pro); Mike Movius, Assistant Director, Motor Vehicle Services, GA (pro)