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                                           ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1580

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives R. Fisher, McLean, Holland, Silver, H. Sommers, Anderson, Winsley, P. King and Betrozoff; by request of Office of Financial Management

Read first time 1/30/89 and referred to Committee on State Government.

AN ACT Relating to reporting past due accounts to credit reporting agencies; adding a new section to chapter 43.88 RCW; and creating a new section.

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:

          State agencies may report past due accounts receivable to credit reporting agencies whenever the agency determines that such reporting would be cost-effective and does not violate confidentiality or other legal requirements.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.     The office of financial management shall examine the potential of devising a central debtor identification system containing the names of persons owing substantial amounts to the state, together with the amounts owed, and providing for the automatic identification of such persons prior to the making of any state payment to them.  The examination shall include the estimated costs and benefits of such a system.