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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 2351

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1990 Regular Session

By Representatives R. Fisher, McLean, Sayan, Anderson, Basich, Betrozoff and Schoon; by request of Washington State Patrol

Read first time 1/10/90 and referred to Committee on State Government.

AN ACT Relating to exempt positions within the Washington state patrol; and adding a new section to chapter 41.06 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 41.06 RCW to read as follows:

          In addition to the exemptions set forth in RCW 41.06.070, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply in the Washington state patrol to confidential secretaries of agency bureau chiefs, or their functional equivalent, and a confidential secretary for the chief of staff:  PROVIDED, That each confidential secretary must meet the minimum qualifications for the class of secretary II as determined by the state personnel board.