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                                                   SENATE BILL NO. 5767

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Senators von Reichbauer, Talmadge, Moore, Hayner, Saling, Stratton, Lee, Metcalf and Johnson

Read first time 2/6/89 and referred to Committee on  Governmental Operations.

AN ACT Relating to gubernatorial appointments; and amending RCW 43.06.030 and 43.06.092.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 43.06.030, chapter 8, Laws of 1965 as amended by section 12, chapter 338, Laws of 1981 and RCW 43.06.030 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) If a vacancy occurs in an appointive position subject to confirmation or if the term of such an appointive office expires, the governor shall make the required appointment within ninety days of the vacancy.

(2) For a gubernatorial appointment to be effective, the governor must transmit to the secretary of the senate notice of the appointment, along with pertinent information regarding the appointee, within fourteen days after making any appointment subject to senate confirmation.

        Sec. 2.  Section 2, chapter 338, Laws of 1981 and RCW 43.06.092 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) Any gubernatorial appointee subject to senate confirmation ((shall continue to serve unless rejected by a vote of the senate.  An appointee who is rejected by a vote of the senate)), appointed during a legislative session or in the interim thereafter, shall not continue to serve beyond the next legislative session convened for confirmation of gubernatorial appointments or the adjournment of the next regular legislative session unless confirmed by the senate.  An appointee failing to be confirmed shall not be reappointed to the same position for a period of one year from termination of service.

          (2) Any person appointed by the governor to fill the unexpired term of an appointment subject to senate confirmation must also be confirmed by the senate.