5968-S AMH **** EDWA 2

SSB 5968 - H AMD TO APP COMM AMD (H2526.5/93) 603 ADOPTED 4-16-93

By Representative Locke

     On page 8, line 25, strike "11,534,000" and insert   "12,189,000"

     On page 8, after line 25, insert the following:

     "The appropriation in this section is subject to the following conditions and limitations:  $655,000 of the appropriation is provided to address increased workload, but may be expended only if the office works in conjunction with the attorney general and other involved agencies to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of administrative appeals processing by such measures as using teleconferencing and, where parties are represented by counsel, having counsel prepare findings of fact and conclusions of law."

EFFECT:  Increases the General Fund Appropriation by $655,000 to the Office of Administrative Hearings to handle case workload, but the increase may be spent only if the Office works in conjunction with the Attorney General and other agencies to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of administrative appeals processing.