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                          HOUSE BILL 2631

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State of Washington      53rd Legislature     1994 Regular Session

By Representative Anderson

Read first time 01/19/94.  Referred to Committee on State Government.

Creating an office of state information operators.

    AN ACT Relating to the office of state information operators; amending RCW 43.105.080; and adding new sections to chapter 43.105 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  There is established in the department an office of state information operators.  The office shall provide a telephone number and operator service staff for the general public to call for information about and telephone transfer to state agencies.  The department may provide such staff, equipment, and facilities as are necessary for the purposes of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  The director shall adopt rules to fix the terms and charges, for the services rendered by the department under section 1 of this act, to charge to the operations appropriations of each agency and to credit to the data processing revolving fund.  The amounts shall be charged against the proper fund or appropriation of the recipient of the services on a quarterly basis.

    Sec. 3.  RCW 43.105.080 and 1992 c 235 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

    There is created a revolving fund to be known as the data processing revolving fund in the custody of the state treasurer.  The revolving fund shall be used for the acquisition of equipment, software, supplies, and services and the payment of salaries, wages, and other costs incidental to the acquisition, development, operation, and administration of information services, telecommunications, systems, software, supplies and equipment, including the payment of principal and interest on bonds issued for capital projects, by the department, Washington State University's computer services center, the department of personnel's personnel information systems division, the office of financial management's financial systems management group, and other users as jointly determined by the department and the office of financial management.  The revolving fund shall also be used for the purposes of sections 1 and 2 of this act.  The revolving fund is subject to the allotment procedure provided under chapter 43.88 RCW.  Disbursements from the revolving fund for the services component of the department are not subject to appropriation.  Disbursements for the planning component of the department are subject to appropriation.  All disbursements from the fund are subject to the allotment procedures provided under chapter 43.88 RCW.  The department shall establish and implement a billing structure to assure all agencies pay an equitable share of the costs.

    As used in this section, the word "supplies" shall not be interpreted to delegate or abrogate the division of purchasing's responsibilities and authority to purchase supplies as described in RCW 43.19.190 and 43.19.200.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4.  Sections 1 and 2 of this act are each added to chapter 43.105 RCW.

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