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SENATE BILL 5862
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Senators Haugen, McDonald, Owen, Sellar, Erwin, Anderson, Amondson, Deccio, L. Smith, McCaslin, Hochstatter, Oke and Moyer
Read first time 02/18/93. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
AN ACT Relating to purchase and delivery of government services; and creating a new section.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The competitive strategies task force is established for the purposes of developing strategies for reducing the cost of government services or other public sector activities; improving the quality of services, without increasing costs, that citizens require; and, minimizing the role of government where market competition is able to achieve the social good without significant government interference.
(2) The task force shall be composed of the following fifteen members: The executive director of the commission for efficiency and accountability in government or his or her designee, who shall serve as chair; the governor or the governor's designee; the director of the department of general administration or his or her designee; a representative from each caucus of the house of representatives to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; a representative from each caucus of the senate to be appointed by the president of the senate; a representative from a major state-wide public employee union; two representatives from major state-wide private sector unions; three representatives from a major state-wide business organization that represents a cross section of private sector industry; and, two representatives from the general public.
(3) The task force shall:
(a) Perform a thorough review and inventory of all state services and other activities of state government.
(b) Identify various arrangements that the state government might implement as alternative methods to the purchase or delivery of necessary services including but not limited to the transfer of facility operation to a private sector management company; cooperative public-private finance and development plans, joint public-private operation of existing facilities, infrastructure and services; sale or lease of government-owned real estate assets; transfer of selected services to the private sector; sale or recapitalization of government-owned companies; enhancement of cash management and debt restructuring; restructuring government organizations and management; use of leases and lease purchase arrangements for facilities and infrastructure; voucher-based programs; and intergovernmental agreements.
(c) Consider incentives to encourage the active use of the arrangements identified under (b) of this subsection by state agencies, departments, and institutions.
(d) Develop comprehensive guidelines or procedures for the implementation of arrangements identified under (b) of this subsection that ensure satisfactory accountability measures and protection of the public interest.
(e) Investigate efforts made by other states and nations to arrange for the use of competitive strategies.
(f) Report its final findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than December 15, 1993, including any legislation the task force finds necessary for the implementation of the findings and recommendations.
(4) The office of financial management shall provide the necessary staff support for the purposes of the task force.
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