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                 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 4413

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State of Washington      54th Legislature     1995 Regular Session

By Representatives Wolfe, Carrell, Brown, Foreman, Appelwick, Hickel, Mitchell, Sheahan, Talcott, Lambert, Campbell, Morris, Patterson, McMahan, Chappell, Scott, Costa, Conway, Hankins, Delvin, Ballasiotes, Hymes, Thibaudeau, Sommers, Valle, Dickerson, Tokuda, Chopp, K. Schmidt, Smith, Fuhrman, Basich, Regala, Cole, Cody, Poulsen, Radcliff, D. Schmidt, Kremen, Koster, Hargrove, G. Fisher, Hatfield, Romero, Goldsmith, Cooke, Ebersole, Mastin, Buck, Pelesky, Sheldon, Robertson, Mason, L. Thomas, Boldt, B. Thomas, Huff, Sherstad, Rust, Ogden, Thompson and Kessler

Read first time 04/23/95.  Referred to Committee on Law & Justice.

Resolving to create a joint task force to review the child support schedule.

    WHEREAS, Federal and state law require the state of Washington to review the state's child support guidelines at least once every four years to ensure that their application results in determination of appropriate child support award amounts; and

    WHEREAS, Washington has initiated review of its child support guidelines by conducting a study of child support awards in Washington;

    NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, By the House of Representatives of the state of Washington, the Senate concurring, That a joint house of representatives and senate task force be established to continue to review the child support schedule, implementation of the schedule, and issues surrounding the calculation and collection of child support; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the task force be comprised of the following members:  Six senators, three from each caucus, appointed by the president of the senate; six representatives, three from each caucus, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; one judge from the family law section of the superior court judges association, appointed by section members; one member of the Washington state bar association's family law section, appointed by section members; the secretary of the department of social and health services or her designee; one member of Washington families for noncustodial rights; and one member of the Northwest women's law center.

    The task force shall be cochaired by one senator, chosen by the task force, and one state representative, chosen by the task force.  The cochairs shall be from opposite parties.  A quorum for any meeting or hearing shall be nine members.  Any final findings, conclusions, or recommendations of the task force must be agreed to by eleven members.  The open public meetings act shall apply to all meetings and hearings of the task force.  Rules of procedure shall be established at the first meeting of the task force; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the task force convene commencing July 1, 1995, and report its final findings, conclusions, and recommendations to the law and justice committees of the house of representatives and the senate no later than December 1, 1995.  Any such final report shall include any minority findings, conclusions, or recommendations submitted by any task force member or group of members; and

    BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That nonlegislative members of the task force be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.  Legislative members shall be reimbursed for travel expenses under RCW 44.04.120.  The staff of the senate law and justice committee and the house of representatives law and justice committee shall provide staff support to the task force.

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