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SENATE BILL 6550
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State of Washington 54th Legislature 1996 Regular Session
By Senators Bauer, Prince, Deccio, Wojahn and Winsley; by request of Legislative Budget Committee
Read first time 01/17/96. Referred to Committee on Government Operations.
AN ACT Relating to the information services board; amending RCW 43.105.020, 43.105.032, 43.105.041, 43.105.041, 43.105.047, 43.105.052, 43.105.160, 43.105.170, 43.105.180, and 43.105.190; reenacting and amending RCW 42.17.2401; creating a new section; repealing RCW 43.131.353 and 43.131.354; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.105.020 and 1993 c 280 s 78 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) "Department" means the department of information services;
(2) "Board" means the information services board;
(3) "Local governments" includes all municipal and quasi municipal corporations and political subdivisions, and all agencies of such corporations and subdivisions authorized to contract separately;
(4) "Director" means the director of the department;
(5) "Executive director" means the executive director of the information services board;
(6) "Purchased services" means services provided by a vendor to accomplish routine, continuing, and necessary functions. This term includes, but is not limited to, services acquired for equipment maintenance and repair, operation of a physical plant, security, computer hardware and software installation and maintenance, data entry, keypunch services, programming services, and computer time-sharing;
(((6))) (7)
"Backbone network" means the shared high-density portions of the
state's telecommunications transmission facilities. It includes specially
conditioned high-speed communications carrier lines, multiplexors, switches
associated with such communications lines, and any equipment and software
components necessary for management and control of the backbone network;
(((7))) (8)
"Telecommunications" means the transmission of information by wire,
radio, optical cable, electromagnetic, or other means;
(((8))) (9)
"Information processing" means the electronic capture, collection,
storage, manipulation, transmission, retrieval, and presentation of information
in the form of data, text, voice, or image and includes telecommunications and
office automation functions;
(((9))) (10)
"Information services" means data processing, telecommunications, and
office automation;
(((10))) (11)
"Equipment" means the machines, devices, and transmission facilities
used in information processing, such as computers, word processors, terminals,
telephones, and cables;
(((11))) (12)
"Proprietary software" means that software offered for sale or
license;
(((12))) (13)
"Video telecommunications" means the electronic interconnection of
two or more sites for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving visual and
associated audio information. Video telecommunications shall not include
existing public television broadcast stations as currently designated by the
department of community, trade, and economic development under chapter 43.330
RCW.
Sec. 2. RCW 43.105.032 and 1992 c 20 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is
hereby created the Washington state information services board. The board
shall be composed of nine members. Seven members shall be appointed by the
governor, ((one)) three of which shall be ((a))
representatives of higher education, one of which shall be a
representative of an agency under a state-wide elected official other than the
governor, and one of which shall be a representative of the private sector.
One member shall represent the judicial branch and be appointed by the chief
justice of the supreme court. One member shall represent the legislative
branch and shall be selected by the president of the senate and the speaker of
the house of representatives. Of the private sector representatives, at
least one shall reside east of the crest of the Cascade mountains and at least
one shall reside west of the crest of the Cascade mountains. These members
shall constitute the membership of the board with full voting rights. Members
of the board shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. The
director shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of the board. The board
shall select a chairperson from among its members.
(2) Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner that the original appointments were made.
(3) A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(4) Members of the board shall be compensated for service on the board in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(5) The board shall employ an executive director and staff to perform duties under this chapter.
Sec. 3. RCW 43.105.041 and 1995 2nd sp.s. c 14 s 512 are each amended to read as follows:
The board shall have the following powers and duties related to information services:
(1) To develop standards governing the acquisition and disposition of equipment, proprietary software and purchased services, and confidentiality of computerized data;
(2) To purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise acquire, dispose of, and maintain equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services, or to delegate to other agencies and institutions of state government, under appropriate standards, the authority to purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise acquire, dispose of, and maintain equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services: PROVIDED, That, agencies and institutions of state government, except as provided in RCW 43.105.017(5) and section 507, chapter 14, Laws of 1995 2nd sp. sess., are expressly prohibited from acquiring or disposing of equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services without such delegation of authority. The acquisition and disposition of equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services is exempt from RCW 43.19.1919 and, as provided in RCW 43.19.1901, from the provisions of RCW 43.19.190 through 43.19.200. This subsection does not apply to the legislative branch;
(3) To review agency acquisition plans and requests;
(4) To develop and implement state-wide or interagency technical policies, standards, and procedures;
(((4))) (5)To
develop a state strategic information technology plan and performance reports
as required under RCW 43.105.160;
(6) To develop plans for the achievement of state-wide goals and objectives set forth in the state strategic information technology plan required under RCW 43.105.160. These plans shall address such services as telecommunications, central and distributed computing, local area networks, office automation, and end user computing. The board shall seek the advice of customer oversight committees in the development of these plans;
(7) In collaboration with the department of personnel and other agencies as may be appropriate, to develop training plans and coordinate training programs that are responsive to the needs of agencies;
(8) To identify opportunities for the effective use of information services and coordinate appropriate responses to those opportunities;
(9) To assess agencies' projects, acquisitions, plans, or overall information processing performance as requested by agencies, the director of financial management, or the legislature. Agencies may be required to reimburse the board for agency-requested reviews;
(10) To develop planning, budgeting, and expenditure reporting requirements, in conjunction with the office of financial management, for agencies to follow;
(11) To assist the office of financial management with budgetary and policy review of agency plans for information services;
(12) To assure the cost-effective development and incremental implementation of a state-wide video telecommunications system to serve: Public schools; educational service districts; vocational-technical institutes; community colleges; colleges and universities; state and local government; and the general public through public affairs programming;
(((5))) (13)
To provide direction concerning strategic planning goals and objectives for the
state. The board shall seek input from the legislature and the judiciary;
(((6))) (14)
To develop and implement a process for the resolution of appeals by:
(a) Vendors concerning the conduct of an acquisition process by an agency or the department; or
(b) A customer agency concerning the provision of services by the department or by other state agency providers;
(((7))) (15)
To establish policies for the periodic review by the department of agency
performance, which may include but are not limited to analysis of:
(a) Planning, management, control, and use of information services;
(b) Training and education; and
(c) Project management;
(((8))) (16)
To set its meeting schedules and convene at scheduled times, or meet at the
request of a majority of its members, the chair, or the director; ((and
(9))) (17) To ensure compliance by state agencies
with the board's standards and policies governing the planning, implementation,
and evaluation of major information technology projects identified under RCW
43.105.190; and
(18) To review
and approve that portion of the department's budget requests that ((provides
for support)) relates to ((the)) board responsibilities.
Sec. 4. RCW 43.105.041 and 1990 c 208 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
The board shall have the following powers and duties related to information services:
(1) To develop standards governing the acquisition and disposition of equipment, proprietary software and purchased services, and confidentiality of computerized data;
(2) To purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise acquire, dispose of, and maintain equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services, or to delegate to other agencies and institutions of state government, under appropriate standards, the authority to purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise acquire, dispose of, and maintain equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services: PROVIDED, That, agencies and institutions of state government are expressly prohibited from acquiring or disposing of equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services without such delegation of authority. The acquisition and disposition of equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services is exempt from RCW 43.19.1919 and, as provided in RCW 43.19.1901, from the provisions of RCW 43.19.190 through 43.19.200. This subsection does not apply to the legislative branch;
(3) To review agency acquisitions and requests;
(4) To develop and implement state-wide or interagency technical policies, standards, and procedures;
(((4))) (5)
To develop a state strategic information technology plan and performance
reports as required under RCW 43.105.160;
(6) To develop plans for the achievement of state-wide goals and objectives set forth in the state strategic information technology plan required under RCW 43.105.160. These plans shall address such services as telecommunications, central and distributed computing, local area networks, office automation, and end user computing. The board shall seek the advice of customer oversight committees in the development of these plans;
(7) In collaboration with the department of personnel and other agencies as may be appropriate, to develop training plans and coordinate training programs that are responsive to the needs of agencies;
(8) To identify opportunities for the effective use of information services and coordinate appropriate responses to those opportunities;
(9) To assess agencies' projects, acquisitions, plans, or overall information processing performance as requested by agencies, the director of financial management, or the legislature. Agencies may be required to reimburse the board for agency-requested reviews;
(10) To develop planning, budgeting, and expenditure reporting requirements, in conjunction with the office of financial management, for agencies to follow;
(11) To assist the office of financial management with budgetary and policy review of agency plans for information services;
(12) To assure the cost-effective development and incremental implementation of a state-wide video telecommunications system to serve: Public schools; educational service districts; vocational-technical institutes; community colleges; colleges and universities; state and local government; and the general public through public affairs programming;
(((5))) (13)
To provide direction concerning strategic planning goals and objectives for the
state. The board shall seek input from the legislature and the judiciary;
(((6))) (14)
To develop and implement a process for the resolution of appeals by:
(a) Vendors concerning the conduct of an acquisition process by an agency or the department; or
(b) A customer agency concerning the provision of services by the department or by other state agency providers;
(((7))) (15)
To establish policies for the periodic review by the department of agency
performance, which may include but are not limited to analysis of:
(a) Planning, management, control, and use of information services;
(b) Training and education; and
(c) Project management;
(((8))) (16)
To set its meeting schedules and convene at scheduled times, or meet at the
request of a majority of its members, the chair, or the director; ((and
(9))) (17) To ensure compliance by state agencies
with the board's standards and policies governing the planning, implementation,
and evaluation of major information technology projects identified under RCW
43.105.190; and
(18)
To review and approve that portion of the department's budget requests that ((provides
for support)) relates to ((the)) board responsibilities.
Sec. 5. RCW 43.105.047 and 1992 c 20 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
There is created the department of information services. The department shall be headed by a director appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. The director shall serve at the governor's pleasure and shall receive such salary as determined by the governor. The director shall:
(1) Appoint a
confidential secretary and such deputy and assistant directors as needed to
administer the department. However, the total number of deputy and assistant
directors shall not exceed ((four)) three;
(2) ((Maintain and
fund a planning component separate from the services component of the
department;
(3) Appoint, after
consulting with the board, the assistant director for the planning component;
(4))) Appoint such professional, technical, and
clerical assistants and employees as may be necessary to perform the duties
imposed by this chapter;
(((5))) (3)
Report to the governor and the board any matters relating to abuses and
evasions of this chapter; and
(((6))) (4)
Recommend statutory changes to the governor and the board.
Sec. 6. RCW 43.105.052 and 1993 c 281 s 53 are each amended to read as follows:
The department shall:
(1) ((Perform all
duties and responsibilities the board delegates to the department, including
but not limited to:
(a) The review of
agency acquisition plans and requests; and
(b) Implementation
of state-wide and interagency policies, standards, and guidelines;
(2))) Make available information services to state
agencies and local governments on a full cost-recovery basis. These services
may include, but are not limited to:
(a) Telecommunications services for voice, data, and video;
(b) Mainframe computing services;
(c) Support for departmental and microcomputer evaluation, installation, and use;
(d) Equipment acquisition assistance, including leasing, brokering, and establishing master contracts;
(e) Assistance in planning and developing computer networks, including the establishment of master personal service contracts with individuals or firms with proven expertise in networking;
(f) Facilities management services for information technology equipment, equipment repair, and maintenance service;
(((f))) (g)
Negotiation with local cable companies and local governments to provide for
connection to local cable services to allow for access to these public and
educational channels in the state;
(((g))) (h)
Office automation services;
(((h))) (i)
System development services; and
(((i))) (j)
Training.
These services are for discretionary use by customers and customers may elect other alternatives for service if those alternatives are more cost-effective or provide better service. Agencies may be required to use the backbone network portions of the telecommunications services during an initial start-up period not to exceed three years;
(((3))) (2)
Establish rates and fees for services provided by the department to assure that
the services component of the department is self-supporting. A billing rate
plan shall be developed for a two-year period to coincide with the budgeting
process. The rate plan shall be subject to review at least annually by the
customer oversight committees. The rate plan shall show the proposed rates by
each cost center and will show the components of the rate structure as mutually
determined by the department and the customer oversight committees. The same
rate structure will apply to all user agencies of each cost center. The rate plan
and any adjustments to rates shall be approved by the office of financial
management. The services component shall not subsidize the operations of the
planning component;
(((4) With the
advice of the information services board and agencies, develop a state
strategic information technology plan and performance reports as required under
RCW 43.105.160;
(5) Develop plans
for the department's achievement of state-wide goals and objectives set forth
in the state strategic information technology plan required under RCW
43.105.160. These plans shall address such services as telecommunications,
central and distributed computing, local area networks, office automation, and
end user computing. The department shall seek the advice of customer oversight
committees and the board in the development of these plans;
(6) Under direction
of the information services board and in collaboration with the department of
personnel, and other agencies as may be appropriate, develop training plans and
coordinate training programs that are responsive to the needs of agencies;
(7) Identify
opportunities for the effective use of information services and coordinate
appropriate responses to those opportunities;
(8) Assess agencies'
projects, acquisitions, plans, or overall information processing performance as
requested by the board, agencies, the director of financial management, or the
legislature. Agencies may be required to reimburse the department for
agency-requested reviews;
(9) Develop
planning, budgeting, and expenditure reporting requirements, in conjunction
with the office of financial management, for agencies to follow;
(10) Assist the
office of financial management with budgetary and policy review of agency plans
for information services;
(11) Provide staff
support from the planning component to the board for:
(a) Meeting
preparation, notices, and minutes;
(b) Promulgation of
policies, standards, and guidelines adopted by the board;
(c) Supervision of
studies and reports requested by the board;
(d) Conducting
reviews and assessments as directed by the board;
(12))) (3) Be the lead agency in coordinating
video telecommunications services for all state agencies and develop, pursuant
to board policies, standards and common specifications for leased and purchased
telecommunications equipment. The department shall not evaluate the merits of
school curriculum, higher education course offerings, or other education and
training programs proposed for transmission and/or reception using video
telecommunications resources. Nothing in this section shall abrogate or
abridge the legal responsibilities of licensees of telecommunications
facilities as licensed by the federal communication commission on March 27,
1990; and
(((13))) (4)
Except as provided in RCW 43.105.041, perform all other matters and things
necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter.
Sec. 7. RCW 43.105.160 and 1992 c 20 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The ((department))
board shall prepare a state strategic information technology plan ((which
shall establish)) that establishes a state-wide mission, goals, and
objectives for the use of information technology. The plan shall be developed
in accordance with the standards and policies established by the board ((and
shall be submitted to the board for review, modification as necessary, and
approval. The department shall seek the advice of the board in the development
of this plan)).
The plan approved under
this section shall be updated as necessary and submitted to the governor and
the chairs and ranking minority members of the ((appropriations)) fiscal
committees of the senate and the house of representatives.
(2) The ((department))
board shall prepare a biennial state performance report on information
technology based on agency performance reports required under RCW 43.105.170
and other information deemed appropriate ((by the department)). The
report shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) An evaluation of performance relating to information technology;
(b) An assessment of progress made toward implementing the state strategic information technology plan;
(c) An analysis of the success or failure, feasibility, progress, costs, and timeliness of implementation of major information technology projects under RCW 43.105.190;
(d) Identification of benefits, cost avoidance, and cost savings generated by major information technology projects developed under RCW 43.105.190; and
(e) An inventory of state information services, equipment, and proprietary software.
Copies of the report
shall be distributed biennially to the governor and the chairs and ranking
minority members of the ((appropriations)) fiscal committees of
the senate and the house of representatives.
Sec. 8. RCW 43.105.170 and 1992 c 20 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Each agency shall develop an agency strategic information technology plan which establishes agency goals and objectives regarding the development and use of information technology. Plans shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(a) A statement of the agency's mission, goals, and objectives for information technology;
(b) An explanation of how the agency's mission, goals, and objectives for information technology support and conform to the state strategic information technology plan developed under RCW 43.105.160;
(c) Projects and resources required to meet the objectives of the plan; and
(d) Where feasible, estimated schedules and funding required to implement identified projects.
(2) Plans developed
under subsection (1) of this section shall be submitted to the ((department
for review and forwarded along with the department's recommendations to the))
board for review and approval. The board may reject, require modification to,
or approve plans as deemed appropriate by the board. Plans submitted under
this subsection shall be updated and submitted for review and approval as
necessary.
(3) Each agency shall
prepare and submit to the ((department)) board a biennial
performance report. The report shall include:
(a) An evaluation of the agency's performance relating to information technology;
(b) An assessment of progress made toward implementing the agency strategic information technology plan; and
(c) An inventory of agency information services, equipment, and proprietary software.
(4) The ((department,
with the approval of the)) board((,)) shall establish standards,
elements, form, and format for plans and reports developed under this section.
(5) The board may exempt any agency from any or all of the requirements of this section.
Sec. 9. RCW 43.105.180 and 1992 c 20 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
((Upon request of
the office of financial management, the department shall evaluate agency budget
requests for major information technology projects identified under RCW
43.105.190. The department shall submit recommendations for funding all or
part of such requests to the office of financial management.
The department, with
the advice and approval of the office of financial management, shall establish
criteria for the evaluation of agency budget requests under this section.
Criteria shall include, but not be limited to: Feasibility of the proposed
projects, consistency with state and agency strategic information technology
plans, consistency with agency goals and objectives, costs, and benefits.)) The office of financial management and the
board shall collaborate to evaluate agency budget requests for information
technology projects of one and one-half million dollars or more. The
evaluation process shall use a consistent methodology that includes the
following components:
(1) Requests for funding shall be considered as proposed investments by the taxpayers of the state;
(2) Agencies submitting proposals subject to this section shall submit a cost-benefit analysis that quantifies the life-cycle costs and benefits of the proposed project and alternatives to the proposed project;
(3) An appropriate measure of return on investment, generated from the required cost-benefit analysis, shall be an important criterion for evaluating proposed projects;
(4) Other evaluation criteria including, but not limited to: Feasibility of the proposed projects, consistency with state and agency strategic information technology plans, and consistency with agency goals and objectives; and
(5) A summary of the results of the evaluation process for each proposed project shall be transmitted to the fiscal committees of the legislature.
Sec. 10. RCW 43.105.190 and 1992 c 20 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The ((department,
with the approval of the)) board((,)) shall establish standards and
policies governing the planning, implementation, and evaluation of major
information technology projects. The standards and policies shall:
(a) Establish criteria to identify projects which are subject to this section. Such criteria shall include, but not be limited to, significant anticipated cost, complexity, or state-wide significance of the project; and
(b) Establish a model
process and procedures which agencies shall follow in developing and
implementing project plans. Agencies may propose, for approval by the ((department))
board, a process and procedures unique to the agency. The ((department))
board may accept or require modification of such agency proposals or the
((department)) board may reject such agency proposals and require
use of the model process and procedures established under this subsection. Any
process and procedures developed under this subsection shall require (i)
distinct and identifiable phases upon which funding may be based, (ii) user
validation of products through system demonstrations and testing of prototypes
and deliverables, and (iii) other elements identified by the board.
Project plans and any agreements established under such plans shall be approved and mutually agreed upon by the executive director, the director of financial management, and the head of the agency proposing the project.
The executive director may terminate a major project if the executive director determines that the project is not meeting or is not expected to meet anticipated performance standards.
(2) The office of financial management shall establish policies and standards governing the funding of projects developed under this section. The policies and standards shall provide for:
(a) Funding of a
project under terms and conditions mutually agreed to by the executive
director, the director of financial management, and the head of the agency
proposing the project. However, the office of financial management may require
incremental funding of a project on a phase-by-phase basis whereby funds for a
given phase of a project may be released only when the office of financial
management determines, with the advice of the ((department)) board,
that the previous phase is satisfactorily completed;
(b) Acceptance testing of products to assure that products perform satisfactorily before they are accepted and final payment is made; and
(c) Other elements deemed necessary by the office of financial management.
(3) The ((department))
board shall evaluate projects at three stages of development as follows:
(a) Initial needs assessment; (b) feasibility study including definition of
scope, development of tasks and timelines, and estimated costs and benefits;
and (c) final project implementation plan based upon available funding.
Copies of project
evaluations conducted under this subsection shall be submitted to the office of
financial management and the chairs, ranking minority members, and staff
coordinators of the ((appropriations)) fiscal committees of the
senate and house of representatives.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. (1) All powers, duties, and functions of the department of information services pertaining to information technology planning, policies, and standards and oversight of agency technology projects are transferred to the information services board. All references to the director or the department of information services in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the executive director or the information services board when referring to the functions transferred in this section.
(2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written material in the possession of the department of information services pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be delivered to the custody of the information services board. All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible property employed by the department of information services in carrying out the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be made available to the information services board. All funds, credits, or other assets held in connection with the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be assigned to the information services board.
(b) Any appropriations made to the department of information services for carrying out the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall, on the effective date of this section, be transferred and credited to the information services board.
(c) Whenever any question arises as to the transfer of any personnel, funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment, or other tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties and functions transferred, the director of financial management shall make a determination as to the proper allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned.
(3) All employees of the department of information services engaged in performing the powers, functions, and duties transferred are transferred to the jurisdiction of the information services board. All employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the state civil service law, are assigned to the information services board to perform their usual duties upon the same terms as formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any action that may be appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing state civil service.
(4) All rules and all pending business before the department of information services pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be continued and acted upon by the information services board. All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full force and shall be performed by the information services board.
(5) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of the department of information services shall not affect the validity of any act performed before the effective date of this section.
(6) If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the transfers directed by this section, the director of financial management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected, the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification.
(7) Nothing contained in this section may be construed to alter any existing collective bargaining unit or the provisions of any existing collective bargaining agreement until the agreement has expired or until the bargaining unit has been modified by action of the personnel board as provided by law.
Sec. 12. RCW 42.17.2401 and 1995 c 399 s 60 and 1995 c 397 s 10 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
For the purposes of RCW 42.17.240, the term "executive state officer" includes:
(1) The chief administrative law judge, the director of agriculture, the administrator of the office of marine safety, the administrator of the Washington basic health plan, the director of the department of services for the blind, the director of the state system of community and technical colleges, the director of community, trade, and economic development, the secretary of corrections, the director of ecology, the commissioner of employment security, the chairman of the energy facility site evaluation council, the director of the energy office, the secretary of the state finance committee, the director of financial management, the director of fish and wildlife, the executive secretary of the forest practices appeals board, the director of the gambling commission, the director of general administration, the secretary of health, the administrator of the Washington state health care authority, the executive secretary of the health care facilities authority, the executive secretary of the higher education facilities authority, the executive secretary of the horse racing commission, the executive secretary of the human rights commission, the executive secretary of the indeterminate sentence review board, the director of the department of information services, the executive director of the information services board, the director of the interagency committee for outdoor recreation, the executive director of the state investment board, the director of labor and industries, the director of licensing, the director of the lottery commission, the director of the office of minority and women's business enterprises, the director of parks and recreation, the director of personnel, the executive director of the public disclosure commission, the director of retirement systems, the director of revenue, the secretary of social and health services, the chief of the Washington state patrol, the executive secretary of the board of tax appeals, the secretary of transportation, the secretary of the utilities and transportation commission, the director of veterans affairs, the president of each of the regional and state universities and the president of The Evergreen State College, each district and each campus president of each state community college;
(2) Each professional staff member of the office of the governor;
(3) Each professional staff member of the legislature; and
(4) Central Washington
University board of trustees, board of trustees of each community college, each
member of the state board for community and technical colleges, state
convention and trade center board of directors, committee for deferred
compensation, Eastern Washington University board of trustees, Washington
economic development finance authority, The Evergreen State College board of
trustees, executive ethics board, forest practices appeals board, forest practices
board, gambling commission, Washington health care facilities authority, each
member of the Washington health services commission, higher education
coordinating board, higher education facilities authority, horse racing
commission, state housing finance commission, human rights commission,
indeterminate sentence review board, board of industrial insurance appeals, ((information
services board,)) interagency committee for outdoor recreation, state
investment board, commission on judicial conduct, legislative ethics board,
liquor control board, lottery commission, marine oversight board, Pacific
Northwest electric power and conservation planning council, parks and
recreation commission, personnel appeals board, board of pilotage
commissioners, pollution control hearings board, public disclosure commission,
public pension commission, shorelines hearing board, public employees' benefits
board, board of tax appeals, transportation commission, University of
Washington board of regents, utilities and transportation commission,
Washington state maritime commission, Washington personnel resources board,
Washington public power supply system executive board, Washington State
University board of regents, Western Washington University board of trustees,
and fish and wildlife commission.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 43.131.353 and 1992 c 20 s 12 & 1987 c 504 s 22; and
(2) RCW 43.131.354 and 1992 c 20 s 13 & 1987 c 504 s 24.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. Section 3 of this act expires June 30, 1997.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. Section 4 of this act takes effect June 30, 1997.
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