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HOUSE
BILL 1187
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Passed
Legislature - 1997 Regular Session
State of Washington 55th
Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By
Read first time 01/16/97.
Referred to Committee on Trade & Economic Development.
Contracting with
associate development organizations.
AN
ACT Relating to associate development organizations; and amending RCW
43.330.080.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
43.330.080 and 1993 c 280 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
The department ((may)) shall contract with associate development
organizations or other local organizations to increase the support for and
coordination of community and economic development services in communities or
regional areas. The organizations contracted with in each community or
regional area shall be broadly representative of community and economic
interests. The organization shall be capable of identifying key economic and
community development problems, developing appropriate solutions, and
mobilizing broad support for recommended initiatives. The contracting
organization shall work with and include local governments, local chambers of
commerce, private industry councils, port districts, labor groups, institutions
of higher education, community action programs, and other appropriate private,
public, or nonprofit community and economic development groups. The department
shall be responsible for determining the scope of services delivered under
these contracts.
(2)
Associate development organizations or other local development organizations
contracted with shall promote and coordinate, through local service agreements
with local governments, small business development centers, port districts,
community and technical colleges, private industry councils, and other
development organizations, for the efficient delivery of community and economic
development services in their areas.
(3)
The department shall consult with associate development organizations, port
districts, local governments, and other local development organizations in the
establishment of service delivery regions throughout the state. The
legislature encourages local associate development organizations to form
partnerships with other associate development organizations in their region to
combine resources for better access to available services, to encourage
regional delivery of state services, and to build the local capacity of
communities in the region more effectively.
(4)
The department shall contract on a regional basis for surveys of key sectors of
the regional economy and the coordination of technical assistance to businesses
and employees within the key sectors. The department's selection of
contracting organizations or consortiums shall be based on the sufficiency of
the organization's or consortium's proposal to examine key sectors of the local
economy within its region adequately and its ability to coordinate the delivery
of services required by businesses within the targeted sectors. Organizations
contracting with the department shall work closely with the department to
examine the local economy and to develop strategies to focus on developing key
sectors that show potential for long-term sustainable growth. The contracting
organization shall survey businesses and employees in targeted sectors on a
periodic basis to gather information on the sector's business needs, expansion
plans, relocation decisions, training needs, potential layoffs, financing
needs, availability of financing, and other appropriate information about
economic trends and specific employer and employee needs in the region.
(5) The contracting organization shall participate with the work
force training and education coordinating board as created in chapter 28C.18
RCW, and any regional entities designated by that board, in providing for the
coordination of job skills training within its region.
