1352-S AAS 04/05/01 S2604.2

SHB 1352 - S AMD 224

By Senators McDonald, Finkbeiner, Roach, Kastama, Johnson, Eide and Costa

                                                  ADOPTED 04/05/01

    On page 12, after line 11, insert the following:

    "Sec. 4.  RCW 35.22.650 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 56 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

    All contracts by and between a first class city and contractors for any public work or improvement exceeding the sum of ten thousand dollars, or fifteen thousand dollars for construction of water mains, shall contain the following clause:

    "Contractor agrees that ((he)) the contractor shall actively solicit the employment of minority group members.  Contractor further agrees that ((he)) the contractor shall actively solicit bids for the subcontracting of goods or services from qualified minority businesses.  Contractor shall furnish evidence of ((his)) the contractor's compliance with these requirements of minority employment and solicitation.  Contractor further agrees to consider the grant of subcontracts to said minority bidders on the basis of substantially equal proposals in the light most favorable to said minority businesses.  The contractor shall be required to submit evidence of compliance with this section as part of the bid."

    As used in this section, the term "minority business" means a business at least fifty-one percent of which is owned by minority group members.  Minority group members include, but are not limited to, blacks, women, native Americans, ((Orientals)) Asians, Eskimos, Aleuts, and Spanish Americans.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5.  A new section is added to chapter 43.117 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) The commission shall work in conjunction with state and local government agencies to identify and revise obsolete racial terminology, including the term "Oriental" in reference to persons of Asian descent, that are currently in use in official government documents including, but not limited to, statutes, codes, rules, and regulations.

    (2) The commission shall work with the Washington association of acupuncturists and other interested stakeholders to prepare and submit by January 1, 2002, a report to the legislature that recommends whether the use in statute of the term "Oriental medicine" is obsolete and, if so, suggests amendatory language that may be substituted therefore.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6.  The department of revenue shall review Title 175 WAC for obsolete racial terminology and update its rules accordingly."

    Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

SHB 1352 - S AMD

By Senator

                                                  ADOPTED 04/05/01

    On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "inaccurate or" strike the remainder of the title and insert "obsolete provisions and terminology; amending RCW 42.17.020, 42.17.090, 42.17.380, and 35.22.650; adding a new section to chapter 43.117 RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 42.17.700."

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