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                         SENATE BILL 5489

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State of Washington      57th Legislature     2001 Regular Session

By Senators B. Sheldon, Swecker, T. Sheldon, Rasmussen, Winsley and Oke; by request of Department of Veterans Affairs

Read first time 01/24/2001.  Referred to Committee on State & Local Government.

Exempting certain veterans affairs personnel from the state civil service law.

    AN ACT Relating to certain personnel in the department of veterans affairs; and amending RCW 41.06.077.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

    Sec. 1.  RCW 41.06.077 and 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 115 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

    In addition to the exemptions set forth in RCW 41.06.070, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply in the department of veterans affairs to the director, the deputy director, ((and to)) no more than two assistants, and a confidential secretary for the deputy director, each assistant director, and each veterans facilities' superintendent.

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