Read first time 01/20/2003.   Referred to Committee on Financial Services, Insurance & Housing.

     AN ACT Relating to the membership of the affordable housing advisory board; and amending RCW 43.185B.020.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 43.185B.020 and 1993 c 478 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department shall establish the affordable housing advisory board to consist of ((twenty-one)) twenty-two members.
     (a) The following ((eighteen)) nineteen members shall be appointed by the governor:
     (i) Two representatives of the residential construction industry;
     (ii) Two representatives of the home mortgage lending profession;
     (iii) One representative of the real estate sales profession;
     (iv) One representative of the apartment management and operation industry;
     (v) One representative of the for-profit housing development industry;
     (vi) One representative of for-profit rental housing owners;
     (vii) One representative of the nonprofit housing development industry;
     (((vii))) (viii) One representative of homeless shelter operators;
     (((viii))) (ix) One representative of lower-income persons;
     (((ix))) (x) One representative of special needs populations;
     (((x))) (xi) One representative of public housing authorities as created under chapter 35.82 RCW;
     (((xi))) (xii) Two representatives of the Washington association of counties, one representative shall be from a county that is located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains;
     (((xii))) (xiii) Two representatives of the association of Washington cities, one representative shall be from a city that is located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains;
     (((xiii))) (xiv) One representative to serve as chair of the affordable housing advisory board;
     (((xiv))) (xv) One representative at large.
     (b) The following three members shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members:
     (i) The director or the director's designee;
     (ii) The executive director of the Washington state housing finance commission or the executive director's designee; and
     (iii) The secretary of social and health services or the secretary's designee.
     (2)(a) The members of the affordable housing advisory board appointed by the governor shall be appointed for four-year terms, except that the chair shall be appointed to serve a two-year term. The terms of five of the initial appointees shall be for two years from the date of appointment and the terms of six of the initial appointees shall be for three years from the date of appointment. The governor shall designate the appointees who will serve the two-year and three-year terms. The members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
     (b) The governor, when making appointments to the affordable housing advisory board, shall make appointments that reflect the cultural diversity of the state of Washington.
     (3) The affordable housing advisory board shall serve as the department's principal advisory body on housing and housing-related issues, and replaces the department's existing boards and task forces on housing and housing-related issues.
     (4) The affordable housing advisory board shall meet regularly and may appoint technical advisory committees, which may include members of the affordable housing advisory board, as needed to address specific issues and concerns.
     (5) The department, in conjunction with the Washington state housing finance commission and the department of social and health services, shall supply such information and assistance as are deemed necessary for the advisory board to carry out its duties under this section.
     (6) The department shall provide administrative and clerical assistance to the affordable housing advisory board.