6706-S AMH ANDG CORD 082

SSB 6706 - H AMD TO CEDT COMM AMD (H-5348.1/10) 1517

By Representative Anderson

NOT CONSIDERED 3/11/2010

    On page 2, after line 7 of the striking amendment, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  (1) The state's research universities shall, pursuant to RCW 42.52.220, update their written administrative processes to address the reasonable use of university facilities, services, and commercialization resources by university research employees to support start-up companies that are created around the technologies developed at these universities.  By September 1, 2010, the universities must report on the adopted administrative processes to the senate committees on higher education and workforce development and on economic development, trade and innovation and the house committees on higher education and on community and economic development and trade.

    (2)  This section expires December 31, 2010."

EFFECT:    Requires the state's research universities to update their administrative processes that apply in lieu of the State Ethics Act to address university research employees' use of university facilities and services to support start-up companies created around university technology.

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