SB 5409 - DIGEST |
Creates the Washington competition council as an advisory council within the office of financial management. |
Directs the Washington competition council, in consultation with the office of financial management, to: (1) Conduct an examination of the commercial activities that are being performed by state employees at state agencies to ensure such activities are being accomplished in the most cost-efficient and effective manner; |
(2) Review the practices of state agencies that may constitute inappropriate competition with private enterprise; and |
(3) Develop proposals for preserving the traditional role of private enterprise and encouraging the expansion of existing, and the creation of new, private enterprise. |
Provides that, upon determination by the Washington competition council that outsourcing a commercial activity may result in reduced costs or otherwise provide a measurable benefit to the state and to assure the activity is being accomplished in the most cost-efficient and effective manner, the governor shall direct the appropriate agency to pursue a contract using the competitive contracting process available in RCW 41.06.142. |
Requires the director of the office of financial management to determine the amount of the existing appropriation no longer needed by a state agency where all or a portion of the agency's function has been privatized in accordance with the recommendations of the Washington competition council, and reduce allotments accordingly. |