BILL REQ. #:  H-3922.1 

Read first time 02/03/12.   Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Affairs.

     AN ACT Relating to quality management; amending RCW 43.17.390; adding a new section to chapter 44.04 RCW; and making appropriations.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 43.17.390 and 2009 c 564 s 931 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Starting in 2012, and at least once every three years thereafter, each agency shall apply to the Washington state quality award((, or similar organization,)) for an independent assessment of its quality management, accountability, and performance system. The assessment shall evaluate the effectiveness of all elements of its management, accountability, and performance system, including: Leadership, strategic planning, customer focus, analysis and information, employee performance management, and process improvement. The purpose of the assessment is to recognize best practice and identify improvement opportunities.
     (2) Pursuant to subsection (1) of this section, state agencies must provide electronic copies of Washington state quality award assessments, feedback reports, and corrective action plans to the government management accountability and performance program, the joint legislative audit and review committee, and the state auditor. Each of these entities must post the assessments, feedback reports, and corrective action plans on its web site.
     (3) Agencies must track employees trained in performance management and report to the government management accountability and performance program.
     (4) The government management accountability and performance program must coordinate with the Washington state quality award to develop an implementation plan with dates for all state agencies to accomplish a full assessment by 2013 and every three years thereafter until a score of sixty percent is obtained.
     (5) The office of financial management must use the Washington state quality award assessments as a measure for the priorities of government program.
     (6) A performance audit of the priorities of government program must be completed by January 2013. The state auditor must review each state agency's performance management system, Washington state quality award assessment, annual self-assessments, and corrective action plans for all performance audits.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   A new section is added to chapter 44.04 RCW to read as follows:
     The house of representatives must complete a Washington state quality award assessment by June 30, 2013, and every two years thereafter until a score of sixty percent is obtained.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3   (1) The sum of fifty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, from the general fund to the Washington quality award council for Washington state quality awards, or other quality management training, as provided in section 1(3) of this act.
     (2) The sum of fifty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, from the general fund to the Washington quality award council for Washington state quality awards, or other quality management training, as provided in section 1(3) of this act.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4   The sum of two hundred thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2013, from the general fund to the state auditor for a performance audit of the priorities of government program as provided in section 1(6) of this act.