Agency Report Requirements. Many state agencies are statutorily required to submit reports on a variety of topics to the Legislature, the Governor, or both. These reports may be required one-time, such as a one-time report due December 15, 2021, by the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) to the Legislature and the Governor about the implementation and status of the LGBTQ coordinator position. Other reports may be required regularly, such as the following:
State agencies may also be required by law to provide certain information to the Legislature or other agencies in an unspecified format. For example:
State agencies are also often statutorily required to post certain information publicly on their websites. Examples include:
Repealed Reporting Requirements. Several reporting requirements are repealed, including:
Relatedly, the following information-sharing provisions are repealed:
Reporting Frequency Modified. The reporting frequency is modified for the following reports:
Certain Reports to Be Posted Online Rather Than Submitted to the Legislature. The following reports or information are now required to be posted to the agency's website, rather than submitted to the Legislature:
The committee recommended a different version of the bill than what was heard. PRO: This is a bill to help clean up the volume of required reports. This will make the agencies more efficient and work better for the people by eliminating unnecessary and outdated reports. The Office of Financial Management (OFM) brought this clean-up bill forward on behalf of executive branch agencies with the recognition of the need to occasionally review and update RCWs for statutory reports required of state agencies. Each year the Legislature creates numerous new legislative reports required of the agencies. Many of these reports are worthwhile and provide useful information to the Legislature and the executive branch. However, many reports can stay in RCW long after their legislative interest or their relevance or utilization has faded. There is workload associated with compiling and updating reports on a regular basis. We believe there are cases where reports are no longer utilized and the information can be readily shared through other means. It is in the best interest for efficient and good government to revisit these reports and see if they should be eliminated or updated. OFM solicited recommendations from executive branch agencies last fall, and agencies identified a number of reports, though not all were included in this bill.