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                                                     HOUSE BILL NO. 86

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1985 Regular Session

By Representatives Walk, Schmidt, S. Wilson, Gallagher, J. Williams and Fisch

Read first time 1/18/85 and referred to Committee on State Government.

AN ACT Relating to department of transportation personnel exempted from civil service; and amending RCW 41.06.079.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 13, chapter 151, Laws of 1977 ex. sess. and RCW 41.06.079 are each amended to read as follows:

          In addition to the exemptions set forth in RCW 41.06.070, the provisions of this chapter shall not apply in the department of transportation to the secretary, a deputy secretary, an administrative assistant to the secretary, if any, one assistant secretary for each division designated pursuant to  RCW 47.01.081, ((and)) one confidential secretary for each of the above-named officers, the transportation district administrators and one confidential secretary for each district administrator, up to six additional new administrators or confidential secretaries designated by the secretary of the department of transportation and approved by the transportation commission, the legislative liaison for the department, the state construction engineer, the state aid engineer, the personnel manager, the state project development engineer, the state maintenance and operations engineer, one confidential secretary for each of the last-named four positions, and a confidential secretary for the public affairs administrator.  The individuals appointed under this section shall be exempt from the provisions of the state civil service law, and shall be paid salaries to be fixed by the governor in accordance with the procedure established by law for the fixing of salaries for individuals exempt from the operation of the state civil service law.