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H-2912.1
                       THIRD SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1338
     State of Washington         68th Legislature     2024 Regular Session
     By House Postsecondary Education & Workforce (originally sponsored by
     Representatives Reeves, Waters, Walen, Senn, Simmons, Kloba, Reed,
     Lekanoff, Gregerson, Doglio, Tharinger, Springer, Fosse, Davis, and
     Orwall)
     READ FIRST TIME 01/29/24.
 1       AN ACT Relating to education and vocational programs in state
 2   correctional institutions; and amending RCW 72.09.080.
 3   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
 4       Sec. 1.   RCW 72.09.080 and 2011 1st sp.s. c 21 s 40 are each
 5   amended to read as follows:
 6       (1) The correctional industries advisory committee shall consist
 7   of nine voting members, appointed by the secretary. Each member shall
 8   serve a three-year staggered term. The speaker of the house of
 9   representatives and the president of the senate shall each appoint
10   one member from each of the two largest caucuses in their respective
11   houses. The legislators so appointed shall be nonvoting members and
12   shall serve two-year terms, or until they cease to be members of the
13   house from which they were appointed, whichever occurs first. The
14   nine members appointed by the secretary shall include three
15   representatives from labor, three representatives from ((business))
16   businesses, at least two of which hire formerly incarcerated
17   individuals representing cross sections of industries and all sizes
18   of employers, and three members from the general public.
19       (2) The committee shall elect a chair and such other officers as
20   it deems appropriate from among the voting members.
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1       (3) The voting members of the committee shall serve with
2   compensation pursuant to RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed by the
3   department for travel expenses and per diem under RCW 43.03.050 and
4   43.03.060, as now or hereafter amended. Legislative members shall be
5   reimbursed under RCW 44.04.120, as now or hereafter amended.
6       (4) The secretary shall provide such staff services, facilities,
7   and equipment as the board shall require to carry out its duties.
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Statutes affected: 
Original Bill: 72.09.080, 72.09.460, 72.09.465
Substitute Bill: 72.09.080, 72.09.460, 72.09.465
Second Substitute: 72.09.080, 72.09.460, 72.09.465
Third Substitute: 72.09.080