Title 44 — Title 44 STATE GOVERNMENT—LEGISLATIVE
14 chapters · 183 sections in this title.
RCW 44.48.010 Committee created—Composition.
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There is hereby created a legislative evaluation and accountability program committee which shall consist of four senators and four representatives from the legislature. The senate members of the committee shall be appointed by the president of the senate and the house members of…
RCW 44.48.020 Terms of members—Vacancies.
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The term of office of the members of the committee who continue to be members of the senate and house shall be from the close of the session in which they were appointed or elected as provided in RCW 44.48.010 until the close of the next regular session during an odd-numbered yea…
RCW 44.48.030 Continuation of memberships, powers, duties, etc.
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On and after the commencement of a succeeding regular session of the legislature during an odd-numbered year, those members of the committee who continue to be members of the senate and house, respectively, shall continue as members of the committee as indicated in RCW 44.48.020 …
RCW 44.48.040 Travel expenses of members—Reimbursement.
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The members of the committee shall serve without additional compensation, but shall be reimbursed in accordance with RCW 44.04.120 while attending sessions of the committee or meetings of any subcommittee of the committee, or on other committee business authorized by the committe…
RCW 44.48.045 Administration.
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The administration of the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee is subject to RCW 44.04.260.[ 2001 c 259 s 12.]
RCW 44.48.050 Expenses of committee—Vouchers.
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Subject to RCW 44.04.260, all expenses incurred by the committee, including salaries and expenses of employees, shall be paid upon voucher forms as provided by the administrator and signed by the chair or vice chair of the committee and attested by the secretary of said committee…
RCW 44.48.060 Officers and rules.
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The committee shall have the power and duty to appoint its own chair, vice chair, and other officers; and to make rules for orderly procedure.[ 2009 c 549 s 6018; 1977 ex.s. c 373 s 6.]
RCW 44.48.070 Committee's duties with respect to data processing capability for fiscal matters—LEAP defined.
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The committee shall acquire a data processing service capability under the exclusive jurisdiction and control of the legislature acting through the committee and its administrator for the purpose of providing the legislature and its staff with the type of information required for…
RCW 44.48.080 Duties of LEAP administration.
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To carry out the provisions of RCW 44.48.070 the LEAP administration shall provide for:(1) Automated databases and application systems in support of legislative requirements to monitor, evaluate, analyze, report, and review;(2) Maintenance of computer software, application progra…
RCW 44.48.090 Committee's powers.
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The committee shall have the following powers:(1) To have timely access, upon written request of the administrator, to all machine readable, printed, and other data of state agencies relative to expenditures, budgets, and related fiscal matters;(2) To suggest changes relative to …
RCW 44.48.100 Reports to legislature—Minutes.
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The committee shall have the power to make reports to the legislature. The committee shall keep complete minutes of its meetings.[ 1987 c 505 s 46; 1977 ex.s. c 373 s 10.]
RCW 44.48.110 Witness fees and mileage.
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Each person who appears before the committee, other than a state official or employee, may upon request receive for attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in courts of record in accordance with the provisions of RCW 2.40.010, which shall be audited …
RCW 44.48.120 LEAP administrator and other assistants—Employment—Duties of LEAP administrator.
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The committee is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint an officer to be known as the LEAP administrator who shall be the executive officer of the committee and assist in its duties and shall compile information for the committee.Subject to RCW 44.04.260, the committee is her…
RCW 44.48.130 Exemption from Washington technology solutions.
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The committee is hereby expressly exempted from the provisions of chapter 43.105 RCW.[ 1977 ex.s. c 373 s 13.]
RCW 44.48.140 Cooperation with legislative committees and others.
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The committee shall cooperate, act, and function with Washington state legislative committees and may cooperate with the councils or committees of other states similar to this committee and with other interstate research organizations.[ 1977 ex.s. c 373 s 14.]
RCW 44.48.150 State expenditure information website—Access to data—Maintenance—Capital and transportation projects—Website testing.
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(1) By January 1, 2009, in collaboration with the office of financial management, using existing databases and structures currently shared, the office of the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee shall establish and make available to the public a searchable …
RCW 44.48.160 Website presentation about state budgets.
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The legislative evaluation and accountability program, in conjunction with the office of financial management, must create a website presentation accessible 24 hours a day beginning August 15th of each year containing the following information:(1)(a) A summary of each of the foll…