EXECUTIVE ORDER EO
92-08
ESTABLISHING THE GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL
ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND AMATEUR SPORTS
WHEREAS,
it is in the state's interest to enhance the lives of its
citizens by encouraging them to live healthy lifestyles; and
WHEREAS,
the citizens of the state should have the opportunity to be informed about and
participate in activities that result in physical fitness, healthy lifestyles,
and an improved quality of life; and
WHEREAS,
while there are many successful existing public and private efforts promoting
physical fitness and amateur sports, there is a need for a single statewide
organization to promote and support these and other activities relating to
physical fitness and amateur sports;
NOW,
THEREFORE, I, Booth Gardner, Governor of the State of
Washington, by virtue of the power vested in me, do hereby establish the
Washington Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Amateur Sports.
1. Council Membership
The Council shall consist of not more than 25
members who shall represent education programs, physical fitness programs,
wellness programs, private business, athletics, state and local government, and
citizens with an interest in health, physical fitness, or amateur sports.
Council members shall be appointed to three-year,
staggered terms. Members shall be eligible to serve two full terms. Vacancies
shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term. The Governor shall
designate the chairperson, who shall serve at the Governor's pleasure.
2. Duties
The Council, within
available resources, shall:
A. Support, promote, sponsor, and
coordinate activities that promote physical fitness and physical education
among the citizens of the state of Washington,
B. Support and promote the Washington
State Games;
C. Recognize outstanding programs,
developments, achievements, and contributions in physical fitness and related
areas; and
D. Advise the Governor and state agencies
on issues relating to physical fitness and amateur sports.
C. The Council may seek the advice of
others with special interests or expertise in health, physical fitness, or
amateur sports. The Council may work with non-profit foundations and other
organizations to further the purposes of this Executive Order.
D. The Council shall be an officially
recognized body whose primary aim is, through private resources, to further the
duties of this Executive Order. The Council shall have the authority to receive
and use gifts, grants, and endowments from public and private sources.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused
the seal of the State
of Washington to be
affixed at Olympia
this 19th day of
October A.D., Nineteen hundred and ninety-two.
BOOTH GARDNER
Governor of Washington
BY THE GOVERNOR:
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Secretary of State
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