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Agency 040
Statute Law Committee
RCW 1.08, 29.79, 34.05, 34.08,
44.20
| Request | $9,859,223 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net change from current biennium | $1,153,746 | Increase | |||||||||||||||||
| Percent change from current biennium | 13.3% | Increase | |||||||||||||||||
The purpose of the Statute Law Committee and the Code Reviser,
who serves as its secretary, is to: periodically codify, index,
and publish the Revised Code of Washington; revise, correct, and
reconcile the statutes by means of administrative or suggested
legislative action; function as the official bill-drafting arm
of the Legislature and its various committees; and prepare for
the Legislature all bills, memorials, resolutions, amendments,
and conference reports. The Code Reviser also compiles, indexes,
publishes, and distributes the Washington Administrative Code
(WAC), the Washington State Register (WSR), and the official Session
Laws. The Order Typing Services (OTS) provides a typing and editorial
service to state agencies drafting administrative rules. The Digest-Index
staff compiles, indexes, and publishes the Legislative Digest
and History of Bills.
The goal of the Committee is to efficiently carry out its responsibilities
as prescribed by law.
The objective of the Committee is to provide high quality services
in a professional, nonpartisan, and cost-effective manner. The
Committee seeks to foster professionalism and expertise which
will result in highly accurate publication of laws and agency
rules.
Funding for the Uniform Legislation Commission, previously appropriated
to the Commission as a separate entity, was transferred to the
Statute Law Committee in Chapter 18, Laws of 1995, 2nd Special
Session (the 1995-97 appropriations act) effective July 1, 1995.
The Uniform Legislation Commission is Washington State's delegation
to the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws.
Washington has been a member since 1905 and ranks fifth in adoption
of uniform legislation.
The goal of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform
State Laws is to attain uniformity among the states in subject
areas where federal legislation is impossible or undesirable.
Examples of acts adopted by Washington include the Uniform Commercial
Code, Uniform Reciprocal Enforcement of Support Act, Unclaimed
Property Act, and the Uniform Residential Landlord-Tenant Act.
The objective of the Commission is to increase the number of "uniform
laws" which are adopted by the Legislature.
| Operating Budget: Summary
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| 1995-97 Appropriations | Appropriated Funds | Expenditures | |||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Estimated Balance | 1993-95 Actual | 1995-97 Estimated | 1997-99 Proposed | |||||||||||||||||
| 6,635,862 | 8,955 | General Fund - Basic Account - State | 5,805,129 | 6,626,907 | 7,158,645 | ||||||||||||||||
| Non-Appropriated Funds | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Statute Law Committee Publications - Non-Appropriated | 1,952,845 | 2,078,570 | 2,700,578 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total All Funds |
7,757,974 |
8,705,477 |
9,859,223 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Budget: Summary by Object
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| 1994-95 Actual | 1995-96 Estimated | 1996-97 Estimated | 1997-98 Proposed | 1998-99 Proposed | ||||||||||||||
| Salaries And Wages | 1,791,300 | 1,735,116 | 2,243,226 | 1,920,319 | 2,463,412 | |||||||||||||
| Employee Benefits | 457,705 | 414,747 | 504,372 | 290,582 | 720,487 | |||||||||||||
| Goods And Services | 1,899,561 | 1,420,947 | 2,289,089 | 1,610,544 | 2,644,843 | |||||||||||||
| Travel | 7,205 | 12,327 | 15,000 | 15,600 | 15,600 | |||||||||||||
| Capital Outlays | 247,402 | 26,340 | 65,000 | 88,918 | 88,918 | |||||||||||||
| Interagency Reimbursements | (25,174) | (20,687) | ||||||||||||||||
| Annual Total |
4,377,999 |
3,588,790 |
5,116,687 |
3,925,963 |
5,933,260 | |||||||||||||
| Fiscal Year 1993-94 | 3,379,975 | |||||||||||||||||
| Biennium Total |
7,757,974 |
8,705,477 |
9,859,223 | |||||||||||||||
| Operating Budget: Change from Preceding Biennium
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| 1993-95 Actual | 1995-97 Estimated | 1997-99 Proposed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Codification and Revision of Laws | (145,009) | (1.8)% | 947,503 | 12.2% | 1,153,746 | 13.3% | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Employment Summary
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| 1994-95 Actual | 1995-96 Estimated | 1996-97 Estimated | 1997-98 Proposed | 1998-99 Proposed | ||||||||||||||||
| FTE Staff Years | 51.9 | 47.5 | 54.3 | 54.0 | 54.0 | |||||||||||||||
| Average FTE Staff Year Costs | 34,514 | 36,529 | 41,312 | 35,561 | 45,619 | |||||||||||||||