04/08/2003 08:02 AM House STA

HB 161-CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES PROGRAM EXPENSES                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Number 1875                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WEYHRAUCH  announced that  the next  order of  business was                                                               
HOUSE  BILL   NO.  161,   "An  Act   allowing  expenses   of  the                                                               
correctional  industries program  that may  be financed  from the                                                               
correctional  industries   fund  to  include  the   salaries  and                                                               
benefits of state employees."                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Number 1850                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE SEATON moved to adopt  as work drafts the proposed                                                               
committee  substitute  (CS),   Version  D,  labeled  23-GH1104\D,                                                               
Luckhaupt, 4/2/03,  and the accompanying  letter of intent.   The                                                               
letter of intent read [original punctuation provided]:                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     The   Legislature  supports   using  the   Correctional                                                                    
     Industries  Fund to  pay for  salaries and  benefits of                                                                    
     employees of the Correctional  Industries Program.  The                                                                    
     legislature  supports  the  program and  has  supported                                                                    
     past funding  by using  general fund  dollars.   In the                                                                    
     event that  the fund  is unable to  pay for  the salary                                                                    
     and benefit costs associated with  the employees of the                                                                    
     program, then  the legislature will make  every attempt                                                                    
     to  find  alternative  funding  or  return  to  funding                                                                    
     through general funds.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WEYHRAUCH  announced that without objection,  Version D and                                                               
the letter of intent were before the committee.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR  WEYHRAUCH  suggested  amending  the letter  of  intent  to                                                               
capitalize "program" and "fund" [throughout].                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HOLM asked  if  ["program" in  the  title of  the                                                               
bill] also should be capitalized.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR WEYHRAUCH  answered, "In the title,  it's different because                                                               
it's referred to consistently as the  'program' - small caps - in                                                               
the bill."                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
[The foregoing amendment  to the letter of intent  was treated as                                                               
adopted.]                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  HOLM  moved  to  report  CSHB  161  [Version  23-                                                               
GH1104\D, Luckhaupt,  4/2/03], along  with the amended  letter of                                                               
intent, out of committee with  individual recommendations and the                                                               
accompanying   fiscal   note.     There   being   no   objection,                                                               
CSHB 161(STA) was reported from  the House State Affairs Standing                                                               
Committee.