03/28/2002 10:22 AM House FIN

HOUSE BILL NO. 332                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     "An Act extending the termination date of the Council                                                                      
     on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault; and providing                                                                     
     for an effective date."                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair   Bunde,  Sponsor,   spoke  in   support  of   the                                                                   
legislation. He  explained that the legislation  would extend                                                                   
the  Council on  Domestic  Violence  and Sexual  Assault  and                                                                   
allow  the  executive  director   to  their  hire  staff.  He                                                                   
acknowledged that  an audit pointed out some  problems in the                                                                   
Council  on   Domestic  Violence   and  Sexual  Assault.   He                                                                   
emphasized that  directors must have  tools to do  their jobs                                                                   
and  emphasized the  importance of  having supportive  staff.                                                                   
The Council has 8 staff members.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Representative Harris questioned the fiscal notes.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
SUSAN  SCUDDER, DIRECTOR,  COUNCIL ON  DOMESTIC VIOLENCE  AND                                                                   
SEXUAL ASSAULT,  DEPARTMENT OF  PUBLIC SAFETY explained  that                                                                   
the  fiscal  notes  reflect  the   proposed  budget  for  the                                                                   
Council.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
PATTI  SWENSON, STAFF,  VICE-CHAIR BUNDE  explained that  the                                                                   
fiscal note reflects  the numbers proposed by  the Governor's                                                                   
budget.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Representative  Hudson  MOVED  to  ADOPT  proposed  committee                                                                   
substitute work  draft, 22-LS1290\J, 2/14/02. There  being NO                                                                   
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Representative Hudson  MOVED to report CSHB 332  (FIN) out of                                                                   
Committee with  the accompanying fiscal note.  There being NO                                                                   
OBJECTION, it was so ordered.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
CSHB  332 (FIN)  was REPORTED  out  of Committee  with a  "do                                                                   
pass"  recommendation  and  with   and  previously  published                                                                   
fiscal notes: (3) DPS.