SB 5879 — JLARC work plans

Summary

Modifying joint legislative audit and review committee work plans to ensure efficient use of staff resources.

Bill Text

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This bill amends 2 section(s) of the Revised Code of Washington: RCW 67.28.1816; RCW 50.22.140.

• RCW 67.28.1816

  fifty five thousand (i) (A) (B) fifty (C) (ii) The joint legislative audit and review committee must on a biennial basis report to the economic development committees of the legislature on the use of lodging tax revenues by municipalities. Reporting under this subsection must begin in calendar year 2015. → (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, applicants applying for use of revenues in this chapter must provide the municipality to which they are applying estimates of how any moneys received will result in increases in the number of people traveling for business or pleasure on a trip: (i) Away from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations; (ii) To a place 50 miles or more one way from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; or (iii) From another country or state outside of their place of residence or their business. (b)(i) In a municipality with a population of 5,000 or more, applicants applying for use of revenues in this chapter must submit their applications and estimates described under (a) of this subsection to the local lodging tax advisory committee. (ii) The local lodging tax advisory committee must select the candidates from amongst the applicants applying for use of revenues in this chapter and provide a list of such candidates and recommended amounts of funding to the municipality for final determination. The municipality may choose only recipients from the list of candidates and recommended amounts provided by the local lodging tax advisory committee. (c) All recipients must submit a report to the municipality describing the actual number of people traveling for business or pleasure on a trip: (i) Away from their place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accommodations; (ii) To a place 50 miles or more one way from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; or (iii) From another country or state outside of their place of residence or their business. A municipality receiving a report must: Make such report available to the local legislative body and the public; and furnish copies of the report to the joint legislative audit and review committee and members of the local lodging tax advisory committee. p. 2 SB 5879 (d⟦INS⟧) T se ion does not apply to the revenues any lod uth zed under this chapter imposed by a unty wit tio of ( 1,500,000

  amended

• RCW 50.22.140

  (1) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (2) The joint legislative audit and review committee is directed to conduct a thorough review and evaluation of the training benefits program on the following schedule: (a) Three years after the implementation of the training benefits portion of chapter 4, Laws of 2011 and every five years thereafter; and (b) In any year in which the employment security department is required to suspend obligation of training benefits funds pursuant to RCW 50.22.140(2), or total expenditures exceed twenty-five million dollars. (3) As part of the review conducted under subsection (2) of this section, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall: (a) Assess whether the program is complying with legislative intent; (b) Assess whether the program is effective; (c) Assess whether the program is operating in an efficient and economical manner which results in optimum performance; and (d) Make recommendations on how to improve the training benefits program. (4) After a review of the training benefits program has been completed by the joint legislative audit and review committee, the appropriate committees of the legislature must hold a public hearing on the review and consider potential changes to improve the program. → s f ows: The ria comm fiv ears m a the ass ment th revi por (1) ng efit nts r No nde race (2) nt; (3) ing he r t tra o ati ccu ion omp t of rti tin kill ple n of (4) ing e p ipa wer ipa g i ars rec ere trai (5) at th m; (6) (7) The total funds obligated for training benefits, and the net balance remaining to be obligated subject to the restrictions of RCW 50.22.140. ⟦INS⟧--- END ---

  amended

Action History

1. March 12, 2026

   By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.

Sponsors

• (Wagoner) · Primary

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