RCW 48.130.040 Commission Membership-Management and Legislative Committees-Liability

• Library: Washington Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through the 2023 1st Special Session
• Year: 2023
• Citation: RCW 48.130.040

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(a) Each compacting state shall have and be limited to one member. Each member shall be qualified to serve in that capacity pursuant to applicable law of the compacting state. Any member may be removed or suspended from office as provided by the law of the state from which he or she shall be appointed. Any vacancy occurring in the commission shall be filled in accordance with the laws of the compacting state wherein the vacancy exists. This section does not affect the manner in which a compacting state determines the election or appointment and qualification of its own commissioner.

(b) Each member shall be entitled to one vote and shall have an opportunity to participate in the governance of the commission in accordance with the bylaws. Notwithstanding any provision in this chapter to the contrary, no action of the commission with respect to the adoption of a uniform standard shall be effective unless two-thirds of the members vote in favor thereof.

(c) The commission shall, by a majority of the members, prescribe bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes, and exercise the powers, of the compact, including, but not limited to:

(i) Establishing the fiscal year of the commission;

(ii) Providing reasonable procedures for appointing and electing members, as well as holding meetings, of the management committee;

(iii) Providing reasonable standards and procedures for:

(A) The establishment and meetings of other committees; and

(B) governing any general or specific delegation of any authority or function of the commission;

(iv) Providing reasonable procedures for calling and conducting meetings of the commission that consists [consist] of a majority of commission members, ensuring reasonable advance notice of each such meeting and providing for the right of citizens to attend each such meeting with enumerated exceptions designed to protect the public's interest, the privacy of individuals, and insurers' proprietary information, including trade secrets. The commission may meet in camera only after a majority of the entire membership votes to close a meeting. As soon as practicable, the commission must make public:

(A) A copy of the vote to close the meeting revealing the vote of each member with no proxy votes allowed; and

(B) votes taken during such meeting;

(v) Establishing the titles, duties, and authority and reasonable procedures for the election of the officers of the commission;