BILL REQ. #:  H-2298.1 

READ FIRST TIME 02/21/07.   

     AN ACT Relating to a feasibility study for electronic filing of disclosure reports; and creating a new section.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   Following consultation with the department of information services regarding scope of work, the public disclosure commission shall contract with a private contractor for a feasibility study to determine the cost of designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining:
     (1) Software or other applications to accommodate electronic filing by lobbyists reporting under RCW 42.17.150 and 42.17.170, by lobbyist employers reporting under RCW 42.17.180 and by public agencies reporting under RCW 42.17.190;
     (2) A database and query system that results in data that is readily available to the public for review and analysis; and
     (3) Keeping such reporting database and query systems compatible with current computer architecture, technology and operating systems, including but not limited to Windows and Apple operating systems.
     The study may include other elements, as determined by the commission, that promote public access to information about lobbying activity reportable under chapter 42.17 RCW. The study shall be provided to the legislature by January 2008.