Gov. Chris Gregoire held her news conference on eliminating boards and commissions and streamlining state government. Her staff sent out a bunch of stuff Friday, which was embargoed until today, and all of that stuff -- the list of boards and commissions and all the other red-tape elimination -- appear at the end of this blog posting.

It's a long list, so keep scrolling to the bottom.

She also confirmed that her agencies are talking to each other about shifting the law enforcement officers at the Department of Fish and Wildlife over to the Washington State Patrol, but "it's more complicated than we thought."

Here's the news-you-can-use portion of this story: Department of Licensing offices in Auburn, West Tacoma (Universitiy Place) and one in Olympia will be closed. A lot more offices will be open Tuesday through Friday until 7 p.m. and all day on Saturdays. That includes the Puyallup and South Tacoma offices.

Some of this stuff the governor can do on her own. Hence, the elimination of 56 boards and commissions by executive order. She needs the Legislature to approve the elimination of 34 more by June 30, 2009 and 62 more by June 30, 2010.

The status of 40 more would be reviewed and might be eliminated, but the governor says she wants to keep all 30 of the agriculture advisory groups. That would include the potato, cranberry, honey bee, hop, strawberry and similar commissions.

This is out of a total of 470.

Rep. Ross Hunter, D-Medina, has introduced a bill that would elminate all but 7 of those 470 boards and commissions. So, who knows? Maybe the Legislature will go the guv one better.

The financial savings isn't that much, not compared to a $6 billion budget shortfall. Most of these boards only cover expenses of its members, plus $100 a day. But all of them require staffing, so maybe this means state agency workers and legislative staff can spend their time on something else.

I don't know whether merging the state Department of Archeology and Historical Preservation into the state Parks and Recreation Department requires legislative approval.

On the flip side, members of the Interagency Task Force on Milfoil Control must be heartbroken right about now. Likewise, the Acupunture Ad Hoc Consulting Group members must be besides themselves.

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Gov. Gregoire follows through on promise to reform government
Governor announces plan to slash red tape

OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire today unveiled a wide-ranging proposal to streamline state government by eliminating unnecessary boards and commissions, consolidating agencies and programs with overlapping responsibilities, and retooling customer service by using “21st century” technology.

In announcing her package, the Governor was joined by State Auditor Brian Sonntag; Sen. Eric Oemig, D-Kirkland; Sen. Tracey Eide, D-Federal Way; Rep. Larry Springer, D-Kirkland; Don Brunell, president of the Association of Washington Business; Greg Devereux, executive director of the Washington Federation of State Employees; Liz Luce, director of the Department of Licensing; and Jan Yoshiwara, deputy executive director of education of the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges.

“When I delivered my inaugural address, I said state government needs to rethink the way we deliver programs and services throughout the state, and we are doing just that,” Gregoire said. “We have evaluated hundreds of ideas from citizens, state employees, and business and government leaders to develop both short- and long-term changes.”

“All of us here today agree that there is much work ahead,” the governor continued. “What we’re launching today is significant. But it is also just the beginning. This is not about short-term thinking — it is about changing the way we do business for the long term. I look forward to working with legislators to refine the proposal in this package, as well as related proposals, in the state House and Senate.”

“The Pew Center on the States ranked Washington as one of the best-managed states in the nation in 2008,” said Oemig. “We want to be No. 1.”

“Reforming government takes continual commitment, and the Legislature has been demonstrating that commitment the past several years,” said Rep. Larry Springer. “The House looks forward to working with the governor and the Senate to make one of the best-run states in the nation even better.”

The reforms announced today would:
• Reduce the size of government by eliminating 154 boards and commissions, and merging and consolidating agencies.
• Deliver 21st century customer service by expanding online services, extending hours of operations for some state agencies, and increasing online education and training opportunities.
• Streamline government agencies and operations by creating shared service functions so agencies can focus more effort on their core missions.

Gregoire thanked the hundreds of citizens who offered budget-cutting and reform proposals during the past two months. She said many state employees offered ideas from their perspective as the people who actually deliver state services. They included suggestions to reduce their own work hours to help preserve the jobs of their colleagues.

Representatives of two key groups — state employees and business leaders –— served as informal advisers while the reform package was being developed. Two joined the Governor at her news conference to share their perspectives.

“For these reforms to succeed, it’s critical to have the active participation of the frontline staff — they’re often the ones who best understand the needs of the clients and the effectiveness of the programs,” union leader Devereux said.

Brunell added, “Today more than ever, we need a government that is nimble and responsive to its owners —the citizens of our state. The reforms outlined today are a good first step toward providing the kind of state government we need,” he said. “Given the challenges our state is facing, we must scour every part of state government from top to bottom, eliminate duplication and provide efficiencies.”

Gregoire said her conversations with business, labor and community leaders and legislators have convinced her that “all Washington employers — public and private — will emerge from this recession forever changed. And so will state government.”

She emphasized none of her proposals should be interpreted as signaling a retreat from the goal of active public participation in government.

In addition to highlighting the customer-focused initiatives at the Department of Licensing, Gregoire also called attention to the community and technical colleges as excellent examples of innovation in service delivery. Statewide, 18,000 full-time students are earning course credits online. It would require four new community colleges to offer all that instruction in the classroom.

More information and help for citizens is available at URL.

Here's the list of Boards and Commissions that would be eliminated by Executive Order:

1. Pesticide Review Board
2. Hazardous Materials Committee, Washington State
3. Milfoil Control, Interagency Task Force on
4. State Salmon and Steelhead Council
5. State Energy Advisory Council
6. Advisory Council on Education Funding
7. Governor's Council on School to Work Transition
8. Governor's Telecomm Policy Coordination Task Force
9. Substance Abuse, Governor's Council on
10. Governor's School to Work Task Force
11. P-20 Council
12. Acupuncture Ad Hoc Consulting Group
13. Ahtanum View Community Resource Board
14. Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee
15. Birth Defects Advisory Committee
16. Children & Family Services Oversight Committee Region 2, Department of
17. Children & Family Services Oversight Committee Region 6, Department of
18. Children & Family Services Oversight Committee, Region 3, Department of
19. Cholinesterase Stakeholder Advisory Committee
20. Deaf & Hard of Hearing Advisory Committee, Office of
21. Developmental Disabilities Region 1 Advisory Committee
22. Developmental Disabilities Region 2 Advisory Committee
23. Developmental Disabilities Region 3 Advisory Committee
24. Developmental Disabilities Region 4 Advisory Committee
25. Developmental Disabilities Region 5 Advisory Committee
26. Developmental Disabilities Region 6 Advisory Committee
27. Developmental Disabilities State Advisory Committee
28. Developmental Disabilities, Division of, State Quality Assurance
29. Disability Initiative Advisory Committee
30. DSHS State Advisory Committee
31. Economic Services Advisory Committee
32. Education Opportunity Grant Advisory Committee
33. Family Literacy Advisory Committee
34. Family to Family Advisory Group, Region 3
35. Foster Parent Advisory Committee
36. Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Advisory Committee
37. Health Care Assistants Ad Hoc Committee
38. HIV Policy Collaborative
39. Home Care Advisory Committee
40. Land Management Advisory Council
41. Local Advisory Committee for Snohomish, Skagit & Island County Higher Education Needs Assessment
42. Local Agency Guidelines
43. Medicaid School Administrative Match Advisory Committee
44. Minority Advisory Board
45. Minority Initiative Advisory Committee
46. Need Grant Advisory Committee
47. Pierce County Community Justice Center Oversight Board
48. Reading First Advisory Committee
49. Roads to Community Living Collaborative Team
50. Safe Routes to School Advisory Board
51. Sex Offender Treatment Program Advisory Committee
52. T2 Advisory Committee
53. Think Tank/New Freedom
54. Title I Migrant Education Practitioners Committee
55. Title V Small Business Technical Assistance Compliance Advisory Panel
56. Water Use Efficiency Subcommittee of Washington Water Supply Advisory Committee

Heres the ones the Legislature would have to approve:

Eliminate effective June 30, 2009

1. Acupuncture Ad Hoc Committee
2. Adult Family Home Advisory Committee
3. Boarding Home Advisory Board
4. Children & Families, Council for
5. Citizens Advisory Council on Alcoholism & Drug Addiction
6. Commute Trip Reduction Task Force (Board)
7. Displaced Homemaker Program Statewide Advisory Committee
8. Driver Training School Advisory Committee
9. Escrow Commission
10. Expert Panel on Infection Control
11. Family Policy Council
12. Ferry Advisory Committees
13. Firearms Range Advisory Committee
14. Foster Care Endowed Scholarship Advisory Board
15. Higher Education Coordinating Board Work Study Advisory Commission*
16. Main Street Advisory Committee
17. Model Toxics Control Act Science Advisory Board
18. Mortgage Broker Commission
19. Motorcycle Safety Education Advisory Board
20. Oil Heat Advisory Committee
21. Oil Spill Advisory Committee
22. Parks Centennial Advisory Committee
23. Performance Audit Citizen Advisory Board
24. Pesticide Advisory Board
25. Pesticide Incident Reporting & Tracking Review Panel
26. Pest Management Coordinating Committee, Interagency Integrated
27. Prescription Drug Purchasing Consortium Advisory Commission
28. Radiologic Technologists Ad Hoc Committee
29. Risk Management Advisory Committee
30. Securities Advisory Committee
31. Sexual Offender Treatment Provider Advisory Committee
32. Title and Registration Advisory Committee
33. Vendor Rates, Governor's Advisory Committee on
34. Work Study Advisory Committee*

*These committees both appear in the JLARC report. However, they are the same group.

Eliminate Boards and Commissions Bill effective June 30, 2010

1. Adult Education, Advisory Council on
2. Agency Officials' Salaries, Committee on
3. Airport Impact Mitigation Advisory Board
4. Athletic Training Advisory Commission
5. Basic Health Advisory Committee
6. Breast & Cervical Health Program Advisory Committee
7. Capital Projects Advisory Review Board
8. Capitol Campus Design Advisory Committee
9. Chemical Dependency Certification Advisory Committee
10. Children & Families with Incarcerated Parents Advisory Committee
11. Children of Color Advisory Committee
12. Children, Youth & Family Services Advisory Committee
13. Combined Fund Drive Committee
14. Corrections Training Standards & Education, Board on
15. Department of Information Services Customer Advisory Board
16. Department of Revenue Advisory Group on Simplified Sales & Use Tax Administration
17. Early Intervention for Children Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Advisory Committee
18. Eastern State Hospital Advisory Board
19. Economic Development Commission
20. Emergency Management Council
21. Emergency Medical Services & Trauma Care Steering Committee
22. Emergency Medical Services Licensing & Certification Advisory Committee
23. Fairs Commission
24. Family Practice Education Advisory Board
25. Fire Protection Policy Board (WA State Patrol)
26. Hazardous Substance Mixed Waste Advisory Board
27. Health & Welfare Advisory Board
28. Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board
29. Higher Education Coordinating Board Advisory Council
30. Higher Education Coordinating Board Research Advisory Group
31. Home Inspector Licensing Advisory Board
32. Industry Cluster Advisory Commission
33. Integrated Justice Information Board
34. K-20 Educational Telecommunications Network Board
35. K-20 Network Technical Steering Comm.
36. Law Enforcement Training Standards & Education, Board on
37. Licensed Counselor Advisory Committee
38. Livestock Identification Advisory Board
39. McNeil Island Secure Community Transition Facility Operational Advisory Board
40. Mental Health Counselors, Marriage & Family Therapists, & Social Workers Advisory Committee
41. Midwifery Advisory Committee
42. Migratory Waterfowl Art Commission
43. Moral Guidance, Oversight Committee on
44. Naturopathic Advisory Committee
45. Nonhighway & Off-Road Vehicle Activities Advisory Committee
46. Olympic Natural Resources Center Advisory Board
47. Onsite Advisory Committee, Board of Registration for
48. Onsite Wastewater Technical Review Committee
49. Organized Crime Advisory Board
50. Orthotics & Prosthetics Advisory Committee
51. Property & Liability Advisory Board
52. Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee
53. Puget Sound Partnership - Ecosystem Coordination Board
54. Real Estate Appraiser Commission
55. Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group Advisory Board
56. Solid Waste Advisory Committee
57. Special License Plate Review Board
58. Water Supply Advisory Committee
59. Well Drilling Technical Advisory Group
60. Western State Hospital Advisory Board
61. Women's History Consortium Board of Advisors
62. Workforce Training Customer Advisory Committee

Agencies Conduct Review to Keep, Modify or Eliminate Boards and Commissions Established within Agency Authority

1. Blind Vendors, State Committee for
2. Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Advisory Committee
3. Cedar Creek Corrections Center Community Advisory Committee
4. Child Profile Advisory Group
5. Clallam Bay Corrections Center Community Advisory Board
6. Community HIV Prevention Planning Group
7. Connell Citizens Advisory Committee
8. Correction Center for Women Community Advisory Committee
9. Crime Victims Compensation Advisory Committee
10. Drug Utilization & Education Council
11. Employment Law Advisory Committee
12. Enhancement Advisory Committee
13. Facility Access Advisory Committee
14. Family Planning & Reproductive Health Statewide Advisory Committee
15. Fire Fighters Technical Review Committee
16. Game Management Advisory Council
17. Health Services Advisory Board
18. Hepatitis C Task Force
19. HIV Early Intervention Program Steering Committee
20. Marysville Community Citizens Violation Board
21. McNeil Island Correction Center Community Advisory Council
22. Olympic Corrections Center Community Advisory
23. Onsite Wastewater Policy Advisory Committee
24. Peninsula Work Release Community Advisory Board
25. Penitentiary Community Advisory Committee
26. Prevailing Wage Advisory Committee
27. Preventive Health Advisory Committee
28. Public Health Improvement Plan Steering Committee
29. Religious Advisory Board
30. Self Insurance Insolvency Trust Board
31. Special Commitment Center Advisory Board
32. Stafford Creek Liaison Committee
33. State Capacity for Disabilities Prevention Project Consultants
34. State Genetics Advisory Committee
35. The Tribal Transportation Planning Organization
36. Traumatic Brain Injury Grant Advisory Board
37. Vaccine Advisory Committee
38. Water Resources Advisory Committee
39. Water Works Operator Certification Advisory Committee
40. Women, Infants & Children Nutrition Program Retailer Advisory Committee

Here are the ones Gregoire wants to keep:

Agriculture

1. Agricultural Burning Practices & Research Task Force
2. Alfalfa Seed Commission
3. Apiary Advisory Committee
4. Apple Commission
5. Asparagus Commission
6. Barley Commission
7. Beef Commission
8. Beer Commission
9. Blueberry Commission
10. Bulb Commission
11. Canola & Rapeseed Commission
12. Cranberry Commission
13. Dairy Products Commission
14. Dry Pea & Lentil Commission
15. Forest Products Commissions
16. Fruit Commission
17. Fryer Commission
18. Hardwoods Commission
19. Honey Bee Commission
20. Hop Commission
21. Mint Commission
22. Potato Commission
23. Puget Sound Salmon Commission
24. Red Raspberry Commission
25. Seed Potato Commission
26. Strawberry Commission
27. Tree Fruit Research Commission
28. Turfgrass Seed Commission
29. Wheat Commission
30. Wine Commission

Higher Education Boards

1. Bates Technical College Board of Trustees - Technical College District #28
2. Bellevue Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #8
3. Bellingham Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #25
4. Big Bend Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #18
5. Cascadia Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #30
6. Central WA University Board of Trustees
7. Centralia College Board of Trustees - Community College District #12
8. Clark College Board of Trustees - Community College District #14
9. Clover Park Technical College Board of Trustees - District #29
10. Columbia Basin College Board of Trustees - Community College District #19
11. Community & Technical Colleges, State Board for
12. Eastern WA University, Board of Trustees
13. Edmonds Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #23
14. Everett Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #5
15. Evergreen State College Board of Trustees
16. Grays Harbor College Board of Trustees - Community College District #2
17. Green River Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #10
18. Highline Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #9
19. Lake WA Technical College Board of Trustees
20. Lower Columbia College Board of Trustees - Community College District #13
21. Olympic Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #3
22. Peninsula College Board of Trustees - Community College District #1
23. Pierce College Board of Trustees - Community College District 11
24. Renton Technical College Board of Trustees - District #27
25. Seattle Community Colleges Board of Trustees - Community College District #06
26. Shoreline Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #7
27. Skagit Valley College Board of Trustees - Community College District No. 4
28. South Puget Sound Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #24
29. Spokane Community Colleges Board of Trustees - District #17
30. Tacoma Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #22
31. University of Washington Regents, Board of
32. Walla Walla Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #20
33. Washington State University Board of Regents
34. Wenatchee Valley College Board of Trustees - Community College District #15
35. Western Washington University Board of Trustees
36. Whatcom Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District 21
37. Yakima Valley Community College Board of Trustees - Community College District #16

Keep Boards, Commissions and State Agencies that Regulate or Govern (license, adjudicate, issue determinations or rules, etc.)

1. Admission & Professional Conduct Advisory Committee
2. Advisory Board of Plumbers
3. African American Affairs, Commission on
4. American Indian Endowed Scholarship Advisory & Selection Committee
5. Apprenticeship & Training Council
6. Architects, Registration Board of
7. Arts Commission
8. Asian Pacific American Affairs, Commission on
9. Auto Theft Prevention Authority
10. Boiler Rules, Board of
11. Building Code Council
12. Capitol Committee
13. Cemetery Board
14. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board
15. Chiropractic Advisory Committee
16. Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission
17. Citizens' Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials
18. Clemency & Pardons Board
19. Collection Agency Board
20. Columbia River Gorge Commission
21. Committee on Advanced Tuition Payment (GET Program)
22. Conservation Commission
23. Convention & Trade Center Board of Directors
24. Correctional Industries' Board
25. Cosmetology, Barbering, Esthetics, & Manicuring Advisory Board
26. County Road Administration Board
27. Criminal Justice Training Commission
28. Dental Hygiene Examining Committee
29. Dental Quality Assurance Commission
30. Denturists, Board of
31. Developmental Disabilities Endowment Governing Board
32. Dispensing Optician Examining Committee
33. Eastern WA Growth Management Hearings Board
34. Economic & Revenue Forecast Council
35. Economic Development Finance Authority
36. Education, State Board of
37. Election Administration & Certification Board
38. Electrical Board
39. Elevator Safety Advisory Committee
40. Employee Retirement Benefits Board
41. End of Sentence Review Committee
42. Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
43. Engineers & Land Surveyors, Registration board for Professional
44. Environmental & Land Use Hearings Board
45. Examining Board of Psychology
46. Factory Assembled Structures Advisory Board
47. Finance Committee
48. Fish & Wildlife Commission
49. Forensic Investigations Council (WSP)
50. Forest Practices Appeals Board
51. Forest Practices Board
52. Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
53. Funeral Directors & Embalmers, Board of
54. Gambling Commission
55. Geologist Licensing Board
56. Health Care Facilities Authority
57. Health Insurance Pool
58. Health Professional Loan Repayment & Scholarship Advisory Committee
59. Health, Board of
60. Hearing & Speech, Board of
61. Higher Education Coordinating Board
62. Higher Education Facilities Authority
63. Hispanic Affairs, Commission on
64. Home Care Quality Authority
65. Horse Park Authority
66. Horse Racing Commission
67. Housing Finance Commission
68. Human Rights Commission
69. Industrial Insurance Appeals, Board of
70. Industrial Safety & Health Advisory Committee
71. Information Services Board
72. Insurance Guaranty Association
73. Investment Board
74. Landscape Architects, Registration Board of
75. Law Enforcement Officers' & Fire Fighters' Plan 2 Retirement Board
76. Life & Disability Insurance Guaranty Association
77. Liquor Control Board
78. Lottery Commission
79. Marine Employees' Commission
80. Massage , Board of
81. Medical Quality Assurance Commission
82. Midwives & Birthing Centers - Joint Underwriting Association
83. Municipal Research Council
84. Natural Resources, Board of
85. Northwest Power & Conservation Council
86. Noxious Weed Control Board
87. Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
88. Nursing Home Administrators, Board of
89. Occupational Therapy Practice Board
90. Optometry Board
91. Osteopathic Medicine & Surgery, , Board of
92. Parks & Recreation Commission
93. Personnel Resources Board
94. Pesticide Registration, Commission on
95. Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee
96. Pharmacy, Board of
97. Physical Therapy, Board of
98. Pilotage Commissioners, Board of
99. Pipeline Safety Committee
100. Podiatric Medical Board
101. Pollution Control Hearings Board
102. Public Deposit Protection Commission
103. Public Disclosure Commission
104. Public Employee Benefits Board
105. Public Employment Relations Commission
106. Real Estate Commission
107. Recreation & Conservation Funding Board
108. Redistricting Commission
109. Scholars Advisory & Selection Committee
110. School for the Blind, Board of Trustees
111. School for the Deaf, Board of Trustees
112. Seed Arbitration Committee
113. Sentencing Guidelines Commission
114. Shorelines Hearings Board
115. Spokane Intercollegiate Research & Technology Institute Board of Directors
116. Tax Appeals, Board of
117. Technology Center Board of Directors
118. Traffic Safety Commission
119. Transportation Commission
120. Transportation Improvement Board
121. Utilities & Transportation Commission
122. Veterinary Board of Governors
123. Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board
124. Workers' Compensation Advisory Committee
125. Workforce Training & Education Coordinating Board

More Keepers:

Keep if Required by Federal Law/Rule, Interstate Compact, Court Order or Tribal Government to Government Body

1. Aging, State Council on
2. Birth to Six Interagency Coordinating Council
3. Cancer Registry (Advisory Council)
4. Child Support Guidelines & Report Review Work Group
5. Developmental Disabilities Council
6. Early Learning Advisory Council
7. Fisheries Commission, Pacific Marine
8. Fisheries Management Council, North Pacific
9. Historical Preservation Advisory Council
10. HIV/AIDS Education Program Review Panel
11. Independent Living Council
12. Indian Policy Advisory Committee
13. Institutional Review Board
14. Interagency Coordinating Council for Infants & Toddlers with Disabilities & their Families
15. Interstate Juvenile Supervision, The State Council on
16. Live Horse Racing Compact Committee
17. Mental Health Planning & Advisory Committee
18. Minority & Women's Business Enterprises Advisory Committee
19. Native American Education Advisory Committee
20. Northwest Interstate Compact on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management
21. Northwest Straits Citizens Advisory Commission
22. Refugee Advisory Committee
23. Rehabilitation Council
24. Rehabilitation Council for the Department of Services for the Blind
25. Salmon Recovery Funding Board
26. Secure Community Transition Facility - King County
27. Secure Community Transition Facility - Pierce County
28. Special Education Advisory Council
29. Title 1/Learning Assistance Program Committee of Practitioners
30. Title I Migrant Education Advisory Committee
31. Title XIX Advisory Committee
32. Tobacco Settlement Authority
33. Traumatic Brain Injury Council
34. US Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Assigned Risk Plan Governing Committee
35. Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee, Governor's
36. Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education

Keep if Legislative, Local or Advisory to a Separately Elected Official
1. Bilingual Education Advisory Committee
2. Boundary Review Board
3. Bridge Replacement Advisory Committee
4. Capitol Furnishings Preservation Committee
5. Citizen Commission for Performance Measurement of Tax Preferences
6. Community & Urban Forestry Technical Advisory Committee
7. Community Forestry
8. Design Standards
9. Forest Fire Advisory Board
10. Forest Products Revolving Loan Fund Advisory Board
11. Forest Stewardship Coordinating Committee
12. Geographic Names, Board on
13. Gifted Education Advisory Committee
14. Jail Industries Board
15. Land Bank Technical Advisory Committee
16. Legislative Building Renovation Oversight Committee
17. Natural Heritage Advisory Council
18. Patrol Missing & Exploited Children Advisory Board
19. Pension Policy, Select Committee on
20. Private School Advisory Committee
21. Public Facilities District Board of Directors
22. Salmon & Steelhead Recovery Program Management Board
23. School Bus Driver Training Committee
24. School Bus Equipment & Specifications Committee
25. School Facilities Advisory Board
26. School Safety Advisory Committee
27. Small Forest Landowner Office Advisory Committee
28. State Design Standards
29. Survey Advisory Board
30. Uniform Legislation Commission
31. Volunteer Firefighters & Reserve Officers , Board for

Separate laws requires for action on these:

1. Accountancy, Board of
2. Eastern WA State Historical Board of Trustees
3. Health Insurance Partnership Board
4. Historical Society Board of Trustees
5. Hydraulics Appeals Board
6. Professional Educator Standards Board

Economic Stimulus Related Organizations

1. Affordable Housing Advisory Board
2. Child Care Facility Fund Committee
3. Community Economic Revitalization Board
4. Hanford Area Economic Investment Fund Committee
5. North Coast Loan Board
6. Public Works Board
7. Rural Washington Loan Fund Advisory Committee
8. Small Business Export Financial Assistance Center Board
9. South Coast Loan Board
10. Tourism Commission
11. Unemployment Insurance Advisory Committee

Keep Governor's Executive Order

1. Affirmative Action Policy Committee, the Governor's
2. Disability Issues & Employment, Governor's Committee on
3. Economic Advisors, Governor's Council of
4. HIV/AIDS, Governor's Advisory Council on
5. Homelessness Advisory Council
6. Interagency Committee of State Employed Women

Going, Going, Gone (Already has a sunset or expiration date)
1. Aviation Advisory Committee
2. Biodiversity Council
3. Community Transition Coordination Networks Advisory Committee
4. Coordinated Transportation, Agency Council on
5. Enhanced 911 Advisory Committee
6. Farmland Preservation Task Force
7. Health Disparities, Interagency Coordinating Council on
8. Heritage Barn Preservation Advisory Board
9. Invasive Species Council
10. Mathematics Advisory Panel & Science Advisory Panel
11. Monitoring Salmon Recovery & Watershed Health, Forum on
12. Sex Offender Policy Board
13. Veterans Innovation Program Board
14. Performance Agreement Committee

More stuff

21st Century Government Services
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges

Meeting public demand

The community and technical college system is experiencing record enrollments. With the worsening economy, Washingtonians are turning to the colleges to retrain for new jobs, earn college credentials in high demand fields, and get a quality, affordable education. To accommodate this demand, the college system is enrolling up to 7,000 full-time equivalent students over the level funded by the state.

Better access through online education

To make college education more accessible and affordable to Washingtonians, the community and technical college system is rapidly expanding online courses. Last year more than 107,000 students took at least one online or online-enhanced community and technical college course, fitting their college education into their busy work and family schedules. These men and woman, representing the equivalent of more than 20,000 full-time students, saved time and money, avoiding 1.9 million round trips to college campuses and saving 2.1 million gallons of gas. Providing this instruction through old-fashioned bricks-and-mortar institutions would require another four or five average-sized community or technical colleges.

Washington students are increasingly demanding online programs. eLearning enrollments in the college system are growing 20-30% each year, doubling every four years. Twenty-three colleges offer 86 different degrees and certificates online. Based on conservative projections, more than half of community and technical college enrollments will be delivered online by 2020.

Technology efficiencies

The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges is implementing the recommendations of a new, far reaching Strategic Technology Plan to grow online learning and college services with limited resources. The college system has:

• Pooled students across the state in online courses ensuring full classes and wide distribution of course opportunities
• Created a one-stop web site that provides career planning tools, lists college programs, and shows how to enroll in and pay for college across the 34 community and technical colleges statewide
• Joined a national online library consortium for 24/7 library reference services
• Created an eTutoring consortium to provide free online tutoring for students
• Negotiated statewide software licenses for online course management, an ePortfolio tool to create permanent online briefcases of students’ best work, and a webinar tool that saves travel for students, faculty and college staff

The college system has plans to:
• Create seamless, personalized, online student services including recruitment, retention, advising, a statewide course catalog, transfer and financial aid management
• Redesign courses using free, online textbooks to lower costs for students
• Join a multi-state library consortium with digital library resources to broaden students’ access to reference materials across college and university libraries in Washington and Oregon.

Improving results

Community and technical colleges are focusing growth in high demand programs such as health care, information technology, accounting and engineering technology. Two-year colleges have doubled the output of new registered nurses over the last six years.

This fall, colleges served 3,900 students with Opportunity Grants, providing tuition assistance and substantially improving retention for more low income students to complete high demand programs.

Running Start - a dual credit program for high school juniors and seniors – has reached record enrollments. Students take college classes and simultaneously earn credits toward their high school diploma and college degree. The program saves time and money for students, parents and taxpayers. Last year 17,300 high school students each earned an average of 25 tuition free college credits.

To speed time to degree for students with lower basic skills, the college system created IBEST, integrated basic education and skills training, which combines basic literacy education and training for a specific high demand job. The program has doubled and tripled course completion and retention rates in college technical training programs.

The community and technical college system has developed an innovative means for tracking results across college enrollments and for the program initiatives listed above. Colleges are increasing public accountability and focusing on improving outcomes for students through the Student Achievement Initiative, a new performance funding system that begins to shift funding from inputs to outcomes. Colleges are rewarded for increasing the numbers of students who achieve key research-based benchmarks critical to earning college degrees and certificates – improving basic skills, achieving readiness for college level work, first year retention, completing college level math, and completing degrees and certificates. After one year of implementation, substantial increases in student achievement have already been documented.

These innovations are broadening access to college education and training, lowering costs to students, and speeding time to degree, and will continue to create efficiencies for the state and for the state’s taxpayers.

21st Century Government Services
GOVERNMENT REFORM

Overview

Like all state agencies, the Department of Licensing is trying to significantly improve service in an environment of severe budget restrictions, increasing customer needs, and rapidly changing technology. The department is executing a plan to transform customer service by upgrading technology, expanding hours of operation at regional service centers, and closing 25 offices that can no longer be operated cost-effectively.

Over time, these changes will reduce operating expenses and ensure convenient, timely, and accurate service for customers across the state. The agency estimates savings of about $2.6 million during the 2009-11 biennium and $2.9 million in subsequent biennia through reduced costs for real estate, equipment, vehicles, personnel, travel, and other related expenses.

Technology-driven improvements

Plans are in place to:

• Install self-service terminals in as many locations as possible across the state, including driver license offices, county auditors’ offices, and businesses that serve as sub-agents (grocery stores, etc.). The kiosks will provide driver, vehicle, business and professional services in a single location.

• Expand online services to include such transactions as driver license renewals and duplicates, personalized license plate applications, trip permits, address changes, and drive test scheduling.

• Install credit and debit card over-the-counter equipment to satisfy customer demand, reduce the number of bad checks, and cut transaction time.

• Develop a mobile unit that could travel to smaller communities and provide service on a regular schedule, avoiding the costs of maintaining office space.

• Enable customers to receive e-mail license renewal notices, which would link directly to online applications.

Expanded operations in regional hubs

To provide more convenient and timely customer services, the department plans to stay open until 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays, and all day on Saturdays, at the following locations:

Everett
Kent
Lynnwood
Renton
Spokane
Kennewick
Kirkland
Puyallup
South Tacoma
West Seattle

Offices slated for closing
Currently, the agency operates 66 driver licensing offices, many in locations where the service demand does not support a full-time operation, or where the offices are staffed a few hours per week by an employee who travels from a larger nearby office. The department also operates driver and vehicle service counters at the Highways-Licenses Building in Olympia, although the same services are offered at multiple nearby locations.

The current timetable for office closures are listed below. As the department implements this plan, it will extend the hours of operation at regional centers and deploy self-service kiosks to coincide with the areas affected by the closures.

March – May 2009 Sept. – Dec. 2009
• Auburn • Bothell
• Davenport* • Forks*
• Friday Harbor*** • Morton
• Greenwood • Port Townsend
• Othello*
May – July 2009 Jan. – April 2010
• Chelan* • East Seattle
• Coulee Dam* • Poulsbo
• Goldendale* • South Bend*
• Newport* • Vancouver Limited Service**
• Republic* Walla Walla
• West Tacoma
July – Sept. 2009
• Bellevue
• Ephrata
• Olympia HLB driver and vehicle counters
• Oroville*
• Yakima Limited Service**

* Offices open 1-3 days per week
** No drive or knowledge test services offered
*** Office open 4 hours per day on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month