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Rep. Mark Miloscia, serving the 30th District Serving Federal Way, Milton, Algona, Pacific, and part of southwest King County. |
2009 Committees
Audit Review & Oversight, Chair
The Committee on Audit Review and Oversight conducts reviews of performance and fiscal audits.
Committee meetings are slated for the 2009 interim.
Health & Human Services Appropriations
The House Health & Human Services Appropriations Committee considers issues relating to the
funding of health and human services agencies and makes funding recommendations to the
Ways and Means Committee. In addition, the committee considers bills relating to
health and human services with limited fiscal impact.
Local Government & Housing
The House Local Government and Housing Committee considers issues relating to the
operations and financing of counties, cities, and special districts (other than school districts).
The committee also considers issues relating to the Growth Management Act and related land use issues,
such as local permitting, the subdivision of property, and property rights. Housing issues considered
by the committee include the accessibility and affordability of housing, state assistance to low-income
housing, manufactured housing and mobile homes, housing authorities and the Housing Finance Commission.
State Government and Tribal Affairs
The House State Government and Tribal Affairs Committee considers
issues relating to the processes of government, including state agency
rule-making, state government reorganization, election laws, public
disclosure, campaign reform, ethics laws, various public employee laws,
and certain state agencies and the offices of elected state officials
that are not under the purview of another committee. The committee also
considers issues relating to veterans and the government-to-government
relationship of the state and Indian tribes.
Other committees
Legislative Evaluation and Accountability
Program Committee (LEAP)
The LEAP Committee serves as the Legislature's independent source of information and technology for developing budgets, communicating budget decisions, tracking budget and revenue activity, consulting with legislative committees,
and providing analysis on special issues in support of legislative needs.