A statewide jail industries board of directors is established. The board shall consist of the following members:
(1) One sheriff and one police chief, to be selected by the
Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs;
(2) One county commissioner or one county councilmember to
be selected by the Washington state association of counties;
(3) One city official to be selected by the association of
Washington cities;
(4) Two jail administrators to be selected by the Washington
state jail association, one of whom shall be from a county or a
city with an established jail industries program;
(5) One prosecuting attorney to be selected by the
Washington association of prosecuting attorneys;
(6) One administrator from a city or county corrections
department to be selected by the Washington correctional
association;
(7) One county clerk to be selected by the Washington
association of county clerks;
(8) Three representatives from labor to be selected by the
governor. The representatives may be chosen from a list of
nominations provided by statewide labor organizations
representing a cross-section of trade organizations;
(9) Three representatives from business to be selected by
the governor. The representatives may be chosen from a list of
nominations provided by statewide business organizations
representing a cross-section of businesses, industries, and all
sizes of employers;
(10) The governor's representative from the employment
security department;
(11) One member representing crime victims, to be selected
by the governor;
(12) One member representing online law enforcement
officers, to be selected by the governor;
(13) One member from the *department of community, trade,
and economic development to be selected by the governor;
(14) One member representing higher education, vocational
education, or adult basic education to be selected by the
governor; and
(15) The governor's representative from the correctional
industries division of the state department of corrections shall
be an ex officio member for the purpose of coordination and
cooperation between prison and jail industries and to further a
positive relationship between state and local government offender
programs.
[1995 c 399 § 45; 1993 c 285 § 3.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.