EXECUTIVE
ORDER 89-09
CREATING THE INTERAGENCY COMMITTEE OF STATE EMPLOYED WOMEN
WHEREAS,
it has been the policy of state government to provide equal
opportunities to all employees in state government, and
WHEREAS, women employed in
state government have unique and special problems with working conditions and
accessing employment opportunities, and
WHEREAS, the Interagency
Committee on the Status of Women has provided opportunities for women in state
government and has identified the continuing needs of state employed women and
WHEREAS, I believe that it is
good public policy to enhance the opportunities which allow women to fully
participate in the work force of state government, and
WHEREAS, I reaffirm my support
of the Interagency Committee on the Status of Women and recognize the need for
greater representation of women in state government.
NOW, THEREFORE,
I, Booth Gardner, Governor of the State of Washington by virtue of the
authority vested in me, do hereby reorganize and rename the Interagency Committee
on the Status of Women to the Interagency Committee of State Employed Women.
A. DUTIES
1. The
Committee shall examine and define issues pertaining to the rights and needs of
women employed in state government and make recommendations to the Governor and
state agencies with respect to desirable changes in program and law especially
in the area of education, training, career development, and other conditions of
employment.
2. The
Committee shall further advise such state government agencies on the
development and implementation of comprehensive and coordinated policies, plans
and programs focusing on the special problems and needs of women in state
government.
3. Each
state department and agency shall provide appropriate and reasonable resources to
the Committee as needed in order that the Committee may carry out the purposes
of this Executive Order.
4. A
majority of the Members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting
business.
B. COMMITTEE
MEMBERSHIP
1. One
woman representative from each state agency or institution of higher education
employing not less than 25 women. Agencies employing more than 2,000 women
shall select one representative for every 2,000 women employed.
2. Persons
appointed shall serve two year terms except in the case of a vacancy in which
event appointment shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term for which
the vacancy occurs.
3. The
Committee shall come into existence effective November 7, 1989.
4. Committee
Members expenses shall be borne by the employing agency
5. The
Chair of the Committee shall be appointed by the Governor and serve at the
Governor's pleasure. Meetings of the Committee shall be at the call of the
Chair or a majority of the Members of the Committee.
C. STAFF
1. The
Governor shall provide support services as deemed necessary.
2. The
Committee shall have the authority to receive such gifts, grants and endowments
from public or private sources as may be made from time to time or otherwise
for the use and benefit or the purposes of the Committee and to expend the same
or any income therefrom according to the terms of said gifts, grants or
endowments.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused
the seal of the State
of Washington to be
affixed at Olympia
this 6th day of
November A.D., Nineteen hundred and eighty-nine.
BOOTH GARDNER
Governor of Washington
BY THE GOVERNOR:
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Secretary of State
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