43.70.240 - Written operating agreements.

Written operating agreements.

The secretary and each of the professional licensing and disciplinary boards under the administration of the department shall enter into written operating agreements on administrative procedures with input from the regulated profession and the public. The intent of these agreements is to provide a process for the department to consult each board on administrative matters and to ensure that the administration and staff functions effectively enable each board to fulfill its statutory responsibilities. The agreements shall include, but not be limited to, the following provisions:

     (1) Administrative activities supporting the board's policies, goals, and objectives;

     (2) Development and review of the agency budget as it relates to the board; and

     (3) Board related personnel issues.

     The agreements shall be reviewed and revised in like manner if appropriate at the beginning of each fiscal year, and at other times upon written request by the secretary or the board.

[1998 c 245 § 73; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 304.]