STATE of WASHINGTON July 18, 2018 JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT and REVIEW COMMITTEE (JLARC) 10:00 A.M

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AGENDA STATE OF WASHINGTON July 18, 2018 JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE (JLARC) 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon John L. O’Brien Building House Hearing Room B Olympia, Washington 1. Committee Business a) Executive Committee Update b) Action Item: Approval of April 18, 2018, JLARC Meeting Minutes c) Action Item: Approve update to Work Plan COMMITTEE MEMBERS d) Other Business – information from staff SENATORS Joe Fain 2. 2018 Tax Preference Performance Reviews – Preliminary Report Bob Hasegawa • Mark Miloscia Aircraft for Air Ambulances (Click here for One Page Overview) Mark Mullet, Assistant Secretary • Corporate Headquarters Investment Projects (Click here for One Page Rebecca Saldaña Overview) Shelly Short • Custom Farming and Hauling Farm Products (Click here for One Page Dean Takko Overview) Lynda Wilson, Vice Chair • Government-Funded Behavioral Health Services (Click here for One Page Overview) REPRESENTATIVES • Investment Projects in High Unemployment Counties (Click here for One Jake Fey Page Overview) Larry Haler Christine Kilduff • Multifamily Housing in Mason County (Click here for One Page Overview) Vicki Kraft • Nonprofit or Library Fundraising (Click here for One Page Overview) Ed Orcutt, Secretary Gerry Pollet Derek Stanford, Chair 3. Legislative Implementation of State Auditor I-900 Drew Stokesbary Recommendations – Status Report LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR 4. Local Government Lodging Tax Expenditures Update Keenan Konopaski 5. Proposed Study Questions for future JLARC study: Joint Legislative Audit & Review Committee a) Performance Measurement for Homelessness Programs 106 11th AVE SW, Ste. 2500 PO Box 40910 6. Topics Scheduled for Upcoming JLARC Meetings Olympia, WA 98504-0910 (360) 786-5171 (360) 786-5180 Fax Website: www.jlarc.leg.wa.gov Please note: JLARC may move agenda items as needed. .

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