An Agency’s Guide to the WASHINGTON JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT JLARC & REVIEW COMMITTEE JULY 2021 NATIONALLY Winner of NCSL Excellence in Research Methods, Certificate of Impact, and Notable Document awards RECOGNIZED in 2020. JLARC: THE LEGISLATURE’S AUDITOR We answer your questions We give you accurate and unbiased answers to your The Legislature sets policy — JLARC questions evaluates how well programs deliver on it. Answers are prepared independently by nonpartisan staff, in accordance with professional audit standards. We are your performance auditors The Committee, with 8 Senators and 8 Representatives evenly JLARC has been providing this service since 1973. split between the parties, helps ensure this independence. JLARC and the position of Legislative Auditor are established in statute (Chapter 44.28 RCW). QUESTIONS RECENTLY ASKED OF JLARC Tax preferences Natural resources % % % Has a preference for housing providers Are the Department of Natural Resources’ incentivized the construction of new wildfire prevention and preparation activities TAX units of farmworker housing? consistent with science and best practices? State government Economic development Does the Washington State Patrol Did the Local Government Infrastructure replace pursuit vehicle at the optimal Financing Tool create more jobs? time to minimize costs? Health services Public safety Does the inspection program for Do schools, school districts, and first ambulatory surgical facilities meet responders use the state’s first responder goals for inspection frequency and mapping system to support emergency ensure patient safety? response activities? FOR MORE INFORMATION ON STUDY PROCESS JLARC’S WORK Study Mandate Budget, legislation, committee direction Visit our website at www.leg.wa.gov/jlarc to view: Proposed Study Questions • The Legislative Auditor’s Annual Report Legislative Auditor’s Preliminary Report • JLARC’s Work Plan Legislative Auditor’s Proposed Final Report • All JLARC Studies Agency response included CONTACT Final Report Option to append committee comment Keenan Konopaski, Legislative Auditor Committee votes to distribute 360-786-5187 [email protected] completed audit JLARC COMMITTEE MEMBERS Bob Hasegawa Ann Rivers April Berg Larry Hoff Liz Lovelett Shelly Short Jake Fey Ed Orcutt, Secretary Mark Mullet, Assistant Secretary Keith Wagoner Noel Frame Gerry Pollet, Chair HOUSE SENATE Rebecca Saldaña Lynda Wilson, Vice Chair Keith Goehner Drew Stokesbary WASHINGTON JLARC DATA ACCESS AND SECURITY FEBRUARY 2021 "|-||;]b;v!v|-@0uo-7-|_oub| !v|-@l--11;vvĹ |o-11;vv7-|--m77o1l;m|v -m1omC7;mঞ-Ѵu;1ou7vm;;7;7|o !)ƓƓĺƑѶĺƐƐƏu;tbu;v-];m1b;v|oruob7;!v|-@ 7bv1_-u];|_;obm|ollb;;Ľv b|_-11;vv|o-m7-|-ou7o1l;m|vu;t;v|;7-vr-u| r;u=oul-m1;-7b|7ঞ;vĺ o=|_;v|7ĺ];m1v|-@lv|v_-u;bm=oul-ঞomķ;;mb= - (RCW 44.28.110(2)) b|l-0;1omvb7;u;71omC7;mঞ-Ѵĺ !v|-@bѴѴl-bm|-bm|_;1omC7;mঞ-Ѵb| )_-|-0o||_;mvঞ|ঞom-Ѵ!;b;o-u7ĵ o=momŊr0Ѵb17-|- !bv;;lr|=uol|_;u;tbu;l;m|vo= |_;o-u7Ő!)ƓƑĺƓѶĺƏѵƏőĺ Ŏ!Ľv-11;vv|ou;1ou7v7o;vmo|1_-m];|_;bu 1omC7;mঞ-Ѵm-|u;ĺ )_-|-0o|=;7;u-Ѵu;tbu;l;m|vķv1_-v Ŏvu;tbu;70!)ƓƓĺƑѶĺƐƐƏŐƑőķ!v|-@bѴѴ -lbѴ 71-ঞom-Ѵ!b]_|v-m7ub-11| u;vr;1|-m;bvঞm]1omC7;mঞ-Ѵb|u;tbu;l;m|vĺ -m7;-Ѵ|_mvu-m1;ou|-0bѴb|-m7 Ŏ];m1b;vv_oѴ7|;ѴѴ!v|-@_;mv1_ 11om|-0bѴb|1|ĵ u;tbu;l;m|v;bv|ĺ );u;1o]mb;|_;1omv|u-bm|vo=ķ-m7_-; Ŏ!v|-@7omo|ruob7;-11;vv|o1omC7;mঞ-Ѵ7-|- ;r;ub;m1;ouhbm]b|_ķ7-|-|_-|bvv0f;1||o |ol;l0;uvo=|_;;]bvѴ-|u;ķbm1Ѵ7bm]l;l0;uv 0o|_Ѵ-vĺ);bѴѴouhb|_o|o;mvu;|_-| v;ubm]om!ĺ =;7;u-Ѵu;tbu;l;m|v-u;l;|ĺ $_;;]bvѴ-|u;_-vv|-@-m7|;1_moѴo]|_-|;mvu;7-|-v;1ub| !)ƓƒĺƐƏƔĺƑƐƔu;tbu;v|_-||_;;]bvѴ-|u;_-;-mbm=oul-ঞom|;1_moѴo]v;1ub|ruo]u-l|_-|bv1olr-u-0Ѵ; |o|_;om;1u;-|;70|_;L1;o=|_;_b;=m=oul-ঞomL1;uŐő=ou|_; ;1ঞ;u-m1_ĺ $_;;]bvѴ-|u;_-v;r;u|v_o;mvu;!l;;|vou;1;;7v|_;v;u;tbu;l;m|vĺ$_;_-;;v|-0Ѵbv_;7 1om|uoѴvvo|_-|7-|-bvruo|;1|;7-m7u;l-bmv1omC7;mঞ-Ѵĺ$_bvbm1Ѵ7;v7-|-1Ѵ-vvbC;7-v-|;]ouƒouƓm7;u roѴb1ouo|_;uu;]Ѵ-ঞomvouѴ-vĺ$_;v;1ub|ruo]u-lbm1Ѵ7;v;m1urঞomķmbt;v;u-11om|vķ lѴঞ=-1|ou-|_;mঞ1-ঞomķ-11;vvl-m-];l;m|ķ-m7lomb|oubm]ĺ$_;;]bvѴ-|u;l-bm|-bmv10;uv;1ub|bmvu-m1; -m7_-vr-vv;7;-1_o=b|vv;1ub|-7b|vĺ ou;bm=oul-ঞombv--bѴ-0Ѵ;romu;t;v|ĺ +obѴѴ_-;|_;orrou|mb||ou;b;|_;7-|-bm|_;u;rou|0;=ou;b|vu;Ѵ;-v; !ruob7;v;;u-7b|;7-];m1ঞl;|ou;b;-u;rou|=ou-11u-10;=ou;b|vr0Ѵb1u;Ѵ;-v;ĺ+obѴѴ0;-0Ѵ; |ov;;_o7-|-bvbm|;uru;|;7-m7ru;v;m|;7-m7;mvu;|_-|mo1omC7;mঞ-Ѵ7-|-bvu;Ѵ;-v;7ĺ $&") +&( & "$" "_oѴ7o_-;-mt;vঞomvķrѴ;-v;1om|-1|;]bvѴ-ঞ;7b|ou;;m-momor-vhbou|_;ruof;1|Ѵ;-7ĺ=o _-;vr;1bC1t;vঞomv-0o||_;v;1ub|1om|uoѴvbmrѴ-1;=ou7-|-ķ;1-m7bu;1|o|o|_;-rruorub-|;v|-@ĺ.