EXECUTIVE ORDER 96-07

DISSOLVING THE GOVERNOR'S INTERAGENCY CRIMINAL JUSTICE WORK GROUP
AND RESCINDING EXCUTIVE ORDER 81-15

WHEREAS, the Governor's Interagency Criminal Justice Work Group was established through executive order on August 14, 1981; and

WHEREAS, the members of the Governor's Interagency Criminal Justice Work Group have faithfully carried out their important work for 15 years; and

WHEREAS, the major task of the Governor's Interagency Criminal Justice Work Group-prison population forecasting and assumption setting-has been taken on by the Sentencing Guidelines Commission; and

WHEREAS, the Governor's Interagency Criminal Justice Work Group met on April 5, 1996 to consider whether dissolving the group was appropriate and timely and voted unanimously to request this; and

WHEREAS, the Governor's Interagency Criminal Justice Work Group is holding a final meeting on December 4, 1996 to discuss legislation proposed by their member agencies;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Mike Lowry, Governor of the state of Washington, by virtue of the power vested in me, do hereby rescind Executive Order 81-15, thereby dissolving the Governor's Interagency Criminal Justice Work Group, effective December 5, 1996.

On behalf of the people of the state of Washington, I thank the members, past and present, for their hard work and commitment over the years.