Senator Chase has introduced a bill to make the Commission advisory and the Director a Governor's appointment.

For all the issues we're facing, we don't need to lose the Commission process.


http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5718&Year=2017


Notable changes at a glance:

Removes senate approval of Director, governor does as he pleases
Removes senate approval of the Commissioners, governor does as he pleases
Turns the commission into an “advisory” group, entirely guts them of authority
Removes compensation for commissioners