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Committee hears bill to add WaTech cybersecurity staff to civil service, supporters say it corrects statutory anomaly
Summary
House Bill 2249 would remove a civil-service exemption for Washington Technology Solutions cybersecurity staff and allow roughly 20 employees to be included in state civil service and collective bargaining units; proponents said the fix is narrow and restores parity with other agencies.
The State Government and Tribal Relations Committee heard testimony on House Bill 2,249 on both staff and sponsor statements and later received public testimony in support.
Representative Osman Slahuddin, prime sponsor, said the bill was “brought to me by the Washington Federation for State Employees” and is intended to correct an unintended statutory discrepancy that left Office of Cybersecurity…
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