To address the charitable giving of public employees through the Combined Fund Drive (CFD). The CFD’s powers and duties include but are not limited to the following: raising money for charity and reducing the disruption to government through multiple fund drives; establishing criteria by which a public or private nonprofit organization may participate in the CFD; encouraging fund-raising activities including the solicitation of charitable gifts from state employees, corporations, and foundations; and charging an administrative fee to the beneficiaries of the CFD to fund the administrative duties of the program.   Official Text and Analysis.

By Senator Karen Fraser; Scott Turner, WA Dept. of Personnel; Randy Ryan, WA Dept. of Personnel; Brian Malarky, Executive Ethics Board. They testified that the Combined Fund Drive is a great program that provides a lot of benefits to nonprofit organizations. The committee responsible for administering the Combined Fund Drive needs clarification about its authority to enter into partnerships and contracts with private organizations for the benefit of the program.
Testimony against: none offered.

Regarding the charitable gifts through the Combined Fund Drive.

To state that the Committee may be established in rule, that activities of the CFD shall not result in direct commercial solicitation of state employees or result in a benefit or advantage that would violate the state ethics laws, and that the statutes authorizing the CFD do not authorize individual state agencies to enter into contracts or partnerships unless otherwise authorized by law.

(combined fund drive).