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(c) Elected officials not reelected to their respective offices 1 may be relieved of their responsibilities on the tax structure work 2 group. Vacancies on the tax structure work group must be filled 3 within 60 days of notice of the vacancy. The work group must choose a 4 chair or cochairs from among its legislative membership. The chair 5 is, or cochairs are, responsible for convening the meetings of the 6 work group no less than quarterly each year. Recommendations of the 7 work group may be approved by a simple majority vote. All work group 8 members may have a representative attend meetings of the tax 9 structure work group in lieu of the member, but voting by proxy is 10 not permitted. Staff support for the work group must be provided by 11 the department. The department may engage one or more outside 12 consultants to assist in providing support for the work group. 13 Members of the work group must serve without compensation but may be 14 reimbursed for travel expenses under RCW 44.04.120, 43.03.050, and 15 43.03.060. 16 (d) The duties of the work group are to: 17 (i) By December 1, 2019, convene no less than one meeting to 18 elect a chair, or cochairs, and conduct other business of the work 19 group; 20 (ii) By December 31, 2020, the department and technical advisory 21 group must prepare a summary report of their preliminary findings and 22 alternatives described in (f) of this subsection; 23 (iii) By May 31, 2021, the work group must: 24 (A) Hold no less than one meeting in Olympia or virtually to 25 review the preliminary findings described in (f) of this subsection. 26 At least one meeting must engage stakeholder groups, as described in 27 (e)(i) of this subsection; 28 (B) Begin to plan strategies to engage taxpayers and key 29 stakeholder groups to encourage participation in the public meetings 30 described in (f) of this subsection; 31 (C) Present the summary report described in (d)(ii) of this 32 subsection in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 to the appropriate 33 committees of the legislature; 34 (D) Be available to deliver a presentation to the appropriate 35 committees of the legislature including the elements described in 36 (e)(ii) of this subsection; and 37 (E) Finalize the logistics of the engagement strategies described 38 in (d)(iv) of this subsection; 39 p. 854 ESSB 5187.SL