The commissioner shall appoint an insurance fraud advisory board. The board shall consist of ten members. Five members shall be representatives from the insurance industry doing business in this state, at least one of which shall be from a Washington domestic insurer, two members shall represent consumers, one member shall represent the national insurance crime bureau or successor organization, one member shall represent prosecutors, and one member shall represent other law enforcement agencies. The members of the board serve four-year terms and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Three of the original members must be appointed to serve an initial term of four years, three must be appointed to serve an initial term of three years, two must be appointed to serve an initial term of two years, and two must be appointed to serve an initial term of one year. The members of the board receive no compensation. The board shall advise the commissioner and the legislature with respect to the effectiveness, resources allocated to the fraud program, the source of the funding for the program, and before June 30, 2010, if the staffing level restriction in RCW 48.135.020(5) should be renewed.
RCW 48.135.090