RCW 43.365.005 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 365 / Section 005
RCW 43.365.005: Findings—Intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature recognizes the motion picture industry in Washington as a valuable commodity contributing greatly to the economic vitality of the state and the cultural integrity of our communities. The legislature further recognizes the production of in-state motion pictures, television programs, and television commercials creates a marked increase in tourism, family-wage jobs, and the sale of local goods and services generating revenue for the state. Furthermore, with captive national and international audiences, the world is introduced to the state's pristine scenic venues and reminded that the Pacific Northwest is a great place to live and raise a family. The legislature also recognizes the inherent educational value of promoting arts and culture as well as the benefits of training young motion picture professionals who will build a fruitful industry for years to come. The legislature finds in recent years that the state has realized a drastic decline in motion picture production that precludes economic expansion and threatens the state's reputation as a production destination. With the emergence of tax incentives in other states nationwide, in-state producers are taking their projects to more competitive economic climates, such as Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia, where compelling tax incentive packages and subsidies are already in effect. The legislature also finds that in recent years increasingly workers in Washington state are without health insurance coverage and retirement income protections, causing hardships on workers and their families and higher costs to the state. The legislature also recognizes that there are significant barriers to entry for those from marginalized communities to enter the motion picture workforce. This results in lost opportunity for people to tell stories in film that reflect a breadth of diversity in experience across race, gender, ability, sexual orientation, and place of origin. The legislature also finds that more investment in the film industry will increase revenue with Washington state businesses and create family-wage jobs that pay health and retirement benefits for Washington workers. Moreover, targeted investments in rural and marginalized communities will create opportunities to build an equitable workforce and film industry. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to recognize both national and international competition in the motion picture production marketplace. The legislature is committed to leveling the competitive playing field and promoting an equitable film industry and is interested in a partnership with the private sector to regain Washington's place as a premier destination to make motion pictures, television, and television commercials. While at the same time the legislature is committed to ensuring that workers in the motion picture and television industry are covered under health insurance and retirement income plans and that motion picture production sets and stories reflect the diversity of Washington residents.
RCW 43.105.230 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 105 / Section 230
RCW 43.105.230: State agency information technology portfolio—Basis for decisions and plans.
Status: in_force

A state agency information technology portfolio shall serve as the basis for making information technology decisions and plans which may include, but are not limited to: (1) System refurbishment, acquisitions, and development efforts; (2) Setting goals and objectives for using information technology; (3) Assessments of information processing performance, resources, and capabilities; (4) Ensuring the appropriate transfer of technological expertise for the operation of new systems developed using external resources; (5) Guiding new investment demand, prioritization, selection, performance, and asset value of technology and telecommunications; and (6) Progress toward providing electronic access to public information.
RCW 43.41.270 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 270
RCW 43.41.270: Natural resource-related and environmentally based grant and loan programs—Administration and monitoring assistance.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of financial management shall assist natural resource-related agencies in developing outcome-focused performance measures for administering natural resource-related and environmentally based grant and loan programs. These performance measures are to be used in determining grant eligibility, for program management and performance assessment. (2) The office of financial management and the recreation and conservation office shall assist natural resource-related agencies in developing recommendations for a monitoring program to measure outcome-focused performance measures required by this section. The recommendations must be consistent with the framework and coordinated monitoring strategy developed by the monitoring oversight committee established in *RCW 77.85.210 . (3) Natural resource agencies shall consult with grant or loan recipients including local governments, tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and other interested parties, and report to the office of financial management on the implementation of this section. (4) For purposes of this section, "natural resource-related agencies" include the department of ecology, the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, the state conservation commission, the recreation and conservation funding board, the salmon recovery funding board, and the public works board within the department of commerce. (5) For purposes of this section, "natural resource-related environmentally based grant and loan programs" includes the conservation reserve enhancement program; dairy nutrient management grants under chapter 90.64 RCW; state conservation commission water quality grants under chapter 89.08 RCW; coordinated prevention grants, public participation grants, and remedial action grants under RCW 70A.305.190 ; water pollution control facilities financing under chapter 70A.135 RCW; aquatic lands enhancement grants under RCW 79.105.150 ; habitat grants under the Washington wildlife and recreation program under RCW 79A.15.040 ; salmon recovery grants under chapter 77.85 RCW; and the public works trust fund program under chapter 43.155 RCW. The term also includes programs administered by the department of fish and wildlife related to protection or recovery of fish stocks which are funded with moneys from the capital budget.
RCW 43.150.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 150 / Section 030
RCW 43.150.030: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Volunteer" means a person who is willing to work without expectation of salary or financial reward and who chooses where he or she provides services and the type of services he or she provides. (2) "Center" means the state center for volunteerism and citizen service.
RCW 43.20B.635 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 635
RCW 43.20B.635: Overpayments of assistance—Orders to withhold property of debtor—Procedures.
Status: in_force

(1) After service of a notice of debt for an overpayment as provided for in RCW 43.20B.630 , stating the debt accrued, the secretary may issue to any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of the state, an order to withhold and deliver property of any kind including, but not restricted to, earnings which are due, owing, or belonging to the debtor, when the secretary has reason to believe that there is in the possession of such person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of the state property which is due, owing, or belonging to the debtor. (2)(a) The order to withhold and deliver shall state the amount of the debt, and shall state in summary the terms of this section, RCW 6.27.150 and 6.27.160 , chapters 6.13 and 6.15 RCW, 15 U.S.C. 1673, and other state or federal exemption laws applicable generally to debtors. (b) The order to withhold and deliver shall be served by regular mail or, with a party's agreement, electronically. (3)(a) Any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of the state upon whom service has been made shall answer the order to withhold and deliver within twenty days, exclusive of the day of service, under oath and in writing, and shall make true answers to the matters inquired of therein. (b) The secretary may require further and additional answers to be completed by the person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of the state. (c) If any such person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of the state possesses any property which may be subject to the claim of the department of social and health services, such property shall be withheld immediately upon receipt of the order to withhold and deliver and shall, after the twenty-day period, upon demand, be delivered forthwith to the secretary. (d) The secretary shall hold the property in trust for application on the indebtedness involved or for return, without interest, in accordance with final determination of liability or nonliability. In the alternative, there may be furnished to the secretary a good and sufficient bond, satisfactory to the secretary, conditioned upon final determination of liability. (e) Where money is due and owing under any contract of employment, express or implied, or is held by any person, firm, corporation, association, political subdivision, or department of the state subject to withdrawal by the debtor, such money shall be delivered by remittance payable to the order of the secretary. Delivery to the secretary, subject to the exemptions under RCW 6.27.150 and 6.27.160 , chapters 6.13 and 6.15 RCW, 15 U.S.C. 1673, and other state or federal law applicable generally to debtors, of the money or other property held or claimed satisfies the requirement of the order to withhold and deliver. Delivery to the secretary serves as full acquittance, and the state warrants and represents that it shall defend and hold harmless for such actions persons delivering money or property to the secretary pursuant to this chapter. The state also warrants and represents that it shall defend and hold harmless for such actions persons withholding money or property pursuant to this chapter. (4)(a) The secretary shall also, on or before the date of service of the order to withhold and deliver, mail or cause to be mailed a copy of the order to withhold and deliver to the debtor at the debtor's last known post office address or, with a party's agreement serve the order upon the debtor electronically on or before the date of service of the order to withhold and deliver. (b) The copy of the order shall be mailed or served together with a concise explanation of the right to petition for a hearing on any issue related to the collection. This requirement is not jurisdictional, but, if the copy is not mailed or served as provided in this section, or if any irregularity appears with respect to the mailing or service electronically, the superior court, on its discretion on motion of the debtor promptly made and supported by affidavit showing that the debtor has suffered substantial injury due to the failure to mail the copy or serve the copy electronically, may set aside the order to withhold and deliver and award to the debtor an amount equal to the damages resulting from the secretary's failure to serve on or mail to the debtor the copy.
RCW 43.43.952 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 952
RCW 43.43.952: Arson investigation information system—Findings—Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that provisions for information systems relating to statistics and reporting for fire prevention, suppression, and damage control do not adequately address the needs of ongoing investigations of fire incidents where the cause is suspected or determined to be the result of negligence or otherwise suggestive of some criminal activity, particularly that of arson. It is the intent of the legislature to establish an information and reporting system designed specifically to assist state and local officers in conducting such investigations and, where substantiated, to undertake prosecution of individuals suspected of such activities. (2)(a) In addition to the information provided by local officials about the cause, origin, and extent of loss in fires under *chapter 48.48 RCW, there is hereby created the state arson investigation information system in the Washington state patrol. (b) The chief of the Washington state patrol shall develop the arson investigation information system in consultation with representatives of the various state and local officials charged with investigating fires resulting from suspicious or criminal activities under *chapter 48.48 RCW and of the insurance industry. (c) The arson investigation information system shall be designed to include at least the following attributes: (i) The information gathered and reported shall meet the diverse needs of state and local investigating agencies; (ii) the forms and reports are drafted in understandable terms of common usage; and (iii) the results shall be adaptable to the varying levels of available resources, maintained in a manner to foster data sharing and mutual aid activities, and made available to other law enforcement agencies responsible for criminal investigations. (d) All insurers required to report claim information under the provisions of chapter 48.50 RCW shall cooperate fully with any requests from the chief of the Washington state patrol in developing and maintaining the arson investigation information system. The confidentiality provisions of that chapter shall be fully enforced.
RCW 43.330.902 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 902
RCW 43.330.902: Effective date—1993 c 280.
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 7, 9 through 79, 82, and 83 of this act shall take effect March 1, 1994.
RCW 43.131.418 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 131 / Section 418
RCW 43.131.418: Joint center for aerospace technology innovation—Repeal.
Status: repealed

The following acts or parts of acts, as now existing or hereafter amended, are each repealed, effective July 1, 2031: (1) RCW 28B.155.010 and 2014 c 174 s 3, 2014 c 112 s 102, & 2012 c 242 s 1 ; (2) RCW 28B.155.020 and 2012 c 242 s 2 ; and (3) RCW 28B.155.030 and 2020 c 306 s 3 .
RCW 43.19.778 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 778
RCW 43.19.778: Risk management—Liability account—Actuarial studies.
Status: in_force

The department shall conduct periodic actuarial studies to determine the amount of money needed to adequately fund the liability account.
RCW 43.19A.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19A / Section 020
RCW 43.19A.020: Recycled product purchasing—Federal product standards.
Status: in_force

(1) The federal product standards, adopted under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6962(e) as it exists on July 1, 2001, are adopted as the minimum standards for the state of Washington. These standards shall be implemented for at least the products listed in this subsection, unless the director finds that a different standard would significantly increase recycled product availability or competition. (a) Organic recovered materials; (b) Latex paint products; (c) Products for lower value uses containing recycled plastics; (d) Retread and remanufactured tires; (e) Lubricating oils; (f) Automotive batteries; (g) Building products and materials; (h) Panelboard; and (i) Compost products. (2) By July 1, 2001, the director shall adopt product standards for strawboard manufactured using as an ingredient straw that is produced as a by-product in the production of cereal grain or turf or grass seed and product standards for products made from strawboard. (3) The standards required by this section shall be applied to recycled product purchasing by the department, other state agencies, and state postsecondary educational institutions. The standards may be adopted or applied by any other local government in product procurement. The standards shall provide for exceptions under appropriate circumstances to allow purchases of recycled products that do not meet the minimum content requirements of the standards.
RCW 43.131.394 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 131 / Section 394
RCW 43.131.394: Underground storage tank program—Repeal.
Status: repealed

The following acts or parts of acts, as now existing or hereafter amended, are each repealed, effective July 1, 2030: (1) RCW 70A.355.005 and 2007 c 147 s 1 & 1989 c 346 s 1 ; (2) RCW 70A.355.010 and 2013 c 144 s 53, 2011 c 298 s 39, 2007 c 147 s 2, 1998 c 155 s 1, & 1989 c 346 s 2 ; (3) RCW 70A.355.020 and 2013 c 144 s 54, 2011 c 298 s 40, 2007 c 147 s 3, 1998 c 155 s 2, & 1989 c 346 s 3 ; (4) RCW 70A.355.030 and 1998 c 155 s 3 & 1989 c 346 s 5 ; (5) RCW 70A.355.040 and 2007 c 147 s 4, 1998 c 155 s 4, & 1989 c 346 s 6 ; (6) RCW 70A.355.050 and 1998 c 155 s 5 & 1989 c 346 s 7 ; (7) RCW 70A.355.060 and 2007 c 147 s 5 & 1989 c 346 s 8 ; (8) RCW 70A.355.070 and 2007 c 147 s 6, 1995 c 403 s 639, & 1989 c 346 s 9 ; (9) RCW 70A.355.080 and 2007 c 147 s 7, 1998 c 155 s 6, & 1989 c 346 s 10 ; (10) RCW 70A.355.090 and 1991 sp.s. c 13 s 72 & 1989 c 346 s 11 ; (11) RCW 70A.355.100 and 2007 c 147 s 8, 1991 c 83 s 1, & 1989 c 346 s 12 ; (12) RCW 70A.355.900 and 1989 c 346 s 15 ; (13) RCW 70A.355.901 and 1989 c 346 s 14 ; and (14) RCW 70A.355.902 and 1989 c 346 s 18 .
RCW 43.33A.180 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 33A / Section 180
RCW 43.33A.180: Investment accounting—Transfer of functions and duties from state treasurer's office.
Status: in_force

The state investment board shall account for and report on the investments authorized by this chapter in the manner prescribed by the office of financial management under chapter 43.88 RCW. After approval of the director of financial management, all positions, reports, documents, and office equipment along with any appropriation necessary for carrying out the functions and duties transferred shall, on July 1, 1992, be transferred from the state treasurer's office to the state investment board. All employees assigned to such classified positions to be transferred, are assigned, without any loss of rights, to the state investment board.
RCW 43.70.545 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 545
RCW 43.70.545: Data collection and reporting rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of health shall develop, based on recommendations in the public health services improvement plan and in consultation with affected groups or agencies, comprehensive rules for the collection and reporting of data relating to acts of violence, at-risk behaviors, and risk and protective factors. The data collection and reporting rules shall be used by any public or private entity that is required to report data relating to these behaviors and conditions. The department may require any agency or program that is state-funded or that accepts state funds and any licensed or regulated person or professional to report these behaviors and conditions. To the extent possible the department shall require the reports to be filed through existing data systems. The department may also require reporting of attempted acts of violence and of nonphysical injuries. For the purposes of this section "acts of violence" means self-directed and interpersonal behaviors that can result in suicide, homicide, and nonfatal intentional injuries. "At-risk behaviors," "protective factors," and "risk factors" have the same meanings as provided in *RCW 70.190.010 . A copy of the data used by a school district to prepare and submit a report to the department shall be retained by the district and, in the copy retained by the district, identify the reported acts or behaviors by school site. (2) The department is designated as the statewide agency for the coordination of all information relating to violence and other intentional injuries, at-risk behaviors, and risk and protective factors. (3) The department shall provide necessary data to the local health departments for use in planning by or evaluation of any community network authorized under RCW 70.190.060 . (4) The department shall by rule establish requirements for local health departments to perform assessment related to at-risk behaviors and risk and protective factors and to assist community networks in policy development and in planning and other duties under chapter 7, Laws of 1994 sp. sess. (5) The department may, consistent with its general authority and directives under RCW 43.70.540 through 43.70.560 , contract with a college or university that has experience in data collection relating to the health and overall welfare of children to provide assistance to: (a) State and local health departments in developing new sources of data to track acts of violence, at-risk behaviors, and risk and protective factors; and (b) Local health departments to compile and effectively communicate data in their communities.
RCW 43.99L.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99L / Section 040
RCW 43.99L.040: Retirement of bonds—Reimbursement of general fund from debt-limit reimbursable bond retirement account.
Status: in_force

(1) The debt-limit reimbursable bond retirement account shall be used for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized in RCW 43.99L.020 (2). (2) The state finance committee shall, on or before June 30th of each year, certify to the state treasurer the amount needed in the ensuing twelve months to meet the bond retirement and interest requirements on the bonds authorized in RCW 43.99L.020 (2). (3) On each date on which any interest or principal and interest payment is due on bonds issued for the purpose of RCW 43.99L.020 (2), the state treasurer shall transfer from the state general fund to the debt-limit reimbursable bond retirement account the amount computed in subsection (2) of this section for the bonds issued for the purpose of RCW 43.99L.020 (2).
RCW 43.380.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 380 / Section 030
RCW 43.380.030: Council—Membership.
Status: reserved

(1) The council comprises 22 members appointed by the governor. (2) The governor must create a membership that includes: (a)(i) Representatives of: The department of corrections; the health care authority; the department of social and health services; the employment security department; the juvenile rehabilitation administration; a statewide organization representing community and technical colleges; a statewide organization representing law enforcement interests; a statewide organization representing the interests of crime victims; a statewide organization representing prosecutors; a statewide organization representing public defenders; a statewide or local organization representing businesses and employers; housing providers; and faith-based organizations or communities; (ii) At least two persons with experience reentering the community after incarceration; (iii) Two other community leaders; (iv) Two community members who are currently incarcerated, one of whom must be incarcerated in a men's correctional facility and one who must be incarcerated in a women's correctional facility; and (v) Two persons who are either a survivor or victim of a crime as defined in RCW 7.69.020 , one of whom does not identify as female, and one who does not identify as male. (b) At least one position of the council must be reserved for an invited person with a background in tribal affairs, and such position has all of the same voting and other powers of other members. (3) When making appointments, the governor shall consider: (a) The racial and ethnic background of applicants in order for the membership to reflect the diversity of racial and ethnic backgrounds of all those who are incarcerated in the state; (b) The gender of applicants in order for the membership to reflect the gender diversity of all those who are incarcerated in the state; (c) The geographic location of all applicants in order for the membership to represent the different geographic regions of the state; and (d) The experiences and background of all applicants relating to the incarcerated population.
RCW 43.20B.370 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 370
RCW 43.20B.370: Mental illness—Hospitalization charges—Collection—Prosecuting attorneys to assist.
Status: in_force

The prosecuting attorneys of the various counties shall assist the department in the collection of hospitalization charges.
RCW 43.06.505 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06 / Section 505
RCW 43.06.505: Vapor product tax contracts—Requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor may enter into vapor product tax contracts concerning the sale of vapor products. All vapor product tax contracts must meet the requirements for vapor product tax contracts under this section. (2) Vapor product tax contracts must be in regard to retail sales in which Indian retailers make delivery and physical transfer of possession of the vapor products from the seller to the buyer within Indian country, and are not in regard to transactions by non-Indian retailers. In addition, contracts may address the legal age of sale for vapor products pursuant to section 11, chapter 15, Laws of 2019. (3) A vapor product tax contract with a tribe must provide for a tribal vapor product tax in lieu of all state vapor product taxes and state and local sales and use taxes on sales of vapor products in Indian country by Indian retailers. The tribe may allow an exemption for sales to tribal members. (4) Vapor product tax contracts must provide that retailers must purchase vapor products only from: (a) Wholesalers or manufacturers licensed to do business in the state of Washington; (b) Out-of-state wholesalers or manufacturers who, although not licensed to do business in the state of Washington, agree to comply with the terms of the vapor product tax contract, are certified to the state as having so agreed, and do in fact so comply. However, the state may in its sole discretion exercise its administrative and enforcement powers over such wholesalers or manufacturers to the extent permitted by law; (c) A tribal wholesaler that purchases only from a wholesaler or manufacturer described in (a), (b), or (d) of this subsection; and (d) A tribal manufacturer. (5) Vapor product tax contracts must be for renewable periods of no more than eight years. (6) Vapor product tax contracts must include provisions for compliance, such as transport and notice requirements, inspection procedures, recordkeeping, and audit requirements. (7) Tax revenue retained by a tribe must be used for essential government services. Use of tax revenue for subsidization of vapor products and food retailers is prohibited. (8) The vapor product tax contract may include provisions to resolve disputes using a nonjudicial process, such as mediation. (9) The governor may delegate the power to negotiate vapor product tax contracts to the department of revenue. The department of revenue must consult with the liquor and cannabis board during the negotiations. (10) Information received by the state or open to state review under the terms of a contract is subject to the provisions of RCW 82.32.330 . (11) It is the intent of the legislature that the liquor and cannabis board and the department of revenue continue the division of duties and shared authority under chapter 82.25 RCW and therefore the liquor and cannabis board is responsible for enforcement activities that come under the terms of chapter 82.25 RCW. (12) Each vapor product tax contract must include a procedure for notifying the other party that a violation has occurred, a procedure for establishing whether a violation has in fact occurred, an opportunity to correct such violation, and a provision providing for termination of the contract should the violation fail to be resolved through this process, such termination subject to mediation should the terms of the contract so allow. A contract must provide for termination of the contract if resolution of a dispute does not occur within twenty-four months from the time notification of a violation has occurred. Intervening violations do not extend this time period. In addition, the contract must include provisions delineating the respective roles and responsibilities of the tribe, the department of revenue, and the liquor and cannabis board. (13) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Essential government services" means services such as tribal administration, public facilities, fire, police, public health, education, job services, sewer, water, environmental and land use, transportation, utility services, and economic development. (b) "Indian country" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 82.24.010 . (c) "Indian retailer" or "retailer" means: (i) A retailer wholly owned and operated by an Indian tribe; (ii) A business wholly owned and operated by a tribal member and licensed by the tribe; or (iii) A business owned and operated by the Indian person or persons in whose name the land is held in trust. (d) "Indian tribe" or "tribe" means a federally recognized Indian tribe located within the geographical boundaries of the state of Washington. (e) "Vapor products" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 82.25.005 .
RCW 43.07.210 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 07 / Section 210
RCW 43.07.210: Filing false statements—Penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who files a false statement, which he or she knows to be false, in the articles of incorporation or in any other materials required to be filed with the secretary of state shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under chapter 9A.20 RCW.
RCW 43.21C.229 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 229
RCW 43.21C.229: Infill and housing development—Categorical exemptions from chapter.
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this section is to accommodate infill and housing development and thereby realize the goals and policies of comprehensive plans adopted according to chapter 36.70A RCW. (2) A city or county planning under RCW 36.70A.040 is authorized by this section to establish categorical exemptions from the requirements of this chapter. An exemption may be adopted by a city or county under this subsection if it meets the following criteria: (a) It categorically exempts government action related to development proposed to fill in an urban growth area, designated according to RCW 36.70A.110 , where current density and intensity of use in the area is roughly equal to or lower than called for in the goals and policies of the applicable comprehensive plan and the development is either: (i) Residential development; (ii) Mixed-use development; or (iii) Commercial development up to 65,000 square feet, excluding retail development; (b) It does not exempt government action related to development that is inconsistent with the applicable comprehensive plan or would clearly exceed the density or intensity of use called for in the goals and policies of the applicable comprehensive plan; (c) The local government considers the specific probable adverse environmental impacts of the proposed action and determines that these specific impacts are adequately addressed by the development regulations or other applicable requirements of the comprehensive plan, subarea plan element of the comprehensive plan, planned action ordinance, or other local, state, or federal rules or laws; and (d)(i) The city or county's applicable comprehensive plan was previously subjected to environmental analysis through an environmental impact statement under the requirements of this chapter prior to adoption; or (ii) The city or county has prepared an environmental impact statement that considers the proposed use or density and intensity of use in the area proposed for an exemption under this section. (3) All project actions that propose to develop one or more residential housing units within the incorporated areas in an urban growth area designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.110 or middle housing within the unincorporated areas in an urban growth area designated pursuant to RCW 36.70A.110 , and that meet the criteria identified in (a) and (b) of this subsection, are categorically exempt from the requirements of this chapter. For purposes of this section, "middle housing" has the same meaning as in RCW 36.70A.030 as amended by chapter 332, Laws of 2023. Jurisdictions shall satisfy the following criteria prior to the adoption of the categorical exemption under this subsection (3): (a) The city or county shall find that the proposed development is consistent with all development regulations implementing an applicable comprehensive plan adopted according to chapter 36.70A RCW by the jurisdiction in which the development is proposed, with the exception of any development regulation that is inconsistent with applicable provisions of chapter 36.70A RCW; and (b) The city or county has prepared environmental analysis that considers the proposed use or density and intensity of use in the area proposed for an exemption under this section and analyzes multimodal transportation impacts, including impacts to neighboring jurisdictions, transit facilities, and the state transportation system. (i) Such environmental analysis shall include documentation that the requirements for environmental analysis, protection, and mitigation for impacts to elements of the environment have been adequately addressed for the development exempted. The requirements may be addressed in locally adopted comprehensive plans, subarea plans, adopted development regulations, other applicable local ordinances and regulations, or applicable state and federal regulations. The city or county must document its consultation with the department of transportation on impacts to state-owned transportation facilities including consideration of whether mitigation is necessary for impacts to transportation facilities. (ii) Before finalizing the environmental analysis pursuant to (b)(i) of this subsection (3), the city or county shall provide a minimum of 60 days' notice to affected tribes, relevant state agencies, other jurisdictions that may be impacted, and the public. If a city or county identifies that mitigation measures are necessary to address specific probable adverse impacts, the city or county must address those impacts by requiring mitigation identified in the environmental analysis pursuant to this subsection (3)(b) through locally adopted comprehensive plans, subarea plans, development regulations, or other applicable local ordinances and regulations. Mitigation measures shall be detailed in an associated environmental determination. (iii) The categorical exemption is effective 30 days following action by a city or county pursuant to (b)(ii) of this subsection (3). (4) Until September 30, 2025, all project actions that propose to develop one or more residential housing or middle housing units within a city west of the crest of the Cascade mountains with a population of 700,000 or more are categorically exempt from the requirements of this chapter. After September 30, 2025, project actions that propose to develop one or more residential housing or middle housing units within the city may utilize the categorical exemption in subsection (3) of this section. (5) All project actions that propose to develop residential or mixed-use development within a station area are categorically exempt from the requirements of this chapter, subject to the rules of the department adopted according to RCW 43.21C.110 (1)(a) that provide exceptions to the use of categorical exemptions adopted by the department. For the purpose of this subsection: (a) "Mixed-use development" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 36.70A.840 ; and (b) "Station area" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 36.70A.030 . (6) Any categorical exemption adopted by a city or county under this section applies even if it differs from the categorical exemptions adopted by rule of the department under RCW 43.21C.110 (1)(a). Nothing in this section shall invalidate categorical exemptions or environmental review procedures adopted by a city or county under a planned action pursuant to RCW 43.21C.440 . However, any categorical exemption adopted by a city or county under this section shall be subject to the rules of the department adopted according to RCW 43.21C.110 (1)(a) that provide exceptions to the use of categorical exemptions adopted by the department.
RCW 43.88.260 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 88 / Section 260
RCW 43.88.260: Deficiencies prohibited—Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be unlawful for any agency head or disbursing officer to incur any cash deficiency and any appointive officer or employee violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to summary removal. (2) This section does not apply to: (a) Temporary cash deficiencies resulting from disbursements under a expenditure plan approved under RCW 43.88.110 . (b) Temporary cash deficiencies authorized by the director of financial management for funds and accounts in the state treasury or in the custody of the state treasurer. Each authorization under this subsection (b) shall distinctly specify the fund or account for which a deficiency is authorized, the maximum amount of cash deficiency which may be incurred, and the maximum time period during which the cash deficiency may continue. Each authorization shall expire at the end of each fiscal biennium unless renewed by the director of financial management. The director of financial management shall report each authorization and renewal to the legislative fiscal committees. (c) Temporary cash deficiencies in funds or accounts which are neither in the state treasury, nor in the custody of the treasurer, if the cash deficiency does not continue past the end of the fiscal biennium. (3) Nothing in this section permits the expenditure of moneys in excess of an applicable appropriation.
RCW 43.83F.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 83F / Section 050
RCW 43.83F.050: Refunding bonds—Legislature may provide additional means for payment.
Status: in_force

The legislature may provide additional means for raising moneys for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized in this chapter, and this chapter shall not be deemed to provide an exclusive method for such payment.
RCW 43.330.412 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 412
RCW 43.330.412: Digital equity opportunity program—Administration—Grant program.
Status: in_force

The digital equity opportunity program is created to advance broadband adoption and digital equity and inclusion throughout the state. The digital equity opportunity program must be administered by the department. The department may contract for services in order to carry out the department's obligations under this section. (1) In implementing the digital equity opportunity program the director must, to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose: (a) Provide organizational and capacity building support to digital equity programs throughout the state and additional support for the purpose of: (i) Evaluating the impact and efficacy of activities supported by grants awarded under the covered programs; and (ii) Developing, cataloging, disseminating, and promoting the exchange of best practices, with respect to and independent of the covered programs, in order to achieve digital equity. After July 1, 2024, no more than 15 percent of funds received by the director for the program may be expended on these functions; (b) Establish a competitive grant program and provide grants to community technology programs to advance digital equity and digital inclusion by providing: (i) Training and skill-building opportunities; (ii) Access to hardware and software, including online service costs such as application and software; (iii) Internet connectivity; (iv) Digital media literacy and cybersecurity training; (v) Assistance in the adoption of information and communication technologies for low-income and underserved populations of the state; (vi) Development of locally relevant content and delivery of vital services through technology; and (vii) Technical support; (c) Collaborate with broadband stakeholders, including broadband action teams across the state, in implementing the program as provided under this subsection; and (d) For the purposes of this section, include wireless meshed network technology. (2) Grant applicants must: (a) Provide evidence that the applicant is a nonprofit entity or a public entity that is working in partnership with a nonprofit entity; (b) Define the geographic area or population to be served; (c) Include in the application the results of a needs assessment addressing, in the geographic area or among the population to be served: The impact of inadequacies in technology access or knowledge, barriers faced, and services needed; (d) Explain in detail the strategy for addressing the needs identified and an implementation plan including objectives, tasks, and benchmarks for the applicant and the role that other organizations will play in assisting the applicant's efforts; (e) Provide evidence that funds applied for, if received, will be used to provide effective delivery of community technology services in alignment with the goals of this program and to increase the applicant's level of effort beyond the current level; and (f) Comply with such other requirements as the director establishes. (3) The digital equity forum shall review grant applications and provide input to the director regarding the prioritization of applications in awarding grants among eligible applicants under the program. (4) In awarding grants under the digital equity opportunity program created in this section, the director must: (a) Consider the input provided by the digital equity forum, as provided in subsection (3) of this section, in awarding grants; and (b) Consider the extent to which the mix of grants awarded would increase in the number of prekindergarten through 12th grade students gaining access to greater levels of digital inclusion as a factor in awarding grants. (5) The director may use no more than 10 percent of funds received for the digital equity opportunity program to cover administrative expenses. (6) The director must establish expected program outcomes for each grant recipient and must require grant recipients to provide an annual accounting of program outcomes.
RCW 43.320.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 320 / Section 040
RCW 43.320.040: Director's authority to adopt rules.
Status: in_force

The director of financial institutions may adopt any rules, under chapter 34.05 RCW, necessary to implement the powers and duties of the director under this chapter.
RCW 43.20A.420 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 420
RCW 43.20A.420: Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Secretary to provide consultative, technical and development services to suppliers—Review of services.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall work with the suppliers of purchased services by: (1) Providing consultation and technical assistance; (2) Monitoring and periodically reviewing services in order to assure satisfactory performance including adherence to state prescribed workload and quality standards; and (3) Developing new and more effective and efficient approaches to and methods of delivering services.
RCW 43.180.130 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 130
RCW 43.180.130: Protection of bondholders—Mortgage insurance.
Status: in_force

The commission is encouraged to adopt policies which will assure that bondholders will be protected against the failure to make mortgage payments financed under this chapter. Such policies may require, among other things, mortgage insurance.
RCW 43.155.150 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 155 / Section 150
RCW 43.155.150: Interagency, multijurisdictional system improvement team.
Status: in_force

(1) An interagency, multijurisdictional system improvement team must identify, implement, and report on system improvements that achieve the designated outcomes, including: (a) Projects that maximize value, minimize overall costs and disturbance to the community, and ensure long-term durability and resilience; (b) Projects that are designed to meet the unique needs of each community, rather than the needs of particular funding programs; (c) Project designs that maximize long-term value by fully considering and responding to anticipated long-term environmental, technological, economic and population changes; (d) The flexibility to innovate, including utilizing natural systems, addressing multiple regulatory drivers, and forming regional partnerships; (e) The ability to plan and collaborate across programs and jurisdictions so that different investments are packaged to be complementary, timely, and responsive to economic and community opportunities; (f) The needed capacity for communities, appropriate to their unique financial, planning, and management capacities, so they can design, finance, and build projects that best meet their long-term needs and minimize costs; (g) Optimal use and leveraging of federal and private infrastructure dollars; and (h) Mechanisms to ensure periodic, systemwide review and ongoing achievement of the designated outcomes. (2) The system improvement team must consist of representatives of state infrastructure programs that provide funding for drinking water, wastewater, stormwater, and broadband programs, including but not limited to representatives from the public works board, department of ecology, department of health, and the department of commerce. The system improvement team may invite representatives of other infrastructure programs, such as transportation, energy, and broadband, as needed in order to achieve efficiency, minimize costs, and maximize value across infrastructure programs. The system improvement team shall also consist of representatives of users of those programs, representatives of infrastructure project builders, and other parties the system improvement team determines would contribute to achieving the desired outcomes, including but not limited to representatives from a state association of cities, a state association of counties, a state association of public utility districts, a state association of water and sewer districts, a state association of general contractors, and a state organization representing building trades. The public works board, a representative from the department of ecology, department of health, and department of commerce shall facilitate the work of the system improvement team. (3) The system improvement team must focus on achieving the designated outcomes within existing program structures and authorities. The system improvement team shall use lean practices to achieve the designated outcomes. (4) The system improvement team shall provide briefings as requested to the public works board on the current state of infrastructure programs to build an understanding of the infrastructure investment program landscape and the interplay of its component parts. (5) If the system improvement team encounters statutory or regulatory barriers to system improvements, the system improvement team must inform the public works board and consult on possible solutions. When achieving the designated outcomes would be best served through changes in program structures or authorities, the system improvement team must report those findings to the public works board. (6) Beginning November 1, 2026, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , the system improvement team must submit a biennial report to the appropriate committees of the legislature that includes the following: (a) A list of all projects funded by members of the system improvement team; (b) A description of the coordination the system improvement team has completed with other grant programs and funds leveraged; and (c) A description of regional planning that has occurred.
RCW 43.60A.185 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 60A / Section 185
RCW 43.60A.185: Veterans innovations program account.
Status: in_force

The veterans innovations program account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for purposes of the veterans innovations program.
RCW 43.21A.410 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 410
RCW 43.21A.410: Marine pollution—Baseline study program established—Utilization of related programs—Coordination—Contracts.
Status: in_force

As part of the state effort to prevent and control oil pollution, a continuing, comprehensive program of systematic baseline studies for the waters of the state shall be established by the department of ecology. Full utilization of related historical data shall be made in planning these studies. Data from these and other scientific investigations made pursuant to RCW 43.21A.405 through 43.21A.420 should, whenever possible, have multiple use, including use as supporting evidence of environmental damage resulting from oil pollution, as indicators of the potential or existing risks and impacts of oil pollution, as aids to developing a methodology for implementing the reduction of risks, and as aids to maintaining water quality standards. A baseline study program shall take full advantage of the data and information produced by related programs, such as the marine ecosystems analysis (MESA) program of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, studies and inventories made pursuant to the state shorelines management act of 1971, and others. All phases of the program, including planning, operations, data analysis, interpretation, storage, retrieval, and dissemination phases, shall be coordinated to the greatest possible extent with appropriate governmental, academic, and industrial organizations. Whenever possible, the department shall contract with existing state agencies, boards, commissions, and institutions of higher education for the scientific investigation programs to be conducted.
RCW 43.117.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 117 / Section 040
RCW 43.117.040: Membership—Terms—Vacancies—Travel expenses—Quorum—Executive director.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall consist of twelve members appointed by the governor. In making such appointments, the governor shall give due consideration to recommendations submitted to him or her by the commission. The governor may also consider nominations of members made by the various Asian American organizations in the state. The governor shall consider nominations for membership based upon maintaining a balanced distribution of Asian-ethnic, geographic, sex, age, and occupational representation, where practicable. (2) Appointments shall be for three years except in case of a vacancy, in which event appointment shall be only for the remainder of the unexpired term for which the vacancy occurs. Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments. (3) Members shall receive reimbursement for travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended. (4) Seven members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business. (5) The governor shall appoint an executive director based upon recommendations made by the council.
RCW 43.99Q.130 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99Q / Section 130
RCW 43.99Q.130: Legislative building rehabilitation project—General obligation bonds—Expiration.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of providing funds for the planning, design, construction, and other necessary costs for the rehabilitation of the state legislative building, the state finance committee is authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the state of Washington in the sum of eighty-two million five hundred ten thousand dollars or as much thereof as may be required to finance the rehabilitation and improvements to the legislative building and all costs incidental thereto. The approved rehabilitation plan includes costs associated with earthquake repairs and future earthquake mitigation and allows for associated relocation costs and the acquisition of appropriate relocation space. Bonds authorized in this section may be sold at a price the state finance committee determines. No bonds authorized in this section may be offered for sale without prior legislative appropriation of the net proceeds of the sale of the bonds. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds issued for the purposes of this section shall be deposited in the state building construction account. These proceeds shall be used exclusively for the purposes specified in this section and for the payment of expenses incurred in the issuance and sale of the bonds issued for the purposes of this section, and shall be administered by the office of financial management subject to legislative appropriation. (2) If any bonds authorized in this chapter have not been issued by June 30, 2013, the authority of the state finance committee to issue such remaining unissued bonds shall expire June 30, 2013.
RCW 43.31.980 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 980
RCW 43.31.980: Impact fee annual report.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning December 1, 2018, and each year thereafter, the department of commerce must prepare an annual report on the impact fee deferral process established in RCW 82.02.050 (3). The report must include: (a) The number of deferrals requested of and issued by counties, cities, and towns; (b) the number of deferrals that were not fully and timely paid; and (c) other information as deemed appropriate. (2) The report required by this section must, in accordance with RCW 43.01.036 , be submitted to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate.
RCW 43.63A.275 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 63A / Section 275
RCW 43.63A.275: Retired senior volunteer programs (RSVP)—Funds distribution.
Status: in_force

(1) Each biennium the department of commerce shall distribute such funds as are appropriated for retired senior volunteer programs (RSVP) as follows: (a) At least sixty-five percent of the moneys may be distributed according to formulae and criteria to be determined by the department of commerce in consultation with the RSVP directors association. (b) Up to twenty percent of the moneys may be distributed by competitive grant process to develop RSVP projects in counties not presently being served, or to expand existing RSVP services into counties not presently served. (c) Ten percent of the moneys may be used by the department of commerce for administration, monitoring of the grants, and providing technical assistance to the RSVP projects. (d) Up to five percent of the moneys may be used to support projects that will benefit RSVPs statewide. (2) Grants under subsection (1) of this section shall give priority to programs in the areas of education, tutoring, English as a second language, combating of and education on drug abuse, housing and homeless, and respite care, and shall be distributed in accordance with the following: (a) None of the grant moneys may be used to displace any paid employee in the area being served. (b) Grants shall be made for programs that focus on: (i) Developing new roles for senior volunteers in nonprofit and public organizations with special emphasis on areas targeted in section 1, chapter 65, Laws of 1992. The roles shall reflect the diversity of the local senior population and shall respect their life experiences; (ii) Increasing the expertise of volunteer managers and RSVP managers in the areas of communication, recruitment, motivation, and retention of today's over-sixty population; (iii) Increasing the number of senior citizens recruited, referred, and placed with nonprofit and public organizations; and (iv) Providing volunteer support such as: Mileage to and from the volunteer assignment, recognition, and volunteer insurance.
RCW 43.22A.190 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22A / Section 190
RCW 43.22A.190: Penalty.
Status: in_force

(1) A person found to have committed an infraction under this chapter may be assessed a monetary penalty of two hundred fifty dollars for the first infraction and not more than one thousand dollars for a second or subsequent infraction. The department shall set by rule a schedule of monetary penalties for infractions imposed under this chapter. (2) The administrative law judge may waive, reduce, or suspend the monetary penalty imposed for the infraction. (3) Monetary penalties collected under this chapter shall be deposited into the manufactured home installation training account created in RCW 43.22A.100 for the purposes specified in this chapter.
RCW 43.117.130 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 117 / Section 130
RCW 43.117.130: Chinese American/Americans of Chinese descent history month.
Status: in_force

(1) With the rise of economic opportunity in America and other parts of the world in the 19th century, the Chinese diaspora is now one of the largest in the world. As a result, many of those who are, or whose ancestors were, part of the Chinese diaspora have varied perspectives, experiences, and approaches in how they preserve their identity as Chinese Americans and Americans of Chinese descent. (2) January of each year will be designated as a time for people of this state to commemorate the contributions of Chinese Americans and Americans of Chinese descent to the history and heritage of Washington state and shall be designated as Chinese American/Americans of Chinese descent history month. (3) Public schools are encouraged to designate time in January for appropriate activities in commemoration of the lives, history, achievements, and contributions of Chinese Americans and Americans of Chinese descent.
RCW 43.19.19191 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 19191
RCW 43.19.19191: Surplus computers and computer-related equipment—Donation to school districts or educational service districts.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to disposing of property under RCW 28A.335.180 , 39.33.010 , 43.19.1919 , and 43.19.1920 , state-owned, surplus computers and computer-related equipment may be donated to any school district or educational service district under the guidelines and distribution standards established pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. (2) The department and office of the superintendent of public instruction shall jointly develop guidelines and distribution standards for the donation of state-owned, surplus computers and computer-related equipment to school districts and educational service districts. The guidelines and distribution standards shall include considerations for quality, school-district needs, and accountability, and shall give priority to meeting the computer-related needs of children with disabilities, including those disabilities necessitating the portability of laptop computers. The guidelines must be updated as needed.
RCW 43.20A.360 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 360
RCW 43.20A.360: Committees and councils—Appointment—Memberships—Terms—Vacancies—Travel expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary is hereby authorized to appoint such advisory committees or councils as may be required by any federal legislation as a condition to the receipt of federal funds by the department. The secretary may appoint statewide committees or councils in the following subject areas: (a) Health facilities; (b) blind services; (c) medical and health care; (d) drug abuse and alcoholism; (e) social services; (f) economic services; (g) vocational services; (h) rehabilitative services; and (i) on such other subject matters as are or come within the department's responsibilities. The statewide councils shall have representation from both major political parties and shall have substantial consumer representation. Such committees or councils shall be constituted as required by federal law or as the secretary in his or her discretion may determine. The members of the committees or councils shall hold office for three years except in the case of a vacancy, in which event appointment shall be only for the remainder of the unexpired term for which the vacancy occurs. No member shall serve more than two consecutive terms. (2) Members of such state advisory committees or councils may be paid their travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended.
RCW 43.20B.630 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 630
RCW 43.20B.630: Overpayments of assistance—Procedures—Adjudicative proceeding.
Status: in_force

(1) Any person who owes a debt to the state for an overpayment of public assistance and/or food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically shall be notified of that debt by either personal service or certified mail, return receipt requested. Personal service, return of the requested receipt, or refusal by the debtor of such notice is proof of notice to the debtor of the debt owed. Service of the notice shall be in the manner prescribed for the service of a summons in a civil action. The notice shall include a statement of the debt owed; a statement that the property of the debtor will be subject to collection action after the debtor terminates from public assistance and/or food stamps or benefits; a statement that the property will be subject to lien and foreclosure, distraint, seizure and sale, or order to withhold and deliver; and a statement that the net proceeds will be applied to the satisfaction of the overpayment debt. Action to collect the debt by lien and foreclosure, distraint, seizure and sale, or order to withhold and deliver, is lawful after ninety days from the debtor's termination from public assistance and/or food stamps or benefits or the receipt of the notice of debt, whichever is later. This does not preclude the department from recovering overpayments by deduction from subsequent assistance payments, not exceeding deductions as authorized under federal law with regard to financial assistance programs: PROVIDED, That subject to federal legal requirement, deductions shall not exceed five percent of the grant payment standard if the overpayment resulted from error on the part of the department or error on the part of the recipient without willful or knowing intent of the recipient in obtaining or retaining the overpayment. (2) A current or former recipient who is aggrieved by a claim that he or she owes a debt for an overpayment of public assistance or food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically has the right to an adjudicative proceeding pursuant to RCW 74.08.080 . If no application is filed, the debt will be subject to collection action as authorized under this chapter. If a timely application is filed, the execution of collection action on the debt shall be stayed pending the final adjudicative order or termination of the debtor from public assistance and/or food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically, whichever occurs later.
RCW 43.71.075 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71 / Section 075
RCW 43.71.075: Navigator not soliciting or negotiating insurance—Health care information—Protection—Disclosure—Notification.
Status: in_force

(1) A person or entity functioning as a navigator shall not be considered soliciting or negotiating insurance as stated under chapter 48.17 RCW. (2)(a) A person or entity functioning as a navigator may only request health care information that is relevant to the specific assessment and recommendation of health plan options. Any health care information received by a navigator may not be disclosed to any third party that is not part of the enrollment process and must be destroyed after enrollment has been completed. (b) If a person's health care information is received and disclosed to a third party in violation of (a) of this subsection, the navigator must notify the person of the breach. The exchange must develop a policy to establish a reasonable notification period and what information must be included in the notice. This policy and information on the exchange's confidentiality policies must be made available on the exchange's website. (3) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Health care information" has the meaning provided in RCW 70.02.010 . (b) "Navigator" means a person or entity certified by the exchange to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate education and assistance and facilitate enrollment in qualified health plans and federal and state health care programs, in a manner consistent with applicable federal law.
RCW 43.70.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 050
RCW 43.70.050: Collection, use, and accessibility of health-related data.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature intends that the department and board promote and assess the quality, cost, and accessibility of health care throughout the state as their roles are specified in chapter 9, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess. in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. In furtherance of this goal, the secretary shall create an ongoing program of data collection, storage, assessability, and review. The legislature does not intend that the department conduct or contract for the conduct of basic research activity. The secretary may request appropriations for studies according to this section from the legislature, the federal government, or private sources. (2) All state agencies which collect or have access to population-based, health-related data are directed to allow the secretary access to such data. This includes, but is not limited to, data on needed health services, facilities, and personnel; future health issues; emerging bioethical issues; health promotion; recommendations from state and national organizations and associations; and programmatic and statutory changes needed to address emerging health needs. Private entities, such as insurance companies, health maintenance organizations, and private purchasers are also encouraged to give the secretary access to such data in their possession. The secretary's access to and use of all data shall be in accordance with state and federal confidentiality laws and ethical guidelines. Such data in any form where the patient or provider of health care can be identified shall not be disclosed, subject to disclosure according to chapter 42.56 RCW, discoverable or admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings. Such data can be used in proceedings in which the use of the data is clearly relevant and necessary and both the department and the patient or provider are parties. (3) The department shall serve as the clearinghouse for information concerning innovations in the delivery of health care services, the enhancement of competition in the health care marketplace, and federal and state information affecting health care costs. (4) The secretary shall review any data collected, pursuant to this chapter, to: (a) Identify high-priority health issues that require study or evaluation. Such issues may include, but are not limited to: (i) Identification of variations of health practice which indicate a lack of consensus of appropriateness; (ii) Evaluation of outcomes of health care interventions to assess their benefit to the people of the state; (iii) Evaluation of specific population groups to identify needed changes in health practices and services; (iv) Evaluation of the risks and benefits of various incentives aimed at individuals and providers for both preventing illnesses and improving health services; (v) Identification and evaluation of bioethical issues affecting the people of the state; and (vi) Other such objectives as may be appropriate; (b) Further identify a list of high-priority health study issues for consideration by the board, within their authority, for inclusion in the state health report required by *RCW 43.20.050 . The list shall specify the objectives of each study, a study timeline, the specific improvements in the health status of the citizens expected as a result of the study, and the estimated cost of the study; and (c) Provide background for the state health report required by *RCW 43.20.050 . (5) Any data, research, or findings may also be made available to the general public, including health professions, health associations, the governor, professional boards and regulatory agencies and any person or group who has allowed the secretary access to data. (6) Information submitted as part of the health professional licensing application and renewal process, excluding social security number and background check information, shall be available to the office of financial management consistent with RCW 43.370.020 , whether the license is issued by the secretary of the department of health or a board or commission. The department shall replace any social security number with an alternative identifier capable of linking all licensing records of an individual. The office of financial management shall also have access to information submitted to the department of health as part of the medical or health facility licensing process. (7) The secretary may charge a fee to persons requesting copies of any data, research, or findings. The fee shall be no more than necessary to cover the cost to the department of providing the copy.
RCW 43.330.152 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 152
RCW 43.330.152: Fees—Service and product delivery areas.
Status: in_force

In order to extend its services and programs, the department may charge reasonable fees for services and products provided in the areas of financial assistance, housing, international trade, community assistance, economic development, and other service delivery areas, except as otherwise provided. These fees are not intended to exceed the costs of providing the service or preparing and distributing the product.
RCW 43.62.035 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 62 / Section 035
RCW 43.62.035: Determining population—Projections.
Status: in_force

The office of financial management shall determine the population of each county of the state annually as of April 1st of each year and on or before July 1st of each year shall file a certificate with the secretary of state showing its determination of the population for each county. The office of financial management also shall determine the percentage increase in population for each county over the preceding ten-year period, as of April 1st, and shall file a certificate with the secretary of state by July 1st showing its determination. At least once every five years or upon the availability of decennial census data, whichever is later, the office of financial management shall prepare twenty-year growth management planning population projections required by RCW 36.70A.110 for each county that adopts a comprehensive plan under RCW 36.70A.040 and shall review these projections with such counties and the cities in those counties before final adoption. The county and its cities may provide to the office such information as they deem relevant to the office's projection, and the office shall consider and comment on such information before adoption. Each projection shall be expressed as a reasonable range developed within the standard state high and low projection. The middle range shall represent the office's estimate of the most likely population projection for the county. If any city or county believes that a projection will not accurately reflect actual population growth in a county, it may petition the office to revise the projection accordingly. The office shall complete the first set of ranges for every county by December 31, 1995. A comprehensive plan adopted or amended before December 31, 1995, shall not be considered to be in noncompliance with the twenty-year growth management planning population projection if the projection used in the comprehensive plan is in compliance with the range later adopted under this section.
RCW 43.380.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 380 / Section 050
RCW 43.380.050: Council powers and duties—Selection of executive director—Stakeholder participation—Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to other powers and duties prescribed in this chapter, the council is empowered to: (a) Meet at such times and places as necessary; (b) Advise the legislature and the governor on issues relating to reentry and reintegration of offenders; (c) Review, study, and make policy and funding recommendations on issues directly and indirectly related to reentry and reintegration of offenders in Washington state, including, but not limited to: Correctional programming and other issues in state and local correctional facilities; housing; employment; education; treatment; and other issues contributing to recidivism; (d) Apply for, receive, use, and leverage public and private grants as well as specifically appropriated funds to establish, manage, and promote initiatives and programs related to successful reentry and reintegration of offenders; (e) Contract for services as it deems necessary in order to carry out initiatives and programs; (f) Adopt policies and procedures to facilitate the orderly administration of initiatives and programs; (g) Create committees and subcommittees of the council as is necessary for the council to conduct its business; and (h) Create and consult with advisory groups comprising nonmembers. Advisory groups are not eligible for reimbursement under RCW 43.380.060 . (2) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the council may select an executive director to administer the business of the council. (a) The council may delegate to the executive director by resolution all duties necessary to efficiently carry on the business of the council. Approval by a majority vote of the council is required for any decisions regarding employment of the executive director. (b) The executive director may not be a member of the council while serving as executive director. (c) Employment of the executive director must be confirmed by the senate and terminates after a term of three years. At the end of a term, the council may consider hiring the executive director for an additional three-year term or an extension of a specified period less than three years. The council may fix the compensation of the executive director. (d) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the executive director shall reside in and be funded by the department. (3) In conducting its business, the council shall solicit input and participation from stakeholders interested in reducing recidivism, promoting public safety, and improving community conditions for people reentering the community from incarceration. The council shall consult: The two largest caucuses in the house of representatives; the two largest caucuses in the senate; the governor; local governments; educators; behavioral health providers; behavioral health administrative services organizations; managed care organizations; city and county jails; the department of corrections; specialty courts; persons with expertise in evidence-based and research-based reentry practices; and persons with criminal histories and their families. (4) The council shall submit to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature a preliminary report of its activities and recommendations by December 1st of its first year of operation, and every two years thereafter.
RCW 43.330.580 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 580
RCW 43.330.580: Substance use disorder treatment and services programs and recovery housing—Construction funds.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to funds appropriated for this specific purpose, a program is established in the department to fund the construction costs necessary to start up substance use disorder treatment and services programs and recovery housing in regions of the state that currently lack access to such programs. (2) This funding must be used to increase the number of substance use disorder treatment and services programs and recovery housing in underserved areas such as central and eastern Washington and rural areas.
RCW 43.190.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 190 / Section 040
RCW 43.190.040: Long-term care ombuds.
Status: in_force

(1) Any long-term care ombuds authorized by this chapter or a local governmental authority shall have training or experience or both in the following areas: (a) Gerontology, long-term care, or other related social services programs. (b) The legal system. (c) Dispute or problem resolution techniques, including investigation, mediation, and negotiation. (2) A long-term care ombuds shall not have been employed by or participated in the management of any long-term care facility within the past year. (3) A long-term care ombuds shall not have been employed in a governmental position with direct involvement in the licensing, certification, or regulation of long-term care facilities within the past year. (4) No long-term care ombuds or any member of his or her immediate family shall have, or have had within the past year, any significant ownership or investment interest in one or more long-term care facilities. (5) A long-term care ombuds shall not be assigned to a long-term care facility in which a member of that ombuds's immediate family resides.
RCW 43.330A.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330A / Section 050
RCW 43.330A.050: Firearm violence intervention and prevention grant program.
Status: in_force

(1) The Washington firearm violence intervention and prevention grant program is created to be administered by the office. The purpose of the program is to improve public health and safety by supporting effective firearm violence reduction initiatives in communities that are disproportionately affected by firearm violence including suicides. (2) Program grants shall be used to support, expand, and replicate evidence-based violence reduction initiatives, including hospital-based violence intervention programs, evidence-based street outreach programs, and focused deterrence strategies, that seek to interrupt the cycles of violence, victimization, and retaliation in order to reduce the incidence of firearm violence. These initiatives must be primarily focused on providing violence intervention services to the small segment of the population that is identified as having the highest risk of perpetrating or being victimized by firearm violence. (3) Program grants shall be made on a competitive basis to cities that are disproportionately impacted by violence, to law enforcement agencies in those cities, and to community-based organizations that serve the residents of those cities. Where appropriate, two or more cities may submit joint applications to better address regional problems. (4) An applicant for a program grant shall submit a proposal, in a form prescribed by the office, which must include, but not be limited to, all of the following: (a) Clearly defined and measurable objectives for the grant; (b) A statement describing how the applicant proposes to use the grant to implement an evidence-based firearm violence reduction initiative in accordance with this section; (c) A statement describing how the applicant proposes to use the grant to enhance coordination of existing violence prevention and intervention programs and minimize duplication of services; and (d) Evidence indicating that the proposed firearm violence reduction initiative would likely reduce the incidence of firearm violence. (5) In awarding program grants, the office shall give preference to applicants whose grant proposals demonstrate the greatest likelihood of reducing firearm violence in the applicant's community, without contributing to mass incarceration. (6) Each city that receives a program grant shall distribute no less than fifty percent of the grant funds to one or more of any of the following types of entities: (a) Community-based organizations; (b) Indian tribes and tribal organizations; and (c) Public agencies or departments that are primarily dedicated to community safety or firearm violence prevention. (7) The office shall form a grant selection advisory committee including, without limitation, persons who have been impacted by violence, formerly incarcerated persons, and persons with direct experience in implementing evidence-based violence reduction initiatives, including initiatives that incorporate public health and community-based approaches. (8) Each grantee shall report to the office, in a form and at intervals prescribed by the office, the grantee's progress in achieving the grant objectives. (9) The office may contract with an independent entity with expertise in evaluating community-based grant-funded programs to evaluate the grant program's effectiveness.
RCW 43.31.545 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 545
RCW 43.31.545: Recycled materials and products—Market development.
Status: in_force

The department is the lead state agency to assist in establishing and improving markets for recyclable materials generated in the state.
RCW 43.20A.695 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 695
RCW 43.20A.695: State council on aging—Powers and duties—Bylaws.
Status: in_force

(1) The state council on aging has the following powers and duties: (a) To serve in an advisory capacity to the governor, the secretary of social and health services, and the state unit on aging on all matters pertaining to policies, programs, and services affecting older persons; (b) To create public awareness of the special needs and potentialities of older persons; and (c) To provide for self-advocacy by older citizens of the state through sponsorship of training, legislative and other conferences, workshops, and such other methods as may be deemed appropriate. (2) The council shall establish bylaws to aid in the performance of its powers and duties.
RCW 43.23.310 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 23 / Section 310
RCW 43.23.310: Environmental justice obligations of the department of agriculture.
Status: in_force

The department must apply and comply with the substantive and procedural requirements of chapter 70A.02 RCW.
RCW 43.100A.311 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 100A / Section 311
RCW 43.100A.311: Issuance and sale.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing funds to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the omnibus capital and operating appropriations acts for the 2017-2019 and 2019-2021 fiscal biennia and future biennia, and all costs incidental thereto, the state finance committee is authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the state of Washington in the sum of three billion two hundred million nine hundred twenty-six thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be required, to finance these projects and all costs incidental thereto. Bonds authorized in this section may be sold at such price as the state finance committee shall determine. No bonds authorized in this section may be offered for sale without prior legislative appropriation of the net proceeds of the sale of the bonds.
RCW 43.21C.550 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 550
RCW 43.21C.550: Environmental review document—Transit agency to prepare detailed statement.
Status: in_force

In the event of a disagreement over the scope of a transit project, state agencies, cities, and counties shall accept the detailed statement prepared by the transit agency under RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c) as the sole environmental review document, rather than conducting separate environmental reviews or preparing additional detailed statements. Consistent with RCW 43.21C.150 , when a transit agency has previously prepared an adequate detailed statement pursuant to the national environmental policy act of 1969 as part of a federally funded transit project, that national environmental policy act document shall satisfy the requirements under RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c). State agencies, cities, and counties shall adopt and rely on the national environmental policy act document for their environmental review and permitting processes, aligning applicable local documents accordingly. For purposes of this section, "transit agency" does not include a regional transit authority under chapter 81.112 RCW.
RCW 43.22.505 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22 / Section 505
RCW 43.22.505: Printing and distribution of publications—Authorized subject matters.
Status: in_force

The department of labor and industries is specifically authorized to print, reprint, and distribute subject matter including but not limited to the following: (1) The provisions of Title 51 RCW; (2) The provisions of Title 49 RCW; (3) The provisions of chapter 7.68 RCW; (4) The provisions of chapter 88.16 RCW; (5) The provisions of chapter 19.28 RCW; (6) The provisions of chapter 43.22 RCW; (7) The provisions of chapter 41.56 RCW; (8) The provisions of chapter 49.66 RCW; (9) The provisions of chapter 70.79 RCW; (10) The provisions of chapter 70.74 RCW; (11) The provisions of chapter 70.87 RCW; (12) The provisions of all other statutes administered by the department or such statutes as have a relationship to the functions and obligations of the department; and (13) The rules and regulations of the department of labor and industries, the state apprenticeship council, the state board of pilotage commissioners and the board of boiler rules promulgated pursuant to the statutory provisions cited above.
RCW 43.21C.033 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 033
RCW 43.21C.033: Threshold determination to be made within ninety days after application is complete.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the responsible official shall make a threshold determination on a completed application within ninety days after the application and supporting documentation are complete. The applicant may request an additional thirty days for the threshold determination. The governmental entity responsible for making the threshold determination shall by rule, resolution, or ordinance adopt standards, consistent with rules adopted by the department to implement this chapter, for determining when an application and supporting documentation are complete. (2) This section shall not apply to a city, town, or county that: (a) By ordinance adopted prior to April 1, 1992, has adopted procedures to integrate permit and land use decisions with the requirements of this chapter; or (b) Is planning under RCW 36.70A.040 and is subject to the requirements of *RCW 36.70B.090 .
RCW 43.131.071 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 131 / Section 071
RCW 43.131.071: Scope of review—Recommendations to the legislature.
Status: in_force

(1) In conducting the review of an entity, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall determine the scope and objectives of the review and consider, but not be limited to, the following factors, if applicable: (a) The extent to which the entity has complied with legislative intent; (b) The extent to which the entity is operating in an efficient and economical manner which results in optimum performance; (c) The extent to which the entity is operating in the public interest by controlling costs; (d) The extent to which the entity duplicates the activities of other entities or of the private sector; (e) The extent to which the entity is meeting the performance measures developed under RCW 43.131.061 ; and (f) The possible impact of the termination or modification of the entity. (2) After completing the review under subsection (1) of this section, the committee shall make its recommendations to the legislature.
RCW 43.114.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 114 / Section 010
RCW 43.114.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Commission" means the Washington state LGBTQ commission. (2) "LGBTQ" includes lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities.
RCW 43.33.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 33 / Section 010
RCW 43.33.010: Composition of committee.
Status: in_force

The state treasurer, the lieutenant governor, and the governor, ex officio, shall constitute the state finance committee.
RCW 43.22.431 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22 / Section 431
RCW 43.22.431: Manufactured home safety and construction standards—Enforcement by director of labor and industries.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of labor and industries may enforce manufactured home safety and construction standards adopted by the secretary of housing and urban development under the national manufactured home construction and safety standards act of 1974 (800 Stat. 700; 42 U.S.C. Secs. 5401-5426). Furthermore, the director may make agreements with the United States government and private inspection organizations to implement the development and enforcement of applicable provisions of this chapter and the national manufactured home construction and safety standards act of 1974 (800 Stat. 700; 42 U.S.C. Secs. 5401-5426). Any fees or contract moneys collected under these agreements shall be deposited into the manufactured home installation training account created in RCW 43.22A.100 .
RCW 43.24.084 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 24 / Section 084
RCW 43.24.084: Professional licenses—Use of social security numbers and drivers' license numbers prohibited.
Status: in_force

Social security numbers and drivers' license numbers may not be used as part of a professional license. Professional licenses containing such information that are in existence on January 1, 2002, shall comply with this section by the next renewal date.
RCW 43.101.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 901
RCW 43.101.901: Transfer of conference center.
Status: in_force

The legislature authorizes the *department of general administration to transfer the Washington state training and conference center located at 19010 First Avenue, Burien, Washington, 98148, to the criminal justice training commission.
RCW 43.43.274 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 274
RCW 43.43.274: Minimum retirement allowance—Annual adjustment.
Status: in_force

Effective January 1, 2003, the minimum retirement allowance under RCW 43.43.260 and 43.43.270 (2) in effect on January 1, 2002, shall be increased by three percent. Each January 1st thereafter, the minimum retirement allowance of the preceding year shall be increased by three percent.
RCW 43.03.2705 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 03 / Section 2705
RCW 43.03.2705: Reports on stipends and allowances to class one group members.
Status: in_force

(1) An agency exercising its authority to provide stipends under RCW 43.03.220 (2) must report to the Washington state office of equity by August 30, 2023, and August 30, 2024, for state fiscal years 2023 and 2024 respectively, the following information: (a) A brief description of the groups for which stipends have been made available including: (i) Number of members receiving a stipend or allowance; and (ii) Aggregate demographic information of members of class one groups including race, ethnicity, income, and geographic representation by county; (b) The amount of stipends distributed; (c) The amount of allowances distributed; (d) An analysis of whether and how the availability of stipends and allowances has reduced barriers to participation and increased the diversity of group participants; and (e) An analysis of whether the provision of stipends and allowances resulted in more applications and willingness to participate. (2) The Washington state office of equity shall: (a) Compile and analyze the information received from agencies under this section; and (b) Prepare a report, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , to the governor and legislature by December 1, 2024. The report must include: (i) An overall evaluation of the stipend process authorized in RCW 43.03.220 (2); (ii) Recommendations for improving the process; and (iii) Recommendations to further decrease barriers to participation and increase the diversity of group applicants.
RCW 43.21A.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 030
RCW 43.21A.030: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) "Department" means the department of ecology. (2) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology. (3) "Commission" means the ecological commission.
RCW 43.12.055 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 12 / Section 055
RCW 43.12.055: Enforcement in accordance with RCW 43.05.100 and 43.05.110.
Status: in_force

Enforcement action taken after July 23, 1995, by the commissioner of public lands or the supervisor of natural resources shall be in accordance with RCW 43.05.100 and 43.05.110 .
RCW 43.43.112 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 112
RCW 43.43.112: Private law enforcement off-duty employment—Guidelines.
Status: in_force

Washington state patrol officers may engage in private law enforcement off-duty employment, in uniform or in plainclothes for private benefit, subject to guidelines adopted by the chief of the Washington state patrol. These guidelines must ensure that the integrity and professionalism of the Washington state patrol is preserved. Use of Washington state patrol officer's uniforms shall be considered de minimis use of state property.
RCW 43.216.907 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 907
RCW 43.216.907: Transfer of juvenile justice services provisions from the department of social and health services.
Status: in_force

(1) All powers, duties, and functions of the department of social and health services pertaining to juvenile justice services under chapters 13.04 , 13.06, 13.16, 13.40, 28A.190, 28A.225, 74.14A, 72.01, 72.05, 72.09, 72.19, 71.34, and 72.72 RCW are transferred to the department of children, youth, and families. All references to the secretary or the department of social and health services in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the secretary or the department of children, youth, and families when referring to the functions transferred in this section. (2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written material in the possession of the department of social and health services pertaining to the powers, duties, and functions transferred shall be delivered to the custody of the department of children, youth, and families. All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible property employed by the department of social and health services in carrying out the powers, duties, and functions transferred shall be made available to the department of children, youth, and families. All funds, credits, or other assets held in connection with the powers, duties, and functions transferred shall be assigned to the department of children, youth, and families. (b) Any appropriations made to the department of social and health services for carrying out the powers, duties, and functions transferred shall, on July 1, 2019, be transferred and credited to the department of children, youth, and families. (c) Whenever any question arises as to the transfer of any personnel, funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment, or other tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties and functions transferred, the director of financial management shall make a determination as to the proper allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned. (3) All employees of the department of social and health services engaged in performing the powers, duties, and functions transferred are transferred to the jurisdiction of the department of children, youth, and families. All employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the state civil service law, are assigned to the department of children, youth, and families to perform their usual duties upon the same terms as formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any action that may be appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing state civil service. (4) All rules and all pending business before the department of social and health services pertaining to the powers, duties, and functions transferred shall be continued and acted upon by the department of children, youth, and families. All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full force and shall be performed by the department of children, youth, and families. (5) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of the department of social and health services shall not affect the validity of any act performed before July 1, 2019. (6) If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the transfers directed by this section, the director of financial management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected, the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification. (7)(a) The portions of any bargaining units of employees at the department of social and health services existing on July 1, 2019, that are transferred to the department of children, youth, and families shall be considered separate appropriate units within the department of children, youth, and families unless and until modified by the public employment relations commission pursuant to Title 391 WAC. The exclusive bargaining representatives recognized as representing the portions of the bargaining units of employees at the department of social and health services existing on July 1, 2019, shall continue as the exclusive bargaining representatives of the transferred bargaining units without the necessity of an election. (b) The public employment relations commission may review the appropriateness of the collective bargaining units that are a result of the transfer from the department of social and health services to the department of children, youth, and families under chapter 6, Laws of 2017 3rd sp. sess. The employer or the exclusive bargaining representative may petition the public employment relations commission to review the bargaining units in accordance with this section.
RCW 43.21C.503 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 503
RCW 43.21C.503: Exempt projects—Environmental checklist not required.
Status: in_force

Any applicant whose project qualifies as exempt or categorically exempt under either this chapter or under rules adopted pursuant to this chapter is not required to file an environmental checklist if other information is available to establish that a project qualifies for an exemption.
RCW 43.180.904 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 904
RCW 43.180.904: Effective dates—1983 c 161.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately. (2) Section 10 of this act shall take effect on January 1, 1984.
RCW 43.23.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 23 / Section 010
RCW 43.23.010: Divisions of department—Assistant directors—State veterinarian—Salaries—Assignment of duties.
Status: in_force

In order to obtain maximum efficiency and effectiveness within the department of agriculture, the director may create such administrative divisions within the department as he or she deems necessary. The director shall appoint a deputy director as well as such assistant directors as shall be needed to administer the several divisions within the department. The director shall appoint no more than eight assistant directors. The officers appointed under this section are exempt from the provisions of the state civil service law as provided in RCW 41.06.070 (1)(g), and shall be paid salaries to be fixed by the governor in accordance with the procedure established by law for the fixing of salaries for officers exempt from the operation of the state civil service law. The director shall also appoint and deputize a state veterinarian who shall be an experienced veterinarian properly licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state. The director of agriculture shall have charge and general supervision of the department and may assign supervisory and administrative duties other than those specified in RCW 43.23.070 to the division which in his or her judgment can most efficiently carry on those functions.
RCW 43.290.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 290 / Section 040
RCW 43.290.040: Identification of countries of strategic importance for international trade relations.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of international relations and protocol and the legislative committee on economic development and international relations, in consultation with the department of commerce, the department of agriculture, the office of the secretary of state, and other state agencies and offices as appropriate, shall jointly identify up to 15 foreign jurisdictions that are of strategic importance to the development and diversification of Washington's international trade relations. (2) When designating such jurisdictions of strategic importance, the office and committee shall consider factors including: (a) Existing or potential partnerships in key industrial sectors; (b) The presence of cultural and people-to-people ties; (c) The state's economic development priorities and shared interests, consistent with the state strategic international engagement plan; (d) The presence of international trade offices or other program-based engagement conducted by state agencies; and (e) Historic or existing bilateral agreements established on a government-to-government basis. (3) A foreign jurisdiction may not be designated as a jurisdiction of strategic importance under this section if it is currently subject to United States government sanctions for and has been identified by the United States department of state as being engaged in state-sponsored terrorism.
RCW 43.216.903 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 903
RCW 43.216.903: Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
RCW 43.20A.215 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 215
RCW 43.20A.215: Assessment of civil fine.
Status: in_force

This section governs the assessment of a civil fine against a person by the department. (1) The department shall written give [written] notice to the person against whom it assesses a civil fine. The notice shall state the reasons for the adverse action. The notice shall be personally served in the manner of service of a summons in a civil action or shall be given in an other manner that shows proof of receipt. (2) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (4) of this section, the civil fine is due and payable twenty-eight days after receipt. The department may make the date the fine is due later than twenty-eight days after receipt. When the department does so, it shall state the effective date in the written notice given the person against whom it assesses the fine. (3) The person against whom the department assesses a civil fine has the right to an adjudicative proceeding. The proceeding is governed by the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW. The application must be in writing, state the basis for contesting the fine, include a copy of the adverse notice, be served on and received by the department within twenty-eight days of the person's receiving the notice of civil fine, and be served in a manner which shows proof of receipt. (4) If the person files a timely and sufficient appeal, the department shall not implement the action until the final order has been served. The presiding or reviewing officer may permit the department to implement part or all of the action while the proceedings are pending if the appellant causes an unreasonable delay in the proceedings or for other good cause.
RCW 43.21C.400 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 400
RCW 43.21C.400: Unfinished nuclear power projects—Council action exempt from this chapter.
Status: in_force

Council actions pursuant to the transfer of the site or portions of the site under RCW 80.50.300 are exempt from the provisions of this chapter.
RCW 43.43.870 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 870
RCW 43.43.870: Missing children clearinghouse and hotline, duties of state patrol.
Status: in_force

See chapter 13.60 RCW.
RCW 43.330.780 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 780
RCW 43.330.780: Manufacturing—Independent assessment and industrial strategy.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of commerce must perform an independent assessment of opportunities for Washington to capture new and emerging industries that align with statewide greenhouse gas reduction limits and strengthen its existing manufacturing base. By October 1, 2024, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , the department of commerce shall submit the independent assessment to the appropriate committees of the legislature, and shall submit the assessment to the state manufacturing council established in RCW 43.330.762 . (2) By June 1, 2025, the department of commerce must develop a proactive state industrial strategy that seeks to strengthen and transform Washington's existing manufacturing base and capture new and emerging industries. The strategy should be informed by the independent assessment required by subsection (1) of this section. The manufacturing council convened pursuant to RCW 43.330.762 shall advise and consult on the development of the strategy. (3) The independent assessment must include, but is not limited to: (a) Assessing how the transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 will impact the potential futures of manufacturing in Washington, including identifying specific opportunities for Washington to actively seek investment in new and emerging industries and to transform and strengthen the state's existing manufacturing base to meet the needs of a net-zero economy, taking into account the Washington's existing key sectors, job quality, and regional diversity; (b) Assessing the needs of Washington's existing manufacturers, including supply chain challenges and resources required to meet the statutory greenhouse gas emissions reductions in RCW 70A.45.020 ; (c) Identifying opportunities to build and maximize the environmental and economic benefits of a circular economy for both new and existing industries in building out and strengthening Washington's manufacturing base; (d) Identifying what is required to attract new private investment and transform and strengthen Washington's existing manufacturing base, including needs related to: (i) Transportation and port infrastructure; (ii) Supply chains; (iii) Workforce; and (iv) Energy; (e) Identifying opportunities to support minority and women-owned firms and small and medium-sized firms in capturing new and emerging industries; (f) Identifying existing and potential future gaps in the state's manufacturing sector that inhibit in-state manufacturers from producing the necessary goods, services, and infrastructure to transition to the net-zero economy and attract new investment in the state to accelerate the in-state production of clean energy product manufacturing; and (g) Evaluating opportunities for the state's use of public ownership investment in developed and emerging manufacturing industries to address the existing and potential future gaps identified in (f) of this subsection. This evaluation shall provide recommendations on the highest and best uses of public resources as part of the state industrial strategy as provided in subsection (2) of this section. (4) The workforce assessment referenced in subsection (3)(d)(iii) of this section should: (a) Catalogue and examine how to maximize the use of the existing manufacturing workforce's transferable skills; (b) address any remaining skills gaps and identify opportunities to build a manufacturing workforce pipeline that ensures all current and future Washingtonians have fair access to a manufacturing career by sector; and (c) ensure equitable and accessible pathways and advancement opportunities in manufacturing by sector. (5) The energy assessment referenced in subsection (3)(d)(iv) of this section should include the quantity, price, and location of electricity necessary to decarbonize and grow Washington's existing manufacturing base and capture new and emerging industries. (6) The independent assessment will not replace but may inform the work of the manufacturing council created in RCW 43.330.762 to advise and consult on the department of commerce's recommendations to achieve the goals established in RCW 43.330.760 .
RCW 43.99N.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99N / Section 100
RCW 43.99N.100: Total public share—State contribution limited.
Status: in_force

(1) The total public share of a stadium and exhibition center shall not exceed three hundred million dollars. For the purposes of this section, "total public share" means all state and local funds expended for preconstruction and construction costs of the stadium and exhibition center, including proceeds of any bonds issued for the purposes of the stadium and exhibition center, tax revenues, and interest earned on the escrow account described in RCW 43.99N.030 and not including expenditures for deferred sales taxes. (2) Sections 201 through 207, chapter 220, Laws of 1997 and this chapter constitute the entire state contribution for a stadium and exhibition center. The state will not make any additional contributions based on revised cost or revenue estimates, cost overruns, unforeseen circumstances, or any other reason.
RCW 43.220.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 220 / Section 040
RCW 43.220.040: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Agency administrative costs" means indirect expenses such as personnel, payroll, contract administration, fiscal services, and other overhead costs. (2) "Corps" means the Washington conservation corps, including the Puget Sound corps. (3) "Corps member" means an individual enrolled in the Washington conservation corps. (4) "Corps member leaders" or "specialists" means members of the corps who serve in leadership or training capacities or who provide specialized services other than or in addition to the types of work and services that are performed by the corps members in general. (5) "Crew supervisor" means temporary, project, or permanent state employees who supervise corps members and coordinate work project design and completion. (6) "Department" means the department of ecology. (7) "Program support costs" include, but are not limited to, program planning, development of reports, job and career training, uniforms and equipment, and standard office space and utilities. Program support costs do not include direct scheduling and supervision of corps members. (8) "Public lands" means any lands or waters, or interests therein, owned or administered by any agency or instrumentality of the state, federal, or local government.
RCW 43.43.260 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 260
RCW 43.43.260: Benefits—Military service credit.
Status: in_force

Upon retirement from service as provided in RCW 43.43.250 , a member shall be granted a retirement allowance which shall consist of: (1) A prior service allowance which shall be equal to two percent of the member's average final salary multiplied by the number of years of prior service rendered by the member. (2) A current service allowance which shall be equal to two percent of the member's average final salary multiplied by the number of years of service rendered while a member of the retirement system. (3)(a) Any member commissioned prior to January 1, 2003, with twenty-five years service in the Washington state patrol may have the member's service in the uniformed services credited as a member whether or not the individual left the employ of the Washington state patrol to enter such uniformed services: PROVIDED, That in no instance shall military service in excess of five years be credited: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That in each instance, a member must restore all withdrawn accumulated contributions, which restoration must be completed on the date of the member's retirement, or as provided under RCW 43.43.130 , whichever occurs first: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That this section shall not apply to any individual, not a veteran within the meaning of RCW 41.06.150 . (b) A member who leaves the Washington state patrol to enter the uniformed services of the United States shall be entitled to retirement system service credit for up to five years of military service. This subsection shall be administered in a manner consistent with the requirements of the federal uniformed services employment and reemployment rights act. (i) The member qualifies for service credit under this subsection if: (A) Within ninety days of the member's honorable discharge from the uniformed services of the United States, the member applies for reemployment with the employer who employed the member immediately prior to the member entering the uniformed services; and (B) The member makes the employee contributions required under RCW 41.45.0631 and 41.45.067 within five years of resumption of service or prior to retirement, whichever comes sooner; or (C) Prior to retirement and not within ninety days of the member's honorable discharge or five years of resumption of service the member pays the amount required under RCW 41.50.165 (2); or (D) If the member was commissioned on or after January 1, 2003, and, prior to retirement, the member provides to the director proof that the member's interruptive military service was during a period of war as defined in RCW 41.04.005 . Any member who made payments for service credit for interruptive military service during a period of war as defined in RCW 41.04.005 may, prior to retirement and on a form provided by the department, request a refund of the funds standing to his or her credit for up to five years of such service, and this amount shall be paid to him or her. Members with one or more periods of interruptive military service credit during a period of war may receive no more than five years of free retirement system service credit under this subsection. (ii) Upon receipt of member contributions under (b)(i)(B), (b)(iv)(C), and (b)(v)(C) of this subsection, or adequate proof under (b)(i)(D), (b)(iv)(D), or (b)(v)(D) of this subsection, the department shall establish the member's service credit and shall bill the employer for its contribution required under RCW 41.45.060 for the period of military service, plus interest as determined by the department. (iii) The contributions required under (b)(i)(B), (b)(iv)(C), and (b)(v)(C) of this subsection shall be based on the compensation the member would have earned if not on leave, or if that cannot be estimated with reasonable certainty, the compensation reported for the member in the year prior to when the member went on military leave. (iv) The surviving spouse or lawful domestic partner or eligible child or children of a member who left the employ of an employer to enter the uniformed services of the United States and died while serving in the uniformed services may, on behalf of the deceased member, apply for retirement system service credit under this subsection up to the date of the member's death in the uniformed services. The department shall establish the deceased member's service credit if the surviving spouse or lawful domestic partner or eligible child or children: (A) Provides to the director proof of the member's death while serving in the uniformed services; (B) Provides to the director proof of the member's honorable service in the uniformed services prior to the date of death; and (C) If the member was commissioned on or after January 1, 2003, pays the employee contributions required under chapter 41.45 RCW within five years of the date of death or prior to the distribution of any benefit, whichever comes first; or (D) If the member was commissioned on or after January 1, 2003, and, prior to the distribution of any benefit, provides to the director proof that the member's interruptive military service was during a period of war as defined in RCW 41.04.005 . If the deceased member made payments for service credit for interruptive military service during a period of war as defined in RCW 41.04.005 , the surviving spouse or eligible child or children may, prior to the distribution of any benefit and on a form provided by the department, request a refund of the funds standing to the deceased member's credit for up to five years of such service, and this amount shall be paid to the surviving spouse or children. Members with one or more periods of interruptive military service during a period of war may receive no more than five years of free retirement system service credit under this subsection. (v) A member who leaves the employ of an employer to enter the uniformed services of the United States and becomes totally incapacitated for continued employment by an employer while serving in the uniformed services is entitled to retirement system service credit under this subsection up to the date of discharge from the uniformed services if: (A) The member obtains a determination from the director that he or she is totally incapacitated for continued employment due to conditions or events that occurred while serving in the uniformed services; (B) The member provides to the director proof of honorable discharge from the uniformed services; and (C) If the member was commissioned on or after January 1, 2003, the member pays the employee contributions required under chapter 41.45 RCW within five years of the director's determination of total disability or prior to the distribution of any benefit, whichever comes first; or (D) If the member was commissioned on or after January 1, 2003, and, prior to retirement, the member provides to the director proof that the member's interruptive military service was during a period of war as defined in RCW 41.04.005 . Any member who made payments for service credit for interruptive military service during a period of war as defined in RCW 41.04.005 may, prior to retirement and on a form provided by the department, request a refund of the funds standing to his or her credit for up to five years of such service, and this amount shall be paid to him or her. Members with one or more periods of interruptive military service during a period of war may receive no more than five years of free retirement system service credit under this subsection. (4) In no event shall the total retirement benefits from subsections (1), (2), and (3) of this section, of any member exceed seventy-five percent of the member's average final salary. (5) Beginning July 1, 2001, and every year thereafter, the department shall determine the following information for each retired member or beneficiary whose retirement allowance has been in effect for at least one year: (a) The original dollar amount of the retirement allowance; (b) The index for the calendar year prior to the effective date of the retirement allowance, to be known as "index A"; (c) The index for the calendar year prior to the date of determination, to be known as "index B"; and (d) The ratio obtained when index B is divided by index A. The value of the ratio obtained shall be the annual adjustment to the original retirement allowance and shall be applied beginning with the July payment. In no event, however, shall the annual adjustment: (i) Produce a retirement allowance which is lower than the original retirement allowance; (ii) Exceed three percent in the initial annual adjustment; or (iii) Differ from the previous year's annual adjustment by more than three percent. For the purposes of this section, "index" means, for any calendar year, that year's average consumer price index for the Seattle, Washington area for urban wage earners and clerical workers, all items, compiled by the bureau of labor statistics, United States department of labor. The provisions of this section shall apply to all members presently retired and to all members who shall retire in the future.
RCW 43.360.005 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 360 / Section 005
RCW 43.360.005: Findings—Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds: (a) The continued economic vitality of downtown and neighborhood commercial districts in our state's cities is essential to community preservation, social cohesion, and economic growth; (b) In recent years there has been a deterioration of downtown and neighborhood commercial districts in both rural and urban communities due to a shifting population base, changes in the marketplace, and greater competition from suburban shopping malls, discount centers, and business transacted through the internet; (c) This decline has eroded the ability of businesses and property owners to renovate and enhance their commercial and residential properties; and (d) Business owners in these districts need to maintain their local economies in order to provide goods and services to adjacent residents, to provide employment opportunities, to avoid disinvestment and economic dislocations, and to develop and sustain downtown and neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs to address these problems. (2) It is the intent of the legislature to establish a program to: (a) Work in partnership with these organizations; (b) Provide technical assistance and training to local governments, business organizations, downtown and neighborhood commercial district organizations, and business and property owners to accomplish community and economic revitalization and development of business districts; and (c) Certify a downtown or neighborhood commercial district organization's use of available tax incentives.
RCW 43.70.130 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 130
RCW 43.70.130: Powers and duties of secretary—General.
Status: in_force

The secretary of health shall: (1) Exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law with respect to public health and vital statistics; (2) Investigate and study factors relating to the preservation, promotion, and improvement of the health of the people, the causes of morbidity and mortality, and the effects of the environment and other conditions upon the public health, and report the findings to the state board of health for such action as the board determines is necessary; (3) Strictly enforce all laws for the protection of the public health and the improvement of sanitary conditions in the state, and all rules, regulations, and orders of the state board of health; (4) Enforce the public health laws of the state and the rules and regulations promulgated by the department or the board of health in local matters, when in its opinion an emergency exists and the local board of health has failed to act with sufficient promptness or efficiency, or is unable for reasons beyond its control to act, or when no local board has been established, and all expenses so incurred shall be paid upon demand of the secretary of the department of health by the local health department for which such services are rendered, out of moneys accruing to the credit of the municipality or the local health department in the current expense fund of the county; (5) Investigate outbreaks and epidemics of disease that may occur and advise local health officers as to measures to be taken to prevent and control the same; (6) Exercise general supervision over the work of all local health departments and establish uniform reporting systems by local health officers to the state department of health; (7) Have the same authority as local health officers, except that the secretary shall not exercise such authority unless the local health officer fails or is unable to do so, or when in an emergency the safety of the public health demands it, or by agreement with the local health officer or local board of health; (8) Cause to be made from time to time, personal health and sanitation inspections at state owned or contracted institutions and facilities to determine compliance with sanitary and health care standards as adopted by the department, and require the governing authorities thereof to take such action as will conserve the health of all persons connected therewith, and report the findings to the governor; (9) Review and approve plans for public water system design, engineering, operation, maintenance, financing, and emergency response, as required under state board of health rules; (10) Take such measures as the secretary deems necessary in order to promote the public health, to establish or participate in the establishment of health educational or training activities, and to provide funds for and to authorize the attendance and participation in such activities of employees of the state or local health departments and other individuals engaged in programs related to or part of the public health programs of the local health departments or the state department of health. The secretary is also authorized to accept any funds from the federal government or any public or private agency made available for health education training purposes and to conform with such requirements as are necessary in order to receive such funds; and (11) Establish and maintain laboratory facilities and services as are necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the department.
RCW 43.99G.158 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99G / Section 158
RCW 43.99G.158: Bonds legal investment for public funds.
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized in RCW 43.99G.150 shall be a legal investment for all state funds or funds under state control and for all funds of any other public body.
RCW 43.20A.400 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 400
RCW 43.20A.400: Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Utilization of nonappropriated funds.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, the secretary of the department of social and health services is authorized to utilize nonappropriated funds made available to the department, in order to compliment the social and health services programs of the department by purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies. The purpose of this authorization is to augment the services presently offered and to achieve pooling of public and nonprofit resources.
RCW 43.180.350 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 350
RCW 43.180.350: Lessees or assignees.
Status: in_force

A lessee or contracting party under a sale contract or loan agreement shall not be required to be the eventual user of a nonprofit facility if any sublessee or assignee assumes all of the obligations of the lessee or contracting party under the lease, sale contract, or loan agreement, but the lessee or contracting party or their successors shall remain primarily liable for all of its obligations under the lease, sale contract, or loan agreement and the use of the nonprofit facility shall be consistent with the purposes of this subchapter.
RCW 43.386.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 386 / Section 900
RCW 43.386.900: Findings—2020 c 257.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that: (1) Unconstrained use of facial recognition services by state and local government agencies poses broad social ramifications that should be considered and addressed. Accordingly, legislation is required to establish safeguards that will allow state and local government agencies to use facial recognition services in a manner that benefits society while prohibiting uses that threaten our democratic freedoms and put our civil liberties at risk. (2) However, state and local government agencies may use facial recognition services to locate or identify missing persons, and identify deceased persons, including missing or murdered indigenous women, subjects of Amber alerts and silver alerts, and other possible crime victims, for the purposes of keeping the public safe.
RCW 43.30.305 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 305
RCW 43.30.305: Natural resources equipment fund—Authorized—Purposes—Expenditure.
Status: in_force

A revolving fund in the custody of the state treasurer, to be known as the natural resources equipment fund, is hereby created to be expended by the department without appropriation solely for the purchase of equipment, machinery, and supplies for the use of the department and for the payment of the costs of repair and maintenance of such equipment, machinery, and supplies. During the 2007-2009 fiscal biennium the legislature may transfer such amounts as represent the excess balance of the fund to the state general fund.
RCW 43.330.725 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 725
RCW 43.330.725: Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—System of care grants.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs shall provide system of care grants that prevent youth from exiting a publicly funded system of care into homelessness. (2) The system of care grants funded under this section shall provide support to youth exiting a publicly funded system of care and may include: (a) Behavioral health services; (b) Civil legal aid; (c) Peer navigators and support; (d) Family reconciliation or engagement services; (e) Employment support; (f) Education support; (g) Case management; (h) Housing and financial support; or (i) Other navigation support to secure safe and stable housing. (3) For purposes of this section, "publicly funded system of care" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 43.330.720 .
RCW 43.09.2856 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 2856
RCW 43.09.2856: School district audits—School district compliance with RCW 28A.150.276 and 28A.505.240—Report of findings.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning with the 2019-20 school year, to ensure that school district local revenues are used solely for purposes of enriching the state's statutory program of basic education, the state auditor's regular financial audits of school districts must include a review of the expenditure of school district local revenues for compliance with RCW 28A.150.276 , including the spending plan approved by the superintendent of public instruction under RCW 28A.505.240 and its implementation, and any supplemental contracts entered into under RCW 28A.400.200 . The audit must also include a review of the expenditure schedule and supporting documentation required by RCW 28A.320.330 (1)(c). (2) If an audit under subsection (1) of this section results in findings that a school district has failed to comply with these requirements, then within ninety days of completing the audit the auditor must report the findings to the superintendent of public instruction, the office of financial management, and the education and operating budget committees of the legislature. If the superintendent of public instruction receives a report of findings from the state auditor that an expenditure of a school district is out of compliance with the requirements of RCW 28A.150.276 , and the finding is not resolved in the subsequent audit, the maximum taxes levied for collection by the school district under RCW 84.52.0531 in the following calendar year shall be reduced by the expenditure amount identified by the state auditor. (3) The use of the state allocation provided for professional learning under RCW 28A.150.415 must be audited as part of the regular financial audits of school districts by the state auditor's office to ensure compliance with the limitations and conditions of RCW 28A.150.415 .
RCW 43.52.580 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 52 / Section 580
RCW 43.52.580: Emergency purchase of materials or work by contract.
Status: in_force

When the managing director or a designee determines in writing that an emergency endangers the public safety or threatens property damage or that serious financial injury would result if materials, supplies, equipment, or work are not obtained by a certain time, and they cannot be contracted for by that time by means of sealed bids, the managing director or a designee may purchase materials, equipment, or supplies or may order work by contract in any amount necessary, after having taken precautions to secure a responsive proposal at the lowest price practicable under the circumstances. For the purposes of this section the term "serious financial injury" means that the costs attributable to the delay caused by contracting by sealed bids exceed the cost of materials, supplies, equipment, or work to be obtained.
RCW 43.21A.235 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 235
RCW 43.21A.235: Exemption from laboratory certification and fee requirements.
Status: in_force

Laboratories owned by persons holding wastewater discharge permits and operated solely for their own use which participate in quality assurance programs administered by the federal environmental protection agency shall be exempt from certification and fee requirements for the specific methods and tests which are the subject of such quality assurance programs.
RCW 43.20A.300 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 300
RCW 43.20A.300: Department as state agency for receipt of federal funds for vocational rehabilitation—Exception.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in RCW 74.18.060 , the department of social and health services shall serve as the sole agency of the state for the receipt of federal funds made available by acts of congress for vocational rehabilitation within this state.
RCW 43.30.565 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 565
RCW 43.30.565: Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Review of vessel's physical condition.
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to transferring ownership of a department-owned vessel, the department shall conduct a thorough review of the physical condition of the vessel, the vessel's operating capability, and any containers and other materials that are not fixed to the vessel. (2) If the department determines that the vessel is in a state of advanced deterioration or poses a reasonably imminent threat to human health or safety, including a threat of environmental contamination, the department may: (a) Not transfer the vessel until the conditions identified under this subsection have been corrected; or (b) permanently dispose of the vessel by landfill, deconstruction, or other related method. (3) Vessels taken into custody under chapter 79.100 RCW are not subject to this section or RCW 43.30.570 .
RCW 43.235.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 235 / Section 010
RCW 43.235.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Department" means the department of social and health services. (2) "Domestic violence fatality" means a homicide or suicide under any of the following circumstances: (a) The alleged perpetrator and victim resided together at any time; (b) The alleged perpetrator and victim have a child in common; (c) The alleged perpetrator and victim were married, divorced, separated, or had a dating relationship; (d) The alleged perpetrator had been stalking the victim; (e) The homicide victim lived in the same household, was present at the workplace of, was in proximity of, or was related by blood or affinity to a victim who experienced or was threatened with domestic abuse by the alleged perpetrator; or (f) The victim or perpetrator was a child of a person in a relationship that is described within this subsection. This subsection should be interpreted broadly to give the domestic violence fatality review panels discretion to review fatalities that have occurred directly to domestic relationships.
RCW 43.80.125 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 80 / Section 125
RCW 43.80.125: Appointment of state fiscal agents in connection with registered bonds—Contracting of services.
Status: in_force

The state treasurer or the treasurer of a local government may appoint a state fiscal agent to act as registrar, authenticating agent, transfer agent, paying agent, or other agent in connection with the issuance by the state or local government of registered bonds or other obligations pursuant to a system of registration as provided by RCW 39.46.030 .
RCW 43.386.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 386 / Section 040
RCW 43.386.040: Testing—When required.
Status: in_force

Prior to deploying a facial recognition service in the context in which it will be used, a state or local government agency using a facial recognition service to make decisions that produce legal effects on individuals or similarly significant effects on individuals must test the facial recognition service in operational conditions. An agency must take reasonable steps to ensure best quality results by following all guidance provided by the developer of the facial recognition service.
RCW 43.117.110 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 117 / Section 110
RCW 43.117.110: Asian Pacific American heritage month.
Status: in_force

The legislature declares that: (1) May of each year will be known as Asian Pacific American heritage month; (2) The fourth week of May is designated as a time for people of this state to celebrate the contributions to the state by Asian Pacific Americans in the arts, sciences, commerce, and education; and (3) Educational institutions, public entities, and private organizations are encouraged to designate time for appropriate activities in commemoration of the lives, history, achievements, and contributions of Asian Pacific Americans.
RCW 43.180.150 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 150
RCW 43.180.150: Bond issues—Terms—Issuance—Purchase, etc.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission's bonds shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, be in such denominations, be in such form, be registered or registrable in such manner, be made transferable, exchangeable, and interchangeable, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, be subject to such terms of redemption, bear such fixed or variable rate or rates of interest, be payable at such time or times, and be sold in such manner and at such price or prices, as the commission determines. The bonds shall be executed by the chair, by either its duly elected secretary or its treasurer, and by the trustee or paying agent if the commission determines to use a trustee or paying agent for the bonds. Execution of the bonds may be by manual or facsimile signature. (2) The bonds of the commission shall be subject to such terms, conditions, covenants, and protective provisions as are found necessary or desirable by the commission, including, but not limited to, pledges of the commission's assets, setting aside of reserves, limitations on additional forms of indebtedness, and the mortgaging of all or any part of the commission's real or personal property, then owned or thereafter acquired, and other provisions the commission finds are necessary or desirable for the security of bondholders. (3) Any security interest created in the unexpended bond proceeds and in the special funds created by the commission shall be immediately valid and binding against such moneys and any securities in which such moneys may be invested without commission or trustee possession thereof, and the security interest shall be prior to any party having any competing claim in such moneys or securities, without filing or recording pursuant to *chapter 62A.9 RCW and regardless of whether the party has notice of the security interest. (4) When issuing bonds, the commission may provide for the future issuance of additional bonds or parity debt on a parity with outstanding bonds, and the terms and conditions of their issuance. The commission may refund or advance refund any bond of the commission in accordance with chapter 39.53 RCW or issue bonds with a subordinate lien against the fund or funds securing outstanding bonds. (5) The chair of the state finance committee or the chair's designee shall be notified in advance of the issuance of bonds by the commission in order to promote the orderly offering of obligations in the financial markets. (6) The members of the commission and any person executing the bonds are not liable personally on the indebtedness or subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance thereof. (7) The commission may, out of any fund available therefor, purchase its bonds in the open market.
RCW 43.97.025 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 97 / Section 025
RCW 43.97.025: Grant of authority—Appointment of members to commission—Vacancies.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor, the Columbia River Gorge commission, and all state agencies and counties are hereby directed and provided authority to carry out their respective functions and responsibilities in accordance with the compact executed pursuant to RCW 43.97.015 , the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, and the provisions of this chapter. (2) The governor shall appoint three members of the Columbia River Gorge commission who reside in the state of Washington, at least one of whom shall be a resident of the scenic area as defined in the act. (3)(a) The governing bodies of Clark, Klickitat, and Skamania counties shall each appoint one member of the Columbia River Gorge commission. (b) In the event the governing body of a county fails to make the appointments prescribed in section 5(a)(c)(1) of that act and (a) of this subsection, the governor shall appoint any such member. (4) Each member appointed by the governor shall be subject to confirmation by the Washington state senate and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor until their term shall expire or until a disqualifying change in residence. (5) Of those members appointed to the Columbia River Gorge commission by the governing body of the counties of Clark, Klickitat, and Skamania, the governor shall designate one member to serve for a term of five years and one to serve for six years. Of those members appointed directly by the governor pursuant to RCW 43.97.015 , the governor shall designate one to serve a term of five years and one to serve a term of six years. All other members shall serve a period of four years. Neither the governor nor governing body of any of the counties may appoint federal, state, or local elected or appointed officials as members to the Columbia River Gorge commission. Vacancies shall be filled in accordance with the appointing procedure for the commission member occupying the seat before its vacancy.
RCW 43.216.710 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 710
RCW 43.216.710: Child care services.
Status: in_force

The department shall: (1) Work in conjunction with the statewide child care resource and referral network as well as local governments, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and community child care advocates to create local child care resource and referral organizations. These organizations may carry out needs assessments, resource development, provider training, technical assistance, and parent information and training; (2) Actively seek public and private money for distribution as grants to the statewide child care resource and referral network and to existing or potential local child care resource and referral organizations; (3) Adopt rules regarding the application for and distribution of grants to local child care resource and referral organizations. The rules shall, at a minimum, require an applicant to submit a plan for achieving the following objectives: (a) Provide parents with information about child care resources, including location of services and subsidies; (b) Carry out child care provider recruitment and training programs, including training under RCW 74.25.040 ; (c) Offer support services, such as parent and provider seminars, toy-lending libraries, and substitute banks; (d) Provide information for businesses regarding child care supply and demand; (e) Advocate for increased public and private sector resources devoted to child care; (f) Provide technical assistance to employers regarding employee child care services; and (g) Serve recipients of temporary assistance for needy families and working parents with household incomes at or below 100 percent of the state median income; (4) Provide staff support and technical assistance to the statewide child care resource and referral network and local child care resource and referral organizations; (5) Maintain a statewide child care licensing data bank and work with department licensors to provide information to local child care resource and referral organizations about licensed or certified child care providers in the state; (6) Through the statewide child care resource and referral network and local resource and referral organizations, compile data about local child care needs and availability for future planning and development; (7) Coordinate with the statewide child care resource and referral network and local child care resource and referral organizations for the provision of training and technical assistance to child care providers; (8) Collect and assemble information regarding the availability of insurance and of federal and other child care funding to assist state and local agencies, businesses, and other child care providers in offering child care services; (9) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, increase the base rate for all child care providers by ten percent; (10) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, provide tiered subsidy rate enhancements to child care providers if the provider meets the following requirements: (a) The provider enrolls in quality rating and improvement system levels 2, 3, 4, or 5; (b) The provider is actively participating in the early achievers program; (c) The provider continues to advance towards level 5 of the early achievers program; and (d) The provider must complete level 2 within thirty months or the reimbursement rate returns the level 1 rate; and (11) Require exempt providers to participate in continuing education, if adequate funding is available.
RCW 43.21E.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21E / Section 020
RCW 43.21E.020: Duties of committee.
Status: in_force

The grass burning research advisory committee as provided for in RCW 43.21E.010 shall solicit and review research proposals for reducing or to develop alternates to open burning of grass fields. The committee shall advise and make recommendations to the director of the Washington state department of ecology regarding research priorities and the expenditure of mandatory research permit fees and such other grass burning research funds that may be provided by the legislature or from any other sources.
RCW 43.210.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 210 / Section 050
RCW 43.210.050: Export assistance services contract with department of commerce.
Status: in_force

(1) The small business export finance assistance center formed under RCW 43.210.020 and 43.210.030 must enter into a contract under this chapter with the department of commerce or its statutory successor. (2) The contract under subsection (1) of this section must: (a) Require the center to provide export assistance services; (b) Have a duration of two years; (c) Require the center to aggressively seek to fund its continued operation from nonstate funds; and (d) Require the center to report annually to the department on its success in obtaining nonstate funding.
RCW 43.376.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 376 / Section 010
RCW 43.376.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Indian tribe" means any federally recognized Indian tribe whose traditional lands and territories included parts of Washington. (2) "State agency" means an agency, department, office, or the office of a statewide elected official, of the state of Washington.
RCW 43.22.442 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22 / Section 442
RCW 43.22.442: Warranty service—Timely compensation for work performed.
Status: in_force

A manufacturer of manufactured homes who designates a representative within this state to provide consumers with warranty service for manufactured homes on behalf of the manufacturer shall make reasonable and timely compensation to the representative for performance of the warranty service.
RCW 43.392.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 392 / Section 040
RCW 43.392.040: Council responsibilities—Annual report.
Status: in_force

(1) Interagency electric vehicle coordinating council responsibilities include, but are not limited to: (a) Development of a statewide transportation electrification strategy to ensure market and infrastructure readiness for all new vehicle sales; (b) Identification of all electric vehicle infrastructure grant-related funding to include existing and future opportunities, including state, federal, and other funds, and also nongrant-related funding, including revenues generated by an electric utility from credits under the clean fuels program for transportation electrification programs or projects pursuant to RCW 70A.535.080 (2); (c) Coordination of grant funding criteria across agency grant programs to most efficiently distribute state and federal electric vehicle-related funding in a manner that is most beneficial to the state, advances best practices, and recommends additional criteria that could be useful in advancing transportation electrification; (d) Development of a robust public and private outreach plan that includes engaging with: (i) Community organizers and the environmental justice council to develop community-driven programs to address zero emissions transportation needs and priorities in overburdened communities; and (ii) Local governments to explore procurement opportunities and work with local government and community programs to support electrification; (e) Creation of an industry electric vehicle advisory committee; and (f) Ensuring the statewide transportation electrification strategy, grant distribution, programs, and activities associated with advancing transportation electrification benefit vulnerable and overburdened communities. (2) The council shall provide an annual report to the appropriate committees of the legislature summarizing electric vehicle implementation progress, gaps, and resource needs.
RCW 43.99G.186 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99G / Section 186
RCW 43.99G.186: Additional means for payment of bonds.
Status: in_force

The legislature may provide additional means for raising moneys for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized in RCW 43.99G.180 , and RCW 43.99G.184 shall not be deemed to provide an exclusive method for the payment.
RCW 43.21J.800 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21J / Section 800
RCW 43.21J.800: Joint legislative audit and review committee report.
Status: in_force

On or before June 30, 1998, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall prepare a report to the legislature evaluating the implementation of the environmental restoration jobs act of 1993, chapter 516, Laws of 1993.
RCW 43.160.065 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 160 / Section 065
RCW 43.160.065: Loans and grants to local governments and federally recognized Indian tribes for rural broadband authorized—Application—Requirements for financial assistance.
Status: in_force

(1) The board is authorized to make rural broadband loans and grants to local governments and to federally recognized Indian tribes for the purposes of financing the cost to build infrastructure to provide high-speed, open-access broadband service, to rural and underserved communities, for the purpose of economic or community development. (2) Applications for funding must be made in the form and manner as the board may prescribe. In making grants or loans the board must conform to the following requirements: (a) The board may not provide financial assistance: (i) For a project the primary purpose of which is to facilitate or promote a retail shopping development or expansion; or (ii) For the deployment of publicly owned telecommunications network infrastructure (commonly referred to as "backbone") solely for the sake of creating competitive, publicly owned telecommunications network infrastructure. (b) The board may provide financial assistance only for projects located in a rural community as defined by the board, or located in a rural county, that encourage, foster, develop, and improve broadband within the state in order to: (i) Drive job creation, promote innovation, and expand markets for local businesses; or (ii) Serve the ongoing and growing needs of the local education system, health care system, public safety system, industries and businesses, governmental operations, and citizens. (c) An application must be approved by the local government and supported by the local associate development organization or local workforce development council or approved by the governing body of the federally recognized Indian tribe. (d) The board may allow de minimis general system improvements to be funded if they are critically linked to the viability of the project. (e) When evaluating and prioritizing projects, the board must give consideration, at a minimum, to the following factors: (i) The project's value to the community, including evidence of support from affected local businesses and government; (ii) The project's feasibility, using standard economic principles; (iii) Commitment of local matching resources and local participation; (iv) The project's use of a technology-neutral approach in order to expand access at the lowest cost; (v) The project's inclusion in a capital facilities plan, comprehensive plan, or local economic development plan consistent with applicable state planning requirements; and (vi) The project's readiness to proceed. (3) A responsible official of the local government or the federally recognized Indian tribe must be present during board deliberations and provide information that the board requests. (4) Before any financial assistance application is approved, the local government or the federally recognized Indian tribe seeking the assistance must demonstrate to the board that no other timely source of funding is available to it at costs reasonably similar to financing available from the board.
RCW 43.365.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 365 / Section 050
RCW 43.365.050: Review by joint legislative audit and review committee—Recommendation to legislature.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the legislature's specific public policy objective to increase the viability of the motion picture and film industry and associated creative industries in Washington state. It is the legislature's intent to increase the credit available under RCW 82.04.4489 in order to attract additional motion picture and film projects, thereby increasing family-wage jobs. (2) The joint legislative audit and review committee must review and make a recommendation to the fiscal committees of the legislature by December 1, 2026, regarding the effectiveness of the motion picture competitiveness program including, but not limited to, the amount of state revenue generated, the amount and number of family-wage jobs with benefits created, adherence to the criteria in RCW 43.365.020 , changes in Washington's share of the film employment market, and any other factors deemed appropriate by the joint legislative audit and review committee. (3) In order to obtain the data necessary to perform the review in subsection (2) of this section, the joint legislative audit and review committee may refer to tax data provided to the department of revenue and the annual survey required under RCW 43.365.040 .
RCW 43.20A.715 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 715
RCW 43.20A.715: Long-term care worker screening—Limitations on disqualification.
Status: in_force

(1) Where the department is required to screen a long-term care worker, contracted provider, or licensee through a background check to determine whether the person has a history that would disqualify the person from having unsupervised access to, working with, or providing supervision, care, or treatment to vulnerable adults or children, the department may not automatically disqualify a person on the basis of a criminal record that includes a conviction of any of the following crimes once the specified amount of time has passed for the particular crime: (a) Selling cannabis to a person under RCW 69.50.401 after three years or more have passed between the most recent conviction and the date the background check is processed; (b) Theft in the first degree under RCW 9A.56.030 after 10 years or more have passed between the most recent conviction and the date the background check is processed; (c) Robbery in the second degree under RCW 9A.56.210 after five years or more have passed between the most recent conviction and the date the background check is processed; (d) Extortion in the second degree under RCW 9A.56.130 after five years or more have passed between the most recent conviction and the date the background check is processed; (e) Assault in the second degree under RCW 9A.36.021 after five years or more have passed between the most recent conviction and the date the background check is processed; and (f) Assault in the third degree under RCW 9A.36.031 after five years or more have passed between the most recent conviction and the date the background check is processed. (2) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not apply where the department is performing background checks for the department of children, youth, and families. (3) The provisions of subsection (1) of this section do not apply to department employees or applicants for department positions except for positions in the state-operated community residential program. (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, a long-term care worker, contracted provider, or licensee may not provide, or be paid to provide, care to children or vulnerable adults under the medicare or medicaid programs if the worker is excluded from participating in those programs by federal law. (5) The department or an authorized entity, when conducting a character, competence, and suitability review for the purpose of hiring, licensing, certifying, contracting with, permitting, or continuing to permit a person to be employed in any position caring for or having unsupervised access to vulnerable adults or children, may, in its sole discretion, determine whether to consider any of the convictions identified in subsection (1) of this section. If the department or a consumer directed employer as defined in RCW 74.39A.009 determines that an individual with any of the convictions identified in subsection (1) of this section is qualified to provide services to a department client as an individual provider as defined in RCW 74.39A.240 , the department or the consumer directed employer must provide the client, and their guardian if any, with the results of the state background check for their determination of character, suitability, and competence of the individual before the individual begins providing services. The department or an authorized entity, when conducting a character, competence, and suitability review for the purpose of hiring, licensing, certifying, contracting with, permitting, or continuing to permit a person to be employed in any position caring for or having unsupervised access to vulnerable adults or children, has a rebuttable presumption that its exercise of discretion under this section or the refusal to exercise such discretion was appropriate. This subsection does not create a duty for the department to conduct a character, competence, and suitability review. (6)(a) An employer or an authorized entity shall not conduct a character, competence, and suitability review for individual providers and home care agency providers, based on a name and date of birth or fingerprint-based background check result, when: (i) The employer or authorized entity has already conducted a character, competence, and suitability review for the individual provider or home care agency provider for a previously reviewed nonautomatically disqualifying conviction, pending charge, or negative action found during a previous background check, for which the employer or authorized entity has previously conducted a character, competence, and suitability review; or (ii) It is known to the employer or authorized entity that more than 10 years have passed since the last nonautomatically disqualifying conviction or negative action against the individual provider or home care agency provider. (b) The department shall develop rules to establish standards for conducting character, competence, and suitability reviews under this subsection (6), including parameters to prioritize the safety of vulnerable adults and minors, clients' rights regarding individual and home care agency providers' background check results and character, competence, and suitability reviews, and an equitable review process for individual providers and home care agency providers. (7)(a) Individual providers and home care agency providers subject to and awaiting a character, competence, and suitability review may work for up to 30 days before the character, competence, and suitability review is completed, provided that their background check did not include any automatically disqualifying conviction, crime, negative action, or pending charge, and the employer has not completed the character, competence, and suitability review and determined the home care agency provider or individual provider unable to work. (b)(i) Prior to the provision of any care services by an individual provider or home care agency provider during the 30-day temporary practice period established in (a) of this subsection, the parent or guardian of the minor, the vulnerable adult, or the guardian of the vulnerable adult must be: (A) Notified in writing that the character, competence, and suitability review for the individual provider or home care agency provider has not been completed; and (B) Provided with an opportunity to decline the receipt of care services from the individual provider or home care agency provider and an explanation of the procedure for declining the receipt of care. (ii) The notice requirement of this subsection does not apply to any home care agency provider that has been employed by the same employer since the previous name and date of birth background check or fingerprint-based background check was conducted. (8) For the purposes of the [this] section: (a) "Authorized entity" means a service provider, licensee, contractor, or other public or private agency that: (i) Is required to conduct background checks; and (ii) Is authorized to conduct background checks through the department's background check central unit. (b) "Character, competence, and suitability review" means a review process that the employer or an authorized entity uses to decide whether a person has the character, competence, and suitability to work in a position that may have unsupervised access to minors or vulnerable adults. (c) "Contracted provider" means a provider, and its employees, contracted with the department or an area agency on aging to provide services to department clients under programs under chapter 74.09 , 74.39, 74.39A, or 71A.12 RCW. "Contracted provider" includes area agencies on aging and their subcontractors who provide case management. (d) "Fingerprint-based background check" means a search of in-state criminal history records through the Washington state patrol and national criminal history records through the federal bureau of investigation. (e) "Home care agency provider" means a long-term care worker paid by a home care agency, as described in RCW 43.20A.710 (1)(b). (f) "Individual provider" has the same meaning as in RCW 74.39A.240 . (g) "Licensee" means a nonstate facility or setting that is licensed or certified, or has applied to be licensed or certified, by the department and includes the licensee and its employees. (h) "Managing employer" has the same meaning as in RCW 74.39A.009 . (i) "Name and date of birth background check" means a search of Washington state criminal history and negative action records using the applicant's name and date of birth conducted by the department's background check central unit. (j) "Nonautomatically disqualifying" means, when used in reference to a conviction, pending charge, or negative action, that the conviction, pending charge, or negative action is one other than a permanently disqualifying conviction, permanently disqualifying negative action, or a time-limited permanently disqualifying conviction or negative action after the defined amount of time has passed, as described in RCW 43.43.842 and 43.20A.710 (5), and related department rules.
RCW 43.19.754 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 754
RCW 43.19.754: Public printing for state agencies and municipal corporations—Contracts for out-of-state work.
Status: in_force

All contracts for such work to be done outside the state shall require that it be executed under conditions of employment which shall substantially conform to the laws of this state respecting hours of labor, the minimum wage scale, and the rules and regulations of the department of labor and industries regarding conditions of employment, hours of labor, and minimum wages, and shall be favorably comparable to the labor standards and practices of the lowest competent bidder within the state, and the violation of any such provision of any contract shall be ground for cancellation thereof.
RCW 43.88.570 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 88 / Section 570
RCW 43.88.570: Social services provided by nongovernment entities receiving state moneys—Report by agencies—Audits.
Status: in_force

(1) Each state agency shall submit a report to the office of the state auditor listing each nongovernment entity that received over three hundred thousand dollars in state moneys during the previous fiscal year under contract with the agency for purposes related to the provision of social services. The report must be submitted by September 1 each year, and must be in a form prescribed by the office of the state auditor. (2) The office of the state auditor shall select at random a group of entities from the reports using a procedure prescribed by the office of the state auditor. The office of the state auditor shall ensure that the number of entities selected under this subsection (2) each year is sufficient to ensure a statistically representative sample of all reported entities. (3) Each entity selected under subsection (2) of this section shall be required to complete a comprehensive entity-wide audit in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. The audit shall be completed by, or under the supervision of, a certified public accountant licensed in this state. The audit shall determine, at a minimum, whether: (a) The financial statements of the entity are presented fairly in all material respects in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles; (b) The schedule of expenditures of state moneys is presented fairly in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole; (c) Internal accounting controls exist and are effective; and (d) The entity has complied with laws, regulations, and contract and grant provisions that have a direct and material effect on performance of the contract and the expenditure of state moneys. (4) The office of the state auditor shall also select a second group based on a risk assessment of entities conducted by the office of the state auditor in consultation with state agencies. The office of the state auditor shall consider, at a minimum, the following factors when conducting risk assessments: Findings from audits of entities under contract with the state to provide services for the same state or federal program; findings from previous audits; decentralization of decision making and controls; turnover in officials and key personnel; changes in management structure or operations; and the presence of new programs, technologies, or funding sources. (5) The office of the state auditor is required to complete a comprehensive entity-wide audit, in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards, of each entity selected under subsection (4) of this section. The office of the state auditor may procure the services of a certified public accountant to perform such an audit, as set forth under RCW 43.09.045 . The audit shall determine, at a minimum, whether: (a) The financial statements of the entity are presented fairly in all material respects in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles; (b) The schedule of expenditures of state moneys is presented fairly in all material respects in relation to the financial statements taken as a whole; (c) Internal accounting controls exist and are effective; and (d) The entity has complied with statutes, rules, regulations, and contract and grant provisions that have a direct and material effect on performance of the contract and the expenditure of state moneys. (6) The office of the state auditor shall prescribe policies and procedures for the conduct of audits under this section. The office of the state auditor shall deem single audits completed in compliance with federal requirements to be in fulfillment of the requirements of this section if the audit meets the requirements of subsection (3)(a) through (d) or (5)(a) through (d) of this section. If the entity is selected under subsection (4) of this section, the office of the state auditor shall review the single audit to determine if there is evidence of misuse of public moneys. (7) Completed audits must be delivered to the office of the state auditor and the state agency by April 1 in the year following the selection of the entity for audit. Entities must resolve any findings contained in the audit within six months of the delivery of the audit. Entities may not enter into new contracts with state agencies until all major audit findings are resolved. (8) Nothing in this section limits the authority of the state auditor to carry out statutorily and contractually prescribed powers and duties.
RCW 43.06A.070 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06A / Section 070
RCW 43.06A.070: Release of identifying information.
Status: in_force

Identifying information about complainants or witnesses shall not be subject to any method of legal compulsion, nor shall such information be revealed to the oversight board for children, youth, and families or the governor except under the following circumstances: (1) The complainant or witness waives confidentiality; (2) under a legislative subpoena when there is a legislative investigation for neglect of duty or misconduct by the ombuds or ombuds's office when the identifying information is necessary to the investigation of the ombuds's acts; or (3) under an investigation or inquiry by the governor as to neglect of duty or misconduct by the ombuds or ombuds's office when the identifying information is necessary to the investigation of the ombuds's acts. For the purposes of this section, "identifying information" includes the complainant's or witness's name, location, telephone number, likeness, social security number or other identification number, or identification of immediate family members.
RCW 43.99M.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99M / Section 040
RCW 43.99M.040: Nondebt-limit reimbursable bond retirement account.
Status: in_force

The nondebt-limit reimbursable bond retirement account is created in the state treasury. This account shall be exclusively devoted to the payment of principal and interest on and retirement of the bonds authorized by the legislature.
RCW 43.320.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 320 / Section 060
RCW 43.320.060: Deputization of assistant to exercise powers and duties of director.
Status: in_force

The director of financial institutions shall appoint, deputize, and employ examiners and such other assistants and personnel as may be necessary to carry on the work of the department of financial institutions. In the event of the director's absence the director shall have the power to deputize one of the assistants of the director to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law with respect to banks, savings banks, foreign bank branches, savings and loan associations, credit unions, consumer loan companies, check cashers and sellers, trust companies and departments, securities, franchises, business opportunities, commodities, escrow agents, and other similar institutions or areas that are performed by the director so long as the director is absent: PROVIDED, That such deputized assistant shall not have the power to approve or disapprove new charters, licenses, branches, and satellite facilities, unless such action has received the prior written approval of the director. Any person so deputized shall possess the same qualifications as those set out in this section for the director.
RCW 43.30.570 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 570
RCW 43.30.570: Transfer of ownership of department-owned vessel—Further requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) Following the inspection required under RCW 43.30.565 and prior to transferring ownership of a department-owned vessel, the department shall obtain the following from the transferee: (a) The purposes for which the transferee intends to use the vessel; and (b) Information demonstrating the prospective owner's intent to obtain legal moorage following the transfer, in the manner determined by the department. (2)(a) The department shall remove any containers or other materials that are not fixed to the vessel and contain hazardous substances, as defined under RCW 70A.305.020 . (b) However, the department may transfer a vessel with: (i) Those containers or materials described under (a) of this subsection where the transferee demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that the container's or material's presence is consistent with the anticipated use of the vessel; and (ii) A reasonable amount of fuel as determined by the department, based on factors including the vessel's size, condition, and anticipated use of the vessel, including initial destination following transfer. (c) The department may consult with the department of ecology in carrying out the requirements of this subsection. (3) Prior to sale, and unless the vessel has a title or valid marine document, the department is required to apply for a certificate of title for the vessel under RCW 88.02.510 and register the vessel under RCW 88.02.550 .
RCW 43.147.070 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 147 / Section 070
RCW 43.147.070: PNWER-Net working subgroup—Duties.
Status: in_force

The PNWER-Net working subgroup shall have the following duties: (1) To work with working subgroups from other member states and provinces in an entity known as the PNWER-Net working group to develop PNWER-Net; and (2) To assist the PNWER-Net working group in developing criteria to ensure that designated member libraries use existing telecommunications infrastructure including the internet.
RCW 43.23.015 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 23 / Section 015
RCW 43.23.015: Divisions of department—Reassignment of division functions.
Status: in_force

Except for the functions specified in RCW 43.23.070 , the director may, at his or her discretion, reassign any of the functions delegated to the various divisions of the department under the provisions of this chapter or any other law to any other division of the department.
RCW 43.330.742 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 742
RCW 43.330.742: Federal employment retirement income act liability—Prohibition on state-based retirement plan for nonstate employees.
Status: in_force

The department shall not expose the state of Washington as an employer or through administration of the marketplace to any potential liability under the federal employee retirement income [security] act of 1974. As such, the department is specifically prohibited from offering and operating a state-based retirement plan for businesses or individuals who are not employed by the state of Washington.
RCW 43.216.125 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 125
RCW 43.216.125: Parental notification of report alleging sexual misconduct or abuse—Notice of parental rights.
Status: in_force

The department and an agency must, at the first opportunity but in all cases within forty-eight hours of receiving a report alleging sexual misconduct or abuse by an agency employee, notify the parents or guardian of a child alleged to be the victim, target, or recipient of the misconduct or abuse. The department and an agency shall provide parents annually with information regarding their rights under the public records act, chapter 42.56 RCW, to request the public records regarding the employee.
RCW 43.82.150 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 82 / Section 150
RCW 43.82.150: Inventory of state-owned or leased facilities—Report.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of financial management shall develop and maintain an inventory system to account for all facilities owned or leased by state government. At a minimum, the inventory system must include the facility owner, location, type, condition, use data, and size of each facility. In addition, for owned facilities, the inventory system must include the date and cost of original construction and the cost of any major remodeling or renovation. The inventory must be updated by all agencies, departments, boards, commissions, and institutions by June 30th of each year. The office of financial management shall publish a report summarizing information contained in the inventory system for each agency by October 1st of each year, beginning in 2010 and shall submit this report to the appropriate fiscal committees of the legislature. (2) The inventory required under this subsection must be submitted in a standard format prescribed by the office of financial management. (3) For the purposes of this section, "facilities" means buildings and other structures with walls and a roof. "Facilities" does not mean roads, bridges, parking areas, utility systems, and other similar improvements to real property.
RCW 43.20B.345 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 345
RCW 43.20B.345: Mental illness—Treatment costs—Judgment for accrued amounts.
Status: in_force

Whenever any notice and finding of responsibility, or appeal therefrom, shall have become final, the superior court, wherein such person or persons reside or have property either real or personal, shall, upon application of the secretary enter a judgment in the amount of the accrued monthly charges for the costs of hospitalization, and/or the costs of outpatient services, and such judgment shall have and be given the same effect as if entered pursuant to civil action instituted in said court; except, such judgment shall not be the subject of collection by the department unless and until any outstanding judgment for a victim referenced in RCW 43.20B.335 has been fully satisfied.
RCW 43.03.011 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 03 / Section 011
RCW 43.03.011: Salaries of state elected officials of the executive branch.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to Article XXVIII, section 1 of the state Constitution and RCW 43.03.010 and 43.03.310 , the annual salaries of the state elected officials of the executive branch shall be as follows: (1) Effective July 1, 2024: (a) Governor. . . . $204,205 (b) Lieutenant governor. . . . $127,851 (c) Secretary of state. . . . $150,085 (d) Treasurer. . . . $167,432 (e) Auditor. . . . $150,085 (f) Attorney general. . . . $193,169 (g) Superintendent of public instruction. . . . $166,762 (h) Commissioner of public lands. . . . $166,762 (i) Insurance commissioner. . . . $150,085 (2) Effective July 1, 2025: (a) Governor. . . . $218,744 (b) Lieutenant governor. . . . $131,687 (c) Secretary of state. . . . $154,588 (d) Treasurer. . . . $172,455 (e) Auditor. . . . $154,588 (f) Attorney general. . . . $206,923 (g) Superintendent of public instruction. . . . $171,765 (h) Commissioner of public lands. . . . $171,765 (i) Insurance commissioner. . . . $154,588 (3) Effective July 1, 2026: (a) Governor. . . . $234,275 (b) Lieutenant governor. . . . $134,321 (c) Secretary of state. . . . $157,680 (d) Treasurer. . . . $175,904 (e) Auditor. . . . $157,680 (f) Attorney general. . . . $221,614 (g) Superintendent of public instruction. . . . $175,200 (h) Commissioner of public lands. . . . $175,200 (i) Insurance commissioner. . . . $157,680 (4) The lieutenant governor shall receive the fixed amount of his or her salary plus 1/260th of the difference between his or her salary and that of the governor for each day that the lieutenant governor is called upon to perform the duties of the governor by reason of the absence from the state, removal, resignation, death, or disability of the governor.
RCW 43.06.220 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06 / Section 220
RCW 43.06.220: State of emergency—Powers of governor pursuant to proclamation.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor after proclaiming a state of emergency and prior to terminating such, may, in the area described by the proclamation issue an order prohibiting: (a) Any person being on the public streets, or in the public parks, or at any other public place during the hours declared by the governor to be a period of curfew; (b) Any number of persons, as designated by the governor, from assembling or gathering on the public streets, parks, or other open areas of this state, either public or private; (c) The manufacture, transfer, use, possession or transportation of a molotov cocktail or any other device, instrument or object designed to explode or produce uncontained combustion; (d) The transporting, possessing or using of gasoline, kerosene, or combustible, flammable, or explosive liquids or materials in a glass or uncapped container of any kind except in connection with the normal operation of motor vehicles, normal home use or legitimate commercial use; (e) The sale, purchase or dispensing of alcoholic beverages; (f) The sale, purchase or dispensing of other commodities or goods, as he or she reasonably believes should be prohibited to help preserve and maintain life, health, property or the public peace; (g) The use of certain streets, highways or public ways by the public; and (h) Such other activities as he or she reasonably believes should be prohibited to help preserve and maintain life, health, property or the public peace. (2) The governor after proclaiming a state of emergency and prior to terminating such may, in the area described by the proclamation, issue an order or orders concerning waiver or suspension of statutory obligations or limitations in the following areas: (a) Liability for participation in interlocal agreements; (b) Inspection fees owed to the department of labor and industries; (c) Application of the family emergency assistance program; (d) Regulations, tariffs, and notice requirements under the jurisdiction of the utilities and transportation commission; (e) Application of tax due dates and penalties relating to collection of taxes; (f) Permits for industrial, business, or medical uses of alcohol; and (g) Such other statutory and regulatory obligations or limitations prescribing the procedures for conduct of state business, or the orders, rules, or regulations of any state agency if strict compliance with the provision of any statute, order, rule, or regulation would in any way prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with the emergency, unless (i) authority to waive or suspend a specific statutory or regulatory obligation or limitation has been expressly granted to another statewide elected official, (ii) the waiver or suspension would conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, or (iii) the waiver or suspension would conflict with the rights, under the First Amendment, of freedom of speech or of the people to peaceably assemble. The governor shall give as much notice as practical to legislative leadership and impacted local governments when issuing orders under this subsection (2)(g). (3) In imposing the restrictions provided for by RCW 43.06.010 , and 43.06.200 through 43.06.270 , the governor may impose them for such times, upon such conditions, with such exceptions and in such areas of this state he or she from time to time deems necessary. (4) No order or orders concerning waiver or suspension of statutory obligations or limitations under subsection (2) of this section may continue for longer than thirty days unless extended by the legislature through concurrent resolution. If the legislature is not in session, the waiver or suspension of statutory obligations or limitations may be extended in writing by the leadership of the senate and the house of representatives until the legislature can extend the waiver or suspension by concurrent resolution. For purposes of this section, "leadership of the senate and the house of representatives" means the majority and minority leaders of the senate and the speaker and the minority leader of the house of representatives. (5) Any person willfully violating any provision of an order issued by the governor under this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
RCW 43.99V.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99V / Section 040
RCW 43.99V.040: Pledge and promise—Remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) Bonds issued under RCW 43.99V.010 through 43.99V.030 shall state that they are a general obligation of the state of Washington, shall pledge the full faith and credit of the state to the payment of the principal thereof and the interest thereon, and shall contain an unconditional promise to pay the principal and interest as the same shall become due. (2) The owner and holder of each of the bonds or the trustee for the owner and holder of any of the bonds may by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding require the transfer and payment of funds as directed in this section.
RCW 43.370.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 370 / Section 030
RCW 43.370.030: Development and update of strategy—Goals and principles—Required elements—Reports—Public hearings.
Status: in_force

(1) The office, in coordination with relevant public and private stakeholders, shall update the state health plan by developing a statewide health resources strategy. The strategy shall establish statewide health planning policies and goals related to the availability of health care facilities and services, quality of care, and cost of care. The strategy shall identify needs according to geographic regions suitable for comprehensive health planning as designated by the office. (2) The development of the strategy shall consider the following general goals and principles: (a) That excess capacity of health services and facilities place considerable economic burden on the public who pay for the construction and operation of these facilities as patients, health insurance purchasers, carriers, and taxpayers; (b) That the development and ongoing maintenance of current and accurate health care information and statistics related to cost and quality of health care, as well as projections of need for health facilities and services, are essential to effective strategic health planning; and (c) That a statewide health resources strategy should take into consideration the principles of health equity. (3) The strategy, with public input by health service areas, shall include: (a) A health system assessment and objectives component that: (i) Describes state and regional population demographics, health status indicators, and trends in health status and health care needs; and (ii) Identifies key policy objectives for the state health system related to access to care, health outcomes, quality, and cost-effectiveness; (b) A health care facilities and services plan that shall assess the demand for health care facilities and services to inform state health planning efforts and direct certificate of need determinations, for those facilities and services subject to certificate of need as provided in chapter 70.38 RCW. The plan shall include: (i) An inventory of each geographic region's existing health care facilities and services; (ii) Projections of need for each category of health care facility and service, including those subject to certificate of need; (iii) Policies to guide the addition of new or expanded health care facilities and services to promote the use of quality, evidence-based, cost-effective health care delivery options, including any recommendations for criteria, standards, and methods relevant to the certificate of need review process; and (iv) An assessment of the availability of health care providers, public health resources, transportation infrastructure, and other considerations necessary to support the needed health care facilities and services in each region; (c) A health care data resource plan that identifies data elements necessary to properly conduct planning activities and to review certificate of need applications, including data related to inpatient and outpatient utilization and outcomes information, and financial and utilization information related to charity care, quality, and cost. The plan shall inventory existing data resources, both public and private, that store and disclose information relevant to the health planning process, including information necessary to conduct certificate of need activities pursuant to chapter 70.38 RCW. The plan shall identify any deficiencies in the inventory of existing data resources and the data necessary to conduct comprehensive health planning activities. The plan may recommend that the office be authorized to access existing data sources and conduct appropriate analyses of such data or that other agencies expand their data collection activities as statutory authority permits. The plan may identify any computing infrastructure deficiencies that impede the proper storage, transmission, and analysis of health planning data. The plan shall provide recommendations for increasing the availability of data related to health planning to provide greater community involvement in the health planning process and consistency in data used for certificate of need applications and determinations; (d) An assessment of emerging trends in health care delivery and technology as they relate to access to health care facilities and services, quality of care, and costs of care. The assessment shall recommend any changes to the scope of health care facilities and services covered by the certificate of need program that may be warranted by these emerging trends. In addition, the assessment may recommend any changes to criteria used by the department to review certificate of need applications, as necessary; (e) A rural health resource plan to assess the availability of health resources in rural areas of the state, assess the unmet needs of these communities, and evaluate how federal and state reimbursement policies can be modified, if necessary, to more efficiently and effectively meet the health care needs of rural communities. The plan shall consider the unique health care needs of rural communities, the adequacy of the rural health workforce, and transportation needs for accessing appropriate care. (4) The office shall submit a preliminary report outlining its work in developing a state health resources strategy by July 1, 2026. The office shall submit the completed health resources strategy report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 31, 2027. The report must include projections and policy recommendations through 2032. Beginning January 1, 2033, the office shall report on strategy updates and implementation every four years. (5) The office shall hold at least one virtual or hybrid public hearing and allow opportunity to submit written comments prior to the issuance of the preliminary report outlining its work in developing the state health resources strategy and at least one virtual or hybrid public meeting before issuance of the completed health resources strategy report and any updated strategy reports.
RCW 43.216.687 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 687
RCW 43.216.687: Child care—Required postings—Disclosure of complaints.
Status: in_force

(1) Every child day care center, outdoor nature-based child care provider, and family day care provider shall prominently post the following items, clearly visible to parents and staff: (a) The license issued under this chapter; (b) The department's toll-free telephone number established by RCW 43.216.685 ; (c) The notice of any pending enforcement action. The notice must be posted immediately upon receipt. The notice must be posted for at least two weeks or until the violation causing the enforcement action is corrected, whichever is longer; (d) A notice that inspection reports and any notices of enforcement actions for the previous three years are available from the licensee and the department; and (e) Any other information required by the department. (2) The department shall disclose the receipt, general nature, and resolution or current status of all complaints on record with the department after July 24, 2005, against a child day care center or family day care provider that result in an enforcement action. Information may be posted: (a) On a website; or (b) In a physical location that is easily accessed by parents and potential employers. (3) This section shall not be construed to require the disclosure of any information that is exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW.
RCW 43.03.250 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 03 / Section 250
RCW 43.03.250: Compensation of members of part-time boards and commissions—Class four groups.
Status: in_force

(1) A part-time, statutory board, commission, council, committee, or other similar group shall be identified as a class four group for purposes of compensation if the group: (a) Has rule-making authority, performs quasi-judicial functions, or has responsibility for the administration or policy direction of a state agency or program; (b) Has duties that are deemed by the legislature to be of overriding sensitivity and importance to the public welfare and the operation of state government; and (c) Requires service from its members representing a significant demand on their time that is normally in excess of one hundred hours of meeting time per year. (2) Each member of a class four group is eligible to receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars for each day during which the member attends an official meeting of the group or performs statutorily prescribed duties approved by the chairperson of the group. A person shall not receive compensation for a day of service under this section if the person (a) occupies a position, normally regarded as full-time in nature, in any agency of the federal government, Washington state government, or Washington state local government; and (b) receives any compensation from such government for working that day. (3) Compensation may be paid a member under this section only if it is authorized under the law dealing in particular with the specific group to which the member belongs or dealing in particular with the members of that specific group. (4) Class four groups, when feasible, shall use an alternative means of conducting a meeting that does not require travel while still maximizing member and public participation and may use a meeting format that requires members to be physically present at one location only when necessary or required by law.
RCW 43.250.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 250 / Section 040
RCW 43.250.040: Investment pool—Investment of funds by state treasurer—Degree of judgment and care required.
Status: in_force

If authorized by statute, local ordinance, resolution, or other appropriate official action, the state treasurer, a government finance official or financial officer or his or her designee, or authorized tribal official, may place funds into the public funds investment account for investment and reinvestment by the state treasurer in those securities and investments set forth in RCW 43.84.080 and chapter 39.58 RCW. The state treasurer shall invest the funds in such manner as to effectively maximize the yield to the investment pool. In investing and reinvesting moneys in the public funds investment account and in acquiring, retaining, managing, and disposing of investments of the investment pool, there shall be exercised the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing which persons of prudence, discretion, and intelligence exercise in the management of their own affairs, not in regard to speculation but in regard to the permanent disposition of the funds considering the probable income as well as the probable safety of the capital.