RCW 43.63A.470 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 63A / Section 470
RCW 43.63A.470: Manufactured housing—Inspections, investigations.
Status: in_force

(1) The director or the director's authorized representative shall conduct such inspections and investigations as may be necessary to implement or enforce manufactured housing rules adopted under the authority of this chapter or to carry out the director's duties under this chapter. (2) For the purposes of enforcement of this chapter, persons duly designated by the director upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge shall: (a) At reasonable times and without advance notice enter any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which manufactured homes are manufactured, stored, or held for sale; and (b) At reasonable times, within reasonable limits, and in a reasonable manner inspect any factory, warehouse, or establishment as required to comply with the standards adopted by the secretary of housing and urban development under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (800 Stat. 700; 42 U.S.C. Secs. 5401-5426). Each inspection shall be commenced and completed with reasonable promptness. (3) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the director or the director's authorized representative is authorized: (a) To require, by general or special orders, any factory, warehouse, or establishment in which manufactured homes are manufactured, to file, in such form as prescribed, reports or answers in writing to specific questions relating to any function of the department under this chapter. Such reports and answers shall be made under oath or otherwise, and shall be filed with the department within such reasonable time periods as prescribed by the department; and (b) To hold such hearings, take such testimony, sit and act at such times and places, administer such oaths, and require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, papers, correspondence, memorandums, contracts, agreements, or other records, as the director or such officer or employee deems advisable. (4) In carrying out the inspections authorized by this section the director shall establish by rule, under chapter 34.05 RCW, and impose on manufactured home manufacturers, distributors, and dealers such reasonable fees as may be necessary to offset the expenses incurred by the director in conducting the inspections, provided these fees are set in accordance with guidelines established by the United States secretary of housing and urban development.
RCW 43.131.426 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 131 / Section 426
RCW 43.131.426: Office of the corrections ombuds—Repeal.
Status: repealed

The following acts or parts of acts, as now existing or hereafter amended, are each repealed, effective July 1, 2029: (1) RCW 43.06C.005 and 2018 c 270 s 1 ; (2) RCW 43.06C.020 and 2018 c 270 s 2 ; (3) RCW 43.06C.010 and 2018 c 270 s 3 ; (4) RCW 43.06C.030 and 2018 c 270 s 4 ; (5) RCW 43.06C.040 and 2018 c 270 s 5 ; (6) RCW 43.06C.050 and 2018 c 270 s 6 ; (7) RCW 43.06C.060 and 2018 c 270 s 7 ; and (8) RCW 43.06C.070 and 2018 c 270 s 8 .
RCW 43.180.265 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 265
RCW 43.180.265: Aviation biofuels facilities and production—Bond issuance—Financing powers—Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission may: (a) Issue bonds for the purpose of financing all or part of the project costs of facilities that are primarily for the production, processing, or handling of aviation biofuels or for the production, processing, or handling of nonfossil biogenic feedstocks to be used in the production of aviation biofuels; (b) Make or purchase loans for financing of these facilities; or (c) Enter into financing documents relating to the repayment of those loans or the provision of, or security for, debt service on the bonds. (2) In connection with the financing of project costs of facilities that are primarily for the production, processing, or handling of aviation biofuels, the commission may exercise the other powers granted the commission under this chapter, including the requirements under RCW 43.180.170 and 43.180.180 . (3) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Aviation biofuels" means fuels for aviation from nonfossil biogenic feedstocks that meet the fuel quality technical standards of the American society for testing materials for aviation fuels and coproducts. (b) "Facilities" means land, rights in land, buildings, structures, equipment, landscaping, utilities, approaches, roadways and parking, handling and storage areas, and similar ancillary facilities. (c) "Financing document" means a lease, sublease, installment sale agreement, conditional sale agreement, loan agreement, mortgage, deed of trust guaranty agreement, or other agreement for the purpose of providing funds to pay or secure debt service on bonds. (d) "Project costs" means costs of: (i) Acquisition, construction, and improvement of any facilities included in a facility; (ii) Architectural, engineering, consulting, accounting, and legal costs related directly to the development, financing, and construction of a facility, including costs of studies assessing the feasibility of a facility; (iii) Finance costs, including discounts, if any, the costs of issuing bonds, and costs incurred in carrying out any trust agreement; (iv) Interest during construction and during the six months after estimated completion of construction, and capitalized debt service or repair and replacement or other appropriate reserves; (v) The refunding of any outstanding obligations incurred for any of the costs outlined in this subsection; and (vi) Other costs incidental to any of the costs listed in this section.
RCW 43.220.905 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 220 / Section 905
RCW 43.220.905: Intent—Application—2011 c 20.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of this act to centralize the administration of the Washington conservation corps, which was previously administered by the departments of ecology, natural resources, and fish and wildlife and the state parks and recreation commission, into the department of ecology. This act is prospective only, and any grant awards or conservation corps crew or individual placements finalized by other agencies or partners prior to July 22, 2011, remain unaffected by this act.
RCW 43.130.910 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 130 / Section 910
RCW 43.130.910: Emergency—Operative dates—Termination of benefits.
Status: in_force

This 1973 act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, the support of state government and its existing public institutions and shall take effect immediately: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That each of the provisions of this 1973 act shall be operative and in effect only for employees of those state facilities closed after May 1, 1973 and prior to September 14, 1974: PROVIDED FURTHER, That benefits under section 4(3) of this 1973 act shall be available until September 14, 1975.
RCW 43.99P.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99P / Section 080
RCW 43.99P.080: Bond authorization expiration.
Status: in_force

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 43.290.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 290 / Section 030
RCW 43.290.030: Strategic international engagement plan.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of international relations and protocol shall develop a strategic international engagement plan to guide Washington's international economic development and engagement consistent with RCW 43.290.005 . The plan must create a common framework for the state's engagement in international activities, to include: Trade missions, economic development, and interpersonal knowledge, educational, and cultural exchanges. (2) The office may consult with entities relevant to Washington's international presence when developing the strategic plan, including: Associate development organizations, business and civic organizations, consular officials, executive and small cabinet agencies, institutions of higher education, immigration and labor organizations, public ports, state offices, state ethnic commissions, and private and nonprofit organizations. (3) The office may utilize the resources of Results Washington for technical and operational assistance in developing the strategic plan. (4) The office must complete an initial strategic plan by July 1, 2025. This strategic plan shall undergo periodic review to measure progress and outcomes at least every two and a half years thereafter, and it shall be fully updated at least every five years thereafter.
RCW 43.31.0925 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 0925
RCW 43.31.0925: Business assistance center—Minority and women business development office.
Status: in_force

There is established within the department's *business assistance center the minority and women business development office. This office shall provide business-related assistance to minorities and women as well as serve as an outreach program to increase minority and women-owned businesses' awareness and use of existing business assistance services.
RCW 43.60A.906 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 60A / Section 906
RCW 43.60A.906: Collective bargaining units or agreements not altered.
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to alter any existing collective bargaining unit or the provisions of any existing collective bargaining agreement until any such agreement has expired or until any such bargaining unit has been modified by action of the Washington personnel resources board as provided by law.
RCW 43.216.762 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 762
RCW 43.216.762: Child care and early learning providers—Firearms, dangerous weapons—Rules.
Status: in_force

The department must adopt rules to implement RCW 9.41.282 and 43.216.760 .
RCW 43.330.732 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 732
RCW 43.330.732: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this subchapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Approved plans" means retirement plans offered by private sector financial services firms that meet the requirements of this chapter to participate in the marketplace. (2) "Balanced fund" means a mutual fund that has an investment mandate to balance its portfolio holdings. The fund generally includes a mix of stocks and bonds in varying proportions according to the fund's investment outlook. (3) "Eligible employer" means a self-employed individual, sole proprietor, or an employer with at least one qualified employee at the time of enrollment. (4) "Enrollee" means any employee who is voluntarily enrolled in an approved plan offered by an eligible employer through the Washington small business retirement marketplace. (5) "Participating employer" means any eligible employer with employees enrolled in an approved plan offered through the Washington small business retirement marketplace who chooses to participate in the marketplace and offers approved plans to employees for voluntary enrollment. (6) "Private sector financial services firms" or "financial services firms" mean persons or entities licensed or holding a certificate of authority and in good standing by either the department of financial institutions or the office of the insurance commissioner and meeting all federal laws and regulations to offer retirement plans. (7) "Qualified employee" means those workers who are defined by the federal internal revenue service to be eligible to participate in a specific qualified plan. (8) "Target date or other similar fund" means a hybrid mutual fund that automatically resets the asset mix of stocks, bonds, and cash equivalents in its portfolio according to a selected time frame that is appropriate for a particular investor. A target date is structured to address a projected retirement date. (9) "Washington small business retirement marketplace" or "marketplace" means the retirement savings program created to connect eligible employers and their employees with approved plans to increase retirement savings.
RCW 43.70.053 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 053
RCW 43.70.053: Hospital consolidated annual income—Reporting.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Beginning July 1, 2022, for a health system operating a hospital licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, the health system must annually submit to the department a consolidated annual income statement and balance sheet, including hospitals, ambulatory surgical facilities, health clinics, urgent care clinics, physician groups, health-related laboratories, long-term care facilities, home health agencies, dialysis facilities, ambulance services, behavioral health settings, and virtual care entities that are operated in Washington. (b) The state auditor's office shall provide the department with audited financial statements for all hospitals owned or operated by a public hospital district under chapter 70.44 RCW. Public hospital districts are not required to submit additional information to the department under this subsection. (2) The department must make information submitted under this section available in the same manner as hospital financial data.
RCW 43.10.320 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 320
RCW 43.10.320: Missing and murdered indigenous women and people cold case investigations assistance unit.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, there is hereby created a missing and murdered indigenous women and people cold case investigations assistance unit within the office of the attorney general for the purpose of assisting federal, municipal, county, and tribal law enforcement agencies to solve cold cases involving missing and murdered indigenous women and people. (2) The missing and murdered indigenous women and people cold case investigations assistance unit may proactively offer assistance to the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction over a missing or murdered indigenous women or person cold case. The missing and murdered indigenous women and people cold case investigations assistance unit shall not investigate or assist with a criminal investigation except at the request of the law enforcement agency with primary jurisdiction over the case, in which case the assistance shall be limited to the content of such request. (3) The missing and murdered indigenous women and people cold case investigations assistance unit shall prioritize assistance to jurisdictions that do not have sufficient resources to investigate cold cases. (4) The missing and murdered indigenous women and people cold case investigations assistance unit shall include an advocate or case navigator. (5) Nothing in this section alters the attorney general's concurrent authority to investigate and prosecute crimes.
RCW 43.20.240 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20 / Section 240
RCW 43.20.240: Public water systems—Complaint process.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall have primary responsibility among state agencies to receive complaints from persons aggrieved by the failure of a public water system. If the remedy to the complaint is not within the jurisdiction of the department, the department shall refer the complaint to the state or local agency that has the appropriate jurisdiction. The department shall take such steps as are necessary to inform other state agencies of their primary responsibility for such complaints and the implementing procedures. (2) Each county shall designate a contact person to the department for the purpose of receiving and following up on complaint referrals that are within county jurisdiction. In the absence of any such designation, the county health officer shall be responsible for performing this function. (3) The department and each county shall establish procedures for providing a reasonable response to complaints received from persons aggrieved by the failure of a public water system. (4) The department and each county shall use all reasonable efforts to assist customers of public water systems in obtaining a dependable supply of water at all times. The availability of resources and the public health significance of the complaint shall be considered when determining what constitutes a reasonable effort. (5) The department shall, in consultation with local governments, water utilities, water-sewer districts, public utility districts, and other interested parties, develop a booklet or other single document that will provide to members of the public the following information: (a) A summary of state and local law regarding the obligations of public water systems in providing drinking water supplies to their customers; (b) A summary of the activities, including planning, rate setting, and compliance, that are to be performed by both local and state agencies; (c) The rights of customers of public water systems, including identification of agencies or offices to which they may address the most common complaints regarding the failures or inadequacies of public water systems. This booklet or document shall be available to members of the public no later than January 1, 1991.
RCW 43.17.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 030
RCW 43.17.030: Powers and duties—Oath.
Status: in_force

The directors of the several departments shall exercise such powers and perform such executive and administrative duties as are provided by law. Each appointive officer before entering upon the duties of his or her office shall take and subscribe the oath of office prescribed by law for elective state officers, and file the same in the office of the secretary of state.
RCW 43.88.320 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 88 / Section 320
RCW 43.88.320: Fiscal responsibilities of state officers and employees—Civil penalties additional to other penalties.
Status: in_force

The civil penalties provided by RCW 43.88.280 through 43.88.320 are in addition to any other penalties which may be provided by law.
RCW 43.70.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 080
RCW 43.70.080: Transfer of powers and duties from the department of social and health services.
Status: in_force

The powers and duties of the department of social and health services and the secretary of social and health services under the following statutes are hereby transferred to the department of health and the secretary of health: Chapters 16.70 , 18.46, 18.71, 18.73, 18.76, 69.30, 70.28, 70.30, 70.50, *70.58, 70.62, 70.83, 70.90, 70A.388, 70.104, 70A.100, 70A.105, 70A.120, 70A.125, 70A.310, 70.127, 70A.130, and 80.50 RCW. More specifically, the following programs and services presently administered by the department of social and health services are hereby transferred to the department of health: (1) Personal health and protection programs and related management and support services, including, but not limited to: Immunizations; tuberculosis; sexually transmitted diseases; AIDS; diabetes control; primary health care; cardiovascular risk reduction; kidney disease; regional genetic services; newborn metabolic screening; sentinel birth defects; cytogenetics; communicable disease epidemiology; and chronic disease epidemiology; (2) Environmental health protection services and related management and support services, including, but not limited to: Radiation, including X-ray control, radioactive materials, uranium mills, low-level waste, emergency response and reactor safety, and environmental radiation protection; drinking water; toxic substances; on-site sewage; recreational water contact facilities; food services sanitation; shellfish; and general environmental health services, including schools, vectors, parks, and camps; (3) Public health laboratory; (4) Public health support services, including, but not limited to: Vital records; health data; local public health services support; and health education and information; (5) Licensing and certification services including, but not limited to: Behavioral health agencies, agencies providing problem and pathological gambling treatment, health and personal care facility survey, construction review, emergency medical services, laboratory quality assurance, and accommodations surveys; and (6) Effective January 1, 1991, parent and child health services and related management support services, including, but not limited to: Maternal and infant health; child health; parental health; nutrition; services for children with disabilities; family planning; adolescent pregnancy services; high priority infant tracking; early intervention; parenting education; prenatal regionalization; and power and duties under RCW 43.20A.635 . The director of the office of financial management may recommend to the legislature a delay in this transfer, if it is determined that this time frame is not adequate.
RCW 43.21C.095 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 095
RCW 43.21C.095: State environmental policy act rules to be accorded substantial deference.
Status: in_force

The rules adopted under RCW 43.21C.110 shall be accorded substantial deference in the interpretation of this chapter.
RCW 43.58.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 58 / Section 050
RCW 43.58.050: Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact—Ratification.
Status: in_force

The interstate compact determining the Oregon-Washington boundary on the Columbia River which was executed on the 21st day of December, 1956 by the Oregon commission on interstate cooperation for the state of Oregon and the Washington-Oregon boundary commission for the state of Washington is hereby ratified and approved.
RCW 43.09.2853 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 2853
RCW 43.09.2853: Municipal corporations authorized to establish line of credit for payment of warrants—Interest.
Status: in_force

Any municipal corporation is authorized to establish a line of credit with any *qualified public depositary to be drawn upon for cashing its warrants, to delegate to a fiscal officer authority to determine the amount of credit extended, and to pay interest and other finance or service charges. The interest rate may be a fixed rate set periodically or a fluctuating rate determined by agreement of the parties. If any warrant of a municipal corporation is presented and not paid for lack of funds, the interest rate set on unpaid warrants shall apply. Nothing in this section affects the priority for payment of warrants established by law.
RCW 43.88.140 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 88 / Section 140
RCW 43.88.140: Lapsing of appropriations.
Status: in_force

All appropriations shall lapse at the end of the fiscal period for which the appropriations are made to the extent that they have not been expended or lawfully obligated.
RCW 43.05.120 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 05 / Section 120
RCW 43.05.120: Time for compliance—Extension.
Status: in_force

The date for compliance established by the department of ecology, labor and industries, agriculture, fish and wildlife, health, licensing, or natural resources pursuant to RCW 43.05.060 , 43.05.090 , or 43.05.100 respectively shall provide for a reasonable time to achieve compliance. Any person receiving a notice of correction pursuant to RCW 43.05.060 or 43.05.100 or a report or citation pursuant to RCW 43.05.090 may request an extension of time to achieve compliance for good cause from the issuing department. Requests shall be submitted to the issuing department and responded to by the issuing department in writing in accordance with procedures specified by the issuing department in the notice, report, or citation.
RCW 43.325.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 325 / Section 100
RCW 43.325.100: Framework to mitigate climate change—Report.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of commerce and the department of ecology shall develop a framework for the state of Washington to participate in emerging regional, national, and to the extent possible, global markets to mitigate climate change, on a multisector basis. This framework must include, but not be limited to, credible, verifiable, replicable inventory and accounting methodologies for each sector involved, along with the completion of the stakeholder process identified in executive order number 07-02 creating the Washington state climate change challenge. (2) The department of commerce and the department of ecology shall include the forestry sector and work closely with the department of natural resources on those recommendations. (3) The department must provide a report to the legislature by December 1, 2008. The report may be included within the report produced for executive order number 07-02.
RCW 43.99Q.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99Q / Section 901
RCW 43.99Q.901: Effective date—2001 2nd sp.s. c 9.
Status: in_force

This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [June 26, 2001].
RCW 43.117.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 117 / Section 050
RCW 43.117.050: Officers—Rules and regulations—Meetings.
Status: in_force

The commission shall: (1) Elect one of its members to serve as chair; and also such other officers as necessary to form an executive committee; (2) Adopt rules and regulations pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW; (3) Meet at the call of the chair or the call of a majority of its members, but in no case less often than once during any three month period; (4) Be authorized to appoint such citizen task force as it deems appropriate.
RCW 43.160.078 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 160 / Section 078
RCW 43.160.078: Board to familiarize government officials and public with chapter provisions.
Status: in_force

In order to enhance competition for grants and loans and the quality of projects for which loans and grants are sought, the board shall take such reasonable measures as are necessary to familiarize government officials and members of the public with the provisions of this chapter, particularly the board's authority to make grants and loans.
RCW 43.99V.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99V / Section 901
RCW 43.99V.901: Effective date—2009 c 6.
Status: in_force

This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [February 18, 2009].
RCW 43.70.670 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 670
RCW 43.70.670: Human immunodeficiency virus insurance program.
Status: in_force

(1) "Human immunodeficiency virus insurance program," as used in this section, means a program that provides health insurance coverage for individuals with human immunodeficiency virus, as defined in RCW 70.24.017 (7), who are not eligible for medical assistance programs from the health care authority as defined in RCW 74.09.010 and meet eligibility requirements established by the department of health. (2) The department of health may pay for health insurance coverage on behalf of persons with human immunodeficiency virus, who meet department eligibility requirements, and who are eligible for "continuation coverage" as provided by the federal consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1985, group health insurance policies, or individual policies.
RCW 43.158.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 158 / Section 100
RCW 43.158.100: Clean energy coordinated permitting process—Department of ecology—Duties.
Status: in_force

An optional, fully coordinated permit process is established for clean energy projects that do not apply to the energy facility site evaluation council under chapter 80.50 RCW. In support of the coordinated permitting process for clean energy projects, the department of ecology must: (1) Act as the central point of contact for the project proponent for the coordinated permitting process for projects that do not apply to the energy facility site evaluation council under chapter 80.50 RCW and communicate with the project proponent about defined issues; (2) Conduct an initial assessment of the proposed project review and permitting actions for coordination purposes as provided in RCW 43.158.110 ; (3) Ensure that the project proponent has been informed of all the information needed to apply for the state and local permits that are included in the coordinated permitting process; (4) Facilitate communication between project proponents and agency staff to promote timely permit decisions and promote adherence to agreed schedules; (5) Verify completion among participating agencies of administrative review and permit procedures, such as providing public notice; (6) Assist in resolving any conflict or inconsistency among permit requirements and conditions; (7) Consult with potentially affected federally recognized Indian tribes as provided in RCW 43.158.150 in support of the coordinated permitting process; (8) Engage with potentially affected overburdened communities as provided in RCW 43.158.150 ; (9) Manage a fully coordinated permitting process; and (10) Coordinate with local jurisdictions to assist with fulfilling the requirements of chapter 36.70B RCW and other local permitting processes.
RCW 43.42.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 42 / Section 100
RCW 43.42.100: Streamlined process certification.
Status: in_force

Within available funds, the office of regulatory assistance may certify permit processes at the local level as streamlined processes. In developing the certification program, the director must work with local jurisdictions to establish the criteria and the process for certification. Jurisdictions with permit processes certified as streamlined may receive priority in receipt of state funds for infrastructure projects.
RCW 43.340.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 340 / Section 030
RCW 43.340.030: Tobacco settlement authority—Powers—Rule-making authority.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority has all the general powers necessary to carry out its purposes and duties and to exercise its specific powers. In addition to other powers specified in this chapter, the authority may: (a) Sue and be sued in its own name; (b) Make and execute agreements, contracts, and other instruments, with any public or private person, in accordance with this chapter; (c) Employ, contract with, or engage independent counsel, bond counsel, other attorneys, financial advisors, investment bankers, auditors, other technical or professional assistants, and such other personnel as are necessary and recommended by the state housing finance commission staff; (d) Invest or deposit moneys of the authority in any manner determined by the authority and enter into hedge agreements, swap agreements, or other financial products, including payment agreements defined under RCW 39.96.020 (5). The authority is not a governmental entity for purposes of chapter 39.96 RCW; (e) Establish such special funds, and controls on deposits to and disbursements from them, as it finds convenient for the implementation of this chapter; (f) Procure insurance, other credit enhancements, and other financing arrangements for its bonds to fulfill its purposes under this chapter, including but not limited to municipal bond insurance and letters of credit; (g) Accept appropriations, gifts, grants, loans, or other aid from public or private entities; (h) Adopt rules, consistent with this chapter, as the board determines necessary; (i) Delegate any of its powers and duties if consistent with the purposes of this chapter; and (j) Exercise any other power reasonably required to implement the purposes of this chapter. (2) The authority does not have the power of eminent domain and does not have the power to levy taxes of any kind.
RCW 43.71.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71 / Section 100
RCW 43.71.100: Access to information about exclusion of mandated benefits from qualified health plans—Exchange's duties.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning November 1, 2021, the exchange shall provide individuals seeking to enroll in coverage on its website with access to the information a health carrier must provide under RCW 48.43.725 for any qualified health plan the health carrier offers that excludes, under state or federal law, any benefit required or mandated by Title 48 RCW or rules adopted by the commissioner. (2) The exchange may provide the access required under this section directly on its website, through a link to an external website, or in any other manner that allows consumers to easily access the information.
RCW 43.330.560 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 560
RCW 43.330.560: Office of renewable fuels—Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.330.565 , 43.330.570 , and 43.330.575 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Department" means the department of commerce. (2) "Green electrolytic hydrogen" means hydrogen produced through electrolysis and does not include hydrogen manufactured using steam reforming or any other conversion technology that produces hydrogen from a fossil fuel feedstock. (3) "Office" means the statewide office of renewable fuels established in RCW 43.330.565 . (4) "Overburdened communities" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.02.010 . (5) "Renewable fuel" means fuel produced using renewable resources and includes renewable hydrogen. (6) "Renewable hydrogen" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 54.04.190 . (7) "Renewable resource" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 19.405.020 .
RCW 43.63A.230 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 63A / Section 230
RCW 43.63A.230: Employee ownership and self-management—Technical assistance and educational programs.
Status: in_force

The department of commerce shall provide technical assistance to cooperatives authorized under chapter 23.78 RCW and conduct educational programs on employee ownership and self-management. The department shall include information on the option of employee ownership wherever appropriate in its various programs.
RCW 43.43.930 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 930
RCW 43.43.930: State fire protection services—Intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that fire protection services at the state level are provided by different, independent state agencies. This has resulted in a lack of a comprehensive state-level focus for state fire protection services, funding, and policy. The legislature further finds that the paramount duty of the state in fire protection services is to enhance the capacity of all local jurisdictions to assure that their personnel with fire suppression, prevention, inspection, origin and cause, and arson investigation responsibilities are adequately trained to discharge their responsibilities. It is the intent of the legislature to consolidate fire protection services into a single state agency. It is also the intent of the legislature that the fire protection services program created herein will assist local fire protection agencies in program development without encroaching upon their historic autonomy. It is the further intent of the legislature that the fire protection services program be implemented incrementally to assure a smooth transition, to build local, regional, and state capacity, and to avoid undue burdens on jurisdictions with limited resources.
RCW 43.70.115 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 115
RCW 43.70.115: Licenses—Denial, suspension, revocation, modification.
Status: in_force

This section governs the denial of an application for a license or the suspension, revocation, or modification of a license by the department. This section does not govern actions taken under chapter 18.130 RCW. (1) The department shall give written notice of the denial of an application for a license to the applicant or his or her agent. The department shall give written notice of revocation, suspension, or modification of a license to the licensee or his or her agent. The notice shall state the reasons for the action. The notice shall be personally served in the manner of service of a summons in a civil action or shall be given in another manner that shows proof of receipt. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and in subsection (4) of this section, revocation, suspension, or modification is effective twenty-eight days after the licensee or the agent receives the notice. (a) The department may make the date the action is effective later than twenty-eight days after receipt. If the department does so, it shall state the effective date in the written notice given the licensee or agent. (b) The department may make the date the action is effective sooner than twenty-eight days after receipt when necessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare. When the department does so, it shall state the effective date and the reasons supporting the effective date in the written notice given to the licensee or agent. (c) When the department has received certification pursuant to chapter 74.20A RCW from the department of social and health services that the licensee is a person who is not in compliance with a child support order or *an order from a court stating that the licensee is in noncompliance with a residential or visitation order under chapter 26.09 RCW, the department shall provide that the suspension is effective immediately upon receipt of the suspension notice by the licensee. (3) Except for licensees suspended for noncompliance with a child support order under chapter 74.20A RCW or noncompliance with a *residential or visitation order under chapter 26.09 RCW, a license applicant or licensee who is aggrieved by a department denial, revocation, suspension, or modification 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 adverse action, include a copy of the adverse notice, be served on and received by the department within twenty-eight days of the license applicant's or licensee's receiving the adverse notice, and be served in a manner that shows proof of receipt. (4)(a) If the department gives a licensee twenty-eight or more days notice of revocation, suspension, or modification and the licensee files an appeal before its effective date, the department shall not implement the adverse action until the final order has been entered. The presiding or reviewing officer may permit the department to implement part or all of the adverse action while the proceedings are pending if the appellant causes an unreasonable delay in the proceeding, if the circumstances change so that implementation is in the public interest, or for other good cause. (b) If the department gives a licensee less than twenty-eight days notice of revocation, suspension, or modification and the licensee timely files a sufficient appeal, the department may implement the adverse action on the effective date stated in the notice. The presiding or reviewing officer may order the department to stay implementation of part or all of the adverse action while the proceedings are pending if staying implementation is in the public interest or for other good cause.
RCW 43.320.045 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 320 / Section 045
RCW 43.320.045: Director's duties—Dissemination of information.
Status: in_force

The director of financial institutions or the director's designee shall: (1) Disseminate information to the public concerning the laws regulating financial institutions of this state; and (2) Provide assistance to members of the public in obtaining information about financial products.
RCW 43.216.909 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 909
RCW 43.216.909: Transfer of working connections child care and seasonal child care programs 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 the working connections child care and seasonal child care programs 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 mean the secretary or the department of children, youth, and families when referring to the working connections child care program and seasonal child care program 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 must 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 must 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 are 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 are, on July 1, 2019, 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 working connections child care program and seasonal child care program 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 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 does 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) All classified employees of the department of social and health services assigned to the department of children, youth, and families under this section whose positions are within an existing bargaining unit description at the department of children, youth, and families must become a part of the existing bargaining unit at the department of children, youth, and families and are considered an appropriate inclusion or modification of the existing bargaining unit under the provisions of chapter 41.80 RCW.
RCW 43.950.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 950 / Section 030
RCW 43.950.030: Invalidity of part of title not to affect remainder.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this title, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the title, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
RCW 43.80.150 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 80 / Section 150
RCW 43.80.150: Treasurers not responsible for funds received—Risk of loss under fiscal agent contract.
Status: in_force

Neither the state treasurer nor the treasurer or other fiscal officer of any local government shall be held responsible for funds received by a state fiscal agent. The state fiscal agent bears the risk of loss for any funds transferred to it under the fiscal agent contract.
RCW 43.79.484 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 484
RCW 43.79.484: Tribal opioid prevention and treatment account.
Status: in_force

The tribal opioid prevention and treatment account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from the transfer directed in RCW 43.79.483 (3) must be deposited in the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used for addressing the impact of the opioid epidemic in tribal communities, including: (1) Prevention and recovery services; (2) treatment programs including medication-assisted treatment; (3) peer services; (4) awareness campaigns and education; and (5) support for first responders.
RCW 43.23.033 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 23 / Section 033
RCW 43.23.033: Funding staff support for commodity boards and commissions—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The director may provide by rule for a method to fund staff support for all commodity boards and commissions if a position is not directly funded by the legislature. (2) Staff support funded under this section, RCW 15.65.047 (1)(c), 15.66.055 (3), 15.24.215 , 15.26.265 , 15.28.320 , 15.44.190 , 15.88.180 , 15.89.150 , and 16.67.190 , and chapter 15.115 RCW shall be limited to one-half full-time equivalent employee for all commodity boards and commissions.
RCW 43.320.540 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 320 / Section 540
RCW 43.320.540: Financial institution service providers—Examination and information sharing agreements.
Status: in_force

The director may enter into examination and information sharing agreements with any state or federal agency that has joint or concurrent jurisdiction over a service provider.
RCW 43.79.470 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 470
RCW 43.79.470: State patrol nonappropriated airplane revolving account.
Status: in_force

The state patrol nonappropriated airplane revolving account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from aircraft user fees paid by other agencies and private users as reimbursement for the use of the patrol's aircraft that are primarily for purposes other than highway patrol must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for expenses related to these aircraft. Only the chief of the Washington state patrol or the chief's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
RCW 43.101.480 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 480
RCW 43.101.480: Medicolegal forensic investigation training required for coroners and medical examiners—Exceptions.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) All elected coroners, appointed coroners, persons serving as coroners, medical examiners, and all other full-time medicolegal investigative personnel employed by a county coroner's or medical examiner's office must successfully complete medicolegal forensic investigation training through the medicolegal training academy program within 12 months of being elected, appointed, or employed unless otherwise exempted by the commission. This section does not apply to elected prosecutors who are coroners in their counties. (b) All part-time medicolegal investigative personnel employed by a county coroner's or medical examiner's office must successfully complete medicolegal forensic investigation training through the medicolegal training academy program within 18 months of being employed unless otherwise exempted by the commission. (2) The commission, in conjunction with the Washington association of coroners and medical examiners and a practicing physician selected by the commission, shall develop the medicolegal forensic investigation training curriculum and adopt the standards for the medicolegal training academy and any exemption from the requirement to complete the medicolegal forensic investigation training. The commission shall exempt from this requirement any coroner, medical examiner, or medicolegal investigative personnel who has obtained training comparable to the medicolegal forensic investigation training by virtue of educational or professional training or experience. (3) The commission must certify successful completion of the medicolegal forensic investigation training or exemption from the medicolegal training requirement within 60 days from the receipt of proof of completion or request for exemption. (4) The medicolegal forensic investigation training required under this section must: (a) Meet the recommendations of the national commission on forensic science for certification and accreditation; and (b) Satisfy the requirements for training on the subject of sudden, unexplained child death including, but not limited to, sudden infant death syndrome developed pursuant to RCW 43.103.100 and missing persons protocols pursuant to RCW 43.103.110 . (5) Certification under this section is a condition of continued employment in a coroner's or medical examiner's office. (6) A county in which a coroner, person serving as coroner, medical examiner, or other medicolegal investigative employee, who has not otherwise been exempted by the commission, is not certified within 12 months of being elected, appointed, or employed as required by this section, may have its reimbursement from the death investigations account reduced as provided under RCW 68.50.104 until the office is in compliance with all requirements under this section.
RCW 43.99K.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99K / Section 020
RCW 43.99K.020: Conditions and limitations.
Status: in_force

The proceeds from the sale of the bonds authorized in RCW 43.99K.010 shall be deposited in the state building construction account created by RCW 43.83.020 . The proceeds shall be transferred as follows: (1) Seven hundred eighty-five million four hundred thirty-eight thousand dollars to remain in the state building construction account created by RCW 43.83.020 ; (2) Twenty-two million five hundred thousand dollars to the outdoor recreation account created by RCW 79A.25.060 ; (3) Twenty-one million one hundred thousand dollars to the habitat conservation account created by RCW 79A.15.020 ; (4) Two million nine hundred twelve thousand dollars to the public safety reimbursable bond account; and (5) Ten million dollars to the higher education construction account created by *RCW 43.83.310 . 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.
RCW 43.101.465 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 465
RCW 43.101.465: Audits—Law enforcement agency training and certification requirements.
Status: in_force

Upon the request of the commission, the office of the Washington state auditor is authorized to conduct an audit procedure on any law enforcement agency to ensure the agency is in compliance with all laws, policies, and procedures governing the training and certification of peace officers employed by the agency. A copy of any completed audit must be sent to the commission, law enforcement agency, city or county council, county prosecutor, and relevant committees of the legislature.
RCW 43.43.530 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 530
RCW 43.43.530: Crime information center—Cost of terminal facilities.
Status: in_force

The cost of additional terminal facilities necessary to gain access to the Washington state crime information center shall be borne by the respective agencies operating the terminal facilities.
RCW 66.08.150 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 08 / Section 150
RCW 66.08.150: Board's action as to permits and licenses—Administrative procedure act, applicability—Adjudicative proceeding—Opportunity for hearing—Summary suspension.
Status: in_force

The action, order, or decision of the board as to any denial of an application for the reissuance of a permit or license or as to any revocation, suspension, or modification of any permit or license must be an adjudicative proceeding and subject to the applicable provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW. (1) An opportunity for a hearing may be provided an applicant for the reissuance of a permit or license prior to the disposition of the application, and if no such opportunity for a prior hearing is provided then an opportunity for a hearing to reconsider the application must be provided the applicant. (2) An opportunity for a hearing must be provided a permittee or licensee prior to a revocation or modification of any permit or license and, except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, prior to the suspension of any permit or license. (3) No hearing may be required until demanded by the applicant, permittee, or licensee. (4) The board may summarily suspend a license or permit for a period of up to one hundred eighty days without a prior hearing if it finds that public health, safety, or welfare imperatively require emergency action, and it incorporates a finding to that effect in its order. Proceedings for revocation or other action must be promptly instituted and determined. An administrative law judge may extend the summary suspension period for up to one calendar year in the event the proceedings for revocation or other action cannot be completed during the initial one hundred eighty day period due to actions by the licensee or permittee. The board's enforcement division must complete a preliminary staff investigation of the violation before requesting an emergency suspension by the board. (5) The issues that may be considered at a hearing to contest a suspension of a license or the denial of an application for a new license or renewal of an existing license, under RCW 66.24.010 (3)(c), do not include the right to challenge the amount of any spirits taxes assessed against the licensee or applicant by the department of revenue. For purposes of this subsection, "spirits taxes" has the same meaning as in RCW 82.08.155 .As soon as possible after the close of each calendar month, the state treasurer shall prepare a report as to the state of the general fund and every other fund under his or her control itemized as to: (1) The amount in the fund at the close of business at the end of the preceding month; (2) The amount of revenue deposited or transferred to the credit of each fund during the current month; (3) The amount of withdrawals or transfers from each fund during the current month; and (4) The amount on hand in each fund at the close of business at the end of the current month. One copy of each report shall be provided promptly to those requesting them so long as the supply lasts. The report shall be posted on the official website of the state treasurer. The report shall also include a graphical display of month end balances, for both the current and previous fiscal year, for the general fund, total funds in the treasury, total funds in the treasurer's trust fund, and total funds managed by the state treasurer.
RCW 43.06A.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06A / Section 020
RCW 43.06A.020: Ombuds—Appointment, term of office.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to confirmation by the senate, the governor shall appoint an ombuds who shall be a person of recognized judgment, independence, objectivity, and integrity, and shall be qualified by training or experience, or both, in family and children's services law and policy. Prior to the appointment, the governor shall consult with, and may receive recommendations from the committee, regarding the selection of the ombuds. (2) The person appointed ombuds shall hold office for a term of three years and shall continue to hold office until reappointed or until his or her successor is appointed. The governor may remove the ombuds only for neglect of duty, misconduct, or inability to perform duties. Any vacancy shall be filled by similar appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term.
RCW 43.71A.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71A / Section 010
RCW 43.71A.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Advance premium tax credit" means the premium assistance amount determined in accordance with the affordable care act. (2) "Affordable care act" means the federal patient protection and affordable care act, P.L. 111-148, as amended by the federal health care and education reconciliation act of 2010, P.L. 111-152, or federal regulations or guidance issued under the affordable care act. (3) "Authority" means the Washington state health care authority. (4) "COFA citizen" means a person who is a citizen of: (a) The Republic of the Marshall Islands; (b) The Federated States of Micronesia; or (c) The Republic of Palau. (5) "Health benefit exchange" or "exchange" means the Washington health benefit exchange established in chapter 43.71 RCW. (6) "Income" means the modified adjusted gross income attributed to an individual for purposes of determining his or her eligibility for advance premium tax credits. (7) "In-network provider" means a health care provider or group of providers that directly contracts with an insurer to provide health benefits covered by a health benefit plan offered by an insurer. (8) "Open enrollment period" means the period during which a person may enroll in a qualified health plan. (9) "Out-of-pocket costs" means copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, and other cost-sharing requirements imposed under a qualified health plan for services, pharmaceuticals, devices, and other health benefits that are covered by the plan and rendered by in-network providers. (10) "Premium cost" means an individual's premium for a qualified health plan less the amount of the individual's advance premium tax credit. (11) "Qualified health plan" means a health benefit plan sold through the health benefit exchange. (12) "Resident" means a person who is domiciled in this state. (13) "Special enrollment period" means a period during which a person who has not done so during the open enrollment period may enroll in a qualified health plan through the exchange if the person meets specified requirements.
RCW 43.63A.315 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 63A / Section 315
RCW 43.63A.315: Independent youth housing account.
Status: in_force

The independent youth housing account is created in the state treasury. All revenue directed to the independent youth housing program must be deposited into this account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may only be used for the independent youth housing program as described in RCW 43.63A.305 .
RCW 43.30.545 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 545
RCW 43.30.545: Washington conservation corps.
Status: in_force

The department shall cooperate, when appropriate, as a partner in the Washington conservation corps established in chapter 43.220 RCW.
RCW 43.63A.475 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 63A / Section 475
RCW 43.63A.475: Manufactured housing—Rules.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt all rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement chapter 124, Laws of 1993, giving due consideration to standards and regulations adopted by the secretary of housing and urban development under the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974 (800 Stat. 700; 42 U.S.C. Secs. 5401-5426) for manufactured housing construction and safety standards.
RCW 43.17.385 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 385
RCW 43.17.385: Quality management, accountability, and performance system.
Status: in_force

(1) Each state agency shall, within available funds, develop and implement a quality management, accountability, and performance system to improve the public services it provides. (2) Each agency shall ensure that managers and staff at all levels, including those who directly deliver services, are engaged in the system and shall provide managers and staff with the training necessary for successful implementation. (3) Each agency shall, within available funds, ensure that its quality management, accountability, and performance system: (a) Uses strategic business planning to establish goals, objectives, and activities consistent with the priorities of government, as provided in statute; (b) Engages stakeholders and customers in establishing service requirements and improving service delivery systems; (c) Includes clear, relevant, and easy to understand measures for each activity; (d) Gathers, monitors, and analyzes activity data; (e) Uses the data to evaluate the effectiveness of programs to manage process performance, improve efficiency, and reduce costs; (f) Establishes performance goals and expectations for employees that reflect the organization's objectives; and provides for regular assessments of employee performance; (g) Uses activity measures to report progress toward agency objectives to the agency director at least quarterly; (h) Where performance is not meeting intended objectives, holds regular problem-solving sessions to develop and implement a plan for addressing gaps; and (i) Allocates resources based on strategies to improve performance. (4) Each agency shall conduct a yearly assessment of its quality management, accountability, and performance system. (5) State agencies whose chief executives are appointed by the governor shall report to the governor on agency performance at least quarterly. The reports shall be included on the agencies', the governor's, and the office of financial management's websites. (6) The governor shall report annually to citizens on the performance of state agency programs. The governor's report shall include: (a) Progress made toward the priorities of government as a result of agency activities; and (b) Improvements in agency quality management systems, fiscal efficiency, process efficiency, asset management, personnel management, statutory and regulatory compliance, and management of technology systems. (7) Each state agency shall integrate efforts made under this section with other management, accountability, and performance systems, including procedures implemented under chapter 43.42A RCW, undertaken under executive order or other authority.
RCW 43.21A.165 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 165
RCW 43.21A.165: Environmental technology—Review of certification programs—Demonstration activities.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that: (a) New and innovative environmental technologies can help improve environmental quality at lower costs; (b) Current regulatory processes often include permits or approvals that require applicants to duplicate costly technical analysis; (c) The commercialization of innovative environmental technologies can be discouraged due to the costs of repeated environmental analysis; (d) The regulatory process can be improved by sharing and relying on information generated through demonstration projects and technical certification programs; and (e) Other states have developed programs to certify environmental technologies in order to streamline the permitting process and to encourage use of environmental technologies. (2) The legislature therefore declares that the department shall: (a) Review environmental technology certification programs established by other states or federal agencies, and enter into agreements to use the information from these programs if the department finds that this information will improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the state's environmental regulatory process; and (b) Participate in technology demonstration activities that support the state's needs for environmental technology.
RCW 43.09.312 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 312
RCW 43.09.312: Post-audits of state agencies under RCW 43.09.310—Noncompliance—Remediation—Referral to attorney general.
Status: in_force

(1) Within thirty days of receipt of an audit under RCW 43.09.310 containing findings of noncompliance with state law, the subject state agency shall submit a response and a plan for remediation to the office of financial management. Within sixty days of receipt of an audit under RCW 43.09.310 containing findings of noncompliance with state law, the office of financial management shall submit the subject state agency's response and a plan for remediation to the governor, the state auditor, the joint legislative audit and review committee, and the relevant fiscal and policy committees of the senate and house of representatives. (2) If, at the next succeeding audit of the subject state agency, the state auditor determines that the subject state agency has failed to make substantial progress in remediating the noncompliance with state law, the state auditor shall notify the entities specified in subsection (1) of this section. (3) Upon receipt of a notification under subsection (2) of this section, a fiscal or policy committee of the senate or house of representatives may refer the matter to the senate committee on facilities and operations or the executive rules committee of the house of representatives, which committee may refer the matter to the attorney general for appropriate legal action under RCW 43.09.330 .
RCW 43.348.090 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 348 / Section 090
RCW 43.348.090: Partnership with the University of Washington and Washington State University—Community outreach and engagement to increase participation by underrepresented communities—Grants.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning January 1, 2024, the University of Washington and Washington State University may partner with the Andy Hill cancer research endowment, the department of health, community-based organizations, and other entities to increase the participation of persons who are members of underrepresented demographic groups in clinical trials for drugs or medical devices. If an investigator at the University of Washington or Washington State University is conducting or planning to conduct a clinical trial on a drug or medical device and the university determines that the trial would benefit from specific community outreach and engagement to increase participation of an underrepresented community in the clinical trial, the University of Washington or Washington State University may: (a) Request the assistance of the department of health and the Andy Hill cancer research endowment to create an outreach plan and coordinate with community-based organizations to provide outreach and engagement; and (b) Provide the Andy Hill cancer research endowment and the department of health with the following information: (i) A summary of the clinical trial, including a description of the drug or medical device and any condition or disease that the clinical trial is addressing or targeting; (ii) Any information on health disparities related to the condition, disease, or related drugs or medical devices, including any demographic groups that may be disproportionately impacted; and (iii) Any other information that may assist the Andy Hill cancer research endowment, department of health, and community-based organizations in providing outreach and engagement to specific demographic groups or communities. (2) The requesting university, the Andy Hill cancer research endowment, and the department of health, in collaboration with community-based organizations and other appropriate entities, shall develop a specific community outreach and engagement plan to increase participation of an underrepresented demographic group or community in the clinical trial. (3) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the Andy Hill cancer research endowment may administer grants to Washington state community-based organizations to implement the outreach plan and to provide meaningful and real-time community engagement with any demographic groups or communities identified in subsection (1) of this section with the goal of increasing the demographic group's or community's participation in the clinical trial. The community engagement should utilize any recommendations provided by the department of health's report required under section 6, chapter 426, Laws of 2023.
RCW 43.41.435 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 435
RCW 43.41.435: Enumeration data used for population estimates—Destruction.
Status: in_force

The office must destroy enumeration data collected under RCW 35.13.260 , 35A.14.700 , 36.13.030 , and chapter 43.62 RCW after it is used to produce the required population estimates.
RCW 43.99Y.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99Y / Section 020
RCW 43.99Y.020: Conditions and limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) The proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 43.99Y.010 shall be deposited in the state building construction account created by RCW 43.83.020 . The proceeds shall be transferred as follows: (a) One billion six hundred seventy million six hundred eighty-five thousand dollars to remain in the state building construction account created by RCW 43.83.020 ; (b) Twenty-five million five hundred thousand dollars to the outdoor recreation account created by RCW 79A.25.060 ; (c) Twenty-five million five hundred thousand dollars to the habitat conservation account created by RCW 79A.15.020 ; (d) Eight million five hundred thousand dollars to the riparian protection account created by RCW 79A.15.120 ; (e) Five million five hundred thousand dollars to the farmlands preservation account created by *RCW 79A.15.130 ; (f) Two hundred seventy-nine million five hundred thousand dollars to the state taxable building construction account. All receipts from taxable bond issues are to be deposited into the account. If the state finance committee deems it necessary or advantageous to issue more than the amount specified in this subsection (1)(f) as taxable bonds in order to comply with federal internal revenue service rules and regulations pertaining to the use of nontaxable bond proceeds or in order to reduce the total financing costs for bonds issued, the proceeds of such additional taxable bonds shall be transferred to the state taxable building construction account in lieu of any transfer otherwise provided by this section. If the state finance committee determines that a portion of the amount specified in this subsection (1)(f) as taxable bonds may be issued as nontaxable bonds in compliance with federal internal revenue service rules and regulations pertaining to the use of nontaxable bond proceeds, then such bond proceeds shall be transferred to the state building construction account in lieu of the transfer to the state taxable building construction account otherwise provided by this subsection (1)(f). The state treasurer shall submit written notice to the director of financial management if it is determined that any such additional transfer to the state taxable building construction account is necessary. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. (2) 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.
RCW 43.21A.120 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 120
RCW 43.21A.120: Director to employ personnel—Application of state civil service law.
Status: in_force

The director shall have the power to employ such personnel as may be necessary for the general administration of this chapter: PROVIDED, That except as specified in RCW 41.06.073 , such employment shall be in accordance with the rules of the state civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW.
RCW 43.70.775 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 775
RCW 43.70.775: Drug overdose prevention and awareness campaign—Annual report.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall develop, implement, and maintain a statewide drug overdose prevention and awareness campaign to address the drug overdose epidemic. (2)(a) The campaign must educate the public about the dangers of methamphetamines and opioids, including fentanyl, and the harms caused by drug use. The campaign must include outreach to both youth and adults aimed at preventing substance use and overdose deaths. (b) The department, in consultation with the health care authority, may also include messaging focused on substance use disorder and overdose death prevention, resources for addiction treatment and services, and information on immunity for people who seek medical assistance in a drug overdose situation pursuant to RCW 69.50.315 . (3) The 2024 and 2025 campaigns must focus on increasing the awareness of the dangers of fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, including the high possibility that other drugs are contaminated with synthetic opioids and that even trace amounts of synthetic opioids can be lethal. (4) Beginning June 30, 2025, and each year thereafter, the department must submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the content and distribution of the statewide drug overdose prevention and awareness campaign. The report must include a summary of the messages distributed during the campaign, the mediums through which the campaign was operated, and data on how many individuals received information through the campaign. The department must identify measurable benchmarks to determine the effectiveness of the campaign and recommend whether the campaign should continue and if any changes should be made to the campaign. The report must be submitted in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 .
RCW 43.330.184 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 184
RCW 43.330.184: Apple health and homes account.
Status: in_force

The apple health and homes 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 permanent supportive housing programs administered by the office created in RCW 43.330.181 , including acquisition and development of permanent supportive housing units, operations, maintenance, and services costs of permanent supportive housing units, project-based vouchers, provider grants, and other purposes authorized by appropriations made in the operating budget. The department must prioritize allocating at least 10 percent of the expenditures from the account to organizations that serve and are substantially governed by individuals disproportionately impacted by homelessness and behavioral health conditions, including black, indigenous, and other people of color, lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender, and other gender diverse individuals. When selecting projects supported by funds from the account, the office shall balance the state's interest in quickly approving and financing projects, the degree to which the project will leverage other funds, the extent to which the project promotes racial equity, and the extent to which the project will promote priorities of chapter 216, Laws of 2022 on a statewide basis, including in rural areas and in geographically diverse parts of the state. During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to transfer money in the apple health and homes account to the state general fund.
RCW 43.43.758 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 758
RCW 43.43.758: DNA identification system—Local law enforcement systems—Limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, no local law enforcement agency may establish or operate a DNA identification system before July 1, 1990, and unless: (a) The equipment of the local system is compatible with that of the state system under RCW 43.43.752 ; (b) The local system is equipped to receive and answer inquiries from the Washington state patrol DNA identification system and transmit data to the Washington state patrol DNA identification system; and (c) The procedure and rules for the collection, analysis, storage, expungement, and use of DNA identification data do not conflict with procedures and rules applicable to the state patrol DNA identification system. (2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a local law enforcement agency from performing DNA identification analysis in individual cases to assist law enforcement officials and prosecutors in the preparation and use of DNA evidence for presentation in court.
RCW 43.70.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 020
RCW 43.70.020: Department created.
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby created a department of state government to be known as the department of health. The department shall be vested with all powers and duties transferred to it by chapter 9, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess. and such other powers and duties as may be authorized by law. The main administrative office of the department shall be located in the city of Olympia. The secretary may establish administrative facilities in other locations, if deemed necessary for the efficient operation of the department, and if consistent with the principles set forth in subsection (2) of this section. (2) The department of health shall be organized consistent with the goals of providing state government with a focus in health and serving the people of this state. The legislature recognizes that the secretary needs sufficient organizational flexibility to carry out the department's various duties. To the extent practical, the secretary shall consider the following organizational principles: (a) Clear lines of authority which avoid functional duplication within and between subelements of the department; (b) A clear and simplified organizational design promoting accessibility, responsiveness, and accountability to the legislature, the consumer, and the general public; (c) Maximum span of control without jeopardizing adequate supervision; (d) A substate or regional organizational structure for the department's health service delivery programs and activities that encourages joint working agreements with local health departments and that is consistent between programs; (e) Decentralized authority and responsibility, with clear accountability; (f) A single point of access for persons receiving like services from the department which would limit the number of referrals between divisions. (3) The department shall provide leadership and coordination in identifying and resolving threats to the public health by: (a) Working with local health departments and local governments to strengthen the state and local governmental partnership in providing public protection; (b) Developing intervention strategies; (c) Providing expert advice to the executive and legislative branches of state government; (d) Providing active and fair enforcement of rules; (e) Working with other federal, state, and local agencies and facilitating their involvement in planning and implementing health preservation measures; (f) Providing information to the public; and (g) Carrying out such other related actions as may be appropriate to this purpose. (4) In accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, the department shall ensure an opportunity for consultation, review, and comment by the department's clients before the adoption of standards, guidelines, and rules. (5) Consistent with the principles set forth in subsection (2) of this section, the secretary may create such administrative divisions, offices, bureaus, and programs within the department as the secretary deems necessary. The secretary shall have complete charge of and supervisory powers over the department, except where the secretary's authority is specifically limited by law. (6) The secretary shall appoint such personnel as are necessary to carry out the duties of the department in accordance with chapter 41.06 RCW. (7) The secretary shall appoint the state health officer and such deputy secretaries, assistant secretaries, and other administrative positions as deemed necessary consistent with the principles set forth in subsection (2) of this section. All persons who administer the necessary divisions, offices, bureaus, and programs, and five additional employees shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW. The officers and employees appointed under this subsection 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 state civil service law. (8) The secretary shall administer family services and programs to promote the state's policy as provided in RCW 74.14A.025 .
RCW 43.160.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 160 / Section 010
RCW 43.160.010: Findings.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that it is the public policy of the state of Washington to direct financial resources toward the fostering of economic development through the stimulation of investment and job opportunities and the retention of sustainable existing employment for the general welfare of the inhabitants of the state. Reducing unemployment and reducing the time citizens remain jobless is important for the economic welfare of the state. A valuable means of fostering economic development is the construction of public facilities which contribute to the stability and growth of the state's economic base. Expenditures made for these purposes as authorized in this chapter are declared to be in the public interest, and constitute a proper use of public funds. A community economic revitalization board is needed which shall aid the development of economic opportunities. The general objectives of the board should include: (a) Strengthening the economies of areas of the state which have experienced or are expected to experience chronically high unemployment rates or below average growth in their economies; (b) Encouraging the diversification of the economies of the state and regions within the state in order to provide greater seasonal and cyclical stability of income and employment; (c) Encouraging wider access to financial resources for both large and small industrial development projects; (d) Encouraging new economic development or expansions to maximize employment; (e) Encouraging the retention of viable existing firms and employment; (f) Providing incentives for expansion of employment opportunities for groups of state residents that have been less successful relative to other groups in efforts to gain permanent employment; and (g) Enhancing job and business growth through facility development and other improvements in innovation partnership zones designated under RCW 43.330.270 . (2) The legislature also finds that the state's economic development efforts can be enhanced by, in certain instances, providing funds to improve state highways, county roads, or city streets for industries considering locating or expanding in this state. (3) The legislature finds it desirable to provide a process whereby the need for diverse public works improvements necessitated by planned economic development can be addressed in a timely fashion and with coordination among all responsible governmental entities. (4) The legislature also finds that the state's economic development efforts can be enhanced by, in certain instances, providing funds to assist development of telecommunications infrastructure that supports business development, retention, and expansion in the state. (5) The legislature also finds that the state's economic development efforts can be enhanced by providing funds to improve markets for those recyclable materials representing a large fraction of the waste stream. The legislature finds that public facilities which result in private construction of processing or remanufacturing facilities for recyclable materials are eligible for consideration from the board. (6) The legislature finds that sharing economic growth statewide is important to the welfare of the state. The ability of communities to pursue business and job retention, expansion, and development opportunities depends on their capacity to ready necessary economic development project plans, sites, permits, and infrastructure for private investments. Project-specific planning, predevelopment, and infrastructure are critical ingredients for economic development. It is, therefore, the intent of the legislature to increase the amount of funding available through the community economic revitalization board and to authorize flexibility for available resources in these areas to help fund planning, predevelopment, and construction costs of infrastructure and facilities and sites that foster economic vitality and diversification.
RCW 43.79.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 100
RCW 43.79.100: Scientific school grant to Washington State University.
Status: in_force

The one hundred thousand acres of land granted by the United States government to the state for a scientific school in section 17 of the enabling act, are assigned to the support of Washington State University.
RCW 43.99W.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99W / Section 010
RCW 43.99W.010: General obligation bonds for capital and operating appropriations acts.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing funds to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the capital and operating appropriations acts for the 2007-2009 and 2009-2011 fiscal bienniums, 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 two billion two hundred nineteen million 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 43.79.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 080
RCW 43.79.080: University building fund.
Status: in_force

There shall be in the state treasury a fund known and designated as the "University of Washington building account".
RCW 43.21A.600 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 600
RCW 43.21A.600: Powers and duties—Electric power resources.
Status: in_force

The department shall make studies and surveys, collect, compile and disseminate information and statistics to facilitate development of the electric power resources of the state by public utility districts, municipalities, electric cooperatives, joint operating agencies and public utility companies. The director may cause studies to be made relating to the construction of steam generating plants using any available fuel and their integration with hydro-electric facilities. He or she may cause designs for any such plant to be prepared. He or she shall employ such engineers and other experts and assistants as may be necessary to carry out his or her power resources functions.
RCW 43.330.532 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 532
RCW 43.330.532: Broadband office—Established—Purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor's statewide broadband office is established. The director of the office must be appointed by the governor. The office may employ staff necessary to carry out the office's duties as prescribed by chapter 365, Laws of 2019, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose. (2) The purpose of the office is to encourage, foster, develop, and improve affordable, quality broadband within the state in order to: (a) Drive job creation, promote innovation, improve economic vitality, and expand markets for Washington businesses; (b) Serve the ongoing and growing needs of Washington's education systems, health care systems, public safety systems, transportation systems, industries and business, governmental operations, and citizens; and (c) Improve broadband accessibility and adoption for unserved and underserved communities and populations.
RCW 43.147.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 147 / Section 050
RCW 43.147.050: Interlibrary sharing—Definition—Member libraries.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in RCW 43.147.040 through 43.147.080 "PNWER-Net" means the technology network to be created by the member states and provinces of the Pacific Northwest economic region that will be capable of electronically linking the following undergraduate university libraries of the member states and provinces: (1) Alaska: (a) University of Alaska, Anchorage; (b) University of Alaska, Juneau; (2) Alberta: (a) University of Alberta, Calgary; (b) University of Alberta, Edmonton; (3) British Columbia: (a) University of British Columbia, Vancouver; (b) University of Victoria, Victoria; (4) Idaho: (a) Boise State University, Boise; (b) University of Idaho, Moscow; (5) Montana: (a) Montana State University, Bozeman; (b) University of Montana, Missoula; (6) Oregon: (a) Oregon State University, Corvallis; (b) University of Oregon, Eugene; (7) Washington: (a) University of Washington, Seattle; and (b) Washington State University, Pullman.
RCW 43.30.460 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 460
RCW 43.30.460: Department to participate in and administer federal Safe Drinking Water Act in conjunction with other departments.
Status: in_force

See RCW 43.21A.445 .
RCW 43.180.290 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 290
RCW 43.180.290: Beginning farmer financing program.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission may develop and implement a program to provide financing for beginning farmers. In developing the program, the commission shall establish eligibility criteria for financing that will enable it to choose applicants who are likely to repay loans made or acquired by the commission and funded from the proceeds of commission bonds. (2) The commission may: (a) Issue revenue bonds as defined in RCW 43.180.020 (1) for the purpose of financing loans to beginning farmers in accordance with RCW 43.180.150 ; (b) Do all things necessary to provide for the exemption of interest on its bonds from federal income taxation; and (c) Participate fully in federal and other governmental programs and take such actions as are necessary and consistent with this chapter to secure to itself and the people of the state the benefits of those programs for beginning farmers.
RCW 43.330.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 040
RCW 43.330.040: Director powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The director shall supervise and administer the activities of the department and shall advise the governor and the legislature with respect to community and economic development matters affecting the state. (2) In addition to other powers and duties granted to the director, the director shall have the following powers and duties: (a) Enter into contracts on behalf of the state to carry out the purposes of this chapter; (b) Act for the state in the initiation of or participation in any multigovernmental program relative to the purpose of this chapter; (c) Accept and expend gifts and grants, whether such grants be of federal or other funds; (d) Appoint such deputy directors, assistant directors, and up to seven special assistants as may be needed to administer the department. These employees are exempt from the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW; (e) Prepare and submit budgets for the department for executive and legislative action; (f) Submit recommendations for legislative actions as are deemed necessary to further the purposes of this chapter; (g) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW and perform all other functions necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter; (h) Delegate powers, duties, and functions as the director deems necessary for efficient administration, but the director shall be responsible for the official acts of the officers and employees of the department; and (i) Perform other duties as are necessary and consistent with law. (3) When federal or other funds are received by the department, they shall be promptly transferred to the state treasurer and thereafter expended only upon the approval of the director. The department must track the amount of federal economic development funding received and disbursed along with any required state, local, or other matching requirements and annually provide the information to the economic development committees of the house of representatives and the senate. (4) The director may request information and assistance from all other agencies, departments, and officials of the state, and may reimburse such agencies, departments, or officials if such a request imposes any additional expenses upon any such agency, department, or official. (5) The director shall, in carrying out the responsibilities of office, consult with governmental officials, private groups, and individuals and with officials of other states. All state agencies and their officials and the officials of any political subdivision of the state shall cooperate with and give such assistance to the department, including the submission of requested information, to allow the department to carry out its purposes under this chapter. (6) The director may establish additional advisory or coordinating groups with the legislature, within state government, with state and other governmental units, with the private sector and nonprofit entities or in specialized subject areas as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (7) The internal affairs of the department shall be under the control of the director in order that the director may manage the department in a flexible and intelligent manner as dictated by changing contemporary circumstances. Unless specifically limited by law, the director shall have complete charge and supervisory powers over the department. The director may create such administrative structures as the director deems appropriate, except as otherwise specified by law, and the director may employ such personnel as may be necessary in accordance with chapter 41.06 RCW, except as otherwise provided by law.
RCW 43.08.800 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 08 / Section 800
RCW 43.08.800: Billy Frank Jr. national statuary hall collection fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The Billy Frank Jr. national statuary hall collection fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from gifts, grants, or endowments from public and private sources as authorized under section 3, chapter 20, Laws of 2021 must be deposited into the fund. Expenditures from the fund may be used only to carry out the provisions of chapter 20, Laws of 2021. Only the chair of the committee may authorize expenditures from the fund. The fund is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures. (2) This section expires when the duties under sections 3 and 4, chapter 20, Laws of 2021 are completed.
RCW 43.216.670 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 670
RCW 43.216.670: Child care provider rules review.
Status: in_force

In conjunction with child care providers and other early learning leaders, the department shall review and revise child care provider rules in order to emphasize the need for mutual respect among parents, providers, and state staff who enforce rules. Revised rules shall clearly focus on keeping children safe and improving early learning outcomes for children. The department shall develop a plan by July 2007 that outlines the process and timelines to complete the rules review. Nothing in this section changes the department's responsibility to collectively bargain over mandatory subjects.
RCW 43.22.485 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22 / Section 485
RCW 43.22.485: Factory built housing and commercial structures, regulating installation of—Recognizing out-of-state standards, enforcement, as department approved.
Status: in_force

If the director of the department determines that the standards for factory built housing or factory built commercial structures prescribed by statute, rule or regulation of another state are at least equal to the regulations prescribed under RCW 43.22.450 through 43.22.490 , and that such standards are actually enforced by such other state, he or she may provide by regulation that factory built housing or factory built commercial structures approved by such other state shall be deemed to have been approved by the department.
RCW 43.180.230 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 230
RCW 43.180.230: Housing finance program—Program elements.
Status: in_force

The housing finance program developed under RCW 43.180.220 shall: (1) Be limited to borrowers with incomes that do not exceed one hundred fifteen percent of the state or county median family income, whichever is higher, adjusted for family size; (2) Be limited to first-time homebuyers as defined in RCW 43.185A.010 ; (3) Be targeted so that priority is given to low-income households as defined in RCW 43.185A.010 ; (4) To the extent funds are made available, provide either downpayment or closing costs assistance to households eligible for assistance under chapter 43.185A RCW and this chapter; and (5) Provide notification to active participants of the state retirement systems managed by the department of retirement systems under chapter 41.50 RCW.
RCW 43.160.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 160 / Section 050
RCW 43.160.050: Powers of board.
Status: in_force

The board may: (1) Adopt bylaws for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business. (2) Adopt an official seal and alter the seal at its pleasure. (3) Utilize the services of other governmental agencies. (4) Accept from any federal agency loans or grants for the planning or financing of any project and enter into an agreement with the agency respecting the loans or grants. (5) Conduct examinations and investigations and take testimony at public hearings of any matter material for its information that will assist in determinations related to the exercise of the board's lawful powers. (6) Accept any gifts, grants, or loans of funds, property, or financial or other aid in any form from any other source on any terms and conditions which are not in conflict with this chapter. (7) Enter into agreements or other transactions with and accept grants and the cooperation of any governmental agency in furtherance of this chapter. (8) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (9) Do all acts and things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted or implied under this chapter.
RCW 43.101.105 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 105
RCW 43.101.105: Denial, suspension, or revocation of peace and corrections officer certification.
Status: in_force

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(1) To help prevent misconduct, enhance peace officer and corrections officer accountability through the imposition of sanctions commensurate to the wrongdoing when misconduct occurs, and enhance public trust and confidence in the criminal justice system, upon request by an officer's employer or on its own initiative, the commission may deny, suspend, or revoke certification of, or require remedial training for, an officer as provided in this section. The commission shall provide the officer with written notice and a hearing, if a hearing is timely requested by the officer under RCW 43.101.155 . Notice and hearing are not required when a peace officer voluntarily surrenders certification. (2) The commission must deny or revoke the certification of an applicant or officer if the applicant or officer: (a)(i) Has been convicted of: (A) A felony offense; (B) A gross misdemeanor domestic violence offense; (C) An offense with sexual motivation as defined in RCW 9.94A.030 ; (D) An offense under chapter 9A.44 RCW; or (E) A federal or out-of-state offense comparable to an offense listed in (a)(i)(A) through (D) of this subsection (2); and (ii)(A) The offense was not disclosed at the time of application for initial certification; or (B) The officer was a certified peace officer or corrections officer at the time of the offense; and (iii) The offense is not one for which the officer was granted a full and unconditional pardon; and (iv) The offense was not adjudicated as a juvenile and the record sealed; (b) Has been terminated by the employing agency or otherwise separated from the employing agency after engaging in, or was found by a court to have engaged in, the use of force which resulted in death or serious injury and the use of force violated the law; (c) Has been terminated by the employing agency or otherwise separated from the employing agency after witnessing, or found by a court to have witnessed, another officer's use of excessive force and: (i) Was in a position to intervene to end the excessive use of force and failed to do so; or (ii) Failed to report the use of excessive force in accordance with agency policy or law; (d) Has been terminated by the employing agency or otherwise separated from the employing agency after knowingly making, or found by a court to have knowingly made, misleading, deceptive, untrue, or fraudulent representations in the practice of being a peace officer or corrections officer including, but not limited to, committing perjury, filing false reports, hiding evidence, or failing to report exonerating information. This subsection (2)(d) does not apply to representations made in the course and for the purposes of an undercover investigation or other lawful law enforcement purpose; or (e) Is prohibited from possessing weapons by state or federal law or by a permanent court order entered after a hearing. (3) The commission may deny, suspend, or revoke certification or require remedial training of an applicant or officer if the applicant or officer: (a) Failed to timely meet all requirements for obtaining a certificate of basic law enforcement or corrections training, a certificate of basic law enforcement or corrections training equivalency, or a certificate of exemption from the training; (b) Was previously issued a certificate through administrative error on the part of the commission; (c) Knowingly falsified or omitted material information on an application to the employer or for training or certification to the commission; (d) Interfered with an investigation or action for denial or revocation of certification by: (i) Knowingly making a materially false statement to the commission; (ii) Failing to timely and accurately report information to the commission as required by law or policy; or (iii) In any matter under review or investigation by or otherwise before the commission, tampering with evidence or tampering with or intimidating any witness; (e) Engaged in a use of force that could reasonably be expected to cause physical injury, and the use of force violated the law or policy of the officer's employer; (f) Committed sexual harassment as defined by state law; (g) Through fraud or misrepresentation, has used the position of peace officer or corrections officer for personal gain; (h) Engaged in conduct including, but not limited to, verbal statements, writings, online posts, recordings, and gestures, involving prejudice or discrimination against a person on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, immigration status, disability, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status; (i) Has affiliation with one or more extremist organizations; (j) Whether occurring on or off duty, has: (i) Been found to have committed a felony, without regard to conviction; (ii) Engaged in a pattern of acts showing an intentional or reckless disregard for the rights of others, including but not limited to violation of an individual's constitutional rights under the state or federal Constitution or a violation of RCW 10.93.160 ; (iii) Engaged in unsafe practices involving firearms, weapons, or vehicles which indicate either a willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property; or (iv) Engaged in any conduct or pattern of conduct that: Fails to meet the ethical and professional standards required of a peace officer or corrections officer; disrupts, diminishes, or otherwise jeopardizes public trust or confidence in the law enforcement profession and correctional system; or demonstrates an inability or unwillingness to uphold the officer's sworn oath to enforce the Constitution and laws of the United States and the state of Washington; (k) Has been suspended or discharged, has resigned or retired in lieu of discharge, or has separated from the agency after the alleged misconduct occurred, for any conduct listed in this section; or (l) Has voluntarily surrendered the person's certification as a peace officer or corrections officer. (4) In addition to the penalties set forth in subsection (3) of this section, the commission may require mandatory retraining or placement on probation for up to two years, or both. In determining the appropriate penalty or sanction, the commission shall consider: The findings and conclusions, and the basis for the findings and conclusions, of any due process hearing or disciplinary appeals hearing following an investigation by a law enforcement agency regarding the alleged misconduct, if such hearing has occurred prior to the commission's action; any sanctions or training ordered by the employing agency regarding the alleged misconduct; and whether the employing agency bears any responsibility for the situation. (5) The commission shall deny certification to any applicant who lost certification as a result of a break in service of more than 24 consecutive months if that applicant failed to comply with the requirements set forth in RCW 43.101.080 (15) and 43.101.095 (2). (6) The fact that the commission has suspended an officer's certification is not, in and of itself, a bar to the employing agency's maintenance of the officer's health and retirement benefits. (7) Any suspension or period of probation imposed by the commission shall run concurrently to any leave or discipline imposed by the employing agency for the same incident. (8) A law enforcement agency may not terminate a peace officer based solely on imposition of suspension or probation by the commission. This subsection does not prohibit a law enforcement agency from terminating a peace officer based on the underlying acts or omissions for which the commission took such action. (9) Any of the misconduct listed in subsections (2) and (3) of this section is grounds for denial, suspension, or revocation of certification of a reserve officer to the same extent as applied to a peace officer, if the reserve officer is certified pursuant to RCW 43.101.095 .
RCW 43.70.860 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 860
RCW 43.70.860: Pregnancy loss in correctional institutions and private detention facilities—Reporting.
Status: in_force

(1) Correctional institutions and private detention facilities shall report annually to the department of health on the aggregate number of people who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, or perinatal loss while confined or incarcerated in such facilities. (2) The department of health shall deliver an annual statewide report to the legislature that details the aggregate number of people who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, or perinatal loss while confined or incarcerated in correctional institutions and private detention facilities. The first report shall be delivered by June 30, 2029. The report may not include personal identifying information concerning the individuals who experience miscarriage, stillbirth, or perinatal loss. (3) For purposes of this section: (a) "Correctional institutions" has the same meaning as "correctional institution" as defined in RCW 9.94.049 , including any juvenile correctional facility under alternative administration operated by a consortium of counties under RCW 13.04.035 . (b) "Private detention facilities" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70.395.020 .
RCW 66.08.180 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 08 / Section 180
RCW 66.08.180: Liquor revolving fund—Distribution—Reserve for administration—Disbursement to universities and state agencies.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in RCW 66.24.290 (1), moneys in the liquor revolving fund shall be distributed by the board at least once every three months in accordance with RCW 66.08.190 , 66.08.200 and 66.08.210 . However, the board shall reserve from distribution such amount not exceeding five hundred thousand dollars as may be necessary for the proper administration of this title. (1) All license fees, penalties, and forfeitures derived under chapter 13, Laws of 1935 from spirits, beer, and wine restaurant; spirits, beer, and wine private club; hotel; spirits, beer, and wine nightclub; spirits, beer, and wine VIP airport lounge; and sports entertainment facility licenses shall every three months be disbursed by the board as follows: (a) Three hundred thousand dollars per biennium, to the death investigations account for the state toxicology program pursuant to RCW 68.50.107 ; and (b) Of the remaining funds: (i) 6.06 percent to the University of Washington and 4.04 percent to Washington State University for alcoholism and drug abuse research and for the dissemination of such research; and (ii) 89.9 percent to the general fund to be used by the health care authority solely to carry out the purposes of RCW 71.24.535 ; (2) The first fifty-five dollars per license fee provided in RCW 66.24.320 and 66.24.330 up to a maximum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars annually shall be disbursed every three months by the board to the general fund to be used for juvenile alcohol and drug prevention programs for kindergarten through third grade to be administered by the superintendent of public instruction; (3) Twenty percent of the remaining total amount derived from license fees pursuant to RCW 66.24.320 , 66.24.330 , 66.24.350 , and 66.24.360 , shall be transferred to the general fund to be used by the health care authority solely to carry out the purposes of RCW 71.24.535 ; and (4) One-fourth cent per liter of the tax imposed by RCW 66.24.210 shall every three months be disbursed by the board to Washington State University solely for wine and wine grape research, extension programs related to wine and wine grape research, and resident instruction in both wine grape production and the processing aspects of the wine industry in accordance with RCW 28B.30.068 . The director of financial management shall prescribe suitable accounting procedures to ensure that the funds transferred to the general fund to be used by the department of social and health services and appropriated are separately accounted for.The state treasurer is hereby authorized, in the treasurer's discretion and as a service to state officers and employees, and to those known by the treasurer or the treasurer's staff, to accept in exchange for cash the checks, drafts, or Washington state warrants drawn or endorsed by these authorized persons and presented to the treasurer's office as meet each of the following conditions: (1) The check or draft must be drawn to the order of cash or bearer and be immediately payable by a drawee financial institution; and (2) The person presenting the check, draft, or Washington state warrant to the treasurer must produce such identification as the treasurer may require. In the event that any check or draft cashed for a state officer or employee by the state treasurer under this section is dishonored by the drawee financial institution when presented for payment, the treasurer is authorized, after notice to the drawer or endorser of the dishonor, to withhold from the drawer's or endorser's next state salary warrant the full amount of the dishonored check or draft.
RCW 43.18A.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 18A / Section 020
RCW 43.18A.020: Statutory entity membership requirements—Appointment of members.
Status: in_force

(1) The membership of any statutory entity must: (a) Include at least three individuals from underrepresented populations who have direct lived experience with the identified policy or issue that the statutory entity is tasked with examining; and (b) Reflect, to the greatest extent possible, the diversity of people with direct lived experience with the identified issue or issues, including members who reside in urban and rural communities, and with differing cultural and economic circumstances. (2) If compliance with subsection (1) of this section requires that additional members be appointed to statutory entities created on or after January 1, 2025, the identified appointing authority for the statutory entity must be the appointing authority for the additional members. If there are multiple appointing authorities for one statutory entity, they may collectively defer to one of the appointing authorities, a statutory state commission, board, or committee, or the office of equity, to appoint any additional members as needed. The additional members shall be voting members of the statutory entity. (3) When making appointments to a statutory entity, appointing authorities: (a) May consult with the office of equity; and (b) Must consult with the relevant state entities identified in the toolkit created by the office of equity pursuant to section 117, chapter 475, Laws of 2023, except for appointing authorities from the legislative branch. (4) The statute law committee must include in any published bill drafting guide reference to the requirements in subsection (1) of this section. (5) Nothing in this section may be construed to restrict additional membership of statutory entities.
RCW 43.30.610 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 610
RCW 43.30.610: Mining.
Status: in_force

The department shall: (1) Collect, compile, publish, and disseminate statistics and information relating to mining, milling, and metallurgy; (2) Make special studies of the mineral resources and industries of the state; (3) Collect and assemble an exhibit of mineral specimens, both metallic and nonmetallic, especially those of economic and commercial importance; such collection to constitute the museum of mining and mineral development; (4) Collect and assemble a library pertaining to mining, milling, and metallurgy of books, reports, drawings, tracings, and maps and other information relating to the mineral industry and the arts and sciences of mining and metallurgy; (5) Make a collection of models, drawings, and descriptions of the mechanical appliances used in mining and metallurgical processes; (6) Issue bulletins and reports with illustrations and maps with detailed description of the natural mineral resources of the state; (7) Preserve and maintain such collections and library open to the public for reference and examination and maintain a bureau of general information concerning the mineral and mining industry of the state, and issue from time to time at cost of publication and distribution such bulletins as may be deemed advisable relating to the statistics and technology of minerals and the mining industry; (8) Make determinative examinations of ores and minerals, and consider other scientific and economical problems relating to mining and metallurgy; (9) Cooperate with all departments of the state government, state educational institutions, the United States geological survey, and the United States bureau of mines. All departments of the state government and educational institutions shall render full cooperation to the department in compiling useful and scientific information relating to the mineral industry within and without the state, without cost to the department.
RCW 43.43.840 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 840
RCW 43.43.840: Notification to licensing agency of employment termination for certain crimes against persons.
Status: in_force

When a business or an organization terminates, fires, dismisses, fails to renew the contract, or permits the resignation of an employee because of crimes against children or other persons or because of crimes relating to the financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult, and if that employee is employed in a position requiring a certificate or license issued by a licensing agency such as the Washington professional educator standards board, the business or organization shall notify the licensing agency of such termination of employment.
RCW 43.43.765 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 765
RCW 43.43.765: Reports of transfer, release or changes as to committed or imprisoned persons—Records.
Status: in_force

The principal officers of the jails, correctional institutions, state mental institutions and all places of detention to which a person is committed under chapter 10.77 RCW, chapter 71.06 RCW, or chapter 71.09 RCW for treatment or under a sentence of imprisonment for any crime as provided for in RCW 43.43.735 shall within seventy-two hours, report to the section, any interinstitutional transfer, release or change of release status of any person held in custody pursuant to the rules promulgated by the chief. The principal officers of all state mental institutions to which a person has been committed under chapter 10.77 RCW, chapter 71.06 RCW, or chapter 71.09 RCW shall keep a record of the photographs, description, fingerprints, and other identification data as may be obtainable from the appropriate criminal justice agency.
RCW 43.23.005 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 23 / Section 005
RCW 43.23.005: Deputy director—Appointment—Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

The director of agriculture may appoint a deputy director who shall assist the director in the administration of the affairs of the department and who shall have charge and general supervision of the department in the absence or disability of the director, and who, in case a vacancy occurs in the office of director, shall continue in charge of the department until a director is appointed and qualified, or the governor appoints an acting director.
RCW 43.43.730 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 730
RCW 43.43.730: Records—Inspection—Copying—Requests for purge or modification—Appeals.
Status: in_force

(1) Any individual shall have the right to inspect or request a copy of the criminal history record information on file with the section which refers to the individual. If the individual believes such information to be inaccurate or incomplete, he or she may request the section to purge, modify or supplement it and to advise such persons or agencies who have received his or her record and whom the individual designates to modify it accordingly. Should the section decline to so act, or should the individual believe the section's decision to be otherwise unsatisfactory, the individual may appeal such decision to the superior court in the county in which he or she is resident, or the county from which the disputed record emanated or Thurston county. The court shall in such case conduct a de novo hearing, and may order such relief as it finds to be just and equitable. (2) The section may prescribe reasonable hours and a place for inspection, and may impose such additional restrictions, including fingerprinting, as are reasonably necessary both to assure the record's security and to verify the identities of those who seek to inspect them: PROVIDED, That the section may charge a reasonable fee for fingerprinting or for providing a copy of the criminal history record information pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
RCW 43.110.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 110 / Section 030
RCW 43.110.030: Municipal research and services.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of commerce must contract for the provision of municipal research and services to cities, towns, and counties. Contracts for municipal research and services must be made with state agencies, educational institutions, or private consulting firms, that in the judgment of the department are qualified to provide such research and services. Contracts for staff support may be made with state agencies, educational institutions, or private consulting firms that in the judgment of the department are qualified to provide such support. (2) Municipal research and services consists of: (a) Studying and researching city, town, and county government and issues relating to city, town, and county government; (b) Acquiring, preparing, and distributing publications related to city, town, and county government and issues relating to city, town, and county government; (c) Providing educational conferences relating to city, town, and county government and issues relating to city, town, and county government; (d) Furnishing legal, technical, consultative, and field services to cities, towns, and counties concerning planning, public health, utility services, fire protection, law enforcement, public works, and other issues relating to city, town, and county government; and (e)(i) For any ordinance, resolution, or policy adopted by a city, town, or county that imposes a requirement on landlords or sellers of real property to provide information to a buyer or tenant pertaining to the subject property or the surrounding area, posting: (A) A summary of the ordinance, resolution, or policy; and (B) An internet link to the ordinance, resolution, or policy, or the relevant portion of the actual language of the ordinance, resolution, or policy. (ii) Information provided by cities, towns, and counties regarding an ordinance, resolution, or policy under (e)(i) of this subsection must be posted in a specific section on a website maintained by the entity with which the department of commerce contracts for the provision of municipal research and services under this section, and must list by jurisdiction all applicable requirements. Cities, towns, and counties must provide information for posting on the website in accordance with RCW 64.06.080 . (3) Requests for legal services by county officials must be sent to the office of the county prosecuting attorney. Responses by the department of commerce to county requests for legal services must be provided to the requesting official and the county prosecuting attorney. (4) The department of commerce must coordinate with the association of Washington cities and the Washington state association of counties in carrying out the activities in this section.
RCW 43.330.156 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 156
RCW 43.330.156: Fees—Adoption by rule.
Status: in_force

The fees authorized under RCW 43.330.150 , 43.330.152 , * 70.95H.040 , and ** 43.210.110 shall be adopted by rule pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW.
RCW 43.131.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 131 / Section 100
RCW 43.131.100: Termination of entity—Pending business—Savings.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall not affect the right to institute or prosecute any cause of action by or against an entity terminated pursuant to this chapter if the cause of action arose prior to the end of the period provided in RCW 43.131.090 . Such causes of action may be instituted, prosecuted, or defended in the name of the state of Washington by the office of the attorney general. Any hearing or other proceeding pending before an entity to be terminated and not completed before the end of the period provided in RCW 43.131.090 , may be completed by the entity assuming the responsibilities of the terminated entity.
RCW 43.216.750 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 750
RCW 43.216.750: Child welfare workers—Department duties—Technical work group to develop workload model—Annual report to legislature.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall provide child welfare workers and those supervising child welfare workers with access to: (a) A critical incident protocol that establishes a process for appropriately responding to traumatic or high stress incidents in a manner that provides employees with proper mental health and stress management support, guidance, and education; and (b) Peer counseling from someone trained in providing peer counseling and support. (2) The department shall systematically collect workforce data regarding child welfare workers including staff turnover, workload distribution, exit interviews, and regular staff surveys to assess organizational culture and psychological safety. (3) The department shall make a concerted effort to increase efficiency through the reduction of paperwork. (4) The department shall develop a scientifically based method for measuring the direct service time of child welfare workers and contracted resources. (5) The department shall convene a technical work group to develop a workload model including standardized ratios for supervisors, clerical, and other child welfare worker support staff and child welfare worker caseload ratios by case type. (a) The technical work group must include: (i) Two child welfare worker representatives, one from west of the crest of the Cascade mountain range, and one from east of the crest of the Cascade mountain range; (ii) Fiscal staff from the department; (iii) Human resources staff from the department; and (iv) A representative from the office of financial management. (b) The department shall provide a report to the relevant committees of the legislature in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 by December 1, 2019, that includes a description of the workload model recommended by the technical work group and the steps the department is taking to implement this model. (c) The technical work group established in this section shall continue to meet and provide an annual report to the relevant committees of the legislature in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 by December 1st of each year regarding any recommended modifications to the workload model and steps the department is taking to implement those changes. (6) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Child welfare worker" means an employee of the department whose job includes supporting or providing child welfare services as defined in RCW 74.13.020 including those providing family assessment response services as defined in RCW 26.44.020 or child protective services as defined in RCW 26.44.020 . (b) "Critical incident" means an incident that is unusual and involves a perceived or actual threat of harm to an individual which includes but is not limited to child fatalities or near fatalities.
RCW 43.348.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 348 / Section 010
RCW 43.348.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Board" means the governing board of the endowment. (2) "Cancer" means a group of diseases involving unregulated cell growth. (3) "Cancer patient advocacy organizations" means groups with offices in the state that promote cancer prevention and advocate on behalf of cancer patients. (4) "Cancer research" means advanced and applied research and development relating to the causes, prevention, and diagnosis of cancer and care of cancer patients including the development of tests, genetic analysis, medications, processes, services, and technologies to optimize cancer therapies and their manufacture and commercialization and includes the costs of recruiting scientists and establishing and equipping research facilities. (5) "Clinical trial" means cancer clinical trial. (6) "Commercial entity" means a for-profit entity located in the state that develops, manufactures, or sells goods or services relating to cancer prevention or care. (7) "Committee" means an independent expert scientific review and advisory committee established under RCW 43.348.050 . (8) "Contribution agreement" means any agreement authorized under this chapter in which a private entity or a public entity other than the state agrees to provide to the endowment contributions for the purpose of cancer research, prevention, or care. (9) "Costs" means the costs and expenses associated with the conduct of research, prevention, and care including, but not limited to, the cost of recruiting and compensating personnel, securing and financing facilities and equipment, and conducting clinical trials. (10) "Department" means the department of commerce. (11) "Endowment" means the Andy Hill cancer research endowment. (12) "Fund" means the Andy Hill cancer research fund created in RCW 43.348.060 (1)(b). (13) "Health care delivery system" means hospitals and clinics providing care to patients in the state. (14) "Life sciences research" means advanced and applied research and development intended to improve human health, including scientific study of the developing brain and human learning and development, and other areas of scientific research and development vital to the state's economy. (15) "Prevention" means measures to prevent the development and progression of cancer, including education, vaccinations, and screening processes and technologies, and to reduce the risk of cancer. (16) "Program" means the Andy Hill cancer research endowment program created in RCW 43.348.040 . (17) "Program administrator" means one or more private nonprofit corporations registered under Title 24 RCW qualified as a tax-exempt entity under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code.
RCW 43.147.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 147 / Section 080
RCW 43.147.080: PNWER-Net working subgroup—Gifts, grants, donations.
Status: in_force

The PNWER-Net working group may accept gifts, grants, and donations from private individuals and entities made for the purposes of RCW 43.147.040 through 43.147.070 .
RCW 43.71C.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71C / Section 030
RCW 43.71C.030: Pharmacy benefit managers—Data reporting.
Status: in_force

(1) By March 1st of each year, a pharmacy benefit manager must submit to the authority the following data from the previous calendar year: (a) All discounts, including the total dollar amount and percentage discount, and all rebates received from a manufacturer for each drug on the pharmacy benefit manager's formularies; (b) The total dollar amount of all discounts and rebates that are retained by the pharmacy benefit manager for each drug on the pharmacy benefit manager's formularies; (c) Actual total reimbursement amounts for each drug the pharmacy benefit manager pays retail pharmacies after all direct and indirect administrative and other fees that have been retrospectively charged to the pharmacies are applied; (d) The negotiated price health plans pay the pharmacy benefit manager for each drug on the pharmacy benefit manager's formularies; (e) The amount, terms, and conditions relating to copayments, reimbursement options, and other payments or fees associated with a prescription drug benefit plan; (f) Disclosure of any ownership interest the pharmacy benefit manager has in a pharmacy or health plan with which it conducts business; and (g) The results of any appeal filed pursuant to *RCW 19.340.100 (3). (2) The information collected pursuant to this section is not subject to public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW. (3) The authority may examine or audit the financial records of a pharmacy benefit manager for purposes of ensuring the information submitted under this section is accurate. Information the authority acquires in an examination of financial records pursuant to this subsection is proprietary and confidential.
RCW 43.100A.327 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 100A / Section 327
RCW 43.100A.327: General obligation bonds for capital and operating appropriations acts.
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 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 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 $4,686,979,000, 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 43.158.120 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 158 / Section 120
RCW 43.158.120: Clean energy coordinated permitting process—Requirements—Procedures.
Status: in_force

(1) A project proponent may submit a written request to the department of ecology pursuant to RCW 43.158.140 and a local government development agreement to support local government actions pursuant to RCW 43.158.130 for participation in a fully coordinated permitting process. To be eligible to participate in the fully coordinated permit process: (a) The project proponent must: (i) Enter into a cost-reimbursement agreement pursuant to RCW 43.158.140 ; (ii) Provide sufficient information on the project and project site to identify probable significant adverse environmental impacts; (iii) Provide information on any voluntary mitigation measures; and (iv) Provide information on engagement actions taken by the proponent with federally recognized Indian tribes, local government, and overburdened communities; and (b) The department of ecology must determine that the project raises complex coordination, permit processing, or substantive permit review issues. (2) A project proponent who requests designation as a fully coordinated project must provide the department of ecology with a complete description of the project. The department of ecology may request any information from the project proponent that is necessary to make the designation under this section and may convene a meeting of the likely participating permit agencies. (3) For a fully coordinated permitting process, the department of ecology must serve as the main point of contact for the project proponent and participating agencies with regard to coordinating the permitting process for the project as a whole. Each participating permit agency must designate a single point of contact for coordinating with the department of ecology. The department of ecology must keep a schedule identifying required procedural steps in the permitting process and highlighting substantive issues as appropriate that must be resolved in order for the project to move forward. In carrying out these responsibilities, the department of ecology must: (a) Conduct the duties for the coordinated permitting process as described in RCW 43.158.110 ; (b)(i) Reach out to tribal or federal jurisdictions responsible for issuing a permit for the project and invite them to participate in the coordinated permitting process or to receive periodic updates of the project; (ii) Reach out to local jurisdictions responsible for issuing a permit for the project and inform them of their obligations under RCW 43.158.130 . (4) Within 30 days, or longer with agreement of the project proponent, of the date that the department of ecology determines a project is eligible for the fully coordinated permitting process, the department of ecology shall convene a work plan meeting with the project proponent, local government, and the participating permit agencies to develop a coordinated permitting process schedule. The work plan meeting agenda may include any of the following: (a) Review of the permits that are anticipated for the project; (b) A review of the permit application forms and other application requirements of the agencies that are participating in the coordinated permitting process; (c) An estimation of the timelines that will be used by each participating permit agency to make permit decisions, including the estimated time periods required to determine if the permit applications are complete and to review or respond to each application or submittal of new information. In the development of this timeline, full attention must be given to achieving the maximum efficiencies possible through concurrent studies and consolidated applications, hearings, and comment periods; or (d) An estimation of reasonable costs for the department of ecology, participating agencies, and the county, city, or town in which the project is proposed for environmental review and permitting, based on known information about the project. (5) Each participating agency and the lead agency under chapter 43.21C RCW must send at least one representative qualified to discuss the applicability and timelines associated with all permits administered by that agency or jurisdiction to the work plan meeting. The department of ecology must notify any relevant federal agency or potentially affected federally recognized Indian tribe of the date of the meeting and invite them to participate in the process. (6) Any accelerated time period for the consideration of a permit application or for the completion of the environmental review process under chapter 43.21C RCW must be consistent with any statute, rule, or regulation, or adopted state policy, standard, or guideline that requires the participation of other agencies, federally recognized Indian tribes, or interested persons in the application process. (7) Upon the completion of the work plan meeting under subsection (4) of this section, the department of ecology must finalize the coordinated permitting process schedule, share it in writing with the project proponent, participating state agencies, lead agencies under chapter 43.21C RCW, and cities and counties subject to an agreement specified in RCW 43.158.130 , and make the schedule available to the public. (8) As part of the coordinated permit process, the developer may prepare a community benefit agreement or other similar document to identify how to mitigate potential community impacts or impacts to tribal rights and resources, including cultural resources. The agreement should include benefits in addition to jobs or tax revenues resulting from the project. Approval of any benefit agreement or other legal document stipulating the benefits that the developer agrees to fund or furnish, in exchange for community or tribal government support of the project, must be made by the local government legislative authority of the county, city, or town in which the project is proposed or by the relevant federally recognized Indian tribal government. (9) If a lead agency under chapter 43.21C RCW, a permit agency, or the project proponent foresees, at any time, that it will be unable to meet the estimated timelines or other obligations under the schedule agreement, it must notify the department of ecology of the reasons for the delay and offer potential solutions or an amended timeline. The department of ecology must notify the participating agencies and the project proponent and, upon agreement of all parties, adjust the schedule or, if necessary, schedule another work plan meeting. (10) The project proponent may withdraw from the coordinated permitting process by submitting to the department of ecology a written request that the process be terminated. Upon receipt of the request, the department of ecology must notify each participating agency that a coordinated permitting process is no longer applicable to the project. (11)(a) Permitting decisions made by state and local jurisdictions under the fully coordinated permitting process in this chapter are considered final, subject to any appeals process available to applicants or other parties. Applicants utilizing the fully coordinated permitting process in this chapter are not eligible for permitting under chapter 80.50 RCW unless a substantial change is made to the proposed project. (b) Prior to considering an application under chapter 80.50 RCW from a project applicant that has previously used the fully coordinated permitting process under this chapter for the project, the energy facility site evaluation council must determine that the project applicant has made a substantial change to the project, relative to the project as it was proposed under the fully coordinated permitting process.
RCW 43.20B.335 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 335
RCW 43.20B.335: Mental illness—Treatment costs—Determination of ability to pay—Standards—Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to investigate the financial condition of each person liable under the provisions of RCW 43.20B.355 and 43.20B.325 through 43.20B.350 , and is further authorized to make determinations of the ability of each such person to pay hospitalization charges and/or charges for outpatient services, in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.20B.355 and 43.20B.325 through 43.20B.350 , and, for such purposes, to set a standard as a basis of judgment of ability to pay, which standard shall be recomputed periodically to reflect changes in the costs of living, and other pertinent factors, and to make provisions for unusual and exceptional circumstances in the application of such standard. Such factors and circumstances shall include judgments owed by the person to any victim of an act that would have resulted in criminal conviction of the patient but for a finding of criminal insanity. A victim shall include a personal representative of an estate who has obtained judgment for wrongful death against the criminally insane patient. In accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW, the department shall adopt appropriate rules and regulations relating to the standards to be applied in determining ability to pay such charges, the schedule of charges pursuant to RCW 43.20B.325 , and such other rules and regulations as are deemed necessary to administer the provisions of RCW 43.20B.355 and 43.20B.325 through 43.20B.350 .
RCW 43.330.300 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 300
RCW 43.330.300: Financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program.
Status: in_force

(1) The financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program is created in the department of commerce. The department shall: (a) Appoint members of the financial fraud task forces created in subsection (2) of this section; (b) Administer the account created in subsection (3) of this section; and (c) By December 31st of each year submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the governor regarding the progress of the program and task forces. The report must include information regarding the use of funds and funding needs to facilitate a biennial review of the program's funding. The report must also include recommendations on changes to the program, including expansion. (2)(a) The department shall establish two regional financial fraud and identity theft crime task forces that include a central Puget Sound task force that includes King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties, and a Spokane county task force. Each task force must be comprised of local law enforcement, county prosecutors, representatives of the office of the attorney general, financial institutions, and other state and local law enforcement. (b) The department shall appoint: (i) Representatives of local law enforcement from a list provided by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs; (ii) representatives of county prosecutors from a list provided by the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys; and (iii) representatives of financial institutions. (c) Each task force shall: (i) Hold regular meetings to discuss emerging trends and threats of local financial fraud and identity theft crimes; (ii) Set priorities for the activities for the task force; (iii) Apply to the department for funding to (A) hire prosecutors and/or law enforcement personnel dedicated to investigating and prosecuting financial fraud and identity theft crimes; and (B) acquire other needed resources to conduct the work of the task force; (iv) Establish outcome-based performance measures; and (v) Twice annually report to the department regarding the activities and performance of the task force. (3) The financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Revenue to the account may include appropriations, revenues generated by the surcharge imposed in RCW 62A.9A-525 , federal funds, and any other gifts or grants. Expenditures from the account may be used only to support the activities of the financial fraud and identity theft crime investigation and prosecution task forces and the program administrative expenses of the department, which may not exceed ten percent of the amount appropriated. (4) For purposes of this section, "financial fraud and identity theft crimes" includes those that involve: Check fraud, chronic unlawful issuance of bank checks, embezzlement, credit/debit card fraud, identity theft, forgery, counterfeit instruments such as checks or documents, organized counterfeit check rings, and organized identification theft rings. (5) This section expires July 1, 2030.
RCW 43.105.355 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 105 / Section 355
RCW 43.105.355: Electronic access to public records—Costs and fees.
Status: in_force

Funding to meet the costs of providing access, including the building of the necessary information systems, the digitizing of information, developing the ability to mask nondisclosable information, and maintenance and upgrade of information access systems should come primarily from state and local appropriations, federal dollars, grants, private funds, cooperative ventures among governments, nonexclusive licensing, and public/private partnerships. State agencies and local governments are encouraged to pool resources and to form cooperative ventures to provide electronic access to government records and information. State agencies are encouraged to seek federal and private grants for projects that provide increased efficiency and improve government delivery of information and services.
RCW 43.79.343 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 343
RCW 43.79.343: General obligation bond retirement fund—Warrants to be paid from general fund.
Status: in_force

From and after the first day of May, 1955, all warrants drawn on the general obligation bond retirement fund and not presented for payment shall be paid from the general fund, and it shall be the duty of the state treasurer and he or she is hereby directed to pay such warrants when presented from the general fund.
RCW 43.21A.069 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 069
RCW 43.21A.069: Powers and duties—Flood control.
Status: in_force

The department of ecology shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law with respect to flood control.
RCW 43.340.090 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 340 / Section 090
RCW 43.340.090: Limitation of liability.
Status: in_force

Members of the board and persons acting in the authority's behalf, while acting within the scope of their employment or agency, are not subject to personal liability resulting from carrying out the powers and duties conferred on them under this chapter.
RCW 43.70.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 040
RCW 43.70.040: Secretary's powers—Rule-making authority—Report to the legislature.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other powers granted the secretary, the secretary may: (1) Adopt, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, rules necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 9, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess.: PROVIDED, That for rules adopted after July 23, 1995, the secretary may not rely solely on a section of law stating a statute's intent or purpose, on the enabling provisions of the statute establishing the agency, or on any combination of such provisions, for statutory authority to adopt any rule; (2) Appoint such advisory committees as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 9, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess. Members of such advisory committees are authorized to receive travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 . The secretary and the board of health shall review each advisory committee within their jurisdiction and each statutory advisory committee on a biennial basis to determine if such advisory committee is needed; (3) Undertake studies, research, and analysis necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 9, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess. in accordance with RCW 43.70.050 ; (4) Delegate powers, duties, and functions of the department to employees of the department as the secretary deems necessary to carry out the provisions of chapter 9, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess.; (5) Enter into contracts and enter into and distribute grants on behalf of the department to carry out the purposes of chapter 9, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess. The department must report to the legislature a summary of the grants distributed under this authority, for each year of the first biennium after the department receives authority to distribute grants under this section, and make it electronically available; (6) Act for the state in the initiation of, or the participation in, any intergovernmental program to the purposes of chapter 9, Laws of 1989 1st ex. sess.; or (7) Solicit and accept gifts, grants, bequests, devises, or other funds from public and private sources.
RCW 43.382.070 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 382 / Section 070
RCW 43.382.070: Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

(1) An employee of the office of the developmental disabilities ombuds is not liable for good faith performance of responsibilities under this chapter. (2) No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action may be taken against an employee of the department, an employee of the department of commerce, an employee of a contracting agency of the department, a provider of developmental disabilities services, or a recipient of department services for any communication made, or information given or disclosed, to aid the office of the developmental disabilities ombuds in carrying out its responsibilities, unless the communication or information is made, given, or disclosed maliciously or without good faith. This subsection is not intended to infringe on the rights of the employer to supervise, discipline, or terminate an employee for other reasons. (3) All communications by an ombuds, if reasonably related to the requirements of that individual's responsibilities under this chapter and done in good faith, are privileged and that privilege serves as a defense in any action in libel or slander.
RCW 43.216.690 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 690
RCW 43.216.690: Child day care centers and outdoor nature-based child care providers—Immunization.
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, child day care centers and outdoor nature-based child care providers licensed under this chapter may not allow on the premises an employee or volunteer, who has not provided the child day care center or outdoor nature-based child care provider with: (a) Immunization records indicating that he or she has received the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine; or (b) Proof of immunity from measles through documentation of laboratory evidence of antibody titer or a health care provider's attestation of the person's history of measles sufficient to provide immunity against measles. (2)(a) The child day care center and outdoor nature-based child care provider may allow a person to be employed or volunteer on the premises for up to thirty calendar days if he or she signs a written attestation that he or she has received the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine or is immune from measles, but requires additional time to obtain and provide the records required in subsection (1)(a) or (b) of this section. (b) The child day care center and outdoor nature-based child care provider may allow a person to be employed or volunteer on the premises if the person provides the child day care center or outdoor nature-based child care provider with a written certification signed by a health care practitioner, as defined in RCW 28A.210.090 , that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is, in the practitioner's judgment, not advisable for the person. This subsection (2)(b) does not apply if it is determined that the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine is no longer contraindicated. (3) The child day care center and outdoor nature-based child care provider shall maintain the documents required in subsection (1) or (2) of this section in the person's personnel record maintained by the child day care center. (4) For purposes of this section, "volunteer" means a nonemployee who provides care and supervision to children at the child day care center or outdoor nature-based child care program.
RCW 43.21C.0384 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 0384
RCW 43.21C.0384: Application of RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) to wireless services facilities—Reporting requirement—Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) Decisions pertaining to applications to site wireless service facilities are not subject to the requirements of RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c), if those facilities meet the following requirements: (a) The collocation of new equipment, removal of equipment, or replacement of existing equipment on existing or replacement structures does not substantially change the physical dimensions of such structures; or (b) The siting project involves constructing a wireless service tower less than sixty feet in height that is located in a commercial, industrial, manufacturing, forest, or agricultural zone. This exemption does not apply to projects within a designated critical area. (2) The exemption authorized under subsection (1) of this section may only be applied to a project consisting of a series of actions when all actions in the series are categorically exempt and the actions together do not have a probable significant adverse environmental impact. (3) The department of ecology shall adopt rules to create a categorical exemption for wireless service facilities that meet the conditions set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section. (4) By January 1, 2020, all wireless service providers granted an exemption to RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c) must provide the legislature with the number of permits issued pertaining to wireless service facilities, the number of exemptions granted under this section, and the total dollar investment in wireless service facilities between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2019. (5) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Collocation" means the mounting or installation of equipment on an existing tower, building, or structure for the purpose of either transmitting or receiving, or both, radio frequency signals for communications purposes. (b) "Existing structure" means any existing tower, pole, building, or other structure capable of supporting wireless service facilities. (c) "Substantially change the physical dimensions" means: (i) The mounting of equipment on a structure that would increase the height of the structure by more than ten percent, or twenty feet, whichever is greater; or (ii) The mounting of equipment that would involve adding an appurtenance to the body of the structure that would protrude from the edge of the structure more than twenty feet, or more than the width of the structure at the level of the appurtenance, whichever is greater. (d) "Wireless service facilities" means facilities for the provision of wireless services. (e) "Wireless services" means wireless data and telecommunications services, including commercial mobile services, commercial mobile data services, unlicensed wireless services, and common carrier wireless exchange access services, as defined by federal laws and regulations.
RCW 43.88.150 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 88 / Section 150
RCW 43.88.150: Priority of expenditures—Appropriated and nonappropriated funds—Matching funds, disburse state moneys proportionally.
Status: in_force

(1) For those agencies that make expenditures from both appropriated and nonappropriated funds for the same purpose, the governor shall direct such agencies to charge their expenditures in such ratio, as between appropriated and nonappropriated funds, as will conserve appropriated funds. For institutions of higher education, as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 , this subsection applies only to operating fee accounts. (2) Unless otherwise provided by law, if state moneys are appropriated for a capital project and matching funds or other contributions are required as a condition of the receipt of the state moneys, the state moneys shall be disbursed in proportion to and only to the extent that the matching funds or other contributions have been received and are available for expenditure. (3) The office of financial management shall adopt guidelines for the implementation of this section. The guidelines may account for federal matching requirements or other requirements to spend other moneys in a particular manner.
RCW 43.04.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 04 / Section 100
RCW 43.04.100: Deposit of fees, penalties, and damages—Use.
Status: in_force

All fees, penalties, and damages received under this chapter shall be paid to the secretary of state and with the exception of the filing fee authorized in RCW 43.04.040 (2) shall be deposited by the secretary into the capitol furnishings preservation committee account created in RCW 27.48.040 .
RCW 43.100A.330 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 100A / Section 330
RCW 43.100A.330: Pledge and promise—Remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) Bonds issued under RCW 43.100A.327 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 43.85.220 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 85 / Section 220
RCW 43.85.220: Investment deposits and rate of interest—Members of federal reserve or federal deposit insurance corporation.
Status: in_force

If state depositaries are member banks of the federal reserve system, or are banks the deposits of which, within certain limits, are insured by the federal deposit insurance corporation and, as such, are prohibited by a statute of the United States or by a lawful regulation of the federal reserve system or of the federal deposit insurance corporation, or of any authorized agency of the federal government, from paying interest upon demand deposits of public funds of a state, the payment of interest shall not be required of such depositaries to the extent and for the period of time that payment thereof is prohibited.
RCW 43.105.341 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 105 / Section 341
RCW 43.105.341: Information technology portfolios.
Status: in_force

Information technology portfolios shall reflect (1) links among an agency's objectives, business plan, and technology; (2) analysis of the effect of an agency's proposed new technology investments on its existing infrastructure and business functions; and (3) analysis of the effect of proposed information technology investments on the state's information technology infrastructure.
RCW 43.60A.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 60A / Section 040
RCW 43.60A.040: General powers and duties of director.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of veterans affairs shall have the power and it shall be the director's duty: (1) To conduct, control, and supervise the department; (2) To appoint and employ and to determine the powers and duties together with the salaries and other expenses of such clerical and other personnel, subject to the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW, as are necessary to carry out the duties of the department; and (3) To perform all other matters and things, whether similar to the foregoing or not, to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
RCW 43.21B.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21B / Section 100
RCW 43.21B.100: Board to make findings of fact and written decisions on each case considered—Effective upon signing and filing—Public information.
Status: in_force

The hearings board shall make findings of fact and prepare a written decision in each case decided by it, and such findings and decisions shall be effective upon being signed by two or more members of the hearings board and upon being filed at the hearings board's principal office, and shall be open for public inspection at all reasonable times.
RCW 43.80.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 80 / Section 100
RCW 43.80.100: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) "Bond" has the meaning given in RCW 39.46.020 . (2) "Fiscal agent contract" means the contract entered into by the state finance committee with each designated fiscal agent, as provided in RCW 43.80.120 . (3) "Local government" has the meaning given in RCW 39.46.020 . (4) "Obligation" has the meaning given in RCW 39.46.020 . (5) "State" has the meaning given in RCW 39.46.020 . (6) "State fiscal agents" means those banks or trust companies designated as provided in RCW 43.80.120 . (7) "Treasurer" has the meaning given in RCW 39.46.020 .
RCW 43.19A.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19A / Section 010
RCW 43.19A.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Biosolids" means municipal sewage sludge or septic tank septage sludge that meets the requirements of chapter 70A.226 RCW. (2) "Compost products" means mulch, soil amendments, ground cover, or other landscaping material derived from the biological or mechanical conversion of biosolids or cellulose-containing waste materials. (3) "Department" means the department of enterprise services. (4) "Director" means the director of the department of enterprise services. (5) "Local government" means a city, town, county, special purpose district, school district, or other municipal corporation. (6) "Lubricating oil" means petroleum-based oils for reducing friction in engine parts and other mechanical parts. (7) "Mixed waste paper" means assorted low-value grades of paper that have not been separated into individual grades of paper at the point of collection. (8) "Municipal sewage sludge" means a semisolid substance consisting of settled sewage solids combined with varying amounts of water and dissolved materials generated from a publicly owned wastewater treatment plant. (9) "Paper and paper products" means all items manufactured from paper or paperboard. (10) "Postconsumer waste" means a material or product that has served its intended use and has been discarded for disposal or recovery by a final consumer. (11) "Procurement officer" means the person that has the primary responsibility for procurement of materials or products. (12) "Recycled content product" or "recycled product" means a product containing recycled materials. (13) "Recycled materials" means waste materials and by-products that have been recovered or diverted from solid waste and that can be utilized in place of a raw or virgin material in manufacturing a product and consists of materials derived from postconsumer waste, manufacturing waste, industrial scrap, agricultural wastes, and other items, all of which can be used in the manufacture of new or recycled products. (14) "Re-refined oils" means used lubricating oils from which the physical and chemical contaminants acquired through previous use have been removed through a refining process. Re-refining may include distillation, hydrotreating, or treatments employing acid, caustic, solvent, clay, or other chemicals, or other physical treatments other than those used in reclaiming. (15) "State agency" means all units of state government, including divisions of the governor's office, the legislature, the judiciary, state agencies and departments, correctional institutions, vocational technical institutions, and universities and colleges. (16) "USEPA product standards" means the product standards of the United States environmental protection agency for recycled content published in the Code of Federal Regulations.
RCW 43.71.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71 / Section 060
RCW 43.71.060: Health benefit exchange account.
Status: in_force

(1) The health benefit exchange account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may only be used to fund the operation of the exchange and identification, collection, and distribution of premium taxes collected under RCW 48.14.0201 (5)(b) and 48.14.020 (2). (2) The following funds must be deposited in the account: (a) Premium taxes collected under RCW 48.14.0201 (5)(b) and 48.14.020 (2); (b) Assessments authorized under RCW 43.71.080 ; and (c) Amounts transferred by the pool administrator as specified in the state omnibus appropriations act pursuant to RCW 48.41.090 . (3) All receipts from federal grants received may be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for purposes consistent with the grants.
RCW 43.386.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 386 / Section 010
RCW 43.386.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Accountability report" means a report developed in accordance with RCW 43.386.020 . (2) "Enroll," "enrolled," or "enrolling" means the process by which a facial recognition service creates a facial template from one or more images of an individual and adds the facial template to a gallery used by the facial recognition service for recognition or persistent tracking of individuals. It also includes the act of adding an existing facial template directly into a gallery used by a facial recognition service. (3)(a) "Facial recognition service" means technology that analyzes facial features and is used by a state or local government agency for the identification, verification, or persistent tracking of individuals in still or video images. (b) "Facial recognition service" does not include: (i) The analysis of facial features to grant or deny access to an electronic device; or (ii) the use of an automated or semiautomated process for the purpose of redacting a recording for release or disclosure outside the law enforcement agency to protect the privacy of a subject depicted in the recording, if the process does not generate or result in the retention of any biometric data or surveillance information. (4) "Facial template" means the machine-interpretable pattern of facial features that is extracted from one or more images of an individual by a facial recognition service. (5) "Identification" means the use of a facial recognition service by a state or local government agency to determine whether an unknown individual matches any individual whose identity is known to the state or local government agency and who has been enrolled by reference to that identity in a gallery used by the facial recognition service. (6) "Legislative authority" means the respective city, county, or other local governmental agency's council, commission, or other body in which legislative powers are vested. For a port district, the legislative authority refers to the port district's port commission. For an airport established pursuant to chapter 14.08 RCW and operated by a board, the legislative authority refers to the airport's board. For a state agency, "legislative authority" refers to the technology services board created in RCW 43.105.285 . (7) "Meaningful human review" means review or oversight by one or more individuals who are trained in accordance with RCW 43.386.060 and who have the authority to alter the decision under review. (8) "Nonidentifying demographic data" means data that is not linked or reasonably linkable to an identified or identifiable individual, and includes, at a minimum, information about gender, race or ethnicity, age, and location. (9) "Ongoing surveillance" means using a facial recognition service to track the physical movements of a specified individual through one or more public places over time, whether in real time or through application of a facial recognition service to historical records. It does not include a single recognition or attempted recognition of an individual, if no attempt is made to subsequently track that individual's movement over time after they have been recognized. (10) "Persistent tracking" means the use of a facial recognition service by a state or local government agency to track the movements of an individual on a persistent basis without identification or verification of that individual. Such tracking becomes persistent as soon as: (a) The facial template that permits the tracking is maintained for more than forty-eight hours after first enrolling that template; or (b) Data created by the facial recognition service is linked to any other data such that the individual who has been tracked is identified or identifiable. (11) "Recognition" means the use of a facial recognition service by a state or local government agency to determine whether an unknown individual matches: (a) Any individual who has been enrolled in a gallery used by the facial recognition service; or (b) A specific individual who has been enrolled in a gallery used by the facial recognition service. (12) "Verification" means the use of a facial recognition service by a state or local government agency to determine whether an individual is a specific individual whose identity is known to the state or local government agency and who has been enrolled by reference to that identity in a gallery used by the facial recognition service.
RCW 43.84.095 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 84 / Section 095
RCW 43.84.095: Exemption from reserve fund—Motor vehicle fund income from United States securities.
Status: in_force

Whenever moneys of the motor vehicle fund shall be invested in bonds, notes, bills or certificates of the United States treasury payable at par upon demand, or within a term not greater than one year, it shall not be necessary to place any portion of the income therefrom in the reserve fund provided for in *RCW 43.84.090 .
RCW 43.43.570 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 570
RCW 43.43.570: Automatic fingerprint identification system—Conditions for local establishment or operation—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) No local law enforcement agency may establish or operate an automatic fingerprint identification system unless both the hardware and software of the local system use an interface compatible with the state system under RCW 43.43.560 . The local law enforcement agency shall be able to transmit a tenprint record to the state system through any available protocol which meets accepted industry standards, and the state system must be able to accept tenprint records which comply with those requirements. When industry transmission protocols change, the Washington state patrol shall incorporate these new standards as funding and reasonable system engineering practices permit. The tenprint transmission from any local law enforcement agency must be in accordance with the current version of the state electronic fingerprint transmission specification. (2) No later than January 1, 2007, the Washington state patrol's automatic fingerprint identification system shall be capable of instantly accepting electronic latent search records from any Washington state local law enforcement agency. *If specific funding for the purposes of this subsection is not provided by June 30, 2006, in the omnibus appropriations act, or if funding is not obtained from another source by June 30, 2006, this subsection is null and void. (3) A local law enforcement agency operating an automatic fingerprint identification system shall transmit data on fingerprint entries to the Washington state patrol electronically. This requirement shall be in addition to those under RCW 10.98.050 and 43.43.740 . (4) Any personnel functions necessary to prepare fingerprints for searches under this section shall be the responsibility of the submitting agency. (5) The Washington state patrol shall adopt rules to implement this section.
RCW 43.09.280 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 280
RCW 43.09.280: Local government accounting—Expense of examination.
Status: in_force

The expense of auditing public accounts shall be borne by each entity subject to such audit for the auditing of all accounts under its jurisdiction and the state auditor shall certify the expense of such audit to the fiscal or warrant-issuing officer of such entity, who shall immediately make payment to the state auditor. If the expense as certified is not paid by any local government within thirty days from the date of certification, the state auditor may certify the expense to the auditor of the county in which the local government is situated, who shall promptly issue his or her warrant on the county treasurer payable out of the current expense fund of the county, which fund, except as to auditing the financial affairs and making inspection and examination of the county, shall be reimbursed by the county auditor or chief financial officer designated in a charter county out of the money due the local government at the next monthly settlement of the collection of taxes and shall be transferred to the current expense fund.
RCW 43.63A.725 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 63A / Section 725
RCW 43.63A.725: Prostitution prevention and intervention grants—Eligibility.
Status: in_force

(1) Applications for funding under this chapter must: (a) Meet the criteria in RCW 43.63A.720 ; and (b) Contain evidence of active participation of the community and its commitment to providing effective prevention and intervention services for prostitutes through the participation of local governments, tribal governments, networks under chapter 70.190 RCW, human service and health organizations, and treatment entities and through meaningful involvement of others, including citizen groups. (2) Local governments, networks under chapter 70.190 RCW, nonprofit community groups, and nonprofit treatment providers including organizations that provide services, such as emergency housing, counseling, and crisis intervention shall, among others, be eligible for grants established under RCW 43.63A.720 .
RCW 43.114.070 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 114 / Section 070
RCW 43.114.070: LGBTQ pride month.
Status: in_force

The legislature declares that: (1) June of each year will be known as LGBTQ pride month; (2) The fourth week in June is designated as a time for people of this state to celebrate the contributions to the state by LGBTQ people 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 LGBTQ people.
RCW 43.164.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 164 / Section 060
RCW 43.164.060: Rule making.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.
RCW 43.23.260 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 23 / Section 260
RCW 43.23.260: Interest on unpaid balances.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specified by law, the department is authorized to charge interest at the rate authorized under RCW 43.17.240 for all unpaid balances for moneys owed to the department.
RCW 43.216.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 030
RCW 43.216.030: Secretary's authority.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary or the secretary's designee has the full authority to administer oaths and take testimony, to issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before him or her together with all books, memoranda, papers, and other documents, articles, or instruments, and to compel the disclosure by those witnesses of all facts known to them relative to the matters under investigation. (2) Subpoenas issued in adjudicative proceedings are governed by RCW 34.05.588 (1). (3) Subpoenas issued in the conduct of investigations required or authorized by other statutory provisions or necessary in the enforcement of other statutory provisions are governed by RCW 34.05.588 (2). (4) When a judicially approved subpoena is required by law, the secretary or the secretary's designee may apply for and obtain a superior court order approving and authorizing a subpoena in advance of its issuance. The application may be made in the county where the subpoenaed person resides or is found, or in the county where the subpoenaed documents, records, or evidence are located, or in Thurston county. The application must: (a) State that an order is sought under this section; (b) Adequately specify the documents, records, evidence, or testimony; and (c) Include a declaration made under oath that an investigation is being conducted for a lawfully authorized purpose related to an investigation within the department's authority and that the subpoenaed documents, records, evidence, or testimony are reasonably related to an investigation within the department's authority. (5) When an application under subsection (4) of this section is made to the satisfaction of the court, the court must issue an order approving the subpoena. When a judicially approved subpoena is required by law, an order under this subsection constitutes authority of law for the agency to subpoena the documents, records, evidence, or testimony. (6) The secretary or the secretary's designee may seek approval and a court may issue an order under this section without prior notice to any person, including the person to whom the subpoena is directed and the person who is the subject of an investigation. An application for court approval is subject to the fee and process set forth in RCW 36.18.012 (3).
RCW 43.99N.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99N / Section 020
RCW 43.99N.020: General obligation bonds—Certifications by public stadium authority—Obligations of team affiliate.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of providing funds to pay for operation of the public stadium authority created under RCW 36.102.020 , to pay for the preconstruction, site acquisition, design, site preparation, construction, owning, leasing, and equipping of the stadium and exhibition center, and to reimburse the county or the public stadium authority for its direct or indirect expenditures or to repay other indebtedness incurred for these purposes, the state finance committee is authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the state of Washington in the sum of three hundred million dollars, or so much thereof as may be required, for these purposes and all costs incidental thereto. Bonds authorized in this section may be sold at such price as the state finance committee shall determine. (2) Bonds shall not be issued under this section unless the public stadium authority has certified to the director of financial management that: (a) A professional football team has made a binding and legally enforceable contractual commitment to play all of its regular season and playoff home games in the stadium and exhibition center, other than games scheduled elsewhere by the league, for a period of time not shorter than the term of the bonds issued or to be issued to finance the initial construction of the stadium and exhibition center; (b) A team affiliate has entered into one or more binding and legally enforceable contractual commitments with a public stadium authority under RCW 36.102.050 that provide that: (i) The team affiliate assumes the risks of cost overruns; (ii) The team affiliate shall raise at least one hundred million dollars, less the amount, if any, raised by the public stadium authority under RCW 36.102.060 (15). The total one hundred million dollars raised, which may include cash payments and in-kind contributions, but does not include any interest earned on the escrow account described in RCW 43.99N.030 , shall be applied toward the reasonably necessary preconstruction, site acquisition, design, site preparation, construction, and equipping of the stadium and exhibition center, or to any associated public purpose separate from bond-financed expenses. No part of the payment may be made without the consent of the public stadium authority. In any event, all amounts to be raised by the team affiliate under (b)(ii) of this subsection shall be paid or expended before the completion of the construction of the stadium and exhibition center. To the extent possible, contributions shall be structured in a manner that would allow for the issuance of bonds to construct the stadium and exhibition center that are exempt from federal income taxes; (iii) The team affiliate shall deposit at least ten million dollars into the *youth athletic facility grant account created in RCW 43.99N.060 upon execution of the lease and development agreements in RCW 36.102.060 (7) and (8); (iv) At least ten percent of the seats in the stadium for home games of the professional football team shall be for sale at an affordable price. For the purposes of this subsection, "affordable price" means that the price is the average of the lowest ticket prices charged by all other national football league teams; (v) One executive suite with a minimum of twenty seats must be made available, on a lottery basis, as a free upgrade, at home games of the professional football team, to purchasers of tickets that are not located in executive suites or club seat areas; (vi) A nonparticipatory interest in the professional football team has been granted to the state beginning on the date on which bonds are issued under this section which only entitles the state to receive ten percent of the gross selling price of the interest in the team that is sold if a majority interest or more of the professional football team is sold within twenty-five years of the date on which bonds are issued under the [this] section. The ten percent shall apply to all preceding sales of interests in the team which comprise the majority interest sold. This provision shall apply only to the first sale of such a majority interest. The ten percent must be deposited in the permanent common school fund. If the debt is retired at the time of the sale, then the ten percent may only be used for costs associated with capital maintenance, capital improvements, renovations, reequipping, replacement, and operations of the stadium and exhibition center; (vii) The team affiliate must provide reasonable office space to the public stadium authority without charge; (viii) The team affiliate, in consultation with the public stadium authority, shall work with surrounding areas to mitigate the impact of the construction and operation of the stadium and exhibition center with a budget of at least ten million dollars dedicated to area mitigation. For purposes of this subsection, "mitigation" includes, but is not limited to, parking facilities and amenities, neighborhood beautification projects and landscaping, financial grants for neighborhood programs intended to mitigate adverse impacts caused by the construction and operation of the stadium and exhibition center, and mitigation measures identified in the environmental impact statement required for the stadium and exhibition center under chapter 43.21C RCW; and (ix) Twenty percent of the net profit from the operation of the exhibition facility of the stadium and exhibition center shall be deposited into the permanent common school fund. Profits shall be verified by the public stadium authority.
RCW 43.31.215 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 215
RCW 43.31.215: Hanford reservation—Tri-Cities area—Emphasize workforce and facilities.
Status: in_force

When the department implements programs intended to attract or maintain industrial or high-technology investments in the state, the department shall, to the extent possible, emphasize the following: (1) The highly skilled and trained workforce in the Tri-Cities area; (2) The world-class research facilities in the area, including the fast flux test facility and the Pacific Northwest laboratories; (3) The existence of the one thousand acres leased by the state from the federal government for the purpose of nuclear-related industries; and (4) The ability for high-technology and medical industries to safely dispose of low-level radioactive waste at the Hanford commercial low-level waste disposal facility.
RCW 43.325.902 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 325 / Section 902
RCW 43.325.902: Servicing and management of projects in effect before July 1, 2007.
Status: in_force

(1) Energy freedom program projects funded pursuant to *RCW 43.325.040 or by the legislature pursuant to sections 191 and 192, chapter 371, Laws of 2006 for which the department of agriculture has signed loan agreements and disbursed funds prior to June 30, 2007, shall continue to be serviced by the department of agriculture. (2) Energy freedom program projects funded pursuant to *RCW 43.325.040 or by the legislature pursuant to sections 191 and 192, chapter 371, Laws of 2006 for which moneys have been appropriated but loan agreements or disbursements have not been completed must be transferred to the department for project management on July 1, 2007, subject to the ongoing requirements of the energy freedom program.
RCW 43.164.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 164 / Section 030
RCW 43.164.030: Reimbursement of steering committee member expenses.
Status: in_force

Members of the steering committee must be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 , as well as child care and other expenses as needed for each day a steering committee member attends meetings to provide consultative assistance to the agencies managing the economic security for all grants as provided in RCW 43.164.020 and 43.164.040 , for up to 12 meetings per calendar year.
RCW 43.03.180 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 03 / Section 180
RCW 43.03.180: Advance payment of travel expenses—Itemized travel expense voucher to be submitted—Repayment of unexpended portion of advance—Default.
Status: in_force

On or before the tenth day following each month in which such advance was furnished to the officer or employee, he or she shall submit to the head of his or her department a fully itemized travel expense voucher fully justifying the expenditure of such advance or whatever part thereof has been expended, for legally reimbursable items on behalf of the state. Any unexpended portion of such advance shall be returned to the agency at the close of the authorized travel period. Payment shall accompany such itemized voucher at the close of the travel period; and may be made by check or similar instrument payable to the department. Any default in accounting for or repaying an advance shall render the full amount which is unpaid immediately due and payable with interest at the rate of ten percent per annum from the date of default until paid.
RCW 43.30.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 030
RCW 43.30.030: Department created.
Status: in_force

The department of natural resources is hereby created, to consist of a board of natural resources, an administrator and a supervisor.
RCW 43.330.464 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 464
RCW 43.330.464: Washington achieving a better life experience program—Investment of moneys—Responsibility of state investment board, governing board, and investment manager.
Status: in_force

(1) The governing board may elect to have the state investment board or investment manager invest the money in the Washington achieving a better life experience program account. If the governing board so elects, the state investment board created in RCW 43.33A.020 or the investment manager has the full power to invest, reinvest, manage, contract, sell, or exchange investment money in the Washington achieving a better life experience program account. All investment and operating costs associated with the investment of money by the state investment board must be paid pursuant to RCW 43.33A.160 and 43.84.160 . With the exception of these expenses, the earnings from the investment of the money must be retained by the account. (2)(a) After consultation with the governing board, the state investment board or investment manager may elect to invest any self-directed accounts associated with the Washington achieving a better life experience program. The state investment board or investment manager has full authority to invest all self-directed investment moneys in accordance with this section and RCW 43.84.150 . In carrying out this authority the state investment board or investment manager, after consultation with the governing board regarding any recommendations, shall provide a set of options for eligible individuals to choose from for self-directed investment. Any self-directed investment options provided must comply with section 529A of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, as amended. (b) All investment and operating costs of the state investment board or investment manager associated with making self-directed investments must be paid by eligible individuals and recovered under procedures agreed to by the governing board and the state investment board or investment manager consistent with the principles set forth in RCW 43.33A.160 . All other expenses caused by self-directed investments must be paid by the eligible individual in accordance with rules established by the governing board. With the exception of these expenses, all earnings from self-directed investments shall accrue to the eligible individual's Washington achieving a better life experience program account. (c)(i) The governing board shall keep or cause to be kept full and adequate accounts and records of each eligible individual Washington achieving a better life experience program account. (ii) The governing board shall account for and report on the investment of self-directed assets or may enter into an agreement with the recordkeepers for such accounting and reporting under this chapter. (iii) The governing board's duties related to eligible individual Washington achieving a better life experience program accounts include conducting[,] or causing to be conducted, the activities of trade instruction, settlement activities, and direction of cash movement and related wire transfers with the custodian bank and outside investment firms. (iv) The governing board has sole responsibility for contracting with any recordkeepers for individual Washington achieving a better life experience program accounts and shall manage the performance of recordkeepers under those contracts. (v) The governing board has sole responsibility for contracting with outside investment firms to provide investment management for the individual Washington achieving a better life experience program accounts and shall manage the performance of investment managers under those contracts. (d) The governing board shall designate and define the terms of engagement for the custodial banks under authority that the state treasurer shall delegate pursuant to RCW 43.08.015 with the concurrence of the office of financial management. (3) All investments made by the state investment board must be made with the exercise of that degree of judgment and care pursuant to RCW 43.33A.140 and the investment policy established by the state investment board. (4) As deemed appropriate by the state investment board, money in the account may be commingled for investment with other funds subject to investment by the state investment board. (5) The authority to establish all policies relating to the account resides with the governing board acting to implement, design, and manage the Washington achieving a better life experience savings program that allows eligible individuals to create and maintain savings accounts. The moneys in the account may be spent only for the purposes of the Washington achieving a better life experience program. (6) The investment manager shall routinely consult and communicate with the governing board on the investment policy, earnings of the account, and related needs of the program.
RCW 43.21B.305 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21B / Section 305
RCW 43.21B.305: Appeals that involve penalties of fifteen thousand dollars or less or that involve a derelict or abandoned vessel under RCW 79.100.120.
Status: in_force

(1) In an appeal that involves a penalty of fifteen thousand dollars or less or that involves a derelict or abandoned vessel under RCW 79.100.120 , the appeal may be heard by one member of the board, whose decision shall be the final decision of the board. The board shall define by rule alternative procedures to expedite appeals involving penalties of fifteen thousand dollars or less or involving a derelict or abandoned vessel. These alternatives may include: Mediation, upon agreement of all parties; submission of testimony by affidavit; or other forms that may lead to less formal and faster resolution of appeals. (2) For appeals that involve a derelict or abandoned vessel under RCW 79.100.120 only, an administrative law judge employed by the board may be substituted for a board member under this section.
RCW 43.105.006 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 105 / Section 006
RCW 43.105.006: Washington technology solutions—Purpose.
Status: in_force

To achieve maximum benefit from advances in information technology the state establishes a centralized provider and procurer of certain information technology services as an agency to support the needs of state agencies. This agency shall be known as Washington technology solutions. To ensure maximum benefit to the state, state agencies shall rely on Washington technology solutions for those services with a business case of broad use, uniformity, scalability, and price sensitivity to aggregation and volume. The agency shall also establish clear policies and standards for efficient and acceptable use of technology in state government, providing guidance and leadership to state agencies in deploying technology to meet their business objectives. To successfully meet agency needs and meet its obligation as the primary service provider for these services, Washington technology solutions must offer high quality services at the lowest possible price. It must be able to attract an adaptable and competitive workforce, be authorized to procure services where the business case justifies it, create policy and standards to address changes in the technology industry, and be accountable to its customers for the efficient and effective delivery of critical business services. Washington technology solutions is established as an agency in state government. The agency is established with clear accountability to the agencies it serves and to the public. This accountability will come through enhanced transparency in the agency's operation and performance. The agency is also established with broad flexibility to adapt its operations, policies and standards, and service catalog to address the needs of customer agencies, and to do so in the most cost-effective ways.