RCW 43.101.135 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 135
RCW 43.101.135: Separation of peace or corrections officer—Notification to commission—Investigation—Civil penalty.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Upon separation of a peace officer or corrections officer from an employing agency for any reason, including termination, resignation, or retirement, the agency shall notify the commission within 15 days of the separation date on a personnel action report form provided by the commission. (b) If the employer accepts an officer's resignation or retirement in lieu of termination, the employing agency shall report the reasons and rationale in the information provided to the commission, including the findings from any internal or external investigations into alleged misconduct. (2) In addition to those circumstances under subsection (1) of this section and whether or not disciplinary proceedings have been concluded, the employing agency shall: (a) Notify the commission within 15 days of learning of the occurrence of any death or serious injury caused by the use of force by an officer or any time an officer has been charged with a crime. Employing agencies must have a policy requiring officers to report any pending criminal charges and any conviction, plea, or other case disposition immediately to their agency; and (b) Notify the commission within 15 days of an initial disciplinary decision by an employing agency for alleged behavior or conduct by an officer that is noncriminal and may result in revocation of certification pursuant to RCW 43.101.105 . (3) To better enable the commission to act swiftly and comprehensively when misconduct has occurred that may undermine public trust and confidence in law enforcement or the correctional system, if the totality of the circumstances support a conclusion that the officer resigned or retired in anticipation of discipline, whether or not the misconduct was discovered at the time, and when such discipline, if carried forward, would more likely than not have led to discharge, or if the officer was laid off when disciplinary investigation or action was imminent or pending which could have resulted in the officer's suspension or discharge, the employing agency shall conduct and complete the investigation and provide all relevant information to the commission as if the officer were still employed by the agency. (4) Upon request of the commission, the employing agency shall provide such additional documentation or information as the commission deems necessary to determine whether the separation or event provides grounds for suspension or revocation. (5) At its discretion, the commission may: (a) Initiate decertification proceedings upon conclusion of any investigation or disciplinary proceedings initiated by the employing agency; (b) Separately pursue action against the officer's certification under RCW 43.101.105 ; or (c) Wait to proceed until any investigation, disciplinary proceedings, or appeals through the employing agency are final before taking action. Where a decertification decision requires a finding that the officer's conduct violated policy and the employing agency has begun its investigation into the underlying event, the commission shall await notification of a finding by the employing agency before beginning the decertification process. (6) No action or failure to act by an employing agency or decision resulting from an appeal of that action precludes action by the commission to suspend or revoke an officer's certification. (7) An employing agency may not enter into any agreement or contract with an officer, or union: (a) Not to report conduct, delay reporting, or preclude disclosure of any relevant information, including a promise not to check the box on a commission notice that indicates the officer may have committed misconduct, in exchange for allowing an officer to resign or retire or for any other reason; or (b) That allows the agency to destroy or remove any personnel record while the officer is employed and for 10 years thereafter. Such records must include all misconduct and equal employment opportunity complaints, progressive discipline imposed including written reprimands, supervisor coaching, suspensions, involuntary transfers, investigatory files, and other disciplinary appeals and litigation records. (8) The commission shall maintain all information provided pursuant to this section in a permanent file. (9) In addition to disciplinary action authorized in RCW 43.101.105 , the commission may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for the failure by an officer or an employing agency to timely and accurately report information pursuant to this section.
RCW 43.101.440 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 440
RCW 43.101.440: Testimony of children under age fourteen—Remote testimony—Number of child sexual abuse cases referred for prosecution and number prosecuted—Annual survey—Reports to the legislature.
Status: in_force

The criminal justice training commission shall annually survey law enforcement and prosecuting agencies regarding, with respect to the preceding year: (1) The frequency of cases where children under the age of fourteen have elected not to testify, including the reasons for the election not to testify; (2) the number of cases where remote testimony pursuant to RCW 9A.44.150 was used and whether those cases resulted in conviction; and (3) the total number of child sexual abuse cases referred for prosecution and the number of those cases that were prosecuted. The results of the survey described in this section must be reported every other year to the appropriate committees of the legislature with an initial reporting date of December 1, 2015.
RCW 43.43.742 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 742
RCW 43.43.742: Submission of fingerprints taken from persons for noncriminal purposes—Fees.
Status: in_force

The Washington state patrol shall adopt rules concerning submission of fingerprints taken by local agencies after July 26, 1987, from persons for license application or other noncriminal purposes. The Washington state patrol may charge fees for submission of fingerprints which will cover as nearly as practicable the direct and indirect costs to the Washington state patrol of processing such submission.
RCW 43.71B.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71B / Section 040
RCW 43.71B.040: Indian health improvement reinvestment account.
Status: in_force

(1) The Indian health improvement reinvestment account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from new state savings as defined in RCW 43.71B.010 and any other moneys appropriated to the account must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for projects, programs, and activities authorized by RCW 43.71B.030 . Only the director of the authority or the director'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. (2) Beginning November 1, 2019, the new state savings as defined in RCW 43.71B.010 , less the state's administrative costs as agreed upon by the state and the reinvestment committee, shall be deposited into the reinvestment account. With advice from the advisory council, the authority shall develop a report and methodology to identify and track the new state savings. Each fall, to assure alignment with existing budget processes, the methodology selected shall involve the same forecasting procedures that inform the authority's medical assistance and behavioral health appropriations to prospectively identify new state savings each fiscal year, as defined in RCW 43.71B.010 . (3) The authority shall pursue new state savings for medicaid managed care premiums on an actuarial basis and in consultation with tribes.
RCW 43.20A.735 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 735
RCW 43.20A.735: Domestic violence perpetrator programs.
Status: in_force

Any program that provides domestic violence treatment to perpetrators of domestic violence must be certified by the department of social and health services and meet minimum standards for domestic violence treatment purposes. The department of social and health services shall adopt rules for standards of approval of domestic violence perpetrator programs. The treatment must meet the following minimum qualifications: (1) All treatment must be based upon a full, complete clinical intake including but not limited to: Current and past violence history; a lethality risk assessment; history of treatment from past domestic violence perpetrator treatment programs; a complete diagnostic evaluation; a substance abuse assessment; criminal history; assessment of cultural issues, learning disabilities, literacy, and special language needs; and a treatment plan that adequately and appropriately addresses the treatment needs of the individual. (2) To facilitate communication necessary for periodic safety checks and case monitoring, the program must require the perpetrator to sign the following releases: (a) A release for the program to inform the victim and victim's community and legal advocates that the perpetrator is in treatment with the program, and to provide information, for safety purposes, to the victim and victim's community and legal advocates; (b) A release to prior and current treatment agencies to provide information on the perpetrator to the program; and (c) A release for the program to provide information on the perpetrator to relevant legal entities including: Lawyers, courts, parole, probation, child protective services, and child welfare services. (3) Treatment must be for a minimum treatment period defined by the secretary of the department of social and health services by rule. The weekly treatment sessions must be in a group unless there is a documented, clinical reason for another modality. Any other therapies, such as individual, marital, or family therapy, substance abuse evaluations or therapy, medication reviews, or psychiatric interviews, may be concomitant with the weekly group treatment sessions described in this section but not a substitute for it. (4) The treatment must focus primarily on ending the violence, holding the perpetrator accountable for his or her violence, and changing his or her behavior. The treatment must be based on nonvictim-blaming strategies and philosophies and shall include education about the individual, family, and cultural dynamics of domestic violence. If the perpetrator or the victim has a minor child, treatment must specifically include education regarding the effects of domestic violence on children, such as the emotional impacts of domestic violence on children and the long-term consequences that exposure to incidents of domestic violence may have on children. (5) Satisfactory completion of treatment must be contingent upon the perpetrator meeting specific criteria, defined by rule by the secretary of the department of social and health services, and not just upon the end of a certain period of time or a certain number of sessions. (6) The program must have policies and procedures for dealing with reoffenses and noncompliance. (7) All evaluation and treatment services must be provided by, or under the supervision of, qualified personnel. (8) The secretary of the department of social and health services may adopt rules and establish fees as necessary to implement this section. (9) The department of social and health services may conduct on-site monitoring visits as part of its plan for certifying domestic violence perpetrator programs and monitoring implementation of the rules adopted by the secretary of the department of social and health services to determine compliance with the minimum qualifications for domestic violence perpetrator programs. The applicant or certified domestic violence perpetrator program shall cooperate fully with the department of social and health services in the monitoring visit and provide all program and management records requested by the department of social and health services to determine the program's compliance with the minimum certification qualifications and rules adopted by the department of social and health services.
RCW 43.43.540 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 540
RCW 43.43.540: Sex offenders and kidnapping offenders—Central registry—Reimbursement to counties.
Status: in_force

(1) The county sheriff shall forward registration information, photographs, and fingerprints obtained pursuant to RCW 9A.44.130 , including the sex offender's risk level classification and any notice of change of address, to the Washington state patrol within five working days. (2) Upon implementation of RCW 4.24.550 (5)(a), the Washington state patrol shall maintain a central registry of sex offenders and kidnapping offenders required to register under RCW 9A.44.130 and shall adopt rules consistent with chapters 10.97 , 10.98, and 43.43 RCW as are necessary to carry out the purposes of RCW 9A.44.130 , 9A.44.140 , 10.01.200 , 43.43.540 , 46.20.187 , 70.48.470 , and 72.09.330 . The Washington state patrol shall reimburse the counties for the costs of processing the offender registration, including taking the offender's fingerprints and photograph.
RCW 43.41.180 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 180
RCW 43.41.180: Electronic funds and information transfer—State agency use.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of financial management is authorized to approve the use of electronic and other technological means to transfer both funds and information whenever economically feasible, to eliminate paper documentation wherever possible, and to provide greater fiscal responsibility. This authorization includes but is not limited to the authority to approve use of electronic means to transfer payroll, vendor payments, and benefit payments and acceptance of credit cards, debit cards, and other consumer debt instruments for payment of taxes, licenses, and fees. The office of financial management shall adopt rules under RCW 43.41.110 (13) to specify the manner in which electronic and other technological means, including credit cards, are available to state agencies. (2) No state agency may use electronic or other technological means, including credit cards, without specific continuing authorization from the office of financial management.
RCW 43.52.550 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 52 / Section 550
RCW 43.52.550: Plans for repayment of operating agency obligations maturing prior to planned operation of plant.
Status: in_force

Any municipal corporation, cooperative or mutual which has entered into a contract with an operating agency to participate in the construction or acquisition of an energy plant as defined in chapter 80.50 RCW shall annually adopt a plan for the repayment of its contractual share of any operating agency obligation which matures prior to the planned operation of the plant. The manner of adoption of the plan shall be subject to the laws regarding approval of rates of the municipal corporation, cooperative or mutual. The plan shall include the effect of the means of repayment on its financial condition, its customers' rates, its other contractual rights and obligations, and any other matter deemed useful by the participant. Each such participating municipal corporation, cooperative or mutual shall include a statement of the extent of its contractual obligation to any operating agency in an annual financial report.
RCW 43.01.045 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 045
RCW 43.01.045: Vacations—Provisions not applicable to officers and employees of state convention and trade center.
Status: in_force

The provisions of RCW 43.01.040 through 43.01.044 shall not be applicable to the officers and employees of the nonprofit corporation formed under *chapter 67.40 RCW.
RCW 43.71C.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71C / Section 020
RCW 43.71C.020: Health carriers—Cost and utilization data reporting.
Status: in_force

Beginning October 1, 2019, and on a yearly basis thereafter, a health carrier must submit to the authority the following prescription drug cost and utilization data for the previous calendar year for each health plan it offers in the state: (1) The twenty-five prescription drugs most frequently prescribed by health care providers participating in the plan's network; (2) The twenty-five costliest prescription drugs expressed as a percentage of total plan prescription drug spending, and the plan's total spending for each of these prescription drugs; (3) The twenty-five drugs with the highest year-over-year increase in wholesale acquisition cost, excluding drugs made available for the first time that plan year, and the percentages of the increases for each of these prescription drugs; (4) The portion of the premium that is attributable to each of the following categories of covered prescription drugs, after accounting for all rebates and discounts: (a) Brand name drugs; (b) Generic drugs; and (c) Specialty drugs; (5) The year-over-year increase, calculated on a per member, per month basis and expressed as a percentage, in the total annual cost of each category of covered drugs listed in subsection (4) of this section, after accounting for all rebates and discounts; (6) A comparison, calculated on a per member, per month basis, of the year-over-year increase in the cost of covered drugs to the year-over-year increase in the costs of other contributors to premiums, after accounting for all rebates and discounts; (7) The name of each covered specialty drug; and (8) The names of the twenty-five most frequently prescribed drugs for which the health plan received rebates from pharmaceutical manufacturers.
RCW 43.185C.200 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185C / Section 200
RCW 43.185C.200: Transitional housing assistance to offenders—Pilot program.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of commerce shall establish a pilot program to provide grants to eligible organizations, as described in RCW 43.185A.040 , to provide transitional housing assistance to offenders who are reentering the community and are in need of housing. (2) There shall be a minimum of two pilot programs established in two counties. The pilot programs shall be selected through a request for proposal process and in consultation with the department of corrections. The department shall select the pilot sites by January 1, 2008. (3) The pilot program shall: (a) Be operated in collaboration with the community justice center existing in the location of the pilot site; (b) Offer transitional supportive housing that includes individual support and mentoring available on an ongoing basis, life skills training, and close working relationships with community justice centers and community corrections officers. Supportive housing services can be provided directly by the housing operator, or in partnership with community-based organizations; (c) In providing assistance, give priority to offenders who are designated as high risk or high needs as well as those determined not to have a viable release plan by the department of corrections; (d) Optimize available funding by utilizing cost-effective community-based shared housing arrangements or other noninstitutional living arrangements; and (e) Provide housing assistance for a period of time not to exceed twelve months for a participating offender. (4) The department may also use up to twenty percent of the funding appropriated in the operating budget for this section to support the development of additional supportive housing resources for offenders who are reentering the community. (5) The department shall: (a) Collaborate with the department of corrections in developing criteria to determine who will qualify for housing assistance; and (b) Gather data, and report to the legislature by November 1, 2008, on the number of offenders seeking housing, the number of offenders eligible for housing, the number of offenders who receive the housing, and the number of offenders who commit new crimes while residing in the housing to the extent information is available. (6) The department of corrections shall collaborate with organizations receiving grant funds to: (a) Help identify appropriate housing solutions in the community for offenders; (b) Where possible, facilitate an offender's application for housing prior to discharge; (c) Identify enhancements to training provided to offenders prior to discharge that may assist an offender in effectively transitioning to the community; (d) Maintain communication between the organization receiving grant funds, the housing provider, and corrections staff supervising the offender; and (e) Assist the offender in accessing resources and services available through the department of corrections and a community justice center. (7) The state, department of commerce, department of corrections, local governments, local housing authorities, eligible organizations as described in RCW 43.185A.040 , and their employees are not liable for civil damages arising from the criminal conduct of an offender solely due to the placement of an offender in housing provided under this section or the provision of housing assistance. (8) Nothing in this section allows placement of an offender into housing without an analysis of the risk the offender may pose to that particular community or other residents.
RCW 43.103.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 103 / Section 901
RCW 43.103.901: Effective date—1983 1st ex.s. c 16.
Status: in_force

This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1983.
RCW 43.101.220 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 220
RCW 43.101.220: Training for corrections personnel.
Status: in_force

(1) The corrections personnel of the state and all counties and municipal corporations initially employed on or after January 1, 1982, shall engage in basic corrections training which complies with standards adopted by the commission. The standards adopted must provide for basic corrections training of at least ten weeks in length for any corrections officers subject to the certification requirement under RCW 43.101.095 who are hired on or after July 1, 2021, or on an earlier date set by the commission. The training shall be successfully completed during the first six months of employment of the personnel, unless otherwise extended or waived by the commission, and shall be requisite to the continuation of employment. (2) The commission shall provide the training required in this section, together with facilities, supplies, materials, and the room and board for noncommuting attendees, except during fiscal year 2025 and during the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, when the employing county, municipal corporation, or state agency shall reimburse the commission for twenty-five percent of the cost of training its personnel. (3)(a) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to the Washington state department of corrections prisons division. The Washington state department of corrections is responsible for identifying training standards, designing curricula and programs, and providing the training for those corrections personnel employed by it. In doing so, the secretary of the department of corrections shall consult with staff development experts and correctional professionals both inside and outside of the agency, to include soliciting input from labor organizations. (b) The commission and the department of corrections share the responsibility of developing and defining training standards and providing training for community corrections officers employed within the community corrections division of the department of corrections.
RCW 43.71.120 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71 / Section 120
RCW 43.71.120: Applications to federal government for waivers and other flexibilities.
Status: in_force

(1) The exchange, in close consultation with the authority and the office of the insurance commissioner, must explore all opportunities to apply to the secretary of health and human services under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 18052 for a waiver or other available federal flexibilities to: (a) Receive federal funds for the implementation of the premium assistance or cost-sharing reduction programs established under RCW 43.71.110 ; (b) Increase access to qualified health plans; and (c) Implement or expand other exchange programs that increase affordability of or access to health insurance coverage in Washington state. (2) If, through the process described in subsection (1) of this section[,] an opportunity to submit a waiver is identified, the exchange, in collaboration with the office of the insurance commissioner and the health care authority, may develop an application under this section to be submitted by the health care authority. If an application is submitted, the health care authority must notify the chairs and ranking minority members of the appropriate policy and fiscal committees of the legislature. (3) Any application submitted under this section must meet all federal public notice and comment requirements under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 18052(a)(4)(B), including public hearings to ensure a meaningful level of public input.
RCW 43.21A.662 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 662
RCW 43.21A.662: Freshwater aquatic weeds management program—Advisory committee.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall appoint an advisory committee to oversee the freshwater aquatic weeds management program. (2) The advisory committee shall include representatives from the following groups: (a) Recreational boaters interested in freshwater aquatic weed management; (b) Residents adjacent to lakes, rivers, or streams with public boat launch facilities; (c) Local governments; (d) Scientific specialists; (e) Pesticide registrants, as defined in RCW 15.58.030 ; and (f) Certified pesticide applicators, as defined in RCW 17.21.020 , who specialize in the use of aquatic pesticides. (3) The advisory committee shall review and provide recommendations to the department on freshwater aquatic weeds management program activities and budget and establish criteria for grants funded from the freshwater aquatic weeds account.
RCW 43.105.054 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 105 / Section 054
RCW 43.105.054: Information technology governance—Powers and duties of agency.
Status: in_force

(1) The agency shall have the following powers and duties related to the governance of information services: (a) To develop statewide standards and policies governing the: (i) Acquisition of equipment, software, and technology-related services; (ii) Disposition of equipment; (iii) Licensing of the radio spectrum by or on behalf of state agencies; and (iv) Confidentiality of computerized data; (b) To develop statewide and interagency technical policies, standards, and procedures; (c) To review and approve standards and common specifications for new or expanded telecommunications networks proposed by agencies, public postsecondary education institutions, educational service districts, or statewide or regional providers of K-12 information technology services; (d) With input from the legislature and the judiciary, to provide direction concerning strategic planning goals and objectives for the state; (e) To establish policies for the periodic review by the director of state agency performance which may include but are not limited to analysis of: (i) Planning, management, control, and use of information services; (ii) Training and education; (iii) Project management; and (iv) Cybersecurity, in coordination with the office of cybersecurity; (f) To coordinate with state agencies with an annual information technology expenditure that exceeds ten million dollars to implement a technology business management program to identify opportunities for savings and efficiencies in information technology expenditures and to monitor ongoing financial performance of technology investments; (g) To develop statewide standards for agency purchases of technology networking equipment and services; (h) To implement a process for detecting, reporting, and responding to security incidents consistent with the information security standards, policies, and guidelines adopted by the director; (i) To develop plans and procedures to ensure the continuity of commerce for information resources that support the operations and assets of state agencies in the event of a security incident; and (j) To work with the office of cybersecurity, department of commerce, and other economic development stakeholders to facilitate the development of a strategy that includes key local, state, and federal assets that will create Washington as a national leader in cybersecurity. The agency shall collaborate with, including but not limited to, community colleges, universities, the national guard, the department of defense, the department of energy, and national laboratories to develop the strategy. (2) Statewide technical standards to promote and facilitate electronic information sharing and access are an essential component of acceptable and reliable public access service and complement content-related standards designed to meet those goals. The agency shall: (a) Establish technical standards to facilitate electronic access to government information and interoperability of information systems, including wireless communications systems; and (b) Require agencies to include an evaluation of electronic public access needs when planning new information systems or major upgrades of systems. In developing these standards, the agency is encouraged to include the state library, state archives, and appropriate representatives of state and local government. (3) Each state agency must annually certify to the agency that it is in compliance with the policies and standards developed under this chapter.
RCW 43.19A.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19A / Section 040
RCW 43.19A.040: Local government adoption of preferential purchase policy optional.
Status: in_force

(1) Each local government shall consider the adoption of policies, rules, or ordinances to provide for the preferential purchase of recycled content products. Any local government may adopt the preferential purchasing policy of the department of enterprise services, or portions of such policy, or another policy that provides a preference for recycled content products. (2) The department of enterprise services shall prepare one or more model recycled content preferential purchase policies suitable for adoption by local governments. The model policy shall be widely distributed and provided through the technical assistance and workshops under RCW 43.19A.070 . (3) A local government that is not subject to the purchasing authority of the department of enterprise services, and that adopts the preferential purchase policy or rules of the department, shall not be limited by the percentage price preference included in such policy or rules.
RCW 43.06.425 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06 / Section 425
RCW 43.06.425: Interns—Effect of employment experience—Rights of reversion—Fringe benefits—Sick and vacation leave.
Status: in_force

The director of financial management or the director's designee shall adopt rules to provide that: (1) Successful completion of an internship under RCW 43.06.420 shall be considered as employment experience at the level at which the intern was placed; (2) Persons leaving classified or exempt positions in state government in order to take an internship under RCW 43.06.420 : (a) Have the right of reversion to the previous position at any time during the internship or upon completion of the internship; and (b) shall continue to receive all fringe benefits as if they had never left their classified or exempt positions; (3) Participants in the undergraduate internship program who were not public employees prior to accepting a position in the program receive sick leave allowances commensurate with other state employees; (4) Participants in the executive fellows program who were not public employees prior to accepting a position in the program receive sick and vacation leave allowances commensurate with other state employees.
RCW 43.101.205 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 205
RCW 43.101.205: Training on interaction with persons with substance use disorders.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning July 1, 2022, all law enforcement personnel required to complete basic law enforcement training under RCW 43.101.200 must receive training on law enforcement interaction with persons with substance use disorders, including persons with co-occurring substance use disorders and mental health conditions, and referral to treatment and recovery services and the unique referral processes for youth, as part of the basic law enforcement training. The training must be developed by the commission in collaboration with the University of Washington behavioral health institute and agencies that have expertise in the area of working with persons with substance use disorders, including law enforcement diversion of such individuals to community-based care. In developing the training, the commission must also examine existing courses certified by the commission that relate to persons with a substance use disorder, and should draw on existing training partnerships with the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs. (2) The training must consist of classroom instruction or internet instruction and shall replicate likely field situations to the maximum extent possible. The training should include, at a minimum, core instruction in all of the following: (a) Proper procedures for referring persons to the recovery navigator program in accordance with RCW 71.24.115 ; (b) The etiology of substance use disorders, including the role of trauma; (c) Barriers to treatment engagement experienced by many with such disorders who have contact with the legal system; (d) How to identify indicators of substance use disorder and how to respond appropriately in a variety of common situations; (e) Conflict resolution and de-escalation techniques for potentially dangerous situations involving persons with a substance use disorder; (f) Appropriate language usage when interacting with persons with a substance use disorder; (g) Alternatives to lethal force when interacting with potentially dangerous persons with a substance use disorder; (h) The principles of recovery and the multiple pathways to recovery; and (i) Community and state resources available to serve persons with substance use disorders and how these resources can be best used by law enforcement to support persons with a substance use disorder in their communities. (3) In addition to incorporation into the basic law enforcement training under RCW 43.101.200 , training must be made available to law enforcement agencies, through electronic means, for use during in-service training.
RCW 43.42.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 42 / Section 020
RCW 43.42.020: Operating principle—Providing information regarding permits.
Status: in_force

(1) Principles of accountability and transparency shall guide the office in its operations. The office shall provide the following information regarding permits to citizens and businesses: (a) An agency's average turnaround time from the date of application to date of decision for the required permit, licenses, or other necessary regulatory decisions, or the most relevant information the agency can provide, for projects of a comparable size and complexity; (b) The information required for an agency to make a decision on a permit or regulatory requirement, including the agency's best estimate of the number of times projects of a similar size and complexity have been asked to clarify, improve, or provide supplemental information before a decision, and the expected agency response time, recognizing that changes in the project or other circumstances may change the information required; and (c) An estimate of the maximum amount of costs in fees to be paid to state agencies, the type of any studies an agency expects to need, and the timing of any expected public processes for the project. (2) This section does not create an independent cause of action, affect any existing cause of action, or establish time limits for purposes of RCW 64.40.020 .
RCW 43.70.613 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 613
RCW 43.70.613: Health care professionals—Health equity continuing education.
Status: in_force

(1) By January 1, 2024, the rule-making authority for each health profession licensed under Title 18 RCW subject to continuing education requirements must adopt rules requiring a licensee to complete health equity continuing education training at least once every four years. (2) Health equity continuing education courses may be taken in addition to or, if a rule-making authority determines the course fulfills existing continuing education requirements, in place of other continuing education requirements imposed by the rule-making authority. (3)(a) The secretary and the rule-making authorities must work collaboratively to provide information to licensees about available courses. The secretary and rule-making authorities shall consult with patients or communities with lived experiences of health inequities or racism in the health care system and relevant professional organizations when developing the information and must make this information available by July 1, 2023. The information should include a course option that is free of charge to licensees. It is not required that courses be included in the information in order to fulfill the health equity continuing education requirement. (b) By January 1, 2023, the department, in consultation with the boards and commissions, shall adopt model rules establishing the minimum standards for continuing education programs meeting the requirements of this section. The department shall consult with patients or communities with lived experience of health inequities or racism in the health care system, relevant professional organizations, and the rule-making authorities in the development of these rules. (c) The minimum standards must include instruction on skills to address the structural factors, such as bias, racism, and poverty, that manifest as health inequities. These skills include individual-level and system-level intervention, and self-reflection to assess how the licensee's social position can influence their relationship with patients and their communities. These skills enable a health care professional to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities, varying in race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexuality, religion, age, ability, socioeconomic status, and other categories of identity. The courses must assess the licensee's ability to apply health equity concepts into practice. Course topics may include, but are not limited to: (i) Strategies for recognizing patterns of health care disparities on an individual, institutional, and structural level and eliminating factors that influence them; (ii) Intercultural communication skills training, including how to work effectively with an interpreter and how communication styles differ across cultures; (iii) Implicit bias training to identify strategies to reduce bias during assessment and diagnosis; (iv) Methods for addressing the emotional well-being of children and youth of diverse backgrounds; (v) Ensuring equity and antiracism in care delivery pertaining to medical developments and emerging therapies; (vi) Structural competency training addressing five core competencies: (A) Recognizing the structures that shape clinical interactions; (B) Developing an extraclinical language of structure; (C) Rearticulating "cultural" formulations in structural terms; (D) Observing and imagining structural interventions; and (E) Developing structural humility; and (vii) Cultural safety training. (4) The rule-making authority may adopt rules to implement and administer this section, including rules to establish a process to determine if a continuing education course meets the health equity continuing education requirement established in this section. (5) For purposes of this section the following definitions apply: (a) "Rule-making authority" means the regulatory entities identified in RCW 18.130.040 and authorized to establish continuing education requirements for the health care professions governed by those regulatory entities. (b) "Structural competency" means a shift in medical education away from pedagogic approaches to stigma and inequalities that emphasize cross-cultural understandings of individual patients, toward attention to forces that influence health outcomes at levels above individual interactions. Structural competency reviews existing structural approaches to stigma and health inequities developed outside of medicine and proposes changes to United States medical education that will infuse clinical training with a structural focus. (c) "Cultural safety" means an examination by health care professionals of themselves and the potential impact of their own culture on clinical interactions and health care service delivery. This requires individual health care professionals and health care organizations to acknowledge and address their own biases, attitudes, assumptions, stereotypes, prejudices, structures, and characteristics that may affect the quality of care provided. In doing so, cultural safety encompasses a critical consciousness where health care professionals and health care organizations engage in ongoing self-reflection and self-awareness and hold themselves accountable for providing culturally safe care, as defined by the patient and their communities, and as measured through progress towards achieving health equity. Cultural safety requires health care professionals and their associated health care organizations to influence health care to reduce bias and achieve equity within the workforce and working environment.
RCW 43.180.300 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 300
RCW 43.180.300: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in RCW 43.180.310 through 43.180.360 , the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Construction" or "construct" means construction and acquisition, whether by device, purchase, gift, lease, or otherwise. (2) "Facilities" means land, rights in land, buildings, structures, equipment, landscaping, utilities, approaches, roadways and parking, handling and storage areas, and similar ancillary facilities. (3) "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 revenue bonds. (4) "Improvement" means reconstruction, remodeling, rehabilitation, extension, and enlargement. "To improve" means to reconstruct, to remodel, to rehabilitate, to extend, and to enlarge. (5) "Nonprofit corporation" means a nonprofit organization described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or similar successor provisions, any public development authority, or any organization identified in RCW 43.185A.040 . (6) "Nonprofit facilities" means facilities owned or used by a nonprofit corporation for any nonprofit activity described under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that qualifies such a corporation for an exemption from federal income taxes under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, or similar successor provisions provided that facilities which may be funded pursuant to chapter 28B.07 , 35.82, or 70.37 RCW shall not be included in this definition. (7) "Project costs" means costs of (a) acquisition, construction, and improvement of any facilities included in a nonprofit facility; (b) architectural, engineering, consulting, accounting, and legal costs related directly to the development, financing, and construction of a nonprofit facility, including costs of studies assessing the feasibility of a nonprofit facility; (c) finance costs, including discounts, if any, the costs of issuing revenue bonds, and costs incurred in carrying out any trust agreement; (d) 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; (e) the refunding of any outstanding obligations incurred for any of the costs outlined in this subsection; and (f) other costs incidental to any of the costs listed in this section. (8) "Revenue bond" means a taxable or tax-exempt nonrecourse revenue bond, nonrecourse revenue note, or other nonrecourse revenue obligation issued for the purpose of providing financing to a nonprofit corporation on an interim or permanent basis. (9) "User" means one or more persons acting as lessee, purchaser, mortgagor, or borrower under a financing document and may include a party who transfers the right of use and occupancy to another party by lease, sublease, or otherwise.
RCW 43.19.727 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 727
RCW 43.19.727: Small businesses—Effects of technical assistance—Reports—Web-based information system.
Status: in_force

(1) By November 15, 2013, and November 15th every two years thereafter, the department, the department of transportation, and institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature providing verifiable information regarding the effects the technical assistance under RCW 43.19.725 (3) is having on the number of small businesses annually receiving state contracts for goods and services purchased by the state. (2) By December 31, 2013, the department, the department of transportation, and institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 must use the web-based information system created under subsection (3)(a) of this section to capture the data required under subsection (3)(a) of this section. (3)(a) The department, in consultation with the department of transportation and the department of commerce, must develop and implement a web-based information system. The web-based information system must be used to capture data, track outcomes, and provide accurate and verifiable information regarding the effects the technical assistance under RCW 43.19.725 (3) is having on the number of small businesses annually receiving state contracts for goods and services purchased by the state. Such measurable data shall include, but not be limited to: (i) The number of registered small businesses that have been awarded state procurement contracts, (ii) the percentage of total state dollars spent for goods and services purchased from registered small businesses, and (iii) the number of registered small businesses that have bid on but were not awarded state purchasing contracts. (b) By September 1, 2012, the department, in collaboration with the department of transportation, shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature providing any recommendations for needed legislation to improve the collection of data required under (a) of this subsection. (c) By December 31, 2013, the department must make the web-based information system available to all state purchasing agencies. (d) The department may also make the web-based information system available to other agencies that would like to use the system for the purposes of chapter 358, Laws of 2011.
RCW 43.21K.110 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21K / Section 110
RCW 43.21K.110: Enforceable and voluntary commitments—Enforcement actions.
Status: in_force

(1) The legal requirements contained in the environmental excellence program agreement in accordance with RCW 43.21K.060 (2) are enforceable commitments of the facility covered by the agreement. Any violation of these legal requirements is subject to penalties and remedies to the same extent as the legal requirements that they superseded or replaced. (2) The voluntary goals stated in the environmental excellence program agreement in accordance with RCW 43.21K.060 (3) are voluntary commitments of the facility covered by the agreement. If the facility fails to meet these goals, it shall not be subject to any form of enforcement action, including penalties, orders, or any form of injunctive relief. The failure to make substantial progress in meeting these goals may be a basis on which to terminate the environmental excellence program agreement under *section 11 of this act. (3) Nothing in this chapter limits the authority of an agency, the attorney general, or a prosecuting attorney to initiate an enforcement action for violation of any applicable legal requirement. However, no civil, criminal, or administrative action may be brought with respect to any legal requirement that is superseded or replaced under the terms of an environmental excellence program agreement. (4) This chapter does not create any new authority for citizen suits, and does not alter or amend other statutory provisions authorizing citizen suits.
RCW 43.20A.610 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 610
RCW 43.20A.610: Employment of deputies, experts, physicians, etc.
Status: in_force

The secretary may appoint and employ such deputies, scientific experts, physicians, nurses, sanitary engineers, and other personnel including consultants, and such clerical and other assistants as may be necessary to carry on the work of the department of social and health services.
RCW 43.70.056 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 056
RCW 43.70.056: Health care-associated infections—Data collection and reporting—Advisory committee—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Health care-associated infection" means a localized or systemic condition that results from adverse reaction to the presence of an infectious agent or its toxins and that was not present or incubating at the time of admission to the hospital. (b) "Hospital" means a health care facility licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW. (2)(a) A hospital shall collect data related to health care-associated infections as required under this subsection (2) on the following: (i) Central line-associated bloodstream infection in all hospital inpatient areas where patients normally reside at least twenty-four hours; (ii) Surgical site infection for colon and abdominal hysterectomy procedures. (b) The department shall, by rule, delete, add, or modify categories of reporting when the department determines that doing so is necessary to align state reporting with the reporting categories of the centers for medicare and medicaid services. The department shall begin rule making forty-five calendar days, or as soon as practicable, after the centers for medicare and medicaid services adopts changes to reporting requirements. (c) A hospital must routinely collect and submit the data required to be collected under (a) and (b) of this subsection to the national healthcare safety network of the United States centers for disease control and prevention in accordance with national healthcare safety network definitions, methods, requirements, and procedures. If the centers for medicare and medicaid services changes reporting from the national healthcare safety network to another database or through another process, the department shall review the new reporting database or process and consider whether it aligns with the purposes of this section. (d) Data collection and submission required under this subsection (2) must be overseen by a qualified individual with the appropriate level of skill and knowledge to oversee data collection and submission. (e)(i) A hospital must release to the department, or grant the department access to, its hospital-specific information contained in the reports submitted under this subsection (2), as requested by the department consistent with *RCW 70.02.050 . (ii) The hospital reports obtained by the department under this subsection (2), and any of the information contained in them, are not subject to discovery by subpoena or admissible as evidence in a civil proceeding, and are not subject to public disclosure as provided in RCW 42.56.360 . (3) The department shall: (a) Provide oversight of the health care-associated infection reporting program established in this section; (b) By November 1, 2013, and biennially thereafter, submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature that contains: (i) Categories of reporting currently required of hospitals under subsection (2)(a) of this section; (ii) categories of reporting the department plans to add, delete, or modify by rule; and (iii) a description of the evaluation process used under (d) of this subsection; (c) By December 1, 2009, and by each December 1st thereafter, prepare and publish a report on the department's website that compares the health care-associated infection rates at individual hospitals in the state using the data reported in the previous calendar year pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The department may update the reports quarterly. In developing a methodology for the report and determining its contents, the department shall consider the recommendations of the advisory committee established in subsection (5) of this section. The report is subject to the following: (i) The report must disclose data in a format that does not release health information about any individual patient; and (ii) The report must not include data if the department determines that a data set is too small or possesses other characteristics that make it otherwise unrepresentative of a hospital's particular ability to achieve a specific outcome; (d) Evaluate, on a regular basis, the quality and accuracy of health care-associated infection reporting required under subsection (2) of this section and the data collection, analysis, and reporting methodologies; and (e) Provide assistance to hospitals with the reporting requirements of this chapter including definitions of required reporting elements. (4) The department may respond to requests for data and other information from the data required to be reported under subsection (2) of this section, at the requestor's expense, for special studies and analysis consistent with requirements for confidentiality of patient records. (5)(a) The department shall establish an advisory committee which may include members representing infection control professionals and epidemiologists, licensed health care providers, nursing staff, organizations that represent health care providers and facilities, health maintenance organizations, health care payers and consumers, and the department. The advisory committee shall make recommendations to assist the department in carrying out its responsibilities under this section, including making recommendations on allowing a hospital to review and verify data to be released in the report and on excluding from the report selected data from certified critical access hospitals. (b) In developing its recommendations, the advisory committee shall consider methodologies and practices related to health care-associated infections of the United States centers for disease control and prevention, the centers for medicare and medicaid services, the joint commission, the national quality forum, the institute for healthcare improvement, and other relevant organizations. (6) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this section.
RCW 43.71.140 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71 / Section 140
RCW 43.71.140: Loss of health care coverage from labor dispute—Worker health plan access program.
Status: in_force

(1) By January 1, 2025, the exchange must establish a worker health plan access program to help Washingtonians who lose health care coverage provided by their employer or a joint labor management trust as a result of an active strike, lockout, or other labor dispute. (2) Subject to the availability of funding, the exchange must provide enrollment assistance to help maintain coverage for individuals and their dependents who: (a) Provide a self-attestation regarding loss of minimum essential health care coverage from an employer or joint labor management trust fund as a result of an active strike, lockout, or other labor dispute; and (b) Are eligible for coverage offered through the exchange. (3) The exchange may request, and an applicable employer, labor organization, or other appropriate representative, must provide, information to determine the status of a strike, lockout, or labor dispute, its impact to coverage, and any other information determined by the exchange as necessary to conduct outreach and determine eligibility for federal and state subsidies offered through the exchange. (4) The exchange must establish a process for providing outreach and enrollment assistance, and may establish additional procedural requirements to administer the program established in subsection (1) of this section.
RCW 43.110.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 110 / Section 080
RCW 43.110.080: Research and services to special purpose districts.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of commerce shall contract for the provision of research and services to special purpose districts. A contract shall be made with a state agency, educational institution, or private consulting firm, that in the judgment of the department is qualified to provide such research and services. (2) Research and services to special purpose districts shall consist of: (a) Studying and researching issues relating to special purpose district government; (b) Acquiring, preparing, and distributing publications related to special purpose districts; and (c) Furnishing legal, technical, consultative, and field services to special purpose districts concerning issues relating to special purpose district government. (3) The department of commerce shall coordinate with the associations representing the various special purpose districts with respect to carrying out the activities in this section. Services to special purpose districts shall be based upon the moneys appropriated to the department of commerce from the special purpose district research services account under *RCW 43.110.090 .
RCW 43.60A.120 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 60A / Section 120
RCW 43.60A.120: Counseling—Priority.
Status: in_force

The department of veterans affairs shall give priority in its counseling and instructional programs to treating state veterans located in rural areas of the state, especially those who are members of traditionally underserved minority groups, and women veterans.
RCW 43.216.712 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 712
RCW 43.216.712: Child care—High-potency synthetic opioids in the home.
Status: in_force

Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall establish a pilot program for contracted child care slots for infants in child protective services in locales with the historically highest rates of child welfare screened-in intake due to the exposure or presence of high-potency synthetic opioids in the home, which may be used as part of a safety plan. Unused slots under this section may be used for children who are screened in due to a parent's substance use disorder when the substance use disorder is related to a substance other than a high-potency synthetic opioid.
RCW 43.52.450 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 52 / Section 450
RCW 43.52.450: Chapter requirements are cumulative—Preservation of rights—Not subject to utilities and transportation commission.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and shall not impair or supersede the powers or rights of any person, firm or corporation or political subdivision of the state of Washington under any other law. The rights of all persons, firms, corporations and political subdivisions or operating units of any kind under existing contracts, renewals thereof or supplements thereto, with the United States, or any agency thereof, for power, are hereby preserved and such rights shall not be impaired or modified by any of the provisions of this chapter or any of the powers granted by this chapter. The rates, services and practices of any operating agency in respect to the power generated, transmitted or sold by it shall not be governed by the regulations of the utilities and transportation commission.
RCW 43.330.088 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 088
RCW 43.330.088: Associate development organizations—Grant program for grant writers.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, by July 1, 2024, the department shall establish a grant program to support associate development organizations in the recruiting, hiring, and retention of grant writers. The department must award grants on an annual basis and must prioritize grants for distressed areas as defined under RCW 43.168.020 and grants for applications for federal funds. (2) Associate development organizations must apply for the grant program in a manner to be determined by the department. (3) Associate development organizations that receive awards under this section must provide information on the use of the funds, including a description of the associate development organization's recruiting and hiring efforts and, if applicable, the number and types of grants applied for by the grant writers funded by the state, in their annual reports to the department required under RCW 43.330.082 . (4) Beginning December 31, 2026, the department must include information on grant award funding and use in its reports to the legislature on associate development organizations contracts required under RCW 43.330.082 . (5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
RCW 43.59.156 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 59 / Section 156
RCW 43.59.156: Cooper Jones active transportation safety council.
Status: in_force

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(1) Within amounts appropriated to the traffic safety commission, the commission must convene the Cooper Jones active transportation safety council comprised of stakeholders who have a unique interest or expertise in the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorists. (2) The purpose of the council is to review and analyze data and programs related to fatalities and serious injuries involving pedestrians, bicyclists, and other nonmotorists to identify points at which the transportation system can be improved including, whenever possible, privately owned areas of the system such as parking lots, and to identify patterns in pedestrian, bicyclist, and other nonmotorist fatalities and serious injuries. The council may also: (a) Monitor progress on implementation of existing council recommendations; and (b) Seek opportunities to expand consideration and implementation of the principles of systematic safety, including areas where data collection may need improvement. (3)(a) The council may include, but is not limited to: (i) A representative from the commission; (ii) A coroner from the county in which pedestrian, bicyclist, or nonmotorist deaths have occurred; (iii) Multiple members of law enforcement who have investigated pedestrian, bicyclist, or nonmotorist fatalities; (iv) A traffic engineer; (v) A representative from the department of transportation and a representative from the department of health; (vi) A representative from the association of Washington cities; (vii) A representative from the Washington state association of counties; (viii) A representative from a pedestrian advocacy group; (ix) A representative from a tribal government; and (x) A representative from a bicyclist or other nonmotorist advocacy group. (b) The commission may invite other representatives of stakeholder groups to participate in the council as deemed appropriate by the commission. Additionally, the commission may invite a victim or family member of a victim to participate in the council. (4) The council must meet at least quarterly. By December 31st of each year, the council must issue an annual report detailing any findings and recommendations to the governor and the transportation committees of the legislature. The commission must provide the annual report electronically to all municipal governments and state agencies that participated in the council during that calendar year. Additionally, the council must report any budgetary or fiscal recommendations to the office of financial management and the legislature by August 1st on a biennial basis. (5) As part of the review of pedestrian, bicyclist, or nonmotorist fatalities and serious injuries that occur in Washington, the council may review any available information, including crash information maintained in existing databases; statutes, rules, policies, or ordinances governing pedestrians and traffic related to the incidents; and any other relevant information. The council may make recommendations regarding changes in statutes, ordinances, rules, and policies that could improve pedestrian, bicyclist, or nonmotorist safety. Additionally, the council may make recommendations on how to improve traffic fatality and serious injury data quality, including crashes that occur in privately owned property such as parking lots. The council may consult with local cities and counties, as well as local police departments and other law enforcement agencies and associations representing those jurisdictions on how to improve data quality regarding crashes occurring on private property. (6)(a) Documents prepared by or for the council are inadmissible and may not be used in a civil or administrative proceeding, except that any document that exists before its use or consideration in a review by the council, or that is created independently of such review, does not become inadmissible merely because it is reviewed or used by the council. For confidential information, such as personally identifiable information and medical records, which are obtained by the council, neither the commission nor the council may publicly disclose such confidential information. No person who was in attendance at a meeting of the council or who participated in the creation, retention, collection, or maintenance of information or documents specifically for the commission or the council shall be permitted to testify in any civil action as to the content of such proceedings or of the documents and information prepared specifically as part of the activities of the council. However, recommendations from the council and the commission generally may be disclosed without personal identifiers. (b) The council may review, only to the extent otherwise permitted by law or court rule when determined to be relevant and necessary: Any law enforcement incident documentation, such as incident reports, dispatch records, and victim, witness, and suspect statements; any supplemental reports, probable cause statements, and 911 call taker's reports; and any other information determined to be relevant to the review. The commission and the council must maintain the confidentiality of such information to the extent required by any applicable law. (7) If acting in good faith, without malice, and within the parameters of and protocols established under this chapter, representatives of the commission and the council are immune from civil liability for an activity related to reviews of particular fatalities and serious injuries. (8) This section must not be construed to provide a private civil cause of action. (9)(a) The council may receive gifts, grants, or endowments from public or private sources that are made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the council and spend the gifts, grants, or endowments from the public or private sources according to their terms, unless the receipt of the gifts, grants, or endowments violates RCW 42.17A.560 . (b) Subject to the appropriation of funds for this specific purpose, the council may provide grants targeted at improving pedestrian, bicyclist, or nonmotorist safety in accordance with recommendations made by the council. (10) For purposes of this section: (a) "Bicyclist fatality" means any death of a bicyclist resulting from a collision, whether on a roadway, at an intersection, along an adjacent sidewalk, or on a path that is contiguous with a roadway. (b) "Council" means the Cooper Jones active transportation safety council. (c) "Nonmotorist" means anyone using the transportation system who is not in a vehicle. (d) "Pedestrian fatality" means any death of a pedestrian resulting from a collision, whether on a roadway, at an intersection, along an adjacent sidewalk, or on a path that is contiguous with a roadway. (e) "Serious injury" means any injury other than a fatal injury that prevents the injured person from walking, driving, or normally continuing the activities the person was capable of performing before the injury occurred.
RCW 43.20A.320 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 320
RCW 43.20A.320: Consultation with coordinating council for occupational education.
Status: in_force

The secretary or his or her designee shall consult with the coordinating council for occupational education in order to maintain close contact with developing programs of vocational education, particularly as such programs may affect programs undertaken in connection with vocational rehabilitation.
RCW 43.290.015 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 290 / Section 015
RCW 43.290.015: Duties.
Status: in_force

The office of international relations and protocol shall: (1) Advise and assist the governor, the legislature, and other independently elected officials on international developments that may affect the state; (2) Establish and build government-to-government relationships between the state, foreign governments, and international organizations; (3) Coordinate protocol for foreign dignitaries visiting the governor, the legislature, the judiciary, and other state agencies and offices, including the appropriate criteria and procedures for the signing of bilateral agreements by the governor on behalf of the state of Washington; (4) Advise, coordinate, and support engagement between the state, foreign governments, and international partners; (5) Establish, in coordination with the office of the premier of British Columbia, an intergovernmental exchange between the state and British Columbia, cochaired by the governor and the premier of British Columbia or their designees, concerning issues of mutual interests; (6) Designate an international engagement advisory committee to leverage the expertise of the state's international engagement community; (7) Assist institutions of higher education in implementing programs for international cooperation and student exchange; and (8) Improve coordination between state government and the Washington tourism marketing authority.
RCW 43.99T.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99T / Section 010
RCW 43.99T.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 2005-2007 and 2007-2009 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 one billion nine hundred seventy-two 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 43.06.240 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06 / Section 240
RCW 43.06.240: State of emergency—Disorderly conduct after emergency proclaimed—Penalty.
Status: in_force

After the proclamation of a state of emergency pursuant to RCW 43.06.010 , every person who: (1) Wilfully causes public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, or recklessly creates a risk thereof, by: (a) engaging in fighting or in violent, tumultuous, or threatening behavior; or (b) making an unreasonable noise or an offensively coarse utterance, gesture, or display, or addressing abusive language to any person present; or (c) dispersing any lawful procession or meeting of persons, not being a peace officer of this state and without lawful authority; or (d) creating a hazardous or physically offensive condition which serves no legitimate purpose; or (2) Engages with at least one other person in a course of conduct as defined in subsection (1) of this section which is likely to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, and refuses or knowingly fails to obey an order to disperse made by a peace officer shall be guilty of disorderly conduct and be punished by imprisonment in the county jail for up to three hundred sixty-four days or fined not more than one thousand dollars or by both fine and imprisonment.
RCW 43.88.310 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 88 / Section 310
RCW 43.88.310: Fiscal responsibilities of state officers and employees—Duties of legislative auditor, attorney general.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislative auditor of the office of the joint legislative audit and review committee, with the concurrence of the joint legislative audit and review committee, may file with the attorney general any audit exceptions or other findings of any performance audit, management study, or special report prepared for the joint legislative audit and review committee, any standing or special committees of the house or senate, or the entire legislature which indicate a violation of RCW 43.88.290 , or any other act of malfeasance, misfeasance, or nonfeasance on the part of any state officer or employee. (2) The attorney general shall promptly review each filing received from the legislative auditor and may act thereon as provided in RCW 43.88.300 , or any other applicable statute authorizing enforcement proceedings by the attorney general. The attorney general shall advise the joint legislative audit and review committee of the status of exceptions or findings referred under this section.
RCW 43.60A.075 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 60A / Section 075
RCW 43.60A.075: Powers as to state veterans' homes.
Status: in_force

The director of the department of veterans affairs shall have full power to manage and govern the state soldiers' home and colony, the Washington veterans' home, the eastern Washington veterans' home, and the Walla Walla veterans' home.
RCW 43.71C.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71C / Section 010
RCW 43.71C.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Authority" means the health care authority. (2) "Covered drug" means any prescription drug that: (a) A covered manufacturer intends to introduce to the market at a wholesale acquisition cost of ten thousand dollars or more for a course of treatment lasting less than one month or a thirty-day supply, whichever period is longer; or (b) Is currently on the market, is manufactured by a covered manufacturer, and has a wholesale acquisition cost of more than one hundred dollars for a course of treatment lasting less than one month or a thirty-day supply, and, taking into account only price increases that take effect after July 28, 2019, the manufacturer increases the wholesale acquisition cost at least: (i) Twenty percent, including the proposed increase and the cumulative increase over one calendar year prior to the date of the proposed increase; or (ii) Fifty percent, including the proposed increase and the cumulative increase over three calendar years prior to the date of the proposed increase. (3) "Covered manufacturer" means a person, corporation, or other entity engaged in the manufacture of prescription drugs sold in or into Washington state. "Covered manufacturer" does not include a private label distributor or retail pharmacy that sells a drug under the retail pharmacy's store, or a prescription drug repackager. (4) "Health care provider," "health plan," "health carrier," and "carrier" mean the same as in RCW 48.43.005 . (5) "Pharmacy benefit manager" means the same as in *RCW 19.340.010 . (6) "Pharmacy services administrative organization" means an entity that contracts with a pharmacy to act as the pharmacy's agent with respect to matters involving a pharmacy benefit manager, third-party payor, or other entities, including negotiating, executing, or administering contracts with the pharmacy benefit manager, third-party payor, or other entities and provides administrative services to pharmacies. (7) "Prescription drug" means a drug regulated under chapter 69.41 or 69.50 RCW, including generic, brand name, specialty drugs, and biological products that are prescribed for outpatient use and distributed in a retail setting. (8) "Qualifying price increase" means a price increase described in subsection (2)(b) of this section. (9) "Wholesale acquisition cost" or "price" means, with respect to a prescription drug, the manufacturer's list price for the drug to wholesalers or direct purchasers in the United States, excluding any discounts, rebates, or reductions in price, for the most recent month for which the information is available, as reported in wholesale price guides or other publications of prescription drug pricing.
RCW 43.06.415 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06 / Section 415
RCW 43.06.415: State internship program coordinator—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor may appoint a coordinator to assist in administering the program created by RCW 43.06.410 . (2) The governor shall adopt such rules as are necessary to administer RCW 43.06.410 .
RCW 43.216.902 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 902
RCW 43.216.902: Effective date—2006 c 265.
Status: in_force

This act takes effect July 1, 2006.
RCW 43.06A.085 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06A / Section 085
RCW 43.06A.085: Liability for good faith performance—Privileged communications.
Status: in_force

(1) An employee of the office of the family and children's 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 a contracting agency of the department, a foster parent, or a recipient of family and children's services for any communication made, or information given or disclosed, to aid the office of the family and children's 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 shall serve as a defense in any action in libel or slander.
RCW 43.216.689 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 689
RCW 43.216.689: Child care—Public access to reports and enforcement action notices.
Status: in_force

(1) Every child day care center, outdoor nature-based child care provider, and family day care provider shall have readily available for review by the department, parents, and the public a copy of each inspection report and notice of enforcement action received by the center or provider from the department for the past three years. This subsection only applies to reports and notices received on or after July 24, 2005. (2) The department shall make available to the public during business hours all inspection reports and notices of enforcement actions involving child day care centers, outdoor nature-based child care providers, and family day care providers. The department shall include in the inspection report a statement of the corrective measures taken by the center or provider. (3) The department may make available on a publicly accessible website all inspection reports and notices of licensing actions, including the corrective measures required or taken, involving child day care centers, outdoor nature-based child care providers, and family day care providers. (4) This section shall not be construed to require the disclosure of any information that is exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW.
RCW 43.10.210 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 210
RCW 43.10.210: Antitrust revolving fund—Legislative finding and purpose.
Status: in_force

The legislature having found that antitrust laws and the enforcement thereof are necessary for the protection of consumers and businesses, and further that the creation of an antitrust revolving fund provides a reasonable means of funding antitrust actions by the attorney general, and that the existence of such a fund increases the possibility of obtaining funding from other sources, now therefore creates the antitrust revolving fund.
RCW 43.216.105 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 105
RCW 43.216.105: Native language development and retention—Dual language learning—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of children, youth, and families must work with community partners to support outreach and education for parents and families around the benefits of native language development and retention, as well as the benefits of dual language learning. Native language means the language normally used by an individual or, in the case of a child or youth, the language normally used by the parents or family of the child or youth. Dual language learning means learning in two languages, generally English and a target language other than English spoken in the local community, for example Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese, Russian, Arabic, native languages, or indigenous languages where the goal is bilingualism. (2) Within existing resources, the department must create training and professional development resources on dual language learning, such as supporting English learners, working in culturally and linguistically diverse communities, strategies for family engagement, and cultural responsiveness. The department must design the training modules to be culturally responsive. (3) Within existing resources, the department must support dual language learning communities for teachers and coaches. (4) The department may adopt rules to implement this section.
RCW 43.164.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 164 / Section 020
RCW 43.164.020: Program created—Award of grants.
Status: in_force

(1) The economic security for all grant program is created in the department. The purpose of the program is to empower and incentivize communities to coordinate existing poverty reduction resources and benefits to make them easier to access, get them to the people who need them, and work as a coordinated system to help more people move out of poverty and be included in Washington's economic success. (2) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department, in consultation with the department of social and health services, the department of commerce, the department of children, youth, and families, the health care authority, the workforce training and education coordinating board, the steering committee, and other stakeholders as determined by the department, shall make and oversee the implementation of economic security for all grants. Grants awarded under this section must be made available to local communities to promote equity, economic inclusion, and a stable financial foundation for people experiencing poverty and people who demonstrate financial need, with a particular focus on people of color and people in rural counties including tribal nations, primarily through better coordination of existing programs, resources, and provision of business services. (3) Economic security for all grants awarded under this section shall be made available in communities throughout all regions of the state, including rural counties and urban communities for the purposes described in this section, distributed utilizing a funding allocation model. (4) Recipients of economic security for all grants shall: (a) Coordinate with existing local providers to make benefits easier to access and work as a coordinated system to help more people move out of poverty and be included in Washington's economic success; (b) Provide input to inform the work described in RCW 43.164.040 , by identifying examples of federal regulations that prevent better local coordination and identifying other needs for additional state or federal funding for continuous improvement of the poverty reduction system in future years; (c) Utilize the existing local workforce development councils to develop economic security for all grant partnerships that must include people experiencing poverty, people of color, homelessness programs, and representatives of the health care authority, community service offices, accountable communities of health, and associate development organizations, and may include other members; (d) Coordinate leadership among the local workforce development council, associate development council, and other organizations, and utilize the local workforce development council as the fiscal agent; (e) Work with people experiencing poverty and people who demonstrate financial need to ensure they have access to multiple benefits to help them meet their basic needs, in alignment with local care coordination efforts, and when ready, to develop individualized career plans that will lead to a self-sufficiency wage, which must be the level established by the University of Washington self-sufficiency standard; (f) Provide streamlined access to local partners who can pay for education or training elements of a person experiencing poverty or person with financial need's individualized career plan using federal Pell grants, the Washington college grant, or other resources; (g) Provide streamlined access to local partners who can make monthly payments to people experiencing poverty and people who demonstrate financial need while in training, using existing resources such as incentive payments, work-study payments, work experience payments, needs-related payments, or other financial aid or workforce development resources, as identified locally and in consultation with technical assistance provided by the department. Such payments must work to maximize the total benefits available to the individual; (h) Through the local workforce development councils, develop an economic security for all grant coordination team that works to facilitate easier access to all state and local government services. The team may utilize and build upon, rather than duplicate, existing coordinators and navigators that are already in place in the community. The team must provide convenient one-stop access to benefits available to people experiencing poverty and people who demonstrate financial need. At a minimum, the team must encourage people served by the economic security for all grants to apply for and, if eligible, receive supplemental nutritional assistance program benefits, temporary assistance for needy families benefits, medicaid benefits, workforce innovation and opportunity act supportive services, or other financial and health benefits, as appropriate for each person; (i) Provide equitable access to state and local government services for people with disabilities, which may include equipment and technology purchases; (j) Identify where federal barriers hinder efforts to coordinate benefits for customers and elevate those issues to the department; (k) Provide options for career development, English language learning, and other services for both parents in two-parent families, including child care if desired by the family; and (l) When available, use the local and state teams already in place for similar efforts, expanding the partners on those teams as needed to meet the requirements of this section.
RCW 43.43.386 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 386
RCW 43.43.386: Annual longevity bonus.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning July 1, 2024, an eligible commissioned employee completing 26 or more years of service shall qualify for an annual state trooper longevity bonus of $15,000 on the employee's anniversary date of state employment, which shall be paid in four equal quarterly payments. (2) An eligible commissioned employee who completed 26 or more years of service before July 1, 2024, and who has been continuously employed by the Washington state patrol for at least one year as of April 25, 2025, qualifies for a one-time retention incentive. The incentive is equal to $3,750 multiplied by the result when one is subtracted from the number of the fiscal quarter in which the employee's anniversary date falls. The one-time retention incentive shall be completed no later than June 30, 2025. (3) The establishment of the state trooper longevity bonus is subject to a change to the applicable collective bargaining agreements negotiated with the exclusive bargaining representatives. (4) This section does not interfere with, impede, or in any way diminish the right of the officers of the Washington state patrol to bargain collectively with the state through the exclusive bargaining representatives as provided for in *RCW 41.56.560 . (5) The state patrol longevity bonus created in this section is a time-limited incentive targeted at retaining senior personnel and is not intended to be included in salary or average final salary for calculation of pension benefits in this chapter. (6) The benefits provided pursuant to chapter 237, Laws of 2024 are not provided to employees as a matter of contractual right. The legislature retains the right to alter or abolish these benefits at any time. (7) Beginning July 15, 2024, and every three months thereafter, the Washington state patrol must submit a report showing the average filled positions in field force trooper positions in comparison to the 683 total authorized field force trooper positions in the prior fiscal quarter. The quarterly reports detailed must be submitted to the office of financial management and the transportation committees of the legislature. The authorized field force trooper level as the basis for this comparison may be adjusted as specified in the omnibus transportation appropriations act. (8) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Eligible commissioned employee" means a Washington state patrol employee with 26 or more years of service in the Washington state patrol retirement system. (b) "Number of the fiscal quarter" equals: (i) One, if the employee's anniversary date falls between July 1st and September 30th, inclusive; (ii) Two, if the employee's anniversary date falls between October 1st and December 31st, inclusive; (iii) Three, if the employee's anniversary date falls between January 1st and March 31st, inclusive; and (iv) Four, if the employee's anniversary date falls between April 1st and June 30th, inclusive. (9) This section expires June 30, 2029.
RCW 43.09.240 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 240
RCW 43.09.240: Local government accounting—Public officers and employees—Duty to account and report—Removal from office—Deposit of collections.
Status: in_force

Every public officer and employee of a local government shall keep all accounts of his or her office in the form prescribed and make all reports required by the state auditor. Any public officer or employee who refuses or willfully neglects to perform such duties shall be subject to removal from office in an appropriate proceeding for that purpose brought by the attorney general or by any prosecuting attorney. Every public officer and employee, whose duty it is to collect or receive payments due or for the use of the public shall deposit such moneys collected or received by him or her with the treasurer of the local government once every twenty-four consecutive hours. The treasurer may in his or her discretion grant an exception where such daily transfers would not be administratively practical or feasible as long as the treasurer has received a written request from the department, district, or agency, and where the department, district, or agency certifies that the money is held with proper safekeeping and that the entity carries out proper theft protection to reduce risk of loss of funds. Exceptions granted by the treasurer shall state the frequency with which deposits are required as long as no exception exceeds a time period greater than one deposit per week. In case a public officer or employee collects or receives funds for the account of a local government of which he or she is an officer or employee, the treasurer shall, by Friday of each week, pay to the proper officer of the local government for the account of which the collection was made or payment received, the full amount collected or received during the current week for the account of the district.
RCW 43.185C.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185C / Section 030
RCW 43.185C.030: Washington homeless census or count—Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall conduct a Washington homeless census or count consistent with the requirements of RCW 43.185C.180 . The department shall determine, in consultation with local governments, the data to be collected. (2) All personal information collected in the census is confidential, and the department and each local government shall take all necessary steps to protect the identity and confidentiality of each person counted. (3) The department and each local government are prohibited from disclosing any personally identifying information about any homeless individual when there is reason to believe or evidence indicating that the homeless individual is an adult or minor victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking or is the parent or guardian of a child victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking; or revealing other confidential information regarding HIV/AIDS status, as found in RCW 70.02.220 . The department and each local government shall not ask any homeless housing provider to disclose personally identifying information about any homeless individuals when the providers implementing those programs have reason to believe or evidence indicating that those clients are adult or minor victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking or are the parents or guardians of child victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. Summary data for the provider's facility or program may be substituted. (4) The Washington homeless census shall be conducted on a schedule created by the department. The department shall make summary data by county available to the public each year. This data, and its analysis, shall be included in the department's annual updated homeless housing program strategic plan.
RCW 43.84.041 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 84 / Section 041
RCW 43.84.041: Management of permanent funds—Disposition of securities.
Status: in_force

All securities purchased or held on behalf of said funds, shall be held and disbursed through the state treasury and shall be in the physical custody of the state treasurer, who may deposit with the fiscal agent of the state, or with a state depository, such of said securities as he or she shall consider advisable to be held in safekeeping by said agent or bank for collection of principal and interest, or of the proceeds of sale thereof.
RCW 43.101.450 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 450
RCW 43.101.450: Violence de-escalation training.
Status: in_force

(1) Beginning one year after December 6, 2018, all law enforcement officers in the state of Washington must receive violence de-escalation training. Law enforcement officers beginning employment after December 6, 2018, must successfully complete such training within the first 15 months of employment. The commission shall set the date by which other law enforcement officers must successfully complete such training. (2) All law enforcement officers shall periodically receive continuing violence de-escalation training to practice their skills, update their knowledge and training, and learn about new legal requirements and violence de-escalation strategies. (3) The commission shall set training requirements through the procedures in RCW 43.101.455 . (4) Violence de-escalation training provided under this section must be consistent with RCW 10.120.020 and the model policies established by the attorney general under RCW 10.120.030 . (5) The commission shall submit a report to the legislature and the governor by January 1st and July 1st of each year on the implementation of and compliance with subsections (1) and (2) of this section. The report must include data on compliance by agencies and officers. The report may also include recommendations for any changes to laws and policies necessary to improve compliance with subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
RCW 43.166.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 166 / Section 020
RCW 43.166.020: Board of directors.
Status: in_force

(1) The affairs of a state lands development authority shall be managed by a board of directors. (2) The initial board of directors of a state lands development authority must be appointed by the governor upon recommendation from the state legislative delegation from the district in which the boundaries of the state lands development authority are contained. (3) The number of persons on the board of directors must be included in the proposal to establish a state lands development authority under RCW 43.166.010 . (4) Members of the board of directors must include: (a) At least one member representing each of the following: (i) The governing body of each city included in the boundaries of the state lands development authority; (ii) The mayor's office of each city included in the boundaries of the state lands development authority; (iii) The governing body of each county included in the boundaries of the state lands development authority; and (iv) The governing body of each port district included in the boundaries of the state lands development authority; (b) Additional members if required by the proposal to establish a state lands development authority under RCW 43.166.010 ; and (c) Ex officio, nonvoting members if required by the proposal to establish a state lands development authority under RCW 43.166.010 . (5) In addition to other applicable provisions of law pertaining to conflicts of interest of public officials, no state lands development authority board member, appointed or otherwise, may participate in any decision on any board contract in which the board member has any interests, direct or indirect, with any firm, partnership, corporation, or association that would be the recipient of any gain or benefit resulting from transactions with the state lands development authority. In any instance where the participation occurs, the board shall void the transaction, and the involved member shall be subject to whatever sanctions may be provided by law. The board shall frame and adopt a code of ethics for its members, which must be designed to protect the state and its citizens from any unethical conduct by the board.
RCW 43.330.723 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 723
RCW 43.330.723: Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—Flexible funding.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs, in coordination with the department of children, youth, and families, shall administer flexible funding, subject to the amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, to support persons under the age of 25 exiting publicly funded systems of care that need discrete support or funding to secure safe housing. The flexible funding provided under this section may be provided for immediate needs of the person. A person may receive support under this section more than once. Uses of the flexible funding provided under this section may include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Car repair or other transportation assistance; (b) Rental application fees, a security deposit, or short-term rental assistance; or (c) Other uses that will help support the person's housing stability, education, or employment, or meet immediate basic needs. (2) The flexible funding provided under this section may be given to: (a) Persons under the age of 25; (b) Community-based providers, assisting persons under the age of 25 in planning for discharge and successfully discharging from a publicly funded system of care into safe and stable housing; and (c) Individuals or entities, including landlords, providing safe housing or other housing-related support for persons under the age of 25. (3) The office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs shall make training available to publicly funded systems of care and other professionals working with youth exiting publicly funded systems of care on how to access the flexible funds created under this section and best practices to divert youth from homelessness. (4) For purposes of this section, "publicly funded system of care" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 43.330.720 .
RCW 43.101.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 060
RCW 43.101.060: Chair and vice chair—Quorum—Meetings.
Status: in_force

The commission shall elect a chair and a vice chair from among its members. Nine members of the commission shall constitute a quorum. The commission shall meet at least quarterly. Additional meetings may be called by the chair and shall be called by the chair upon the written request of six members.
RCW 43.01.235 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 235
RCW 43.01.235: Commute trip reduction—Higher education institutions—Exemption.
Status: in_force

All state higher education institutions are exempt from RCW 43.01.225 .
RCW 43.216.271 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 271
RCW 43.216.271: Background check clearance registry—Background application form.
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain an individual-based or portable background check clearance registry. Any individual seeking a child care license or employment in any child care facility or outdoor nature-based child care program licensed or regulated under current law shall submit a background application on a form prescribed by the department in rule.
RCW 43.43.762 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 762
RCW 43.43.762: Criminal street gang database—Information exempt from public disclosure.
Status: in_force

The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall work with the Washington state patrol to coordinate, designate, and recommend the use of a statewide database accessible by law enforcement agencies that utilizes existing resources, networks, or structures for assessing and addressing the problems associated with criminal street gangs. (1) The gang database shall comply with federal regulations for state law enforcement databases shared with other law enforcement agencies, including auditing and access to data. (2) The Washington state patrol, in consultation with the Washington state association of sheriffs and police chiefs, shall adopt uniform state criteria for entering gangs, gang members, and gang associates into the database. Data on individuals may be entered only based on reasonable suspicion of criminal activity or actual criminal activity and must be supported by documentation, where documentation is available. (3) Information in the database shall be available to all local, state, and federal general authority law enforcement agencies, the Washington department of corrections, and the juvenile rehabilitation administration of the Washington department of social and health services solely for gang enforcement and for tracking gangs, gang members, and gang incidents. Information in the database shall not be available for public use. (4) The database shall provide an internet-based multiagency, multilocation, information-sharing application that operates in a network fashion. (5) The database shall be used solely as a law enforcement intelligence tool and shall not be used as evidence in any criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding. Law enforcement may use the information within the database to obtain information external to the database to formulate the probable cause necessary to make a stop or arrest. The mere existence of information relating to an individual within the database does not by itself justify a stop or arrest. (6) Access to the database shall be determined by the chief executive officer of each participating agency. Information about specific individuals in the database shall be automatically expunged if: (a) No new or updated information has been entered into the database within the previous five years; (b) there are no pending criminal charges against such person in any court in this state or another state or in any federal court; (c) the person has not been convicted of a new crime in this state, another state, or federal court within the last five years; and (d) it has been five years since the person completed his or her term of total confinement. (7) Each law enforcement and criminal justice agency using the database is required to: (a) Identify a system administrator that is responsible for annually auditing the use of the system within his or her respective agency to ensure agency compliance with policies established for the use of the database; (b) Ensure that all users of the database receive training on the use of the database before granting the users access to the database; (c) Ensure that any information entered into the database relates to a criminal street gang associate or gang member who is twelve years old or older; (d) Annually produce a gang threat assessment report including available data sources such as uniform crime reports, record management systems, and entries into the statewide gang database. Local public schools shall also be encouraged to provide data to the local gang threat assessment report. (8) The database and all contents in the database are confidential and exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW. (9) Any public employee or public agency as defined in RCW 4.24.470 , or units of local government and its employees, as provided in RCW 36.28A.010 , and the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs and its employees are immune from civil liability for damages arising from incidents involving a person who has been included in the database, unless it is shown that an employee acted with gross negligence or bad faith.
RCW 43.185C.300 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185C / Section 300
RCW 43.185C.300: Youth services—Secure facilities—Limit on reimbursement or compensation.
Status: in_force

No contract may provide reimbursement or compensation to: (1) A secure facility located in a juvenile detention center for any service delivered or provided to a resident child after five consecutive days of residence; or (2) A secure facility not located in a juvenile detention center or a semi-secure crisis residential center facility for any service delivered or provided to a resident child after fifteen consecutive days of residence.
RCW 43.43.938 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 938
RCW 43.43.938: Director of fire protection—Appointment—Duties.
Status: in_force

(1) Wherever the term state fire marshal appears in the Revised Code of Washington or the Washington Administrative Code it shall mean the director of fire protection. (2) The chief of the Washington state patrol shall appoint an officer who shall be known as the director of fire protection. (3) The director of fire protection may designate one or more deputies and may delegate to those deputies his or her duties and authorities as deemed appropriate. (4) The director of fire protection shall prepare a biennial budget pertaining to fire protection services. Such biennial budget shall be submitted as part of the Washington state patrol's budget request. (5) The director of fire protection, shall implement and administer, within constraints established by budgeted resources, all duties of the chief of the Washington state patrol that are to be carried out through the director of fire protection, and all of the duties of the director of fire protection. Such administration shall include negotiation of agreements with the state board for community and technical colleges and the state colleges and universities as provided in RCW 43.43.934 . Programs covered by such agreements shall include, but not be limited to, planning curricula, developing and delivering instructional programs and materials, and using existing instructional personnel and facilities. Where appropriate, such contracts shall also include planning and conducting instructional programs at the state fire service training center.
RCW 43.100A.317 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 100A / Section 317
RCW 43.100A.317: Conditions and limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) The proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized in RCW 43.100A.316 shall be deposited in the state building construction account created by RCW 43.83.020 . The proceeds shall be transferred as follows: (a) $3,800,722,793 to remain in the state building construction account created by RCW 43.83.020 ; (b) $170,568,000 to the state taxable building construction account. All receipts from taxable bonds issued 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)(b) 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)(b) 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)(b). 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 or that a transfer from the state taxable building construction account to the state building construction account may be made. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. (2)(a) The state treasurer shall transfer bond proceeds deposited in the state building construction account into the outdoor recreation account created by RCW 79A.25.060 , the habitat conservation account created by RCW 79A.15.020 , the farm and forest account created by RCW 79A.15.130 , and the Ruth LeCocq Kagi early learning facilities development account created by RCW 43.31.569 , at various times and in various amounts necessary to support authorized expenditures from those accounts. (b) The state treasurer shall transfer bond proceeds deposited in the state taxable building construction account into the Ruth LeCocq Kagi early learning facilities revolving account created by RCW 43.31.569 at various times and in various amounts necessary to support authorized expenditures from that account. (3) 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 43.88.899 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 88 / Section 899
RCW 43.88.899: Intent—Periodic review.
Status: in_force

The amendments to chapter 43.88 RCW by chapter 215, Laws of 1986 are intended to improve the reporting of state budgeting, accounting, and other fiscal data. The legislative evaluation and accountability program committee shall periodically review chapter 43.88 RCW and shall recommend further revisions if needed.
RCW 43.10.270 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 270
RCW 43.10.270: Criminal profiteering—Asset recovery.
Status: in_force

All assets recovered pursuant to RCW 43.10.260 shall be distributed in the following manner: (1) For drug asset forfeitures, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 69.50.505 ; and (2) for criminal profiteering cases, pursuant to the provisions of RCW 9A.82.100 .
RCW 43.43.740 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 740
RCW 43.43.740: Photographing and fingerprinting—Transmittal of data.
Status: in_force

(1) It shall be the duty of the sheriff or director of public safety of every county, and the chief of police of every city or town, and of every chief officer of other law enforcement agencies duly operating within this state to furnish within seventy-two hours from the time of arrest to the section the required sets of fingerprints together with other identifying data as may be prescribed by the chief, of any person lawfully arrested, fingerprinted, and photographed pursuant to RCW 43.43.735 . (2) Law enforcement agencies may retain and file copies of the fingerprints, photographs, and other identifying data and information obtained pursuant to RCW 43.43.735 . Said records shall remain in the possession of the law enforcement agency as part of the identification record and are not returnable to the subjects thereof.
RCW 43.376.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 376 / Section 050
RCW 43.376.050: Meetings with statewide elected officials and tribal leaders—List of contact information.
Status: in_force

(1) At least once a year, the governor and other statewide elected officials must meet with leaders of Indian tribes to address issues of mutual concern. (2) The governor must maintain for public reference an updated list of the names and contact information for the individuals designated as tribal liaisons and the names and contact information for tribal leadership as submitted by an Indian tribe.
RCW 43.21F.062 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21F / Section 062
RCW 43.21F.062: Renewable energy facilities in coastal and estuarine marine waters—Guidance.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the duties prescribed in RCW 43.21F.045 , the department must develop guidance applicable to all state agencies for achieving a unified state position upon matters involving the siting and operation of renewable energy facilities in the state's coastal and estuarine marine waters. The guidance must provide procedures for coordinating the views and responsibilities of any state agency with jurisdiction or expertise over the matter under consideration, which may include federal policy proposals, activities, permits, licenses, or the extension of funding for activities in or affecting the state's marine waters. In developing the guidance, the director must consult with agencies with primary responsibilities for permitting and management of marine waters and bedlands, including the departments of natural resources, ecology, transportation, and fish and wildlife, and the state parks and recreation commission, the Puget Sound partnership, and the energy facility site evaluation council. The director must also consult and incorporate relevant information from the regional activities related to renewable energy siting in marine waters, including those under the west coast governors' agreement on ocean health. (2) The director may not commence development of the guidance until federal, private, or other nonstate funding is secured for this activity. The director must adopt the guidance within one year of securing such funds. (3) This section is intended to promote consistency and multiple agency coordination in developing positions and exercising jurisdiction in matters involving the siting and operation of renewable energy facilities and does not diminish or abrogate the authority or jurisdiction of any state agency over such matters established under any other law.
RCW 43.163.130 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 163 / Section 130
RCW 43.163.130: Nonrecourse revenue bonds—Issuance.
Status: in_force

(1) The authority may issue its nonrecourse revenue bonds in order to obtain the funds to carry out the programs authorized in this chapter. The bonds must be special obligations of the authority, payable solely out of the special fund or funds established by the authority for their repayment. (2) Any bonds issued under this chapter may be secured by a financing document between the authority and the purchasers or owners of such bonds or between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. (a) The financing document may pledge or assign, in whole or in part, the revenues and funds held or to be received by the authority, any present or future contract or other rights to receive the same, and the proceeds thereof. (b) The financing document may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights, security, and remedies of bondowners as may be reasonable and proper, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, provisions defining defaults and providing for remedies in the event of default which may include the acceleration of maturities, restrictions on the individual rights of action by bondowners, and covenants setting forth duties of and limitations on the authority in conduct of its programs and the management of its property. (c) In addition to other security provided in this chapter or otherwise by law, bonds issued by the authority may be secured, in whole or in part, by financial guaranties, by insurance or by letters of credit issued to the authority or a trustee or any other person, by any bank, trust company, insurance or surety company or other financial institution, within or without the state. The authority may pledge or assign, in whole or in part, the revenues and funds held or to be received by the authority, any present or future contract or other rights to receive the same, and the proceeds thereof, as security for such guaranties or insurance or for the reimbursement by the authority to any issuer of such letter of credit of any payments made under such letter of credit. (3) Without limiting the powers of the authority contained in this chapter, in connection with each issue of its obligation bonds, the authority must create and establish one or more special funds, including, but not limited to debt service and sinking funds, reserve funds, project funds, and such other special funds as the authority deems necessary, useful, or convenient. (4) Any security interest created against the unexpended bond proceeds and against the special funds created by the authority is immediately valid and binding against the money and any securities in which the money may be invested without authority or trustee possession. The security interest must be prior to any party having any competing claim against the moneys or securities, without filing or recording under Article 9A of the Uniform Commercial Code, Title 62A RCW, and regardless of whether the party has notice of the security interest. (5) The bonds may be issued as serial bonds, term bonds or any other type of bond instrument consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The bonds shall bear such date or dates; mature at such time or times; bear interest at such rate or rates, either fixed or variable; be payable at such time or times; be in such denominations; be in such form; bear such privileges of transferability, exchangeability, and interchangeability; be subject to such terms of redemption; and be sold at public or private sale, in such manner, at such time or times, and at such price or prices as the authority determines. The bonds must be executed by the manual or facsimile signatures of the authority's chair and either its secretary or executive director, and may be authenticated by the trustee (if the authority determines to use a trustee) or any registrar which may be designated for the bonds by the authority. (6) Bonds may be issued by the authority to refund other outstanding authority bonds, at or prior to maturity of, and to pay any redemption premium on, the outstanding bonds. Bonds issued for refunding purposes may be combined with bonds issued for the financing or refinancing of new projects. Pending the application of the proceeds of the refunding bonds to the redemption of the bonds to be redeemed, the authority may enter into an agreement or agreements with a corporate trustee regarding the interim investment of the proceeds and the application of the proceeds and the earnings on the proceeds to the payment of the principal of and interest on, and the redemption of, the bonds to be redeemed. (7) The bonds of the authority may be negotiable instruments under Title 62A RCW. (8) Neither the members of the authority, nor its employees or agents, nor any person executing the bonds is personally liable on the bonds or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance of the bonds. (9) The authority may purchase its bonds with any of its funds available for the purchase. The authority may hold, pledge, cancel or resell the bonds subject to and in accordance with agreements with bondowners. (10) The authority may not exceed one billion five hundred million dollars in total outstanding debt at any time. (11) The state finance committee must be notified in advance of the issuance of bonds by the authority in order to promote the orderly offering of obligations in the financial markets.
RCW 43.160.070 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 160 / Section 070
RCW 43.160.070: Conditions.
Status: in_force

Public facilities financial assistance, when authorized by the board, is subject to the following conditions: (1) The moneys in the public facilities construction loan revolving account shall be used solely to fulfill commitments arising from financial assistance authorized in this chapter. The total outstanding amount which the board shall dispense at any time pursuant to this section shall not exceed the moneys available from the account. (2) On contracts made for public facilities loans the board shall determine the interest rate which loans shall bear. The interest rate shall not exceed ten percent per annum. The board may provide reasonable terms and conditions for repayment for loans, including partial forgiveness of loan principal and interest payments on projects located in rural communities as defined by the board, or rural counties. The loans shall not exceed twenty years in duration. (3) Repayments of loans made from the public facilities construction loan revolving account under the contracts for public facilities construction loans shall be paid into the public facilities construction loan revolving account. Repayments of loans from moneys from the new appropriation from the public works assistance account for the fiscal biennium ending June 30, 1999, shall be paid into the public works assistance account. (4) When every feasible effort has been made to provide loans and loans are not possible, the board may provide grants upon finding that unique circumstances exist.
RCW 43.216.535 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 535
RCW 43.216.535: Reports.
Status: in_force

The department shall annually report to the governor and the legislature on the findings of the longitudinal study undertaken to examine and monitor the effectiveness of early childhood educational and assistance services for eligible children to measure, among other elements, if possible, how the average level of performance of children completing this program compare to the average level of performance of all state students in their grade level, and to the average level of performance of those eligible students who did not have access to this program. The evaluation system shall examine how the percentage of these children needing access to special education or remedial programs compares to the overall percentage of children needing such services and compares to the percentage of eligible students who did not have access to this program needing such services.
RCW 43.99G.188 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99G / Section 188
RCW 43.99G.188: Bonds legal investment of public funds.
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized in RCW 43.99G.180 shall be a legal investment for all state funds or funds under state control and for all funds of any other public body.
RCW 43.70.041 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 041
RCW 43.70.041: Five-year formal review process of existing rules.
Status: in_force

The department of health must establish and perform, within existing funds, a formal review process of its existing rules every five years. The goal of the review is to decrease the numbers of, simplify the process, and decrease the time required for obtaining licenses, permits, and inspections, as applicable, in order to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses without compromising public health and safety. Benchmarks must be adopted to assess the effectiveness of streamlining efforts. The department must establish a process for effectively applying sunset provisions to rules when applicable. The department must report back to the applicable committees of the legislature with its review process and benchmarks by January 2014.
RCW 43.70.064 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 064
RCW 43.70.064: Health care quality—Findings and intent—Requirements for conducting study under RCW 43.70.066.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that it is difficult for consumers of health care services to determine the quality of health care prior to purchase or utilization of medical care. The legislature also finds that accountability is a key component in promoting quality assurance and quality improvement throughout the health care delivery system, including public programs. Quality assurance and improvement standards are necessary to promote the public interest, contribute to cost efficiencies, and improve the ability of consumers to ascertain quality health care purchases. The legislature intends to have consumers, health carriers, health care providers and facilities, and public agencies participate in the development of quality assurance and improvement standards that can be used to develop a uniform quality assurance program for use by all public and private health plans, providers, and facilities. To that end, in conducting the study required under RCW 43.70.066 , the department of health shall: (1) Consider the needs of consumers, employers, health care providers and facilities, and public and private health plans; (2) Take full advantage of existing national standards of quality assurance to extend to middle-income populations the protections required for state management of health programs for low-income populations; (3) Consider the appropriate minimum level of quality assurance standards that should be disclosed to consumers and employers by health care providers and facilities, and public and private health plans; and (4) Consider standards that permit health care providers and facilities to share responsibility for participation in a uniform quality assurance program.
RCW 43.320.180 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 320 / Section 180
RCW 43.320.180: Review of retirement account products proposed for inclusion in the Washington small business retirement marketplace.
Status: in_force

The department of financial institutions, annually, or upon request of the department of commerce, must review individual retirement account products proposed for inclusion in the Washington small business retirement marketplace to confirm that the products comply with the requirements of RCW 43.330.735 , except for those requirements that pertain to federal laws and regulations.
RCW 43.70.904 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 904
RCW 43.70.904: Health care entity registry—Report.
Status: in_force

(1) The department, in consultation with the health care authority, the office of the insurance commissioner, the office of the governor, and the office of financial management, and with input from stakeholders[,] shall develop a plan and provide recommendations to the legislature as to how to create a complete and interactive registry of the health care landscape in Washington. The plan and recommendations must identify: (a) The health care entities, including but not limited to licensed and unlicensed facilities, providers, provider groups, systems, carriers, and health care benefit managers, that must report; (b) The information that each entity must report; and (c) The fee to be charged to the registering entities, which may be tiered, to support the registration process and creation of the registry. (2) In developing the plan and recommendations, the department must consider: (a) Opportunities to streamline reporting and consider opportunities to allow for information sharing between state agencies for health care entities and health care providers licensed or certified by a state agency; and (b) Strategies to fully understand and monitor the business structure, funding, and contractual relationships of health care entities in Washington, including the current status and future changes in the direct or indirect ownership, control, or affiliation of and between health care entities and other entities and organizations, including private equity investment, that serve Washingtonians. (3) The department shall provide a progress update to the relevant health and fiscal committees of the legislature by December 31, 2027, and a final report by November 1, 2028. The final report must identify any remaining data gaps and recommend an implementation plan for the registry.
RCW 43.71.110 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71 / Section 110
RCW 43.71.110: Premium assistance and cost-sharing reduction program.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, a premium assistance and cost-sharing reduction program is hereby established to be administered by the exchange. (2) Premium assistance and cost-sharing reduction amounts must be established by the exchange within parameters established in the omnibus appropriations act. (3) The exchange must establish, consistent with the omnibus appropriations act: (a) Procedural requirements for eligibility and continued participation in any premium assistance program or cost-sharing program established under this section, including participant documentation requirements that are necessary to administer the program; and (b) Procedural requirements for facilitating payments to carriers. (4) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, an individual is eligible for premium assistance and cost-sharing reductions under this section if the individual: (a)(i) Is a resident of the state; (ii) Has income that is up to an income threshold determined through appropriation or by the exchange if no income threshold is determined through appropriation; (iii) Is enrolled in a silver or gold standard plan offered in the enrollee's county of residence; (iv) Applies for and accepts all federal advance premium tax credits for which they may be eligible before receiving any state premium assistance; (v) Applies for and accepts all federal cost-sharing reductions for which they may be eligible before receiving any state cost-sharing reductions; (vi) Is ineligible for minimum essential coverage through medicare, a federal or state medical assistance program administered by the authority under chapter 74.09 RCW, or for premium assistance under RCW 43.71A.020 ; and (vii) Meets any other eligibility criteria established by the exchange; or (b) Meets alternate eligibility criteria as established in the omnibus appropriations act. (5)(a) The exchange may disqualify an individual from receiving premium assistance or cost-sharing reductions under this section if the individual: (i) No longer meets the eligibility criteria in subsection (4) of this section; (ii) Fails, without good cause, to comply with any procedural or documentation requirements established by the exchange in accordance with subsection (3) of this section; (iii) Fails, without good cause, to notify the exchange of a change of address in a timely manner; (iv) Voluntarily withdraws from the program; or (v) Performs an act, practice, or omission that constitutes fraud, and, as a result, an issuer rescinds the individual's policy for the qualified health plan. (b) The exchange must develop a process for an individual to appeal a premium assistance or cost-sharing assistance eligibility determination from the exchange. (6) Prior to establishing or altering premium assistance or cost-sharing reduction amounts, eligibility criteria, or procedural requirements under this section, the exchange must: (a) Publish notice of the proposal on the exchange's website and provide electronic notice of the proposal to any person who has requested such notice. The notice must include an explanation of the proposal, the date, time, and location of the public hearing required in (b) of this subsection, and instructions and reasonable timelines to submit written comments on the proposal; (b) Conduct at least one public hearing no sooner than 20 days after publishing the notice required in (a) of this subsection; and (c) Publish notice of the finalized premium assistance or cost-sharing reduction amounts, eligibility criteria, or procedural requirements on the exchange's website and provide the notice electronically to any person who has requested it. The notice must include a detailed description of the finalized premium assistance or cost-sharing reduction amounts, eligibility criteria, or procedural requirements and a description and explanation of how they vary from the initial proposal. (7) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Advance premium tax credit" means the premium assistance amount determined in accordance with 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. (b) "Income" means the modified adjusted gross income attributed to an individual for purposes of determining his or her eligibility for advance premium tax credits. (c) "Standard plan" means a standardized health plan under RCW 43.71.095 .
RCW 43.216.800 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 800
RCW 43.216.800: General policies.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall establish and implement policies in the working connections child care program to promote stability and quality of care for children from low-income households. These policies shall focus on supporting school readiness for young learners. Policies for the expenditure of funds constituting the working connections child care program must be consistent with the outcome measures established by the department and the standards established in this section intended to promote stability, quality, and continuity of early care and education programming. (2) As recommended by P.L. 113-186, authorizations for the working connections child care subsidy are effective for 12 months. (3)(a) The department must extend the homeless grace period, as adopted in department rule as of January 1, 2020, from a four-month grace period to a 12-month grace period. (b) For the purposes of this subsection, "homeless" means being without a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence as described in the federal McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 11434a) as it existed on January 1, 2020.
RCW 43.100A.307 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 100A / Section 307
RCW 43.100A.307: Conditions and limitations.
Status: in_force

The proceeds from the sale of the bonds authorized in RCW 43.100A.305 must be deposited in the watershed restoration and enhancement bond account. If the state finance committee deems it necessary to issue the bonds authorized in RCW 43.100A.305 as taxable bonds in order to comply with federal internal revenue service rules and regulations pertaining to the use of nontaxable bond proceeds, the proceeds of such taxable bonds must be deposited into the watershed restoration and enhancement taxable bond account. The state treasurer shall submit written notice to the director of financial management if it is determined that any such transfer to the watershed restoration and enhancement taxable bond account is necessary. The proceeds shall be used exclusively for the purposes specified in RCW 43.100A.305 and for the payment of expenses incurred in the issuance and sale of the bonds. These proceeds shall be administered by the office of financial management.
RCW 43.46.105 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 46 / Section 105
RCW 43.46.105: Creative districts—Designation—Certification.
Status: in_force

(1) A local government may designate a creative district within its territorial boundaries subject to certification as a state-certified creative district by the commission. Two or more local governments may jointly apply for certification of a creative district that extends across a common boundary. (2) In order to receive certification as a state-certified creative district, a creative district must: (a) Be a geographically contiguous area; (b) Be distinguished by physical, artistic, or cultural resources that play a vital role in the quality and life of a community, including its economic and cultural development; (c) Be the site of a concentration of artistic or cultural activity, a major arts or cultural institution or facility, arts and entertainment businesses, an area with arts and cultural activities, or artistic or cultural production; (d) Be engaged in the promotional, preservation, and educational aspects of the arts and culture of the community and contribute to the public through interpretive, educational, or recreational uses; and (e) Satisfy any additional criteria required by the commission that in its discretion will further the purposes of RCW 43.46.100 through 43.46.115 . Any additional eligibility criteria must be posted by the commission on its public website. (3) The commission may grant certification to a creative district that does not qualify for certification under subsection (2) of this section if the land area proposed for certification contains multiple vacant properties in close proximity that would be suitable, as determined by the commission, for redevelopment as a creative district.
RCW 43.30.105 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 105
RCW 43.30.105: Administrator of department.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of public lands shall be the administrator of the department.
RCW 43.185B.007 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185B / Section 007
RCW 43.185B.007: Goal.
Status: in_force

It is the goal of the state of Washington to coordinate, encourage, and direct, when necessary, the efforts of the public and private sectors of the state and to cooperate and participate, when necessary, in the attainment of a decent home in a healthy, safe environment for every resident of the state. The legislature declares that attainment of that goal is a state priority.
RCW 43.185D.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185D / Section 020
RCW 43.185D.020: Program created.
Status: in_force

The program is created in the department to provide loans to eligible organizations to finance affordable housing for low-income households. The department shall contract with the commission to administer the program, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for the specific purposes provided in this section.
RCW 43.31.475 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 475
RCW 43.31.475: SEED act—Additional funds and purposes.
Status: in_force

Sponsoring organizations may seek additional funds to increase the match rate and the maximum annual match amount established pursuant to RCW 43.31.465 . Such funds may also be used for purposes in addition to those provided in RCW 43.31.460 (2).
RCW 43.41.472 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 472
RCW 43.41.472: Washington climate corps network—Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) In administration of the Washington climate corps network, the office and serve Washington have the following powers: (a) The office, in consultation with serve Washington, may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW as shall be necessary to implement the purpose of this chapter. Rules may include provisions to: (i) Establish common requirements and eligibility criteria under RCW 43.41.470 (2)(b); (ii) Establish a transparent process for establishing priorities and selection criteria for grants dispersed under RCW 43.41.470 (2)(d); (b) Receive gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources that are made for the use or benefit of the Washington climate corps network and to expend the same or any income therefrom according to their terms and the purpose of this chapter. (2) In carrying out its duties, serve Washington may establish such relationships with public and private institutions, the federal government, tribes, local governments, private industry, community organizations, and other segments of the general public as may be needed to promote and enable climate action through service.
RCW 43.21E.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21E / Section 030
RCW 43.21E.030: Travel expenses.
Status: in_force

Travel expenses shall be paid to the grass burning research advisory committee members not otherwise employed by the state for meetings called by the director of the department of ecology in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended upon vouchers approved by said director and paid from funds budgeted for operation purposes of the state department of ecology.
RCW 43.23.205 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 23 / Section 205
RCW 43.23.205: Additional chemists—Appointment—Duties—Compensation.
Status: in_force

The director of agriculture may appoint one or more competent graduate chemists to serve as additional chemist of the department of agriculture, who may perform any of the duties required of and under the supervision of the official chemists, and whose compensation shall be fixed by the director.
RCW 43.89.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 89 / Section 050
RCW 43.89.050: Transfer of powers, duties and functions not to terminate or affect state liability.
Status: in_force

The transfer of the powers, duties, and functions relating to the state teletypewriter communication network from the director of budget to the chief of the Washington state patrol shall not terminate or affect the liability of the state accruing with respect to such communications network to any person, company, or corporation.
RCW 43.100A.314 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 100A / Section 314
RCW 43.100A.314: Pledge and promise—Remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) Bonds issued under RCW 43.100A.311 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 43.59.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 59 / Section 080
RCW 43.59.080: Governor's duties as chair.
Status: in_force

The governor as chair of said commission shall have the authority to appoint advisory committees as he or she may deem advisable to aid, advise and assist the commission in carrying out the purposes of this chapter. All actions and decisions, however, shall be made by the commission.
RCW 43.185C.005 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185C / Section 005
RCW 43.185C.005: Findings.
Status: in_force

Despite laudable efforts by all levels of government, private individuals, nonprofit organizations, and charitable foundations to end homelessness, the number of homeless persons in Washington is unacceptably high. The state's homeless population, furthermore, includes a large number of families with children, youth, and employed persons. The legislature finds that the fiscal and societal costs of homelessness are high for both the public and private sectors, and that ending homelessness should be a goal for state and local government. The legislature finds that there are many causes of homelessness, including a shortage of affordable housing; a shortage of family-wage jobs which undermines housing affordability; a lack of an accessible and affordable health care system available to all who suffer from physical and mental illnesses and chemical and alcohol dependency; domestic violence; and a lack of education and job skills necessary to acquire adequate wage jobs in the economy of the twenty-first century. The support and commitment of all sectors of the statewide community is critical to the chances of success in ending homelessness in Washington. While the provision of housing and housing-related services to the homeless should be administered at the local level to best address specific community needs, the legislature also recognizes the need for the state to play a primary coordinating, supporting, and monitoring role. There must be a clear assignment of responsibilities and a clear statement of achievable and quantifiable goals. Systematic statewide data collection on homelessness in Washington must be a critical component of such a program enabling the state to work with local governments to count homeless persons and assist them in finding housing. The systematic collection and rigorous evaluation of homeless data, a search for and implementation through adequate resource allocation of best practices, and the systematic measurement of progress toward interim goals and the ultimate goal of ending homelessness are all necessary components of a statewide effort to end homelessness in Washington by July 1, 2015.
RCW 43.130.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 130 / Section 040
RCW 43.130.040: Benefits.
Status: in_force

In order to carry out the purposes of this chapter, the state shall take every reasonable step at its disposal to provide alternative employment and to minimize the economic loss of state employees affected by the closure of state facilities. Affected state employees shall be paid benefits as specified in this section. (1) Relocation expenses covering the movement of household goods, incurred by the necessity of an employee moving his or her domicile to be within reasonable commuting distance of a new jobsite, shall be paid by the state to employees transferring to other state employment by reason of the closure of a facility. (2) Relocation leave shall be allowed up to five working days' leave with pay for the purpose of locating new residence in the area of employment. (3) The state shall reimburse the transferring employee to the extent of any unavoidable financial loss suffered by an employee who sells his or her home at a price less than the true and fair market value as determined by the county assessor not exceeding three thousand dollars: PROVIDED, That this right of reimbursement must be exercised, and sale of the property must be accomplished, within a period of two years from the date other state employment is accepted. (4) For employees in facilities which have been terminated who do not choose to participate in the transfer program set forth in the preceding subsections, the following terminal pay plan shall be available: (a) For qualifying employees, for each one year of continuous state service, one week (five working days) of regular compensation shall be provided. (b) Regular compensation as used in subsection (a) hereof shall include salary compensation at the rate being paid to the employees at the time operation of the facility is terminated. (c) Terminal pay as set forth in subsections (a) and (b) hereof shall be paid to the employee at the termination of the employees last month of employment or within thirty days after *the effective date of this 1973 act, whichever is later: PROVIDED, That from the total amount of terminal pay, the average sum of unemployment compensation that the qualifying employee is eligible to receive multiplied by the total number of weeks of terminal pay minus one week shall be deducted. (d) Those employees electing the early retirement benefits as stated in subsection (5) of this section shall not be eligible for the terminal pay provisions as set forth in this subsection. (e) Those employees who are reemployed by the state during the period they are receiving terminal pay pursuant to subsections (a), (b) and (c) of this section shall reimburse the state for that portion of the terminal pay covered by the period of new employment. (5) As an option to transferring to other state employment an employee may elect early retirement under the following conditions: (a) Notwithstanding the age requirements of RCW 41.40.180 , any affected employee under this chapter who has attained the age of fifty-five years, with at least five years creditable service, shall be immediately eligible to retire, with no actuarial reduction in the amount of his or her pension benefit. (b) Notwithstanding the age requirements of RCW 41.40.180 , any affected employee under this chapter who has attained the age of forty-five years, with at least five years creditable service, shall be immediately eligible to retire with an actuarial reduction in the amount of his or her pension benefit of three percent for each complete year that such employee is under fifty-five years of age. (c) Employees who elect to retire pursuant to RCW 41.40.180 shall be eligible to retire while on authorized leave of absence not in excess of one hundred and twenty days. (d) Employees who elect to retire under the provisions of this section shall not be eligible for any retirement benefit in a year following a year in which their employment income was in excess of six thousand dollars. This six thousand dollars base shall be adjusted annually beginning in 1974 by such cost-of-living adjustments as are applied by the public employees' retirement system to membership retirement benefits. The public employees retirement system board shall adopt necessary rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this subsection.
RCW 43.163.160 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 163 / Section 160
RCW 43.163.160: Nonrecourse revenue bonds—Money received shall be trust funds.
Status: in_force

All money received by or on behalf of the authority with respect to this issuance of its bonds shall be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this chapter. The authority, in lieu of receiving and applying the moneys itself, may enter into trust agreement or indenture with one or more banks or trust companies having the power and authority to conduct trust business in the state to: (1) Perform all of any part of the obligations of the authority with respect to: (a) Bonds issued by it; (b) the receipt, investment and application of the proceeds of the bonds and money paid by a participant or available from other sources for the payment of the bonds; (c) the enforcement of the obligations of a borrower in connection with the financing or refinancing of any project; and (d) other matters relating to the exercise of the authority's powers under this chapter; (2) Receive, hold, preserve, and enforce any security interest or evidence of security interest granted by a participant for purposes of securing the payment of the bonds; and (3) Act on behalf of the authority or the owners of bonds of the authority for purposes of assuring or enforcing the payment of the bonds, when due.
RCW 43.21A.470 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 470
RCW 43.21A.470: Yakima enhancement project—Duties—Request for congressional authorization for pipeline.
Status: in_force

(1) The director of the department of ecology shall: (a) Continue to participate with the federal government in its studies of the Yakima enhancement project and of options for future development of the second half of the Columbia Basin project; (b) Vigorously represent the state's interest in said studies, particularly as they relate to protection of existing water rights and resolution of conflicts in the adjudication of the Yakima river within the framework of state water rights law and propose means of resolving the conflict that minimize adverse effects on the various existing uses; (c) As a cooperative federal and nonfederal effort, work with members of the congressional delegation to identify and advance, subject to the limitations in subsection (2) of this section, for federal authorization elements of the Yakima enhancement project which: Have general public support and acceptable cost-sharing arrangements, meet study objectives, and otherwise have potential for early implementation; and (d) In developing acceptable cost-sharing arrangements, request federal recognition of state credit for expenditures of moneys from Washington state utility ratepayers. (2) In the interest of promoting cooperation between all interested parties and to effectuate the efficient and satisfactory implementation of the Yakima enhancement project, the state requests that Congress authorize the construction of a pipeline between Keechelus Lake and Kachess Lake as one of the elements of early implementation of the Yakima enhancement project for the purpose of supplying the water which is demanded for and caused by the operation of the fish passage facilities at the Easton Dam. The department, in concert with other state agencies, shall work diligently to assure that the pipeline element is included in the federal legislation.
RCW 43.113.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 113 / Section 010
RCW 43.113.010: Commission created.
Status: in_force

The Washington state commission on African American affairs is created. The commission shall be administered by an executive director, who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the governor. The governor shall set the salary of the executive director. The executive director shall employ the staff of the commission.
RCW 43.300.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 300 / Section 050
RCW 43.300.050: Exempt positions.
Status: in_force

The director shall 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.
RCW 43.388.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 388 / Section 040
RCW 43.388.040: Sports mentoring program.
Status: in_force

(1) The sports mentoring program is established to enable eligible nonprofit community-based organizations to provide opportunities for underserved youth to join sports teams or otherwise participate in the area of sports. The goal of the program is to support youth in building self-confidence, developing skills in the areas of goal setting and collaboration, and promoting a healthy lifestyle through forming positive relationships with peers and family, avoiding risky or delinquent behavior, and achieving educational success. Proceeds from the Seattle Mariners special license plate, issued under RCW 46.18.200 , must be deposited into the Seattle Mariners account in accordance with RCW 46.68.420 . Funds in the account may only be used, except as provided under RCW 46.68.420 (6), for grants to support youth to stay in school, participate in sports, and receive mentorships. (2) The Washington state leadership board may issue competitive grants to eligible organizations. The following criteria must be used to prioritize applications: (a) Services provided by the organization to program participants are provided without a fee; (b) Eligible organizations must assist children with enrolling in sports through their parents, guardians, or coach; and (c) Eligible organizations must provide professional staff support to the mentor, child, and parent. (3) Eligible organizations must meet the following requirements: (a) Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization; (b) Conduct national criminal background checks for all employees and volunteer mentors who work with children; (c) Have adopted standards for care including staff training, health and safety standards, and mechanisms for assessing and enforcing the program's compliance with the standards adopted; (d) Ensure that sixty percent or more of the children they serve are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch; (e) Provide free, direct services to children through volunteer mentoring; and (f) Provide professional oversight of all mentoring relationships for each child served.
RCW 43.43.760 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 760
RCW 43.43.760: Personal identification—Requests—Purpose—Applicants—Fee.
Status: in_force

(1) Whenever a resident of this state appears before any law enforcement agency and requests an impression of his or her fingerprints to be made, such agency may comply with his or her request and make the required copies of the impressions on forms marked "Personal Identification". The required copies shall be forwarded to the section and marked "for personal identification only". The section shall accept and file such fingerprints submitted voluntarily by such resident, for the purpose of securing a more certain and easy identification in case of death, injury, loss of memory, or other similar circumstances. Upon the request of such person, the section shall return his or her identification data. (2) Whenever a person claiming to be a victim of identity theft appears before any law enforcement agency and requests an impression of his or her fingerprints to be made, such agency may comply with this request and make the required copies of the impressions on forms marked "Personal Identification." The required copies shall be forwarded to the section and marked "for personal identification only." The section shall accept and file such fingerprints submitted by such resident, for the purpose of securing a more certain and easy identification in cases of identity theft. The section shall provide a statement showing that the victim's impression of fingerprints has been accepted and filed with the section. The statement provided to the victim shall state clearly in twelve-point print: "The person holding this statement has claimed to be a victim of identity theft. Pursuant to chapter 9.35 RCW, a business is required by law to provide this victim with copies of all relevant application and transaction information related to the transaction being alleged as a potential or actual identity theft. A business must provide this information once the victim makes a request in writing, shows this statement, any government issued photo identification card, and a copy of a police report." Upon the request of such person, the section shall return his or her identification data. (3) Whenever any person is an applicant for appointment to any position or is an applicant for employment or is an applicant for a license to be issued by any governmental agency, and the law or a regulation of such governmental agency requires that the applicant be of good moral character or not have been convicted of a crime, or is an applicant for appointment to or employment with a criminal justice agency, or the department, or is an applicant for the services of an international matchmaking organization, the applicant may request any law enforcement agency to make an impression of his or her fingerprints to be submitted to the section. The law enforcement agency may comply with such request and make copies of the impressions on forms marked "applicant", and submit such copies to the section. The section shall accept such fingerprints and shall cause its files to be examined and shall promptly send to the appointing authority, employer, licensing authority, or international matchmaking organization indicated on the form of application, a transcript of the record of previous crimes committed by the person described on the data submitted, or a transcript of the *dependency record information regarding the person described on the data submitted, or if there is no record of his or her commission of any crimes, or if there is no *dependency record information, a statement to that effect. (4) The Washington state patrol shall charge fees for processing of noncriminal justice system requests for criminal history record information pursuant to this section which will cover, as nearly as practicable, the direct and indirect costs to the patrol of processing such requests. Any law enforcement agency may charge a fee not to exceed five dollars for the purpose of taking fingerprint impressions or searching its files of identification for noncriminal purposes.
RCW 43.250.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 250 / Section 030
RCW 43.250.030: Public funds investment account.
Status: in_force

There is created a trust fund to be known as the public funds investment account. The account is to be separately accounted for and invested by the state treasurer. All moneys remitted for pooled investment under this chapter shall be deposited in this account. All earnings on any balances in the public funds investment account, less moneys for administration pursuant to RCW 43.250.060 , shall be credited to the public funds investment account.
RCW 43.20C.005 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20C / Section 005
RCW 43.20C.005: Intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature intends that prevention and intervention services delivered to children and juveniles in the areas of mental health, child welfare, and juvenile justice be primarily evidence-based and research-based, and it is anticipated that such services will be provided in a manner that is culturally competent. (2) The legislature also acknowledges that baseline information is not presently available regarding the extent to which evidence-based and research-based practices are presently available and in use in the areas of children's mental health, child welfare, and juvenile justice; the cost of those practices; and the most effective strategies and appropriate time frames for expecting their broader use. Thus, it would be wise to establish baseline data regarding the use and availability of evidence-based and research-based practices. (3) It is the intent of the legislature that increased use of evidence-based and research-based practices be accomplished to the extent possible within existing resources by coordinating the purchase of evidence-based services, the development of a trained workforce, and the development of unified and coordinated case plans to provide treatment in a coordinated and consistent manner. (4) The legislature recognizes that in order to effectively provide evidence-based and research-based practices, contractors should have a workforce trained in these programs, and outcomes from the use of these practices should be monitored.
RCW 43.23.002 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 23 / Section 002
RCW 43.23.002: Director—Appointment—Powers and duties—Salary.
Status: in_force

The executive and administrative head of the department of agriculture shall be the director. The director shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate and shall have complete charge of and supervisory power over the department. The director shall be paid a salary fixed by the governor in accordance with RCW 43.03.040 .
RCW 43.21C.170 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 170
RCW 43.21C.170: Council on environmental policy.
Status: in_force

The legislature may establish a council on environmental policy to review and assist in the implementation of this chapter.
RCW 43.31.583 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 583
RCW 43.31.583: Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Report.
Status: in_force

When funding is provided in the previous biennium, the department, in collaboration with the department of children, youth, and families, shall submit a report no later than December 1st of even-numbered years, to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature that provides an update on the status of the early learning facilities grant and loan program that includes, but is not limited to: (1) The total amount of funds, by grant and loan, spent or contracted to be spent; and (2) A list of projects awarded funding including, but not limited to, information about whether the project is a renovation or new construction or some other category, where the project is located, and the number of slots the project supports.
RCW 43.99Q.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99Q / Section 050
RCW 43.99Q.050: Pledge and promise—Remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) Bonds issued under RCW 43.99Q.010 through 43.99Q.040 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 43.185C.290 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185C / Section 290
RCW 43.185C.290: Youth services—Child admitted to secure facility—Maximum hours of custody—Evaluation for semi-secure facility or release to department of social and health services—Parental right to remove child—Reconciliation effort—Information to parent and child—Written statement of services and rights—Crisis residential center immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

(1) A child admitted to a secure facility located in a juvenile detention center shall remain in the facility for at least twenty-four hours after admission but for not more than five consecutive days. A child admitted to a secure facility not located in a juvenile detention center or a semi-secure facility may remain for not more than fifteen consecutive days. If a child is transferred between a secure and semi-secure facility, the aggregate length of time a child may remain in both facilities shall not exceed fifteen consecutive days per admission, and in no event may a child's stay in a secure facility located in a juvenile detention center exceed five days per admission. (2)(a)(i) The facility administrator shall determine within twenty-four hours after a child's admission to a secure facility whether the child is likely to remain in a semi-secure facility and may transfer the child to a semi-secure facility or release the child to the department of social and health services. The determination shall be based on: (A) The need for continued assessment, protection, and treatment of the child in a secure facility; and (B) the likelihood the child would remain at a semi-secure facility until his or her parents can take the child home or a petition can be filed under this title. (ii) In making the determination the administrator shall consider the following information if known: (A) The child's age and maturity; (B) the child's condition upon arrival at the center; (C) the circumstances that led to the child's being taken to the center; (D) whether the child's behavior endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the child or any other person; (E) the child's history of running away; and (F) the child's willingness to cooperate in the assessment. (b) If the administrator of a secure facility determines the child is unlikely to remain in a semi-secure facility, the administrator shall keep the child in the secure facility pursuant to this chapter and in order to provide for space for the child may transfer another child who has been in the facility for at least seventy-two hours to a semi-secure facility. The administrator shall only make a transfer of a child after determining that the child who may be transferred is likely to remain at the semi-secure facility. (c) A crisis residential center administrator is authorized to transfer a child to a crisis residential center in the area where the child's parents reside or where the child's lawfully prescribed residence is located. (d) An administrator may transfer a child from a semi-secure facility to a secure facility whenever he or she reasonably believes that the child is likely to leave the semi-secure facility and not return and after full consideration of all factors in (a)(i) and (ii) of this subsection. (3) If no parent is available or willing to remove the child during the first seventy-two hours following admission, the department of social and health services shall consider the filing of a petition under RCW 13.32A.140 . (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, the parents may remove the child at any time unless the staff of the crisis residential center has reasonable cause to believe that the child is absent from the home because he or she is abused or neglected or if allegations of abuse or neglect have been made against the parents. The department of social and health services or any agency legally charged with the supervision of a child may remove a child from a crisis residential center at any time after the first twenty-four hour period after admission has elapsed and only after full consideration by all parties of the factors in subsection (2)(a) of this section. (5) Crisis residential center staff shall make reasonable efforts to protect the child and achieve a reconciliation of the family. If a reconciliation and voluntary return of the child has not been achieved within forty-eight hours from the time of admission, and if the administrator of the center does not consider it likely that reconciliation will be achieved within five days of the child's admission to the center, then the administrator shall inform the parent and child of: (a) The availability of counseling services; (b) the right to file a child in need of services petition for an out-of-home placement, the right of a parent to file an at-risk youth petition, and the right of the parent and child to obtain assistance in filing the petition; (c) the right to request the facility administrator or his or her designee to form a multidisciplinary team; (d) the right to request a review of any out-of-home placement; (e) the right to request a mental health or chemical dependency evaluation by a county-designated professional or a private treatment facility; and (f) the right to request treatment in a program to address the child's at-risk behavior under RCW 13.32A.197 . (6) At no time shall information regarding a parent's or child's rights be withheld. The department shall develop and distribute to all law enforcement agencies and to each crisis residential center administrator a written statement delineating the services and rights. The administrator of the facility or his or her designee shall provide every resident and parent with a copy of the statement. (7) A crisis residential center and any person employed at the center acting in good faith in carrying out the provisions of this section are immune from criminal or civil liability for such actions.
RCW 43.330.155 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 155
RCW 43.330.155: Community and economic development fee account.
Status: in_force

The community and economic development fee account is created in the state treasury. The department may create subaccounts as necessary. The account consists of all receipts from fees charged by the department under RCW 43.330.150 , 43.330.152 , and * 43.210.110 . Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes of this chapter. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. Expenditures from the account may be spent only after appropriation.
RCW 43.250.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 250 / Section 010
RCW 43.250.010: Purpose.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to enable eligible governmental entities, including community and technical college districts, the state board for community and technical colleges as established in chapter 28B.50 RCW, public four-year institutions of higher education, qualifying federally recognized tribes or federally recognized political subdivisions thereof, and other governmental entities to participate with the state in providing maximum opportunities for the investment of surplus public funds consistent with the safety and protection of such funds. The legislature finds and declares that the public interest is found in providing maximum prudent investment of surplus funds, thereby reducing the need for additional taxation. The legislature also recognizes that not all eligible governmental entities are able to maximize the return on their temporary surplus funds. The legislature therefore provides in this chapter a mechanism whereby eligible governmental entities may, at their option, utilize the resources of the state treasurer's office to maximize the potential of surplus funds while ensuring the safety of those funds.
RCW 43.330A.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330A / Section 040
RCW 43.330A.040: Best practice guide for therapy for gun violence victims.
Status: in_force

The office shall contract with the University of Washington department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences to develop a best practice guide for therapy for gun violence victims in collaboration with the Harborview center for sexual assault and traumatic stress. The guide must summarize the state of the knowledge in this area and provide recommendations for areas of focus and action that are meaningful and practical for different constituencies. The guide must be made available to the public online and disseminated across the state to appropriate entities including but not limited to medical examiner's offices, prosecuting attorneys, level one and level two trauma centers, and victim support organizations.
RCW 43.101.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 030
RCW 43.101.030: Membership.
Status: in_force

The commission shall consist of 21 members as follows: (1) The governor shall appoint: (a) One incumbent sheriff and one incumbent chief of police. The governor shall additionally appoint an alternate incumbent chief of police who may perform commission duties in place of the appointed incumbent chief if that person is unavailable; (b) Two officers at or below the level of first line supervisor who: (i) Have at least ten years' experience as law enforcement officers; (ii) Are from two different law enforcement agencies that each have at least 15 officers and are different than the agencies with which the members in (a) of this subsection are affiliated; and (iii) Are affiliated with different labor organizations; (c) One tribal police officer at or below the level of first line supervisor who has at least 10 years' experience as a law enforcement officer; (d) One person employed in a state or county corrections agency; (e) One incumbent county prosecuting attorney or municipal attorney and one public defender; (f) One licensed attorney with background in investigating, advocating, teaching, training, or presiding over matters related to enhancing law enforcement practices and accountability, who has not been employed in law enforcement; (g) One elected official of a local government who is not a sheriff or police chief and has not been employed in the last 10 years as a peace officer or prosecutor in any jurisdiction; (h) One person with civilian oversight or auditing experience over law enforcement agencies; (i) Seven community members who are not employed in law enforcement, including at least two who reside east of the crest of the Cascade mountains and at least three who are from a historically underrepresented community or communities; and (j) One tribal chair, board member, councilmember, or enrolled member from a federally recognized tribe with an active certification agreement under RCW 43.101.157 who is not a sheriff and has not been employed in the last 10 years as a peace officer or prosecutor in any jurisdiction; (2) The attorney general or the attorney general's designee; (3) The chief of the state patrol or the chief's designee.
RCW 43.23.230 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 23 / Section 230
RCW 43.23.230: Agricultural local fund—Animal disease traceability account.
Status: in_force

(1) The agricultural local fund is hereby established in the custody of the state treasurer. The fund shall consist of such money as is directed by law for deposit in the fund, and such other money not subject to appropriation that the department authorizes to be deposited in the fund. Any money deposited in the fund, the use of which has been restricted by law, may only be expended in accordance with those restrictions. The department may make disbursements from the fund. The fund is not subject to legislative appropriation. (2) There is created within the agricultural local fund the animal disease traceability account which must be used to account for the costs associated with the implementation of chapter 16.36 RCW.
RCW 43.21J.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21J / Section 901
RCW 43.21J.901: Section captions and part headings—1993 c 516.
Status: in_force

Section captions and part headings as used in this act constitute no part of the law.
RCW 43.143.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 143 / Section 050
RCW 43.143.050: Washington coastal marine advisory council.
Status: in_force

(1) The Washington coastal marine advisory council is established in the executive office of the governor to fulfill the duties outlined in RCW 43.143.060 . (2)(a) Voting members of the Washington coastal marine advisory council shall be appointed by the governor or the governor's designee. The council consists of the following voting members: (i) The governor or the governor's designee; (ii) The director or commissioner, or the director's or commissioner's designee, of the following agencies: (A) The department of ecology; (B) The department of natural resources; (C) The department of fish and wildlife; (D) The state parks and recreation commission; (E) The department of commerce; and (F) Washington sea grant; (iii) The following members of the Washington coastal marine advisory council established by the department of ecology and as existing on January 15, 2013: (A) One citizen from a coastal community; (B) Two persons representing coastal commercial fishing; (C) One representative from a coastal conservation group; (D) One representative from a coastal economic development group; (E) One representative from an educational institution; (F) Two representatives from energy industries or organizations, one of which must be from the coast; (G) One person representing coastal recreation; (H) One person representing coastal recreational fishing; (I) One person representing coastal shellfish aquaculture; (J) One representative from the coastal shipping industry; (K) One representative from a science organization; (L) One representative from the coastal Washington sustainable salmon partnership; (M) One representative from a coastal port; and (N) One representative from each outer coast marine resources committee, to be selected by the marine resources committee. (b) The Washington coastal marine advisory council shall adopt bylaws and operating procedures that may be modified from time to time by the council. (3) The Washington coastal marine advisory council may invite state, tribal, local governments, federal agencies, scientific experts, and others with responsibility for the study and management of coastal and ocean resources or regulation of coastal and ocean activities to designate a liaison to the council to attend council meetings, respond to council requests for technical and policy information, perform collaborative research, and review any draft materials prepared by the council. The council may also invite representatives from other coastal states or Canadian provinces to participate, when appropriate, as nonvoting members. (4) The chair of the Washington coastal marine advisory council must be nominated and elected by a majority of councilmembers. The term of the chair is one year, and the position is eligible for reelection. The agenda for each meeting must be developed as a collaborative process by councilmembers. (5) The term of office of each member appointed by the governor is four years. Members are eligible for reappointment. (6) The Washington coastal marine advisory council shall utilize a consensus approach to decision making. The council may put a decision to a vote among councilmembers, in the event that consensus cannot be reached. The council must include in its bylaws guidelines describing how consensus works and when a lack of consensus among councilmembers will trigger a vote. (7) Consistent with available resources, the Washington coastal marine advisory council may hire a neutral convener to assist in the performance of the council's duties, including but not limited to the dissemination of information to all parties, facilitating selected tasks as requested by the councilmembers, and facilitation of setting meeting agendas. (8) The department of ecology shall provide administrative and primary staff support for the Washington coastal marine advisory council. (9) The Washington coastal marine advisory council must meet at least twice each year or as needed. (10) A majority of the members of the Washington coastal marine advisory council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
RCW 43.41.470 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 470
RCW 43.41.470: Washington climate corps network.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the Washington climate corps network is established to support and grow climate-related service opportunities for young adults and veterans with the objective of building low-carbon and climate-resilient communities, ecosystems, and economies while providing education, workforce development, and career pathways to service members, with a focus on overburdened communities as defined in RCW 70A.02.010 . The Washington climate corps network shall be administered by serve Washington, an entity created in Executive Order 16-08, signed August 24, 2016. The office shall provide the administrative support to serve Washington to facilitate the establishment and operation of the Washington climate corps network. (2) Serve Washington has the following duties: (a) Connect, amplify, and grow climate-related service opportunities to mobilize and train young adults and veterans to build clean energy and climate-resilient communities, economies, and ecosystems, with priority on doing so in overburdened communities as defined in RCW 70A.02.010 . In growing new, climate-related service opportunities, serve Washington shall consider the findings and recommendations from the clean energy technology workforce advisory committee established under RCW 28C.18.210 and the needs and recommendations developed under RCW 76.04.521 for forest sector workforce development; (b) Establish common requirements for participating service programs including, but not limited to, a focus on climate-related activities, service member participation in events, and service member participation in the service-learning program established in (c) of this subsection; (c) Develop and administer a service-learning program that provides training to climate corps network service members during their tenure of service. The service-learning program must provide training and learning opportunities to develop leadership skills, foster environmental stewardship and civic engagement, and expose members to an array of climate-related professional and educational opportunities. Training shall not supplant or replace state registered apprenticeship programs approved under chapter 49.04 RCW. Serve Washington shall leverage opportunities to align the service-learning program with training offered by career connect Washington under chapter 28C.30 RCW and by the department of natural resources under RCW 76.04.521 . Serve Washington shall coordinate with the following entities in the design and administration of the service-learning program: Service programs; tribes; environmental justice organizations; labor organizations; institutions that provide career and technical education; the workforce training and education coordinating board created in chapter 28C.18 RCW; career connect Washington authorized under chapter 28C.30 RCW; and the department of natural resources; and (d) Administer grants to support and broaden access to climate-related service programs, with priority to supporting service in, for, or by members of overburdened communities as defined in RCW 70A.02.010 . Serve Washington shall establish a transparent process for establishing priorities and selection criteria. Serve Washington may provide grants to: (i) Support equitable access to participation in the Washington climate corps network and reduce financial barriers for service members. This includes, but is not limited to, augmenting a service member's living allowance with the intent to achieve or exceed the living wage established in the county of service, if a living wage is in place; (ii) Reduce the cost of climate corps network service programs to host service members; and (iii) Support the development of new service programs in geographic and topical areas that currently lack robust climate-related service programs.
RCW 43.280.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 280 / Section 080
RCW 43.280.080: Office of crime victims advocacy.
Status: in_force

The office of crime victims advocacy is established in the department of commerce. The office shall assist communities in planning and implementing services for crime victims, advocate on behalf of crime victims in obtaining needed services and resources, and advise local and state governments on practices, policies, and priorities that impact crime victims. In addition, the office shall administer grant programs for services to victims of crime and prevention activities as authorized by state or federal legislation, budget, or executive order. The department shall seek, receive, and make use of any funds which may be available from federal or other sources to augment state funds appropriated for the purpose of this section, and shall make every effort to qualify for federal funding.
RCW 43.101.803 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 803
RCW 43.101.803: Model standards for canine fentanyl detection.
Status: in_force

By July 1, 2025, the commission shall develop model standards for the training and certification of canine teams to detect fentanyl. When developing the model standards, the commission shall consult with: (1) Experts including public and private organizations that train canines to imprint on controlled substances; (2) Law enforcement or correctional agencies that use canines to detect controlled substances; (3) Experts on the training of canines for use by law enforcement; and (4) Licensed medical professionals and veterinarians, to the extent reasonably available, with expertise in: (a) Developing and implementing protocols to minimize exposure of canines and their handlers to opioids and their derivatives, including fentanyl and its derivatives; (b) detecting clinical signs of such exposure; and (c) intervening with timely and appropriate medical and veterinary medical treatment in the field, during stabilization and transport, and in-hospital following exposure to opioids and their derivatives, including fentanyl and its derivatives.
RCW 43.19.637 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 637
RCW 43.19.637: Clean-fuel vehicles—Purchasing requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) At least thirty percent of all new vehicles purchased through a state contract shall be clean-fuel vehicles. (2) The percentage of clean-fuel vehicles purchased through a state contract shall increase at the rate of five percent each year. (3) In meeting the procurement requirement established in this section, preference shall be given to vehicles designed to operate exclusively on clean fuels. In the event that vehicles designed to operate exclusively on clean fuels are not available or would not meet the operational requirements for which a vehicle is to be procured, conventionally powered vehicles may be converted to clean fuel or dual fuel use to meet the requirements of this section. (4) Fuel purchased through a state contract shall be a clean fuel when the fuel is purchased for the operation of a clean-fuel vehicle. (5)(a) Weight classes are established by the following motor vehicle types: (i) Passenger cars; (ii) Light duty trucks, trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating by the vehicle manufacturer of less than eight thousand five hundred pounds; (iii) Heavy duty trucks, trucks with a gross vehicle weight rating by the vehicle manufacturer of eight thousand five hundred pounds or more. (b) This subsection does not place an obligation upon the state or its political subdivisions to purchase vehicles in any number or weight class other than to meet the percent procurement requirement. (6) The provisions for purchasing clean-fuel vehicles under subsections (1) and (2) of this section are intended as minimum levels. The department should seek to increase the purchasing levels of clean-fuel vehicles above the minimum. The department must also investigate all opportunities to aggregate their purchasing with local governments to determine whether or not they can lower their costs and make it cost-efficient to increase the percentage of clean-fuel or high gas mileage vehicles in both the state and local fleets. (7) For the purposes of this section, "clean fuels" and "clean-fuel vehicles" shall be those fuels and vehicles meeting the specifications provided for in RCW 70A.25.120 .
RCW 43.371.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 371 / Section 030
RCW 43.371.030: Submission of claims data to database—Annual status report.
Status: in_force

(1) The state medicaid program, public employees' benefits board programs, school employees' benefits board programs beginning July 1, 2020, all health carriers operating in this state, all third-party administrators paying claims on behalf of health plans in this state, and the state labor and industries program must submit claims data to the database within the time frames established by the director in rule and in accordance with procedures established by the lead organization. The director may expand this requirement by rule to include any health plans or health benefit plans defined in *RCW 48.43.005 (26) (a) through (i) to accomplish the goals of this chapter set forth in RCW 43.371.020 (1). Employer-sponsored self-funded health plans and Taft-Hartley trust health plans may voluntarily provide claims data to the database within the time frames and in accordance with procedures established by the lead organization. (2) Any data supplier used by an entity that voluntarily participates in the database must provide claims data to the data vendor upon request of the entity. (3) The lead organization shall submit an annual status report to the authority regarding compliance with this section.
RCW 43.41.442 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 442
RCW 43.41.442: Statewide information technology system maintenance and operations revolving account—Contracts for administration, maintenance, and operations of enterprise information technology systems.
Status: in_force

(1) The statewide information technology system maintenance and operations revolving account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from fees, charges for services, and assessments to agencies for the maintenance and operations of enterprise information technology systems must be deposited into the account. The account must be used solely for the maintenance and operations of enterprise information technology systems. (2) Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditure. (3) The office may contract with Washington technology solutions for the billing of fees, charges for services, and assessments to agencies, and for the maintenance and operations of enterprise information technology systems. (4) "Enterprise information technology system" has the definition in RCW 43.41.440 .
RCW 43.99X.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99X / Section 100
RCW 43.99X.100: Short title—2012 2nd sp.s. c 1.
Status: in_force

This act shall be known as the 2012 jobs now act.
RCW 43.20B.690 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 690
RCW 43.20B.690: Vendor overpayments—Remedies nonexclusive.
Status: in_force

The remedies under RCW 43.20B.680 and 43.20B.685 are nonexclusive and nothing contained in this chapter may be construed to impair or affect the right of the department to maintain a civil action or to pursue any other remedies available to it under the laws of this state to recover such debt.
RCW 43.185B.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185B / Section 900
RCW 43.185B.900: Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be known and cited as the "Washington housing policy act."
RCW 43.41.102 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 102
RCW 43.41.102: Director—Contract for collection and tabulation of census block statistics.
Status: in_force

Subject to a specific appropriation for that purpose, the director of financial management is hereby authorized and directed to contract with the United States bureau of census for collection and tabulation of block statistics in any or all cities and towns.
RCW 43.119.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 119 / Section 010
RCW 43.119.010: Commission established.
Status: in_force

The Washington state women's commission is established in the office of the governor. The commission shall be administered by an executive director, who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the governor. The governor shall set the salary of the executive director. The executive director shall employ the staff of the commission.
RCW 43.08.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 08 / Section 060
RCW 43.08.060: Duplicate receipts.
Status: in_force

All persons required by law to pay any moneys into the state treasury, or to transmit any public funds to the state treasurer on state accounts, shall, at the time of making such payments or transmissions specify the amount and date of such payment, and for what particular fund or account. For all sums of money so paid the state treasurer shall forthwith give duplicate receipts in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the office of financial management as authorized by RCW 43.88.160 (1).The board has power to adopt any and all reasonable rules as to the kind, character, and location of advertising of liquor.