RCW 43.10.005 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 005
RCW 43.10.005: Workplace pregnancy accommodations—Unfair practices—Definitions.
Status: in_force

(1) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Employer" has the same meaning as and shall be interpreted consistent with how that term is defined in RCW 49.60.040 , except that for the purposes of this section only the threshold of employees must be fifteen or more. (b) "Pregnancy" includes the employee's pregnancy and pregnancy-related health conditions, including the need to express breast milk. (c) "Reasonable accommodation" means: (i) Providing more frequent, longer, or flexible restroom breaks; (ii) Modifying a no food or drink policy; (iii) Job restructuring, part-time or modified work schedules, reassignment to a vacant position, or acquiring or modifying equipment, devices, or an employee's work station; (iv) Providing seating or allowing the employee to sit more frequently if her job requires her to stand; (v) Providing for a temporary transfer to a less strenuous or less hazardous position; (vi) Providing assistance with manual labor and limits on lifting; (vii) Scheduling flexibility for prenatal visits; (viii) Providing reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for two years after the child's birth each time the employee has need to express the milk and providing a private location, other than a bathroom, if such a location exists at the place of business or worksite, which may be used by the employee to express breast milk. If the business location does not have a space for the employee to express milk, the employer shall work with the employee to identify a convenient location and work schedule to accommodate their needs; and (ix) Any further pregnancy accommodation an employee may request, and to which an employer must give reasonable consideration in consultation with information provided on pregnancy accommodation by the department of labor and industries or the attending health care provider of the employee. (d) "Undue hardship" means an action requiring significant difficulty or expense. An employer may not claim undue hardship for the accommodations under (c)(i), (ii), and (iv) of this subsection, or for limits on lifting over seventeen pounds. (2) It is an unfair practice for any employer to: (a) Fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodation for an employee for pregnancy, unless the employer can demonstrate that doing so would impose an undue hardship on the employer's program, enterprise, or business; (b) Take adverse action against an employee who requests, declines, or uses an accommodation under this section that affects the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment; (c) Deny employment opportunities to an otherwise qualified employee if such denial is based on the employer's need to make reasonable accommodation required by this section; (d) Require an employee to take leave if another reasonable accommodation can be provided for the employee's pregnancy. (3) An employer may request that the employee provide written certification from her treating health care professional regarding the need for reasonable accommodation, except for accommodations listed in subsection (1)(c)(viii) and (d) of this section. (4)(a) This section does not require an employer to create additional employment that the employer would not otherwise have created, unless the employer does so or would do so for other classes of employees who need accommodation. (b) This section does not require an employer to discharge any employee, transfer any employee with more seniority, or promote any employee who is not qualified to perform the job, unless the employer does so or would do so to accommodate other classes of employees who need accommodation. (5) The department of labor and industries must provide online education materials explaining the respective rights and responsibilities of employers and employees who have a health condition related to pregnancy or childbirth. The online education materials must be prominently displayed on the department's website. (6) The attorney general shall investigate complaints and enforce this section, including by conference and conciliation. In addition to the complaint process with the attorney general, any person believed to be injured by a violation of this section has a civil cause of action in court to enjoin further violations, or to recover the actual damages sustained by the person, or both, together with the cost of suit and reasonable attorneys' fees or any other appropriate remedy authorized by state or federal law. (7) This section does not preempt, limit, diminish, or otherwise affect any other provision of law relating to sex discrimination or pregnancy, or in any way diminish or limit legal protections or coverage for pregnancy, childbirth, or a pregnancy-related health condition.
RCW 43.330.466 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 466
RCW 43.330.466: Washington achieving a better life experience program—Established—Governing board—Administrative support—Colocation with developmental disabilities endowment governing board—Advisory committees—Interagency agreements—Limited liability.
Status: in_force

The Washington achieving a better life experience program is established and the governing board is authorized to design and administer the Washington achieving a better life experience program in the best interests of eligible individuals. To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the director of the department shall provide staff and administrative support to the governing board. The department shall consult with the governing board regarding the staffing and administrative support needs before selecting any staff pursuant to this section. To the extent practicable, the Washington achieving a better life experience program must be colocated with the developmental disabilities endowment governing board established under this chapter. (1) The governing board shall consist of seven members as follows: (a) The state treasurer or his or her designee; (b) The program director for the committee on advanced tuition payment established in RCW 28B.95.020 ; (c) The director of the office of financial management or his or her designee; and (d) Four members with demonstrated financial, legal, or disability program experience, appointed by the governor. (2) The board shall select the chair of the board from among the seven board members identified in subsection (1) of this section. (3) Members of the board who are appointed by the governor shall serve four-year terms and may be appointed for successive four-year terms at the discretion of the governor. The governor may stagger the terms of the appointed members. (4) Members of the board must be compensated for their service under RCW 43.03.240 and must be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 . (5) The board shall meet periodically as specified by the chair, or a majority of the board, and may allow members to participate in meetings remotely. (6) The board may appoint advisory committees to support the design or administration of the Washington achieving a better life experience program. Individuals serving on advisory committees must serve staggered terms and may be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 , but may not be compensated for their service. (7) The board may execute interagency agreements that authorize other state agencies such as the committee on advanced tuition payment established in RCW 28B.95.020 to perform administrative functions necessary to carry out the Washington achieving a better life experience program. (8) Members of the governing board and the state investment board shall not be considered an insurer of the funds or assets of the Washington achieving a better life experience program account or the individual program accounts. Neither of these two boards are liable for the action or inaction of the other. (9) Members of the governing board and the state investment board are not liable to the state, to the fund, or to any other person as a result of their activities as members, whether ministerial or discretionary, except for willful dishonesty or intentional violations of law. The department and the state investment board may purchase liability insurance for members.
RCW 43.70.780 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 780
RCW 43.70.780: Fruit and vegetable incentives program.
Status: in_force

(1) The fruit and vegetable incentives program is established to increase fruit and vegetable consumption among food insecure individuals with limited incomes. The fruit and vegetable incentives program includes: (a) Farmers market basic food incentives to provide eligible participants with extra benefits to purchase fruits and vegetables at authorized farmers markets when the participant uses basic food benefits; (b) Grocery store basic food incentives to provide eligible participants with extra benefits to purchase fruits and vegetables at authorized grocery stores when the participant uses basic food benefits; and (c) Fruit and vegetable vouchers provided by a health care provider, health educator, community health worker, or other health professional to an eligible participant for use at an authorized farmers market or grocery store. (2) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall administer the fruit and vegetable incentives program. As part of its duties, the department shall: (a) Collaborate with other state agencies whose missions and programs closely align with the fruit and vegetable incentives program, including the department of social and health services and the department of agriculture, in the development and implementation of the program; (b) Provide resources, coordination, and technical assistance to program partners for targeted outreach to food insecure populations and for administration of the program. Program partners may include farmers markets, grocery stores, government agencies, health care systems, and nonprofit organizations; and (c) Adopt rules to implement this section. (3) Farmers market basic food incentives may be provided to eligible participants for use at farmers markets authorized by the department. The incentives are additional funds that may be used to purchase eligible fruits and vegetables as defined by the department. When authorizing a participating farmers market, the department may give preference to a farmers market that accepts or has previously accepted supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, has the capacity to accept supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits, or is located in a county with a high level of food insecurity, as defined by the department. (4) Grocery store basic food incentives may be provided to eligible participants for use at a grocery store that is an authorized supplemental nutrition assistance program retailer and approved by the department. The incentives are additional funds that may be used to purchase eligible fruits and vegetables as defined by the department. When approving a participating grocery store, the department may give preference to a store that is located in a county with a high level of food insecurity. (5) Fruit and vegetable vouchers are cash-value vouchers that may be distributed by a participating health care provider, health educator, community health worker, or other health professional to a patient who is eligible for basic food and has a qualifying health condition, as defined by the department, or is food insecure. The voucher may be redeemed at a participating retailer, including an authorized farmers market or grocery store. The department shall approve participating health care systems and may give preference to systems that have operated fruit and vegetable prescription programs, routinely screen patients for food insecurity, have a high percentage of patients who are medicaid clients, or are located in a county with a high level of food insecurity. (6) Subject to the availability of funds, the department must evaluate the fruit and vegetable incentives program effectiveness. When conducting the evaluation, the department must collect information related to fruit and vegetable consumption by eligible participants, levels of food security, and likely impacts on public health outcomes as a result of the program. By July 1, 2021, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , the department must submit a progress report to the governor and the legislature describing the results of the program and recommending any legislative or programmatic changes to improve the effectiveness of program delivery. By December 1, 2023, the department must submit a complete program evaluation describing the program's effectiveness and including any additional recommendations for program improvements. (7) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (a) "Eligible participant" means: (i) For the purposes of subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section, a recipient of basic food benefits, including the supplemental nutrition assistance program and the food assistance program, as authorized under Title 74 RCW; or (ii) For the purposes of subsection (1)(c) of this section, a person who is determined to be food insecure by a participating health care provider. (b) "Food insecure" means a state in which consistent access to adequate food is limited by a lack of money and other resources at times during the year.
RCW 43.33.022 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 33 / Section 022
RCW 43.33.022: Washington public deposit protection commission, state finance committee constitutes, powers, duties and functions.
Status: in_force

See chapter 39.58 RCW.
RCW 43.330.710 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 710
RCW 43.330.710: Homeless youth—Office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs—Report to the director—Grants—Program management and oversight.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs shall report to the director or the director's designee. (b)(i) The office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs may distribute grants to providers who serve homeless youth and young adults throughout the state. (ii) The grants must fund services in the five key components in RCW 43.330.700 . (iii) The grants must be expended on a statewide basis and may be used to support direct services, as well as technical assistance, evaluation, and capacity building. (2) The office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs shall provide management and oversight guidance and direction to the following programs: (a) HOPE centers as described in RCW 43.185C.315 ; (b) Crisis residential centers as described in RCW 43.185C.295 ; (c) Street outreach services as defined in RCW 43.185C.010 ; (d) Independent youth housing programs as described in RCW 43.63A.305 .
RCW 43.99X.130 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99X / Section 130
RCW 43.99X.130: Retirement of bonds—Reimbursement of general fund from debt-limit general fund bond retirement account.
Status: in_force

(1) The debt-limit general fund bond retirement account shall be used for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized in RCW 43.99X.120 (1). (2) The state finance committee shall, on or before June 30th of each year, certify to the state treasurer the amount needed in the ensuing twelve months to meet the bond retirement and interest requirements on the bonds authorized in RCW 43.99X.120 (1). (3) On each date on which any interest or principal and interest payment is due on bonds issued for the purposes of RCW 43.99X.120 (1), the state treasurer shall withdraw from any general state revenues received in the state treasury and deposit in the debt-limit general fund bond retirement account an amount equal to the amount certified by the state finance committee to be due on the payment date.
RCW 43.06.260 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06 / Section 260
RCW 43.06.260: State of emergency—Prosecution of persons sixteen years or over as adults.
Status: in_force

After the proclamation of a state of emergency as provided in RCW 43.06.010 any person sixteen years of age or over who violates any provision of RCW 43.06.010 , and 43.06.200 through 43.06.270 shall be prosecuted as an adult.
RCW 43.22.455 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22 / Section 455
RCW 43.22.455: Factory built housing and commercial structures, regulating installation of—Housing must be approved, have department insignia—Significance of insignia—Modification of housing during installation must be approved.
Status: in_force

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No factory built housing or factory built commercial structure shall be installed on a building site in this state after the effective date of the regulations adopted pursuant to RCW 43.22.480 unless it is approved and bears the insignia of approval of the department. (1) Any factory built housing or factory built commercial structure bearing an insignia of approval of the department shall be deemed to comply with any laws, ordinances or regulations enacted by any city or county or any local enforcement agency which govern the manufacture and construction of factory built housing or factory built commercial structures or on-site housing. (2) No factory built housing or factory built commercial structure which has been approved by the department shall be in any way modified prior to, or during installation by a manufacturer or installer unless approval of such modification is first made by the department.
RCW 43.21A.515 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 515
RCW 43.21A.515: Assistance to businesses interested in locating in Washington required—Information on environmental laws and regulations to be provided.
Status: in_force

In order to emphasize the importance of the state's environmental laws and regulations and to facilitate compliance with them, the department of ecology shall provide assistance to businesses interested in locating in Washington state. When the department of commerce receives a query from an interested business through its industrial marketing activities, it shall arrange for the department of ecology to provide information on the state's environmental laws and regulations and methods of compliance. This section shall facilitate compliance with state environmental laws and regulations and shall not weaken their application or effectiveness.
RCW 43.147.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 147 / Section 040
RCW 43.147.040: Interlibrary sharing—Finding.
Status: in_force

In chapter 251, Laws of 1991, the legislature enacted into law the Pacific Northwest economic region agreement and made the state of Washington a party along with member states Alaska, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon, and member Canadian provinces Alberta and British Columbia. The legislature recognized that the member states and provinces of the Pacific Northwest economic region are in a strategic position to act together, as a region, thus increasing the overall competitiveness of the members and providing substantial economic benefits for all of their citizens. For those reasons, in chapter 251, Laws of 1991, the legislature also encouraged the establishment of cooperative activities between the seven legislative bodies of the Pacific Northwest economic region. The member states and provinces now desire to engage in such cooperation by electronically sharing twenty-two million volumes from certain of their respective universities. The member states and provinces have determined that such interlibrary sharing will provide substantial economic benefit for their citizens. The legislature agrees, specifically also finding that such interlibrary sharing furthers a major component of education strategy in the 1990's and twenty-first century, namely providing increased access to knowledge via technology.
RCW 43.163.210 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 163 / Section 210
RCW 43.163.210: Nonrecourse revenue bond financing—Economic development activities—New products.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of facilitating economic development in the state of Washington and encouraging the employment of Washington workers at meaningful wages: (1) The authority may develop and conduct a program or programs to provide nonrecourse revenue bond financing for the project costs for economic development activities. (2) The authority may develop and conduct a program that will stimulate and encourage the development of new products within Washington state by the infusion of financial aid for invention and innovation in situations in which the financial aid would not otherwise be reasonably available from commercial sources. The authority is authorized to provide nonrecourse revenue bond financing for this program. (a) For the purposes of this program, the authority shall have the following powers and duties: (i) To enter into financing agreements with eligible persons doing business in Washington state, upon terms and on conditions consistent with the purposes of this chapter, for the advancement of financial and other assistance to the persons for the development of specific products, procedures, and techniques, to be developed and produced in this state, and to condition the agreements upon contractual assurances that the benefits of increasing or maintaining employment and tax revenues shall remain in this state and accrue to it; (ii) Own, possess, and take license in patents, copyrights, and proprietary processes and negotiate and enter into contracts and establish charges for the use of the patents, copyrights, and proprietary processes when the patents and licenses for products result from assistance provided by the authority; (iii) Negotiate royalty payments to the authority on patents and licenses for products arising as a result of assistance provided by the authority; (iv) Negotiate and enter into other types of contracts with eligible persons that assure that public benefits will result from the provision of services by the authority; provided that the contracts are consistent with the state Constitution; (v) Encourage and provide technical assistance to eligible persons in the process of developing new products; (vi) Refer eligible persons to researchers or laboratories for the purpose of testing and evaluating new products, processes, or innovations; and (vii) To the extent permitted under its contract with eligible persons, to consent to a termination, modification, forgiveness, or other change of a term of a contractual right, payment, royalty, contract, or agreement of any kind to which the authority is a party. (b) Eligible persons seeking financial and other assistance under this program shall forward an application, together with an application fee prescribed by rule, to the authority. An investigation and report concerning the advisability of approving an application for assistance shall be completed by the staff of the authority. The investigation and report may include, but is not limited to, facts about the company under consideration as its history, wage standards, job opportunities, stability of employment, past and present financial condition and structure, pro forma income statements, present and future markets and prospects, integrity of management as well as the feasibility of the proposed product and invention to be granted financial aid, including the state of development of the product as well as the likelihood of its commercial feasibility. After receipt and consideration of the report set out in this subsection and after other action as is deemed appropriate, the application shall be approved or denied by the authority. The applicant shall be promptly notified of action by the authority. In making the decision as to approval or denial of an application, priority shall be given to those persons operating or planning to operate businesses of special importance to Washington's economy, including, but not limited to: (i) Existing resource-based industries of agriculture, forestry, and fisheries; (ii) existing advanced technology industries of electronics, computer and instrument manufacturing, computer software, and information and design; and (iii) emerging industries such as environmental technology, biotechnology, biomedical sciences, materials sciences, and optics. (3) The authority may also develop and implement, if authorized by the legislature, such other economic development financing programs adopted in future general plans of economic development finance objectives developed under RCW 43.163.090 .
RCW 43.330.433 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 433
RCW 43.330.433: Developmental disabilities endowment—Governing board—Liability of governing board and state investment board.
Status: in_force

The developmental disabilities endowment governing board is established to design and administer the developmental disabilities endowment. To the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose, the director of the department shall provide staff and administrative support to the governing board. (1) The governing board shall consist of seven members as follows: (a) Three of the members, who shall be appointed by the governor, shall be persons who have demonstrated expertise and leadership in areas such as finance, actuarial science, management, business, or public policy. (b) Three members of the board, who shall be appointed by the governor, shall be persons who have demonstrated expertise and leadership in areas such as business, developmental disabilities service design, management, or public policy, and shall be family members of persons with developmental disabilities. (c) The seventh member of the board, who shall serve as chair of the board, shall be appointed by the remaining six members of the board. (2) Members of the board shall serve terms of four years and may be appointed for successive terms of four years at the discretion of the appointing authority. However, the governor may stagger the terms of the initial six members of the board so that approximately one-fourth of the members' terms expire each year. (3) Members of the board shall be compensated for their service under RCW 43.03.240 and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 . (4) The board shall meet periodically as specified by the call of the chair, or a majority of the board. (5) Members of the governing board and the state investment board shall not be considered an insurer of the funds or assets of the endowment trust fund or the individual trust accounts. Neither of these two boards or their members shall be liable for the action or inaction of the other. (6) Members of the governing board and the state investment board are not liable to the state, to the fund, or to any other person as a result of their activities as members, whether ministerial or discretionary, except for willful dishonesty or intentional violations of law. The department and the state investment board, respectively, may purchase liability insurance for members.
RCW 43.167.007 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 167 / Section 007
RCW 43.167.007: Purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) Community preservation and development authorities are hereby created to restore or enhance the health, safety, and economic well-being of communities adversely impacted by the construction of, or ongoing operation of, multiple major public facilities, public works, and capital projects with significant public funding or by other land use decisions. (2) Community preservation and development authorities must have one or more of the following purposes: (a) To revitalize, enhance, and preserve the unique character of impacted communities; (b) To mitigate the adverse effects of multiple major public facilities projects, public works projects, or capital projects with significant public funding, a secure community transition facility as defined in RCW 71.09.020 , or other land use decisions; (c) To restore a local area's sense of community; (d) To reduce the displacement of community members and businesses; (e) To stimulate the community's economic vitality; (f) To enhance public service provisions; (g) To improve the standard of living of community members; or (h) To preserve historic buildings or areas by returning them to economically productive uses that are compatible with or enhance their historic character.
RCW 43.348.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 348 / Section 080
RCW 43.348.080: Andy Hill cancer research endowment fund match transfer account.
Status: in_force

(1) The Andy Hill cancer research endowment fund match transfer account is created in the custody of the state treasury to be used solely and exclusively for the program created in RCW 43.348.040 . Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. The purpose of the account is to provide state matching funds and other state appropriations for the fund and administrative costs. Expenditures to fund or reimburse the program administrator are not subject to the requirements of subsection (5) of this section. (2) The legislature must appropriate a state match, up to a maximum of ten million dollars annually, beginning July 1, 2016, and each July 1st following the end of the fiscal year from tax collections and penalties generated from enforcement of state taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products by the state liquor and cannabis board or other federal, state or local law or tax enforcement agency, as determined by the department of revenue. Tax collections include any cigarette tax, other tobacco product tax, and retail sales and use tax. Any amounts deposited into this account from the tax imposed under RCW 82.25.010 in excess of the cap provided in this subsection must be deposited into the foundational public health services account created in RCW 82.25.015 . (3) Revenues to the account must consist of deposits into the account, taxes imposed on vapor products under RCW 82.25.010 , legislative appropriations, and any gifts, grants, or donations received by the department for this purpose. (4) Each fiscal biennium, the legislature must appropriate to the department of commerce such amounts as estimated to be the balance of the match transfer account to provide state matching funds. (5) Expenditures from the account may be made only upon receipt of proof from the program administrator of committed nonstate or private contributions for cancer research, prevention, or care supported by the match transfer account or advancement of the program. Expenditures from the match transfer account, in the form of matching funds, may not exceed the total amount of committed nonstate or private contributions. (6) The department and board must enter into an appropriate agreement with the program administrator to demonstrate exchange of consideration for the expenditures from the match transfer account that are subject to subsection (5) of this section. (7) Moneys expended into the account in fiscal year 2023 pursuant to section 706, chapter 297, Laws of 2022 are not subject to the requirements of subsections (5) and (6) of this section. (8) Moneys expended into the match transfer account for the purposes of implementing RCW 43.348.090 are not subject to the requirements of subsections (5) and (6) of this section.
RCW 43.371.005 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 371 / Section 005
RCW 43.371.005: Findings.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that: (1) The activities authorized by this chapter will require collaboration among state agencies and local governments that are involved in health care, private health carriers, third-party purchasers, health care providers, and hospitals. These activities will identify strategies to increase the quality and effectiveness of health care delivered in Washington state and are therefore in the best interest of the public. (2) The benefits of collaboration, together with active state supervision, outweigh potential adverse impacts. Therefore, the legislature intends to exempt from state antitrust laws, and provide immunity through the state action doctrine from federal antitrust laws, activities that are undertaken, reviewed, and approved by the authority pursuant to this chapter that might otherwise be constrained by such laws. The legislature does not intend and does not authorize any person or entity to engage in activities not provided for by this chapter, and the legislature neither exempts nor provides immunity for such activities including, but not limited to, agreements among competing providers or carriers to set prices or specific levels of reimbursement for health care services.
RCW 43.180.360 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 360
RCW 43.180.360: Default.
Status: in_force

The proceedings authorizing any revenue bonds under this subchapter or any financing document securing the revenue bonds may provide that if there is a default in the payment of the principal of or the interest on the bonds or in the performance of any agreement contained in the proceedings or financing document, the payment and performance may be enforced by mandamus or by the appointment of a receiver in equity with power to charge and collect rents, purchase price payments, and loan repayments, and to apply the revenues from the nonprofit facility in accordance with the proceedings or provisions of the financing document. Any financing document entered into under this subchapter may also provide that if there is a default in the payment thereof or a violation of any agreement contained in the financing document, the nonprofit facility may be foreclosed and sold under proceedings in equity or in any other manner now or hereafter permitted by law. Any financing document may also provide that any trustee under the financing document or the holder of any revenue bonds secured thereby may become the purchaser at any foreclosure sale if it is the highest bidder.
RCW 43.22.495 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22 / Section 495
RCW 43.22.495: Manufactured housing—Duties.
Status: in_force

Beginning on July 1, 2007, the department of labor and industries shall perform all the consumer complaint and related functions of the state administrative agency that are required for purposes of complying with the regulations established by the federal department of housing and urban development for manufactured housing, including the preparation and submission of the state administrative plan. The department of labor and industries may enter into state or local interagency agreements to coordinate site inspection activities with record monitoring and complaint handling. The interagency agreement may also provide for the reimbursement for cost of work that an agency performs. The department may include other related areas in any interagency agreements which are necessary for the efficient provision of services.
RCW 43.19.1921 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 1921
RCW 43.19.1921: Warehouse facilities—Central salvage—Sales, exchanges, between state agencies.
Status: in_force

The director shall: (1) Establish and maintain warehouses for the centralized storage and distribution of such supplies, equipment, and other items of common use in order to effect economies in the purchase of supplies and equipment for state agencies. To provide warehouse facilities the department may, by arrangement with the state agencies, utilize any surplus available state-owned space, and may acquire other needed warehouse facilities by lease or purchase of the necessary premises; (2) Provide for the central salvage of equipment, furniture, or furnishings used by state agencies, and also by means of such a service provide an equipment pool for effecting sales and exchanges of surplus and unused property by and between state agencies.
RCW 43.131.393 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 131 / Section 393
RCW 43.131.393: Underground storage tank program—Termination.
Status: in_force

The underground storage tank program shall be terminated on July 1, 2029, as provided in RCW 43.131.394 .
RCW 43.21J.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21J / Section 900
RCW 43.21J.900: Short title—1993 c 516.
Status: in_force

This act shall be known as the environmental restoration jobs act of 1993.
RCW 43.20A.710 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 710
RCW 43.20A.710: Investigation of conviction records or pending charges of state employees and individual providers.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary shall investigate the conviction records, pending charges and disciplinary board final decisions of: (a) Any current employee or applicant seeking or being considered for any position with the department who will or may have unsupervised access to children, vulnerable adults, or individuals with mental illness or developmental disabilities. This includes, but is not limited to, positions conducting comprehensive assessments, financial eligibility determinations, licensing and certification activities, investigations, surveys, or case management; or for state positions otherwise required by federal law to meet employment standards; (b) Individual providers as defined in RCW 74.39A.240 and providers who are paid by home care agencies to provide in-home services involving unsupervised access to persons with physical, mental, or developmental disabilities or mental illness, or to vulnerable adults as defined in chapter 74.34 RCW, including but not limited to services provided under chapter 74.39 or 74.39A RCW; and (c) Individuals or businesses or organizations for the care, supervision, case management, or treatment of children, persons with developmental disabilities, or vulnerable adults, including but not limited to services contracted for under chapter 18.20 , 70.127, 70.128, 72.36, or 74.39A RCW or Title 71A RCW. (2) The secretary shall require a fingerprint-based background check through both the Washington state patrol and the federal bureau of investigation as provided in RCW 43.43.837 . Unless otherwise authorized by law, the secretary shall use the information solely for the purpose of determining the character, suitability, and competence of the applicant. (3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, an individual provider or home care agency provider who has resided in the state less than three years before applying for employment involving unsupervised access to a vulnerable adult as defined in chapter 74.34 RCW must be fingerprinted for the purpose of investigating conviction records through both the Washington state patrol and the federal bureau of investigation. This subsection applies only with respect to the provision of in-home services funded by medicaid personal care under RCW 74.09.520 , community options program entry system waiver services under RCW 74.39A.030 , or chore services under RCW 74.39A.110 . However, this subsection does not supersede RCW 74.15.030 (2). (4) Long-term care workers, as defined in RCW 74.39A.009 , who are hired after January 7, 2012, are subject to background checks under RCW 74.39A.056 , except that the department may require a background check at any time under RCW 43.43.837 . For the purposes of this subsection, "background check" includes, but is not limited to, a fingerprint check submitted for the purpose of investigating conviction records through both the Washington state patrol and the federal bureau of investigation. (5) An individual provider or home care agency provider hired to provide in-home care for and having unsupervised access to a vulnerable adult as defined in chapter 74.34 RCW must have no conviction for a disqualifying crime under RCW 43.43.830 and 43.43.842 . An individual or home care agency provider must also have no conviction for a crime relating to drugs as defined in RCW 43.43.830 . This subsection applies only with respect to the provision of in-home services funded by medicaid personal care under RCW 74.09.520 , community options program entry system waiver services under RCW 74.39A.030 , or chore services under RCW 74.39A.110 . (6) The secretary shall provide the results of the state background check on long-term care workers, including individual providers, to the persons hiring them or to their legal guardians, if any, for their determination of the character, suitability, and competence of the applicants. If the person elects to hire or retain an individual provider after receiving notice from the department that the applicant has a conviction for an offense that would disqualify the applicant from having unsupervised access to persons with physical, mental, or developmental disabilities or mental illness, or to vulnerable adults as defined in chapter 74.34 RCW, then the secretary shall deny payment for any subsequent services rendered by the disqualified individual provider. (7) Criminal justice agencies shall provide the secretary such information as they may have and that the secretary may require for such purpose. (8) Any person whose criminal history would otherwise disqualify the person under this section or RCW 43.43.842 , from a position which will or may have unsupervised access to children, vulnerable adults, or persons with mental illness or developmental disabilities shall not be automatically disqualified if: (a) The department of social and health services reviewed the person's otherwise disqualifying criminal history through the department of social and health services' background assessment review team process conducted in 2002 and determined that such person could remain in a position covered by this section; (b) The conviction is no longer automatically disqualifying pursuant to RCW 43.20A.715 ; (c) The applicant has received a certificate of restoration of opportunity for the convictions pursuant to RCW 9.97.020 , and the department of social and health services has not disqualified the applicant based on character, competence, and suitability review; or (d) The conviction or disposition has been the subject of a pardon, annulment, or other equivalent procedure. (9) The department may not consider any founded finding of physical abuse or negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child made pursuant to chapter 26.44 RCW that is accompanied by a certificate of parental improvement or dependency as a result of a finding of abuse or neglect pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW that is accompanied by a certificate of parental improvement when evaluating an applicant or employee's character, competency, and suitability pursuant to any background check authorized or required by this chapter, RCW 74.39A.056 or 43.43.832 , or any of the rules adopted thereunder.
RCW 43.320.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 320 / Section 010
RCW 43.320.010: Department created.
Status: in_force

A state department of financial institutions, headed by the director of financial institutions, is created. The department shall be organized and operated in a manner that to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law protects the public interest, protects the safety and soundness of depository institutions and entities under the jurisdiction of the department, ensures access to the regulatory process for all concerned parties, and protects the interests of investors. The department of financial institutions shall be structured to reflect the unique differences in the types of institutions and areas it regulates.
RCW 43.52.383 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 52 / Section 383
RCW 43.52.383: Compliance with open public meetings act.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature intends that the business and deliberations of joint operating agencies conducted by their boards of directors, executive boards, committees and subcommittees be conducted openly and with opportunity for public input. (2) The board of directors, executive board, and all committees or subcommittees thereof shall comply with the provisions of chapter 42.30 RCW, in order to assure adequate public input and awareness of decisions.
RCW 43.62.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 62 / Section 010
RCW 43.62.010: Office of financial management—Population studies—Expenditures.
Status: in_force

If the state or any of its political subdivisions, or other agencies, use the population studies services of the office of financial management or the successor thereto, the state, its political subdivision, or other agencies utilizing such services shall pay for the cost of rendering such services. Expenditures shall be paid out of funds allocated to cities and towns under *RCW 82.44.155 and shall be paid from said fund before any allocations or payments are made to cities and towns under *RCW 82.44.155 .
RCW 43.21A.061 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 061
RCW 43.21A.061: Powers and duties—Reclamation.
Status: in_force

The department of ecology shall exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law with respect to the reclamation and development of arid, swamp, overflow, and logged-off lands in the state and such other duties as may be prescribed by law.
RCW 43.08.110 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 08 / Section 110
RCW 43.08.110: Fiscal agent for state—Fiscal agent's receipts.
Status: in_force

The fiscal agent shall issue the necessary receipts for all moneys collected, and such receipts shall show the date when paid, the amount, from whom received, and on what account the money was collected. One or more copies of such receipt shall be given to the persons from whom the money was received, and one copy shall be given to the director of financial management.
RCW 43.216.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 900
RCW 43.216.900: Early childhood education and assistance program—Short title—1985 c 418.
Status: in_force

This act shall be known as the early childhood assistance act of 1985.
RCW 43.19.715 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 715
RCW 43.19.715: Consolidated mail service—Area served.
Status: in_force

The director shall establish a consolidated mail service to handle all incoming, outgoing, and internal mail in the 98504 zip code area or successor zip code areas for agencies in the Olympia, Tumwater, and Lacey area. The director may include additional geographic areas within the consolidated mail service, based upon his or her determination. The department shall also provide mail services to legislative and judicial agencies in the Olympia, Tumwater, and Lacey area upon request. The director may bill state agencies and other entities periodically for mail services rendered.
RCW 43.216.345 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 345
RCW 43.216.345: Adjudicative proceedings—Training for administrative law judges.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of administrative hearings shall not assign nor allow an administrative law judge to preside over an adjudicative hearing regarding denial, modification, suspension, or revocation of any license to provide child care under this chapter, unless such judge has received training related to state and federal laws and department policies and procedures regarding: (a) Child abuse, neglect, and maltreatment; (b) Child protective services investigations and standards; (c) Licensing activities and standards; (d) Child development; and (e) Parenting skills. (2) The office of administrative hearings shall develop and implement a training program that carries out the requirements of this section. The office of administrative hearings shall consult and coordinate with the department in developing the training program. The department may assist the office of administrative hearings in developing and providing training to administrative law judges.
RCW 43.07.405 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 07 / Section 405
RCW 43.07.405: Library-archives building.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state's office shall own and operate the library-archives building. The secretary of state's office is authorized to enter into a long-term land lease from the port of Olympia for a period of up to seventy-five years. To comply with the provisions of this section, this project is exempt from the provisions of RCW 43.82.010 .
RCW 43.19A.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19A / Section 080
RCW 43.19A.080: Bid notification to state recycled content requirements.
Status: in_force

A notification regarding a state or local government's intent to procure products with recycled content must be prominently displayed in the procurement solicitation or invitation to bid including: (1) A description of the postconsumer waste content or recycled content requirements; and (2) A description of the agency's recycled content preference program.
RCW 43.99R.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99R / Section 901
RCW 43.99R.901: Effective date—2003 1st sp.s. c 3.
Status: in_force

This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [June 20, 2003].
RCW 43.43.960 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 960
RCW 43.43.960: State fire service mobilization—Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this subchapter. (1) "All risk resources" means those resources regularly provided by fire departments, fire districts, and regional fire protection service authorities required to respond to natural or man-made incidents, including but not limited to: (a) Wild land fires; (b) Landslides; (c) Earthquakes; (d) Floods; and (e) Contagious diseases. (2) "Chief" means the chief of the Washington state patrol. (3) "Fire chief" includes the chief officer of a statutorily authorized fire agency, or the fire chief's authorized representative. Also included are the department of natural resources fire control chief, and the department of natural resources regional managers. (4) "Jurisdiction" means state, county, city, fire district, regional fire protection service authority, or port district units, or other units covered by this chapter. (5) "Mobilization" means that all risk resources regularly provided by fire departments, fire districts, and regional fire protection service authorities beyond those available through existing agreements will be requested and, when available, sent in preparation of, or response to, an emergency or disaster situation that has or is predicted to exceed the capabilities of available local resources. During a large scale emergency, mobilization includes the redistribution of regional or statewide risk resources to either direct emergency incident assignments or to assignment in communities where resources are needed. All risk resources may not be mobilized to assist law enforcement with police activities during a civil protest or demonstration, or other exercise by the people of their constitutionally protected First Amendment rights, or other protected concerted activity, however, fire departments, fire districts, and regional fire protection service authorities are not restricted from providing medical care or aid and firefighting when mobilized for any purpose. When mobilization is declared and authorized as provided in this chapter, all risk resources regularly provided by fire departments, fire districts, and regional fire protection service authorities including those of the host fire protection authorities, i.e. incident jurisdiction, shall be deemed as mobilized under this chapter, including those that responded earlier under existing mutual aid or other agreement. All nonhost fire protection authorities providing resources in response to a mobilization declaration shall be eligible for expense reimbursement as provided by this chapter from the time of the mobilization declaration. This chapter shall not reduce or suspend the authority or responsibility of the department of natural resources under chapter 76.04 RCW. (6) "Mutual aid" means emergency interagency assistance provided without compensation under an agreement between jurisdictions under chapter 39.34 RCW. (7) "State fire marshal" means the director of fire protection in the Washington state patrol.
RCW 43.27A.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 27A / Section 900
RCW 43.27A.900: Liberal construction.
Status: in_force

The rule of strict construction shall have no application to this chapter, but the same shall be liberally construed, in order to carry out the purposes and objectives for which this chapter is intended.
RCW 43.18A.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 18A / Section 901
RCW 43.18A.901: Short title—2024 c 283.
Status: in_force

This act may be known and cited as the nothing about us without us act.
RCW 43.280.110 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 280 / Section 110
RCW 43.280.110: Public restrooms—Model notice on human trafficking—Voluntary posting—Report to legislature.
Status: in_force

(1) Every establishment that maintains restrooms for use by the public may voluntarily, upon availability of the model notice as described in subsection (2) of this section, post a notice that complies with the requirements of this section in a conspicuous place within all restrooms of the establishment in clear view of the public and employees. The office of crime victims advocacy may work with businesses and other establishments and with human trafficking victim advocates to adopt policies for the placement of such notices. (2)(a) The model notice that may be voluntarily posted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may be in a variety of languages and include toll-free telephone numbers a person may call for assistance, including the number for the national human trafficking resource center and the number for the Washington state office of crime victims advocacy. (b) The office of crime victims advocacy shall review and approve the initial form and content of the model notice to ensure the notice is appropriate for public display and likely to be an effective communication to reach human trafficking victims. The office of crime victims advocacy shall review the model notice on a yearly basis to ensure the information provided remains accurate. (3) The cost of production, printing, and posting of the model notices shall be paid by a participating nonprofit at no cost to the state. (4) The office of crime victims advocacy must provide a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature no later than December 31, 2016, regarding the voluntary participation in this effort.
RCW 43.320.1501 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 320 / Section 1501
RCW 43.320.1501: Financial literacy—Report to governor and legislature.
Status: in_force

The director or his or her designee shall convene an interagency work group to identify current state-funded efforts to support financial literacy, assess whether there are opportunities to create a centralized location of information regarding these existing state efforts, and to identify whether there are opportunities for expanding partnerships with other community entities also providing financial literacy services. A report of the findings and recommendations of this interagency work group shall be due to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008.
RCW 43.99V.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99V / Section 010
RCW 43.99V.010: School construction assistance grant program—Bond issue.
Status: in_force

(1) For the purpose of providing funds to finance the school construction assistance grant program described and authorized by the legislature in the capital appropriations acts for the 2007-2009 and 2009-2011 fiscal biennia and future biennia, and all costs incidental thereto, the state finance committee is authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the state of Washington in the sum of $133,000,000, or as much thereof as may be required, to finance these projects and all costs incidental thereto. Bonds authorized in this section may be sold at such price as the state finance committee shall determine. No bonds authorized in this section may be offered for sale without prior legislative appropriation of the net proceeds of the sale of the bonds. (2) If any bonds authorized in this chapter have not been issued by June 30, 2025, the authority of the state finance committee to issue such remaining unissued bonds expires June 30, 2025.
RCW 43.216.205 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 205
RCW 43.216.205: Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—Rapid response team.
Status: in_force

(1) The department, in coordination with the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs, the department of social and health services, and the health care authority, shall develop and implement a rapid response team that is prepared to respond appropriately to support youth and young adults exiting a publicly funded system of care. As part of the development and implementation of the rapid response team, the department shall develop and implement a system for: (a) Identifying youth and young adults that should be served by the rapid response team; (b) Initiating use of the rapid response team in a timely manner that will allow for the best possible transition planning; and (c) Locating services and connecting youth and young adults with those services to establish stability. (2) The rapid response team developed under this section may provide assistance and support to youth and young adults who are at risk of becoming homeless and who are exiting a publicly funded system of care with the goal of securing appropriate housing and other supports for the youth or young adult. If there is no housing identified for a youth or young adult upon exit, the rapid response team shall meet before a youth or young adult transitions out of a publicly funded system of care to allow the youth or young adult to better prepare for the exit. The assistance and support provided under this subsection should occur as soon as possible, particularly if a youth or young adult presents risk factors that place the youth at higher risk of possible homelessness. (3) Any of the following individuals may refer a youth or young adult to the rapid response team: (a) A youth or young adult themselves; (b) A family member of a youth or young adult; (c) An advocate for a youth or young adult; (d) An educator; (e) A law enforcement officer; (f) An employee of the department or the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs; (g) A service provider contracting with or licensed by the department; (h) A behavioral health service provider serving a youth or young adult; or (i) A service provider contracting with the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs. (4) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Publicly funded system of care" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 43.330.720 ; (b) "Rapid response team" means a team of representatives from relevant state agencies that meet to respond to complex cases involving a youth or young adult located anywhere in the state exiting a publicly funded system of care to support those youth or young adults with the goal of securing appropriate housing and other supports for the youth or young adult. Services and supports under this section must incorporate youth or young adult voice and choice. The services under this section must be responsive to the individual needs of each youth or young adult and may include, but are not limited to: (i) Behavioral health services; (ii) Civil legal aid; (iii) Peer support; (iv) Family reconciliation or engagement services; (v) Employment support; (vi) Education support; (vii) Case management; (viii) Housing and financial support; or (ix) Other navigation support to secure safe and stable housing; and (c) "Youth" and "young adult" have the same meaning as provided in RCW 43.330.702 . (5) By November 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department, in coordination with the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs shall provide a report to the legislature and the governor including data and recommendations related to the rapid response team created in this section. The report required under this subsection must be submitted in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 . The report required under this subsection must include the following: (a) The number of people referred to the rapid response team and the types of people making referrals to the rapid response team; (b) The demographic data of the people served by the rapid response team; (c) The types of services identified as needed for the people served by the rapid response team; (d) The availability of the services identified as needed for the people served by the rapid response team; and (e) The barriers identified to adequately address the needs of people referred to the rapid response team and recommendations to address those barriers.
RCW 43.330.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 010
RCW 43.330.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Associate development organization" means a local economic development nonprofit corporation that is broadly representative of community interests. (2) "Department" means the department of commerce. (3) "Director" means the director of the department of commerce. (4) "Family resource center" means a unified single point of entry where families, individuals, children, and youth in communities can obtain information, an assessment of needs, referral to, or direct delivery of family services in a manner that is welcoming and strength-based. (a) A family resource center is designed to meet the needs, cultures, and interests of the communities that the family resource center serves. (b) Family services may be delivered directly to a family at the family resource center by family resource center staff or by providers who contract with or have provider agreements with the family resource center. Any family resource center that provides family services shall comply with applicable state and federal laws and regulations regarding the delivery of such family services, unless required waivers or exemptions have been granted by the appropriate governing body. (c) Each family resource center shall have one or more family advocates who screen and assess a family's needs and strengths. If requested by the family, the family advocate shall assist the family with setting its own goals and, together with the family, develop a written plan to pursue the family's goals in working towards a greater level of self-reliance or in attaining self-sufficiency. (5) "Financial institution" means a bank, trust company, mutual savings bank, savings and loan association, or credit union authorized to do business in this state under state or federal law. (6) "Frontier county" means a county with a population density of fewer than 50 persons per square mile as determined by the office of financial management and published each year by the department. A county with a population density of 21 or fewer persons per square mile is a "frontier one" county. A county with a population density of more than 21 but fewer than 50 persons per square mile is a "frontier two" county. Every frontier county is also a rural county under this chapter and eligible for all benefits, services, and programs of a rural county unless a frontier county is specifically excluded in the authorizing statute. (7) "Small business" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 39.26.010 .
RCW 43.19.500 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 500
RCW 43.19.500: Enterprise services account—Use.
Status: in_force

The enterprise services account shall be used by the department for the payment of certain costs, expenses, and charges, as specified in this section, incurred by it in the operation and administration of the department in the rendering of services, the furnishing or supplying of equipment, supplies and materials, and for providing or allocating facilities, including the operation, maintenance, rehabilitation, or furnishings thereof to other agencies, offices, departments, activities, and other entities enumerated in RCW 43.01.090 and including the rendering of services in acquiring real estate under RCW 43.82.010 and the operation and maintenance of public and historic facilities at the state capitol, as defined in RCW 79.24.710 . The department shall treat the rendering of services in acquiring real estate and the operation and maintenance of state capitol public and historic facilities as separate operating entities within the account for financial accounting and control. The schedule of services, facilities, equipment, supplies, materials, maintenance, rehabilitation, furnishings, operations, and administration to be so financed and recovered shall be determined jointly by the director and the director of financial management, in equitable amounts which, together with any other income or appropriation, will provide the department with funds to meet its anticipated expenditures during any allotment period. The director may adopt rules governing the provisions of RCW 43.01.090 and this section and the relationships and procedures between the department and such other entities.
RCW 43.105.904 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 105 / Section 904
RCW 43.105.904: Actions of telecommunications oversight and policy committee—Savings—1999 c 285.
Status: repealed

Actions of the telecommunications oversight and policy committee in effect on June 30, 1999, shall remain in effect thereafter unless modified or repealed by the *K-20 board.
RCW 43.44.115 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 44 / Section 115
RCW 43.44.115: Smoke detection device awareness account.
Status: in_force

The smoke detection device awareness account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from fines imposed pursuant to RCW 43.44.110 (5) must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes of raising public awareness of owners and tenants' duties pertaining to smoke detection devices under RCW 43.44.110 and of the danger to life and property resulting from a failure to comply with those duties and for administrative costs related to enforcement of the fine created in RCW 43.44.110 (5)(b). Only the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection or the director of fire protection's authorized deputy, may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
RCW 43.330.907 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 907
RCW 43.330.907: Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to administrative and support services for the building code council.
Status: in_force

(1) All powers, duties, and functions of the department of commerce pertaining to administrative and support services for the state building code council are transferred to the department of enterprise services. All references to the director or the department of commerce in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the director or the department of enterprise services when referring to the functions transferred in this section. Policy and planning assistance functions performed by the department of commerce remain with the department of commerce. (2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written material in the possession of the department of commerce pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be delivered to the custody of the department of enterprise services. All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible property employed by the department of commerce in carrying out the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be made available to the department of enterprise services. All funds, credits, or other assets held in connection with the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be assigned to the department of enterprise services. (b) Any appropriations made to the department of commerce for carrying out the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall, on July 1, 2010, be transferred and credited to the department of enterprise services. (c) Whenever any question arises as to the transfer of any personnel, funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment, or other tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties and functions transferred, the director of financial management shall make a determination as to the proper allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned. (3) All employees of the department of commerce engaged in performing the powers, functions, and duties transferred are transferred to the jurisdiction of the department of enterprise services. All employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the state civil service law, are assigned to the department of enterprise services to perform their usual duties upon the same terms as formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any action that may be appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing state civil service. (4) All rules and all pending business before the department of commerce pertaining to the powers, functions, and duties transferred shall be continued and acted upon by the department of enterprise services. All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full force and shall be performed by the department of enterprise services. (5) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of the department of commerce shall not affect the validity of any act performed before July 1, 2010. (6) If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the transfers directed by this section, the director of financial management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected, the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification. (7) All classified employees of the department of commerce assigned to the department of enterprise services under this section whose positions are within an existing bargaining unit description at the department of enterprise services shall become a part of the existing bargaining unit at the department of enterprise services and shall be considered an appropriate inclusion or modification of the existing bargaining unit under the provisions of chapter 41.80 RCW.
RCW 43.103.110 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 103 / Section 110
RCW 43.103.110: Training modules for missing persons protocols.
Status: in_force

The Washington state forensic investigations council, in cooperation with the Washington association of coroners and medical examiners and other interested agencies, shall develop training modules that are essential to the effective implementation and use of missing persons protocols using funds provided in RCW 43.79.445 . The training commission shall make the training modules available to small departments or those at remote locations with the least disruption. The modules shall include, but not be limited to: The reporting process, the use of forms and protocols, the effective use of resources, the collection and importance of evidence and preservation of biological evidence, and risk assessment of the individuals reported missing.
RCW 43.99N.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99N / Section 060
RCW 43.99N.060: Stadium and exhibition center account—Youth athletic facility account—Community outdoor athletic facility loans and grants.
Status: in_force

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(1) The stadium and exhibition center account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the taxes imposed under RCW 82.14.0494 and distributions under RCW 67.70.240 (1)(d) shall be deposited into the account. Only the director of the office of financial management or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW. An appropriation is not required for expenditures from this account. (2) Until bonds are issued under RCW 43.99N.020 , up to $5,000,000 per year beginning January 1, 1999, shall be used for the purposes of subsection (3)(b) of this section, all remaining moneys in the account shall be transferred to the public stadium authority, created under RCW 36.102.020 , to be used for public stadium authority operations and development of the stadium and exhibition center. (3) After bonds are issued under RCW 43.99N.020 , all moneys in the stadium and exhibition center account shall be used exclusively for the following purposes in the following priority: (a) On or before June 30th of each year, the office of financial management shall accumulate in the stadium and exhibition center account an amount at least equal to the amount required in the next succeeding twelve months for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020 ; (b) An additional reserve amount not in excess of the expected average annual principal and interest requirements of bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020 shall be accumulated and maintained in the account, subject to withdrawal by the state treasurer at any time if necessary to meet the requirements of (a) of this subsection, and, following any withdrawal, reaccumulated from the first tax revenues and other amounts deposited in the account after meeting the requirements of (a) of this subsection; and (c) The balance, if any, shall be transferred to the youth athletic facility account under subsection (4) of this section. Any revenues derived from the taxes authorized by RCW 36.38.010 (5) and 36.38.040 or other amounts that if used as provided under (a) and (b) of this subsection would cause the loss of any tax exemption under federal law for interest on bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020 shall be deposited in and used exclusively for the purposes of the youth athletic facility account and shall not be used, directly or indirectly, as a source of payment of principal of or interest on bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020 , or to replace or reimburse other funds used for that purpose. (4) Any moneys in the stadium and exhibition center account not required or permitted to be used for the purposes described in subsection (3)(a) and (b) of this section shall be deposited in the youth athletic facility account hereby created in the state treasury. Expenditures from the account may be used only for purposes of grants or loans to cities, counties, and qualified nonprofit organizations for community outdoor athletic facilities. Only the director of the recreation and conservation office 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. The athletic facility grants or loans may be used for acquiring, developing, equipping, maintaining, and improving community outdoor athletic facilities. Funds shall be divided equally between the development of new community outdoor athletic facilities, the improvement of existing community outdoor athletic facilities, and the maintenance of existing community outdoor athletic facilities. Cities, counties, and qualified nonprofit organizations must submit proposals for grants or loans from the account. To the extent that funds are available, cities, counties, and qualified nonprofit organizations must meet eligibility criteria as established by the director of the recreation and conservation office. The grants and loans shall be awarded on a competitive application process and the amount of the grant or loan shall be in proportion to the population of the city or county for where the community outdoor athletic facility is located. Grants or loans awarded in any one year need not be distributed in that year. The director of the recreation and conservation office may expend up to one and one-half percent of the moneys deposited in the account created in this subsection for administrative purposes. During the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium, the legislature may appropriate moneys from the youth athletic facility account to support a task force to consider ways to improve equitable access to K-12 schools' fields and athletic facilities and local parks agency facilities with the goal of increasing physical activity for youth and families. A portion of the appropriation must be used to inventory K-12 school fields and athletic facilities and park agency facilities. (5) During the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal biennia, subsection (4) of this section applies to expenditures from the youth athletic facility account except as provided in this subsection. (a) During the 2023-2025 and 2025-2027 fiscal biennia, the recreation and conservation office may spend appropriations made from the youth athletic facility account for grants and loans to political subdivisions of the state other than cities and counties as well as federally recognized Indian tribes for community outdoor athletic facilities. The office is not required to divide the expenditures equally between development, improvement, and maintenance of facilities. The office's authority to retain 1.5 percent of amounts deposited in the account for administration is suspended, and the office's administrative overhead is instead specified in the appropriations for this purpose. (b) During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the legislature may also appropriate moneys in the youth athletic facility account for the following: (i) To the department of commerce for the public facility improvement fund as provided in section 1038, chapter 474, Laws of 2023; and (ii) To the recreation and conservation office for the purpose of the youth athletic facilities program as provided in section 3060, chapter 474, Laws of 2023.
RCW 43.320.140 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 320 / Section 140
RCW 43.320.140: Mortgage lending fraud prosecution account—Created.
Status: in_force

(1) The mortgage lending fraud prosecution account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from the surcharge imposed in RCW 36.22.181 , except those retained by the county auditor for administration, must be deposited into the account. Except as otherwise provided in this section, expenditures from the account may be used only for criminal prosecution of fraudulent activities related to mortgage lending fraud crimes. Only the director of the department of financial institutions 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) This section expires June 30, 2027.
RCW 43.115.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 115 / Section 900
RCW 43.115.900: Severability—1971 ex.s. c 34.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this act, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
RCW 50.08.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 08 / Section 030
RCW 50.08.030: Administration of family services and programs.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall administer family services and programs to promote the state's policy as provided in RCW 74.14A.025 .The power of the board to adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW extends to: (1) Prescribing the duties of the employees of the board, and regulating their conduct in the discharge of their duties; (2) Prescribing an official seal and official labels and stamps and determining the manner in which they must be attached to every package of liquor sold or sealed under this title, including the prescribing of different official seals or different official labels for different classes of liquor; (3) Prescribing forms to be used for purposes of this title or the regulations, and the terms and conditions to be contained in permits and licenses issued under this title, and the qualifications for receiving a permit or license issued under this title, including a criminal history record information check. The board may submit the criminal history record information check to the Washington state patrol and to the identification division of the federal bureau of investigation in order that these agencies may search their records for prior arrests and convictions of the individual or individuals who filled out the forms. The board must require fingerprinting of any applicant whose criminal history record information check is submitted to the federal bureau of investigation; (4) Prescribing the fees payable in respect of permits and licenses issued under this title for which no fees are prescribed in this title, and prescribing the fees for anything done or permitted to be done under the regulations; (5) Prescribing the kinds and quantities of liquor which may be kept on hand by the holder of a special permit for the purposes named in the permit, regulating the manner in which the same is kept and disposed of, and providing for the inspection of the same at any time at the instance of the board; (6) Regulating the sale of liquor kept by the holders of licenses which entitle the holder to purchase and keep liquor for sale; (7) Prescribing the records of purchases or sales of liquor kept by the holders of licenses, and the reports to be made thereon to the board, and providing for inspection of the records so kept; (8) Prescribing the kinds and quantities of liquor for which a prescription may be given, and the number of prescriptions which may be given to the same patient within a stated period; (9) Prescribing the manner of giving and serving notices required by this title or the regulations, where not otherwise provided for in this title; (10) Regulating premises in which liquor is kept for export from the state, or from which liquor is exported, prescribing the books and records to be kept therein and the reports to be made thereon to the board, and providing for the inspection of the premises and the books, records and the liquor so kept; (11) Prescribing the conditions and qualifications requisite for the obtaining of club licenses and the books and records to be kept and the returns to be made by clubs, prescribing the manner of licensing clubs in any municipality or other locality, and providing for the inspection of clubs; (12) Subject to RCW 66.24.800 , prescribing the conditions, accommodations, and qualifications requisite for the obtaining of licenses to sell beer, wines, and spirits, and regulating the sale of beer, wines, and spirits thereunder; (13) Specifying and regulating the time and periods when, and the manner, methods and means by which manufacturers must deliver liquor within the state; and the time and periods when, and the manner, methods and means by which liquor may lawfully be conveyed or carried within the state; (14) Providing for the making of returns by brewers of their sales of beer shipped within the state, or from the state, showing the gross amount of such sales and providing for the inspection of brewers' books and records, and for the checking of the accuracy of any such returns; (15) Providing for the making of returns by the wholesalers of beer whose breweries are located beyond the boundaries of the statThe treasurer shall keep a seal of office for the authentication of all papers, writings, and documents required to be certified by him or her.ding for the making of returns by brewers of their sales of beer shipped within the state, or from the state, showing the gross amount of such sales and providing for the inspection of brewers' books and records, and for the checking of the accuracy of any such returns; (15) Providing for the making of returns by the wholesalers of beer whose breweries are located beyond the boundaries of the state; (16) Providing for the making of returns by any other liquor manufacturers, showing the gross amount of liquor produced or purchased, the amount sold within and exported from the state, and to whom so sold or exported, and providing for the inspection of the premises of any such liquor manufacturers, their books and records, and for the checking of any such return; (17) Providing for the giving of fidelity bonds by any or all of the employees of the board. However, the premiums therefor must be paid by the board; (18) Providing for the shipment of liquor to any person holding a permit and residing in any unit which has, by election pursuant to this title, prohibited the sale of liquor therein; (19) Prescribing methods of manufacture, conditions of sanitation, standards of ingredients, quality and identity of alcoholic beverages manufactured, sold, bottled, or handled by licensees and the board; and conducting from time to time, in the interest of the public health and general welfare, scientific studies and research relating to alcoholic beverages and the use and effect thereof; (20) Seizing, confiscating and destroying all alcoholic beverages manufactured, sold or offered for sale within this state which do not conform in all respects to the standards prescribed by this title or the regulations of the board. However, nothing herein contained may be construed as authorizing the board to prescribe, alter, limit or in any way change the present law as to the quantity or percentage of alcohol used in the manufacturing of wine or other alcoholic beverages; (21) Monitoring and regulating the practices of license holders as necessary in order to prevent the theft and illegal trafficking of liquor pursuant to RCW 66.28.350 ; and (22) Imposing reasonable requirements on licensees' operations of alcohol service areas and the sale, service, and consumption of alcohol, consistent with RCW 66.24.710 and 66.24.800 .
RCW 43.185A.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185A / Section 010
RCW 43.185A.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Affordable housing" means residential housing for rental occupancy which, as long as the same is occupied by low-income households, requires payment of monthly housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, of no more than thirty percent of the household's income. The department must adopt policies for residential homeownership housing, occupied by low-income households, which specify the percentage of family income that may be spent on monthly housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, to qualify as affordable housing. (2) "Contracted amount" means the aggregate amount of all state funding for which the department has monitoring and compliance responsibility. (3) "Department" means the department of commerce. (4) "Director" means the director of the department of commerce. (5) "First-time homebuyer" means: (a) An individual or the individual's spouse who has had no ownership in a principal residence during the three-year period ending on the date of purchase of the property; (b) A single parent who has only owned a home with a former spouse while married; (c) An individual who is a displaced homemaker as defined in 24 C.F.R. Sec. 93.2 as it exists on July 23, 2023, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the department by rule, consistent with the purposes of this section, and has only owned a home with a spouse; (d) An individual who has only owned a principal residence not permanently affixed to a permanent foundation in accordance with applicable regulations; or (e) An individual who has only owned a property that is determined by a licensed building inspector as being uninhabitable. (6) "Low-income household" means a single person, family or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than eighty percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size, for the county where the project is located.
RCW 43.52.350 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 52 / Section 350
RCW 43.52.350: Operating agencies to provide fishways, facilities and hatcheries—Contracts.
Status: in_force

An operating agency shall, at the time of the construction of any dam or obstruction, construct and shall thereafter maintain and operate such fishways, fish protective facilities and hatcheries as the director of fish and wildlife finds necessary to permit anadromous fish to pass any dam or other obstruction operated by the operating agency or to replace fisheries damaged or destroyed by such dam or obstruction and an operating agency is further authorized to enter into contracts with the department of fish and wildlife to provide for the construction and/or operation of such fishways, facilities and hatcheries.
RCW 43.52.374 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 52 / Section 374
RCW 43.52.374: Operating agency executive board—Members—Terms—Removal—Rules—Proceedings—Managing director—Civil immunities—Defense and indemnification.
Status: in_force

(1) With the exception of the powers and duties of the board of directors described in RCW 43.52.370 (2), the management and control of an operating agency constructing, operating, terminating, or decommissioning a nuclear power plant under a site certification agreement under chapter 80.50 RCW is vested in an executive board established under this subsection and consisting of eleven members. (a) Five members of the executive board shall be elected to four-year terms by the board of directors from among the members of the board of directors. The board of directors may provide by rule for the composition of the five members of the executive board elected from among the members of the board of directors so as to reflect the member public utility districts' and cities' participation in the joint operating agency's projects. Members elected to the executive board from the board of directors are ineligible for continued membership on the executive board if they cease to be members of the board of directors. The board of directors may also provide by rule for the removal of a member of the executive board, except for the outside directors. Members of the board of directors may be elected to serve successive terms on the executive board. Members elected to the executive board from the board of directors shall receive a salary from the operating agency at a rate set by the board of directors. (b) Six members of the executive board shall be outside directors. Three shall be selected and appointed by the board of directors, and three shall be selected and appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate. All outside directors shall: (i) Serve four-year terms on the executive board. However, of the initial members of the executive board, the board of directors and the governor shall each appoint one outside director to serve a two-year term, one outside director to serve a three-year term, and one outside director to serve a four-year term. Thereafter, all outside directors shall be appointed for four-year terms. All outside directors are eligible for reappointment; (ii) Receive travel expenses on the same basis as the five members elected from the board of directors. The outside directors shall also receive a salary from the operating agency as fixed by the governor; (iii) Not be an officer or employee of, or in any way affiliated with, the Bonneville power administration or any electric utility conducting business in the states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, or Montana; (iv) Not be involved in the financial affairs of the operating agency as an underwriter or financial adviser of the operating agency or any of its members or any of the participants in any of the operating agency's plants; and (v) Be representative of policymakers in business, finance, or science, or have expertise in the construction or management of such facilities as the operating agency is constructing or operating, or have expertise in the termination, disposition, or liquidation of corporate assets. (c) The governor may remove outside directors from the executive board for incompetency, misconduct, or malfeasance in office in the same manner as state appointive officers under chapter 43.06 RCW. For purposes of this subsection, misconduct shall include, but not be limited to, nonfeasance and misfeasance. (2) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to mean that an operating agency is in any manner an agency of the state. Nothing in this chapter alters or destroys the status of an operating agency as a separate municipal corporation or makes the state liable in any way or to any extent for any preexisting or future debt of the operating agency or any present or future claim against the agency. (3) The eleven members of the executive board shall be selected with the objective of establishing an executive board which has the resources to effectively carry out its responsibilities. All members of the executive board shall conduct their business in a manner which in their judgment is in the interest of all ratepayers affected by the joint operating agency and its projects. (4) The executive board shall elect from its members a chair, vice chair, and secretary, who shall serve at the pleasure of the executive board. The executive board shall adopt rules for the conduct of its meetings and the carrying out of its business. All proceedings shall be by motion or resolution and shall be recorded in the minute book, which shall be a public record. A majority of the executive board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (5) With respect to any operating agency existing on April 20, 1982, to which the provisions of this section are applicable: (a) The board of directors shall elect five members to the executive board no later than sixty days after April 20, 1982; and (b) The board of directors and the governor shall select and appoint the initial outside directors and the executive board shall hold its organizational meeting no later than sixty days after April 20, 1982, and the powers and duties prescribed in this chapter shall devolve upon the executive board at that time. (6) The executive board shall select and employ a managing director of the operating agency and may delegate to the managing director such authority for the management and control of the operating agency as the executive board deems appropriate. The managing director's employment is terminable at the will of the executive board. (7) Members of the executive board shall be immune from civil liability for mistakes and errors of judgment in the good faith performance of acts within the scope of their official duties involving the exercise of judgment and discretion. This grant of immunity shall not be construed as modifying the liability of the operating agency. The operating agency shall undertake the defense of and indemnify each executive board member made a party to any civil proceeding including any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding, whether civil, administrative, or investigative, by reason of the fact he or she is or was a member of the executive board, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements, and reasonable expenses, actually incurred by him or her in connection with such proceeding if he or she had conducted himself or herself in good faith and reasonably believed his or her conduct to be in the best interest of the operating agency. In addition members of the executive board who are utility employees shall not be fired, forced to resign, or demoted from their utility jobs for decisions they make while carrying out their duties as members of the executive board involving the exercise of judgment and discretion.
RCW 43.70.290 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 290
RCW 43.70.290: Funeral directors and embalmers subject to chapter 18.130 RCW.
Status: in_force

Funeral directors and embalmers, licensed under chapter 18.39 RCW, are subject to the provisions of chapter 18.130 RCW under the administration of the department of licensing. The department of licensing shall review the statutes authorizing the regulation of funeral directors and embalmers, and recommend any changes necessary by January 1, 1990.
RCW 43.101.227 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 227
RCW 43.101.227: Training for interaction with persons with a developmental disability or mental illness.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission must offer a training session on law enforcement interaction with persons with a developmental disability or mental illness. The training must be developed by the commission in consultation with appropriate self advocate and family advocate groups and with appropriate community, local, and state organizations and agencies that have expertise in the area of working with persons with a developmental disability or mental illness. In developing the course, the commission must also examine existing courses certified by the commission that relate to persons with a developmental disability or mental illness. (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) The cause and nature of mental illnesses and developmental disabilities; (b) How to identify indicators of mental illness and developmental disability and how to respond appropriately in a variety of common situations; (c) Conflict resolution and de-escalation techniques for potentially dangerous situations involving persons with a developmental disability or mental illness; (d) Appropriate language usage when interacting with persons with a developmental disability or mental illness; (e) Alternatives to lethal force when interacting with potentially dangerous persons with a developmental disability or mental illness; and (f) Community and state resources available to serve persons with a developmental disability or mental illness and how these resources can be best used by law enforcement to benefit persons with a developmental disability or mental illness in their communities. (3) The training shall be made available to law enforcement agencies, through electronic means, for use at their convenience and determined by the internal training needs and resources of each agency. (4) The commission shall make all reasonable efforts to secure private and nonstate public funds to implement this section.
RCW 43.71.065 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71 / Section 065
RCW 43.71.065: Qualified health plans—Certification—Criteria stand-alone dental plans—Direct primary care medical home plans—Appeals.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall certify a plan as a qualified health plan to be offered through the exchange if the plan is determined by the: (a) Insurance commissioner to meet the requirements of Title 48 RCW and rules adopted by the commissioner pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW to implement the requirements of Title 48 RCW; (b) Board to meet the requirements of applicable federal law for certification as a qualified health plan; and (c) Board to include tribal clinics and urban Indian clinics as essential community providers in the plan's provider network consistent with federal law. If consistent with federal law, integrated delivery systems shall be exempt from the requirement to include essential community providers in the provider network. (2) Consistent with applicable federal law, the board shall allow stand-alone dental plans to offer coverage in the exchange beginning January 1, 2014. Dental benefits offered in the exchange must be offered and priced separately to assure transparency for consumers. (3) The board may permit direct primary care medical home plans, consistent with applicable federal law, to be offered in the exchange. (4) Upon request by the board, a state agency shall provide information to the board for its use in determining if the requirements under subsection (1)(b) or (c) of this section have been met. Unless the agency and the board agree to a later date, the agency shall provide the information within sixty days of the request. The exchange shall reimburse the agency for the cost of compiling and providing the requested information within one hundred eighty days of its receipt. (5) A decision by the board denying a request to certify or recertify a plan as a qualified health plan may be appealed according to procedures adopted by the board.
RCW 43.71.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71 / Section 901
RCW 43.71.901: Spiritual care services—2012 c 87.
Status: in_force

Nothing in chapter 87, Laws of 2012 prohibits the offering of benefits for spiritual care services deductible under section 213(d) of the internal revenue code in health plans inside and outside of the exchange.
RCW 43.216.305 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 305
RCW 43.216.305: License application—Nonexpiring licenses—Issuance, renewal, transfer, duration.
Status: in_force

(1) Each agency shall make application for a license or the continuation of a full license to the department using a method prescribed by the department. Upon receipt of such application, the department shall either grant or deny a license or continuation of a full license within ninety days. A license or continuation shall be granted if the agency meets the minimum requirements set forth in this chapter and the departmental requirements consistent with this chapter, except that an initial license may be issued as provided in RCW 43.216.315 . The department shall consider whether an agency is in good standing, as defined in subsection (4)(b) of this section, before granting a continuation of a full license. Full licenses provided for in this chapter shall continue to remain valid so long as the licensee meets the requirements for a nonexpiring license in subsection (2) of this section and may be transferred to a new licensee in the event of a transfer of ownership of a child care operation. The licensee, however, shall advise the secretary of any material change in circumstances which might constitute grounds for reclassification of license as to category. The license issued under this chapter applies only to the licensee and the location stated in the application. For licensed family day care homes having an acceptable history of child care, the license may remain in effect for two weeks after a move. (2) In order to qualify for a nonexpiring full license, a licensee must meet the following requirements on an annual basis as established from the date of initial licensure: (a) Submit the annual licensing fee; (b) Submit a declaration to the department indicating the licensee's intent to continue operating a licensed child care program, or the intent to cease operation on a date certain; (c) Submit a declaration of compliance with all licensing rules; and (d) For all current employees of the agency and as defined by department rule, submit background check applications into the department's electronic workforce registry on the schedule established by the department. (3) If a licensee fails to meet the requirements in subsection (2) of this section for continuation of a full license the license expires and the licensee must submit a new application for licensure under this chapter. (4)(a) Nothing about the nonexpiring license process may interfere with the department's established monitoring practice. (b) For the purpose of this section, an agency is considered to be in good standing if in the intervening period between monitoring visits the agency does not have any of the following: (i) Valid complaints; (ii) A history of noncompliance related to those valid complaints or pending from prior monitoring visits; or (iii) Other information that when evaluated would result in a finding of noncompliance with this section. (c) The department shall consider whether an agency is in good standing when determining the most appropriate approach and process for monitoring visits, for the purposes of administrative efficiency while protecting children, consistent with this chapter. If the department determines that an agency is not in good standing, the department may issue a probationary license, as provided in RCW 43.216.320 .
RCW 43.59.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 59 / Section 050
RCW 43.59.050: Meetings—Travel expenses of members.
Status: in_force

The commission shall meet at least quarterly and shall have such special meetings as may be required. Members of the commission shall receive no additional compensation for their services except that which shall be allowed as travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended.
RCW 43.19.635 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 635
RCW 43.19.635: Motor vehicle transportation service—Unauthorized use of state vehicles—Procedure—Disciplinary action.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor, acting through the department and any other appropriate agency or agencies as he or she may direct, is empowered to utilize all reasonable means for detecting the unauthorized use of state owned motor vehicles, including the execution of agreements with the state patrol for compliance enforcement. Whenever such illegal use is discovered which involves a state employee, the employing agency shall proceed as provided by law to establish the amount, extent, and dollar value of any such use, including an opportunity for notice and hearing for the employee involved. When such illegal use is so established, the agency shall assess its full cost of any mileage illegally used and shall recover such amounts by deductions from salary or allowances due to be paid to the offending official or employee by other means. Recovery of costs by the state under this subsection shall not preclude disciplinary or other action by the appropriate appointing authority or employing agency under subsection (2) of this section. (2) Any willful and knowing violation of any provision of RCW 43.19.560 through 43.19.620 , * 43.41.130 and * 43.41.140 shall subject the state official or employee committing such violation to disciplinary action by the appropriate appointing or employing agency. Such disciplinary action may include, but shall not be limited to, suspension without pay, or termination of employment in the case of repeated violations. (3) Any casual or inadvertent violation of RCW 43.19.560 through 43.19.620 , * 43.41.130 and * 43.41.140 may subject the state official or employee committing such violation to disciplinary action by the appropriate appointing authority or employing agency. Such disciplinary action may include, but need not be limited to, suspension without pay.
RCW 43.155.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 155 / Section 020
RCW 43.155.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Board" means the public works board created in RCW 43.155.030 . (2) "Capital facility plan" means a capital facility plan required by the growth management act under chapter 36.70A RCW or, for local governments not fully planning under the growth management act, a plan required by the public works board. (3) "Department" means the department of commerce. (4) "Financing guarantees" means the pledge of money in the public works assistance account, or money to be received by the public works assistance account, to the repayment of all or a portion of the principal of or interest on obligations issued by local governments to finance public works projects. (5) "Local governments" means cities, towns, counties, special purpose districts, and any other municipal corporations or quasi-municipal corporations in the state excluding school districts and port districts. (6) "Public works project" means a project of a local government for the planning, acquisition, construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or improvement of streets and roads, bridges, water systems, or storm and sanitary sewage systems, lead remediation of drinking water systems, and solid waste facilities, including recycling facilities and composting and other organic materials management facilities. A planning project may include the compilation of biological, hydrological, or other data on a county, drainage basin, or region necessary to develop a base of information for a capital facility plan. (7) "Solid waste or recycling project" means remedial actions necessary to bring abandoned or closed landfills into compliance with regulatory requirements and the repair, restoration, and replacement of existing solid waste transfer, recycling facilities, and landfill projects limited to the opening of landfill cells that are in existing and permitted landfills. (8) "Technical assistance" means training and other services provided to local governments to: (a) Help such local governments plan, apply, and qualify for loans, grants, and financing guarantees from the board, and (b) help local governments improve their ability to plan for, finance, acquire, construct, repair, replace, rehabilitate, and maintain public facilities. (9) "Value planning" means a uniform approach to assist in decision making through systematic evaluation of potential alternatives to solving an identified problem.
RCW 43.06C.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06C / Section 030
RCW 43.06C.030: Appointment of ombuds—Term—Other employees.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the governor shall appoint an ombuds who must be a person of recognized judgment, independence, objectivity, and integrity, and be qualified by training or experience in corrections law and policy. Prior to the appointment, the governor shall consult with, and may receive recommendations from, the appropriate committees of the legislature, delegates of the statewide family council as selected by the members of the council, and other relevant stakeholders, regarding the selection of the ombuds. (2) The person appointed ombuds holds office for a term of three years and continues to hold office until reappointed or until his or her successor is appointed. The governor may remove the ombuds only for neglect of duty, misconduct, or the inability to perform duties. Any vacancy must be filled by similar appointment for the remainder of the unexpired term. (3) The ombuds may employ technical experts and other employees to complete the purposes of this chapter.
RCW 43.101.300 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 300
RCW 43.101.300: Juvenile runaways—Policy manual.
Status: in_force

The criminal justice training commission shall ensure that every law enforcement agency in the state has an accurate and up-to-date policy manual describing the statutes relating to juvenile runaways.
RCW 43.20A.760 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 760
RCW 43.20A.760: Community and technical college students' eligibility for the Washington basic food program.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) For the purposes of community and technical college students' eligibility for the Washington basic food program, the department shall, in consultation with the state board for community and technical colleges, identify educational programs at the community and technical colleges that would meet the requirements of state-approved employment and training programs. (b) In identifying educational programs, the department must consider science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs and must be as inclusive as possible of other programs. (c) The department shall maintain and regularly update a list of identified programs in accordance with 7 C.F.R. Sec. 273.5(b)(11), which provides that a student is eligible for an exemption from eligibility rules if the student's attendance can be described as part of a program to increase the student's employability. (d) For the purposes of this section, and to the extent allowed by federal law, a student shall be anticipating participation through a work-study program if he or she can reasonably expect or foresee being assigned work-study employment. For the purposes of this subsection: "Anticipation [Anticipating] participation" means a student has received approval of work-study as part of a financial aid package and has yet to receive notice from the institution of higher education that he or she has been denied participation in work-study; and "work-study" means the program created in chapter 28B.12 RCW. (e) The department shall coordinate with the state board of [for] community and technical colleges and the Washington state student achievement council to identify options that could confer categorical eligibility for students who receive state need grants that are funded through temporary assistance for needy families federal or state maintenance of effort dollars. By January 1, 2020, the department must provide a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature that identifies federal assistance options for state need grant recipients. (2) If the United States department of agriculture requires federal approval of what constitutes state-approved employment and training programs for the purposes of basic food eligibility, the department shall seek federal approval.
RCW 43.43.545 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 545
RCW 43.43.545: Statewide sexual assault kit tracking system.
Status: in_force

(1) The Washington state patrol shall create and operate a statewide sexual assault kit tracking system. The Washington state patrol may contract with state or nonstate entities including, but not limited to, private software and technology providers, for the creation, operation, and maintenance of the system. (2) The statewide sexual assault kit tracking system must: (a) Track the location and status of sexual assault kits throughout the criminal justice process, including the initial collection in examinations performed at medical facilities, receipt and storage at law enforcement agencies, receipt and analysis at forensic laboratories, and storage and any destruction after completion of analysis; (b) Designate sexual assault kits as unreported or reported; (c) Indicate whether a sexual assault kit contains biological materials collected for the purpose of forensic toxicological analysis; (d) Allow medical facilities performing sexual assault forensic examinations, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, the Washington state patrol bureau of forensic laboratory services, and other entities having custody of sexual assault kits to update and track the status and location of sexual assault kits; (e) Allow victims of sexual assault to anonymously track or receive updates regarding the status of their sexual assault kits; and (f) Use electronic technology or technologies allowing continuous access. (3) The Washington state patrol may use a phased implementation process in order to launch the system and facilitate entry and use of the system for required participants. The Washington state patrol may phase initial participation according to region, volume, or other appropriate classifications. All entities having custody of sexual assault kits shall fully participate in the system no later than June 1, 2018. The Washington state patrol shall submit a report on the current status and plan for launching the system, including the plan for phased implementation, to the joint legislative task force on sexual assault forensic examination best practices, the appropriate committees of the legislature, and the governor no later than January 1, 2017. (4) The Washington state patrol shall submit a semiannual report on the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system to the joint legislative task force on sexual assault forensic examination best practices, the appropriate committees of the legislature, and the governor. The Washington state patrol may publish the current report on its website. The first report is due July 31, 2018, and subsequent reports are due January 31st and July 31st of each year. The report must include the following: (a) The total number of sexual assault kits in the system statewide and by jurisdiction; (b) The total and semiannual number of sexual assault kits where forensic analysis has been completed statewide and by jurisdiction; (c) The number of sexual assault kits added to the system in the reporting period statewide and by jurisdiction; (d) The total and semiannual number of sexual assault kits where forensic analysis has been requested but not completed statewide and by jurisdiction; (e) The average and median length of time for sexual assault kits to be submitted for forensic analysis after being added to the system, including separate sets of data for all sexual assault kits in the system statewide and by jurisdiction and for sexual assault kits added to the system in the reporting period statewide and by jurisdiction; (f) The average and median length of time for forensic analysis to be completed on sexual assault kits after being submitted for analysis, including separate sets of data for all sexual assault kits in the system statewide and by jurisdiction and for sexual assault kits added to the system in the reporting period statewide and by jurisdiction; (g) The total and semiannual number of sexual assault kits destroyed or removed from the system statewide and by jurisdiction; (h) The total number of sexual assault kits, statewide and by jurisdiction, where forensic analysis has not been completed and six months or more have passed since those sexual assault kits were added to the system; and (i) The total number of sexual assault kits, statewide and by jurisdiction, where forensic analysis has not been completed and one year or more has passed since those sexual assault kits were added to the system. (5) For the purpose of reports under subsection (4) of this section, a sexual assault kit must be assigned to the jurisdiction associated with the law enforcement agency anticipated to receive the sexual assault kit or otherwise having custody of the sexual assault kit. (6) Any public agency or entity, including its officials and employees, and any hospital and its employees providing services to victims of sexual assault may not be held civilly liable for damages arising from any release of information or the failure to release information related to the statewide sexual assault kit tracking system, so long as the release was without gross negligence. (7) The Washington state patrol shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. (8) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Reported sexual assault kit" means a sexual assault kit where a law enforcement agency has received a related report or complaint alleging a sexual assault or other crime has occurred; (b) "Sexual assault kit" includes all evidence collected during a sexual assault medical forensic examination; and (c) "Unreported sexual assault kit" means a sexual assault kit where a law enforcement agency has not received a related report or complaint alleging a sexual assault or other crime has occurred.
RCW 43.320.560 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 320 / Section 560
RCW 43.320.560: Financial institution service providers—Power of director—Rule making.
Status: in_force

The director has the power, and broad administrative discretion, to administer and interpret RCW 43.320.500 through 43.320.550 . The director may adopt all rules necessary to administer RCW 43.320.500 through 43.320.550 .
RCW 43.280.095 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 280 / Section 095
RCW 43.280.095: Statewide training on Washington's human trafficking laws—Training entity—Report.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of crime victims advocacy shall establish a statewide training program on Washington's human trafficking laws for criminal justice personnel. (2) The training shall be provided where possible by an entity that has experience in developing coalitions, training, programs, and policy on human trafficking in Washington. (3) The entity will provide or coordinate training for law enforcement personnel, prosecutors, and court personnel covering Washington's state antitrafficking laws, the investigation of sex trafficking cases, and the adjudication of sex trafficking cases. The training shall encourage interdisciplinary coordination among criminal justice personnel, build cultural competency, and develop understanding of diverse victim populations including children, youth, and adults. (4) The office shall provide a biennial report to the appropriate policy committees of the legislature on the statewide training program, with a focus on the effectiveness of the training.
RCW 43.300.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 300 / Section 020
RCW 43.300.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) "Department" means the department of fish and wildlife. (2) "Director" means the director of fish and wildlife. (3) "Commission" means the fish and wildlife commission.
RCW 43.21C.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 010
RCW 43.21C.010: Purposes.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are: (1) To declare a state policy which will encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between humankind and the environment; (2) to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment and biosphere; (3) and [to] stimulate the health and welfare of human beings; and (4) to enrich the understanding of the ecological systems and natural resources important to the state and nation.
RCW 43.167.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 167 / Section 010
RCW 43.167.010: Formation—Board of directors.
Status: in_force

(1) The residents, property owners, employees, or business owners of an impacted community may propose formation of a community preservation and development authority. The proposal to form a community preservation and development authority must be presented in writing to the appropriate legislative committee in both the house of representatives and the senate. The proposal must contain proposed general geographic boundaries that will be used to define the community for the purposes of the authority. Proposals presented after January 1, 2020, must identify in its proposal one or more stable revenue sources that (a) have a nexus with the multiple publicly funded facilities or other land use decisions that have adversely impacted the community, and (b) can be used to support future operating or capital projects that will be identified in the strategic plan required under RCW 43.167.030 . (2) Formation of the community preservation and development authority is subject to legislative authorization by statute. The legislature must find that (a) the area within the proposal's geographic boundaries meets the definition of "impacted community" contained in RCW 43.167.003 (4) and (b) those persons that have brought forth the proposal are members of the community as defined in RCW 43.167.003 (1) and, if the authority were approved, would meet the definition of constituency contained in RCW 43.167.003 (3). For proposals brought after January 1, 2020, the legislature must also find that the community has identified one or more stable revenue sources as required in subsection (1) of this section. The legislature may then act to authorize the establishment of the community preservation and development authority in law. (3) The affairs of a community preservation and development authority shall be managed by a board of directors, consisting of the following members: (a) Two members who own, operate, or represent businesses within the community; (b) Two members who reside in the community; (c) Two members who are involved in providing nonprofit community or social services within the community; (d) Two members who are involved in the arts and entertainment within the community; (e) Two members with knowledge of the community's culture and history; (f) One member who is involved in a nonprofit or public planning organization that directly serves the impacted community; and (g) Two representatives of the local legislative authority or authorities, as ex officio members. (4) No member of the board shall hold office for more than six years. Board positions shall be numbered one through nine [thirteen], and the terms staggered as follows: (a) Board members elected to positions one through five shall serve three-year terms, and if reelected, may serve no more than one additional three-year term. (b) Board members initially elected to positions six through thirteen shall serve a two-year term, and if reelected, may serve no more than one additional three-year term. (c) Board members elected to positions six through thirteen after the initially elected members shall serve three-year terms, and if reelected, may serve no more than one additional three-year term. (5) With respect to an authority's initial board of directors: The state legislative delegation and those proposing formation of the authority shall jointly establish a committee to select the members of the initial board of directors once the authority has received legislative approval as established in subsection (2) of this section. For the purpose of identifying those persons who meet the criteria in subsection (3)(a) through (e) of this section, community shall mean the proposed geographic boundaries as set out in the proposal. (6) With respect to subsequent elections of an authority's board of directors: A list of candidates shall be developed by the authority's existing board of directors and the election shall be held during the annual local town hall meeting as required in RCW 43.167.030 .
RCW 43.99P.070 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99P / Section 070
RCW 43.99P.070: Legal investment.
Status: in_force

The bonds authorized in RCW 43.99P.010 shall be a legal investment for all state funds or funds under state control and for all funds of any other public body.
RCW 43.21B.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21B / Section 900
RCW 43.21B.900: Savings—Other powers and duties not affected—Permits, standards not affected—Severability—Effective date—1970 ex.s. c 62.
Status: in_force

See notes following RCW 43.21A.010 .
RCW 43.70.195 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 195
RCW 43.70.195: Public water systems—Receivership actions brought by secretary—Plan for disposition.
Status: in_force

(1) In any action brought by the secretary of health or by a local health officer pursuant to chapter 7.60 RCW to place a public water system in receivership, the petition shall include the names of one or more suitable candidates for receiver who have consented to assume operation of the water system. The department shall maintain a list of interested and qualified individuals, municipal entities, special purpose districts, and investor-owned water companies with experience in the provision of water service and a history of satisfactory operation of a water system. If there is no other person willing and able to be named as receiver, the court shall appoint the county in which the water system is located as receiver. The county may designate a county agency to operate the system, or it may contract with another individual or public water system to provide management for the system. If the county is appointed as receiver, the secretary of health and the county health officer shall provide regulatory oversight for the agency or other person responsible for managing the water system. (2) In any petition for receivership under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall recommend that the court grant to the receiver full authority to act in the best interests of the customers served by the public water system. The receiver shall assess the capability, in conjunction with the department and local government, for the system to operate in compliance with health and safety standards, and shall report to the court and the petitioning agency its recommendations for the system's future operation, including the formation of a water-sewer district or other public entity, or ownership by another existing water system capable of providing service. (3) If a petition for receivership and verifying affidavit executed by an appropriate departmental official allege an immediate and serious danger to residents constituting an emergency, the court shall set the matter for hearing within three days and may appoint a temporary receiver ex parte upon the strength of such petition and affidavit pending a full evidentiary hearing, which shall be held within fourteen days after receipt of the petition. (4) A bond, if any is imposed upon a receiver, shall be minimal and shall reasonably relate to the level of operating revenue generated by the system. Any receiver appointed pursuant to this section shall not be held personally liable for any good faith, reasonable effort to assume possession of, and to operate, the system in compliance with the court's orders. (5) The court shall authorize the receiver to impose reasonable assessments on a water system's customers to recover expenditures for improvements necessary for the public health and safety. (6) No later than twelve months after appointment of a receiver, the petitioning agency, in conjunction with the county in which the system is located, and the appropriate state and local health agencies, shall develop and present to the court a plan for the disposition of the system. The report shall include the recommendations of the receiver made pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. The report shall include all reasonable and feasible alternatives. After receiving the report, the court shall provide notice to interested parties and conduct such hearings as are necessary. The court shall then order the parties to implement one of the alternatives, or any combination thereof, for the disposition of the system. Such order shall include a date, or proposed date, for the termination of the receivership. Nothing in this section authorizes a court to require a city, town, public utility district, water-sewer district, or irrigation district to accept a system that has been in receivership unless the city, town, public utility district, water-sewer district, or irrigation district agrees to the terms and conditions outlined in the plan adopted by the court. (7) The court shall not terminate the receivership, and order the return of the system to the owners, unless the department of health approves of such an action. The court may impose reasonable conditions upon the return of the system to the owner, including the posting of a bond or other security, routine performance and financial audits, employment of qualified operators and other staff or contracted services, compliance with financial viability requirements, or other measures sufficient to ensure the ongoing proper operation of the system. (8) If, as part of the ultimate disposition of the system, an eminent domain action is commenced by a public entity to acquire the system, the court shall oversee any appraisal of the system conducted under Title 7 RCW to assure that the appraised value properly reflects any reduced value because of the necessity to make improvements to the system. The court shall have the authority to approve the appraisal, and to modify it based on any information provided at an evidentiary hearing. The court's determination of the proper value of the system, based on the appraisal, shall be final, and only appealable if not supported by substantial evidence. If the appraised value is appealed, the court may order that the system's ownership be transferred upon payment of the approved appraised value.
RCW 43.30.440 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 440
RCW 43.30.440: Oaths may be administered by supervisor and deputies.
Status: in_force

The supervisor and duly authorized deputies may administer oaths.
RCW 43.103.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 103 / Section 050
RCW 43.103.050: Terms of members—Vacancies.
Status: in_force

All members of the council are appointed for terms of four years, commencing on July 1 and expiring on June 30. However, of the members appointed to the council, five shall be appointed for two-year terms and six shall be appointed for four-year terms. A person chosen to fill a vacancy created other than by the natural expiration of a member's term shall be nominated and appointed as provided in RCW 43.103.040 for the unexpired term of the member he or she is to succeed. Any member may be reappointed for additional terms.
RCW 43.180.200 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 200
RCW 43.180.200: Internal revenue code.
Status: in_force

For purposes of the code: (1) The legislature reserves the right at any time to alter or change the structure, organization, programs, or activities of the commission and to terminate the commission, so long as the action does not impair any outstanding contracts entered into by the commission; (2) Any net earnings of the commission beyond that necessary to retire its bonds and to carry out the purposes of this chapter shall not inure to the benefit of any person other than the state; (3) Upon dissolution of the commission, title to all of its remaining property shall vest in the state; (4) The commission constitutes the only housing finance agency of the state of Washington; and (5) In order to take advantage of the maximum amount of tax exempt bonds for housing financing available pursuant to the code, any state ceiling with respect to housing shall be allocated in accordance with the following formula: (a) Eighty percent of the state ceiling shall be allocated to the commission and twenty percent shall be allocated to the other issuing authorities in the state. (b) The allocation to the issuing authorities other than the commission shall be distributed to such issuing authorities in amounts as determined following public notice by the department of commerce pursuant to rules promulgated by it. The distribution shall be in response to applications received from such issuing authorities and shall be based on the following factors: (i) The amount of housing to be made available by such applicant; (ii) the population within the jurisdiction of the applicant; (iii) coordination with other applicable federal and state housing programs; (iv) the likelihood of implementing the proposed financing during that year; and (v) consistency with the plan of the commission. On or before February 1 of each year, the department of commerce shall distribute the state ceiling allocation among such issuing authorities and any unused portion shall be added to the allocation of the commission. Each issuing authority other than the commission shall confirm its allocation distribution by providing to the department of commerce no later than June 1 a copy of an executed bond purchase contract or alternative documentation deemed sufficient by the commission to evidence the reasonable likelihood of the allocation distribution being fully used. Any portion of such allocation not so confirmed shall be added to the allocation of the commission on July 1. Prior to July 1, the commission shall provide written notice of the allocation decrease to the affected issuing authority. The reallocation shall not limit the authority of the commission to assign a portion of its allocation pursuant to subsection (5)(c) of this section. (c) The commission may assign a portion of its allocation to another issuing agency.
RCW 43.211.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 211 / Section 040
RCW 43.211.040: 211 services.
Status: in_force

Only a service provider approved by WIN 211 may provide 211 telephone services. WIN 211 shall approve 211 service providers, after considering the following: (1) The ability of the proposed 211 service provider to meet the national 211 standards recommended by the alliance of information and referral systems and adopted by the national 211 collaborative on May 5, 2000; (2) The financial stability and health of the proposed 211 service provider; (3) The community support for the proposed 211 service provider; (4) The relationships with other information and referral services; and (5) Such other criteria as WIN 211 deems appropriate.
RCW 43.56.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 56 / Section 020
RCW 43.56.020: Duties of commission.
Status: in_force

(1) The commission shall identify areas of the law in which (a) uniformity in the laws among the states and other jurisdictions is desirable and practicable and (b)(i) the congress of the United States lacks jurisdiction to act or (ii) it is preferable that the several states enact the laws. (2) The commissioners, at the national conference of commissioners on uniform state laws or its successor, shall confer upon these matters with the commissioners appointed by other states for the same purpose and shall consider and draft uniform laws to be submitted for approval and adoption by the several states. (3) The commission shall propose to the legislature for approval and adoption the uniform acts developed with the other commissioners and generally devise and recommend such other and further courses of action as shall accomplish such uniformity.
RCW 43.06.465 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06 / Section 465
RCW 43.06.465: Cigarette tax agreement with Puyallup Tribe of Indians.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor may enter into a cigarette tax agreement with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians concerning the sale of cigarettes, subject to the limitations in this section. The legislature intends to address the uniqueness of the Puyallup Indian reservation and its selling environment through pricing and compliance strategies, rather than through the imposition of equivalent taxes. It is the legislature's intent (a) that an increase in prices through a flat tax will reduce much of the competitive advantage that has historically existed due to the discrepancy in the difference between state and tribal taxes, and (b) that the tribal retailers can remain in business under the changed circumstances. The governor may delegate the authority to negotiate a cigarette tax agreement with the Puyallup Tribe to the department of revenue. The department of revenue shall consult with the *liquor control board during the negotiations. (2) Any agreement must require the tribe to impose a tax of eleven dollars and seventy-five cents on each carton of cigarettes, with ten packs a carton and twenty cigarettes per pack being the industry standard. This tax shall be prorated for cartons and packs that are nonstandard. This tribal tax is in lieu of the combined state and local sales and use taxes, and state cigarette taxes, and as such these state taxes are not imposed during the term of the agreement on any transaction governed by the agreement. The tribal tax shall increase or decrease by the same dollar amount as any increase or decrease in the state cigarette tax. (3) The agreement must include a provision requiring the tribe to transmit thirty percent of the tribal tax revenue on all cigarette sales to the state. The funds shall be transmitted to the state treasurer on a quarterly basis for deposit by the state treasurer into the general fund. The remaining tribal tax revenue must be used for essential government services, as that term is defined in RCW 43.06.455 . (4) The agreement is limited to retail sales in which Indian retailers make delivery and physical transfer of possession of the cigarettes from the seller to the buyer within Indian country, and are not in regard to transactions by non-Indian retailers. In addition, agreements shall provide that retailers shall not sell or give, or permit to be sold or given, cigarettes to any person under the age of eighteen years. (5)(a) The agreement must include a provision to price and sell the cigarettes so that the retail selling price is not less than the price paid by the retailer for the cigarettes. (b) The tribal tax is in addition to the retail selling price. (c) The agreement must include a provision to assure the price paid to the retailer includes the tribal tax, as evidenced by the tribe's cigarette stamp. (d) If the tribe is acting as a wholesaler to tribal retailers, the retail selling price must not be less than the price the tribe paid for such cigarettes plus the tribal tax, as evidenced by the tribe's cigarette stamp. (6)(a) The agreement must include provisions regarding enforcement and compliance by the tribe in regard to enrolled tribal members who sell cigarettes and shall describe the individual and joint responsibilities of the tribe, the department of revenue, and the *liquor control board. (b) The agreement must include provisions for tax administration and compliance, such as transport and notice requirements, inspection procedures, stamping requirements, recordkeeping, and audit requirements. (c) The agreement must include provisions for sharing of information among the tribe, the department of revenue, and the *liquor control board. (7) The agreement must provide that all cigarettes possessed or sold by a tribal retailer shall bear a tribal cigarette stamp obtained by wholesalers from a bank or other suitable stamp vendor and applied to the cigarettes. Tribal stamps must have serial numbers or some other discrete identification so that each stamp can be traced to its source. (8) The agreement must provide that retailers shall purchase cigarettes only from wholesalers or manufacturers licensed to do business in the state of Washington. (9) The agreement must be for a renewable period of no more than eight years. (10) The agreement must include provisions to resolve disputes using a nonjudicial process, such as mediation, and shall include a dispute resolution protocol. The protocol shall include a procedure for notifying the other party that a violation has occurred, a procedure for establishing whether a violation has in fact occurred, an opportunity to correct such violation, and a provision providing for termination of the agreement should the violation fail to be resolved through this process, such termination subject to mediation should the terms of the agreement so allow. An agreement must provide for termination of the agreement if resolution of a dispute does not occur within twenty-four months from the time notification of a violation has occurred. Intervening violations do not extend this time period. (11) The agreement may not include any provisions that impact the state's share of the master settlement agreement, and as such this agreement does not authorize negotiation regarding a redistribution of the state's proceeds under the master settlement agreement. (12) Information received by the state or open to state review under the terms of an agreement is subject to RCW 82.32.330 . (13) It is the intent of the legislature that the *liquor control board and the department of revenue continue the division of duties and shared authority under chapter 82.24 RCW. (14) For purposes of this section: (a) "Indian country" has the same meaning as in chapter 82.24 RCW. (b) "Indian retailer" or "retailer" means (i) a retailer wholly owned and operated by an Indian tribe or (ii) a business wholly owned and operated by an enrolled tribal member and licensed by the tribe. (c) "Indian tribe" or "tribe" means the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, which is a federally recognized Indian tribe located within the geographical boundaries of the state of Washington.
RCW 43.63A.305 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 63A / Section 305
RCW 43.63A.305: Independent youth housing program—Created—Collaboration with the department of social and health services—Duties of subcontractor organizations.
Status: in_force

(1) The independent youth housing program is created in the department to provide housing stipends to eligible youth to be used for independent housing. In developing a plan for the design, implementation, and operation of the independent youth housing program, the department shall: (a) Adopt policies, requirements, and procedures necessary to administer the program; (b) Contract with one or more eligible organizations described under RCW 43.185A.040 to provide services and conduct administrative activities as described in subsection (3) of this section; (c) Establish eligibility criteria for youth to participate in the independent youth housing program, giving priority to youth who have been dependents of the state for at least one year; (d) Refer interested youth to the designated subcontractor organization administering the program in the area in which the youth intends to reside; (e) Develop a method for determining the amount of the housing stipend, first and last month's rent, and security deposit, where applicable, to be dedicated to participating youth. The method for determining a housing stipend must take into account a youth's age, the youth's total income from all sources, the fair market rent for the area in which the youth lives or intends to live, and a variety of possible living situations for the youth. The amount of housing stipends must be adjusted, by a method and formula established by the department, to promote the successful transition for youth to complete housing self-sufficiency over time; (f) Ensure that the independent youth housing program is integrated and aligned with other state rental assistance and case management programs operated by the department, as well as case management and supportive services programs, including the independent living program, the transitional living program, and other related programs offered by the department of social and health services; and (g) Consult with the department of social and health services and other stakeholders involved with dependent youth, homeless youth, and homeless young adults, as appropriate. (2) The department of social and health services shall collaborate with the department in implementing and operating the independent youth housing program including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Refer potential eligible youth to the department before the youth's eighteenth birthday, if feasible, to include an indication, if known, of where the youth plans to reside after aging out of foster care; (b) Provide information to all youth aged fifteen or older, who are dependents of the state under chapter 13.34 RCW, about the independent youth housing program, encouraging dependents nearing their eighteenth birthday to consider applying for enrollment in the program; (c) Encourage organizations participating in the independent living program and the transitional living program to collaborate with independent youth housing program providers whenever possible to capitalize on resources and provide the greatest amount and variety of services to eligible youth; (d) Annually provide to the department data reflecting changes in the percentage of youth aging out of the state dependency system each year who are eligible for state assistance, as well as any other data and performance measures that may assist the department to measure program success; and (e) Annually, beginning by December 31, 2007, provide to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the interagency council on homelessness as described under RCW 43.185C.170 recommendations of strategies to reach the goals described in RCW 43.63A.311 (2)(g). (3) Under the independent youth housing program, subcontractor organizations shall: (a) Use moneys awarded to the organizations for housing stipends, security deposits, first and last month's rent stipends, case management program costs, and administrative costs. When subcontractor organizations determine that it is necessary to assist participating youth in accessing and maintaining independent housing, subcontractor organizations may also use moneys awarded to pay for professional mental health services and tuition costs for court-ordered classes and programs; (i) Administrative costs for each subcontractor organization may not exceed twelve percent of the estimated total annual grant amount to the subcontractor organization; (ii) All housing stipends, security deposits, and first and last month's rent stipends must be payable only to a landlord or housing manager of any type of independent housing; (b) Enroll eligible youth who are referred by the department and who choose to reside in their assigned service area; (c) Enter eligible youth program participants into the [Washington] homeless client management information system as described in RCW 43.185C.180 ; (d) Monitor participating youth's housing status; (e) Evaluate participating youth's eligibility and compliance with department policies and procedures at least twice a year; (f) Assist participating youth to develop or update an independent living plan focused on obtaining and retaining independent housing or collaborate with a case manager with whom the youth is already involved to ensure that the youth has an independent living plan; (g) Educate participating youth on tenant rights and responsibilities; (h) Provide support to participating youth in the form of general case management and information and referral services, when necessary, or collaborate with a case manager with whom the youth is already involved to ensure that the youth is receiving the case management and information and referral services needed; (i) Connect participating youth, when possible, with individual development account programs, other financial literacy programs, and other programs that are designed to help young people acquire economic independence and self-sufficiency, or collaborate with a case manager with whom the youth is already involved to ensure that the youth is receiving information and referrals to these programs, when appropriate; (j) Submit expenditure and performance reports, including information related to the performance measures in RCW 43.63A.311 , to the department on a time schedule determined by the department; and (k) Provide recommendations to the department regarding program improvements and strategies that might assist the state to reach its goals as described in RCW 43.63A.311 (2)(g).
RCW 43.21K.120 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21K / Section 120
RCW 43.21K.120: Reduced fee schedule.
Status: in_force

An environmental excellence program agreement may contain a reduced fee schedule with respect to a program applicable to the covered facility or facilities.
RCW 43.99G.171 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99G / Section 171
RCW 43.99G.171: Appropriation of bond proceeds—Use for wastewater and clean water improvement projects.
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the legislature that the proceeds of the new bonds authorized in RCW 43.99G.170 will be appropriated in the 2005-2007 biennium. (2) A portion of the bonds issued under RCW 43.99G.170 are intended to be used for wastewater and clean water improvement projects at state parks as part of the Hood Canal aquatic rehabilitation program. State parks intended to be improved by the bond proceeds authorized in RCW 43.99G.170 include, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Approximately one hundred thousand dollars for Twanoh state park; (b) Approximately one million two hundred thousand dollars for Dosewallips state park; (c) Approximately seven hundred thousand dollars for Belfair state park; (d) Approximately one million fifty thousand dollars for Potlatch state park; (e) Approximately five hundred thousand dollars for Kitsap Memorial state park; (f) Approximately nine hundred thousand dollars for Scenic Beach state park; (g) Approximately three hundred thousand dollars for Twanoh and Triton Cove state parks; (h) Approximately eight hundred fifty thousand dollars for Shine Tidelands state park; (i) Approximately one hundred fifty thousand dollars for Pleasant Harbor state park; and (j) Approximately one hundred seventy thousand dollars for Triton Cove state park.
RCW 43.21K.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21K / Section 020
RCW 43.21K.020: Agreements—Environmental results.
Status: in_force

An environmental excellence program agreement entered into under this chapter must achieve more effective or efficient environmental results than the results that would be otherwise achieved. The basis for comparison shall be a reasonable estimate of the overall impact of the participating facility on the environment in the absence of an environmental excellence program agreement. More effective environmental results are results that are better overall than those that would be achieved under the legal requirements superseded or replaced by the agreement. More efficient environmental results are results that are achieved at reduced cost but do not decrease the overall environmental results achieved by the participating facility. An environmental excellence program agreement may not authorize either (1) the release of water pollutants that will cause to be exceeded, at points of compliance in the ambient environment established pursuant to law, numeric surface water or groundwater quality criteria or numeric sediment quality criteria adopted as rules under chapter 90.48 RCW; or (2) the emission of any air contaminants that will cause to be exceeded any air quality standard as defined in RCW 70A.15.1030 (3); or (3) a decrease in the overall environmental results achieved by the participating facility compared with results achieved over a representative period before the date on which the agreement is proposed by the sponsor. However, an environmental excellence program agreement may authorize reasonable increases in the release of pollutants to permit increases in facility production or facility expansion and modification.
RCW 43.09.205 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 205
RCW 43.09.205: Local government accounting—Costs of public works—Standard form.
Status: in_force

The state auditor shall prescribe a standard form with which the accounts and records of costs of all local governments shall be maintained as required under RCW 39.04.070 .
RCW 43.43.370 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 370
RCW 43.43.370: Staff or technical officers.
Status: in_force

The chief of the Washington state patrol may appoint such staff or technical officers as he or she deems necessary for the efficient operation of the patrol, and he or she may assign whatever rank he or she deems necessary to such staff or technical officers for the duration of their service as such. Staff or technical officers may be returned to their line rank or position whenever the chief so desires. Staff or technical officers without line command assignment and whose duties are of a special or technical nature shall hold their staff or technical rank on a continuing probationary basis; however, such staff or technical officers, if otherwise eligible, shall not be prevented from taking the line promotion examinations, and qualifying for promotion whenever the examinations may be held. If a staff or technical officer returns to line operations he or she shall return in the rank that he or she holds in the line command, unless promoted to a higher rank through examination and appointment as herein provided: PROVIDED, Nothing contained herein shall be construed as giving the chief the right to demote or to reduce the rank of any officer of the patrol who was holding such office on April 1, 1949.
RCW 43.79.202 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 202
RCW 43.79.202: C.E.P. & R.I. fund—Abolished—Appropriations to be paid from and warrants drawn on account in general fund.
Status: in_force

On and after March 20, 1961, the C.E.P. & R.I. fund is abolished; all appropriations made by the thirty-seventh legislature from such abolished fund shall be paid from the charitable, educational, penal and reformatory institutions account in the general fund and all warrants drawn on the C.E.P. & R.I. fund prior to March 20, 1961 and not theretofore presented for payment shall be paid from the charitable, educational, penal and reformatory institutions account in the general fund.
RCW 43.160.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 160 / Section 060
RCW 43.160.060: Loans and grants to political subdivisions and federally recognized Indian tribes for public facilities authorized—Application—Requirements for financial assistance.
Status: in_force

(1) The board is authorized to make direct loans to political subdivisions of the state and to federally recognized Indian tribes for the purposes of assisting the political subdivisions and federally recognized Indian tribes in financing the cost of public facilities, including development of land and improvements for public facilities, project-specific environmental, capital facilities, land use, permitting, feasibility, and marketing studies and plans; project design, site planning, and analysis; project debt and revenue impact analysis; as well as the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvement of the facilities. A grant may also be authorized for purposes designated in this chapter, but only when, and to the extent that, a loan is not reasonably possible, given the limited resources of the political subdivision or the federally recognized Indian tribe and the finding by the board that financial circumstances require grant assistance to enable the project to move forward. However, no more than twenty-five percent of all financial assistance approved by the board in any biennium may consist of grants to political subdivisions and federally recognized Indian tribes. (2) Application for funds must be made in the form and manner as the board may prescribe. In making grants or loans the board must conform to the following requirements: (a) The board may not provide financial assistance: (i) For a project the primary purpose of which is to facilitate or promote a retail shopping development or expansion. (ii) For any project that evidence exists would result in a development or expansion that would displace existing jobs in any other community in the state. (iii) For a project the primary purpose of which is to facilitate or promote gambling. (iv) For a project located outside the jurisdiction of the applicant political subdivision or federally recognized Indian tribe. (b) The board may only provide financial assistance: (i) For a project demonstrating convincing evidence that a specific private development or expansion is ready to occur and will occur only if the public facility improvement is made that: (A) Results in the creation of significant private sector jobs or significant private sector capital investment as determined by the board; and (B) Will improve the opportunities for the successful maintenance, establishment, or expansion of industrial or commercial plants or will otherwise assist in the creation or retention of long-term economic opportunities; (ii) For a project that cannot meet the requirement of (b)(i) of this subsection but is a project that: (A) Results in the creation of significant private sector jobs or significant private sector capital investment as determined by the board; (B) Is part of a local economic development plan consistent with applicable state planning requirements; (C) Can demonstrate project feasibility using standard economic principles; and (D) Is located in a rural community as defined by the board, or a rural county; (iii) For site-specific plans, studies, and analyses that address environmental impacts, capital facilities, land use, permitting, feasibility, marketing, project engineering, design, site planning, costs of achieving site readiness, and project debt and revenue impacts, as grants. After December 31, 2028, such grants may not exceed $200,000. For purposes of this subsection (2)(b)(iii), "achieving site readiness" must be defined by the board. (c) The board must develop guidelines for local participation and allowable match and activities. (d) An application must demonstrate local match and local participation, in accordance with guidelines developed by the board. (e) An application must be approved by the political subdivision and supported by the local associate development organization or local workforce development council or approved by the governing body of the federally recognized Indian tribe. (f) The board may allow de minimis general system improvements to be funded if they are critically linked to the viability of the project. (g) An application must demonstrate convincing evidence that the median hourly wage of the private sector jobs created after the project is completed will exceed the countywide median hourly wage. (h) The board must prioritize each proposed project according to: (i) The relative benefits provided to the community by the jobs the project would create, not just the total number of jobs it would create after the project is completed, but also giving consideration to the unemployment rate in the area in which the jobs would be located; (ii) The rate of return of the state's investment, including, but not limited to, the leveraging of private sector investment, anticipated job creation and retention, and expected increases in state and local tax revenues associated with the project; (iii) Whether the proposed project offers a health insurance plan for employees that includes an option for dependents of employees; (iv) Whether the public facility investment will increase existing capacity necessary to accommodate projected population and employment growth in a manner that supports infill and redevelopment of existing urban or industrial areas that are served by adequate public facilities. Projects should maximize the use of existing infrastructure and provide for adequate funding of necessary transportation improvements; (v) Whether the applicant's permitting process has been certified as streamlined by the office of regulatory assistance; and (vi) Whether the applicant has developed and adhered to guidelines regarding its permitting process for those applying for development permits consistent with section 1(2), chapter 231, Laws of 2007. (i) A responsible official of the political subdivision or the federally recognized Indian tribe must be present during board deliberations and provide information that the board requests. (3) Before any financial assistance application is approved, the political subdivision or the federally recognized Indian tribe seeking the assistance must demonstrate to the community economic revitalization board that no other timely source of funding is available to it at costs reasonably similar to financing available from the community economic revitalization board.
RCW 43.08.015 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 08 / Section 015
RCW 43.08.015: Cash management duties.
Status: in_force

Within the policies and procedures established pursuant to RCW 43.41.110 (13) and 43.88.160 (1), the state treasurer shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure the effective cash management of public funds. This cash management shall include the authority to represent the state in all contractual relationships with financial institutions. The state treasurer may delegate cash management responsibilities to the affected agencies.
RCW 43.101.540 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 540
RCW 43.101.540: Local law enforcement grant program.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, including amounts appropriated from the supplemental criminal justice account created in RCW 43.101.542 , the commission shall develop and implement a local law enforcement grant program for the purpose of providing direct support to local and tribal law enforcement agencies in hiring, retaining, and training law enforcement officers, peer counselors, and behavioral health personnel working in co-response to increase community policing and public safety. (2) Under this section, the commission shall: (a) Establish the policies for applications and publish them on the commission's website; (b) Establish the procedures for submitting the grant applications and publish them on the commission's website; (c) Establish and publish on the commission's website the criteria for evaluating and selecting grant recipients; and (d) Create a grant application form that local and tribal law enforcement agencies must use to apply for grant funding. (3) The grants under the local law enforcement grant program must be awarded to local and tribal law enforcement agencies based on their submittals to the commission. To qualify for a grant pursuant to this section, a law enforcement agency must have: (a) Issued and implemented policies and practices consistent with RCW 43.17.425 and 10.93.160 , and the office of the attorney general's keep Washington working act guide, model policies, and training recommendations for state and local law enforcement agencies; (b) Participated in commission training as required by RCW 43.101.455 and 36.28A.445 ; (c) Issued and implemented policies and practices regarding use of force and de-escalation tactics consistent with RCW 10.120.030 and the office of the attorney general's model policies, and all other commission and attorney general model policies regarding use of force for law enforcement including, but not limited to, duty to intervene and training and use of canine teams; (d) Implemented use of force data collection and reporting consistent with chapters 10.118 and 10.120 RCW when the program is operational, as confirmed by a notice from the attorney general's office to all police chiefs and sheriffs; (e) Issued and implemented policies and practices consistent with chapters 7.105 and 9.41 RCW and the commission model policies and training addressing firearm relinquishment pursuant to court orders; (f) A 25 percent officer completion rate with the commission's 40-hour crisis intervention team training; (g) A 100 percent officer compliance rate for those officers required to complete trauma-informed, gender-based violence interviewing, investigation, response, and case review training developed or approved by the commission pursuant to RCW 43.101.272 and 43.101.276 , and if requested by the commission, participated in agency case reviews; (h) Except as it applies to tribal law enforcement agencies, received funding from a sales and use tax authorized pursuant to RCW 82.14.340 or 82.14.450 , or authorized pursuant to RCW 82.14.345 before the awarding of the grant; (i) A chief of police, marshal, or sheriff who is certified by the criminal justice training commission pursuant to this chapter and who has not: (i) Been convicted of a felony anywhere in the United States or under foreign law; or (ii) Been convicted of a gross misdemeanor involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, fraud, or corruption; and (j) Issued and implemented policies and practices that prohibit volunteers who assist with agency work from enforcing criminal laws, other than for assistance with special event traffic and parking, including engaging in pursuits, detention, arrests, the use of force, or the use of deadly force; carrying or the use of firearms or other weapons; or the use of dogs to track people or animals other than for purposes of search and rescue; and that set forth the required supervision of volunteers, including that they must be clearly identifiable by the public as distinguishable from peace officers and any identifying insignia must be officially issued by the agency and used only when on duty. (4) In verifying the applicant's compliance with subsection (3) of this section, the commission shall assess the qualifications of the applicant agency under subsection (3)(a) and (c) of this section in consultation with the office of the attorney general. (5) In addition to the requirements of subsection (3) of this section, in order to qualify for a grant pursuant to this section, a law enforcement agency must provide the commission, at time of application for grant moneys, a detailed staffing plan specifying the following: (a) The total number of commissioned officers currently employed by the agency; (b) The total number of specially commissioned officers currently employed by the agency; (c) The total number of co-response teams established within the agency and what staffing are included in each co-response team; (d) The total number of administrative staff currently employed by the agency; (e) The number of officers on flexible work schedules; (f) The average 911 response rate of the agency over the 12-month period immediately preceding the month in which the agency is applying for the grant; and (g) The average case closure rate of the agency over the 12-month period immediately preceding the month in which the agency is applying for the grant. (6) The commission may provide an advance on grant funding to a law enforcement agency that does not qualify under subsection (3)(b), (f), or (g) of this section, but who otherwise meets the grant application criteria established by the commission in subsection (2) of this section. Funds advanced under this subsection must be used by the agency to cover the costs of sending officers to the trainings required under subsection (3) of this section, including any overtime costs. (7) Grant funding awarded to local and tribal law enforcement agencies may only be used for the purposes of: (a) Recruiting, funding, and retaining new law enforcement officers from the community in which the officer will be working, and recruiting, funding, and retaining new county corrections officers, peer counselors, and behavioral health personnel working in co-response in Washington state. Grants may provide up to 75 percent of the entry-level salaries and fringe benefits of full-time local or tribal law enforcement officers for a maximum of 36 months, with a minimum 25 percent local cash match requirement and a maximum state share of $125,000 per position. Any additional costs for salaries and benefits higher than entry level are the responsibility of the grant recipient agency. Recruiting lateral hires is not a permissible use of funds under this section; (b) Funding use of force, de-escalation, crisis intervention, and trauma-informed trainings for officers to remain in compliance with the commission's required trainings; and (c) Funding broader law enforcement and public safety efforts including, but not limited to, emergency management planning, environmental hazard mitigations, security personnel, community outreach and assistance programs, alternative response programs, and mental health crisis response. (8) In selecting grant recipients, the commission shall prioritize those law enforcement agency applicants in the following order: (a) Those who are seeking grants to establish co-response teams or community immersion law enforcement programs; (b) Those who currently maintain co-response teams and are seeking grants to hire additional law enforcement officers; (c) All other applicants. (9) This section expires June 30, 2028.
RCW 43.70.750 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 750
RCW 43.70.750: Community assistance referral and education program—Review of certification and training—Recommendations to the legislature.
Status: in_force

The department of health must review the professional certification and training of health professionals participating in a community assistance referral and education program, review the certification and training requirements in other states with similar programs, and coordinate with the health care authority to link the certification requirements with the covered health care services recommended for payment in RCW 74.09.335 . The department shall submit recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature for any changes and suggestions for implementation within six months of the development of the payment standards.
RCW 43.41.170 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 170
RCW 43.41.170: Budgeting process—Agencies implementing energy conservation to retain cost savings.
Status: in_force

The office of financial management shall ensure that to the extent possible the budget process shall allow state agencies implementing energy conservation to retain the resulting cost savings for other purposes, including further energy conservation.
RCW 43.216.055 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 055
RCW 43.216.055: Federal and state cooperation—Rules—Construction.
Status: in_force

In furtherance of the policy of the state to cooperate with the federal government in all of the programs under the jurisdiction of the department, such rules as may become necessary to entitle the state to participate in federal funds may be adopted, unless expressly prohibited by law. Any internal reorganization carried out under the terms of this chapter shall meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to state receipt of federal funds. Any section or provision of law dealing with the department that may be susceptible to more than one construction shall be interpreted in favor of the construction most likely to comply with federal laws entitling this state to receive federal funds for the various programs of the department.
RCW 43.43.756 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 756
RCW 43.43.756: DNA identification system—Analysis, assistance, and testimony services.
Status: in_force

The Washington state patrol forensic laboratory services bureau may: (1) Provide DNA analysis services to law enforcement agencies throughout the state; (2) Provide assistance to law enforcement officials and prosecutors in the preparation and utilization of DNA evidence for presentation in court; and (3) Provide expert testimony in court on DNA evidentiary issues.
RCW 43.158.130 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 158 / Section 130
RCW 43.158.130: Clean energy coordinated permitting process—Local jurisdiction agreements.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Counties and cities with clean energy projects that are determined to be eligible for the fully coordinated permit process shall enter into an agreement with the department of ecology or with the project proponents of clean energy projects for expediting the completion of projects. (b) For the purposes of this section, "expedite" means that a county or city will develop and implement a method to accelerate the process for permitting and environmental review. Expediting should not disrupt or otherwise delay the permitting and environmental review of other projects or require the county or city to incur additional costs that are not compensated. (2) Agreements required by this section must include requirements that the county or city coordinate with the department of ecology and conduct environmental review and permitting to align with the work plan described in RCW 43.158.120 (4) and: (a) Expedite permit processing for the design and construction of the project; (b) Expedite environmental review processing; (c) Expedite processing of requests for street, right-of-way, or easement vacations necessary for the construction of the project; (d) Develop and follow a plan for consultation with potentially affected federally recognized Indian tribes; and (e) Carry out such other actions identified by the department of ecology as needed for the fully coordinated permitting process.
RCW 43.70.280 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 280
RCW 43.70.280: Procedure for issuance, renewal, or reissuance of credentials—Extension or modification of licensing, certification, or registration period authorized.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary, in consultation with health profession boards and commissions, shall establish by rule the administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees for initial issue, renewal, and reissue of a credential for professions under RCW 18.130.040 , including procedures and requirements for late renewals and uniform application of late renewal penalties. Failure to renew invalidates the credential and all privileges granted by the credential. Administrative procedures and administrative requirements do not include establishing, monitoring, and enforcing qualifications for licensure, scope or standards of practice, continuing competency mechanisms, and discipline when such authority is authorized in statute to a health profession board or commission. For the purposes of this section, "in consultation with" means providing an opportunity for meaningful participation in development of rules consistent with processes set forth in RCW 34.05.310 . (2) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary which provides for a licensing period for any type of license subject to this chapter including those under RCW 18.130.040 , the secretary of health may, from time to time, extend or otherwise modify the duration of any licensing, certification, or registration period, whether an initial or renewal period, if the secretary determines that it would result in a more economical or efficient operation of state government and that the public health, safety, or welfare would not be substantially adversely affected thereby. However, no license, certification, or registration may be issued or approved for a period in excess of four years, without renewal. Such extension, reduction, or other modification of a licensing, certification, or registration period shall be by rule or regulation of the department of health adopted in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW. Such rules and regulations may provide a method for imposing and collecting such additional proportional fee as may be required for the extended or modified period.
RCW 43.63A.660 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 63A / Section 660
RCW 43.63A.660: Housing—Technical assistance and information, affordable housing.
Status: in_force

The department shall provide technical assistance and information to state agencies and local governments to assist in the identification and removal of regulatory barriers to the development and placement of affordable housing. In providing assistance the department may: (1) Analyze the costs and benefits of state legislation, rules, and administrative actions and their impact on the development and placement of affordable housing; (2) Analyze the costs and benefits of local legislation, rules, and administrative actions and their impact on the development and placement of affordable housing; (3) Assist state agencies and local governments in determining the impact of existing and anticipated actions, legislation, and rules on the development and placement of affordable housing; (4) Investigate techniques and opportunities for reducing the life-cycle housing costs through regulatory reform; (5) Develop model standards and ordinances designed to reduce regulatory barriers to affordable housing and assisting in their adoption and use at the state and local government level; (6) Provide technical assistance and information to state agencies and local governments for implementation of legislative and administrative reform programs to remove barriers to affordable housing; (7) Prepare state regulatory barrier removal strategies; (8) Provide staffing to the affordable housing advisory board created in RCW 43.185B.020 ; and (9) Perform other activities as the director deems necessary to assist the state, local governments, and the housing industry in meeting the affordable housing needs of the state.
RCW 43.33.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 33 / Section 040
RCW 43.33.040: Rules and regulations—Chair.
Status: in_force

The state finance committee may make appropriate rules and regulations for the performance of its duties. The state treasurer shall act as chair of the committee.
RCW 43.19.748 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 748
RCW 43.19.748: Public printing for state agencies and municipal corporations—Exceptions to in-state requirements.
Status: in_force

All printing, binding, and stationery work done for any state agency, county, city, town, port district, or school district in this state shall be done within the state, and all proposals, requests, or invitations to submit bids, prices, or contracts thereon, and all contracts for such work, shall so stipulate: PROVIDED, That whenever it is established that any such work cannot be executed within the state, or that the lowest charge for which it can be procured within the state, exceeds the charge usually and customarily made to private individuals and corporations for work of similar character and quality, or that all bids for the work or any part thereof are excessive and not reasonably competitive, the officers of any such public corporation may have the work done outside the state.
RCW 43.30.205 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 205
RCW 43.30.205: Board of natural resources—Composition.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall consist of six members: (a) The governor or the governor's designee; (b) The superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee from the office of the superintendent of public instruction; (c) The commissioner; (d) The director of the University of Washington school of forest resources; (e) The dean of the Washington State University college of agricultural, human, and natural resource sciences; and (f) A representative of those counties that contain state forestlands acquired or transferred under RCW 79.22.010 , 79.22.040 , and 79.22.020 . (2)(a) The county representative on the board shall be selected by the legislative authorities of those counties that contain state forestlands acquired or transferred under RCW 79.22.010 , 79.22.040 , and 79.22.020 . In the selection of the county representative, each participating county shall have one vote. The Washington state association of counties shall convene a meeting for the purpose of making the selection and shall notify the board of the selection. (b) The county representative must be a duly elected member of a county legislative authority who shall serve a term of four years unless the representative should leave office for any reason. The initial term shall begin on July 1, 1986.
RCW 43.06C.700 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06C / Section 700
RCW 43.06C.700: Oversight committee on construction-related training programs.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the ombuds shall convene an oversight committee for the purposes of expanding access to construction-related training programs in state correctional facilities, with a focus on state recognized apprenticeship preparation programs, and strengthening pathways for incarcerated persons to advance from those programs to state registered apprenticeship programs upon reentering the community. The ombuds may enter into contracts for services as may be necessary to comply with the requirements of this section. (2)(a) The ombuds shall appoint members of the oversight committee, including representatives of the following: (i) The department, including staff involved with construction-related training programs and reentry planning, and community corrections officers; (ii) Correctional industries; (iii) The apprenticeship division of the department of labor and industries; (iv) The state board for community and technical colleges, including representatives from the basic education division and student support programs; (v) The Washington state building and construction trades council; (vi) Registered apprenticeship programs in the construction trades, and providers of apprenticeship preparation programs; (vii) College corrections navigators and apprenticeship navigators; (viii) The juvenile rehabilitation division and community services office of the department of children, youth, and families; (ix) The ombuds; (x) The Washington statewide reentry council; and (xi) Other agencies, boards, or entities that the ombuds has identified as having a significant interest in the work of the oversight committee. (b) The ombuds shall also appoint two persons with lived experience to serve as members of the oversight committee. (c) Except as provided under RCW 43.03.220 , the members of the oversight committee must serve without compensation, but are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 . (3) The oversight committee shall: (a) Develop, maintain, and publish an inventory of all construction-related training programs in correctional facilities including, but not limited to, the following information for each program: (i) Location, capacity, criteria for admission, and current enrollment; (ii) State recognized apprenticeship preparation status or viability; (iii) Any related partnership with a state registered apprenticeship program; (iv) The type of trade and if it is multicraft or single craft curriculum; and (v) The entity funding the instruction, consumables, equipment, and facilities; (b) Collect, maintain, and publish information and data on construction-related training programs for the previous four calendar years, including the following for each program: (i) Numbers served, number of participants completing the program, and relevant demographics of participants; (ii) Length of time between program completion and release from incarceration; and (iii) Postrelease outcomes, including employment status, apprenticeship status, and recidivism rate, when such outcome data is available; (c) Assess the following: (i) The viability or progress of transitioning current construction-related training programs to meet state recognized apprenticeship preparation requirements; (ii) The viability or progress of transitioning the curriculum for construction-related apprenticeship preparation programs to cover multiple construction crafts; (iii) Any unmet support needed by construction-related training programs for instruction, including consumables and equipment, among other needs; (iv) The viability or progress of implementing new state recognized apprenticeship preparation programs in correctional facilities; and (v) Practices for conducting transitional planning and support for participants who complete construction-related training programs, including: Preenrollment into support services prior to release; inclusion of state registered apprenticeship program staff in the incarcerated persons' community reentry planning; and access to behavioral health services prior to transition; and (d) Identify areas of concern and also make recommendations for appropriate and necessary changes to policies and practices to the department, state board for community and technical colleges, department of labor and industries, state registered apprenticeship programs, and other appropriate entities. (4) The oversight committee shall submit a report to the legislature by October 1, 2025, with initial findings and recommendations for expanding access to construction-related state recognized apprenticeship preparation programs in state correctional facilities, and strengthening pathways for incarcerated persons to advance from those programs to state registered apprenticeship programs upon reentering the community. By October 1, 2026, and by October 1st of each even-numbered year thereafter, the oversight committee shall submit a report to the legislature summarizing its work from the last two-year period and providing any relevant findings and recommendations. The ombuds shall publish on its website on an ongoing basis information designed to improve access to and outcomes of programs, based on input and guidance provided by the oversight committee. (5)(a) Beginning on June 6, 2024, the department shall collect data on the employment outcomes of incarcerated persons reentering the community after having participated in a construction-related training program in a correctional facility, including whether those persons participated in and completed any state registered apprenticeship programs. The department, in consultation with the oversight committee and relevant state agencies, shall make efforts to track and collect data on employment outcomes for at least three years following a person's release from a state correctional facility. Upon request, the department shall report any data collected under this subsection to the oversight committee and the ombuds. (b) By December 1, 2026, and by December 1st of each even-numbered year thereafter, the department of corrections shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature including the following information from the last two-year period: (i) the status of implementing any changes recommended by the oversight committee; (ii) the reasoning for not implementing any changes recommended by the oversight committee; and (iii) a summary of funding expended on construction-related training programs identified by the oversight committee, and a summary of any additional funding needed to support those programs. (6) For the purpose of supporting the work of the oversight committee, the ombuds may consider relevant aspects of its work and communications, including any personally identifiable information of incarcerated persons, to constitute an investigation, subject to the confidentiality protections under RCW 43.06C.060 . Oversight committee members shall maintain the confidentiality of any such records and information so identified by the ombuds. This subsection does not prohibit the oversight committee from publishing aggregate data or other information collected under subsection (3) of this section, provided that such data or information does not contain personally identifiable information.
RCW 43.19.708 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 708
RCW 43.19.708: Certified veteran-owned businesses—Identification in vendor registry.
Status: in_force

The department shall identify in the department's vendor registry all vendors that are veteran-owned businesses as certified by the department of veterans affairs under RCW 43.60A.195 .
RCW 43.105.057 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 105 / Section 057
RCW 43.105.057: Rule-making authority.
Status: in_force

The agency shall adopt rules as necessary under chapter 34.05 RCW to implement the provisions of this chapter.
RCW 43.79.557 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 557
RCW 43.79.557: Coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund.
Status: in_force

The coronavirus state fiscal recovery fund is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. All federal moneys received by the state pursuant to the American rescue plan act of 2021, state fiscal recovery fund, P.L. 117-2, subtitle M, section 9901, must be deposited in the account. The legislature may appropriate from the account only for the purposes authorized in that section of the federal act.
RCW 43.158.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 158 / Section 010
RCW 43.158.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Alternative energy resource" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 80.50.020 . (2) "Alternative jet fuel" means a fuel that can be blended and used with conventional petroleum jet fuels without the need to modify aircraft engines and existing fuel distribution infrastructure and that meets the greenhouse gas emissions reduction requirements that apply to biomass-derived fuels as defined in RCW 70A.65.010 . "Alternative jet fuel" includes jet fuels derived from coprocessed feedstocks at a conventional petroleum refinery. (3) "Applicant" means a person applying to the department of commerce for designation of a development project as a clean energy project of statewide significance under this chapter. (4)(a) "Associated facilities" means storage, transmission, handling, or other related and supporting facilities connecting a clean energy project with the existing energy supply, processing, or distribution system including, but not limited to, battery energy storage communications, controls, mobilizing or maintenance equipment, instrumentation, and other types of ancillary storage and transmission equipment, off-line storage or venting required for efficient operation or safety of the transmission system and overhead, and surface or subsurface lines of physical access for the inspection, maintenance, and safe operations of the transmission facility and new transmission lines constructed to operate at nominal voltages of at least 115,000 volts to connect a clean energy project to the northwest power grid. (b) Common carrier railroads or motor vehicles are not associated facilities. (5) "Clean energy product manufacturing facility" means a facility or a project at any facility that exclusively or primarily manufactures the following products or components primarily used by such products: (a) Vehicles, vessels, and other modes of transportation that emit no exhaust gas from the onboard source of power, other than water vapor; (b) Charging and fueling infrastructure for electric, hydrogen, or other types of vehicles that emit no exhaust gas from the onboard source of power, other than water vapor; (c) Renewable or green electrolytic hydrogen, including preparing renewable or green electrolytic hydrogen for distribution as an energy carrier or manufacturing feedstock, or converting it to a green hydrogen carrier; (d) Equipment and products used to produce energy from alternative energy resources; (e) Equipment and products used to produce nonemitting electric generation as defined in RCW 19.405.020 ; (f) Equipment and products used at storage facilities; (g) Equipment and products used to improve energy efficiency; (h) Semiconductors or semiconductor materials as defined in RCW 82.04.2404 ; and (i) Projects or facility upgrades undertaken by emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industries as classified in RCW 70A.65.110 for which the facility can demonstrate expected reductions in overall facility greenhouse gas emissions to align with the cap trajectory under chapter 70A.65 RCW, where the project does not degrade local air quality. (6) "Clean energy project" means the following facilities together with their associated facilities: (a) Clean energy product manufacturing facilities; (b) Electrical transmission facilities; (c) Facilities to produce nonemitting electric generation or electric generation from renewable resources, as defined in RCW 19.405.020 , except for: (i) Hydroelectric generation that includes new diversions, new impoundments, new bypass reaches, or the expansion of existing reservoirs constructed after May 7, 2019, unless the diversions, bypass reaches, or reservoir expansions are necessary for the operation of a pumped storage facility that: (A) Does not conflict with existing state or federal fish recovery plans; and (B) complies with all local, state, and federal laws and regulations; and (ii) Hydroelectric generation associated with facilities or persons that have been the subject of an enforcement action, penalty order, or settled any enforcement action or penalty order with any agreement to pay a penalty or pay for or conduct mitigation under chapter 90.48 or 77.55 RCW during the preceding 15 years that resulted in the payment of a penalty of at least $100,000 or conducting mitigation with a value of at least $100,000; (d) Storage facilities; (e) Facilities or projects at any facilities that exclusively or primarily process biogenic feedstocks into biofuel as defined in RCW 80.50.020 ; (f) Biomass energy facilities as defined in RCW 19.405.020 ; or (g) Facilities or projects at any facilities that exclusively or primarily process alternative jet fuel. (7) "Electrical transmission facilities" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 80.50.020 , except excluding electrical transmission facilities that primarily or solely serve facilities that generate electricity from fossil fuels. (8) "Fully coordinated permit process" means a comprehensive coordinated permitting assistance approach supported by a written agreement between the project proponent, the department of ecology, and the participating agencies. (9) "Fully coordinated project" means a clean energy project subject to the fully coordinated permit process. (10) "Green electrolytic hydrogen" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 80.50.020 . (11) "Green hydrogen carrier" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 80.50.020 . (12) "Overburdened community" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 70A.02.010 . (13) "Permit" means any permit, license, certificate, use authorization, or other form of governmental review or approval required in order to construct, expand, or operate a project in the state of Washington. (14) "Permit agency" means any state or local agency authorized by law to issue permits. (15) "Project proponent" means a person, business, or any entity applying for or seeking a permit or permits in the state of Washington. (16) "Reasonable costs" means direct and indirect expenses incurred by the department of ecology, participating agencies, or local governments in carrying out the coordinated permit process established in this chapter, including the initial assessment, environmental review, and permitting. "Reasonable costs" includes work done by agency or local government staff or consultants hired by agencies or local governments to carry out the work plan. "Reasonable costs" may also include other costs agreed to between the applicant and the department of ecology, participating agencies, or local governments. (17) "Renewable hydrogen" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 80.50.020 . (18) "Renewable natural gas" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 80.50.020 . (19) "Renewable resource" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 80.50.020 . (20) "Storage facility" has the same meaning as defined in RCW 80.50.020 .
RCW 43.41.109 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 109
RCW 43.41.109: "Undue hardship"—Defined by rule.
Status: in_force

The director of the office of financial management shall by rule establish a definition of "undue hardship" for the purposes of RCW 1.16.050 .