RCW 43.72.310 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 72 / Section 310
RCW 43.72.310: Managed competition—Competitive oversight—Attorney general duties—Anti-trust immunity—Fees.
Status: in_force

(1) A health carrier, health care facility, health care provider, or other person involved in the development, delivery, or marketing of health care or health plans may request, in writing, that the department of health obtain an informal opinion from the attorney general as to whether particular conduct is authorized by chapter 492, Laws of 1993. Trade secret or proprietary information contained in a request for informal opinion shall be identified as such and shall not be disclosed other than to an authorized employee of the department of health or attorney general without the consent of the party making the request, except that information in summary or aggregate form and market share data may be contained in the informal opinion issued by the attorney general. The attorney general shall issue such opinion within thirty days of receipt of a written request for an opinion or within thirty days of receipt of any additional information requested by the attorney general necessary for rendering an opinion unless extended by the attorney general for good cause shown. If the attorney general concludes that such conduct is not authorized by chapter 492, Laws of 1993, the person or organization making the request may petition the department of health for review and approval of such conduct in accordance with subsection (3) of this section. (2) After obtaining the written opinion of the attorney general and consistent with such opinion, the department of health: (a) May authorize conduct by a health carrier, health care facility, health care provider, or any other person that could tend to lessen competition in the relevant market upon a strong showing that the conduct is likely to achieve the policy goals of chapter 492, Laws of 1993 and a more competitive alternative is impractical; (b) Shall adopt rules governing conduct among providers, health care facilities, and health carriers including rules governing provider and facility contracts with health carriers, rules governing the use of "most favored nation" clauses and exclusive dealing clauses in such contracts, and rules providing that health carriers in rural areas contract with a sufficient number and type of health care providers and facilities to ensure consumer access to local health care services; (c) Shall adopt rules permitting health care providers within the service area of a plan to collectively negotiate the terms and conditions of contracts with a health carrier including the ability of providers to meet and communicate for the purposes of these negotiations; (d) Shall adopt rules governing cooperative activities among health care facilities and providers; and (e) Effective July 1, 1997, in addition to the rule-making authority granted to the department under this section, the department shall have the authority to enforce and administer rules previously adopted by the health services commission and the health care policy board pursuant to RCW 43.72.310 . (3) A health carrier, health care facility, health care provider, or any other person involved in the development, delivery, and marketing of health care services or health plans may file a written petition with the department of health requesting approval of conduct that could tend to lessen competition in the relevant market. Such petition shall be filed in a form and manner prescribed by rule of the department of health. The department of health shall issue a written decision approving or denying a petition filed under this section within ninety days of receipt of a properly completed written petition unless extended by the department of health for good cause shown. The decision shall set forth findings as to benefits and disadvantages and conclusions as to whether the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. (4) In authorizing conduct and adopting rules of conduct under this section, the department of health with the advice of the attorney general, shall consider the benefits of such conduct in furthering the goals of health care reform including but not limited to: (a) Enhancement of the quality of health services to consumers; (b) Gains in cost efficiency of health services; (c) Improvements in utilization of health services and equipment; (d) Avoidance of duplication of health services resources; or (e) And as to (b) and (c) of this subsection: (i) Facilitates the exchange of information relating to performance expectations; (ii) simplifies the negotiation of delivery arrangements and relationships; and (iii) reduces the transactions costs on the part of health carriers and providers in negotiating more cost-effective delivery arrangements. These benefits must outweigh disadvantages including and not limited to: (i) Reduced competition among health carriers, health care providers, or health care facilities; (ii) Adverse impact on quality, availability, or price of health care services to consumers; or (iii) The availability of arrangements less restrictive to competition that achieve the same benefits. (5) Conduct authorized by the department of health shall be deemed taken pursuant to state statute and in the furtherance of the public purposes of the state of Washington. (6) With the assistance of the attorney general's office, the department of health shall actively supervise any conduct authorized under this section to determine whether such conduct or rules permitting certain conduct should be continued and whether a more competitive alternative is practical. The department of health shall periodically review petitioned conduct through, at least, annual progress reports from petitioners, annual or more frequent reviews by the department of health that evaluate whether the conduct is consistent with the petition, and whether the benefits continue to outweigh any disadvantages. If the department of health determines that the likely benefits of any conduct approved through rule, petition, or otherwise by the department of health no longer outweigh the disadvantages attributable to potential reduction in competition, the department of health shall order a modification or discontinuance of such conduct. Conduct ordered discontinued by the department of health shall no longer be deemed to be taken pursuant to state statute and in the furtherance of the public purposes of the state of Washington. (7) Nothing contained in chapter 492, Laws of 1993 is intended to in any way limit the ability of rural hospital districts to enter into cooperative agreements and contracts pursuant to RCW 70.44.450 and chapter 39.34 RCW. (8) The secretary of health shall from time to time establish fees to accompany the filing of a petition or a written request to the department to obtain an opinion from the attorney general under this section and for the active supervision of conduct approved under this section. Such fees may vary according to the size of the transaction proposed in the petition or under active supervision. In setting such fees, the secretary shall consider that consumers and the public benefit when activities meeting the standards of this section are permitted to proceed; the importance of assuring that persons sponsoring beneficial activities are not foreclosed from filing a petition under this section because of the fee; and the necessity to avoid a conflict, or the appearance of a conflict, between the interests of the department and the public. The total fee for a petition under this section, a written request to the department to obtain an opinion from the attorney general, or a combination of both regarding the same conduct shall not exceed the level that will defray the reasonable costs the department and attorney general incur in considering a petition and in no event shall be greater than twenty-five thousand dollars. The fee for review of approved conduct shall not exceed the level that will defray the reasonable costs the department and attorney general incur in conducting such a review and in no event shall be greater than ten thousand dollars per annum. The fees shall be fixed by rule adopted in accordance with the provisions of the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, and shall be deposited in the health professions account established in accordance with RCW 43.70.320 .
RCW 43.63A.735 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 63A / Section 735
RCW 43.63A.735: Prostitution prevention and intervention grants—Award and use.
Status: in_force

(1) Subject to funds appropriated by the legislature, including funds in the prostitution prevention and intervention account, the department of commerce shall make awards under the grant program established by RCW 43.63A.720 . (2) Awards shall be made competitively based on the purposes of and criteria in RCW 43.63A.720 through 43.63A.730 . (3) Activities funded under this section may be considered for funding in future years, but shall be considered under the same terms and criteria as new activities. Funding of a program or activity under this chapter shall not constitute an obligation by the state of Washington to provide ongoing funding. (4) The department of commerce may receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the grant program established under RCW 43.63A.720 and expend the same or any income from these sources according to the terms of the gifts, grants, or endowments. (5) The department of commerce may expend up to five percent of the funds appropriated for the grant program for administrative costs and grant supervision.
RCW 43.150.070 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 150 / Section 070
RCW 43.150.070: Receipt and expenditure of donations—Fees—Voluntary action center fund created.
Status: in_force

(1) The center may receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from private or public sources as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purpose of the center and expend the same or any income therefrom according to the terms of the gifts, grants, or endowments. The center may charge reasonable fees, or other appropriate charges, for attendance at workshops and conferences, for various publications and other materials which it is authorized to prepare and distribute for the purpose of defraying all or part of the costs of those activities and materials. (2) A fund known as the voluntary action center fund is created, which consists of all gifts, grants, and endowments, fees, and other revenues received pursuant to this chapter. The state treasurer is the custodian of the fund. Disbursements from the fund shall be on authorization of the executive administrator of the center or the administrator's designee, and may be made for the following purposes to enhance the capabilities of the center's activities, such as: (a) Reimbursement of center volunteers for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 ; (b) publication and distribution of materials involving volunteerism and citizen service; (c) for other purposes designated in gifts, grants, or endowments consistent with the purposes of this chapter. The fund is subject to the allotment procedure provided under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for disbursements.
RCW 43.08.068 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 08 / Section 068
RCW 43.08.068: Lost or destroyed warrants, instruments, or other evidence of indebtedness—Records to be kept—Cancellation of originals—Notice.
Status: in_force

The state treasurer or other issuing officer shall keep a full and complete record of all warrants, bonds or other instruments alleged to have been lost or destroyed, which were issued by such agency, and of the issue of any duplicate therefor; and upon the issuance of any duplicate, the officer shall enter upon his or her books the cancellation of the original instrument and immediately notify the state treasurer, the state auditor, and all trustees and paying agents authorized to redeem such instruments on behalf of the state of Washington, of such cancellation.
RCW 43.380.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 380 / Section 060
RCW 43.380.060: Council reimbursement.
Status: in_force

The members of the council may receive compensation as provided in RCW 43.03.220 and 43.03.270 , and are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 .
RCW 43.43.800 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 800
RCW 43.43.800: Criminal justice services programs—Duties of executive committee.
Status: in_force

The executive committee created in RCW 10.98.160 shall review the provisions of RCW 43.43.700 through 43.43.785 and the administration thereof and shall consult with and advise the chief of the state patrol on matters pertaining to the policies of criminal justice services program.
RCW 43.99X.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99X / Section 050
RCW 43.99X.050: Payment of principal and interest—Additional means for raising money.
Status: in_force

The legislature may provide additional means for raising moneys for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized in RCW 43.99X.010 , and RCW 43.99X.020 and 43.99X.030 shall not be deemed to provide an exclusive method for the payment.
RCW 43.41.423 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 423
RCW 43.41.423: Extended student financial aid—Reports on impact.
Status: in_force

The education research and data center shall report to the legislature by December 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, on the impacts of chapter 323, Laws of 2024 on degree completion outcomes, including any increase in the number of students utilizing the extended eligibility provided under chapter 323, Laws of 2024.
RCW 43.21A.628 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 628
RCW 43.21A.628: Steam electric generating plant—Sale of bonds.
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under or by authority of RCW 43.21A.610 through 43.21A.642 shall be sold to the highest and best bidder after such advertising for bids as the state finance committee may deem proper. The state finance committee may reject any and all bids so submitted and thereafter sell such bonds so advertised under such terms and conditions as the state finance committee may deem most advantageous to its own interests.
RCW 43.70.700 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 700
RCW 43.70.700: Locally grown foods—Women, infant, and children farmers market nutrition program—Fruit and vegetable benefit—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall adopt rules authorizing retail operation farms stores, owned and operated by a farmer and colocated with a site of agricultural production, to participate in the women, infant, and children farmers market nutrition program to provide locally grown, nutritious, unprepared fruits and vegetables to eligible program participants. (2) Such rules must meet the provisions of 7 C.F.R. part 3016, uniform administrative requirements for grants and cooperative agreements to state and local governments, as it existed on June 12, 2008, or such subsequent date as may be provided by the department by rule, consistent with the purposes of this section. (3) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the department shall distribute a fruit and vegetable benefit of no less than twenty-eight dollars per summer farmers market season to each eligible participant in the women, infant, and children farmers market nutrition program. To the extent that federal funds are available, the department shall use federal funds up to the maximum benefit allowable under federal law.
RCW 43.09.2801 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 2801
RCW 43.09.2801: Local government accounting—Expense of audit—Additional charge.
Status: in_force

(1) From July 1, 1992, to June 30, 1995, the state auditor shall charge an entity subject to an audit an additional ten cents per hour billed under RCW 43.09.270 and 43.09.280 , to be deposited in the local government administrative hearings account. (2) After June 30, 1995, the state auditor shall base the amount to be collected and deposited into the local government administrative hearings account on the funds remaining in the account on June 30, 1995, and the anticipated caseload for the future. (3) The state auditor may exempt a local government that certifies that it is in compliance with RCW 42.41.050 from a charge added under subsection (1) or (2) of this section.
RCW 43.33A.160 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 33A / Section 160
RCW 43.33A.160: Funding of board—State investment board expense account.
Status: in_force

(1) The state investment board shall be funded from the earnings of the funds managed by the state investment board, proportional to the value of the assets of each fund, subject to legislative appropriation. (2) There is established in the state treasury a state investment board expense account from which shall be paid the operating expenses of the state investment board. Prior to November 1 of each even-numbered year, the state investment board shall determine and certify to the state treasurer and the office of financial management the value of the various funds managed by the investment board in order to determine the proportional liability of the funds for the operating expenses of the state investment board. Pursuant to appropriation, the state treasurer is authorized to transfer such moneys from the various funds managed by the investment board to the state investment board expense account as are necessary to pay the operating expenses of the investment board.
RCW 43.190.090 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 190 / Section 090
RCW 43.190.090: Liability of ombuds—Discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory actions—Communications privileged—Testimony.
Status: in_force

(1) No long-term care ombuds is liable for good faith performance of responsibilities under this chapter. (2) No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action may be taken against any employee of a facility or agency, any patient, resident, or client of a long-term care facility, or any volunteer, for any communication made, or information given or disclosed, to aid the long-term care ombuds in carrying out its duties and responsibilities, unless the same was done maliciously or without good faith. This subsection is not intended to infringe on the rights of the employer to supervise, discipline, or terminate an employee for other reasons. (3) All communications by a long-term care ombuds, if reasonably related to the requirements of that individual's responsibilities under this chapter and done in good faith, are privileged and that privilege shall serve as a defense to any action in libel or slander. (4) A representative of the office is exempt from being required to testify in court as to any confidential matters except as the court may deem necessary to enforce this chapter.
RCW 43.52.343 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 52 / Section 343
RCW 43.52.343: Revenue bonds or warrants—Sale by negotiation or advertisement and bid.
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by an operating agency shall be sold and delivered in such manner, at such rate or rates of interest and for such price or prices and at such time or times as the board shall deem in the best interests of the operating agency, whether by negotiation or to the highest and best bidder after such advertising for bids as the board of the operating agency may deem proper: PROVIDED, That the board may reject any and all bids so submitted and thereafter sell such bonds so advertised under such terms and conditions as it may deem most advantageous to its own interests.
RCW 43.31.480 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 480
RCW 43.31.480: SEED act—Report to the legislature.
Status: in_force

The department shall annually report to the legislature and the governor on the individual development account program established pursuant to RCW 43.31.450 through 43.31.475 .
RCW 43.20B.660 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 660
RCW 43.20B.660: Improper realty transfer—Suit to rescind—Recovery from recipient's estate.
Status: in_force

If an improper real property transfer is made as defined in RCW 74.08.331 through 74.08.338 , the department may request the attorney general to file suit to rescind the transaction except as to subsequent bona fide purchasers for value. If it is established by judicial proceedings that a fraudulent conveyance occurred, the value of any public assistance which has been furnished may be recovered in any proceedings from the recipient or the recipient's estate.
RCW 43.131.423 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 131 / Section 423
RCW 43.131.423: Drug take-back program—Termination.
Status: in_force

The authorization for drug take-back programs created in chapter 196, Laws of 2018 and chapter 155, Laws of 2021 shall be terminated on January 1, 2029, as provided in RCW 43.131.424 .
RCW 43.21C.038 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 038
RCW 43.21C.038: Application of RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c) to school closures.
Status: in_force

Nothing in RCW 43.21C.030 (2)(c) shall be construed to require the preparation of an environmental impact statement or the making of a threshold determination for any decision or any action commenced subsequent to September 1, 1982, pertaining to a plan, program, or decision for the closure of a school or schools or for the school closure portion of any broader policy, plan or program by a school district board of directors.
RCW 43.185C.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185C / Section 080
RCW 43.185C.080: Homeless housing grants—Participation.
Status: in_force

(1) Only a local government is eligible to receive a homeless housing grant from the home security fund account. Any city may assert responsibility for homeless housing within its borders if it so chooses, by forwarding a resolution to the legislative authority of the county stating its intention and its commitment to operate a separate homeless housing program. The city shall then receive a percentage of the surcharge assessed under RCW 36.22.250 (2)(b) equal to the percentage of the city's local portion of the real estate excise tax collected by the county. A participating city may also then apply separately for homeless housing program grants. A city choosing to operate a separate homeless housing program shall be responsible for complying with all of the same requirements as counties and shall adopt a local homeless housing plan meeting the requirements of this chapter for county local plans. However, the city may by resolution of its legislative authority accept the county's homeless housing task force as its own and based on that task force's recommendations adopt a homeless housing plan specific to the city. (2) Local governments applying for homeless housing funds may subcontract with any other local government, housing authority, community action agency or other nonprofit organization for the execution of programs contributing to the overall goal of ending homelessness within a defined service area. All subcontracts shall be consistent with the local homeless housing plan adopted by the legislative authority of the local government, time limited, and filed with the department and shall have specific performance terms. While a local government has the authority to subcontract with other entities, the local government continues to maintain the ultimate responsibility for the homeless housing program within its borders. (3) A county may decline to participate in the program authorized in this chapter by forwarding to the department a resolution adopted by the county legislative authority stating the intention not to participate. A copy of the resolution shall also be transmitted to the county auditor and treasurer. If such a resolution is adopted, all of the funds otherwise due to the county under RCW 43.185C.060 shall be remitted monthly to the state treasurer for deposit in the home security fund account, without any reduction by the county for collecting or administering the funds. Upon receipt of the resolution, the department shall promptly begin to identify and contract with one or more entities eligible under this section to create and execute a local homeless housing plan for the county meeting the requirements of this chapter. The department shall expend all of the funds received from the county under this subsection to carry out the purposes of chapter 484, Laws of 2005 in the county, provided that the department may retain six percent of these funds to offset the cost of managing the county's program. (4) A resolution by the county declining to participate in the program shall have no effect on the ability of each city in the county to assert its right to manage its own program under this chapter, and the county shall monthly transmit to the city the funds due under this chapter.
RCW 43.19.651 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 651
RCW 43.19.651: Fuel cells and renewable or alternative energy sources.
Status: in_force

(1) When planning for the capital construction or renovation of a state facility, state agencies shall consider the utilization of fuel cells and renewable or alternative energy sources as a primary source of power for applications that require an uninterruptible power source. (2) When planning the purchase of backup or emergency power systems and remote power systems, state agencies shall consider the utilization of fuel cells and renewable or alternative energy sources instead of batteries or internal combustion engines. (3) The director of enterprise services shall develop criteria by which state agencies can identify, evaluate, and develop potential fuel cell applications at state facilities. (4) For the purposes of this section, "fuel cell" means an electrochemical reaction that generates electric energy by combining atoms of hydrogen and oxygen in the presence of a catalyst.
RCW 43.99R.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99R / Section 030
RCW 43.99R.030: 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 43.99R.020 (1), (2), (3), and (4). (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 43.99R.020 (1), (2), (3), and (4). (3) On each date on which any interest or principal and interest payment is due on bonds issued for the purposes of RCW 43.99R.020 (1), (2), (3), and (4) 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 43.185C.090 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185C / Section 090
RCW 43.185C.090: Allocation of grant moneys—Issuance of criteria or guidelines.
Status: in_force

The department shall allocate grant moneys from the *homeless housing account to finance in whole or in part programs and projects in approved local homeless housing plans to assist homeless individuals and families gain access to adequate housing, prevent at-risk individuals from becoming homeless, address the root causes of homelessness, track and report on homeless-related data, and facilitate the movement of homeless or formerly homeless individuals along the housing continuum toward more stable and independent housing. The department may issue criteria or guidelines to guide local governments in the application process.
RCW 43.31.581 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31 / Section 581
RCW 43.31.581: Early learning facilities grant and loan program—Committee of facilities experts—Advice regarding prioritization methodology—Liability insurance.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall convene a committee of early learning facilities experts to advise the department regarding the prioritization methodology of applications for projects described in RCW 43.31.577 including no less than one representative each from the department of children, youth, and families, the Washington state housing finance commission, an organization certified by the community development financial institutions fund, and the office of the superintendent of public instruction. (2) When developing a prioritization methodology under this section, the committee shall consider, but is not limited to: (a) Projects that add early childhood education and assistance program slots in areas with the highest unmet need or increase capacity by supporting conversion of slots from part day to full day or extended day, or conversion of full day to extended day, as defined in RCW 43.216.010 ; (b) Projects benefiting low-income children; (c) Projects located in low-income neighborhoods; (d) Projects that provide more access to the early childhood education and assistance program as a ratio of the children eligible to participate in the program; (e) Projects that are geographically disbursed relative to statewide need; (f) Projects that include new or renovated kitchen facilities equipped to support the use of from scratch, modified scratch, or other cooking methods that enhance overall student nutrition; and (g) Projects that balance mixed-use development and rural locations. (3) Committee members shall serve without compensation, but may request reimbursement for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 . (4) Committee members are not liable to the state, the early learning facilities revolving account, the early learning facilities development account, or to any other person, as a result of their activities, whether ministerial or discretionary, as members except for willful dishonesty or intentional violation of the law. (5) The department may purchase liability insurance for members and may indemnify these persons against the claims of others.
RCW 43.235.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 235 / Section 050
RCW 43.235.050: Immunity from liability.
Status: in_force

If acting in good faith, without malice, and within the parameters of this chapter and the protocols established, representatives of the coordinating entity and the statewide and regional domestic violence fatality review panels are immune from civil liability for an activity related to reviews of particular fatalities.
RCW 43.19.784 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 784
RCW 43.19.784: Bonds of state officers and employees—Fixing amount—Additional bonds—Exemptions—Duties of director.
Status: in_force

The director shall: (1) Fix the amount of bond to be given by each appointive state officer and each employee of the state in all cases where it is not fixed by law; (2) Require the giving of an additional bond, or a bond in a greater amount than provided by law, in all cases where in his or her judgment the statutory bond is not sufficient in amount to cover the liabilities of the officer or employee; (3) Exempt subordinate employees from giving bond when in his or her judgment their powers and duties are such as not to require a bond.
RCW 43.30.111 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 111
RCW 43.30.111: Local wildland fire liaison.
Status: in_force

(1) The commissioner must appoint a local wildland fire liaison that reports directly to the commissioner or the supervisor and generally represents the interests and concerns of landowners and the general public during any fire suppression activities of the department. (2) The role of the local wildland fire liaison is to: (a) Provide advice to the commissioner on issues such as access to land during fire suppression activities, the availability of local fire suppression assets, environmental concerns, and landowner interests; and (b) Fulfill other duties as assigned by the commissioner or the legislature, including the recruitment of local wildland fire suppression contractors as provided in RCW 76.04.181 . (3) In appointing the local wildland fire liaison, the commissioner must consult with county legislative authorities either directly or through an organization that represents the interests of county legislative authorities. (4) All requirements in this section are subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for the specific purposes described.
RCW 43.01.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 060
RCW 43.01.060: Daily remittance of moneys to treasury—Treasurer's duty on default.
Status: in_force

The state treasurer shall inform the governor of any failure on the part of any officer to comply with the provisions of RCW 43.01.050 .(1) The commission may appoint administrative law judges when it deems such action necessary for its general administration. The administrative law judges may administer oaths, issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, waybills, books, accounts, documents, and testimony, examine witnesses, make findings of probable cause and issue complaints in the name of the commission, and receive testimony in any inquiry, investigation, hearing, or proceeding in any part of the state, under such rules as the commission may adopt. The administrative law judges appointed under this subsection are not subject to chapter 41.06 RCW; however, they are subject to discipline and termination, for cause, by the executive secretary of the commission. Upon written request of the person so disciplined or terminated, the executive secretary shall state the reasons for such action in writing. The person affected has a right of review by the superior court of Thurston county on petition for reinstatement or other remedy filed within thirty days of receipt of the written reasons. (2) In general rate increase filings by a natural gas, electric, or telecommunications company, the administrative law judges may preside, but may not enter an initial order unless expressly agreed to in writing by the company making the filing. In all other cases, the administrative law judge may enter an initial order including findings of fact and conclusions of law in accordance with RCW 34.05.461 (1)(a) and (c) and (3) through (9) or 34.05.485 . RCW 34.05.461 (1)(b) and (2) do not apply to entry of orders under this section. (3) Administrative law judges may not enter final orders, except that the commission may designate persons by rule to preside and enter final orders in emergency adjudications under RCW 34.05.479 . Initial orders of administrative law judges shall become final on the day following expiration of the time established by the commission for filing a petition for administrative review, unless, within that time, a party petitions for administrative review or the commission notifies parties that it will review the initial order on its own motion. (4) If the administrative law judge does not enter an initial order as provided in subsection (2) of this section, then a majority of the members of the commission who are to enter the final order must hear or review substantially all of the record submitted by any party.
RCW 43.19A.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19A / Section 060
RCW 43.19A.060: Database of products and vendors.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall develop a database of available products with recycled-content products, and vendors supplying such products. The database shall incorporate information regarding product consistency with the content standards adopted under RCW 43.19A.020 . The database shall incorporate information developed through state and local government procurement of recycled-content products. (2) By December 1, 1992, the department shall report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature on the cost of making the database accessible to all state and local governments and to the private sector. (3) The department shall compile information on purchases made by the department or pursuant to the department's purchasing authority, and information provided by local governments, regarding: (a) The percentage of recycled content and, if known, the amount of postconsumer waste in the products purchased; (b) Price; (c) Agency experience with the performance of recycled products and the supplier under the terms of the purchase; and (d) Any other information deemed appropriate by the department.
RCW 43.70.910 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 910
RCW 43.70.910: Effective date—1989 1st ex.s. c 9.
Status: in_force

This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect July 1, 1989.
RCW 43.371.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 371 / Section 040
RCW 43.371.040: Claims data and database—Exempt from public disclosure—Not subject to subpoena or compulsory process.
Status: in_force

(1) The claims data provided to the database, the database itself, including the data compilation, and any raw data received from the database are not public records and are exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW. (2) Claims data obtained, distributed, or reported in the course of activities undertaken pursuant to or supported under this chapter are not subject to subpoena or similar compulsory process in any civil or criminal, judicial, or administrative proceeding, nor may any individual or organization with lawful access to data under this chapter be compelled to provide such information pursuant to subpoena or testify with regard to such data, except that data pertaining to a party in litigation may be subject to subpoena or similar compulsory process in an action brought by or on behalf of such individual to enforce any liability arising under this chapter.
RCW 43.99Y.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99Y / Section 030
RCW 43.99Y.030: 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 43.99Y.020 (1) (a) through (f). (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 43.99Y.020 (1) (a) through (f). (3) On each date on which any interest or principal and interest payment is due on bonds issued for the purposes of RCW 43.99Y.020 (1) (a) through (f) 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 43.136.090 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 136 / Section 090
RCW 43.136.090: Economic impact report.
Status: in_force

By December 1, 2020, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , the joint legislative audit and review committee must provide an economic impact report to the legislature evaluating the impacts of changes made in chapter 207, Laws of 2014 regarding the leasehold tax and property tax treatment of property owned by a federally recognized Indian tribe. The economic impact report must indicate: The number of parcels and uses of land involved; the economic impacts to tribal governments; state and local government revenue reductions, increases, and shifts from all tax sources affected; impacts on public infrastructure and public services; impacts on business investment and business competition; a description of the types of business activities affected; impacts on the number of jobs created or lost; and any other data the joint legislative audit and review committee deems necessary in determining the economic impacts of chapter 207, Laws of 2014.
RCW 43.99S.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99S / Section 901
RCW 43.99S.901: Effective date—2005 c 487.
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 [May 16, 2005].
RCW 43.130.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 130 / Section 030
RCW 43.130.030: Excluded employment and employees.
Status: in_force

Excluded employment and excluded employees under this chapter include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) State employment related to a single project under a program separately financed by a grant of nonstate funds, federal funds or state funds, or by a combination of such funding, which is designed to provide training or employment opportunities, expertise or additional manpower related to the project or which, because of the nature of the project funding requirements, is not intended as a permanent program. (2) Activities at least seventy-five percent federally funded by a categorical grant for a specific purpose and any other activities terminated because of actions taken by the federal government or other funding sources other than the state of Washington in eliminating or substantially limiting funding sources, except to the extent that the federal government or such other funding sources may permit the use of nonstate funds to pay for any employee benefits authorized pursuant to this chapter. (3) The following categories of employees are excluded from benefits under this chapter: (a) employees refusing transfer to vacant positions in the same or a like job classification and at not more than one full range lower than the same salary range; (b) classified employees having other than permanent status in the classified service; (c) employees having less than three years' consecutive state service as an employee, except that such employees shall nonetheless be eligible for the benefits provided in subsections (1), (2), (4) and (5) of RCW 43.130.040 . (d) nothing in this chapter shall affect any other rights currently held by classified employees regarding reduction in force procedures and subsequent reemployment.
RCW 43.71C.090 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71C / Section 090
RCW 43.71C.090: Enforcement.
Status: in_force

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The authority may assess a fine of up to one thousand dollars per day for failure to comply with the requirements of RCW 43.71C.020 through 43.71C.080 . The assessment of a fine under this section is subject to review under the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW. Fines collected under this section must be deposited in the medicaid fraud penalty account created in RCW 74.09.215 .
RCW 43.46.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 46 / Section 900
RCW 43.46.900: Effective date—1985 c 317.
Status: in_force

This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety, the support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect June 30, 1985.
RCW 43.103.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 103 / Section 020
RCW 43.103.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Council" means the Washington state forensic investigations council. (2) "Crime laboratory" means the Washington state patrol crime laboratory system created in RCW 43.43.670 and under the bureau of forensic laboratory services of the Washington state patrol. (3) "State toxicology laboratory" means the Washington state toxicology laboratory and under the bureau of forensic laboratory services of the Washington state patrol.
RCW 43.360.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 360 / Section 030
RCW 43.360.030: Designation of specific programs—Criteria.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall adopt criteria for the designation of local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs and official local main street programs. In establishing the criteria, the department shall consider: (a) The degree of interest and commitment to comprehensive downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization and, where applicable, historic preservation by both the public and private sectors; (b) The evidence of potential private sector investment in the downtown or neighborhood commercial district; (c) Where applicable, a downtown or neighborhood commercial district with sufficient historic fabric to become a foundation for an enhanced community image; (d) The capacity of the organization to undertake a comprehensive program and the financial commitment to implement a long-term downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program that includes a commitment to employ a professional program manager and maintain a sufficient operating budget; (e) The department's existing downtown revitalization program's tier system; (f) The national main street center's criteria for designating official main street cities; and (g) Other factors the department deems necessary for the designation of a local program. (2) The department shall designate local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization programs and official local main street programs. The programs shall be limited to three categories of designation, one of which shall be the main street level. (3) RCW 43.360.020 does not apply to any local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program unless the boundaries of the program have been identified and approved by the department. The boundaries of a local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program are typically defined using the pedestrian core of a traditional commercial district. (4) The department may not designate a local downtown or neighborhood commercial district revitalization program or official local main street program if the program is undertaken by a local government with a population of one hundred ninety thousand persons or more at the time of designation.
RCW 43.30.411 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 411
RCW 43.30.411: Department to exercise powers and duties—Indemnification of private parties.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall exercise all of the powers, duties, and functions now vested in the commissioner of public lands and such powers, duties, and functions are hereby transferred to the department. However, nothing contained in this section shall effect the commissioner's ex officio membership on any committee provided by law. (2)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, and subject to the limitations of RCW 4.24.115 , the department, in the exercise of any of its powers, may include in any authorized contract a provision for indemnifying the other contracting party against loss or damages. (b) When executing a right-of-way or easement contract over private land that involves forest management activities, the department shall indemnify the private landowner if the landowner does not receive a direct benefit from the contract.
RCW 43.99P.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99P / Section 020
RCW 43.99P.020: Conditions and limitations.
Status: in_force

The proceeds from the sale of the bonds authorized in RCW 43.99P.010 shall be deposited in the state building construction account created by RCW 43.83.020 . The proceeds shall be transferred as follows: (1) Nine hundred fifty million dollars to remain in the state building construction account created by RCW 43.83.020 ; (2) Twenty-two million five hundred thousand dollars to the outdoor recreation account created by RCW 79A.25.060 ; (3) Twenty-two million five hundred thousand dollars to the habitat conservation account created by RCW 79A.15.020 ; (4) One hundred thirty-six million eight hundred thirty-six thousand dollars to the higher education construction account created by *RCW 43.83.310 ; (5) Thirty-six million three hundred thousand dollars to the state higher education construction account created by *RCW 43.83.300 . These proceeds shall be used exclusively for the purposes specified in this section and for the payment of expenses incurred in the issuance and sale of the bonds issued for the purposes of this section, and shall be administered by the office of financial management subject to legislative appropriation.
RCW 43.01.230 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 230
RCW 43.01.230: Commute trip reduction—Use of public funds.
Status: in_force

State agencies may, under the internal revenue code rules, use public funds to financially assist agency-approved incentives for alternative commute modes, including but not limited to carpools, vanpools, purchase of transit and ferry passes, and guaranteed ride home programs, if the financial assistance is an element of the agency's commute trip reduction program as required under RCW 70A.15.4000 through 70A.15.4100 . This section does not permit any payment for the use of state-owned vehicles for commuter ride sharing.
RCW 43.99R.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99R / Section 010
RCW 43.99R.010: General obligation bonds for capital and operating appropriations act.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing funds to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the capital and operating appropriation acts for the 2003-2005 fiscal biennium, and all costs incidental thereto, the state finance committee is authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the state of Washington in the sum of one billion two hundred twelve million dollars, or as much thereof as may be required, to finance these projects and all costs incidental thereto. Bonds authorized in this section may be sold at such price as the state finance committee shall determine. No bonds authorized in this section may be offered for sale without prior legislative appropriation of the net proceeds of the sale of the bonds.
RCW 43.340.110 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 340 / Section 110
RCW 43.340.110: Dissolution of authority.
Status: in_force

The authority shall dissolve no later than two years from the date of final payment of all of its outstanding bonds and the satisfaction of all outstanding obligations of the authority, except to the extent necessary to remain in existence to fulfill any outstanding covenants or provisions with bondholders or third parties made in accordance with this chapter. Upon dissolution of the authority, all assets of the authority shall be returned to the state and shall be deposited in the state general fund, and the authority shall execute any necessary assignments or instruments, including any assignment of any right, title, or ownership to the state for receipt of payments under the master settlement agreement.
RCW 43.386.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 386 / Section 060
RCW 43.386.060: Training.
Status: in_force

A state or local government agency using a facial recognition service must conduct periodic training of all individuals who operate a facial recognition service or who process personal data obtained from the use of a facial recognition service. The training must include, but not be limited to, coverage of: (1) The capabilities and limitations of the facial recognition service; (2) Procedures to interpret and act on the output of the facial recognition service; and (3) To the extent applicable to the deployment context, the meaningful human review requirement for decisions that produce legal effects concerning individuals or similarly significant effects concerning individuals.
RCW 43.43.610 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 610
RCW 43.43.610: Drug control assistance unit—Duties.
Status: in_force

The drug control assistance unit shall provide investigative assistance for the purpose of enforcement of the provisions of chapter 69.40 RCW.
RCW 43.15.075 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 15 / Section 075
RCW 43.15.075: Legislative committee on economic development and international relations—Staff support.
Status: in_force

The committee shall receive the necessary staff support from both the senate and house staff resources.
RCW 43.330.125 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 125
RCW 43.330.125: Assistance to counties and cities.
Status: in_force

The department of commerce shall provide training and technical assistance to counties and cities to assist them in fulfilling the requirements of chapter 36.70B RCW.
RCW 43.04.090 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 04 / Section 090
RCW 43.04.090: Criminal penalty.
Status: in_force

Any person who wilfully violates this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.The commission shall adopt permanent rules and amendments to or repeals of existing rules by approval of a majority of the members by resolution, entered and recorded in the minutes of the commission: PROVIDED, That the commission may not adopt rules after July 23, 1995, that are based solely on a section of law stating a statute's intent or purpose, on the enabling provisions of the statute establishing the agency, or on any combination of such provisions, for statutory authority to adopt any rule. The commission shall adopt emergency rules by approval of a majority of the members. The commission, when adopting emergency rules under RCW 77.12.150 , shall adopt rules in conformance with chapter 34.05 RCW. Judicial notice shall be taken of the rules filed and published as provided in RCW 34.05.380 and 34.05.210 . A copy of an emergency rule, certified as a true copy by a member of the commission, the director, or by a person authorized in writing by the director to make the certification, is admissible in court as prima facie evidence of the adoption and validity of the rule.
RCW 43.09.210 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 210
RCW 43.09.210: Local government accounting—Separate accounts for each fund or activity—Exemptions.
Status: in_force

(1) Separate accounts shall be kept for every appropriation or fund of a taxing or legislative body showing date and manner of each payment made therefrom, the name, address, and vocation of each person, organization, corporation, or association to whom paid, and for what purpose paid. (2) Separate accounts shall be kept for each department, public improvement, undertaking, institution, and public service industry under the jurisdiction of every taxing body. (3) All service rendered by, or property transferred from, one department, public improvement, undertaking, institution, or public service industry to another, shall be paid for at its true and full value by the department, public improvement, undertaking, institution, or public service industry receiving the same, and no department, public improvement, undertaking, institution, or public service industry shall benefit in any financial manner whatever by an appropriation or fund made for the support of another. (4) All unexpended balances of appropriations shall be transferred to the fund from which appropriated, whenever the account with an appropriation is closed. (5) This section does not apply to: (a) Agency surplus personal property handled under RCW 43.19.1919 (1)(e); or (b) The transfer, lease, or other disposal of surplus property for public benefit purposes, as provided under RCW 39.33.015 .
RCW 43.06.410 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06 / Section 410
RCW 43.06.410: State internship program—Governor's duties.
Status: in_force

There is established within the office of the governor the Washington state internship program to assist students and state employees in gaining valuable experience and knowledge in various areas of state government. In administering the program, the governor shall: (1) Consult with the secretary of state, the director of enterprise services, the commissioner of the employment security department, and representatives of labor; (2) Encourage and assist agencies in developing intern positions; (3) Develop and coordinate a selection process for placing individuals in intern positions. This selection process shall give due regard to the responsibilities of the state to provide equal employment opportunities; (4) Develop and coordinate a training component of the internship program which balances the need for training and exposure to new ideas with the intern's and agency's need for on-the-job work experience; (5) Work with institutions of higher education in developing the program, soliciting qualified applicants, and selecting participants; and (6) Develop guidelines for compensation of the participants.
RCW 43.180.320 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 320
RCW 43.180.320: Revenue bonds.
Status: in_force

(1) The proceeds of the revenue bonds of each issue shall be used solely for the purposes set forth in this subchapter and shall be disbursed in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds or in the trust agreement securing the bonds. If the proceeds of the revenue bonds of any series issued with respect to the cost of any nonprofit facility exceeds the cost of the nonprofit facility for which issued, the surplus shall be deposited to the credit of the debt service fund for the revenue bonds or used to purchase the revenue bonds in the open market. (2) The commission may issue interim notes in the manner provided for the issuance of revenue bonds to fund nonprofit facilities prior to issuing other revenue bonds to fund such facilities. The commission may issue revenue bonds to fund nonprofit facilities that are exchangeable for other revenue bonds, when these other revenue bonds are executed and available for delivery. (3) The principal of and interest on any revenue bonds issued by the commission shall be secured by a pledge of unexpended bond proceeds and the revenues and receipts derived from the nonprofit facilities funded by the revenue bonds pursuant to financing documents. The resolution under which the revenue bonds are authorized to be issued and any financing document may contain agreements and provisions respecting the maintenance or use of the nonprofit facility covered thereby, the fixing and collection of rents, purchase price payments or loan payments, the creation and maintenance of special funds from such revenues or from revenue bond proceeds, the rights and remedies available in the event of default, and other provisions relating to the security for the bonds, all as the commission considers advisable which are not in conflict with this subchapter. (4) All revenue bonds issued under this subchapter and any interest coupons applicable thereto are negotiable instruments within the meaning of Article 8 of the uniform commercial code, Title 62A RCW, regardless of form or character. (5) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, such bonds and interim notes may be issued and sold in accordance with chapter 39.46 RCW.
RCW 43.180.070 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 070
RCW 43.180.070: Housing finance plan.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt a general plan of housing finance objectives to be implemented by the commission during the period of the plan. The commission may exercise the powers authorized under this chapter prior to the adoption of the initial plan. In developing the plan, the commission shall consider and set objectives for: (1) The use of funds for single-family and multifamily housing; (2) The use of funds for new construction, rehabilitation, including refinancing of existing debt, and home purchases; (3) The housing needs of low-income and moderate-income persons and families, and of elderly or persons with disabilities; (4) The use of funds in coordination with federal, state, and local housing programs for low-income persons; (5) The use of funds in urban, rural, suburban, and special areas of the state; (6) The use of financing assistance to stabilize and upgrade declining urban neighborhoods; (7) The use of financing assistance for economically depressed areas, areas of minority concentration, reservations, and in mortgage-deficient areas; (8) The geographical distribution of bond proceeds so that the benefits of the housing programs provided under this chapter will be available to address demand on a fair basis throughout the state; (9) The use of financing assistance for implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency measures in dwellings. The plan shall include an estimate of the amount of bonds the commission will issue during the term of the plan and how bond proceeds will be expended. The plan shall be adopted by resolution of the commission following at least one public hearing thereon, notice of which shall be made by mailing to the clerk of the governing body of each county and by publication in the Washington State Register no more than forty and no less than twenty days prior to the hearing. A draft of the plan shall be made available not less than thirty days prior to any such public hearing. At least every two years, the commission shall report to the legislature regarding implementation of the plan. The commission may periodically update the plan. The commission shall adopt rules designed to result in the use of bond proceeds in a manner consistent with the plan. The commission may periodically update its rules. This section is designed to deal only with the use of bond proceeds and nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation on the commission's authority to issue bonds.
RCW 43.101.500 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 500
RCW 43.101.500: Trial skills training for prosecutors.
Status: in_force

Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the criminal justice training commission shall provide trial skills training for practitioners who are new to prosecution, or contract with an entity that serves prosecuting attorneys in Washington to provide that training. The program must include and prioritize training for practitioners in underserved areas and rural areas of the state. The program must offer intensive trial skill development, incorporate prosecution best practices, provide training related to ethical duties of prosecutors, and offer networking opportunities. Trainings may incorporate in-person, remote, and recorded resources. By June 30, 2026, the criminal justice training commission, or its grantee who serves prosecuting attorneys in Washington, shall expand a trial skills program to include advanced trial skills training.
RCW 43.166.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 166 / Section 050
RCW 43.166.050: State lands development authority operating account.
Status: in_force

The state lands development authority operating account is hereby created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for operating expenses under this chapter.
RCW 47.01.031 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 031
RCW 47.01.031: Department created—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created a department of state government to be known as the department of transportation. (2) All powers, duties, and functions vested by law in the department of highways, the state highway commission, the director of highways, the Washington toll bridge authority, the aeronautics commission, the director of aeronautics, and the canal commission, and the transportation related powers, duties, and functions of the *planning and community affairs agency, are transferred to the jurisdiction of the department, except those powers, duties, and functions which are expressly directed elsewhere in **this or in any other act of the 1977 legislature. (3) The board of pilotage commissioners is transferred to the jurisdiction of the department for its staff support and administration: PROVIDED, That nothing in this section shall be construed as transferring any policy making powers of the board of pilotage commissioners to the transportation commission or the department of transportation.This chapter does not apply to any position in or employee of the Washington health benefit exchange established in chapter 43.71 RCW.
RCW 43.70.570 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 570
RCW 43.70.570: Intent—1995 c 43.
Status: in_force

The legislature declares its intent to implement the recommendations of the public health improvement plan by initiating a program to provide the public health system with the necessary capacity to improve the health outcomes of the population of Washington state and establishing the methodology by which improvement in the health outcomes and delivery of public health activities will be assessed.
RCW 43.88A.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 88A / Section 010
RCW 43.88A.010: Legislative declaration.
Status: in_force

The legislature hereby recognizes the necessity of developing a uniform and coordinated procedure for determining the expected fiscal impact of bills and resolutions on state government. The legislature also recognizes that developing such statements of fiscal impact, which shall be known as fiscal notes, requires the designation of a state agency to be principally responsible therefor.
RCW 43.71B.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71B / Section 900
RCW 43.71B.900: Short title.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be known and cited as the "Washington Indian health improvement act."
RCW 43.180.902 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 902
RCW 43.180.902: Captions not part of law.
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter and RCW 82.04.408 , section captions constitute no part of the law.
RCW 43.59.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 59 / Section 030
RCW 43.59.030: Members of commission—Appointment—Vacancies—Governor's designee to act during governor's absence.
Status: in_force

The governor shall be assisted in his or her duties and responsibilities by the Washington state traffic safety commission. The Washington traffic safety commission shall be composed of the governor as chair, the superintendent of public instruction, the director of licensing, the secretary of transportation, the chief of the state patrol, the secretary of health, the director of the health care authority, a representative of the association of Washington cities to be appointed by the governor, a member of the association of counties to be appointed by the governor, and a representative of the judiciary to be appointed by the governor. Appointments to any vacancies among appointee members shall be as in the case of original appointment. The governor may designate an employee of the governor's office familiar with the traffic safety commission to act on behalf of the governor during the absence of the governor at one or more of the meetings of the commission. The vote of the designee shall have the same effect as if cast by the governor if the designation is in writing and is presented to the person presiding at the meetings included within the designation. The governor may designate a member, other than the governor's designee, to preside during the governor's absence.
RCW 43.20B.110 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 110
RCW 43.20B.110: License fees to be charged by secretary—Waiver—Review and comment.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary shall charge fees to the licensee for obtaining a license. The secretary may waive the fees when, in the discretion of the secretary, the fees would not be in the best interest of public health and safety, or when the fees would be to the financial disadvantage of the state. (2) Fees charged shall be based on, but shall not exceed, the cost to the department for the licensure of the activity or class of activities and may include costs of necessary inspection. (3) Department of social and health services advisory committees may review fees established by the secretary for licenses and comment upon the appropriateness of the level of such fees. (4) Fees associated with the licensing or regulation of health professions or health facilities administered by the department of health, shall be in accordance with RCW 43.70.110 and 43.70.250 .
RCW 43.63A.068 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 63A / Section 068
RCW 43.63A.068: Advisory committee on policies and programs for children and families with incarcerated parents—Funding for programs and services.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The department of commerce shall establish an advisory committee to monitor, guide, and report on recommendations relating to policies and programs for children and families with incarcerated parents. (b) The advisory committee shall include representatives of the department of corrections, the department of social and health services, the department of children, youth, and families, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, representatives of the private nonprofit and business sectors, child advocates, representatives of Washington state Indian tribes as defined under the federal Indian welfare act (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1901 et seq.), court administrators, the administrative office of the courts, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, jail administrators, the office of the governor, and others who have an interest in these issues. (c) The advisory committee shall: (i) Gather the data collected by the departments as required in RCW 72.09.495 , 74.04.800 , 43.216.060 , and 28A.300.520 ; (ii) Monitor and provide consultation on the implementation of recommendations contained in the 2006 children of incarcerated parents report; (iii) Identify areas of need and develop recommendations for the legislature, the department of social and health services, the department of corrections, the department of children, youth, and families, and the office of the superintendent of public instruction to better meet the needs of children and families of persons incarcerated in department of corrections facilities; and (iv) Advise the department of commerce regarding community programs the department should fund with moneys appropriated for this purpose in the operating budget. The advisory committee shall provide recommendations to the department regarding the following: (A) The goals for geographic distribution of programs and funding; (B) The scope and purpose of eligible services and the priority of such services; (C) Grant award funding limits; (D) Entities eligible to apply for the funding; (E) Whether the funding should be directed towards starting or supporting new programs, expanding existing programs, or whether the funding should be open to all eligible services and providers; and (F) Other areas the advisory committee determines appropriate. (d) The children of incarcerated parents advisory committee shall update the legislature and governor biennially on committee activities, with the first update due by January 1, 2010. (2) The department of commerce shall select community programs or services to receive funding that focus on children and families of inmates incarcerated in a department of corrections facility and sustaining the family during the period of the inmate's incarceration. (a) Programs or services which meet the needs of the children of incarcerated parents should be the greatest consideration in the programs that are identified by the department. (b) The department shall consider the recommendations of the advisory committee regarding which services or programs the department should fund. (c) The programs selected shall collaborate with an agency, or agencies, experienced in providing services to aid families and victims of sexual assault and domestic violence to ensure that the programs identify families who have a history of sexual assault or domestic violence and ensure the services provided are appropriate for the children and families.
RCW 43.10.097 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 097
RCW 43.10.097: Homicide investigative tracking system—Purpose limited.
Status: in_force

The homicide investigative tracking system and the supervision management and recidivist tracking system are tools for the administration of criminal justice and these systems may not be used for any other purpose.
RCW 43.30.710 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 710
RCW 43.30.710: Sale or exchange of tree seedling stock and tree seed—Provision of stock or seed to local governments or nonprofit organizations.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to sell to or exchange with persons intending to restock forest areas, tree seedling stock and tree seed produced at the state nursery. The department may provide at cost, stock or seed to local governments or nonprofit organizations for urban tree planting programs consistent with the *community and urban forestry program.
RCW 43.21A.140 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 140
RCW 43.21A.140: Director to consult with department, state board of health.
Status: in_force

The director in carrying out his or her powers and duties under this chapter shall consult with the department of social and health services and the state board of health, or their successors, insofar as necessary to assure that those agencies concerned with the preservation of life and health may integrate their efforts to the fullest extent possible and endorse policies in common.
RCW 43.216.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 010
RCW 43.216.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Agency" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or facility that provides child care and early learning services outside a child's own home and includes the following irrespective of whether there is compensation to the agency: (a) "Child day care center" and "child care center" mean an agency that regularly provides early childhood education and early learning services for a group of children for periods of less than 24 hours; (b) "Early learning" includes but is not limited to programs and services for child care; state, federal, private, and nonprofit preschool; child care subsidies; child care resource and referral; parental education and support; and training and professional development for early learning professionals; (c) "Family day care provider" and "family home provider" mean a child care provider who regularly provides early childhood education and early learning services for not more than 12 children at any given time in the provider's home in the family living quarters except as provided in RCW 43.216.692 and subsection (2)(m) of this section; (d) "Nongovernmental private-public partnership" means an entity registered as a nonprofit corporation in Washington state with a primary focus on early learning, school readiness, and parental support, and an ability to raise a minimum of $5,000,000 in contributions; (e) "Outdoor nature-based child care" means an agency or an agency-offered program that: (i) Enrolls preschool or school-age children; (ii) Provides early learning services to the enrolled children in an outdoor natural space approved by the department for not less than four hours per day or fifty percent of the daily program hours, whichever is less; and (iii) Teaches a nature-based curriculum to enrolled children; (f) "Service provider" means the entity that operates a community facility. (2) "Agency" does not include the following: (a) Persons related to the child in the following ways: (i) Any blood relative, including those of half-blood, and including first cousins, nephews or nieces, and persons of preceding generations as denoted by prefixes of grand, great, or great-great; (ii) Stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister; (iii) A person who legally adopts a child or the child's parent as well as the natural and other legally adopted children of such persons, and other relatives of the adoptive parents in accordance with state law; or (iv) Spouses of any persons named in (a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this subsection, even after the marriage is terminated; (b) Persons who are legal guardians of the child; (c) Persons who care for a neighbor's or friend's child or children, with or without compensation, where the person providing care for periods of less than 24 hours does not conduct such activity on an ongoing, regularly scheduled basis for the purpose of engaging in business, which includes, but is not limited to, advertising such care; (d) Parents on a mutually cooperative basis exchange care of one another's children; (e) Nursery schools that are engaged primarily in early childhood education with preschool children and in which no child is enrolled on a regular basis for more than four hours per day; (f) Schools, including boarding schools, that are engaged primarily in education, operate on a definite school year schedule, follow a stated academic curriculum, and accept only school age children; (g) Seasonal camps. For purposes of this chapter, "seasonal camp" means a program that: (i) Operates for three months or less within a period of twelve consecutive months; (ii) Is engaged primarily in recreational or educational activities conducted on a closely supervised basis; and (iii) Is owned by any person, organization, association, or corporation, or is operated by a federal, state, county, or municipal government; (h) Facilities providing child care for periods of less than 24 hours when a parent or legal guardian of the child remains on the premises of the facility for the purpose of participating in: (i) Activities other than employment; or (ii) Employment of up to two hours per day when the facility is operated by a nonprofit entity that also operates a licensed child care program at the same facility in another location or at another facility; (i) Any entity that provides recreational or educational programming for school age children only and the entity meets all of the following requirements: (i) The entity utilizes a drop-in model for programming, where children are able to attend during any or all program hours without a formal reservation; (ii) The entity does not assume responsibility in lieu of the parent, unless for coordinated transportation; (iii) The entity is a local affiliate of a national nonprofit; and (iv) The entity is in compliance with all safety and quality standards set by the associated national agency; (j) A program operated by any unit of local, state, or federal government; (k) A program located within the boundaries of a federally recognized Indian reservation, licensed by the Indian tribe; (l) A program located on a federal military reservation, except where the military authorities request that such agency be subject to the licensing requirements of this chapter; (m) A family home provider located in the surrounding metropolitan area of a federal military reservation and is overseen and currently certified by a federal military service; or (n) A program that offers early learning and support services, such as parent education, and does not provide child care services on a regular basis. (3) "Applicant" means a person who requests or seeks employment in an agency. (4) "Certificate of parental improvement" means a certificate issued under RCW 74.13.720 to an individual who has a founded finding of physical abuse or negligent treatment or maltreatment, or a court finding that the individual's child was dependent as a result of a finding that the individual abused or neglected their child pursuant to RCW 13.34.030 (6)(b). (5) "Conviction information" means criminal history record information relating to an incident which has led to a conviction or other disposition adverse to the applicant. (6) "Department" means the department of children, youth, and families. (7) "Early achievers" means a program that improves the quality of early learning programs and supports and rewards providers for their participation. (8) "Early childhood education and assistance program contractor" means an organization that provides early childhood education and assistance program services under a signed contract with the department. (9) "Early childhood education and assistance program provider" means an organization that provides site level, direct, and high quality early childhood education and assistance program services under the direction of an early childhood education and assistance program contractor. (10) "Education data center" means the education data center established in RCW 43.41.400 , commonly referred to as the education research and data center. (11) "Employer" means a person or business that engages the services of one or more people, especially for wages or salary to work in an agency. (12) "Enforcement action" means denial, suspension, revocation, modification, or nonrenewal of a license pursuant to RCW 43.216.325 (1) or assessment of civil monetary penalties pursuant to RCW 43.216.325 (3). (13) "Extended day program" means an early childhood education and assistance program that offers early learning education for at least 10 hours per day, a minimum of 2,000 hours per year, at least four days per week, and operates year-round. (14) "Family resource and referral linkage system" means a system that connects families to resources, services, and programs for which families are eligible and uses a database that is developed and maintained in partnership with communities, health care providers, and early learning providers. (15) "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. (16) "Full day program" means an early childhood education and assistance program that offers early learning education for a minimum of 1,000 hours per year. (17) "Inspection report" means a written or digital record or report created by the department that identifies or describes licensing violations or conditions within an agency. An inspection report does not include a child care facility licensing compliance agreement as defined in RCW 43.216.395 . (18) "Low-income child care provider" means a person who administers a child care program that consists of at least 80 percent of children receiving working connections child care subsidy. (19) "Low-income neighborhood" means a district or community where more than 20 percent of households are below the federal poverty level. (20) "Negative action" means a court order, court judgment, or an adverse action taken by an agency, in any state, federal, tribal, or foreign jurisdiction, which results in a finding against the applicant reasonably related to the individual's character, suitability, and competence to care for or have unsupervised access to children in child care. This may include, but is not limited to: (a) A decision issued by an administrative law judge; (b) A final determination, decision, or finding made by an agency following an investigation; (c) An adverse agency action, including termination, revocation, or denial of a license or certification, or if pending adverse agency action, the voluntary surrender of a license, certification, or contract in lieu of the adverse action; (d) A revocation, denial, or restriction placed on any professional license; or (e) A final decision of a disciplinary board. (21) "Nonconviction information" means arrest, founded allegations of child abuse, or neglect pursuant to chapter 26.44 RCW, or other negative action adverse to the applicant. (22) "Nonschool age child" means a child who is age six years or younger and who is not enrolled in a public or private school. (23) "Part day program" means an early childhood education and assistance program that offers early learning education for at least two and one-half hours per class session, at least 320 hours per year, for a minimum of 30 weeks per year. (24) "Private school" means a private school approved by the state under chapter 28A.195 RCW. (25) "Probationary license" means a license issued as a disciplinary measure to an agency that has previously been issued a full license but is out of compliance with licensing standards. (26) "Requirement" means any rule, regulation, or standard of care to be maintained by an agency. (27) "School age child" means a child who is five years of age through 12 years of age and is attending a public or private school or is receiving home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW. (28) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department. (29) "Washington state preschool program" means an education program for children three-to-five years of age who have not yet entered kindergarten, such as the early childhood education and assistance program.
RCW 43.21A.085 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 085
RCW 43.21A.085: Technical assistance officer and units—Coordination of voluntary compliance with regulatory laws.
Status: in_force

The department, to the greatest extent possible, within available resources and without jeopardizing the department's ability to carry out its legal responsibilities, may designate one or more of its employees as a technical assistance officer, and may organize the officers into one or more technical assistance units within the department. The duties of a technical assistance officer are to coordinate voluntary compliance with the regulatory laws administered by the department and to provide technical assistance concerning compliance with the laws.
RCW 43.21A.680 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 680
RCW 43.21A.680: Solid waste plan advisory committee abolished.
Status: in_force

The director of ecology shall abolish the solid waste plan advisory committee effective July 1, 1994.
RCW 43.41.113 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 113
RCW 43.41.113: Personnel policy and application of civil service laws.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of financial management shall direct and supervise the personnel policy and application of the civil service laws, chapter 41.06 RCW. (2) The director or the director's designee has the authority and shall perform the functions as prescribed in chapter 41.06 RCW, or as otherwise prescribed by law. (3) The director may delegate to any agency the authority to perform administrative and technical personnel activities if the agency requests such authority and the director is satisfied that the agency has the personnel management capabilities to effectively perform the delegated activities. The director shall prescribe standards and guidelines for the performance of delegated activities. If the director determines that an agency is not performing delegated activities within the prescribed standards and guidelines, the director shall withdraw the authority from the agency to perform such activities.
RCW 43.70.665 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 665
RCW 43.70.665: Early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program—Medical advisory committee.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that Washington state has the highest incidence of breast cancer in the nation. Despite this, mortality rates from breast cancer have declined due largely to early screening and detection. Invasive cervical cancer is the most preventable type of cancer. The Pap test, used to detect early signs of this disease, has been called "medicine's most successful screening test." Applied consistently, invasive cervical cancer could nearly be eliminated. The legislature further finds that increasing access to breast and cervical cancer screening is critical to reducing incidence and mortality rates, and eliminating the disparities of this disease in women in Washington state. Furthermore, the legislature finds there is a need for a permanent program providing early detection and screening to the women and families of Washington state. It is the intent of the legislature to establish an early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program as a voluntary screening program directed at reducing mortalities through early detection to be offered to eligible women only as funds are available. (2) As used in this section: (a) "Eligible woman" means a woman who is age forty to sixty-four, and whose income is at or below two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level, as published annually by the federal department of health and human services. Priority enrollment shall be given to women as defined by the federal national breast and cervical cancer early detection program, under P.L. 101-354. (b) "Approved providers" means those state-supported health providers, radiology facilities, and cytological laboratories that are recognized by the department as meeting the minimum program policies and procedures adopted by the department to qualify under the federal national breast and cervical cancer early detection program, and are designated as eligible for funding by the department. (c) "Comprehensive" means a screening program that focuses on breast and cervical cancer screening as a preventive health measure, and includes diagnostic and case management services. (3) The department of health is authorized to administer a state-supported early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program to assist eligible women with preventive health services. To the extent of available funding, eligible women may be enrolled in the early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program and additional eligible women may be enrolled to the extent that grants and contributions from community sources provide sufficient funds for expanding the program. (4) Funds appropriated for the state program shall be used only to operate early detection breast and cervical cancer screening programs that have been approved by the department, or to increase access to existing state-approved programs, and shall not supplant federally supported breast and cervical cancer early detection programs. (5) Enrollment in the early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program shall not result in expenditures that exceed the amount that has been appropriated for the program in the operating budget. If it appears that continued enrollment will result in expenditures exceeding the appropriated level for a particular fiscal year, the department may freeze new enrollment in the program. Nothing in this section prevents the department from continuing enrollment in the program if there are adequate private or public funds in addition to those appropriated in the biennial budget to support the cost of such enrollment. (6) The department shall establish a medical advisory committee composed of interested medical professionals and consumer liaisons with expertise in a variety of areas relevant to breast and cervical health to provide expert medical advice and guidance. The medical advisory committee shall address national, state, and local concerns regarding best practices in the field of early prevention and detection for breast and cervical cancer and assist the early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program in implementing program policy that follows the best practices of high quality health care for clinical, diagnostic, pathologic, radiological, and oncology services.
RCW 43.21F.092 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21F / Section 092
RCW 43.21F.092: Promising clean energy technologies—Fusion energy.
Status: in_force

(1) In addition to the principles guiding the development and implementation of the state energy strategy described in RCW 43.21F.088 , the state must ensure that the pursuit of cleaner energy sources actively includes and supports innovative, emerging, and promising clean energy technologies, such as fusion energy. (2) For the purposes of this section, "fusion energy" means energy production derived directly or indirectly from the merger of atomic nuclei. (3) The legislature finds that fusion energy is a rapidly advancing clean energy technology and that Washington is poised to become a world leader in fusion energy development.
RCW 43.52A.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 52A / Section 050
RCW 43.52A.050: Sufficient time on council activities required—Technical assistance—Reimbursement—Liaison—Report—Compensation—Travel expenses.
Status: in_force

(1) Councilmembers shall spend sufficient time on council activities to fully represent the state of Washington in carrying out the purposes of the act. (2) State agencies shall provide technical assistance to councilmembers upon request. The councilmembers shall request that the council request the administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration to reimburse the state for the expenses associated with such assistance as provided in the act. (3) The members of the council shall maintain liaison with the governor or his or her designees and the committees on energy and utilities, or their successor entities, of the senate and house of representatives. (4) The members of the council shall submit to the governor and legislature an annual report describing the activities and plans of the council. (5) Each member of the council shall receive compensation to be determined by the governor and applicable federal law and shall be reimbursed for travel expenses under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 , as now or hereafter amended.
RCW 43.22.498 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22 / Section 498
RCW 43.22.498: Deposit of moneys from RCW 43.22.335 through 43.22.430 and 43.22.432 through 43.22.495.
Status: in_force

All moneys, except fines and penalties, received or collected under the terms of RCW 43.22.335 through 43.22.430 and 43.22.432 through 43.22.495 must be deposited into the construction registration inspection account. All fines and penalties received or collected under the terms of RCW 43.22.335 through 43.22.430 and 43.22.432 through 43.22.495 shall be deposited in the general fund.
RCW 43.92.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 92 / Section 010
RCW 43.92.010: State geologist.
Status: in_force

There shall be a geological survey of the state that shall be under the direction of the commissioner of public lands who shall have general charge of the survey, and shall appoint as supervisor of the survey a geologist of established reputation, to be known as the state geologist.
RCW 43.88.250 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 88 / Section 250
RCW 43.88.250: Emergency expenditures.
Status: in_force

Whenever an emergency shall arise necessitating an expenditure for the preservation of peace, health or safety, or for the carrying on of the necessary work required by law of any state agency for which insufficient or no appropriations have been made, the head of such agency shall submit to the governor, duplicate copies of a sworn statement, setting forth the facts constituting the emergency and the estimated amount of money required therefor. If the governor approves such estimate in whole or in part, the governor shall indorse on each copy of the statement the governor's approval, together with a statement of the amount approved as an allocation from any appropriation available for allocation for emergency purposes and transmit one copy to the head of the agency thereby authorizing the emergency expenditures.
RCW 43.131.061 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 131 / Section 061
RCW 43.131.061: Sunset termination and review—Performance measures—Minimum period for sunset termination.
Status: in_force

(1) Any entity may be scheduled for sunset termination and review under this chapter by law. (2) An entity scheduled for sunset termination shall establish performance measures, as required under subsection (3) of this section, and must be evaluated, in part, in terms of the results. The entity has the burden of demonstrating the extent to which performance results have been achieved. The sunset termination legislation shall name a lead entity, if more than one entity is impacted by scheduled termination. The affected entity or lead entity has the responsibility for developing and implementing a data collection plan and submitting the resulting performance information to the joint legislative audit and review committee. (3) An entity shall develop performance measures and a data collection plan and submit them for review and comment to the joint legislative audit and review committee within one year of the effective date of the legislation establishing the sunset termination. (4) Unless specified otherwise, sunset terminations under this chapter shall be a minimum of seven years. The joint legislative audit and review committee shall complete its review in the year prior to the date of termination.
RCW 43.06.090 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06 / Section 090
RCW 43.06.090: Removal of appointive officers—Filling of vacancy.
Status: in_force

At the time of making any removal from office, the governor shall appoint some proper person to fill the office, who shall forthwith demand and receive from the officer removed the papers, records, and property of the state pertaining to the office, and shall perform the duties of the office and receive the compensation thereof until his or her successor is appointed.
RCW 43.163.005 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 163 / Section 005
RCW 43.163.005: Purpose—Construction.
Status: in_force

Economic development is essential to the health, safety, and welfare of all Washington citizens by broadening and strengthening state and local tax bases, providing meaningful employment opportunities and thereby enhancing the quality of life. Economic development increasingly is dependent upon the ability of small-sized and medium-sized businesses and farms to finance growth and trade activities. Many of these businesses face an unmet need for capital that limits their growth. These unmet capital needs are a problem in both urban and rural areas which cannot be solved by the private sector alone. There presently exist some federal programs, private credit enhancements and other financial tools to complement the private banking industry in providing this needed capital. More research is needed to develop effective strategies to enhance access to capital and thereby stimulate economic development. It is the purpose of this chapter to establish a state economic development finance authority to act as a financial conduit that, without using state funds or lending the credit of the state or local governments, can issue nonrecourse revenue bonds, and participate in federal, state, and local economic development programs to help facilitate access to needed capital by Washington businesses that cannot otherwise readily obtain needed capital on terms and rates comparable to large corporations, and can help local governments obtain capital more efficiently. It is also a primary purpose of this chapter to encourage the employment and retention of Washington workers at meaningful wages and to develop innovative approaches to the problem of unmet capital needs. This chapter is enacted to accomplish these and related purposes and shall be construed liberally to carry out its purposes and objectives.
RCW 43.330.365 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 365
RCW 43.330.365: Electric vehicle incentive account.
Status: in_force

The electric vehicle incentive account is created in the state treasury. Revenues to the account shall consist of appropriations and transfers by the legislature and all other moneys directed for deposit into the account. Moneys in the account may only be spent after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used for programs and incentives that promote the purchase or conversion to alternative fuel vehicles to further state climate goals under RCW 70A.45.020 and environmental justice goals under 70A.02 RCW, including but not limited to: (1) Income-qualified grant programs to retire vehicles and replace them with alternative fuel vehicles; (2) Programs to provide grants for the installation of electric vehicle infrastructure to support electric vehicle adoption; and (3) Programs to conduct research and public outreach regarding adoption of alternative fuel vehicles. During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to transfer money in the electric vehicle incentive account to the state general fund.
RCW 43.33A.035 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 33A / Section 035
RCW 43.33A.035: Delegation of authority—Investments or investment properties.
Status: in_force

The board or its executive director may delegate by contract to private sector or other external advisors or managers the discretionary authority, as fiduciaries, to purchase or otherwise acquire, sell, or otherwise dispose of or manage investments or investment properties on behalf of the board, subject to investment or management criteria established by the board or its executive director. Such criteria relevant to particular investments or class of investment applicable under the board's contract with an advisor or manager must be incorporated by reference into the contract.
RCW 43.70.310 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 310
RCW 43.70.310: Cooperation with department of ecology.
Status: in_force

Where feasible, the department and the state board of health shall consult with the department of ecology in order that, to the fullest extent possible, agencies concerned with the preservation of life and health and agencies concerned with protection of the environment may integrate their efforts and endorse policies in common.
RCW 43.01.120 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 120
RCW 43.01.120: Accidental death and dismemberment coverage during aircraft flights for state officers, employees, and legislators.
Status: in_force

The departments of state government are authorized to procure at state expense accidental death and dismemberment coverage not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars per person for the benefit of state employees and state elected officials, including legislators, while they are, in the course of their employment, passengers on or crewmembers of any nonscheduled aircraft flight.
RCW 43.216.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 901
RCW 43.216.901: Contingency—Effective date—1985 c 418.
Status: in_force

If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill number, is not provided by the legislature by July 1, 1987, this act shall be null and void. This act shall be of no effect until such specific funding is provided. If such funding is so provided, this act shall take effect when the legislation providing the funding takes effect.
RCW 43.181.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 181 / Section 900
RCW 43.181.900: Findings.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that: (a) Generations of systemic, racist, and discriminatory policies and practices have created barriers to credit and homeownership for black, indigenous, and people of color and other historically marginalized communities in Washington state. The legislature finds that these policies and practices include redlining, racially restrictive covenants, mortgage subsidies and incentives, and displacement and gentrification. (b) The state government was both an active and passive participant in this discrimination. For example, the legislature recognizes the role of state courts in facilitating discrimination by property owners; the existence of mandatory recording statutes that required county auditors to record racially restrictive covenants; the passage of the urban renewal law authorizing the designation, regulation, and displacement of certain neighborhoods that were deemed to be blighted; and state funding and regulation of the real estate and banking industries in ways that facilitated or promoted private discrimination. The legislature finds that the specific discriminatory acts and omissions are well documented, including in numerous public and private studies, reports, and other publications. (c) This discrimination and its impacts continue to exist in the present day. The legislature recognizes that the homeownership rate for black, indigenous, and people of color and other historically marginalized communities in Washington is 19 percent below that of non-Hispanic white households, and the homeownership rate for black households is even lower. The legislature recognizes that credit, including home mortgages, is harder and more expensive to obtain for black, indigenous, and people of color and other historically marginalized communities in Washington than for non-Hispanic white households. The legislature finds that the imbalance in supply and demand in Washington's housing market has only exacerbated these inequities. (d) These negative impacts extend beyond homeownership and affect wealth generation, housing security, and other outcomes for black, indigenous, and people of color and other historically marginalized communities in Washington. The legislature finds that these impacts include higher rates of homelessness, rent burdening, substandard or otherwise unhealthy or unsafe housing, and predatory and discriminatory lending practices that lead to further displacement and gentrification. (e) Existing state and federal programs and other race-neutral approaches are insufficient to remedy that discrimination and its impacts on access to credit and homeownership for black, indigenous, and people of color and other historically marginalized communities in Washington. The legislature finds that race-conscious programs, such as the special purpose credit programs authorized by RCW 43.181.040 , are necessary to remedy the past discrimination in which the state was complicit and to remove the structural barriers that persist. (2) The legislature declares that the state has a compelling interest in remedying past and ongoing discrimination and its impacts on access to credit and homeownership for black, indigenous, and people of color and other historically marginalized communities in Washington.
RCW 43.100A.305 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 100A / Section 305
RCW 43.100A.305: General obligation bonds for watershed and fisheries restoration and enhancement.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing funds for the watershed and fisheries restoration and enhancement program, the state finance committee is authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the state of Washington in the sum of three hundred million dollars, or as much thereof as may be required, to finance the projects and all costs incidental thereto. Bonds authorized in this section may be sold at such price as the state finance committee shall determine.
RCW 43.185C.220 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185C / Section 220
RCW 43.185C.220: Essential needs and housing support program—Distribution of funds.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall distribute funds for the essential needs and housing support program established under this section in a manner consistent with the requirements of this section and the biennial operating budget. The first distribution of funds must be completed by September 1, 2011. Essential needs or housing support is not an entitlement, and is only for: (a) Persons found eligible for such services under RCW 74.04.805 ; and (b) At the discretion of the department, low or extremely low-income elderly or disabled adults who are transitioning off benefits under RCW 74.04.805 , receiving federal social security benefits, and still have an immediate housing need. A referral from the department of social and health services is not required for these individuals. (2) The department shall distribute funds appropriated for the essential needs and housing support program in the form of grants to designated essential needs support and housing support entities within each county. The department shall not distribute any funds until it approves the expenditure plan submitted by the designated essential needs support and housing support entities. The amount of funds to be distributed pursuant to this section shall be designated in the biennial operating budget. For the sole purpose of meeting the initial distribution of funds date, the department may distribute partial funds upon the department's approval of a preliminary expenditure plan. The department shall not distribute the remaining funds until it has approved a final expenditure plan. (3)(a) During the 2011-2013 biennium, in awarding housing support that is not funded through the contingency fund in this subsection, the designated housing support entity shall provide housing support to clients who are homeless persons as defined in RCW 43.185C.010 . As provided in the biennial operating budget for the 2011-2013 biennium, a contingency fund shall be used solely for those clients who are at substantial risk of losing stable housing or at substantial risk of losing one of the other services defined in RCW 74.62.010 (6). For purposes of this chapter, "substantial risk" means the client has provided documentation that he or she will lose his or her housing within the next thirty days or that the services will be discontinued within the next thirty days. (b) After July 1, 2013, the designated housing support entity shall give first priority to clients who are homeless persons as defined in RCW 43.185C.010 and second priority to clients who would be at substantial risk of losing stable housing without housing support. (4) For each county, the department shall designate an essential needs support entity and a housing support entity that will begin providing these supports to medical care services program recipients on November 1, 2011. Essential needs and housing support entities are not required to provide assistance to every person referred to the local entity or who meets the priority standards in subsection (3) of this section. (a) Each designated entity must be a local government or community-based organization, and may administer the funding for essential needs support, housing support, or both. Designated entities have the authority to subcontract with qualified entities. Upon request, and the approval of the department, two or more counties may combine resources to more effectively deliver services. (b) The department's designation process must include a review of proficiency in managing housing or human services programs when designating housing support entities. (c) Within a county, if the department directly awards separate grants to the designated housing support entity and the designated essential needs support entity, the department shall determine the amount allocated for essential needs support as directed in the biennial operating budget. (5)(a) Essential needs and housing support entities must use funds distributed under this section as flexibly as is practicable to provide essential needs items and housing support to recipients of the essential needs and housing support program, subject to the requirements of this section. An essential needs and housing support referral from the department of social and health services for rental assistance must be verified by the housing support service provider every 12 months. Direct cash assistance is allowable. Direct cash assistance shall be an allowable expense only when it addresses a need identified in a client's housing stability plan. Direct cash assistance in this section may be provided through debit cash cards. Flexible funding assistance shall also be permitted in addition to debit cash cards, including vouchers for transportation, gift cards, direct payments to vendors, and other similar methods of assistance. (b) The department may move funds between entities or between counties to reflect actual caseload changes. In doing so, the department must: (i) Develop a process for reviewing the caseload of designated essential needs and housing support entities, and for redistributing grant funds from those entities experiencing reduced actual caseloads to those with increased actual caseloads; and (ii) inform all designated entities of the redistribution process. Savings resulting from program caseload attrition from the essential needs and housing support program shall not result in increased per-client expenditures. (c) Essential needs and housing support entities must partner with other public and private organizations to maximize the beneficial impact of funds distributed under this section, and should attempt to leverage other sources of public and private funds to serve essential needs and housing support recipients. Funds appropriated in the operating budget for essential needs and housing support must be used only to serve persons eligible to receive services under that program. (6) The department shall use no more than five percent of the funds for administration of the essential needs and housing support program. The department shall align the administration rate for essential needs and housing support entities with other home security funded programs for administrative expenses. (7) The department shall: (a) Require housing support entities to enter data into the homeless client management information system; (b) Require essential needs support entities to report on services provided under this section; (c) In collaboration with the department of social and health services, submit a report annually to the relevant policy and fiscal committees of the legislature. A preliminary report shall be submitted by December 31, 2011, and must include (c)(i), (iii), and (v) of this subsection. Annual reports must be submitted beginning December 1, 2012, and must include: (i) A description of the actions the department has taken to achieve the objectives of chapter 36, Laws of 2011 1st sp. sess.; (ii) The amount of funds used by the department to administer the program; (iii) Information on the housing status of essential needs and housing support recipients served by housing support entities, and individuals who have requested housing support but did not receive housing support; (iv) Grantee expenditure data related to administration and services provided under this section; and (v) Efforts made to partner with other entities and leverage sources or public and private funds; (d) Review the data submitted by the designated entities, and make recommendations for program improvements and administrative efficiencies. The department has the authority to designate alternative entities as necessary due to performance or other significant issues. Such change must only be made after consultation with the department of social and health services and the impacted entity. (8) The department, counties, and essential needs and housing support entities are not civilly or criminally liable and may not have any penalty or cause of action of any nature arise against them related to decisions regarding: (a) The provision or lack of provision of housing or essential needs support; or (b) the type of housing arrangement supported with funds allocated under this section, when the decision was made in good faith and in the performance of the powers and duties under this section. However, this section does not prohibit legal actions against the department, county, or essential needs or housing support entity to enforce contractual duties or obligations.
RCW 43.43.585 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 585
RCW 43.43.585: Washington background check advisory board.
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Washington background check advisory board. The board shall consist of the following members, appointed by the governor: (a) The chief of the Washington state patrol or the chief's designee; (b) The executive director of the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs or the executive director's designee; (c) One sheriff; (d) One police chief; (e) One person engaged in the business of lawfully selling firearms at retail in this state who holds a federal firearms license under 18 U.S.C. Sec. 923(a); and (f) One member of the general public. (2) The primary purpose of the board is to ensure that the Washington state patrol *firearms background check unit established in RCW 43.43.580 is administered efficiently and effectively, and in a manner that honors individual firearms rights while preventing prohibited persons from obtaining firearms. (3) The board shall initially convene within ninety days of June 11, 2020, and shall meet not less than monthly until such time that the Washington state patrol deems the *firearms background check unit is operational. After the Washington state patrol deems the *firearms background check unit is operational, the board shall meet quarterly, unless the board has no business to conduct during that quarter. (4) The board shall elect from among its membership a chairperson and other such officers from among its membership as it deems appropriate. (5) Members of the board shall serve terms of four years each on a staggered schedule to be established by the first board. For purposes of initiating a staggered schedule of terms, some members of the first board may initially serve two years and some members may initially serve four years. (6) The board shall: (a) Provide input and feedback regarding the establishment and operation of the *firearms background check unit established in RCW 43.43.580 ; (b) Provide input on the development of the *firearms background check unit budget prior to its formal submission to the office of financial management pursuant to RCW 43.88.030 ; (c) Be consulted with prior to the proposal of any rule relating to the *firearms background check unit and prior to the adoption of any rule relating to the *firearms background check unit; (d) Require reports from the chief of the Washington state patrol on matters pertaining to the *firearms background check unit; and (e) Report to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature on or before December 31st of each year on the activities of the board and the *firearms background check unit for the preceding fiscal year. (7) Members of the board shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses pursuant to RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 . (8) The Washington state patrol shall provide the staffing and budgetary resources necessary for the board to properly fulfill its duties. (9) Members serving in their official capacity on the Washington background check advisory board, or either their employer or employers or other entity that selected the members to serve, are immune from a civil action based on an act performed in good faith.
RCW 43.132.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 132 / Section 040
RCW 43.132.040: Fiscal notes—Transmission of copies to designated recipients.
Status: in_force

When a fiscal note is prepared and approved as to form and completeness by the director of financial management, the director shall transmit copies immediately to: (1) The requesting legislator; (2) With respect to proposed legislation held by the senate, the chairperson of the committee which holds or has acted upon the proposed legislation, the chairperson of the ways and means committee or equivalent committees with jurisdiction over matters normally considered by a ways and means committee, the chairperson of the local government committee or equivalent committee that considers local government matters, and the secretary of the senate; and (3) With respect to proposed legislation held by the house of representatives, the chairperson of the committee which holds or has acted upon the proposed legislation, the chairpersons of the ways and means committee or equivalent committees with jurisdiction over matters normally considered by a ways and means committee, the chairperson of the local government committee or equivalent committee that considers local government matters, and the chief clerk of the house of representatives.
RCW 43.382.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 382 / Section 010
RCW 43.382.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Administration" means the developmental disabilities administration of the department of social and health services. (2) "Department" means the department of social and health services. (3) "Ombuds" means the office of the developmental disabilities ombuds.
RCW 43.79.301 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 301
RCW 43.79.301: Central College fund—Appropriations to be paid from general fund.
Status: in_force

From and after the first day of April, 1955, all appropriations made by the thirty-fourth legislature from the Central College fund shall be paid out of moneys in the general fund.
RCW 43.06.338 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06 / Section 338
RCW 43.06.338: Washington marine resources advisory council.
Status: in_force

(1) The Washington marine resources advisory council is created within the office of the governor. (2) The Washington marine resources advisory council is composed of: (a) The governor, or the governor's designee, who shall serve as the chair of the council; (b) The commissioner of public lands, or the commissioner's designee; (c) Two members of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, one from each of the two largest caucuses in the senate; (d) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, one from each of the two largest caucuses in the house of representatives; (e) One representative of federally recognized Indian tribes with reservations lying within or partially within counties bordering the outer coast, if selected by action of all of the governing bodies of all federally recognized Indian tribes in such an area; (f) One representative of federally recognized Indian tribes with reservations lying within or partially within counties bordering Puget Sound, if selected by action of all of the governing bodies of all federally recognized Indian tribes in such an area; (g) One representative of each of the following sectors, appointed by the governor: (i) Commercial fishing; (ii) Recreational fishing; (iii) Marine recreation and tourism, other than fishing; (iv) Coastal shellfish growers; (v) Puget Sound shellfish growers; (vi) Marine businesses; and (vii) Conservation organizations; (h) The chair of the Washington state conservation commission, or the chair's designee; (i) One representative appointed by the largest statewide general agricultural association; (j) One representative appointed by the largest statewide business association; (k) The chair of the Washington coastal marine advisory council; (l) The chair of the leadership council of the Puget Sound partnership; (m) The director of the department of ecology; (n) The director of the department of fish and wildlife; and (o) The chair of the Northwest Straits commission. (3) The governor shall invite the participation of the following entities as nonvoting members: (a) The national oceanic and atmospheric administration; and (b) Academic institutions conducting scientific research on ocean acidification. (4) The governor shall make the appointments of the members under subsection (2)(g) of this section by September 1, 2013. (5) Any member appointed by the governor may be removed by the governor for cause. (6) A majority of the voting members of the Washington marine resources advisory council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. (7) The chair of the Washington marine resources advisory council shall schedule meetings and establish the agenda. The first meeting of the council must be scheduled by November 1, 2013. The council shall meet at least twice per calendar year. At each meeting the council shall afford an opportunity to the public to comment upon agenda items and other matters relating to the protection and conservation of the state's ocean resources. (8) The Washington marine resources advisory council shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To maintain a sustainable coordinated focus, including the involvement of and the collaboration among all levels of government and nongovernmental entities, the private sector, and citizens by increasing the state's ability to work to address impacts of ocean acidification; (b) To advise and work with the University of Washington and others to conduct ongoing technical analysis on the effects and sources of ocean acidification. The recommendations must identify a range of actions necessary to implement the recommendations and take into consideration the differences between in-state impacts and sources and out-of-state impacts and sources; (c) To deliver recommendations to the governor and appropriate committees in the Washington state senate and house of representatives that must include, as necessary, any minority reports requested by a councilmember; (d) To seek public and private funding resources necessary, and the commitment of other resources, for ongoing technical analysis to support the council's recommendations; and (e) To assist in conducting public education activities regarding the impacts of and contributions to ocean acidification and regarding implementation strategies to support the actions adopted by the legislature. (9) This section expires June 30, 2032.
RCW 43.43.340 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 340
RCW 43.43.340: Eligible list, and promotions therefrom—Affirmative action.
Status: in_force

(1) The names of all officers who have passed examinations satisfactorily shall be placed on an eligible list in the order of the grade attained in the examinations. The chief, or the committee mentioned in RCW 43.43.330 at the chief's request, may determine the lowest examination grade which will qualify an officer for inclusion of his or her name on an eligible list. Examination papers shall be graded promptly and an eligible list shall be made up immediately thereafter. All officers taking an examination shall be informed of the grade earned. (2) After an eligible list is made up all promotions shall be made from the five top names on the applicable list, and if needed to comply with affirmative action goals three additional names referred under subsection (3) of this section. Not all three additional names need be promoted at the time they are referred and they may be referred more than once. Each officer shall be informed in writing as his or her name is included in the top five on an eligible list or referred under subsection (3) of this section. No officer whose name appears within the top five on any eligible list shall be passed over for promotion more than three times. (3) If the vacancy to be filled is identified as part of the state patrol's affirmative action goals as established under its affirmative action plan, the chief may refer for consideration up to three additional names per vacancy of individuals who are on the eligible list and who are members of one or more of the protected groups under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and chapter 49.60 RCW, or for federal contract compliance purposes, veterans and disabled veterans as defined in the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Act of 1974, Title 41 C.F.R., chapter 60, part 60-250. The three additional names referred for each vacancy shall be the top three members of the protected groups designated by the chief for referral for that vacancy in accordance with the state patrol's affirmative action goals. These names shall be drawn in rank order from the remaining names of protected group members on the eligible list, after ranking by examination grade. For each vacancy, a total of three supplementary names may be referred. (4) After having qualified for promotion hereunder an officer must pass a medical examination and must be certified as to physical fitness to perform the duties of the advanced position by one of three doctors designated by the chief of the Washington state patrol. (5) The state patrol shall consult with the human rights commission in the development of rules pertaining to affirmative action. The state patrol shall transmit a report annually to the human rights commission which states the progress the state patrol has made in meeting affirmative action goals and timetables.
RCW 43.105.111 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 105 / Section 111
RCW 43.105.111: Performance targets—Plans for achieving goals—Quarterly reports to governor.
Status: in_force

The director shall set performance targets and approve plans for achieving measurable and specific goals for the agency. By January 2017, the appropriate organizational performance and accountability measures and performance targets shall be submitted to the governor. These measures and targets shall include measures of performance demonstrating specific and measurable improvements related to service delivery and costs, operational efficiencies, and overall customer satisfaction. The agency shall develop a dashboard of key performance measures that will be updated quarterly and made available on the agency public website. The director shall report to the governor on agency performance at least quarterly. The reports shall be included on the agency's website and accessible to the public.
RCW 43.70.057 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 057
RCW 43.70.057: Hospital emergency room patient care information—Data collection, maintenance, analysis, and dissemination—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that public health data is critical to the department's ability to respond to emerging public health threats and chronic conditions affecting the public health and, therefore, intends that the department be fully informed about emerging public health threats and chronic conditions that may impact the health of Washington citizens. (2) The department shall require hospitals with emergency departments to submit emergency department patient care information, which must be collected, maintained, analyzed, and disseminated by the department. The department shall also accept other data types submitted voluntarily as approved by the department. The data must be collected in a way that allows automated reporting by electronic transmission. Emergency departments submitting data must be able to obtain their data and aggregate regional and statewide data from the collection system within thirty minutes of submission of a query for the data once the data is available in the system. The department may, if deemed cost-effective and efficient, contract with a private entity for any or all parts of data collection, maintenance, analysis, and dissemination. The department or contractor shall include the following elements: (a) A demonstrated ability to collect the data required by this section in a way that allows automated reporting by electronic transmission; (b) An established data submission arrangement with the majority of emergency departments required to submit data pursuant to this section; (c) The demonstrated ability to allow emergency departments submitting data to immediately obtain their own data and aggregate regional and statewide data and the department to immediately obtain any data within thirty minutes of submission of a query for data once the data is available in the system; and (d) The capacity to work with existing emergency department data systems to minimize administrative reporting burden and costs. (3) Data elements must be reported in conformance with a uniform reporting system established by the department in collaboration with representatives from emergency departments required to submit data pursuant to this section and in conformance with current or emerging national standards for reporting similar data. Data elements to be initially collected include, but are not limited to, data elements identifying facility information, limited patient identifiers, patient demographics, and encounter, clinical, and laboratory information. In order to ensure meaningful public health surveillance, after consulting with emergency departments required to submit data pursuant to this section, the department shall adopt rules including, but not limited to, data element and format requirements and time frames for reporting and addressing errors in submission. The rules adopted shall support alignment with current or emerging national standards for reporting similar data and minimization of administrative burden and costs. (4) The department may require additional information from data providers only for the purposes of validating data received, verifying data accuracy, conducting surveillance of potential public health threats, and addressing potential public health threats. (5) The data collected, maintained, and analyzed by the department must only be available for retrieval in original or processed form to public and private requestors pursuant to subsection (6) of this section and must be available within a reasonable period of time after the date of request, except that emergency departments submitting data pursuant to this section must have the ability to immediately obtain their own data and aggregate regional and statewide data within thirty minutes of submission of a query for data once the data is available in the system. The cost of retrieving their own data and aggregate regional and statewide data in standardized reports for state, local, tribal, federal officials and agencies, and health care facilities, and health care providers associated with the emergency departments submitting data pursuant to this section, must be funded through the agency's resources. The cost of retrieving data for individuals and organizations engaged in research or private use of data or reports must be funded by a fee schedule developed by the department that reflects the direct cost of retrieving the data or report in the requested form. (6) The department must maintain the confidentiality of patient data it collects under subsection (2) of this section. Patient data collected by the department is health care information under chapter 70.02 RCW. Patient data that includes direct and indirect identifiers is not subject to public inspection and copying and the department may only release that data as allowed for in this section. Any agency that receives patient data under (a) or (b) of this subsection must also maintain the confidentiality of the data and may not release the data except as consistent with subsection (7)(b) of this section. The department may release the data as follows: (a) Data that includes direct and indirect patient identifiers, as specifically defined in rule, may be released to: (i)(A) Federal, Washington state, tribal, and local government agencies upon receipt of a signed data use agreement with the department; (B) In the case of an emergent public health threat, the signed data use agreement requirement must be waived for public health authorities. The department may disclose only the minimum amount of information necessary, to the fewest number of people, for the least amount of time required to address the threat; (ii) Researchers with approval of an institutional review board upon receipt of a signed confidentiality agreement with the department; (b) Data that does not contain direct patient identifiers but may contain indirect patient identifiers may be released to agencies, institutional review board-approved researchers, and other persons upon receipt of a signed data use agreement with the department; (c) Data that does not contain direct or indirect patient identifiers may be released on request. (7) Recipients of data under subsection (6)(a) and (b) of this section must agree in a data use agreement, as applicable, at a minimum, to: (a) Take steps to protect direct and indirect patient identifiers as described in the data use agreement; and (b) Not redisclose the data except as authorized in their data use agreement consistent with the purpose of the agreement. (8) Recipients of data under subsection (6)(b) and (c) of this section must not attempt to determine the identity of persons whose information is included in the data set or use the data in any manner that identifies individuals or their families. (9) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Direct patient identifier" means information that identifies a patient; and (b) "Indirect patient identifier" means information that may identify a patient when combined with other information. (10) The department may adopt rules necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this section. The department must consider national standards when adopting rules.
RCW 43.235.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 235 / Section 900
RCW 43.235.900: Conflict with federal requirements—2000 c 50.
Status: in_force

If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.
RCW 43.21J.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21J / Section 050
RCW 43.21J.050: Training or employment.
Status: in_force

(1) Eligibility for training or employment in projects funded through the *environmental and forest restoration account shall, to the extent practicable, be for workers who are currently unemployed. (2) To the greatest extent practicable, the following groups of individuals shall be given preference for training or employment in projects funded through the *environmental and forest restoration account: (a) Dislocated workers who are receiving unemployment benefits or have exhausted unemployment benefits; and (b) High-risk youth. (3) Projects funded for forest restoration shall be for workers whose employment was terminated in the Washington forest products industry within the previous four years. (4) The task force shall submit a list to private industry councils and the employment security department of projects receiving funds under the provisions of this chapter. The list shall include the number, location, and types of jobs expected to be provided by each project. The employment security department shall recruit workers for these jobs by: (a) Notifying dislocated forest workers who meet the definitions in chapter 50.70 RCW, who are receiving unemployment benefits or who have exhausted unemployment benefits, of their eligibility for the programs; (b) Notifying other unemployed workers; (c) Developing a pool of unemployed workers including high-risk youth eligible to enroll in the program; and (d) Establishing procedures for workers to apply to the programs. (5) The employment security department shall refer eligible workers to employers hiring under the *environmental and forest restoration account programs. Recipients of funds shall consider the list of eligible workers developed by the employment security department before conducting interviews or making hiring decisions. Recipients of funds shall ensure that workers are aware of whatever opportunities for vocational training, job placement, and remedial education are available from the employment security department. (6) An individual is eligible for applicable employment security benefits while participating in training related to this chapter. Eligibility shall be confirmed by the commissioner of employment security by submitting a commissioner-approved training waiver. (7) Persons receiving funds from the *environmental and forest restoration account shall not be considered state employees for the purposes of existing provisions of law with respect to hours of work, sick leave, vacation, and civil service but shall receive health benefits. Persons receiving funds from this account who are hired by a state agency, except for Washington conservation and service corps enrollees, shall receive medical and dental benefits as provided under chapter 41.05 RCW and industrial insurance coverage under Title 51 RCW, but are exempt from the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW. (8) Compensation for employees, except for Washington conservation and service corps enrollees, hired under the program established by this chapter shall be based on market rates in accordance with the required skill and complexity of the jobs created. Remuneration paid to employees under this chapter shall be considered covered employment for purposes of chapter 50.04 RCW. (9) Employment under this program shall not result in the displacement or partial displacement, whether by the reduction of hours of nonovertime work, wages, or other employment benefits, of currently employed workers, including but not limited to state civil service employees, or of currently or normally contracted services.
RCW 43.70.260 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 260
RCW 43.70.260: Appointment of temporary additional members of boards and committees for administration and grading of examinations.
Status: in_force

The secretary may, at the request of a board or committee established under Title 18 RCW under the administrative authority of the department of health, appoint temporary additional members for the purpose of participating as members during the administration and grading of practical examinations for licensure, certification, or registration. The appointment shall be for the duration of the examination specified in the request. Individuals so appointed must meet the same minimum qualifications as regular members of the board or committee, including the requirement to be licensed, certified, or registered. While serving as board or committee members, persons so appointed have all the powers, duties, and immunities and are entitled to the emoluments, including travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 , of regular members of the board or committee. This authority is intended to provide for more efficient, economical, and effective examinations.
RCW 43.41.394 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 41 / Section 394
RCW 43.41.394: Oversight of technical aspects of K-20 network.
Status: in_force

(1) In overseeing the technical aspects of the K-20 network, the office is not intended to duplicate the statutory responsibilities of the student achievement council, the superintendent of public instruction, the state librarian, or the governing boards of the institutions of higher education. (2) The office may not interfere in any curriculum or legally offered programming offered over the K-20 network. (3) The responsibility to review and approve standards and common specifications for the K-20 network remains the responsibility of the office under *RCW 43.41A.025 . (4) The coordination of telecommunications planning for the common schools remains the responsibility of the superintendent of public instruction. Except as set forth in *RCW 43.41A.025 (2)(f), the office may recommend, but not require, revisions to the superintendent's telecommunications plans.
RCW 43.20B.680 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 680
RCW 43.20B.680: Vendor overpayments—Lien or other security—Setoff or recoupment—Exception.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may, at the secretary's discretion, secure the repayment of any outstanding overpayment, plus interest, if any, through the filing of a lien against the vendor's real property, or by requiring the posting of a bond, assignment of deposit, or some other form of security acceptable to the department, or by doing both. (a) Any lien shall be effective from the date of filing for record with the county auditor of the county in which the property is located and the lien claim shall have preference over the claims of all unsecured creditors. (b) The department shall review and determine the acceptability of all other forms of security. (c) Any bond must be issued by a company licensed as a surety in the state of Washington. (d) This subsection does not apply to nursing homes licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW or portions of hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW and operating as a nursing home, if those facilities are subject to chapter 74.46 RCW. (2) The department may recover any overpayment, plus interest, if any, by setoff or recoupment against subsequent payments to the vendor.
RCW 43.216.152 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 152
RCW 43.216.152: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Community-based early learning providers" includes for-profit and nonprofit licensed providers of child care and preschool programs. (2) "Program" means the program of early learning established in RCW 43.216.555 for eligible children who are three and four years of age.
RCW 43.31C.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31C / Section 901
RCW 43.31C.901: Conflict with federal requirements—2000 c 212.
Status: in_force

If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.
RCW 43.131.425 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 131 / Section 425
RCW 43.131.425: Office of the corrections ombuds—Termination.
Status: in_force

The office of the corrections ombuds is terminated July 1, 2028, as provided in RCW 43.131.426 .
RCW 43.216.827 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 827
RCW 43.216.827: Prospective payments.
Status: in_force

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(1) The department shall adopt a rule that requires prospective payment to child care providers who accept child care subsidies to occur when child care is expected to begin. (2) The department shall adopt a rule that prohibits child care providers who accept child care subsidies from claiming a prospective payment when a child has not attended at least one day within the authorization period in the previous month.
RCW 43.392.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 392 / Section 020
RCW 43.392.020: Target established—Scoping plan.
Status: in_force

(1) A target is established for the state that all publicly owned and privately owned passenger and light duty vehicles of model year 2030 or later that are sold, purchased, or registered in Washington state be electric vehicles. (2) On or before December 31, 2023, the interagency electric vehicle coordinating council created in RCW 43.392.030 shall complete a scoping plan for achieving the 2030 target.
RCW 43.99S.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99S / Section 040
RCW 43.99S.040: Pledge and promise—Remedies.
Status: in_force

(1) Bonds issued under RCW 43.99S.010 through 43.99S.030 shall state that they are a general obligation of the state of Washington, shall pledge the full faith and credit of the state to the payment of the principal thereof and the interest thereon, and shall contain an unconditional promise to pay the principal and interest as the same shall become due. (2) The owner and holder of each of the bonds or the trustee for the owner and holder of any of the bonds may by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding require the transfer and payment of funds as directed in this section.
RCW 43.83F.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 83F / Section 020
RCW 43.83F.020: Refunding bonds—Powers and duties of state finance committee.
Status: in_force

The issuance, sale and retirement of said bonds shall be under the supervision and control of the state finance committee. The committee is authorized to prescribe the form, terms, conditions, and covenants of the bonds, the time or times of sale of all or any portion of them, and the conditions and manner of their sale, issuance and redemption. None of the bonds herein authorized shall be sold for less than the par value thereof. The committee may provide that the bonds, or any of them, may be called prior to the maturity date thereof under such terms, conditions, and provisions as it may determine and may authorize the use of facsimile signatures in the issuance of such bonds. Such bonds shall be payable at such places as the committee may provide.
RCW 43.43.500 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 500
RCW 43.43.500: Crime information center—Established—Purpose—Functions.
Status: in_force

There is established the Washington state crime information center to be located in the records division of the Washington state patrol and to function under the direction of the chief of the Washington state patrol. The center shall serve to coordinate crime information, by means of data processing, for all law enforcement agencies in the state. It shall make such use of the facilities of the law enforcement teletype system as is practical. It shall provide access to the national crime information center, to motor vehicle and driver license information, to the sex offender central registry, and to such other public records as may be accessed by data processing and which are pertinent to law enforcement.
RCW 43.09.185 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 185
RCW 43.09.185: Loss of public funds—Illegal activity—Report to state auditor's office.
Status: in_force

State agencies and local governments shall immediately report to the state auditor's office known or suspected loss of public funds or assets or other illegal activity. The state auditor must adopt policies as necessary to implement this section.
RCW 43.99P.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99P / Section 901
RCW 43.99P.901: Effective date—1999 c 380.
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 [May 18, 1999].
RCW 43.185C.230 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185C / Section 230
RCW 43.185C.230: Verification of eligibility—Medical care services.
Status: in_force

The department, in collaboration with the department of social and health services, shall: (1) Develop a mechanism through which the department and local governments or community-based organizations can verify a person has been determined eligible for a referral for essential needs and housing support by the department of social and health services and remains eligible for a referral; and (2) Provide a secure and current list of individuals eligible for a referral to the essential needs and housing support program to designated entities within each county. The list must be updated at least monthly and include, as available and applicable, the eligible individual's: (a) Name; (b) Address; (c) Phone number; (d) Shelter location; and (e) Case manager contact information.
RCW 43.21A.734 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 734
RCW 43.21A.734: Chehalis basin taxable account.
Status: in_force

The Chehalis basin taxable account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from the proceeds of taxable bonds for the office of Chehalis basin, as well as other moneys directed to the account, must be deposited in the account. Interest earned by deposits in the account will be retained in the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes set out in RCW 43.21A.730 and for the payment of expenses incurred in the issuance and sale of the bonds.
RCW 43.12.075 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 12 / Section 075
RCW 43.12.075: Duty of attorney general—Commissioner may represent state.
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the attorney general, to institute, or defend, any action or proceeding to which the state, or the commissioner or the board, is or may be a party, or in which the interests of the state are involved, in any court of this state, or any other state, or of the United States, or in any department of the United States, or before any board or tribunal, when requested so to do by the commissioner, or the board, or upon the attorney general's own initiative. The commissioner is authorized to represent the state in any such action or proceeding relating to any public lands of the state.
RCW 43.30.540 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 540
RCW 43.30.540: Acting as harbor line commission.
Status: in_force

The board acting as the harbor line commission shall keep a full and complete record of its proceedings relating to the establishment of harbor lines and the determination of harbor areas. The board shall have the power from time to time to make and enforce rules for the carrying out of the provisions of chapters 79.105 through 79.140 RCW relating to its duties not inconsistent with law.
RCW 43.180.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 030
RCW 43.180.030: Bonds not debt of state.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter shall be issued in the name of the commission. The bonds shall not be obligations of the state of Washington and shall be obligations only of the commission payable from the special fund or funds created by the commission for their payment. Such funds shall not be or constitute public moneys or funds of the state of Washington but at all times shall be kept segregated and set apart from other funds. Bonds issued under this chapter shall contain a recital on their face to the effect that payment of the principal of, interest on, and prepayment premium, if any, on the bonds, shall be a valid claim only as against the special fund or funds relating thereto, that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any municipal corporation, subdivision, or agency of the state, other than the commission as set forth in this chapter, is pledged to the payment of the principal of, interest on, and prepayment premium, if any, on the bonds. Contracts entered into by the commission shall be entered into in the name of the commission and not in the name of the state of Washington. The obligations of the commission under the contracts shall be obligations only of the commission and are not in any way obligations of the state of Washington.
RCW 43.21B.250 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21B / Section 250
RCW 43.21B.250: Challenges to consistency of rules adopted pursuant to RCW 43.21C.110 and 43.21C.120—Procedure—Finality.
Status: in_force

(1) All challenges in regard to the consistency of the rules adopted pursuant to RCW 43.21C.120 and with the rules and guidelines adopted pursuant to RCW 43.21C.110 shall be initiated by filing a petition for review with the pollution control hearings board in accordance with rules of practice and procedures promulgated by the hearings board. (2) All challenges to the hearings board provided under this section shall be decided on the basis of conformance of rules, with the applicable rules and guidelines adopted pursuant to RCW 43.21C.110 . The board may in its discretion require briefs, testimony, and oral arguments. (3) The decisions of the hearings board authorized under this section shall be final.
RCW 43.07.173 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 07 / Section 173
RCW 43.07.173: Electronic transmissions—Acceptance and filing by the secretary of state.
Status: in_force

(1) The secretary of state may accept and file in the secretary's office electronic transmissions of any documents authorized or required to be filed pursuant to Title 23 , 23B , 24 , or 25 RCW or chapter 18.100 RCW. The acceptance by the secretary of state is conditional upon the document being legible and otherwise satisfying the requirements of state law or rules with respect to form and content, including those established under RCW 43.07.170 . If the document must be signed, that requirement may be satisfied by an electronic signature. (2) If a fee is required for filing the document, the secretary may reject the document for filing if the fee is not received before, or at the time of, receipt.
RCW 43.180.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 060
RCW 43.180.060: No power of eminent domain or taxation.
Status: in_force

The commission does not have the power of eminent domain and the commission does not have the power to levy any taxes of any kind.
RCW 43.43.962 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 962
RCW 43.43.962: State fire service mobilization—State fire services mobilization plan—State fire resources coordinator.
Status: in_force

The director of fire protection shall review and make recommendations to the chief on the refinement and maintenance of the Washington state fire services mobilization plan, which shall include the procedures to be used during fire and other emergencies for coordinating local, regional, and state fire jurisdiction resources. In carrying out this duty, the director of fire protection shall consult with and solicit recommendations from representatives of state and local fire and emergency management organizations, regional fire defense boards, and the department of natural resources. The Washington state fire services mobilization plan shall be consistent with, and made part of, the Washington state comprehensive emergency management plan. The chief shall review the fire services mobilization plan as submitted by the director of fire protection, recommend changes that may be necessary, and approve the fire services mobilization plan for inclusion within the state comprehensive emergency management plan. It is the responsibility of the chief to mobilize jurisdictions under the Washington state fire services mobilization plan. The state fire marshal shall serve as the state fire resources coordinator when the Washington state fire services mobilization plan is mobilized.
RCW 43.21C.240 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 240
RCW 43.21C.240: Project review under the growth management act.
Status: in_force

(1) If the requirements of subsection (2) of this section are satisfied, a county, city, or town reviewing a project action shall determine that the requirements for environmental analysis, protection, and mitigation measures in the county, city, or town's development regulations and comprehensive plans adopted under chapter 36.70A RCW, and in other applicable local, state, or federal laws and rules provide adequate analysis of and mitigation for the specific adverse environmental impacts of the project action to which the requirements apply. Rules adopted by the department according to RCW 43.21C.110 regarding project specific impacts that may not have been adequately addressed apply to any determination made under this section. In these situations, in which all adverse environmental impacts will be mitigated below the level of significance as a result of mitigation measures included by changing, clarifying, or conditioning of the proposed action and/or regulatory requirements of development regulations adopted under chapter 36.70A RCW or other local, state, or federal laws, a determination of nonsignificance or a mitigated determination of nonsignificance is the proper threshold determination. (2) A county, city, or town shall make the determination provided for in subsection (1) of this section if: (a) In the course of project review, including any required environmental analysis, the local government considers the specific probable adverse environmental impacts of the proposed action and determines that these specific impacts are adequately addressed by the development regulations or other applicable requirements of the comprehensive plan, subarea plan element of the comprehensive plan, or other local, state, or federal rules or laws; and (b) The local government bases or conditions its approval on compliance with these requirements or mitigation measures. (3) If a county, city, or town's comprehensive plans, subarea plans, and development regulations adequately address a project's probable specific adverse environmental impacts, as determined under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the county, city, or town shall not impose additional mitigation under this chapter during project review. Project review shall be integrated with environmental analysis under this chapter. (4) A comprehensive plan, subarea plan, or development regulation shall be considered to adequately address an impact if the county, city, or town, through the planning and environmental review process under chapter 36.70A RCW and this chapter, has identified the specific adverse environmental impacts and: (a) The impacts have been avoided or otherwise mitigated; or (b) The legislative body of the county, city, or town has designated as acceptable certain levels of service, land use designations, development standards, or other land use planning required or allowed by chapter 36.70A RCW. (5) In deciding whether a specific adverse environmental impact has been addressed by an existing rule or law of another agency with jurisdiction with environmental expertise with regard to a specific environmental impact, the county, city, or town shall consult orally or in writing with that agency and may expressly defer to that agency. In making this deferral, the county, city, or town shall base or condition its project approval on compliance with these other existing rules or laws. (6) Nothing in this section limits the authority of an agency in its review or mitigation of a project to adopt or otherwise rely on environmental analyses and requirements under other laws, as provided by this chapter. (7) This section shall apply only to a county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 .
RCW 43.155.160 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 155 / Section 160
RCW 43.155.160: Broadband service expansion grant and loan program—Emergency public works broadband projects.
Status: in_force

(1) The board, in collaboration with the office, shall establish a competitive grant and loan program to award funding to eligible applicants in order to promote the expansion of access to broadband service in unserved areas of the state. (2)(a) Grants and loans may be awarded under this section to assist in funding acquisition, installation, and construction of middle mile and last mile infrastructure that supports broadband services and to assist in funding strategic planning for deploying broadband service in unserved areas. (b) The board may choose to fund all or part of an application for funding, provided that the application meets the requirements of subsection (11) of this section. (3) Eligible applicants for grants and loans awarded under this section include: (a) Local governments; (b) Tribes; (c) Nonprofit organizations; (d) Cooperative associations; (e) Multiparty entities comprised of public entity members; (f) Limited liability corporations organized for the purpose of expanding broadband access; and (g) Incorporated businesses or partnerships. (4)(a) The board shall develop administrative procedures governing the preapplication and award process. The board shall act as fiscal agent for the program and is responsible for receiving and reviewing applications and awarding funds under this section. (b) At least sixty days prior to the first day preapplications may be submitted each fiscal year, the board must publish on its website the specific criteria and any quantitative weighting scheme or scoring system that the board will use to evaluate or rank applications and award funding. (c) The board may maintain separate accounting in the statewide broadband account created in RCW 43.155.165 as the board deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. (d) The board must provide a method for the allocation of loans, grants, provision of technical assistance, and interest rates under this section. (5) An applicant for a grant or loan under this section must provide the following information on the preapplication: (a) The location and description of the project; (b) Evidence regarding the unserved nature of the community in which the project is to be located; (c) Evidence that proposed infrastructure will be capable of scaling to greater download and upload speeds; (d) The number of households passed that will gain access to broadband service as a result of the project or whose broadband service will be upgraded as a result of the project; (e) Evidence that before submission of the application, the applicant contacted, in writing, all entities providing broadband service near the proposed project area to ask each broadband service provider's plan to upgrade broadband service in the project area to speeds that meet or exceed the state's definition for broadband service as defined in RCW 43.330.530 , within the time frame specified in the proposed grant or loan activities; (f) If applicable, the broadband service providers' written responses to the inquiry made under (e) of this subsection; (g) The proposed geographic broadband service area and the proposed broadband speeds in the form and manner prescribed by the board; (h) Evidence of community support for the project; and (i) Any additional information requested by the board. (6) An applicant for a grant or loan under this section must provide the following information on the application: (a) The final location and description of the project; (b) Evidence that the proposed infrastructure will be capable of scaling to greater download and upload speeds; (c) The number of households passed that will gain access to broadband service as a result of the project or whose broadband service will be upgraded as a result of the project; (d) The estimated cost of retail services to end users facilitated by a project; (e) The proposed actual download and upload speeds experienced by end users; (f) Evidence of significant community institutions that will benefit from the proposed project; (g) Anticipated economic, educational, health care, or public safety benefits created by the project; (h) If available, a description of the applicant's user adoption assistance program and efforts to promote the use of newly available broadband services created by the project; (i) The estimated total cost of the project; (j) Other sources of funding for the project that will supplement any grant or loan award; (k) A demonstration of the project's long-term sustainability, including the applicant's financial soundness, organizational capacity, and technical expertise; (l) A strategic plan to maintain long-term operation of the infrastructure; (m) If applicable, documentation describing the outcome of the broadband service providers' written responses to the inquiry made prior to or during the preapplication phase; and (n) Any additional information requested by the board. (7)(a) The board shall publish on its website for at least 30 days the proposed geographic broadband service area and the proposed broadband speeds for each proposed broadband project submitted in the preapplication period. (b) The board shall, within three business days following the close of the preapplication cycle, publish on its website preapplications as described in subsection (5) of this section. (c) The board shall set an objection period of at least 30 days. (8)(a) Any existing broadband service provider near the proposed project area may submit in writing to the board an objection to a proposed broadband project. An objection must contain information demonstrating that: (i) The project would result in overbuild, meaning that the objecting provider currently provides, or has begun construction to provide, broadband service to end users in the proposed project area at speeds equal to or greater than the speeds contained in the definition of broadband in *RCW 43.330.530 (2); or (ii) The objecting provider commits to complete construction of broadband infrastructure and provide broadband service to end users in the proposed project area at speeds equal to or greater than the speeds contained in the definition of broadband in *RCW 43.330.530 (2), no later than twenty-four months after the date awards are made under this section for the grant and loan cycle under which the preapplication was submitted. (b) Objections submitted to the board under this subsection must be certified by affidavit. (c) The board may evaluate the information submitted under this section by the objecting provider and must consider it in making a determination on the proposed broadband project objected to. The board may request clarification or additional information. The board may choose to not fund a project if the board determines that the objecting provider's commitment to provide broadband service that meets the requirements of (a) of this subsection in the proposed project area is credible. In assessing the commitment, the board may consider whether the objecting provider has or will provide a bond, letter of credit, or other indicia of financial commitment guaranteeing the project's completion. (d) If the board denies funding to an applicant as a result of a broadband service provider's objection made under this section, and the broadband service provider does not fulfill its commitment to provide broadband service in the project area, then for the following two grant and loan cycles, the board is prohibited from denying funding to an applicant on the basis of a challenge by the same broadband service provider, unless the board determines that the broadband service provider's failure to fulfill the provider's commitment was the result of factors beyond the broadband service provider's control. The board is not prohibited from denying funding to an applicant for reasons other than an objection by the same broadband service provider. (e) An applicant or broadband service provider that objected to the application may request a debriefing conference regarding the board's decision on the application. Requests for debriefing must be coordinated by the office and must be submitted in writing in accordance with procedures specified by the office. (f) Confidential business and financial information submitted by an objecting provider under this subsection is exempt from disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW. (9)(a) In evaluating applications and awarding funds, the board shall give priority to applications that are constructed in areas identified as unserved. (b) In evaluating applications and awarding funds, the board may give priority to applications that: (i) Provide assistance to public-private partnerships deploying broadband infrastructure from areas currently served with broadband service to areas currently lacking access to broadband services; (ii) Demonstrate project readiness to proceed; (iii) Construct infrastructure that is open access, meaning that during the useful life of the infrastructure, service providers may use network services and facilities at rates, terms, and conditions that are not discriminatory or preferential between providers, and employing accountable interconnection arrangements published and available publicly; (iv) Are submitted by tribal governments whose reservations are in rural and remote areas where reliable and efficient broadband services are unavailable to many or most residents; (v) Bring broadband service to tribal lands, particularly to rural and remote tribal lands or areas servicing rural and remote tribal entities; (vi) Are submitted by tribal governments in rural and remote areas that have spent significant amounts of tribal funds to address the problem but cannot provide necessary broadband services without either additional state support, additional federal support, or both; (vii) Serve economically distressed areas of the state as the term "distressed area" is defined in RCW 43.168.020 ; (viii) Offer new or substantially upgraded broadband service to important community anchor institutions including, but not limited to, libraries, educational institutions, public safety facilities, and health care facilities; (ix) Facilitate the use of telemedicine and electronic health records, especially in deliverance of behavioral health services and services to veterans; (x) Provide technical support and train residents, businesses, and institutions in the community served by the project to utilize broadband service; (xi) Include a component to actively promote the adoption of newly available broadband services in the community; (xii) Provide evidence of strong support for the project from citizens, government, businesses, and community institutions; (xiii) Provide access to broadband service to a greater number of unserved households and businesses, including farms; (xiv) Utilize equipment and technology demonstrating greater longevity of service; (xv) Seek the lowest amount of state investment per new location served and leverage greater amounts of funding for the project from other private and public sources; (xvi) Include evidence of a customer service plan; (xvii) Consider leveraging existing broadband infrastructure and other unique solutions; (xviii) Benefit public safety and fire preparedness; or (xix) Demonstrate other priorities as the board, in collaboration with the office, may prescribe by rule. (c) The board shall endeavor to award funds under this section to qualified applicants in all regions of the state. (d) The board shall consider affordability and quality of service to end users in making a determination on any application. (e) The board, in collaboration with the office, may develop additional rules for eligibility, project preapplications, project applications, the associated objection process, and funding priority, as provided under this subsection and subsections (3), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of this section. (f) The board, in collaboration with the office, may adopt rules for a voluntary nonbinding mediation between incumbent providers and applicants to the grant and loan program created in this section. (10) To ensure a grant or loan to a private entity under this section primarily serves the public interest and benefits the public, any such grant or loan must be conditioned on a guarantee that the asset or infrastructure to be developed will be maintained for public use for a period of at least fifteen years. (11)(a) No funds awarded under this section may fund more than fifty percent of the total cost of the project, except as provided in (b) of this subsection. (b) The board may choose to fund up to ninety percent of the total cost of a project in financially distressed areas as the term "distressed area" is defined in RCW 43.168.020 , and in areas identified as Indian country as the term "Indian country" is defined in WAC 458-20-192. (c) Funds awarded to a single project under this section must not exceed two million dollars, except that the board may choose to fund projects qualifying for the exception in (b) of this subsection up to, but not to exceed, five million dollars. (12) The board shall have such rights of recovery in the event of default in payment or other breach of financing agreement as may be provided in the agreement or otherwise by law. (13) The community economic revitalization board shall facilitate the timely transmission of information and documents from its broadband program to the board in order to effectuate an orderly transition. (14)(a) Subject to rules promulgated by the board, the board may make low-interest or interest-free loans or grants to eligible applicants for emergency public works broadband projects. While developing rules, the board shall consider prioritizing broadband infrastructure projects that replace existing infrastructure impacted by an emergency, as described in (b) of this subsection. (b) Emergency public works broadband projects include construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or improvement to critical broadband infrastructure that has been made necessary by a natural disaster or damaged by unforeseen events. To ensure limited resources are provided as efficiently as possible, the board shall grant priority to emergency public works projects that replace existing infrastructure of the provider whose facilities were damaged by the unforeseen event and shall not provide funds to a new provider to overbuild the existing provider. The loans or grants may be used to help fund all or part of an emergency public works broadband infrastructure project less any reimbursement from any of the following sources: (i) Federal disaster or emergency funds, including funds from the federal emergency management agency; (ii) state disaster or emergency funds; (iii) insurance settlements; and (iv) litigation. (c) Eligible applicants for grants and loans awarded under this subsection are the same as those described in subsection (3) of this section. (15) The definitions in RCW 43.330.530 apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (16) For purposes of this section, a "proposed broadband project" means a project that has been submitted as a preapplication to the public works board.
RCW 43.70.723 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 723
RCW 43.70.723: Medication for people living with HIV rebate revenue account.
Status: in_force

The medication for people living with HIV rebate revenue account is created in the custody of the state treasury. The early intervention program shall deposit any receipts from pharmaceutical rebates generated by the purchase of medications with federal grant funds and revenue generated from federal grant funds for any person enrolled in the early intervention program into the account. The expenditures may only be used for services defined in the grant award from the Ryan White HIV/AIDS program. Only the secretary or the secretary's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. An appropriation is not required for expenditures. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW.
RCW 43.20A.430 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 430
RCW 43.20A.430: Purchase of services from public or nonprofit agencies—Retention of sums to pay departmental costs.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall, if not otherwise prohibited by law, pursuant to agreement between the department and the agency in each contract, retain from such nonappropriated funds sufficient sums to pay for the department's administrative costs, monitoring and evaluating delivery of services, and such other costs as may be necessary to administer the department's responsibilities under RCW 43.20A.400 through 43.20A.430 .
RCW 43.168.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 168 / Section 050
RCW 43.168.050: Application approval—Conditions and limitations.
Status: in_force

(1) The director may only approve an application providing a loan for a project which the director finds: (a) Will result in the creation of employment opportunities, the maintenance of threatened employment, or development or expansion of business ownership by minorities and women; (b) Will conform to federal rules and regulations governing the spending of federal community development block grant funds; (c) Will be of public benefit and for a public purpose, and that the benefits, including increased or maintained employment, improved standard of living, the employment of disadvantaged workers, and development or expansion of business ownership by minorities and women, will primarily accrue to residents of the area; (d) Will probably be successful; (e) Would probably not be completed without the loan because other capital or financing at feasible terms is unavailable or the return on investment is inadequate. (2) The director shall, subject to federal block grant criteria, give higher priority to economic development projects that contain provisions for child care. (3) The director may not approve an application if it fails to provide for adequate reporting or disclosure of financial data to the director. The director may require an annual or other periodic audit of the project books. (4) The director may require that the project be managed in whole or in part by a local development organization and may prescribe a management fee to be paid to such organization by the recipient of the loan or grant. (5) The director may approve an application which results in a loan or grant of up to one million dollars. (6) The director shall fix the terms and rates pertaining to fund loans. (7) Should there be more demand for loans than funds available for lending, the director shall provide loans for those projects which will lead to the greatest amount of employment or benefit to a community. In determining the "greatest amount of employment or benefit" the director shall also consider the employment which would be saved by its loan and the benefit relative to the community, not just the total number of new jobs or jobs saved. (8) To the extent permitted under federal law the director shall require applicants to provide for the transfer of all payments of principal and interest on loans to the fund created under this chapter. Under circumstances where the federal law does not permit the director to require such transfer, the director shall give priority to applications where the applicants on their own volition make commitments to provide for the transfer. (9) The director shall not approve any application to finance or help finance a shopping mall. (10) For loans not made to minority and women-owned businesses, the director shall make at least eighty percent of the appropriated funds available to projects located in distressed areas, and may make up to twenty percent available to projects located in areas not designated as distressed. For loans not made to minority and women-owned businesses, the director shall not make funds available to projects located in areas not designated as distressed if the fund's net worth is less than seven million one hundred thousand dollars. (11) If an objection is raised to a project on the basis of unfair business competition, the director shall evaluate the potential impact of a project on similar businesses located in the local market area. A grant may be denied by the director if a project is not likely to result in a net increase in employment within a local market area. (12) For loans to minority and women-owned businesses who do not meet the credit criteria, the director may consider nontraditional credit standards to offset past discrimination that has precluded full participation of minority or women-owned businesses in the economy. For applicants with high potential who do not meet the credit criteria, the director shall consider developing alternative borrowing methods. For applicants denied loans due to credit problems, the department shall provide financial counseling within available resources and provide referrals to credit rehabilitation services. In circumstances of competing applications, priority shall be given to members of eligible groups which previously have been least served by this fund.
RCW 43.21A.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 040
RCW 43.21A.040: Department of ecology—Created.
Status: in_force

There is created a department of state government to be known as the department of ecology.
RCW 43.79.335 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 335
RCW 43.79.335: Miscellaneous state funds—Washington State University building account.
Status: in_force

Upon and after June 30, 1961 the account in the state treasury known as the "State College of Washington Building Account" shall be known and referred to as the "Washington State University Building Account." This section shall not be construed as effecting any change in such fund other than the name thereof and as otherwise provided by law.
RCW 43.235.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 235 / Section 040
RCW 43.235.040: Confidentiality—Access to information.
Status: in_force

(1) An oral or written communication or a document shared with the coordinating entity or within or produced by a domestic violence fatality review panel related to a domestic violence fatality review is confidential and not subject to disclosure or discoverable by a third party. An oral or written communication or a document provided by a third party to the coordinating entity or a domestic violence fatality review panel, or between a third party and a domestic violence fatality review panel, related to a domestic violence fatality review is confidential and not subject to disclosure or discovery by a third party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, recommendations from the domestic violence fatality review panel and the coordinating entity generally may be disclosed minus personal identifiers. (2) The coordinating entity and review panels, only to the extent otherwise permitted by law or court rule, shall have access to information and records regarding the domestic violence victims and perpetrators under review held by domestic violence perpetrators' treatment providers; dental care providers; hospitals, medical providers, and pathologists; coroners and medical examiners; mental health providers; lawyers; the state and local governments; the courts; and employers. The coordinating entity and the review panels shall maintain the confidentiality of such information to the extent required by any applicable law. (3) The coordinating entity or review panels shall review, only to the extent otherwise permitted by law or court rule when determined to be relevant and necessary to an investigation, guardian ad litem reports, parenting evaluations, and victim impact statements; probation information; mental health evaluations done for court; presentence interviews and reports, and any recommendations made regarding bail and release on own recognizance; child protection services, welfare, and other information held by the department; any law enforcement incident documentation, such as incident reports, dispatch records, victim, witness, and suspect statements, and any supplemental reports, probable cause statements, and 911 call taker's reports; corrections and postsentence supervision reports; and any other information determined to be relevant to the review. The coordinating entity and the review panels shall maintain the confidentiality of such information to the extent required by any applicable law.
RCW 43.143.005 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 143 / Section 005
RCW 43.143.005: Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

(1) Washington's coastal waters, seabed, and shorelines are among the most valuable and fragile of its natural resources. (2) Ocean and marine-based industries and activities, such as fishing, aquaculture, tourism, and marine transportation have played a major role in the history of the state and will continue to be important in the future. (3) Washington's coastal waters, seabed, and shorelines are faced with conflicting use demands. Some uses may pose unacceptable environmental or social risks at certain times. (4) The state of Washington has primary jurisdiction over the management of coastal and ocean natural resources within three miles of its coastline. From three miles seaward to the boundary of the two hundred mile exclusive economic zone, the United States federal government has primary jurisdiction. Since protection, conservation, and development of the natural resources in the exclusive economic zone directly affect Washington's economy and environment, the state has an inherent interest in how these resources are managed.
RCW 43.06A.100 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06A / Section 100
RCW 43.06A.100: Communication with people in custody of department of children, youth, and families or part of a fatality investigation by the department of children, youth, and families—Access to information in possession or control of department of children, youth, and families or state institutions—Limitation on duty of office.
Status: in_force

(1) The department of children, youth, and families shall: (a) Allow the ombuds or the ombuds's designee to communicate privately with any child or person in the custody of the department of children, youth, and families, or any child or person who is part of a near fatality investigation by the department of children, youth, and families, for the purposes of carrying out its duties under this chapter; (b) Permit the ombuds or the ombuds designee physical access to state institutions serving children, youth, and families, including juvenile rehabilitation facilities and state licensed facilities or residences, for the purpose of carrying out its duties under this chapter; (c) Upon the ombuds's request, grant the ombuds or the ombuds's designee the right to access, inspect, and copy all relevant information, records, or documents in the possession or control of the department of children, youth, and families that the ombuds considers necessary in an investigation; and (d) Grant the office of the family and children's ombuds unrestricted online access to the child welfare case management information system, the juvenile rehabilitation case management system, and the department of children, youth, and families data information system for the purpose of carrying out its duties under this chapter. (2) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Near fatality" means an act that, as certified by a physician, places the child or person in serious or critical condition. (b) "Child, youth, or individual" includes any person in the state's care or in state-licensed facilities or residences and juvenile rehabilitation facilities who is receiving services from the department of children, youth, and families. (3) Nothing in this section creates a duty for the office of the family and children's ombuds under RCW 43.06A.030 as related to children in the care of an early learning program described in RCW 43.216.500 through 43.216.550 , a licensed child care center, or a licensed child care home.
RCW 43.06C.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06C / Section 050
RCW 43.06C.050: Access to facilities, inmates, records.
Status: in_force

(1) The ombuds must have reasonable access to correctional facilities at all times necessary to conduct a full investigation of an incident of abuse or neglect. This authority includes the opportunity to interview any inmate, department employee, or other person, including the person thought to be the victim of such abuse, who might be reasonably believed by the facility to have knowledge of the incident under investigation. Such access must be afforded, upon request by the ombuds, when: (a) An incident is reported or a complaint is made to the office; (b) The ombuds determines there is probable cause to believe that an incident has or may have occurred; or (c) The ombuds determines that there is or may be imminent danger of serious abuse or neglect of an inmate. (2) The ombuds must have reasonable access to department facilities, including all areas which are used by inmates, all areas which are accessible to inmates, and to programs for inmates at reasonable times, which at a minimum must include normal working hours and visiting hours. This access is for the purpose of: (a) Providing information about individual rights and the services available from the office, including the name, address, and telephone number of the office; (b) Monitoring compliance with respect to the rights and safety of inmates; and (c) Inspecting, viewing, photographing, and video recording all areas of the facility which are used by inmates or are accessible to inmates. (3) Access to inmates includes the opportunity to meet and communicate privately and confidentially with individuals regularly, both formally and informally, by telephone, mail, and in person. (4) The ombuds has the right to access, inspect, and copy all relevant information, records, or documents in the possession or control of the department that the ombuds considers necessary in an investigation of a complaint filed under this chapter, and the department must assist the ombuds in obtaining the necessary releases for those documents which are specifically restricted or privileged for use by the ombuds. (5) Following notification from the ombuds with a written demand for access to agency records, the delegated department staff must provide the ombuds with access to the requested documentation not later than twenty business days after the ombuds' written request for the records. Where the records requested by the ombuds pertain to an inmate death, threats of bodily harm including, but not limited to, sexual or physical assaults, or the denial of necessary medical treatment, the records shall be provided within five days unless the ombuds consents to an extension of that time frame. (6) Upon notice and a request by the ombuds, a state or local government agency or entity that has records that are relevant to a complaint or an investigation conducted by the ombuds must provide the ombuds with access to such records. (7) The ombuds must work with the department to minimize disruption to the operations of the department due to ombuds activities and must comply with the department's security clearance processes, provided those processes do not impede the activities outlined in this section.
RCW 43.43.640 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 640
RCW 43.43.640: Drug control assistance unit—Certain investigators exempt from state civil service act.
Status: in_force

Any investigators employed pursuant to RCW 43.43.610 shall be exempt from the state civil service act, chapter 41.06 RCW.
RCW 43.71.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 71 / Section 900
RCW 43.71.900: Conflict with federal requirements—2011 c 317.
Status: in_force

If any part of this act is found to be in conflict with federal requirements that are a prescribed condition to the allocation of federal funds to the state, the conflicting part of this act is inoperative solely to the extent of the conflict and with respect to the agencies directly affected, and this finding does not affect the operation of the remainder of this act in its application to the agencies concerned. Rules adopted under this act must meet federal requirements that are a necessary condition to the receipt of federal funds by the state.
RCW 43.43.350 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 350
RCW 43.43.350: Determination of eligibility for examination for promotion.
Status: in_force

Eligibility for examination for promotion shall be determined as follows: Patrol officers with one year of probationary experience, in addition to three years experience as a regular patrol officer before the date of the first examination occurrence, shall be eligible for examination for the rank of sergeant; patrol officers with one year of probationary experience in the rank of sergeant before the date of the first examination occurrence, in addition to two years as a regular sergeant, shall be eligible for examination for the rank of lieutenant.
RCW 43.216.680 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 680
RCW 43.216.680: Child care workers—Career and wage ladder—Wage increases.
Status: in_force

Child care centers adopting the child care career and wage ladder established pursuant to *RCW 43.215.505 shall increase wages for child care workers who have earned a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate as provided in RCW 28B.50.536 , gain additional years of experience, or accept increasing levels of responsibility in providing child care, in accordance with the child care career and wage ladder. The adoption of a child care career and wage ladder shall not prohibit the provision of wage increases based upon merit. The department shall pay wage increments for child care workers employed by child care centers adopting the child care career and wage ladder established pursuant to *RCW 43.215.505 who earn early childhood education credits or meet relevant requirements in the state training and registry system, in accordance with the child care career and wage ladder.