RCW 43.03.305 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 03 / Section 305
RCW 43.03.305: Washington citizens' commission on salaries for elected officials—Generally.
Status: in_force

There is created a commission to be known as the Washington citizens' commission on salaries for elected officials, to consist of members appointed by the governor as provided in this section. (1) One registered voter from each congressional district shall be selected by the secretary of state from among those registered voters eligible to vote at the time persons are selected for appointment to serve on the commission. The secretary shall establish policies and procedures for conducting the selection by lot. The policies and procedures shall include, but not be limited to, those for notifying persons selected and for providing a new selection from a congressional district if a person selected from the district declines appointment to the commission or if, following the person's appointment, the person's position on the commission becomes vacant before the end of the person's term of office. (2) Seven commission members, all residents of this state, shall be selected jointly by the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate. The persons selected under this subsection shall have had experience in the field of personnel management. Of these seven members, one shall be selected from each of the following five sectors in this state: Private institutions of higher education; business; professional personnel management; legal profession; and organized labor. Of the two remaining members, one shall be a person recommended to the speaker and the president by the chair of the Washington personnel resources board and one shall be a person recommended by majority vote of the presidents of the state's four-year institutions of higher education. (3) The secretary of state shall forward the names of persons selected under subsection (1) of this section and the speaker of the house of representatives and president of the senate shall forward the names of persons selected under subsection (2) of this section to the governor who shall appoint these persons to the commission. Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, all members shall serve four-year terms and the names of the persons selected for appointment to the commission shall be forwarded to the governor not later than the first day of July every two years. (4) No person may be appointed to more than two terms. No member of the commission may be removed by the governor during his or her term of office unless for cause of incapacity, incompetence, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office or for a disqualifying change of residence. The unexcused absence of any person who is a member of the commission from two consecutive meetings of the commission shall constitute the relinquishment of that person's membership on the commission. Such a relinquishment creates a vacancy in that person's position on the commission. A member's absence may be excused by the chair of the commission upon the member's written request if the chair believes there is just cause for the absence. Such a request must be received by the chair before the meeting for which the absence is to be excused. A member's absence from a meeting of the commission may also be excused during the meeting for which the member is absent by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commission present at the meeting. (5) No state official, public employee, or lobbyist, or immediate family member of the official, employee, or lobbyist, subject to the registration requirements of chapter 42.17A RCW is eligible for membership on the commission. As used in this subsection the phrase "immediate family" means the parents, spouse or domestic partner, siblings, children, or dependent relative of the official or lobbyist whether or not living in the household of the official or lobbyist, and the parent, spouse or domestic partner, sibling, child, or dependent relative of the employee, living in the household of the employee or who is dependent in whole or in part for his or her support upon the earnings of the state employee. (6)(a) Upon a vacancy in any position on the commission, a successor shall be selected and appointed to fill the unexpired term. The selection and appointment shall be concluded within thirty days of the date the position becomes vacant and shall be conducted in the same manner as originally provided. (b) Initial members appointed from congressional districts created after July 22, 2011, shall be selected and appointed in the manner provided in subsection (1) of this section. The selection and appointment must be concluded within ninety days of the date the district is created. The term of an initial member appointed under this subsection terminates July 1st of an even-numbered year so that at no point may the terms of more than one-half plus one of the members selected under subsection (1) of this section terminate in the same year.
RCW 43.101.415 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 415
RCW 43.101.415: Racial profiling—Reports to the legislature.
Status: in_force

The Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, in cooperation with the criminal justice training commission, shall report to the legislature by December 31, 2002, and each December 31st thereafter, on the progress and accomplishments of each local law enforcement agency in the state in meeting the requirements and goals set forth in RCW 43.101.410 .
RCW 43.20B.350 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 350
RCW 43.20B.350: Mental illness—Treatment costs—Modification or vacation of findings of responsibility.
Status: in_force

The secretary, or the secretary's designee, upon application of the person responsible for payment of reimbursement to the state of the costs of hospitalization, and/or the costs of outpatient services, or the legal representative of such person, and, after investigation, or after investigation without application, the secretary, or the secretary's designee, if satisfied of the financial ability or inability of such person to reimburse the state in accordance with the original finding of responsibility, may, modify or vacate such original finding of responsibility and enter a new finding of responsibility. The determination to modify or vacate findings of responsibility shall be served and be appealable in the same manner and in accordance with the same procedures for appeals of original findings of responsibility.
RCW 43.158.150 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 158 / Section 150
RCW 43.158.150: Clean energy coordinated permitting process—Tribal consultation and overburdened community engagement.
Status: reserved

(1)(a) The department of ecology must offer early, meaningful, and individual consultation with any affected federally recognized Indian tribe on designated clean energy projects participating in the coordinated permitting process for the purpose of understanding potential impacts to tribal rights, interests, and resources, including tribal cultural resources, archaeological sites, sacred sites, fisheries, or other rights and interests in tribal lands and lands within which an Indian tribe or tribes possess rights reserved or protected by federal treaty, statute, or executive order. The consultation is independent of, and in addition to, any public participation process required by state law, or by a state agency. The goal of the consultation process is to support the coordinated permitting process by early identification of tribal rights, interests, and resources, including tribal cultural resources, potentially affected by the project, and identifying solutions, when possible, to avoid, minimize, or mitigate any adverse effects on tribal rights, interests, or resources, including tribal cultural resources, based on environmental or permit reviews. (b) At the earliest possible date after the initiation of the coordinated permitting process under this chapter, the department of ecology shall engage in a preapplication process with all affected federally recognized Indian tribes potentially impacted by the project. (i) The department of ecology must notify the department of archaeology and historic preservation, the department of fish and wildlife, and all affected federally recognized Indian tribes potentially impacted by the project. The notification must include geographical location, detailed scope of the proposed project, preliminary proposed project details available to federal, state, or local governmental jurisdictions, and all publicly available materials. (ii) The department of ecology must also offer to discuss the project with the department of archaeology and historic preservation, the department of fish and wildlife, and all affected federally recognized Indian tribes potentially impacted by the project. Any resultant discussions must include the project's impact to tribal rights, interests, and resources, including tribal cultural resources, archaeological sites, sacred sites, fisheries, or other rights and interests in tribal lands and lands within which a tribe or tribes possess rights reserved or protected by federal treaty, statute, or executive order. (iii) All affected federally recognized Indian tribes may submit to the department of ecology a summary of tribal issues, questions, concerns, or other statements regarding the project, which must become part of the official files maintained by the department of ecology for the coordinated permitting process. The summary does not limit what issues affected federally recognized Indian tribes may raise in the consultation process. (iv) The notification and offer to initiate discussion must be documented by the department of ecology and delivered to the department of archaeology and historic preservation, the department of fish and wildlife, and to the affected federally recognized Indian tribe or tribes. If the discussions pursuant to (b)(ii) of this subsection do not occur, the department of ecology must document the reason why the discussion or discussions did not occur. (v) Nothing in this section may be interpreted to require the disclosure of information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to RCW 42.56.300 or federal law, including section 304 of the national historic preservation act of 1966. Any information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to RCW 42.56.300 or federal law, including section 304 of the national historic preservation act of 1966, shall not become part of publicly available coordinated permitting process files. (2) The department of ecology must identify overburdened communities, as defined in RCW 70A.02.010 , which may be potentially affected by clean energy projects participating in the coordinated permitting process. The department of ecology must verify these communities have been meaningfully engaged in the regulatory processes in a timely manner by participating agencies and their comments considered for determining potential impacts.
RCW 43.99K.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99K / Section 010
RCW 43.99K.010: 1995-1997 Fiscal biennium—General obligation bonds for capital and operating appropriations acts.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of providing funds to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the capital and operating appropriations acts for the 1995-97 fiscal biennium only, 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 eight hundred sixty-seven million one hundred sixty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be required, to finance these projects and all costs incidental thereto. Bonds authorized in this section may be sold at such price as the state finance committee shall determine. No bonds authorized in this section may be offered for sale without prior legislative appropriation of the net proceeds of the sale of the bonds.
RCW 43.01.043 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 043
RCW 43.01.043: Vacations—Rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

The several offices, departments and institutions of the state government may prescribe supplemental rules and regulations that are not inconsistent with the provisions of RCW 43.01.040 through 43.01.043 with respect to vacation leave of subordinate officers and employees thereof.
RCW 43.150.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 150 / Section 080
RCW 43.150.080: At-risk children—Collaborative program.
Status: in_force

A volunteer organization or individual volunteer may assist a public agency, with the agency's approval, in a collaborative program designed to serve the needs of at-risk children. The center, with the advice and counsel of the attorney general, shall develop guidelines defining at-risk children and establish reasonable safety standards to protect the safety of program participants and volunteers, including but not limited to background checks as appropriate as provided in RCW 43.43.830 through 43.43.834 . In carrying out the volunteer activity, the individual volunteer or member of the volunteer organization shall not be considered to be an employee or agent of any public agency involved in the collaborative program. The public agency shall have no liability for any acts of the individual volunteer or volunteer organization. Prior to participation, a volunteer and the public agency administering the collaborative program shall sign a written master agreement, approved in form by the attorney general, that includes provisions defining the scope of the volunteer activities and waiving any claims against each other. A volunteer organization or individual volunteer shall not be liable for civil damages resulting from any act or omission arising from volunteer activities which comply with safety standards issued by the center for volunteerism and citizen service, other than acts or omissions constituting gross negligence or willful or wanton misconduct.
RCW 43.44.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 44 / Section 060
RCW 43.44.060: Statistical information and reports—National fire incident reporting system.
Status: in_force

(1) The chief of each organized fire department, or the sheriff or other designated county official having jurisdiction over areas not within the jurisdiction of any fire department, shall report statistical information and data to the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, on each fire occurring within the official's jurisdiction and, within two business days, report any death resulting from fire. (2) Reports submitted pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be consistent with the national fire incident reporting system developed by the United States fire administration and rules established by the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection. Rules established by the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, must require fire departments to report data on the age of any structure involved in a fire when that information is available through property records or other methods. (3) Subject to availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall administer the national fire incident reporting system including, but not limited to, the following responsibilities: (a) Purchasing equipment, including software, needed for the operation of the reporting system; (b) Establishing procedures, standards, and guidelines pertaining to the statistical information and data reported by fire departments through the reporting system; (c) Providing training and education to fire departments pertaining to the reporting system; and (d) Employing staff to administer the reporting system, as needed. (4) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, and the department of natural resources shall jointly determine the statistical information to be reported on fires on land under the jurisdiction of the department of natural resources. (5) The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall analyze the information and data reported, compile a report, and distribute a copy annually by July 1st to each chief fire official in the state. Upon request, the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall also furnish a copy of the report to any other interested person at cost. (6) For purposes of this section, "national fire incident reporting system" or "reporting system" means the national fire incident reporting system or the state equivalent as selected by the chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection.
RCW 47.01.070 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 070
RCW 47.01.070: Director's and commissioner's prior assignments may be delegated.
Status: in_force

In all situations wherein the director of highways, the director of aeronautics, or any one of their designees, or any member of the highway commission, the toll bridge authority, the aeronautics commission, or the canal commission, or any one of their designees was on September 21, 1977, designated or serving as a member of any board, commission, committee, or authority, the chair of the transportation commission or the chair's designee who shall be an employee of the department of transportation, shall hereafter determine who shall serve as such member.If any officer fails to comply with the provisions of RCW 43.01.050 , he or she shall be liable to the state upon his or her official bond in a sum equal to ten percent annual interest on the funds for such time as he or she retained them.The commission shall have full power to make joint or concurrent investigations, hold joint or concurrent hearings, and issue joint or concurrent orders in conjunction or concurrence with any official, board, or commission of any state or of the United States, whether in the holding of such investigations or hearings or in the making of such orders the commission functions under agreements or compacts between states or under the concurrent power of states to regulate interstate commerce or as an agency of the federal government or otherwise. When necessary the commission may hold such joint hearing or investigation outside the state.
RCW 43.30.700 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 700
RCW 43.30.700: Powers of department—Forested lands.
Status: in_force

(1) The department may: (a) Inquire into the production, quality, and quantity of second growth timber to ascertain conditions for reforestation; and (b) Publish information pertaining to forestry and forest products which it considers of benefit to the people of the state. (2) The department shall: (a) Collect information through investigation by its employees, on forestlands owned by the state, including: (i) Condition of the lands; (ii) Forest fire damage; (iii) Illegal cutting, trespassing, or thefts; and (iv) The number of acres and the value of the timber that is cut and removed each year, to determine which state lands are valuable chiefly for growing timber; (b) Prepare maps of each timbered county showing state land therein; and (c) Protect forested public land, as defined in RCW 79.02.010 , as much as is practical and feasible from fire, trespass, theft, and the illegal cutting of timber. (3) When the department considers it to be in the best interest of the state, it may cooperate with any agency of another state, the United States or any agency thereof, the Dominion of Canada or any agency or province thereof, and any county, town, corporation, individual, or Indian tribe within the state of Washington in: (a) Forest surveys; (b) Forest studies; (c) Forest products studies; and (d) Preparation of plans for the protection, management, and replacement of trees, wood lots, and timber tracts.
RCW 43.22.500 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22 / Section 500
RCW 43.22.500: Printing and distribution of publications—Fees.
Status: in_force

The department of labor and industries, to defray the costs of printing, reprinting, or distributing printed matter issued by the department of labor and industries including, but not limited to, the matters listed in RCW 43.22.505 , may charge a fee for such publications in an amount which will reimburse the department for the costs of printing, reprinting, and distributing such publications: PROVIDED, That every person subject to regulation by the department may upon request receive without charge one copy per year of any publication printed pursuant to RCW 43.22.505 whenever such person is affected by any statute, rule or regulation printed therein. All fees collected shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the appropriate fund or account.
RCW 43.330.431 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 431
RCW 43.330.431: Developmental disabilities endowment—Trust fund.
Status: in_force

(1) The developmental disabilities endowment trust fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Expenditures from the fund may be used only for the purposes of the developmental disabilities endowment established under this chapter, except for expenses of the state investment board and the state treasurer as specified in subsection (2) of this section. Only the developmental disabilities endowment governing board or the board's designee may authorize expenditures from the fund. The fund shall retain its interest earnings in accordance with RCW 43.79A.040 . (2) The developmental disabilities endowment governing board shall deposit in the fund all money received for the program, including state appropriations and private contributions. With the exception of investment and operating costs associated with the investment of money by the investment board paid under RCW 43.33A.160 and 43.84.160 and the expenses and operating costs of the state treasurer paid under RCW 43.08.190 and 43.79A.040 , the fund shall be credited with all investment income earned by the fund. Disbursements from the fund are exempt from appropriations and the allotment provisions of chapter 43.88 RCW. However, money used for program administration by the department or the governing board is subject to the allotment and budgetary controls of chapter 43.88 RCW, and an appropriation is required for these expenditures.
RCW 43.105.342 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 105 / Section 342
RCW 43.105.342: Washington technology solutions revolving account—Independent technical and financial analysis of proposed projects by the board.
Status: in_force

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(1) The Washington technology solutions revolving account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from agency fees and charges for services collected from public agencies must be deposited into the account. The account must be used for the: (a) Acquisition of equipment, software, supplies, and services; and (b) Payment of salaries, wages, and other costs incidental to the acquisition, development, maintenance, operation, and administration of: (i) Information services; (ii) telecommunications; (iii) systems; (iv) software; (v) supplies; and (vi) equipment, including the payment of principal and interest on debt by the agency and other users as determined by the office of financial management. (2) The director or the director's designee, with the approval of the technology services board, is authorized to expend up to one million dollars per fiscal biennium for the technology services board to conduct independent technical and financial analysis of proposed information technology projects. (3) Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures except as provided in subsection (4) of this section. (4) Expenditures for the strategic planning and policy component of the agency are subject to appropriation.
RCW 43.20B.425 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 425
RCW 43.20B.425: Residential habilitation centers—Costs of services—Investigation and determination of ability to pay—Exemptions.
Status: in_force

The department shall investigate and determine the assets of the estates of each resident of a residential habilitation center and the ability of each such estate to pay all, or any portion of, the average monthly charge for care, support and treatment at a residential habilitation center as determined by the procedure set forth in RCW 43.20B.420 : PROVIDED, That the sum as set forth in RCW 71A.20.100 shall be retained by the estate of the resident at all times for such personal needs as may arise: PROVIDED FURTHER, That where any person other than a resident or the guardian of the resident's estate deposits funds so that the depositor and a resident become joint tenants with the right of survivorship, such funds shall not be considered part of the resident's estate so long as the resident is not the sole survivor among such joint tenants.
RCW 43.20.025 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20 / Section 025
RCW 43.20.025: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Commissary" means an approved food establishment where food is stored, prepared, portioned, or packaged for service elsewhere. (2) "Commissions" means the Washington state commission on African American affairs established in chapter 43.113 RCW, the Washington state commission on Asian Pacific American affairs established in chapter 43.117 RCW, the Washington state commission on Hispanic affairs established in chapter 43.115 RCW, and the governor's office of Indian affairs. (3) "Consumer representative" means any person who is not an elected official, who has no fiduciary obligation to a health facility or other health agency, and who has no material financial interest in the rendering of health services. (4) "Council" means the governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities, convened according to this chapter. (5) "Department" means the department of health. (6) "Health disparities" means the difference in incidence, prevalence, mortality, or burden of disease and other adverse health conditions, including lack of access to proven health care services that exists between specific population groups in Washington state. (7) "Health impact review" means a review of a legislative or budgetary proposal completed according to the terms of this chapter that determines the extent to which the proposal improves or exacerbates health disparities. (8) "Local health board" means a health board created pursuant to chapter 70.05 , 70.08, or 70.46 RCW. (9) "Local health officer" means the legally qualified physician appointed as a health officer pursuant to chapter 70.05 , 70.08, or 70.46 RCW. (10) "Mobile food unit" means a readily movable food establishment. (11) "Regulatory authority" means the local, state, or federal enforcement body or authorized representative having jurisdiction over the food establishment. The local board of health, acting through the local health officer, is the regulatory authority for the activity of a food establishment, except as otherwise provided by law. (12) "Secretary" means the secretary of health, or the secretary's designee. (13) "Servicing area" means an operating base location to which a mobile food unit or transportation vehicle returns regularly for such things as vehicle and equipment cleaning, discharging liquid or solid wastes, refilling water tanks and ice bins, and boarding food. (14) "Social determinants of health" means those elements of social structure most closely shown to affect health and illness, including at a minimum, early learning, education, socioeconomic standing, safe housing, gender, incidence of violence, convenient and affordable access to safe opportunities for physical activity, healthy diet, and appropriate health care services. (15) "State board" means the state board of health created under this chapter.
RCW 43.216.692 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 692
RCW 43.216.692: Family home providers—Capacity flexibility.
Status: in_force

The department may waive the limit, as established in RCW 43.216.010 (1)(c), that restricts family home providers from serving not more than 12 children. The department must establish conditions for such waivers by rule and must assess, at a minimum, the provider's available square footage and staffing capabilities prior to issuing any waiver of the limit of 12 children.
RCW 43.180.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 180 / Section 080
RCW 43.180.080: General powers.
Status: in_force

In addition to other powers and duties specified in this chapter, the commission may: (1) Establish in resolutions relating to any issuance of bonds, or in any financing documents relating to such issuance, such standards and requirements applicable to the purchase of mortgages and mortgage loans or the making of loans to mortgage lenders as the commission deems necessary or desirable, including but not limited to: (a) The time within which mortgage lenders must make commitments and disbursements for mortgages or mortgage loans; (b) the location and other characteristics of single-family housing or multifamily housing to be financed by mortgages and mortgage loans; (c) the terms and conditions of mortgages and mortgage loans to be acquired; (d) the amounts and types of insurance coverage required on mortgages, mortgage loans, and bonds; (e) the representations and warranties of mortgage lenders confirming compliance with such standards and requirements; (f) restrictions as to interest rate and other terms of mortgages or mortgage loans or the return realized therefrom by mortgage lenders; (g) the type and amount of collateral security to be provided to assure repayment of any loans from the commission and to assure repayment of bonds; and (h) any other matters related to the purchase of mortgages or mortgage loans or the making of loans to lending institutions as shall be deemed relevant by the commission; (2) Sue and be sued in its own name; (3) Make and execute contracts and all other instruments necessary or convenient for the exercise of its purposes or powers, including but not limited to contracts or agreements for the origination, servicing, and administration of mortgages or mortgage loans, and the borrowing of money; (4) Procure such insurance, including but not limited to insurance: (a) Against any loss in connection with its property and other assets, including but not limited to mortgages or mortgage loans, in such amounts and from such insurers as the commission deems desirable, and (b) to indemnify members of the commission for acts done in the course of their duties; (5) Provide for the investment of any funds, including funds held in reserve, not required for immediate disbursement, and provide for the selection of investments; (6) Fix, revise, and collect fees and charges in connection with the investigation and financing of housing or in connection with assignments, contracts, purchases of mortgages or mortgage loans, or any other actions permitted under this chapter or by the commission; and receive grants and contributions; (7) Make such expenditures as are appropriate for paying the administrative costs of the commission and for carrying out the provisions of this chapter. These expenditures may be made only from funds consisting of the commission's receipts from fees and charges, grants and contributions, the proceeds of bonds issued by the commission, and other revenues; these expenditures shall not be made from funds of the state of Washington; (8) Establish such special funds, and controls on deposits to and disbursements from them, as it finds convenient for the implementation of this chapter; (9) Conduct such investigations and feasibility studies as it deems appropriate; (10) Proceed with foreclosure actions or accept deeds in lieu of foreclosure together with the assignments of leases and rentals incidental thereto. Any properties acquired by the commission through such actions shall be sold as soon as practicable through persons licensed under chapter 18.85 RCW or at public auction, or by transfer to a public agency. In preparation for the disposition of the properties, the commission may own, lease, clear, construct, reconstruct, rehabilitate, repair, maintain, manage, operate, assign, or encumber the properties; (11) Take assignments of leases and rentals; (12) Subject to any provisions of the commission's contracts with the holders of obligations of the commission, consent to any modification with respect to rate of interest, time, and payment of any installment of principal or interest or any other term of any contract, mortgage, mortgage loan, mortgage loan commitment, contract, or agreement of any kind; (13) Subject to provisions of the commission's contracts with the holders of bonds, permit the reduction of rental or carrying charges to persons unable to pay the regular rent or schedule of charges if, by reason of other income of the commission or by reason of payment by any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States or of this state, the reduction can be made without jeopardizing the economic stability of the housing being financed; (14) Sell, at public or private sale, with or without public bidding, any mortgage, mortgage loan, or other instrument or asset held by the commission; (15) Employ, contract with, or engage engineers, architects, attorneys, financial advisors, bond underwriters, mortgage lenders, mortgage administrators, housing construction or financing experts, other technical or professional assistants, and such other personnel as are necessary. The commission may delegate to the appropriate persons the power to execute legal instruments on its behalf; (16) Receive contributions or grants from any source unless otherwise prohibited; (17) Impose covenants running with the land in order to satisfy and enforce the requirements of applicable state and federal law and commission policy with respect to housing or other facilities financed by the commission or assisted by federal, state, or local programs administered by the commission, by executing and recording regulatory agreements or other covenants between the commission and the person or entity to be bound. These regulatory agreements and covenants shall run with the land and be enforceable by the commission or its successors or assigns against the person or entity making the regulatory agreement or covenants or its successors or assigns, even though there may be no privity of estate or privity of contract between the commission or its successors or assigns and the person or entity against whom enforcement is sought. The term of any such covenant shall be set forth in the recorded agreement containing the covenant. This subsection shall apply to regulatory agreements and covenants previously entered into by the commission as well as regulatory agreements and covenants entered into by the commission on or after July 27, 1997; (18) Delegate any of its powers and duties if consistent with the purposes of this chapter; (19) Exercise any other power reasonably required to implement the purposes of this chapter. From February 15, 2010, through June 30, 2011, neither the commission nor its designees may grant any monetary performance-based awards or incentives to any employee. This subsection does not prohibit the payment of awards provided for in chapter 41.60 RCW.
RCW 43.43.971 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 971
RCW 43.43.971: Law enforcement mobilization—State law enforcement mobilization policy board—State law enforcement mobilization plan.
Status: in_force

(1) The state law enforcement mobilization policy board shall be established by the chief and shall have representatives from each of the regions established in RCW 43.43.974 . In carrying out its duty, the board shall consult with and solicit recommendations from representatives of the state and local law enforcement and emergency management organizations, and regional law enforcement mobilization committees. (2) The board shall establish and make recommendations to the chief on the refinement and maintenance of the Washington state law enforcement mobilization plan, including the procedures to be used during an emergency or disaster response requiring coordination of local, regional, and state law enforcement resources. (3) The chief shall review the Washington state law enforcement mobilization plan, as submitted by the board, recommend changes as necessary, and may approve the plan. The plan shall be consistent with the Washington state comprehensive emergency management plan. The chief may recommend the plan for inclusion within the state comprehensive emergency management plan established under chapter 38.52 RCW.
RCW 43.70.600 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 600
RCW 43.70.600: Survey regarding exposure to radio frequencies—Results.
Status: in_force

When funds are appropriated for this purpose, the department shall conduct a survey of scientific literature regarding the possible health effects of human exposure to the radio frequency part of the electromagnetic spectrum (300Hz to 300GHz). The department may submit the survey results to the legislature, prepare a summary of that survey, and make the summary available to the public. The department may update the survey and summary periodically.
RCW 43.01.250 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 250
RCW 43.01.250: Electric vehicles—State purchase of power at state office locations—Report.
Status: in_force

(1) It is in the state's interest and to the benefit of the people of the state to encourage the use of electrical vehicles in order to reduce emissions and provide the public with cleaner air. This section expressly authorizes the purchase of power at state expense to recharge privately and publicly owned plug-in electrical vehicles at state office locations where the vehicles are used for state business, are commute vehicles, or where the vehicles are at the state location for the purpose of conducting business with the state. (2) The director of the department of enterprise services may report to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature, as deemed necessary by the director, on the estimated amount of state-purchased electricity consumed by plug-in electrical vehicles if the director of enterprise services determines that the use has a significant cost to the state, and on the number of plug-in electric vehicles using state office locations. The report may be combined with the report under section 401, chapter 348, Laws of 2007.The chief of the Washington state patrol, the director of the traffic safety commission, the executive director of the county road administration board, and the director of licensing are designated as official consultants to the transportation commission so that the goals and activities of their respective agencies which relate to transportation are fully coordinated with other related responsibilities of the department of transportation. In this capacity, the chief of the Washington state patrol, the director of the traffic safety commission, the executive director of the county road administration board, and the director of licensing shall consult with the transportation commission and the secretary of transportation on the implications and impacts on the transportation related functions and duties of their respective agencies of any proposed comprehensive transportation plan, program, or policy. In order to develop fully integrated, balanced, and coordinated transportation plans, programs, and budgets the chief of the Washington state patrol, the director of the traffic safety commission, the executive director of the county road administration board, and the director of licensing shall consult with the secretary of transportation on the matter of relative priorities during the development of their respective agencies' plans, programs, and budgets as they pertain to transportation activities.
RCW 43.99V.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99V / Section 030
RCW 43.99V.030: Retirement of bonds.
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 chapter 6, Laws of 2009. (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 43.99V.010 . (3) On each date on which any interest or principal and interest payment is due on bonds issued for the purposes of chapter 6, Laws of 2009, 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 43.04.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 04 / Section 080
RCW 43.04.080: Investigations—Enforcement.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall conduct investigations for violations of this chapter and may request enforcement by the attorney general.Persons eligible for appointment as director shall have practical knowledge of the habits and distribution of fish and wildlife. The director shall supervise the administration and operation of the department and perform the duties prescribed by law and delegated by the commission. The director shall carry out the basic goals and objectives prescribed under RCW 77.04.055 . The director may appoint and employ necessary personnel. The director may delegate, in writing, to department personnel the duties and powers necessary for efficient operation and administration of the department. Only persons having general knowledge of the fisheries and wildlife resources and of the commercial and recreational fishing industry in this state are eligible for appointment as director. The director shall not have a financial interest in the fishing industry or a directly related industry. The director shall receive the salary fixed by the governor under RCW 43.03.040 . The director is the ex officio secretary of the commission and shall attend its meetings and keep a record of its business.
RCW 43.19.763 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 763
RCW 43.19.763: Risk management—Definitions.
Status: in_force

As used in chapter 43, Laws of 2011 1st sp. sess.: (1) "Department" means the department of enterprise services; (2) "Director" means the director of enterprise services; (3) "Risk management" means the total effort and continuous step by step process of risk identification, measurement, minimization, assumption, transfer, and loss adjustment which is aimed at protecting assets and revenues against accidental loss; and (4) "State agency" includes any state office, agency, commission, department, or institution, including colleges, universities, and community colleges, financed in whole or part from funds appropriated by the legislature.
RCW 43.06D.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06D / Section 901
RCW 43.06D.901: Construction—2020 c 332.
Status: in_force

Nothing in chapter 332, Laws of 2020 creates any right or cause of action, nor may it be relied upon to compel the establishment of any program or special entitlement.
RCW 43.06C.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06C / Section 040
RCW 43.06C.040: Duties—Investigations—Complaints.
Status: in_force

(1) The ombuds shall: (a) Establish priorities for use of the limited resources available to the ombuds; (b) Maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number, a collect telephone number, a website, and a mailing address for the receipt of complaints and inquiries; (c) Provide information, as appropriate, to inmates, family members, representatives of inmates, department employees, and others regarding the rights of inmates; (d) Provide technical assistance to support inmate participation in self-advocacy; (e) Monitor department compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and policies as related to the health, safety, welfare, and rehabilitation of inmates; (f) Monitor and participate in legislative and policy developments affecting correctional facilities; (g) Establish a statewide uniform reporting system to collect and analyze data related to complaints received by the ombuds regarding the department; (h) Establish procedures to receive, investigate, and resolve complaints; (i) Establish procedures to gather stakeholder input into the ombuds' activities and priorities, which must include at a minimum quarterly public meetings; (j) Submit annually to the governor's office, the legislature, and the statewide family council, by November 1st of each year, a report that includes, at a minimum, the following information: (i) The budget and expenditures of the ombuds; (ii) The number of complaints received and resolved by the ombuds; (iii) A description of significant systemic or individual investigations or outcomes achieved by the ombuds during the prior year; (iv) Any outstanding or unresolved concerns or recommendations of the ombuds; and (v) Input and comments from stakeholders, including the statewide family council, regarding the ombuds' activities during the prior year; and (k) Adopt and comply with rules, policies, and procedures necessary to implement this chapter. (2)(a) The ombuds may initiate and attempt to resolve an investigation upon his or her own initiative, or upon receipt of a complaint from an inmate, a family member, a representative of an inmate, a department employee, or others, regarding any of the following that may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of inmates: (i) Abuse or neglect; (ii) Department decisions or administrative actions; (iii) Inactions or omissions; (iv) Policies, rules, or procedures; or (v) Alleged violations of law by the department that may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of inmates. (b) Prior to filing a complaint with the ombuds, a person shall have reasonably pursued resolution of the complaint through the internal grievance, administrative, or appellate procedures with the department. However, in no event may an inmate be prevented from filing a complaint more than ninety business days after filing an internal grievance, regardless of whether the department has completed the grievance process. This subsection (2)(b) does not apply to complaints related to threats of bodily harm including, but not limited to, sexual or physical assaults or the denial of necessary medical treatment. (c) The ombuds may decline to investigate any complaint as provided by the rules adopted under this chapter. (d) If the ombuds does not investigate a complaint, the ombuds shall notify the complainant of the decision not to investigate and the reasons for the decision. (e) The ombuds may not investigate any complaints relating to an inmate's underlying criminal conviction. (f) The ombuds may not investigate a complaint from a department employee that relates to the employee's employment relationship with the department or the administration of the department, unless the complaint is related to the health, safety, welfare, and rehabilitation of inmates. (g) The ombuds must attempt to resolve any complaint at the lowest possible level. (h) The ombuds may refer complainants and others to appropriate resources, agencies, or departments. (i) The ombuds may not levy any fees for the submission or investigation of complaints. (j) The ombuds must remain neutral and impartial and may not act as an advocate for the complainant or for the department. (k) At the conclusion of an investigation of a complaint, the ombuds must render a public decision on the merits of each complaint, except that the documents supporting the decision are subject to the confidentiality provisions of RCW 43.06C.060 . The ombuds must communicate the decision to the inmate, if any, and to the department. The ombuds must state its recommendations and reasoning if, in the ombuds' opinion, the department or any employee thereof should: (i) Consider the matter further; (ii) Modify or cancel any action; (iii) Alter a rule, practice, or ruling; (iv) Explain in detail the administrative action in question; or (v) Rectify an omission. (l) If the ombuds so requests, the department must, within the time specified, inform the ombuds about any action taken on the recommendations or the reasons for not complying with the recommendations. (m) If the ombuds believes, based on the investigation, that there has been or continues to be a significant inmate health, safety, welfare, or rehabilitation issue, the ombuds must report the finding to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature. (n) Before announcing a conclusion or recommendation that expressly, or by implication, criticizes a person or the department, the ombuds shall consult with that person or the department. The ombuds may request to be notified by the department, within a specified time, of any action taken on any recommendation presented. The ombuds must notify the inmate, if any, of the actions taken by the department in response to the ombuds' recommendations. (3) This chapter does not require inmates to file a complaint with the ombuds in order to exhaust available administrative remedies for purposes of the prison litigation reform act of 1995, P.L. 104-134.
RCW 43.157.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 157 / Section 010
RCW 43.157.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter and RCW 28A.525.166 , 43.21A.350 , and 90.58.100 , unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Applicant" means a person applying to the department for designation of a development project as a project of statewide significance. (2) "Aviation biofuels production facility" means a facility primarily for the processing of nonfossil biogenic feedstocks to produce aviation fuels that meet the fuel quality technical standards of the American society for testing materials for aviation fuels and coproducts. (3) "Department" means the department of commerce. (4) "Manufacturing" shall have the meaning assigned it in RCW 82.62.010 . (5)(a) "Project of statewide significance" means: (i) A border crossing project that involves both private and public investments carried out in conjunction with adjacent states or provinces; (ii) A development project that will provide a net environmental benefit; (iii) A development project in furtherance of the commercialization of innovations; (iv) A private industrial development with private capital investment in manufacturing or research and development; (v) An aviation biofuels production facility; (vi) A pumped storage project using water rights approved by the legislature for that purpose; or (vii) A project designated by the legislature and codified under this chapter. (b) To qualify for designation under RCW 43.157.030 as a project of statewide significance: (i) The project must be completed after January 1, 2009; (ii) The applicant must submit an application to the department for designation as a project of statewide significance to the department of commerce; and (iii) Except for an aviation biofuels production facility, the project must have: (A) In counties with a population less than or equal to twenty thousand, a capital investment of five million dollars; (B) In counties with a population greater than twenty thousand but no more than fifty thousand, a capital investment of ten million dollars; (C) In counties with a population greater than fifty thousand but no more than one hundred thousand, a capital investment of fifteen million dollars; (D) In counties with a population greater than one hundred thousand but no more than two hundred thousand, a capital investment of twenty million dollars; (E) In counties with a population greater than two hundred thousand but no more than four hundred thousand, a capital investment of thirty million dollars; (F) In counties with a population greater than four hundred thousand but no more than one million, a capital investment of forty million dollars; (G) In counties with a population greater than one million, a capital investment of fifty million dollars; (H) In rural counties as defined by RCW 82.14.370 , projected full-time employment positions after completion of construction of fifty or greater; (I) In counties other than rural counties as defined by RCW 82.14.370 , projected full-time employment positions after completion of construction of one hundred or greater; or (J) Been qualified by the director of the department as a project of statewide significance either because: (I) The economic circumstances of the county merit the additional assistance such designation will bring; (II) The impact on a region due to the size and complexity of the project merits such designation; (III) The project resulted from or is in furtherance of innovation activities at a public research institution in the state or is in or resulted from innovation activities within an innovation partnership zone; or (IV) The project will provide a net environmental benefit as evidenced by plans for design and construction under green building standards or for the creation of renewable energy technology or components or under other environmental criteria established by the director in consultation with the director of the department of ecology. A project may be qualified under this subsection (5)(b)(iii)(J) only after consultation on the availability of staff resources of the office of regulatory assistance. (6) "Research and development" shall have the meaning assigned it in RCW 82.62.010 .
RCW 43.330.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 900
RCW 43.330.900: References to director and department.
Status: in_force

All references to the director or department of community, trade, and economic development in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the director of commerce or the department of commerce.
RCW 43.101.902 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 902
RCW 43.101.902: Effective date—2001 c 167.
Status: in_force

This act takes effect January 1, 2002.
RCW 43.21B.240 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21B / Section 240
RCW 43.21B.240: Department—Air authorities—Adjudicative proceedings, may not conduct.
Status: in_force

The department and air authorities shall not have authority to hold adjudicative proceedings pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW. Such hearings shall be held by the pollution control hearings board.
RCW 43.34.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 34 / Section 080
RCW 43.34.080: Capitol campus design advisory committee—Generally.
Status: in_force

(1) The capitol campus design advisory committee is established as an advisory group to the capitol committee and the director of enterprise services to review programs, planning, design, and landscaping of state capitol facilities and grounds and to make recommendations that will contribute to the attainment of architectural, aesthetic, functional, and environmental excellence in design and maintenance of capitol facilities on campus and located in neighboring communities. (2) The advisory committee shall consist of the following persons who shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the director of enterprise services: (a) Two architects; (b) A landscape architect; and (c) An urban planner. The director of enterprise services shall appoint the chair and vice chair and shall provide the staff and resources necessary for implementing this section. The advisory committee shall meet at least once every ninety days and at the call of the chair. The members of the committee shall be reimbursed as provided in RCW 43.03.220 and 44.04.120 . (3) The advisory committee shall also consist of the secretary of state and two members of the house of representatives, one from each caucus, who shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, and two members of the senate, one from each caucus, who shall be appointed by the president of the senate. (4) The advisory committee shall review plans and designs affecting state capitol facilities as they are developed. The advisory committee's review shall include: (a) The process of solicitation and selection of appropriate professional design services including design-build proposals; (b) Compliance with the capitol campus master plan and design concepts as adopted by the capitol committee; (c) The design, siting, and grouping of state capitol facilities relative to the service needs of state government and the impact upon the local community's economy, environment, traffic patterns, and other factors; (d) The relationship of overall state capitol facility planning to the respective comprehensive plans for long-range urban development of the cities of Olympia, Lacey, and Tumwater, and Thurston county; and (e) Landscaping plans and designs, including planting proposals, street furniture, sculpture, monuments, and access to the capitol campus and buildings. (5) For development of the property known as the 1063 block, the committee may review the proposal selected by the department of enterprise services but must not propose changes that will affect the scope, budget, or schedule of the project.
RCW 43.185C.310 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185C / Section 310
RCW 43.185C.310: Youth services—Crisis residential centers—Removal to another center or secure facility—Placement in secure juvenile detention facility.
Status: in_force

(1) A child taken into custody and taken to a crisis residential center established pursuant to RCW 43.185C.295 may, if the center is unable to provide appropriate treatment, supervision, and structure to the child, be taken at department expense to another crisis residential center, the nearest regional secure crisis residential center, or a secure facility with which it is collocated under RCW 43.185C.295 . Placement in both locations shall not exceed fifteen consecutive days from the point of intake as provided in RCW 43.185C.290 . (2) A child taken into custody and taken to a crisis residential center established by this chapter may be placed physically by the department of social and health services' designee and, at their departmental expense and approval, in a secure juvenile detention facility operated by the county in which the center is located for a maximum of forty-eight hours, including Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, if the child has taken unauthorized leave from the center and the person in charge of the center determines that the center cannot provide supervision and structure adequate to ensure that the child will not again take unauthorized leave. Juveniles placed in such a facility pursuant to this section may not, to the extent possible, come in contact with alleged or convicted juvenile or adult offenders. (3) Any child placed in secure detention pursuant to this section shall, during the period of confinement, be provided with appropriate treatment by the department of social and health services or the department's designee, which shall include the services defined in RCW 43.185C.305 (2). If the child placed in secure detention is not returned home or if an alternative living arrangement agreeable to the parent and the child is not made within twenty-four hours after the child's admission, the child shall be taken at the department's expense to a crisis residential center. Placement in the crisis residential center or centers plus placement in juvenile detention shall not exceed five consecutive days from the point of intake as provided in RCW 43.185C.290 . (4) Juvenile detention facilities used pursuant to this section shall first be certified by the department of social and health services to ensure that juveniles placed in the facility pursuant to this section are provided with living conditions suitable to the well-being of the child. Where space is available, juvenile courts, when certified by the department of social and health services to do so, shall provide secure placement for juveniles pursuant to this section, at department expense.
RCW 43.43.715 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 715
RCW 43.43.715: Identification—Cooperation with other criminal justice agencies.
Status: in_force

The section shall, consistent with the procedures set forth in chapter 152, Laws of 1972 ex. sess., cooperate with all other criminal justice agencies within or without the state, in an exchange of information regarding convicted criminals and those suspected of or wanted for the commission of crimes to the end that proper identification may rapidly be made and the ends of justice served.
RCW 43.382.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 382 / Section 050
RCW 43.382.050: Identifying information—Disclosure.
Status: in_force

(1) Identifying information about complainants or witnesses is not subject to any method of legal compulsion and may not be revealed to the legislature or the governor except under the following circumstances: (a) The complainant or witness waives confidentiality; (b) under a legislative subpoena when there is a legislative investigation for neglect of duty or misconduct by the ombuds or ombuds' office when the identifying information is necessary to the investigation of the ombuds' acts; or (c) under an investigation or inquiry by the governor as to neglect of duty or misconduct by the ombuds or ombuds' office when the identifying information is necessary to the investigation of the ombuds' acts. Consistently with this section, the ombuds must act to protect sensitive client information. (2) For the purposes of this section, "identifying information" includes the complainant's or witness's name, location, telephone number, likeness, social security number or other identification number, or identification of immediate family members.
RCW 43.01.036 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 036
RCW 43.01.036: Reports—Electronic format—Online access.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) All reports required to be submitted to the legislature shall be provided only in an electronic format. Reports must be submitted electronically to the chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate. The chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate shall provide an online site for reports submitted to the legislature on the legislative internet home page. The reports shall be organized in such a way as to make the reports easy to find and accessible by legislators, staff, and the public. (b) Upon electronic submittal of the required report to the chief clerk of the house of representatives and the secretary of the senate, the agency shall send a letter, also by electronic means, to the appropriate legislative committee that the report has been filed. The letter may include a brief summary of the report. The public entity submitting the report may make hard copies available by request. (2)(a) All annual and biennial reports to the governor shall be provided only in an electronic format. The reports shall be organized in such a way as to make the reports easy to find and accessible by the public. (b) Upon electronic submittal of the required report to the governor's office, the agency shall send a letter, also by electronic means, that the report has been filed. The letter may include a brief summary of the report. The entity submitting the report may make hard copies available by request.
RCW 43.20.300 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20 / Section 300
RCW 43.20.300: Local boards of health—Membership.
Status: in_force

(1) The state board of health shall adopt rules establishing the appointment process for the members of local boards of health who are not elected officials. The selection process established by the rules must: (a) Be fair and unbiased; and (b) Ensure, to the extent practicable, that the membership of local boards of health include a balanced representation of elected officials and nonelected people with a diversity of expertise and lived experience. (2) The rules adopted under this section must go into effect no later than one year after July 25, 2021.
RCW 43.83F.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 83F / Section 040
RCW 43.83F.040: Refunding bonds—Payment from bond redemption fund—Procedure—General obligation of state.
Status: in_force

The state building refunding bond redemption fund is hereby created in the state treasury, which fund shall be exclusively devoted to the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized by this chapter. 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 such bond retirement and interest requirements and on July 1st of each year the state treasurer shall deposit such amount in the state building bond redemption fund from any general state revenues received in the state treasury and certified by the state treasurer to be general state revenues. Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter 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 such principal and interest as the same shall become due. The owner and holder of each of the bonds or the trustee for the owner and holder of any of the bonds may by a mandamus or other appropriate proceeding require the transfer and payment of funds as directed herein.
RCW 43.32.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 32 / Section 010
RCW 43.32.010: Composition of committee.
Status: in_force

There is created a state design standards committee of seven members, six of which shall be appointed by the executive committee of the Washington state association of counties to hold office at its pleasure and the seventh to be the state aid engineer for the department of transportation. The members to be appointed by the executive committee of the Washington state association of counties shall be restricted to the membership of such association or to those holding the office and/or performing the functions of county engineer in any of the several counties of the state.
RCW 43.06B.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06B / Section 040
RCW 43.06B.040: Confidentiality.
Status: in_force

The education ombuds shall treat all matters, including the identities of students, complainants, and individuals from whom information is acquired, as confidential, except as necessary to enable the education ombuds to perform the duties of the office. Upon receipt of information that by law is confidential or privileged, the ombuds shall maintain the confidentiality of such information and shall not further disclose or disseminate the information except as provided by applicable state or federal law.
RCW 43.325.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 325 / Section 080
RCW 43.325.080: Electricity and biofuel usage goals—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) By June 1, 2010, the department shall adopt rules to define practicability and clarify how state agencies will be evaluated in determining whether they have met the goals set out in RCW 43.19.648 (1). At a minimum, the rules must address: (a) Criteria for determining how the goal in RCW 43.19.648 (1) will be met by June 1, 2015; (b) Factors considered to determine compliance with the goal in RCW 43.19.648 (1), including but not limited to: The regional availability of fuels; vehicle costs; differences between types of vehicles, vessels, or equipment; the cost of program implementation; and cost differentials in different parts of the state; and (c) A schedule for phased-in progress towards meeting the goal in RCW 43.19.648 (1) that may include different schedules for different fuel applications or different quantities of biofuels. (2) By June 1, 2015, the department shall adopt rules to define practicability and clarify how local government subdivisions of the state will be evaluated in determining whether they have met the goals set out in RCW 43.19.648 (2). At a minimum, the rules must address: (a) Criteria for determining how the goal in RCW 43.19.648 (2) will be met by June 1, 2018; (b) Factors considered to determine compliance with the goal in RCW 43.19.648 (2), including but not limited to: The regional availability of fuels; vehicle costs; differences between types of vehicles, vessels, or equipment; the cost of program implementation; and cost differentials in different parts of the state; and (c) A schedule for phased-in progress towards meeting the goal in RCW 43.19.648 (2) that may include different schedules for different fuel applications or different quantities of biofuels.
RCW 43.300.900 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 300 / Section 900
RCW 43.300.900: Effective date—1993 sp.s. c 2 ss 1-6, 8-59, and 61-79.
Status: in_force

Sections 1 through 6, 8 through 59, and 61 through 79, chapter 2, Laws of 1993 sp. sess. shall take effect March 1, 1994.
RCW 43.79.559 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 559
RCW 43.79.559: Energy efficiency revolving loan capitalization account.
Status: in_force

The energy efficiency revolving loan capitalization account is created in the state treasury. All moneys received by the state from the energy efficiency revolving loan fund capitalization grant program created in section 40502 of P.L. 117-58 (infrastructure investment and jobs act) must be deposited into the account. The account may also receive legislative transfers and appropriations and all other revenues directed for deposit into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used to make grants or loans, and to provide technical assistance, to conduct energy audits and to implement audit strategies to increase the energy efficiency of residential and commercial buildings and facilities.
RCW 43.06D.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06D / Section 040
RCW 43.06D.040: Duties—Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) The office shall work to facilitate policy and systems change to promote equitable policies, practices, and outcomes through: (a) Agency decision making. The office shall assist agencies in applying an equity lens in all aspects of agency decision making, including service delivery, program development, policy development, and budgeting. The office shall provide assistance by: (i) Facilitating information sharing between agencies around diversity, equity, and inclusion issues; (ii) Convening work groups as needed; (iii) Developing and providing assessment tools for agencies to use in the development and evaluation of agency programs, services, policies, and budgets; (iv) Training agency staff on how to effectively use the assessment tools developed under (a)(iii) of this subsection, including developing guidance for agencies on how to apply an equity lens to the agency's work when carrying out the agency's duties under this chapter; (v) Developing a form that will serve as each agency's diversity, equity, and inclusion plan, required to be submitted by all agencies under *section 7 of this act, for each agency to report on its work in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion. The office must develop the format and content of the plan and determine the frequency of reporting. The office must post each agency plan on the dashboard referenced in (d) of this subsection; (vi) Maintaining an inventory of agency work in the area of diversity, equity, and inclusion; and (vii) Compiling and creating resources for agencies to use as guidance when carrying out the requirements under *section 7 of this act. (b) Community outreach and engagement. The office shall staff the community advisory board created under *section 6 of this act and may contract with commissions or other entities with expertise in order to identify policy and system barriers, including language access, to meaningful engagement with communities in all aspects of agency decision making. (c) Training on maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and culturally sensitive workforce. The office shall collaborate with the office of financial management and the department of enterprise services to develop policies and provide technical assistance and training to agencies on maintaining a diverse, inclusive, and culturally sensitive workforce that delivers culturally sensitive services. (d) Data maintenance and establishing performance metrics. The office shall: (i) Collaborate with the office of financial management and agencies to: (A) Establish standards for the collection, analysis, and reporting of disaggregated data as it pertains to tracking population level outcomes of communities, except as provided under (d)(i)(D) of this subsection; (B) Create statewide and agency-specific process and outcome measures to show performance: (I) Using outcome-based methodology to determine the effectiveness of agency programs and services on reducing disparities; and (II) Taking into consideration community feedback from the **community advisory board on whether the performance measures established accurately measure the effectiveness of agency programs and services in the communities served; (C) Create an online performance dashboard to publish state and agency performance measures and outcomes; and (D) Identify additional subcategories in workforce data for disaggregation in order to track disparities in public employment; and (ii) Coordinate with the office of privacy and data protection to address cybersecurity and data protection for all data collected by the office. (e) Accountability. The office shall: (i) Publish a report for each agency detailing whether the agency has met the performance measures established pursuant to (d)(i) of this subsection and the effectiveness of agency programs and services on reducing disparities. The report must include the agency's strengths and accomplishments, areas for continued improvement, and areas for corrective action. The office must post each report on the dashboard referenced in (d) of this subsection; (ii) Establish a process for the office to report on agency performance in accordance with (e)(i) of this subsection and a process for agencies to respond to the report. The agency's response must include the agency's progress on performance, the agency's action plan to address areas for improvement and corrective action, and a timeline for the action plan; and (iii) Establish procedures to hold agencies accountable, which may include conducting performance reviews related to agency compliance with office performance measures. (2) By October 31, 2022, and every year thereafter, the office shall report to the governor and the legislature. The report must include a summary of the office's work, including strengths and accomplishments, an overview of agency compliance with office standards and performance measures, and an equity analysis of the makeup of the community advisory board established in *section 6 of this act to ensure that it accurately reflects historically and currently marginalized groups. (3) The director and the office shall review the final recommendations submitted pursuant to section 221, chapter 415, Laws of 2019, by the task force established under section 221, chapter 415, Laws of 2019, and report back to the governor and the legislature with any additional recommendations necessary for the office to carry out the duties prescribed under this chapter.
RCW 43.100A.308 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 100A / Section 308
RCW 43.100A.308: Retirement of bonds—Reimbursement of general fund from debt-limit general fund bond retirement account—Pledge and promise—Remedies.
Status: in_force

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 43.100A.305 . 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 each date on which any interest or principal and interest payment is due, 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. Bonds issued under RCW 43.100A.305 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. 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 43.03.240 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 03 / Section 240
RCW 43.03.240: Compensation of members of part-time boards and commissions—Class three groups.
Status: in_force

(1) Any part-time, statutory board, commission, council, committee, or other similar group which has rule-making authority, performs quasi-judicial functions, has responsibility for the administration or policy direction of a state agency or program, or performs regulatory or licensing functions with respect to a specific profession, occupation, business, or industry shall be identified as a class three group for purposes of compensation. (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, each member of a class three group is eligible to receive compensation in an amount not to exceed fifty dollars for each day during which the member attends an official meeting of the group or performs statutorily prescribed duties approved by the chairperson of the group. A person shall not receive compensation for a day of service under this section if the person (a) occupies a position, normally regarded as full-time in nature, in any agency of the federal government, Washington state government, or Washington state local government; and (b) receives any compensation from such government for working that day. (3) Compensation may be paid a member under this section only if it is authorized under the law dealing in particular with the specific group to which the member belongs or dealing in particular with the members of that specific group. (4) No person designated as a member of a class three board, commission, council, committee, or similar group may receive an allowance for subsistence, lodging, or travel expenses if the allowance cost is funded by the state general fund. Exceptions may be granted under RCW 43.03.049 . Class three groups, when feasible, shall use an alternative means of conducting a meeting that does not require travel while still maximizing member and public participation and may use a meeting format that requires members to be physically present at one location only when necessary or required by law. (5) Class three groups that are funded by sources other than the state general fund are encouraged to reduce travel, lodging, and other costs associated with conducting the business of the group including use of other meeting formats that do not require travel.
RCW 43.43.833 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 833
RCW 43.43.833: Background checks—State immunity.
Status: in_force

If information is released under this chapter by the state of Washington, the state and its employees: (1) Make no representation that the subject of the inquiry has no criminal record or adverse civil or administrative decisions; (2) make no determination that the subject of the inquiry is suitable for involvement with a business or organization; and (3) are not liable for defamation, invasion of privacy, negligence, or any other claim in connection with any lawful dissemination of information.
RCW 43.99G.124 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99G / Section 124
RCW 43.99G.124: Retirement of bonds 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 43.99G.120 . (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 43.99G.120 . (3) On each date on which any interest or principal and interest payment is due on bonds issued for the purposes of RCW 43.99G.120 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 43.21A.626 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21A / Section 626
RCW 43.21A.626: Steam electric generating plant—Resolution authorizing issuance of bonds, contents, covenants.
Status: in_force

The resolution of the state finance committee authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds shall specify the title of the bonds as determined by the state finance committee, and may contain covenants by the committee to protect and safeguard the security and the rights of the holders thereof, including covenants as to, among other things: (1) The purpose or purposes to which the proceeds of the sale of the revenue bonds may be applied and the use and disposition thereof; (2) The use and disposition of the gross revenue of the steam electric utility and any additions or betterments thereto or extensions thereof, the cost of which is to be defrayed with such proceeds, including the creation and maintenance of funds for working capital to be used in the operation of the steam electric utility and for renewals and replacements thereof; (3) The amount, if any, of additional revenue bonds payable from such fund which may be issued and the terms and conditions on which such additional revenue bonds or warrants may be issued; (4) The establishment and maintenance of adequate rates and charges for electric power and energy and other services, facilities, and commodities, sold, furnished or supplied by the steam electric utility; (5) The operation, maintenance, management, accounting and auditing of the electric utility; (6) The terms upon which the revenue bonds, or any of them, may be redeemed at the election of the agency; (7) Limitations upon the right to dispose of the steam electric utility or any part thereof without providing for the payment of the outstanding revenue bonds; and (8) The appointment of trustees, depositaries, and paying agents to receive, hold, disburse, invest, and reinvest all or any part of the income, revenue, receipts and profits derived by the director from the operation, ownership, and management of its steam electric utility.
RCW 43.20A.680 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 680
RCW 43.20A.680: State council on aging established.
Status: in_force

The state council on aging is hereby established as an advisory council to the governor, the secretary of social and health services, and the office of aging or any other office solely designated as the state unit on aging. The state council on aging may be designated by the governor to serve as the state advisory council to the state unit on aging with respect to federally funded programs as required by federal regulation. The director of the state unit on aging shall provide appropriate staff support.
RCW 43.19.565 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 565
RCW 43.19.565: Motor vehicle transportation service—Powers and duties—Agency exemptions.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish a motor vehicle transportation service which is hereby empowered to: (1) Provide suitable motor vehicle transportation services to state agencies on either a temporary or permanent basis and upon such demonstration of need as the department may require; (2) Provide motor pools for the use of state agencies located in the Olympia area and such additional motor pools at other locations in the state as may be necessary to provide economic, efficient, and effective motor vehicle transportation services to state agencies. Such additional motor pools may be under either the direct control of the department or under the supervision of another state agency by agreement with the department; (3) Establish an equitable schedule of rental and mileage charges to agencies for motor vehicle transportation services furnished which shall be designed to provide funds to recover the actual total costs of motor pool operations including but not limited to vehicle operation expense, depreciation expense, overhead, and nonrecoverable collision or other damage to vehicles; and (4) Establish guidelines, procedures, and standards for fleet operations that other state agencies and institutions of higher education may adopt. The guidelines, procedures, and standards shall be consistent with and carry out the objectives of any general policies adopted by the office of financial management under *RCW 43.41.130 . Unless otherwise determined by the director after consultation with the office of financial management, vehicles owned and managed by the department of transportation, the department of natural resources, and the Washington state patrol are exempt from the requirements of subsections (1), (2), and (4) of this section.
RCW 43.60A.152 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 60A / Section 152
RCW 43.60A.152: Collaboration with departments implementing the Washington conservation corps.
Status: in_force

The department shall collaborate with the department of ecology and the department of natural resources and any of its partnering agencies in implementing the Washington conservation corps, created in chapter 43.220 RCW, to maximize the utilization of both conservation corps programs. These agencies shall work together to identify stewardship and maintenance projects on public lands that are suitable for work by veterans conservation corps enrollees. The department may expend funds appropriated to the veterans conservation corps program to defray the costs of education, training, and certification associated with the enrollees participating in such projects.
RCW 43.01.220 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 220
RCW 43.01.220: Commute trip reduction—Parking revenue—Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Guaranteed ride home" means an assured ride home for commuters participating in a commute trip reduction program who are not able to use their normal commute mode because of personal emergencies. (2) "Pledged" means parking revenue designated through any means, including moneys received from the natural resource building, which is used for the debt service payment of bonds issued for parking facilities.
RCW 43.10.260 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 260
RCW 43.10.260: Criminal profiteering—Assistance to local officials.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may: (1) Assist local law enforcement officials in the development of cases arising under the criminal profiteering laws with special emphasis on narcotics related cases; (2) assist local prosecutors in the litigation of criminal profiteering or drug asset forfeiture cases, or, at the request of a prosecutor's office, litigate such cases on its behalf; and (3) conduct seminars and training sessions on prosecution of criminal profiteering cases and drug asset forfeiture cases.
RCW 43.99T.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99T / Section 030
RCW 43.99T.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 43.99T.020 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6). (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 43.99T.020 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6). (3) On each date on which any interest or principal and interest payment is due on bonds issued for the purposes of RCW 43.99T.020 (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) 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 43.43.165 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 165
RCW 43.43.165: Board may receive contributions from any source.
Status: in_force

Contributions may be received by the Washington state patrol retirement board from any public or private source for deposit into the Washington state patrol retirement fund, and said contributions shall be dealt with in the same manner as other state patrol retirement funds and subject to the terms of the contribution.
RCW 43.70.120 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 120
RCW 43.70.120: Federal programs—Rules—Statutes to be construed to meet federal law.
Status: in_force

In furtherance of the policy of this state to cooperate with the federal government in the public health programs, the department of health shall adopt such rules and regulations as may become necessary to entitle this state to participate in federal funds unless the same be expressly prohibited by law. Any section or provision of the public health laws of this state which may be susceptible to more than one construction shall be interpreted in favor of the construction most likely to satisfy federal laws entitling this state to receive federal funds for the various programs of public health.
RCW 43.330.007 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 007
RCW 43.330.007: Management responsibility.
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of this chapter is to establish the broad outline of the structure of the department of commerce, leaving specific details of its internal organization and management to those charged with its administration. This chapter identifies the broad functions and responsibilities of the department and is intended to provide flexibility to the director to reorganize these functions to more closely reflect its customers, its mission, and its priorities, and to make recommendations for changes. (2) In order to generate greater local capacity, maximize results through partnerships and the use of intermediaries, and leverage the use of state resources, the department shall, in carrying out its business assistance and economic development functions, provide business and economic development services primarily through sector-based, cluster-based, and regionally based organizations rather than providing assistance directly to individual firms.
RCW 43.42.092 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 42 / Section 092
RCW 43.42.092: Multiagency permitting teams.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The office of regulatory assistance is authorized to develop and advertise the availability of optional multiagency permitting teams to provide coordinated permitting and integrated regulatory decision making starting in the Puget Sound basin. (b) New expenses associated with operating the optional multiagency permitting teams must be recovered by the office of regulatory assistance using existing state cost-reimbursement and interagency cost-sharing authorities as applicable. The cost-reimbursement process is subject to the requirements and limitations set forth in RCW 43.42.070 . Initial administrative costs and other costs that may not be recoverable through cost-reimbursement or cost-sharing mechanisms may be covered by funds from the multiagency permitting team account created in RCW 43.42.095 . (c) The director of the office of regulatory assistance must solicit donations and such other funds as the director deems appropriate from public and private sources for the purposes of covering the initial administrative costs and other costs associated with operation of optional multiagency permitting teams which are not recoverable through cost-reimbursement or cost-sharing mechanisms. All such solicited funds must be placed in the multiagency permitting team account created in RCW 43.42.095 . (2) Optional multiagency permitting teams must be: (a) Mobile, capable of traveling or working together as teams, initially throughout the Puget Sound basin; (b) Located initially in central Puget Sound; (c) Staffed by appropriate senior-level permitting and regulatory decision-making personnel representing the Washington state departments of ecology, fish and wildlife, and natural resources and having expertise in regulatory issues relating to the project; and (d) Managed by the office of regulatory assistance through a team leader responsible for: (i) Managing or monitoring team activities to ensure the cost-reimbursement schedule and agreement is followed; (ii) Developing and maintaining partnerships and working relationships with local, state, tribal, and federal organizations not core to the optional multiagency permitting teams that can be called upon to join the team on a project-by-project basis; (iii) Developing, defining, and providing a set of coordinated permitting and integrated decision-making services consistent with those set forth in subsection (3) of this section; (iv) Developing and executing funding agreements with applicants, project proponents, regulatory agencies, and others as necessary to ensure the financial viability of the optional multiagency permitting teams; (v) Measuring and regularly reporting on team performance, results and outcomes achieved, including improved: Permitting predictability, interagency early project coordination, interagency accessibility, interagency relationships, project delivery, and environmental results, including the avoidance or prevention of environmental harm and the effectiveness of mitigation; (vi) Conducting outreach, marketing, and advertising of team services and team availability, focusing initially on projects such as large-scale public, private, and port development projects with complex aquatics, wetland, or other environmental impacts; environmental cleanup, restoration, and enhancement projects; aquaculture projects; and energy, power generation, and utility projects; (vii) Implementing issue and dispute resolution protocols; (viii) Incorporating and using virtual tools for online collaboration to support permitting and regulatory coordination and expedited decision making; and (ix) Extending and subsequently implementing the optional multiagency permitting team approach to other significant geographic regions of the state. (3) The optional multiagency permitting teams must at a minimum work with the office of regulatory assistance to provide the following core services: (a) Project scoping, as set forth in RCW 43.42.050 (1) through (4), to help applicants identify applicable permits and regulatory approvals; (b) A preapplication coordination service, which may be combined with project scoping, to help applicants understand applicable requirements and plan out with the assistance of the regulatory agencies an optimally sequenced permitting and regulatory decision-making strategy and approach for the overall project; (c) Fully coordinated project review as set forth in RCW 43.42.060 to set schedules and agreed-upon time frames for the applicant and regulatory decision makers consistent with statutory requirements and with regard to available agency resources and to track, monitor, and report progress made in meeting those schedules and time frames; (d) Mitigation coordination to help applicants and regulatory agencies collaborate on and implement mitigation obligations within a watershed context so superior environmental results can be achieved when impacts cannot be avoided or further minimized. (4) Local and federal permitting and regulatory personnel should be incorporated into the optional multiagency permitting teams whenever possible and at least on a project-by-project basis. Moneys recouped through state cost-reimbursement and interagency cost-sharing authorities, or as otherwise solicited for deposit into the multiagency permitting team account created in RCW 43.42.095 , may also be used to cover local and federal participation. (5) The optional multiagency permitting teams will provide services for complex projects requiring multiple permits and regulatory approvals and having multiple points of regulatory jurisdiction. The optional multiagency permitting teams are not intended to support state transportation projects capable of being serviced by multiagency permitting teams specifically established for state transportation projects. Use of the optional multiagency permitting teams for a fully coordinated permit process must be allowed unless the office of regulatory assistance notifies a project proponent in writing of other means of effective and efficient project review that are available and are recommended.
RCW 43.30.235 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 235
RCW 43.30.235: Records—Rules.
Status: in_force

(1) The board shall keep its records in the office of the commissioner, and shall keep a full and complete record of its proceedings relating to the appraisal of lands granted for educational purposes. (2) Records for all forestlands acquired by the state and any lands owned by the state and designated as such by the department must be maintained by the department as provided in RCW 79.22.030 . (3) The board shall have the power, from time to time, to make and enforce rules for carrying out the provisions of this title relating to its duties not inconsistent with law.
RCW 43.10.101 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 101
RCW 43.10.101: Report to transportation entities—Tort claims.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall prepare annually a report to the transportation committees of the legislature, the governor, the department of transportation, and the transportation commission comprising a comprehensive summary of all cases involving tort claims against the department of transportation involving highways which were concluded and closed in the previous calendar year. The report shall include for each case closed: (1) A summary of the factual background of the case; (2) Identification of the attorneys representing the state and the opposing parties; (3) A synopsis of the legal theories asserted and the defenses presented; (4) Whether the case was tried, settled, or dismissed, and in whose favor; (5) The approximate number of attorney hours expended by the state on the case, together with the corresponding dollar amount billed therefore; and (6) Such other matters relating to the case as the attorney general deems relevant or appropriate, especially including any comments or recommendations for changes in statute law or agency practice that might effectively reduce the exposure of the state to such tort claims.
RCW 43.99Q.080 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99Q / Section 080
RCW 43.99Q.080: East plaza garage project—Conditions and limitations.
Status: in_force

The proceeds from the sale of the bonds authorized in RCW 43.99Q.070 shall be deposited in the state building construction account created by RCW 43.83.020 . The proceeds shall be transferred as follows: Fifteen million five hundred twenty thousand dollars to the state vehicle parking account created by RCW 43.01.225 . These proceeds shall be used exclusively for the purposes specified in RCW 43.99Q.070 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 43.330.534 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 534
RCW 43.330.534: Broadband office—Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

(1) The office has the power and duty to: (a) Serve as the central broadband planning body for the state of Washington; (b) Coordinate with local governments, tribes, public and private entities, public housing agencies, nonprofit organizations, and consumer-owned and investor-owned utilities to develop strategies and plans promoting deployment of broadband infrastructure and greater broadband access, while protecting proprietary information; (c) Review existing broadband initiatives, policies, and public and private investments; (d) Develop, recommend, and implement a statewide plan to encourage cost-effective broadband access and to make recommendations for increased usage, particularly in rural and other unserved areas; (e) Update the state's broadband goals and definitions for broadband service in unserved areas as technology advances, except that the state's definition for broadband service may not be actual speeds less than twenty-five megabits per second download and three megabits per second upload; and (f) Encourage public-private partnerships to increase deployment and adoption of broadband services and applications. (2) When developing plans or strategies for broadband deployment, the office must consider: (a) Partnerships between communities, tribes, nonprofit organizations, local governments, consumer-owned and investor-owned utilities, and public and private entities; (b) Funding opportunities that provide for the coordination of public, private, state, and federal funds for the purposes of making broadband infrastructure or broadband services available to rural and unserved areas of the state; (c) Barriers to the deployment, adoption, and utilization of broadband service, including affordability of service and project coordination logistics; and (d) Requiring minimum broadband service of twenty-five megabits per second download and three megabits per second upload speed, that is scalable to faster service. (3) The office may assist applicants for the grant and loan program created in RCW 43.155.160 , the digital equity opportunity program created in RCW 43.330.412 , and the digital equity planning grant program created in RCW 43.330.5393 with seeking federal funding or matching grants and other grant opportunities for deploying or increasing adoption of broadband services. (4) The office may take all appropriate steps to seek and apply for federal funds for which the office is eligible, and other grants, and accept donations, and must deposit these funds in the statewide broadband account created in RCW 43.155.165 . (5) The office shall coordinate an outreach effort to hard-to-reach communities and low-income communities across the state to provide information about broadband programs available to consumers of these communities. The outreach effort must include, but is not limited to, providing information to applicable communities about the federal lifeline program and other low-income broadband benefit programs. The outreach effort must be reviewed by the office of equity annually. The office may contract with other public or private entities to conduct outreach to communities as provided under this subsection. (6) In carrying out its purpose, the office may collaborate with the utilities and transportation commission, Washington technology solutions, the department of commerce, the community economic revitalization board, the department of transportation, the public works board, the state librarian, and all other relevant state agencies.
RCW 43.70.605 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 605
RCW 43.70.605: Personal wireless services—Random testing on power density analysis—Rules.
Status: in_force

Unless this section is preempted by applicable federal statutes, the department may require that in residential zones or areas, all providers of personal wireless services, as defined in *section 1 of this act, provide random test results on power density analysis for the provider's licensed frequencies showing radio frequency levels before and after development of the personal wireless service antenna facilities, following national standards or protocols of the federal communications commission or other federal agencies. This section shall not apply to microcells as defined in RCW 80.36.375 . The department may adopt rules to implement this section.
RCW 43.43.975 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 975
RCW 43.43.975: State law enforcement mobilization—Development of reimbursement procedures—Eligibility of nonhost law enforcement authority for reimbursement.
Status: in_force

The state patrol in consultation with the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs and the office of financial management shall develop procedures to facilitate reimbursement to jurisdictions from funds appropriated specifically for this purpose when jurisdictions are mobilized under the Washington state law enforcement mobilization plan. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed or interpreted to limit the eligibility of any nonhost law enforcement authority for reimbursement of expenses incurred in providing law enforcement resources for mobilization.
RCW 43.216.255 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 255
RCW 43.216.255: Licensing standards.
Status: in_force

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(1) No later than November 1, 2016, the department shall implement a single set of licensing standards for child care and the early childhood education and assistance program. The department shall produce the single set of licensing standards within the department's available appropriations. The new licensing standards must: (a) Provide minimum licensing requirements for child care and preschool programs; (b) Rely on the standards established in the early achievers program to address quality issues in participating early childhood programs; (c) Take into account the separate needs of family care providers, outdoor nature-based child care providers, and child care centers; and (d) Promote the continued safety of child care settings. (2) Private schools that operate early learning programs and do not receive state subsidy payments shall be subject to the minimum health and safety standards as defined in RCW 43.216.395 (2)(b), the health and safety requirements under chapter 28A.195 RCW, and the requirements necessary to assure a sufficient early childhood education to meet usual requirements needed for transition into elementary school. The state, and any agency thereof, shall not restrict or dictate any specific educational or other programs for early learning programs operated by private schools except for programs that receive state subsidy payments.
RCW 43.06.535 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06 / Section 535
RCW 43.06.535: Children and youth multisystem care project director.
Status: in_force

(1) The governor must maintain a children and youth multisystem care project director to serve as a state lead on addressing complex cases of children in crisis. The children and youth multisystem care project director must: (a) Direct: (i) The appropriate use of state and other resources to a child in crisis, and that child's family, if appropriate; and (ii) Appropriate and timely action by state agencies to serve children in crisis; (b) Have access to flexible funds to support: (i) The safe discharge of children in crisis from hospitals; and (ii) Long-term, appropriate placement for children in crisis who are dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW; and (c) Coordinate with: (i) The rapid response team established under RCW 43.216.205 to make sure that resources are effectively identified and mobilized for people who meet the definition of child in crisis and a youth or young adult exiting a publicly funded system of care; and (ii) Youth behavioral health and inpatient navigator teams to efficiently and effectively mobilize services for a child in crisis. (2) The children and youth multisystem care project director created under this section, in coordination with the department of children, youth, and families, the health care authority, the office of financial management, and the department of social and health services, shall develop and implement a rapid care team for the purpose of supporting and identifying appropriate services and living arrangements for a child in crisis, and that child's family, if appropriate. (3) In creating the rapid care team required under this section, the children and youth multisystem care project director created under this section shall develop and implement a system for: (a) Identifying children in crisis who should be served by the rapid care team; (b) Initiating the rapid care team in a timely manner that reduces the time a child in crisis spends in a hospital without a medical need; (c) Locating services and connecting youth and families with the appropriate services to allow the child in crisis to safely discharge from a hospital; (d) Screening referrals for a child in crisis; and (e) Determining when it would be appropriate for the department of children, youth, and families to provide services to a child in crisis as the: (i) Youth meets the definition of a "child who is a candidate for foster care" under RCW 74.13.020 ; (ii) Youth meets the definition of "dependent child" under RCW 13.34.030 (6)(a) based on the child being abandoned; or (iii) Family should be offered a voluntary placement agreement. (4) The rapid care team under this section may provide assistance and support to a child in crisis, or the family of a child in crisis. (5) The following individuals may refer a child in crisis to the rapid care team: (a) A child in crisis themselves; (b) A family member of the child in crisis; (c) An advocate for the child in crisis; (d) An educator; (e) A law enforcement officer; (f) An employee of the department of children, youth, and families; (g) An employee of the department of social and health services; (h) An employee of the health care authority; (i) A service provider contracting with the department of children, youth, and families; (j) A service provider contracting with the department of social and health services; (k) A behavioral health service provider; (l) A representative of a managed care organization; (m) A representative from a youth behavioral health or inpatient navigator team; (n) A person providing health care services to the child in crisis; or (o) A hospital employee. (6) The governor shall provide an annual report to the legislature including data and recommendations related to the rapid care team created in this section. The report required under this subsection must be submitted in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 . The report required under this subsection must include the following: (a) The number of children in crisis referred to the rapid care team and the types of people making referrals to the rapid care team; (b) The demographic data of the children in crisis served by the rapid care team; (c) The types of services and living arrangements identified by the rapid care team; (d) The availability of the services and living arrangements identified as needed for the children in crisis served by the rapid care team; (e) Any barriers that are preventing children in crisis from safely exiting the hospital setting when there is not a medical need for that hospital stay; (f) Any barriers that are preventing children in crisis who are dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW from maintaining an appropriate and stable placement; (g) Recommendations for earlier intervention to prevent children from becoming children in crisis; (h) Discussion regarding the implementation of youth behavioral health and inpatient navigator programs and their role in serving children in crisis; and (i) Recommendations for systemic changes that could replace the rapid care team in addressing complex cases involving a child in crisis. (7) The following definitions apply to this section: (a) "Child in crisis" means a person under age 18 who is: (i) At risk of remaining in a hospital without medical necessity, without the ability to return to the care of a parent, and not dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW; (ii) Staying in a hospital without medical necessity and who is unable to return to the care of a parent but is not dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW; or (iii) Dependent under chapter 13.34 RCW, experiencing placement instability, and referred to the rapid care team by the department of children, youth, and families. (b) "Rapid care team" means a team, whose work is managed and directed by the children and youth multisystem care project director created under this section, working to quickly identify the appropriate services and living arrangements for a child in crisis. A rapid care team must include: (i) One designee from the health care authority; (ii) One designee from the department of social and health services; (iii) One designee from the office of financial management; (iv) One designee from the developmental disabilities administration of the department of social and health services; (v) One designee from the department of children, youth, and families; and (vi) Any other entities, including governmental entities and managed care organizations, or individuals, including clinicians and other service providers, that the children and youth multisystem care project director deems appropriate to support a child in crisis. (8) This section expires June 30, 2027.
RCW 43.99G.156 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99G / Section 156
RCW 43.99G.156: Additional means for payment of bonds.
Status: in_force

The legislature may provide additional means for raising moneys for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized in RCW 43.99G.150 , and RCW 43.99G.154 shall not be deemed to provide an exclusive method for the payment.
RCW 43.79A.040 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79A / Section 040
RCW 43.79A.040: Management—Income—Investment income account—Distribution.
Status: in_force

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(1) Money in the treasurer's trust fund may be deposited, invested, and reinvested by the state treasurer in accordance with RCW 43.84.080 in the same manner and to the same extent as if the money were in the state treasury, and may be commingled with moneys in the state treasury for cash management and cash balance purposes. (2) All income received from investment of the treasurer's trust fund must be set aside in an account in the treasury trust fund to be known as the investment income account. (3) The investment income account may be utilized for the payment of purchased banking services on behalf of treasurer's trust funds including, but not limited to, depository, safekeeping, and disbursement functions for the state treasurer or affected state agencies. The investment income account is subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for payments to financial institutions. Payments must occur prior to distribution of earnings set forth in subsection (4) of this section. (4)(a) Monthly, the state treasurer must distribute the earnings credited to the investment income account to the state general fund except under (b), (c), and (d) of this subsection. (b) The following accounts and funds must receive their proportionate share of earnings based upon each account's or fund's average daily balance for the period: The 24/7 sobriety account, the Washington promise scholarship account, the Gina Grant Bull memorial legislative page scholarship account, the Rosa Franklin legislative internship program scholarship account, the Washington advanced college tuition payment program account, the Washington college savings program account, the accessible communities account, the Washington achieving a better life experience program account, the Washington career and college pathways innovation challenge program account, the community and technical college innovation account, the agricultural local fund, the American Indian scholarship endowment fund, the behavioral health loan repayment and scholarship program account, the Billy Frank Jr. national statuary hall collection fund, the foster care scholarship endowment fund, the foster care endowed scholarship trust fund, the contract harvesting revolving account, the Washington state combined fund drive account, the county 911 excise tax account, the county road administration board emergency loan account, the toll collection account, the developmental disabilities endowment trust fund, the energy account, the energy facility site evaluation council account, the fair fund, the family and medical leave insurance account, the Fern Lodge maintenance account, the fish and wildlife federal lands revolving account, the natural resources federal lands revolving account, the food animal veterinarian conditional scholarship account, the forest health revolving account, the fruit and vegetable inspection account, the educator conditional scholarship account, the game farm alternative account, the GET ready for math and science scholarship account, the Washington global health technologies and product development account, the grain inspection revolving fund, the Washington history day account, the industrial insurance rainy day fund, the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 expense fund, the local tourism promotion account, the low-income home rehabilitation account, the medication for people living with HIV rebate revenue account, the homeowner recovery account, the multiagency permitting team account, the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account, the pollution liability insurance program trust account, the public use general aviation airport loan revolving account, the regional transportation investment district account, the rural rehabilitation account, the Washington sexual assault kit account, the stadium and exhibition center account, the youth athletic facility account, the self-insurance revolving fund, the children's trust fund, the Washington horse racing commission Washington bred owners' bonus fund and breeder awards account, the Washington horse racing commission class C purse fund account, the individual development account program account, the Washington horse racing commission operating account, the life sciences discovery fund, the Washington state library-archives building account, the reduced cigarette ignition propensity account, the center for deaf and hard of hearing youth account, the school for the blind account, the public employees' and retirees' insurance reserve fund, the school employees' benefits board insurance reserve fund, the public employees' and retirees' insurance account, the school employees' insurance account, the long-term services and supports trust account, the radiation perpetual maintenance fund, the Indian health improvement reinvestment account, the department of licensing tuition recovery trust fund, the student achievement council tuition recovery trust fund, the tuition recovery trust fund, the industrial insurance premium refund account, the mobile home park relocation fund, the natural resources deposit fund, the Washington state health insurance pool account, the federal forest revolving account, the Washington saves administrative trust account, and the library operations account. (c) The following accounts and funds must receive 80 percent of their proportionate share of earnings based upon each account's or fund's average daily balance for the period: The advance right-of-way revolving fund, the advanced environmental mitigation revolving account, the federal narcotics asset forfeitures account, the high occupancy vehicle account, the local rail service assistance account, and the miscellaneous transportation programs account. (d) Any state agency that has independent authority over accounts or funds not statutorily required to be held in the custody of the state treasurer that deposits funds into a fund or account in the custody of the state treasurer pursuant to an agreement with the office of the state treasurer shall receive its proportionate share of earnings based upon each account's or fund's average daily balance for the period. (5) In conformance with Article II, section 37 of the state Constitution, no trust accounts or funds shall be allocated earnings without the specific affirmative directive of this section.
RCW 43.19.775 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 19 / Section 775
RCW 43.19.775: Risk management—Enforcement of bonds under RCW 39.59.010.
Status: in_force

The director, through the office of risk management, shall receive and enforce bonds posted pursuant to *RCW 39.59.010 (3) and (4).
RCW 43.62.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 62 / Section 030
RCW 43.62.030: Determination of population—Cities and towns—Certificate—Allocation of state funds.
Status: in_force

The office of financial management shall annually as of April 1st, determine the populations of all cities and towns of the state; and on or before July 1st of each year, shall file with the secretary of state a certificate showing its determination as to the populations of cities and towns of the state. A copy of such certificate shall be forwarded by the agency to each state official or department responsible for making allocations or payments, and on and after January 1st next following the date when such certificate or certificates are filed, the population determination shown in such certificate or certificates shall be used as the basis for the allocation and payment of state funds, to cities and towns until the next January 1st following the filing of successive certificates by the agency: PROVIDED, That whenever territory is annexed to a city or town, the population of the annexed territory shall be added to the population of the annexing city or town upon the effective date of the annexation as specified in the relevant ordinance, and upon approval of the agency as provided in RCW 35.13.260 , as now or hereafter amended, a revised certificate reflecting the determination of the population as increased from such annexation shall be forwarded by the agency to each state official or department responsible for making allocations or payments, and upon and after the date of the commencement of the next quarterly period, the population determination indicated in such revised certificate shall be used as the basis for allocation and payment of state funds to such city or town until the next annual population determination becomes effective: PROVIDED FURTHER, That whenever any city or town becomes incorporated subsequent to the determination of such population, the populations of such cities and towns as shown in the records of incorporation filed with the secretary of state shall be used in determining the amount of allocation and payments, and the agency shall so notify the proper state officials or departments, and such cities and towns shall be entitled to participate in allocations thereafter made: PROVIDED FURTHER, That in case any incorporated city or town disincorporates subsequent to the filing of such certificate or certificates, the agency shall promptly notify the proper state officials or departments thereof, and such cities and towns shall cease to participate in allocations thereafter made, and all credit accrued to such incorporated city or town shall be distributed to the credit of the remaining cities and towns. The secretary of state shall promptly notify the agency of the incorporation of each new city and town and of the disincorporation of any cities or towns. For the purposes of this section, each quarterly period shall commence on the first day of the months of January, April, July, and October. Whenever a revised certificate due to an annexation is forwarded by the agency thirty days or less prior to the commencement of the next quarterly period, the population of the annexed territory shall not be considered until the commencement of the following quarterly period. Armed forces shipboard population, on-base naval group quarter population, and military dependents living in housing under United States navy jurisdiction, shall be determined quarterly by the office of financial management on the first days of January, April, July, and October. These counts shall be used to increase or decrease the armed forces component of the resident population determinations in the cities of Bremerton and Everett for the purpose of allocating state revenues according to this section. Counts on the first day of the quarterly periods commencing with January, April, July, and October shall be used to adjust the total population for the following quarter, in the same manner adjustments are made for population changes due to annexation as specified in RCW 35.13.260 and 35A.14.700 . Population determinations made under this section shall include only those persons who meet resident population criteria as defined by the federal bureau of the census.
RCW 43.43.360 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 360
RCW 43.43.360: Probationary period.
Status: in_force

All newly appointed or promoted officers shall serve a probationary period of one year after appointment or promotion, whereupon their probationary status shall terminate, and they shall acquire regular status in the particular grade, unless given notice in writing to the contrary by the chief prior to the expiration of the probationary period.
RCW 43.150.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 150 / Section 050
RCW 43.150.050: Programs and activities authorized.
Status: in_force

The center, working in cooperation with individuals, local groups, and organizations throughout the state, may undertake any program or activity for which funds are available which furthers the goals of this chapter. These programs and activities may include, but are not limited to: (1) Providing information about programs, activities, and resources of value to volunteers and to organizations operating or planning volunteer or citizen service programs; (2) Sponsoring recognition events for outstanding individuals and organizations; (3) Facilitating the involvement of business, industry, government, and labor in community service and betterment; (4) Organizing, or assisting in the organization of, training workshops and conferences; (5) Publishing schedules of significant events, lists of published materials, accounts of successful programs and programming techniques, and other information concerning the field of volunteerism and citizen service, and distributing this information broadly; (6) Reviewing the laws and rules of the state of Washington, and proposed changes therein, to determine their impact on the success of volunteer activities and programs, and recommending such changes as seem appropriate to ensure the achievement of the goals of this chapter; (7) Seeking funding sources for enhancing, promoting, and supporting the ethic of service and facilitating or providing information to those organizations and agencies which may benefit; (8) Providing information about agencies and individuals who are working to prevent the spread of the human immunodeficiency virus, as defined in chapter 70.24 RCW, and to agencies and individuals who are working to provide health and social services to persons living with the human immunodeficiency virus, as defined in chapter 70.24 RCW.
RCW 43.99H.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99H / Section 010
RCW 43.99H.010: 1989-1991 Fiscal biennium—General obligation bonds for capital and operating appropriations act.
Status: in_force

The state finance committee is authorized to issue general obligation bonds of the state of Washington in the sum of one billion four hundred four million dollars, or so much thereof as may be required, to finance the projects described and authorized by the legislature in the capital and operating appropriations acts for the 1989-1991 fiscal biennium and subsequent fiscal biennia, and all costs incidental thereto, and to provide for reimbursement of bond-funded accounts from the 1987-1989 fiscal biennium. Bonds authorized in this section shall be sold in such manner, at such time or times, in such amounts, and at such price as the state finance committee shall determine. No such bonds may be offered for sale without prior legislative appropriation of the net proceeds of the sale of the bonds. The state finance committee may obtain insurance, letters of credit, or other credit enhancements and may authorize the execution and delivery of agreements, promissory notes, and other obligations for the purpose of insuring the payment or enhancing the marketability of bonds authorized in this section. Promissory notes or other obligations issued pursuant to this section shall not constitute a debt or the contracting of indebtedness under any constitutional or statutory indebtedness limitation if their payment is conditioned upon the failure of the state to pay the principal of or interest on the bonds with respect to which the same relate. The state finance committee shall consider the issuance of short-term obligations in lieu of long-term obligations for the purposes of more favorable interest rates, lower total interest costs, and increased marketability and for the purpose of retiring the bonds during the life of the project for which they were issued.
RCW 43.334.060 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 334 / Section 060
RCW 43.334.060: Director's delegation of powers and duties.
Status: in_force

Any power or duty vested in or transferred to the director by law or executive order may be delegated by the director to the deputy director or to any other assistant or subordinate; but the director is responsible for the official acts of the officers and employees of the department.
RCW 43.43.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 030
RCW 43.43.030: Powers and duties—Peace officers.
Status: in_force

The chief and other officers of the Washington state patrol shall have and exercise, throughout the state, such police powers and duties as are vested in sheriffs and peace officers generally, and such other powers and duties as are prescribed by law.
RCW 43.102.110 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 102 / Section 110
RCW 43.102.110: Liability.
Status: in_force

No action or other proceeding may be instituted against the director, an investigator, or an employee or contractor in the office or a person exercising powers or performing duties at the direction of the director for any act done in good faith in the execution or intended execution of the person's duty or for any alleged neglect or default in the execution in good faith of the person's duty.
RCW 43.88.032 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 88 / Section 032
RCW 43.88.032: Maintenance costs, operating budget—Debt-financed pass-through money, budget document.
Status: in_force

(1) Normal maintenance costs shall be programmed in the operating budget rather than in the capital budget. (2) All debt-financed pass-through money to local governments shall be programmed and separately identified in the budget document.
RCW 43.99H.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99H / Section 030
RCW 43.99H.030: Retirement of bonds.
Status: in_force

Both principal of and interest on the bonds issued for the purposes specified in RCW 43.99H.020 (1) through (3), (5) through (14), and (19) shall be payable from the debt-limit general fund bond retirement account. The state finance committee shall, on or before June 30th of each year, certify to the state treasurer the amount required to provide for the payment of principal and interest on such bonds during the ensuing fiscal year in accordance with the provisions of the bond proceedings. 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 such amounts and at such times as are required by the bond proceedings.
RCW 43.05.110 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 05 / Section 110
RCW 43.05.110: Departments of agriculture, fish and wildlife, health, licensing, natural resources—Penalty.
Status: in_force

The department of agriculture, fish and wildlife, health, licensing, or natural resources may issue a civil penalty provided for by law without first issuing a notice of correction if: (1) The person has previously been subject to an enforcement action for the same or similar type of violation of the same statute or rule or has been given previous notice of the same or similar type of violation of the same statute or rule; or (2) compliance is not achieved by the date established by the department in a previously issued notice of correction, if the department has responded to any request for review of such date by reaffirming the original date or establishing a new date; [or] (3) the violation has a probability of placing a person in danger of death or bodily harm, has a probability of causing more than minor environmental harm, or has a probability of causing physical damage to the property of another in an amount exceeding one thousand dollars; or (4) the violation was committed by a business that employed fifty or more employees on at least one day in each of the preceding twelve months. In addition, the department of fish and wildlife may issue a civil penalty provided for by law without first issuing a notice of correction for a violation of any rule dealing with seasons, catch or bag limits, gear types, or geographical areas for fish or wildlife removal, reporting, or disposal. This section does not apply to the civil penalties imposed under *RCW 82.38.170 (13).
RCW 43.216.824 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 216 / Section 824
RCW 43.216.824: Working connections child care program—Contracted child care slots and vouchers.
Status: reserved

(1) The department may employ a combination of vouchers and contracted slots for the subsidized child care programs in *RCW 43.215.135 . Child care vouchers preserve parental choice. Child care contracted slots promote access to continuous quality care for children, provide parents and caregivers stable child care that supports employment, and allow providers to have predictable funding. Any contracted slots the department may create under this section must meet the requirements in subsections (2) through (6) of this section. (2) Only child care providers who participate in the early achievers program and rate at a level 3, 4, or 5 are eligible to be awarded a contracted slot. (3)(a) The department is required to use data to calculate a set number of targeted contracted slots. In calculating the number, the department must take into account a balance of family home and center child care programs and the overall geographic distribution of child care programs in the state and the distribution of slots between ages zero and five. (b) The targeted contracted slots are reserved for programs meeting both of the following conditions: (i) Programs in low-income neighborhoods; and (ii) Programs that consist of at least fifty percent of children receiving subsidy pursuant to *RCW 43.215.135 . (c) Until August 1, 2017, the department shall assure an even distribution of contracted slots for children birth to age five. (4) The department shall award the remaining contracted slots via a competitive process and prioritize child care programs with at least one of the following characteristics: (a) Programs located in a high-need geographic area; (b) Programs partnering with elementary schools to offer transitional planning and support to children as they advance to kindergarten; (c) Programs serving children involved in the child welfare system; or (d) Programs serving children diagnosed with a special need. (5) The department shall pay a provider for each contracted slot, unless a contracted slot is not used for thirty days. (6) The department shall include the number of contracted slots that use both early childhood education and assistance program funding and working connections child care program funding in the annual report to the legislature required under *RCW 43.215.102 .
RCW 43.220.070 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 220 / Section 070
RCW 43.220.070: Corps membership—Eligibility—Coordination of recruitment activities—Enrollment period.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, conservation corps members must be unemployed or underemployed residents of the state between eighteen and twenty-five years of age at the time of enrollment who are citizens or lawful permanent residents of the United States. (b) The age requirements may be waived for corps leaders, veterans, specialists with special leadership or occupational skills, and participants with a disability. (2) The recruitment of conservation corps members is the primary responsibility of the department. However, to the degree practicable, recruitment activities must be coordinated with the following entities: (a) The department of natural resources; (b) The department of fish and wildlife; (c) The state parks and recreation commission; (d) The Washington department of veterans affairs; (e) The employment security department; (f) Community and technical colleges; and (g) Any other interested postsecondary educational institutions. (3) Recruitment efforts must be targeted to, but not limited to, residents of the state who meet the participation eligibility requirements provided in this section and are either: (a) A student enrolled at a community or technical college, private career college, or a four-year college or university; (b) A minority or disadvantaged youth residing in an urban or rural area of the state; or (c) Military veterans. (4) Corps members shall not be considered state employees. Other provisions of law relating to civil service, hours of work, rate of compensation, sick leave, unemployment compensation, state retirement plans, and vacation leave do not apply to the Washington conservation corps except for the crew supervisors, who shall be project employees, and the administrative and supervisory personnel. (5) Except as otherwise provided in this section, participation as a corps member is for an initial period of three months. The enrollment period may be extended for additional three-month periods by mutual agreement of the department and the corps member, not to exceed two years. (6)(a) Corps members are to be available at all times for emergency response services coordinated through the department or other public agency. Duties may include sandbagging and flood cleanup, oil spill response, wildfire suppression, search and rescue, and other functions in response to emergencies. (b) Corps members may be assigned to longer-term specialized crews not subject to the temporal limitations of service otherwise imposed by this section when longer-term commitments satisfy the specialized needs of the department, an agency partner, or other service contractee.
RCW 43.20A.105 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20A / Section 105
RCW 43.20A.105: Social worker V employees—Implementation plan.
Status: in_force

The secretary shall develop a plan for implementation for the social worker V employees. The implementation plan shall be submitted to the governor and the legislature by December 1, 1997. The department shall begin implementation of the plan beginning April 1, 1998. The department shall perform the duties assigned under *sections 3 through 5, chapter 386, Laws of 1997 and **RCW 41.06.076 within existing personnel resources.
RCW 43.08.280 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 08 / Section 280
RCW 43.08.280: Statewide custody contract for local governments and institutions of higher education.
Status: in_force

(1) The state treasurer is authorized to negotiate a statewide custody contract for custody services for local governments and institutions of higher education. The term of the contract shall be for a minimum of four years. (2) The state treasurer shall, as soon as is practical after negotiations have been successfully completed, notify local governments and institutions of higher education that a statewide custody contract has been negotiated. (3) Following such notification, each local government or institution of higher education may, at its option, become a signatory to the statewide contract. Each local government or institution of higher education may only become a signatory to the contract by having its authorized local government official or financial officer and the statewide custodian execute the statewide contract. The contract is between the statewide custodian and the respective local government or institution of higher education. It is the responsibility of the local government official or financial officer to fully understand the terms and conditions of the statewide custody contract prior to its execution, and to ensure those terms and conditions are observed by the statewide custodian during the term of the contract. (4) The state treasurer may adopt rules to implement this section, including, but not limited to, those rules deemed necessary to provide for an orderly transition in the event of a different statewide custodian in a new statewide custody contract. (5) Any statewide custodian who becomes a signatory to the statewide custody contract may be exempted from the requirements of chapter 39.58 RCW for the purposes of this section, based on rules adopted by the public deposit protection commission. (6) For the purposes of this section: (a) "Financial institution" means a bank or trust company chartered and supervised under state or federal law; (b) "Local government" means any county, city, town, special purpose district, political subdivision, municipal corporation, or quasi-municipal corporation, including any public corporation created by such an entity, which legally possesses and exercises investment authority; (c) "Statewide custody contract" means a contract negotiated between the state treasurer and a financial institution that establishes terms and fees for custody services which are optional to any local government for the term of the contract; (d) "Statewide custodian" means the financial institution with whom the state treasurer has negotiated a statewide custody contract; (e) "Custody services" means services performed by a financial institution such as the settlement, safekeeping, valuation, and market-value reporting of negotiable instruments owned by the local government; (f) "Local government official" means any officer or employee of a local government who has been designated by statute or local charter, ordinance, or resolution as the officer having the authority to invest the funds of the local government. However, the county treasurer is the only local government official for all political subdivisions for which the county treasurer has statutory or contractual authority to invest the funds thereof; (g) "Financial officer" means the board-appointed treasurer of a college, university, community or technical college district, or the state board for community and technical colleges.
RCW 43.23.025 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 23 / Section 025
RCW 43.23.025: Rule-making authority.
Status: in_force

For rules adopted after July 23, 1995, the director of agriculture may not rely solely on a section of law stating a statute's intent or purpose, on the enabling provisions of the statute establishing the agency, or on any combination of such provisions, for statutory authority to adopt any rule.
RCW 43.17.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 17 / Section 050
RCW 43.17.050: Office at capital—Branch offices.
Status: in_force

Each department shall maintain its principal office at the state capital. The director of each department may, with the approval of the governor, establish and maintain branch offices at other places than the state capital for the conduct of one or more of the functions of his or her department. The governor, in his or her discretion, may require all administrative departments of the state and the appointive officers thereof, other than those created by this chapter, to maintain their principal offices at the state capital in rooms to be furnished by the director of enterprise services.
RCW 43.09.230 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 230
RCW 43.09.230: Local government accounting—Annual reports—Comparative statistics.
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Special purpose district" means every municipal and quasi-municipal corporation other than counties, cities, and towns. Such special purpose districts include, but are not limited to, water-sewer districts, fire protection districts, port districts, public utility districts, special districts as defined in RCW 85.38.010 , lake and beach management districts, conservation districts, and irrigation districts. (b) "Unauditable" means a special purpose district that the state auditor has determined to be incapable of being audited because the special purpose district has improperly maintained, failed to maintain, or failed to submit adequate accounts, records, files, or reports for an audit to be completed. (2) The state auditor shall require from every local government financial reports covering the full period of each fiscal year, in accordance with the forms and methods prescribed by the state auditor, which shall be uniform for all accounts of the same class. Such reports shall be prepared, certified, and filed with the state auditor within one hundred fifty days after the close of each fiscal year. The state auditor may allow local governments a thirty-day extension for filing annual fiscal reports if the governor has declared an emergency pursuant to RCW 43.06.210 . The reports shall contain accurate statements, in summarized form, of all collections made, or receipts received, by the officers from all sources; all accounts due the public treasury, but not collected; and all expenditures for every purpose, and by what authority authorized; and also: (a) A statement of all costs of ownership and operation, and of all income, of each and every public service industry owned and operated by a local government; (b) a statement of the entire public debt of every local government, to which power has been delegated by the state to create a public debt, showing the purpose for which each item of the debt was created, and the provisions made for the payment thereof; and (c) a classified statement of all receipts and expenditures by any public institution together with such other information as may be required by the state auditor. The reports shall be certified as to their correctness by the state auditor, the state auditor's deputies, or other person legally authorized to make such certification. Their substance shall be published in an annual volume of comparative statistics at the expense of the state as a public document. (3)(a)(i) On or before December 31, 2020, and on or before December 31st of each year thereafter, the state auditor must search available records and notify the legislative authority of a county if any special purpose districts, located wholly or partially within the county, have been determined to be unauditable. If the boundaries of the special purpose district are located within more than one county, the state auditor must notify all legislative authorities of the counties within which the boundaries of the special purpose district lie. (ii) If a county has been notified as provided in (a)(i) of this subsection (3), the special purpose district and the county auditor, acting on behalf of the special purpose district, are prohibited from issuing any warrants against the funds of the special purpose district until the district has had its report certified by the state auditor. (iii) Notwithstanding (a)(ii) of this subsection (3), a county may authorize the special purpose district and the county auditor to issue warrants against the funds of the special purpose district: (A) In order to prevent the discontinuation or interruption of any district services; (B) For emergency or public health purposes; or (C) To allow the district to carry out any district duties or responsibilities. (b)(i) On or before December 31, 2020, and on or before December 31st of each year thereafter, the state auditor must search available records and notify the state treasurer if any special purpose districts have been determined to be unauditable. (ii) If the state treasurer has been notified as provided in (b)(i) of this subsection (3), the state treasurer may not distribute any local sales and use taxes imposed by a special purpose district to the district until the district has had its report certified by the state auditor.
RCW 43.147.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 147 / Section 030
RCW 43.147.030: Cooperative activities encouraged.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of chapter 251, Laws of 1991 to direct and encourage the establishment of cooperative activities between the seven legislative bodies of the region. The state representatives to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region shall work through appropriate channels to advance consideration of proposals developed by this body.
RCW 43.31C.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 31C / Section 030
RCW 43.31C.030: Community empowerment zone—Requirements.
Status: in_force

(1) The director may not designate an area as a community empowerment zone unless that area meets the following requirements: (a) The area must be designated by the legislative authority of the local government as an area to receive federal, state, and local assistance designed to increase economic, physical, or social activity in the area; (b) The area must have at least fifty-one percent of the households in the area with incomes at or below eighty percent of the county's median income, adjusted for household size; (c) The average unemployment rate for the area, for the most recent twelve-month period for which data is available must be at least one hundred twenty percent of the average unemployment rate of the county; and (d) A five-year community empowerment plan for the area that meets the requirements of RCW 43.31C.040 must be adopted. (2) The director may establish, by rule, such other requirements as the director may reasonably determine necessary and appropriate to assure that the purposes of this chapter are satisfied. (3) In determining if an area meets the requirements of this section, the director may consider data provided by the United States bureau of the census from the most recent census or any other reliable data that the director determines to be acceptable for the purposes for which the data is used.
RCW 43.22.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22 / Section 010
RCW 43.22.010: Divisions of department—Personnel.
Status: in_force

The department of labor and industries shall be organized into divisions that promote efficient and effective performance of the duties the agency is charged by statute to administer. The director may appoint such clerical and other assistants as may be necessary for the general administration of the department.
RCW 43.330.747 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 747
RCW 43.330.747: Effectiveness and efficiency of the Washington small business retirement marketplace—Biennial report.
Status: in_force

The director shall report biennially to the legislature on the effectiveness and efficiency of the Washington small business retirement marketplace, including the levels of enrollment and the retirement savings levels of participating enrollees that are obtained in aggregate on a voluntary basis from private sector financial services firms that participate in the marketplace.
RCW 43.70.540 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 540
RCW 43.70.540: Data collection—Finding—Intent.
Status: in_force

The legislature recognizes that the state patrol, the administrative office of the courts, the sheriffs' and police chiefs' association, the department of social and health services, the department of commerce, the sentencing guidelines commission, the department of corrections, and the superintendent of public instruction each have comprehensive data and analysis capabilities that have contributed greatly to our current understanding of crime and violence, and their causes. The legislature finds, however, that a single health-oriented agency must be designated to provide consistent guidelines to all these groups regarding the way in which their data systems collect this important data. It is not the intent of the legislature by RCW 43.70.545 to transfer data collection requirements from existing agencies or to require the addition of major new data systems. It is rather the intent to make only the minimum required changes in existing data systems to increase compatibility and comparability, reduce duplication, and to increase the usefulness of data collected by these agencies in developing more accurate descriptions of violence.
RCW 43.101.145 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 145
RCW 43.101.145: Written complaint to deny, suspend, or revoke peace or corrections officer certification—Immunity of complainant.
Status: in_force

(1) Any individual may submit a written complaint to the commission stating that an officer's certificate should be denied, suspended, or revoked, and specifying the grounds for the complaint. Filing a complaint does not make a complainant a party to the commission's action. (2) The commission has sole discretion whether to investigate a complaint, and the commission has sole discretion whether to investigate matters relating to certification, denial of certification, or revocation of certification on any other basis, without restriction as to the source or the existence of a complaint. All complaints must be resolved with a written determination, regardless of the decision to investigate. (3) The commission may initiate an investigation in any instance where there is a pattern of complaints or other actions that may not have resulted in a formal adjudication of wrongdoing, but when considered together demonstrate conduct that would constitute a violation of RCW 43.101.105 (2) or (3). The commission must consider the agency's policies and procedures and the officer's job duties and assignment in determining what constitutes a pattern. (4) A person who files a complaint in good faith under this section is immune from suit or any civil action related to the filing or the contents of the complaint.
RCW 43.20B.330 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 330
RCW 43.20B.330: Mental illness—Treatment costs—Liability.
Status: in_force

Any person admitted or committed to a state hospital for the mentally ill, and their estates and responsible relatives are liable for reimbursement to the state of the costs of hospitalization and/or outpatient services, as computed by the secretary, or his designee, in accordance with RCW 43.20B.325 : PROVIDED, That such mentally ill person, and his or her estate, and the husband or wife of such mentally ill person and their estate shall be primarily responsible for reimbursement to the state for the costs of hospitalization and/or outpatient services; and, the parents of such mentally ill person and their estates, until such person has attained the age of eighteen years, shall be secondarily liable.
RCW 43.20B.440 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 20B / Section 440
RCW 43.20B.440: Residential habilitation centers—Costs of services—Charges payable in advance.
Status: in_force

The charges for care, support, maintenance and treatment of persons at residential habilitation centers as provided by RCW 43.20B.410 through 43.20B.455 shall be payable in advance on the first day of each and every month to the department.
RCW 43.06D.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 06D / Section 020
RCW 43.06D.020: Office established—Purpose.
Status: in_force

(1) The Washington state office of equity is established within the office of the governor for the purpose of promoting access to equitable opportunities and resources that reduce disparities, and improve outcomes statewide across state government. (2) The office envisions everyone in Washington having full access to the opportunities and resources they need to flourish and achieve their full potential. (3) The work of the office must: (a) Be guided by the following principles of equity: (i) Equity requires developing, strengthening, and supporting policies and procedures that distribute and prioritize resources to those who have been historically and currently marginalized, including tribes; (ii) Equity requires the elimination of systemic barriers that have been deeply entrenched in systems of inequality and oppression; and (iii) Equity achieves procedural and outcome fairness, promoting dignity, honor, and respect for all people; (b) Complement and not supplant the work of the statutory commissions.
RCW 43.05.010 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 05 / Section 010
RCW 43.05.010: Definitions.
Status: in_force

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) "Civil penalty" means a monetary penalty administratively issued by a regulatory agency for noncompliance with state or federal law or rules. The term does not include any criminal penalty, damage assessments, wages, premiums, or taxes owed, or interest or late fees on any existing obligation. (2) "Regulatory agency" means an agency as defined in RCW 34.05.010 that has the authority to issue civil penalties. The term does not include the state patrol or any institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 . (3) "Technical assistance" includes: (a) Information on the laws, rules, and compliance methods and technologies applicable to the regulatory agency's programs; (b) Information on methods to avoid compliance problems; (c) Assistance in applying for permits; and (d) Information on the mission, goals, and objectives of the program. (4) "Technical assistance documents" means documents prepared to provide information specified in subsection (3) of this section entitled a technical assistance document by the agency head or its designee. Technical assistance documents do not include notices of correction, violation, or enforcement action. Technical assistance documents do not impose mandatory obligations or serve as the basis for a citation.
RCW 43.99M.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99M / Section 020
RCW 43.99M.020: Debt-limit reimbursable bond retirement account.
Status: in_force

The debt-limit reimbursable bond retirement account is created in the state treasury. This account shall be exclusively devoted to the payment of principal and interest on and retirement of the bonds authorized by the legislature.
RCW 43.09.290 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 290
RCW 43.09.290: Post-audit of state agencies—Definitions.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of RCW 43.09.290 through 43.09.340 and 43.09.410 through 43.09.418 , post-audit means an audit of the books, records, funds, accounts, and financial transactions of a state agency for a complete fiscal period; pre-audit means all other audits and examinations; state agency means elective officers and offices, and every other office, officer, department, board, council, committee, commission, or authority of the state government now existing or hereafter created, supported, wholly or in part, by appropriations from the state treasury or funds under its control, or by the levy, assessment, collection, or receipt of fines, penalties, fees, licenses, sales of commodities, service charges, rentals, grants-in-aid, or other income provided by law, and all state educational, penal, reformatory, charitable, eleemosynary, or other institutions, supported, wholly or in part, by appropriations from the state treasury or funds under its control, but not including a comprehensive cancer center participating in a collaborative arrangement as defined in RCW 28B.10.930 that is operated in conformance with RCW 28B.10.930 .
RCW 43.30.345 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 345
RCW 43.30.345: Federal funds for management and protection of forests, forest and range lands—Disbursement of funds.
Status: in_force

The department is authorized to disburse such funds, together with any funds which may be appropriated or contributed from any source for such purposes, on management and protection of forests and forest and range lands.
RCW 43.21C.090 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 21C / Section 090
RCW 43.21C.090: Decision of governmental agency to be accorded substantial weight.
Status: in_force

In any action involving an attack on a determination by a governmental agency relative to the requirement or the absence of the requirement, or the adequacy of a "detailed statement", the decision of the governmental agency shall be accorded substantial weight.
RCW 43.43.753 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 753
RCW 43.43.753: Findings—DNA identification system—DNA database—DNA data bank.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that recent developments in molecular biology and genetics have important applications for forensic science. It has been scientifically established that there is a unique pattern to the chemical structure of the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) contained in each cell of the human body. The process for identifying this pattern is called "DNA identification." The legislature further finds that DNA databases are important tools in criminal investigations, in the exclusion of individuals who are the subject of investigations or prosecutions, and in detecting recidivist acts. It is the policy of this state to assist federal, state, and local criminal justice and law enforcement agencies in both the identification and detection of individuals in criminal investigations and the identification and location of missing and unidentified persons. Therefore, it is in the best interest of the state to establish a DNA database and DNA data bank containing DNA samples submitted by persons convicted of felony offenses and other crimes as specified in RCW 43.43.754 . DNA samples necessary for the identification of missing persons and unidentified human remains shall also be included in the DNA database. The legislature further finds that the DNA identification system used by the federal bureau of investigation and the Washington state patrol has no ability to predict genetic disease or predisposal to illness. Nonetheless, the legislature intends that biological samples collected under RCW 43.43.754 , and DNA identification data obtained from the samples, be used only for purposes related to criminal investigation, identification of human remains or missing persons, or improving the operation of the system authorized under RCW 43.43.752 through 43.43.758 .
RCW 43.99G.903 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99G / Section 903
RCW 43.99G.903: Effective date—2002 c 240.
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 [March 28, 2002].
RCW 43.42A.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 42A / Section 020
RCW 43.42A.020: Inventory of business permits—Information to be tracked and recorded—Performance data—Reports.
Status: in_force

(1) By June 30, 2014, each agency shall prepare and submit to the office an inventory of all the business permits indicated in the December 30, 2013, performance audit report by the state auditor. (2)(a) Each agency shall track and record the time it takes to make permitting decisions. (b) Agencies are encouraged to track all relevant information that can assist Washington businesses in determining how long a permit process will take so that the businesses may successfully plan their activities and make sound investment choices, reduce permitting costs to the taxpayers in the form of unnecessary or duplicate staff work, and avoid permitting decision delays that can result in higher costs and lost revenue. (c) At a minimum, each agency shall track and record the following information for each permit application it receives or decision it issues: (i) The application completion time, which is the time elapsed from the initial submission of an application by an entity seeking a permit to the time at which the agency has determined that the application is complete; and (ii) The permit decision time, which is the time elapsed from receipt of a complete application to the agency's issuance of a decision approving or denying the permit. (3) Each agency shall calculate, for each permit it has identified in its inventory, the following performance data: (a) The average application completion and permit decision times for each permit, as measured by the times tracked for ninety percent of applications or permit decisions, excluding the five percent that took the shortest and the five percent that took the longest; (b) The maximum application completion time, excluding applications that were withdrawn or never completed; and (c) The maximum permit decision time. (4) Each agency shall report to the office, as provided in this subsection (4). (a) By March 1, 2016, each agency shall report the times calculated under subsection (3) of this section for the period from January 1, 2015, to January 1, 2016. (b) By March 1, 2018, and March 1, 2020, each agency shall report based on the times tracked and calculated since the previous reporting period. (c) In each of the reports required under this section, each agency shall submit an updated inventory of permits. Each agency shall identify any permits listed in its inventory for which the agency has not yet posted permit processing times and other information as required under RCW 43.42A.030 and an estimated date for such posting prior to June 30, 2015. (5) The office shall make available to the legislature, upon request, the individual agency reports submitted under subsection (4) of this section.
RCW 43.70.645 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 70 / Section 645
RCW 43.70.645: Donor human milk—Milk bank safety standards.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt standards for ensuring milk bank safety. The standards adopted by the department must, at a minimum, consider the clinical, evidence-based guidelines established by a national accrediting organization. The standards must address donor screening, milk handling and processing, and recordkeeping. The department shall also review and consider requiring additional testing standards, including but not limited to testing for the presence of viruses, bacteria, and prescription and nonprescription drugs in donated milk.
RCW 80.01.035 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 01 / Section 035
RCW 80.01.035: Appointment of commissioners pro tempore.
Status: in_force

When a commissioner has heard all or a substantial part of an adjudicative proceeding and leaves office before entry of a final order in the proceeding, at the request of the remaining commissioners the commissioner leaving office may be appointed by the governor as commissioner pro tempore to complete the proceeding. A proceeding is completed when the commission enters a final order purporting to resolve all contested issues therein, from which no party seeks clarification or reconsideration, or upon entry of an order on clarification or reconsideration, even though the order is subject to a petition for judicial review. A commissioner pro tempore shall receive a reasonable compensation to be fixed by the remaining members of the commission.All biennial reports to the legislature and the governor shall cover the period comprising the first full fiscal year of the then current biennium and the last full fiscal year of the biennium immediately preceding. All annual reports to the governor shall cover the full fiscal year immediately preceding the date of said report.
RCW 43.99N.050 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 99N / Section 050
RCW 43.99N.050: Payment of principal and interest from nondebt-limit reimbursable bond retirement account—Transfers of certified amounts—Bonds as general obligation, full faith and credit, promise to pay—Insufficiency in stadium and exhibition center account as obligation—Proceedings to require transfer and payment.
Status: in_force

The nondebt-limit reimbursable bond retirement account shall be used for the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds authorized in RCW 43.99N.020 . 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 each date on which any interest or principal and interest payment is due, the state treasurer shall transfer from the stadium and exhibition center account to the nondebt-limit reimbursable bond retirement account an amount equal to the amount certified by the state finance committee to be due on the payment date. Bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020 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. If in any year the amount accumulated in the stadium and exhibition center account is insufficient for payment of the principal and interest on the bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020 , the amount of the insufficiency shall be a continuing obligation against the stadium and exhibition center account until paid. The owner and holder of each of the bonds or the trustee for the owner and holder of any of the bonds may by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding require the transfer and payment of funds as directed in this section.
RCW 43.185C.160 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 185C / Section 160
RCW 43.185C.160: County homeless housing task forces—Homeless housing plans—Reports by counties.
Status: in_force

(1) Each county shall create a homeless housing task force to develop a five-year homeless housing plan addressing short-term and long-term housing for homeless persons. Membership on the task force may include representatives of the counties, cities, towns, housing authorities, civic and faith organizations, schools, community networks, human services providers, law enforcement personnel, criminal justice personnel, including prosecutors, probation officers, and jail administrators, substance abuse treatment providers, mental health care providers, emergency health care providers, businesses, real estate professionals, at large representatives of the community, and a homeless or formerly homeless individual. In lieu of creating a new task force, a local government may designate an existing governmental or nonprofit body which substantially conforms to this section and which includes at least one homeless or formerly homeless individual to serve as its homeless representative. As an alternative to a separate plan, two or more local governments may work in concert to develop and execute a joint homeless housing plan, or to contract with another entity to do so according to the requirements of this chapter. 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. 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 a county declines to participate, the department shall create and execute a local homeless housing plan for the county meeting the requirements of this chapter. (2) In addition to developing a five-year homeless housing plan, each task force shall establish guidelines consistent with the statewide homeless housing strategic plan, as needed, for the following: (a) Emergency shelters; (b) Short-term housing needs; (c) Temporary encampments; (d) Supportive housing for chronically homeless persons; and (e) Long-term housing. Guidelines must include, when appropriate, standards for health and safety and notifying the public of proposed facilities to house the homeless. (3) Each county, including counties exempted from creating a new task force under subsection (1) of this section, shall report to the department such information as may be needed to ensure compliance with this chapter, including the annual report required in RCW 43.185C.045 .
RCW 43.143.901 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 143 / Section 901
RCW 43.143.901: Short title.
Status: in_force

Sections 8 through 12 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 43 RCW and may be known and cited as the ocean resources management act.
RCW 43.10.310 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 10 / Section 310
RCW 43.10.310: Immigration enforcement model policies—Adoption by schools, health facilities, courthouses.
Status: in_force

(1) The attorney general, in consultation with appropriate stakeholders, must publish model policies within twelve months after May 21, 2019, for limiting immigration enforcement to the fullest extent possible consistent with federal and state law at public schools, health facilities operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state, courthouses, and shelters, to ensure they remain safe and accessible to all Washington residents, regardless of immigration or citizenship status. (2) All public schools, health facilities either operated by the state or a political subdivision of the state, and courthouses must: (a) Adopt necessary changes to policies consistent with the model policy; or (b) Notify the attorney general that the agency is not adopting the changes to its policies consistent with the model policy, state the reasons that the agency is not adopting the changes, and provide the attorney general with a copy of the agency's policies. (3) All other organizations and entities that provide services related to physical or mental health and wellness, education, or access to justice, are encouraged to adopt the model policy. (4) Implementation of any policy under this section must be in accordance with state and federal law; policies, grants, waivers, or other requirements necessary to maintain funding; or other agreements related to the operation and functions of the organization, including databases within the organization. (5) The definitions in RCW 43.17.420 apply to this section.
RCW 43.330.330 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 330
RCW 43.330.330: Funding energy efficiency improvements—Risk reduction mechanisms—Legislative intent.
Status: in_force

(1) The legislature finds that the creation and use of risk reduction mechanisms will promote greater involvement of local financial institutions and other financing mechanisms in funding energy efficiency improvements and will achieve greater leverage of state and federal dollars. Risk reduction mechanisms will allow financial institutions to lend to a broader pool of applicants on more attractive terms, such as potentially lower rates and longer loan terms. Placing a portion of funds in long-term risk reduction mechanisms will support a sustained level of energy efficiency investment by financial institutions while providing funding to projects quickly. (2) It is the intent of the legislature to leverage new federal funding aimed at promoting energy efficiency projects, improving energy efficiency, and increasing family-wage jobs. To this end, the legislature intends to invest a portion of all federal funding, subject to federal requirements, for energy efficiency projects in financial mechanisms that will provide for maximum leverage of financing.
RCW 43.60A.110 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 60A / Section 110
RCW 43.60A.110: Counseling—Coordination of programs.
Status: in_force

The department shall coordinate the programs contained in RCW 43.60A.100 with the services offered by the department of social and health services, local mental health organizations, and the federal department of veterans affairs to minimize duplication.
RCW 43.330.082 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 330 / Section 082
RCW 43.330.082: Contracting associate development organizations—Performance measures and summary of best practices—Remediation plans—Report.
Status: in_force

(1) Contracting associate development organizations must provide the department with measures of their performance and a summary of best practices shared and implemented by the contracting organizations. Annual reports must include the following information to show the contracting organization's impact on employment and overall changes in employment: Current employment and economic information for the community or regional area produced by the employment security department; the net change from the previous year's employment and economic information using data produced by the employment security department; other relevant information on the community or regional area; the amount of funds received by the contracting organization through its contract with the department; the amount of funds received by the contracting organization through all sources; and the contracting organization's impact on employment through all funding sources. Annual reports may include the impact of the contracting organization on wages, exports, tax revenue, small business creation, foreign direct investment, business relocations, expansions, terminations, and capital investment. Data must be input into a common web-based business information system managed by the department. Specific measures, data standards, and data definitions must be developed in the contracting process between the department and the contracting organization every two years. Performance measures should be consistent across regions to allow for statewide evaluation. (2)(a) The department and contracting associate development organizations must agree upon specific target levels for the performance measures in subsection (1) of this section. Comparison of agreed thresholds and actual performance must occur annually. (b) Contracting organizations that fail to achieve the agreed performance targets in more than one-half of the agreed measures must develop remediation plans to address performance gaps. The remediation plans must include revised performance thresholds specifically chosen to provide evidence of progress in making the identified service changes. (c) Contracts and state funding must be terminated for one year for organizations that fail to achieve the agreed upon progress toward improved performance defined under (b) of this subsection. During the year in which termination for nonperformance is in effect, organizations must review alternative delivery strategies to include reorganization of the contracting organization, merging of previous efforts with existing regional partners, and other specific steps toward improved performance. At the end of the period of termination, the department may contract with the associate development organization or its successor as it deems appropriate. (3) The department must submit a final report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31st of each even-numbered year on the performance results of the contracts with associate development organizations.
RCW 43.43.880 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 43 / Section 880
RCW 43.43.880: Agreements with contiguous states—Jointly occupied ports of entry—Collection of fees and taxes.
Status: in_force

The Washington state patrol may negotiate and enter into bilateral agreements with designated representatives of contiguous states. Agreements may provide for the manning and operation of jointly occupied ports of entry, for the collection of highway user fees, registration fees, and taxes that may be required by statute or rule. Agreements may further provide for the collection of these fees and taxes by either party state at jointly occupied ports of entry before authorization is given for vehicles to legally operate within that state or jurisdiction, and for the enforcement of safety, size, and weight statutes or rules of the respective states.
RCW 43.79.370 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 370
RCW 43.79.370: Suspense account—Disbursements—Vouchers—Warrants.
Status: in_force

Disbursement from the suspense account (not to exceed receipts), shall be by warrant issued against the account by the state treasurer, upon a properly authenticated voucher presented by the state department or office which deposited the moneys in the account.
RCW 43.181.030 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 181 / Section 030
RCW 43.181.030: Program studies.
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The commission shall complete, or cause to be completed, an initial covenant homeownership program study. The initial covenant homeownership program study must: (i) Document past and ongoing discrimination against black, indigenous, and people of color and other historically marginalized communities in Washington state and the impacts of this discrimination on homeownership in the state, including access to credit and other barriers to homeownership in the state; (ii) Analyze whether and to what extent existing programs and race-neutral approaches have been insufficient to remedy this discrimination and its impacts; (iii)(A) Recommend and evaluate potential programmatic and policy changes, including creation of one or more special purpose credit programs, to remedy this discrimination and its impacts; (B) As part of the recommendations related to creation of one or more special purpose credit programs, identify through evidence-based documentation the economically disadvantaged class or classes of persons that require down payment and closing cost assistance in order to reduce racial disparities in homeownership in the state. The class or classes of persons identified in the study may share one or more common characteristics such as, race, national origin, or sex; and (iv) Identify methodology to evaluate the efficacy of any recommended programmatic and policy changes over time. (b) By March 1, 2024, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , the commission shall submit a copy of the initial covenant homeownership program study to the appropriate committees of the legislature and post a copy of the study to the commission's website. (2)(a) At least every five years after the initial covenant homeownership program study is completed, the commission shall complete, or cause to be completed, an updated covenant homeownership program study. The updated covenant homeownership program study must: (i) Update and reevaluate the findings and recommendations contained in the initial covenant homeownership program study and any subsequent program studies; (ii) Document the experience of program participants and others impacted by past and ongoing discrimination, including their experience accessing or attempting to access credit and any barriers to homeownership in the state that they have faced or continue to face; (iii) Evaluate the special purpose credit program or programs' efficacy in providing down payment and closing cost assistance to the economically disadvantaged class or classes of persons identified in the initial covenant homeownership program study and any subsequent program studies, and the special purpose credit program or programs' impacts on remedying discrimination and reducing racial disparities in homeownership in the state; and (iv) Recommend program modifications and improvements. (b) By December 31, 2028, and by December 31st every five years thereafter, and in compliance with RCW 43.01.036 , the commission shall submit a copy of an updated covenant homeownership program study to the appropriate committees of the legislature and post a copy of the study to the commission's website. (c) The board of the commission shall review each subsequent covenant homeownership program study and consider the evidence-based documentation and recommendations in designing and implementing program amendments.
RCW 43.08.250 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 08 / Section 250
RCW 43.08.250: Money received by treasurer from certain court actions—Use.
Status: in_force

(1) The money received by the state treasurer from fees, fines, forfeitures, penalties, reimbursements or assessments by any court organized under Title 3 or 35 RCW, or chapter 2.08 RCW, shall be deposited in the state general fund. (2) The money received by the state treasurer from the increase in fees imposed by sections 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, and 19, chapter 457, Laws of 2005 shall be deposited in the state general fund. It is the intent of the legislature that fifty percent of such money be appropriated to the administrator for the courts for the purposes of contributing to district court judges' salaries and to eligible elected municipal court judges' salaries. It is further the intent of the legislature that the balance of such moneys be used to fund criminal indigent defense assistance and enhancement at the trial court level, representation of parents in dependency and termination proceedings, and civil legal representation of indigent persons.
RCW 43.22A.170 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 22A / Section 170
RCW 43.22A.170: Notice of infraction.
Status: in_force

(1) The department shall prescribe the form of the notice of infraction issued under this chapter. (2) The notice of infraction shall include the following: (a) A statement that the notice represents a determination that the infraction has been committed by the person named in the notice and that the determination is final unless contested as provided in this chapter; (b) A statement that the infraction is a noncriminal offense for which imprisonment may not be imposed as a sanction; (c) A statement of the specific infraction for which the notice was issued; (d) A statement of a monetary penalty that has been established for the infraction; (e) A statement of the options provided in this chapter for responding to the notice and the procedures necessary to exercise these options; (f) A statement that, at a hearing to contest the determination, the state has the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the infraction was committed, and that the person may subpoena witnesses including the authorized representative who issued and served the notice of the infraction; and (g) A statement that failure to respond to a notice of infraction is a misdemeanor and may be punished by a fine or imprisonment in jail.
RCW 43.82.045 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 82 / Section 045
RCW 43.82.045: Approval of leases—Privately owned buildings being planned or under construction.
Status: in_force

State agencies are prohibited from entering into lease agreements for privately owned buildings that are in the planning stage of development or under construction unless there is prior written approval by the director of the office of financial management. Approval of such leases shall not be delegated. Lease agreements described in this section must comply with RCW 43.82.035 .
RCW 43.176.020 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 176 / Section 020
RCW 43.176.020: Definitions.
Status: in_force

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise. (1) "Business incubator" means a facility that offers: (a) Space for start-up and expanding firms; (b) The shared use of equipment and work areas; (c) Daily management support services essential to high quality commercial operations; and (d) Technical assistance. (2) "Qualified small business incubator" means an incubator that is: (a)(i) Designated as a nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code, or (ii) consists of a partnership between a designated nonprofit organization under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and a government or quasi-government agency; (b) Focused on developing small businesses in an economically distressed or disadvantaged area; and (c) Structured around a sound business plan.
RCW 43.79.304 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 79 / Section 304
RCW 43.79.304: Central College fund—Other revenue for support of Central Washington University.
Status: in_force

No revenue from any source other than the general fund, which, except for the provisions hereof, would have been paid into the Central College fund, shall be used for any purpose except the support of the Central Washington University (formerly Central Washington State College).
RCW 43.09.475 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 09 / Section 475
RCW 43.09.475: Performance audits of government account.
Status: in_force

The performance audits of government account is hereby created in the custody of the state treasurer. Revenue identified in RCW * 82.08.020 (5) and 82.12.0201 shall be deposited in the account. Money in the account shall be used to fund the performance audits and follow-up performance audits under RCW 43.09.470 and shall be expended by the state auditor in accordance with chapter 1, Laws of 2006. Only the state auditor or the state auditor's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures. The performance audits of government account may be appropriated for the joint legislative audit and review committee, the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee, and for the office of financial management's performance audit and compliance audit activities. During the 2019-2021, 2021-2023, and 2023-2025 fiscal biennia, the performance audits of government account may be appropriated for the superintendent of public instruction, the office of the governor, and audits of school districts. In addition, during the 2019-2021 and 2021-2023 fiscal biennia the account may be used to fund the office of financial management's contract for the compliance audit of the state auditor and audit activities at the department of revenue. During the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to make transfers of moneys in the performance audits of government account to the general fund such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the account.
RCW 43.30.640 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 30 / Section 640
RCW 43.30.640: Mine owners—Maps of property surface and underground workings—Filing.
Status: in_force

The owner of each mine shall make a map of the surface of the property. The owner of each active mine shall make a map of the underground workings. All maps shall be filed with the department. The department shall establish by rule the scale and contents required for the maps.
RCW 43.58.090 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 58 / Section 090
RCW 43.58.090: Oregon-Washington Columbia River boundary compact—Repeal of RCW 43.58.010 through 43.58.040, when.
Status: repealed

Chapter 27, Laws of 1937, as amended by chapter 6, Laws of 1955 extraordinary session and chapter 43.58 RCW [RCW 43.58.010 through 43.58.040 ] each shall be repealed when the compact set forth in RCW 43.58.060 has been ratified by the state of Oregon and approved by the Congress of the United States.
RCW 43.101.460 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 101 / Section 460
RCW 43.101.460: Audits—Deadly force investigations.
Status: in_force

(1) The office of the Washington state auditor is authorized to conduct a process compliance audit procedure and review of any deadly force investigation conducted pursuant to RCW 10.114.011 . At the conclusion of every deadly force investigation, the state auditor shall determine whether the actions of the involved law enforcement agency, investigative body, and prosecutor's office are in compliance with RCW 10.114.011 , chapter 43.102 RCW, and all rules adopted pursuant to these provisions for the investigation and reporting of incidents involving the use of deadly force. A deadly force investigation is concluded once the involved prosecutor's office makes a charging decision and any resulting criminal case reaches disposition. Audit procedures under this section shall be conducted in cooperation with the commission. (2) The state auditor is authorized to access records of arrest, charges, or allegations of criminal conduct or other nonconviction data for the purposes of conducting reviews of any deadly force investigation authorized by this section. (3) The state auditor may not conduct an audit under this section until adequately staffed with subject matter expertise regarding law enforcement and investigative audits. Until that time, the state auditor shall contract with persons with the appropriate subject matter expertise and shall issue a request for proposal for contracting with a person or entity to provide adequate subject matter expertise.
RCW 43.42.070 — Washington Code / Title 43 / Chapter 42 / Section 070
RCW 43.42.070: Cost-reimbursement agreements.
Status: in_force

(1) The office may enter into cost-reimbursement agreements with a project proponent to recover from the project proponent the reasonable costs incurred by the office in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The agreement must include provisions for covering the costs incurred by the permit agencies that are participating in the cost-reimbursement project and carrying out permit processing or project review tasks referenced in the cost-reimbursement agreement. (2) The office must maintain policies or guidelines for coordinating cost-reimbursement agreements with participating agencies, project proponents, and independent consultants. Policies or guidelines must ensure that, in developing cost-reimbursement agreements, conflicts of interest are eliminated. The policies must also support effective use of cost-reimbursement resources to address staffing and capacity limitations as may be relevant within the office or participating permit agencies. (3) For fully coordinated permit processes and priority economic recovery projects selected pursuant to this section, the office must coordinate the negotiation of all cost-reimbursement agreements executed under RCW 43.21A.690 , 43.30.490 , 43.70.630 , 43.300.080 , and 70A.15.1570 . The office, project proponent, and participating permit agencies must be signatories to the cost-reimbursement agreement or agreements. Each participating permit agency must manage performance of its portion of the cost-reimbursement agreement. Independent consultants hired under a cost-reimbursement agreement must report directly to the hiring office or participating permit agency. Any cost-reimbursement agreement must require that final decisions are made by the participating permit agency and not by a hired independent consultant. (4) For any project using cost reimbursement, the cost-reimbursement agreement must require the office and participating permit agencies to develop and periodically update a project work plan, which the office must provide on the internet and share with each party to the agreement. (5)(a) The cost-reimbursement agreement must identify the proposed project, the desired outcomes, and the maximum costs for work to be conducted under the agreement. The desired outcomes must refer to the decision-making process and may not prejudge or predetermine whether decisions will be to approve or deny any required permit or other application. Each participating permit agency must agree to give priority to the cost-reimbursement project but may in no way reduce or eliminate regulatory requirements as part of the priority review. (b) Reasonable costs are determined based on time and materials estimates with a provision for contingencies, or set as a flat fee tied to a reasonable estimate of staff hours required. (c) The cost-reimbursement agreement may include deliverables and schedules for invoicing and reimbursement. The office may require advance payment of some or all of the agreed reimbursement, to be held in reserve and distributed to participating permit agencies and the office upon approval of invoices by the project proponent. The project proponent has thirty days to request additional information or challenge an invoice. If an invoice is challenged, the office must respond and attempt to resolve the challenge within thirty days. If the office is unable to resolve the challenge within thirty days, the challenge must be submitted to the office of financial management. A decision on such a challenge must be made by the office of financial management and approved by the director of the office of financial management and is binding on the parties. (d) Upon request, the office must verify whether participating permit agencies have met the obligations contained in the project work plan and cost-reimbursement agreement. (6) If a party to the cost-reimbursement agreement foresees, at any time, that it will be unable to meet its obligations under the agreement, it must notify the office and state the reasons, along with proposals for resolving the problems. The office must notify the other parties to the cost-reimbursement agreement and seek to resolve the problems by adjusting invoices, deliverables, or the project work plan, or through some other accommodation.