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WA Rev Code § 43.63A.640 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.640 - Emergency mortgage and rental assistance program—Duties—Interest rate, assignment, eligibility.

RCW 43.63A.640 Emergency mortgage and rental assistance program—Duties—Interest rate, assignment, eligibility.The department shall carry out the following duties:(1) Administer the program;(2) Identify organizations eligible to receive funds to implement the program;(3) Develop and adopt the necessary rules and procedures for implementation of the program and for dispersal [disbursal] of program funds to eligible organizations;(4) Establish the interest rate for repayment of loans at two percent below the market rate;(5) Work with lending institutions and social service providers in the eligible communities to assure that all eligible persons are informed about the program;(6) Utilize federal and state programs that complement or facilitate carrying out the program;(7) Ensure that local eligible organizations that dissolve or become ineligible assign their program funds, rights to loan repayments, and loan security instruments, to the government of the county in which the local organization is located. If the county government accepts the program assets described in this subsection, it shall act as a local eligible organization under the provisions of RCW * 43.63A.600 through 43.63A.640. If the county government declines to participate, the program assets shall revert to the department.[ 1994 c 114 § 5; 1991 c 315 § 27.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 43.63A.600 was repealed by 1995 c 226 § 35, effective June 30, 2001.Effective date—1994 c 114: See note following RCW 43.63A.610.Intent—1991 c 315: See note following RCW 28B.50.030.Conflict with federal requirements—1991 c 315: See RCW 50.70.901.
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.645 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.645 - Emergency housing programs—Rules.

RCW 43.63A.645 Emergency housing programs—Rules.The department shall, by rule, establish program standards, eligibility standards, eligibility criteria, and administrative rules for emergency housing programs and specify other benefits that may arise in consultation with providers.[ 1999 c 267 § 5.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—Severability—1999 c 267: See notes following RCW 43.20A.790.
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.650 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.650 - Housing—Department's responsibilities.

RCW 43.63A.650 Housing—Department's responsibilities.(1) The department shall be the principal state department responsible for coordinating federal and state resources and activities in housing, except for programs administered by the Washington state housing finance commission under chapter 43.180 RCW, and for evaluating the operations and accomplishments of other state departments and agencies as they affect housing.(2) The department shall work with local governments, tribal organizations, local housing authorities, nonprofit community or neighborhood-based organizations, and regional or statewide nonprofit housing assistance organizations, for the purpose of coordinating federal and state resources with local resources for housing.(3) The department shall be the principal state department responsible for providing shelter and housing services to homeless families with children. The department shall have the principal responsibility to coordinate, plan, and oversee the state's activities for developing a coordinated and comprehensive plan to serve homeless families with children. The plan shall be developed collaboratively with the department of social and health services. The department shall include community organizations involved in the delivery of services to homeless families with children, and experts in the development and ongoing evaluation of the plan. The department shall follow professionally recognized standards and procedures. The plan shall be implemented within amounts appropriated by the legislature for that specific purpose in the operating and capital budgets. The department shall submit the plan to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives no later than September 1, 1999, and shall update the plan and submit it to the appropriate committees of the legislature by January 1st of every odd-numbered year through 2007. The plan shall address at least the following: (a) The need for prevention assistance; (b) the need for emergency shelter; (c) the need for transitional assistance to aid families into permanent housing; (d) the need for linking services with shelter or housing; and (e) the need for ongoing monitoring of the efficiency and effectiveness of the plan's design and implementation.[ 1999 c 267 § 3; 1993 c 478 § 13.]NOTES:Findings—Intent—Severability—1999 c 267: See notes following RCW 43.20A.790.
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.660 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.660 - Housing—Technical assistance and information, affordable housing.

RCW 43.63A.660 Housing—Technical assistance and information, affordable housing.The department shall provide technical assistance and information to state agencies and local governments to assist in the identification and removal of regulatory barriers to the development and placement of affordable housing. In providing assistance the department may:(1) Analyze the costs and benefits of state legislation, rules, and administrative actions and their impact on the development and placement of affordable housing;(2) Analyze the costs and benefits of local legislation, rules, and administrative actions and their impact on the development and placement of affordable housing;(3) Assist state agencies and local governments in determining the impact of existing and anticipated actions, legislation, and rules on the development and placement of affordable housing;(4) Investigate techniques and opportunities for reducing the life-cycle housing costs through regulatory reform;(5) Develop model standards and ordinances designed to reduce regulatory barriers to affordable housing and assisting in their adoption and use at the state and local government level;(6) Provide technical assistance and information to state agencies and local governments for implementation of legislative and administrative reform programs to remove barriers to affordable housing;(7) Prepare state regulatory barrier removal strategies;(8) Provide staffing to the affordable housing advisory board created in RCW 43.185B.020; and(9) Perform other activities as the director deems necessary to assist the state, local governments, and the housing industry in meeting the affordable housing needs of the state.[ 1993 c 478 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.670 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.670 - Home-matching program—Finding, purpose.

RCW 43.63A.670 Home-matching program—Finding, purpose.(1) The legislature finds that:(a) The trend toward smaller household sizes will continue into the foreseeable future;(b) Many of these households are in housing units that contain more bedrooms than occupants;(c) There are older homeowners on relatively low, fixed income who are experiencing difficulties maintaining their homes; and(d) There are single parents, recently widowed persons, people in the midst of divorce or separation, and persons with disabilities that are faced with displacement due to the high cost of housing.(2) The legislature declares that the purpose of RCW 43.63A.680 is to develop a pilot program designed to:(a) Provide home-matching services that can enable people to continue living in their homes while promoting continuity of homeownership and community stability; and(b) Counter the problem of displacement among people on relatively low, fixed incomes by linking people offering living space with people seeking housing.[ 2020 c 274 § 24; 1993 c 478 § 18.]
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.680 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.680 - Home-matching program—Pilot programs.

RCW 43.63A.680 Home-matching program—Pilot programs.(1) The department may develop and administer a home-matching program for the purpose of providing grants and technical assistance to eligible organizations to operate local home-matching programs. For purposes of this section, "eligible organizations" are those organizations eligible to receive assistance through the Washington housing trust fund, chapter 43.185 RCW.(2) The department may select up to five eligible organizations for the purpose of implementing a local home-matching program. The local home-matching programs are designed to facilitate: (a) Intergenerational homesharing involving older homeowners sharing homes with younger persons; (b) homesharing arrangements that involve an exchange of services such as cooking, housework, gardening, or babysitting for room and board or some financial consideration such as rent; and (c) the more efficient use of available housing.(3) In selecting local pilot programs under this section, the department shall consider:(a) The eligible organization's ability, stability, and resources to implement the local home-matching program;(b) The eligible organization's efforts to coordinate other support services needed by the individual or family participating in the local home-matching program; and(c) Other factors the department deems appropriate.(4) The eligible organizations shall establish criteria for participation in the local home-matching program. The eligible organization shall make a determination of eligibility regarding the individuals' or families' participation in the local home-matching program. The determination shall include, but is not limited to a verification of the individual's or family's history of making rent payments in a consistent and timely manner.[ 1993 c 478 § 19.]
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.690 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.690 - Minority and women-owned business enterprises—Linked deposit program.

RCW 43.63A.690 Minority and women-owned business enterprises—Linked deposit program.(1) The department shall provide technical assistance and loan packaging services that enable minority and women-owned business enterprises to obtain financing under the linked deposit program created under RCW 43.86A.060.(2) The department, in consultation with the office of minority and women's business enterprises, shall develop indicators to measure the performance of the linked deposit program in the areas of job creation or retention and providing access to capital to minority or women's business enterprises.[ 2005 c 302 § 6; 2002 c 305 § 3; 1993 c 512 § 31.]NOTES:Intent—2005 c 302: See note following RCW 43.86A.030.Finding—Intent—1993 c 512: See note following RCW 43.86A.060.
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.720 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.720 - Prostitution prevention and intervention services—Grant program.

RCW 43.63A.720 Prostitution prevention and intervention services—Grant program.There is established in the *department of community, trade, and economic development a grant program to enhance funding for prostitution prevention and intervention services. Activities that can be funded through this grant program shall provide effective prostitution prevention and intervention services, such as counseling, parenting, housing relief, education, and vocational training, that:(1) Comprehensively address the problems of persons who are prostitutes; and(2) Enhance the ability of persons to leave or avoid prostitution.[ 1995 c 353 § 7.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.725 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.725 - Prostitution prevention and intervention grants—Eligibility.

RCW 43.63A.725 Prostitution prevention and intervention grants—Eligibility.(1) Applications for funding under this chapter must:(a) Meet the criteria in RCW 43.63A.720; and(b) Contain evidence of active participation of the community and its commitment to providing effective prevention and intervention services for prostitutes through the participation of local governments, tribal governments, networks under chapter 70.190 RCW, human service and health organizations, and treatment entities and through meaningful involvement of others, including citizen groups.(2) Local governments, networks under chapter 70.190 RCW, nonprofit community groups, and nonprofit treatment providers including organizations that provide services, such as emergency housing, counseling, and crisis intervention shall, among others, be eligible for grants established under RCW 43.63A.720.[ 1995 c 353 § 8.]
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.730 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.730 - Prostitution prevention and intervention grants—Applications, contents.

RCW 43.63A.730 Prostitution prevention and intervention grants—Applications, contents.At a minimum, grant applications must include the following:(1) The proposed geographic service area;(2) A description of the extent and effect of the needs for prostitution prevention and intervention within the relevant geographic area;(3) An explanation of how the funds will be used, their relationship to existing services available within the community, and the need that they will fulfill;(4) An explanation of what organizations were involved in the development of the proposal; and(5) The methods that will be employed to measure the success of the program.[ 1995 c 353 § 9.]
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.735 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.735 - Prostitution prevention and intervention grants—Award and use.

RCW 43.63A.735 Prostitution prevention and intervention grants—Award and use.(1) Subject to funds appropriated by the legislature, including funds in the prostitution prevention and intervention account, the *department of community, trade, and economic development shall make awards under the grant program established by RCW 43.63A.720.(2) Awards shall be made competitively based on the purposes of and criteria in RCW 43.63A.720 through 43.63A.730.(3) Activities funded under this section may be considered for funding in future years, but shall be considered under the same terms and criteria as new activities. Funding of a program or activity under this chapter shall not constitute an obligation by the state of Washington to provide ongoing funding.(4) The *department of community, trade, and economic development may receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the grant program established under RCW 43.63A.720 and expend the same or any income from these sources according to the terms of the gifts, grants, or endowments.(5) The *department of community, trade, and economic development may expend up to five percent of the funds appropriated for the grant program for administrative costs and grant supervision.[ 1995 c 353 § 10.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.740 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.740 - Prostitution prevention and intervention account.

RCW 43.63A.740 Prostitution prevention and intervention account.The prostitution prevention and intervention account is created in the state treasury. Expenditures from the account may be used in the following order of priority:(1) Funding the statewide coordinating committee on sex trafficking;(2) Programs that provide mental health and substance abuse counseling, parenting skills training, housing relief, education, and vocational training for youth who have been diverted for a prostitution or prostitution loitering offense pursuant to RCW 13.40.213;(3) Funding for services provided to sexually exploited children as defined in RCW 13.32A.030 in secure and semi-secure crisis residential centers with access to staff trained to meet their specific needs;(4) Funding for services specified in RCW * 74.14B.060 and 74.14B.070 for sexually exploited children; and(5) Funding the grant program to enhance prostitution prevention and intervention services under RCW 43.63A.720.[ 2013 c 121 § 3; 2010 c 289 § 18; 2009 c 387 § 2; 1995 c 353 § 11.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: RCW 74.14B.060 was repealed by 2012 c 29 § 14.Intent—Finding—2013 c 121: See note following RCW 43.280.091.
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.764 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.764 - Building communities fund program—Definitions.

RCW 43.63A.764 Building communities fund program—Definitions.The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.63A.125, this section, and RCW 43.63A.766 and 43.63A.768 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Department" means the *department of community, trade, and economic development.(2) "Distressed community" means: (a) A county that has an unemployment rate that is twenty percent above the state average for the immediately previous three years; (b) an area within a county that the department determines to be a low-income community, using as guidance the low-income community designations under the community development financial institutions fund's new markets tax credit program of the United States department of the treasury; or (c) a school district in which at least fifty percent of local elementary students receive free and reduced-price meals.(3) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization that is tax exempt, or not required to apply for an exemption, under section 501(c)(3) of the federal internal revenue code of 1986, as amended. (4) "Technical assistance" means professional services provided under contract to nonprofit organizations for feasibility studies, planning, and project management related to acquiring, constructing, or rehabilitating nonresidential community services facilities.[ 2008 c 327 § 13.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: The "department of community, trade, and economic development" was renamed the "department of commerce" by 2009 c 565.
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.766 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.766 - Building communities fund account.

RCW 43.63A.766 Building communities fund account.The building communities fund account is created in the state treasury. The account shall consist of legislative appropriations and gifts, grants, or endowments from other sources as permitted by law. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for capital and technical assistance grants as provided in RCW 43.63A.125.[ 2008 c 327 § 14.]
WA Rev Code § 43.63A.768 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.63A - Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development.|43.63A.768 - Building communities fund program—Accountability and reporting standards—Annual report.

RCW 43.63A.768 Building communities fund program—Accountability and reporting standards—Annual report.(1) The department shall develop accountability and reporting standards for grant recipients. At a minimum, the department shall use the criteria listed in RCW 43.63A.125(2)(b) to evaluate the progress of each grant recipient.(2) Beginning January 1, 2011, the department shall submit an annual report to the appropriate committees of the legislature, including:(a) A list of projects currently under contract with the department under the building communities fund program; a description of each project, its total cost, the amount of state funding awarded and expended to date, the project status, the number of low-income people served, and the extent to which the project has met the criteria in RCW 43.63A.125(2)(b); and(b) Recommendations, if any, for policy and programmatic changes to the building communities fund program to better achieve program objectives.[ 2008 c 327 § 16.]
WA Rev Code § 43.70.005 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 43 - State Government—Executive|Chapter 43.70 - Department of Health.|43.70.005 - Intent.

RCW 43.70.005 Intent.The legislature finds and declares that it is of importance to the people of Washington state to live in a healthy environment and to expect a minimum standard of quality in health care. The legislature further finds that the social and economic vitality of the state depends on a healthy and productive population. The legislature further declares where it is a duty of the state to assure a healthy environment and minimum standards of quality in health care facilities and among health care professionals, the ultimate responsibility for a healthy society lies with the citizens themselves.For these reasons, the legislature recognizes the need for a strong, clear focus on health issues in state government and among state health agencies to give expression to the needs of individual citizens and local communities as they seek to preserve the public health. It is the intent of the legislature to form such focus by creating a single department in state government with the primary responsibilities for the preservation of public health, monitoring health care costs, the maintenance of minimal standards for quality in health care delivery, and the general oversight and planning for all the state's activities as they relate to the health of its citizenry.Further, it is the intent of the legislature to improve illness and injury prevention and health promotion, and restore the confidence of the citizenry in the efficient and accountable expenditure of public funds on health activities that further the mission of the agency via grants and contracts, and to ensure that this new health agency delivers quality health services in an efficient, effective, and economical manner that is faithful and responsive to policies established by the legislature.[ 2005 c 32 § 1; 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 § 101.]