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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.380 - Washington Statewide Reentry Council. › 43.380.060 - Council reimbursement.

RCW 43.380.060
Council reimbursement.
The members of the council shall serve without compensation, but are entitled to be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
[ 2016 c 188 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.380 - Washington Statewide Reentry Council. › 43.380.070 - Meetings.

RCW 43.380.070
Meetings.
(1) Meetings of the council must be held in accordance with the open public meetings act, chapter 42.30 RCW, and at the call of the cochairs or when a majority of the council membership so requests. Members may participate in a meeting of the council by means of a conference telephone or similar communication equipment as described in RCW 23B.08.200.
(2) Seven members of the council constitute a quorum.
(3) Once operational, the council must convene on a regular schedule at least four times during each year.
[ 2016 c 188 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.380 - Washington Statewide Reentry Council. › 43.380.080 - Performance audits.

RCW 43.380.080
Performance audits.
(1) The joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct a performance audit of the council every six years.
(2) Each audit must include but not be limited to:
(a) A determination of the extent to which funds expended by the council or provided in biennial budget acts expressly for implementing the duties of the council have contributed toward reducing recidivism in Washington;
(b) A determination of the efficiency and effectiveness of the council, based upon the achievement of the objectives and benchmarks established by this chapter and any applicable biennial budget acts; and
(c) Any recommendations for changes to the council's performance and structure necessary to ensure or improve accountability.
(3) The council may use the audits as the basis for developing changes to its policies and programs.
[ 2016 c 188 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.382 - Developmental Disabilities Ombuds. › 43.382.010 - Definitions.

RCW 43.382.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Administration" means the developmental disabilities administration of the department of social and health services.
(2) "Department" means the department of social and health services.
(3) "Ombuds" means the office of the developmental disabilities ombuds.
[ 2016 c 172 § 6.]
NOTES:
Finding—2016 c 172: See note following RCW 43.382.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.382 - Developmental Disabilities Ombuds. › 43.382.020 - Memoranda of agreement—Authority—Overlap with other agencies.

RCW 43.382.020
Memoranda of agreement—Authority—Overlap with other agencies.
The ombuds shall collaborate and have a memoranda of agreement with the office of the state long-term care ombuds, the office of the family and children's ombuds, Washington protection and advocacy system, the mental health ombuds, and the office of the education ombuds to clarify authority in those situations where their mandates overlap.
[ 2016 c 172 § 7.]
NOTES:
Finding—2016 c 172: See note following RCW 43.382.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.382 - Developmental Disabilities Ombuds. › 43.382.030 - Developmental disabilities ombuds—Prohibited acts.

RCW 43.382.030
Developmental disabilities ombuds—Prohibited acts.
(1) A developmental disabilities ombuds shall not have participated in the paid provision of services to any person with developmental disabilities within the past year.
(2) A developmental disabilities ombuds shall not have been employed in a governmental position with direct involvement in the licensing, certification, or regulation of a paid developmental disabilities service provider within the past year.
(3) No developmental disabilities ombuds or any member of his or her immediate family may have, or have had within the past year, any significant ownership or investment interest in a paid provider of services to persons with developmental disabilities.
(4) A developmental disabilities ombuds shall not be assigned to investigate a facility or provider of services which provides care or services to a member of that ombuds' immediate family.
[ 2016 c 172 § 8.]
NOTES:
Finding—2016 c 172: See note following RCW 43.382.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.382 - Developmental Disabilities Ombuds. › 43.382.040 - Confidentiality—Public disclosure exemption.

RCW 43.382.040
Confidentiality—Public disclosure exemption.
The ombuds shall treat all matters under investigation, including the identities of service recipients, complainants, and individuals from whom information is acquired, as confidential, except as far as disclosures may be necessary to enable the ombuds to perform the duties of the office and to support any recommendations resulting from an investigation. 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. Investigative records of the office of the ombuds are confidential and are exempt from public disclosure under chapter 42.56 RCW.
[ 2016 c 172 § 9.]
NOTES:
Finding—2016 c 172: See note following RCW 43.382.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.382 - Developmental Disabilities Ombuds. › 43.382.050 - Identifying information—Disclosure.

RCW 43.382.050
Identifying information—Disclosure.
(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.
[ 2016 c 172 § 10.]
NOTES:
Finding—2016 c 172: See note following RCW 43.382.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.382 - Developmental Disabilities Ombuds. › 43.382.060 - Privilege—Exceptions.

RCW 43.382.060
Privilege—Exceptions.
The privilege described in RCW 43.382.050 does not apply when:
(1) The ombuds or ombuds' staff member has direct knowledge of an alleged crime, and the testimony, evidence, or discovery sought is relevant to that allegation;
(2) The ombuds or a member of the ombuds' staff has received a threat of, or becomes aware of a risk of, imminent serious harm to any person, and the testimony, evidence, or discovery sought is relevant to that threat or risk; or
(3) The ombuds has been asked to provide general information regarding the general operation of, or the general processes employed at, the ombuds' office.
[ 2016 c 172 § 11.]
NOTES:
Finding—2016 c 172: See note following RCW 43.382.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.382 - Developmental Disabilities Ombuds. › 43.382.070 - Immunity from liability.

RCW 43.382.070
Immunity from liability.
(1) An employee of the office of the developmental disabilities ombuds is not liable for good faith performance of responsibilities under this chapter.
(2) No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action may be taken against an employee of the department, an employee of the department of commerce, an employee of a contracting agency of the department, a provider of developmental disabilities services, or a recipient of department services for any communication made, or information given or disclosed, to aid the office of the developmental disabilities ombuds in carrying out its responsibilities, unless the communication or information is made, given, or disclosed maliciously or without good faith. This subsection is not intended to infringe on the rights of the employer to supervise, discipline, or terminate an employee for other reasons.
(3) All communications by an ombuds, if reasonably related to the requirements of that individual's responsibilities under this chapter and done in good faith, are privileged and that privilege serves as a defense in any action in libel or slander.
[ 2016 c 172 § 12.]
NOTES:
Finding—2016 c 172: See note following RCW 43.382.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.382 - Developmental Disabilities Ombuds. › 43.382.080 - Mandatory reporting—Behavior warranting criminal or disciplinary proceedings.

RCW 43.382.080
Mandatory reporting—Behavior warranting criminal or disciplinary proceedings.
When the ombuds or ombuds' staff member has reasonable cause to believe that any public official, employee, or other person has acted in a manner warranting criminal or disciplinary proceedings, the ombuds or ombuds' staff member shall report the matter, or cause a report to be made, to the appropriate authorities.
[ 2016 c 172 § 13.]
NOTES:
Finding—2016 c 172: See note following RCW 43.382.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.382 - Developmental Disabilities Ombuds. › 43.382.090 - Department of social and health services—Department of health—Duties.

RCW 43.382.090
Department of social and health services—Department of health—Duties.
The department and the department of health shall:
(1) Allow the ombuds or the ombuds' designee to communicate privately with any person receiving services from the department, or any person who is part of a fatality or near fatality investigation involving a person with developmental disabilities, for the purposes of carrying out its duties under this chapter;
(2) Permit the ombuds or the ombuds' designee physical access to state institutions serving persons with developmental disabilities and information in the possession of the department concerning state-licensed facilities or residences for the purpose of carrying out its duties under this chapter;
(3) Upon the ombuds' request, grant the ombuds or the ombuds' designee the right to access, inspect, and copy all relevant information, records, or documents in the possession or control of the department or the department of health that the ombuds considers necessary in an investigation.
[ 2016 c 172 § 14.]
NOTES:
Finding—2016 c 172: See note following RCW 43.382.005.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.384 - Tourism Marketing Authority. › 43.384.010 - Definitions.

RCW 43.384.010
Definitions.
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Authority" means the Washington tourism marketing authority created in RCW 43.384.020.
(2) "Board" means the Washington tourism marketing authority board of directors.
(3) "Department" means the department of commerce.
(4) "Director" means the director of the department of commerce.
(5) "Statewide tourism marketing account" means the account created pursuant to RCW 43.384.040.
[ 2018 c 275 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.384 - Tourism Marketing Authority. › 43.384.020 - Established—Duties—Administrative assistance.

RCW 43.384.020
Established—Duties—Administrative assistance.
(1) The Washington tourism marketing authority is established as a public body constituting an instrumentality of the state of Washington.
(2) The authority is responsible for contracting for statewide tourism marketing services that promote tourism on behalf of the citizens of the state, and for managing the authority's financial resources.
(3) The department provides administrative assistance to the authority and serves as the fiscal agent of the authority for moneys appropriated for purposes of the authority.
(4) The authority must create a private local account to receive nonstate funds and state funds, other than general fund state funds, contributed to the authority for purposes of this chapter.
[ 2018 c 275 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.384 - Tourism Marketing Authority. › 43.384.040 - Statewide tourism marketing account—Matching funds.

RCW 43.384.040
Statewide tourism marketing account—Matching funds.
The statewide tourism marketing account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from tax revenues under RCW 82.08.225 must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for expenditures of the department that are related to implementation of a statewide tourism marketing program and operation of the authority. A one-to-one nonstate or state fund, other than general fund state, match must be provided for all expenditures from the account. A match may consist of nonstate or state fund, other than general fund state, cash contributions deposited in the private local account created under RCW 43.384.020(4), the value of an advertising equivalency contribution, or an in-kind contribution. The board must determine criteria for what qualifies as an in-kind contribution.
[ 2023 c 348 § 1; 2018 c 275 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.384 - Tourism Marketing Authority. › 43.384.050 - Use of funds.

RCW 43.384.050
Use of funds.
(1) From amounts appropriated to the department for the authority and from other moneys available to it, the authority may incur expenditures for any purpose specifically authorized by this chapter including:
(a) Entering into a contract for a multiple year statewide tourism marketing plan with a statewide nonprofit organization existing on June 7, 2018, whose sole purpose is marketing Washington to tourists. The marketing plan must include, but is not limited to, focuses on rural tourism-dependent counties, natural wonders and outdoor recreation opportunities of the state, including sustainable whale watching, attraction of international tourists, identification of local offerings for tourists, and assistance for tourism areas adversely impacted by natural disasters. In the event that no such organization exists on June 7, 2018, or the initial contractor ceases to exist, the authority may determine criteria for a contractor to carry out a statewide marketing program;
(b) Contracting for the evaluation of the impact of the statewide tourism marketing program; and
(c) Paying for administrative expenses of the authority, which may not exceed two percent of the state portion of funds collected in any fiscal year.
(2) All nonstate moneys received by the authority under RCW 43.384.060 or otherwise provided to the authority for purposes of matching funding must be deposited in the authority's private local account created under RCW 43.384.020(4) and are held in trust for uses authorized solely by this chapter.
(3) "Sustainable whale watching" means an experience that includes whale watching from land or aboard a vessel that reduces the impact on whales, provides a recreational and educational experience, and motivates participants to care about marine mammals, the sea, and marine conservation.
[ 2019 c 291 § 5; 2018 c 275 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.384 - Tourism Marketing Authority. › 43.384.060 - Receipt of gifts, grants authorized.

RCW 43.384.060
Receipt of gifts, grants authorized.
The board may receive gifts, grants, or endowments from public or private sources that are made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the authority and spend gift, grants, or endowments or income from public or private sources according to their terms, unless the receipt of gifts, grants, or endowments violates RCW 42.17A.560.
[ 2018 c 275 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.384 - Tourism Marketing Authority. › 43.384.800 - Evaluation by joint legislative audit and review committee.

RCW 43.384.800
Evaluation by joint legislative audit and review committee.
The joint legislative audit and review committee must conduct an evaluation of the performance of the authority created in chapter 43.384 RCW and report its findings and recommendations, in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, to the governor and the economic development committees of the senate and house of representatives by December 1, 2023. The purpose of the evaluation is to determine the extent to which the authority has contributed to the growth of the tourism industry and economic development of the state. An interim report by the authority, submitted in compliance with RCW 43.01.036, is due to the governor and economic development committees of the house of representatives and senate by December 1, 2021. The report must provide an update on the authority's progress in implementing a statewide tourism marketing program.
[ 2018 c 275 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.384 - Tourism Marketing Authority. › 43.384.900 - Findings—Purpose—2018 c 275.

RCW 43.384.900
Findings—Purpose—2018 c 275.
(1) The legislature finds that the tourism industry is the fourth largest economic sector in the state of Washington and provides general economic benefit to the state. Since 2011 there have been minimal general funds committed to statewide tourism marketing and Washington is the only state without a state-funded tourism marketing program. Before 2011, the amount of funds appropriated to statewide tourism marketing was not significant and, in fact, Washington ranked forty-eighth in state tourism funding. Washington has significant attractions and activities for tourists, including many natural outdoor assets that draw visitors to mountains, waterways, parks, and open spaces. There should be a program to publicize these assets and activities to potential out-of-state visitors that is implemented in an expeditious manner by tourism professionals in the private sector.
(2) The purpose of chapter 275, Laws of 2018 is to establish the framework and funding for a statewide tourism marketing program. The program needs to have a structure that includes significant, stable, long-term funding, and it should be implemented and managed by the tourism industry. The source of funds should be from major sectors of the tourism industry with government assistance in collecting these funds and providing accountability for their expenditure. The dedicated sales tax authorized for contributions made in this chapter will bring direct benefits to those making contributions by bringing more tourists into the state who will patronize the participating businesses and create economic benefit for the state.
[ 2018 c 275 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.386 - Facial Recognition. › 43.386.030 - Meaningful human review—When required.

RCW 43.386.030
Meaningful human review—When required.
A state or local government agency using a facial recognition service to make decisions that produce legal effects concerning individuals or similarly significant effects concerning individuals must ensure that those decisions are subject to meaningful human review. Decisions that produce legal effects concerning individuals or similarly significant effects concerning individuals means decisions that result in the provision or denial of financial and lending services, housing, insurance, education enrollment, criminal justice, employment opportunities, health care services, or access to basic necessities such as food and water, or that impact civil rights of individuals.
[ 2020 c 257 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.386 - Facial Recognition. › 43.386.040 - Testing—When required.

RCW 43.386.040
Testing—When required.
Prior to deploying a facial recognition service in the context in which it will be used, a state or local government agency using a facial recognition service to make decisions that produce legal effects on individuals or similarly significant effects on individuals must test the facial recognition service in operational conditions. An agency must take reasonable steps to ensure best quality results by following all guidance provided by the developer of the facial recognition service.
[ 2020 c 257 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.386 - Facial Recognition. › 43.386.050 - Performance differences across subpopulations—Testing and mitigation.

RCW 43.386.050
Performance differences across subpopulations—Testing and mitigation.
(1)(a) A state or local government agency that deploys a facial recognition service must require a facial recognition service provider to make available an application programming interface or other technical capability, chosen by the provider, to enable legitimate, independent, and reasonable tests of those facial recognition services for accuracy and unfair performance differences across distinct subpopulations. Such subpopulations are defined by visually detectable characteristics such as: (i) Race, skin tone, ethnicity, gender, age, or disability status; or (ii) other protected characteristics that are objectively determinable or self-identified by the individuals portrayed in the testing data set. If the results of the independent testing identify material unfair performance differences across subpopulations, the provider must develop and implement a plan to mitigate the identified performance differences within ninety days of receipt of such results. For purposes of mitigating the identified performance differences, the methodology and data used in the independent testing must be disclosed to the provider in a manner that allows full reproduction.
(b) Making an application programming interface or other technical capability does not require providers to do so in a manner that would increase the risk of cyberattacks or to disclose proprietary data. Providers bear the burden of minimizing these risks when making an application programming interface or other technical capability available for testing.
(2) Nothing in this section requires a state or local government agency to collect or provide data to a facial recognition service provider to satisfy the requirements in subsection (1) of this section.
[ 2020 c 257 § 6.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.386 - Facial Recognition. › 43.386.060 - Training.

RCW 43.386.060
Training.
A state or local government agency using a facial recognition service must conduct periodic training of all individuals who operate a facial recognition service or who process personal data obtained from the use of a facial recognition service. The training must include, but not be limited to, coverage of:
(1) The capabilities and limitations of the facial recognition service;
(2) Procedures to interpret and act on the output of the facial recognition service; and
(3) To the extent applicable to the deployment context, the meaningful human review requirement for decisions that produce legal effects concerning individuals or similarly significant effects concerning individuals.
[ 2020 c 257 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.386 - Facial Recognition. › 43.386.070 - Disclosure to criminal defendants—Retention of records—Reporting of surveillance warrants.

RCW 43.386.070
Disclosure to criminal defendants—Retention of records—Reporting of surveillance warrants.
(1) A state or local government agency must disclose their use of a facial recognition service on a criminal defendant to that defendant in a timely manner prior to trial.
(2) A state or local government agency using a facial recognition service shall maintain records of its use of the service that are sufficient to facilitate public reporting and auditing of compliance with the agency's facial recognition policies.
(3) In January of each year, any judge who has issued a warrant for the use of a facial recognition service to engage in any surveillance, or an extension thereof, as described in RCW 43.386.080, that expired during the preceding year, or who has denied approval of such a warrant during that year shall report to the administrator for the courts:
(a) The fact that a warrant or extension was applied for;
(b) The fact that the warrant or extension was granted as applied for, was modified, or was denied;
(c) The period of surveillance authorized by the warrant and the number and duration of any extensions of the warrant;
(d) The identity of the applying investigative or law enforcement officer and agency making the application and the person authorizing the application; and
(e) The nature of the public spaces where the surveillance was conducted.
(4) In January of each year, any state or local government agency that has applied for a warrant, or an extension thereof, for the use of a facial recognition service to engage in any surveillance as described in RCW 43.386.080 shall provide to a legislative authority a report summarizing nonidentifying demographic data of individuals named in warrant applications as subjects of surveillance with the use of a facial recognition service.
[ 2020 c 257 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.386 - Facial Recognition. › 43.386.080 - Use for surveillance, real-time identification, or persistent tracking—When permitted—Restrictions on law enforcement use.

RCW 43.386.080
Use for surveillance, real-time identification, or persistent tracking—When permitted—Restrictions on law enforcement use.
(1) A state or local government agency may not use a facial recognition service to engage in ongoing surveillance, conduct real-time or near real-time identification, or start persistent tracking unless:
(a) A warrant is obtained authorizing the use of the service for those purposes;
(b) Exigent circumstances exist; or
(c) A court order is obtained authorizing the use of the service for the sole purpose of locating or identifying a missing person, or identifying a deceased person. A court may issue an ex parte order under this subsection (1)(c) if a law enforcement officer certifies and the court finds that the information likely to be obtained is relevant to locating or identifying a missing person, or identifying a deceased person.
(2) A state or local government agency may not apply a facial recognition service to any individual based on their religious, political, or social views or activities, participation in a particular noncriminal organization or lawful event, or actual or perceived race, ethnicity, citizenship, place of origin, immigration status, age, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other characteristic protected by law. This subsection does not condone profiling including, but not limited to, predictive law enforcement tools.
(3) A state or local government agency may not use a facial recognition service to create a record describing any individual's exercise of rights guaranteed by the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and by Article I, section 5 of the state Constitution.
(4) A law enforcement agency that utilizes body worn camera recordings shall comply with the provisions of RCW 42.56.240(14).
(5) A state or local law enforcement agency may not use the results of a facial recognition service as the sole basis to establish probable cause in a criminal investigation. The results of a facial recognition service may be used in conjunction with other information and evidence lawfully obtained by a law enforcement officer to establish probable cause in a criminal investigation.
(6) A state or local law enforcement agency may not use a facial recognition service to identify an individual based on a sketch or other manually produced image.
(7) A state or local law enforcement agency may not substantively manipulate an image for use in a facial recognition service in a manner not consistent with the facial recognition service provider's intended use and training.
[ 2020 c 257 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.386 - Facial Recognition. › 43.386.090 - Exemption—Federal regulations and orders—Airports and seaports.

RCW 43.386.090
Exemption—Federal regulations and orders—Airports and seaports.
(1) This chapter does not apply to a state or local government agency that: (a) Is mandated to use a specific facial recognition service pursuant to a federal regulation or order, or that are undertaken through partnership with a federal agency to fulfill a congressional mandate; or (b) uses a facial recognition service in association with a federal agency to verify the identity of individuals presenting themselves for travel at an airport or seaport.
(2) A state or local government agency must report to a legislative authority the use of a facial recognition service pursuant to subsection (1) of this section.
[ 2020 c 257 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.386 - Facial Recognition. › 43.386.100 - Exemption—Department of licensing—Drivers' licenses, permits, and identicards.

RCW 43.386.100
Exemption—Department of licensing—Drivers' licenses, permits, and identicards.
Nothing in this chapter applies to the use of a facial recognition matching system by the department of licensing pursuant to RCW 46.20.037.
[ 2020 c 257 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.386 - Facial Recognition. › 43.386.900 - Findings—2020 c 257.

RCW 43.386.900
Findings—2020 c 257.
The legislature finds that:
(1) Unconstrained use of facial recognition services by state and local government agencies poses broad social ramifications that should be considered and addressed. Accordingly, legislation is required to establish safeguards that will allow state and local government agencies to use facial recognition services in a manner that benefits society while prohibiting uses that threaten our democratic freedoms and put our civil liberties at risk.
(2) However, state and local government agencies may use facial recognition services to locate or identify missing persons, and identify deceased persons, including missing or murdered indigenous women, subjects of Amber alerts and silver alerts, and other possible crime victims, for the purposes of keeping the public safe.
[ 2020 c 257 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.386 - Facial Recognition. › 43.386.901 - Effective date—2020 c 257.

RCW 43.386.901
Effective date—2020 c 257.
Sections 1 through 9 and 11 through 13 of this act take effect July 1, 2021.
[ 2020 c 257 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.388 - Washington State Leadership Board. › 43.388.020 - Washington state leadership board account—Washington state leadership board special license plate account.

RCW 43.388.020
Washington state leadership board account—Washington state leadership board special license plate account.
(1) The Washington state leadership board account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from appropriations must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes of this chapter.
(2)(a) The Washington state leadership board special license plate account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from special license plate disposition under RCW 46.68.420 must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes of this chapter. Only the executive director of the Washington state leadership board or the executive director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
(b) The Washington state leadership board special license plate account may accept gifts, grants, or endowments from public and private sources that are made in trust or otherwise for the use and benefit of the purposes of this chapter.
[ 2022 c 96 § 3.]
NOTES:
Findings—Effective date—2022 c 96: See notes following RCW 43.388.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.388 - Washington State Leadership Board. › 43.388.030 - Use of state flag.

RCW 43.388.030
Use of state flag.
The Washington state leadership board may use the image of the Washington state flag to promote the mission of the organization as set forth under *RCW 43.15.030. The board retains any revenue generated by the use of the image, when the usage is consistent with the purposes under *RCW 43.15.030.
[ 2020 c 114 § 19; 2005 c 69 § 2. Formerly RCW 43.15.040, 43.342.020.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 43.15.030 was recodified as RCW 43.388.010 pursuant to 2022 c 96 § 8.
Effective date—2020 c 114: See note following RCW 28A.175.075.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.388 - Washington State Leadership Board. › 43.388.040 - Sports mentoring program.

RCW 43.388.040
Sports mentoring program.
(1) The sports mentoring program is established to enable eligible nonprofit community-based organizations to provide opportunities for underserved youth to join sports teams or otherwise participate in the area of sports. The goal of the program is to support youth in building self-confidence, developing skills in the areas of goal setting and collaboration, and promoting a healthy lifestyle through forming positive relationships with peers and family, avoiding risky or delinquent behavior, and achieving educational success. Proceeds from the Seattle Mariners special license plate, issued under RCW 46.18.200, must be deposited into the Seattle Mariners account in accordance with RCW 46.68.420. Funds in the account may only be used, except as provided under RCW 46.68.420(6), for grants to support youth to stay in school, participate in sports, and receive mentorships.
(2) The Washington state leadership board may issue competitive grants to eligible organizations. The following criteria must be used to prioritize applications:
(a) Services provided by the organization to program participants are provided without a fee;
(b) Eligible organizations must assist children with enrolling in sports through their parents, guardians, or coach; and
(c) Eligible organizations must provide professional staff support to the mentor, child, and parent.
(3) Eligible organizations must meet the following requirements:
(a) Be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization;
(b) Conduct national criminal background checks for all employees and volunteer mentors who work with children;
(c) Have adopted standards for care including staff training, health and safety standards, and mechanisms for assessing and enforcing the program's compliance with the standards adopted;
(d) Ensure that sixty percent or more of the children they serve are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch;
(e) Provide free, direct services to children through volunteer mentoring; and
(f) Provide professional oversight of all mentoring relationships for each child served.
[ 2022 c 96 § 7; 2018 c 67 § 3. Formerly RCW 43.15.100.]
NOTES:
Findings—Effective date—2022 c 96: See notes following RCW 43.388.010.
Effective date—2018 c 67 §§ 3-8: "Sections 3 through 8 of this act take effect January 1, 2019." [ 2018 c 67 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.390 - Equitable Access to Credit Program. › 43.390.030 - Equitable access to credit program account.

RCW 43.390.030
Equitable access to credit program account.
The equitable access to credit program account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from contributions to the equitable access to credit program created by this chapter must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the award of grants to qualified lending institutions from the equitable access to credit program and administrative costs pursuant to RCW 43.390.020. Only the director of the department of commerce or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures. Any funds remaining in the account upon the expiration of this chapter must be transferred to the state general fund.
[ 2022 c 189 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.392 - Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council. › 43.392.010 - Findings—Intent.

RCW 43.392.010
Findings—Intent.
The legislature finds that in order to meet the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits in RCW 70A.45.020 and 70A.45.050, the state must drastically reduce vehicle greenhouse gas emissions. A critical strategy to meet those goals is transitioning to zero emissions vehicles and this transition requires ongoing purposeful interagency coordination and cooperation. As such, it is the intent of the legislature to create a formal interagency council responsible for coordinating the state's transportation electrification efforts to ensure the state is leveraging state and federal resources to the best extent possible and to ensure zero emissions incentives, infrastructure, and opportunities are available and accessible to all Washingtonians.
The legislature further finds that in order to meet the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limits in the transportation sector of the economy, more resources must be directed toward achieving zero emissions transportation and transit, while continuing to relieve energy burdens that exist in overburdened communities.
[ 2022 c 182 § 427.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2022 c 182: See notes following RCW 70A.65.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.392 - Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council. › 43.392.020 - Target established—Scoping plan.

RCW 43.392.020
Target established—Scoping plan.
(1) A target is established for the state that all publicly owned and privately owned passenger and light duty vehicles of model year 2030 or later that are sold, purchased, or registered in Washington state be electric vehicles.
(2) On or before December 31, 2023, the interagency electric vehicle coordinating council created in RCW 43.392.030 shall complete a scoping plan for achieving the 2030 target.
[ 2022 c 182 § 415.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2022 c 182: See notes following RCW 70A.65.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.392 - Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council. › 43.392.030 - Interagency electric vehicle coordinating council.

RCW 43.392.030
Interagency electric vehicle coordinating council.
(1) There is hereby created an interagency electric vehicle coordinating council jointly led by the Washington state department of commerce and the Washington state department of transportation with participation from the following agencies:
(a) The office of financial management;
(b) The department of ecology;
(c) The department of enterprise services;
(d) The state efficiency and environmental performance office;
(e) The department of agriculture;
(f) The department of health;
(g) The utilities and transportation commission;
(h) A representative from the office of the superintendent of public instruction knowledgeable on issues pertaining to student transportation; and
(i) Other agencies with key roles in electrifying the transportation sector.
(2) The Washington state department of commerce and Washington state department of transportation shall assign staff in each agency to lead the council's coordination work and provide ongoing reports to the governor and legislature including, but not limited to, the transportation, energy, economic development, and other appropriate legislative committees.
[ 2022 c 182 § 428.]
NOTES:
Intent—Effective date—2022 c 182: See notes following RCW 70A.65.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.392 - Interagency Electric Vehicle Coordinating Council. › 43.392.040 - Council responsibilities—Annual report.

RCW 43.392.040
Council responsibilities—Annual report.
(1) Interagency electric vehicle coordinating council responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
(a) Development of a statewide transportation electrification strategy to ensure market and infrastructure readiness for all new vehicle sales;
(b) Identification of all electric vehicle infrastructure grant-related funding to include existing and future opportunities, including state, federal, and other funds, and also nongrant-related funding, including revenues generated by an electric utility from credits under the clean fuels program for transportation electrification programs or projects pursuant to RCW 70A.535.080(2);
(c) Coordination of grant funding criteria across agency grant programs to most efficiently distribute state and federal electric vehicle-related funding in a manner that is most beneficial to the state, advances best practices, and recommends additional criteria that could be useful in advancing transportation electrification;
(d) Development of a robust public and private outreach plan that includes engaging with:
(i) Community organizers and the environmental justice council to develop community-driven programs to address zero emissions transportation needs and priorities in overburdened communities; and
(ii) Local governments to explore procurement opportunities and work with local government and community programs to support electrification;
(e) Creation of an industry electric vehicle advisory committee; and
(f) Ensuring the statewide transportation electrification strategy, grant distribution, programs, and activities associated with advancing transportation electrification benefit vulnerable and overburdened communities.
(2) The council shall provide an annual report to the appropriate committees of the legislature summarizing electric vehicle implementation progress, gaps, and resource needs.
[ 2023 c 431 § 13; 2022 c 182 § 429.]
NOTES:
Intent—2023 c 431: See note following RCW 46.17.015.
Intent—Effective date—2022 c 182: See notes following RCW 70A.65.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.950 - Construction. › 43.950.010 - Continuation of existing law.

RCW 43.950.010
Continuation of existing law.
The provisions of this title insofar as they are substantially the same as statutory provisions repealed by this chapter, and relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments. Nothing in this 1965 reenactment of this title shall be construed as authorizing any new bond issues or new or additional appropriations of moneys but the bond issue authorizations herein contained shall be construed only as continuations of bond issues authorized by prior laws herein repealed and reenacted, and the appropriations of moneys herein contained are continued herein for historical purposes only and this act shall not be construed as a reappropriation thereof and no appropriation contained herein shall be deemed to be extended or revived hereby and such appropriation shall lapse or shall have lapsed in accordance with the original enactment.
[ 1965 c 8 § 43.198.010. Formerly RCW 43.198.010.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.950 - Construction. › 43.950.020 - Title, chapter, section headings not part of law.

RCW 43.950.020
Title, chapter, section headings not part of law.
Title headings, chapter headings, and section or subsection headings, as used in this title do not constitute any part of the law.
[ 1965 c 8 § 43.198.020. Formerly RCW 43.198.020.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 43 - State Government—Executive › Chapter 43.950 - Construction. › 43.950.030 - Invalidity of part of title not to affect remainder.

RCW 43.950.030
Invalidity of part of title not to affect remainder.
If any provision of this title, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the title, or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
[ 1965 c 8 § 43.198.030. Formerly RCW 43.198.030.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 44 - State Government—Legislative › RCW Dispositions › 44.04 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sections
44.04.015 Term limits.
[1993 c 1 § 3 (Initiative Measure No. 573, approved November 3, 1992).]
Repealed by 2013 c 11 § 94.
44.04.020 Commencement of legislators' terms.
[1931 c 2 § 6; RRS § 8137-6.]
Repealed by 1957 c 289 § 58. Later enactment, see RCW 44.06.540.
44.04.030 Vacancies.
[1933 c 122 § 1; RRS § 8154-1.]
Repealed by 1957 c 135 § 1.
44.04.080 Subsistence and lodging of members — Per diem.
[1979 ex.s. c 255 § 2; 1969 c 3 § 2; 1965 ex.s. c 127 § 6; 1965 c 3 § 1; 1957 c 3 § 1; 1953 ex.s. c 2 § 2; 1945 c 4 § 1; 1941 c 173 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1945 § 8153-1.]
Repealed by 1985 c 3 § 2.
44.04.110 Legislative districts — Precinct changes.
[1931 c 2 § 7; RRS § 8137-7.]
Repealed by 1957 c 289 § 58. Later enactment, see RCW 44.06.570.
44.04.130 Members' insurance coverage during aircraft flights.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
44.04.140 Security and protection of legislature — State patrol.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
44.04.180 Legislative records — Preservation.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
44.04.190 Fiscal impact of proposed legislation on political subdivisions — Fiscal notes.
Cross-reference section, decodified September 2011.
44.04.220 Legislative children's oversight committee.
[2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 115; 2013 c 23 § 100; 1996 c 131 § 1.]
Expired July 1, 2019.
44.04.270 Legislative international trade account.
[2003 c 265 § 1.]
Recodified as RCW 43.15.050 pursuant to 2006 c 317 § 5.
44.04.500 Select committee for oversight of Mt. St. Helens recovery operations.
[1982 c 7 § 9.]
Repealed by 1985 c 307 § 10.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 44 - State Government—Legislative › RCW Dispositions › 44.05 WASHINGTON STATE REDISTRICTING ACT

Sections
44.05.901 Severability-1983 c 16.
[1983 c 16 § 17.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
44.05.902 Severability-1984 c 13.
[1984 c 13 § 5.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 44 - State Government—Legislative › RCW Dispositions › 44.07 DISTRICTS AND APPORTIONMENT — 1965 ACT

Sections
44.07.005 through 44.07.530
[1965 c 6 §§ 1-54.]
Decodified; and subsequently repealed by 1981 c 288 § 82.
44.07.540 Commencement of terms of senators and representatives.
[1965 c 6 § 55.]
Repealed by 1981 c 288 § 82.
44.07.550 through 44.07.910
[1965 c 6 §§ 56-58.]
Decodified; and subsequently repealed by 1981 c 288 § 82.