HJ 99 082

The House was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Speaker Chopp. The Clerk called the roll and a quorum was present.

The flag was escorted to the rostrum by a Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, Pages James Turner and John Rooper. Prayer was offered by Pastor Randall Burtis, Neighborhood Christian Church, Olympia.

Reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was ordered to stand approved.

HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 99-4644, by Representatives Dunshee, Scott, Lovick, Radcliff, Cooper, Reardon, D. Schmidt, Dunn, Thomas and Koster

WHEREAS, Raintree Steck-Vaughn, a national publishing company, sponsors a nationwide Young Publish-A-Book Competition to stimulate interest in reading and writing among children; and

WHEREAS, This year's theme, "Enter the World of Technology" drew eight thousand participants nationwide in the second through fifth grades; and

WHEREAS, The 1998 Grand Prize Winner is Chad Merkley of Snohomish, Washington, a third grade student at Evergreen Academy in Bothell; and

WHEREAS, Chad spent countless hours, weekends, and early mornings working on the book; and

WHEREAS, Chad's book, "Too Many Me's," explores the impacts, both good and bad, of technology on our lives in a way that is easy for kids to understand and relate to; and

WHEREAS, The main character in Chad's book, Albert, is named after his favorite grandfather; and

WHEREAS, Chad's book will be illustrated and published nationwide and books will be donated to his school's library;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State House of Representatives honor Chad Merkley for his significant contribution to the world of children's book publishing; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Co-Chief Clerks of the House of Representatives to Chad's parents, Jerry and Amber Merkley, and to his school, Evergreen Academy.

Representatives Dunshee, Koster, Lovick, D. Schmidt, spoke in favor of the adoption of the resolution.

HB 2280 by Representatives Campbell, O'Brien, Barlean, Constantine, Ballasiotes, Cairnes, Kagi, Lovick, B. Chandler, Koster, Bush, Dunn, Haigh, Schual-Berke, Benson, Ruderman and Edmonds

AN ACT Relating to the raw fur and products that include the raw fur of dogs and cats; adding a new section to chapter 9.08 RCW; and prescribing penalties.

AN ACT Relating to the effective dates of state and employer pension contribution rates adopted by the pension funding council under RCW 41.45.060; and adding a new section to chapter 41.45 RCW.

HB 2282 by Representatives Lovick, Ericksen, Reardon, Thomas, Dunshee, Huff, DeBolt, Sullivan, Haigh, Schoesler, Ruderman, G. Chandler, Clements, Kessler, Lisk, Benson, Morris, Esser, Constantine, Dunn, Buck, Ballasiotes, Schindler, O'Brien, Bush, Alexander, Carlson, Quall, Wensman, Parlette, Pflug, Talcott and Linville

AN ACT Relating to the sales and use taxation of printed material; adding a new section to chapter 82.08 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 82.12 RCW.

On motion of Representative Kessler, the bills listed on the day's introduction sheet under the fourth order of business were referred to the committees so designated.

HB 1125 Prime Sponsor, Representative Fisher: Funding transportation for the 1999-01 biennium. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass substitute. Signed by Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co-Chair; K. Schmidt, Republican Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic 1st Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; Buck; G. Chandler; DeBolt; Haigh; Hatfield; Hurst; Lovick; McDonald; Mielke; Mitchell; Murray; Ogden; Pflug; Radcliff; Romero; Schindler; Schual-Berke; Skinner and Wood.

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Ericksen, Hankins, Buck, G. Chandler, DeBolt, Fortunato, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Lovick, McDonald, Mielke, Mitchell, Murray, Ogden, Pflug, Radcliff, Romero, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Skinner and Wood.

SSB 5001 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation: Authorizing hunting of cougar with the aid of dogs. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that increased human population has resulted in growth and development into areas previously wild in nature. This growth is leading to an inevitable interaction between wild animals and humans. These interactions may threaten homes, property, pets, and livestock, and may even be life threatening. The legislature further finds that the population levels of both black bear and cougar have experienced steady growth in recent years. These populations, though fluctuating, have the potential to reach unmanageable levels.

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW ((77.12.240 and 77.12.265 or other provisions of law)) 77.36.020 or 77.36.030, it is unlawful to take, hunt, or attract black bear with the aid of bait.

(a) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the killing of black bear with the aid of bait by employees or agents of county, state, or federal agencies while acting in their official capacities for the purpose of protecting livestock, domestic animals, private property, or the public safety.

(b) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the establishment and operation of feeding stations for black bear in order to prevent damage to commercial timberland.

(c) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the director from issuing a permit or memorandum of understanding to a public agency, university, or scientific or educational institution for the use of bait to attract black bear for scientific purposes.

(d) As used in this subsection, "bait" means a substance placed, exposed, deposited, distributed, scattered, or otherwise used for the purpose of attracting black bears to an area where one or more persons hunt or intend to hunt them.

(2) Notwithstanding RCW ((77.12.240 or any other provisions of law)) 77.36.020 or 77.36.030, it is unlawful to hunt or pursue black bear, cougar, bobcat, or lynx with the aid of a dog or dogs.

(a) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the killing of black bear, cougar, bobcat, or lynx with the aid of a dog or dogs by employees or agents of county, state, or federal agencies while acting in their official capacities for the purpose of protecting livestock, domestic animals, private property, or the public safety. ((A dog or dogs may be used by the owner or tenant of real property consistent with a permit issued and conditioned by the director under RCW 77.12.265.))

(b) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prohibit the director from issuing a permit or memorandum of understanding to a public agency, university, or scientific or educational institution for the use of a dog or dogs for the pursuit of black bear, cougar, bobcat, or lynx for scientific purposes.

(a) The commission shall authorize the use of dogs only in selected areas within a game management unit or units to address a specific cougar population or public safety need. This authority may only be exercised after the commission has determined that no other practical alternative to the use of dogs exists, and after the commission has adopted a rule or rules describing the conditions in which dogs may be used. Conditions which may warrant the use of dogs within a game management unit include, but are not limited to, confirmed cougar/human safety incidents, confirmed cougar/livestock or pet depredations, and the number of cougar capture attempts and relocations;

(b) The director may authorize the use of dogs with a permit issued pursuant to RCW 77.12.240.

(4) A person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. In addition to appropriate criminal penalties, the director shall revoke the hunting license of a person who violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section and a hunting license shall not be issued for a period of five years following the revocation. Following a subsequent violation of subsection (1) or (2) of this section by the same person, a hunting license shall not be issued to the person at any time.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The secretary of state shall submit this act to the people for their adoption and ratification, or rejection, at the next general election to be held in this state, in accordance with Article II, section 1 of the state Constitution and the laws adopted to facilitate its operation."

Signed by Representatives Buck, Republican Co-Chair; Anderson, Democratic Vice Chair; Sump, Republican Vice Chair; G. Chandler; Clements; Doumit; Eickmeyer; Ericksen and Pennington.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Regala, Democratic Co-Chair; Rockefeller and Stensen.

Voting yea: Representatives Buck, Anderson, Sump, G. Chandler, Clements, Doumit, Eickmeyer, Ericksen and Pennington.

SB 5005 Prime Sponsor, Senator Loveland: Allowing signing of safer routes to tourist-oriented businesses. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co-Chair; K. Schmidt, Republican Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic 1st Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; Buck; G. Chandler; DeBolt; Fortunato; Haigh; Hatfield; Hurst; Lovick; McDonald; Mielke; Mitchell; Morris; Murray; Ogden; Pflug; Radcliff; Romero; Schindler; Schual-Berke; Scott; Skinner and Wood.

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Ericksen, Hankins, Buck, DeBolt, Fortunato, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Lovick, McDonald, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Pflug, Radcliff, Romero, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Scott, Skinner and Wood.

SSB 5010 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections: Providing disciplinary sanctions for sexual misconduct by employees of custodial agencies. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Ballasiotes, Republican Co-Chair; O'Brien, Democratic Co-Chair; Cairnes, Republican Vice Chair; Lovick, Democratic Vice Chair; B. Chandler; Constantine; Kagi and Koster.

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine, Kagi and Koster.

SSB 5011 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections: Changing provisions relating to dangerous mentally ill offenders. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine, Kagi and Koster.

SB 5012 Prime Sponsor, Senator Prentice: Administering the pollution liability insurance program trust account. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Benson, Republican Co-Chair; Hatfield, Democratic Co-Chair; Bush, Republican Vice Chair; McIntire, Democratic Vice Chair; Cairnes; DeBolt; Keiser; Quall; Santos; Sullivan and Talcott.

Voting yea: Representatives Benson, Hatfield, Bush, McIntire, Cairnes, DeBolt, Keiser, Santos, Sullivan and Talcott.

SB 5015 Prime Sponsor, Senator Long: Changing provisions relating to community mental health services. Reported by Committee on Children & Family Services

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives D. Sommers, Republican Co-Chair; Tokuda, Democratic Co-Chair; Boldt, Republican Vice Chair; Kagi, Democratic Vice Chair; Campbell; Carrell; Dickerson; Eickmeyer; Kastama and Pflug.

Voting yea: Representatives D. Sommers, Tokuda, Boldt, Kagi, Campbell, Carrell, Dickerson, Eickmeyer, Kastama and Pflug.

SB 5020 Prime Sponsor, Senator Snyder: Allowing dealers of recreational licenses to collect a fee of at least two dollars for each license sold. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that recreational license dealers are private businesses that provide the service of license sales in every part of the state. The dealers who sell recreational fishing and hunting licenses for the department of fish and wildlife perform a valuable public service function for those members of the public who purchase licenses as well as a revenue generating function for the department. The modernized fishing and hunting license format will require additional investments by license dealers in employee training and public education.

All recreational licenses, permits, tags, and stamps required by ((this chapter)) Titles 75 and 77 RCW and raffle tickets authorized under chapter 77.12 RCW shall be issued under the authority of the commission. The commission shall adopt rules for the issuance of recreational licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and raffle tickets, and for the collection, payment, and handling of license fees, terms and conditions to govern dealers, and dealers' fees. A transaction fee on recreational licenses may be set by the commission and collected from licensees. The department may authorize all or part of such fee to be paid directly to a contractor providing automated licensing system services. Fees retained by dealers shall be uniform throughout the state. The department shall authorize dealers to collect and retain dealer fees of at least two dollars for purchase of a standard hunting or fishing recreational license document, except that the commission may set a lower dealer fee for issuance of tags or when a licensee buys a license that involves a stamp or display card format rather than a standard department licensing document form.

(1) A personal use shellfish and seaweed license is required for all persons other than residents or nonresidents under fifteen years of age to fish for, take, dig for, or possess seaweed or shellfish for personal use from state waters or offshore waters including national park beaches.

(3) The license fee for a two-day personal use shellfish and seaweed license is six dollars for residents or nonresidents fifteen years of age or older.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. 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."

Signed by Representatives Buck, Republican Co-Chair; Regala, Democratic Co-Chair; Anderson, Democratic Vice Chair; G. Chandler; Clements; Doumit; Eickmeyer; Ericksen; Pennington; Rockefeller and Stensen.

MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representative Sump, Republican Vice Chair.

Voting yea: Representatives Buck, Regala, Anderson, G. Chandler, Clements, Doumit, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Pennington, Rockefeller and Stensen.

SSB 5027 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary: Providing for control of dangerous dogs. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine, Kagi and Koster.

ESB 5036 Prime Sponsor, Senator McCaslin: Adding a judge to the superior courts of Okanogan and Grant counties. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Carrell, Republican Co-Chair; Constantine, Democratic Co-Chair; Hurst, Democratic Vice Chair; Lambert, Republican Vice Chair; Cox; Dickerson; Esser; Kastama; Lantz; Lovick; McDonald and Schindler.

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SB 5037 Prime Sponsor, Senator McCaslin: Creating a new court of appeals position for Pierce county. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SB 5040 Prime Sponsor, Senator Fairley: Modifying standards and requirements for the operation and inspection of boilers and other pressure vessels. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor

There is hereby created within this state a board of boiler rules, which shall hereafter be referred to as the board, consisting of five members who shall be appointed to the board by the governor, one for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, and two for a term of four years. At the expiration of their respective terms of office, they, or their successors identifiable with the same interests respectively as hereinafter provided, shall be appointed for terms of four years each. The governor may at any time remove any member of the board for inefficiency or neglect of duty in office. Upon the death or incapacity of any member the governor shall fill the vacancy for the remainder of the vacated term with a representative of the same interests with which his or her predecessor was identified. Of these five appointed members, one shall be representative of owners and users of boilers and unfired pressure vessels within the state, one shall be representative of the boiler or unfired pressure vessel manufacturers within the state, one shall be a representative of a boiler insurance company licensed to do business within the state, one shall be a mechanical engineer on the faculty of a recognized engineering college or a graduate mechanical engineer having equivalent experience, and one shall be representative of the boilermakers ((or practical steam)), stationary operating engineers, or pressure vessel operators. The board shall elect one of its members to serve as ((chairman)) chair and, at the call of the ((chairman)) chair, the board shall meet at least four times each year at the state capitol or other place designated by the board.

Sec. 2. RCW 70.79.030 and 1972 ex.s. c 86 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

The board shall formulate definitions((,)) and rules((, and regulations)) for the safe and proper construction, installation, repair, use, and operation of boilers and for the safe and proper construction, installation, and repair of unfired pressure vessels in this state. The definitions((,)) and rules((, and regulations)) so formulated shall be based upon, and, at all times, follow the ((generally)) nationally or internationally accepted ((nationwide)) engineering standards, formulae, and practices established and pertaining to boiler and unfired pressure vessel construction and safety, and the board may by resolution adopt ((an)) existing published codifications thereof, ((known as "The Boiler Construction Code of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers", with the amendments and interpretations thereto made and approved by the council of the society, and may likewise adopt the amendments and interpretations subsequently made and published by the same authority;)) and when so adopted the same shall be deemed incorporated into, and to constitute a part or the whole of the definitions((,)) and rules((, and regulations)) of the board. Amendments and interpretations to the code ((so adopted)) shall be ((adopted)) enforceable immediately upon being ((promulgated)) adopted, to the end that the definitions((,)) and rules((, and regulations)) shall at all times follow ((the generally)) nationally or internationally accepted ((nationwide)) engineering standards((: PROVIDED,)). However, ((That)) all rules ((and regulations promulgated)) adopted by the board((, including any or all of the boiler construction code of the American society of mechanical engineers with amendments and interpretations thereof,)) shall be adopted in compliance with the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW, as now or hereafter amended. ((All boilers and unfired pressure vessels subject to the jurisdiction of the board, which have been constructed or installed in accordance with the code of the American society of mechanical engineers shall be prima facie evidence of compliance with those provisions of this chapter and the rules of the board.))

This chapter shall not apply to the following boilers, unfired pressure vessels and domestic hot water tanks:

(1) Boilers and unfired pressure vessels under federal regulation or operated by any railroad subject to the provisions of the interstate commerce act;

(2) Unfired pressure vessels meeting the requirements of the interstate commerce commission for shipment of liquids or gases under pressure;

(3) Air tanks located on vehicles operating under the rules of other state authorities and used for carrying passengers, or freight;

(4) Air tanks installed on the right of way of railroads and used directly in the operation of trains;

(5) Unfired pressure vessels having a volume of five cubic feet or less when not located in places of public assembly;

(6) Unfired pressure vessels designed for a pressure not exceeding fifteen pounds per square inch gauge when not located in place of public assembly;

(7) Tanks used in connection with heating water for domestic and/or residential purposes;

(8) Boilers and unfired pressure vessels in cities having ordinances which are enforced and which have requirements equal to or higher than those provided for under this chapter, covering the installation, operation, maintenance and inspection of boilers and unfired pressure vessels;

(9) Tanks containing water with no air cushion and no direct source of energy that operate at ((ambient)) a temperature of one hundred thirty degrees Fahrenheit or less;

(b) Having a maximum allowable working pressure of eighty pounds per square inch or less, with a pressure relief system to prevent excess pressure; and

(c) If constructed after June 10, 1994, constructed to American society of mechanical engineers code, or approved or otherwise certified by a nationally recognized or recognized foreign testing laboratory or construction code, including but not limited to Underwriters Laboratories, Edison Testing Laboratory, or Instituto Superiore Per La Prevenzione E La Sicurezza Del Lavoro;

(11) Electrical switchgear and control apparatus that have no external source of energy to maintain pressure and are located in restricted access areas under the control of an electric utility;

(12) Regardless of location, unfired pressure vessels and hot water heaters less than one and one-half cubic feet (11.25 gallons) in volume with a safety valve setting of one hundred fifty pounds per square inch gauge (psig) or less, or less than six inches in diameter and less than five cubic feet (37.5 gallons) in volume with a safety valve set at any pressure, or less than fifteen psig containing substances other than steam, lethal substances, or liquids with low flash points.

The following boilers and unfired pressure vessels shall be exempt from the requirements of RCW 70.79.220 and 70.79.240 through 70.79.330:

(1) Boilers or unfired pressure vessels located on farms and used solely for agricultural purposes;

(2) Unfired pressure vessels that are part of fertilizer applicator rigs designed and used exclusively for fertilization in the conduct of agricultural operations;

(3) Steam boilers used exclusively for heating purposes carrying a pressure of not more than fifteen pounds per square inch gauge and which are located in private residences or in apartment houses of less than six families;

(4) Hot water heating boilers carrying a pressure of not more than thirty pounds per square inch and which are located in private residences or in apartment houses of less than six families;

(5) Approved pressure vessels (hot water heaters listed by a nationally recognized testing agency), with approved safety devices including a pressure relief valve, with a nominal water containing capacity of one hundred twenty gallons or less having a heat input of two hundred thousand b.t.u.'s per hour or less, used for hot water supply at pressure of one hundred sixty pounds per square inch or less, and at temperatures of two hundred ten degrees Fahrenheit or less: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That such pressure vessels are not installed in schools, child care centers, public and private hospitals, nursing and boarding homes, churches, public buildings owned or leased and maintained by the state or any political subdivision thereof, and assembly halls;

(6) Unfired pressure vessels containing only water under pressure for domestic supply purposes, including those containing air, the compression of which serves only as a cushion or airlift pumping systems, when located in private residences or in apartment houses of less than six families;

In addition to the deputy boiler inspectors authorized by RCW 70.79.120, the chief inspector shall, upon the request of any company authorized to insure against loss from explosion of boilers and unfired pressure vessels in this state, or upon the request of any company operating boilers or unfired pressure vessels in this state, issue to any inspectors of said company commissions as special inspectors, provided that each such inspector before receiving his or her commission shall satisfactorily pass the examination provided for in RCW 70.79.170, or, in lieu of such examination, shall hold a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers and unfired pressure vessels for a state that has a standard of examination substantially equal to that of this state or a certificate as an inspector of boilers and unfired pressure vessels from the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors. A commission as a special inspector for a company operating boilers or unfired pressure vessels in this state shall be issued only if, in addition to meeting the requirements stated herein, the inspector is continuously employed by the company for the purpose of making inspections of boilers or unfired pressure vessels used, or to be used, by such company.

Special inspectors shall receive no salary from, nor shall any of their expenses be paid by the state, and the continuance of a special inspector's commission shall be conditioned upon his or her continuing in the employ of a boiler insurance company duly authorized as aforesaid or upon continuing in the employ of a company operating boilers or unfired pressure vessels in this state and upon his or her maintenance of the standards imposed by this chapter.

Special inspectors shall inspect all boilers and unfired pressure vessels insured or ((all unfired pressure vessels)) operated by their respective companies and, when so inspected, the owners and users of such insured boilers and unfired pressure vessels shall be exempt from the payment to the state of the inspection fees as provided for in RCW 70.79.330.

Each company employing special inspectors shall, within thirty days following each internal boiler or unfired pressure vessel inspection made by such inspectors, file a report of such inspection with the chief inspector upon appropriate forms ((as promulgated by the American society of mechanical engineers)). Reports of external inspections shall not be required except when such inspections disclose that the boiler or unfired pressure vessel is in dangerous condition.

All boilers and all unfired pressure vessels to be installed in this state after the ((twelve months)) twelve-month period from the date upon which the rules ((and regulations)) of the board shall become effective shall be inspected during construction as required by the applicable rules ((and regulations)) of the board by an inspector authorized to inspect boilers and unfired pressure vessels in this state, or, if constructed outside of the state, by an inspector holding a certificate from the national board of boiler and pressure vessel inspectors, or a certificate of competency as an inspector of boilers and unfired pressure vessels for a state that has a standard of examination substantially equal to that of this state as provided in RCW 70.79.170.

The chief inspector, or his or her authorized representative, may at any time suspend an inspection certificate when, in his or her opinion, the boiler or unfired pressure vessel for which it was issued((,)) cannot be operated without menace to the public safety, or when the boiler or unfired pressure vessel is found not to comply with the rules ((and regulations)) herein provided. A special inspector shall have corresponding powers with respect to inspection certificates for boilers or unfired pressure vessels insured or ((unfired pressure vessels)) operated by the company employing him or her. Such suspension of an inspection certificate shall continue in effect until such boiler or unfired pressure vessel shall have been made to conform to the rules ((and regulations)) of the board, and until said inspection certificate shall have been reinstated."

Signed by Representatives Clements, Republican Co-Chair; Conway, Democratic Co-Chair; B. Chandler, Republican Vice Chair; Wood, Democratic Vice Chair; Hurst; Lisk; McIntire and McMorris.

Voting yea: Representatives Clements, Conway, B. Chandler, Wood, Hurst, Lisk, McIntire and McMorris.

ESB 5044 Prime Sponsor, Senator Brown: Changing the membership of air pollution control authority boards of directors. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

"Sec. 1. RCW 70.94.100 and 1991 c 199 s 704 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The governing body of each authority shall be known as the board of directors.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, in the case of an authority comprised of one county the board shall be comprised of two appointees of the city selection committee, at least one of whom shall represent the city having the most population in the county, and two representatives to be designated by the board of county commissioners. In the case of an authority comprised of two, three, four, or five counties, the board shall be comprised of one appointee from each county, who shall represent the city having the most population in such county, to be designated by the mayor and city council of such city, and one representative from each county to be designated by the board of county commissioners of each county making up the authority. In the case of an authority comprised of six or more counties, the board shall be comprised of one representative from each county to be designated by the board of county commissioners of each county making up the authority, and three appointees, one each from the three largest cities within the local authority's jurisdiction to be appointed by the mayor and city council of such city.

(3) In the case of an authority comprised of one county that has a population over three hundred fifty thousand and that is located east of the crest of the Cascades, the board shall be comprised of: One appointee of the legislative authority of the most populous city in the county, representing the city; two appointees of the city selection committee, each of whom must be a resident of any city in the county other than the most populous city in the county; and two representatives to be designated by the legislative authority of the county, at least one of whom must be a resident of an unincorporated, rural area of the county.

(4) If the board of an authority otherwise would consist of an even number, the members selected as above provided shall agree upon and elect an additional member who shall be either a member of the ((governing body)) legislative authority of one of the towns, cities, or counties comprising the authority, or a private citizen residing in the authority.

(((5))) (6) Wherever a member of a board has a potential conflict of interest in an action before the board, the member shall declare to the board the nature of the potential conflict prior to participating in the action review. The board shall, if the potential conflict of interest, in the judgment of a majority of the board, may prevent the member from a fair and objective review of the case, remove the member from participation in the action."

Signed by Representatives G. Chandler, Republican Co-Chair; Linville, Democratic Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic Vice Chair; Koster, Republican Vice Chair; Anderson; B. Chandler; Delvin; Fortunato; Grant; Reardon; Schoesler; Stensen; Sump and Wood.

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Cooper, Koster, Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

SSB 5047 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections: Changing the standards for information sharing among mental health professionals. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

Voting Yea: Representatives Ballosiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine, Kagi and Koster.

5064 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Transportation: Protecting certain public transportation information. Reported by Committee on State Government

(a) Personal information in any files maintained for students in public schools, patients or clients of public institutions or public health agencies, or welfare recipients.

(b) Personal information in files maintained for employees, appointees, or elected officials of any public agency to the extent that disclosure would violate their right to privacy.

(c) Information required of any taxpayer in connection with the assessment or collection of any tax if the disclosure of the information to other persons would (i) be prohibited to such persons by RCW 84.08.210, 82.32.330, 84.40.020, or 84.40.340 or (ii) violate the taxpayer's right to privacy or result in unfair competitive disadvantage to the taxpayer.

(d) Specific intelligence information and specific investigative records compiled by investigative, law enforcement, and penology agencies, and state agencies vested with the responsibility to discipline members of any profession, the nondisclosure of which is essential to effective law enforcement or for the protection of any person's right to privacy.

(e) Information revealing the identity of persons who are witnesses to or victims of crime or who file complaints with investigative, law enforcement, or penology agencies, other than the public disclosure commission, if disclosure would endanger any person's life, physical safety, or property. If at the time a complaint is filed the complainant, victim or witness indicates a desire for disclosure or nondisclosure, such desire shall govern. However, all complaints filed with the public disclosure commission about any elected official or candidate for public office must be made in writing and signed by the complainant under oath.

(f) Test questions, scoring keys, and other examination data used to administer a license, employment, or academic examination.

(g) Except as provided by chapter 8.26 RCW, the contents of real estate appraisals, made for or by any agency relative to the acquisition or sale of property, until the project or prospective sale is abandoned or until such time as all of the property has been acquired or the property to which the sale appraisal relates is sold, but in no event shall disclosure be denied for more than three years after the appraisal.

(h) Valuable formulae, designs, drawings, and research data obtained by any agency within five years of the request for disclosure when disclosure would produce private gain and public loss.

(i) Preliminary drafts, notes, recommendations, and intra-agency memorandums in which opinions are expressed or policies formulated or recommended except that a specific record shall not be exempt when publicly cited by an agency in connection with any agency action.

(j) Records which are relevant to a controversy to which an agency is a party but which records would not be available to another party under the rules of pretrial discovery for causes pending in the superior courts.

(k) Records, maps, or other information identifying the location of archaeological sites in order to avoid the looting or depredation of such sites.

(l) Any library record, the primary purpose of which is to maintain control of library materials, or to gain access to information, which discloses or could be used to disclose the identity of a library user.

(m) Financial information supplied by or on behalf of a person, firm, or corporation for the purpose of qualifying to submit a bid or proposal for (i) a ferry system construction or repair contract as required by RCW 47.60.680 through 47.60.750 or (ii) highway construction or improvement as required by RCW 47.28.070.

(n) Railroad company contracts filed prior to July 28, 1991, with the utilities and transportation commission under RCW 81.34.070, except that the summaries of the contracts are open to public inspection and copying as otherwise provided by this chapter.

(o) Financial and commercial information and records supplied by private persons pertaining to export services provided pursuant to chapter 43.163 RCW and chapter 53.31 RCW, and by persons pertaining to export projects pursuant to RCW 43.23.035.

(p) Financial disclosures filed by private vocational schools under chapters 28B.85 and 28C.10 RCW.

(q) Records filed with the utilities and transportation commission or attorney general under RCW 80.04.095 that a court has determined are confidential under RCW 80.04.095.

(r) Financial and commercial information and records supplied by businesses or individuals during application for loans or program services provided by chapters 43.163, 43.160, 43.330, and 43.168 RCW, or during application for economic development loans or program services provided by any local agency.

(s) Membership lists or lists of members or owners of interests of units in timeshare projects, subdivisions, camping resorts, condominiums, land developments, or common-interest communities affiliated with such projects, regulated by the department of licensing, in the files or possession of the department.

(t) All applications for public employment, including the names of applicants, resumes, and other related materials submitted with respect to an applicant.

(u) The residential addresses and residential telephone numbers of employees or volunteers of a public agency which are held by the agency in personnel records, employment or volunteer rosters, or mailing lists of employees or volunteers.

(v) The residential addresses and residential telephone numbers of the customers of a public utility contained in the records or lists held by the public utility of which they are customers, except that this information may be released to the division of child support or the agency or firm providing child support enforcement for another state under Title IV-D of the federal social security act, for the establishment, enforcement, or modification of a support order.

(w)(i) The federal social security number of individuals governed under chapter 18.130 RCW maintained in the files of the department of health, except this exemption does not apply to requests made directly to the department from federal, state, and local agencies of government, and national and state licensing, credentialing, investigatory, disciplinary, and examination organizations; (ii) the current residential address and current residential telephone number of a health care provider governed under chapter 18.130 RCW maintained in the files of the department, if the provider requests that this information be withheld from public inspection and copying, and provides to the department an accurate alternate or business address and business telephone number. On or after January 1, 1995, the current residential address and residential telephone number of a health care provider governed under RCW 18.130.140 maintained in the files of the department shall automatically be withheld from public inspection and copying unless the provider specifically requests the information be released, and except as provided for under RCW 42.17.260(9).

(y) Information obtained by the board of pharmacy or the department of health and its representatives as provided in RCW 69.41.044, 69.41.280, and 18.64.420.

(z) Financial information, business plans, examination reports, and any information produced or obtained in evaluating or examining a business and industrial development corporation organized or seeking certification under chapter 31.24 RCW.

(aa) Financial and commercial information supplied to the state investment board by any person when the information relates to the investment of public trust or retirement funds and when disclosure would result in loss to such funds or in private loss to the providers of this information.

(cc) Client records maintained by an agency that is a domestic violence program as defined in RCW 70.123.020 or 70.123.075 or a rape crisis center as defined in RCW 70.125.030.

(dd) Information that identifies a person who, while an agency employee: (i) Seeks advice, under an informal process established by the employing agency, in order to ascertain his or her rights in connection with a possible unfair practice under chapter 49.60 RCW against the person; and (ii) requests his or her identity or any identifying information not be disclosed.

(ee) Investigative records compiled by an employing agency conducting a current investigation of a possible unfair practice under chapter 49.60 RCW or of a possible violation of other federal, state, or local laws prohibiting discrimination in employment.

(ff) Business related information protected from public inspection and copying under RCW 15.86.110.

(gg) Financial, commercial, operations, and technical and research information and data submitted to or obtained by the clean Washington center in applications for, or delivery of, program services under chapter 70.95H RCW.

(hh) Information and documents created specifically for, and collected and maintained by a quality improvement committee pursuant to RCW 43.70.510, regardless of which agency is in possession of the information and documents.

(ii) Personal information in files maintained in a data base created under RCW 43.07.360.

(jj) Financial and commercial information requested by the public stadium authority from any person or organization that leases or uses the stadium and exhibition center as defined in RCW 36.102.010.

(kk) Names of individuals residing in emergency or transitional housing that are furnished to the department of revenue or a county assessor in order to substantiate a claim for property tax exemption under RCW 84.36.043.

(ll) The names, residential addresses, residential telephone numbers, and other individually identifiable records held by an agency in relation to a vanpool, carpool, or other ride-sharing program or service. However, these records may be disclosed to other persons who apply for ride-matching services and who need that information in order to identify potential riders or drivers with whom to share rides.

(mm) The personally identifying information of current or former participants or applicants in a paratransit or other transit service operated for the benefit of persons with disabilities or elderly persons.

(nn) The personally identifying information of persons who acquire and use transit passes and other fare payment media including, but not limited to, stored value smart cards and magnetic strip cards, except that an agency may disclose this information to a person, employer, educational institution, or other entity that is responsible, in whole or in part, for payment of the cost of acquiring or using a transit pass or other fare payment media, or to the news media when reporting on public transportation or public safety. This information may also be disclosed at the agency's discretion to governmental agencies or groups concerned with public transportation or public safety.

(oo) Proprietary financial and commercial information that the submitting entity, with review by the department of health, specifically identifies at the time it is submitted and that is provided to or obtained by the department of health in connection with an application for, or the supervision of, an antitrust exemption sought by the submitting entity under RCW 43.72.310. If a request for such information is received, the submitting entity must be notified of the request. Within ten business days of receipt of the notice, the submitting entity shall provide a written statement of the continuing need for confidentiality, which shall be provided to the requester. Upon receipt of such notice, the department of health shall continue to treat information designated under this section as exempt from disclosure. If the requester initiates an action to compel disclosure under this chapter, the submitting entity must be joined as a party to demonstrate the continuing need for confidentiality.

(((nn))) (pp) Records maintained by the board of industrial insurance appeals that are related to appeals of crime victims' compensation claims filed with the board under RCW 7.68.110.

(((oo))) (qq) Financial and commercial information supplied by or on behalf of a person, firm, corporation, or entity under chapter 28B.95 RCW relating to the purchase or sale of tuition units and contracts for the purchase of multiple tuition units.

(2) Except for information described in subsection (1)(c)(i) of this section and confidential income data exempted from public inspection pursuant to RCW 84.40.020, the exemptions of this section are inapplicable to the extent that information, the disclosure of which would violate personal privacy or vital governmental interests, can be deleted from the specific records sought. No exemption may be construed to permit the nondisclosure of statistical information not descriptive of any readily identifiable person or persons.

(3) Inspection or copying of any specific records exempt under the provisions of this section may be permitted if the superior court in the county in which the record is maintained finds, after a hearing with notice thereof to every person in interest and the agency, that the exemption of such records is clearly unnecessary to protect any individual's right of privacy or any vital governmental function.

(4) Agency responses refusing, in whole or in part, inspection of any public record shall include a statement of the specific exemption authorizing the withholding of the record (or part) and a brief explanation of how the exemption applies to the record withheld.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 47.04 RCW to read as follows:

The department, a county, city, town, any other public entity, and any private entity under the public-private transportation initiatives authorized under chapter 47.46 RCW, that provides transit, high-speed ground transportation, high capacity transportation service, ferry service, toll facilities, or other public transportation service or facilities may only use personally identifiable information obtained from the use of electronic toll payments, transit passes, or other fare media such as magnetic strip cards or stored value cards for billing purposes. This information may not be used to track or monitor individual use of the public transportation facilities or service, except for billing purposes and to provide statistical compilations and reports that do not identify an individual."

Signed by Representatives McMorris, Republican Co-Chair; Romero, Democratic Co-Chair; Campbell, Republican Vice Chair; Miloscia, Democratic Vice Chair; Dunshee; Haigh and D. Schmidt.

MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representative Lambert.

Voting yea: Representatives McMorris, Romero, Campbell, Miloscia, Dunshee, Haigh and D. Schmidt.

SSB 5074 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary: Establishing the crime of mail theft or receipt of stolen mail. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Authorized depository" means a mailbox, post office box, or rural box used by postal customers to deposit outgoing mail or used by the postal service to deliver incoming mail.

(2) "Letter box" means a receptacle that is used for a specific address intended or used for the receipt or delivery of mail on a mail route.

(4) "Mail receptacle" means a place used by the postal service or postal customers to place outgoing mail or receive incoming mail.

(5) "Postage" means a postal service stamp, permit imprint, meter strip, or other authorized indication of prepayment for service provided by the postal service for collection and delivery of mail.

(7) The phrase "of another" does not include persons with whom the defendant has a familial, parental, spousal, employment, or other relationship that would otherwise reasonably allow the defendant to take, dispose of, or otherwise intercept the person's mail.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) A person commits the crime of obstruction of mail if the person intentionally obstructs or unreasonably delays:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) A person commits the crime of destruction of letter boxes if the person knowingly and maliciously:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. (1) A person commits the crime of destruction of mail if the person knowingly and maliciously injures, destroys, or defaces mail of another that has been deposited in an authorized depository.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. (1) A person commits the crime of mail theft or receipt of stolen mail if the person knowingly:

(a) Takes, or by fraud or deception, obtains mail of another from a mail receptacle, authorized depository, or mail carrier;

(c) Takes, or by fraud or deception, obtains mail of another that has been left for collection on or adjacent to an authorized depository or mail receptacle; or

(d) Buys, receives, conceals, or unlawfully possesses mail of another knowing that the mail was taken, obtained, or embezzled as described in this subsection.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. In a prosecution under this chapter, it is a defense that the defendant acted under an honest claim of right in that:

(2) The defendant reasonably believed that the defendant was entitled to the property involved or had a right to acquire or dispose of it as the defendant did; or

(3) The property involved was that of the defendant's minor child or spouse, unless the parties were not living together as husband and wife and were residing in, and intended to continually reside in, separate abodes at the time of the alleged offense.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. Sections 1 through 6 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 9A RCW.

Sec. 8. RCW 9.94A.320 and 1998 c 290 s 4, 1998 c 219 s 4, 1998 c 82 s l, and 1998 c 78 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

Over 18 and deliver heroin, a narcotic from Schedule I or II, or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)

Over 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic, except flunitrazepam, from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)

Vehicular Homicide, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.520)

Homicide by Watercraft, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 88.12.029)

Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver heroin or cocaine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

Deliver or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver amphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))

Possession of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.440)

Vehicular Homicide, by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.520)

Homicide by Watercraft, by the operation of any vessel in a reckless manner (RCW 88.12.029)

Dealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.050)

Sending, bringing into state depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.060)

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II (except heroin or cocaine) or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))

Advancing money or property for extortionate extension of credit (RCW 9A.82.030)

Delivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except marijuana, amphetamine, methamphetamines, or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (iii) through (v))

Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver marijuana (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(iii))

Manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))

Class B Felony Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

Possession of controlled substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(d))

Create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(b))

Class C Felony Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (RCW 9A.56.096(4))

Possess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Non-narcotic from Schedule I-V (except phencyclidine or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(d))

Arson and Malicious Mischief
A	Arson 1 (9A.48.020)	B+
B	Arson 2 (9A.48.030)	C
C	Reckless Burning 1 (9A.48.040)	D
D	Reckless Burning 2 (9A.48.050)	E
B	Malicious Mischief 1 (9A.48.070)	C
C	Malicious Mischief 2 (9A.48.080)	D
D	Malicious Mischief 3 (<$50 is E class) (9A.48.090)	E
E	Tampering with Fire Alarm Apparatus (9.40.100)	E
A	Possession of Incendiary Device (9.40.120)	B+
Assault and Other Crimes Involving Physical Harm
A	Assault 1 (9A.36.011)	B+
B+	Assault 2 (9A.36.021)	C+
C+	Assault 3 (9A.36.031)	D+
D+	Assault 4 (9A.36.041)	E
B+	Drive-By Shooting (9A.36.045)	C+
D+	Reckless Endangerment (9A.36.050)	E
C+	Promoting Suicide Attempt (9A.36.060)	D+
D+	Coercion (9A.36.070)	E
C+	Custodial Assault (9A.36.100)	D+
Burglary and Trespass
B+	Burglary 1 (9A.52.020)	C+
B	Residential Burglary (9A.52.025)	C
B	Burglary 2 (9A.52.030)	C
D	Burglary Tools (Possession of) (9A.52.060)	E
D	Criminal Trespass 1 (9A.52.070)	E
E	Criminal Trespass 2 (9A.52.080)	E
C	Vehicle Prowling 1 (9A.52.095)	D
D	Vehicle Prowling 2 (9A.52.100)	E
Drugs
E	Possession/Consumption of Alcohol (66.44.270)	E
C	Illegally Obtaining Legend Drug (69.41.020)	D
C+	Sale, Delivery, Possession of Legend Drug with Intent to Sell (69.41.030)	D+
E	Possession of Legend Drug (69.41.030)	E
B+	Violation of Uniform Controlled Substances Act - Narcotic, Methamphetamine, or Flunitrazepam Sale (69.50.401(a)(1) (i) or (ii))	B+
C	Violation of Uniform Controlled Substances Act - Nonnarcotic Sale (69.50.401(a)(1)(iii))	C
E	Possession of Marihuana <40 grams (69.50.401(e))	E
C	Fraudulently Obtaining Controlled Substance (69.50.403)	C
C+	Sale of Controlled Substance for Profit (69.50.410)	C+
E	Unlawful Inhalation (9.47A.020)	E
B	Violation of Uniform Controlled Substances Act - Narcotic, Methamphetamine, or Flunitrazepam Counterfeit Substances (69.50.401(b)(1) (i) or (ii))	B
C	Violation of Uniform Controlled Substances Act - Nonnarcotic Counterfeit Substances (69.50.401(b)(1) (iii), (iv), (v))	C
C	Violation of Uniform Controlled Substances Act - Possession of a Controlled Substance (69.50.401(d))	C
C	Violation of Uniform Controlled Substances Act - Possession of a Controlled Substance (69.50.401(c))	C
Firearms and Weapons
B	Theft of Firearm (9A.56.300)	C
B	Possession of Stolen Firearm (9A.56.310)	C
E	Carrying Loaded Pistol Without Permit (9.41.050)	E
C	Possession of Firearms by Minor (<18) (9.41.040(1)(b)(iii))	C
D+	Possession of Dangerous Weapon (9.41.250)	E
D	Intimidating Another Person by use of Weapon (9.41.270)	E
Homicide
A+	Murder 1 (9A.32.030)	A
A+	Murder 2 (9A.32.050)	B+
B+	Manslaughter 1 (9A.32.060)	C+
C+	Manslaughter 2 (9A.32.070)	D+
B+	Vehicular Homicide (46.61.520)	C+
Kidnapping
A	Kidnap 1 (9A.40.020)	B+
B+	Kidnap 2 (9A.40.030)	C+
C+	Unlawful Imprisonment (9A.40.040)	D+
Obstructing Governmental Operation
D	Obstructing a Law Enforcement Officer (9A.76.020)	E
E	Resisting Arrest (9A.76.040)	E
B	Introducing Contraband 1 (9A.76.140)	C
C	Introducing Contraband 2 (9A.76.150)	D
E	Introducing Contraband 3 (9A.76.160)	E
B+	Intimidating a Public Servant (9A.76.180)	C+
B+	Intimidating a Witness (9A.72.110)	C+
Public Disturbance
C+	Riot with Weapon (9A.84.010)	D+
D+	Riot Without Weapon (9A.84.010)	E
E	Failure to Disperse (9A.84.020)	E
E	Disorderly Conduct (9A.84.030)	E
Sex Crimes
A	Rape 1 (9A.44.040)	B+
A-	Rape 2 (9A.44.050)	B+
C+	Rape 3 (9A.44.060)	D+
A-	Rape of a Child 1 (9A.44.073)	B+
B+	Rape of a Child 2 (9A.44.076)	C+
B	Incest 1 (9A.64.020(1))	C
C	Incest 2 (9A.64.020(2))	D
D+	Indecent Exposure (Victim <14) (9A.88.010)	E
E	Indecent Exposure (Victim 14 or over) (9A.88.010)	E
B+	Promoting Prostitution 1 (9A.88.070)	C+
C+	Promoting Prostitution 2 (9A.88.080)	D+
E	O & A (Prostitution) (9A.88.030)	E
B+	Indecent Liberties (9A.44.100)	C+
A-	Child Molestation 1 (9A.44.083)	B+
B	Child Molestation 2 (9A.44.086)	C+
Theft, Robbery, Extortion, and Forgery
B	Theft 1 (9A.56.030)	C
C	Theft 2 (9A.56.040)	D
D	Theft 3 (9A.56.050)	E
B	Theft of Livestock (9A.56.080)	C
C	Forgery (9A.60.020)	D
A	Robbery 1 (9A.56.200)	B+
B+	Robbery 2 (9A.56.210)	C+
B+	Extortion 1 (9A.56.120)	C+
C+	Extortion 2 (9A.56.130)	D+
C	Mail Theft or Receipt of Stolen Mail (section 5 of this act)	D
D	Destruction of Mail (section 4 of this act)	E
B	Possession of Stolen Property 1 (9A.56.150)	C
C	Possession of Stolen Property 2 (9A.56.160)	D
D	Possession of Stolen Property 3 (9A.56.170)	E
C	Taking Motor Vehicle Without Owner's Permission (9A.56.070)	D
Motor Vehicle Related Crimes
E	Driving Without a License (46.20.005)	E
C	Hit and Run - Injury (46.52.020(4))	D
D	Hit and Run-Attended (46.52.020(5))	E
E	Hit and Run-Unattended (46.52.010)	E
C	Vehicular Assault (46.61.522)	D
C	Attempting to Elude Pursuing Police Vehicle (46.61.024)	D
E	Reckless Driving (46.61.500)	E
D	Driving While Under the Influence (46.61.502 and 46.61.504)	E
Other
B	Bomb Threat (9.61.160)	C
C	Escape 1¹ (9A.76.110)	C
C	Escape 2¹ (9A.76.120)	C
D	Escape 3 (9A.76.130)	E
E	Obscene, Harassing, Etc., Phone Calls (9.61.230)	E
A	Other Offense Equivalent to an Adult Class A Felony	B+
B	Other Offense Equivalent to an Adult Class B Felony	C
C	Other Offense Equivalent to an Adult Class C Felony	D
D	Other Offense Equivalent to an Adult Gross Misdemeanor	E
E	Other Offense Equivalent to an Adult Misdemeanor	E
V	Violation of Order of Restitution, Community Supervision, or Confinement (13.40.200)²	V

¹Escape 1 and 2 and Attempted Escape 1 and 2 are classed as C offenses and the standard range is established as follows:

3rd and subsequent escape or attempted escape during 12-month period - 12 weeks confinement

²If the court finds that a respondent has violated terms of an order, it may impose a penalty of up to 30 days of confinement.

This schedule must be used for juvenile offenders. The court may select sentencing option A, B, or C.

(1) The vertical axis of the grid is the current offense category. The current offense category is determined by the offense of adjudication.

(2) The horizontal axis of the grid is the number of prior adjudications included in the juvenile's criminal history. Each prior felony adjudication shall count as one point. Each prior violation, misdemeanor, and gross misdemeanor adjudication shall count as 1/4 point. Fractional points shall be rounded down.

(3) The standard range disposition for each offense is determined by the intersection of the column defined by the prior adjudications and the row defined by the current offense category.

(4) RCW 13.40.180 applies if the offender is being sentenced for more than one offense.

(5) A current offense that is a violation is equivalent to an offense category of E. However, a disposition for a violation shall not include confinement.

If the juvenile offender is subject to a standard range disposition of local sanctions or 15 to 36 weeks of confinement and has not committed an A- or B+ offense, the court may impose a disposition under RCW 13.40.160(5) and 13.40.165.

If the court determines that a disposition under option A or B would effectuate a manifest injustice, the court shall impose a disposition outside the standard range under RCW 13.40.160(2)."

Signed by Representatives Ballasiotes, Republican Co-Chair; O'Brien, Democratic Co-Chair; Cairnes, Republican Vice Chair; Lovick, Democratic Vice Chair; B. Chandler; Constantine; Kagi and Koster.

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine, Kagi and Koster.

SB 5084 Prime Sponsor, Senator Hargrove: Modifying the procedure for determining the administrative costs allowed for the community public health and safety networks. Reported by Committee on Children & Family Services

Voting yea: Representatives D. Sommers, Tokuda, Boldt, Kagi, Campbell, Carrell, Dickerson, Eickmeyer, Kastama and Pflug.

SSB 5094 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation: Concerning personal flotation devices. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources

(1) No person may operate or permit the operation of a vessel on the waters of the state without a personal flotation device on board for each person on the vessel. Each personal flotation device shall be in serviceable condition, of an appropriate size, and readily accessible.

(2) Except as provided in RCW 88.12.015, a violation of subsection (1) of this section is an infraction under chapter 7.84 RCW if the vessel is not carrying passengers for hire.

(3) A violation of subsection (1) of this section is a misdemeanor punishable under RCW 9.92.030, if the vessel is carrying passengers for hire.

(4) No person shall operate a vessel under nineteen feet in length on the waters of this state with a child twelve years old and under, unless the child is wearing a personal flotation device that meets or exceeds the United States coast guard approval standards of the appropriate size, while the vessel is underway. For the purposes of this section, a personal flotation device is not considered readily accessible for children twelve years old and under unless the device is worn by the child while the vessel is underway. The personal flotation device must be worn at all times by a child twelve years old and under whenever the vessel is underway and the child is on an open deck or open cockpit of the vessel. The following circumstances are excepted:

(a) While a child is below deck or in the cabin of a boat with an enclosed cabin; and

(b) While a child is on a United States coast guard inspected passenger-carrying vessel operating on the navigable waters of the United States.

(5) Except as provided in RCW 88.12.015, a violation of subsection (4) of this section is an infraction under chapter 7.84 RCW. Enforcement of subsection (4) of this section by law enforcement officers may be accomplished as a primary action, and need not be accompanied by the suspected violation of some other offense."

Signed by Representatives Buck, Republican Co-Chair; Regala, Democratic Co-Chair; Anderson, Democratic Vice Chair; Sump, Republican Vice Chair; Clements; Doumit; Eickmeyer; Rockefeller and Stensen.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives G. Chandler; Ericksen and Pennington.

Voting yea: Representatives Buck, Regala, Anderson, Sump, Clements, Doumit, Eickmeyer, Rockefeller and Stensen.

SSB 5103 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Environmental Quality & Water Resources: Changing provisions relating to the state's coastal zone program. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives G. Chandler, Republican Co-Chair; Linville, Democratic Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic Vice Chair; Koster, Republican Vice Chair; Anderson; B. Chandler; Delvin; Fortunato; Grant; Reardon; Schoesler; Stensen; Sump and Wood.

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Cooper, Koster, Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

SB 5105 Prime Sponsor, Senator Eide: Changing the definition of public water system. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Cooper, Koster, Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

2SSB 5108 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Creating a task force on missing and exploited children. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) To "photograph" means to make a print, negative, slide, digital image, motion picture, or videotape. A "photograph" means ((any)) anything tangible ((item)) or intangible produced by photographing.

(2) "Visual or printed matter" means any photograph or other material that contains a reproduction of a photograph.

(a) Sexual intercourse, including genital-genital, oral-genital, anal-genital, or oral-anal, whether between persons of the same or opposite sex or between humans and animals;

(e) Exhibition of the genitals or unclothed pubic or rectal areas of any minor, or the unclothed breast of a female minor, for the purpose of sexual stimulation of the viewer;

(f) Defecation or urination for the purpose of sexual stimulation of the viewer; and

(g) Touching of a person's clothed or unclothed genitals, pubic area, buttocks, or breast area for the purpose of sexual stimulation of the viewer.

(5) "Live performance" means any play, show, skit, dance, or other exhibition performed or presented to or before an audience of one or more, with or without consideration."

Signed by Representatives Ballasiotes, Republican Co-Chair; O'Brien, Democratic Co-Chair; Cairnes, Republican Vice Chair; Lovick, Democratic Vice Chair; B. Chandler; Constantine; Kagi and Koster.

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine, Kagi and Koster.

ESB 5109 Prime Sponsor, Senator Patterson: Creating limited immunity for school districts. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

On page 2, line 2, after "this act." insert "Nothing in section 3 of this act, including a school district’s failure to require a private nonprofit group to have liability insurance, broadens the scope of a school district’s liability."

Signed by Representatives Carrell, Republican Co-Chair; Constantine, Democratic Co-Chair; Hurst, Democratic Vice Chair; Lambert, Republican Vice Chair; Cox; Dickerson; Esser; Kastama; Lantz; Lovick; McDonald and Schindler.

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

ESSB 5111 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care: Prohibiting health insurance discrimination on the basis of genetic information. Reported by Committee on Health Care

"Sec. 1. RCW 48.43.005 and 1997 c 231 s 202 and 1997 c 55 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

Unless otherwise specifically provided, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) "Adjusted community rate" means the rating method used to establish the premium for health plans adjusted to reflect actuarially demonstrated differences in utilization or cost attributable to geographic region, age, family size, and use of wellness activities.

(2) "Basic health plan" means the plan described under chapter 70.47 RCW, as revised from time to time.

(3) "Basic health plan model plan" means a health plan as required in RCW 70.47.060(2)(d).

(4) "Basic health plan services" means that schedule of covered health services, including the description of how those benefits are to be administered, that are required to be delivered to an enrollee under the basic health plan, as revised from time to time.

(5) "Certification" means a determination by a review organization that an admission, extension of stay, or other health care service or procedure has been reviewed and, based on the information provided, meets the clinical requirements for medical necessity, appropriateness, level of care, or effectiveness under the auspices of the applicable health benefit plan.

(6) "Concurrent review" means utilization review conducted during a patient's hospital stay or course of treatment.

(7) "Covered person" or "enrollee" means a person covered by a health plan including an enrollee, subscriber, policyholder, beneficiary of a group plan, or individual covered by any other health plan.

(8) "Dependent" means, at a minimum, the enrollee's legal spouse and unmarried dependent children who qualify for coverage under the enrollee's health benefit plan.

(9) "Eligible employee" means an employee who works on a full-time basis with a normal work week of thirty or more hours. The term includes a self-employed individual, including a sole proprietor, a partner of a partnership, and may include an independent contractor, if the self-employed individual, sole proprietor, partner, or independent contractor is included as an employee under a health benefit plan of a small employer, but does not work less than thirty hours per week and derives at least seventy-five percent of his or her income from a trade or business through which he or she has attempted to earn taxable income and for which he or she has filed the appropriate internal revenue service form. Persons covered under a health benefit plan pursuant to the consolidated omnibus budget reconciliation act of 1986 shall not be considered eligible employees for purposes of minimum participation requirements of chapter 265, Laws of 1995.

(10) "Emergency medical condition" means the emergent and acute onset of a symptom or symptoms, including severe pain, that would lead a prudent layperson acting reasonably to believe that a health condition exists that requires immediate medical attention, if failure to provide medical attention would result in serious impairment to bodily functions or serious dysfunction of a bodily organ or part, or would place the person's health in serious jeopardy.

(11) "Emergency services" means otherwise covered health care services medically necessary to evaluate and treat an emergency medical condition, provided in a hospital emergency department.

(12) "Enrollee point-of-service cost-sharing" means amounts paid to health carriers directly providing services, health care providers, or health care facilities by enrollees and may include copayments, coinsurance, or deductibles.

(13) "Genetic information" means information about genes, gene products, or inherited characteristics known to be directly associated with hereditary disease.

(14) "Genetic services" means health services to obtain, assess, and interpret genetic information for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes and for genetic education and counseling.

(15) "Grievance" means a written complaint submitted by or on behalf of a covered person regarding: (a) Denial of payment for medical services or nonprovision of medical services included in the covered person's health benefit plan, or (b) service delivery issues other than denial of payment for medical services or nonprovision of medical services, including dissatisfaction with medical care, waiting time for medical services, provider or staff attitude or demeanor, or dissatisfaction with service provided by the health carrier.

(((14))) (16) "Health care facility" or "facility" means hospices licensed under chapter 70.127 RCW, hospitals licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, rural health care facilities as defined in RCW 70.175.020, psychiatric hospitals licensed under chapter 71.12 RCW, nursing homes licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW, community mental health centers licensed under chapter 71.05 or 71.24 RCW, kidney disease treatment centers licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, ambulatory diagnostic, treatment, or surgical facilities licensed under chapter 70.41 RCW, drug and alcohol treatment facilities licensed under chapter 70.96A RCW, and home health agencies licensed under chapter 70.127 RCW, and includes such facilities if owned and operated by a political subdivision or instrumentality of the state and such other facilities as required by federal law and implementing regulations.

(a) A person regulated under Title 18 or chapter 70.127 RCW, to practice health or health-related services or otherwise practicing health care services in this state consistent with state law; or

(b) An employee or agent of a person described in (a) of this subsection, acting in the course and scope of his or her employment.

(((16))) (18) "Health care service" means that service offered or provided by health care facilities and health care providers relating to the prevention, cure, or treatment of illness, injury, or disease.

(((17))) (19) "Health carrier" or "carrier" means a disability insurer regulated under chapter 48.20 or 48.21 RCW, a health care service contractor as defined in RCW 48.44.010, or a health maintenance organization as defined in RCW 48.46.020.

(((18))) (20) "Health plan" or "health benefit plan" means any policy, contract, or agreement offered by a health carrier to provide, arrange, reimburse, or pay for health care services except the following:

(e) Coverage incidental to a property/casualty liability insurance policy such as automobile personal injury protection coverage and homeowner guest medical;

(h) Specified disease and hospital confinement indemnity when marketed solely as a supplement to a health plan;

(k) Plans deemed by the insurance commissioner to have a short-term limited purpose or duration, or to be a student-only plan that is guaranteed renewable while the covered person is enrolled as a regular full-time undergraduate or graduate student at an accredited higher education institution, after a written request for such classification by the carrier and subsequent written approval by the insurance commissioner.

(((19))) (21) "Material modification" means a change in the actuarial value of the health plan as modified of more than five percent but less than fifteen percent.

(((20))) (22) "Open enrollment" means the annual sixty-two day period during the months of July and August during which every health carrier offering individual health plan coverage must accept onto individual coverage any state resident within the carrier's service area regardless of health condition who submits an application in accordance with RCW 48.43.035(1).

(((21))) (23) "Preexisting condition" means any medical condition, illness, or injury that existed any time prior to the effective date of coverage.

(((22))) (24) "Premium" means all sums charged, received, or deposited by a health carrier as consideration for a health plan or the continuance of a health plan. Any assessment or any "membership," "policy," "contract," "service," or similar fee or charge made by a health carrier in consideration for a health plan is deemed part of the premium. "Premium" shall not include amounts paid as enrollee point-of-service cost-sharing.

(((23))) (25) "Review organization" means a disability insurer regulated under chapter 48.20 or 48.21 RCW, health care service contractor as defined in RCW 48.44.010, or health maintenance organization as defined in RCW 48.46.020, and entities affiliated with, under contract with, or acting on behalf of a health carrier to perform a utilization review.

(((24))) (26) "Small employer" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, political subdivision except school districts, or self-employed individual that is actively engaged in business that, on at least fifty percent of its working days during the preceding calendar quarter, employed no more than fifty eligible employees, with a normal work week of thirty or more hours, the majority of whom were employed within this state, and is not formed primarily for purposes of buying health insurance and in which a bona fide employer-employee relationship exists. In determining the number of eligible employees, companies that are affiliated companies, or that are eligible to file a combined tax return for purposes of taxation by this state, shall be considered an employer. Subsequent to the issuance of a health plan to a small employer and for the purpose of determining eligibility, the size of a small employer shall be determined annually. Except as otherwise specifically provided, a small employer shall continue to be considered a small employer until the plan anniversary following the date the small employer no longer meets the requirements of this definition. The term "small employer" includes a self-employed individual or sole proprietor. The term "small employer" also includes a self-employed individual or sole proprietor who derives at least seventy-five percent of his or her income from a trade or business through which the individual or sole proprietor has attempted to earn taxable income and for which he or she has filed the appropriate internal revenue service form 1040, schedule C or F, for the previous taxable year.

(((25))) (27) "Utilization review" means the prospective, concurrent, or retrospective assessment of the necessity and appropriateness of the allocation of health care resources and services of a provider or facility, given or proposed to be given to an enrollee or group of enrollees.

(((26))) (28) "Wellness activity" means an explicit program of an activity consistent with department of health guidelines, such as, smoking cessation, injury and accident prevention, reduction of alcohol misuse, appropriate weight reduction, exercise, automobile and motorcycle safety, blood cholesterol reduction, and nutrition education for the purpose of improving enrollee health status and reducing health service costs.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 48.43 RCW to read as follows:

(1) A health carrier may not deny or cancel health plan coverage, or vary the premiums, terms, or conditions for health plan coverage, for an individual or a family member of an individual:

(b) Because the individual or family member of an individual has requested or received genetic services.

(2)(a) A health carrier may not request or require an individual to whom the carrier provides health plan coverage, or an individual who desires the carrier to provide health plan coverage, to disclose to the carrier genetic information about the individual or family member of the individual.

(b) A health carrier may not disclose genetic information about an individual without the prior written authorization of the individual or legal representative of the individual. Authorization is required for each disclosure and must include an identification of the person to whom the disclosure is to be made.

(i) Supersede the provisions of chapter 70.02 RCW with regards to disclosures of genetic information for research purposes approved by an institutional review board;

(ii) Supersede federal provisions relating to researchers operating pursuant to the federal "common rule" at 21 C.F.R. Secs. 50 and 56 and 45 C.F.R. Sec. 46; or

(iii) Prevent the creation, use, or release of anonymized data or data that has been encrypted or encoded to protect the identity of the individual.

(d) A health carrier may disclose information pertaining to the occurrence of a disease in an individual for use by the health carrier, within its organization, for the purpose of providing health care to the individual, assembling a family history, and alerting other family members of the prevalence of a hereditary disease derived from genetic information with the explicit consent of the affected family member. If consent cannot be obtained, the health carrier may still alert other family members of the prevalence of a hereditary disease by making anonymous the source of the information.

(e) This section does not prohibit or otherwise limit newborn screening activities under chapter 70.83 RCW.

(3) The insurance commissioner shall enforce the requirements established under subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

(a) To enjoin any act or practice that violates subsection (1) or (2) of this section;

(b) To obtain other appropriate equitable relief: (i) To redress such violations; or (ii) to enforce subsection (1) or (2) of this section; or

(5) The insurance commissioner may adopt rules necessary or appropriate to carry out this section.

(6) Nothing in this section requires a health plan to provide benefits to a particular participant or beneficiary."

Signed by Representatives Cody, Democratic Co-Chair; Parlette, Republican Co-Chair; Pflug, Republican Vice Chair; Schual-Berke, Democratic Vice Chair; Alexander; Boldt; Campbell; Conway; Edmonds and Ruderman.

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Schual-Berke, Alexander, Boldt, Campbell, Conway, Edmonds and Ruderman.

SB 5114 Prime Sponsor, Senator Honeyford: Exempting certain hospitals from annual inspections. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Cody, Democratic Co-Chair; Parlette, Republican Co-Chair; Pflug, Republican Vice Chair; Schual-Berke, Democratic Vice Chair; Alexander; Boldt; Campbell; Conway; Edmonds; Mulliken and Ruderman.

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Schual-Berke, Alexander, Boldt, Campbell, Conway, Edmonds, Mulliken and Ruderman.

SSB 5115 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Labor & Workforce Development: Changing judicial review of public employment relations commission proceedings. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor

(1) A final decision of the public employment relations commission in an adjudicative proceeding under this chapter is directly reviewable by the consent of the court of appeals. Review shall be initiated by filing a notice of appeal with the court of appeals, at the appellant's option, for the division containing (a) Thurston county, (b) the county where the public employer is located, or (c) the county where the appellant resides or has its principal place of business.

(2) The final decision of ((an)) any other administrative agency in an adjudicative proceeding under this chapter may be directly reviewed by the court of appeals either (a) upon certification by the superior court pursuant to subsection (3) of this section or (b) if the final decision is from an environmental board as defined in subsection (((3))) (4) of this section, upon acceptance by the court of appeals after a certificate of appealability has been filed by the environmental board that rendered the final decision.

(((2))) (3) For direct review upon certification by the superior court, an application for direct review must be filed with the superior court within thirty days of the filing of the petition for review in superior court. The superior court may certify a case for direct review only if the judicial review is limited to the record of the agency proceeding and the court finds that:

(a) Fundamental and urgent issues affecting the future administrative process or the public interest are involved which require a prompt determination;

(b) Delay in obtaining a final and prompt determination of such issues would be detrimental to any party or the public interest;

(d) The appellate court's determination in the proceeding would have significant precedential value.

(((3))) (4)(a) For the purposes of direct review of final decisions of environmental boards, environmental boards include those boards identified in RCW 43.21B.005 and growth management hearings boards as identified in RCW 36.70A.250.

(b) An environmental board may issue a certificate of appealability if it finds that delay in obtaining a final and prompt determination of the issues would be detrimental to any party or the public interest and either:

(((4))) (5) The environmental board shall state in the certificate of appealability which criteria it applied, explain how that criteria was met, and file with the certificate a copy of the final decision.

(((5))) (6) For an appellate court to accept direct review of a final decision of an environmental board, it shall consider the same criteria outlined in subsection (((3))) (4) of this section.

(((6))) (7) The procedures for direct review of final decisions of environmental boards include:

(a) Within thirty days after filing the petition for review with the superior court, a party may file an application for direct review with the superior court and serve the appropriate environmental board and all parties of record. The application shall request the environmental board to file a certificate of appealability.

(b) If an issue on review is the jurisdiction of the environmental board, the board may file an application for direct review on that issue.

(c) The environmental board shall have thirty days to grant or deny the request for a certificate of appealability and its decision shall be filed with the superior court and served on all parties of record.

(d) If a certificate of appealability is issued, the parties shall have fifteen days from the date of service to file a notice of discretionary review in the superior court, and the notice shall include a copy of the certificate of appealability and a copy of the final decision.

(e) If the appellate court accepts review, the certificate of appealability shall be transmitted to the court of appeals as part of the certified record.

(f) If a certificate of appealability is denied, review shall be by the superior court. The superior court's decision may be appealed to the court of appeals.

Sec. 2. RCW 34.05.514 and 1995 c 347 s 113 and 1995 c 292 s 9 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section and RCW 34.05.518(1) and 34.05.570(2), proceedings for review under this chapter shall be instituted by paying the fee required under RCW 36.18.020 and filing a petition in the superior court, at the petitioner's option, for (a) Thurston county, (b) the county of the petitioner's residence or principal place of business, or (c) in any county where the property owned by the petitioner and affected by the contested decision is located.

(2) For proceedings involving institutions of higher education, the petition shall be filed either in the county in which the principal office of the institution involved is located or in the county of a branch campus if the action involves such branch."

Signed by Representatives Clements, Republican Co-Chair; Conway, Democratic Co-Chair; Wood, Democratic Vice Chair; Hurst and McIntire.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives B. Chandler, Republican Vice Chair; Lisk and McMorris.

SSB 5121 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation: Establishing a carbon storage program. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Buck, Republican Co-Chair; Regala, Democratic Co-Chair; Anderson, Democratic Vice Chair; Doumit; Eickmeyer; Ericksen; Rockefeller and Stensen.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Sump, Republican Vice Chair; G. Chandler; Clements and Pennington.

Voting yea: Representatives Buck, Regala, Anderson, Doumit, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Rockefeller and Stensen.

SB 5125 Prime Sponsor, Senator Loveland: Giving direction to the commission on pesticide registration. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

(1) A commission on pesticide registration is established. The commission shall be composed of twelve voting members appointed by the governor as follows:

(a) Eight members from the following segments of the state's agricultural industry as nominated by a state-wide private agricultural association or agricultural commodity commission formed under Title 15 RCW: (i) The tree fruit industry; (ii) hop growers; (iii) potato growers; (iv) wheat growers; (v) vegetable and seed growers; (vi) berry growers; (vii) wine grape growers; and (viii) the nursery and landscape industry. Although members are appointed from various segments of the agriculture industry, they are appointed to represent and advance the interests of the industry as a whole.

(b) One member from each of the following: (i) Forest protection industry; (ii) food processors; (iii) agricultural chemical industry; and (iv) professional pesticide applicators. One member shall be appointed for each such segment of the industry and shall be nominated by a state-wide, private association of that segment of the industry. The representative of the agricultural chemical industry shall be involved in the manufacture of agricultural crop protection products.

The following shall be ex officio, nonvoting members of the commission: The coordinator of the interregional project number four at Washington State University; the director of the department of ecology or the director's designee; the director of the department of agriculture or the director's designee; the director of the department of labor and industries or the director's designee; and the secretary of the department of health or the secretary's designee.

(2) Each voting member of the commission shall serve a term of three years. However, the first appointments in the first year shall be made by the governor for one, two, and three-year terms so that, in subsequent years, approximately one-third of the voting members shall be appointed each year. The governor shall assign the initial one, two, and three-year terms to members by lot. A vacancy shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term in the same manner provided for an appointment to the full term. 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. Each member of the commission shall receive travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 for attending meetings of the commission and for performing special duties, in the way of official commission business, specifically assigned to the person by the commission. The voting members of the commission serve without compensation from the state other than such travel expenses.

(3) Nominations for the initial appointments to the commission under subsection (1) of this section shall be submitted by September 1, 1995. The governor shall make initial appointments to the commission by October 15, 1995.

(4) The commission shall elect a chair from among its voting members each calendar year. After its original organizational meeting, the commission shall meet at the call of the chair. A majority of the voting members of the commission constitutes a quorum and an official action of the commission may be taken by a majority vote of the ((voting members)) quorum.

(1) ((The following apply)) This subsection applies to the use of ((state moneys appropriated to Washington State University specifically and expressly for studies or activities regarding the registration of pesticides)) state appropriations made to or legislatively intended for the commission on pesticide registration and to any other moneys appropriated by the state and received by the commission on pesticide registration:

(a) The moneys may not be expended without the express approval of the commission on pesticide registration;

(b) The moneys may be used for: (i) Evaluations, studies, or investigations approved by the commission on pesticide registration regarding the registration or reregistration of pesticides for minor crops or minor uses or regarding the availability of pesticides for emergency uses. These evaluations, studies, or investigations may be conducted by the food and environmental quality laboratory or may be secured by the commission from other qualified laboratories, researchers, or contractors by contract, which contracts may include, but are not limited to, those purchasing the use of proprietary information; (ii) evaluations, studies, or investigations approved by the commission regarding research, implementation, and demonstration of any aspect of integrated pest management and pesticide resistance management programs; (iii) the tracking system described in RCW 15.92.060; and (((iii))) (iv) the support of the commission on pesticide registration and its activities; and

(c) Not less than twenty-five percent of such moneys shall be dedicated to studies or investigations concerning the registration or use of pesticides for crops that are not among the top twenty agricultural commodities in production value produced in the state, as determined annually by the Washington agricultural statistics service.

(2) The commission on pesticide registration shall establish priorities to guide it in approving the use of moneys for evaluations, studies, and investigations under this section. Each biennium, the commission shall prepare a contingency plan for providing funding for laboratory studies or investigations that are necessary to pesticide registrations or related processes that will address emergency conditions for agricultural crops that are not generally predicted at the beginning of the biennium.

(1) Provide guidance to the food and environmental quality laboratory established in RCW 15.92.050 regarding the laboratory's studies, investigations, and evaluations concerning the registration of pesticides for use in this state for minor crops and minor uses and concerning the availability of pesticides for emergency uses;

(2) Encourage agricultural organizations to assist in providing funding, in-kind services, or materials for laboratory studies and investigations concerning the registration of pesticides and research, implementation, and demonstration of any aspect of integrated pest management and pesticide resistance management programs for minor crops and minor uses that would benefit the organizations;

(3) Provide guidance to the laboratory regarding a program for: Tracking the availability of effective pesticides for minor crops, minor uses, and emergency uses; providing this information to organizations of agricultural producers; and maintaining close contact between the laboratory, the department of agriculture, and organizations of agricultural producers regarding the need for research to support the registration of pesticides for minor crops and minor uses and the availability of pesticides for emergency uses;

(4) Ensure that the activities of the commission and the laboratory are coordinated with the activities of other laboratories in the Pacific Northwest, the United States department of agriculture, and the United States environmental protection agency to maximize the effectiveness of regional efforts to assist in the registration of pesticides for minor crops and minor uses and in providing for the availability of pesticides for emergency uses for the region and the state; and

(5) Ensure that prior to approving any residue study that there is written confirmation of registrant support and willingness or ability to add the given minor crop to its label including any restrictions or guidelines the registrant intends to impose."

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "registration;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 15.92.090, 15.92.095, and 15.92.100."

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Cooper, Koster, Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

SB 5127 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kohl-Welles: Prohibiting law enforcement officers from conducting investigations of abuse or neglect concerning a child for which the officer is a parent, guardian, or foster parent. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SSB 5134 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary: Removing barriers faced by persons entitled to foreign protection orders. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

ESB 5141 Prime Sponsor, Senator Thibaudeau: Allowing the department of health to charge a fee for newborn screening services. Reported by Committee on Health Care

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Schual-Berke, Alexander, Boldt, Campbell, Conway, Edmonds, Mulliken and Ruderman.

SSB 5147 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Labor & Workforce Development: Prescribing procedures for payment of industrial insurance awards after death. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor

(1) Except as provided in RCW 43.20B.720 and 74.20A.260, no money paid or payable under this title shall, before the issuance and delivery of the check or warrant, be assigned, charged, or taken in execution, attached, garnished, or pass or be paid to any other person by operation of law, any form of voluntary assignment, or power of attorney. Any such assignment or charge is void unless the transfer is to a financial institution at the request of a worker or other beneficiary and made in accordance with RCW 51.32.045.

(2)(a) If any worker suffers (i) a permanent partial injury and dies from some other cause than the accident which produced the injury before he or she receives payment of the award for the permanent partial injury or (ii) any other injury before he or she receives payment of any monthly installment covering any period of time before his or her death, the amount of the permanent partial disability award or the monthly payment, or both, shall be paid to the surviving spouse or the child or children if there is no surviving spouse. If there is no surviving spouse and no child or children, the award or the amount of the monthly payment shall be paid by the department or self-insurer and distributed consistent with the terms of the decedent's will or, if the decedent dies intestate, consistent with the terms of RCW 11.04.015.

(b) If any worker suffers an injury and dies from it before he or she receives payment of any monthly installment covering time loss for any period of time before his or her death, the amount of the monthly payment shall be paid to the surviving spouse or the child or children if there is no surviving spouse. If there is no surviving spouse and no child or children, the amount of the monthly payment shall be paid by the department or self-insurer and distributed consistent with the terms of the decedent's will or, if the decedent dies intestate, consistent with the terms of RCW 11.04.015.

(c) Any application for compensation under this subsection (2) shall be filed with the department or self-insuring employer within one year of the date of death. The department or self-insurer may satisfy its responsibilities under this subsection (2) by sending any payment due in the name of the decedent and to the last known address of the decedent.

(3)(a) Any worker or beneficiary receiving benefits under this title who is subsequently confined in, or who subsequently becomes eligible for benefits under this title while confined in, any institution under conviction and sentence shall have all payments of the compensation canceled during the period of confinement. After discharge from the institution, payment of benefits due afterward shall be paid if the worker or beneficiary would, except for the provisions of this subsection (3), otherwise be entitled to them.

(b) If any prisoner is injured in the course of his or her employment while participating in a work or training release program authorized by chapter 72.65 RCW and is subject to the provisions of this title, he or she is entitled to payments under this title, subject to the requirements of chapter 72.65 RCW, unless his or her participation in the program has been canceled, or unless he or she is returned to a state correctional institution, as defined in RCW 72.65.010(3), as a result of revocation of parole or new sentence.

(c) If the confined worker has any beneficiaries during the confinement period during which benefits are canceled under (a) or (b) of this subsection, they shall be paid directly the monthly benefits which would have been paid to the worker for himself or herself and the worker's beneficiaries had the worker not been confined.

(4) Any lump sum benefits to which a worker would otherwise be entitled but for the provisions of this section shall be paid on a monthly basis to his or her beneficiaries.

Where death results from the injury or occupational disease and the deceased leaves no beneficiaries, a self-insurer shall pay into the supplemental pension fund the sum of ten thousand dollars, less any amount that the self-insurer paid under RCW 51.32.040(2) as payment due for the period of time before the worker's death."

Signed by Representatives Clements, Republican Co-Chair; Conway, Democratic Co-Chair; B. Chandler, Republican Vice Chair; Wood, Democratic Vice Chair; Hurst; Lisk and McMorris.

Voting yea: Representatives Clements, Conway, B. Chandler, Wood, Hurst, Lisk, McIntire and McMorris.

SSB 5148 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Environmental Quality & Water Resources: Changing permit assistance center provisions. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

"Sec. 1. RCW 90.60.010 and 1995 c 347 s 601 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Washington's environmental protection programs have established strict standards to reduce pollution and protect the public health and safety and the environment. The single-purpose programs instituted to achieve these standards have been successful in many respects, and have produced significant gains in protecting Washington's environment in the face of substantial population growth.

(2) Continued progress to achieve the environmental standards in the face of continued population growth will require greater coordination between the single-purpose environmental programs and more efficient operation of these programs overall. Pollution must be prevented and controlled and not simply transferred to another media or another place. This goal can only be achieved by maintaining the current environmental protection standards and by greater integration of the existing programs.

(3) As the number of environmental laws and regulations have grown in Washington, so have the number of permits required of business and government. This regulatory burden has significantly added to the cost and time needed to obtain essential permits in Washington. The increasing number of individual permits and permit authorities has generated the continuing potential for conflict, overlap, and duplication between the various state, local, and federal permits.

(4) The purpose of this chapter is to institute new, efficient procedures that will assist businesses and public agencies in complying with the environmental quality laws in an expedited fashion, without reducing protection of public health and safety and the environment.

(5) Those procedures need to provide a permit process that promotes effective dialogue and ensures ease in the transfer and clarification of technical information, while preventing duplication. It is necessary that the procedures establish a process for preliminary and ongoing meetings between the applicant, the coordinating permit agency, and the participating permit agencies, but do not preclude the applicant or participating permit agencies from individually coordinating with each other.

(6) It is necessary, to the maximum extent practicable, that the procedures established in this chapter ensure that the coordinated permit agency process and applicable permit requirements and criteria are integrated and run concurrently, rather than consecutively.

(7) It is necessary to provide a reliable and consolidated source of information concerning federal, state, and local environmental and land use laws and procedures that apply to any given proposal.

(8) It is the intent of this chapter to provide an optional process by which a project proponent may obtain active coordination of all applicable regulatory and land-use permitting procedures. This process is not to replace individual laws, or diminish the substantive decision-making role of individual jurisdictions. Rather it is to provide predictability, administrative consolidation, and, where possible, consolidation of appeal processes.

(9) It is also the intent of this chapter ((to provide)) that by providing an optional coordinated permit process, measures are taken by the parties that promote the public's trust and confidence in the underlying permit process, including providing consolidated, effective, and easier opportunities for members of the public to receive information and present their views about proposed projects.

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) "Center" means the permit assistance center established in the ((commission [department])) department by RCW 90.60.030.

(2) "Coordinating permit agency" means the permit agency that has the greatest overall jurisdiction over a project.

(4) "Participating permit agency" means a permit agency, other than the coordinating permit agency, that is responsible for the issuance of a permit for a project.

(5) "Parties" collectively means the coordinating permit agency, permit agency, and participating permit agency.

(6) "Permit" means any license, certificate, registration, permit, or other form of authorization required by a permit agency to engage in a particular activity.

(a) The department of ecology, an air pollution control authority, the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, and the department of health; and

(b) Any other state or federal agency or county, city, or town that participates at the request of the permit applicant and upon the agency's agreement to be subject to this chapter.

(((7))) (8) "Project" means an activity, the conduct of which requires permits from one or more permit agencies.

(1) The permit assistance center is established within the department. The center shall:

(((1))) (a) Publish and keep current one or more handbooks containing lists and explanations of all permit laws. To the extent possible, the handbook shall include relevant federal and tribal laws. A state agency or local government shall provide a reasonable number of copies of application forms, statutes, ordinances, rules, handbooks, and other informational material requested by the center and shall otherwise fully cooperate with the center. The center shall seek the cooperation of relevant federal agencies and tribal governments;

(((2))) (b) Establish, and make known, a point of contact for distribution of the handbook and advice to the public as to its interpretation in any given case;

(((3))) (c) Work closely and cooperatively with the business license center in providing efficient and nonduplicative service to the public;

(((4))) (d) Seek the assignment of employees from the permit agencies ((listed under RCW 90.60.020(6)(a))) as defined in this chapter to serve on a rotating basis in staffing the center;

(((5))) (e) Collect and disseminate information to public and private entities on federal, state, local, and tribal government programs that rely on private professional expertise to assist governmental agencies in project permit review; and

(((6))) (f) Provide ((an annual)) a biennial report to the legislature ((on potential conflicts and perceived inconsistencies among existing statutes. The first report shall be submitted to the appropriate standing committees of the house of representatives and senate by December 1, 1996.)) that:

(i) Includes statutory and other recommendations for streamlining and coordinating environmental permitting in Washington;

(ii) Summarizes the results of the center's efforts to measure performance and outcomes over time;

(iii) Summarizes, evaluates, and makes statutory and other recommendations for improving the center's and permitting agencies' efforts to provide public notice efficiently and for promoting effective public participation in permitting processes;

(iv) Details efforts on the part of the center, the department, and the parties to promote the public's trust and confidence in the permitting process. Examples of such efforts include, but are not limited to, the development of statutory and other policies and procedures, guidance, roles, and responsibilities; and

(v) Shows revenues generated by the center's services, and the center's budget and expenditures.

(2) The department shall prioritize the expenditure of general fund moneys allotted to the center to provide a set of services to the applicants of small projects.

(1) The ((coordinating permit agency)) parties may enter into a written cost-reimbursement agreement with the applicant to recover from the applicant the reasonable costs incurred by the ((coordinating permit agency)) parties in carrying out the requirements of this chapter, as well as the requirements of other relevant laws, as they relate to permit coordination, environmental review, application review, technical studies, and permit processing.

(2) The ((coordinating permit agency may recover only the costs of performing those coordinated permit services and)) written cost-reimbursement agreement shall be negotiated with the permit applicant ((in)) following the meeting required pursuant to RCW 90.60.070. Permit agencies may assign work to current staff, temporary staff, or technical consultants in order to carry out the work covered by the written cost-reimbursement agreement or the work remaining for the permit agency as a result of the coordinated permit process. The billing process shall provide for accurate time and cost accounting and may include a billing cycle that provides for progress payments.

(1) RCW 43.131.387 (Permit assistance center--Termination) and 1995 c 347 s 617; and

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. Section 5 of 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 June 29, 1999."

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Cooper, Koster, Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

SSB 5149 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care: Revising provisions relating to occupational therapy. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Cody, Democratic Co-Chair; Parlette, Republican Co-Chair; Pflug, Republican Vice Chair; Alexander; Campbell; Conway and Edmonds.

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Alexander, Campbell, Conway and Edmonds.

SB 5152 Prime Sponsor, Senator Kline: Clarifying who are appointed personnel for the purpose of public employees' collective bargaining. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor

(1) "Public employer" means any officer, board, commission, council, or other person or body acting on behalf of any public body governed by this chapter, or any subdivision of such public body. For the purposes of this section, the public employer of district court or superior court employees for wage-related matters is the respective county legislative authority, or person or body acting on behalf of the legislative authority, and the public employer for nonwage-related matters is the judge or judge's designee of the respective district court or superior court.

(2) "Public employee" means any employee of a public employer except any person (a) elected by popular vote, or (b) appointed to office pursuant to statute, ordinance or resolution for a specified term of office as a member of a multimember board, commission, or committee, whether appointed by the executive head or body of the public employer, or (c) whose duties as deputy, administrative assistant or secretary necessarily imply a confidential relationship to (i) the executive head or body of the applicable bargaining unit, or (ii) any person elected by popular vote, or (iii) any person appointed to office pursuant to statute, ordinance or resolution for a specified term of office as a member of a multimember board, commission, or committee, whether appointed by the executive head or body of the public employer, or (d) who is a court commissioner or a court magistrate of superior court, district court, or a department of a district court organized under chapter 3.46 RCW, or (e) who is a personal assistant to a district court judge, superior court judge, or court commissioner. For the purpose of (((d))) (e) of this subsection, no more than one assistant for each judge or commissioner may be excluded from a bargaining unit.

(3) "Bargaining representative" means any lawful organization which has as one of its primary purposes the representation of employees in their employment relations with employers.

(4) "Collective bargaining" means the performance of the mutual obligations of the public employer and the exclusive bargaining representative to meet at reasonable times, to confer and negotiate in good faith, and to execute a written agreement with respect to grievance procedures and collective negotiations on personnel matters, including wages, hours and working conditions, which may be peculiar to an appropriate bargaining unit of such public employer, except that by such obligation neither party shall be compelled to agree to a proposal or be required to make a concession unless otherwise provided in this chapter. In the case of the Washington state patrol, "collective bargaining" shall not include wages and wage-related matters.

(7) "Uniformed personnel" means: (a)(i) Until July 1, 1997, law enforcement officers as defined in RCW 41.26.030 employed by the governing body of any city or town with a population of seven thousand five hundred or more and law enforcement officers employed by the governing body of any county with a population of thirty-five thousand or more; (ii) beginning on July 1, 1997, law enforcement officers as defined in RCW 41.26.030 employed by the governing body of any city or town with a population of two thousand five hundred or more and law enforcement officers employed by the governing body of any county with a population of ten thousand or more; (b) correctional employees who are uniformed and nonuniformed, commissioned and noncommissioned security personnel employed in a jail as defined in RCW 70.48.020(5), by a county with a population of seventy thousand or more, and who are trained for and charged with the responsibility of controlling and maintaining custody of inmates in the jail and safeguarding inmates from other inmates; (c) general authority Washington peace officers as defined in RCW 10.93.020 employed by a port district in a county with a population of one million or more; (d) security forces established under RCW 43.52.520; (e) fire fighters as that term is defined in RCW 41.26.030; (f) employees of a port district in a county with a population of one million or more whose duties include crash fire rescue or other fire fighting duties; (g) employees of fire departments of public employers who dispatch exclusively either fire or emergency medical services, or both; or (h) employees in the several classes of advanced life support technicians, as defined in RCW 18.71.200, who are employed by a public employer.

(8) "Institution of higher education" means the University of Washington, Washington State University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, Western Washington University, The Evergreen State College, and the various state community colleges.

Sec. 2. RCW 36.27.040 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 19 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

The prosecuting attorney may appoint one or more deputies who shall have the same power in all respects as their principal. Each appointment shall be in writing, signed by the prosecuting attorney, and filed in the county auditor's office. Each deputy thus appointed shall have the same qualifications required of the prosecuting attorney, except that such deputy need not be a resident of the county in which he serves. The prosecuting attorney may appoint one or more special deputy prosecuting attorneys upon a contract or fee basis whose authority shall be limited to the purposes stated in the writing signed by the prosecuting attorney and filed in the county auditor's office. Such special deputy prosecuting attorney shall be admitted to practice as an attorney before the courts of this state but need not be a resident of the county in which he serves and shall not be under the legal disabilities attendant upon prosecuting attorneys or their deputies except to avoid any conflict of interest with the purpose for which he has been engaged by the prosecuting attorney. The prosecuting attorney shall be responsible for the acts of his deputies and may revoke appointments at will.

Two or more prosecuting attorneys may agree that one or more deputies for any one of them may serve temporarily as deputy for any other of them on terms respecting compensation which are acceptable to said prosecuting attorneys. Any such deputy thus serving shall have the same power in all respects as if he were serving permanently.

The provisions of RCW 41.56.030(2) shall not be interpreted to permit a prosecuting attorney to alter the at-will relationship established between the prosecuting attorney and his or her appointed deputies by this section for a period of time exceeding his or her term of office. Neither shall the provisions of RCW 41.56.030(2) require a prosecuting attorney to alter the at-will relationship established by this section."

Signed by Representatives Clements, Republican Co-Chair; Conway, Democratic Co-Chair; Wood, Democratic Vice Chair; Hurst; Lisk and McIntire.

MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representatives B. Chandler, Republican Vice Chair and McMorris.

SSB 5153 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Transportation: Modifying provisions concerning the freight mobility strategic investment board. Reported by Committee on Transportation

(a) Adopt rules and procedures necessary to implement the freight mobility strategic investment program;

(b) Solicit from public entities proposed projects that meet eligibility criteria established in accordance with subsection (4) of this section; and

(c) Review and evaluate project applications based on criteria established under this section, and prioritize and select projects comprising a portfolio to be funded in part with grants from state funds appropriated for the freight mobility strategic investment program. In determining the appropriate level of state funding for a project, the board shall ensure that state funds are allocated to leverage the greatest amount of partnership funding possible. After selecting projects comprising the portfolio, the board shall submit them as part of its budget request to the office of financial management and the legislature. The board shall ensure that projects submitted as part of the portfolio are not more appropriately funded with other federal, state, or local government funding mechanisms or programs. The board shall reject those projects that appear to improve overall general mobility with limited enhancement for freight mobility.

The board shall provide periodic progress reports on its activities to the ((governor)) office of financial management and the legislative transportation committee.

(a) Accept from any state or federal agency, loans or grants for the financing of any transportation project and enter into agreements with any such agency concerning the loans or grants;

(c) Accept any gifts, grants, or loans of funds, property, or financial, or other aid in any form from any other source on any terms and conditions which are not in conflict with this chapter;

(d) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter; and

(e) Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly granted or implied under this chapter.

(3) The board shall designate strategic freight corridors within the state. The board shall update the list of designated strategic corridors not less than every two years, and shall establish a method of collecting and verifying data, including information on city and county-owned roadways.

(4) From June 11, 1998, through the biennium ending June 30, 2001, the board shall utilize threshold project eligibility criteria that, at a minimum, includes the following:

(i) It is primarily aimed at reducing identified barriers to freight movement with only incidental benefits to general or personal mobility; or

(ii) It is primarily aimed at increasing capacity for the movement of freight with only incidental benefits to general or personal mobility; or

(iii) It is primarily aimed at mitigating the impact on communities of increasing freight movement, including roadway/railway conflicts; and

(5) From June 11, 1998, through the biennium ending June 30, 2001, the board shall use the multicriteria analysis and scoring framework for evaluating and ranking eligible freight mobility and freight mitigation projects developed by the freight mobility project prioritization committee and contained in the January 16, 1998, report entitled "Project Eligibility, Priority and Selection Process for a Strategic Freight Investment Program." The prioritization process shall measure the degree to which projects address important program objectives and shall generate a project score that reflects a project's priority compared to other projects. The board shall assign scoring points to each criterion that indicate the relative importance of the criterion in the overall determination of project priority. After June 30, 2001, the board may supplement and refine the initial project priority criteria and scoring framework developed by the freight mobility project prioritization committee as expertise and experience is gained in administering the freight mobility program.

(6) It is the intent of the legislature that each freight mobility project contained in the project portfolio submitted by the board utilize the greatest amount of nonstate funding possible. The board shall adopt rules that give preference to projects that contain the greatest levels of financial participation from nonprogram fund sources. The board shall consider twenty percent as the minimum partnership contribution, but shall also ensure that there are provisions allowing exceptions for projects that are located in areas where minimal local funding capacity exists or where the magnitude of the project makes the adopted partnership contribution financially unfeasible.

(7) The board shall develop and recommend policies that address operational improvements that primarily benefit and enhance freight movement, including, but not limited to, policies that reduce congestion in truck lanes at border crossings and weigh stations and provide for access to ports during nonpeak hours.

(1) The freight mobility strategic investment board is created. The board shall convene by July 1, 1998.

(2) The board is composed of twelve members. The following members are appointed by the governor for terms of four years, except that five members initially are appointed for terms of two years: (a) Two members, one of whom is from a city located within or along a strategic freight corridor, appointed from a list of at least four persons nominated by the association of Washington cities or its successor; (b) two members, one of whom is from a county having a strategic freight corridor within its boundaries, appointed from a list of at least four persons nominated by the Washington state association of counties or its successor; (c) two members, one of whom is from a port district located within or along a strategic freight corridor, appointed from a list of at least four persons nominated by the Washington public ports association or its successor; (d) one member representing the office of financial management; (e) one member appointed as a representative of the trucking industry; (f) one member appointed as a representative of the railroads; (g) the secretary of the department of transportation; (h) one member representing the steamship industry; and (i) one member of the general public. In appointing the general public member, the governor shall endeavor to appoint a member with special expertise in relevant fields such as public finance, freight transportation, or public works construction. The governor shall appoint the general public member as chair of the board. In making appointments to the board, the governor shall ensure that each geographic region of the state is represented.

(3) Members of the board ((may not receive compensation. Reimbursement for)) shall be reimbursed for reasonable and customary travel ((and other)) expenses ((shall be provided by each respective organization that a member represents on the board)) as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

(4) If a vacancy on the board occurs by death, resignation, or otherwise, the governor shall fill the vacant position for the unexpired term. Each vacancy in a position appointed from lists provided by the associations and departments under subsection (2) of this section must be filled from a list of at least four persons nominated by the relevant association or associations.

(5) The appointments made in subsection (2) of this section are not subject to confirmation.

The board ((shall)), at its option, may either appoint an executive director, who shall serve at its pleasure and whose salary shall be set by the board((. Staff support to the board shall initially be provided by the department of transportation, the transportation improvement board, and the county road administration board or their successor agencies. The board shall develop a plan that provides for administration and staffing of the program and present this plan to the office of financial management and the legislative transportation committee by December 31, 1998)) or make provisions ensuring the responsibilities of the executive director are carried out by an existing transportation-related state agency or by private contract. Staff support to the board shall be provided by the department of transportation, the transportation improvement board, and the county road administration board, or their successor agencies."

Signed by Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co-Chair; K. Schmidt, Republican Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic 1st Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; Buck; G. Chandler; DeBolt; Fortunato; Haigh; Hatfield; Hurst; Lovick; McDonald; Mitchell; Morris; Murray; Ogden; Pflug; Radcliff; Romero; Schindler; Schual-Berke; Skinner and Wood.

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Ericksen, Hankins, G. Chandler, DeBolt, Fortunato, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Lovick, McDonald, Mitchell, Morris, Murray, Ogden, Pflug, Radcliff, Romero, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Skinner and Wood.

SSB 5154 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary: Limiting the liability of electric utilities. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 64.12 RCW to read as follows:

(1) An electric utility is immune from liability under RCW 64.12.030, 64.12.040, and 4.24.630 and any claims for general or special damages, including claims of emotional distress, for cutting or removing vegetation located on or originating from land or property adjacent to electric facilities that:

(b) Poses an imminent hazard to the general public health, safety, or welfare and the electric utility makes a reasonable effort under the circumstances to obtain an agreement from the resident or property owner present on the property to trim or remove such hazard. If necessary, the electric utility may act without an agreement where no such person is present or to protect life, property, or to restore electrical service; or

(c) Poses a potential threat to damage electric facilities and the electric utility attempts written notice by mail to the last known address of record indicating the intent to act or remove vegetation and secures agreement from the affected property owner of record for the cutting, removing, and disposition of the vegetation. Such notice shall include a brief statement of the need and nature of the work intended that will impact the owner's property or vegetation, a good faith estimate of the time frame in which such work will occur, and how the utility can be contacted regarding the cutting or removal of vegetation. If the affected property owner fails to respond to a notice from the electric utility within two weeks of the date the electric utility provided notice, the electric utility may secure agreement from a resident of the affected property for the cutting, removing, and disposition of vegetation.

(2)(a) A hazard to the general public health, safety, or welfare is deemed to exist when:

(i) Vegetation has encroached upon electric facilities by overhanging or growing in such close proximity to overhead electric facilities that it constitutes an electrical hazard under applicable electrical construction codes or state and federal health and safety regulations governing persons who are employed or retained by, or on behalf of, an electric utility to construct, maintain, inspect, and repair electric facilities or to trim or remove vegetation; or

(ii) Vegetation is visibly diseased, dead, or dying and has been determined by a qualified forester or certified arborist employed or retained by, or on behalf of, an electric utility to be of such proximity to electric facilities that trimming or removal of the vegetation is necessary to avoid contact between the vegetation and electric facilities.

(b) The factors to be considered in determining the extent of trimming required to remove a hazard to the general public health, safety, or welfare may include normal tree growth, the combined movement of trees and conductors under adverse weather conditions, voltage, and sagging of conductors at elevated temperatures.

(3) A potential threat to damage electric facilities exists when vegetation is of such size, condition, and proximity to electric facilities that it can be reasonably expected to cause damage to electric facilities and, based upon this standard, the vegetation has been determined to pose a potential threat by a qualified forester or certified arborist employed or retained by or on behalf of an electric utility.

(a) "Electric facilities" means lines, conduits, ducts, poles, wires, pipes, conductors, cables, cross-arms, receivers, transmitters, transformers, instruments, machines, appliances, instrumentalities, and all devices and apparatus used, operated, owned, or controlled by an electric utility, for the purposes of manufacturing, transforming, transmitting, distributing, selling, or furnishing electricity.

(b) "Electric utility" means an electrical company, as defined under RCW 80.04.010, a municipal electric utility formed under Title 35 RCW, a public utility district formed under Title 54 RCW, an irrigation district formed under chapter 87.03 RCW, a cooperative formed under chapter 23.86 RCW, and a mutual corporation or association formed under chapter 24.06 RCW, that is engaged in the business of distributing electricity in the state.

(1) Every person who goes onto the land of another and who removes timber, crops, minerals, or other similar valuable property from the land, or wrongfully causes waste or injury to the land, or wrongfully injures personal property or improvements to real estate on the land, is liable to the injured party for treble the amount of the damages caused by the removal, waste, or injury. For purposes of this section, a person acts "wrongfully" if the person intentionally and unreasonably commits the act or acts while knowing, or having reason to know, that he or she lacks authorization to so act. Damages recoverable under this section include, but are not limited to, damages for the market value of the property removed or injured, and for injury to the land, including the costs of restoration. In addition, the person is liable for reimbursing the injured party for the party's reasonable costs, including but not limited to investigative costs and reasonable attorneys' fees and other litigation-related costs.

(2) This section does not apply in any case where liability for damages is provided under RCW 64.12.030, 79.01.756, 79.01.760, ((or)) 79.40.070, or where there is immunity from liability under section 1 of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected."

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SB 5170 Prime Sponsor, Senator Haugen: Changing provisions for school district name changes. Reported by Committee on Education

Signed by Representatives Quall, Democratic Co-Chair; Talcott, Republican Co-Chair; Haigh, Democratic Vice Chair; Schindler, Republican Vice Chair; Carlson; Cox; Keiser; Rockefeller; Santos; D. Schmidt; Schual-Berke; Stensen and Wensman.

Voting yea: Representatives Quall, Talcott, Haigh, Schindler, Carlson, Cox, Keiser, Rockefeller, Santos, D. Schmidt, Schual-Berke, Stensen and Wensman.

2SSB 5171 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Transportation: Regulating Washington state patrol employment agreements. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Clements, Republican Co-Chair; Conway, Democratic Co-Chair; Wood, Democratic Vice Chair; Hurst; Lisk and McIntire.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives B. Chandler, Republican Vice Chair and McMorris.

SSB 5179 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation: Creating Title 79A RCW, Public Recreational Lands. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources

NEW SECTION. Sec. 101. The definitions in this section apply throughout this title unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(2) "Chair" means the member of the commission elected pursuant to RCW 43.51.030 (as recodified by this act).

(3) "Director" and "director of the state parks and recreation commission" mean the director of parks and recreation or the director's designee.

(4) "Recreation" means those activities of a voluntary and leisure time nature that aid in promoting entertainment, pleasure, play, relaxation, or instruction.

(5) "Natural forest" means a forest that faithfully represents, or is meant to become representative of, its unaltered state.

Sec. 201. RCW 43.51.020 and 1984 c 287 s 82 are each amended to read as follows:

There is hereby created a "state parks and recreation commission" consisting of seven ((electors)) citizens of the state. The members of the commission shall be appointed by the governor by and with the advice and consent of the senate and shall serve for a term of six years, expiring on December 31st of even-numbered years, and until their successors are appointed. In case of a vacancy, the governor shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term of the commissioner whose office has become vacant.

((The commissioners incumbent as of August 11, 1969, shall serve as follows: Those commissioners whose terms expire December 31, 1970, shall serve until December 31, 1970; the elector appointed to succeed to the office, the term for which expired December 31, 1968, shall serve until December 31, 1974; the terms of three of the four remaining commissioners shall each expire on December 31, 1972.

To assure that no more than the terms of three members will expire simultaneously on December 31st in any one even-numbered year, the term of not more than one commissioner incumbent on August 11, 1969, as designated by the governor, who was either appointed or reappointed to serve until December 31, 1972, shall be increased by the governor by two years, and said term shall expire December 31, 1974.))

In making the appointments to the commission, the governor shall choose ((electors)) citizens who understand park and recreation needs and interests. No person shall serve if he or she holds any elective or full-time appointive state, county, or municipal office. Members of the commission shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 and in addition shall be allowed their travel expenses incurred while absent from their usual places of residence in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

Payment of expenses pertaining to the operation of the commission shall be made upon vouchers certified to by such persons as shall be designated by the commission.

Sec. 202. RCW 43.51.030 and 1965 c 8 s 43.51.030 are each amended to read as follows:

The commission shall elect one of its members as ((chairman)) chair. The commission may be convened at such times as the ((chairman)) chair deems necessary, and a majority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 301. In addition to whatever other duties may exist in law or be imposed in the future, it is the duty of the commission to:

(1) Implement integrated pest management practices and regulate pests as required by RCW 17.15.020;

(2) Take steps necessary to control spartina and purple loosestrife as required by RCW 17.26.020;

(4) Coordinate planning and provide staffing and administrative assistance to the Lewis and Clark trail committee as required by RCW 27.34.340;

(5) Administer those portions of chapter 46.10 RCW not dealing with registration and licensing of snowmobiles as required by RCW 46.10.210;

(6) Consult and participate in the scenic and recreational highway system as required by chapter 47.39 RCW; and

(7) Develop, prepare, and distribute information relating to marine oil recycling tanks and sewage holding tank pumping stations, in cooperation with other departments, as required by chapter 88.02 RCW.

Sec. 302. RCW 43.51.040 and 1989 c 175 s 106 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Have the care, charge, control, and supervision of all parks and parkways acquired or set aside by the state for park or parkway purposes.

(2) Adopt policies, ((promulgate)) and adopt, issue, and enforce rules pertaining to the use, care, and administration of state parks and parkways. The commission shall cause a copy of the rules to be kept posted in a conspicuous place in every state park to which they are applicable, but failure to post or keep any rule posted shall be no defense to any prosecution for the violation thereof.

(3) Permit the use of state parks and parkways by the public under such rules as shall be adopted.

(4) Clear, drain, grade, seed, and otherwise improve or beautify parks and parkways, and erect structures, buildings, fireplaces, and comfort stations and build and maintain paths, trails, and roadways through or on parks and parkways.

(5) Grant concessions or leases in state parks and parkways, upon such rentals, fees, or percentage of income or profits and for such terms, in no event longer than forty years, and upon such conditions as shall be approved by the commission: PROVIDED, That leases exceeding a twenty-year term shall require a unanimous vote of the commission: PROVIDED FURTHER, That if, during the term of any concession or lease, it is the opinion of the commission that it would be in the best interest of the state, the commission may, with the consent of the concessionaire or lessee, alter and amend the terms and conditions of such concession or lease: PROVIDED FURTHER, That television station leases shall be subject to the provisions of RCW 43.51.063 (as recodified by this act), only: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the rates of such concessions or leases shall be renegotiated at five-year intervals. No concession shall be granted which will prevent the public from having free access to the scenic attractions of any park or parkway.

(7) By majority vote of its authorized membership select and purchase or obtain options upon, lease, or otherwise acquire for and in the name of the state such tracts of land, including shore and tide lands, for park and parkway purposes as it deems proper. If the commission cannot acquire any tract at a price it deems reasonable, it may, by majority vote of its authorized membership, obtain title thereto, or any part thereof, by condemnation proceedings conducted by the attorney general as provided for the condemnation of rights of way for state highways. Option agreements executed under authority of this ((subdivision)) subsection shall be valid only if:

(b) Moneys used for the purchase of the option agreement are from (i) funds appropriated therefor, or (ii) funds appropriated for undesignated land acquisitions, or (iii) funds deemed by the commission to be in excess of the amount necessary for the purposes for which they were appropriated; and

(c) The maximum amount payable for the property upon exercise of the option does not exceed the appraised value of the property.

(8) Cooperate with the United States, or any county or city of this state, in any matter pertaining to the acquisition, development, redevelopment, renovation, care, control, or supervision of any park or parkway, and enter into contracts in writing to that end. All parks or parkways, to which the state contributed or in whose care, control, or supervision the state participated pursuant to the provisions of this section, shall be governed by the provisions hereof.

(a) Manage timber and land under its jurisdiction to maintain and enhance aesthetic and recreational values;

(b) Apply modern conservation practices to maintain and enhance aesthetic, recreational, and ecological resources; and

(c) Designate and preserve certain forest areas throughout the state as natural forests or natural areas for interpretation, study, and preservation purposes.

(b) As part of a park maintenance or development project, or conservation practice;

(3) Tree removal under subsection (2) of this section shall be done by commission personnel, unless the personnel lack necessary expertise. Except in emergencies and when feasible, significant trees shall be removed only after they have been marked or appraised by a professional forester. The removal of significant trees from a natural forest may take place only after a public hearing has been held, except in emergencies.

(4) When feasible, felled timber shall be left on the ground for natural purposes or used for park purposes including, but not limited to, building projects, trail mulching, and firewood. In natural forest areas, first consideration shall be given to leaving timber on the ground for natural purposes.

(5) The commission may issue permits to individuals under RCW 4.24.210 and 43.51.065 (as recodified by this act) for the removal of wood debris from state parks for personal firewood use.

(6) Only timber that qualifies for cutting or removal under subsection (2) of this section may be sold. Timber shall be sold only when surplus to the needs of the park.

(7) Net revenue derived from timber sales shall be deposited in the state parks renewal and stewardship account created in RCW 43.51.275 (as recodified by this act).

(1) ((By July 1, 1992,)) The ((state parks and recreation)) commission shall provide waste reduction and recycling information in each state park campground and day-use area.

(2) ((By July 1, 1993,)) The commission shall provide recycling receptacles in the day-use and campground areas of at least ((fifteen)) forty state parks. The receptacles shall be clearly marked for the disposal of at least two of the following recyclable materials: Aluminum, glass, newspaper, plastic, and tin. The commission shall endeavor to provide recycling receptacles in parks that are near urban centers or in heavily used parks.

(3) The commission shall provide daily maintenance of such receptacles from April through September of each year.

(4) ((Beginning July 1, 1993, the commission shall provide recycling receptacles in at least five additional state parks per biennium until the total number of state parks having recycling receptacles reaches forty.

(5))) The commission is authorized to enter into agreements with any person, company, or nonprofit organization to provide for the collection and transport of recyclable materials and related activities under this section.

(1) The commission shall grant to any person who meets the eligibility requirements specified in this section a senior citizen's pass which shall (a) entitle such person, and members of his or her camping unit, to a fifty percent reduction in the campsite rental fee prescribed by the commission, and (b) entitle such person to free admission to any state park.

(2) The commission shall grant a senior citizen's pass to any person who applies for the same and who meets the following requirements:

(b) The person is a domiciliary of the state of Washington and meets reasonable residency requirements prescribed by the commission; and

(c) The person and his or her spouse have a combined income which would qualify the person for a property tax exemption pursuant to RCW 84.36.381, as now law or hereafter amended. The financial eligibility requirements of this subparagraph (c) shall apply regardless of whether the applicant for a senior citizen's pass owns taxable property or has obtained or applied for such property tax exemption.

(3) Each senior citizen's pass granted pursuant to this section is valid so long as the senior citizen meets the requirements of subsection (2)(b) of this section. Notwithstanding, any senior citizen meeting the eligibility requirements of this section may make a voluntary donation for the upkeep and maintenance of state parks.

(4) A holder of a senior citizen's pass shall surrender the pass upon request of a commission employee when the employee has reason to believe the holder fails to meet the criteria in subsection (2)(a), (b), or (c) of this section. The holder shall have the pass returned upon providing proof to the satisfaction of the director of the parks and recreation commission that the holder does meet the eligibility criteria for obtaining the senior citizen's pass.

(5) Any resident of Washington who is disabled as defined by the social security administration and who receives social security benefits for that disability, or any other benefits for that disability from any other governmental or nongovernmental source, or who is entitled to benefits for permanent disability under RCW 71A.10.020(((2))) (3) due to unemployability full time at the minimum wage, or who is legally blind or profoundly deaf, or who has been issued a card, decal, or special license plate for a permanent disability under RCW 46.16.381 shall be entitled to receive, regardless of age and upon making application therefor, a disability pass at no cost to the holder. The pass shall (a) entitle such person, and members of his or her camping unit, to a fifty percent reduction in the campsite rental fee prescribed by the commission, and (b) entitle such person to free admission to any state park.

(6) A card, decal, or special license plate issued for a permanent disability under RCW 46.16.381 may serve as a pass for the holder to entitle that person and members of the person's camping unit to a fifty percent reduction in the campsite rental fee prescribed by the commission, and to allow the holder free admission to state parks.

(7) Any resident of Washington who is a veteran and has a service-connected disability of at least thirty percent shall be entitled to receive a lifetime veteran's disability pass at no cost to the holder. The pass shall (a) entitle such person, and members of his or her camping unit, to free use of any campsite within any state park; (b) entitle such person to free admission to any state park; and (c) entitle such person to an exemption from any reservation fees.

(8) All passes issued pursuant to this section shall be valid at all parks any time during the year: PROVIDED, That the pass shall not be valid for admission to concessionaire operated facilities.

(9) This section shall not affect or otherwise impair the power of the commission to continue or discontinue any other programs it has adopted for senior citizens.

(10) The commission shall adopt such rules ((and regulations)) as it finds appropriate for the administration of this section. Among other things, such rules ((and regulations)) shall prescribe a definition of "camping unit" which will authorize a reasonable number of persons traveling with the person having a pass to stay at the campsite rented by such person, a minimum Washington residency requirement for applicants for a senior citizen's pass and an application form to be completed by applicants for a senior citizen's pass.

Sec. 306. RCW 43.51.061 and 1969 ex.s. c 31 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

((Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter or of other laws)) No provision of law relating to the commission((,)) shall prevent the commission ((may delegate)) from delegating to the director ((of parks and recreation)) such powers and duties of the commission as they may deem proper.

(2) Accept any grants of funds made with or without a matching requirement by the United States, or any agency thereof, for purposes in keeping with the purposes of this chapter; accept gifts, bequests, devises and endowments for purposes in keeping with such purposes; enter into cooperative agreements with and provide for private nonprofit groups to use state park property and facilities to raise money to contribute gifts, grants, and support to the commission for the purposes of this chapter. The commission may assist the nonprofit group in a cooperative effort by providing necessary agency personnel and services, if available. However, none of the moneys raised may inure to the benefit of the nonprofit group, except in furtherance of its purposes to benefit the commission as provided in this chapter. The agency and the private nonprofit group shall agree on the nature of any project to be supported by such gift or grant prior to the use of any agency property or facilities for raising money. Any such gifts may be in the form of recreational facilities developed or built in part or in whole for public use on agency property, provided that the facility is consistent with the purposes of the agency;

(3) Require certification by the commission of all parks and recreation workers employed in state aided or state controlled programs;

(4) Act jointly, when advisable, with the United States, any other state agencies, institutions, departments, boards, or commissions in order to carry out the objectives and responsibilities of this chapter;

(5) Grant franchises and easements for any legitimate purpose on parks or parkways, for such terms and subject to such conditions and considerations as the commission shall specify;

(6) Charge such fees for services, utilities, and use of facilities as the commission shall deem proper;

(7) Enter into agreements whereby individuals or companies may rent undeveloped parks or parkway land for grazing, agricultural, or mineral development purposes upon such terms and conditions as the commission shall deem proper, for a term not to exceed ten years;

(8) Determine the qualifications of and employ a director of parks and recreation who shall receive a salary as fixed by the governor in accordance with the provisions of RCW 43.03.040((, and upon his recommendation, a supervisor of recreation,)) and determine the qualifications and salary of and employ such other persons as may be needed to carry out the provisions hereof; and

(9) Without being limited to the powers hereinbefore enumerated, the commission shall have such other powers as in the judgment of a majority of its members are deemed necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter: PROVIDED, That the commission shall not have power to supervise directly any local park or recreation district, and no funds shall be made available for such purpose.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 401. In addition to other duties the commission may from time to time impose, it is the duty of the director to:

(1) Ensure the control of weeds in parks to the extent required by RCW 17.04.160 and 17.10.205; and

(2) Participate in the operations of the environmental enhancement and job creation task force under chapter 43.21J RCW.

(2) The ((parks and recreation)) commission shall deposit all moneys received from the sale of interpretive, recreational, and historical literature and materials in this account. Moneys in the account may be spent only for development, production, and distribution costs associated with literature and materials.

(3) Disbursements from the account shall be on the authority of the director ((of the parks and recreation commission)), or the director's designee. The account is subject to the allotment procedure provided under chapter 43.88 RCW. No appropriation is required for disbursement of moneys to be used for support of further production of materials provided for in RCW 43.51.050(2) (as recodified by this act). The director may transfer a portion of the moneys in this account to the state parks renewal and stewardship account and may expend moneys so transferred for any purpose provided for in RCW 43.51.275 (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 501. RCW 46.61.587 and 1984 c 258 s 329 are each amended to read as follows:

Any violation of RCW 43.51.320 (as recodified by this act) or 46.61.585 or any rule ((promulgated)) adopted by the parks and recreation commission to enforce the provisions thereof ((shall be punished by a fine of not more than twenty-five dollars)) is a civil infraction as provided in chapter 7.84 RCW.

The legislature declares that decriminalizing certain offenses contained in Titles 75, 76, 77, ((and)) 79, and 79A RCW and chapter((s)) 43.30((, 43.51, and 88.12)) RCW and any rules adopted pursuant to those titles and chapters would promote the more efficient administration of those titles and chapters. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a just, uniform, and efficient procedure for adjudicating those violations which, in any of these titles and chapters or rules adopted under these chapters or titles, are declared not to be criminal offenses. The legislature respectfully requests the supreme court to prescribe any rules of procedure necessary to implement this chapter.

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definition in this section applies throughout this chapter.

"Infraction" means an offense which, by the terms of Title 75, 76, 77, ((or)) 79, or 79A RCW or chapter 43.30((, 43.51, or 88.12)) RCW and rules adopted under these titles and chapters, is declared not to be a criminal offense and is subject to the provisions of this chapter.

Whenever the ((state parks and recreation)) commission finds that any land under its control cannot advantageously be used for park purposes, it is authorized to dispose of such land by the method provided in this section or by the method provided in RCW 43.51.200 (as recodified by this act). If such lands are school or other grant lands, control thereof shall be relinquished by resolution of the commission to the proper state officials. If such lands were acquired under restrictive conveyances by which the state may hold them only so long as they are used for park purposes, they may be returned to the donor or grantors by the commission. All other such lands may be either sold by the commission to the highest bidder or exchanged for other lands of equal value by the commission, and all conveyance documents shall be executed by the governor. All such exchanges shall be accompanied by a transfer fee, to be set by the commission and paid by the other party to the transfer; such fee shall be paid into the parkland acquisition account established under RCW 43.51.200 as recodified by this act). Sealed bids on all sales shall be solicited at least twenty days in advance of the sale date by an advertisement appearing at least ((in three)) once a week for two consecutive ((issues of)) weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the land to be sold is located. If the commission feels that no bid received adequately reflects the fair value of the land to be sold, it may reject all bids, and may call for new bids. All proceeds derived from the sale of such park property shall be paid into the park land acquisition account. All land considered for exchange shall be evaluated by the commission to determine its adaptability to park usage. The equal value of all lands exchanged shall first be determined by the appraisals to the satisfaction of the commission((: PROVIDED, That)). No sale or exchange of state park lands shall be made without the unanimous consent of the commission.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 701. The commission shall cooperate in implementing and operating the conservation corps as required by chapter 43.220 RCW.

Sec. 702. RCW 43.220.160 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 40 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) There is established a conservation corps within the state parks and recreation commission.

(2) Specific work project areas of the state parks and recreation conservation corps may include the following:

(g) Other projects as the state parks and recreation commission may determine. If ((appropriation)) appropriate facilities are available, the state parks and recreation commission may authorize carrying out projects which involve overnight stays.

Sec. 801. RCW 79.72.020 and 1994 c 264 s 64 are each amended to read as follows:

The definitions set forth in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) (("Department")) "Commission" means the state parks and recreation commission.

(2) "Committee of participating agencies" or "committee" means a committee composed of the executive head, or the executive's designee, of each of the state departments of ecology, fish and wildlife, natural resources, and transportation, the state parks and recreation commission, the interagency committee for outdoor recreation, the Washington state association of counties, and the association of Washington cities. In addition, the governor shall appoint two public members of the committee. Public members of the committee shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.220 and shall receive reimbursement for their travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

When a specific river or river segment of the state's scenic river system is being considered by the committee, a representative of each participating local government associated with that river or river segment shall serve as a member of the committee.

(3) "Participating local government" means the legislative authority of any city or county, a portion of whose territorial jurisdiction is bounded by or includes a river or river segment of the state's scenic river system.

(4) "River" means a flowing body of water or a section, segment, or portion thereof.

(5) "River area" means a river and the land area in its immediate environs as established by the participating agencies not exceeding a width of one-quarter mile landward from the streamway on either side of the river.

(6) "Scenic easement" means the negotiated right to control the use of land, including the air space above the land, for the purpose of protecting the scenic view throughout the visual corridor.

(7) "Streamway" means that stream-dependent corridor of single or multiple, wet or dry, channel or channels within which the usual seasonal or stormwater run-off peaks are contained, and within which environment the flora, fauna, soil, and topography is dependent on or influenced by the height and velocity of the fluctuating river currents.

(8) "System" means all the rivers and river areas in the state designated by the legislature for inclusion as scenic rivers but does not include tributaries of a designated river unless specifically included by the legislature. The inclusion of a river in the system does not mean that other rivers or tributaries in a drainage basin shall be required to be part of the management program developed for the system unless the rivers and tributaries within the drainage basin are specifically designated for inclusion by the legislature.

(9) "Visual corridor" means that area which can be seen in a normal summer month by a person of normal vision walking either bank of a river included in the system. The visual corridor shall not exceed the river area.

Sec. 802. RCW 79.72.030 and 1977 ex.s. c 161 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The ((department)) commission shall develop and adopt management policies for publicly owned or leased land on the rivers designated by the legislature as being a part of the state's scenic river system and within the associated river areas. The ((department)) commission may adopt ((regulations)) rules identifying river classifications which reflect the characteristics common to various segments of scenic rivers and may adopt management policies consistent with local government's shoreline management master plans appropriate for each such river classification. All such policies shall be subject to review by the committee of participating agencies. Once such a policy has been approved by a majority vote of the committee members, it shall be adopted by the ((department)) commission in accordance with the provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW, as now or hereafter amended. Any variance with such a policy by any public agency shall be authorized only by the approval of the committee of participating agencies by majority vote, and shall be made only to alleviate unusual hardships unique to a given segment of the system.

(2) Any policies developed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall include management plans for protecting ecological, economic, recreational, aesthetic, botanical, scenic, geological, hydrological, fish and wildlife, historical, cultural, archaeological, and scientific features of the rivers designated as being in the system. Such policies shall also include management plans to encourage any nonprofit group, organization, association, person, or corporation to develop and adopt programs for the purpose of increasing fish propagation.

(3) The committee of participating agencies shall, by two-thirds majority vote, identify on a river by river basis any publicly owned or leased lands which could be included in a river area of the system but which are developed in a manner unsuitable for land to be managed as part of the system. The ((department)) commission shall exclude lands so identified from the provisions of any management policies implementing the provisions of this chapter.

(4) The committee of participating agencies, by majority vote, shall determine the boundaries which shall define the river area associated with any included river. With respect to the rivers named in RCW 79.72.080 (as recodified by this act), the committee shall make such determination, and those determinations authorized by subsection (3) of this section, within one year of September 21, 1977.

(5) Before making a decision regarding the river area to be included in the system, a variance in policy, or the excluding of land from the provisions of the management policies, the committee shall hold hearings in accord with chapter 34.05 RCW, with at least one public hearing to be held in the general locale of the river under consideration. The ((department)) commission shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area which includes the river or rivers to be considered, a description, including a map showing such river or rivers, of the material to be considered at the public hearing. Such notice shall appear at least twice in the time period between two and four weeks prior to the public hearing.

(6) Meetings of the committee shall be called by the ((department)) commission or by written petition signed by five or more of the committee members. The ((chairman)) chair of the ((parks and recreation)) commission or the ((chairman's)) chair's designee shall serve as the ((chairman)) chair of any meetings of the committee held to implement the provisions of this chapter.

The committee shall seek and receive comments from the public regarding potential additions to the system, shall initiate studies, and may, through the ((department)) commission, submit to any session of the legislature proposals for additions to the state scenic river system. These proposals shall be accompanied by a detailed report on the factors which, in the committee's judgment, make an area a worthy addition to the system.

Sec. 803. RCW 79.72.040 and 1989 c 175 s 169 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The management program for the system shall be administered by the ((department)) commission. The ((department)) commission shall have the responsibility for coordinating the development of the program between affected state agencies and participating local governments, and shall develop and adopt rules, in accord with chapter 34.05 RCW, the Administrative Procedure Act, for each portion of the system, which shall implement the management policies. In developing rules for a specific river in the system, the ((department)) commission shall hold at least one public hearing in the general locale of the river under consideration. The hearing may constitute the hearing required by chapter 34.05 RCW. The ((department)) commission shall cause a brief summary of the proposed rules to be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the area that includes the river to be considered in the period of time between two and four weeks prior to the public hearing. In addition to the foregoing required publication, the ((department)) commission shall also provide notice of the hearings, rules, and decisions of the ((department)) commission to radio and television stations and major local newspapers in the areas that include the river to be considered.

(2) In addition to any other powers granted to carry out the intent of this chapter, the ((department)) commission is authorized, subject to approval by majority vote of the members of the committee, to: (a) Purchase, within the river area, real property in fee or any lesser right or interest in real property including, but not limited to scenic easements and future development rights, visual corridors, wildlife habitats, unique ecological areas, historical sites, camping and picnic areas, boat launching sites, and/or easements abutting the river for the purpose of preserving or enhancing the river or facilitating the use of the river by the public for fishing, boating and other water related activities; and (b) purchase, outside of a river area, public access to the river area.

The right of eminent domain shall not be utilized in any purchase made pursuant to this section.

(3) The ((department)) commission is further authorized to: (a) Acquire by gift, devise, grant, or dedication the fee, an option to purchase, a right of first refusal or any other lesser right or interest in real property and upon acquisition such real property shall be held and managed within the scenic river system; and (b) accept grants, contributions, or funds from any agency, public or private, or individual for the purposes of this chapter.

(4) The ((department)) commission is hereby vested with the power to obtain injunctions and other appropriate relief against violations of any provisions of this chapter and any rules adopted under this section or agreements made under the provisions of this chapter.

Sec. 804. RCW 79.72.050 and 1977 ex.s. c 161 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) All state government agencies and local governments are hereby directed to pursue policies with regard to their respective activities, functions, powers, and duties which are designed to conserve and enhance the conditions of rivers which have been included in the system, in accordance with the management policies and the rules ((and regulations)) adopted by the ((department)) commission for such rivers. Local agencies are directed to pursue such policies with respect to all lands in the river area owned or leased by such local agencies. Nothing in this chapter shall authorize the modification of a shoreline management plan adopted by a local government and approved by the state pursuant to chapter 90.58 RCW without the approval of the department of ecology and local government. The policies adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be integrated, as fully as possible, with those of the shoreline management act of 1971.

(2) Nothing in this chapter shall grant to the committee of participating agencies or the ((department)) commission the power to restrict the use of private land without either the specific written consent of the owner thereof or the acquisition of rights in real property authorized by RCW 79.72.040 (as recodified by this act).

(3) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the department of natural resources from exercising its full responsibilities and obligations for the management of state trust lands.

Nothing contained in this chapter shall affect the authority of the department of ((fisheries and the department of)) fish and wildlife to construct facilities or make improvements to facilitate the passage or propagation of fish nor shall anything in this chapter be construed to interfere with the powers, duties, and authority of the department of ((fisheries or the department of)) fish and wildlife to regulate, manage, conserve, and provide for the harvest of fish or wildlife within any area designated as being in the state's scenic river system((: PROVIDED, That)). No hunting shall be permitted in any state park.

Sec. 901. RCW 43.51.070 and 1965 c 8 s 43.51.070 are each amended to read as follows:

The commission may receive and accept donations of lands for state park purposes, and shall ((have)) be responsible for the management and control of all lands so acquired. It may from time to time recommend to the legislature the acquisition of lands for park purposes by purchase or condemnation.

Sec. 902. RCW 43.51.110 and 1965 c 8 s 43.51.110 are each amended to read as follows:

The commissioner of public lands may, upon his or her own motion, and shall, when directed so to do by the ((state parks and recreation)) commission, withdraw from sale any land held by the state and not acquired directly from the United States with reservations as to the manner of sale thereof and the purposes for which it may be sold, and certify to the commission that such land is withheld from sale pursuant to the terms of this section.

All such land shall be under the care, charge, control, and supervision of the ((state parks and recreation)) commission, and after appraisal in such manner as the commission directs may be exchanged for land of equal value ((abutting upon a public highway)), and to this end the ((chairman)) chair and secretary of the commission may execute deeds of conveyance in the name of the state.

Any such individual, group, organization, agency, club, or association desiring to obtain such permit shall make application therefor in writing to the commission, describing the lands proposed to be improved and stating the nature of the proposed improvement. Prior to granting a permit, the commission shall determine that the applicants are ((persons of good standing in the community in which they reside)) likely to actually improve the park, parkway, or land subject to the application.

Sec. 904. RCW 43.51.220 and 1965 c 8 s 43.51.220 are each amended to read as follows:

To encourage the development of the Puget Sound country as a recreational boating area, the commission is authorized to establish landing, launch ramp, and other facilities for small pleasure boats at places on Puget Sound frequented by such boats and where the commission shall find such facilities will be of greatest advantage to the users of pleasure boats. The commission is authorized to acquire land or to make use of lands belonging to the state for such purposes, and to construct the necessary floats, launch ramp, and other desirable structures and to make such further development of any area used in connection therewith as in the judgment of the commission is best calculated to facilitate the public enjoyment thereof.

(1) The commission shall develop a cost-effective plan to identify historic archaeological resources in at least one state park containing a military fort located in Puget Sound. The plan shall include the use of a professional archaeologist and volunteer citizens. ((By December 1, 1997, the commission shall submit a brief report to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature on how the plan will be implemented and the cost of the plan.))

(2) Any park land that is made available for use by recreational metal detectors under this section shall count toward the requirements established in RCW 43.51.235 (as recodified by this act).

(1) The department of natural resources and the ((state parks and recreation)) commission shall have authority to negotiate ((a)) sales to the ((state parks and recreation)) commission, for park and outdoor recreation purposes, of trust lands at fair market value.

(2) The department of natural resources and the ((state parks and recreation)) commission shall negotiate a sale to the ((state parks and recreation)) commission of the lands and timber thereon identified in the joint study under section 4, chapter 163, Laws of 1985, and commonly referred to as the Point Lawrence trust property, San Juan county — on the extreme east point of Orcas Island. Timber conservation and management practices provided for in RCW 43.51.045 and 43.51.395 (as recodified by this act) shall govern the management of land and timber transferred under this subsection as of the effective date of the transfer, upon payment for the property, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed as restricting or otherwise modifying the department of natural resources' management, control, or use of such land and timber until such date.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 907. The commission is authorized to evaluate and acquire land under RCW 79.01.612 in cooperation with the department of natural resources.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 908. The commission may select land held by the department of natural resources for acquisition under RCW 79.08.102 (as recodified by this act) et seq.

Sec. 1001. RCW 43.51.948 and 1977 ex.s. c 75 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

For the purposes of RCW 43.51.946 through 43.51.956 (as recodified by this act), the Yakima river conservation area is to contain no more than the area delineated in appendix D on pages D-3, D-4, D-6, D-7, D-9, and D-10 of the report entitled "The Yakima River Regional Greenway" which resulted from the Yakima river study authorized in section 170, chapter 269, Laws of 1975, first extraordinary session. This area is also defined as sections 12 and 17, township 13 north, range 18 east totaling approximately 18.0 acres, sections 7, 17, 18, 20, 21, 28, 29, 32, 33, township 13 north, range 19 east totaling approximately 936.0 acres, and sections 4, 5, 8, 9, 17, township 12 north, range 19 east totaling approximately 793.7 acres.

Recreation management plans shall not prohibit or restrict public vehicles operated in the performance of official duties ((or)), vehicles responding to an emergency, or vehicles specially authorized by the director or the director's designee.

In preparing, adopting, or approving a recreation management plan, local jurisdictions and the commission shall consult with the ((department of fisheries, the)) department of fish and wildlife and the United States fish and wildlife service.

Sec. 1103. RCW 43.51.750 and 1988 c 75 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

Any individual, partnership, corporation, association, organization, cooperative, local government, or state agency aggrieved by a decision of the commission under ((RCW 43.51.695 through 43.51.765)) this chapter may appeal under chapter 34.05 RCW.

Sec. 1201. RCW 43.51.510 and 1965 c 8 s 43.51.510 are each amended to read as follows:

There is hereby created and established a youth development and conservation division within the ((state parks and recreation)) commission (((hereafter referred to as the "commission"))). The commission shall appoint such supervisory personnel as necessary to carry out the purposes of RCW 43.51.500 through 43.51.570 (as recodified by this act).

(1) The minimum compensation shall be at the rate of twenty-five dollars per week, except that up to the minimum state wage may be paid on the basis of assigned leadership responsibilities or special skills.

(2) Enrollees shall be furnished quarters, subsistence, medical and hospital services, transportation, equipment, as the commission may deem necessary and appropriate for their needs. Such quarters, subsistence, and equipment may be furnished by any governmental or public agency.

(3) The compensation of enrollees of any program under this chapter may be paid biweekly.

Sec. 1301. RCW 43.51.432 and 1994 c 264 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

The ((state parks and recreation)) commission may establish a system of underwater parks to provide for diverse recreational diving opportunities and to conserve and protect unique marine resources of the state of Washington. In establishing and maintaining an underwater park system, the commission may:

(2) Acquire property and enter management agreements with other units of state government for the management of lands, tidelands, and bedlands as underwater parks;

(3) Construct artificial reefs and other underwater features to enhance marine life and recreational uses of an underwater park;

(5) Facilitate private efforts to construct artificial reefs and underwater parks;

(6) Work with the federal government, local governments and other appropriate agencies of state government, including but not limited to: The department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife and the natural heritage council to carry out the purposes of ((RCW 43.51.430 through 43.51.438)) this chapter; and

(7) Contract with other state agencies or local governments for the management of an underwater park unit.

Sec. 1401. RCW 43.51.290 and 1990 c 136 s 2 and 1990 c 49 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

In addition to its other powers, duties, and functions the ((state parks and recreation)) commission may:

(1) Plan, construct, and maintain suitable facilities for winter recreational activities on lands administered or acquired by the commission or as authorized on lands administered by other public agencies or private landowners by agreement;

(2) Provide and issue upon payment of the proper fee, under RCW 43.51.300 (as recodified by this act), 43.51.320 (as recodified by this act), and 46.61.585, with the assistance of such authorized agents as may be necessary for the convenience of the public, special permits to park in designated winter recreational area parking spaces;

(3) Administer the snow removal operations for all designated winter recreational area parking spaces; and

(4) Compile, publish, and distribute maps indicating such parking spaces, adjacent trails, and areas and facilities suitable for winter recreational activities.

The commission may contract with any public or private agency for the actual conduct of such duties, but shall remain responsible for the proper administration thereof. The commission is not liable for unintentional injuries to users of lands administered for winter recreation purposes under this section or under RCW 46.10.210, whether the lands are administered by the commission, by other public agencies, or by private landowners through agreement with the commission. Nothing in this section prevents the liability of the commission for injuries sustained by a user by reason of a known dangerous artificial latent condition for which warning signs have not been conspicuously posted. A road covered with snow and groomed for the purposes of winter recreation consistent with this chapter and chapter 46.10 RCW shall not be presumed to be a known dangerous artificial latent condition for the purposes of this chapter.

Sec. 1501. RCW 88.12.015 and 1993 c 244 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) ((It is a misdemeanor, punishable under RCW 9.92.030, for any person to commit)) A violation of this chapter designated as an infraction ((under this chapter)) is a misdemeanor, punishable under RCW 9.92.030, if ((during a period of three hundred sixty-five days the person has previously committed two infractions for violating the same provision under this chapter and if the violation is also committed during such period and is of the same provision as the previous violations)) the current violation is the person's third violation of the same provision of this chapter during the past three hundred sixty-five days.

(2) A violation designated in this chapter as a civil infraction shall constitute a ((misdemeanor until the violation is included in a civil infraction monetary schedule adopted by rule by the state supreme court)) civil infraction pursuant to chapter 7.84 RCW.

Sec. 1502. RCW 88.12.165 and 1984 c 183 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) All reports made to the commission pursuant to RCW ((88.12.130)) 88.12.155 and 43.51.400 (as recodified by this act) shall be without prejudice to the person who makes the report and shall be for the confidential usage of governmental agencies, except as follows:

(b) The names and addresses of the operator and owner and the registration number or name of the vessel as documented which was involved in an accident or casualty and the names and addresses of any witnesses which, if reported, shall be disclosed upon written request to any person involved in a reportable accident, or, for a reportable casualty, to any member of a decedent's family or the personal representatives of the family.

(2) A report made to the commission pursuant to RCW ((88.12.130)) 88.12.155 and 43.51.400 (as recodified by this act) or copy thereof shall not be used in any trial, civil or criminal, arising out of an accident or casualty, except that solely to prove a compliance or failure to comply with the report requirements of RCW ((88.12.130)) 88.12.155 and 43.51.400 (as recodified by this act), a certified statement which indicates that a report has or has not been made to the commission shall be provided upon demand to any court or upon written request to any person who has or claims to have made a report.

Sec. 1503. RCW 88.12.175 and 1987 c 427 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

Law enforcement authorities, fire departments, or search and rescue units of any city or county government shall provide to the commission a report, prepared by the local government agency regarding any boating accident occurring within their jurisdiction resulting in a death or injury requiring hospitalization. Such report shall be provided to the commission within ten days of the occurrence of the accident. The results of any investigation of the accident conducted by the city or county governmental agency shall be included in the report provided to the commission. At the earliest opportunity, but in no case more than forty-eight hours after becoming aware of an accident, the agency shall notify the commission of the accident. The commission shall have authority to investigate any boating accident. The results of any investigation conducted by the commission shall be made available to the local government for further processing. This provision does not eliminate the requirement for a boating accident report by the operator required under RCW ((88.12.130)) 88.12.155 (as recodified by this act).

The report of a county coroner, or any public official assuming the functions of a coroner, concerning the death of any person resulting from a boating accident, shall be submitted to the commission within one week of completion. Information in such report may be, together with information in other such reports, incorporated into the state boating accident report provided for in RCW 43.51.400(((5))) (4) (as recodified by this act), and shall be for the confidential usage of governmental agencies as provided in RCW ((88.12.140)) 88.12.165 (as recodified by this act).

Sec. 1504. RCW 88.12.195 and 1993 c 244 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

Such notice as is required by RCW 88.12.185 (as recodified by this act) shall be given personally, or in writing; if in writing, it shall be served upon the owner, or may be sent by mail to the post office where such owner usually receives his or her letters. Such notice shall inform the party where the vessel was taken up, and where it may be found, and what amount the taker-up or finder demands for his or her charges.

Sec. 1505. RCW 88.12.205 and 1993 c 244 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) In all cases where the notice required by RCW 88.12.185 (as recodified by this act) is not given personally, it shall be the duty of the taker-up to post up at the post office nearest the place where such vessel may be taken up, a written notice of the taking up of such vessel((, which)). The written notice shall contain a description of the ((same)) vessel, with the name, if any is painted thereon, also the place where taken up, the place where the property may be found, and the charge for taking the same up.

(2) If the taker-up is traveling upon waters of the state, such notice shall additionally be posted up at the first post office he or she shall pass after the taking up((; and)).

(3) In all cases, ((he or she)) the person who took up the vessel shall at the time when, and place where, he or she posts up such notice, also mail a copy of such notice, directed to the postmaster of each post office on waters of the state, and within fifty miles of the place where such vessel is taken up.

Sec. 1506. RCW 88.12.295 and 1989 c 393 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

The legislature finds that the waters of Washington state provide a unique and valuable recreational resource to large and growing numbers of boaters. Proper stewardship of, and respect for, these waters requires that, while enjoying them for their scenic and recreational benefits, boaters must exercise care to assure that such activities do not contribute to the despoliation of these waters, and that watercraft be operated in a safe and responsible manner. The legislature has specifically addressed the topic of access to clean and safe waterways by requiring the 1987 boating safety study and by establishing the Puget Sound ((water quality authority)) action team.

The legislature finds that there is a need to educate Washington's boating community about safe and responsible actions on our waters and to increase the level and visibility of the enforcement of boating laws. To address the incidence of fatalities and injuries due to recreational boating on our state's waters, local and state efforts directed towards safe boating must be stimulated. To provide for safe waterways and public enjoyment, portions of the watercraft excise tax and boat registration fees should be made available for boating safety and other boating recreation purposes.

In recognition of the need for clean waterways, and in keeping with the Puget Sound action team's water quality ((authority's 1987 management)) work plan, the legislature finds that adequate opportunities for responsible disposal of boat sewage must be made available. There is hereby established a five-year initiative to install sewage pumpout or sewage dump stations at appropriate marinas.

To assure the use of these sewage facilities, a boater environmental education program must accompany the five-year initiative and continue to educate boaters about boat wastes and aquatic resources.

The legislature also finds that, in light of the increasing numbers of boaters utilizing state waterways, a program to acquire and develop sufficient waterway access facilities for boaters must be undertaken.

To support boating safety, environmental protection and education, and public access to our waterways, the legislature declares that a portion of the income from boating-related activities, as specified in RCW 82.49.030 and 88.02.040, should support these efforts.

Sec. 1507. RCW 88.12.305 and 1994 c 264 s 81 are each amended to read as follows:

The commission, in consultation with the departments of ecology, fish and wildlife, natural resources, social and health services, and the Puget Sound ((water quality authority)) action team shall conduct a literature search and analyze pertinent studies to identify areas which are polluted or environmentally sensitive within the state's waters. Based on this review the commission shall designate appropriate areas as polluted or environmentally sensitive, for the purposes of chapter 393, Laws of 1989 only.

Sec. 1508. RCW 88.12.365 and 1993 c 244 s 36 are each amended to read as follows:

The commission shall, in consultation with interested parties, review progress on installation of sewage pumpout and dump units, the boater environmental education program, and the boating safety program. ((The commission shall report its findings to the legislature by December 1994.))

Sec. 1509. RCW 88.12.385 and 1989 c 393 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

The commission shall adopt rules as are necessary to carry out all sections of ((this act)) chapter 393, Laws of 1989 except for RCW ((88.12.410,)) 88.12.335 (as recodified by this act) and 82.49.030((, and 88.12.450(1))). The commission shall comply with all applicable provisions of chapter 34.05 RCW in adopting the rules.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1601. The following sections are recodified as a new title in the Revised Code of Washington to be codified as Title 79A RCW:

RCW 43.51.020, RCW 43.51.030, RCW 43.51.040, RCW 43.51.045, RCW 43.51.046, RCW 43.51.048, RCW 43.51.050, RCW 43.51.052, RCW 43.51.055, RCW 43.51.060, RCW 43.51.061, RCW 43.51.062, RCW 43.51.063, RCW 43.51.065, RCW 43.51.070, RCW 43.51.090, RCW 43.51.100, RCW 43.51.110, RCW 43.51.112, RCW 43.51.1121, RCW 43.51.113, RCW 43.51.114, RCW 43.51.120, RCW 43.51.130, RCW 43.51.140, RCW 43.51.150, RCW 43.51.160, RCW 43.51.170, RCW 43.51.180, RCW 43.51.200, RCW 43.51.210, RCW 43.51.215, RCW 43.51.220, RCW 43.51.235, RCW 43.51.237, RCW 43.51.240, RCW 43.51.250, RCW 43.51.270, RCW 43.51.275, RCW 43.51.285, RCW 43.51.290, RCW 43.51.300, RCW 43.51.310, RCW 43.51.320, RCW 43.51.321, RCW 43.51.330, RCW 43.51.340, RCW 43.51.350, RCW 43.51.360, RCW 43.51.365, RCW 43.51.370, RCW 43.51.375, RCW 43.51.380, RCW 43.51.385, RCW 43.51.395, RCW 43.51.400, RCW 43.51.405, RCW 43.51.407, RCW 43.51.409, RCW 43.51.411, RCW 43.51.415, RCW 43.51.417, RCW 43.51.419, RCW 43.51.420, RCW 43.51.430, RCW 43.51.432, RCW 43.51.434, RCW 43.51.436, RCW 43.51.438, RCW 43.51.440, RCW 43.51.442, RCW 43.51.444, RCW 43.51.446, RCW 43.51.448, RCW 43.51.450, RCW 43.51.452, RCW 43.51.454, RCW 43.51.456, RCW 43.51.500, RCW 43.51.510, RCW 43.51.530, RCW 43.51.540, RCW 43.51.550, RCW 43.51.560, RCW 43.51.570, RCW 43.51.580, RCW 43.51.590, RCW 43.51.650, RCW 43.51.655, RCW 43.51.660, RCW 43.51.665, RCW 43.51.670, RCW 43.51.675, RCW 43.51.685, RCW 43.51.695, RCW 43.51.700, RCW 43.51.705, RCW 43.51.710, RCW 43.51.715, RCW 43.51.720, RCW 43.51.725, RCW 43.51.730, RCW 43.51.735, RCW 43.51.740, RCW 43.51.745, RCW 43.51.750, RCW 43.51.755, RCW 43.51.760, RCW 43.51.765, RCW 43.51.900, RCW 43.51.910, RCW 43.51.920, RCW 43.51.930, RCW 43.51.940, RCW 43.51.942, RCW 43.51.943, RCW 43.51.944, RCW 43.51.945, RCW 43.51.946, RCW 43.51.947, RCW 43.51.948, RCW 43.51.949, RCW 43.51.950, RCW 43.51.951, RCW 43.51.952, RCW 43.51.953, RCW 43.51.954, RCW 43.51.955, RCW 43.51.956, RCW 43.98.010, RCW 43.98.020, RCW 43.98.030, RCW 43.98.040, RCW 43.98.050, RCW 43.98.060, RCW 43.98.070, RCW 43.98.080, RCW 43.98.090, RCW 43.98A.005, RCW 43.98A.010, RCW 43.98A.020, RCW 43.98A.030, RCW 43.98A.040, RCW 43.98A.050, RCW 43.98A.060, RCW 43.98A.070, RCW 43.98A.080, RCW 43.98A.090, RCW 43.98A.100, RCW 43.98A.900, RCW 43.98B.005, RCW 43.98B.010, RCW 43.98B.020, RCW 43.98B.030, RCW 43.98B.900, RCW 43.98B.910, RCW 43.98B.920, RCW 43.99.010, RCW 43.99.020, RCW 43.99.025, RCW 43.99.030, RCW 43.99.040, RCW 43.99.050, RCW 43.99.060, RCW 43.99.070, RCW 43.99.080, RCW 43.99.095, RCW 43.99.100, RCW 43.99.110, RCW 43.99.120, RCW 43.99.124, RCW 43.99.126, RCW 43.99.130, RCW 43.99.135, RCW 43.99.142, RCW 43.99.146, RCW 43.99.150, RCW 43.99.170, RCW 43.99.800, RCW 43.99.810, RCW 43.99.820, RCW 43.99.830, RCW 43.99.900, RCW 43.99.910, RCW 67.18.005, RCW 67.18.010, RCW 67.18.020, RCW 67.18.030, RCW 67.18.040, RCW 67.18.050, RCW 67.18.900, RCW 67.32.010, RCW 67.32.020, RCW 67.32.030, RCW 67.32.040, RCW 67.32.050, RCW 67.32.060, RCW 67.32.070, RCW 67.32.080, RCW 67.32.090, RCW 67.32.100, RCW 67.32.110, RCW 67.32.130, RCW 67.32.140, RCW 70.88.010, RCW 70.88.020, RCW 70.88.030, RCW 70.88.040, RCW 70.88.050, RCW 70.88.060, RCW 70.88.070, RCW 70.88.080, RCW 70.88.090, RCW 70.88.100, RCW 70.117.010, RCW 70.117.015, RCW 70.117.020, RCW 70.117.025, RCW 70.117.030, RCW 70.117.040, RCW 77.12.720, RCW 77.12.730, RCW 77.12.740, RCW 79.08.102, RCW 79.08.104, RCW 79.08.106, RCW 79.08.1062, RCW 79.08.1064, RCW 79.08.1066, RCW 79.08.1069, RCW 79.08.1072, RCW 79.08.1074, RCW 79.08.1078, RCW 79.08.109, RCW 79.72.010, RCW 79.72.020, RCW 79.72.030, RCW 79.72.040, RCW 79.72.050, RCW 79.72.060, RCW 79.72.070, RCW 79.72.080, RCW 79.72.090, RCW 79.72.100, RCW 79.72.900, RCW 88.12.010, RCW 88.12.015, RCW 88.12.020, RCW 88.12.025, RCW 88.12.029, RCW 88.12.032, RCW 88.12.033, RCW 88.12.035, RCW 88.12.045, RCW 88.12.055, RCW 88.12.065, RCW 88.12.075, RCW 88.12.085, RCW 88.12.095, RCW 88.12.105, RCW 88.12.115, RCW 88.12.125, RCW 88.12.135, RCW 88.12.145, RCW 88.12.155, RCW 88.12.165, RCW 88.12.175, RCW 88.12.185, RCW 88.12.195, RCW 88.12.205, RCW 88.12.215, RCW 88.12.218, RCW 88.12.222, RCW 88.12.225, RCW 88.12.227, RCW 88.12.230, RCW 88.12.232, RCW 88.12.235, RCW 88.12.245, RCW 88.12.250, RCW 88.12.255, RCW 88.12.260, RCW 88.12.265, RCW 88.12.275, RCW 88.12.276, RCW 88.12.278, RCW 88.12.279, RCW 88.12.285, RCW 88.12.295, RCW 88.12.305, RCW 88.12.315, RCW 88.12.325, RCW 88.12.335, RCW 88.12.345, RCW 88.12.355, RCW 88.12.365, RCW 88.12.375, RCW 88.12.385, RCW 88.12.500, RCW 88.12.505, RCW 88.27.010, RCW 88.27.020, RCW 88.27.030, RCW 88.27.040, RCW 88.27.050, RCW 88.27.900, RCW 90.56.090

(2) RCW 79.08.108 (Exchange of lands to secure state park lands) and 1988 c 128 s 61 & 1953 c 96 s 1;

(5) RCW 43.51.545 (Compensation--Biweekly payment of compensation authorized) and 1965 ex.s. c 48 s 3;

(6) RCW 43.51.260 (Acquisition of Wallace Falls property authorized) and 1969 c 41 s 1 & 1965 c 146 s 2;

(7) RCW 43.51.355 (Authority of commission to implement RCW 43.51.350) and 1977 ex.s. c 266 s 2;

(8) RCW 43.51.230 (Lease with option to purchase parental school facilities) and 1965 c 8 s 43.51.230; and

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1801. Sections 101, 301, 401, 701, 907, and 908 of this act are each added to Title 79A RCW, created in section 1601 of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1901. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected."

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "commission;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 43.51.020, 43.51.030, 43.51.040, 43.51.045, 43.51.046, 43.51.055, 43.51.061, 43.51.060, 43.51.052, 46.61.587, 7.84.010, 7.84.020, 43.51.210, 43.220.160, 79.72.020, 79.72.030, 79.72.040, 79.72.050, 79.72.070, 43.51.070, 43.51.110, 43.51.140, 43.51.220, 43.51.237, 43.51.270, 43.51.948, 43.51.720, 43.51.730, 43.51.750, 43.51.510, 43.51.540, 43.51.432, 88.12.015, 88.12.165, 88.12.175, 88.12.195, 88.12.205, 88.12.295, 88.12.305, 88.12.365, and 88.12.385; reenacting and amending RCW 43.51.290; adding a new title to the Revised Code of Washington to be codified as Title 79A RCW; recodifying RCW 43.51.020, 43.51.030, 43.51.040, 43.51.045, 43.51.046, 43.51.048, 43.51.050, 43.51.052, 43.51.055, 43.51.060, 43.51.061, 43.51.062, 43.51.063, 43.51.065, 43.51.070, 43.51.090, 43.51.100, 43.51.110, 43.51.112, 43.51.1121, 43.51.113, 43.51.114, 43.51.120, 43.51.130, 43.51.140, 43.51.150, 43.51.160, 43.51.170, 43.51.180, 43.51.200, 43.51.210, 43.51.215, 43.51.220, 43.51.235, 43.51.237, 43.51.240, 43.51.250, 43.51.270, 43.51.275, 43.51.285, 43.51.290, 43.51.300, 43.51.310, 43.51.320, 43.51.321, 43.51.330, 43.51.340, 43.51.350, 43.51.360, 43.51.365, 43.51.370, 43.51.375, 43.51.380, 43.51.385, 43.51.395, 43.51.400, 43.51.405, 43.51.407, 43.51.409, 43.51.411, 43.51.415, 43.51.417, 43.51.419, 43.51.420, 43.51.430, 43.51.432, 43.51.434, 43.51.436, 43.51.438, 43.51.440, 43.51.442, 43.51.444, 43.51.446, 43.51.448, 43.51.450, 43.51.452, 43.51.454, 43.51.456, 43.51.500, 43.51.510, 43.51.530, 43.51.540, 43.51.550, 43.51.560, 43.51.570, 43.51.580, 43.51.590, 43.51.650, 43.51.655, 43.51.660, 43.51.665, 43.51.670, 43.51.675, 43.51.685, 43.51.695, 43.51.700, 43.51.705, 43.51.710, 43.51.715, 43.51.720, 43.51.725, 43.51.730, 43.51.735, 43.51.740, 43.51.745, 43.51.750, 43.51.755, 43.51.760, 43.51.765, 43.51.900, 43.51.910, 43.51.920, 43.51.930, 43.51.940, 43.51.942, 43.51.943, 43.51.944, 43.51.945, 43.51.946, 43.51.947, 43.51.948, 43.51.949, 43.51.950, 43.51.951, 43.51.952, 43.51.953, 43.51.954, 43.51.955, 43.51.956, 43.98.010, 43.98.020, 43.98.030, 43.98.040, 43.98.050, 43.98.060, 43.98.070, 43.98.080, 43.98.090, 43.98A.005, 43.98A.010, 43.98A.020, 43.98A.030, 43.98A.040, 43.98A.050, 43.98A.060, 43.98A.070, 43.98A.080, 43.98A.090, 43.98A.100, 43.98A.900, 43.98B.005, 43.98B.010, 43.98B.020, 43.98B.030, 43.98B.900, 43.98B.910, 43.98B.920, 43.99.010, 43.99.020, 43.99.025, 43.99.030, 43.99.040, 43.99.050, 43.99.060, 43.99.070, 43.99.080, 43.99.095, 43.99.100, 43.99.110, 43.99.120, 43.99.124, 43.99.126, 43.99.130, 43.99.135, 43.99.142, 43.99.146, 43.99.150, 43.99.170, 43.99.800, 43.99.810, 43.99.820, 43.99.830, 43.99.900, 43.99.910, 67.18.005, 67.18.010, 67.18.020, 67.18.030, 67.18.040, 67.18.050, 67.18.900, 67.32.010, 67.32.020, 67.32.030, 67.32.040, 67.32.050, 67.32.060, 67.32.070, 67.32.080, 67.32.090, 67.32.100, 67.32.110, 67.32.130, 67.32.140, 70.88.010, 70.88.020, 70.88.030, 70.88.040, 70.88.050, 70.88.060, 70.88.070, 70.88.080, 70.88.090, 70.88.100, 70.117.010, 70.117.015, 70.117.020, 70.117.025, 70.117.030, 70.117.040, 77.12.720, 77.12.730, 77.12.740, 79.08.102, 79.08.104, 79.08.106, 79.08.1062, 79.08.1064, 79.08.1066, 79.08.1069, 79.08.1072, 79.08.1074, 79.08.1078, 79.08.109, 79.72.010, 79.72.020, 79.72.030, 79.72.040, 79.72.050, 79.72.060, 79.72.070, 79.72.080, 79.72.090, 79.72.100, 79.72.900, 88.12.010, 88.12.015, 88.12.020, 88.12.025, 88.12.029, 88.12.032, 88.12.033, 88.12.035, 88.12.045, 88.12.055, 88.12.065, 88.12.075, 88.12.085, 88.12.095, 88.12.105, 88.12.115, 88.12.125, 88.12.135, 88.12.145, 88.12.155, 88.12.165, 88.12.175, 88.12.185, 88.12.195, 88.12.205, 88.12.215, 88.12.218, 88.12.222, 88.12.225, 88.12.227, 88.12.230, 88.12.232, 88.12.235, 88.12.245, 88.12.250, 88.12.255, 88.12.260, 88.12.265, 88.12.275, 88.12.276, 88.12.278, 88.12.279, 88.12.285, 88.12.295, 88.12.305, 88.12.315, 88.12.325, 88.12.335, 88.12.345, 88.12.355, 88.12.365, 88.12.375, 88.12.385, 88.12.500, 88.12.505, 88.27.010, 88.27.020, 88.27.030, 88.27.040, 88.27.050, 88.27.900, and 90.56.090; repealing RCW 43.51.010, 79.08.108, 43.51.047, 43.51.080, 43.51.545, 43.51.260, 43.51.355, 43.51.230, and 88.12.395; and prescribing penalties."

Signed by Representatives Buck, Republican Co-Chair; Regala, Democratic Co-Chair; Anderson, Democratic Vice Chair; Sump, Republican Vice Chair; G. Chandler; Clements; Doumit; Eickmeyer; Ericksen; Pennington and Stensen.

Voting yea: Representatives Buck, Regala, Anderson, Sump, G. Chandler, Clements, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Pennington, Rockefeller and Stensen.

SSB 5185 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Transportation: Adjusting limits for highway work by state forces. Reported by Committee on Transportation

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Ericksen, Hankins, Buck, G. Chandler, DeBolt, Fortunato, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Lovick, McDonald, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Murray, Pflug, Radcliff, Romero, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Scott, Skinner and Wood.

SSB 5191 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Transportation: Penalizing motor carriers that operate without a permit. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co-Chair; K. Schmidt, Republican Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic 1st Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; Buck; G. Chandler; Haigh; Hatfield; Hurst; Lovick; McDonald; Mitchell; Morris; Murray; Ogden; Radcliff; Romero; Schual-Berke; Scott; Skinner and Wood.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives DeBolt; Fortunato; Mielke; Pflug and Schindler.

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Ericksen, Hankins, Buck, G. Chandler, Fortunato, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Lovick, McDonald, Mitchell, Morris, Murray, Radcliff, Romero, Schual-Berke, Scott, Skinner and Wood.

ESSB 5195 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary: Protecting employee benefits. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Carrell, Republican Co-Chair; Constantine, Democratic Co-Chair; Hurst, Democratic Vice Chair; Cox; Dickerson; Esser; Kastama; Lantz; Lovick and McDonald.

MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representatives Lambert, Republican Vice Chair and Schindler.

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick and McDonald.

SB 5196 Prime Sponsor, Senator Johnson: Resolving trust and estate disputes. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SSB 5197 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary: Making technical corrections to the disclaimer statute. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SB 5198 Prime Sponsor, Senator Johnson: Comporting with Internal Revenue Code language. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SSB 5199 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care: Modifying provisions that concern the control and prevention of tuberculosis. Reported by Committee on Health Care

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Schual-Berke, Boldt, Campbell, Conway, Edmonds, Mulliken and Ruderman.

SB 5200 Prime Sponsor, Senator Thibaudeau: Removing the termination of the secretary of health's authority for administrative procedure. Reported by Committee on Health Care

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Schual-Berke, Boldt, Campbell, Conway, Edmonds, Mulliken and Ruderman.

ESSB 5208 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Environmental Quality & Water Resources: Changing labeling requirements for specialty fertilizers. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

(1) Any commercial fertilizer distributed in this state shall have placed on or affixed to the package a label setting forth in clearly legible and conspicuous form the following information:

(b) The product name, brand, and grade. The grade is not required if no primary nutrients are claimed;

(d) The name and address of the registrant or licensee. The name and address of the manufacturer, if different from the registrant or licensee, may also be stated;

(f) At a minimum, one of the following labeling statements: (("This product has been registered with the Washington State Department of Agriculture. When applied as directed, this fertilizer meets the Washington standards for arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, mercury, molybdenum, lead, nickel, selenium, and zinc. You have the right to receive specific information about Washington standards from the distributor of this product.";

(i) "Information received by the Washington State Department of Agriculture regarding the components in this product is available on the internet at http://www.wa.gov/agr/((.))"; or

(ii) "Information regarding the contents and levels of metals in this product is available on the internet at http://www.wa.gov/agr/"; or

(iii) "Information regarding the contents and levels of metals in this product is available on the internet at http://www.state-regulatory-information-xx.com". Each registrant must substitute a unique alpha numeric identifier for "xx". This statement may be used only if the registrant establishes and maintains the internet site and the internet site meets the following criteria:

(B) There is a clearly visible, direct hyperlink to the department's internet site specified in (f)(i) and (ii) of this subsection (1); and

(2) If a commercial fertilizer is distributed in bulk, a written or printed statement of the information required by subsection (1) of this section shall accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery.

(3) Each delivery of a customer-formula fertilizer shall be subject to containing those ingredients specified by the purchaser, which ingredients shall be shown on the statement or invoice with the amount contained therein, and a record of all invoices of customer-formula grade mixes shall be kept by the registrant or licensee for a period of twelve months and shall be available to the department upon request: PROVIDED, That each such delivery shall be accompanied by either a statement, invoice, a delivery slip, or a label if bagged, containing the following information: The net weight; the brand; the guaranteed analysis which may be stated to the nearest tenth of a percent or to the next lower whole number; the name and address of the registrant or licensee, or manufacturer, or both; and the name and address of the purchaser.

(((4) Any person who distributes a commercial fertilizer in this state shall make available to the purchaser on request, a copy of standards for metals established in RCW 15.54.800.))

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. 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 July 1, 1999."

On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "language;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 15.54.340; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency."

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Cooper, Koster, Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

2SSB 5210 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Altering shelter care laws. Reported by Committee on Children & Family Services

Voting yea: Representatives D. Sommers, Tokuda, Boldt, Kagi, Campbell, Dickerson, Eickmeyer and Kastama.

SB 5211 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Clarifying the jurisdiction over drunk drivers. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SSB 5212 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Education: Providing for school safety plans. Reported by Committee on Education

On page 4, line 5, after "schools" insert ". The plans should coordinate crisis management with local law enforcement, fire departments, and local emergency management agencies"

Signed by Representatives Quall, Democratic Co-Chair; Talcott, Republican Co-Chair; Haigh, Democratic Vice Chair; Keiser; Rockefeller; Santos; Schual-Berke and Stensen.

MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representatives Cox; D. Schmidt; Sump and Wensman.

Voting yea: Representatives Quall, Talcott, Haigh, Keiser, Rockefeller, Santos, Schual-Berke and Stensen.

SSB 5214 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Education: Providing for additional investigations when a student is charged with possession of a firearm on school facilities. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

On page 2, beginning on line 18, strike everything through line 35 and insert the following:

"Upon the arrest of a person at least ten years of age and not more than twenty years of age for violating subsection (1)(a) of this section, the person shall be detained and confined in a juvenile or adult correctional facility for seventy-two hours, unless the person is released from custody sooner by a court after a determination regarding probable cause or on probation bond. Within forty-eight hours of the arrest, the person shall be evaluated by a psychiatrist or psychologist to determine if the person suffers from a mental disorder and is a threat to himself or herself or others. If the psychiatrist or psychologist so recommends, the person shall also be evaluated for chemical dependency within seventy-two hours of the arrest and in accordance with 70.96A RCW. The results of each evaluation shall be sent immediately to the court, and the court shall consider those results in making any determination about the person.""

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SB 5233 Prime Sponsor, Senator Patterson: Exempting specified positions within the department of corrections from civil service laws. Reported by Committee on State Government

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives McMorris, Republican Co-Chair; Romero, Democratic Co-Chair; Campbell, Republican Vice Chair; Miloscia, Democratic Vice Chair; Dunshee; Haigh; Lambert and D. Schmidt.

Voting yea: Representatives McMorris, Romero, Campbell, Miloscia, Dunshee, Haigh, Lambert and D. Schmidt.

SSB 5234 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary: Defining the crime of custodial sexual misconduct. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine, Kagi and Koster.

SB 5240 Prime Sponsor, Senator Costa: Repealing the requirement to maintain a registry for handicapped children. Reported by Committee on Health Care

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Schual-Berke, Boldt, Campbell, Conway, Edmonds, Mulliken and Ruderman.

SSB 5248 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Commerce, Trade, Housing & Financial Institutions and Insurance: Negotiating state-wide custody contracts. Reported by Committee on State Government

Voting yea: Representatives McMorris, Romero, Campbell, Miloscia, Dunshee, Haigh, Lambert and D. Schmidt.

SB 5253 Prime Sponsor, Senator Benton: Preventing a registered sex offender from holding a real estate license. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Clements, Republican Co-Chair; Conway, Democratic Co-Chair; B. Chandler, Republican Vice Chair; Wood, Democratic Vice Chair; Hurst; Lisk; McIntire and McMorris.

Voting yea: Representatives Clements, Conway, B. Chandler, Wood, Hurst, Lisk, McIntire and McMorris.

SB 5258 Prime Sponsor, Senator Snyder: Authorizing the state investment board to directly order actions relating to securities. Reported by Committee on Financial Institutions & Insurance

Voting yea: Representatives Benson, Hatfield, Bush, McIntire, Cairnes, DeBolt, Keiser, Santos, Sullivan and Talcott.

SB 5262 Prime Sponsor, Senator Thibaudeau: Allowing unregulated persons to perform sleep monitoring tasks. Reported by Committee on Health Care

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Schual-Berke, Boldt, Campbell, Conway, Edmonds, Mulliken and Ruderman.

SSB 5274 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Transportation: Allowing a regional transit authority to establish fines for certain civil infractions. Reported by Committee on Transportation

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Ericksen, Hankins, Buck, G. Chandler, DeBolt, Fortunato, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Lovick, McDonald, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Murray, Pflug, Radcliff, Romero, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Scott, Skinner and Wood.

SB 5275 Prime Sponsor, Senator Bauer: Regarding Lewis and Clark bicentennial advisory committee. Reported by Committee on State Government

Voting yea: Representatives McMorris, Romero, Campbell, Miloscia, Dunshee, Haigh, Lambert and D. Schmidt

SSB 5277 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Higher Education: Creating programs for child care at institutions of higher education. Reported by Committee on Higher Education

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Carlson, Republican Co-Chair; Kenney, Democratic Co-Chair; Lantz, Democratic Vice Chair; Radcliff, Republican Vice Chair; Edmonds and Gombosky.

MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representatives Dunn and Esser.

Voting yea: Representatives Carlson, Kenney, Lantz, Radcliff, Edmonds and Gombosky.

SSB 5279 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections: Regulating the placement of children in mental health treatment by the department of social and health services. Reported by Committee on Children & Family Services

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. It is the intent of the legislature that minor children in the care and custody of the department of social and health services under chapter 13.34 RCW be provided the most appropriate possible mental health care consistent with the child's best interests, family reconciliation, the child's medical need for mental health treatment, available state and community resources, and professional standards of medical care. The legislature intends that admission of such minors for mental health hospitalization be made pursuant to the criteria and standards for mental health services for minors established in chapter 71.34 RCW, and that minor children in the care and custody of the department in need of mental health hospitalization shall retain all rights set forth therein. The legislature specifically intends that this act may not be construed to affect the standards or procedures established for the involuntary commitment of minors under chapter 71.34 RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 13.34 RCW to read as follows:

The department shall obtain the prior consent of a child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian before a dependent child is admitted into an inpatient mental health treatment facility. If the child's parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian is unavailable or does not agree with the proposed admission, the department shall request a hearing and provide notice to all interested parties to seek prior approval of the juvenile court before such admission. In the event that an emergent situation creating a risk of substantial harm to the health and welfare of a child in the custody of the department does not allow time for the department to obtain prior approval or to request a court hearing before consenting to the admission of the child into an inpatient mental health hospital, the department shall seek court approval by requesting that a hearing be set on the first available court date.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 13.34 RCW to read as follows:

A dependent child who is admitted to an inpatient mental health facility shall be placed in a facility, with available treatment space, that is closest to the family home, unless the department, in consultation with the admitting authority finds that admission in the facility closest to the child's home would jeopardize the health or safety of the child.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 13.34 RCW to read as follows:

For minors who cannot consent to the release of their records with the department because they are not old enough to consent to treatment, or, if old enough, lack the capacity to consent, or if the minor is receiving treatment involuntarily with a provider the department has authorized to provide mental health treatment under section 2 of this act, the department shall disclose, upon the treating physician's request, all relevant records, including the minor's passport, in the department's possession that the treating physician determines contain information required for treatment of the minor. The treating physician shall maintain all records received from the department in a manner that distinguishes the records from any other records in the minor's file with the treating physician and the department records may not be disclosed by the treating physician to any other person or entity absent a court order."

Signed by Representatives D. Sommers, Republican Co-Chair; Tokuda, Democratic Co-Chair; Boldt, Republican Vice Chair; Kagi, Democratic Vice Chair; Campbell; Dickerson; Eickmeyer; Kastama and Pflug.

Voting yea: Representatives D. Sommers, Tokuda, Boldt, Kagi, Campbell, Dickerson, Eickmeyer, Kastama and Pflug.

ESSB 5290 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Environmental Quality & Water Resources: Changing the freshwater aquatic weeds management program by clarifying funding and creating an advisory committee. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

Funds in the freshwater aquatic weeds account may be appropriated to the department of ecology to develop a freshwater aquatic weeds management program ((to)). Funds shall be expended as follows:

(1) ((Issue)) No less than two-thirds of the appropriated funds shall be issued as grants to (a) cities, counties, tribes, special purpose districts, and state agencies to prevent, remove, reduce, or manage excessive freshwater aquatic weeds; (b) fund demonstration or pilot projects consistent with the purposes of this section; and (c) fund hydrilla eradication activities in waters of the state. Except for hydrilla eradication activities, such grants shall only be issued for lakes, rivers, or streams with a public boat launching ramp or which are designated by the department of fish and wildlife for fly-fishing. The department shall give preference to projects having matching funds or in-kind services; and

(a) Develop public education programs relating to preventing the propagation and spread of freshwater aquatic weeds; and

(((3))) (b) Provide technical assistance to local governments and citizen groups((;

(4) Fund demonstration or pilot projects consistent with the purposes of this section; and

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.21A RCW to read as follows:

(1) The department shall appoint an advisory committee to oversee the freshwater aquatic weeds management program.

(2) The advisory committee shall include representatives from the following groups:

(b) Residents adjacent to lakes, rivers, or streams with public boat launch facilities;

(f) Certified pesticide applicators, as defined in RCW 17.21.020(5), who specialize in the use of aquatic pesticides; and

(g) If chapter . . ., Laws of 1999 (Senate Bill No. 5315) is enacted by June 30, 1999, the aquatic nuisance species coordinating committee.

(3) The advisory committee shall review and provide recommendations to the department on freshwater aquatic weeds management program activities and budget and establish criteria for grants funded from the freshwater aquatic weeds account."

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Cooper, Koster, Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

ESSB 5300 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate State & Local Government: Amending and adding provisions affecting cities and towns. Reported by Committee on Local Government

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 35.21 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The legislature finds that companies who engage in business activities in multiple local jurisdictions are unduly burdened by double, triple, and sometimes even quadruple taxation of the same business income. The legislature further finds that this multiple taxation of the same business income by local jurisdictions is significantly impairing the ability of the state to solidify and enhance its competitive position to attract new businesses and retain existing businesses. The legislature further finds that this multiple taxation is the result of a lack of a method to fairly and equitably apportion business income to various local jurisdictions for the purpose of taxation. It is, therefore, the intent of the legislature to establish a consistent, fair, and equitable method of allocating and apportioning business income among various local jurisdictions for the purpose of taxation. This method is intended to produce an apportionment and allocation system that avoids multiple taxation of the same business income, provides taxpayers with certainty in the determination of their tax liability, and allows for fair division of gross income of businesses between and among local jurisdictions.

(2) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the content clearly requires otherwise:

(a) "Gross receipts tax" means a tax which is imposed on or measured by the gross volume of business, in terms of gross receipts or in other terms, and in the determination of which the deductions allowed would not constitute an income tax or value added tax and which is also not, pursuant to law or custom, separately stated from the sales price.

(b) "Local jurisdiction" means any city, town, county, municipal district or corporation, political subdivision, Indian reservation, or federal area located in the state of Washington.

(3)(a) All state and federal constitutional provisions and laws pertaining to interstate commerce shall be duly applicable to intrastate commerce, including, but not limited to, apportioning or allocating gross income when a person is engaged in business both within and without a local jurisdiction, establishing nexus for purposes of exerting a local jurisdiction tax, and providing a multiple activities tax credit similar to that provided in RCW 82.04.440.

(b) Under no circumstances shall the total tax measure apportioned or allocated to the applicable local jurisdictions exceed the total tax measure computed for the purpose of state taxation.

(4) The following specific guidelines shall be applied by any local jurisdiction with respect to any locally imposed gross receipts tax:

(a) For the purposes of imposing a gross receipts tax on extracting, manufacturing, or processing for hire activities, the activities shall be subject to tax in the local jurisdiction where the activities occur. If the activities occur in more than one local jurisdiction, the activities shall be consistently, equitably, and reasonably apportioned between or among those local jurisdictions.

(b) For the purposes of imposing a gross receipts tax on retail or wholesale sales, all sales shall be subject to tax in the local jurisdiction where the sales take place. The following provisions are to be followed in determining where a sale takes place:

(i) A retail or wholesale sale consisting solely of the sale of tangible personal property shall be deemed to have occurred at the retail or wholesale outlet at or from which delivery is made to the purchaser. The term retail or wholesale outlet shall not include a sales office unless purchasers regularly visit the sales office to place orders. Dock sales or other sales of tangible personal property where the purchaser takes possession of the tangible personal property shall be deemed to have occurred where the purchaser takes possession of the tangible personal property regardless of where the purchaser may ultimately transport the tangible personal property. Where a common carrier, a private carrier, or a seller's own transport is used to deliver tangible personal property, other than from a retail or wholesale outlet, the sale of tangible personal property shall be deemed to have occurred at the location where the common carrier delivers the tangible personal property to the purchaser regardless of who pays the carrier and notwithstanding any other terms of sale.

(ii) A retail or wholesale sale consisting essentially of the performance of professional business or professional services shall be deemed to have occurred at the place at which such services were primarily performed, except that for the performance of a tow truck service, as defined in RCW 46.55.010 the retail or wholesale sale shall be deemed to have occurred at the place of the business of the tow truck service.

(iii) A retail or wholesale sale consisting of the rental of tangible personal property shall be deemed to have occurred, in the case of rental involving periodic rental payments, in the primary place of use by the lessee during the period covered by each payment and, in all other cases, at the place of first use by the lessee.

(iv) A retail sale within the scope of RCW 82.04.050(2), and a retail sale of tangible personal property to be installed by the seller shall be deemed to have occurred at the place where the labor and services involved were primarily performed.

(c) For the purposes of imposing a gross receipts tax on any person rendering services as defined under RCW 82.04.290, the services shall be subject to tax in the local jurisdiction where the services were primarily performed. If the person rendering services performs substantial service activities in more than one local jurisdiction, the person shall apportion to each local jurisdiction that portion of the total gross income which is derived from services rendered in each local jurisdiction. Where apportionment cannot be accurately made by separate accounting methods, the person shall apportion to each local jurisdiction that proportion of the total gross income which is derived from services which the cost of performing the services within a local jurisdiction bears to the total cost of performing the services in all local jurisdictions.

(5) The following credits shall be allowed for persons performing multiple activities in multiple local jurisdictions:

(a) Every person engaged in manufacturing activities shall be allowed a credit against the measure of tax of any manufacturing gross receipts tax imposed by a local jurisdiction for any portion of the measure of tax which has been previously subjected to a local jurisdiction gross receipts tax on either extracting or manufacturing activities.

(b) Every person engaged in making retail or wholesale sales shall be allowed a credit against the measure of tax of any retailing or wholesaling gross receipts tax imposed by a local jurisdiction for any portion of the measure of tax which has been previously subjected to a local jurisdiction gross receipts tax on either extracting or previously performed manufacturing activities."

Signed by Representatives Mulliken, Republican Co-Chair; Doumit, Democratic Vice Chair; Mielke, Republican Vice Chair; Ericksen; Fisher and Fortunato.

Voting yea: Representatives Mulliken, Doumit, Mielke, Ericksen, Fisher and Fortunato.

SB 5301 Prime Sponsor, Senator Heavey: Modernizing traffic offense processing. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SSB 5304 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary: Making violations of the liquor code misdemeanor offenses. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor

"Sec. 1. RCW 66.28.230 and 1989 c 271 s 232 are each amended to read as follows:

(((1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the violation of any provisions of RCW 66.28.200 through 66.28.220 is punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

(2))) Except as provided in RCW 66.44.270, a person who intentionally furnishes a keg or other container containing four or more gallons of malt liquor to a ((minor is liable, on conviction, for a first offense for a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars, or for imprisonment for not more than two months, or both; for a second offense for a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both; and for a third or subsequent offense for a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars or imprisonment for more than one year, or both)) person under the age of twenty-one years is guilty of a gross misdemeanor punishable under RCW 9.92.020.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 66.28 RCW to read as follows:

The violation of any provisions of RCW 66.28.200 through 66.28.230 is a gross misdemeanor punishable under RCW 9.92.020.

Sec. 3. RCW 66.44.100 and 1981 1st ex.s. c 5 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:

Except as permitted by this title, no person shall open the package containing liquor or consume liquor in a public place. Every person who violates any provision of this section shall be guilty of a ((misdemeanor, and on conviction therefor shall be fined not more than one hundred dollars)) class 3 civil infraction under chapter 7.80 RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. RCW 66.44.320 (Sales of liquor to minors a violation) and 1973 1st ex.s. c 209 s 19, 1933 c 2 s 1, & 1929 c 200 s 1 are each repealed.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. This act applies to crimes committed on or after the effective date of this act."

Signed by Representatives Clements, Republican Co-Chair; Conway, Democratic Co-Chair; B. Chandler, Republican Vice Chair; Wood, Democratic Vice Chair; Hurst; Lisk; McIntire and McMorris.

Voting yea: Representatives Clements, Conway, B. Chandler, Wood, Hurst, Lisk, McIntire and McMorris.

SB 5307 Prime Sponsor, Senator Jacobsen: Concerning reclamation of underground mine tailings. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources

Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) "Approved subsequent use" means the post surface-mining land use contained in an approved reclamation plan and approved by the local land use authority.

(2) "Completion of surface mining" means the cessation of mining and directly related activities in any segment of a surface mine that occurs when essentially all minerals that can be taken under the terms of the reclamation permit have been depleted except minerals required to accomplish reclamation according to the approved reclamation plan.

(4) "Determination" means any action by the department including permit issuance, reporting, reclamation plan approval or modification, permit transfers, orders, fines, or refusal to issue permits.

(5) "Disturbed area" means any place where activities clearly in preparation for, or during, surface mining have physically disrupted, covered, compacted, moved, or otherwise altered the characteristics of soil, bedrock, vegetation, or topography that existed prior to such activity. Disturbed areas may include but are not limited to: Working faces, water bodies created by mine-related excavation, pit floors, the land beneath processing plant and stock pile sites, spoil pile sites, and equipment staging areas. Disturbed areas shall also include aboveground waste rock sites and tailing facilities, and other surface manifestations of underground mines.

(a) Surface mine access roads unless these have characteristics of topography, drainage, slope stability, or ownership that, in the opinion of the department, make reclamation necessary; ((and))

(b) Lands that have been reclaimed to all standards outlined in this chapter, rules of the department, any applicable SEPA document, and the approved reclamation plan; and

(6) "Miner" means any person or persons, any partnership, limited partnership, or corporation, or any association of persons, including every public or governmental agency engaged in surface mining ((from the surface)).

(7) "Minerals" means clay, coal, gravel, industrial minerals, metallic substances, peat, sand, stone, topsoil, and any other similar solid material or substance to be excavated from natural deposits on or in the earth for commercial, industrial, or construction use.

(8) "Operations" means all mine-related activities, exclusive of reclamation, that include, but are not limited to activities that affect noise generation, air quality, surface and ground water quality, quantity, and flow, glare, pollution, traffic safety, ground vibrations, and/or significant or substantial impacts commonly regulated under provisions of land use or other permits of local government and local ordinances, or other state laws.

(a) The mining or extraction of rock, stone, gravel, sand, earth, and other minerals;

(c) On-site mineral processing including asphalt or concrete batching, concrete recycling, and other aggregate recycling;

(d) Transporting minerals to and from the mine, on site road maintenance, road maintenance for roads used extensively for surface mining activities, traffic safety, and traffic control.

(9) "Overburden" means the earth, rock, soil, and topsoil that lie above mineral deposits.

(10) "Permit holder" means any person or persons, any partnership, limited partnership, or corporation, or any association of persons, either natural or artificial, including every public or governmental agency engaged in surface mining and/or the operation of surface mines, whether individually, jointly, or through subsidiaries, agents, employees, operators, or contractors who holds a state reclamation permit.

(11) "Reclamation" means rehabilitation for the appropriate future use of disturbed areas resulting from surface mining including areas under associated mineral processing equipment ((and)), areas under stockpiled materials, and aboveground waste rock and tailing facilities, and all other surface disturbances associated with underground mines. Although both the need for and the practicability of reclamation will control the type and degree of reclamation in any specific surface mine, the basic objective shall be to reestablish on a perpetual basis the vegetative cover, soil stability, and water conditions appropriate to the approved subsequent use of the surface mine and to prevent or mitigate future environmental degradation.

(12) "Reclamation setbacks" include those lands along the margins of surface mines wherein minerals and overburden shall be preserved in sufficient volumes to accomplish reclamation according to the approved plan and the minimum reclamation standards. Maintenance of reclamation setbacks may not preclude other mine-related activities within the reclamation setback.

(14) "Screening" consists of vegetation, berms or other topography, fencing, and/or other screens that may be required to mitigate impacts of surface mining on adjacent properties and/or the environment.

(15) "Segment" means any portion of the surface mine that, in the opinion of the department:

(a) Has characteristics of topography, drainage, slope stability, ownership, mining development, or mineral distribution, that make reclamation necessary;

(c) Is larger than seven acres and has more than five hundred linear feet of working face except as provided in a segmental reclamation agreement approved by the department.

(16) "SEPA" means the state environmental policy act, chapter 43.21C RCW and rules adopted thereunder.

(17)(a) "Surface mine" means any area or areas in close proximity to each other, as determined by the department, where extraction of minerals ((from the surface)) results in:

(ii) Surface mined slopes greater than thirty feet high and steeper than 1.0 foot horizontal to 1.0 foot vertical; or

(iii) More than one acre of disturbed area within an eight acre area, when the disturbed area results from mineral prospecting or exploration activities.

(b) Surface mines include areas where mineral extraction from the surface or subsurface occurs by the auger method or by reworking mine refuse or tailings, when ((these activities)) the disturbed area exceeds the size or height thresholds listed in (a) of this subsection.

(c) Surface mining occurs when operations have created or are intended to create a surface mine as defined by this subsection.

(i) Primarily for on-site construction, on-site road maintenance, or on-site landfill construction;

(ii) For the purpose of public safety or restoring the land following a natural disaster;

(iv) For forest or farm road construction or maintenance on site or on contiguous lands;

(v) Primarily for public works projects if the mines are owned or primarily operated by counties with 1993 populations of less than twenty thousand persons, and if each mine has less than seven acres of disturbed area; and

(18) "Topsoil" means the naturally occurring upper part of a soil profile, including the soil horizon that is rich in humus and capable of supporting vegetation together with other sediments within four vertical feet of the ground surface.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 78.44 RCW to read as follows:

Surface disturbances caused by an underground metals mining and milling operation are subject to the requirements of this chapter if the operation is proposed after June 30, 1999. An operation is proposed when an agency is presented with an application for an operation or expansion of an existing operation having a probable significant adverse environmental impact under chapter 43.21C RCW. The department of ecology shall retain authority for reclamation of surface disturbances caused by an underground operation operating at any time prior to June 30, 1999, unless the operator requests that authority for reclamation of surface disturbances caused by such operation be transferred to the department under the requirements of this chapter.

Voting yea: Representatives Buck, Regala, Anderson, Sump, G. Chandler, Clements, Doumit, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Pennington, Rockefeller and Stensen.

SSB 5312 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care: Providing for the prevention of workplace violence in health care settings. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor

(1) Violence is an escalating problem in many health care settings in this state and across the nation;

(2) Based on an analysis of workers' compensation claims, the department of labor and industries reports that health care employees face the highest rate of workplace violence in Washington state;

(3) The actual incidence of workplace violence in health care settings is likely to be greater than documented because of failure to report or failure to maintain records of incidents that are reported;

(4) Patients, visitors, and health care employees should be assured a reasonably safe and secure environment in health care settings; and

(5) Many health care settings have undertaken efforts to assure that patients, visitors, and employees are safe from violence, but additional personnel training and appropriate safeguards may be needed to prevent workplace violence and minimize the risk and dangers affecting people in health care settings.

(b) Home health, hospice, and home care agencies under chapter 70.127 RCW, subject to section 8 of this act;

(4) "Violence" or "violent act" means any physical assault or verbal threat of physical assault against an employee of a health care setting.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) By July 1, 2000, each health care setting shall develop and implement a plan to reasonably prevent and protect employees from violence at the setting. The plan shall address security considerations related to the following items, as appropriate to the particular setting, based upon the hazards identified in the assessment required under subsection (2) of this section:

(2) Before the development of the plan required under subsection (1) of this section, each health care setting shall conduct a security and safety assessment to identify existing or potential hazards for violence and determine the appropriate preventive action to be taken. The assessment shall include, but is not limited to, a measure of the frequency of, and an identification of the causes for and consequences of, violent acts at the setting during at least the preceding five years or for the years records are available for assessments involving home health, hospice, and home care agencies.

(3) In developing the plan required by subsection (1) of this section, the health care setting may consider any guidelines on violence in the workplace or in health care settings issued by the department of health, the department of social and health services, the department of labor and industries, the federal occupational safety and health administration, medicare, and health care setting accrediting organizations.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. By July 1, 2001, and on a regular basis thereafter, as set forth in the plan developed under section 3 of this act, each health care setting shall provide violence prevention training to all its affected employees as determined by the plan. The training shall occur within ninety days of the employee's initial hiring date unless he or she is a temporary or sporadic employee. The training may vary by the plan and may include, but is not limited to, classes, videotapes, brochures, verbal training, or other verbal or written training that is determined to be appropriate under the plan. The training shall address the following topics, as appropriate to the particular setting and to the duties and responsibilities of the particular employee being trained, based upon the hazards identified in the assessment required under section 3 of this act:

(6) Verbal and physical techniques to de-escalate and minimize violent behavior;

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Beginning no later than July 1, 2000, each health care setting shall keep a record of any violent act against an employee, a patient, or a visitor occurring at the setting. At a minimum, the record shall include:

(2) The date, time, and specific location at the health care setting where the act occurred;

(3) The name, job title, department or ward assignment, and staff identification or social security number of the victim if an employee;

(e) Physical assault with severe lacerations, a bone fracture, or a head injury; or

(10) A description of actions taken by employees and the health care setting in response to the act. Each record shall be kept for at least five years following the act reported, during which time it shall be available for inspection by the department upon request.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. Failure of a health care setting to comply with this chapter shall subject the setting to citation under chapter 49.17 RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. A health care setting needing assistance to comply with this chapter may contact the federal department of labor or the state department of labor and industries for assistance. The state departments of labor and industries, social and health services, and health shall collaborate with representatives of health care settings to develop technical assistance and training seminars on plan development and implementation, and shall coordinate their assistance to health care settings.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. It is the intent of the legislature that any violence protection and prevention plan developed under this chapter be appropriate to the setting in which it is to be implemented. To that end, the legislature recognizes that not all professional health care is provided in a facility or other formal setting, such as a hospital. Many services are provided by home health, hospice, and home care agencies. The legislature finds that it is inappropriate and impractical for these agencies to address workplace violence in the same manner as other, facility-based, health care settings. When enforcing this chapter as to home health, hospice, and home care agencies, the department shall allow agencies sufficient flexibility in recognition of the unique circumstances in which these agencies deliver services.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. Sections 2 through 8 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 49 RCW."

Signed by Representatives Clements, Republican Co-Chair; Conway, Democratic Co-Chair; Wood, Democratic Vice Chair; Hurst; Lisk; McIntire and McMorris.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representative B. Chandler, Republican Vice Chair.

Voting yea: Representatives Clements, Conway, Wood, Hurst, Lisk, McIntire and McMorris.

SSB 5313 Prime Sponsor, Senator Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care: Limiting the scope of mental health record audits. Reported by Committee on Health Care

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Cody, Democratic Co-Chair; Parlette, Republican Co-Chair; Pflug, Republican Vice Chair; Alexander; Campbell; Conway and Edmonds.

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Alexander, Campbell, Conway and Edmonds.

ESB 5330 Prime Sponsor, Senator Brown: Treating active military personnel as residents for purposes of higher education tuition. Reported by Committee on Higher Education

(1) The term "institution" shall mean a public university, college, or community college within the state of Washington.

(a) A financially independent student who has had a domicile in the state of Washington for the period of one year immediately prior to the time of commencement of the first day of the semester or quarter for which the student has registered at any institution and has in fact established a bona fide domicile in this state primarily for purposes other than educational;

(b) A dependent student, if one or both of the student's parents or legal guardians have maintained a bona fide domicile in the state of Washington for at least one year immediately prior to commencement of the semester or quarter for which the student has registered at any institution;

(c) A student classified as a resident based upon domicile by an institution on or before May 31, 1982, who was enrolled at a state institution during any term of the 1982-1983 academic year, so long as such student's enrollment (excepting summer sessions) at an institution in this state is continuous;

(d) Any student who has spent at least seventy-five percent of both his or her junior and senior years in high schools in this state, whose parents or legal guardians have been domiciled in the state for a period of at least one year within the five-year period before the student graduates from high school, and who enrolls in a public institution of higher education within six months of leaving high school, for as long as the student remains continuously enrolled for three quarters or two semesters in any calendar year;

(f) A student who is the spouse or a dependent of a person who is on active military duty stationed in the state;

(((f))) (g) A student of an out-of-state institution of higher education who is attending a Washington state institution of higher education pursuant to a home tuition agreement as described in RCW 28B.15.725; or

(((g))) (h) A student who meets the requirements of RCW 28B.15.0131: PROVIDED, That a nonresident student enrolled for more than six hours per semester or quarter shall be considered as attending for primarily educational purposes, and for tuition and fee paying purposes only such period of enrollment shall not be counted toward the establishment of a bona fide domicile of one year in this state unless such student proves that the student has in fact established a bona fide domicile in this state primarily for purposes other than educational.

(3) The term "nonresident student" shall mean any student who does not qualify as a "resident student" under the provisions of RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.15.013. Except for students qualifying under subsection (2)(((f))) (g) of this section, a nonresident student shall include:

(a) A student attending an institution with the aid of financial assistance provided by another state or governmental unit or agency thereof, such nonresidency continuing for one year after the completion of such semester or quarter.

(b) A person who is not a citizen of the United States of America who does not have permanent or temporary resident status or does not hold "Refugee-Parolee" or "Conditional Entrant" status with the United States immigration and naturalization service or is not otherwise permanently residing in the United States under color of law and who does not also meet and comply with all the applicable requirements in RCW 28B.15.012 and 28B.15.013.

(4) The term "domicile" shall denote a person's true, fixed and permanent home and place of habitation. It is the place where the student intends to remain, and to which the student expects to return when the student leaves without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere. The burden of proof that a student, parent or guardian has established a domicile in the state of Washington primarily for purposes other than educational lies with the student.

(5) The term "dependent" shall mean a person who is not financially independent. Factors to be considered in determining whether a person is financially independent shall be set forth in rules and regulations adopted by the higher education coordinating board and shall include, but not be limited to, the state and federal income tax returns of the person and/or the student's parents or legal guardian filed for the calendar year prior to the year in which application is made and such other evidence as the board may require.

Subject to the limitations of RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges may exempt the following nonresidents from paying all or a portion of the nonresident tuition fees differential:

(1) Any person who resides in the state of Washington and who holds a graduate service appointment designated as such by a public institution of higher education or is employed for an academic department in support of the instructional or research programs involving not less than twenty hours per week during the term such person shall hold such appointment.

(2) Any faculty member, classified staff member or administratively exempt employee holding not less than a half time appointment at an institution who resides in the state of Washington, and the dependent children and spouse of such persons.

(4))) Any immigrant refugee and the spouse and dependent children of such refugee, if the refugee (a) is on parole status, or (b) has received an immigrant visa, or (c) has applied for United States citizenship.

(((5))) (4) Any dependent of a member of the United States congress representing the state of Washington."

Signed by Representatives Carlson, Republican Co-Chair; Kenney, Democratic Co-Chair; Lantz, Democratic Vice Chair; Radcliff, Republican Vice Chair; Dunn; Edmonds; Esser and Gombosky.

Voting yea: Representatives Carlson, Kenney, Lantz, Radcliff, Dunn, Edmonds, Esser and Gombosky.

2SSB 5331 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Establishing public utility tax credits for weatherization and energy assistance programs. Reported by Committee on Technology, Telecommunications & Energy

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Crouse, Republican Co-Chair; Poulsen, Democratic Co-Chair; Ruderman, Democratic Vice Chair; Bush; Cooper; Delvin; Kastama; McDonald; Morris; Reardon and Wolfe.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives DeBolt, Republican Vice Chair; Mielke and Thomas.

Voting yea: Representatives Crouse, Poulsen, Ruderman, Bush, Cooper, Delvin, Kastama, McDonald, Morris, Reardon and Wolfe.

SB 5343 Prime Sponsor, Senator Jacobsen: Requiring that school information be included in the passport provided to foster parents. Reported by Committee on Children & Family Services

"NEW SECTION Sec.1. A new section is added to chapter 28A.150 RCW to read as follows:

If information is requested under RCW 74.13.285, the school shall provide to the department of social and health services as soon as possible, the student’s academic records, including the student’s official transcript, placement history, information pertaining to disciplinary actions, and other records or information that may be pertinent to the student’s future academic placements."

Signed by Representatives D. Sommers, Republican Co-Chair; Tokuda, Democratic Co-Chair; Boldt, Republican Vice Chair; Kagi, Democratic Vice Chair; Campbell; Carrell; Dickerson; Eickmeyer; Kastama and Pflug.

Voting yea: Representatives D. Sommers, Tokuda, Boldt, Kagi, Campbell, Carrell, Dickerson, Eickmeyer, Kastama and Pflug.

E2SSB 5345 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Creating the school district credit enhancement program. Reported by Committee on Capital Budget

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that implementation of the credit enhancement program provided for in this chapter can provide substantial savings to the taxpayers of the state of Washington with minimal cost or risk to the state government. The guaranty provided by pledging the credit of the state to the payment of voter-approved school district general obligation bonds will encourage lower interest rates, and therefore lower taxes, for such bonds than school districts alone can command, despite the excellent credit history of such obligations. Any such guarantee does not remove the debt obligation of the school district and is not state debt.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(1) "Bond" means any voted general obligation bond issued by a school district, holding a certificate issued pursuant to this chapter for such a bond.

(2) "Credit enhancement program" means the school district bond guaranty established by this chapter.

(3) "General obligation bond" means any bond, note, warrant, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation of a district that constitutes an indebtedness within the meaning of any applicable constitutional or statutory debt limitations.

(4) "Paying agent" means the paying agent selected, from time to time, for a bond issue pursuant to state law.

(5) "Refunding bond" means any general obligation bond issued by a district for the purpose of refunding its outstanding general obligation bonds.

(6) "School district" or "district" means any school district existing now or later under the laws of the state.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1)(a) The full faith, credit, and taxing power of the state is pledged to guarantee full and timely payment of the principal of and interest on bonds as such payments become due. However, in the event of any acceleration of the due date of the principal by reason of mandatory redemption or acceleration resulting from default, the payments guaranteed shall be made in the amounts and at the times as payments of principal would have been due had there not been any acceleration.

(c) Reference to this chapter by its title on the face of any bond conclusively establishes the guaranty provided to that bond under the provisions of this chapter.

(2)(a) The state pledges to and agrees with the owners of any bonds that the state will not alter, impair, or limit the rights vested by the credit enhancement program with respect to the bonds until the bonds, together with applicable interest, are fully paid and discharged. However, this chapter does not preclude an alteration, impairment, or limitation if full provision is made by law for the payment of the bonds.

(b) Each district may refer to this pledge and undertaking by the state in its bonds.

(3) Only validly issued bonds issued after the effective date of this section may be guaranteed under this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. (1)(a) Any district, by resolution of its board of directors, may request that the state treasurer issue a certificate evidencing the state's guaranty, under this chapter, of its bonds.

(b) After reviewing the request, if the state treasurer determines that the district is eligible under rules adopted by the state finance committee, the state treasurer shall promptly issue the certificate as to specific bonds of the district and provide it to the requesting district.

(c)(i) The district receiving the certificate and all other persons may rely on the certificate as evidencing the guaranty for bonds issued within one year from and after the date of the certificate, without making further inquiry during that year.

(ii) The certificate of eligibility is valid for one year even if the state treasurer later determines that the school district is ineligible.

(2) Any district that chooses to forego the benefits of the guaranty provided by this chapter for a particular issue of bonds may do so by not referring to this chapter on the face of its bonds.

(3) Any district that has bonds, the principal of or interest on which has been paid, in whole or in part, by the state under this chapter, may not issue any additional bonds guaranteed by this chapter until:

(a) All payment obligations of the district to the state under the credit enhancement program are satisfied; and

(b) The state treasurer and the state superintendent of public instruction each certify in writing, to be kept on file by the state treasurer and the state superintendent of public instruction, that the district is fiscally solvent.

(4) The state finance committee may establish by rule fees sufficient to cover the costs of administering this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. (1)(a) The county treasurer for each district with outstanding, unpaid bonds shall transfer money sufficient for each scheduled debt service payment to its paying agent on or before any principal or interest payment date for the bonds.

(b) A county treasurer who is unable to transfer a scheduled debt service payment to the paying agent on the transfer date shall immediately notify the paying agent and the state treasurer by:

(2) If sufficient funds are not transferred to the paying agent as required by subsection (1) of this section, the paying agent shall immediately notify the state treasurer of that failure by:

(3)(a) If sufficient money to pay the scheduled debt service payment have not been so transferred to the paying agent, the state treasurer shall, forthwith, transfer sufficient money to the paying agent to make the scheduled debt service payment.

(i) Discharges the obligation of the issuing district to its bond owners for the payment, but does not retire any bond that has matured. The terms of that bond remain in effect until the state is repaid; and

(ii) Transfers the rights represented by the general obligation of the district from the bond owners to the state.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. (1) Any district that has issued bonds for which the state has made all or part of a debt service payment shall:

(b) Pay interest to the state on all money paid by the state from the date that money was drawn to the date the state is repaid at a rate to be prescribed by rule by the state finance committee; and

(2)(a) The state treasurer shall establish the reimbursement interest rate after considering the circumstances of any prior draws by the district on the state, market interest and penalty rates, and the cost of funds or opportunity cost of investments, if any, that were required to be borrowed or liquidated by the state to make payment on the bonds.

(b) The state treasurer may, after considering the circumstances giving rise to the failure of the district to make payment on its bonds in a timely manner, impose on the district a penalty of not more than five percent of the amount paid by the state pursuant to its guaranty for each instance in which a payment by the state is made.

(3)(a)(i) If the state treasurer determines that amounts obtained under this chapter will not reimburse the state in full within one year from the state's payment of a district's scheduled debt service payment, the state treasurer may pursue any legal action, including mandamus, against the district to compel it to meet its repayment obligations to the state.

(ii) In pursuing its rights under (a)(i) of this subsection, the state shall have the same substantive and procedural rights as would a holder of the bonds of a district. If and to the extent that the state has made payments to the holders of bonds of a district under section 5 of this act and has not been reimbursed by the district, the state shall be subrogated to the rights of those bond holders.

(iii) The state treasurer may also direct the district and the appropriate county officials to restructure and revise the collection of taxes for the payment of bonds on which the state treasurer has made payments under this chapter and, to the extent permitted by law, may require that the proceeds of such taxes be applied to the district's obligations to the state if all outstanding obligations of the school district payable from such taxes are fully paid or their payment is fully provided for.

(b) The district shall pay the fees, expenses, and costs incurred by the state in recovering amounts paid under the guaranty authorized by this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. In order to effect the provisions of Article VIII, section 1(e) of the state Constitution, Senate Joint Resolution No. 8206, the legislature shall make provision for such amounts as may be required to make timely payments under the state school district credit enhancement program under this chapter in each and every biennial appropriations act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. The state finance committee may adopt, under chapter 34.05 RCW, all rules necessary and appropriate for the implementation and administration of this chapter.

Sec. 9. RCW 39.42.060 and 1997 c 220 s 220 (Referendum Bill No. 48) are each amended to read as follows:

No bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness for borrowed money shall be issued by the state which will cause the aggregate debt contracted by the state to exceed that amount for which payments of principal and interest in any fiscal year would require the state to expend more than seven percent of the arithmetic mean of its general state revenues, as defined in section 1(c) of Article VIII of the Washington state Constitution for the three immediately preceding fiscal years as certified by the treasurer in accordance with RCW 39.42.070. It shall be the duty of the state finance committee to compute annually the amount required to pay principal of and interest on outstanding debt. In making such computation, the state finance committee shall include all borrowed money represented by bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness which are secured by the full faith and credit of the state or are required to be paid, directly or indirectly, from general state revenues and which are incurred by the state, any department, authority, public corporation or quasi public corporation of the state, any state university or college, or any other public agency created by the state but not by counties, cities, towns, school districts, or other municipal corporations, and shall include debt incurred pursuant to section 3 of Article VIII of the Washington state Constitution, but shall exclude the following:

(6) Indebtedness authorized or incurred before July 1, 1993, pursuant to statute which requires that the state treasury be reimbursed, in the amount of the principal of and the interest on such indebtedness, from money other than general state revenues or from the special excise tax imposed pursuant to chapter 67.40 RCW;

(7) Indebtedness authorized and incurred after July 1, 1993, pursuant to statute that requires that the state treasury be reimbursed, in the amount of the principal of and the interest on such indebtedness, from (a) moneys outside the state treasury, except higher education operating fees, (b) higher education building fees, (c) indirect costs recovered from federal grants and contracts, and (d) fees and charges associated with hospitals operated or managed by institutions of higher education;

(8) Any agreement, promissory note, or other instrument entered into by the state finance committee under RCW 39.42.030 in connection with its acquisition of bond insurance, letters of credit, or other credit support instruments for the purpose of guaranteeing the payment or enhancing the marketability, or both, of any state bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness; ((and))

(10) Indebtedness incurred for the purposes of the school district bond guaranty established by chapter 39.-- RCW (sections 1 through 8 of this act).

To the extent necessary because of the constitutional or statutory debt limitation, priorities with respect to the issuance or guaranteeing of bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness by the state shall be determined by the state finance committee.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. This act takes effect January 1, 2000, if the proposed amendment to Article VIII, section 1 of the state Constitution, guaranteeing the general obligation debt of school districts, is validly submitted to and is approved and ratified by the voters at the next general election. If the proposed amendment is not approved and ratified, this act is void in its entirety.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. Sections 1 through 8 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 39 RCW."

Signed by Representatives Mitchell, Republican Co-Chair; Murray, Democratic Co-Chair; Edmonds, Democratic Vice Chair; Esser, Republican Vice Chair; Anderson; Barlean; Constantine; Dunshee; Hankins; Koster; Lantz; Mastin; Miloscia; O’Brien; Ogden and Schoesler.

Voting yea: Representatives Mitchell, Murray, Edmonds, Esser, Anderson, Barlean, Constantine, Hankins, Lantz, Mastin, Miloscia, O'Brien, Ogden and Schoesler.

SB 5347 Prime Sponsor, Senator Rasmussen: Extending the period of time to expend funds from the fruit and vegetable district fund. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Cooper, Koster, Anderson, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

SB 5358 Prime Sponsor, Senator Benton: Eliminating motorcycle handlebar height restrictions. Reported by Committee on Transportation

On page 1, beginning on line 4, strike all of section 1 and insert the following:

No person shall operate on a public highway a motorcycle in which the handlebars or grips are more than ((fifteen)) thirty inches higher than the seat or saddle for the operator."

Signed by Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co-Chair; K. Schmidt, Republican Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic 1st Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; Buck; G. Chandler; DeBolt; Fortunato; Haigh; Hatfield; Hurst; Lovick; McDonald; Mielke; Mitchell; Morris; Murray; Ogden; Pflug; Radcliff; Romero; Schindler; Schual-Berke; Scott; Skinner and Wood.

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Ericksen, Hankins, Buck, G. Chandler, DeBolt, Fortunato, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Lovick, McDonald, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Murray, Ogden, Pflug, Radcliff, Romero, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Scott, Skinner and Wood.

ESB 5371 Prime Sponsor, Senator Jacobsen: Developing intercity passenger rail service. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co-Chair; K. Schmidt, Republican Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic 1st Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; Buck; G. Chandler; DeBolt; Fortunato; Hatfield; Hurst; Lovick; McDonald; Mitchell; Morris; Murray; Ogden; Pflug; Romero; Schindler; Schual-Berke and Skinner.

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Ericksen, Hankins, Buck, G. Chandler, DeBolt, Fortunato, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Lovick, McDonald, Mitchell, Morris, Murray, Ogden, Pflug, Radcliff, Romero, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Skinner and Wood.

SB 5382 Prime Sponsor, Senator T. Sheldon: Strengthening the Scenic Vistas Act. Reported by Committee on Transportation

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co-Chair; K. Schmidt, Republican Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic 1st Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; G. Chandler; Haigh; Hatfield; Hurst; Lovick; Mitchell; Morris; Murray; Ogden; Pflug; Radcliff; Romero; Schual-Berke; Skinner and Wood.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Buck; DeBolt; Fortunato; McDonald and Schindler.

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Ericksen, Hankins, G. Chandler, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Lovick, Mitchell, Morris, Murray, Ogden, Pflug, Radcliff, Romero, Schual-Berke, Skinner and Wood.

SB 5384 Prime Sponsor, Senator Heavey: Phasing in lightweight tire studs. Reported by Committee on Transportation

Signed by Representatives Fisher, Democratic Co-Chair; K. Schmidt, Republican Co-Chair; Cooper, Democratic 1st Vice Chair; Ericksen, Republican Vice Chair; Hankins, Republican Vice Chair; Buck; G. Chandler; Fortunato; Haigh; Hatfield; Hurst; Lovick; McDonald; Mielke; Mitchell; Morris; Murray; Ogden; Pflug; Romero; Schindler; Schual-Berke; Scott; Skinner and Wood.

MINORITY recommendation: Without recommendation. Signed by Representative DeBolt.

Voting yea: Representatives Fisher, K. Schmidt, Cooper, Ericksen, Hankins, Buck, G. Chandler, Fortunato, Haigh, Hatfield, Hurst, Lovick, McDonald, Mielke, Mitchell, Morris, Murray, Ogden, Pflug, Radcliff, Romero, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Scott, Skinner and Wood.

SSB 5387 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Commerce, Trade, Housing & Financial Institutions: Expanding the definition of economic development activities. Reported by Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade

"Sec. 1. RCW 43.163.010 and 1994 c 238 s 1 and 1994 c 92 s 498 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

As used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Authority" means the Washington economic development finance authority created under RCW 43.163.020 or any board, body, commission, department or officer succeeding to the principal functions of the authority or to whom the powers conferred upon the authority shall be given by law;

(2) "Bonds" means any bonds, notes, debentures, interim certificates, conditional sales or lease financing agreements, lines of credit, forward purchase agreements, investment agreements, and other banking or financial arrangements, guaranties, or other obligations issued by or entered into by the authority. Such bonds may be issued on either a tax-exempt or taxable basis;

(3) "Borrower" means one or more public or private persons or entities acting as lessee, purchaser, mortgagor, or borrower who has obtained or is seeking to obtain financing either from the authority or from an eligible banking organization that has obtained or is seeking to obtain funds from the authority to finance a project. A borrower may include a party who transfers the right of use and occupancy to another party by lease, sublease or otherwise, or a party who is seeking or has obtained a financial guaranty from the authority;

(4) "Eligible banking organization" means any organization subject to regulation by the director of the department of financial institutions, any national bank, federal savings and loan association, and federal credit union located within this state;

(5) "Eligible export transaction" means any preexport or export activity by a person or entity located in the state of Washington involving a sale for export and product sale which, in the judgment of the authority: (a) Will create or maintain employment in the state of Washington, (b) will obtain a material percent of its value from manufactured goods or services made, processed or occurring in Washington, and (c) could not otherwise obtain financing on reasonable terms from an eligible banking organization;

(6) "Eligible farmer" means any person who is a resident of the state of Washington and whose specific acreage qualifying for receipts from the federal department of agriculture under its conservation reserve program is within the state of Washington;

(7) "Eligible person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or joint venture carrying on business, or proposing to carry on business within the state and is seeking financial assistance under RCW 43.163.210;

(8) "Financial assistance" means the infusion of capital to persons for use in the development and exploitation of specific inventions and products;

(9) "Financing document" means an instrument executed by the authority and one or more persons or entities pertaining to the issuance of or security for bonds, or the application of the proceeds of bonds or other funds of, or payable to, the authority. A financing document may include, but need not be limited to, a lease, installment sale agreement, conditional sale agreement, mortgage, loan agreement, trust agreement or indenture, security agreement, letter or line of credit, reimbursement agreement, insurance policy, guaranty agreement, or currency or interest rate swap agreement. A financing document also may be an agreement between the authority and an eligible banking organization which has agreed to make a loan to a borrower;

(10) "Plan" means the general plan of economic development finance objectives developed and adopted by the authority, and updated from time to time, as required under RCW 43.163.090;

(11) "Economic development activities" means activities related to: Manufacturing, processing, research, production, assembly, tooling, warehousing, airports, docks and wharves, mass commuting facilities, high-speed intercity rail facilities, public broadcasting, pollution control, solid waste, federally qualified hazardous waste facilities, energy generating, conservation, or transmission facilities, and sports facilities and industrial parks, and activities conducted within a federally designated enterprise or empowerment zone or geographic area of similar nature. "Economic development activities" does not include the construction of a parking facility, unless the parking facility is a component of an eligible economic development activity financed under this chapter;

(a) Acquisition, lease, construction, reconstruction, remodeling, refurbishing, rehabilitation, extension, and enlargement of land, rights to land, buildings, structures, docks, wharves, fixtures, machinery, equipment, excavations, paving, landscaping, utilities, approaches, roadways and parking, handling and storage areas, and similar ancillary facilities, and any other real or personal property included in an economic development activity;

(b) Architectural, engineering, consulting, accounting, and legal costs related directly to the development, financing, acquisition, lease, construction, reconstruction, remodeling, refurbishing, rehabilitation, extension, and enlargement of an activity included under subsection (11) of this section, including costs of studies assessing the feasibility of an economic development activity;

(c) Finance costs, including the costs of credit enhancement and discounts, if any, the costs of issuing revenue bonds, and costs incurred in carrying out any financing document;

(d) Start-up costs, working capital, capitalized research and development costs, capitalized interest during construction and during the eighteen months after estimated completion of construction, and capitalized debt service or repair and replacement or other appropriate reserves;

(e) The refunding of any outstanding obligations incurred for any of the costs outlined in this subsection; and

(13) "Product" means a product, device, technique, or process that is or may be exploitable commercially. "Product" does not refer to pure research, but shall be construed to apply to products, devices, techniques, or processes that have advanced beyond the theoretic stage and are readily capable of being, or have been, reduced to practice;

(14) "Financing agreements" means, and includes without limitation, a contractual arrangement with an eligible person whereby the authority obtains rights from or in an invention or product or proceeds from an invention or product in exchange for the granting of financial and other assistance to the person.

Signed by Representatives Van Luven, Republican Co-Chair; Veloria, Democratic Co-Chair; Dunn, Republican Vice Chair; Eickmeyer, Democratic Vice Chair; Ballasiotes; Gombosky; Miloscia; Morris; Radcliff; Skinner; D. Sommers and Wolfe.

Voting yea: Representatives Van Luven, Veloria, Dunn, Eickmeyer, Ballasiotes, Gombosky, Miloscia, Morris, Radcliff, Skinner, D. Sommers and Wolfe.

SSB 5399 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Judiciary: Changing provisions relating to traffic offenses. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SSB 5418 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Education: Changing school accountability and assistance provisions. Reported by Committee on Education

NEW SECTION. Sec. 101. COMMISSION FORMED AND MEMBERS APPOINTED. (1) The Washington commission on educational accountability is established.

(a) One member shall be appointed by but shall not be the superintendent of public instruction;

(c) Two members shall be appointed by but shall not be members of the house of representatives. The two members, one nominated by each major caucus, shall be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(d) Two members shall be appointed by but shall not be members of the senate. The two members, one nominated by each major caucus, shall be appointed by the president of the senate.

(4) Appointees shall be individuals who are supportive of educational improvement, who have a positive record of service, and who will devote sufficient time to the responsibilities of the commission to ensure that the objectives of the commission are achieved.

(5) Each appointing authority shall appoint its initial commission members by July 1, 1999. The first meeting of the commission shall be convened by the superintendent of public instruction no later than July 30, 1999.

(6) Members shall serve for terms of four years, with the terms expiring on June 30th of the fourth year of the term. However, in the case of the initial members, one of the members appointed by the governor shall serve for a three-year term and both members appointed by the house of representatives shall serve for two-year terms, with each of the terms expiring on June 30th of the applicable year.

(7) Each appointing authority shall fill any vacancies in appointments that may occur.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 102. COMMISSION'S POWERS AND DUTIES. The powers and duties of the Washington commission on educational accountability shall include, but are not limited to the following:

(1) The adoption and revision of performance improvement goals by subject and grade level, as assessed by the Washington assessment of student learning. The goals shall be in addition to and may revise any goals adopted in RCW 28A.630.887 (as recodified by this act). However, before each goal is implemented, the commission shall present the goal to the education and fiscal committees of the house of representatives and the senate for the committees' review and comment;

(2) The adoption of objective, systematic criteria to identify successful and failed schools and school districts;

(3) The recommendation to the superintendent of public instruction of schools and school districts to be recognized for two types of accomplishments, student achievement and improvements in student achievement;

(4) The identification of schools and school districts in which state intervention measures will be needed and the identification of a range of appropriate intervention strategies as authorized by law. At the request of the commission, the superintendent shall intervene in the school or school district and take corrective actions as authorized by law;

(5) The identification of appropriate choice options within and outside the school district for students attending failed schools. The options shall include, but need not be limited to vocational education opportunities;

(6) The identification of performance incentive systems that have improved student achievement;

(7) The adoption of performance standards to determine whether a student has met the standard on the Washington assessment of student learning, and the determination of any performance levels above and below the standard. The commission shall set such performance standards and levels in consultation with the superintendent of public instruction and after consideration of any recommendations that may be developed by any advisory committees that may be established for this purpose;

(8) The annual review of the assessment reporting system to ensure fairness, accuracy, timeliness, and equity of opportunity, especially with regard to schools with special circumstances and unique populations of students, and a recommendation to the superintendent of public instruction of any improvements needed to the system;

(9) The recommendation to the superintendent of public instruction of criteria for use in the determination of schools which might receive any funds appropriated for short-term, intensive, tailored assistance under section 402 of this act;

(11) The establishment of advisory committees, which may include persons who are not members of the commission;

(12) The hiring of necessary staff and the determination of the staff's duties and compensation. However, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall provide staff support to the commission until the commission has hired its own staff, and shall provide most of the technical assistance and logistical support needed by the commission thereafter;

(13) The receipt of per diem and travel allowances as permitted under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060; and

(14) The holding of meetings and public hearings, including hearings on possible state interventions.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 103. COMMISSION'S REPORT ON ACCOUNTABILITY POLICIES. By September 5, 2000, the Washington commission on educational accountability shall recommend accountability policies to the governor, the superintendent of public instruction, and the education and fiscal committees of the house of representatives and senate. The policies shall include, but need not be limited to:

(1) A graduated series of increasingly intensive school district and state intervention strategies for schools in which low-performance persists over an identified period of time, including options for budgeting and personnel.

(a) The strategies shall be formulated in accordance with the assumption that school districts have primary responsibility for intervening in schools with relatively large numbers of students who are not achieving the essential academic learning requirements. However, if after a period of time, school district intervention is not successful, state intervention may be necessary.

(b) The strategies shall also be formulated in accordance with the assumption that the longer low performance persists, the less control and decision-making authority a school shall retain.

(c) In its deliberations, the commission may consider intervention strategies underway in Washington and other states, such as the type of graduated intervention system adopted by the Seattle school district;

(4) Any statutory changes necessary to give the superintendent of public instruction the authority to implement, in a school or school district, the state intervention strategies identified in subsection (1) of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 201. MID-TERM GOAL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM. The mid-term goal of the state's accountability system is that eighty percent or more of all public school students state-wide meet the state standards on the Washington assessment of student learning within a decade after the administration of each assessment is required state-wide.

Sec. 202. RCW 28A.630.887 and 1998 c 319 s 101 are each amended to read as follows:

(a) Select the reading standard results on either the 1997 or 1998 fourth grade Washington assessment of student learning as the school district's initial baseline reading standard. Districts may select the 1997 results only if all of the elementary schools with fourth grade students administered the assessment;

(b) By December 15, 2000, select the mathematics standard results on either the 1998 or 1999 fourth grade Washington assessment of student learning as the school district's fourth grade baseline mathematics standard;

(c) Establish ((a)) three-year, district-wide goals to increase, by the end of the 2000-01 school year, the percentage of students who meet or exceed the reading standard, and by the 2002-03 school year, the percentage of students who meet or exceed the mathematics standard on the fourth grade Washington assessment of student learning. The three-year percentage increase goal in each subject may not be less than the district's total percentage of students who did not meet the baseline ((reading)) standard in each subject multiplied by twenty-five percent;

(((c))) (d) Specify the annual district-wide percentage improvement increments to meet the ((three-year)) goals; and

(((d))) (e) Direct each elementary school to establish ((a)) three-year goals for its fourth grade students, subject to approval by the board. The aggregate of the elementary school goals must meet or exceed the district-wide goals established by the board.

(a) ((Report biannually to parents in writing and to the community in a public meeting the following information:

(iii) District-wide and school-level plans to achieve the reading goal in kindergarten through fourth grade, including grade-level expectations, curriculum and instruction, parental or guardian involvement, and resources available to parents and guardians to help students meet the reading standard;

(b) Report annually to the superintendent of public instruction and in a news release to the local media the district's progress toward meeting the district-wide and school-level goals; and

(3) By December 1, 2000, the superintendent of public instruction shall report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate on the progress that has been made in achieving the three-year reading goal, and provide recommendations to the legislature on setting reading goals for the next three years.

(4) This section expires July 1, 2006.)) By December 15, 2000, select the reading standard results on either the 1998, 1999, or 2000 seventh grade Washington assessment of student learning as the school district's seventh grade baseline reading standard;

(b) By December 15, 2001, select the mathematics standard results on either the 2000 or 2001 seventh grade Washington assessment of student learning as the school district's seventh grade baseline mathematics standard;

(c) Establish three-year district-wide goals to increase, by the end of the 2002-03 school year, the percentage of students who meet or exceed the reading standard, and by the end of the 2003-04 school year, the percentage of students who meet or exceed the mathematics standard, on the seventh grade Washington assessment of student learning. The percentage increase goal in each subject may not be less than the district's total percentage of students who did not meet the baseline standard in each subject multiplied by twenty-five percent;

(d) Specify the annual district-wide percentage improvement increments necessary to meet the goals; and

(e) Direct each middle or junior high school, as appropriate, to establish reading and mathematics goals for its seventh grade students, subject to approval by the board. The aggregate of the middle or junior high school goals must meet or exceed the district-wide goals established by the board in each subject.

(3) Schools and school districts in which ten or fewer students are eligible to be assessed in a grade level are not required to establish numerical improvement goals and performance relative to the goals.

Sec. 301. RCW 28A.630.889 and 1998 c 319 s 301 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) By September 10, 1998, and by September 10th each year thereafter, the superintendent of public instruction shall:

(a) Report to schools, school districts, and the legislature on the results of the ((fourth grade)) Washington assessment of student learning; and

(b) Post individual school results of the ((fourth grade)) Washington assessment of student learning on the superintendent of public instruction's internet world-wide web site.

(2) The reports shall include the assessment results by school and school district, and include changes over time. Results shall be reported as follows:

(c) A learning improvement index that shows changes in student performance within the different levels of student learning reported on the Washington assessment of student learning.

(3) Data regarding the different characteristics of schools, such as poverty levels, percent of English as a second language students, dropout rates, attendance, percent of students in special education, and student mobility shall also be reported so that districts and schools can learn from the improvement efforts of other schools and districts with similar characteristics.

(4) To protect the privacy of students, the results of schools and districts that test fewer than ten students in a grade level shall not be reported. In addition, in order to ensure that results are reported accurately, the superintendent of public instruction shall maintain the confidentiality of state-wide data files until the superintendent determines that the data are complete and accurate.

(5) The superintendent of public instruction shall monitor the percentage and number of special education and limited English-proficient students exempted from taking the assessments by schools and school districts to ensure the exemptions are in compliance with exemption guidelines.

(6) By December 1, 2000, and by December 31st annually thereafter, the superintendent of public instruction shall report to the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate on the progress that has been made in achieving the reading and mathematics goals under RCW 28A.630.887 (as recodified by this act) and any additional goals adopted by the commission on educational accountability.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 302. SCHOOL DISTRICT REPORTS ON PROGRESS TOWARD PERFORMANCE GOALS. Each school district board of directors shall:

(1)(a) Annually report to parents and to the community in a public meeting and annually report in writing the following information:

(iii) District-wide and school-level plans to achieve the goals, including curriculum and instruction, parental or guardian involvement, and resources available to parents and guardians to help students meet the state standards;

(b) Report annually in a news release to the local media the district's progress toward meeting the district-wide and school-level goals; and

(c) Include the school-level goals, student performance relative to the goals, and a summary of school-level plans to achieve the goals in each school's annual school performance report under RCW 28A.320.205.

(2) School districts in which ten or fewer students in the district or in a school in the district are eligible to be assessed in a grade level are not required to report numerical improvement goals and performance relative to the goals, but are required to report to parents and the community their plans to improve student achievement.

Sec. 303. RCW 28A.320.205 and 1993 c 336 s 1006 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Beginning with the 1994-95 school year, to provide the local community and electorate with access to information on the educational programs in the schools in the district, each school shall publish annually a school performance report and deliver the report to each parent with children enrolled in the school and make the report available to the community served by the school. The annual performance report shall be in a form that can be easily understood and be used by parents, guardians, and other members of the community who are not professional educators to make informed educational decisions. As data from the assessments in RCW 28A.630.885 (as recodified by this act) becomes available, the annual performance report should enable parents, educators, and school board members to determine whether students in the district's schools are attaining mastery of the student learning goals under RCW 28A.150.210, and other important facts about the schools' performance in assisting students to learn. The annual report shall make comparisons to a school's performance in preceding years and shall ((project goals in performance categories)) include school level goals under RCW 28A.630.887 (as recodified by this act), student performance relative to the goals and the percentage of students performing at each level of the assessment, a comparison of student performance at each level of the assessment to the previous year's performance, and information regarding school-level plans to achieve the goals.

(2) The annual performance report shall include, but not be limited to: (a) A brief statement of the mission of the school and the school district; (b) enrollment statistics including student demographics; (c) expenditures per pupil for the school year; (d) a summary of student scores on all mandated tests, and a comparison of those scores with comparable Washington schools of similar demographic characteristics; (e) a concise annual budget report; (f) student attendance, graduation, and dropout rates; (g) information regarding the use and condition of the school building or buildings; (h) a brief description of the ((restructuring)) learning improvement plans for the school; (i) school safety indicators, including but not limited to, the number of suspensions and of violent incidents a year at the school and at school-sponsored events; (j) information on the credentials of teachers in the school, including, but not limited to, the number of teachers with advanced degrees, the number teaching out of their endorsement areas, the average number of years teachers in the school have been teaching, and the number of teachers who have passed Washington's teacher assessments; (k) the types of choice options available to students at the school, including vocational education opportunities; and (l) an invitation to all parents and citizens to participate in school activities.

(3) The superintendent of public instruction shall develop by June 30, 1994, and update periodically, a model report form, which shall also be adapted for computers, that schools may use to meet the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section. In order to make school performance reports broadly accessible to the public, the superintendent of public instruction, to the extent feasible, shall make information on each school's report available on or through the superintendent's internet web site.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 401. ACCOUNTABILITY IMPLEMENTATION FUNDS. (1) To the extent funds are appropriated, the office of the superintendent of public instruction annually shall allocate accountability implementation funds to school districts. The purposes of the funds are to: Develop and update student learning improvement plans; implement curriculum materials and instructional strategies; provide staff professional development to implement the selected curricula and instruction; develop and implement assessment strategies and training in assessment scoring; and fund other activities intended to improve student learning for all students, including students with diverse needs. Activities funded by the allocations must be consistent with the school or district improvement plan, designed to improve the ability of teachers and other instructional certificated and classified staff to assist students in meeting the essential academic learning requirements, and designed to achieve state and local accountability goals.

(2) To be eligible for allocations in the 1999-2000 school year, school district superintendents and principals must certify that activities funded by accountability implementation funds will be in accordance with the requirements of this act. To be eligible for funds in the 2000-01 school year and thereafter, school district superintendents and school principals must certify that they have analyzed the use of state, federal, and local funds used for professional development and planning and that these funds will be used in an effective manner to improve student learning.

(3) Schools receiving funds shall develop, update as needed, and keep on file a school student learning improvement plan to achieve the student learning goals and essential academic learning requirements and to implement the assessment system as it is developed. The plan shall delineate how the accountability implementation funds will be used to accomplish the requirements of this section. The plan shall be made available to the public and to others upon request.

(4) The amount of allocations shall be determined in the omnibus appropriations act.

(5) The state schools for the deaf and blind are eligible to receive allocations under this section.

(6) The superintendent of public instruction may adopt timelines and rules as necessary under chapter 34.05 RCW to administer the program, and require that schools and districts submit reports regarding the use of the funds.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 402. HELPING CORPS AND TARGETED ASSISTANCE FUNDS. (1) In order to increase the availability and quality of technical assistance state-wide, the superintendent of public instruction, subject to available funding, may employ school improvement coordinators and school improvement specialists to provide assistance to schools and districts. The improvement specialists shall serve on a rotating basis and shall not be permanent employees.

(2) The types of assistance provided by the improvement coordinators and specialists may include, but need not be limited to:

(a) Assistance to schools to use student performance data and develop improvement plans based on those data;

(b) Consultation with schools and districts concerning their performance on the Washington assessment of student learning and other assessments;

(c) Consultation concerning curricula that aligns with the essential academic learning requirements and the Washington assessment of student learning and that meets the needs of diverse learners;

(d) Assistance in the identification and implementation of research-based instructional practices;

(e) Staff training that emphasizes effective instructional strategies and classroom-based assessment;

(f) Assistance in developing and implementing family and community involvement programs; and

(g) Other assistance to schools and school districts intended to improve student learning.

(3) To the extent funds are appropriated, the superintendent of public instruction shall grant funds to schools for short-term, intensive, tailored assistance to develop and implement comprehensive improvement plans that are based on reliable research and effective practices. Recommendations regarding the criteria for granting funds shall be made by the Washington commission on educational accountability to the superintendent of public instruction. Priority for funds shall be given to schools that need to improve student achievement substantially. The funds under this section are intended to stimulate comprehensive, school-wide change, rather than a piecemeal, fragmented approach to school improvement. Grant funds may not be awarded unless the following conditions are met:

(a) School districts must seek comprehensive recommendations from a helping corps technical assistance team formed by the superintendent of public instruction;

(b) Comprehensive improvement plans must be consistent with the recommendations of a helping corps technical assistance team formed by the superintendent of public instruction; and

(c) The coordinator or director of the helping corps technical assistance team must certify that the comprehensive improvement plan is consistent with the technical assistance team recommendations.

(4) To be considered comprehensive, plans must integrate, in a coherent manner, the following components:

(5) When determining grant recipients, the following criteria shall be considered:

(e) The likelihood that the proposed application will lead to a plan and actions that will result in improved student achievement.

(6) Subject to available funding, individual grants shall be awarded for a period of two years.

(7) Grant applications shall be approved by the school district board of directors before submission of the application to the superintendent of public instruction.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 501. SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION'S DUTIES FOR STANDARDS AND ASSESSMENTS. (1) The superintendent of public instruction shall identify the knowledge and skills all public school students need to know and be able to do based on the student learning goals in RCW 28A.150.210 to develop student assessments and implement the accountability recommendations and requests of the commission on academic achievement.

(2) The superintendent of public instruction shall periodically revise the essential academic learning requirements, as needed, based on the student learning goals in RCW 28A.150.210. Goals one and two shall be considered primary. To the maximum extent possible, the superintendent shall integrate goal four and the knowledge and skill areas in the other goals in the essential academic learning requirements.

(3) In consultation with the commission on educational accountability, the superintendent of public instruction shall maintain and continue to develop and revise a state-wide academic assessment system for use in the elementary, middle, and high school years designed to determine if each student has mastered the essential academic learning requirements identified in subsection (1) of this section. The academic assessment system shall include a variety of assessment methods, including criterion-referenced and performance-based measures.

(4) The assessment system shall be designed so that the results under the assessment system are used by educators as tools to evaluate instructional practices, and to initiate appropriate educational support for students who have not mastered the essential academic learning requirements at the appropriate periods in the student's educational development.

(5) To the maximum extent possible, the superintendent shall integrate knowledge and skill areas in development of the assessments.

(6) Assessments for goals three and four of RCW 28A.150.210 shall be integrated in the essential academic learning requirements and assessments for goals one and two.

(7) The superintendent shall develop assessments that are directly related to the essential academic learning requirements, and are not biased toward persons with different learning styles, racial or ethnic backgrounds, or on the basis of gender.

(8) The superintendent shall consider methods to address the unique needs of special education students when developing the assessments under this section.

(9) The superintendent shall consider methods to address the unique needs of highly capable students when developing the assessments under this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 502. COMMISSION ON STUDENT LEARNING--TRANSFER OF POWERS. (1) Beginning on July 1, 1999, the powers, duties, and functions of the commission on student learning are hereby transferred to the superintendent of public instruction. All references to the commission on student learning in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the superintendent of public instruction when addressing the duties, activities, or functions regarding the essential academic learning requirements, the standards, or the assessments addressed under this act.

(2) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written material in the possession of the commission on student learning shall be delivered to the custody of the superintendent of public instruction. All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible property employed by the commission on student learning shall be made available to the commission on educational accountability or the superintendent of public instruction, as appropriate.

(3) The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of the commission on student learning shall not affect the validity of any act performed before the effective date of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 601. ANALYSIS OF FOURTH GRADE MATHEMATICS ASSESSMENT. By August 1, 2000, the superintendent of public instruction shall complete an objective analysis of the fourth grade mathematics assessment. The analysis shall include, but need not be limited to, the student developmental level required to achieve the fourth grade standard successfully and the extent to which the assessment measures a student's computational skills, problem-solving skills, math communications skills, and a breakdown of other skills assessed. The analysis shall include the percentage of items that: Require students to use computational skills without the use of technology; require the use of technology to complete an item; measure mathematics communication skills; measure problem-solving skills; and measure other skills included in the mathematics assessment. The superintendent of public instruction shall consult recognized experts with differing views on the instruction of mathematics, and report the results of the analysis to the governor and the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate by August 15, 2000.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 602. SLIG'S REPEALED. RCW 28A.300.138 (Student learning improvement grants) and 1994 c 245 s 1 & 1993 c 336 s 301 are each repealed.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 603. REPEALERS. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 604. PART HEADINGS AND SECTION CAPTIONS NOT LAW. Part headings and section captions used in this act are not any part of the law.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 605. NEW ACCOUNTABILITY CHAPTER CREATED. Sections 101 through 103, 201, 302, 401, 402, and 501 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 28A RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 606. RECODIFICATIONS. The following sections are each recodified as new sections in the chapter created in section 605 of this act:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 607. EMERGENCY CLAUSE. (1) Section 101 of 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 July 1, 1999.

(2) Sections 502 and 603 of this act are 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.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 608. NULL AND VOID CLAUSES. (1) If specific funding for the purposes of section 101 of this act, referencing section 101 of this act by bill or chapter and section number, is not provided by June 30, 1999, in the omnibus appropriations act, section 101 of this act is null and void.

(2) If specific funding for the purposes of section 102 of this act, referencing section 102 of this act by bill or chapter and section number, is not provided by June 30, 1999, in the omnibus appropriations act, section 102 of this act is null and void.

(3) If specific funding for the purposes of section 103 of this act, referencing section 103 of this act by bill or chapter and section number, is not provided by June 30, 1999, in the omnibus appropriations act, section 103 of this act is null and void.

(4) If specific funding for the purposes of section 401 of this act, referencing section 401 of this act by bill or chapter and section number, is not provided by June 30, 1999, in the omnibus appropriations act, section 401 of this act is null and void.

(5) If specific funding for the purposes of section 402 of this act, referencing section 402 of this act by bill or chapter and section number, is not provided by June 30, 1999, in the omnibus appropriations act, section 402 of this act is null and void.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 609. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected."

Voting yea: Representatives Quall, Talcott, Haigh, Schindler, Carlson, Cox, Keiser, Rockefeller, Santos, D. Schmidt, Stensen and Wensman.

E2SSB 5421 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Enhancing supervision of offenders. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

The purpose of this chapter is to make the criminal justice system accountable to the public by developing a system for the sentencing of felony offenders which structures, but does not eliminate, discretionary decisions affecting sentences, and to ((add a new chapter to Title 9 RCW designed to)):

(1) Ensure that the punishment for a criminal offense is proportionate to the seriousness of the offense and the offender's criminal history;

(3) Be commensurate with the punishment imposed on others committing similar offenses;

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) "Collect," or any derivative thereof, "collect and remit," or "collect and deliver," when used with reference to the department of corrections, means that the department, either directly or through a collection agreement authorized by RCW 9.94A.145, is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the offender's sentence with regard to the legal financial obligation, receiving payment thereof from the offender, and, consistent with current law, delivering daily the entire payment to the superior court clerk without depositing it in a departmental account.

(3) "Community corrections officer" means an employee of the department who is responsible for carrying out specific duties in supervision of sentenced offenders and monitoring of sentence conditions.

(4) "Community custody" means that portion of an ((inmate's)) offender's sentence of confinement in lieu of earned ((early)) release time or imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120 (5), (6), (7), (8), ((or)) (10), or (11), or RCW 9.94A.383, served in the community subject to controls placed on the ((inmate's)) offender's movement and activities by the department of corrections. For offenders placed on community custody for crimes committed on or after July 1, 2000, the department shall assess the offender's risk of reoffense and may establish and modify conditions of community custody, in addition to those imposed by the court, based upon the risk to community safety.

(5) "Community custody range" means the minimum and maximum period of community custody included as part of a sentence under RCW 9.94A.120(11), as established by the sentencing guidelines commission or the legislature under RCW 9.94A.040, for crimes committed on or after July 1, 2000.

(6) "Community placement" means that period during which the offender is subject to the conditions of community custody and/or postrelease supervision, which begins either upon completion of the term of confinement (postrelease supervision) or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned ((early)) release. Community placement may consist of entirely community custody, entirely postrelease supervision, or a combination of the two.

(((6))) (7) "Community service" means compulsory service, without compensation, performed for the benefit of the community by the offender.

(((7))) (8) "Community supervision" means a period of time during which a convicted offender is subject to crime-related prohibitions and other sentence conditions imposed by a court pursuant to this chapter or RCW 16.52.200(6) or 46.61.524. For first-time offenders, the supervision may include crime-related prohibitions and other conditions imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(5). For purposes of the interstate compact for out-of-state supervision of parolees and probationers, RCW 9.95.270, community supervision is the functional equivalent of probation and should be considered the same as probation by other states.

(((8))) (9) "Confinement" means total or partial confinement as defined in this section.

(((9))) (10) "Conviction" means an adjudication of guilt pursuant to Titles 10 or 13 RCW and includes a verdict of guilty, a finding of guilty, and acceptance of a plea of guilty.

(((10))) (11) "Court-ordered legal financial obligation" means a sum of money that is ordered by a superior court of the state of Washington for legal financial obligations which may include restitution to the victim, statutorily imposed crime victims' compensation fees as assessed pursuant to RCW 7.68.035, court costs, county or interlocal drug funds, court-appointed attorneys' fees, and costs of defense, fines, and any other financial obligation that is assessed to the offender as a result of a felony conviction. Upon conviction for vehicular assault while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.522(1)(b), or vehicular homicide while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.520(1)(a), legal financial obligations may also include payment to a public agency of the expense of an emergency response to the incident resulting in the conviction, subject to the provisions in RCW 38.52.430.

(((11))) (12) "Crime-related prohibition" means an order of a court prohibiting conduct that directly relates to the circumstances of the crime for which the offender has been convicted, and shall not be construed to mean orders directing an offender affirmatively to participate in rehabilitative programs or to otherwise perform affirmative conduct. However, affirmative acts necessary to monitor compliance with the order of a court may be required by the department.

(((12))) (13) "Criminal history" means the list of a defendant's prior convictions and juvenile adjudications, whether in this state, in federal court, or elsewhere. The history shall include, where known, for each conviction (a) whether the defendant has been placed on probation and the length and terms thereof; and (b) whether the defendant has been incarcerated and the length of incarceration.

(((13))) (14) "Day fine" means a fine imposed by the sentencing judge that equals the difference between the offender's net daily income and the reasonable obligations that the offender has for the support of the offender and any dependents.

(((14))) (15) "Day reporting" means a program of enhanced supervision designed to monitor the defendant's daily activities and compliance with sentence conditions, and in which the defendant is required to report daily to a specific location designated by the department or the sentencing judge.

(((16))) (17) "Determinate sentence" means a sentence that states with exactitude the number of actual years, months, or days of total confinement, of partial confinement, of community supervision, the number of actual hours or days of community service work, or dollars or terms of a legal financial obligation. The fact that an offender through "earned ((early)) release" can reduce the actual period of confinement shall not affect the classification of the sentence as a determinate sentence.

(((17))) (18) "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amount required by law to be withheld. For the purposes of this definition, "earnings" means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonuses, or otherwise, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law making the payments exempt from garnishment, attachment, or other process to satisfy a court-ordered legal financial obligation, specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, or insurance policies of any type, but does not include payments made under Title 50 RCW, except as provided in RCW 50.40.020 and 50.40.050, or Title 74 RCW.

(a) Any felony violation of chapter 69.50 RCW except possession of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(d)) or forged prescription for a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.403);

(b) Any offense defined as a felony under federal law that relates to the possession, manufacture, distribution, or transportation of a controlled substance; or

(c) Any out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a drug offense under (a) of this subsection.

(a) Escape in the first degree (RCW 9A.76.110), escape in the second degree (RCW 9A.76.120), willful failure to return from furlough (RCW 72.66.060), willful failure to return from work release (RCW 72.65.070), or willful failure to be available for supervision by the department while in community custody (RCW 72.09.310); or

(b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as an escape under (a) of this subsection.

(a) Vehicular homicide (RCW 46.61.520), vehicular assault (RCW 46.61.522), eluding a police officer (RCW 46.61.024), or felony hit-and-run injury-accident (RCW 46.52.020(4)); or

(b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a felony traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.

(((21))) (22) "Fines" means the requirement that the offender pay a specific sum of money over a specific period of time to the court.

(((22))) (23) "First-time offender" means any person who is convicted of a felony (a) not classified as a violent offense or a sex offense under this chapter, or (b) that is not the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug or flunitrazepam classified in Schedule IV, nor the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers as defined in RCW 69.50.206(d)(2), nor the selling for profit of any controlled substance or counterfeit substance classified in Schedule I, RCW 69.50.204, except leaves and flowering tops of marihuana, who previously has never been convicted of a felony in this state, federal court, or another state, and who has never participated in a program of deferred prosecution for a felony offense.

(((23))) (24) "Home detention" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders wherein the offender is confined in a private residence subject to electronic surveillance.

(25) "Most serious offense" means any of the following felonies or a felony attempt to commit any of the following felonies, as now existing or hereafter amended:

(a) Any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or criminal solicitation of or criminal conspiracy to commit a class A felony;

(r) Vehicular homicide, when proximately caused by the driving of any vehicle by any person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug as defined by RCW 46.61.502, or by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner;

(s) Any other class B felony offense with a finding of sexual motivation, as "sexual motivation" is defined under this section;

(u) Any felony offense in effect at any time prior to December 2, 1993, that is comparable to a most serious offense under this subsection, or any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a most serious offense under this subsection;

(v)(i) A prior conviction for indecent liberties under RCW 9A.88.100(1) (a), (b), and (c), chapter 260, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. as it existed until July 1, 1979, RCW 9A.44.100(1) (a), (b), and (c) as it existed from July 1, 1979, until June 11, 1986, and RCW 9A.44.100(1) (a), (b), and (d) as it existed from June 11, 1986, until July 1, 1988;

(ii) A prior conviction for indecent liberties under RCW 9A.44.100(1)(c) as it existed from June 11, 1986, until July 1, 1988, if: (A) The crime was committed against a child under the age of fourteen; or (B) the relationship between the victim and perpetrator is included in the definition of indecent liberties under RCW 9A.44.100(1)(c) as it existed from July 1, 1988, through July 27, 1997, or RCW 9A.44.100(1) (d) or (e) as it existed from July 25, 1993, through July 27, 1997.

(((24))) (26) "Nonviolent offense" means an offense which is not a violent offense.

(((25))) (27) "Offender" means a person who has committed a felony established by state law and is eighteen years of age or older or is less than eighteen years of age but whose case is under superior court jurisdiction under RCW 13.04.030 or has been transferred by the appropriate juvenile court to a criminal court pursuant to RCW 13.40.110. Throughout this chapter, the terms "offender" and "defendant" are used interchangeably.

(((26))) (28) "Partial confinement" means confinement for no more than one year in a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government, or, if home detention or work crew has been ordered by the court, in an approved residence, for a substantial portion of each day with the balance of the day spent in the community. Partial confinement includes work release, home detention, work crew, and a combination of work crew and home detention as defined in this section.

(a)(i) Has been convicted in this state of any felony considered a most serious offense; and

(ii) Has, before the commission of the offense under (a) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least two separate occasions, whether in this state or elsewhere, of felonies that under the laws of this state would be considered most serious offenses and would be included in the offender score under RCW 9.94A.360; provided that of the two or more previous convictions, at least one conviction must have occurred before the commission of any of the other most serious offenses for which the offender was previously convicted; or

(b)(i) Has been convicted of: (A) Rape in the first degree, rape of a child in the first degree, child molestation in the first degree, rape in the second degree, rape of a child in the second degree, or indecent liberties by forcible compulsion; (B) murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, homicide by abuse, kidnapping in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, assault of a child in the first degree, or burglary in the first degree, with a finding of sexual motivation; or (C) an attempt to commit any crime listed in this subsection (((27))) (29)(b)(i); and

(ii) Has, before the commission of the offense under (b)(i) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least one occasion, whether in this state or elsewhere, of an offense listed in (b)(i) of this subsection. A conviction for rape of a child in the first degree constitutes a conviction under subsection (((27))) (29)(b)(i) only when the offender was sixteen years of age or older when the offender committed the offense. A conviction for rape of a child in the second degree constitutes a conviction under subsection (((27))) (29)(b)(i) only when the offender was eighteen years of age or older when the offender committed the offense.

(((28))) (30) "Postrelease supervision" is that portion of an offender's community placement that is not community custody.

(((29))) (31) "Restitution" means the requirement that the offender pay a specific sum of money over a specific period of time to the court as payment of damages. The sum may include both public and private costs. The imposition of a restitution order does not preclude civil redress.

(((30))) (32) "Risk assessment" means the application of an objective instrument supported by research and adopted by the department for the purpose of assessing an offender's risk of reoffense, taking into consideration the nature of the harm done by the offender, place and circumstances of the offender related to risk, the offender's relationship to any victim, and any information provided to the department by victims. The results of a risk assessment shall not be based on unconfirmed or unconfirmable allegations.

(a) Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.502), actual physical control while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.504), reckless driving (RCW 46.61.500), or hit-and-run an attended vehicle (RCW 46.52.020(5)); or

(b) Any federal, out-of-state, county, or municipal conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be classified as a serious traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.

(((31))) (34) "Serious violent offense" is a subcategory of violent offense and means:

(a) Murder in the first degree, homicide by abuse, murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree, or rape in the first degree, assault of a child in the first degree, or an attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit one of these felonies; or

(b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a serious violent offense under (a) of this subsection.

(((32))) (35) "Sentence range" means the sentencing court's discretionary range in imposing a nonappealable sentence.

(a) A felony that is a violation of chapter 9A.44 RCW or RCW 9A.64.020 or 9.68A.090 or a felony that is, under chapter 9A.28 RCW, a criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit such crimes;

(b) A felony with a finding of sexual motivation under RCW 9.94A.127 or 13.40.135; or

(c) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a sex offense under (a) of this subsection.

(((34))) (37) "Sexual motivation" means that one of the purposes for which the defendant committed the crime was for the purpose of his or her sexual gratification.

(((35))) (38) "Total confinement" means confinement inside the physical boundaries of a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government for twenty-four hours a day, or pursuant to RCW 72.64.050 and 72.64.060.

(((36))) (39) "Transition training" means written and verbal instructions and assistance provided by the department to the offender during the two weeks prior to the offender's successful completion of the work ethic camp program. The transition training shall include instructions in the offender's requirements and obligations during the offender's period of community custody.

(((37))) (40) "Victim" means any person who has sustained emotional, psychological, physical, or financial injury to person or property as a direct result of the crime charged.

(a) Any of the following felonies, as now existing or hereafter amended: Any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or an attempt to commit a class A felony, criminal solicitation of or criminal conspiracy to commit a class A felony, manslaughter in the first degree, manslaughter in the second degree, indecent liberties if committed by forcible compulsion, kidnapping in the second degree, arson in the second degree, assault in the second degree, assault of a child in the second degree, extortion in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, drive-by shooting, vehicular assault, and vehicular homicide, when proximately caused by the driving of any vehicle by any person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug as defined by RCW 46.61.502, or by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner;

(b) Any conviction for a felony offense in effect at any time prior to July 1, 1976, that is comparable to a felony classified as a violent offense in (a) of this subsection; and

(c) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a violent offense under (a) or (b) of this subsection.

(((39))) (42) "Work crew" means a program of partial confinement consisting of civic improvement tasks for the benefit of the community of not less than thirty-five hours per week that complies with RCW 9.94A.135. The civic improvement tasks shall have minimal negative impact on existing private industries or the labor force in the county where the service or labor is performed. The civic improvement tasks shall not affect employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities contracted through sheltered workshops as defined in RCW 82.04.385. Only those offenders sentenced to a facility operated or utilized under contract by a county or the state, or sanctioned under RCW 9.94A.205, are eligible to participate on a work crew. Offenders sentenced for a sex offense as defined in subsection (((33))) (36) of this section are not eligible for the work crew program.

(((40))) (43) "Work ethic camp" means an alternative incarceration program designed to reduce recidivism and lower the cost of corrections by requiring offenders to complete a comprehensive array of real-world job and vocational experiences, character-building work ethics training, life management skills development, substance abuse rehabilitation, counseling, literacy training, and basic adult education.

(((41))) (44) "Work release" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders who are employed or engaged as a student in a regular course of study at school. Participation in work release shall be conditioned upon the offender attending work or school at regularly defined hours and abiding by the rules of the work release facility.

(((42) "Home detention" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders wherein the offender is confined in a private residence subject to electronic surveillance.))

Sec. 3. RCW 9.94A.040 and 1997 c 365 s 2 and 1997 c 338 s 3 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) A sentencing guidelines commission is established as an agency of state government.

(2) The legislature finds that the commission, having accomplished its original statutory directive to implement this chapter, and having expertise in sentencing practice and policies, shall:

(a) Evaluate state sentencing policy, to include whether the sentencing ranges and standards are consistent with and further:

(ii) The intent of the legislature to emphasize confinement for the violent offender and alternatives to confinement for the nonviolent offender.

The commission shall provide the governor and the legislature with its evaluation and recommendations under this subsection not later than December 1, 1996, and every two years thereafter;

(b) Recommend to the legislature revisions or modifications to the standard sentence ranges, state sentencing policy, prosecuting standards, and other standards. If implementation of the revisions or modifications would result in exceeding the capacity of correctional facilities, then the commission shall accompany its recommendation with an additional list of standard sentence ranges which are consistent with correction capacity;

(d)(i) Serve as a clearinghouse and information center for the collection, preparation, analysis, and dissemination of information on state and local adult and juvenile sentencing practices; (ii) develop and maintain a computerized adult and juvenile sentencing information system by individual superior court judge consisting of offender, offense, history, and sentence information entered from judgment and sentence forms for all adult felons; and (iii) conduct ongoing research regarding adult and juvenile sentencing guidelines, use of total confinement and alternatives to total confinement, plea bargaining, and other matters relating to the improvement of the adult criminal justice system and the juvenile justice system;

(e) Assume the powers and duties of the juvenile disposition standards commission after June 30, 1996;

(f) Evaluate the effectiveness of existing disposition standards and related statutes in implementing policies set forth in RCW 13.40.010 generally, specifically review the guidelines relating to the confinement of minor and first offenders as well as the use of diversion, and review the application of current and proposed juvenile sentencing standards and guidelines for potential adverse impacts on the sentencing outcomes of racial and ethnic minority youth;

(g) Solicit the comments and suggestions of the juvenile justice community concerning disposition standards, and make recommendations to the legislature regarding revisions or modifications of the standards. The evaluations shall be submitted to the legislature on December 1 of each odd-numbered year. The department of social and health services shall provide the commission with available data concerning the implementation of the disposition standards and related statutes and their effect on the performance of the department's responsibilities relating to juvenile offenders, and with recommendations for modification of the disposition standards. The office of the administrator for the courts shall provide the commission with available data on diversion and dispositions of juvenile offenders under chapter 13.40 RCW; and

(h) Not later than December 1, 1997, and at least every two years thereafter, based on available information, report to the governor and the legislature on:

(ii) The capacity of state and local juvenile and adult facilities and resources; and

(3) Each of the commission's recommended standard sentence ranges shall include one or more of the following: Total confinement, partial confinement, community supervision, community service, and a fine.

(4) The standard sentence ranges of total and partial confinement under this chapter are subject to the following limitations:

(a) If the maximum term in the range is one year or less, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than one-third of the maximum term in the range, except that if the maximum term in the range is ninety days or less, the minimum term may be less than one-third of the maximum;

(b) If the maximum term in the range is greater than one year, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than seventy-five percent of the maximum term in the range, except that for murder in the second degree in seriousness category XIII under RCW 9.94A.310, the minimum term in the range shall be no less than fifty percent of the maximum term in the range; and

(c) The maximum term of confinement in a range may not exceed the statutory maximum for the crime as provided in RCW 9A.20.021.

(5)(a) Not later than December 31, 1999, the commission shall propose to the legislature community custody ranges to be included in sentences under RCW 9.94A.120(11) for crimes committed on or after July 1, 2000. Not later than December 31st of each year, the commission may propose modifications to the ranges. The ranges shall be based on the principles in RCW 9.94A.010, and shall take into account the funds available to the department for community custody. The minimum term in each range shall not be less than one-half of the maximum term.

(b) The legislature may, by enactment of a legislative bill, adopt or modify the community custody ranges proposed by the commission. If the legislature fails to adopt or modify the ranges in its next regular session after they are proposed, the proposed ranges shall take effect without legislative approval for crimes committed on or after July 1st of the year after they were proposed.

(6) The commission shall exercise its duties under this section in conformity with chapter 34.05 RCW.

Before imposing a sentence upon a defendant, the court shall conduct a sentencing hearing. The sentencing hearing shall be held within forty court days following conviction. Upon the motion of either party for good cause shown, or on its own motion, the court may extend the time period for conducting the sentencing hearing.

Except in cases where the defendant shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement for life without the possibility of release or, when authorized by RCW 10.95.030 for the crime of aggravated murder in the first degree, sentenced to death, the court may order the department to complete a risk assessment report. If available before sentencing, the report shall be provided to the court.

The court shall, at the time of plea or conviction, order the department to complete a presentence report before imposing a sentence upon a defendant who has been convicted of a felony sexual offense. The department of corrections shall give priority to presentence investigations for sexual offenders. If the court determines that the defendant may be a mentally ill person as defined in RCW 71.24.025, although the defendant has not established that at the time of the crime he or she lacked the capacity to commit the crime, was incompetent to commit the crime, or was insane at the time of the crime, the court shall order the department to complete a presentence report before imposing a sentence.

The court shall consider the risk assessment report and presentence reports, if any, including any victim impact statement and criminal history, and allow arguments from the prosecutor, the defense counsel, the offender, the victim, the survivor of the victim, or a representative of the victim or survivor, and an investigative law enforcement officer as to the sentence to be imposed.

If the court is satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant has a criminal history, the court shall specify the convictions it has found to exist. All of this information shall be part of the record. Copies of all risk assessment reports and presentence reports presented to the sentencing court and all written findings of facts and conclusions of law as to sentencing entered by the court shall be sent to the department by the clerk of the court at the conclusion of the sentencing and shall accompany the offender if the offender is committed to the custody of the department. Court clerks shall provide, without charge, certified copies of documents relating to criminal convictions requested by prosecuting attorneys.

When a person is convicted of a felony, the court shall impose punishment as provided in this section.

(1) Except as authorized in subsections (2), (4), (5), (6), and (8) of this section, the court shall impose a sentence within the sentence range for the offense.

(2) The court may impose a sentence outside the standard sentence range for that offense if it finds, considering the purpose of this chapter, that there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence.

(3) Whenever a sentence outside the standard range is imposed, the court shall set forth the reasons for its decision in written findings of fact and conclusions of law. A sentence outside the standard range shall be a determinate sentence.

(4) A persistent offender shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement for life without the possibility of parole or, when authorized by RCW 10.95.030 for the crime of aggravated murder in the first degree, sentenced to death, notwithstanding the maximum sentence under any other law. An offender convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than twenty years. An offender convicted of the crime of assault in the first degree or assault of a child in the first degree where the offender used force or means likely to result in death or intended to kill the victim shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than five years. An offender convicted of the crime of rape in the first degree shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement not less than five years. The foregoing minimum terms of total confinement are mandatory and shall not be varied or modified as provided in subsection (2) of this section. In addition, all offenders subject to the provisions of this subsection shall not be eligible for community custody, earned ((early)) release time, furlough, home detention, partial confinement, work crew, work release, or any other form of early release as defined under RCW 9.94A.150 (1), (2), (3), (5), (7), or (8), or any other form of authorized leave of absence from the correctional facility while not in the direct custody of a corrections officer or officers during such minimum terms of total confinement except in the case of an offender in need of emergency medical treatment or for the purpose of commitment to an inpatient treatment facility in the case of an offender convicted of the crime of rape in the first degree.

(5)(a) In sentencing a first-time offender the court may waive the imposition of a sentence within the sentence range and impose a sentence which may include up to ninety days of confinement in a facility operated or utilized under contract by the county and a requirement that the offender refrain from committing new offenses. The sentence may also include ((up to two years of community supervision)) a term of community supervision or community custody as specified in (b) of this subsection, which, in addition to crime-related prohibitions, may include requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

(((b))) (ii) Undergo available outpatient treatment for up to ((two years)) the period specified in (b) of this subsection, or inpatient treatment not to exceed the standard range of confinement for that offense;

(((c))) (iii) Pursue a prescribed, secular course of study or vocational training;

(((d))) (iv) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify ((the court or)) the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

(((e))) (v) Report as directed to ((the court and)) a community corrections officer; or

(((f))) (vi) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations as provided in RCW 9.94A.030 and/or perform community service work.

(b) The terms and statuses applicable to sentences under (a) of this subsection are:

(i) For sentences imposed on or after the effective date of this section, for crimes committed before July 1, 2000, up to one year of community supervision. If treatment is ordered, the period of community supervision may include up to the period of treatment, but shall not exceed two years; and

(ii) For crimes committed on or after July 1, 2000, up to one year of community custody unless treatment is ordered, in which case the period of community custody may include up to the period of treatment, but shall not exceed two years. Any term of community custody imposed under this subsection (5) is subject to conditions and sanctions as authorized in this subsection (5) and in subsection (11)(b) and (c) of this section.

(c) The department shall discharge from community supervision any offender sentenced under this subsection (5) before the effective date of this section who has served at least one year of community supervision and has completed any treatment ordered by the court.

(6)(a) An offender is eligible for the special drug offender sentencing alternative if:

(i) The offender is convicted of the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug or a felony that is, under chapter 9A.28 RCW or RCW 69.50.407, a criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit such crimes, and the violation does not involve a sentence enhancement under RCW 9.94A.310 (3) or (4);

(ii) The offender has no prior convictions for a felony in this state, another state, or the United States; and

(iii) The offense involved only a small quantity of the particular controlled substance as determined by the judge upon consideration of such factors as the weight, purity, packaging, sale price, and street value of the controlled substance.

(b) If the midpoint of the standard range is greater than one year and the sentencing judge determines that the offender is eligible for this option and that the offender and the community will benefit from the use of the special drug offender sentencing alternative, the judge may waive imposition of a sentence within the standard range and impose a sentence that must include a period of total confinement in a state facility for one-half of the midpoint of the standard range. During incarceration in the state facility, offenders sentenced under this subsection shall undergo a comprehensive substance abuse assessment and receive, within available resources, treatment services appropriate for the offender. The treatment services shall be designed by the division of alcohol and substance abuse of the department of social and health services, in cooperation with the department of corrections. If the midpoint of the standard range is twenty-four months or less, no more than three months of the sentence may be served in a work release status. The court shall also impose one year of concurrent community custody and community supervision that must include appropriate outpatient substance abuse treatment, crime-related prohibitions including a condition not to use illegal controlled substances, and a requirement to submit to urinalysis or other testing to monitor that status. The court may require that the monitoring for controlled substances be conducted by the department or by a treatment alternatives to street crime program or a comparable court or agency-referred program. The offender may be required to pay thirty dollars per month while on community custody to offset the cost of monitoring. In addition, the court shall impose three or more of the following conditions:

(ii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer before any change in the offender's address or employment;

(c) If the offender violates any of the sentence conditions in (b) of this subsection, the department shall impose sanctions administratively, with notice to the prosecuting attorney and the sentencing court. Upon motion of the court or the prosecuting attorney, a violation hearing shall be held by the court. If the court finds that conditions have been willfully violated, the court may impose confinement consisting of up to the remaining one-half of the midpoint of the standard range. All total confinement served during the period of community custody shall be credited to the offender, regardless of whether the total confinement is served as a result of the original sentence, as a result of a sanction imposed by the department, or as a result of a violation found by the court. The term of community supervision shall be tolled by any period of time served in total confinement as a result of a violation found by the court.

(d) The department shall determine the rules for calculating the value of a day fine based on the offender's income and reasonable obligations which the offender has for the support of the offender and any dependents. These rules shall be developed in consultation with the administrator for the courts, the office of financial management, and the commission.

(7) If a sentence range has not been established for the defendant's crime, the court shall impose a determinate sentence which may include not more than one year of confinement((,)); community service work; until July 1, 2000, a term of community supervision not to exceed one year((,)) and on and after July 1, 2000, a term of community custody not to exceed one year, subject to conditions and sanctions as authorized in subsection (11)(b) and (c) of this section; and/or other legal financial obligations. The court may impose a sentence which provides more than one year of confinement if the court finds, considering the purpose of this chapter, that there are substantial and compelling reasons justifying an exceptional sentence.

(8)(a)(i) When an offender is convicted of a sex offense other than a violation of RCW 9A.44.050 or a sex offense that is also a serious violent offense and has no prior convictions for a sex offense or any other felony sex offenses in this or any other state, the sentencing court, on its own motion or the motion of the state or the defendant, may order an examination to determine whether the defendant is amenable to treatment.

The report of the examination shall include at a minimum the following: The defendant's version of the facts and the official version of the facts, the defendant's offense history, an assessment of problems in addition to alleged deviant behaviors, the offender's social and employment situation, and other evaluation measures used. The report shall set forth the sources of the evaluator's information.

The examiner shall assess and report regarding the defendant's amenability to treatment and relative risk to the community. A proposed treatment plan shall be provided and shall include, at a minimum:

(B) Specific issues to be addressed in the treatment and description of planned treatment modalities;

(C) Monitoring plans, including any requirements regarding living conditions, lifestyle requirements, and monitoring by family members and others;

The court on its own motion may order, or on a motion by the state shall order, a second examination regarding the offender's amenability to treatment. The evaluator shall be selected by the party making the motion. The defendant shall pay the cost of any second examination ordered unless the court finds the defendant to be indigent in which case the state shall pay the cost.

(ii) After receipt of the reports, the court shall consider whether the offender and the community will benefit from use of this special sex offender sentencing alternative and consider the victim's opinion whether the offender should receive a treatment disposition under this subsection. If the court determines that this special sex offender sentencing alternative is appropriate, the court shall then impose a sentence within the sentence range. If this sentence is less than eleven years of confinement, the court may suspend the execution of the sentence and impose the following conditions of suspension:

(A) The court shall place the defendant on community custody for the length of the suspended sentence or three years, whichever is greater, and require the offender to comply with any conditions imposed by the department of corrections under subsection (((14))) (15) of this section;

(B) The court shall order treatment for any period up to three years in duration. The court in its discretion shall order outpatient sex offender treatment or inpatient sex offender treatment, if available. A community mental health center may not be used for such treatment unless it has an appropriate program designed for sex offender treatment. The offender shall not change sex offender treatment providers or treatment conditions without first notifying the prosecutor, the community corrections officer, and the court, and shall not change providers without court approval after a hearing if the prosecutor or community corrections officer object to the change. In addition, as conditions of the suspended sentence, the court may impose other sentence conditions including up to six months of confinement, not to exceed the sentence range of confinement for that offense, crime-related prohibitions, and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

(II) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

(IV) Pay all court-ordered legal financial obligations as provided in RCW 9.94A.030, perform community service work, or any combination thereof; or

(V) Make recoupment to the victim for the cost of any counseling required as a result of the offender's crime; and

(C) Sex offenders sentenced under this special sex offender sentencing alternative are not eligible to accrue any earned ((early)) release time while serving a suspended sentence.

(iii) The sex offender therapist shall submit quarterly reports on the defendant's progress in treatment to the court and the parties. The report shall reference the treatment plan and include at a minimum the following: Dates of attendance, defendant's compliance with requirements, treatment activities, the defendant's relative progress in treatment, and any other material as specified by the court at sentencing.

(iv) At the time of sentencing, the court shall set a treatment termination hearing for three months prior to the anticipated date for completion of treatment. Prior to the treatment termination hearing, the treatment professional and community corrections officer shall submit written reports to the court and parties regarding the defendant's compliance with treatment and monitoring requirements, and recommendations regarding termination from treatment, including proposed community supervision conditions. Either party may request and the court may order another evaluation regarding the advisability of termination from treatment. The defendant shall pay the cost of any additional evaluation ordered unless the court finds the defendant to be indigent in which case the state shall pay the cost. At the treatment termination hearing the court may: (A) Modify conditions of community custody, and either (B) terminate treatment, or (C) extend treatment for up to the remaining period of community custody.

(v) If a violation of conditions occurs during community custody, the department shall either impose sanctions as provided for in RCW 9.94A.205(2)(a) or refer the violation to the court and recommend revocation of the suspended sentence as provided for in (a)(vi) of this subsection.

(vi) The court may revoke the suspended sentence at any time during the period of community custody and order execution of the sentence if: (A) The defendant violates the conditions of the suspended sentence, or (B) the court finds that the defendant is failing to make satisfactory progress in treatment. All confinement time served during the period of community custody shall be credited to the offender if the suspended sentence is revoked.

(vii) Except as provided in (a)(viii) of this subsection, after July 1, 1991, examinations and treatment ordered pursuant to this subsection shall only be conducted by sex offender treatment providers certified by the department of health pursuant to chapter 18.155 RCW.

(viii) A sex offender therapist who examines or treats a sex offender pursuant to this subsection (8) does not have to be certified by the department of health pursuant to chapter 18.155 RCW if the court finds that: (A) The offender has already moved to another state or plans to move to another state for reasons other than circumventing the certification requirements; (B) no certified providers are available for treatment within a reasonable geographical distance of the offender's home; and (C) the evaluation and treatment plan comply with this subsection (8) and the rules adopted by the department of health.

(ix) For purposes of this subsection (8), "victim" means any person who has sustained emotional, psychological, physical, or financial injury to person or property as a result of the crime charged. "Victim" also means a parent or guardian of a victim who is a minor child unless the parent or guardian is the perpetrator of the offense.

(x) If the defendant was less than eighteen years of age when the charge was filed, the state shall pay for the cost of initial evaluation and treatment.

(b) When an offender commits any felony sex offense on or after July 1, 1987, and is sentenced to a term of confinement of more than one year but less than six years, the sentencing court may, on its own motion or on the motion of the offender or the state, request the department of corrections to evaluate whether the offender is amenable to treatment and the department may place the offender in a treatment program within a correctional facility operated by the department.

Except for an offender who has been convicted of a violation of RCW 9A.44.040 or 9A.44.050, if the offender completes the treatment program before the expiration of his or her term of confinement, the department of corrections may request the court to convert the balance of confinement to community supervision and to place conditions on the offender including crime-related prohibitions and requirements that the offender perform any one or more of the following:

(ii) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries and notify the court or the community corrections officer prior to any change in the offender's address or employment;

If the offender violates any of the terms of his or her community supervision, the court may order the offender to serve out the balance of his or her community supervision term in confinement in the custody of the department of corrections.

Nothing in this subsection (8)(b) shall confer eligibility for such programs for offenders convicted and sentenced for a sex offense committed prior to July 1, 1987. This subsection (8)(b) does not apply to any crime committed after July 1, 1990.

(c) Offenders convicted and sentenced for a sex offense committed prior to July 1, 1987, may, subject to available funds, request an evaluation by the department of corrections to determine whether they are amenable to treatment. If the offender is determined to be amenable to treatment, the offender may request placement in a treatment program within a correctional facility operated by the department. Placement in such treatment program is subject to available funds.

(d) Within the funds available for this purpose, the department shall develop and monitor transition and relapse prevention strategies, including risk assessment and release plans, to reduce risk to the community after sex offenders' terms of confinement in the custody of the department.

(9)(a)(i) When a court sentences a person to a term of total confinement to the custody of the department of corrections for an offense categorized as a sex offense or a serious violent offense committed after July 1, 1988, but before July 1, 1990, assault in the second degree, assault of a child in the second degree, any crime against a person where it is determined in accordance with RCW 9.94A.125 that the defendant or an accomplice was armed with a deadly weapon at the time of commission, or any felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW not sentenced under subsection (6) of this section, committed on or after July 1, 1988, but before the effective date of this section, the court shall in addition to the other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to a one-year term of community placement beginning either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned ((early)) release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2). When the court sentences an offender under this subsection to the statutory maximum period of confinement then the community placement portion of the sentence shall consist entirely of such community custody to which the offender may become eligible, in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2). Any period of community custody actually served shall be credited against the community placement portion of the sentence.

(ii) Except for persons sentenced under (b) of this subsection or subsection (10)(a) of this section, when a court sentences a person to a term of total confinement to the custody of the department of corrections for a violent offense, any crime against a person under RCW 9.94A.440(2), or any felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW not sentenced under subsection (6) of this section, committed on or after the effective date of this section but before July 1, 2000, the court shall in addition to the other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to a one-year term of community placement beginning either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2). When the court sentences the offender under this subsection (9)(a)(ii) to the statutory maximum period of confinement, then the community placement portion of the sentence shall consist entirely of such community custody to which the offender may become eligible, in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2). Any period of community custody actually served shall be credited against the community placement portion of the sentence.

(b) When a court sentences a person to a term of total confinement to the custody of the department of corrections for an offense categorized as a sex offense committed on or after July 1, 1990, but before June 6, 1996, or a serious violent offense, vehicular homicide, or vehicular assault, committed on or after July 1, 1990, but before July 1, 2000, the court shall in addition to other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to community placement for two years or up to the period of earned ((early)) release awarded pursuant to RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2), whichever is longer. The community placement shall begin either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned ((early)) release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2). When the court sentences an offender under this subsection to the statutory maximum period of confinement then the community placement portion of the sentence shall consist entirely of the community custody to which the offender may become eligible, in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2). Any period of community custody actually served shall be credited against the community placement portion of the sentence. Unless a condition is waived by the court, the terms of community placement for offenders sentenced pursuant to this section shall include the following conditions:

(i) The offender shall report to and be available for contact with the assigned community corrections officer as directed;

(ii) The offender shall work at department of corrections-approved education, employment, and/or community service;

(iii) The offender shall not possess or consume controlled substances except pursuant to lawfully issued prescriptions;

(iv) The offender shall pay supervision fees as determined by the department of corrections;

(v) The residence location and living arrangements are subject to the prior approval of the department of corrections during the period of community placement; and

(vi) The offender shall submit to affirmative acts necessary to monitor compliance with the orders of the court as required by the department.

(c) As a part of any sentence imposed under (a) or (b) of this subsection, the court may also order any of the following special conditions:

(i) The offender shall remain within, or outside of, a specified geographical boundary;

(ii) The offender shall not have direct or indirect contact with the victim of the crime or a specified class of individuals;

(iii) The offender shall participate in crime-related treatment or counseling services;

(vi) For an offender convicted of a felony sex offense against a minor victim after June 6, 1996, the offender shall comply with any terms and conditions of community placement imposed by the department of corrections relating to contact between the sex offender and a minor victim or a child of similar age or circumstance as a previous victim.

(d) Prior to transfer to, or during, community placement, any conditions of community placement may be removed or modified so as not to be more restrictive by the sentencing court, upon recommendation of the department of corrections.

(10)(a) When a court sentences a person to the custody of the department of corrections for an offense categorized as a sex offense committed on or after June 6, 1996, but before July 1, 2000, the court shall, in addition to other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to community custody for three years or up to the period of earned ((early)) release awarded pursuant to RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2), whichever is longer. The community custody shall begin either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned ((early)) release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2).

(b) Unless a condition is waived by the court, the terms of community custody shall be the same as those provided for in subsection (9)(b) of this section and may include those provided for in subsection (9)(c) of this section. As part of any sentence that includes a term of community custody imposed under this subsection, the court shall also require the offender to comply with any conditions imposed by the department of corrections under subsection (((14))) (15) of this section.

(c) At any time prior to the completion of a sex offender's term of community custody, if the court finds that public safety would be enhanced, the court may impose and enforce an order extending any or all of the conditions imposed pursuant to this section for a period up to the maximum allowable sentence for the crime as it is classified in chapter 9A.20 RCW, regardless of the expiration of the offender's term of community custody. If a violation of a condition extended under this subsection occurs after the expiration of the offender's term of community custody, it shall be deemed a violation of the sentence for the purposes of RCW 9.94A.195 and may be punishable as contempt of court as provided for in RCW 7.21.040.

(11)(a) When a court sentences a person to the custody of the department of corrections for a sex offense, a violent offense, any crime against a person under RCW 9.94A.440(2), or a felony offense under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW not sentenced under subsection (6) of this section, committed on or after July 1, 2000, the court shall in addition to the other terms of the sentence, sentence the offender to community custody for the community custody range or up to the period of earned release awarded pursuant to RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2), whichever is longer. The community custody shall begin either upon completion of the term of confinement or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.150 (1) and (2).

(b) Unless a condition is waived by the court, the conditions of community custody shall include those provided for in subsection (9)(b)(i) through (vi) of this section. The conditions may also include those provided for in subsection (9)(c)(i) through (vi) of this section. The court may also order the offender to participate in rehabilitative programs or otherwise perform affirmative conduct reasonably related to the circumstances of the offense, the offender's risk of reoffending, or the safety of the community, and the department shall enforce such conditions pursuant to (f) of this subsection. As part of any sentence that includes a term of community custody imposed under this subsection, the court shall also require the offender to comply with any conditions imposed by the department of corrections under subsection (15) of this section. The department shall assess the offender's risk of reoffense and may establish and modify additional conditions of the offender's community custody based upon the risk to community safety. The department may not impose conditions that are contrary to those ordered by the court and may not contravene or decrease court imposed conditions. The department shall notify the offender in writing of any such conditions or modifications. In setting, modifying, and enforcing conditions of community custody, the department shall be deemed to be performing a quasi-judicial function.

(c) If an offender violates conditions imposed by the court or the department pursuant to this subsection during community custody, the department may transfer the offender to a more restrictive confinement status and impose other available sanctions as provided in RCW 9.94A.205 and 9.94A.207.

(d) Except for terms of community custody under subsection (8) of this section, the department shall discharge the offender from community custody on a date determined by the department, which the department may modify, based on risk and performance of the offender, within the range or at the end of the period of earned release, whichever is later.

(e) At any time prior to the completion or termination of a sex offender's term of community custody, if the court finds that public safety would be enhanced, the court may impose and enforce an order extending any or all of the conditions imposed pursuant to this section for a period up to the maximum allowable sentence for the crime as it is classified in chapter 9A.20 RCW, regardless of the expiration of the offender's term of community custody. If a violation of a condition extended under this subsection occurs after the expiration of the offender's term of community custody, it shall be deemed a violation of the sentence for the purposes of RCW 9.94A.195 and may be punishable as contempt of court as provided for in RCW 7.21.040. If the court extends a condition beyond the expiration of the term of community custody, the department is not responsible for supervision of the offender's compliance with the condition.

(f) Within the funds available for community custody, the department shall determine conditions and duration of community custody on the basis of risk to community safety, and shall supervise offenders during community custody on the basis of risk to community safety and conditions imposed by the court. The secretary shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this subsection (11)(f).

(g) By the close of the next business day after receiving notice of a condition imposed or modified by the department, an offender may request an administrative review under rules adopted by the department. The condition shall remain in effect unless the reviewing officer finds that it is not reasonably related to any of the following: (i) The crime of conviction; (ii) the offender's risk of reoffending; or (iii) the safety of the community.

(12) If the court imposes a sentence requiring confinement of thirty days or less, the court may, in its discretion, specify that the sentence be served on consecutive or intermittent days. A sentence requiring more than thirty days of confinement shall be served on consecutive days. Local jail administrators may schedule court-ordered intermittent sentences as space permits.

(((12))) (13) If a sentence imposed includes payment of a legal financial obligation, the sentence shall specify the total amount of the legal financial obligation owed, and shall require the offender to pay a specified monthly sum toward that legal financial obligation. Restitution to victims shall be paid prior to any other payments of monetary obligations. Any legal financial obligation that is imposed by the court may be collected by the department, which shall deliver the amount paid to the county clerk for credit. The offender's compliance with payment of legal financial obligations shall be supervised by the department for ten years following the entry of the judgment and sentence or ten years following the offender's release from total confinement. All monetary payments ordered shall be paid no later than ten years after the last date of release from confinement pursuant to a felony conviction or the date the sentence was entered unless the superior court extends the criminal judgment an additional ten years. If the legal financial obligations including crime victims' assessments are not paid during the initial ten-year period, the superior court may extend jurisdiction under the criminal judgment an additional ten years as provided in RCW 9.94A.140, 9.94A.142, and 9.94A.145. If jurisdiction under the criminal judgment is extended, the department is not responsible for supervision of the offender during the subsequent period. Independent of the department, the party or entity to whom the legal financial obligation is owed shall have the authority to utilize any other remedies available to the party or entity to collect the legal financial obligation. Nothing in this section makes the department, the state, or any of its employees, agents, or other persons acting on their behalf liable under any circumstances for the payment of these legal financial obligations. If an order includes restitution as one of the monetary assessments, the county clerk shall make disbursements to victims named in the order.

(((13))) (14) Except as provided under RCW 9.94A.140(1) and 9.94A.142(1), a court may not impose a sentence providing for a term of confinement or community supervision ((or)), community placement, or community custody which exceeds the statutory maximum for the crime as provided in chapter 9A.20 RCW.

(((14))) (15) All offenders sentenced to terms involving community supervision, community service, community placement, community custody, or legal financial obligation shall be under the supervision of the department of corrections and shall follow explicitly the instructions and conditions of the department of corrections. The department may require an offender to perform affirmative acts it deems appropriate to monitor compliance with the conditions of the sentence imposed.

(a) The instructions shall include, at a minimum, reporting as directed to a community corrections officer, remaining within prescribed geographical boundaries, notifying the community corrections officer of any change in the offender's address or employment, and paying the supervision fee assessment.

The conditions authorized under this subsection (((14))) (15)(b) may be imposed by the department prior to or during an offender's community custody term. If a violation of conditions imposed by the court or the department pursuant to subsection (10) of this section occurs during community custody, it shall be deemed a violation of community placement for the purposes of RCW 9.94A.207 and shall authorize the department to transfer an offender to a more restrictive confinement status as provided in RCW 9.94A.205. At any time prior to the completion of ((a sex)) an offender's term of community custody, the department may recommend to the court that any or all of the conditions imposed by the court or the department pursuant to subsection (10) or (11) of this section be continued beyond the expiration of the offender's term of community custody as authorized in subsection (10)(c) or (11)(e) of this section.

The department may require offenders to pay for special services rendered on or after July 25, 1993, including electronic monitoring, day reporting, and telephone reporting, dependent upon the offender's ability to pay. The department may pay for these services for offenders who are not able to pay.

(((15))) (16) All offenders sentenced to terms involving community supervision, community service, community custody, or community placement under the supervision of the department of corrections shall not own, use, or possess firearms or ammunition. Offenders who own, use, or are found to be in actual or constructive possession of firearms or ammunition shall be subject to the appropriate violation process and sanctions. "Constructive possession" as used in this subsection means the power and intent to control the firearm or ammunition. "Firearm" as used in this subsection means a weapon or device from which a projectile may be fired by an explosive such as gunpowder.

(((16))) (17) The sentencing court shall give the offender credit for all confinement time served before the sentencing if that confinement was solely in regard to the offense for which the offender is being sentenced.

(((17))) (18) A departure from the standards in RCW 9.94A.400 (1) and (2) governing whether sentences are to be served consecutively or concurrently is an exceptional sentence subject to the limitations in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, and may be appealed by the defendant or the state as set forth in RCW 9.94A.210 (2) through (6).

(((18))) (19) The court shall order restitution whenever the offender is convicted of a felony that results in injury to any person or damage to or loss of property, whether the offender is sentenced to confinement or placed under community supervision, unless extraordinary circumstances exist that make restitution inappropriate in the court's judgment. The court shall set forth the extraordinary circumstances in the record if it does not order restitution.

(((19))) (20) As a part of any sentence, the court may impose and enforce an order that relates directly to the circumstances of the crime for which the offender has been convicted, prohibiting the offender from having any contact with other specified individuals or a specific class of individuals for a period not to exceed the maximum allowable sentence for the crime, regardless of the expiration of the offender's term of community supervision or community placement.

(((20))) (21) The court may order an offender whose sentence includes community placement or community supervision to undergo a mental status evaluation and to participate in available outpatient mental health treatment, if the court finds that reasonable grounds exist to believe that the offender is a mentally ill person as defined in RCW 71.24.025, and that this condition is likely to have influenced the offense. An order requiring mental status evaluation or treatment must be based on a presentence report and, if applicable, mental status evaluations that have been filed with the court to determine the offender's competency or eligibility for a defense of insanity. The court may order additional evaluations at a later date if deemed appropriate.

(((21))) (22) In any sentence of partial confinement, the court may require the defendant to serve the partial confinement in work release, in a program of home detention, on work crew, or in a combined program of work crew and home detention.

(((22))) (23) All court-ordered legal financial obligations collected by the department and remitted to the county clerk shall be credited and paid where restitution is ordered. Restitution shall be paid prior to any other payments of monetary obligations.

(24)(a) Sex offender examinations and treatment ordered as a special condition of community placement or community custody under this section shall be conducted only by sex offender treatment providers certified by the department of health under chapter 18.155 RCW unless the court finds that: (i) The offender has already moved to another state or plans to move to another state for reasons other than circumventing the certification requirements; (ii) no certified providers are available for treatment within a reasonable geographic distance of the offender's home, as determined in rules adopted by the secretary; or (iii) the treatment provider is employed by the department. Any noncertified provider who provides treatment due to the circumstances described in (a)(ii) of this subsection shall consult with a certified provider during the offender's period of treatment to ensure compliance with the rules adopted by the department of health. The frequency and content of the consultation shall be based on the recommendation of the certified provider.

(b) A sex offender's failure to participate in treatment required as a condition of community placement or community custody is a violation that will not be excused on the basis that no treatment provider was located within a reasonable geographic distance of the offender's home.

Sec. 6. RCW 9.94A.145 and 1997 c 121 s 5 and 1997 c 52 s 3 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) Whenever a person is convicted of a felony, the court may order the payment of a legal financial obligation as part of the sentence. The court must on either the judgment and sentence or on a subsequent order to pay, designate the total amount of a legal financial obligation and segregate this amount among the separate assessments made for restitution, costs, fines, and other assessments required by law. On the same order, the court is also to set a sum that the offender is required to pay on a monthly basis towards satisfying the legal financial obligation. If the court fails to set the offender monthly payment amount, the department shall set the amount. Upon receipt of an offender's monthly payment, after restitution is satisfied, the county clerk shall distribute the payment proportionally among all other fines, costs, and assessments imposed, unless otherwise ordered by the court.

(2) If the court determines that the offender, at the time of sentencing, has the means to pay for the cost of incarceration, the court may require the offender to pay for the cost of incarceration at a rate of fifty dollars per day of incarceration. Payment of other court-ordered financial obligations, including all legal financial obligations and costs of supervision shall take precedence over the payment of the cost of incarceration ordered by the court. All funds recovered from offenders for the cost of incarceration in the county jail shall be remitted to the county and the costs of incarceration in a prison shall be remitted to the department of corrections.

(3) The court may add to the judgment and sentence or subsequent order to pay a statement that a notice of payroll deduction is to be immediately issued. If the court chooses not to order the immediate issuance of a notice of payroll deduction at sentencing, the court shall add to the judgment and sentence or subsequent order to pay a statement that a notice of payroll deduction may be issued or other income-withholding action may be taken, without further notice to the offender if a monthly court-ordered legal financial obligation payment is not paid when due, and an amount equal to or greater than the amount payable for one month is owed.

If a judgment and sentence or subsequent order to pay does not include the statement that a notice of payroll deduction may be issued or other income-withholding action may be taken if a monthly legal financial obligation payment is past due, the department may serve a notice on the offender stating such requirements and authorizations. Service shall be by personal service or any form of mail requiring a return receipt.

(4) All legal financial obligations that are ordered as a result of a conviction for a felony, may also be enforced in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action by the party or entity to whom the legal financial obligation is owed. Restitution collected through civil enforcement must be paid through the registry of the court and must be distributed proportionately according to each victim's loss when there is more than one victim. The judgment and sentence shall identify the party or entity to whom restitution is owed so that the state, party, or entity may enforce the judgment. If restitution is ordered pursuant to RCW 9.94A.140(3) or 9.94A.142(3) to a victim of rape of a child and the victim's child born from the rape, the Washington state child support registry shall be identified as the party to whom payments must be made. Restitution obligations arising from the rape of a child in the first, second, or third degree that result in the pregnancy of the victim may be enforced for the time periods provided under RCW 9.94A.140(3) and 9.94A.142(3). All other legal financial obligations may be enforced at any time during the ten-year period following the offender's release from total confinement or within ten years of entry of the judgment and sentence, whichever period is longer. Prior to the expiration of the initial ten-year period, the superior court may extend the criminal judgment an additional ten years for payment of legal financial obligations including crime victims' assessments. If jurisdiction under the criminal judgment is extended, the department is not responsible for supervision of the offender during the subsequent period. Independent of the department, the party or entity to whom the legal financial obligation is owed shall have the authority to utilize any other remedies available to the party or entity to collect the legal financial obligation.

(5) In order to assist the court in setting a monthly sum that the offender must pay during the period of supervision, the offender is required to report to the department for purposes of preparing a recommendation to the court. When reporting, the offender is required, under oath, to truthfully and honestly respond to all questions concerning present, past, and future earning capabilities and the location and nature of all property or financial assets. The offender is further required to bring any and all documents as requested by the department.

(6) After completing the investigation, the department shall make a report to the court on the amount of the monthly payment that the offender should be required to make towards a satisfied legal financial obligation.

(7) During the period of supervision, the department may make a recommendation to the court that the offender's monthly payment schedule be modified so as to reflect a change in financial circumstances. If the department sets the monthly payment amount, the department may modify the monthly payment amount without the matter being returned to the court. Also, during the period of supervision, the offender may be required at the request of the department to report to the department for the purposes of reviewing the appropriateness of the collection schedule for the legal financial obligation. During this reporting, the offender is required under oath to truthfully and honestly respond to all questions concerning earning capabilities and the location and nature of all property or financial assets. Also, the offender is required to bring any and all documents as requested by the department in order to prepare the collection schedule.

(8) After the judgment and sentence or payment order is entered, the department shall for any period of supervision be authorized to collect the legal financial obligation from the offender. Any amount collected by the department shall be remitted daily to the county clerk for the purposes of disbursements. The department is authorized to accept credit cards as payment for a legal financial obligation, and any costs incurred related to accepting credit card payments shall be the responsibility of the offender.

(9) The department or any obligee of the legal financial obligation may seek a mandatory wage assignment for the purposes of obtaining satisfaction for the legal financial obligation pursuant to RCW 9.94A.2001.

(10) The requirement that the offender pay a monthly sum towards a legal financial obligation constitutes a condition or requirement of a sentence and the offender is subject to the penalties as provided in RCW 9.94A.200 for noncompliance.

(11) The county clerk shall provide the department with individualized monthly billings for each offender with an unsatisfied legal financial obligation and shall provide the department with notice of payments by such offenders no less frequently than weekly.

(12) The department may arrange for the collection of unpaid legal financial obligations through the county clerk, or through another entity if the clerk does not assume responsibility for collection. The costs for collection services shall be paid by the offender.

(1) A term of confinement((, including community custody,)) ordered in a sentence pursuant to this chapter shall be tolled by any period of time during which the offender has absented ((him)) himself or herself from confinement without the prior approval of the entity in whose custody the offender has been placed. A term of partial confinement shall be tolled during any period of time spent in total confinement pursuant to a new conviction or pursuant to sanctions for violation of sentence conditions on a separate felony conviction.

(2) A term of ((supervision, including postrelease supervision)) community custody ordered in a sentence pursuant to this chapter shall be tolled by any period of time during which the offender has absented himself or herself from supervision without prior approval of the entity under whose ((supervision)) community custody the offender has been placed.

(3) Any period of ((supervision)) community custody shall be tolled during any period of time the offender is in confinement for any reason. However, if an offender is detained pursuant to RCW 9.94A.207 or 9.94A.195 and is later found not to have violated a condition or requirement of ((supervision)) community custody, time spent in confinement due to such detention shall not toll ((to [the])) the period of ((supervision)) community custody.

(4) For confinement or ((supervision)) community custody sentences, the date for the tolling of the sentence shall be established by the entity responsible for the confinement or ((supervision)) community custody.

(1) If an ((inmate)) offender violates any condition or requirement of community custody, the department may transfer the ((inmate)) offender to a more restrictive confinement status to serve up to the remaining portion of the sentence, less credit for any period actually spent in community custody or in detention awaiting disposition of an alleged violation and subject to the limitations of subsection (2) of this section.

(2)(a) For a sex offender sentenced to a term of community custody under RCW 9.94A.120(8) who violates any condition of community custody, the department may impose a sanction of up to sixty days' confinement in a local correctional facility for each violation. If the department imposes a sanction, the department shall submit within seventy-two hours a report to the court and the prosecuting attorney outlining the violation or violations and the sanctions imposed.

(b) For a sex offender sentenced to a term of community custody under RCW 9.94A.120(10) who violates any condition of community custody after having completed his or her maximum term of total confinement, including time served on community custody in lieu of earned ((early)) release, the department may impose a sanction of up to sixty days in a local correctional facility for each violation.

(c) For an offender sentenced to a term of community custody under RCW 9.94A.120 (5), (7), or (11), or under RCW 9.94A.383, for a crime committed on or after July 1, 2000, who violates any condition of community custody after having completed his or her maximum term of total confinement, including time served on community custody in lieu of earned release, the department may impose a sanction of up to sixty days in total confinement for each violation. The department may impose sanctions such as work release, home detention with electronic monitoring, work crew, community service, inpatient treatment, daily reporting, curfew, educational or counseling sessions, supervision enhanced through electronic monitoring, or any other sanctions available in the community.

(d) For an offender sentenced to a term of community custody under RCW 9.94A.120(9)(a)(ii) who violates any condition of community custody after having completed his or her maximum term of total confinement, including time served on community custody in lieu of earned release, the department may impose a sanction of up to sixty days in total confinement for each violation. The department may impose sanctions such as work release, home detention with electronic monitoring, work crew, community service, inpatient treatment, daily reporting, curfew, educational or counseling sessions, supervision enhanced through electronic monitoring, or any other sanctions available in the community.

(3) If an ((inmate)) offender is accused of violating any condition or requirement of community custody, he or she is entitled to a hearing before the department prior to the imposition of sanctions. The hearing shall be considered as ((inmate)) offender disciplinary proceedings and shall not be subject to chapter 34.05 RCW. The department shall develop hearing procedures and a structure of graduated sanctions.

(4) The hearing procedures required under subsection (3) of this section shall be developed by rule and include the following:

(a) Hearing officers shall report through a chain of command separate from that of community corrections officers.

(b) The department shall provide the offender with written notice of the violation, the evidence relied upon, and the reasons the particular sanction was imposed. The notice shall include a statement of the rights specified in this subsection, and the offender's right to file a personal restraint petition under court rules after the final decision of the department.

(c) The hearing shall be held unless waived by the offender, and shall be electronically recorded. For offenders not in total confinement, the hearing shall be held within fifteen working days, but not less than twenty-four hours, after notice of the violation. For offenders in total confinement, the hearing shall be held within five working days, but not less than twenty-four hours, after notice of the violation.

(d) The offender shall have the right to be present at the hearing, to have the assistance of an advisor appointed by the hearing officer if there is a language or communications barrier, to testify or remain silent, to call witnesses and present documentary evidence, and to question witnesses who appear and testify.

(e) The sanction shall take effect if affirmed by the hearing officer. Within seven days after the hearing officer's decision, the offender may appeal the decision to a panel of three reviewing officers designated by the secretary or by the secretary's designee. The sanction shall be reversed or modified if a majority of the panel finds that the sanction was not reasonably related to any of the following: (i) The crime of conviction; (ii) the violation committed; (iii) the offender's risk of reoffending; or (iv) the safety of the community.

(5) For purposes of this section, no finding of a violation of conditions may be based on unconfirmed or unconfirmable allegations.

(1) The secretary may issue warrants for the arrest of any offender who violates a condition of community placement or community custody. The arrest warrants shall authorize any law enforcement or peace officer or community corrections officer of this state or any other state where such offender may be located, to arrest the offender and place him or her in total confinement pending disposition of the alleged violation. The department shall compensate the local jurisdiction at the office of financial management's adjudicated rate, in accordance with RCW 70.48.440. A community corrections officer, if he or she has reasonable cause to believe an offender in community placement or community custody has violated a condition of community placement or community custody, may suspend the person's community placement or community custody status and arrest or cause the arrest and detention in total confinement of the offender, pending the determination of the secretary as to whether the violation has occurred. The community corrections officer shall report to the secretary all facts and circumstances and the reasons for the action of suspending community placement or community custody status. A violation of a condition of community placement or community custody shall be deemed a violation of the sentence for purposes of RCW 9.94A.195. The authority granted to community corrections officers under this section shall be in addition to that set forth in RCW 9.94A.195.

(2) Inmates, as defined in RCW 72.09.015, who have been transferred to community custody and who are detained in a local correctional facility are the financial responsibility of the department of corrections, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section. The community custody inmate shall be removed from the local correctional facility, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, not later than eight days, excluding weekends and holidays, following admittance to the local correctional facility and notification that the inmate is available for movement to a state correctional institution.

(3) The department may negotiate with local correctional authorities for an additional period of detention; however, sex offenders sanctioned for community custody violations under RCW 9.94A.205(2) to a term of confinement shall remain in the local correctional facility for the complete term of the sanction. For confinement sanctions imposed under RCW 9.94A.205(2)(a), the local correctional facility shall be financially responsible. For confinement sanctions imposed under RCW 9.94A.205(2)(b), the department of corrections shall be financially responsible for that portion of the sanction served during the time in which the sex offender is on community custody in lieu of earned ((early)) release, and the local correctional facility shall be financially responsible for that portion of the sanction served by the sex offender after the time in which the sex offender is on community custody in lieu of earned ((early)) release. The department, in consultation with the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs and those counties in which the sheriff does not operate a correctional facility, shall establish a methodology for determining the department's local correctional facilities bed utilization rate, for each county in calendar year 1998, for offenders being held for violations of conditions of community custody, community placement, or community supervision. For confinement sanctions imposed under RCW 9.94A.205(2) (c) or (d), the local correctional facility shall continue to be financially responsible to the extent of the calendar year 1998 bed utilization rate. If the department's use of bed space in local correctional facilities of any county for confinement sanctions imposed on offenders sentenced to a term of community custody under RCW 9.94A.205(2) (c) and (d) exceeds the 1998 bed utilization rate for the county, the department shall compensate the county for the excess use at the per diem rate equal to the lowest rate charged by the county under its contract with a municipal government during the year in which the use occurs.

On all sentences of confinement for one year or less, the court may impose up to one year of community ((supervision)) custody, subject to conditions and sanctions as authorized in RCW 9.94A.120(11) (b) and (c). An offender shall be on community ((supervision)) custody as of the date of sentencing. However, during the time for which the offender is in total or partial confinement pursuant to the sentence or a violation of the sentence, the period of community ((supervision)) custody shall toll.

STANDARD: A prosecuting attorney may decline to prosecute, even though technically sufficient evidence to prosecute exists, in situations where prosecution would serve no public purpose, would defeat the underlying purpose of the law in question or would result in decreased respect for the law.

The following are examples of reasons not to prosecute which could satisfy the standard.

(a) Contrary to Legislative Intent - It may be proper to decline to charge where the application of criminal sanctions would be clearly contrary to the intent of the legislature in enacting the particular statute.

(b) Antiquated Statute - It may be proper to decline to charge where the statute in question is antiquated in that:

This reason is not to be construed as the basis for declining cases because the law in question is unpopular or because it is difficult to enforce.

(c) De Minimus Violation - It may be proper to decline to charge where the violation of law is only technical or insubstantial and where no public interest or deterrent purpose would be served by prosecution.

(d) Confinement on Other Charges - It may be proper to decline to charge because the accused has been sentenced on another charge to a lengthy period of confinement; and

(i) Conviction of the new offense would not merit any additional direct or collateral punishment;

(ii) The new offense is either a misdemeanor or a felony which is not particularly aggravated; and

(iii) Conviction of the new offense would not serve any significant deterrent purpose.

(e) Pending Conviction on Another Charge - It may be proper to decline to charge because the accused is facing a pending prosecution in the same or another county; and

(i) Conviction of the new offense would not merit any additional direct or collateral punishment;

(iii) The new offense is either a misdemeanor or a felony which is not particularly aggravated; and

(iv) Conviction of the new offense would not serve any significant deterrent purpose.

(f) High Disproportionate Cost of Prosecution - It may be proper to decline to charge where the cost of locating or transporting, or the burden on, prosecution witnesses is highly disproportionate to the importance of prosecuting the offense in question. This reason should be limited to minor cases and should not be relied upon in serious cases.

(g) Improper Motives of Complainant - It may be proper to decline charges because the motives of the complainant are improper and prosecution would serve no public purpose, would defeat the underlying purpose of the law in question or would result in decreased respect for the law.

(h) Immunity - It may be proper to decline to charge where immunity is to be given to an accused in order to prosecute another where the accused's information or testimony will reasonably lead to the conviction of others who are responsible for more serious criminal conduct or who represent a greater danger to the public interest.

(i) Victim Request - It may be proper to decline to charge because the victim requests that no criminal charges be filed and the case involves the following crimes or situations:

(ii) Crimes against property, not involving violence, where no major loss was suffered;

Care should be taken to insure that the victim's request is freely made and is not the product of threats or pressure by the accused.

The presence of these factors may also justify the decision to dismiss a prosecution which has been commenced.

The prosecutor is encouraged to notify the victim, when practical, and the law enforcement personnel, of the decision not to prosecute.

Crimes against persons will be filed if sufficient admissible evidence exists, which, when considered with the most plausible, reasonably foreseeable defense that could be raised under the evidence, would justify conviction by a reasonable and objective fact-finder. With regard to offenses prohibited by RCW 9A.44.040, 9A.44.050, 9A.44.073, 9A.44.076, 9A.44.079, 9A.44.083, 9A.44.086, 9A.44.089, and 9A.64.020 the prosecutor should avoid prefiling agreements or diversions intended to place the accused in a program of treatment or counseling, so that treatment, if determined to be beneficial, can be provided pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(8).

Crimes against property/other crimes will be filed if the admissible evidence is of such convincing force as to make it probable that a reasonable and objective fact-finder would convict after hearing all the admissible evidence and the most plausible defense that could be raised.

(((1))) (i) The prosecutor should file charges which adequately describe the nature of defendant's conduct. Other offenses may be charged only if they are necessary to ensure that the charges:

(((a))) (A) Will significantly enhance the strength of the state's case at trial; or

(((2))) (ii) The prosecutor should not overcharge to obtain a guilty plea. Overcharging includes:

This standard is intended to direct prosecutors to charge those crimes which demonstrate the nature and seriousness of a defendant's criminal conduct, but to decline to charge crimes which are not necessary to such an indication. Crimes which do not merge as a matter of law, but which arise from the same course of conduct, do not all have to be charged.

A prosecuting attorney is dependent upon law enforcement agencies to conduct the necessary factual investigation which must precede the decision to prosecute. The prosecuting attorney shall ensure that a thorough factual investigation has been conducted before a decision to prosecute is made. In ordinary circumstances the investigation should include the following:

(((1))) (A) The interviewing of all material witnesses, together with the obtaining of written statements whenever possible;

(((3))) (C) The obtaining, in accordance with constitutional requirements, of the suspect's version of the events.

If the initial investigation is incomplete, a prosecuting attorney should insist upon further investigation before a decision to prosecute is made, and specify what the investigation needs to include.

In certain situations, a prosecuting attorney may authorize filing of a criminal complaint before the investigation is complete if:

(((2))) (B) The suspect presents a danger to the community or is likely to flee if not apprehended; or

(((3))) (C) The arrest of the suspect is necessary to complete the investigation of the crime.

In the event that the exception to the standard is applied, the prosecuting attorney shall obtain a commitment from the law enforcement agency involved to complete the investigation in a timely manner. If the subsequent investigation does not produce sufficient evidence to meet the normal charging standard, the complaint should be dismissed.

The prosecutor should be fully advised of the investigatory techniques that were used in the case investigation including:

Discussions with the defendant or his/her representative regarding the selection or disposition of charges may occur prior to the filing of charges, and potential agreements can be reached.

Discussions with the victim(s) or victims' representatives regarding the selection or disposition of charges may occur before the filing of charges. The discussions may be considered by the prosecutor in charging and disposition decisions, and should be considered before reaching any agreement with the defendant regarding these decisions.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:

Except as specifically prohibited by other law, and for purposes of determining, modifying, or monitoring compliance with conditions of community custody, community placement, or community supervision as authorized under RCW 9.94A.120 and 9.94A.383, the department:

(1) Shall have access to all relevant records and information in the possession of public agencies relating to offenders, including police reports, prosecutors' statements of probable cause, complete criminal history information, psychological evaluations and psychiatric hospital reports, sex offender treatment program reports, and juvenile records; and

(2) May require periodic reports from providers of treatment or other services required by the court or the department, including progress reports, evaluations and assessments, and reports of violations of conditions imposed by the court or the department.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. A new section is added to chapter 72.09 RCW to read as follows:

To the extent practicable, the department shall deploy community corrections staff on the basis of geographic areas in which offenders under the department's jurisdiction are located, and shall establish a systematic means of assessing risk to the safety of those communities.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. The secretary of corrections may adopt rules to implement sections 1 through 13 of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. The Washington state institute for public policy shall, subject to available resources, conduct a study on the effect of the use of community custody under this act on recidivism and other relevant outcomes. By January 1, 2000, the institute shall, subject to available resources, report to the legislature on the design for the study. By January 1st of each year thereafter, the institute shall, subject to available resources, report to the legislature on the progress and findings of the study. By January 1, 2010, the institute shall, subject to available resources, provide to the legislature a final report on the findings of the study.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. Nothing in this act shall be construed to create an immunity or defense from liability for personal injury or wrongful death based solely on availability of funds.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. This act may be known and cited as the offender accountability act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. Section 10 of this act takes effect July 1, 2000, and applies only to offenses committed on or after July 1, 2000.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 20. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 1999, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."

Signed by Representatives Ballasiotes, Republican Co-Chair; O'Brien, Democratic Co-Chair; Cairnes, Republican Vice Chair; Lovick, Democratic Vice Chair; B. Chandler; Constantine; Kagi and Koster.

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine, Kagi and Koster.

ESSB 5424 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Environmental Quality & Water Resources: Allowing the use of certain commercially approved herbicides for aquatic plant management. Reported by Committee on Agriculture & Ecology

MAJORITY recommendation: Do pass. Signed by Representatives G. Chandler, Republican Co-Chair; Linville, Democratic Co-Chair; Koster, Republican Vice Chair; B. Chandler; Delvin; Fortunato; Grant; Reardon; Schoesler; Stensen; Sump and Wood.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Cooper, Democratic Vice Chair and Anderson.

Voting yea: Representatives G. Chandler, Linville, Koster, B. Chandler, Delvin, Fortunato, Grant, Reardon, Schoesler, Stensen, Sump and Wood.

ESB 5437 Prime Sponsor, Senator Thibaudeau: Reimbursing podiatric physicians and surgeons. Reported by Committee on Health Care

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Schual-Berke, Boldt, Campbell, Conway, Edmonds, Mulliken and Ruderman.

2SSB 5452 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Ways & Means: Authorizing the creation of public facilities districts. Reported by Committee on Economic Development, Housing & Trade

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislative authority of any town or city located in a county with a population of less than one million may create a public facilities district. The legislative authorities of any contiguous group of towns or cities located in a county or counties each with a population of less than one million may enter an agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW for the creation and joint operation of a public facilities district.

(2) A public facilities district shall be coextensive with the boundaries of the city or town or contiguous group of cities or towns that created the district.

(3)(a) A public facilities district created by a single city or town shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of five members selected as follows: (i) Two members appointed by the legislative authority of the city or town; and (ii) three members appointed by legislative authority based on recommendations from local organizations. The members appointed under (a)(i) of this subsection, shall not be members of the legislative authority of the city or town. The members appointed under (a)(ii) of this subsection, shall be based on recommendations received from local organizations that may include, but are not limited to the local chamber of commerce, local economic development council, and local labor council. The members shall serve four-year terms. Of the initial members, one must be appointed for a one-year term, one must be appointed for a two-year term, one must be appointed for a three-year term, and the remainder must be appointed for four-year terms.

(b) A public facilities district created by contiguous group of cities and towns shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of seven members selected as follows: (i) Three members appointed by the legislative authorities of the cities and towns; and (ii) four members appointed by the legislative authority based on recommendations from local organizations. The members appointed under (b)(i) of this subsection shall not be members of the legislative authorities of the cities and towns. The members appointed under (b)(ii) of this subsection, shall be based on recommendations received from local organizations that include, but are not limited to the local chamber of commerce, local economic development council, local labor council, and a neighborhood organization that is directly affected by the location of the regional center in their area. The members of the board of directors shall be appointed in accordance with the terms of the agreement under chapter 39.34 RCW for the joint operation of the district and shall serve four-year terms. Of the initial members, one must be appointed for a one-year term, one must be appointed for a two-year term, one must be appointed for a three-year term, and the remainder must be appointed for four-year terms.

(4) A public facilities district is a municipal corporation, an independent taxing "authority" within the meaning of Article VII, section 1 of the state Constitution, and a "taxing district" within the meaning of Article VII, section 2 of the state Constitution.

(5) A public facilities district shall constitute a body corporate and shall possess all the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes as well as all other powers that may now or hereafter be specifically conferred by statute, including, but not limited to, the authority to hire employees, staff, and services, to enter into contracts, and to sue and be sued.

(6) A public facilities district may acquire and transfer real and personal property by lease, sublease, purchase, or sale. No direct or collateral attack on any metropolitan facilities district purported to be authorized or created in conformance with this chapter may be commenced more than thirty days after creation by the city legislative authority.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) A public facilities district is authorized to acquire, construct, own, remodel, maintain, equip, reequip, repair, finance, and operate one or more regional centers. For purposes of this chapter, "regional center" means a convention, conference, or special events center, or any combination of facilities, and related parking facilities, serving a regional population constructed, improved, or rehabilitated after the effective date of this section at a cost of at least ten million dollars, including debt service. "Regional center" also includes an existing convention, conference, or special events center, and related parking facilities, serving a regional population, that is improved or rehabilitated after the effective date of this section where the costs of improvement or rehabilitation are at least ten million dollars, including debt service. A regional center is conclusively presumed to serve a regional population if state and local government investment in the construction, improvement, or rehabilitation of the regional center is equal to or greater than ten million dollars.

(2) A public facilities district may impose charges and fees for the use of its facilities, and may accept and expend or use gifts, grants, and donations for the purpose of a regional center.

(3) A public facilities district may impose charges, fees, and taxes authorized in section 4 of this act, and use revenues derived therefrom for the purpose of paying principal and interest payments on bonds issued by the public facilities district to construct a regional center.

(4) Notwithstanding the establishment of a career, civil, or merit service system, a public facilities district may contract with a public or private entity for the operation or management of its public facilities.

(5) A public facilities district is authorized to use the supplemental alternative public works contracting procedures set forth in chapter 39.10 RCW in connection with the design, construction, reconstruction, remodel, or alteration of any regional center.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) To carry out the purpose of this chapter, a public facilities district may issue general obligation bonds, not to exceed an amount, together with any outstanding nonvoter-approved general obligation indebtedness, equal to one-half of one percent of the value of the taxable property within the district, as the term "value of the taxable property" is defined in RCW 39.36.015. A facilities district additionally may issue general obligation bonds for capital purposes only, together with any outstanding general obligation indebtedness, not to exceed an amount equal to one and one-fourth percent of the value of the taxable property within the district, as the term "value of the taxable property" is defined in RCW 39.36.015, when authorized by the voters of the public facilities district pursuant to Article VIII, section 6 of the state Constitution, and to provide for the retirement thereof by taxes authorized in this act.

(2) General obligation bonds may be issued with a maturity of up to thirty years, and shall be issued and sold in accordance with the provisions of chapter 39.46 RCW.

(3) The general obligation bonds may be payable from the operating revenues of the public facilities district in addition to the tax receipts of the district.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. (1) The board of directors of the public facilities district may impose the following for the purpose of funding a regional center:

(d) Sales and use taxes authorized under RCW 82.14.048 and section 13 of this act.

(2) The board may accept and expend or use gifts, grants, and donations for the purpose of a regional center. The revenue from the charges, fees, and taxes imposed under this section shall be used only for the purposes authorized by this chapter.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. The board of directors of the public facilities district shall adopt a resolution that may be amended from time to time that shall establish the basic requirements governing methods and amounts of reimbursement payable to such district officials and employees for travel and other business expenses incurred on behalf of the district. The resolution shall, among other things, establish procedures for approving such expenses; the form of the travel and expense voucher; and requirements governing the use of credit cards issued in the name of the district. The resolution may also establish procedures for payment of per diem to board members. The state auditor shall, as provided by general law, cooperate with the public facilities district in establishing adequate procedures for regulating and auditing the reimbursement of all such expenses.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. The board of directors of the public facilities district shall have authority to authorize the expenditure of funds for the public purposes of preparing and distributing information to the general public and promoting, advertising, improving, developing, operating, and maintaining a regional center. Nothing contained in this section may be construed to authorize preparation and distribution of information to the general public for the purpose of influencing the outcome of a district election.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. The public facilities district may secure services by means of an agreement with a service provider. The public facilities district shall publish notice, establish criteria, receive and evaluate proposals, and negotiate with respondents under requirements set forth by district resolution.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. In addition to provisions contained in chapter 39.04 RCW, the public facilities district is authorized to follow procedures contained in RCW 43.19.1906 and 43.19.1911 for all purchases, contracts for purchase, and sales.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. (1) A public facilities district may issue revenue bonds to fund revenue-generating facilities, or portions of facilities, which it is authorized to provide or operate. Whenever revenue bonds are to be issued, the board of directors of the district shall create or have created a special fund or funds from which, along with any reserves created pursuant to RCW 39.44.140, the principal and interest on such revenue bonds shall exclusively be payable. The board may obligate the district to set aside and pay into the special fund or funds a fixed proportion or a fixed amount of the revenues from the public improvements, projects, or facilities, and all related additions, that are funded by the revenue bonds. This amount or proportion shall be a lien and charge against these revenues, subject only to operating and maintenance expenses. The board shall have due regard for the cost of operation and maintenance of the public improvements, projects, or facilities, or additions, that are funded by the revenue bonds, and shall not set aside into the special fund or funds a greater amount or proportion of the revenues that in its judgment will be available over and above the cost of maintenance and operation and the amount or proportion, if any, of the revenue so previously pledged. The board may also provide that revenue bonds payable out of the same source or sources of revenue may later be issued on a parity with any revenue bonds being issued and sold.

(2) Revenue bonds issued under this section shall not be an indebtedness of the district issuing the bonds, and the interest and principal on the bonds shall only be payable from the revenues lawfully pledged to meet the principal and interest requirements and any reserves created under RCW 39.44.140. The owner or bearer of a revenue bond or any interest coupon issued under this section shall not have any claim against the district arising from the bond or coupon except for payment from the revenues lawfully pledged to meet the principal and interest requirements and any reserves created under RCW 39.44.140. The substance of the limitations included in this subsection shall be plainly printed, written, or engraved on each bond issued under this section.

(3) Revenue bonds with a maturity in excess of thirty years shall not be issued. The board of directors of the district shall by resolution determine for each revenue bond issue the amount, date, form, terms, conditions, denominations, maximum fixed or variable interest rate or rates, maturity or maturities, redemption rights, registration privileges, manner of execution, manner of sale, callable provisions, if any, and covenants including the refunding of existing revenue bonds. Facsimile signatures may be used on the bonds and any coupons. Refunding revenue bonds may be issued in the same manner as revenue bonds are issued.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A public facility district may levy and fix a tax of not more than one cent on twenty cents or fraction thereof to be paid by the person who pays an admission charge to a regional center. This includes a tax on persons who are admitted free of charge or at reduced rates if other persons pay a charge or a regular higher charge for the same privileges or accommodations.

(2) A cover charge, or a charge made for use of seats and tables reserved or otherwise, and other similar accommodations;

(3) A charge made for food and refreshment if free entertainment, recreation, or amusement is provided;

(4) A charge made for rental or use of equipment or facilities for purposes of recreation or amusement; if the rental of the equipment or facilities is necessary to the enjoyment of a privilege for which a general admission is charged, the combined charges shall be considered as the admission charge;

(5) Automobile parking charges if the amount of the charge is determined according to the number of passengers in the automobile.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. A public facility district may levy and fix a tax on any vehicle parking charges imposed at any parking facility that is owned or leased by the public facility district as part of a regional center. No county or city or town within which the regional center is located may impose a tax of the same or similar kind on any vehicle parking charges at the facility. For the purposes of this section, "vehicle parking charges" means only the actual parking charges exclusive of taxes and service charges and the value of any other benefit conferred. The tax authorized under this section shall be at the rate of not more than ten percent.

The governing board of a public facilities district under chapter 36.100 RCW or chapter 35.-- RCW (sections 1 through 11 of this act) may submit an authorizing proposition to the voters of the district, and if the proposition is approved by a majority of persons voting, fix and impose a sales and use tax in accordance with the terms of this chapter.

The tax authorized in this section shall be in addition to any other taxes authorized by law and shall be collected from those persons who are taxable by the state under chapters 82.08 and 82.12 RCW upon the occurrence of any taxable event within the public facilities district. The rate of tax shall ((equal one-tenth)) not exceed two-tenths of one percent of the selling price in the case of a sales tax, or value of the article used, in the case of a use tax.

Moneys received from any tax imposed under this section shall be used for the purpose of providing funds for the costs associated with the financing, design, acquisition, construction, equipping, operating, maintaining, remodeling, repairing, and reequipping of its public facilities.

No tax may be collected under this section by a public facilities district under chapter 35.-- RCW (sections 1 through 11 of this act) before August 1, 2000, and no tax in excess of one-tenth of one percent may be collected under this section by a public facilities district under chapter 36.100 RCW before August 1, 2000.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. A new section is added to chapter 82.14 RCW to read as follows:

(1) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, the governing body of a public facilities district created under chapter 35.-- RCW (sections 1 through 11 of this act) or chapter 36.100 RCW that commences construction of a new regional center, or improvement or rehabilitation of an existing new regional center, before January 1, 2003, may impose a sales and use tax in accordance with the terms of this chapter. The tax is in addition to other taxes authorized by law and shall be collected from those persons who are taxable by the state under chapters 82.08 and 82.12 RCW upon the occurrence of any taxable event within the public facilities district. The rate of tax shall not exceed 0.033 percent of the selling price in the case of a sales tax or value of the article used in the case of a use tax.

(2) The tax imposed under subsection (1) of this section shall be deducted from the amount of tax otherwise required to be collected or paid over to the department of revenue under chapter 82.08 or 82.12 RCW. The department of revenue shall perform the collection of such taxes on behalf of the county at no cost to the public facilities district.

(3) No tax may be collected under this section before August 1, 2000. The tax imposed in this section shall expire when the bonds issued for the construction of the regional center and related parking facilities are retired, but not more than twenty-five years after the tax is first collected.

(4) Moneys collected under this section shall only be used for the purposes set forth in section 2 of this act and must be matched with an amount from other public or private sources equal to thirty-three percent of the amount collected under this section.

(5) The combined total tax levied under this section shall not be greater than 0.033 percent. If both a public facilities district created under chapter 35.-- RCW (sections 1 through 11 of this act) and a public facilities district created under chapter 36.100 RCW impose a tax under this section, the tax imposed by a public facilities district created under chapter 35.-- RCW (sections 1 through 11 of this act) shall be credited against the tax imposed by a public facilities district created under chapter 36.100 RCW.

(6) A public facilities district created under chapter 36.100 RCW is not eligible to impose the tax under this section if the public facilities district has imposed the sales and use tax under RCW 82.14.0485.

Sec. 14. RCW 82.14.050 and 1991 sp.s. c 13 s 34 are each amended to read as follows:

The counties, cities, and transportation authorities under RCW 82.14.045 and public facilities districts under chapter 36.100 RCW and chapter 35.-- RCW (sections 1 through 11 of this act) shall contract, prior to the effective date of a resolution or ordinance imposing a sales and use tax, the administration and collection to the state department of revenue, which shall deduct a percentage amount, as provided by contract, not to exceed two percent of the taxes collected for administration and collection expenses incurred by the department. The remainder of any portion of any tax authorized by this chapter which is collected by the department of revenue shall be deposited by the state department of revenue in the local sales and use tax account hereby created in the state treasury. Moneys in the local sales and use tax account may be spent only for distribution to counties, cities, transportation authorities, and public facilities districts imposing a sales and use tax. All administrative provisions in chapters 82.03, 82.08, 82.12, and 82.32 RCW, as they now exist or may hereafter be amended, shall, insofar as they are applicable to state sales and use taxes, be applicable to taxes imposed pursuant to this chapter. Except as provided in RCW 43.08.190, all earnings of investments of balances in the local sales and use tax account shall be credited to the local sales and use tax account and distributed to the counties, cities, transportation authorities, and public facilities districts monthly.

Sec. 15. RCW 36.100.060 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 14 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) To carry out the purpose of this chapter, a public facilities district may issue general obligation bonds, not to exceed an amount, together with any outstanding nonvoter approved general obligation indebtedness, equal to one-half of one percent of the value of taxable property within the district, as the term "value of taxable property" is defined in RCW 39.36.015. A facilities district additionally may issue general obligation bonds for capital purposes only, together with any outstanding general obligation indebtedness, not to exceed an amount equal to one and one-fourth percent of the value of the taxable property within the district, as the term "value of taxable property" is defined in RCW 39.36.015, when authorized by the voters of the public facilities district pursuant to Article VIII, section 6 of the state Constitution, and to provide for the retirement thereof by excess property tax levies as provided in this chapter.

(2) General obligation bonds may be issued with a maturity of up to thirty years, and shall be issued and sold in accordance with the provisions of chapter 39.46 RCW.

(3) The general obligation bonds may be payable from the operating revenues of the public facilities district in addition to the tax receipts of the district.

(4) The excise tax imposed pursuant to RCW 36.100.040 shall terminate upon final payment of all bonded indebtedness for its public facilities, except that the excise tax may be reauthorized by a public vote, in the same manner as originally authorized, for funding of additional public facilities or a regional center.

Sec. 16. RCW 36.100.030 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 14 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A public facilities district is authorized to acquire, construct, own, remodel, maintain, equip, reequip, repair, and operate sports facilities, entertainment facilities, ((or)) convention facilities, or ((any combination of such facilities)) regional centers as defined in section 2 of this act, together with contiguous parking facilities. The taxes that are provided for in this chapter may only be imposed for these purposes.

(2) A public facilities district may enter into agreements under chapter 39.34 RCW for the joint provision and operation of such facilities and may enter into contracts under chapter 39.34 RCW where any party to the contract provides and operates such facilities for the other party or parties to the contract.

(3) Notwithstanding the establishment of a career, civil, or merit service system, a public facility [facilities] district may contract with a public or private entity for the operation or management of its public facilities.

(4) A public facilities district is authorized to use the supplemental alternative public works contracting procedures set forth in chapter 39.10 RCW in connection with the design, construction, reconstruction, remodel, or alteration of any of its public facilities.

(5) A public facilities district may impose charges and fees for the use of its facilities, and may accept and expend or use gifts, grants, and donations.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. A new section is added to chapter 36.100 RCW to read as follows:

A public facility district may levy and fix a tax of not more than one cent on twenty cents or fraction thereof to be paid by the person who pays an admission charge to a regional center, as defined in section 2 of this act. This includes a tax on persons who are admitted free of charge or at reduced rates if other persons pay a charge or a regular higher charge for the same privileges or accommodations.

(2) A cover charge, or a charge made for use of seats and tables reserved or otherwise, and other similar accommodations;

(3) A charge made for food and refreshment if free entertainment, recreation, or amusement is provided;

(5) Automobile parking charges if the amount of the charge is determined according to the number of passengers in the automobile.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. A new section is added to chapter 36.100 RCW to read as follows:

A public facility district may levy and fix a tax on any vehicle parking charges imposed at any parking facility that is owned or leased by the public facility district as part of a regional center, as defined in section 2 of this act. No county or city or town within which the regional center is located may impose a tax of the same or similar kind on any vehicle parking charges at the facility. For the purposes of this section, "vehicle parking charges" means only the actual parking charges exclusive of taxes and service charges and the value of any other benefit conferred. The tax authorized under this section shall be at the rate of not more than ten percent.

Sec. 19. RCW 35.21.280 and 1995 3rd sp.s. c 1 s 202 are each amended to read as follows:

Every city and town may levy and fix a tax of not more than one cent on twenty cents or fraction thereof to be paid by the person who pays an admission charge to any place: PROVIDED, No city or town shall impose such tax on persons paying an admission to any activity of any elementary or secondary school or any public facility of a public facility district under chapter 35.-- RCW (sections 1 through 11 of this act) or chapter 36.100 RCW for which a tax is imposed under section 10 or 17 of this act. This includes a tax on persons who are admitted free of charge or at reduced rates to any place for which other persons pay a charge or a regular higher charge for the same privileges or accommodations. A city that is located in a county with a population of one million or more may not levy a tax on events in stadia constructed on or after January 1, 1995, that are owned by a public facilities district under chapter 36.100 RCW and that have seating capacities over forty thousand. The city or town may require anyone who receives payment for an admission charge to collect and remit the tax to the city or town.

(2) A cover charge, or a charge made for use of seats and tables reserved or otherwise, and other similar accommodations;

(3) A charge made for food and refreshment in any place where free entertainment, recreation or amusement is provided;

(5) Automobile parking charges if the amount of the charge is determined according to the number of passengers in the automobile.

Sec. 20. RCW 36.38.010 and 1997 c 220 s 301 (Referendum Bill No. 48) are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Any county may by ordinance enacted by its county legislative authority, levy and fix a tax of not more than one cent on twenty cents or fraction thereof to be paid for county purposes by persons who pay an admission charge to any place, including a tax on persons who are admitted free of charge or at reduced rates to any place for which other persons pay a charge or a regular higher charge for the same or similar privileges or accommodations; and require that one who receives any admission charge to any place shall collect and remit the tax to the county treasurer of the county: PROVIDED, No county shall impose such tax on persons paying an admission to any activity of any elementary or secondary school or any public facility of a public facility district under chapter 35.-- RCW (sections 1 through 11 of this act) or chapter 36.100 RCW for which a tax is imposed under section 10 or 17 of this act.

(2) As used in this chapter, the term "admission charge" includes a charge made for season tickets or subscriptions, a cover charge, or a charge made for use of seats and tables, reserved or otherwise, and other similar accommodations; a charge made for food and refreshments in any place where any free entertainment, recreation, or amusement is provided; a charge made for rental or use of equipment or facilities for purpose of recreation or amusement, and where the rental of the equipment or facilities is necessary to the enjoyment of a privilege for which a general admission is charged, the combined charges shall be considered as the admission charge. It shall also include any automobile parking charge where the amount of such charge is determined according to the number of passengers in any automobile.

(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5) of this section, the tax herein authorized shall not be exclusive and shall not prevent any city or town within the taxing county, when authorized by law, from imposing within its corporate limits a tax of the same or similar kind: PROVIDED, That whenever the same or similar kind of tax is imposed by any such city or town, no such tax shall be levied within the corporate limits of such city or town by the county.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the legislative authority of a county with a population of one million or more may exclusively levy taxes on events in baseball stadiums constructed on or after January 1, 1995, that are owned by a public facilities district under chapter 36.100 RCW and that have seating capacities over forty thousand at the rates of:

(a) Not more than one cent on twenty cents or fraction thereof, to be used for the purpose of paying the principal and interest payments on bonds issued by a county to construct a baseball stadium as defined in RCW 82.14.0485. If the revenue from the tax exceeds the amount needed for that purpose, the excess shall be placed in a contingency fund which may only be used to pay unanticipated capital costs on the baseball stadium, excluding any cost overruns on initial construction; and

(b) Not more than one cent on twenty cents or fraction thereof, to be used for the purpose of paying the principal and interest payments on bonds issued by a county to construct a baseball stadium as defined in RCW 82.14.0485. The tax imposed under this subsection (4)(b) shall expire when the bonds issued for the construction of the baseball stadium are retired, but not later than twenty years after the tax is first collected.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (3) of this section, the legislative authority of a county that has created a public stadium authority to develop a stadium and exhibition center under RCW 36.102.050 may levy and fix a tax on charges for admission to events in a stadium and exhibition center, as defined in RCW 36.102.010, constructed in the county on or after January 1, 1998, that is owned by a public stadium authority under chapter 36.102 RCW. The tax shall be exclusive and shall preclude the city or town within which the stadium and exhibition center is located from imposing a tax of the same or similar kind on charges for admission to events in the stadium and exhibition center, and shall preclude the imposition of a general county admissions tax on charges for admission to events in the stadium and exhibition center. For the purposes of this subsection, "charges for admission to events" means only the actual admission charge, exclusive of taxes and service charges and the value of any other benefit conferred by the admission. The tax authorized under this subsection shall be at the rate of not more than one cent on ten cents or fraction thereof. Revenues collected under this subsection shall be deposited in the stadium and exhibition center account under RCW 43.99N.060 until the bonds issued under RCW 43.99N.020 for the construction of the stadium and exhibition center are retired. After the bonds issued for the construction of the stadium and exhibition center are retired, the tax authorized under this section shall be used exclusively to fund repair, reequipping, and capital improvement of the stadium and exhibition center. The tax under this subsection may be levied upon the first use of any part of the stadium and exhibition center but shall not be collected at any facility already in operation as of July 17, 1997.

Sec. 21. RCW 82.29A.130 and 1997 c 220 s 202 (Referendum Bill No. 48) are each amended to read as follows:

The following leasehold interests shall be exempt from taxes imposed pursuant to RCW 82.29A.030 and 82.29A.040:

(1) All leasehold interests constituting a part of the operating properties of any public utility which is assessed and taxed as a public utility pursuant to chapter 84.12 RCW.

(2) All leasehold interests in facilities owned or used by a school, college or university which leasehold provides housing for students and which is otherwise exempt from taxation under provisions of RCW 84.36.010 and 84.36.050.

(3) All leasehold interests of subsidized housing where the fee ownership of such property is vested in the government of the United States, or the state of Washington or any political subdivision thereof but only if income qualification exists for such housing.

(4) All leasehold interests used for fair purposes of a nonprofit fair association that sponsors or conducts a fair or fairs which receive support from revenues collected pursuant to RCW 67.16.100 and allocated by the director of the department of agriculture where the fee ownership of such property is vested in the government of the United States, the state of Washington or any of its political subdivisions: PROVIDED, That this exemption shall not apply to the leasehold interest of any sublessee of such nonprofit fair association if such leasehold interest would be taxable if it were the primary lease.

(5) All leasehold interests in any property of any public entity used as a residence by an employee of that public entity who is required as a condition of employment to live in the publicly owned property.

(6) All leasehold interests held by enrolled Indians of lands owned or held by any Indian or Indian tribe where the fee ownership of such property is vested in or held in trust by the United States and which are not subleased to other than to a lessee which would qualify pursuant to this chapter, RCW 84.36.451 and 84.40.175.

(7) All leasehold interests in any real property of any Indian or Indian tribe, band, or community that is held in trust by the United States or is subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the United States: PROVIDED, That this exemption shall apply only where it is determined that contract rent paid is greater than or equal to ninety percent of fair market rental, to be determined by the department of revenue using the same criteria used to establish taxable rent in RCW 82.29A.020(2)(b).

(8) All leasehold interests for which annual taxable rent is less than two hundred fifty dollars per year. For purposes of this subsection leasehold interests held by the same lessee in contiguous properties owned by the same lessor shall be deemed a single leasehold interest.

(9) All leasehold interests which give use or possession of the leased property for a continuous period of less than thirty days: PROVIDED, That for purposes of this subsection, successive leases or lease renewals giving substantially continuous use of possession of the same property to the same lessee shall be deemed a single leasehold interest: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no leasehold interest shall be deemed to give use or possession for a period of less than thirty days solely by virtue of the reservation by the public lessor of the right to use the property or to allow third parties to use the property on an occasional, temporary basis.

(10) All leasehold interests under month-to-month leases in residential units rented for residential purposes of the lessee pending destruction or removal for the purpose of constructing a public highway or building.

(11) All leasehold interests in any publicly owned real or personal property to the extent such leasehold interests arises solely by virtue of a contract for public improvements or work executed under the public works statutes of this state or of the United States between the public owner of the property and a contractor.

(12) All leasehold interests that give use or possession of state adult correctional facilities for the purposes of operating correctional industries under RCW 72.09.100.

(13) All leasehold interests used to provide organized and supervised recreational activities for disabled persons of all ages in a camp facility and for public recreational purposes by a nonprofit organization, association, or corporation that would be exempt from property tax under RCW 84.36.030(1) if it owned the property. If the publicly owned property is used for any taxable purpose, the leasehold excise taxes set forth in RCW 82.29A.030 and 82.29A.040 shall be imposed and shall be apportioned accordingly.

(14) All leasehold interests in the public or entertainment areas of a baseball stadium with natural turf and a retractable roof or canopy that is in a county with a population of over one million, that has a seating capacity of over forty thousand, and that is constructed on or after January 1, 1995. "Public or entertainment areas" include ticket sales areas, ramps and stairs, lobbies and concourses, parking areas, concession areas, restaurants, hospitality and stadium club areas, kitchens or other work areas primarily servicing other public or entertainment areas, public rest room areas, press and media areas, control booths, broadcast and production areas, retail sales areas, museum and exhibit areas, scoreboards or other public displays, storage areas, loading, staging, and servicing areas, seating areas and suites, the playing field, and any other areas to which the public has access or which are used for the production of the entertainment event or other public usage, and any other personal property used for these purposes. "Public or entertainment areas" does not include locker rooms or private offices exclusively used by the lessee.

(15) All leasehold interests in the public or entertainment areas of a stadium and exhibition center, as defined in RCW 36.102.010, that is constructed on or after January 1, 1998. For the purposes of this subsection, "public or entertainment areas" has the same meaning as in subsection (14) of this section, and includes exhibition areas.

(16) All leasehold interests in public facilities districts, as provided in chapter 36.100 RCW or chapter 35.-- RCW (sections 1 through 11 of this act).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 22. Sections 1 through 11 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 35 RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 23. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected."

On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "centers;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 82.14.048, 82.14.050, 36.100.060, 36.100.030, 35.21.280, 36.38.010, and 82.29A.130; adding a new section to chapter 82.14 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 36.100 RCW; and adding a new chapter to Title 35 RCW."

Voting yea: Representatives Van Luven, Veloria, Dunn, Eickmeyer, Ballasiotes, Gombosky, Miloscia, Morris, Radcliff, Skinner, D. Sommers and Wolfe.

SSB 5457 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections: Revising provisions relating to conditions involving diversion agreements for juveniles. Reported by Committee on Judiciary

Voting yea: Representatives Carrell, Constantine, Hurst, Lambert, Cox, Dickerson, Esser, Kastama, Lantz, Lovick, McDonald and Schindler.

SSB 5482 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care: Regulating disclosure of medical and health research records. Reported by Committee on State Government

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 42.17 RCW to read as follows:

The disclosure of personal information, that is otherwise subject to public disclosure under this chapter, from driver's license and identicard records to a health research organization requesting this information for purposes of soliciting voluntary participation, or tracking current participants, in a qualified medical or health research project is deemed to be required to protect the public health, safety, and welfare and shall be considered a permissible use under the driver's privacy protection act of 1994, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2721.

For purposes of this section: (1) "Health research organization" means a nonprofit corporation that is exempt under 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and authorized under federal or state law to conduct health or medical research; (2) "personal information" means name, residential addresses, county of residence, date of birth, gender, eye color, height, weight, and date of last activity; and (3) "qualified medical or health research project" means a medical or health research project that has been reviewed and approved by an institutional review board, as defined in RCW 70.02.010."

Signed by Representatives McMorris, Republican Co-Chair; Romero, Democratic Co-Chair; Miloscia, Democratic Vice Chair; Haigh and D. Schmidt.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Campbell, Republican Vice Chair; Dunshee and Lambert.

ESB 5485 Prime Sponsor, Senator Thibaudeau: Regulating certain tobacco product manufacturers. Reported by Committee on Health Care

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Schual-Berke, Boldt, Campbell, Conway, Edmonds, Mulliken and Ruderman.

SB 5499 Prime Sponsor, Senator Wojahn: Making modifications to the home health, hospice, and home care agency licensure law. Reported by Committee on Health Care

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) (("Branch office" means a location or site from which a home health, hospice, or home care agency provides services within a portion of the total geographic area served by the parent agency. The branch office is part of the agency and is located sufficiently close to share administration, supervision, and services.

(((3))) (2) "Home care agency" means a private or public agency or organization that administers or provides home care services directly or through a contract arrangement to ill, disabled, or infirm persons in places of temporary or permanent residence.

(((4))) (3) "Home care services" means personal care services, homemaker services, respite care services, or any other nonmedical services provided to ill, disabled, or infirm persons which services enable these persons to remain in their own residences consistent with their desires, abilities, and safety.

(((5))) (4) "Home health agency" means a private or public agency or organization that administers or provides home health aide services or two or more home health services directly or through a contract arrangement to ill, disabled, or infirm persons in places of temporary or permanent residence. A private or public agency or organization that administers or provides nursing services only may elect to be designated a home health agency for purposes of licensure.

(((6))) (5) "Home health services" means health or medical services provided to ill, disabled, or infirm persons. These services may be of an acute or maintenance care nature, and include but are not limited to nursing services, home health aide services, physical therapy services, occupational therapy services, speech therapy services, respiratory therapy services, nutritional services, medical social services, and medical supplies or equipment services.

(((7))) (6) "Home health aide services" means services provided by a home health agency or a hospice agency under the supervision of a registered nurse, physical therapist, occupational therapist, or speech therapist. Such care includes ambulation and exercise, assistance with self-administered medications, reporting changes in patients' conditions and needs, completing appropriate records, and personal care or homemaker services.

(((8))) (7) "Homemaker services" means services that assist ill, disabled, or infirm persons with household tasks essential to achieving adequate household and family management.

(((9))) (8) "Hospice agency" means a private or public agency or organization administering or providing hospice care directly or through a contract arrangement to terminally ill persons in places of temporary or permanent residence by using an interdisciplinary team composed of at least nursing, social work, physician, and pastoral or spiritual counseling.

(((10))) (9) "Hospice care" means: (a) Palliative care provided to a terminally ill person in a place of temporary or permanent residence that alleviates physical symptoms, including pain, as well as alleviates the emotional and spiritual discomfort associated with dying; and (b) bereavement care provided to the family of a terminally ill person that alleviates the emotional and spiritual discomfort associated with the death of a family member. Hospice care may include health and medical services and personal care, respite, or homemaker services. Family means individuals who are important to and designated by the patient, and who need not be relatives.

(((11))) (10) "Ill, disabled, or infirm persons" means persons who need home health, hospice, or home care services in order to maintain themselves in their places of temporary or permanent residence.

(((12))) (11) "Personal care services" means services that assist ill, disabled, or infirm persons with dressing, feeding, and personal hygiene to facilitate self-care.

(((13))) (12) "Public or private agency or organization" means an entity that employs or contracts with two or more persons who provide care in the home.

(((14))) (13) "Respite care services" means services that assist or support the primary care giver on a scheduled basis.

(14) "Service area" means the geographic area in which the department has given prior approval to a licensee to provide home health, hospice, or home care services.

(b) Demonstrate ability to comply with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter;

(c) Cooperate with on-site review conducted by the department prior to licensure or renewal except as provided in RCW 70.127.085;

(d) Provide evidence of and maintain professional liability insurance in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars per occurrence or adequate self-insurance as approved by the department. This subsection shall not apply to hospice agency applicants that provide hospice care without receiving compensation for delivery of services;

(e) Provide evidence of and maintain public liability and property damage insurance coverage in the sum of fifty thousand dollars for injury or damage to property per occurrence and fifty thousand dollars for injury or damage, including death, to any one person and one hundred thousand dollars for injury or damage, including death, to more than one person, or evidence of adequate self-insurance for public liability and property damage as approved by the department. This subsection shall not apply to hospice agency applicants that provide hospice care without receiving compensation for delivery of services;

(f) Provide such proof as the department may require concerning organizational structure, and the identity of the applicant, officers, directors, partners, managing employees, or owners of ten percent or more of the applicant's assets;

(g) File with the department for approval a ((list of the counties)) description of the service area in which the applicant will operate and a description of how the applicant intends to provide management and supervision of services throughout the service area. The department shall adopt rules necessary to establish criteria for approval that are related to appropriate management and supervision of services throughout the service area. In developing the rules, the department may not establish criteria that:

(ii) Limit the number of persons any agency may serve within its service area unless the criteria are related to the need for trained and available staff to provide services within the service area;

(2) A certificate of need under chapter 70.38 RCW is not required for licensure.

(3) A license or renewal shall not be granted pursuant to this chapter if the applicant, officers, directors, partners, managing employees, or owners of ten percent or more of the applicant's assets, within the last five years have been found in a civil or criminal proceeding to have committed any act which reasonably relates to the person's fitness to establish, maintain, or administer an agency or to provide care in the home of another.

An application for a license or any renewal shall be accompanied by a fee as established by the department under RCW 43.70.250. The department shall adopt by rule licensure fees ((shall be)) based on a sliding scale using such factors as the number of agency full-time equivalents, ((with agencies with the highest number of full-time equivalents paying the highest fee. Full-time equivalent is a measurement based on a forty-hour work week and is applicable to paid agency employees or contractors)) geographic area served, number of locations, or type and volume of services provided. For agencies receiving a licensure survey that requires more than ((one)) two on-site reviews by the department per licensure period, an additional fee ((of fifty percent of the base licensure fee)) as determined by the department by rule shall be charged for each additional on-site review. The department shall charge a reasonable fee for processing changes in ownership. The department may set different licensure fees for each licensure category.

The department shall adopt rules providing for the combination of applications and licenses, and the reduction of individual license fees if an applicant applies for more than one category of license under this chapter. The department shall provide for combined licensure inspections and audits for licensees holding more than one license under this chapter. The department may prorate licensure fees to facilitate combined licensure inspections and audits.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. The department of health shall submit a report to the health care committees of the legislature with recommendations for any changes needed to the home health, hospice, and home care licensure law, chapter 70.127 RCW, in order to allow the department to regulate this fast-growing and evolving industry. The report, at a minimum, shall specifically address the following questions:

(1) Does the scope of the licensure law need to be revised in order to enhance protection for persons receiving home health, hospice, and home care services?

(2) Does the department of health need additional compliance strategies in order to provide protection for persons receiving home health, hospice, and home care services?

(3) Does chapter 70.126 RCW need to be retained in statute, or is it simply duplicative and confusing?

A report shall be submitted by November 1, 1999, together with any recommendations for legislation necessary to implement the findings and recommendations of the department of health. The department of health shall prepare the report with existing funds."

Signed by Representatives Cody, Democratic Co-Chair; Parlette, Republican Co-Chair; Pflug, Republican Vice Chair; Alexander; Campbell; Conway and Edmonds.

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Alexander, Campbell, Conway and Edmonds.

ESSB 5508 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Natural Resources, Parks & Recreation: Increasing harvest data accuracy for the recreational crab fishery. Reported by Committee on Natural Resources

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the department of fish and wildlife manages the recreational crab fishery through an imprecise system of catch estimation. Increased harvest data accuracy is needed for the recreational crab fishery and this goal can be accomplished through the establishment of a crab catch record card system.

The department shall utilize data from the crab catch record cards in preparing catch reports and in catch-sharing negotiations.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 77.32 RCW to read as follows:

A crab catch record card is required to fish for and harvest Dungeness crabs (Cancer magister) in the recreational fishery. The crab catch record card shall be administered under the rules of the commission.

Voting yea: Representatives Buck, Regala, Anderson, Sump, G. Chandler, Clements, Doumit, Eickmeyer, Ericksen, Pennington, Rockefeller and Stensen.

ESSB 5512 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Health & Long-Term Care: Requiring health plans that cover prescription drugs to cover the cost of prescription contraceptives. Reported by Committee on Health Care

""NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that: (1) many health carriers cover prescription drugs and devices but exclude prescription contraceptives and contraceptive devices; and (2) women of child-bearing age spend significantly more than men on out-of-pocket health care costs, with contraceptives and reproductive health care services accounting for most of this disparity.

The legislature intends to further the goal of eliminating sex discrimination in health benefits for women.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 48.43 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

(a) "Prescription contraceptive drugs and devices" means prescription contraceptive drugs and devices approved by the federal food and drug administration, including oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices (IUDs), injectables, hormonal implants, diaphragms, cervical caps, and emergency contraception; however it does not include drugs used to terminate a confirmed pregnancy.

(b) "Outpatient contraceptive services" means services necessary for the effective use of contraception, including provider office consultations for family planning purposes, examinations, procedures for inserting, removing, or dispensing prescription contraceptive methods, and laboratory services provided on an outpatient basis and related to the use of contraceptive methods, including natural family planning.

(a) Prescription contraceptive drugs and devices approved by the federal food and drug administration if the enrollee's health plan provides benefits for prescription drugs; or

(b) Outpatient contraceptive services, if the enrollee's health plan provides benefits for outpatient health services.

(3) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, a health carrier shall not create or impose disincentives for utilization of the benefits required by subsection (2) of this section.

(a) Preventing a health carrier from imposing deductibles, coinsurance, other cost-sharing requirements, or other limitations in relation to providing prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, or outpatient contraceptive services, provided that such deductible, coinsurance, other cost-sharing requirement, or other limitation is not greater than or different from the deductible, coinsurance, other cost-sharing requirement, or other limitation for other prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient health care services covered under the plan;

(b) Requiring a health carrier to cover experimental or investigative prescription contraceptive drugs and devices, or outpatient contraceptive services, except to the extent that a plan provides coverage for other experimental or investigative prescription drugs, devices, or outpatient health care services; or

(c) Allowing a health carrier to limit a health care provider's ability to prescribe contraceptive drugs for medical purposes such as decreasing risk of ovarian cysts or eliminating symptoms of menopause.

(5) This section applies to health plans issued or renewed on or after the effective date of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 48.43 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The legislature recognizes that every individual possesses a fundamental right to exercise their religious beliefs. The legislature further recognizes that in developing public policy, conflicting religious beliefs must be respected. Therefore, while recognizing the right of religious objection to participating in the provision of contraceptive health care services, the state shall also recognize the right of individuals to access the prescription contraceptive drugs and devices and outpatient contraceptive health care services required by this section and section 2 of this act.

(2)(a) No individual health care provider, religiously sponsored health carrier, or health care facility may be required by law or contract in any circumstances to participate in the provision of or payment for prescription contraceptive drugs and devices and outpatient contraceptive services if they object to doing so for reason of conscience or religion. No person may be discriminated against in employment or professional privileges because of such an objection.

(b) The provisions of (a) of this subsection are not intended to result in an enrollee being denied timely access to prescription contraceptive drugs and devices and outpatient contraceptive services.

(3)(a) Health carriers that are not religiously sponsored shall allow enrollees whose health care provider or plan-designated health care facility declines to participate in the provision of contraceptive health care services to use another health care provider or health care facility with whom the plan contracts to ensure timely access to qualified providers within the local community. If all of the providers or facilities with whom the carrier contracts within the enrollee's local community decline to participate in the provision of contraceptive health care services, the carrier shall contract with a provider or facility within the enrollee's local community that will provide such services.

(b) Each religiously sponsored health carrier that invokes the religious exemption provided under subsection (2)(a) of this section shall: (i) Provide written notice to enrollees upon enrollment with the plan, listing the contraceptive health services they refuse to cover for reason of conscience or religion; (ii) provide written information describing how an enrollee may directly access prescription drugs and devices and outpatient contraceptive health care services in an expeditious manner; and (iii) ensure that enrollees refused services under this section have prompt access to the information developed under (b)(ii) of this subsection.

(4)(a) No individual or religious organization may be required to purchase coverage for contraceptive health care services if they object to doing so for reason of conscience or religion. The provision of this subsection shall not result in an enrollee being denied coverage of, and timely access to, prescription contraceptive drugs and devices and outpatient contraceptive services.

(b) Health carriers that are not religiously sponsored shall allow religious organizations opposed to contraceptive health services to refuse to pay for coverage of such benefits in a group plan. Health carriers shall allow enrollees in a health plan exempted under this subsection to directly purchase coverage of prescription drugs and devices and outpatient contraceptive services from the carrier. The enrollee's cost of purchasing such coverage shall not exceed the enrollee's pro rata share of the price the group purchaser would have paid for such coverage had the group plan not invoked a religious exemption.

(5) Nothing in this section requires a health carrier, health care facility, or health care provider to provide any health care services without appropriate payment of premium or fee.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected."

Signed by Representatives Cody, Democratic Co-Chair; Parlette, Republican Co-Chair; Pflug, Republican Vice Chair; Schual-Berke, Democratic Vice Chair; Alexander; Conway; Edmonds and Ruderman.

MINORITY recommendation: Do not pass. Signed by Representatives Boldt; Campbell and Mulliken.

Voting yea: Representatives Cody, Parlette, Pflug, Schual-Berke, Alexander, Conway, Edmonds and Ruderman.

SSB 5513 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Human Services & Corrections: Augmenting provisions for execution witnesses. Reported by Committee on Criminal Justice & Corrections

Voting yea: Representatives Ballasiotes, O'Brien, Cairnes, Lovick, B. Chandler, Constantine and Koster.

ESSB 5533 Prime Sponsor, Senate Committee on Senate Labor & Workforce Development: Creating a state work force investment board. Reported by Committee on Commerce & Labor

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this title.

(1) "Board" means the ((work force training and education coordinating)) workforce development board.

(2) "Director" means the director of the ((work force training and education coordinating)) workforce development board.

(3) (("Training system" means programs and courses of secondary vocational education, technical college programs and courses, community college vocational programs and courses, private career school and college programs and courses, employer-sponsored training, adult basic education programs and courses, programs and courses funded by the job training partnership act, programs and courses funded by the federal vocational act, programs and courses funded under the federal adult education act, publicly funded programs and courses for adult literacy education, and apprenticeships, and programs and courses offered by private and public nonprofit organizations that are representative of communities or significant segments of communities and provide job training or adult literacy services.)) "Operating agencies" means those state agencies responsible for the governance and management of state and federal workforce development programs.

(4) "Workforce development system" means public and private programs that use state or federal funds to prepare workers for employment, upgrade worker skills, retrain workers, or provide employment or retention services for workers or employers. "Workforce development system" includes, but is not limited to, secondary vocational education, community and technical college vocational education, private career school and college vocational programs, employer-sponsored training, work-related adult basic education and literacy programs, programs funded by Title 1B of the federal workforce investment act, activities funded under the federal Wagner-Peyser act, programs funded by the federal vocational education act, work-related programs funded under the adult education and family literacy act, publicly funded programs for work-related adult literacy, education, and apprenticeships, the one-stop system, the state job skills program, timber retraining benefits, the work-related components of the vocational rehabilitation program authorized under Title IV of the workforce investment act, P.L. 105-220, the department of services for the blind, and programs offered by private and public nonprofit organizations that are representative of communities or significant segments of communities and provide job training or work-related adult literacy services.

(5) "((Work force)) Workforce skills" means skills developed through applied learning that strengthen and reinforce an individual's academic knowledge, critical thinking, problem solving, and work ethic and, thereby, develop the employability, occupational skills, and management of home and work responsibilities necessary for economic independence.

(((5))) (6) "Vocational education" means organized educational programs offering a sequence of courses which are directly related to the preparation or retraining of individuals in paid or unpaid employment in current or emerging occupations requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree. ((Such programs shall include competency-based applied learning which contributes to an individual's academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning, and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, and the occupational-specific skills necessary for economic independence as a productive and contributing member of society.)) Such term also includes applied technology education.

(((6))) (7) "Adult basic education" means ((instruction designed to achieve mastery of skills in reading, writing, oral communication, and computation at a level sufficient to allow the individual to function effectively as a parent, worker, and citizen in the United States, commensurate with that individual's actual ability level, and includes English as a second language and preparation and testing service for the general education development exam)) (a) adult education and literacy services, including workforce literacy services; (b) family literacy services; and (c) English literacy services as defined in P.L. 105-220, Title II, that enable eligible adults to speak, read, and write in the English language, compute, solve problems, and relate effectively with others in order to exercise the rights and responsibilities of a family member, worker, and community member.

(8) "Local workforce development councils" means the same as defined in P.L. 105-220, Sec. 117 and are responsible for performing the duties of that section as well as developing a local area unified plan for state purposes as defined in this chapter.

(1) There is hereby created the ((work force training and education coordinating)) workforce development board as a state agency ((and as the successor agency to the state board for vocational education. Once the coordinating board has convened, all references to the state board for vocational education in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the work force training and education coordinating board, except that reference to the state board for vocational education in RCW 49.04.030 shall mean the state board for community and technical colleges)).

(2)(a) The board shall consist of ((nine)) eighteen voting members appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, as follows: ((Three)) Five representatives of business, ((three)) five representatives of labor, a representative of private career schools, a representative of community-based organizations, a representative of local elected officials, and, serving as ex officio members, the superintendent of public instruction, the executive director of the state board for community and technical colleges, ((and)) the commissioner of the employment security department, the secretary of the department of social and health services, and the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development. ((The chair of the board shall be a nonvoting member selected by the governor with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. In selecting the chair, the governor shall seek a person who understands the future economic needs of the state and nation and the role that the state's training system has in meeting those needs.)) Each ((voting)) member of the board may appoint a designee to function in his or her place with the right to vote. Representatives of business and labor must constitute a majority of those casting votes on any given vote. In ((making appointments to)) recruiting members for the board, the governor shall seek to ensure geographic, ethnic, and gender diversity and balance. The governor shall also seek to ensure diversity and balance by ((the appointment of)) recruiting persons with disabilities.

(b) The business representatives shall be selected from among nominations provided by ((a)) state-wide business organizations representing a cross-section of industries and small businesses. One of the business representatives will serve as the chair of the board on a rotating basis with one of the labor representatives. However, the governor may request, and the organization shall provide, an additional list or lists from which the governor shall select the business representatives. ((The nominations and selections)) Recruitment shall reflect the cultural diversity of the state, including women, people with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities, and diversity in sizes of businesses.

(c) The labor representatives shall be selected from among nominations provided by state-wide labor organizations. One of the labor representatives will serve as the chair of the board on a rotating basis with one of the business representatives. However, the governor may request, and the organizations shall provide, an additional list or lists from which the governor shall select the labor representatives. ((The nominations and selections)) Recruitment shall reflect the cultural diversity of the state, including women, people with disabilities, and racial and ethnic minorities.

(d) The private career school representative shall be selected from among nominations provided by a state-wide organization representing a cross-section of private career schools. However, the governor may request, and the organization shall provide, an additional list or lists from which the governor shall select the private career school representative.

(e) The community-based organizations' representative shall be selected from among nominations provided by a state-wide organization representing community-based organizations. However, the governor may request, and the organization shall provide, an additional list or lists from which the governor shall select the community-based organizations' representative.

(f) Each business member may cast a proxy vote or votes for any business member who is not present and who authorizes in writing the present member to cast such vote.

(((e))) (g) Each labor member may cast a proxy vote for any labor member who is not present and who authorizes in writing the present member to cast such vote.

(((f) The chair shall appoint to the board one nonvoting member to represent racial and ethnic minorities, women, and people with disabilities. The nonvoting member appointed by the chair shall serve for a term of four years with the term expiring on June 30th of the fourth year of the term.

(g))) (h) The business members of the board shall serve for terms of four years, the terms expiring on June 30th of the fourth year of the term except that in the case of initial members, one shall be appointed to a two-year term and one appointed to a three-year term.

(((h))) (i) The labor members of the board shall serve for terms of four years, the terms expiring on June 30th of the fourth year of the term except that in the case of initial members, one shall be appointed to a two-year term and one appointed to a three-year term.

(((i))) (j) The private career school, community-based organization, and local elected officials representatives shall serve for terms of four years, the terms expiring on June 30th of the fourth year of the term except that in the case of initial members, one shall be appointed to a two-year term and one appointed to a three-year term.

(k) Any vacancies among board members representing business ((or)), labor, private career schools, or community-based organizations shall be filled by the governor with nominations provided by state-wide organizations representing business ((or)), labor, private career schools, or community-based organizations respectively.

(((j))) (l) The board shall adopt bylaws and shall meet at least bimonthly and at such other times as determined by the chair who shall give reasonable prior notice to the members or at the request of a majority of the ((voting)) members.

(((k))) (m) Members of the board shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.040 and shall receive travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

(((l) The board shall be formed and ready to assume its responsibilities under this chapter by October 1, 1991.

(m))) (n) The director of the board shall be appointed by the governor ((from a list of three names submitted by a committee made up of the business and labor members of the board. However, the governor may request, and the committee shall provide, an additional list or lists from which the governor shall select the director. The lists compiled by the committee shall not be subject to public disclosure. The governor may dismiss the director only with the approval of a majority vote of the board. The board, by a majority vote, may dismiss the director with the approval)), shall serve at the pleasure of the governor, and shall be confirmed by the senate.

(((3) The state board for vocational education is hereby abolished and its powers, duties, and functions are hereby transferred to the work force training and education coordinating board. All references to the director or the state board for vocational education in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the director or the work force training and education coordinating board.))

The purpose of the board is to ((provide planning, coordination, evaluation, monitoring, and policy analysis for the state training system as a whole, and advice to the governor and legislature concerning the state training system, in cooperation with the state training system and the higher education coordinating board)) develop policies that create an integrated state workforce development system that links people to jobs, allows them access to training and education, and provides an opportunity to move up the job ladder over their lifetime. The board shall plan, promote cooperation, measure performance, evaluate, and provide policy analysis for the state workforce development system as a whole, and advise the governor concerning the state's workforce development system in cooperation with the operating agencies of the workforce development system.

Sec. 4. RCW 28C.18.040 and 1994 c 154 s 307 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The director shall serve as chief executive officer of the board who shall administer the provisions of this chapter, employ such personnel as may be necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter, and utilize staff of existing operating agencies to the fullest extent possible.

(3))) Subject to the approval of the board, the director shall appoint necessary deputy and assistant directors and other staff who shall be exempt from the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW. The director's appointees shall serve at the director's pleasure on such terms and conditions as the director determines but subject to chapter 42.52 RCW.

(((4))) (3) The director shall appoint and employ such other employees as may be required for the proper discharge of the functions of the board.

(((5) The director shall, as permissible under P.L. 101-392, as amended, integrate the staff of the council on vocational education, and contract with the state board for community and technical colleges for assistance for adult basic skills and literacy policy development and planning as required by P.L. 100-297, as amended.))

(1) The board shall be designated as the state workforce investment board described in P.L. 105-220, the workforce investment act of 1998, and shall perform such functions as necessary to comply with federal directives pertaining to this law. In order to comply with the regulations of P.L. 105-220, the governor may designate the board membership structure of the workforce training and education coordinating board as it existed as of December 31, 1997, as the workforce investment board specifically to carry out the provisions of P.L. 105-220.

(2) The board shall be designated as the state board of vocational education as provided for in P.L. ((98-524)) 105-332, as amended, and shall perform such functions as is necessary to comply with federal directives pertaining to the provisions of such law. The board shall establish a subcommittee to study and make recommendations to the board on the use of funds provided under P.L. 105-332. The subcommittee membership shall consist of the superintendent of public instruction, the executive director of the state board for community and technical colleges, two members who are business representatives, and two members who are labor representatives.

(((2))) (3) The board shall perform the functions of the human resource investment council as provided for in the federal job training partnership act, P.L. 97-300, as amended.

(((3))) (4) The board shall provide policy advice for any federal act pertaining to ((work force)) workforce development that is not required by state or federal law to be provided by another state body.

(((4))) (5) Upon enactment of new federal initiatives relating to ((work force)) workforce development, the board shall advise the governor and the legislature on mechanisms for integrating the federal initiatives into the state's ((work force)) workforce development system and make recommendations on the legislative or administrative measures necessary to streamline and coordinate state efforts to meet federal guidelines.

(((5))) (6) The board shall ((monitor)) review for consistency with the state ((comprehensive plan for work force training and education the policies and plans established by the state job training coordinating council)) unified plan, the policies and plans established by the advisory council on adult education, and the Washington state plan for adult literacy and basic ((education)) skills, and provide guidance for making such policies and plans consistent with the state ((comprehensive)) unified plan for ((work force training and education)) workforce development system.

(7) The board shall perform the functions of the job training coordinating council until July 1, 2000.

(8) Recommend to the governor the performance accountability system required by P.L. 105-220 or successor legislation.

(9) For the purposes of P.L. 105-332, the superintendent of public instruction shall have operating responsibility for secondary education and the state board for community and technical colleges shall have operating responsibility for postsecondary vocational and technical education.

The board, in cooperation with the operating agencies of the state ((training)) development system and private career schools and colleges shall:

(1) ((Concentrate its major efforts on planning, coordination evaluation, policy analysis, and recommending improvements to the state's training system.

(2) Advocate for the state training system and for meeting the needs of employers and the work force for work force education and training.

(3) Establish and maintain an inventory of the programs of the state training system, and related state programs, and perform a biennial assessment of the vocational education, training, and adult basic education and literacy needs of the state; identify ongoing and strategic education needs; and assess the extent to which employment, training, vocational and basic education, rehabilitation services, and public assistance services represent a consistent, integrated approach to meet such needs.

(4) Develop and maintain a state comprehensive plan for work force training and education, including but not limited to, goals, objectives, and priorities for the state training system, and review the state training system for consistency with the state comprehensive plan. In developing the state comprehensive plan for work force training and education, the board shall use, but shall not be limited to: Economic, labor market, and populations trends reports in office of financial management forecasts; joint office of financial management and employment security department labor force, industry employment, and occupational forecasts; the results of scientifically based outcome, net-impact and cost-benefit evaluations; the needs of employers as evidenced in formal employer surveys and other employer input; and the needs of program participants and workers as evidenced in formal surveys and other input from program participants and the labor community.

(5) In consultation with the higher education coordinating board, review and make recommendations to the office of financial management and the legislature on operating and capital facilities budget requests for operating agencies of the state training system for purposes of consistency with the state comprehensive plan for work force training and education.

(6) Provide for coordination among the different operating agencies and components of the state training system at the state level and at the regional level.

(7) Develop a consistent and reliable data base on vocational education enrollments, costs, program activities, and job placements from publicly funded vocational education programs in this state.

(8) Establish standards for data collection and maintenance for the operating agencies of the state training system in a format that is accessible to use by the board. The board shall require a minimum of common core data to be collected by each operating agency of the state training system.

The board shall develop requirements for minimum common core data in consultation with the office of financial management and the operating agencies of the training system.

(9) Establish minimum standards for program evaluation for the operating agencies of the state training system, including, but not limited to, the use of common survey instruments and procedures for measuring perceptions of program participants and employers of program participants, and monitor such program evaluation.

(10) Every two years administer scientifically based outcome evaluations of the state training system, including, but not limited to, surveys of program participants, surveys of employers of program participants, and matches with employment security department payroll and wage files. Every five years administer scientifically based net-impact and cost-benefit evaluations of the state training system.

(11) In cooperation with the employment security department, provide for the improvement and maintenance of quality and utility in occupational information and forecasts for use in training system planning and evaluation. Improvements shall include, but not be limited to, development of state-based occupational change factors involving input by employers and employees, and delineation of skill and training requirements by education level associated with current and forecasted occupations.

(12) Provide for the development of common course description formats, common reporting requirements, and common definitions for operating agencies of the training system.

(13) Provide for effectiveness and efficiency reviews of the state training system.

(14) In cooperation with the higher education coordinating board, facilitate transfer of credit policies and agreements between institutions of the state training system, and encourage articulation agreements for programs encompassing two years of secondary work force education and two years of postsecondary work force education.

(15) In cooperation with the higher education coordinating board, facilitate transfer of credit policies and agreements between private training institutions and institutions of the state training system.

(16) Participate in the development of coordination criteria for activities under the job training partnership act with related programs and services provided by state and local education and training agencies.

(17) Make recommendations to the commission of student assessment, the state board of education, and the superintendent of public instruction, concerning basic skill competencies and essential core competencies for K-12 education. Basic skills for this purpose shall be reading, writing, computation, speaking, and critical thinking, essential core competencies for this purpose shall be English, math, science/technology, history, geography, and critical thinking. The board shall monitor the development of and provide advice concerning secondary curriculum which integrates vocational and academic education.

(18) Establish and administer programs for marketing and outreach to businesses and potential program participants.

(19) Facilitate the location of support services, including but not limited to, child care, financial aid, career counseling, and job placement services, for students and trainees at institutions in the state training system, and advocate for support services for trainees and students in the state training system.

(20) Facilitate private sector assistance for the state training system, including but not limited to: Financial assistance, rotation of private and public personnel, and vocational counseling.

(21) Facilitate programs for school-to-work transition that combine classroom education and on-the-job training in industries and occupations without a significant number of apprenticeship programs.

(22) Encourage and assess progress for the equitable representation of racial and ethnic minorities, women, and people with disabilities among the students, teachers, and administrators of the state training system. Equitable, for this purpose, shall mean substantially proportional to their percentage of the state population in the geographic area served. This function of the board shall in no way lessen more stringent state or federal requirements for representation of racial and ethnic minorities, women, and people with disabilities.

(23) Participate in the planning and policy development of governor set-aside grants under P.L. 97-300, as amended.

(24) Administer veterans' programs, licensure of private vocational schools, the job skills program, and the Washington award for vocational excellence.

(26) Work with the director of community, trade, and economic development to ensure coordination between work force training priorities and that department's economic development efforts.

The board may delegate to the director any of the functions of this section.)) Establish and maintain an inventory of the programs of the state workforce development system and ensure that information is provided to consumers and policymakers at the state and local level in order to enable them to make informed choices.

(2) Assess employer and worker needs for workforce training and the gap between their needs and the public and private supply of workforce training. The assessments of employer and worker needs shall include state-wide surveys of employers and workers. The survey sample must be statistically representative of the state's employer and employee population.

(3) Analyze the future employment needs of employers and develop strategies to ensure that Washington residents are prepared to meet those needs. The board shall work with industry, labor, and business associations, the operating agencies, and the department of community, trade, and economic development, and local workforce investment councils, to develop demand driven and targeted industry strategies to build a world class workforce.

(4) Develop and maintain a state unified plan for the workforce development system. The unified plan shall include assessments of the state's employment opportunities and skills needs, the current and future workforce, and the current workforce development system; and include goals, objectives, and strategies for improving the workforce development system and a description of the performance measurement system for workforce development.

(5) Work in collaboration with local workforce development councils to develop the state unified plan. Local workforce development councils shall provide input to the board in the development of the state unified plan which articulate their local strategy and needs.

(6) Work in partnership with the training related components of the temporary assistance for needy families program, community service employment under Title V of the older Americans act, and the retraining component of the workers' compensation vocational rehabilitation program; training activities carried out through contracts with the United States department of housing and urban development; and community services block grants authorized under the national community service act, to integrate these programs into the unified planning. The governor may approve inclusion of these programs into the workforce development system.

(7) Review and make recommendations to the governor concerning the program plans of the operating agencies of the state workforce development system regarding consistency with the unified plan.

(8) Recommend to the governor strategies to assure coordination and avoid duplication among the programs of the workforce development system.

(9) Design and implement a performance measurement system for workforce development in cooperation with the operating agencies and with the review of the joint legislative audit and review committee. The performance measurement system for the workforce development system shall be coordinated with the state's accountability system for K-12 education. The performance measurement system includes:

(a) Minimum standards for performance measurement for the state workforce development system including, but not limited to, the use of common survey instruments and common performance indicators;

(b) Standards for data collection and maintenance for the operating agencies of the state workforce development system. The board shall require a minimum of common core data to be collected by each operating agency of the state workforce development system;

(c) Evaluations of the state workforce development system including, but not limited to, outcome, net impact, and cost-benefit evaluations, surveys of program participants, surveys of employers of program participants, and matches with employment security department payroll and wage files, the outcomes of which shall be reported on a regular basis to the governor and the legislature;

(d) Standards for measuring the performance of local training providers to enable consumers to make informed choices and gain access to services they need;

(e) Recommendations to the governor regarding expected performance levels using the performance measurement system established under this section; and

(f) Information provided to the governor and the legislature on the outcomes of workforce development programs. Such information shall include, but not be limited to, program results in the following areas: Participant competencies, employment, wages and earnings, and receipt of public assistance; customer satisfaction, including employer customers who have hired program participants; and the public cost per benefit received.

(10) Measure the performance of the workforce development system using the performance measurement system established in subsection (9) of this section. Operating agencies shall establish and implement rewards for exceptional programs and corrective actions for programs failing to meet minimum performance standards as defined in subsection (9)(a) of this section. Operating agencies shall report to the board annually beginning December 31, 2001, on corrective action taken and rewards granted. Beginning July 1, 2002, the board shall report to the governor and the legislature on operating agencies' actions to reward exceptional programs and to correct and improve programs that fail to meet standards established in subsection (9)(a) of this section.

(11) Establish an incentive fund for workforce development, using federal funding for workforce development programs, and allocate dollars from the incentive fund to reward local workforce development councils and programs that produce exemplary results.

(12) Review the plans of local workforce development councils for consistency with the state unified plan and recommend to the governor whether local plans should be approved. The board shall provide technical assistance to local workforce development councils as necessary.

(13) Work with local workforce development councils and state operating agencies to implement a one stop delivery system that is seamless and consumer-based.

(14) For the purposes of enabling individuals to make smooth transitions into the workforce and back and forth between workforce development programs and employment, make recommendations regarding generic workplace skills that individuals need in order to meet employer expectations.

(15) Administer veterans' programs, licensure of private vocational schools, and the Washington award for vocational excellence.

(16) Work with the director of community, trade, and economic development to ensure coordination between workforce training priorities and that department's economic development efforts.

(17) Work in collaboration with local workforce development councils, business organizations, and economic development councils to create a coordinated and responsive system of outreach for small business.

(18) Consult with the programs and the customers of programs in the workforce development system in performing the board's duties.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. A new section is added to chapter 28C.18 RCW to read as follows:

There are hereby created local workforce development councils to serve functions including, but not limited to, those specified for local workforce development councils under P.L. 105-220. The governor, in partnership with the state board, shall establish criteria for use by chief elected officials in the local areas for appointment of members of the local councils. Local workforce development councils shall:

(1) In partnership with chief local elected officials, develop and maintain a local unified plan for the workforce development system including but not limited to the local plan required by P.L. 105-220 Title I. The unified plan shall include assessments of local employment opportunities and skills needs, the current and future workforce, the current workforce development system, and financial resources; and include goals, objectives, and strategies for the local workforce development system, including a system-wide financial strategy for implementing the plan. Local workforce development councils shall submit their unified plans to the governor for approval and the plan should be consistent with the state unified plan.

(2) Conduct oversight over the local one stop system under P.L. 105-220 Title 1(b).

(3) Coordinate workforce development activities at the local level and ensure a linkage with local economic development strategies.

(4) Provide for a coordinated and responsive system of outreach to employers to include the establishment of public-private partnerships of local brokers to connect small businesses to workforce training programs and resources. Brokers may include industry and trade associations, chambers of commerce, central labor councils, and other labor organizations. Broker services may include communicating small business needs to training providers, pooling the specific training needs of several small employers to create cost-effective demand, and supporting the growth of apprenticeship programs.

(7) Execute a master partnership agreement with local elected officials that establishes the working relationships and specifies responsibilities of each body in the partnership.

(1) Oversight and management of a state-wide comprehensive labor market and occupational supply and demand information system, including development of a five-year employment forecast for state and labor market areas;

(2) Produce local labor market information packages for the state's counties, including special studies and job impact analyses in support of state and local employment, training, education, and job creation programs, especially activities that prevent job loss, reduce unemployment, and create jobs;

(3) Coordinate with the office of financial management and the office of the forecast council to improve employment estimates by enhancing data on corporate officers, improving business establishment listings, expanding sample for employment estimates, and developing business entry/exit analysis relevant to the generation of occupational and economic forecasts; ((and))

(4) In cooperation with the office of financial management, produce long-term industry and occupational employment forecasts. These forecasts shall be consistent with the official economic and revenue forecast council biennial economic and revenue forecasts; and

(5) Provide labor market information needed for the state workforce development board to fulfill its duties under RCW 28C.04.060.

(1) ((There is hereby created the Washington state job training coordinating council for so long as a state council is required by federal law or regulation as a condition for receipt of federal funds. The council shall perform all duties of state job training coordinating council as specified in the federal job training partnership act, P.L. 97-300, as amended, including the preparation of a coordination and special services plan for a two-year period, consistent with the state comprehensive plan for work force training and education prepared by the work force training and education coordinating board as provided for in RCW 28C.18.060.

(2) The work force training and education coordinating board shall monitor the need for the council as described in subsection (1) of this section, and, if that need no longer exists, propose legislation to terminate the council.)) The duties of the job training coordinating council described in section 122 of P.L. 97-300 shall be performed by the workforce development board until July 1, 2000.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. The department is responsible to prepare the following elements for the program plan required by the workforce investment act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220) which include:

(1) Detailed plans required under section 8 of the Wagner-Peyser act (29 U.S.C. 49g);

(2) Assurances that the state will provide, in accordance with section 184 of the workforce investment act, for fiscal control and fund accounting procedures that are necessary to ensure the proper disbursement of, and accounting for, funds paid to the state through the allotments made under sections 127 and 132 of the workforce investment act;

(3)(a) A description of the methods and factors the state will use in distributing funds to local areas for youth activities and adult employment and training activities under sections 128(b)(3)(B) and 133(b)(3)(B) of the workforce investment act, including:

(i) A description of how the individuals and entities represented on the workforce development board were involved in determining such methods and factors of distribution; and

(ii) A description of how that state consulted with chief elected officials in local areas throughout the state in determining such distribution; and

(b) Assurances that the funds will be distributed equitably throughout the state, and that no local areas will suffer significant shifts in funding from year to year; and

(c) A description of the formula prescribed by the governor pursuant to section 133(b)(2)(B) of the workforce investment act for the allocation of funds to local areas for dislocated worker employment and training activities;

(4) With respect to the one stop delivery systems described in section 134(c) of the workforce investment act, a description of the operational strategy of the state for assisting local areas in development and implementation of fully operational one stop delivery systems in the state;

(5) A description of the competitive process to be used by the state to award grants and contracts in the state for activities carried out under the workforce investment act;

(6) With respect to the employment and training activities authorized in section 134 of the workforce investment act:

(a) The employment and training activities that will be carried out with the funds received by the state through the allotment made under section 132 of the workforce investment act;

(b) How the state will provide rapid response activities to dislocated workers from funds reserved under section 133(a)(2) of the workforce investment act for such purposes, including the designation of an identifiable state rapid response dislocated worker unit to carry out state-wide rapid response activities; and

(c) With other state operating agencies, how the state will serve the employment and training needs of dislocated workers, including displaced homemakers; low-income individuals, including recipients of public assistance; individuals training for nontraditional employment; and other individuals with multiple barriers to employment, including older individuals and individuals with disabilities; and

(7) With respect to youth activities authorized in section 129 of the workforce investment act, information:

(a) Describing the state strategy for providing comprehensive services to eligible youth, particularly those eligible youth who are recognized as having significant barriers to employment;

(b) Describing how that state will coordinate the youth activities carried out in the state under section 129 of the workforce investment act with the services provided by job corps centers in the state, where such centers exist; and

(c) Describing how the state will coordinate youth activities described in subparagraph (C) of the workforce investment act with activities carried out through the youth opportunity grants under section 169 of the workforce investment act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. The department shall receive federal funds authorized under the workforce investment act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220) Title 1B and recommend to the governor the allocation of the funds to support this chapter, chapter 28C.18 RCW, and the workforce investment act.

Sec. 12. RCW 50.13.060 and 1997 c 409 s 605 and 1997 c 58 s 1004 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) Governmental agencies, including law enforcement agencies, prosecuting agencies, and the executive branch, whether state, local, or federal shall have access to information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter if the information or records are needed by the agency for official purposes and:

(a) The agency submits an application in writing to the employment security department for the records or information containing a statement of the official purposes for which the information or records are needed and specific identification of the records or information sought from the department; and

(b) The director, commissioner, chief executive, or other official of the agency has verified the need for the specific information in writing either on the application or on a separate document; and

(c) The agency requesting access has served a copy of the application for records or information on the individual or employing unit whose records or information are sought and has provided the department with proof of service. Service shall be made in a manner which conforms to the civil rules for superior court. The requesting agency shall include with the copy of the application a statement to the effect that the individual or employing unit may contact the public records officer of the employment security department to state any objections to the release of the records or information. The employment security department shall not act upon the application of the requesting agency until at least five days after service on the concerned individual or employing unit. The employment security department shall consider any objections raised by the concerned individual or employing unit in deciding whether the requesting agency needs the information or records for official purposes.

(2) The requirements of subsections (1) and (9) of this section shall not apply to the state legislative branch. The state legislature shall have access to information or records deemed private and confidential under this chapter, if the legislature or a legislative committee finds that the information or records are necessary and for official purposes. If the employment security department does not make information or records available as provided in this subsection, the legislature may exercise its authority granted by chapter 44.16 RCW.

(3) In cases of emergency the governmental agency requesting access shall not be required to formally comply with the provisions of subsection (1) of this section at the time of the request if the procedures required by subsection (1) of this section are complied with by the requesting agency following the receipt of any records or information deemed private and confidential under this chapter. An emergency is defined as a situation in which irreparable harm or damage could occur if records or information are not released immediately.

(4) The requirements of subsection (1)(c) of this section shall not apply to governmental agencies where the procedures would frustrate the investigation of possible violations of criminal laws or to the release of employing unit names, addresses, number of employees, and aggregate employer wage data for the purpose of state governmental agencies preparing small business economic impact statements under chapter 19.85 RCW or preparing cost-benefit analyses under RCW 34.05.328(1)(c). Information provided by the department and held to be private and confidential under state or federal laws must not be misused or released to unauthorized parties. A person who misuses such information or releases such information to unauthorized parties is subject to the sanctions in RCW 50.13.080.

(5) Governmental agencies shall have access to certain records or information, limited to such items as names, addresses, social security numbers, and general information about benefit entitlement or employer information possessed by the department, for comparison purposes with records or information possessed by the requesting agency to detect improper or fraudulent claims, or to determine potential tax liability or employer compliance with registration and licensing requirements. In those cases the governmental agency shall not be required to comply with subsection (1)(c) of this section, but the requirements of the remainder of subsection (1) of this section must be satisfied.

(6) Governmental agencies may have access to certain records and information, limited to employer information possessed by the department for purposes authorized in chapter 50.38 RCW. Access to these records and information is limited to only those individuals conducting authorized statistical analysis, research, and evaluation studies. Only in cases consistent with the purposes of chapter 50.38 RCW are government agencies not required to comply with subsection (1)(c) of this section, but the requirements of the remainder of subsection (1) of this section must be satisfied. Information provided by the department and held to be private and confidential under state or federal laws shall not be misused or released to unauthorized parties subject to the sanctions in RCW 50.13.080.

(7) Disclosure to governmental agencies of information or records obtained by the employment security department from the federal government shall be governed by any applicable federal law or any agreement between the federal government and the employment security department where so required by federal law. When federal law does not apply to the records or information state law shall control.

(8) The department may provide information for purposes of statistical analysis and evaluation of the WorkFirst program or any successor state welfare program((,)) to the department of social and health services, the office of financial management, and other governmental entities with oversight or evaluation responsibilities for the program ((shall have access to employer wage information on clients in the program whose names and social security numbers are provided to the department)) in accordance with RCW 43.20A.080. The confidential information provided by the department shall remain the property of the department and may be used by the authorized requesting agencies only for statistical analysis, research, and evaluation purposes as provided in RCW 74.08A.410 and 74.08A.420. The department of social and health services ((is)), the office of financial management, or other governmental entities with oversight or evaluation responsibilities for the program are not required to comply with subsection (1)(c) of this section, but the requirements of the remainder of subsection (1) of this section and applicable federal laws and regulations must be satisfied. The confidential information used for evaluation and analysis of welfare reform supplied to the authorized requesting entities with regard to the WorkFirst program or any successor state welfare program are exempt from public inspection and copying under RCW 42.17.310.

(9) The disclosure of any records or information by a governmental agency which has obtained the records or information under this section is prohibited unless the disclosure is directly connected to the official purpose for which the records or information were obtained.

(10) In conducting periodic salary or fringe benefit studies pursuant to law, the department of personnel shall have access to records of the employment security department as may be required for such studies. For such purposes, the requirements of subsection (1)(c) of this section need not apply.

(11) To promote the reemployment of job seekers, the commissioner may enter into data-sharing contracts with partners of the one-stop career development system. The contracts shall provide for the transfer of data only to the extent that the transfer is necessary for the efficient provisions of work force programs, including but not limited to public labor exchange, unemployment insurance, worker training and retraining, vocational rehabilitation, vocational education, adult education, transition from public assistance, and support services. The transfer of information under contracts with one-stop partners is exempt from subsection (1)(c) of this section.

(12) To facilitate improved operation and evaluation of state programs, the commissioner may enter into data-sharing contracts with other state agencies only to the extent that such transfer is necessary for the efficient operation or evaluation of outcomes for those programs. The transfer of information by contract under this subsection is exempt from subsection (1)(c) of this section.

(13) The misuse or unauthorized release of records or information by any person or organization to which access is permitted by this chapter subjects the person or organization to a civil penalty of five thousand dollars and other applicable sanctions under state and federal law. Suit to enforce this section shall be brought by the attorney general and the amount of any penalties collected shall be paid into the employment security department administrative contingency fund. The attorney general may recover reasonable attorneys' fees for any action brought to enforce this section.