5868-S.E AMH .... H2574.2

5868-S.E AMH .... H2574.2

ESSB 5868 - H AMD 000507 ADOPTED 4-21-93

By Representatives Anderson, Wineberry and H. Myers

Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. INTENT. The legislature finds that the long-term economic health of the state and its citizens depends upon the strength and vitality of its communities and businesses. It is the intent of this chapter to create a merged community and economic development department that fosters new partnerships for strong and sustainable communities. The consolidation of the department of trade and economic development and the department of community development into one department will: Streamline access to services by providing a simpler point of entry for state programs; provide focused and flexible responses to changing economic conditions; generate greater local capacity to respond to both economic growth and environmental challenges; and increase accountability to the public, the executive branch, and the legislature.

A new department can bring together a focused effort to: Manage growth and achieve sustainable development; diversify the state's economy and export goods and services; provide greater access to economic opportunity; stimulate private sector investment and entrepreneurship; provide stable family-wage jobs and meet the diverse needs of families; provide affordable housing and housing services; construct public infrastructure; protect our cultural heritage; and promote the health and safety of the state's citizens.

The legislature further finds that as a result of the rapid pace of global social and economic change, the state and local communities will require coordinated and creative responses by every segment of the community. The state can play a role in assisting such local efforts by reorganizing state assistance efforts to promote such partnerships. The department has a primary responsibility to provide financial and technical assistance to the communities of the state, to assist in improving the delivery of federal, state, and local programs, and to provide communities with opportunities for productive and coordinated development beneficial to the well-being of communities and their residents. It is the intent of the legislature in this consolidation to maximize the use of local expertise and resources in the delivery of community and economic development services.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY. The purpose of this chapter is to establish the broad outline of the structure of the community and economic development department, leaving specific details of its internal organization and management to those charged with its administration. This chapter identifies the broad functions and responsibilities of the new department and is intended to provide flexibility to the director to reorganize these functions and to make recommendations for changes through the implementation plan required in section 8 of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. DEFINITIONS. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

(1) "Associate development organization" means a local economic development nonprofit corporation that is broadly representative of community interests.

(2) "Department" means the community and economic development department.

(3) "Director" means the director of the community and economic development department.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. DEPARTMENT CREATED. A community and economic development department is created. The department shall be vested with all powers and duties established or transferred to it under this chapter and such other powers and duties as may be authorized by law. Unless otherwise specifically provided in chapter ..., Laws of 1993 (this act), the existing responsibilities and functions of the agency programs will continue to be administered in accordance with their implementing legislation.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. DIRECTOR'S APPOINTMENT. The executive head of the department shall be the director. The director shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, and shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The director shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the governor in accordance with RCW 43.03.040.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES. (1) The director shall supervise and administer the activities of the department and shall advise the governor and the legislature with respect to community and economic development matters affecting the state.

(2) In addition to other powers and duties granted to the director, the director shall have the following powers and duties:

(a) Enter into contracts on behalf of the state to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(b) Act for the state in the initiation of or participation in any multigovernmental program relative to the purpose of this chapter;

(d) Appoint such deputy directors, assistant directors, and up to seven special assistants as may be needed to administer the department. These employees are exempt from the provisions of chapter 41.06 RCW;

(e) Prepare and submit budgets for the department for executive and legislative action;

(f) Submit recommendations for legislative actions as are deemed necessary to further the purposes of this chapter;

(g) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW and perform all other functions necessary and proper to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(h) Delegate powers, duties, and functions as the director deems necessary for efficient administration, but the director shall be responsible for the official acts of the officers and employees of the department; and

(i) Perform other duties as are necessary and consistent with law.

(3) When federal or other funds are received by the department, they shall be promptly transferred to the state treasurer and thereafter expended only upon the approval of the director.

(4) The director may request information and assistance from all other agencies, departments, and officials of the state, and may reimburse such agencies, departments, or officials if such a request imposes any additional expenses upon any such agency, department, or official.

(5) The director shall, in carrying out the responsibilities of office, consult with governmental officials, private groups, and individuals and with officials of other states. All state agencies and their officials and the officials of any political subdivision of the state shall cooperate with and give such assistance to the department, including the submission of requested information, to allow the department to carry out its purposes under this chapter.

(6) The director may establish additional advisory or coordinating groups with the legislature, within state government, with state and other governmental units, with the private sector and nonprofit entities or in specialized subject areas as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(7) The internal affairs of the department shall be under the control of the director in order that the director may manage the department in a flexible and intelligent manner as dictated by changing contemporary circumstances. Unless specifically limited by law, the director shall have complete charge and supervisory powers over the department. The director may create such administrative structures as the director deems appropriate, except as otherwise specified by law, and the director may employ such personnel as may be necessary in accordance with chapter 41.06 RCW, except as otherwise provided by law.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES. The department shall be responsible for promoting community and economic development within the state by assisting the state's communities to increase the quality of life of their citizens and their economic vitality, and by assisting the state's businesses to maintain and increase their economic competitiveness, while maintaining a healthy environment. Community and economic development efforts shall include: Efforts to increase economic opportunity; local planning to manage growth; the promotion and provision of affordable housing and housing-related services; providing public infrastructure; business and trade development; assisting firms and industrial sectors to increase their competitiveness; fostering the development of minority and women-owned businesses; facilitating technology development, transfer, and diffusion; community services and advocacy for low-income persons; and public safety efforts. The department shall have the following general functions and responsibilities:

(1) Provide advisory assistance to the governor, other state agencies, and the legislature on community and economic development matters and issues;

(2) Assist the governor in coordinating the activities of state agencies that have an impact on local government and communities;

(3) Cooperate with the legislature and the governor in the development and implementation of strategic plans for the state's community and economic development efforts;

(4) Solicit private and federal grants for economic and community development programs and administer such programs in conjunction with other programs assigned to the department by the governor or the legislature;

(5) Cooperate with and provide technical and financial assistance to local governments, businesses, and community-based organizations serving the communities of the state for the purpose of aiding and encouraging orderly, productive, and coordinated development of the state, and, unless stipulated otherwise, give additional consideration to local communities and individuals with the greatest relative need and the fewest resources;

(6) Participate with other states or subdivisions thereof in interstate programs and assist cities, counties, municipal corporations, governmental conferences or councils, and regional planning commissions to participate with other states and provinces or their subdivisions;

(7) Hold public hearings and meetings to carry out the purposes of this chapter;

(8) Conduct research and analysis in furtherance of the state's economic and community development efforts including maintenance of current information on market, demographic, and economic trends as they affect different industrial sectors, geographic regions, and communities with special economic and social problems in the state; and

(9) Develop a schedule of fees for services where appropriate.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. (1) The director of the department of trade and economic development and the director of the department of community development shall, by November 15, 1993, jointly submit a plan to the governor for the consolidation and smooth transition of the department of trade and economic development and the department of community development into the community and economic development department so that the department will operate as a single entity on July 1, 1994.

(2) The plan shall include, but is not limited to, the following elements:

(a) Strategies for combining the existing functions and responsibilities of both agencies into a coordinated and unified department including a strategic plan for each major program area that includes implementation steps, evaluation measures, and methods for collaboration among programs;

(b) Recommendations for any changes in existing programs and functions of both agencies, including new initiatives and possible transfer of programs and functions to and from other departments;

(d) Benchmarks by which to measure progress and to evaluate the performance and effectiveness of the department's efforts; and

(e) Strategies for coordinating and maximizing federal, state, local, international, and private sector support for community and economic development efforts within the state.

(3) In developing this plan, the directors shall establish an advisory committee of representatives of groups using services and programs of both departments. The advisory committee shall include representatives of cities, counties, port districts, businesses, labor unions, associate development organizations, low-income housing interests, housing industry, Indian tribes, community action programs, public safety groups, nonprofit community and development organizations, and any other organizations the directors determine should have input to the plan.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. TRADE AND BUSINESS ASSISTANCE. (1) The department shall assist in expanding the state's role as an international center of trade, culture, and finance. The department shall promote and market the state's products and services internationally in close cooperation with other private and public international trade efforts and act as a centralized location for the assimilation and distribution of trade information.

(2) The department shall identify and work with Washington businesses that can use local, state, and federal assistance to increase domestic and foreign exports of goods and services.

(3) The department shall work generally with small businesses and other employers to facilitate resolution of siting, regulatory, expansion, and retention problems. This assistance shall include but not be limited to assisting in work force training and infrastructure needs, identifying and locating suitable business sites, and resolving problems with government licensing and regulatory requirements. The department shall identify gaps in needed services and develop steps to address them including private sector support and purchase of these services.

(4) The department shall work to increase the availability of capital to small businesses by developing new and flexible investment tools and by assisting in targeting and improving the efficiency of existing investment mechanisms.

(5) The department shall assist women and minority-owned businesses in overcoming barriers to increased investment and employment and becoming full participants in Washington's traded sector economy.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CAPACITY‑-BUILDING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. (1) The department shall work closely with local communities to increase their capacity to respond to economic, environmental, and social problems and challenges. The department shall coordinate the delivery of development services and technical assistance to local communities or regional areas. It shall promote partnerships between the public and private sectors and between state and local officials to encourage appropriate economic growth and opportunity in communities throughout the state. The department shall promote appropriate local development by: Supporting the ability of communities to develop and implement strategic development plans; assisting businesses to start up, maintain, or expand their operations; encouraging public infrastructure investment and private and public capital investment in local communities; supporting efforts to manage growth and provide affordable housing and housing services; providing for the identification and preservation of the state's historical and cultural resources; and expanding employment opportunities.

(2) The department shall define a set of services including training and technical assistance that it will make available to local communities, community-based nonprofit organizations, regional areas, or businesses. The department shall simplify access to these programs by providing more centralized and user-friendly information and referral. The department shall coordinate community and economic development efforts to minimize program redundancy and maximize accessibility. The department shall develop a set of criteria for targeting services to local communities.

(3) The department shall develop a coordinated and systematic approach to providing training to community-based nonprofit organizations, local communities, and businesses. The approach shall be designed to increase the economic and community development skills available in local communities by providing training and funding for training for local citizens, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. The department shall emphasize providing training in those communities most in need of state assistance.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. LOCAL AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTS. (1) The department may contract with associate development organizations or other local organizations to increase the support for and coordination of community and economic development services in communities or regional areas. The organizations contracted with in each community or regional area shall be broadly representative of community and economic interests. The organization shall be capable of identifying key economic and community development problems, developing appropriate solutions, and mobilizing broad support for recommended initiatives. The contracting organization shall work with and include local governments, local chambers of commerce, private industry councils, port districts, labor groups, institutions of higher education, community action programs, and other appropriate private, public, or nonprofit community and economic development groups. The department shall be responsible for determining the scope of services delivered under these contracts.

(2) Associate development organizations or other local development organizations contracted with shall promote and coordinate, through local service agreements with local governments, small business development centers, port districts, community and technical colleges, private industry councils, and other development organizations, for the efficient delivery of community and economic development services in their areas.

(3) The department shall consult with associate development organizations, port districts, local governments, and other local development organizations in the establishment of service delivery regions throughout the state. The legislature encourages local associate development organizations to form partnerships with other associate development organizations in their region to combine resources for better access to available services, to encourage regional delivery of state services, and to build the local capacity of communities in the region more effectively.

(4) The department shall contract on a regional basis for surveys of key sectors of the regional economy and the coordination of technical assistance to businesses and employees within the key sectors. The department's selection of contracting organizations or consortiums shall be based on the sufficiency of the organization's or consortium's proposal to examine key sectors of the local economy within its region adequately and its ability to coordinate the delivery of services required by businesses within the targeted sectors. Organizations contracting with the department shall work closely with the department to examine the local economy and to develop strategies to focus on developing key sectors that show potential for long-term sustainable growth. The contracting organization shall survey businesses and employees in targeted sectors on a periodic basis to gather information on the sector's business needs, expansion plans, relocation decisions, training needs, potential layoffs, financing needs, availability of financing, and other appropriate information about economic trends and specific employer and employee needs in the region.

(5) The contracting organization shall participate with the work force training and education coordinating board as created in chapter 28C.18 RCW, and any regional entities designated by that board, in providing for the coordination of job skills training within its region.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. ECONOMIC DIVERSIFICATION AND SECTORAL STRATEGIES. (1) The department shall work with private sector organizations, local governments, local economic development organizations, and higher education and training institutions to assist in the development of strategies to diversify the economy, facilitate technology transfer and diffusion, and increase value-added production by focusing on targeted sectors. The targeted sectors may include, but are not limited to, software, forest products, biotechnology, environmental industries, recycling markets and waste reduction, aerospace, food processing, tourism, film and video, microelectronics, new materials, robotics, and machine tools. The department shall, on a continuing basis, evaluate the potential return to the state from devoting additional resources to a targeted sector's approach to economic development and including additional sectors in its efforts. The department shall use information gathered in each service delivery region in formulating its sectoral strategies and in designating new targeted sectors.

(2) The department shall ensure that the state continues to pursue a coordinated program to expand the tourism industry throughout the state in cooperation with the public and private tourism development organizations. The department shall work to provide a balance of tourism activities throughout the state and during different seasons of the year. In addition, the department shall promote, market, and encourage growth in the production of films and videos, as well as television commercials within the state.

(3) In assisting in the development of a targeted sector, the department's activities may include, but are not limited to:

(a) Conducting focus group discussions, facilitating meetings, and conducting studies to identify members of the sector, appraise the current state of the sector, and identify issues of common concern within the sector;

(b) Supporting the formation of industry associations, publications of association directories, and related efforts to create or expand the activities or industry associations;

(c) Assisting in the formation of flexible networks by providing (i) agency employees or private sector consultants trained to act as flexible network brokers and (ii) funding for potential flexible network participants for the purpose of organizing or implementing a flexible network;

(d) Helping establish research consortia;

(e) Facilitating joint training and education programs;

(f) Promoting cooperative market development activities;

(g) Analyzing the need, feasibility, and cost of establishing product certification and testing facilities and services; and

(h) Providing for methods of electronic communication and information dissemination among firms and groups of firms to facilitate network activity.

By January 10th of each year, the department shall report in writing on its targeted sector programs to the appropriate legislative economic development committees. The department's report shall include an appraisal of the sector, activities the department has undertaken to assist in the development of each sector, and recommendations to the legislature regarding activities that the state should implement but are currently beyond the scope of the department's program or resources.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AND PUBLIC FACILITIES. (1) The department shall support the development and maintenance of local infrastructure and public facilities and provide local communities with flexible sources of funding. The department shall coordinate grant and loan programs that provide infrastructure and investment in local communities. This shall include coordinating funding for eligible projects with other federal, state, local, private, and nonprofit funding sources.

(2) At a minimum, the department shall provide coordinated procedures for applying for and tracking grants and loans among and between the community economic revitalization board, the public works trust fund, and community development block grants.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. HOUSING AFFORDABILITY. (1) The department shall maintain an active effort to help communities, families, and individuals build and maintain capacity to meet housing needs in Washington state. The department shall facilitate partnerships among the many entities related to housing issues and leverage a variety of resources and services to produce comprehensive, cost-effective, and innovative housing solutions.

(2) The department shall assist in the production, development, rehabilitation, and operation of owner-occupied or rental housing for very low, low, and moderate-income persons; operate programs to assist home ownership, offer housing services, and provide emergency, transitional, and special needs housing services; and qualify as a participating state agency for all programs of the federal department of housing and urban development or its successor. The department shall develop or assist local governments in developing housing plans required by the state or federal government.

(3) The department shall coordinate and administer energy assistance and residential energy conservation and rehabilitation programs of the federal and state government through nonprofit organizations, local governments, and housing authorities.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. GROWTH MANAGEMENT. (1) The department shall serve as the central coordinator for state government in the implementation of the growth management act, chapter 36.70A RCW. The department shall work closely with all Washington communities planning for future growth and responding to the pressures of urban sprawl. The department shall ensure coordinated implementation of the growth management act by state agencies.

(2) The department shall offer technical and financial assistance to cities and counties planning under the growth management act. The department shall help local officials interpret and implement the different requirements of the act through workshops, model ordinances, and information materials.

(3) The department shall provide alternative dispute resolution to jurisdictions and organizations to mediate disputes and to facilitate consistent implementation of the growth management act. The department shall review local governments compliance with the requirements of the growth management act and make recommendations to the governor.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PROTECTION. (1) The department shall coordinate services to communities that are directed to the poor and disadvantaged through private and public nonprofit organizations and units of general purpose local governments. The department shall coordinate these programs using, to the extent possible, integrated case management methods, with other community and economic development efforts that promote self-sufficiency.

(2) These services may include, but not be limited to, comprehensive education services to preschool children from low-income families, providing for human service needs and advocacy, promoting volunteerism and citizen service as a means for accomplishing local community and economic development goals, coordinating and providing emergency food assistance to distribution centers and needy individuals, and providing for human service needs through community-based organizations.

(3) The department shall provide local communities and at-risk individuals with programs that provide community protection and assist in developing strategies to reduce substance abuse. The department shall administer programs that develop collaborative approaches to prevention, intervention, and interdiction programs. The department shall administer programs that support crime victims, address youth and domestic violence problems, provide indigent defense for low-income persons, border town disputes, and administer family services and programs to promote the state's policy as provided in RCW 74.14A.025.

(4) The department shall provide fire protection and emergency management services to support and strengthen local capacity for controlling risk to life, property, and community vitality that may result from fires, emergencies, and disasters.

Sec. 17. RCW 28C.18.060 and 1991 c 238 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

The board, in cooperation with the operating agencies of the state training system 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 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.

(25) Allocate funding from the state job training trust fund.

(26) Work with the director of community and economic development to ensure coordination between work force training priorities and that department's economic development efforts.

(27) Adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.

The board may delegate to the director any of the functions of this section.

Sec. 18. RCW 43.17.010 and 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 810 are each amended to read as follows:

There shall be departments of the state government which shall be known as (1) the department of social and health services, (2) the department of ecology, (3) the department of labor and industries, (4) the department of agriculture, (5) the department of fisheries, (6) the department of wildlife, (7) the department of transportation, (8) the department of licensing, (9) the department of general administration, (10) the ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development department, (11) the department of veterans affairs, (12) the department of revenue, (13) the department of retirement systems, (14) the department of corrections, and (15) ((~~the department of community development, and (16)~~)) the department of health, which shall be charged with the execution, enforcement, and administration of such laws, and invested with such powers and required to perform such duties, as the legislature may provide.

Sec. 19. RCW 43.17.020 and 1989 1st ex.s. c 9 s 811 are each amended to read as follows:

There shall be a chief executive officer of each department to be known as: (1) The secretary of social and health services, (2) the director of ecology, (3) the director of labor and industries, (4) the director of agriculture, (5) the director of fisheries, (6) the director of wildlife, (7) the secretary of transportation, (8) the director of licensing, (9) the director of general administration, (10) the director of ((~~trade~~)) community and economic development, (11) the director of veterans affairs, (12) the director of revenue, (13) the director of retirement systems, (14) the secretary of corrections, and (15) ((~~the director of community development, and (16)~~)) the secretary of health.

Such officers, except the secretary of transportation, shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and hold office at the pleasure of the governor. The director of wildlife, however, shall be appointed according to the provisions of RCW 77.04.080. If a vacancy occurs while the senate is not in session, the governor shall make a temporary appointment until the next meeting of the senate. A temporary director of wildlife shall not serve more than one year. The secretary of transportation shall be appointed by the transportation commission as prescribed by RCW 47.01.041.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 20. The department of community development is hereby abolished and its powers, duties, and functions are hereby transferred to the community and economic development department.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 21. All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written material in the possession of the department of community development shall be delivered to the custody of the community and economic development department. All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible property employed by the department of community development shall be made available to the community and economic development department. All funds, credits, or other assets held by the department of community development shall be assigned to the community and economic development department.

Any appropriations made to the department of community development shall, on the effective date of this section, be transferred and credited to the community and economic development department.

Whenever any question arises as to the transfer of any personnel, funds, books, documents, records, papers, files, equipment, or other tangible property used or held in the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties and functions transferred, the director of financial management shall make a determination as to the proper allocation and certify the same to the state agencies concerned.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 22. All employees of the department of community development are transferred to the jurisdiction of the community and economic development department. All employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the state civil service law, are assigned to the community and economic development department to perform their usual duties upon the same terms as formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any action that may be appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing state civil service.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 23. All rules and all pending business before the department of community development shall be continued and acted upon by the community and economic development department. All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full force and shall be performed by the community and economic development department.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of the department of community development shall not affect the validity of any act performed prior to the effective date of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the transfers directed by sections 21 through 24 of this act, the director of financial management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected, the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 26. Nothing contained in sections 20 through 25 of this act may be construed to alter any existing collective bargaining unit or the provisions of any existing collective bargaining agreement until the agreement has expired or until the bargaining unit has been modified by action of the personnel board as provided by law.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 27. The department of trade and economic development is hereby abolished and its powers, duties, and functions are hereby transferred to the community and economic development department.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 28. All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or written material in the possession of the department of trade and economic development shall be delivered to the custody of the community and economic development department. All cabinets, furniture, office equipment, motor vehicles, and other tangible property employed by the department of trade and economic development shall be made available to the community and economic development department. All funds, credits, or other assets held by the department of trade and economic development shall be assigned to the community and economic development department.

Any appropriations made to the department of trade and economic development shall, on the effective date of this section, be transferred and credited to the community and economic development department.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 29. All employees of the department of trade and economic development are transferred to the jurisdiction of the community and economic development department. All employees classified under chapter 41.06 RCW, the state civil service law, are assigned to the community and economic development department to perform their usual duties upon the same terms as formerly, without any loss of rights, subject to any action that may be appropriate thereafter in accordance with the laws and rules governing state civil service.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 30. All rules and all pending business before the department of trade and economic development shall be continued and acted upon by the community and economic development department. All existing contracts and obligations shall remain in full force and shall be performed by the community and economic development department.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 31. The transfer of the powers, duties, functions, and personnel of the department of trade and economic development shall not affect the validity of any act performed prior to the effective date of this section.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 32. If apportionments of budgeted funds are required because of the transfers directed by sections 28 through 31 of this act, the director of financial management shall certify the apportionments to the agencies affected, the state auditor, and the state treasurer. Each of these shall make the appropriate transfer and adjustments in funds and appropriation accounts and equipment records in accordance with the certification.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 33. Nothing contained in sections 27 through 32 of this act may be construed to alter any existing collective bargaining unit or the provisions of any existing collective bargaining agreement until the agreement has expired or until the bargaining unit has been modified by action of the personnel board as provided by law.

Sec. 34. RCW 19.85.020 and 1989 c 374 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

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

(1) "Small business" ((~~has the meaning given in RCW 43.31.025(4)~~)) means any business entity, including a sole proprietorship, corporation, partnership, or other legal entity, that is owned and operated independently from all other businesses, that has the purpose of making a profit, and that has fifty or fewer employees.

(2) "Small business economic impact statement" means a statement meeting the requirements of RCW 19.85.040 prepared by a state agency pursuant to RCW 19.85.030.

(3) "Industry" means all of the businesses in this state in any one three-digit standard industrial classification as published by the United States department of commerce.

Sec. 35. RCW 42.17.310 and 1992 c 139 s 5 and 1992 c 71 s 12 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

(1) The following are exempt from public inspection and copying:

(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 82.32.330 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 (a) a ferry system construction or repair contract as required by RCW 47.60.680 through 47.60.750 or (b) 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.

(p) Financial disclosures filed by private vocational schools under chapter 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 during application for loans or program services provided by chapters 43.163 ((~~RCW and chapters 43.31, 43.63A~~)), 43.-- (sections 1 through 7, 9 through 16, 81, and 85 of this act), and 43.168 RCW.

(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.

(w) Information obtained by the board of pharmacy as provided in RCW 69.45.090.

(x) 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.

(y) 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.

(z) 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.

(aa) Financial and valuable trade information under RCW 51.36.120.

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

(cc) 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.

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

(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.

Sec. 36. RCW 42.17.319 and 1989 c 312 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

Notwithstanding the provisions of RCW 42.17.260 through 42.17.340, no financial or proprietary information supplied by investors or entrepreneurs under chapter ((~~43.31~~)) 43.-- RCW (sections 1 through 7, 9 through 16, 81, and 85 of this act) shall be made available to the public.

Sec. 37. RCW 43.17.065 and 1991 c 314 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Where power is vested in a department to issue permits, licenses, certifications, contracts, grants, or otherwise authorize action on the part of individuals, businesses, local governments, or public or private organizations, such power shall be exercised in an expeditious manner. All departments with such power shall cooperate with officials of the business assistance center of the ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development department, and any other state officials, when such officials request timely action on the part of the issuing department.

(2) After August 1, 1991, any agency to which subsection (1) of this section applies shall, with regard to any permits or other actions that are necessary for economic development in timber impact areas, as defined in RCW 43.31.601, respond to any completed application within forty-five days of its receipt; any response, at a minimum, shall include:

(a) The specific steps that the applicant needs to take in order to have the application approved; and

(b) The assistance that will be made available to the applicant by the agency to expedite the application process.

(3) The agency timber task force established in RCW 43.31.621 shall oversee implementation of this section.

(4) Each agency shall define what constitutes a completed application and make this definition available to applicants.

Sec. 38. RCW 43.20A.750 and 1992 c 21 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department of social and health services shall help families and workers in timber impact areas make the transition through economic difficulties and shall provide services to assist workers to gain marketable skills. The department, as a member of the agency timber task force and in consultation with the economic recovery coordination board, and, where appropriate, under an interagency agreement with the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department, shall provide grants through the office of the secretary for services to the unemployed in timber impact areas, including providing direct or referral services, establishing and operating service delivery programs, and coordinating delivery programs and delivery of services. These grants may be awarded for family support centers, reemployment centers, or other local service agencies.

(2) The services provided through the grants may include, but need not be limited to: Credit counseling; social services including marital counseling; psychotherapy or psychological counseling; mortgage foreclosures and utilities problems counseling; drug and alcohol abuse services; medical services; and residential heating and food acquisition.

(3) Funding for these services shall be coordinated through the economic recovery coordination board which will establish a fund to provide child care assistance, mortgage assistance, and counseling which cannot be met through current programs. No funds shall be used for additional full-time equivalents for administering this section.

(4)(a) Grants for family support centers are intended to provide support to families by responding to needs identified by the families and communities served by the centers. Services provided by family support centers may include parenting education, child development assessments, health and nutrition education, counseling, and information and referral services. Such services may be provided directly by the center or through referral to other agencies participating in the interagency team.

(b) The department shall consult with the council on child abuse or neglect regarding grants for family support centers.

(5) "Timber impact area" means:

(a) A county having a population of less than five hundred thousand, or a city or town located within a county having a population of less than five hundred thousand, and meeting two of the following three criteria, as determined by the employment security department, for the most recent year such data is available: (i) A lumber and wood products employment location quotient at or above the state average; (ii) projected or actual direct lumber and wood products job losses of one hundred positions or more, except counties having a population greater than two hundred thousand but less than five hundred thousand must have direct lumber and wood products job losses of one thousand positions or more; or (iii) an annual unemployment rate twenty percent or more above the state average; or

(b) Additional communities as the economic recovery coordinating board, established in RCW 43.31.631, designates based on a finding by the board that each designated community is socially and economically integrated with areas that meet the definition of a timber impact area under (a) of this subsection.

Sec. 39. RCW 19.27.070 and 1989 c 246 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

There is hereby established a state building code council to be appointed by the governor.

(1) The state building code council shall consist of fifteen members, two of whom shall be county elected legislative body members or elected executives and two of whom shall be city elected legislative body members or mayors. One of the members shall be a local government building code enforcement official and one of the members shall be a local government fire service official. Of the remaining nine members, one member shall represent general construction, specializing in commercial and industrial building construction; one member shall represent general construction, specializing in residential and multifamily building construction; one member shall represent the architectural design profession; one member shall represent the structural engineering profession; one member shall represent the mechanical engineering profession; one member shall represent the construction building trades; one member shall represent manufacturers, installers, or suppliers of building materials and components; one member shall be a person with a physical disability and shall represent the disability community; and one member shall represent the general public. At least six of these fifteen members shall reside east of the crest of the Cascade mountains. The council shall include: Two members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the house, one from each caucus; two members of the senate appointed by the president of the senate, one from each caucus; and an employee of the electrical division of the department of labor and industries, as ex officio, nonvoting members with all other privileges and rights of membership. Terms of office shall be for three years. The council shall elect a member to serve as chair of the council for one-year terms of office. Any member who is appointed by virtue of being an elected official or holding public employment shall be removed from the council if he or she ceases being such an elected official or holding such public employment. Before making any appointments to the building code council, the governor shall seek nominations from recognized organizations which represent the entities or interests listed in this subsection. Members serving on the council on July 28, 1985, may complete their terms of office. Any vacancy shall be filled by alternating appointments from governmental and nongovernmental entities or interests until the council is constituted as required by this subsection.

(2) Members shall not be compensated but shall receive reimbursement for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

(3) The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall provide ((~~administrative and clerical assistance~~)) staff to the building code council.

Sec. 40. RCW 19.27.074 and 1989 c 266 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The state building code council shall:

(a) Adopt and maintain the codes to which reference is made in RCW 19.27.031 in a status which is consistent with the state's interest as set forth in RCW 19.27.020. In maintaining these codes, the council shall regularly review updated versions of the codes referred to in RCW 19.27.031 and other pertinent information and shall amend the codes as deemed appropriate by the council;

(b) Approve or deny all county or city amendments to any code referred to in RCW 19.27.031 to the degree the amendments apply to single family or multifamily residential buildings; and

~~(d) Propose a budget for the operation of the state building code council to be submitted to the office of financial management pursuant to RCW 43.88.090~~)).

(2) The state building code council may:

(a) Appoint technical advisory committees which may include members of the council; and

(b) ((~~Employ permanent and temporary staff and contract for services; and~~

~~(c)~~)) Conduct research into matters relating to any code or codes referred to in RCW 19.27.031 or any related matter.

All meetings of the state building code council shall be open to the public under the open public meetings act, chapter 42.30 RCW. All actions of the state building code council which adopt or amend any code of state-wide applicability shall be pursuant to the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW.

All council decisions relating to the codes enumerated in RCW 19.27.031 shall require approval by at least a majority of the members of the council.

All decisions to adopt or amend codes of state-wide application shall be made prior to December 1 of any year and shall not take effect before the end of the regular legislative session in the next year.

Sec. 41. RCW 43.31.057 and 1986 c 183 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

The ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development department is directed to develop and promote means to stimulate the expansion of the market for Washington products and shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To develop a pamphlet for state-wide circulation which will encourage the purchase of items produced in the state of Washington;

(2) To include in the pamphlet a listing of products of Washington companies which individuals can examine when making purchases so they may have the opportunity to select one of those products in support of this program;

(3) To distribute the pamphlets on the broadest possible basis through local offices of state agencies, business organizations, chambers of commerce, or any other means the department deems appropriate;

(4) In carrying out these powers and duties the department shall cooperate and coordinate with other agencies of government and the private sector.

Sec. 42. RCW 43.31.085 and 1989 c 430 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

The business assistance center shall:

(1) Serve as the state's lead agency and advocate for the development and conservation of businesses.

(2) Coordinate the delivery of state programs to assist businesses.

(3) Provide comprehensive referral services to businesses requiring government assistance.

(4) Serve as the business ombudsman within state government and advise the governor and the legislature of the need for new legislation to improve the effectiveness of state programs to assist businesses.

(5) Aggressively promote business awareness of the state's business programs and distribute information on the services available to businesses.

(6) Develop, in concert with local economic development and business assistance organizations, coordinated processes that complement both state and local activities and services.

(7) The business assistance center shall work with other federal, state, and local agencies and organizations to ensure that business assistance services including small business, trade services, and distressed area programs are provided in a coordinated and cost-effective manner.

(8) In collaboration with the child care coordinating committee in the department of social and health services, prepare and disseminate information on child care options for employers and the existence of the program. As much as possible, and through interagency agreements where necessary, such information should be included in the routine communications to employers from (a) the department of revenue, (b) the department of labor and industries, (c) ((~~the department of community development, (d)~~)) the employment security department, ((~~(e)~~)) (d) the ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development department, ((~~(f)~~)) (e) the small business development center, and ((~~(g)~~)) (f) the department of social and health services.

(9) In collaboration with the child care coordinating committee in the department of social and health services, compile information on and facilitate employer access to individuals, firms, organizations, and agencies that provide technical assistance to employers to enable them to develop and support child care services or facilities.

(10) Actively seek public and private money to support the child care facility fund described in RCW 43.31.502, staff and assist the child care facility fund committee as described in RCW 43.31.504, and work to promote applications to the committee for loan guarantees, loans, and grants.

Sec. 43. RCW 43.31.205 and 1992 c 228 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

In an effort to enhance the economy of the Tri-Cities area, the ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development department is directed to promote the existence of the lease between the state of Washington and the federal government executed September 10, 1964, covering one thousand acres of land lying within the Hanford reservation near Richland, Washington, and the opportunity of subleasing the land to entities for nuclear-related industry, in agreement with the terms of the lease. When promoting the existence of the lease, the department shall work in cooperation with any associate development organization((s)) located in or near the Tri-Cities area.

Sec. 44. RCW 43.31.409 and 1989 c 312 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

There is created in the business assistance center of the ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development department the Washington investment opportunities office.

Sec. 45. RCW 43.31.411 and 1989 c 312 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

The Washington investment opportunities office shall:

(1) Maintain a list of all entrepreneurs engaged in manufacturing, wholesaling, transportation services, development of destination tourism resorts, or traded services throughout the state seeking capital resources and interested in the services of the investment opportunities office.

(2) Maintain a file on each entrepreneur which may include the entrepreneur's business plan and any other information which the entrepreneur offers for review by potential investors.

(3) Assist entrepreneurs in procuring the managerial and technical assistance necessary to attract potential investors. Such assistance shall include the automatic referral to the small business innovators opportunity program of any entrepreneur with a new product meriting the services of the program.

(4) Provide entrepreneurs with information about potential investors and provide investors with information about those entrepreneurs which meet the investment criteria of the investor.

(5) Promote small business securities financing.

(6) Remain informed about investment trends in capital markets and preferences of individual investors or investment firms throughout the nation through literature surveys, conferences, and private meetings.

(7) Publicize the services of the investment opportunities office through public meetings throughout the state, appropriately targeted media, and private meetings. Whenever practical, the office shall use the existing services of local associate development organizations in outreach and identification of entrepreneurs and investors.

(8) Report to the ways and means committees and ((~~commerce and labor~~)) appropriate economic development committees of the senate and the house of representatives by December 1, 1989, and each year thereafter, on the accomplishments of the office. Such reports shall include:

(a) The number of entrepreneurs on the list referred to in subsection (1) of this section, segregated by standard industrial classification codes;

(b) The number of investments made in entrepreneurs, segregated as required by (a) of this subsection, as a result of contact with the investment opportunities office, the dollar amount of each such investment, the source, by state or nation, of each investment, and the number of jobs created as a result of each investment;

(c) The number of entrepreneurs on the list referred to in subsection (1) of this section segregated by counties, the number of investments, the dollar amount of investments, and the number of jobs created through investments in each county as a result of contact with the investment opportunities office;

(d) A categorization of jobs created through investments made as a result of contact with the investment opportunities office, the number of jobs created in each such category, and the average pay scale for jobs created in each such category;

(e) The results of client satisfaction surveys distributed to entrepreneurs and investors using the services of the investment opportunities office; and

(f) Such other information as the managing director finds appropriate.

Sec. 46. RCW 43.31.422 and 1991 c 272 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:

The Hanford area economic investment fund is established in the custody of the state treasurer. Moneys in the fund shall only be used pursuant to the recommendations of the committee created in RCW 43.31.425 and the approval of the director of ((~~the department of trade~~)) community and economic development for Hanford area revolving loan funds, Hanford area infrastructure projects, or other Hanford area economic development and diversification projects, but may not be used for government or nonprofit organization operating expenses. Up to five percent of moneys in the fund may be used for program administration. For the purpose of this chapter "Hanford area" means Benton and Franklin counties. Disbursements from the fund shall be on the authorization of the director of ((~~trade~~)) community and economic development or the director's designee after an affirmative vote of at least six members of the committee created in RCW 43.31.425 on any recommendations by the committee created in RCW 43.31.425. The fund is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for disbursements. The legislature intends to establish similar economic investment funds for areas that develop low-level radioactive waste disposal facilities.

Sec. 47. RCW 43.31.504 and 1989 c 430 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

The child care facility fund committee is established within the business assistance center of the ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development department. The committee shall administer the child care facility fund, with review by the director of ((~~the department of trade~~)) community and economic development.

(1) The committee shall have five members. The director of ((~~the department of trade~~)) community and economic development shall appoint the members, who shall include:

(a) Two persons experienced in investment finance and having skills in providing capital to new businesses, in starting and operating businesses, and providing professional services to small or expanding businesses;

(b) One person representing a philanthropic organization with experience in evaluating funding requests;

(d) One early childhood development expert.

In making these appointments, the director shall give careful consideration to ensure that the various geographic regions of the state are represented and that members will be available for meetings and are committed to working cooperatively to address child care needs in Washington state.

(2) The committee shall elect officers from among its membership and shall adopt policies and procedures specifying the lengths of terms, methods for filling vacancies, and other matters necessary to the ongoing functioning of the committee.

(3) Committee members shall serve without compensation, but may request reimbursement for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

(4) Committee members shall not be liable to the state, to the child care facility fund, or to any other person as a result of their activities, whether ministerial or discretionary, as members except for willful dishonesty or intentional violation of the law. The ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development department may purchase liability insurance for members and may indemnify these persons against the claims of others.

Sec. 48. RCW 43.31.522 and 1990 c 57 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.31.524 and 43.31.526:

(1) "Department" means the ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development department.

(2) "Center" means the business assistance center established under RCW 43.31.083.

(3) "Director" means the director of ((~~trade~~)) community and economic development.

(4) "Local nonprofit organization" means a local nonprofit organization organized to provide economic development or community development services, including but not limited to associate development organizations, economic development councils, and community development corporations.

Sec. 49. RCW 43.31.524 and 1990 c 57 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

There is established a Washington marketplace program within the business assistance center established under RCW 43.31.083. The program shall assist businesses to competitively meet their needs for goods and services within Washington state by providing information relating to the replacement of imports or the fulfillment of new requirements with Washington products produced in Washington state. The program shall place special emphasis on strengthening rural economies in economically distressed areas of the state meeting the criteria of an "eligible area" as defined in RCW 82.60.020(3). ((~~The Washington marketplace program shall consult with the community revitalization team established pursuant to chapter 43.165 RCW.~~))

Sec. 50. RCW 43.31.526 and 1990 c 57 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department shall contract with local nonprofit organizations in ((~~at least three economically~~)) distressed areas of the state that meet the criteria of an "eligible area" as defined in RCW 82.60.020(3) to implement the Washington marketplace program in these areas. The department, in order to foster cooperation and linkages between distressed and nondistressed areas and urban and rural areas, may enter into joint contracts with multiple nonprofit organizations. Contracts with economic development organizations to foster cooperation and linkages between distressed and nondistressed areas and urban and rural areas shall be structured by the department and the distressed area marketplace programs. Contracts with economic development organizations shall:

(a) Award contracts based on a competitive bidding process, pursuant to chapter 43.19 RCW;

(b) Give preference to nonprofit organizations representing a broad spectrum of community support; and

The department may require that contractors contribute at least twenty percent local funding.

(2) The contracts with local nonprofit organizations shall be for, but not limited to, the performance of the following services for the Washington marketplace program:

(a) Contacting Washington state businesses to identify goods and services they are currently buying or are planning in the future to buy out-of-state and determine which of these goods and services could be purchased on competitive terms within the state;

(b) Identifying locally sold goods and services which are currently provided by out-of-state businesses;

(c) Determining, in consultation with local business, goods and services for which the business is willing to make contract agreements;

(d) Advertising market opportunities described in (c) of this subsection; and

(e) Receiving bid responses from potential suppliers and sending them to that business for final selection.

(3) Contracts may include provisions for charging service fees of businesses that profit as a result of participation in the program.

(4) The center shall also perform the following activities in order to promote the goals of the program:

(a) Prepare promotional materials or conduct seminars to inform communities and organizations about the Washington marketplace program;

(b) Provide technical assistance to communities and organizations interested in developing an import replacement program;

(d) Provide continuing management and technical assistance to local contractors; and

(e) Report by December 31 of each year to the ((~~senate~~)) appropriate economic development ((~~and labor committee and to~~)) committees of the senate and the house of representatives ((~~trade and economic development committee~~)) describing the activities of the Washington marketplace program.

Sec. 51. RCW 43.31.621 and 1991 c 314 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) There is established the agency timber task force. The task force shall be chaired by the timber recovery coordinator. It shall be the responsibility of the coordinator that all directives of chapter 314, Laws of 1991 are carried out expeditiously by the agencies represented in the task force. The task force shall consist of the directors, or representatives of the directors, of the following agencies: The ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development((~~, department of community development~~)) department, employment security department, department of social and health services, state board for community college education, state board for vocational education, or its replacement entity, department of natural resources, department of transportation, state energy office, department of wildlife, University of Washington center for international trade in forest products, and department of ecology. The task force may consult and enlist the assistance of the following: The higher education coordinating board, University of Washington college of forest resources, Washington State University school of forestry, Northwest policy center, state superintendent of public instruction, the Evergreen partnership, Washington association of counties, and rural development council.

(2) This section shall expire June 30, ((~~1993~~)) 1995.

Sec. 52. RCW 43.31.641 and 1991 c 314 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

The ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development department, as a member of the agency timber task force and in consultation with the board, shall:

(1) Implement an expanded value-added forest products development industrial extension program. The department shall provide technical assistance to small and medium-sized forest products companies to include:

(a) Secondary manufacturing product development;

(b) Plant and equipment maintenance;

(d) Building products export development assistance;

(e) At-risk business development assistance;

(f) Business network development; and

(g) Timber impact area industrial diversification.

(2) Provide local contracts for small and medium-sized forest product companies, start-ups, and business organizations for business feasibility, market development, and business network contracts that will benefit value-added production efforts in the industry.

(3) Contract with local business organizations in timber impact areas for development of programs to promote industrial diversification. ((~~In addition,~~)) The department shall ((~~develop an interagency agreement with the department of community development for~~)) provide local capacity-building grants to local governments and community-based organizations in timber impact areas, which may include long-range planning and needs assessments.

For the 1991‑93 biennium, the ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development department shall use funds appropriated for this section for contracts and for no more than two additional staff positions.

Sec. 53. RCW 43.31.651 and 1991 c 314 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department as a part of the agency timber task force and in consultation with the board, shall implement a community assistance program to enable communities to build local capacity for sustainable economic development efforts. The program shall provide resources and technical assistance to timber impact areas.

((In addition, the department shall develop an interagency agreement with the department of trade and economic development for local capacity-building grants to local governments and community-based organizations in timber impact areas.))

Sec. 54. RCW 43.31.800 and 1987 c 195 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

"Director" as used in RCW 43.31.790 through 43.31.850 and 67.16.100 means the director of ((~~trade~~)) community and economic development.

Sec. 55. RCW 43.31.830 and 1987 c 195 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) It shall be the duty of the director of community and economic development to certify, from the applications received, the state international trade fair or fairs qualified and entitled to receive funds under RCW ((~~43.31.790 through 43.31.850 and~~)) 67.16.100, ((~~as now or hereafter amended~~)) and under rules established by the director.

(2) The director shall make annual allotments to state international trade fairs determined qualified to be entitled to participate in the state trade fair fund and shall fix times for the division of and payment from the state trade fair fund: PROVIDED, That total payment to any one state international trade fair shall not exceed sixty thousand dollars in any one year, where participation or presentation occurs within the United States, and eighty thousand dollars in any one year, where participation or presentation occurs outside the United States: PROVIDED FURTHER, That a state international trade fair may qualify for the full allotment of funds under either category. Upon certification of the allotment and division of fair funds by the director ((~~of trade and economic development~~)) the treasurer shall proceed to pay the same to carry out the purposes of RCW ((~~43.31.790 through 43.31.850 and~~)) 67.16.100((~~, as now or hereafter amended~~)).

Sec. 56. RCW 43.31.840 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 292 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

The director of community and economic development shall at the end of each year for which an annual allotment has been made, ((~~cause to be conducted,~~)) conduct a post audit of all of the books and records of each state international trade fair participating in the state trade fair fund. The purpose of such post audit shall be to determine how and to what extent each participating state international trade fair has expended all of its funds.

The audit required by this section shall be a condition to future allotments of money from the state international trade fair fund, and the director shall make a report of the findings of each post audit and shall use such report as a consideration in an application for any future allocations.

Sec. 57. RCW 43.160.020 and 1992 c 21 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

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

(1) "Board" means the community economic revitalization board.

(2) "Bond" means any bond, note, debenture, interim certificate, or other evidence of financial indebtedness issued by the board pursuant to this chapter.

(3) "Department" means the ((~~department of trade~~)) community and economic development ((~~or its successor with respect to the powers granted by this chapter~~)) department.

(4) "Financial institution" means any bank, savings and loan association, credit union, development credit corporation, insurance company, investment company, trust company, savings institution, or other financial institution approved by the board and maintaining an office in the state.

(5) "Industrial development facilities" means "industrial development facilities" as defined in RCW 39.84.020.

(6) "Industrial development revenue bonds" means tax-exempt revenue bonds used to fund industrial development facilities.

(7) "Local government" means any port district, county, city, or town.

(8) "Sponsor" means any of the following entities which customarily provide service or otherwise aid in industrial or other financing and are approved as a sponsor by the board: A bank, trust company, savings bank, investment bank, national banking association, savings and loan association, building and loan association, credit union, insurance company, or any other financial institution, governmental agency, or holding company of any entity specified in this subsection.

(9) "Umbrella bonds" means industrial development revenue bonds from which the proceeds are loaned, transferred, or otherwise made available to two or more users under this chapter.

(10) "User" means one or more persons acting as lessee, purchaser, mortgagor, or borrower under a financing document and receiving or applying to receive revenues from bonds issued under this chapter.

(11) "Timber impact area" means:

Sec. 58. RCW 43.168.020 and 1991 c 314 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:

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

(1) "Committee" means the Washington state development loan fund committee.

(2) "Department" means the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department.

(3) "Director" means the director of ((~~the department of~~)) community and economic development.

(4) "Distressed area" means: (a) A county which has an unemployment rate which is twenty percent above the state average for the immediately previous three years; (b) a metropolitan statistical area, as defined by the office of federal statistical policy and standards, United States department of commerce, in which the average level of unemployment for the calendar year immediately preceding the year in which an application is filed under this chapter exceeds the average state unemployment for such calendar year by twenty percent. Applications under this subsection (4)(b) shall be filed by April 30, 1989; (c) an area within a county, which area: (i) Is composed of contiguous census tracts; (ii) has a minimum population of five thousand persons; (iii) has at least seventy percent of its families and unrelated individuals with incomes below eighty percent of the county's median income for families and unrelated individuals; and (iv) has an unemployment rate which is at least forty percent higher than the county's unemployment rate; or (d) a county designated as a timber impact area under RCW 43.31.601 if an application is filed by July 1, 1993. For purposes of this definition, "families and unrelated individuals" has the same meaning that is ascribed to that term by the federal department of housing and urban development in its regulations authorizing action grants for economic development and neighborhood revitalization projects.

(5) "Fund" means the Washington state development loan fund.

(6) "Local development organization" means a nonprofit organization which is organized to operate within an area, demonstrates a commitment to a long-standing effort for an economic development program, and makes a demonstrable effort to assist in the employment of unemployed or underemployed residents in an area.

(7) "Project" means the establishment of a new or expanded business in an area which when completed will provide employment opportunities. "Project" also means the retention of an existing business in an area which when completed will provide employment opportunities.

Sec. 59. RCW 43.210.110 and 1991 c 314 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The small business export finance assistance center has the following powers and duties when exercising its authority under RCW 43.210.100(3):

(a) Solicit and accept grants, contributions, and any other financial assistance from the federal government, federal agencies, and any other public or private sources to carry out its purposes;

(b) Offer comprehensive export assistance and counseling to manufacturers relatively new to exporting with gross annual revenues less than twenty-five million dollars. As close to ninety percent as possible of each year's new cadre of clients must have gross annual revenues of less than five million dollars at the time of their initial contract. At least fifty percent of each year's new cadre of clients shall be from timber impact areas as defined in RCW 43.31.601. Counseling may include, but not be limited to, helping clients obtain debt or equity financing, in constructing competent proposals, and assessing federal guarantee and/or insurance programs that underwrite exporting risk; assisting clients in evaluating their international marketplace by developing marketing materials, assessing and selecting targeted markets; assisting firms in finding foreign customers by conducting foreign market research, evaluating distribution systems, selecting and assisting in identification of and/or negotiations with foreign agents, distributors, retailers, and by promoting products through attending trade shows abroad; advising companies on their products, guarantees, and after sales service requirements necessary to compete effectively in a foreign market; designing a competitive strategy for a firm's products in targeted markets and methods of minimizing their commercial and political risks; securing for clients specific assistance as needed, outside the center's field of expertise, by referrals to other public or private organizations. The Pacific Northwest export assistance project shall focus its efforts on facilitating export transactions for its clients, and in doing so, provide such technical services as are appropriate to accomplish its mission either with staff or outside consultants;

(c) Sign three-year counseling agreements with its clients that provide for termination if adequate funding for the Pacific Northwest export assistance project is not provided in future appropriations. Counseling agreements shall not be renewed unless there are compelling reasons to do so, and under no circumstances shall they be renewed for more than two additional years. A counseling agreement may not be renewed more than once. The counseling agreements shall have mutual performance clauses, that if not met, will be grounds for releasing each party, without penalty, from the provisions of the agreement. Clients shall be immediately released from a counseling agreement with the Pacific Northwest export assistance project, without penalty, if a client wishes to switch to a private export management service and produces a valid contract signed with a private export management service, or if the president of the small business export finance assistance center determines there are compelling reasons to release a client from the provisions of the counseling agreement;

(d) May contract with private or public international trade education services to provide Pacific Northwest export assistance project clients with training in international business. The president and board of directors shall decide the amount of funding allocated for educational services based on the availability of resources in the operating budget of the Pacific Northwest export assistance project;

(e) May contract with the Washington state international trade fair to provide services for Pacific Northwest export assistance project clients to participate in one trade show annually. The president and board of directors shall decide the amount of funding allocated for trade fair assistance based on the availability of resources in the operating budget of the Pacific Northwest export assistance project;

(f) Provide biennial assessments of its performance. Project personnel shall work with the department of revenue and employment security department to confidentially track the performance of the project's clients in increasing tax revenues to the state, increasing gross sales revenues and volume of products destined to foreign clients, and in creating new jobs for Washington citizens. A biennial report shall be prepared for the governor and legislature to assess the costs and benefits to the state from creating the project. The president of the small business export finance assistance center shall design an appropriate methodology for biennial assessments in consultation with the director of ((~~the department of trade~~)) community and economic development and the director of the Washington state department of agriculture. The department of revenue and the employment security department shall provide data necessary to complete this biennial evaluation, if the data being requested is available from existing data bases. Client-specific information generated from the files of the department of revenue and the employment security department for the purposes of this evaluation shall be kept strictly confidential by each department and the small business export finance assistance center;

(g) Take whatever action may be necessary to accomplish the purposes set forth in RCW 43.210.070 and 43.210.100 through 43.210.120; and

(h) Limit its assistance to promoting the exportation of value-added manufactured goods. The project shall not provide counseling or assistance, under any circumstances, for the importation of foreign made goods into the United States.

(2) The Pacific Northwest export assistance project shall not, under any circumstances, assume ownership or take title to the goods of its clients.

(3) The Pacific Northwest export assistance project may not use any Washington state funds which come from the public treasury of the state of Washington to make loans or to make any payment under a loan guarantee agreement. Under no circumstances may the center use any funds received under RCW 43.210.050 to make or assist in making any loan or to pay or assist in paying any amount under a loan guarantee agreement. Debts of the center shall be center debts only and may be satisfied only from the resources of the center. The state of Washington shall not in any way be liable for such debts.

(4) The Pacific Northwest export assistance project shall make every effort to seek nonstate funds to supplement its operations.

(5) The Pacific Northwest export assistance project shall take whatever steps are necessary to provide its services, if requested, to the states of Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska, and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. Interstate services shall not be provided by the Pacific Northwest export assistance project during its first biennium of operation. The provision of services may be temporary and subject to the payment of fees, or each state may request permanent services contingent upon a level of permanent funding adequate for services provided. Temporary services and fees may be negotiated by the small business export finance assistance center's president subject to approval of the board of directors. The president of the small business export finance assistance center may enter into negotiations with neighboring states to contract for delivery of the project's services. Final contracts for providing the project's counseling and services outside of the state of Washington on a permanent basis shall be subject to approval of the governor, appropriate legislative oversight committees, and the small business export finance assistance center's board of directors.

(6) The small business export finance assistance center may receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the purposes of the Pacific Northwest export assistance project and expend the same or any income therefrom according to the terms of the gifts, grants, or endowments.

(7) The president of the small business export finance assistance center, in consultation with the board of directors, may use the following formula in determining the number of clients that can be reasonably served by the Pacific Northwest export assistance project relative to its appropriation. Divide the amount appropriated for administration of the Pacific Northwest export assistance project by the marginal cost of adding each additional Pacific Northwest export assistance project client. For the purposes of this calculation, and only for the first biennium of operation, the biennial marginal cost of adding each additional Pacific Northwest export assistance project client shall be fifty-seven thousand ninety-five dollars. The biennial marginal cost of adding each additional client after the first biennium of operation shall be established from the actual operating experience of the Pacific Northwest export assistance project.

(8) All receipts from the Pacific Northwest export assistance project shall be deposited into the general fund.

Sec. 60. RCW 43.63A.066 and 1990 c 33 s 579 are each amended to read as follows:

The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall have primary responsibility for providing child abuse and neglect prevention training to preschool age children participating in the federal head start program or the early childhood education and assistance program established under RCW 28A.215.010 through 28A.215.200 and 28A.215.900 through 28A.215.908.

Sec. 61. RCW 43.63A.075 and 1985 c 466 s 53 are each amended to read as follows:

The department shall establish a community development finance program. Pursuant to this program, the department shall: (1) Develop expertise in federal, state, and local community and economic development programs; and (2) assist communities and businesses to secure available financing((~~; and (3) work closely with the department of trade and economic development on financial and technical assistance programs available to small and medium sized businesses~~)). To the extent permitted by federal law, the department is encouraged to use federal community block grant funds to make urban development action grants to communities which have not been eligible to receive such grants prior to June 30, 1984.

Sec. 62. RCW 43.63A.115 and 1990 c 156 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The community action agency network, established initially under the federal economic opportunity act of 1964 and subsequently under the federal community services block grant program of 1981, as amended, shall be a delivery system for federal and state anti-poverty programs in this state, including but not limited to the community services block grant program, the low-income energy assistance program, and the federal department of energy weatherization program.

(2) Local community action agencies comprise the community action agency network. The community action agency network shall serve low-income persons in the counties. Each community action agency and its service area shall be designated in the state federal community service block grant plan as prepared by the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department.

(3) Funds for anti-poverty programs may be distributed to the community action agencies by the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department and other state agencies in consultation with the authorized representatives of community action agency networks.

Sec. 63. RCW 43.63A.155 and 1989 c 225 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall retain the bond information it receives under RCW 39.44.210 and 39.44.230 and shall publish summaries of local government bond issues at least once a year.

The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW to implement RCW 39.44.210 and 39.44.230.

Sec. 64. RCW 43.63A.220 and 1987 c 505 s 34 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department is directed to undertake a study as to the best means of providing encouragement and assistance to the formulation of employee stock ownership plans providing for the partial or total acquisition, through purchase, distribution in lieu of compensation, or a combination of these means or any other lawful means, of shares of stock or other instruments of equity in facilities by persons employed at these facilities in cases in which operations at these facilities would, absent employee equity ownership, be terminated, relocated outside of the state, or so reduced in volume as to entail the permanent layoff of a substantial number of the employees.

(2) In conducting its study, the department shall:

(a) Consider federal and state law relating directly or indirectly to plans proposed under subsection (1) of this section, and to the organization and operation of any trusts established pursuant to the plans, including but not limited to, the federal internal revenue code and any regulations promulgated under the internal revenue code, the federal securities act of 1933 as amended and other federal statutes providing for regulation of the issuance of securities, the federal employee retirement income and security act of 1974 as amended, the Chrysler loan guarantee legislation enacted by the United States congress in 1979, and other federal and state laws relating to employment, compensation, taxation, and retirement;

(b) Consult with relevant persons in the public sector, relevant persons in the private sector, including trustees of any existing employee stock ownership trust, and employees of any firm operating under an employee stock ownership trust, and with members of the academic community and of relevant branches of the legal profession;

(c) Examine the experience of trusts organized pursuant to an employee stock ownership plan in this state or in any other state; and

(d) Make other investigations as it may deem necessary in carrying out the purposes of this section.

(3) Pursuant to the findings and conclusions of the study conducted under subsection (2) of this section, the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall develop a plan to encourage and assist the formulation of employee stock ownership plans providing for the acquisition of stock by employees of facilities in this state which are subject to closure or drastically curtailed operation. The department shall determine the amount of any costs of implementing the plan.

(4) The director of community and economic development shall, within one year of July 28, 1985, report the findings and conclusion of the study, together with details of the plan developed pursuant to the study, to the legislature, and shall include in the report any recommendations for legislation which the director deems appropriate.

(5) The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall carry out its duties under this section using available resources.

Sec. 65. RCW 43.63A.230 and 1988 c 186 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall integrate an employee ownership program within its existing technical assistance programs. The employee ownership program shall provide technical assistance to cooperatives authorized under chapter 23.78 RCW and conduct educational programs on employee ownership and self-management. The department shall include information on the option of employee ownership wherever appropriate in its various programs.

(2) The department shall maintain a list of firms and individuals with expertise in the field of employee ownership and utilize such firms and individuals, as appropriate, in delivering and coordinating the delivery of technical, managerial, and educational services. In addition, the department shall work with and rely on the services of ((~~the department of trade and economic development,~~)) the employment security department((,)) and state institutions of higher education to promote employee ownership.

(3) The department shall report to the governor, the ((~~trade and~~)) appropriate economic development ((~~committee of~~)) committees of the senate and the house of representatives, ((~~the commerce and labor committee of the senate,~~)) and the ways and means committees of each house by December 1 of 1988, and each year thereafter, on the accomplishments of the employee-ownership program. Such reports shall include the number and types of firms assisted, the number of jobs created by such firms, the types of services, the number of workshops presented, the number of employees trained, and the results of client satisfaction surveys distributed to those using the services of the program.

(4) For purposes of this section, an employee stock ownership plan qualifies as a cooperative if at least fifty percent, plus one share, of its voting shares of stock are voted on a one-person-one-vote basis.

Sec. 66. RCW 43.63A.245 and 1992 c 63 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.63A.240 through 43.63A.270.

"Agency" means one of the agencies or organizations participating in the activities of the senior environmental corps.

"Coordinator" means the person designated by the director of ((~~the department of~~)) community and economic development with the advice of the council to administer the activities of the senior environmental corps.

"Corps" means the senior environmental corps.

"Council" means the senior environmental corps coordinating council.

"Department" means the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department.

"Director" means the director of ((~~the department of~~)) community and economic development or the director's authorized representative.

"Representative" means the person who represents an agency on the council and is responsible for the activities of the senior environmental corps in his or her agency.

"Senior" means any person who is fifty-five years of age or over.

"Volunteer" means a person who is willing to work without expectation of salary or financial reward, and who chooses where he or she provides services and the type of services he or she provides.

Sec. 67. RCW 43.63A.247 and 1992 c 63 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

The senior environmental corps is created within the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department. The departments of agriculture, community and economic development, employment security, ecology, fisheries, health, natural resources, and wildlife, the parks and recreation commission, and the Puget Sound water quality authority shall participate in the administration and implementation of the corps and shall appoint representatives to the council.

Sec. 68. RCW 43.63A.260 and 1992 c 63 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

The department shall convene a senior environmental corps coordinating council to meet as needed to establish and assess policies, define standards for projects, evaluate and select projects, develop recruitment, training, and placement procedures, receive and review project status and completion reports, and provide for recognition of volunteer activity. The council shall include representatives appointed by the departments of agriculture, community and economic development, ecology, fisheries, health, natural resources, and wildlife, the parks and recreation commission, and the Puget Sound water quality authority. The council shall develop bylaws, policies and procedures to govern its activities.

The council shall advise the director on distribution of available funding for corps activities.

Sec. 69. RCW 43.63A.275 and 1992 c 65 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Each biennium the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall distribute such funds as are appropriated for retired senior volunteer programs (RSVP) as follows:

(a) At least sixty-five percent of the moneys may be distributed according to formulae and criteria to be determined by the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department in consultation with the RSVP directors association.

(b) Up to twenty percent of the moneys may be distributed by competitive grant process to develop RSVP projects in counties not presently being served, or to expand existing RSVP services into counties not presently served.

(c) Ten percent of the moneys may be used by the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department for administration, monitoring of the grants, and providing technical assistance to the RSVP projects.

(d) Up to five percent of the moneys may be used to support projects that will benefit RSVPs state-wide.

(2) Grants under subsection (1) of this section shall give priority to programs in the areas of education, tutoring, English as a second language, combating of and education on drug abuse, housing and homeless, and respite care, and shall be distributed in accordance with the following:

(a) None of the grant moneys may be used to displace any paid employee in the area being served.

(b) Grants shall be made for programs that focus on:

(i) Developing new roles for senior volunteers in nonprofit and public organizations with special emphasis on areas targeted in section 1, chapter 65, Laws of 1992. The roles shall reflect the diversity of the local senior population and shall respect their life experiences;

(ii) Increasing the expertise of volunteer managers and RSVP managers in the areas of communication, recruitment, motivation, and retention of today's over-sixty population;

(iii) Increasing the number of senior citizens recruited, referred, and placed with nonprofit and public organizations; and

(iv) Providing volunteer support such as: Mileage to and from the volunteer assignment, recognition, and volunteer insurance.

Sec. 70. RCW 43.63A.300 and 1986 c 266 s 54 are each amended to read as follows:

The legislature finds that fire protection services at the state level are provided by different, independent state agencies. This has resulted in a lack of a comprehensive state-level focus for state fire protection services, funding, and policy. It is the intent of the legislature to consolidate fire protection services into a single state agency and to create a state board with the responsibility of (1) establishing a comprehensive state policy regarding fire protection services and (2) advising the director of community and economic development and the director of fire protection on matters relating to their duties under state law. It is also the intent of the legislature that the fire protection services program created herein will assist local fire protection agencies in program development without encroaching upon their historic autonomy.

Sec. 71. RCW 43.63A.320 and 1986 c 266 s 56 are each amended to read as follows:

Except for matters relating to the statutory duties of the director of community and economic development which are to be carried out through the director of fire protection, the board shall have the responsibility of developing a comprehensive state policy regarding fire protection services. In carrying out its duties, the board shall:

(1) Adopt a state fire protection master plan;

(2) Monitor fire protection in the state and develop objectives and priorities to improve fire protection for the state's citizens;

(3) Establish and promote state arson control programs and ensure development of local arson control programs;

(4) Provide representation for local fire protection services to the governor in state-level fire protection planning matters such as, but not limited to, hazardous materials;

(5) Seek and solicit grants, gifts, bequests, devices, and matching funds for use in furthering the objectives and duties of the board, and establish procedures for administering them;

(6) Promote mutual aid and disaster planning for fire services in this state;

(7) Assure the dissemination of information concerning the amount of fire damage including that damage caused by arson, and its causes and prevention;

(8) Submit annually a report to the governor containing a statement of its official acts pursuant to this chapter, and make such studies, reports, and recommendations to the governor and the legislature as are requested;

(9) Adopt a state fire training and education master plan;

(10) Develop and adopt a master plan for the construction, equipping, maintaining, and operation of necessary fire service training and education facilities, but the authority to construct, equip, and maintain such facilities is subject to chapter 43.19 RCW;

(11) Develop and adopt a master plan for the purchase, lease, or other acquisition of real estate necessary to establish and operate fire service training and education facilities in a manner provided by law;

(12) Adopt standards for state-wide fire service training and education courses including courses in arson detection and investigation for personnel of fire, police, and prosecutor's departments;

(13) Assure the administration of any legislation enacted by the legislature in pursuance of the aims and purposes of any acts of Congress insofar as the provisions thereof may apply;

(14) Cooperate with the common schools, community colleges, institutions of higher education, and any department or division of the state, or of any county or municipal corporation in establishing and maintaining instruction in fire service training and education in accordance with any act of Congress and legislation enacted by the legislature in pursuance thereof and in establishing, building, and operating training and education facilities.

This section does not apply to forest fire service personnel and programs. Industrial fire departments and private fire investigators may participate in training and education programs under this chapter for a reasonable fee established by rule.

Sec. 72. RCW 43.63A.330 and 1986 c 266 s 57 are each amended to read as follows:

In regards to the statutory duties of the director of community and economic development which are to be carried out through the director of fire protection, the board shall serve in an advisory capacity in order to enhance the continuity of state fire protection services. In this capacity, the board shall:

(1) Advise the director of community and economic development and the director of fire protection on matters pertaining to their duties under law; and

(2) Advise the director of community and economic development and the director of fire protection on all budgeting and fiscal matters pertaining to the duties of the director of fire protection and the board.

Sec. 73. RCW 43.63A.340 and 1986 c 266 s 58 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Wherever the term state fire marshal appears in the Revised Code of Washington or the Washington Administrative Code it shall mean the director of fire protection.

(2) The director of community and economic development shall appoint an assistant director who shall be known as the director of fire protection. The board, after consulting with the director, shall prescribe qualifications for the position of director of fire protection. The board shall submit to the director a list containing the names of three persons whom the board believes meet its qualifications. If requested by the director, the board shall submit one additional list of three persons whom the board believes meet its qualifications. The appointment shall be from one of the lists of persons submitted by the board.

(3) The director of fire protection may designate one or more deputies and may delegate to those deputies his or her duties and authorities as deemed appropriate.

(4) The director of community and economic development, through the director of fire protection, shall, after consultation with the board, prepare a biennial budget pertaining to fire protection services. Such biennial budget shall be submitted as part of the department's budget request.

(5) The director of community and economic development, through the director of fire protection, shall implement and administer, within the constraints established by budgeted resources, the policies of the board and all duties of the director of community and economic development which are to be carried out through the director of fire protection.

(6) The director of community and economic development, through the director of fire protection, shall seek the advice of the board in carrying out his or her duties under law.

Sec. 74. RCW 43.63A.400 and 1987 c 308 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall distribute grants to eligible public radio and television broadcast stations under RCW 43.63A.410 and 43.63A.420 to assist with programming, operations, and capital needs.

Sec. 75. RCW 43.63A.410 and 1987 c 308 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) Eligibility for grants under this section shall be limited to broadcast stations which are:

(a) Licensed to Washington state organizations, nonprofit corporations, or other entities under section 73.621 of the regulations of the federal communications commission; and

(b) Qualified to receive community service grants from the federally chartered corporation for public broadcasting. Eligibility shall be established as of February 28th of each year.

(2) The formula in this subsection shall be used to compute the amount of each eligible station's grant under this section.

(a) Appropriations under this section shall be divided into a radio fund, which shall be twenty-five percent of the total appropriation under this section, and a television fund, which shall be seventy-five percent of the total appropriation under this section. Each of the two funds shall be divided into a base grant pool, which shall be fifty percent of the fund, and an incentive grant pool, which shall be the remaining fifty percent of the fund.

(b) Each eligible participating public radio station shall receive an equal share of the radio base grant pool, plus a share of the radio incentive grant pool equal to the proportion its nonfederal financial support bears to the sum of all participating radio stations' nonfederal financial support as most recently reported to the corporation for public broadcasting.

(c) Each eligible participating public television station shall receive an equal share of the television base grant pool, plus a share of the television incentive grant pool equal to the proportion its nonfederal financial support bears to the sum of all participating television stations' nonfederal financial support as most recently reported to the corporation for public broadcasting.

(3) Annual financial reports to the corporation for public broadcasting by eligible stations shall also be submitted by the stations to the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department.

Sec. 76. RCW 43.63A.440 and 1989 c 424 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall provide technical and financial assistance to communities adversely impacted by reductions in timber harvested from federal lands. This assistance shall include the formation and implementation of community economic development plans. The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall utilize existing state technical and financial assistance programs, and shall aid communities in seeking private and federal financial assistance for the purposes of this section. The department may contract for services provided for under this section.

(2) The sum of four hundred fifty thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated from the general fund to the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department for the biennium ending June 30, 1991, for the purposes of subsection (1) of this section.

Sec. 77. RCW 43.63A.450 and 1990 c 278 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

The community diversification program is created in the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department. The program shall include:

(1) The monitoring and forecasting of shifts in the economic prospects of major defense employers in the state. This shall include but not be limited to the monitoring of defense contract expenditures, other federal contracts, defense employment shifts, the aircraft and aerospace industry, computer products, and electronics;

(2) The identification of cities, counties, or regions within the state that are primarily dependent on defense or other federal contracting and the identification of firms dependent on federal defense contracts;

(3) Assistance to communities in broadening the local economic base through the provision of management assistance, assistance in financing, entrepreneurial training, and assistance to businesses in using off-the-shelf technology to start new production processes or introduce new products;

(4) Formulating a state plan for diversification in defense dependent communities in collaboration with the employment security department((~~, the department of trade and economic development,~~)) and the office of financial management. The plan shall use the information made available through carrying out subsections (1) and (2) of this section; and

(5) The identification of diversification efforts conducted by other states, the federal government, and other nations, and the provision of information on these efforts, as well as information gained through carrying out subsections (1) and (2) of this section, to firms, communities, and ((~~workforces~~)) work forces that are defense dependent.

The department shall, beginning January 1, 1992, report annually to the governor and the legislature on the activities of the community diversification program.

Sec. 78. RCW 43.63A.460 and 1990 c 176 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

Beginning on July 1, 1991, the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department shall be responsible for performing all the consumer complaint and related functions of the state administrative agency that are required for purposes of complying with the regulations established by the federal department of housing and urban development for manufactured housing, including the preparation and submission of the state administrative plan.

The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department may enter into state or local interagency agreements to coordinate site inspection activities with record monitoring and complaint handling. The interagency agreement may also provide for the reimbursement for cost of work that an agency performs. The department may include other related areas in any interagency agreements which are necessary for the efficient provision of services.

The department of labor and industries shall transfer all records, files, books, and documents necessary for the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department to assume these new functions.

The directors of ((~~the department of~~)) community and economic development and the department of labor and industries shall immediately take such steps as are necessary to ensure that this act is implemented on June 7, 1990.

Sec. 79. RCW 43.63A.600 and 1991 c 315 s 23 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department, as a member of the agency timber task force and in consultation with the economic recovery coordination board, shall establish and administer the emergency mortgage and rental assistance program. The department shall identify the communities most adversely affected by reductions in timber harvest levels and shall prioritize assistance under this program to these communities. The department shall work with the department of social and health services and the timber recovery coordinator to develop the program in timber impact areas. Organizations eligible to receive funds for distribution under the program are those organizations that are eligible to receive assistance through the Washington housing trust fund.

(2) The goals of the program are to:

(a) Provide temporary emergency mortgage or rental assistance loans on behalf of dislocated forest products workers in timber impact areas who are unable to make current mortgage or rental payments on their permanent residences and are subject to immediate eviction for nonpayment of mortgage installments or nonpayment of rent;

(b) Prevent the dislocation of individuals and families from their permanent residences and their communities; and

Sec. 80. RCW 43.105.020 and 1990 c 208 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following definitions shall apply:

(1) "Department" means the department of information services;

(2) "Board" means the information services board;

(3) "Local governments" includes all municipal and quasi municipal corporations and political subdivisions, and all agencies of such corporations and subdivisions authorized to contract separately;

(4) "Director" means the director of the department;

(5) "Purchased services" means services provided by a vendor to accomplish routine, continuing, and necessary functions. This term includes, but is not limited to, services acquired for equipment maintenance and repair, operation of a physical plant, security, computer hardware and software installation and maintenance, data entry, keypunch services, programming services, and computer time-sharing;

(6) "Backbone network" means the shared high-density portions of the state's telecommunications transmission facilities. It includes specially conditioned high-speed communications carrier lines, multiplexors, switches associated with such communications lines, and any equipment and software components necessary for management and control of the backbone network;

(7) "Telecommunications" means the transmission of information by wire, radio, optical cable, electromagnetic, or other means;

(8) "Information processing" means the electronic capture, collection, storage, manipulation, transmission, retrieval, and presentation of information in the form of data, text, voice, or image and includes telecommunications and office automation functions;

(9) "Information services" means data processing, telecommunications, and office automation;

(10) "Equipment" means the machines, devices, and transmission facilities used in information processing, such as computers, word processors, terminals, telephones, and cables;

(11) "Proprietary software" means that software offered for sale or license;

(12) "Video telecommunications" means the electronic interconnection of two or more sites for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving visual and associated audio information. Video telecommunications shall not include existing public television broadcast stations as currently designated by the ((~~department of~~)) community and economic development department under chapter ((~~43.63A~~)) 43.-- RCW (sections 1 through 7, 9 through 16, 81, and 85 of this act).

NEW SECTION. Sec. 81. (1) All references to the director or department of community development in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the director of community and economic development or community and economic development department.

(2) All references to the director or department of trade and economic development in the Revised Code of Washington shall be construed to mean the director of community and economic development or community and economic development department.

Sec. 82. RCW 43.31.091 and 1990 c 297 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

The business assistance center and its powers and duties shall be terminated on June 30, ((~~1993~~)) 1995, as provided in RCW 43.31.092.

Sec. 83. RCW 43.31.092 and 1990 c 297 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:

The following acts or parts of acts, as now existing or hereafter amended, are each repealed, effective June 30, ((~~1994~~)) 1996:

(1) Section 2, chapter 348, Laws of 1987 and RCW 43.31.083;

(2) Section 11, chapter 466, Laws of 1985, section 3, chapter 348, Laws of 1987, section 2, chapter 430, Laws of 1989 and RCW 43.31.085;

(3) Section 4, chapter 348, Laws of 1987 and RCW 43.31.087; and

(4) Section 5, chapter 348, Laws of 1987 and RCW 43.31.089.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 84. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:

(1) RCW 43.31.005 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 s 68 & 1985 c 466 s 1;

(2) RCW 43.31.015 and 1985 c 466 s 2;

(3) RCW 43.31.025 and 1987 c 348 s 8 & 1985 c 466 s 3;

(4) RCW 43.31.035 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 s 69 & 1985 c 466 s 4;

(5) RCW 43.31.045 and 1985 c 466 s 5;

(6) RCW 43.31.055 and 1985 c 466 s 6;

(7) RCW 43.31.065 and 1985 c 466 s 9;

(8) RCW 43.31.075 and 1985 c 466 s 10;

(9) RCW 43.31.095 and 1985 c 466 s 12;

(10) RCW 43.31.097 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 s 71;

(11) RCW 43.31.105 and 1985 c 466 s 13;

(12) RCW 43.31.115 and 1985 c 466 s 14;

(13) RCW 43.31.130 and 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 110 & 1965 c 8 s 43.31.130;

(14) RCW 43.31.135 and 1987 c 505 s 30 & 1985 c 466 s 17;

(15) RCW 43.31.373 and 1988 c 35 s 1, 1985 c 466 s 24, & 1984 c 175 s 1;

(16) RCW 43.31.375 and 1985 c 466 s 25 & 1984 c 175 s 2;

(17) RCW 43.31.377 and 1988 c 35 s 2, 1985 c 466 s 26, & 1984 c 175 s 3;

(18) RCW 43.31.379 and 1988 c 35 s 3, 1985 c 466 s 27, & 1984 c 175 s 4;

(19) RCW 43.31.381 and 1988 c 35 s 4, 1985 c 466 s 28, & 1984 c 175 s 5;

(20) RCW 43.31.383 and 1985 c 466 s 29 & 1984 c 175 s 6;

(21) RCW 43.31.387 and 1985 c 466 s 31 & 1984 c 175 s 8;

(22) RCW 43.31.430 and 1989 c 423 s 2;

(23) RCW 43.31.432 and 1989 c 423 s 3;

(24) RCW 43.31.434 and 1989 c 423 s 6;

(25) RCW 43.31.436 and 1989 c 423 s 7;

(26) RCW 43.31.438 and 1989 c 423 s 8;

(27) RCW 43.31.440 and 1989 c 423 s 9;

(28) RCW 43.31.442 and 1989 c 423 s 10;

(29) RCW 43.31.790 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 292 s 2 & 1965 c 148 s 1;

(30) RCW 43.63A.020 and 1986 c 266 s 136, 1984 c 125 s 2, & 1967 c 74 s 2;

(31) RCW 43.63A.030 and 1984 c 125 s 1 & 1967 c 74 s 3;

(32) RCW 43.63A.040 and 1984 c 125 s 3, 1975 c 40 s 10, & 1967 c 74 s 4;

(33) RCW 43.63A.050 and 1967 c 74 s 5;

(34) RCW 43.63A.060 and 1987 c 505 s 32, 1984 c 125 s 4, & 1967 c 74 s 6;

(35) RCW 43.63A.065 and 1992 c 198 s 7, 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 s 70, 1986 c 266 s 137, & 1984 c 125 s 5;

(36) RCW 43.63A.078 and 1987 c 505 s 33 & 1984 c 125 s 7;

(37) RCW 43.63A.095 and 1984 c 125 s 8;

(38) RCW 43.63A.100 and 1984 c 125 s 9 & 1967 c 74 s 10;

(39) RCW 43.63A.130 and 1983 c 52 s 6, 1981 c 157 s 6, & 1967 c 74 s 13;

(40) RCW 43.63A.140 and 1967 c 74 s 14;

(41) RCW 43.63A.210 and 1985 c 85 s 1;

(42) RCW 43.63A.560 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 s 67;

(43) RCW 43.165.020 and 1985 c 229 s 2;

(44) RCW 43.165.030 and 1987 c 195 s 13 & 1985 c 229 s 3;

(45) RCW 43.165.040 and 1985 c 229 s 4;

(46) RCW 43.165.050 and 1985 c 229 s 5;

(47) RCW 43.165.060 and 1985 c 229 s 6;

(48) RCW 43.165.070 and 1985 c 229 s 7;

(49) RCW 43.165.080 and 1987 c 195 s 14 & 1985 c 229 s 8;

(50) RCW 43.165.090 and 1985 c 229 s 9;

(51) RCW 43.165.100 and 1985 c 229 s 10;

(52) RCW 43.165.900 and 1985 c 229 s 14; and

(53) RCW 43.165.901 and 1985 c 229 s 15.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 85. Captions used in this chapter do not constitute part of the law.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 86. Sections 1 through 7, 9 through 16, 81, and 85 of this act shall constitute a new chapter in Title 43 RCW.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 87. Sections 82 and 83 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 shall take effect immediately.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 88. Sections 1 through 7, 9 through 81, 84, and 85 of this act shall take effect July 1, 1994.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 89. 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."