AN ACT Relating to
forensic investigations; amending RCW 43.43.670, 43.103.010, 43.103.020,
43.103.030, 43.103.040, 43.103.050, 43.103.070, 43.103.090, 43.79.445,
68.50.107, 82.14.310, 82.14.320, 82.14.330, 46.61.5054, and 66.08.180;
reenacting and amending RCW 82.44.110; repealing 1994 c 275 s 44 (uncodified);
and declaring an emergency.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 43.43.670 and 1980 c
69 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
There is created in the
Washington state patrol a crime laboratory system which is authorized to:
(1) Provide laboratory
services for the purpose of analyzing and scientifically handling any physical
evidence relating to any crime.
(2) Provide training
assistance for local law enforcement personnel.
The crime laboratory
system shall assign priority to a request for services with due regard to
whether the case involves criminal activity against persons. The Washington
state ((advisory)) forensic investigations council ((on
criminal justice services)) shall assist the crime laboratory system in
devising policies to promote the most efficient use of laboratory resources
consistent with this section. The forensic investigations council shall be
actively involved in the preparation of the crime laboratory budget and shall
approve the crime laboratory budget prior to its formal submission by the state
patrol to the office of financial management pursuant to RCW 43.88.030.
Sec. 2. RCW 43.103.010 and 1983
1st ex.s. c 16 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The purposes of this
act are declared by the legislature to be as follows:
(1) To preserve and
enhance the state crime laboratory, which is an essential part of the criminal
justice system in the state of Washington;
(2) To fund the
death investigation system and to make related state and local institutions
more efficient;
(((2))) (3)
To preserve and enhance the state toxicology laboratory which is an essential
part of the criminal justice and death investigation systems in the state of
Washington;
(((3))) (4)
To provide resources necessary for the performance, by qualified pathologists,
of autopsies which are also essential to the criminal justice and death
investigation systems of this state and its counties;
(((4))) (5)
To improve the performance of death investigations and the criminal justice
system through the formal training of county coroners and county medical
examiners;
(((5))) (6)
To establish and maintain a dental identification system; and
(((6))) (7)
To provide flexibility so that any county may establish a county morgue when it
serves the public interest.
Sec. 3. RCW 43.103.020 and 1983
1st ex.s. c 16 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this
chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context
clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Council"
means the Washington state ((death)) forensic investigations
council.
(2) "Crime
laboratory" means the Washington state patrol crime laboratory system
created in RCW 43.43.670.
(3)
"Toxicology laboratory" means the Washington state toxicology
laboratory.
Sec. 4. RCW 43.103.030 and 1991
c 176 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
There is created the
Washington state ((death)) forensic investigations council. The
council shall oversee the state toxicology laboratory and, together with the
president of the University of Washington or the president's designee,
control the laboratory's operation. The council may also study and recommend
cost-efficient improvements to the death investigation system in Washington and
report its findings to the legislature.
Further, the council
shall, jointly with the chairperson of the pathology department of the
University of Washington's School of Medicine, or the chairperson's designee,
oversee the state forensic pathology fellowship program, determine the budget
for the program and set the fellow's annual salary, and take those steps
necessary to administer the program.
The forensic
investigations council shall be actively involved in the preparation of the
crime laboratory and toxicology laboratory budgets and shall approve the crime
laboratory and toxicology laboratory budgets prior to their formal submission
to the office of financial management pursuant to RCW 43.88.030.
Sec. 5. RCW 43.103.040 and 1983
1st ex.s. c 16 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
The council shall
consist of ((nine)) twelve members who shall be selected as
follows: One county coroner; one county prosecutor; one county prosecutor who
also serves as ex officio county coroner; one county medical examiner; one
county sheriff; one chief of police; ((one representative)) the chief
of the state patrol; ((one)) two members of a county
legislative authority; ((and)) one pathologist who is currently in
private practice; and two members of a city legislative authority.
((All members shall
be appointed to the council by the governor.)) The governor shall
appoint members to the council from among the nominees submitted for each
position as follows: The Washington association of county officials shall
submit two nominees each for the coroner position and the medical examiner
position; the Washington state association of counties shall submit two
nominees each for the two county legislative authority positions; the
association of Washington cities shall submit two nominees each for the two
city legislative authority positions; the Washington association of prosecuting
attorneys shall submit two nominees each for the county prosecutor-ex officio
county coroner and for the county prosecutor position; the Washington
association of sheriffs and police chiefs shall submit two nominees each for the
county sheriff position and the chief of police position; and the Washington
association of pathologists shall submit two nominees for the private
pathologist position.
Sec. 6. RCW 43.103.050 and 1983
1st ex.s. c 16 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
All members of the
council are appointed for terms of four years, commencing on July 1 and
expiring on June 30. However, of the members appointed to the ((initial))
council, five shall be appointed for two-year terms and ((four)) six
shall be appointed for four-year terms. A person chosen to fill a vacancy
created other than by the natural expiration of a member's term shall be
nominated and appointed as provided in RCW 43.103.040 for the unexpired term of
the member he or she is to succeed. Any member may be reappointed for
additional terms.
Sec. 7. RCW 43.103.070 and 1983
1st ex.s. c 16 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
The council shall elect
a ((chairman)) chair and a vice ((chairman)) chair
from among its members. ((Five)) The chair shall not vote except in
case of a tie vote. Seven members of the council shall constitute a
quorum. The governor shall summon the council to its first meeting.
Otherwise, meetings may be called by the ((chairman)) chair and
shall be called by him or her upon the written request of five members
of the council. Conference calls by telephone are a proper form of meeting.
Sec. 8. RCW 43.103.090 and 1983
1st ex.s. c 16 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
The council ((has
the following powers)) may:
(1) ((To)) Meet
at such times and places as may be designated by a majority vote of the council
members or, if a majority cannot agree, by the ((chairman)) chair;
(2) ((To)) Adopt
rules governing the council and the conduct of its meetings;
(3) ((To)) Require
reports from the state toxicologist on matters pertaining to the toxicology
laboratory;
(4) ((To review and,
if necessary, require changes in the budget request of the toxicology
laboratory)) Require reports from the chief of the Washington state
patrol on matters pertaining to the crime laboratory;
(5) Be actively
involved in the preparation of the crime laboratory and toxicology laboratory
budgets and shall approve the crime laboratory and toxicology laboratory
budgets prior to their formal submission to the office of financial management
pursuant to RCW 43.88.030; ((and
(5) To)) (6) Do anything, necessary or
convenient, which enables the council to perform its duties and to exercise its
powers;
(7) Appoint a
toxicologist as state toxicologist to serve at the pleasure of the council; and
(8) Set the salary
for the state toxicologist.
Sec. 9. RCW 43.79.445 and 1991
sp.s. c 13 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:
There is established an
account in the state treasury referred to as the "death investigations'
account" which shall exist for the purpose of receiving, holding,
investing, and disbursing funds appropriated or provided in RCW 70.58.107 and
any moneys appropriated or otherwise provided thereafter.
Moneys in the death
investigations' account shall be disbursed by the state treasurer once every
year on December 31 and at any other time determined by the treasurer. The
treasurer shall make disbursements to: The state toxicology laboratory,
counties for the cost of autopsies, the University of Washington to fund the
state forensic pathology fellowship program, the state patrol for providing
partial funding for the state dental identification system, the criminal
justice training commission for training county coroners, medical examiners and
their staff, and the state ((death)) forensic investigations
council.
The University of
Washington and the Washington state ((death)) forensic
investigations council shall jointly determine the yearly amount for the state
forensic pathology fellowship program established by RCW 28B.20.426.
Sec. 10. RCW 68.50.107 and 1986 c
87 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
There shall be
established ((at)) in conjunction with the University of
Washington Medical School and under the authority of the state forensic
investigations council a state toxicological laboratory under the direction
of the state toxicologist whose duty it will be to perform all necessary
toxicologic procedures requested by all coroners, medical examiners, and
prosecuting attorneys. ((Annually the president of the University of
Washington, with the consent of)) The state ((death)) forensic
investigations council((,)) shall appoint a ((competent))
toxicologist as state toxicologist ((who shall serve a one year term. The
state toxicologist may be reappointed to as many additional one year terms as
the president of the university and the death investigations council deem
proper. The facilities of the police school of the Washington State University
and the services of its professional staff shall be made available to coroners,
medical examiners, and prosecuting attorneys in their investigations under this
chapter. This)). The laboratory shall be funded by disbursement
from the class H license fees as provided in RCW 66.08.180 and by
appropriation from the death investigations account as provided in RCW
43.79.445.
Sec. 11. RCW 82.14.310 and 1993
sp.s. c 21 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The county criminal
justice assistance account is created in the state treasury.
(2) The moneys
deposited in the county criminal justice assistance account for distribution
under this section, less any moneys appropriated for purposes under RCW
82.44.110, shall be distributed at such times as distributions are made
under RCW 82.44.150 and on the relative basis of each county's funding factor
as determined under this subsection.
(a) A county's funding
factor is the sum of:
(i) The population of
the county, divided by one thousand, and multiplied by two-tenths;
(ii) The crime rate of
the county, multiplied by three-tenths; and
(iii) The annual number
of criminal cases filed in the county superior court, for each one thousand in
population, multiplied by five-tenths.
(b) Under this section
and RCW 82.14.320 and 82.14.330:
(i) The population of
the county or city shall be as last determined by the office of financial
management;
(ii) The crime rate of
the county or city is the annual occurrence of specified criminal offenses, as
calculated in the most recent annual report on crime in Washington state as published
by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, for each one
thousand in population;
(iii) The annual number
of criminal cases filed in the county superior court shall be determined by the
most recent annual report of the courts of Washington, as published by the
office of the administrator for the courts.
(iv) Distributions and
eligibility for distributions in the 1989‑91 biennium shall be based on
1988 figures for both the crime rate as described under (ii) of this subsection
and the annual number of criminal cases that are filed as described under (iii)
of this subsection. Future distributions shall be based on the most recent
figures for both the crime rate as described under (ii) of this subsection and
the annual number of criminal cases that are filed as described under (iii) of
this subsection.
(3) Moneys distributed
under this section shall be expended exclusively for criminal justice purposes
and shall not be used to replace or supplant existing funding. Criminal
justice purposes are defined as activities that substantially assist the
criminal justice system, which may include circumstances where ancillary
benefit to the civil justice system occurs, and which includes domestic
violence services such as those provided by domestic violence programs,
community advocates, and legal advocates, as defined in RCW 70.123.020.
Existing funding for purposes of this subsection is defined as calendar year
1989 actual operating expenditures for criminal justice purposes. Calendar
year 1989 actual operating expenditures for criminal justice purposes exclude
the following: Expenditures for extraordinary events not likely to reoccur,
changes in contract provisions for criminal justice services, beyond the
control of the local jurisdiction receiving the services, and major
nonrecurring capital expenditures.
Sec. 12. RCW 82.14.320 and 1993
sp.s. c 21 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The municipal
criminal justice assistance account is created in the state treasury.
(2) No city may receive
a distribution under this section from the municipal criminal justice
assistance account unless:
(a) The city has a
crime rate in excess of one hundred twenty-five percent of the state-wide
average as calculated in the most recent annual report on crime in Washington
state as published by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs;
(b) The city has levied
the tax authorized in RCW 82.14.030(2) at the maximum rate or the tax
authorized in RCW 82.46.010(3) at the maximum rate; and
(c) The city has a per
capita yield from the tax imposed under RCW 82.14.030(1) at the maximum rate of
less than one hundred fifty percent of the state-wide average per capita yield
for all cities from such local sales and use tax.
(3) The moneys
deposited in the municipal criminal justice assistance account for distribution
under this section, less any moneys appropriated for purposes under RCW
82.44.110, shall be distributed at such times as distributions are made
under RCW 82.44.150. The distributions shall be made as follows:
(a) Unless reduced by
this subsection, thirty percent of the moneys shall be distributed ratably
based on population as last determined by the office of financial management to
those cities eligible under subsection (2) of this section that have a crime
rate determined under subsection (2)(a) of this section which is greater than
one hundred seventy-five percent of the state-wide average crime rate. No city
may receive more than fifty percent of any moneys distributed under this
subsection (a) but, if a city distribution is reduced as a result of exceeding
the fifty percent limitation, the amount not distributed shall be distributed
under (b) of this subsection.
(b) The remainder of
the moneys, including any moneys not distributed in subsection (2)(a) of this
section, shall be distributed to all cities eligible under subsection (2) of
this section ratably based on population as last determined by the office of
financial management.
(4) No city may receive
more than thirty percent of all moneys distributed under subsection (3) of this
section.
(5) Notwithstanding
other provisions of this section, the distributions to any city that
substantially decriminalizes or repeals its criminal code after July 1, 1990,
and that does not reimburse the county for costs associated with criminal cases
under RCW 3.50.800 or 3.50.805(2), shall be made to the county in which the
city is located.
(6) Moneys distributed
under this section shall be expended exclusively for criminal justice purposes
and shall not be used to replace or supplant existing funding. Criminal
justice purposes are defined as activities that substantially assist the
criminal justice system, which may include circumstances where ancillary
benefit to the civil justice system occurs, and which includes domestic
violence services such as those provided by domestic violence programs,
community advocates, and legal advocates, as defined in RCW 70.123.020.
Existing funding for purposes of this subsection is defined as calendar year
1989 actual operating expenditures for criminal justice purposes. Calendar
year 1989 actual operating expenditures for criminal justice purposes exclude
the following: Expenditures for extraordinary events not likely to reoccur,
changes in contract provisions for criminal justice services, beyond the
control of the local jurisdiction receiving the services, and major
nonrecurring capital expenditures.
Sec. 13. RCW 82.14.330 and 1994 c
273 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The moneys
deposited in the municipal criminal justice assistance account for distribution
under this section, less any moneys appropriated for purposes under RCW
82.44.110, shall be distributed to the cities of the state as follows:
(a) Twenty percent
appropriated for distribution shall be distributed to cities with a three-year
average violent crime rate for each one thousand in population in excess of one
hundred fifty percent of the state-wide three-year average violent crime rate
for each one thousand in population. The three-year average violent crime rate
shall be calculated using the violent crime rates for each of the preceding
three years from the annual reports on crime in Washington state as published
by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs. Moneys shall be
distributed under this subsection (1)(a) ratably based on population as last
determined by the office of financial management, but no city may receive more
than one dollar per capita. Moneys remaining undistributed under this
subsection at the end of each calendar year shall be distributed to the
criminal justice training commission to reimburse participating city law
enforcement agencies with ten or fewer full-time commissioned patrol officers
the cost of temporary replacement of each officer who is enrolled in basic law
enforcement training, as provided in RCW 43.101.200.
(b) Sixteen percent
shall be distributed to cities ratably based on population as last determined
by the office of financial management, but no city may receive less than one
thousand dollars.
The moneys deposited in
the municipal criminal justice assistance account for distribution under this
subsection shall be distributed at such times as distributions are made under
RCW 82.44.150.
Moneys distributed
under this subsection shall be expended exclusively for criminal justice
purposes and shall not be used to replace or supplant existing funding.
Criminal justice purposes are defined as activities that substantially assist
the criminal justice system, which may include circumstances where ancillary
benefit to the civil justice system occurs, and which includes domestic
violence services such as those provided by domestic violence programs,
community advocates, and legal advocates, as defined in RCW 70.123.020.
Existing funding for purposes of this subsection is defined as calendar year
1989 actual operating expenditures for criminal justice purposes. Calendar
year 1989 actual operating expenditures for criminal justice purposes exclude the
following: Expenditures for extraordinary events not likely to reoccur,
changes in contract provisions for criminal justice services, beyond the
control of the local jurisdiction receiving the services, and major
nonrecurring capital expenditures.
(2) In addition to the
distributions under subsection (1) of this section:
(a) Fourteen percent
shall be distributed to cities that have initiated innovative law enforcement
strategies, including alternative sentencing and crime prevention programs. No
city may receive more than one dollar per capita under this subsection (2)(a).
(b) Twenty percent
shall be distributed to cities that have initiated programs to help at-risk
children or child abuse victim response programs. No city may receive more
than fifty cents per capita under this subsection (2)(b).
(c) Twenty percent
shall be distributed to cities that have initiated programs designed to reduce
the level of domestic violence within their jurisdictions or to provide
counseling for domestic violence victims. No city may receive more than fifty
cents per capita under this subsection (2)(c).
(d) Ten percent shall
be distributed to cities that contract with another governmental agency for a
majority of the city's law enforcement services.
Moneys distributed
under this subsection shall be distributed to those cities that submit funding
requests under this subsection to the department of community, trade, and
economic development based on criteria developed under RCW 82.14.335.
Allocation of funds shall be in proportion to the population of qualified
jurisdictions, but the distribution to a city shall not exceed the amount of
funds requested. Cities shall submit requests for program funding to the
department of community, trade, and economic development by November 1 of each
year for funding the following year. The department shall certify to the state
treasurer the cities eligible for funding under this subsection and the amount
of each allocation.
The moneys deposited in
the municipal criminal justice assistance account for distribution under this
subsection, less any moneys appropriated for purposes under RCW 82.44.110,
shall be distributed at the times as distributions are made under RCW
82.44.150. Moneys remaining undistributed under this subsection at the end of
each calendar year shall be distributed to the criminal justice training
commission to reimburse participating city law enforcement agencies with ten or
fewer full-time commissioned patrol officers the cost of temporary replacement
of each officer who is enrolled in basic law enforcement training, as provided
in RCW 43.101.200.
If a city is found by
the state auditor to have expended funds received under this subsection in a
manner that does not comply with the criteria under which the moneys were
received, the city shall be ineligible to receive future distributions under
this subsection until the use of the moneys are justified to the satisfaction
of the director or are repaid to the state general fund. The director may
allow noncomplying use of moneys received under this subsection upon a showing
of hardship or other emergent need.
(3) Notwithstanding
other provisions of this section, the distributions to any city that
substantially decriminalizes or repeals its criminal code after July 1, 1990,
and that does not reimburse the county for costs associated with criminal cases
under RCW 3.50.800 or 3.50.805(2), shall be made to the county in which the
city is located.
Sec. 14. RCW 82.44.110 and 1993
sp.s. c 21 s 7 and 1993 c 492 s 253 are each reenacted and amended to read as
follows:
The county auditor
shall regularly, when remitting license fee receipts, pay over and account to
the director of licensing for the excise taxes collected under the provisions
of this chapter. The director shall forthwith transmit the excise taxes to the
state treasurer.
(1) The state treasurer
shall deposit the excise taxes collected under RCW 82.44.020(1) as follows:
(a) 1.60 percent into
the motor vehicle fund to defray administrative and other expenses incurred by
the department in the collection of the excise tax.
(b) 8.15 percent into
the Puget Sound capital construction account in the motor vehicle fund.
(c) 4.07 percent into
the Puget Sound ferry operations account in the motor vehicle fund.
(d) 5.88 percent into
the general fund to be distributed under RCW 82.44.155.
(e) 4.75 percent into
the municipal sales and use tax equalization account in the general fund
created in RCW 82.14.210.
(f) 1.60 percent into
the county sales and use tax equalization account in the general fund created
in RCW 82.14.200.
(g) 62.6440 percent
into the general fund through June 30, 1995, and 57.6440 percent into the
general fund beginning July 1, 1995.
(h) 5 percent into the
transportation fund created in RCW 82.44.180 beginning July 1, 1995.
(i) 5.9686 percent into
the county criminal justice assistance account created in RCW 82.14.310.
(j) 1.1937 percent into
the municipal criminal justice assistance account for distribution under RCW
82.14.320.
(k) 1.1937 percent into
the municipal criminal justice assistance account for distribution under RCW
82.14.330.
(l) 2.95 percent into
the general fund to be distributed by the state treasurer to county health
departments to be used exclusively for public health. The state treasurer
shall distribute these funds proportionately among the counties based on
population as determined by the most recent United States census.
Notwithstanding (i)
through (k) of this subsection, no more than sixty million dollars shall be
deposited into the accounts specified in (i) through (k) of this subsection for
the period January 1, 1994, through June 30, 1995. Not more than five
percent of the funds deposited to these accounts shall be available for
appropriations for enhancements to the state patrol crime laboratory system and
the continuing costs related to these enhancements. Motor vehicle excise tax
funds appropriated for such enhancements shall not supplant existing funds from
the state general fund. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1998, and for
each fiscal year thereafter, the amounts deposited into the accounts specified
in (i) through (k) of this subsection shall not increase by more than the
amounts deposited into those accounts in the previous fiscal year increased by
the implicit price deflator for the previous fiscal year. Any revenues in
excess of this amount shall be deposited into the general fund.
(2) The state treasurer
shall deposit the excise taxes collected under RCW 82.44.020(2) into the
transportation fund.
(3) The state treasurer
shall deposit the excise tax imposed by RCW 82.44.020(3) into the air pollution
control account created by RCW 70.94.015.
Sec. 15. RCW 46.61.5054 and 1994
c 275 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)(a) In addition to
penalties set forth in RCW 46.61.5051 through 46.61.5053, a one hundred twenty-five
dollar fee shall be assessed to a person who is either convicted, sentenced to
a lesser charge, or given deferred prosecution, as a result of an arrest for
violating RCW 46.61.502, 46.61.504, 46.61.520, or 46.61.522. This fee is for
the purpose of funding the Washington state toxicology laboratory and the
Washington state patrol ((breath test program)) for grants and
activities to increase the conviction rate and decrease the incidence of
persons driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
(b) Upon a verified
petition by the person assessed the fee, the court may suspend payment of all
or part of the fee if it finds that the person does not have the ability to
pay.
(c) When a minor has
been adjudicated a juvenile offender for an offense which, if committed by an
adult, would constitute a violation of RCW 46.61.502, 46.61.504, 46.61.520, or
46.61.522, the court shall assess the one hundred twenty-five dollar fee under
(a) of this subsection. Upon a verified petition by a minor assessed the fee,
the court may suspend payment of all or part of the fee if it finds that the
minor does not have the ability to pay the fee.
(2) The fee assessed
under subsection (1) of this section shall be collected by the clerk of the
court and distributed as follows:
(a) Forty percent shall
be subject to distribution under RCW 3.46.120, 3.50.100, 35.20.220, 3.62.020,
3.62.040, or 10.82.070.
(b) ((If the case
involves a blood test by the state toxicology laboratory,)) The
remainder of the fee shall be forwarded to the state treasurer ((for)) who
shall, through June 30, 1997, deposit: Fifty percent in the death
investigations' account to be used solely for funding the state
toxicology laboratory blood or breath testing programs((.
(c) Otherwise, the
remainder of the fee shall be forwarded to the state treasurer for deposit)); and fifty percent in the state patrol
highway account to be used solely for funding ((the Washington state patrol
breath test program)) activities to increase the conviction rate and
decrease the incidence of persons driving under the influence of alcohol or
drugs. Effective July 1, 1997, the remainder of the fee shall be forwarded to
the state treasurer who shall deposit: Fifteen percent in the death
investigations' account to be used solely for funding the state toxicology
laboratory blood or breath testing programs; and eighty-five percent in the
state patrol highway account to be used solely for funding activities to
increase the conviction rate and decrease the incidence of persons driving
under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Sec. 16. RCW 66.08.180 and 1987 c
458 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
Moneys in the liquor
revolving fund shall be distributed by the board at least once every three
months in accordance with RCW 66.08.190, 66.08.200 and 66.08.210: PROVIDED,
That the board shall reserve from distribution such amount not exceeding five
hundred thousand dollars as may be necessary for the proper administration of
this title((: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That)).
(1) All license
fees, penalties and forfeitures derived under this act from class H licenses or
class H licensees shall every three months be disbursed by the board as
follows:
(((1) 5.95 percent
to the University of Washington and 3.97 percent to Washington State University
for alcoholism and drug abuse research and for the dissemination of such
research;
(2) 1.75 percent,
but in no event less than one)) (a)
Three hundred ((fifty)) thousand dollars per biennium, to the
University of Washington for the forensic investigations council to
conduct the state toxicological laboratory pursuant to RCW ((68.08.107))
68.50.107; and
(((3) 88.33)) (b)
Of the remaining funds:
(i) 6.06 percent to
the University of Washington and 4.04 percent to Washington State University
for alcoholism and drug abuse research and for the dissemination of such
research; and
(ii) 89.9
percent to the general fund to be used by the department of social and health
services solely to carry out the purposes of RCW ((70.96.085, as now or
hereafter amended)) 70.96A.050;
(((4))) (2)
The first fifty-five dollars per license fee provided in RCW 66.24.320 and
66.24.330 up to a maximum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars annually shall
be disbursed every three months by the board to the general fund to be used for
juvenile alcohol and drug prevention programs for kindergarten through third
grade to be administered by the superintendent of public instruction;
(((5))) (3)
Twenty percent of the remaining total amount derived from license fees pursuant
to RCW 66.24.320, 66.24.330, 66.24.340, 66.24.350, 66.24.360, and 66.24.370,
shall be transferred to the general fund to be used by the department of social
and health services solely to carry out the purposes of RCW ((70.96.085))
70.96A.050; and
(((6))) (4)
One-fourth cent per liter of the tax imposed by RCW 66.24.210 shall every three
months be disbursed by the board to Washington State University solely for wine
and wine grape research, extension programs related to wine and wine grape
research, and resident instruction in both wine grape production and the
processing aspects of the wine industry in accordance with RCW 28B.30.068. The
director of financial management shall prescribe suitable accounting procedures
to ensure that the funds transferred to the general fund to be used by the
department of social and health services and appropriated are separately
accounted for.
NEW SECTION. Sec.
17. 1994 c 275 s 44
(uncodified) is repealed.
NEW
SECTION. Sec. 18. Section 17 of this act is
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or
safety, or support of the state government and its existing public
institutions, and shall take effect immediately.
