BILL REQ. #:  S-2132.1 



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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5994
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State of Washington61st Legislature2009 Regular Session

By Senate Government Operations & Elections (originally sponsored by Senators Pridemore, Schoesler, and Honeyford; by request of Governor Gregoire)

READ FIRST TIME 02/25/09.   



     AN ACT Relating to eliminating boards and commissions on June 30, 2010; amending RCW 28C.18.050, 28C.18.090, 18.106.010, 18.106.040, 18.106.050, 18.106.070, 43.03.027, 43.03.028, 34.12.100, 42.17.370, 43.03.040, 43.63A.760, 18.250.010, 18.250.020, 18.250.060, 70.47.040, 43.70.665, 18.205.020, 18.205.060, 28A.300.520, 43.215.065, 72.09.495, 74.04.800, 74.13.031, 74.15.050, 74.15.060, 41.04.033, 41.04.0331, 41.04.0332, 43.101.380, 43.105.052, 72.23.025, 70.168.030, 70.168.050, 70.168.060, 70.168.130, 18.76.050, 38.52.030, 38.52.070, 38.52.240, 38.52.330, 46.48.170, 18.73.030, 18.73.101, 15.76.110, 15.76.150, 70.112.010, 70.112.020, 43.43.934, 43.43.962, 38.52.530, 49.26.120, 48.62.061, 41.05.035, 28B.76.280, 18.280.010, 18.280.030, 18.280.050, 18.280.060, 18.280.070, 18.280.080, 18.280.110, 18.280.120, 18.280.130, 43.330.090, 43.105.020, 43.105.041, 43.105.805, 43.105.820, 18.225.010, 18.225.040, 16.57.353, 18.50.045, 18.50.060, 18.50.105, 46.09.020, 43.30.820, 18.210.010, 18.210.050, 18.210.060, 70.118.110, 43.43.866, 43.10.240, 18.200.010, 18.200.050, 18.200.070, 13.60.110, 90.71.010, 90.71.210, 90.71.230, 90.71.240, 90.71.270, 90.71.310, 18.140.010, 18.140.030, 18.140.160, 18.140.170, 77.95.100, 77.95.180, 77.95.190, 82.58.020, 70.95.030, 43.21A.520, 70.105.010, 70.105.160, 70.119A.180, 90.86.030, 18.104.040, 18.104.043, 18.104.049, 18.104.100, 18.104.200, 28C.04.390, 28C.04.420, and 43.15.020; amending 2007 c 465 s 3 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 74.15.030 and 18.71.205; creating new sections; repealing RCW 28B.50.254, 18.106.110, 18.250.030, 18.205.080, 43.63A.068, 43.101.310, 43.101.315, 43.101.320, 43.101.325, 43.101.330, 43.101.335, 43.101.340, 43.101.345, 43.105.055, 70.198.010, 70.168.020, 38.52.040, 18.73.040, 18.73.050, 15.76.170, 70.112.030, 70.112.040, 70.112.050, 43.43.932, 43.43.936, 70.105E.070, 70.105E.090, 48.62.051, 48.62.041, 28B.76.100, 18.280.040, 10.98.200, 10.98.210, 10.98.220, 10.98.230, 10.98.240, 43.105.800, 43.105.810, 18.225.060, 18.225.070, 16.57.015, 71.09.320, 18.50.140, 18.50.150, 46.09.280, 18.210.040, 18.210.070, 70.118.100, 43.43.858, 43.43.860, 43.43.862, 43.43.864, 10.29.030, 10.29.040, 10.29.080, 10.29.090, 18.200.060, 72.09.800, 13.60.120, 42.56.140, 90.71.250, 18.140.230, 18.140.240, 18.140.250, 77.95.110, 77.95.120, 70.95.040, 70.95.050, 70.95.070, 70.105.060, 50.12.200, 70.119A.160, and 18.104.190; and providing an effective date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   Intent. One of the key roles of advisory boards, committees, and commissions is to provide input, advice and recommendations from stakeholders, other interested parties, and the public to state agencies. These advisory boards, committees, and commissions may be abolished without detriment to the mission of the agency each supports. Most of the advisory functions of these boards, committees, and commissions can be performed without the administrative costs of maintaining formal organizations. In the interest of building a leaner, more efficient, and more responsible government, this vital communications conduit must be maintained for the benefit of the state and its citizens, through the use of modern communication technology. It is the intent of this legislation that while advisory boards, committees, and commissions be eliminated, agencies should identify new, less costly, and more effective opportunities to ensure a broad range of citizen participation is provided and that all reasonable efforts are made to ensure that channels are maintained for vital input from the citizens of Washington. In addition, by providing one year before eliminating these entities, ample time is provided for the advisory groups to complete work in progress and for agencies to develop alternative communication strategies.

Advisory Council on Adult Education

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2   RCW 28B.50.254 (Advisory council on adult education -- Workforce training and education coordinating board to monitor) and 1991 c 238 s 19 are each repealed.

Sec. 3   RCW 28C.18.050 and 1995 c 130 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The board shall be designated as the state board of vocational education as provided for in P.L. 98-524, as amended, and shall perform such functions as is necessary to comply with federal directives pertaining to the provisions of such law.
     (2) The board shall perform the functions of the human resource investment council as provided for in the federal job training partnership act, P.L. 97-300, as amended.
     (3) The board shall provide policy advice for any federal act pertaining to workforce development that is not required by state or federal law to be provided by another state body.
     (4) Upon enactment of new federal initiatives relating to workforce development, the board shall advise the governor and the legislature on mechanisms for integrating the federal initiatives into the state's workforce development system and make recommendations on the legislative or administrative measures necessary to streamline and coordinate state efforts to meet federal guidelines.
     (5) The board shall monitor for consistency with the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education the policies and plans established by the state job training coordinating council((, the advisory council on adult education,)) and the Washington state plan for adult basic education, and provide guidance for making such policies and plans consistent with the state comprehensive plan for workforce training and education.

Sec. 4   RCW 28C.18.090 and 1995 c 130 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The board shall specify, by December 31, 1995, the common core data to be collected by the operating agencies of the state training system and the standards for data collection and maintenance required in RCW 28C.18.060(8).
     (2) The minimum standards for program evaluation by operating agencies required in RCW 28C.18.060(9) shall include biennial program evaluations; the first of such evaluations shall be completed by the operating agencies July 1, 1996. The program evaluation of adult basic skills education shall be provided by the ((advisory council on adult education)) board.
     (3) The board shall complete, by January 1, 1996, its first outcome-based evaluation and, by September 1, 1996, its nonexperimental net-impact and cost-benefit evaluations of the training system. The outcome, net-impact, and cost-benefit evaluations shall for the first evaluations, include evaluations of each of the following programs: Secondary vocational-technical education, work-related adult basic skills education, postsecondary workforce training, job training partnership act titles II and III, as well as of the system as a whole.
     (4) The board shall use the results of its outcome, net-impact, and cost-benefit evaluations to develop and make recommendations to the legislature and the governor for the modification, consolidation, initiation, or elimination of workforce training and education programs in the state.
     The board shall perform the requirements of this section in cooperation with the operating agencies.

Advisory Board of Plumbers

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5   RCW 18.106.110 (Advisory board of plumbers) and 2006 c 185 s 4, 1997 c 307 s 1, 1995 c 95 s 1, 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 56, & 1973 1st ex.s. c 175 s 11 are each repealed.

Sec. 6   RCW 18.106.010 and 2006 c 185 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) (("Advisory board" means the state advisory board of plumbers.
     (2)
)) "Contractor" means any person, corporate or otherwise, who engages in, or offers or advertises to engage in, any work covered by the provisions of this chapter by way of trade or business, or any person, corporate or otherwise, who employs anyone, or offers or advertises to employ anyone, to engage in any work covered by the provisions of this chapter.
     (((3))) (2) "Department" means the department of labor and industries.
     (((4))) (3) "Director" means the director of department of labor and industries.
     (((5))) (4) "Journeyman plumber" means any person who has been issued a certificate of competency by the department of labor and industries as provided in this chapter.
     (((6))) (5) "Like-in-kind" means having similar characteristics such as plumbing size, type, and function, and being in the same location.
     (((7))) (6) "Medical gas piping" means oxygen, nitrous oxide, high pressure nitrogen, medical compressed air, and medical vacuum systems.
     (((8))) (7) "Medical gas piping installer" means a journeyman plumber who has been issued a medical gas piping installer endorsement.
     (((9))) (8) "Plumbing" means that craft involved in installing, altering, repairing and renovating potable water systems, liquid waste systems, and medical gas piping systems within a building. Installation in a water system of water softening or water treatment equipment is not within the meaning of plumbing as used in this chapter.
     (((10))) (9) "Specialty plumber" means anyone who has been issued a specialty certificate of competency limited to:
     (a) Installation, maintenance, and repair of the plumbing of single-family dwellings, duplexes, and apartment buildings that do not exceed three stories;
     (b) Maintenance and repair of backflow prevention assemblies; or
     (c) A domestic water pumping system consisting of the installation, maintenance, and repair of the pressurization, treatment, and filtration components of a domestic water system consisting of: One or more pumps; pressure, storage, and other tanks; filtration and treatment equipment; if appropriate, a pitless adapter; along with valves, transducers, and other plumbing components that:
     (i) Are used to acquire, treat, store, or move water suitable for either drinking or other domestic purposes, including irrigation, to: (A) A single-family dwelling, duplex, or other similar place of residence; (B) a public water system, as defined in RCW 70.119.020 and as limited under RCW 70.119.040; or (C) a farm owned and operated by a person whose primary residence is located within thirty miles of any part of the farm;
     (ii) Are located within the interior space, including but not limited to an attic, basement, crawl space, or garage, of a residential structure, which space is separated from the living area of the residence by a lockable entrance and fixed walls, ceiling, or floor;
     (iii) If located within the interior space of a residential structure, are connected to a plumbing distribution system supplied and installed into the interior space by either: (A) A person who, pursuant to RCW 18.106.070 or 18.106.090, possesses a valid temporary permit or certificate of competency as a journeyman plumber, specialty plumber, or trainee, as defined in this chapter; or (B) a person exempt from the requirement to obtain a certified plumber to do such plumbing work under RCW 18.106.150.

Sec. 7   RCW 18.106.040 and 2006 c 185 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Upon receipt of the application and evidence set forth in RCW 18.106.030, the director shall review the same and make a determination as to whether the applicant is eligible to take an examination for the certificate of competency. To be eligible to take the examination:
     (a) Each applicant for a journeyman plumber's certificate of competency shall furnish written evidence that he or she has completed a course of study in the plumbing trade in the armed services of the United States or at a school licensed by the workforce training and education coordinating board, or has had four or more years of experience under the direct supervision of a licensed journeyman plumber.
     (b) Each applicant for a specialty plumber's certificate of competency under RCW 18.106.010(((10))) (9)(a) shall furnish written evidence that he or she has completed a course of study in the plumbing trade in the armed services of the United States or at a school licensed by the workforce training and education coordinating board under chapter 28C.10 RCW, or that he or she has had at least three years practical experience in the specialty.
     (c) Each applicant for a specialty plumber's certificate of competency under RCW 18.106.010(((10))) (9) (b) or (c) shall furnish written evidence that he or she is eligible to take the examination. These eligibility requirements for the specialty plumbers defined by RCW 18.106.010(((10))) (9)(c) shall be one year of practical experience working on pumping systems not exceeding one hundred gallons per minute, and two years of practical experience working on pumping systems exceeding one hundred gallons per minute, or equivalent as determined by rule by the department ((in consultation with the advisory board)), and that experience may be obtained at the same time the individual is meeting the experience required by RCW 19.28.191. The eligibility requirements for other specialty plumbers shall be established by rule by the director pursuant to subsection (2)(b) of this section.
     (2)(a) The director shall establish reasonable rules for the examinations to be given applicants for certificates of competency. ((In establishing the rules, the director shall consult with the state advisory board of plumbers as established in RCW 18.106.110.))
     (b) The director shall establish reasonable criteria by rule for determining an applicant's eligibility to take an examination for the certificate of competency for specialty plumbers under subsection (1)(c) of this section. ((In establishing the criteria, the director shall consult with the state advisory board of plumbers as established in RCW 18.106.110.)) These rules must take effect by December 31, 2006.
     (3) Upon determination that the applicant is eligible to take the examination, the director shall so notify the applicant, indicating the time and place for taking the same.
     (4) No other requirement for eligibility may be imposed.

Sec. 8   RCW 18.106.050 and 2006 c 185 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department((, with the advice of the advisory board,)) shall prepare a written examination to be administered to applicants for certificates of competency for journeyman plumber and specialty plumber. The examination shall be constructed to determine:
     (a) Whether the applicant possesses varied general knowledge of the technical information and practical procedures that are identified with the trade of journeyman plumber or specialty plumber; and
     (b) Whether the applicant is familiar with the applicable plumbing codes and the administrative rules of the department pertaining to plumbing and plumbers.
     (2) The department((, with the consent of the advisory board,)) may enter into a contract with a nationally recognized testing agency to develop, administer, and score any examinations required by this chapter. All applicants shall, before taking an examination, pay the required examination fee. The department shall set the examination fee by contract with a nationally recognized testing agency. The fee shall cover but not exceed the costs of preparing and administering the examination and the materials necessary to conduct the practical elements of the examination. The department shall approve training courses and set the fees for training courses for examinations provided by this chapter.
     (3) An examination to determine the competency of an applicant for a domestic water pumping system specialty plumbing certificate as defined by RCW 18.106.010(((10))) (9)(c) must be established by the department ((in consultation with the advisory board by December 31, 2006)). The department may include an examination for appropriate electrical safety and technical requirements as required by RCW 19.28.191 with the examination required by this section. The department((, in consultation with the advisory board,)) may accept the certification by a professional or trade association or other acceptable entity as meeting the examination requirement of this section. Individuals who can provide evidence to the department prior to January 1, 2007, that they have been employed in the pump and irrigation business as defined by RCW 18.106.010(((10))) (9)(c) for not less than four thousand hours in the most recent four calendar years shall be issued the appropriate certificate by the department upon receiving such documentation and applicable fees. The department shall establish a single document for those who have received both the plumbing specialty certification defined by this subsection and have also met the certification requirements for a pump and irrigation or domestic pump specialty electrician, showing that the individual has received both certifications.
     (4) The department shall certify the results of the examinations provided by this chapter, and shall notify the applicant in writing whether he or she has passed or failed. Any applicant who has failed the examination may retake the examination, upon the terms and after a period of time that the director shall set by rule. The director may not limit the number of times that a person may take the examination.

Sec. 9   RCW 18.106.070 and 2006 c 185 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department shall issue a certificate of competency to all applicants who have passed the examination and have paid the fee for the certificate. The certificate shall bear the date of issuance, and shall expire on the birthdate of the holder immediately following the date of issuance. The certificate shall be renewable every other year, upon application, on or before the birthdate of the holder, except for specialty plumbers defined by RCW 18.106.010(((10))) (9)(c) who also have an electrical certification issued jointly as provided by RCW 18.106.050(3) in which case their certificate shall be renewable every three years on or before the birthdate of the holder. The department shall renew a certificate of competency if the applicant: (a) Pays the renewal fee assessed by the department; and (b) during the past two years has completed sixteen hours of continuing education approved by the department ((with the advice of the advisory board)), including four hours related to electrical safety. For holders of the specialty plumber certificate under RCW 18.106.010(((10))) (9)(c), the continuing education may comprise both electrical and plumbing education with a minimum of twelve of the required twenty-four hours of continuing education in plumbing. If a person fails to renew the certificate by the renewal date, he or she must pay a doubled fee. If the person does not renew the certificate within ninety days of the renewal date, he or she must retake the examination and pay the examination fee.
     The journeyman plumber and specialty plumber certificates of competency, the medical gas piping installer endorsement, and the temporary permit provided for in this chapter grant the holder the right to engage in the work of plumbing as a journeyman plumber, specialty plumber, or medical gas piping installer, in accordance with their provisions throughout the state and within any of its political subdivisions on any job or any employment without additional proof of competency or any other license or permit or fee to engage in the work. This section does not preclude employees from adhering to a union security clause in any employment where such a requirement exists.
     (2) A person who is indentured in an apprenticeship program approved under chapter 49.04 RCW for the plumbing construction trade or who is learning the plumbing construction trade may work in the plumbing construction trade if supervised by a certified journeyman plumber or a certified specialty plumber in that plumber's specialty. All apprentices and individuals learning the plumbing construction trade shall obtain a plumbing training certificate from the department. The certificate shall authorize the holder to learn the plumbing construction trade while under the direct supervision of a journeyman plumber or a specialty plumber working in his or her specialty. The holder of the plumbing training certificate shall renew the certificate annually. At the time of renewal, the holder shall provide the department with an accurate list of the holder's employers in the plumbing construction industry for the previous year and the number of hours worked for each employer. An annual fee shall be charged for the issuance or renewal of the certificate. The department shall set the fee by rule. The fee shall cover but not exceed the cost of administering and enforcing the trainee certification and supervision requirements of this chapter. Apprentices and individuals learning the plumbing construction trade shall have their plumbing training certificates in their possession at all times that they are performing plumbing work. They shall show their certificates to an authorized representative of the department at the representative's request.
     (3) Any person who has been issued a plumbing training certificate under this chapter may work if that person is under supervision. Supervision shall consist of a person being on the same job site and under the control of either a journeyman plumber or an appropriate specialty plumber who has an applicable certificate of competency issued under this chapter. Either a journeyman plumber or an appropriate specialty plumber shall be on the same job site as the noncertified individual for a minimum of seventy-five percent of each working day unless otherwise provided in this chapter. The ratio of noncertified individuals to certified journeymen or specialty plumbers working on a job site shall be: (a) Not more than two noncertified plumbers working on any one job site for every certified specialty plumber or journeyman plumber working as a specialty plumber; and (b) not more than one noncertified plumber working on any one job site for every certified journeyman plumber working as a journeyman plumber.
     An individual who has a current training certificate and who has successfully completed or is currently enrolled in an approved apprenticeship program or in a technical school program in the plumbing construction trade in a school approved by the workforce training and education coordinating board, may work without direct on-site supervision during the last six months of meeting the practical experience requirements of this chapter.
     (4) An individual who has a current training certificate and who has successfully completed or is currently enrolled in a medical gas piping installer training course approved by the department may work on medical gas piping systems if the individual is under the direct supervision of a certified medical gas piping installer who holds a medical gas piping installer endorsement one hundred percent of a working day on a one-to-one ratio.
     (5) The training to become a certified plumber must include not less than sixteen hours of classroom training established by the director ((with the advice of the advisory board)). The classroom training must include, but not be limited to, electrical wiring safety, grounding, bonding, and other related items plumbers need to know to work under RCW 19.28.091.
     (6) All persons who are certified plumbers before January 1, 2003, are deemed to have received the classroom training required in subsection (5) of this section.

Committee on Agency Official's Salaries

Sec. 10   RCW 43.03.027 and 1970 ex.s. c 43 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state to base the salaries of public officials on realistic standards in order that such officials may be paid according to the true value of their services and the best qualified citizens may be attracted to public service. It is the purpose of ((RCW 43.03.027, 43.03.028,)) this section and RCW 43.03.040((, 43.03.045 and 43.03.047)) to effectuate this policy by utilizing the expert knowledge of citizens having access to pertinent facts concerning proper salaries for public officials, thus removing and dispelling any thought of political consideration in fixing the appropriateness of the amount of such salaries.

Sec. 11   RCW 43.03.028 and 2007 c 241 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((There is hereby created a state committee on agency officials' salaries to consist of seven members, or their designees, as follows: The president of the University of Puget Sound; the chairperson of the council of presidents of the state's four-year institutions of higher education; the chairperson of the Washington personnel resources board; the president of the Association of Washington Business; the president of the Pacific Northwest Personnel Managers' Association; the president of the Washington State Bar Association; and the president of the Washington State Labor Council. If any of the titles or positions mentioned in this subsection are changed or abolished, any person occupying an equivalent or like position shall be qualified for appointment by the governor to membership upon the committee.
     (2) The committee
)) The department of personnel shall study the duties and salaries of the directors of the several departments and the members of the several boards and commissions of state government, who are subject to appointment by the governor or whose salaries are fixed by the governor, and of the chief executive officers of the following agencies of state government:
     The arts commission; the human rights commission; the board of accountancy; the board of pharmacy; the eastern Washington historical society; the Washington state historical society; the recreation and conservation office; the criminal justice training commission; the department of personnel; the state library; the traffic safety commission; the horse racing commission; the advisory council on vocational education; the public disclosure commission; the state conservation commission; the commission on Hispanic affairs; the commission on Asian Pacific American affairs; the state board for volunteer firefighters and reserve officers; the transportation improvement board; the public employment relations commission; the forest practices appeals board; and the energy facilities site evaluation council.
     ((The committee)) (2) The department of personnel shall report to the governor or the chairperson of the appropriate salary fixing authority at least once in each fiscal biennium on such date as the governor may designate, but not later than seventy-five days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature during an odd-numbered year, its recommendations for the salaries to be fixed for each position.
     (((3) Committee members shall be reimbursed by the department of personnel for travel expenses under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.))

Sec. 12   RCW 34.12.100 and 1986 c 155 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     The chief administrative law judge shall be paid a salary fixed by the governor after recommendation of the ((state committee on agency officials' salaries)) department of personnel. The salaries of administrative law judges appointed under the terms of this chapter shall be determined by the chief administrative law judge after recommendation of the ((state committee on agency officials' salaries)) department of personnel.

Sec. 13   RCW 42.17.370 and 1995 c 397 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
     The commission is empowered to:
     (1) Adopt, promulgate, amend, and rescind suitable administrative rules to carry out the policies and purposes of this chapter, which rules shall be adopted under chapter 34.05 RCW. Any rule relating to campaign finance, political advertising, or related forms that would otherwise take effect after June 30th of a general election year shall take effect no earlier than the day following the general election in that year;
     (2) Appoint and set, within the limits established by the ((committee on agency officials' salaries)) department of personnel under RCW 43.03.028, the compensation of an executive director who shall perform such duties and have such powers as the commission may prescribe and delegate to implement and enforce this chapter efficiently and effectively. The commission shall not delegate its authority to adopt, amend, or rescind rules nor shall it delegate authority to determine whether an actual violation of this chapter has occurred or to assess penalties for such violations;
     (3) Prepare and publish such reports and technical studies as in its judgment will tend to promote the purposes of this chapter, including reports and statistics concerning campaign financing, lobbying, financial interests of elected officials, and enforcement of this chapter;
     (4) Make from time to time, on its own motion, audits and field investigations;
     (5) Make public the time and date of any formal hearing set to determine whether a violation has occurred, the question or questions to be considered, and the results thereof;
     (6) Administer oaths and affirmations, issue subpoenas, and compel attendance, take evidence and require the production of any books, papers, correspondence, memorandums, or other records relevant or material for the purpose of any investigation authorized under this chapter, or any other proceeding under this chapter;
     (7) Adopt and promulgate a code of fair campaign practices;
     (8) Relieve, by rule, candidates or political committees of obligations to comply with the provisions of this chapter relating to election campaigns, if they have not received contributions nor made expenditures in connection with any election campaign of more than one thousand dollars;
     (9) Adopt rules prescribing reasonable requirements for keeping accounts of and reporting on a quarterly basis costs incurred by state agencies, counties, cities, and other municipalities and political subdivisions in preparing, publishing, and distributing legislative information. The term "legislative information," for the purposes of this subsection, means books, pamphlets, reports, and other materials prepared, published, or distributed at substantial cost, a substantial purpose of which is to influence the passage or defeat of any legislation. The state auditor in his or her regular examination of each agency under chapter 43.09 RCW shall review the rules, accounts, and reports and make appropriate findings, comments, and recommendations in his or her examination reports concerning those agencies;
     (10) After hearing, by order approved and ratified by a majority of the membership of the commission, suspend or modify any of the reporting requirements of this chapter in a particular case if it finds that literal application of this chapter works a manifestly unreasonable hardship and if it also finds that the suspension or modification will not frustrate the purposes of the chapter. The commission shall find that a manifestly unreasonable hardship exists if reporting the name of an entity required to be reported under RCW 42.17.241(1)(g)(ii) would be likely to adversely affect the competitive position of any entity in which the person filing the report or any member of his or her immediate family holds any office, directorship, general partnership interest, or an ownership interest of ten percent or more. Any suspension or modification shall be only to the extent necessary to substantially relieve the hardship. The commission shall act to suspend or modify any reporting requirements only if it determines that facts exist that are clear and convincing proof of the findings required under this section. Requests for renewals of reporting modifications may be heard in a brief adjudicative proceeding as set forth in RCW 34.05.482 through 34.05.494 and in accordance with the standards established in this section. No initial request may be heard in a brief adjudicative proceeding and no request for renewal may be heard in a brief adjudicative proceeding if the initial request was granted more than three years previously or if the applicant is holding an office or position of employment different from the office or position held when the initial request was granted. The commission shall adopt administrative rules governing the proceedings. Any citizen has standing to bring an action in Thurston county superior court to contest the propriety of any order entered under this section within one year from the date of the entry of the order; and
     (11) Revise, at least once every five years but no more often than every two years, the monetary reporting thresholds and reporting code values of this chapter. The revisions shall be only for the purpose of recognizing economic changes as reflected by an inflationary index recommended by the office of financial management. The revisions shall be guided by the change in the index for the period commencing with the month of December preceding the last revision and concluding with the month of December preceding the month the revision is adopted. As to each of the three general categories of this chapter (reports of campaign finance, reports of lobbyist activity, and reports of the financial affairs of elected and appointed officials), the revisions shall equally affect all thresholds within each category. Revisions shall be adopted as rules under chapter 34.05 RCW. The first revision authorized by this subsection shall reflect economic changes from the time of the last legislative enactment affecting the respective code or threshold through December 1985;
     (12) Develop and provide to filers a system for certification of reports required under this chapter which are transmitted by facsimile or electronically to the commission. Implementation of the program is contingent on the availability of funds.

Sec. 14   RCW 43.03.040 and 1993 sp.s. c 24 s 914 are each amended to read as follows:
     The directors of the several departments and members of the several boards and commissions, whose salaries are fixed by the governor and the chief executive officers of the agencies named in RCW 43.03.028(((2))) (1) as now or hereafter amended shall each severally receive such salaries, payable in monthly installments, as shall be fixed by the governor or the appropriate salary fixing authority, in an amount not to exceed the recommendations of the ((committee on agency officials' salaries. Beginning July 1, 1993, through June 30, 1995, the salary paid to such directors and members of boards and commissions shall not exceed the amount paid as of April 1, 1993)) department of personnel.

Airport Impact Mitigation Advisory Board

Sec. 15   RCW 43.63A.760 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 26 s 928 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The airport impact mitigation account is created in the custody of the state treasury. Moneys deposited in the account, including moneys received from the port of Seattle for purposes of this section, may be used only for airport mitigation purposes as provided in this section. Only the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
     (2) The department of community, trade, and economic development shall establish a competitive process to prioritize applications for airport impact mitigation assistance through the account created in subsection (1) of this section. The department shall conduct a solicitation of project applications in the airport impact area as defined in subsection (((4))) (3) of this section. Eligible applicants include public entities such as cities, counties, schools, parks, fire districts, and shall include organizations eligible to apply for grants under RCW 43.63A.125. The department of community, trade, and economic development shall evaluate and rank applications ((in conjunction with the airport impact mitigation advisory board established in subsection (3) of this section)) using objective criteria developed by the department ((in conjunction with the airport impact mitigation advisory board)). At a minimum, the criteria must consider: The extent to which the applicant is impacted by the airport; and the other resources available to the applicant to mitigate the impact, including other mitigation funds. The director of the department of community, trade, and economic development shall award grants annually to the extent funds are available in the account created in subsection (1) of this section.
     (3) ((The director of the department of community, trade, and economic development shall establish the airport impact mitigation advisory board comprised of persons in the airport impact area to assist the director in developing criteria and ranking applications under this section. The advisory board shall include representation of local governments, the public in general, businesses, schools, community services organizations, parks and recreational activities, and others at the discretion of the director. The advisory board shall be weighted toward those communities closest to the airport that are more adversely impacted by airport activities.
     (4)
)) The airport impact area includes the incorporated areas of Burien, Normandy Park, Des Moines, SeaTac, Tukwilla, Kent, and Federal Way, and the unincorporated portion of west King county.
     (((5))) (4) The department of community, trade, and economic development shall report on its activities related to the account created in this section by January 1, 2004, and each January 1st thereafter.

Athletic Training Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 16   RCW 18.250.030 (Athletic training advisory committee) and 2007 c 253 s 4 are each repealed.

Sec. 17   RCW 18.250.010 and 2007 c 253 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Athlete" means a person who participates in exercise, recreation, sport, or games requiring physical strength, range-of-motion, flexibility, body awareness and control, speed, stamina, or agility, and the exercise, recreation, sports, or games are of a type conducted in association with an educational institution or professional, amateur, or recreational sports club or organization.
     (2) "Athletic injury" means an injury or condition sustained by an athlete that affects the person's participation or performance in exercise, recreation, sport, or games and the injury or condition is within the professional preparation and education of an athletic trainer.
     (3) "Athletic trainer" means a person who is licensed under this chapter. An athletic trainer can practice athletic training through the consultation, referral, or guidelines of a licensed health care provider working within their scope of practice.
     (4)(a) "Athletic training" means the application of the following principles and methods as provided by a licensed athletic trainer:
     (i) Risk management and prevention of athletic injuries through preactivity screening and evaluation, educational programs, physical conditioning and reconditioning programs, application of commercial products, use of protective equipment, promotion of healthy behaviors, and reduction of environmental risks;
     (ii) Recognition, evaluation, and assessment of athletic injuries by obtaining a history of the athletic injury, inspection and palpation of the injured part and associated structures, and performance of specific testing techniques related to stability and function to determine the extent of an injury;
     (iii) Immediate care of athletic injuries, including emergency medical situations through the application of first-aid and emergency procedures and techniques for nonlife-threatening or life-threatening athletic injuries;
     (iv) Treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning of athletic injuries through the application of physical agents and modalities, therapeutic activities and exercise, standard reassessment techniques and procedures, commercial products, and educational programs, in accordance with guidelines established with a licensed health care provider as provided in RCW 18.250.070; and
     (v) Referral of an athlete to an appropriately licensed health care provider if the athletic injury requires further definitive care or the injury or condition is outside an athletic trainer's scope of practice, in accordance with RCW 18.250.070.
     (b) "Athletic training" does not include:
     (i) The use of spinal adjustment or manipulative mobilization of the spine and its immediate articulations;
     (ii) Orthotic or prosthetic services with the exception of evaluation, measurement, fitting, and adjustment of temporary, prefabricated or direct-formed orthosis as defined in chapter 18.200 RCW;
     (iii) The practice of occupational therapy as defined in chapter 18.59 RCW;
     (iv) The practice of acupuncture as defined in chapter 18.06 RCW;
     (v) Any medical diagnosis; and
     (vi) Prescribing legend drugs or controlled substances, or surgery.
     (5) (("Committee" means the athletic training advisory committee.
     (6)
)) "Department" means the department of health.
     (((7))) (6) "Licensed health care provider" means a physician, physician assistant, osteopathic physician, osteopathic physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, naturopath, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, massage practitioner, acupuncturist, occupational therapist, or podiatric physician and surgeon.
     (((8))) (7) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee.

Sec. 18   RCW 18.250.020 and 2007 c 253 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary may:
     (a) Adopt rules, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, necessary to implement this chapter;
     (b) Establish all license, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250;
     (c) Establish forms and procedures necessary to administer this chapter;
     (d) Establish administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280. All fees collected under this section must be credited to the health professions account as required under RCW 43.70.320;
     (e) Develop and administer, or approve, or both, examinations to applicants for a license under this chapter;
     (f) Issue a license to any applicant who has met the education, training, and examination requirements for licensure and deny a license to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications for licensure. However, denial of licenses based on unprofessional conduct or impaired practice is governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;
     (g) ((In consultation with the committee,)) Approve examinations prepared or administered by private testing agencies or organizations for use by an applicant in meeting the licensing requirements under RCW 18.250.060;
     (h) Determine which states have credentialing requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state, and issue licenses to individuals credentialed in those states that have successfully fulfilled the requirements of RCW 18.250.080;
     (i) Hire clerical, administrative, and investigative staff as needed to implement and administer this chapter;
     (j) Maintain the official department record of all applicants and licensees; and
     (k) Establish requirements and procedures for an inactive license.
     (2) The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.

Sec. 19   RCW 18.250.060 and 2007 c 253 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     An applicant for an athletic trainer license must:
     (1) Have received a bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited four-year college or university that meets the academic standards of athletic training, accepted by the secretary((, as advised by the committee));
     (2) Have successfully completed an examination administered or approved by the secretary((, in consultation with the committee)); and
     (3) Submit an application on forms prescribed by the secretary and pay the licensure fee required under this chapter.

Basic Health Advisory Committee

Sec. 20   RCW 70.47.040 and 1993 c 492 s 211 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The Washington basic health plan is created as a program within the Washington state health care authority. The administrative head and appointing authority of the plan shall be the administrator of the Washington state health care authority. The administrator shall appoint a medical director. The medical director and up to five other employees of the plan shall be exempt from the civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW.
     (2) The administrator shall employ such other staff as are necessary to fulfill the responsibilities and duties of the administrator, such staff to be subject to the civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW. In addition, the administrator may contract with third parties for services necessary to carry out its activities where this will promote economy, avoid duplication of effort, and make best use of available expertise. Any such contractor or consultant shall be prohibited from releasing, publishing, or otherwise using any information made available to it under its contractual responsibility without specific permission of the plan. The administrator may call upon other agencies of the state to provide available information as necessary to assist the administrator in meeting its responsibilities under this chapter, which information shall be supplied as promptly as circumstances permit.
     (3) The administrator may appoint such technical or advisory committees as he or she deems necessary. ((The administrator shall appoint a standing technical advisory committee that is representative of health care professionals, health care providers, and those directly involved in the purchase, provision, or delivery of health care services, as well as consumers and those knowledgeable of the ethical issues involved with health care public policy. Individuals appointed to any technical or other advisory committee shall serve without compensation for their services as members, but may be reimbursed for their travel expenses pursuant to RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.))
     (4) The administrator may apply for, receive, and accept grants, gifts, and other payments, including property and service, from any governmental or other public or private entity or person, and may make arrangements as to the use of these receipts, including the undertaking of special studies and other projects relating to health care costs and access to health care.
     (5) Whenever feasible, the administrator shall reduce the administrative cost of operating the program by adopting joint policies or procedures applicable to both the basic health plan and employee health plans.

Breast and Cervical Cancer Medical Advisory Committee

Sec. 21   RCW 43.70.665 and 2006 c 55 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The legislature finds that Washington state has the highest incidence of breast cancer in the nation. Despite this, mortality rates from breast cancer have declined due largely to early screening and detection. Invasive cervical cancer is the most preventable type of cancer. The Pap test, used to detect early signs of this disease, has been called "medicine's most successful screening test." Applied consistently, invasive cervical cancer could nearly be eliminated. The legislature further finds that increasing access to breast and cervical cancer screening is critical to reducing incidence and mortality rates, and eliminating the disparities of this disease in women in Washington state. Furthermore, the legislature finds there is a need for a permanent program providing early detection and screening to the women and families of Washington state.
     It is the intent of the legislature to establish an early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program as a voluntary screening program directed at reducing mortalities through early detection to be offered to eligible women only as funds are available.
     (2) As used in this section:
     (a) "Eligible woman" means a woman who is age forty to sixty-four, and whose income is at or below two hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty level, as published annually by the federal department of health and human services. Priority enrollment shall be given to women as defined by the federal national breast and cervical cancer early detection program, under P.L. 101-354.
     (b) "Approved providers" means those state-supported health providers, radiology facilities, and cytological laboratories that are recognized by the department as meeting the minimum program policies and procedures adopted by the department to qualify under the federal national breast and cervical cancer early detection program, and are designated as eligible for funding by the department.
     (c) "Comprehensive" means a screening program that focuses on breast and cervical cancer screening as a preventive health measure, and includes diagnostic and case management services.
     (3) The department of health is authorized to administer a state-supported early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program to assist eligible women with preventive health services. To the extent of available funding, eligible women may be enrolled in the early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program and additional eligible women may be enrolled to the extent that grants and contributions from community sources provide sufficient funds for expanding the program.
     (4) Funds appropriated for the state program shall be used only to operate early detection breast and cervical cancer screening programs that have been approved by the department, or to increase access to existing state-approved programs, and shall not supplant federally supported breast and cervical cancer early detection programs.
     (5) Enrollment in the early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program shall not result in expenditures that exceed the amount that has been appropriated for the program in the operating budget. If it appears that continued enrollment will result in expenditures exceeding the appropriated level for a particular fiscal year, the department may freeze new enrollment in the program. Nothing in this section prevents the department from continuing enrollment in the program if there are adequate private or public funds in addition to those appropriated in the biennial budget to support the cost of such enrollment.
     (((6) The department shall establish a medical advisory committee composed of interested medical professionals and consumer liaisons with expertise in a variety of areas relevant to breast and cervical health to provide expert medical advice and guidance. The medical advisory committee shall address national, state, and local concerns regarding best practices in the field of early prevention and detection for breast and cervical cancer and assist the early detection breast and cervical cancer screening program in implementing program policy that follows the best practices of high quality health care for clinical, diagnostic, pathologic, radiological, and oncology services.))

Chemical Dependency Certification Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 22   RCW 18.205.080 (Chemical dependency certification advisory committee -- Composition -- Terms) and 1998 c 243 s 8 are each repealed.

Sec. 23   RCW 18.205.020 and 2008 c 135 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Certification" means a voluntary process recognizing an individual who qualifies by examination and meets established educational prerequisites, and which protects the title of practice.
     (2) "Certified chemical dependency professional" means an individual certified in chemical dependency counseling, under this chapter.
     (3) "Certified chemical dependency professional trainee" means an individual working toward the education and experience requirements for certification as a chemical dependency professional.
     (4) "Chemical dependency counseling" means employing the core competencies of chemical dependency counseling to assist or attempt to assist an alcohol or drug addicted person to develop and maintain abstinence from alcohol and other mood-altering drugs.
     (5) (("Committee" means the chemical dependency certification advisory committee established under this chapter.
     (6)
)) "Core competencies of chemical dependency counseling" means competency in the nationally recognized knowledge, skills, and attitudes of professional practice, including assessment and diagnosis of chemical dependency, chemical dependency treatment planning and referral, patient and family education in the disease of chemical dependency, individual and group counseling with alcoholic and drug addicted individuals, relapse prevention counseling, and case management, all oriented to assist alcoholic and drug addicted patients to achieve and maintain abstinence from mood-altering substances and develop independent support systems.
     (((7))) (6) "Department" means the department of health.
     (((8))) (7) "Health profession" means a profession providing health services regulated under the laws of this state.
     (((9))) (8) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee.

Sec. 24   RCW 18.205.060 and 1998 c 243 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary has the authority to:
     (1) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter((, in consultation with the committee));
     (2) Establish all certification, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250;
     (3) Establish forms and procedures necessary to administer this chapter;
     (4) Issue certificates to applicants who have met the education, training, and examination requirements for certification and to deny certification to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications, except that proceedings concerning the denial of certification based upon unprofessional conduct or impairment shall be governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;
     (5) Hire clerical, administrative, investigative, and other staff as needed to implement this chapter, and hire individuals certified under this chapter to serve as examiners for any practical examinations;
     (6) Determine minimum education requirements and evaluate and designate those educational programs that will be accepted as proof of eligibility to take a qualifying examination for applicants for certification;
     (7) Prepare, grade, and administer, or determine the nature of, and supervise the grading and administration of, examinations for applicants for certification;
     (8) Determine whether alternative methods of training are equivalent to formal education, and establish forms, procedures, and criteria for evaluation of an applicant's alternative training to determine the applicant's eligibility to take any qualifying examination;
     (9) Determine which states have credentialing requirements equivalent to those of this state, and issue certificates to individuals credentialed in those states without examinations;
     (10) Define and approve any experience requirement for certification;
     (11) Implement and administer a program for consumer education;
     (12) Adopt rules implementing a continuing competency program;
     (13) Maintain the official department record of all applicants and certificated individuals;
     (14) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure; and
     (15) Establish disclosure requirements.

Children of Incarcerated Parents Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 25   RCW 43.63A.068 (Advisory committee on policies and programs for children and families with incarcerated parents -- Funding for programs and services) and 2007 c 384 s 6 are each repealed.

Sec. 26   RCW 28A.300.520 and 2007 c 384 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The superintendent of public instruction shall review current policies and assess the adequacy and availability of programs targeted at children who have a parent who is incarcerated in a department of corrections facility. The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt policies that support the children of incarcerated parents and meet their needs with the goal of facilitating normal child development, including maintaining adequate academic progress, while reducing intergenerational incarceration.
     (2) ((The superintendent shall conduct the following activities)) To assist in implementing the requirements of subsection (1) of this section((:
     (a)
)), the superintendent shall gather information and data on the students who are the children of inmates incarcerated in department of corrections facilities((; and
     (b) Participate in the children of incarcerated parents advisory committee and report information obtained under this section to the advisory committee
)).

Sec. 27   RCW 43.215.065 and 2007 c 384 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) The director of the department of early learning shall review current department policies and assess the adequacy and availability of programs targeted at persons who receive assistance who are the children and families of a person who is incarcerated in a department of corrections facility. Great attention shall be focused on programs and policies affecting foster youth who have a parent who is incarcerated.
     (b) The director shall adopt policies that support the children of incarcerated parents and meet their needs with the goal of facilitating normal child development, while reducing intergenerational incarceration.
     (2) ((The director shall conduct the following activities)) To assist in implementing the requirements of subsection (1) of this section((:
     (a)
)), the director shall gather information and data on the recipients of assistance who are the children and families of inmates incarcerated in department of corrections facilities((; and
     (b) Participate in the children of incarcerated parents advisory committee and report information obtained under this section to the advisory committee
)).

Sec. 28   RCW 72.09.495 and 2007 c 384 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The secretary of corrections shall review current department policies and assess the following:
     (a) The impact of existing policies on the ability of offenders to maintain familial contact and engagement between inmates and children; and
     (b) The adequacy and availability of programs targeted at inmates with children.
     (2) The secretary shall adopt policies that encourage familial contact and engagement between inmates and their children with the goal of reducing recidivism and intergenerational incarceration. Programs and policies should take into consideration the children's need to maintain contact with his or her parent and the inmate's ability to develop plans to financially support their children, assist in reunification when appropriate, and encourage the improvement of parenting skills where needed.
     (3) The department shall conduct the following activities to assist in implementing the requirements of subsection (1) of this section:
     (a) Gather information and data on the families of inmates, particularly the children of incarcerated parents; and
     (b) Evaluate data to determine the impact on recidivism and intergenerational incarceration((; and
     (c) Participate in the children of incarcerated parents advisory committee and report information obtained under this section to the advisory committee
)).

Sec. 29   RCW 74.04.800 and 2007 c 384 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) The secretary of social and health services shall review current department policies and assess the adequacy and availability of programs targeted at persons who receive services through the department who are the children and families of a person who is incarcerated in a department of corrections facility. Great attention shall be focused on programs and policies affecting foster youth who have a parent who is incarcerated.
     (b) The secretary shall adopt policies that encourage familial contact and engagement between inmates of the department of corrections facilities and their children with the goal of facilitating normal child development, while reducing recidivism and intergenerational incarceration. Programs and policies should take into consideration the children's need to maintain contact with his or her parent, the inmate's ability to develop plans to financially support their children, assist in reunification when appropriate, and encourage the improvement of parenting skills where needed. The programs and policies should also meet the needs of the child while the parent is incarcerated.
     (2) ((The secretary shall conduct the following activities)) To assist in implementing the requirements of subsection (1) of this section((:
     (a)
)), the secretary shall gather information and data on the recipients of public assistance, or children in the care of the state under chapter 13.34 RCW, who are the children and families of inmates incarcerated in department of corrections facilities((; and
     (b) Participate in the children of incarcerated parents advisory committee and report information obtained under this section to the advisory committee
)).

Children of Color

Sec. 30   2007 c 465 s 3 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
     This act expires June 30, ((2014)) 2010.

Children's Services Advisory Committee

Sec. 31   RCW 74.13.031 and 2008 c 267 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall have the duty to provide child welfare services and shall:
     (1) Develop, administer, supervise, and monitor a coordinated and comprehensive plan that establishes, aids, and strengthens services for the protection and care of runaway, dependent, or neglected children.
     (2) Within available resources, recruit an adequate number of prospective adoptive and foster homes, both regular and specialized, i.e. homes for children of ethnic minority, including Indian homes for Indian children, sibling groups, handicapped and emotionally disturbed, teens, pregnant and parenting teens, and annually report to the governor and the legislature concerning the department's success in: (a) Meeting the need for adoptive and foster home placements; (b) reducing the foster parent turnover rate; (c) completing home studies for legally free children; and (d) implementing and operating the passport program required by RCW 74.13.285. The report shall include a section entitled "Foster Home Turn-Over, Causes and Recommendations."
     (3) Investigate complaints of any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, or sexual abuse or exploitation, or that presents an imminent risk of serious harm, and on the basis of the findings of such investigation, offer child welfare services in relation to the problem to such parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis, and/or bring the situation to the attention of an appropriate court, or another community agency. An investigation is not required of nonaccidental injuries which are clearly not the result of a lack of care or supervision by the child's parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis. If the investigation reveals that a crime against a child may have been committed, the department shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency.
     (4) Offer, on a voluntary basis, family reconciliation services to families who are in conflict.
     (5) Monitor placements of children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies to assure the safety, well-being, and quality of care being provided is within the scope of the intent of the legislature as defined in RCW 74.13.010 and 74.15.010. The policy for monitoring placements under this section shall require that children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies and their caregivers receive a private and individual face-to-face visit each month.
     (a) The department shall conduct the monthly visits with children and caregivers required under this section unless the child's placement is being supervised under a contract between the department and a private agency accredited by a national child welfare accrediting entity, in which case the private agency shall, within existing resources, conduct the monthly visits with the child and with the child's caregiver according to the standards described in this subsection and shall provide the department with a written report of the visits within fifteen days of completing the visits.
     (b) In cases where the monthly visits required under this subsection are being conducted by a private agency, the department shall conduct a face-to-face health and safety visit with the child at least once every ninety days.
     (6) Have authority to accept custody of children from parents and to accept custody of children from juvenile courts, where authorized to do so under law, to provide child welfare services including placement for adoption, to provide for the routine and necessary medical, dental, and mental health care, or necessary emergency care of the children, and to provide for the physical care of such children and make payment of maintenance costs if needed. Except where required by Public Law 95-608 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1915), no private adoption agency which receives children for adoption from the department shall discriminate on the basis of race, creed, or color when considering applications in their placement for adoption.
     (7) Have authority to provide temporary shelter to children who have run away from home and who are admitted to crisis residential centers.
     (8) Have authority to purchase care for children; and shall follow in general the policy of using properly approved private agency services for the actual care and supervision of such children insofar as they are available, paying for care of such children as are accepted by the department as eligible for support at reasonable rates established by the department.
     (9) ((Establish a children's services advisory committee which shall assist the secretary in the development of a partnership plan for utilizing resources of the public and private sectors, and advise on all matters pertaining to child welfare, licensing of child care agencies, adoption, and services related thereto. At least one member shall represent the adoption community.
     (10)
))(a) Have authority to provide continued foster care or group care as needed to participate in or complete a high school or vocational school program.
     (b)(i) Beginning in 2006, the department has the authority to allow up to fifty youth reaching age eighteen to continue in foster care or group care as needed to participate in or complete a posthigh school academic or vocational program, and to receive necessary support and transition services.
     (ii) In 2007 and 2008, the department has the authority to allow up to fifty additional youth per year reaching age eighteen to remain in foster care or group care as provided in (b)(i) of this subsection.
     (iii) A youth who remains eligible for such placement and services pursuant to department rules may continue in foster care or group care until the youth reaches his or her twenty-first birthday. Eligibility requirements shall include active enrollment in a posthigh school academic or vocational program and maintenance of a 2.0 grade point average.
     (((11))) (10) Refer cases to the division of child support whenever state or federal funds are expended for the care and maintenance of a child, including a child with a developmental disability who is placed as a result of an action under chapter 13.34 RCW, unless the department finds that there is good cause not to pursue collection of child support against the parent or parents of the child. Cases involving individuals age eighteen through twenty shall not be referred to the division of child support unless required by federal law.
     (((12))) (11) Have authority within funds appropriated for foster care services to purchase care for Indian children who are in the custody of a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribally licensed child-placing agency pursuant to parental consent, tribal court order, or state juvenile court order; and the purchase of such care shall be subject to the same eligibility standards and rates of support applicable to other children for whom the department purchases care.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of RCW 13.32A.170 through 13.32A.200 and 74.13.032 through 74.13.036, or of this section all services to be provided by the department of social and health services under subsections (4), (6), and (7) of this section, subject to the limitations of these subsections, may be provided by any program offering such services funded pursuant to Titles II and III of the federal juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act of 1974.
     (((13))) (12) Within amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, provide preventive services to families with children that prevent or shorten the duration of an out-of-home placement.
     (((14))) (13) Have authority to provide independent living services to youths, including individuals who have attained eighteen years of age, and have not attained twenty-one years of age who are or have been in foster care.
     (((15))) (14) Consult at least quarterly with foster parents, including members of the foster parent association of Washington state, for the purpose of receiving information and comment regarding how the department is performing the duties and meeting the obligations specified in this section and RCW 74.13.250 and 74.13.320 regarding the recruitment of foster homes, reducing foster parent turnover rates, providing effective training for foster parents, and administering a coordinated and comprehensive plan that strengthens services for the protection of children. Consultation shall occur at the regional and statewide levels.

Sec. 32   RCW 74.15.030 and 2007 c 387 s 5 and 2007 c 17 s 14 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     The secretary shall have the power and it shall be the secretary's duty:
     (1) ((In consultation with the children's services advisory committee, and)) With the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to designate categories of facilities for which separate or different requirements shall be developed as may be appropriate whether because of variations in the ages, sex and other characteristics of persons served, variations in the purposes and services offered or size or structure of the agencies to be licensed hereunder, or because of any other factor relevant thereto;
     (2) ((In consultation with the children's services advisory committee, and)) With the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to adopt and publish minimum requirements for licensing applicable to each of the various categories of agencies to be licensed.
     The minimum requirements shall be limited to:
     (a) The size and suitability of a facility and the plan of operation for carrying out the purpose for which an applicant seeks a license;
     (b) Obtaining background information and any out-of-state equivalent, to determine whether the applicant or service provider is disqualified and to determine the character, competence, and suitability of an agency, the agency's employees, volunteers, and other persons associated with an agency;
     (c) Conducting background checks for those who will or may have unsupervised access to children, expectant mothers, or individuals with a developmental disability;
     (d) Obtaining child protective services information or records maintained in the department case management information system. No unfounded allegation of child abuse or neglect as defined in RCW 26.44.020 may be disclosed to a child-placing agency, private adoption agency, or any other provider licensed under this chapter;
     (e) Submitting a fingerprint-based background check through the Washington state patrol under chapter 10.97 RCW and through the federal bureau of investigation for:
     (i) Agencies and their staff, volunteers, students, and interns when the agency is seeking license or relicense;
     (ii) Foster care and adoption placements; and
     (iii) Any adult living in a home where a child may be placed;
     (f) If any adult living in the home has not resided in the state of Washington for the preceding five years, the department shall review any child abuse and neglect registries maintained by any state where the adult has resided over the preceding five years;
     (g) The cost of fingerprint background check fees will be paid as required in RCW 43.43.837;
     (h) National and state background information must be used solely for the purpose of determining eligibility for a license and for determining the character, suitability, and competence of those persons or agencies, excluding parents, not required to be licensed who are authorized to care for children or expectant mothers;
     (i) The number of qualified persons required to render the type of care and treatment for which an agency seeks a license;
     (j) The safety, cleanliness, and general adequacy of the premises to provide for the comfort, care and well-being of children, expectant mothers or developmentally disabled persons;
     (k) The provision of necessary care, including food, clothing, supervision and discipline; physical, mental and social well-being; and educational, recreational and spiritual opportunities for those served;
     (l) The financial ability of an agency to comply with minimum requirements established pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031; and
     (m) The maintenance of records pertaining to the admission, progress, health and discharge of persons served;
     (3) To investigate any person, including relatives by blood or marriage except for parents, for character, suitability, and competence in the care and treatment of children, expectant mothers, and developmentally disabled persons prior to authorizing that person to care for children, expectant mothers, and developmentally disabled persons. However, if a child is placed with a relative under RCW 13.34.065 or 13.34.130, and if such relative appears otherwise suitable and competent to provide care and treatment the criminal history background check required by this section need not be completed before placement, but shall be completed as soon as possible after placement;
     (4) On reports of alleged child abuse and neglect, to investigate agencies in accordance with chapter 26.44 RCW, including child day-care centers and family day-care homes, to determine whether the alleged abuse or neglect has occurred, and whether child protective services or referral to a law enforcement agency is appropriate;
     (5) To issue, revoke, or deny licenses to agencies pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031. Licenses shall specify the category of care which an agency is authorized to render and the ages, sex and number of persons to be served;
     (6) To prescribe the procedures and the form and contents of reports necessary for the administration of chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 and to require regular reports from each licensee;
     (7) To inspect agencies periodically to determine whether or not there is compliance with chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 and the requirements adopted hereunder;
     (8) To review requirements adopted hereunder at least every two years and to adopt appropriate changes after consultation with affected groups for child day-care requirements and ((with the children's services advisory committee)) for requirements for other agencies; and
     (9) To consult with public and private agencies in order to help them improve their methods and facilities for the care of children, expectant mothers and developmentally disabled persons.

Sec. 33   RCW 74.15.050 and 1995 c 369 s 62 are each amended to read as follows:
     The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty:
     (1) ((In consultation with the children's services advisory committee and)) With the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to adopt recognized minimum standard requirements pertaining to each category of agency established pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031, except foster-family homes and child-placing agencies, necessary to protect all persons residing therein from fire hazards;
     (2) To make or cause to be made such inspections and investigations of agencies, other than foster-family homes or child-placing agencies, as he or she deems necessary;
     (3) To make a periodic review of requirements under RCW 74.15.030(7) and to adopt necessary changes after consultation as required in subsection (1) of this section;
     (4) To issue to applicants for licenses hereunder, other than foster-family homes or child-placing agencies, who comply with the requirements, a certificate of compliance, a copy of which shall be presented to the department of social and health services before a license shall be issued, except that ((a provisional)) an initial license may be issued as provided in RCW 74.15.120.

Sec. 34   RCW 74.15.060 and 1991 c 3 s 376 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary of health shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty:
     ((In consultation with the children's services advisory committee and)) With the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to develop minimum requirements pertaining to each category of agency established pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031, necessary to promote the health of all persons residing therein.
     The secretary of health or the city, county, or district health department designated by the secretary shall have the power and the duty:
     (1) To make or cause to be made such inspections and investigations of agencies as may be deemed necessary; and
     (2) To issue to applicants for licenses hereunder who comply with the requirements adopted hereunder, a certificate of compliance, a copy of which shall be presented to the department of social and health services before a license shall be issued, except that ((a provisional)) an initial license may be issued as provided in RCW 74.15.120.

Combined Fund Drive Committee

Sec. 35   RCW 41.04.033 and 2003 c 205 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director of the department of personnel is authorized to adopt rules, after consultation with state agencies, institutions of higher education, and employee organizations((, to create a Washington state combined fund drive committee, and)) for the operation of the Washington state combined fund drive.

Sec. 36   RCW 41.04.0331 and 2003 c 205 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     To operate the Washington state combined fund ((drive's powers and duties include)) drive program, the director of the department of personnel or his or her designee may but ((are)) is not limited to the following:
     (1) Raising money for charity, and reducing the disruption to government caused by multiple fund drives;
     (2) Establishing criteria by which a public or private nonprofit organization may participate in the combined fund drive;
     (3) Engaging in or encouraging fund-raising activities including the solicitation and acceptance of charitable gifts, grants, and donations from state employees, retired public employees, corporations, foundations, and other individuals for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the Washington state combined fund drive;
     (4) Requesting the appointment of employees from state agencies and institutions of higher education to lead and manage workplace charitable giving campaigns within state government;
     (5) Engaging in educational activities, including classes, exhibits, seminars, workshops, and conferences, related to the basic purpose of the combined fund drive;
     (6) Engaging in appropriate fund-raising and advertising activities for the support of the administrative duties of the Washington state combined fund drive; and
     (7) Charging an administrative fee to the beneficiaries of the Washington state combined fund drive to fund the administrative duties of the Washington state combined fund drive.
     Activities of the Washington state combined fund drive shall not result in direct commercial solicitation of state employees, or a benefit or advantage that would violate one or more provisions of chapter 42.52 RCW. This section does not authorize individual state agencies to enter into contracts or partnerships unless otherwise authorized by law.

Sec. 37   RCW 41.04.0332 and 2003 c 205 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((Washington state combined fund drive committee)) department of personnel may enter into contracts and partnerships with private institutions, persons, firms, or corporations for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the Washington state combined fund drive. Activities of the Washington state combined fund drive shall not result in direct commercial solicitation of state employees, or a benefit or advantage that would violate one or more provisions of chapter 42.52 RCW. This section does not authorize individual state agencies to enter into contracts or partnerships unless otherwise authorized by law.

Board of Law Enforcement Training Standards
and Board on Correctional Training Standards

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 38   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 43.101.310 (Board on law enforcement training standards and education -- Board on correctional training standards -- Created -- Purpose) and 1997 c 351 s 2;
     (2) RCW 43.101.315 (Boards -- Membership) and 1997 c 351 s 3;
     (3) RCW 43.101.320 (Boards -- Terms of members) and 1997 c 351 s 4;
     (4) RCW 43.101.325 (Termination of membership upon termination of qualifying office or employment) and 1997 c 351 s 5;
     (5) RCW 43.101.330 (Boards -- Chairs -- Quorum) and 1997 c 351 s 6;
     (6) RCW 43.101.335 (Boards -- Travel expenses) and 1997 c 351 s 7;
     (7) RCW 43.101.340 (Boards -- Powers -- Report to commission) and 1997 c 351 s 8; and
     (8) RCW 43.101.345 (Recommendations of boards -- Review by commission) and 1997 c 351 s 9.

Sec. 39   RCW 43.101.380 and 2006 c 22 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The procedures governing adjudicative proceedings before agencies under chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act, govern hearings before the commission and govern all other actions before the commission unless otherwise provided in this chapter. The standard of proof in actions before the commission is clear, cogent, and convincing evidence.
     (2) In all hearings requested under RCW 43.101.155, a five-member hearings panel shall both hear the case and make the commission's final administrative decision. Members of the commission ((or the board on law enforcement training standards and education)) may but need not be appointed to the hearings panels. The commission shall appoint as follows two or more panels to hear appeals from decertification actions:
     (a) When a hearing is requested in relation to decertification of a Washington peace officer who is not a peace officer of the Washington state patrol, the commission shall appoint to the panel: (i) One police chief; (ii) one sheriff; (iii) two peace officers who are at or below the level of first line supervisor, who are from city or county law enforcement agencies, and who have at least ten years' experience as peace officers; and (iv) one person who is not currently a peace officer and who represents a community college or four-year college or university.
     (b) When a hearing is requested in relation to decertification of a peace officer of the Washington state patrol, the commission shall appoint to the panel: (i) Either one police chief or one sheriff; (ii) one administrator of the state patrol; (iii) one peace officer who is at or below the level of first line supervisor, who is from a city or county law enforcement agency, and who has at least ten years' experience as a peace officer; (iv) one state patrol officer who is at or below the level of first line supervisor, and who has at least ten years' experience as a peace officer; and (v) one person who is not currently a peace officer and who represents a community college or four-year college or university.
     (c) When a hearing is requested in relation to decertification of a tribal police officer, the commission shall appoint to the panel (i) either one chief or one sheriff; (ii) one tribal police chief; (iii) one peace officer who is at or below the level of first line supervisor, who is from a city or county law enforcement agency, and who has at least ten years' experience as a peace officer; (iv) one tribal police officer who is at or below the level of first line supervisor, and who has at least ten years' experience as a peace officer; and (v) one person who is not currently a peace officer and who represents a community college or four-year college or university.
     (d) Persons appointed to hearings panels by the commission shall, in relation to any decertification matter on which they sit, have the powers, duties, and immunities, and are entitled to the emoluments, including travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060, of regular commission members.
     (3) Where the charge upon which revocation or denial is based is that a peace officer was "discharged for disqualifying misconduct," and the discharge is "final," within the meaning of RCW 43.101.105(1)(d), and the officer received a civil service hearing or arbitration hearing culminating in an affirming decision following separation from service by the employer, the hearings panel may revoke or deny certification if the hearings panel determines that the discharge occurred and was based on disqualifying misconduct; the hearings panel need not redetermine the underlying facts but may make this determination based solely on review of the records and decision relating to the employment separation proceeding. However, the hearings panel may, in its discretion, consider additional evidence to determine whether such a discharge occurred and was based on such disqualifying misconduct. The hearings panel shall, upon written request by the subject peace officer, allow the peace officer to present additional evidence of extenuating circumstances.
     Where the charge upon which revocation or denial of certification is based is that a peace officer "has been convicted at any time of a felony offense" within the meaning of RCW 43.101.105(1)(c), the hearings panel shall revoke or deny certification if it determines that the peace officer was convicted of a felony. The hearings panel need not redetermine the underlying facts but may make this determination based solely on review of the records and decision relating to the criminal proceeding. However, the hearings panel shall, upon the panel's determination of relevancy, consider additional evidence to determine whether the peace officer was convicted of a felony.
     Where the charge upon which revocation or denial is based is under RCW 43.101.105(1) (a), (b), (e), or (f), the hearings panel shall determine the underlying facts relating to the charge upon which revocation or denial of certification is based.
     (4) The commission's final administrative decision is subject to judicial review under RCW 34.05.510 through 34.05.598.

Customer Advisory Board--Department of Information Services

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 40   RCW 43.105.055 (Advisory committees--Customer advisory board) and 1999 c 80 s 7 & 1987 c 504 s 9 are each repealed.

Sec. 41   RCW 43.105.052 and 2000 c 180 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall:
     (1) Perform all duties and responsibilities the board delegates to the department, including but not limited to:
     (a) The review of agency information technology portfolios and related requests; and
     (b) Implementation of statewide and interagency policies, standards, and guidelines;
     (2) Make available information services to state agencies and local governments and public benefit nonprofit corporations on a full cost-recovery basis. For the purposes of this section "public benefit nonprofit corporation" means a public benefit nonprofit corporation as defined in RCW 24.03.005 that is receiving local, state, or federal funds either directly or through a public agency other than an Indian tribe or political subdivision of another state. These services may include, but are not limited to:
     (a) Telecommunications services for voice, data, and video;
     (b) Mainframe computing services;
     (c) Support for departmental and microcomputer evaluation, installation, and use;
     (d) Equipment acquisition assistance, including leasing, brokering, and establishing master contracts;
     (e) Facilities management services for information technology equipment, equipment repair, and maintenance service;
     (f) Negotiation with local cable companies and local governments to provide for connection to local cable services to allow for access to these public and educational channels in the state;
     (g) Office automation services;
     (h) System development services; and
     (i) Training.
     These services are for discretionary use by customers and customers may elect other alternatives for service if those alternatives are more cost-effective or provide better service. Agencies may be required to use the backbone network portions of the telecommunications services during an initial start-up period not to exceed three years;
     (3) Establish rates and fees for services provided by the department to assure that the services component of the department is self-supporting. A billing rate plan shall be developed for a two-year period to coincide with the budgeting process. The rate plan shall be subject to review at least annually by the ((customer advisory board)) office of financial management. The rate plan shall show the proposed rates by each cost center and will show the components of the rate structure as mutually determined by the department and the ((customer advisory board)) office of financial management. The same rate structure will apply to all user agencies of each cost center. The rate plan and any adjustments to rates shall be approved by the office of financial management. The services component shall not subsidize the operations of the strategic planning and policy component;
     (4) With the advice of the information services board and agencies, develop a state strategic information technology plan and performance reports as required under RCW 43.105.160;
     (5) Develop plans for the department's achievement of statewide goals and objectives set forth in the state strategic information technology plan required under RCW 43.105.160. These plans shall address such services as telecommunications, central and distributed computing, local area networks, office automation, and end user computing. The department shall seek the advice of the ((customer advisory board and the)) board in the development of these plans;
     (6) Under direction of the information services board and in collaboration with the department of personnel, and other agencies as may be appropriate, develop training plans and coordinate training programs that are responsive to the needs of agencies;
     (7) Identify opportunities for the effective use of information services and coordinate appropriate responses to those opportunities;
     (8) Assess agencies' projects, acquisitions, plans, information technology portfolios, or overall information processing performance as requested by the board, agencies, the director of financial management, or the legislature. Agencies may be required to reimburse the department for agency-requested reviews;
     (9) Develop planning, budgeting, and expenditure reporting requirements, in conjunction with the office of financial management, for agencies to follow;
     (10) Assist the office of financial management with budgetary and policy review of agency plans for information services;
     (11) Provide staff support from the strategic planning and policy component to the board for:
     (a) Meeting preparation, notices, and minutes;
     (b) Promulgation of policies, standards, and guidelines adopted by the board;
     (c) Supervision of studies and reports requested by the board;
     (d) Conducting reviews and assessments as directed by the board;
     (12) Be the lead agency in coordinating video telecommunications services for all state agencies and develop, pursuant to board policies, standards and common specifications for leased and purchased telecommunications equipment. The department shall not evaluate the merits of school curriculum, higher education course offerings, or other education and training programs proposed for transmission and/or reception using video telecommunications resources. Nothing in this section shall abrogate or abridge the legal responsibilities of licensees of telecommunications facilities as licensed by the federal communication commission on March 27, 1990; and
     (13) Perform all other matters and things necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter.

Early Intervention for Children who are Deaf
and have Hearing Loss--Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 42   RCW 70.198.010 (Findings) and 2004 c 47 s 1 are each repealed.

Eastern State Hospital Board and Western State Hospital Board

Sec. 43   RCW 72.23.025 and 2006 c 333 s 204 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It is the intent of the legislature to improve the quality of service at state hospitals, eliminate overcrowding, and more specifically define the role of the state hospitals. The legislature intends that eastern and western state hospitals shall become clinical centers for handling the most complicated long-term care needs of patients with a primary diagnosis of mental disorder. To this end, the legislature intends that funds appropriated for mental health programs, including funds for regional support networks and the state hospitals be used for persons with primary diagnosis of mental disorder. The legislature finds that establishment of ((the eastern state hospital board, the western state hospital board, and)) institutes for the study and treatment of mental disorders at both eastern state hospital and western state hospital will be instrumental in implementing the legislative intent.
     (2)(((a) The eastern state hospital board and the western state hospital board are each established. Members of the boards shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. Each board shall include:
     (i) The director of the institute for the study and treatment of mental disorders established at the hospital;
     (ii) One family member of a current or recent hospital resident;
     (iii) One consumer of services;
     (iv) One community mental health service provider;
     (v) Two citizens with no financial or professional interest in mental health services;
     (vi) One representative of the regional support network in which the hospital is located;
     (vii) One representative from the staff who is a physician;
     (viii) One representative from the nursing staff;
     (ix) One representative from the other professional staff;
     (x) One representative from the nonprofessional staff; and
     (xi) One representative of a minority community.
     (b) At least one representative listed in (a)(viii), (ix), or (x) of this subsection shall be a union member.
     (c) Members shall serve four-year terms. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 and shall receive compensation as provided in RCW 43.03.240.
     (3) The boards established under this section shall:
     (a) Monitor the operation and activities of the hospital;
     (b) Review and advise on the hospital budget;
     (c) Make recommendations to the governor and the legislature for improving the quality of service provided by the hospital;
     (d) Monitor and review the activities of the hospital in implementing the intent of the legislature set forth in this section; and
     (e) Consult with the secretary regarding persons the secretary may select as the superintendent of the hospital whenever a vacancy occurs.
     (4)
))(a) There is established at eastern state hospital and western state hospital, institutes for the study and treatment of mental disorders. The institutes shall be operated by joint operating agreements between state colleges and universities and the department of social and health services. The institutes are intended to conduct training, research, and clinical program development activities that will directly benefit ((mentally ill)) persons with mental illness who are receiving treatment in Washington state by performing the following activities:
     (i) Promote recruitment and retention of highly qualified professionals at the state hospitals and community mental health programs;
     (ii) Improve clinical care by exploring new, innovative, and scientifically based treatment models for persons presenting particularly difficult and complicated clinical syndromes;
     (iii) Provide expanded training opportunities for existing staff at the state hospitals and community mental health programs;
     (iv) Promote bilateral understanding of treatment orientation, possibilities, and challenges between state hospital professionals and community mental health professionals.
     (b) To accomplish these purposes the institutes may, within funds appropriated for this purpose:
     (i) Enter joint operating agreements with state universities or other institutions of higher education to accomplish the placement and training of students and faculty in psychiatry, psychology, social work, occupational therapy, nursing, and other relevant professions at the state hospitals and community mental health programs;
     (ii) Design and implement clinical research projects to improve the quality and effectiveness of state hospital services and operations;
     (iii) Enter into agreements with community mental health service providers to accomplish the exchange of professional staff between the state hospitals and community mental health service providers;
     (iv) Establish a student loan forgiveness and conditional scholarship program to retain qualified professionals at the state hospitals and community mental health providers when the secretary has determined a shortage of such professionals exists.
     (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the institutes may enter into agreements with the department or the state hospitals which may involve changes in staffing necessary to implement improved patient care programs contemplated by this section.
     (d) The institutes are authorized to seek and accept public or private gifts, grants, contracts, or donations to accomplish their purposes under this section.

Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Steering Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 44   RCW 70.168.020 (Steering committee--Composition -- Appointment) and 2000 c 93 s 20, 1990 c 269 s 5, & 1988 c 183 s 2 are each repealed.

Sec. 45   RCW 70.168.030 and 1998 c 245 s 117 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((Upon the recommendation of the steering committee,)) The director of the office of financial management shall contract with an independent party for an analysis of the state's trauma system.
     (2) The analysis shall contain at a minimum, the following:
     (a) The identification of components of a functional statewide trauma care system, including standards; and
     (b) An assessment of the current trauma care program compared with the functional statewide model identified in subsection (a) of this section, including an analysis of deficiencies and reasons for the deficiencies.
     (3) The analysis shall provide a design for a statewide trauma care system based on the findings of the committee under subsection (2) of this section, with a plan for phased-in implementation. The plan shall include, at a minimum, the following:
     (a) Responsibility for implementation;
     (b) Administrative authority at the state, regional, and local levels;
     (c) Facility, equipment, and personnel standards;
     (d) Triage and care criteria;
     (e) Data collection and use;
     (f) Cost containment strategies;
     (g) System evaluation; and
     (h) Projected costs.

Sec. 46   RCW 70.168.050 and 1990 c 269 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department((, in consultation with, and having solicited the advice of, the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee,)) shall establish the Washington state emergency medical services and trauma care system.
     (2) The department shall adopt rules consistent with this chapter to carry out the purpose of this chapter. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. All rules and procedures adopted by the department shall minimize paperwork and compliance requirements for facilities and other participants. The department shall assure an opportunity for consultation, review, and comment by the public and providers of emergency medical services and trauma care before adoption of rules. When developing rules to implement this chapter the department shall consider the report of the Washington state trauma project established under chapter 183, Laws of 1988. Nothing in this chapter requires the department to follow any specific recommendation in that report except as it may also be included in this chapter.
     (3) The department may apply for, receive, and accept gifts and other payments, including property and service, from any governmental or other public or private entity or person, and may make arrangements as to the use of these receipts, including any activities related to the design, maintenance, or enhancements of the emergency medical services and trauma care system in the state. The department shall make available upon request to the appropriate legislative committees information concerning the source, amount, and use of such gifts or payments.

Sec. 47   RCW 70.168.060 and 1990 c 269 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department((, in consultation with and having solicited the advice of the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee,)) shall:
     (1) Establish the following on a statewide basis:
     (a) By September 1990, minimum standards for facility, equipment, and personnel for level I, II, III, IV, and V trauma care services;
     (b) By September 1990, minimum standards for facility, equipment, and personnel for level I, I-pediatric, II, and III trauma-related rehabilitative services;
     (c) By September 1990, minimum standards for facility, equipment, and personnel for level I, II, and III pediatric trauma care services;
     (d) By September 1990, minimum standards required for verified prehospital trauma care services, including equipment and personnel;
     (e) Personnel training requirements and programs for providers of trauma care. The department shall design programs which are accessible to rural providers including on-site training;
     (f) Statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system objectives and priorities;
     (g) Minimum standards for the development of facility patient care protocols and prehospital patient care protocols and patient care procedures;
     (h) By July 1991, minimum standards for an effective emergency medical communication system;
     (i) Minimum standards for an effective emergency medical services transportation system; and
     (j) By July 1991, establish a program for emergency medical services and trauma care research and development;
     (2) Establish statewide standards, personnel training requirements and programs, system objectives and priorities, protocols and guidelines as required in subsection (1) of this section, by utilizing those standards adopted in the report of the Washington trauma advisory committee as authorized by chapter 183, Laws of 1988. In establishing standards for level IV or V trauma care services the department may adopt similar standards adopted for services provided in rural health care facilities authorized in chapter 70.175 RCW. The department may modify standards, personnel training requirements and programs, system objectives and priorities, and guidelines in rule if the department determines that such modifications are necessary to meet federal and other state requirements or are essential to allow the department and others to establish the system or should it determine that public health considerations or efficiencies in the delivery of emergency medical services and trauma care warrant such modifications;
     (3) Designate emergency medical services and trauma care planning and service regions as provided for in this chapter;
     (4) By July 1, 1992, establish the minimum and maximum number of hospitals and health care facilities in the state and within each emergency medical services and trauma care planning and service region that may provide designated trauma care services based upon approved regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans;
     (5) By July 1, 1991, establish the minimum and maximum number of prehospital providers in the state and within each emergency medical services and trauma care planning and service region that may provide verified trauma care services based upon approved regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans;
     (6) By July 1993, begin the designation of hospitals and health care facilities to provide designated trauma care services in accordance with needs identified in the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care plan;
     (7) By July 1990, adopt a format for submission of the regional plans to the department;
     (8) By July 1991, begin the review and approval of regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans;
     (9) By July 1992, prepare regional plans for those regions that do not submit a regional plan to the department that meets the requirements of this chapter;
     (10) By October 1992, prepare and implement the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system plan incorporating the regional plans;
     (11) Coordinate the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system to assure integration and smooth operation between the regions;
     (12) ((Facilitate coordination between the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee and the emergency medical services licensing and certification advisory committee;
     (13)
)) Monitor the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system;
     (((14))) (13) Conduct a study of all costs, charges, expenses, and levels of reimbursement associated with providers of trauma care services, and provide its findings and any recommendations regarding adequate and equitable reimbursement to trauma care providers to the legislature by July 1, 1991;
     (((15))) (14) Monitor the level of public and private payments made on behalf of trauma care patients to determine whether health care providers have been adequately reimbursed for the costs of care rendered such persons;
     (((16))) (15) By July 1991, design and establish the statewide trauma care registry as authorized in RCW 70.168.090 to (a) assess the effectiveness of emergency medical services and trauma care delivery, and (b) modify standards and other system requirements to improve the provision of emergency medical services and trauma care;
     (((17))) (16) By July 1991, develop patient outcome measures to assess the effectiveness of emergency medical services and trauma care in the system;
     (((18))) (17) By July 1993, develop standards for regional emergency medical services and trauma care quality assurance programs required in RCW 70.168.090;
     (((19))) (18) Administer funding allocated to the department for the purpose of creating, maintaining, or enhancing the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system; and
     (((20))) (19) By October 1990, begin coordination and development of trauma prevention and education programs.

Sec. 48   RCW 70.168.130 and 1990 c 269 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department((, with the assistance of the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee,)) shall adopt a program for the disbursement of funds for the development, implementation, and enhancement of the emergency medical services and trauma care system. Under the program, the department shall disburse funds to each emergency medical services and trauma care regional council, or their chosen fiscal agent or agents, which shall be city or county governments, stipulating the purpose for which the funds shall be expended. The regional emergency medical services and trauma care council shall use such funds to make available matching grants in an amount not to exceed fifty percent of the cost of the proposal for which the grant is made; provided, the department may waive or modify the matching requirement if it determines insufficient local funding exists and the public health and safety would be jeopardized if the proposal were not funded. Grants shall be made to any public or private nonprofit agency which, in the judgment of the regional emergency medical services and trauma care council, will best fulfill the purpose of the grant.
     (2) Grants may be awarded for any of the following purposes:
     (a) Establishment and initial development of an emergency medical services and trauma care system;
     (b) Expansion and improvement of an emergency medical services and trauma care system;
     (c) Purchase of equipment for the operation of an emergency medical services and trauma care system;
     (d) Training and continuing education of emergency medical and trauma care personnel; and
     (e) Department approved research and development activities pertaining to emergency medical services and trauma care.
     (3) Any emergency medical services agency or trauma care provider which receives a grant shall stipulate that it will:
     (a) Operate in accordance with applicable provisions and standards required under this chapter;
     (b) Provide, without prior inquiry as to ability to pay, emergency medical and trauma care to all patients requiring such care; and
     (c) Be consistent with applicable provisions of the regional emergency medical services and trauma care plan and the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system plan.

Sec. 49   RCW 18.76.050 and 1990 c 269 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary ((with the advice of the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee established under RCW 18.73.050)) shall adopt rules, under chapter 34.05 RCW, prescribing:
     (1) Standards for the operation of a poison information center;
     (2) Standards and procedures for certification, recertification and decertification of poison center medical directors and poison information specialists; and
     (3) Standards and procedures for reciprocity with other states or national certifying agencies.

Emergency Management Council

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 50   RCW 38.52.040 (Emergency management council -- Members -- Ad hoc committees -- Function as state emergency response commission -- Rules review) and 1995 c 269 s 1202, 1988 c 81 s 18, 1984 c 38 s 5, 1979 ex.s. c 57 s 8, 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 82, 1974 ex.s. c 171 s 6, & 1951 c 178 s 5 are each repealed.

Sec. 51   RCW 38.52.030 and 1997 c 49 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The director may employ such personnel and may make such expenditures within the appropriation therefor, or from other funds made available for purposes of emergency management, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
     (2) The director, subject to the direction and control of the governor, shall be responsible to the governor for carrying out the program for emergency management of this state. The director shall coordinate the activities of all organizations for emergency management within the state, and shall maintain liaison with and cooperate with emergency management agencies and organizations of other states and of the federal government, and shall have such additional authority, duties, and responsibilities authorized by this chapter, as may be prescribed by the governor.
     (3) The director shall develop and maintain a comprehensive, all-hazard emergency plan for the state which shall include an analysis of the natural, technological, or human caused hazards which could affect the state of Washington, and shall include the procedures to be used during emergencies for coordinating local resources, as necessary, and the resources of all state agencies, departments, commissions, and boards. The comprehensive emergency management plan shall direct the department in times of state emergency to administer and manage the state's emergency operations center. This will include representation from all appropriate state agencies and be available as a single point of contact for the authorizing of state resources or actions, including emergency permits. The comprehensive emergency management plan must specify the use of the incident command system for multiagency/multijurisdiction operations. The comprehensive, all-hazard emergency plan authorized under this subsection may not include preparation for emergency evacuation or relocation of residents in anticipation of nuclear attack. This plan shall be known as the comprehensive emergency management plan.
     (4) In accordance with the comprehensive emergency management plans and the programs for the emergency management of this state, the director shall procure supplies and equipment, institute training programs and public information programs, and shall take all other preparatory steps, including the partial or full mobilization of emergency management organizations in advance of actual disaster, to insure the furnishing of adequately trained and equipped forces of emergency management personnel in time of need.
     (5) The director shall make such studies and surveys of the industries, resources, and facilities in this state as may be necessary to ascertain the capabilities of the state for emergency management, and shall plan for the most efficient emergency use thereof.
     (6) ((The emergency management council shall advise the director on all aspects of the communications and warning systems and facilities operated or controlled under the provisions of this chapter.
     (7)
)) The director, through the state enhanced 911 coordinator, shall coordinate and facilitate implementation and operation of a statewide enhanced 911 emergency communications network.
     (((8))) (7) The director shall appoint a state coordinator of search and rescue operations to coordinate those state resources, services and facilities (other than those for which the state director of aeronautics is directly responsible) requested by political subdivisions in support of search and rescue operations, and on request to maintain liaison with and coordinate the resources, services, and facilities of political subdivisions when more than one political subdivision is engaged in joint search and rescue operations.
     (((9))) (8) The director, subject to the direction and control of the governor, shall prepare and administer a state program for emergency assistance to individuals within the state who are victims of a natural, technological, or human caused disaster, as defined by RCW 38.52.010(6). Such program may be integrated into and coordinated with disaster assistance plans and programs of the federal government which provide to the state, or through the state to any political subdivision thereof, services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds by way of gift, grant, or loan for purposes of assistance to individuals affected by a disaster. Further, such program may include, but shall not be limited to, grants, loans, or gifts of services, equipment, supplies, materials, or funds of the state, or any political subdivision thereof, to individuals who, as a result of a disaster, are in need of assistance and who meet standards of eligibility for disaster assistance established by the department of social and health services: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That nothing herein shall be construed in any manner inconsistent with the provisions of Article VIII, section 5 or section 7 of the Washington state Constitution.
     (((10))) (9) The director shall appoint a state coordinator for radioactive and hazardous waste emergency response programs. The coordinator shall consult with the state radiation control officer in matters relating to radioactive materials. The duties of the state coordinator for radioactive and hazardous waste emergency response programs shall include:
     (a) Assessing the current needs and capabilities of state and local radioactive and hazardous waste emergency response teams on an ongoing basis;
     (b) Coordinating training programs for state and local officials for the purpose of updating skills relating to emergency mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery;
     (c) Utilizing appropriate training programs such as those offered by the federal emergency management agency, the department of transportation and the environmental protection agency; and
     (d) Undertaking other duties in this area that are deemed appropriate by the director.

Sec. 52   RCW 38.52.070 and 1997 c 49 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Each political subdivision of this state is hereby authorized and directed to establish a local organization or to be a member of a joint local organization for emergency management in accordance with the state comprehensive emergency management plan and program: PROVIDED, That a political subdivision proposing such establishment shall submit its plan and program for emergency management to the state director and secure his or her recommendations thereon, and verification of consistency with the state comprehensive emergency management plan, in order that the plan of the local organization for emergency management may be coordinated with the plan and program of the state. Local comprehensive emergency management plans must specify the use of the incident command system for multiagency/multijurisdiction operations. No political subdivision may be required to include in its plan provisions for the emergency evacuation or relocation of residents in anticipation of nuclear attack. ((If the director's recommendations are adverse to the plan as submitted, and, if the local organization does not agree to the director's recommendations for modification to the proposal, the matter shall be referred to the council for final action.)) The director may authorize two or more political subdivisions to join in the establishment and operation of a joint local organization for emergency management as circumstances may warrant, in which case each political subdivision shall contribute to the cost of emergency management upon such fair and equitable basis as may be determined upon by the executive heads of the constituent subdivisions. If in any case the executive heads cannot agree upon the proper division of cost the matter shall be referred to the ((council)) director for arbitration and its decision shall be final. When two or more political subdivisions join in the establishment and operation of a joint local organization for emergency management each shall pay its share of the cost into a special pooled fund to be administered by the treasurer of the most populous subdivision, which fund shall be known as the . . . . . . emergency management fund. Each local organization or joint local organization for emergency management shall have a director who shall be appointed by the executive head of the political subdivision, and who shall have direct responsibility for the organization, administration, and operation of such local organization for emergency management, subject to the direction and control of such executive officer or officers. In the case of a joint local organization for emergency management, the director shall be appointed by the joint action of the executive heads of the constituent political subdivisions. Each local organization or joint local organization for emergency management shall perform emergency management functions within the territorial limits of the political subdivision within which it is organized, and, in addition, shall conduct such functions outside of such territorial limits as may be required pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
     (2) In carrying out the provisions of this chapter each political subdivision, in which any disaster as described in RCW 38.52.020 occurs, shall have the power to enter into contracts and incur obligations necessary to combat such disaster, protecting the health and safety of persons and property, and providing emergency assistance to the victims of such disaster. Each political subdivision is authorized to exercise the powers vested under this section in the light of the exigencies of an extreme emergency situation without regard to time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law (excepting mandatory constitutional requirements), including, but not limited to, budget law limitations, requirements of competitive bidding and publication of notices, provisions pertaining to the performance of public work, entering into contracts, the incurring of obligations, the employment of temporary workers, the rental of equipment, the purchase of supplies and materials, the levying of taxes, and the appropriation and expenditures of public funds.

Sec. 53   RCW 38.52.240 and 1986 c 266 s 33 are each amended to read as follows:
     The compensation board shall hear and decide all applications for compensation under this chapter. The board shall submit its recommendations to the director on such forms as he or she may prescribe. ((In case the decision of the director is different from the recommendation of the compensation board, the matter shall be submitted to the state emergency management council for action.))

Sec. 54   RCW 38.52.330 and 1986 c 266 s 38 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department is authorized to make all expenditures necessary and proper to carry out the provisions of this chapter including payments to claimants for compensation as emergency workers and their dependents; to adjust and dispose of all claims submitted by a local compensation board. When medical treatment is necessary, the department is authorized to make medical and compensation payments on an interim basis. Nothing herein shall be construed to mean that the department ((or the state emergency management council)) or its officers or agents shall have the final decision with respect to the compensability of any case or the amount of compensation or benefits due, but any emergency worker or his or her dependents shall have the same right of appeal from any order, decision, or award to the same extent as provided in chapter 51.32 RCW.

Sec. 55   RCW 46.48.170 and 1988 c 81 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:
     The Washington state patrol acting by and through the chief of the Washington state patrol shall have the authority to adopt and enforce the regulations promulgated by the United States department of transportation, Title 49 CFR parts 100 through 199, transportation of hazardous materials, as these regulations apply to motor carriers. "Motor carrier" means any person engaged in the transportation of passengers or property operating interstate and intrastate upon the public highways of this state, except farmers. The chief of the Washington state patrol ((shall confer with the emergency management council under RCW 38.52.040 and)) may make rules and regulations pertaining thereto, sufficient to protect persons and property from unreasonable risk of harm or damage. The chief of the Washington state patrol shall establish such additional rules not inconsistent with Title 49 CFR parts 100 through 199, transportation of hazardous materials, which for compelling reasons make necessary the reduction of risk associated with the transportation of hazardous materials. No such rules may lessen a standard of care; however, the chief of the Washington state patrol may((, after conferring with the emergency management council,)) establish a rule imposing a more stringent standard of care. The chief of the Washington state patrol shall appoint the necessary qualified personnel to carry out the provisions of RCW 46.48.170 through ((46.48.190)) 46.48.185.

Emergency Medical Services Licensing and Certification Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 56   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 18.73.040 (Emergency medical services licensing and certification advisory committee) and 1990 c 269 s 6, 1984 c 279 s 55, 1981 c 338 s 13, 1979 ex.s. c 261 s 2, 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 43, & 1973 1st ex.s. c 208 s 4; and
     (2) RCW 18.73.050 (Committee -- Duties -- Review of rules) and 1990 c 269 s 7, 1987 c 214 s 3, 1979 ex.s. c 261 s 3, & 1973 1st ex.s. c 208 s 5.

Sec. 57   RCW 18.71.205 and 1996 c 191 s 55 and 1996 c 178 s 6 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) The secretary of the department of health((, in conjunction with the advice and assistance of the emergency medical services licensing and certification advisory committee as prescribed in RCW 18.73.050, and the commission,)) shall prescribe:
     (a) Practice parameters, training standards for, and levels of, physician trained emergency medical service intermediate life support technicians and paramedics;
     (b) Minimum standards and performance requirements for the certification and recertification of physician's trained emergency medical service intermediate life support technicians and paramedics; and
     (c) Procedures for certification, recertification, and decertification of physician's trained emergency medical service intermediate life support technicians and paramedics.
     (2) Initial certification shall be for a period established by the secretary pursuant to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.
     (3) Recertification shall be granted upon proof of continuing satisfactory performance and education, and shall be for a period established by the secretary pursuant to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.
     (4) As used in chapters 18.71 and 18.73 RCW, "approved medical program director" means a person who:
     (a) Is licensed to practice medicine and surgery pursuant to chapter 18.71 RCW or osteopathic medicine and surgery pursuant to chapter 18.57 RCW; and
     (b) Is qualified and knowledgeable in the administration and management of emergency care and services; and
     (c) Is so certified by the department of health for a county, group of counties, or cities with populations over four hundred thousand in coordination with the recommendations of the local medical community and local emergency medical services and trauma care council.
     (5) The Uniform Disciplinary Act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs uncertified practice, the issuance and denial of certificates, and the disciplining of certificate holders under this section. The secretary shall be the disciplining authority under this section. Disciplinary action shall be initiated against a person credentialed under this chapter in a manner consistent with the responsibilities and duties of the medical program director under whom such person is responsible.
     (6) Such activities of physician's trained emergency medical service intermediate life support technicians and paramedics shall be limited to actions taken under the express written or oral order of medical program directors and shall not be construed at any time to include free standing or nondirected actions, for actions not presenting an emergency or life-threatening condition.

Sec. 58   RCW 18.73.030 and 2005 c 193 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     Unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, the following words and phrases as used in this chapter shall have the meanings indicated.
     (1) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of health.
     (2) "Department" means the department of health.
     (3) (("Committee" means the emergency medical services licensing and certification advisory committee.
     (4)
)) "Ambulance" means a ground or air vehicle designed and used to transport the ill and injured and to provide personnel, facilities, and equipment to treat patients before and during transportation.
     (((5))) (4) "Aid vehicle" means a vehicle used to carry aid equipment and individuals trained in first aid or emergency medical procedure.
     (((6))) (5) "Emergency medical technician" means a person who is authorized by the secretary to render emergency medical care pursuant to RCW 18.73.081.
     (((7))) (6) "Ambulance service" means an organization that operates one or more ambulances.
     (((8))) (7) "Aid service" means an organization that operates one or more aid vehicles.
     (((9))) (8) "Emergency medical service" means medical treatment and care which may be rendered at the scene of any medical emergency or while transporting any patient in an ambulance to an appropriate medical facility, including ambulance transportation between medical facilities.
     (((10))) (9) "Communications system" means a radio and landline network which provides rapid public access, coordinated central dispatching of services, and coordination of personnel, equipment, and facilities in an emergency medical services and trauma care system.
     (((11))) (10) "Prehospital patient care protocols" means the written procedure adopted by the emergency medical services medical program director which direct the out-of-hospital emergency care of the emergency patient which includes the trauma care patient. These procedures shall be based upon the assessment of the patient's medical needs and what treatment will be provided for emergency conditions. The protocols shall meet or exceed statewide minimum standards developed by the department in rule as authorized in chapter 70.168 RCW.
     (((12))) (11) "Patient care procedures" means written operating guidelines adopted by the regional emergency medical services and trauma care council, in consultation with the local emergency medical services and trauma care councils, emergency communication centers, and the emergency medical services medical program director, in accordance with statewide minimum standards. The patient care procedures shall identify the level of medical care personnel to be dispatched to an emergency scene, procedures for triage of patients, the level of trauma care facility to first receive the patient, and the name and location of other trauma care facilities to receive the patient should an interfacility transfer be necessary. Procedures on interfacility transfer of patients shall be consistent with the transfer procedures in chapter 70.170 RCW.
     (((13))) (12) "Emergency medical services medical program director" means a person who is an approved medical program director as defined by RCW 18.71.205(4).
     (((14))) (13) "Council" means the local or regional emergency medical services and trauma care council as authorized under chapter 70.168 RCW.
     (((15))) (14) "Basic life support" means noninvasive emergency medical services requiring basic medical treatment skills as defined in chapter 18.73 RCW.
     (((16))) (15) "Advanced life support" means invasive emergency medical services requiring advanced medical treatment skills as defined by chapter 18.71 RCW.
     (((17))) (16) "First responder" means a person who is authorized by the secretary to render emergency medical care as defined by RCW 18.73.081.
     (((18))) (17) "Stretcher" means a cart designed to serve as a litter for the transportation of a patient in a prone or supine position as is commonly used in the ambulance industry, such as wheeled stretchers, portable stretchers, stair chairs, solid backboards, scoop stretchers, basket stretchers, or flexible stretchers. The term does not include personal mobility aids that recline at an angle or remain at a flat position, that are owned or leased for a period of at least one week by the individual using the equipment or the individual's guardian or representative, such as wheelchairs, personal gurneys, or banana carts.

Sec. 59   RCW 18.73.101 and 2000 c 93 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary may grant a variance from a provision of this chapter and RCW 18.71.200 through 18.71.220 if no detriment to health and safety would result from the variance and compliance is expected to cause reduction or loss of existing emergency medical services. Variances may be granted for a period of no more than one year. A variance may be renewed by the secretary ((upon approval of the committee)).

Fairs Commission

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 60   RCW 15.76.170 (Fairs commission -- Creation, terms, compensation, powers and duties) and 1984 c 287 s 18, 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 21, 1975 1st ex.s. c 7 s 11, & 1961 c 61 s 8 are each repealed.

Sec. 61   RCW 15.76.110 and 1961 c 61 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     "Director" shall mean the director of agriculture. (("Commission" shall mean the fairs commission created by this chapter.)) "State allocations" shall mean allocations from the state fair fund.

Sec. 62   RCW 15.76.150 and 2002 c 313 s 113 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director shall have the authority to make allocations from the state fair fund, including interest income under RCW 43.79A.040, exclusively as follows: Eighty-five percent to participating agricultural fairs, distributed according to the merit of such fairs measured by a merit rating to be set up by the director. This merit rating shall take into account such factors as area and population served, open and/or youth participation, attendance, gate receipts, number and type of exhibits, premiums and prizes paid, community support, evidence of successful achievement of the aims and purposes of the fair, extent of improvements made to grounds and facilities from year to year, and overall condition and appearance of grounds and facilities. The remaining fifteen percent of money in the state fair fund may be used for special assistance to any participating fair or fairs and for administrative expenses incurred in the administration of this chapter only((, including expenses incurred by the fair commission as may be approved by the director)): PROVIDED, That not more than five percent of the state fair fund may be used for such expenses.
     The division and payment of funds authorized in this section shall occur at such times as the director may prescribe.

Family Practice Education Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 63   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 70.112.030 (Family practice education advisory board--Chairman -- Membership) and 1975 1st ex.s. c 108 s 3;
     (2) RCW 70.112.040 (Advisory board -- Terms of members -- Filling vacancies) and 1975 1st ex.s. c 108 s 4; and
     (3) RCW 70.112.050 (Advisory board -- Duties) and 1998 c 245 s 111 & 1975 1st ex.s. c 108 s 5.

Sec. 64   RCW 70.112.010 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 108 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) "School of medicine" means the University of Washington school of medicine located in Seattle, Washington;
     (2) "Residency programs" mean community based family practice residency educational programs either in existence or established under this chapter;
     (3) "Affiliated" means established or developed in cooperation with the school of medicine;
     (4) "Family practice unit" means the community facility or classroom used for training of ambulatory health skills within a residency training program; and
     (((5) "Advisory board" means the family practice education advisory board created by this chapter.))

Sec. 65   RCW 70.112.020 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 108 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     There is established a statewide medical education system for the purpose of training resident physicians in family practice. The dean of the school of medicine shall be responsible for implementing the development and expansion of residency programs in cooperation with the medical profession, hospitals, and clinics located throughout the state. The chairman of the department of family medicine in the school of medicine((, with the consent of the advisory board,)) shall determine where affiliated residency programs shall exist; giving consideration to communities in the state where the population, hospital facilities, number of physicians, and interest in medical education indicate the potential success of the residency program. The medical education system shall provide financial support for residents in training for those programs which are affiliated with the school of medicine and shall establish positions for appropriate faculty to staff these programs. The number of programs shall be determined by the board and be in keeping with the needs of the state.

Fire Protection Policy Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 66   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 43.43.932 (State fire protection policy board -- Created--Members) and 2005 c 35 s 1, 1995 c 369 s 15, & 1986 c 266 s 55; and
     (2) RCW 43.43.936 (State fire protection policy board -- Advisory duties) and 1995 c 369 s 17, 1993 c 280 s 70, & 1986 c 266 s 57.

Sec. 67   RCW 43.43.934 and 2003 c 316 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((Except for matters relating to the statutory duties of the chief of the Washington state patrol that 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)(a) ((Adopt a state fire training and education master plan that allows to the maximum feasible extent for negotiated agreements:)) (i) With the state board for community and technical colleges ((to)), provide academic, vocational, and field training programs for the fire service; and (ii) with the higher education coordinating board and the state colleges and universities ((to)), provide instructional programs requiring advanced training, especially in command and management skills;
     (b) ((Adopt minimum standards for each level of responsibility among personnel with fire suppression, prevention, inspection, and investigation responsibilities that assure continuing assessment of skills and are flexible enough to meet emerging technologies. With particular respect to training for fire investigations, the master plan shall encourage cross training in appropriate law enforcement skills. To meet special local needs, fire agencies may adopt more stringent requirements than those adopted by the state;
     (c)
)) Cooperate with the common schools, technical and 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.
     Industrial fire departments and private fire investigators may participate in training and education programs under this chapter for a reasonable fee established by rule;
     (((d))) (c) Develop and adopt a master plan for constructing, equipping, maintaining, and operating necessary fire service training and education facilities subject to the provisions of chapter 43.19 RCW;
     (((e))) (d) Develop and adopt a master plan for the purchase, lease, or other acquisition of real estate necessary for fire service training and education facilities in a manner provided by law; and
     (((f))) (e) Develop and adopt a plan with a goal of providing firefighter one and wildland training, as defined by the board, to all firefighters in the state. Wildland training reimbursement will be provided if a fire protection district or a city fire department has and is fulfilling their interior attack policy or if they do not have an interior attack policy. The plan will include a reimbursement for fire protection districts and city fire departments of not less than three dollars for every hour of firefighter one or wildland training. The Washington state patrol shall not provide reimbursement for more than two hundred hours of firefighter one or wildland training for each firefighter trained.
     (2) ((In addition to its responsibilities for fire service training, the board shall:
     (a) Adopt a state fire protection master plan;
     (b) Monitor fire protection in the state and develop objectives and priorities to improve fire protection for the state's citizens including: (i) The comprehensiveness of state and local inspections required by law for fire and life safety; (ii) the level of skills and training of inspectors, as well as needs for additional training; and (iii) the efforts of local, regional, and state inspection agencies to improve coordination and reduce duplication among inspection efforts;
     (c) Establish and promote state arson control programs and ensure development of local arson control programs;
     (d) 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 control;
     (e) Recommend to the adjutant general rules on minimum information requirements of automatic location identification for the purposes of enhanced 911 emergency service;
     (f) Seek and solicit grants, gifts, bequests, devises, and matching funds for use in furthering the objectives and duties of the board, and establish procedures for administering them;
     (g)
)) (a) Promote mutual aid and disaster planning for fire services in this state;
     (((h))) (b) Assure the dissemination of information concerning the amount of fire damage including that damage caused by arson, and its causes and prevention; and
     (((i))) (c) Implement any legislation enacted by the legislature to meet the requirements of any acts of congress that apply to this section.
     (3) In carrying out its statutory duties, the ((board)) office of the state fire marshal shall give particular consideration to the appropriate roles to be played by the state and by local jurisdictions with fire protection responsibilities. Any determinations on the division of responsibility shall be made in consultation with local fire officials and their representatives.
     To the extent possible, the ((board)) office of the state fire marshal shall encourage development of regional units along compatible geographic, population, economic, and fire risk dimensions. Such regional units may serve to: (a) Reinforce coordination among state and local activities in fire service training, reporting, inspections, and investigations; (b) identify areas of special need, particularly in smaller jurisdictions with inadequate resources; (c) assist the state in its oversight responsibilities; (d) identify funding needs and options at both the state and local levels; and (e) provide models for building local capacity in fire protection programs.

Sec. 68   RCW 43.43.962 and 2003 c 405 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((state fire protection policy board shall review and make recommendations to the chief on the refinement and maintenance of the)) Washington state fire services mobilization plan((, which)) shall include the procedures to be used during fire and other emergencies for coordinating local, regional, and state fire jurisdiction resources. ((In carrying out this duty, the fire protection policy board shall consult with and solicit recommendations from representatives of state and local fire and emergency management organizations, regional fire defense boards, and the department of natural resources.)) The Washington state fire services mobilization plan shall be consistent with, and made part of, the Washington state comprehensive emergency management plan. The chief shall ((review the fire services mobilization plan as submitted by the fire protection policy board, recommend changes that may be necessary, and)) approve the fire services mobilization plan for inclusion within the state comprehensive emergency management plan.
     It is the responsibility of the chief to mobilize jurisdictions under the Washington state fire services mobilization plan. The state fire marshal shall serve as the state fire resources coordinator when the Washington state fire services mobilization plan is mobilized.

Sec. 69   RCW 38.52.530 and 2006 c 210 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The enhanced 911 advisory committee is created to advise and assist the state enhanced 911 coordinator in coordinating and facilitating the implementation and operation of enhanced 911 throughout the state. The director shall appoint members of the committee who represent diverse geographical areas of the state and include state residents who are members of the national emergency number association, the associated public communications officers Washington chapter, the Washington state fire chiefs association, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, the Washington state council of firefighters, the Washington state council of police officers, the Washington ambulance association, ((the state fire protection policy board,)) the Washington state firefighters association, the Washington state association of fire marshals, the Washington fire commissioners association, the Washington state patrol, the association of Washington cities, the Washington state association of counties, the utilities and transportation commission or commission staff, a representative of a voice over internet protocol company, and an equal number of representatives of large and small local exchange telephone companies and large and small radio communications service companies offering commercial mobile radio service in the state. This section expires December 31, 2011.

Sec. 70   RCW 49.26.120 and 1995 c 218 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) No person may assign any employee, contract with, or permit any individual or person to remove or encapsulate asbestos in any facility unless performed by a certified asbestos worker and under the direct, on-site supervision of a certified asbestos supervisor. In cases in which an employer conducts an asbestos abatement project in its own facility and by its own employees, supervision can be performed in the regular course of a certified asbestos supervisor's duties. Asbestos workers must have access to certified asbestos supervisors throughout the duration of the project.
     (2) The department shall require persons undertaking asbestos projects to provide written notice to the department before the commencement of the project except as provided in RCW 49.26.125. The notice shall include a written description containing such information as the department requires by rule. The department may by rule allow a person to report multiple projects at one site in one report. The department shall by rule establish the procedure and criteria by which a person will be considered to have attempted to meet the prenotification requirement.
     (3) The department shall consult with the ((state fire protection policy board,)) Washington state association of fire chiefs and may establish any additional policies and procedures for municipal fire department and fire district personnel who clean up sites after fires which have rendered it likely that asbestos has been or will be disturbed or released into the air.

Hazardous Substance Mixed Waste Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 71   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 70.105E.070 (Disclosure of costs and clean-up budgets) and 2005 c 1 s 7; and
     (2) RCW 70.105E.090 (Advisory board -- Public involvement -- Funding) and 2005 c 1 s 9.

Health and Welfare Advisory Board
and Property and Liability Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 72   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 48.62.051 (Health and welfare advisory board -- Creation--Membership -- Duties) and 1991 sp.s. c 30 s 5; and
     (2) RCW 48.62.041 (Property and liability advisory board--Creation -- Membership -- Duties) and 1991 sp.s. c 30 s 4.

Sec. 73   RCW 48.62.061 and 1991 sp.s. c 30 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     The state risk manager((, in consultation with the property and liability advisory board,)) shall adopt rules governing the management and operation of both individual and joint local government self-insurance programs covering property or liability risks. The state risk manager shall also adopt rules governing the management and operation of both individual and joint local government self-insured health and welfare benefits programs ((in consultation with the health and welfare benefits advisory board)). All rules shall be appropriate for the type of program and class of risk covered. The state risk manager's rules shall include:
     (1) Standards for the management, operation, and solvency of self-insurance programs, including the necessity and frequency of actuarial analyses and claims audits;
     (2) Standards for claims management procedures; and
     (3) Standards for contracts between self-insurance programs and private businesses including standards for contracts between third-party administrators and programs.

Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board

Sec. 74   RCW 41.05.035 and 2007 c 259 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The administrator shall design and pilot a consumer-centric health information infrastructure and the first health record banks that will facilitate the secure exchange of health information when and where needed and shall:
     (a) Complete the plan of initial implementation, including but not limited to determining the technical infrastructure for health record banks and the account locator service, setting criteria and standards for health record banks, and determining oversight of health record banks;
     (b) Implement the first health record banks in pilot sites as funding allows;
     (c) Involve health care consumers in meaningful ways in the design, implementation, oversight, and dissemination of information on the health record bank system; and
     (d) Promote adoption of electronic medical records and health information exchange through continuation of the Washington health information collaborative, and by working with private payors and other organizations in restructuring reimbursement to provide incentives for providers to adopt electronic medical records in their practices.
     (2) ((The administrator may establish an advisory board, a stakeholder committee, and subcommittees to assist in carrying out the duties under this section. The administrator may reappoint health information infrastructure advisory board members to assure continuity and shall appoint any additional representatives that may be required for their expertise and experience.
     (a) The administrator shall appoint the chair of the advisory board, chairs, and cochairs of the stakeholder committee, if formed;
     (b) Meetings of the board, stakeholder committee, and any advisory group are subject to chapter 42.30 RCW, the open public meetings act, including RCW 42.30.110(1)(l), which authorizes an executive session during a regular or special meeting to consider proprietary or confidential nonpublished information; and
     (c) The members of the board, stakeholder committee, and any advisory group:
     (i) Shall agree to the terms and conditions imposed by the administrator regarding conflicts of interest as a condition of appointment;
     (ii) Are immune from civil liability for any official acts performed in good faith as members of the board, stakeholder committee, or any advisory group.
     (3) Members of the board may be compensated for participation in accordance with a personal services contract to be executed after appointment and before commencement of activities related to the work of the board. Members of the stakeholder committee shall not receive compensation but shall be reimbursed under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
     (4)
)) The administrator may work with public and private entities to develop and encourage the use of personal health records which are portable, interoperable, secure, and respectful of patients' privacy.
     (((5))) (3) The administrator may enter into contracts to issue, distribute, and administer grants that are necessary or proper to carry out this section.

Higher Education Coordinating Board Advisory Council

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 75   RCW 28B.76.100 (Advisory council) and 2007 c 458 s 103, 2004 c 275 s 2, & 1985 c 370 s 9 are each repealed.

Sec. 76   RCW 28B.76.280 and 2004 c 275 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In consultation with the institutions of higher education and state education agencies, the board shall identify the data needed to carry out its responsibilities for policy analysis, accountability, program improvements, and public information. The primary goals of the board's data collection and research are to describe how students and other beneficiaries of higher education are being served; to support higher education accountability; and to assist state policymakers and institutions in making policy decisions.
     (2) The board shall ((convene a research advisory group and shall collaborate with the group to)) identify the most cost-effective manner for the board to collect data or access existing data. The board shall ((work with the advisory group to)) develop research priorities, policies, and common definitions to maximize the reliability and consistency of data across institutions. ((The advisory group shall include representatives of public and independent higher education institutions and other state agencies, including the state board for community and technical colleges, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the office of financial management, the employment security department, the workforce training and education coordinating board, and other agencies as appropriate.))
     (3) Specific protocols shall be developed by the board ((and the advisory group)) to protect the privacy of individual student records while ensuring the availability of student data for legitimate research purposes.

Home Inspector Advisory Licensing Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 77   RCW 18.280.040 (Home inspector advisory licensing board) and 2008 c 119 s 4 are each repealed.

Sec. 78   RCW 18.280.010 and 2008 c 119 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) (("Board" means the home inspector advisory licensing board.
     (2)
)) "Department" means the department of licensing.
     (((3))) (2) "Director" means the director of the department of licensing.
     (((4))) (3) "Entity" or "entities" means educational groups or organizations, national organizations or associations, or a national test organization.
     (((5))) (4) "Home inspection" means a professional examination of the current condition of a house.
     (((6))) (5) "Home inspector" means a person who carries out a noninvasive examination of the condition of a home, often in connection with the sale of that home, using special training and education to carry out the inspection.
     (((7))) (6) "Report" means a written report prepared and issued after a home inspection.
     (((8))) (7) "Wood destroying organism" means insects or fungi that consume, excavate, develop in, or otherwise modify the integrity of wood or wood products. "Wood destroying organism" includes but is not limited to carpenter ants, moisture ants, subterranean termites, dampwood termites, beetles in the family Anobiidae, and wood decay fungi, known as wood rot.

Sec. 79   RCW 18.280.030 and 2008 c 119 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     A person licensed under this chapter is responsible for performing a visual and noninvasive inspection of the following readily accessible systems and components of a home and reporting on the general condition of those systems and components at the time of the inspection in his or her written report: The roof, foundation, exterior, heating system, air-conditioning system, structure, plumbing and electrical systems, and other aspects of the home as may be identified by the ((board)) director. The inspection must include looking for certain fire and safety hazards as defined by the ((board)) director. The standards of practice to be developed by the ((board)) director will be used as the minimum standards for an inspection. The duties of the home inspector with regard to wood destroying organisms are provided in RCW 18.280.190.

Sec. 80   RCW 18.280.050 and 2008 c 119 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director has the following authority in administering this chapter:
     (1) To adopt, amend, and rescind rules ((approved by the board)) as deemed necessary to carry out this chapter;
     (2) To administer licensing examinations ((approved by the board)) and to adopt or recognize examinations prepared by other entities ((as approved by the board));
     (3) To adopt standards of professional conduct, practice, and ethics ((as approved by the board)); and
     (4) To adopt fees as provided in RCW 43.24.086.

Sec. 81   RCW 18.280.060 and 2008 c 119 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((board)) director has the following authority in administering this chapter:
     (1) ((To establish rules, including board organization and assignment of terms, and meeting frequency and timing, for adoption by the director;
     (2)
)) To establish the minimum qualifications for licensing applicants as provided in this chapter;
     (((3))) (2) To approve the method of administration of examinations required by this chapter ((or by rule as established by the director));
     (((4))) (3) To approve the content of or recognition of examinations prepared by other entities ((for adoption by the director));
     (((5))) (4) To set the time and place of examinations ((with the approval of the director)); and
     (((6))) (5) To establish and review standards of professional conduct, practice, and ethics ((for adoption by the director. These)), which standards must address what constitutes certain fire and safety hazards as used in RCW 18.280.030.

Sec. 82   RCW 18.280.070 and 2008 c 119 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     In order to become licensed as a home inspector, an applicant must submit the following to the department:
     (1) An application on a form developed by the department;
     (2) Proof of a minimum of one hundred twenty hours of classroom instruction approved by the ((board)) director;
     (3) Proof of up to forty hours of field training supervised by a licensed home inspector;
     (4) Evidence of successful passage of the written exam as required in RCW 18.280.080; and
     (5) The fee in the amount set by the department.

Sec. 83   RCW 18.280.080 and 2008 c 119 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     Applicants for licensure must pass an exam that is psychometrically valid, reliable, and legally defensible by the state. The exam is to be developed, maintained, and administered by the department. The ((board shall recommend to the)) director shall determine whether to use an exam that is prepared by a national entity. If an exam prepared by a national entity is used, a section specific to Washington shall be developed by the director and included as part of the entire exam.

Sec. 84   RCW 18.280.110 and 2008 c 119 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) As a condition of renewing a license under this chapter, a licensed home inspector shall present satisfactory evidence to the ((board)) director of having completed the continuing education requirements provided for in this section.
     (2) Each applicant for license renewal shall complete at least twenty-four hours of instruction in courses approved by the ((board)) director every two years.

Sec. 85   RCW 18.280.120 and 2008 c 119 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A licensed home inspector shall provide a written report of the home inspection to each person for whom the inspector performs a home inspection within a time period set by the ((board)) director in rule. The issues to be addressed in the report shall be set by the ((board)) director in rule.
     (2) A licensed home inspector, or other licensed home inspectors or employees who work for the same company or for any company in which the home inspector has a financial interest, shall not, from the time of the inspection until one year from the date of the report, perform any work other than home inspection-related consultation on the home upon which he or she has performed a home inspection.

Sec. 86   RCW 18.280.130 and 2008 c 119 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The director shall immediately suspend the license of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a child support order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for a license under this chapter during the suspension, reissuance of the license is automatic upon the ((board's)) director's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the licensee is in compliance with the child support order. The procedure in RCW 74.20A.320 is the exclusive administrative remedy for contesting the establishment of noncompliance with a child support order, and suspension of a license under this subsection, and satisfies the requirements of RCW 34.05.422.
     (2) The director((, with the assistance of the board,)) shall establish by rule under what circumstances a home inspector license may be suspended or revoked. These circumstances shall be based upon accepted industry standards ((and the board's cumulative experience)).
     (3) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the director under this section may appeal the decision as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW. The adjudicative proceeding shall be conducted under chapter 34.05 RCW by an administrative law judge appointed pursuant to RCW 34.12.030.

Industry Cluster Advisory Committee

Sec. 87   RCW 43.330.090 and 2007 c 228 s 201 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department shall work with private sector organizations, industry and cluster associations, federal agencies, state agencies that use a cluster-based approach to service delivery, local governments, local associate development organizations, and higher education and training institutions in the development of industry cluster-based strategies to diversify the economy, facilitate technology transfer and diffusion, and increase value-added production. The industry clusters targeted by the department may include, but are not limited to, aerospace, agriculture, food processing, forest products, marine services, health and biomedical, software, digital and interactive media, transportation and distribution, and microelectronics. The department shall, on a continuing basis, evaluate the potential return to the state from devoting additional resources to an industry cluster-based approach to economic development and identifying and assisting additional clusters. The department shall use information gathered in each service delivery region in formulating its industry cluster-based strategies and shall assist local communities in identifying regional industry clusters and developing industry cluster-based strategies.
     (2)(a) The department shall promote, market, and encourage growth in the production of films and videos, as well as television commercials within the state; to this end the department is directed to assist in the location of a film and video production studio within the state.
     (b) The department may, in carrying out its efforts to encourage film and video production in the state, solicit and receive gifts, grants, funds, fees, and endowments, in trust or otherwise, from tribal, local, or other governmental entities, as well as private sources, and may expend the same or any income therefrom for the encouragement of film and video production. All revenue received for such purposes shall be deposited into the film and video promotion account created in RCW 43.330.092.
     (3) In assisting in the development of regional and statewide industry cluster-based strategies, the department's activities shall include, but are not limited to:
     (a) Facilitating regional focus group discussions and conducting studies to identify industry clusters, appraise the current information linkages within a cluster, and identify issues of common concern within a cluster;
     (b) Supporting industry and cluster associations, publications of association and cluster directories, and related efforts to create or expand the activities of industry and cluster associations;
     (c) Administering a competitive grant program to fund activities designed to further regional cluster growth. In administering the program, the department shall work with ((an industry cluster advisory committee with equal representation from)) the workforce training and education coordinating board, the state board for community and technical colleges, the employment security department, business, and labor.
     (i) The ((industry cluster advisory committee)) department shall ((recommend)) seek recommendations on criteria for evaluating applications for grant funds and recommend applicants for receipt of grant funds.
     (ii) Applicants must include organizations from at least two counties and participants from the local business community. Eligible organizations include, but are not limited to, local governments, economic development councils, chambers of commerce, federally recognized Indian tribes, workforce development councils, and educational institutions.
     (iii) Applications must evidence financial participation of the partner organizations.
     (iv) Priority shall be given to applicants which will use the grant funds to build linkages and joint projects, to develop common resources and common training, and to develop common research and development projects or facilities.
     (v) The maximum amount of a grant is one hundred thousand dollars.
     (vi) A maximum of one hundred thousand dollars total can go to King, Pierce, Kitsap, and Snohomish counties combined.
     (vii) No more than ten percent of funds received for the grant program may be used by the department for administrative costs.
     (4) As used in subsection (3) of this section, "industry cluster" means a geographic concentration of interdependent competitive firms that do business with each other. "Industry cluster" also includes firms that sell inside and outside of the geographic region as well as support firms that supply raw materials, components, and business services.

Integrated Justice Information Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 88   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 10.98.200 (Findings -- Intent) and 2005 c 274 s 208 & 2003 c 104 s 1;
     (2) RCW 10.98.210 (Washington integrated justice information board -- Members) and 2003 c 104 s 3;
     (3) RCW 10.98.220 (Washington integrated justice information board -- Meetings) and 2003 c 104 s 4;
     (4) RCW 10.98.230 (Washington integrated justice information board -- Powers and duties) and 2003 c 104 s 5; and
     (5) RCW 10.98.240 (Washington integrated justice information board -- Report) and 2003 c 104 s 6.

K-12 Educational Network Board
K-20 Network Technical Steering Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 89   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 43.105.800 (K-20 educational network board) and 1999 c 285 s 2; and
     (2) RCW 43.105.810 (K-20 network technical steering committee) and 1999 c 285 s 6.

Sec. 90   RCW 43.105.020 and 2003 c 18 s 2 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) "Committee" means the state interoperability executive committee;
     (4) "Local governments" includes all municipal and quasi municipal corporations and political subdivisions, and all agencies of such corporations and subdivisions authorized to contract separately;
     (5) "Director" means the director of the department;
     (6) "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, telecommunications installation and maintenance, data entry, keypunch services, programming services, and computer time-sharing;
     (7) "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;
     (8) "Telecommunications" means the transmission of information by wire, radio, optical cable, electromagnetic, or other means;
     (9) "Information" includes, but is not limited to, data, text, voice, and video;
     (10) "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;
     (11) "Information services" means data processing, telecommunications, office automation, and computerized information systems;
     (12) "Equipment" means the machines, devices, and transmission facilities used in information processing, such as computers, word processors, terminals, telephones, wireless communications system facilities, cables, and any physical facility necessary for the operation of such equipment;
     (13) "Information technology portfolio" or "portfolio" means a strategic management process documenting relationships between agency missions and information technology and telecommunications investments;
     (14) "Oversight" means a process of comprehensive risk analysis and management designed to ensure optimum use of information technology resources and telecommunications;
     (15) "Proprietary software" means that software offered for sale or license;
     (16) "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, trade, and economic development under chapter 43.330 RCW;
     (17) (("K-20 educational network board" or "K-20 board" means the K-20 educational network board created in RCW 43.105.800;
     (18) "K-20 network technical steering committee" or "committee" means the K-20 network technical steering committee created in RCW 43.105.810;
     (19)
)) "K-20 network" means the network established in RCW 43.105.820;
     (((20))) (18) "Educational sectors" means those institutions of higher education, school districts, and educational service districts that use the network for distance education, data transmission, and other uses permitted by the ((K-20)) board.

Sec. 91   RCW 43.105.041 and 2003 c 18 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The board shall have the following powers and duties related to information services:
     (a) To develop standards and procedures governing the acquisition and disposition of equipment, proprietary software and purchased services, licensing of the radio spectrum by or on behalf of state agencies, and confidentiality of computerized data;
     (b) To purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise acquire, dispose of, and maintain equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services, or to delegate to other agencies and institutions of state government, under appropriate standards, the authority to purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise acquire, dispose of, and maintain equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services: PROVIDED, That, agencies and institutions of state government are expressly prohibited from acquiring or disposing of equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services without such delegation of authority. The acquisition and disposition of equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services is exempt from RCW 43.19.1919 and, as provided in RCW 43.19.1901, from the provisions of RCW 43.19.190 through 43.19.200. This subsection (1)(b) does not apply to the legislative branch;
     (c) To develop statewide or interagency technical policies, standards, and procedures;
     (d) To review and approve standards and common specifications for new or expanded telecommunications networks proposed by agencies, public postsecondary education institutions, educational service districts, or statewide or regional providers of K-12 information technology services, and to assure the cost-effective development and incremental implementation of a statewide video telecommunications system to serve: Public schools; educational service districts; vocational-technical institutes; community colleges; colleges and universities; state and local government; and the general public through public affairs programming;
     (e) To provide direction concerning strategic planning goals and objectives for the state. The board shall seek input from the legislature and the judiciary;
     (f) To develop and implement a process for the resolution of appeals by:
     (i) Vendors concerning the conduct of an acquisition process by an agency or the department; or
     (ii) A customer agency concerning the provision of services by the department or by other state agency providers;
     (g) To establish policies for the periodic review by the department of agency performance which may include but are not limited to analysis of:
     (i) Planning, management, control, and use of information services;
     (ii) Training and education; and
     (iii) Project management;
     (h) To set its meeting schedules and convene at scheduled times, or meet at the request of a majority of its members, the chair, or the director; and
     (i) To review and approve that portion of the department's budget requests that provides for support to the board.
     (2) Statewide technical standards to promote and facilitate electronic information sharing and access are an essential component of acceptable and reliable public access service and complement content-related standards designed to meet those goals. The board shall:
     (a) Establish technical standards to facilitate electronic access to government information and interoperability of information systems, including wireless communications systems. Local governments are strongly encouraged to follow the standards established by the board; and
     (b) Require agencies to consider electronic public access needs when planning new information systems or major upgrades of systems.
     In developing these standards, the board is encouraged to include the state library, state archives, and appropriate representatives of state and local government.
     (3)(a) The board((, in consultation with the K-20 board,)) has the duty to govern, operate, and oversee the technical design, implementation, and operation of the K-20 network including, but not limited to, the following duties: Establishment and implementation of K-20 network technical policy, including technical standards and conditions of use; review and approval of network design; procurement of shared network services and equipment; and resolving user/provider disputes concerning technical matters. The board shall delegate general operational and technical oversight to the ((K-20 network technical steering committee)) department as appropriate.
     (b) The board has the authority to adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW to implement the provisions regarding the technical operations and conditions of use of the K-20 network.

Sec. 92   RCW 43.105.805 and 1999 c 285 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((K-20)) board has the following powers and duties:
     (1) In cooperation with the educational sectors and other interested parties, to establish goals and measurable objectives for the network;
     (2) To ensure that the goals and measurable objectives of the network are the basis for any decisions or recommendations regarding the technical development and operation of the network;
     (3) To adopt, modify, and implement policies to facilitate network development, operation, and expansion. Such policies may include but need not be limited to the following issues: Quality of educational services; access to the network by recognized organizations and accredited institutions that deliver educational programming, including public libraries; prioritization of programming within limited resources; prioritization of access to the system and the sharing of technological advances; network security; identification and evaluation of emerging technologies for delivery of educational programs; future expansion or redirection of the system; network fee structures; and costs for the development and operation of the network;
     (4) To prepare and submit to the governor and the legislature a coordinated budget for network development, operation, and expansion. The budget shall include the recommendations of the ((K-20)) board on (a) any state funding requested for network transport and equipment, distance education facilities and hardware or software specific to the use of the network, and proposed new network end sites, (b) annual copayments to be charged to public educational sector institutions and other public entities connected to the network, and (c) charges to nongovernmental entities connected to the network;
     (5) To adopt and monitor the implementation of a methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of the network in achieving the educational goals and measurable objectives;
     (6) To authorize the release of funds from the K-20 technology account under RCW 43.105.830 for network expenditures;
     (7) To establish by rule acceptable use policies governing user eligibility for participation in the K-20 network, acceptable uses of network resources, and procedures for enforcement of such policies. The ((K-20)) board shall set forth appropriate procedures for enforcement of acceptable use policies, that may include suspension of network connections and removal of shared equipment for violations of network conditions or policies. ((However, the information services)) The board shall have sole responsibility for the implementation of enforcement procedures relating to technical conditions of use.

Sec. 93   RCW 43.105.820 and 1999 c 285 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     The information services board shall prepare a technical plan for the design and construction of the K-20 telecommunication system. The board shall ensure that the technical plan adheres to the goals and objectives established under RCW 43.105.041. The board shall provide formal project approval and oversight during the development and implementation of the K-20 telecommunications network. In approving the plan, the board shall conduct a request for proposal process. The technical plan shall be developed in phases as follows:
     (1) Phase one shall provide a telecommunication backbone connecting educational service districts, the main campuses of public baccalaureate institutions, the branch campuses of public research institutions, and the main campuses of community colleges and technical colleges.
     (2) Phase two shall provide for (a) connection to the network by entities that include, but need not be limited to: School districts, public higher education off-campus and extension centers, and branch campuses of community colleges and technical colleges, as prioritized by the K-20 telecommunications oversight and policy committee, or as modified by the board; (b) distance education facilities and components for entities listed in subsections (1) and (2) of this section; and (c) connection for independent nonprofit institutions of higher education, provided that:
     (i) The ((K-20)) board and each independent nonprofit institution of higher education to be connected agree in writing to terms and conditions of connectivity. The terms and conditions shall ensure, among other things, that the provision of K-20 services does not violate Article VIII, section 5 of the state Constitution and that the institution shall adhere to network policies; and
     (ii) The ((K-20)) board determines that inclusion of the independent nonprofit institutions of higher education will not significantly affect the network's eligibility for federal universal service fund discounts or subsidies.
     (3) Subsequent phases may include, but need not be limited to, connections to public libraries, state and local governments, community resource centers, and the private sector.

Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family
Therapists, and Social Workers Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 94   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 18.225.060 (Washington state mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers advisory committee--Established -- Composition) and 2001 c 251 s 6; and
     (2) RCW 18.225.070 (Department of health -- Advice/assistance of advisory committee) and 2001 c 251 s 7.

Sec. 95   RCW 18.225.010 and 2008 c 135 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Advanced social work" means the application of social work theory and methods including emotional and biopsychosocial assessment, psychotherapy under the supervision of a licensed independent clinical social worker, case management, consultation, advocacy, counseling, and community organization.
     (2) "Applicant" means a person who completes the required application, pays the required fee, is at least eighteen years of age, and meets any background check requirements and uniform disciplinary act requirements.
     (3) "Associate" means a prelicensure candidate who has a graduate degree in a mental health field under RCW 18.225.090 and is gaining the supervision and supervised experience necessary to become a licensed independent clinical social worker, a licensed advanced social worker, a licensed mental health counselor, or a licensed marriage and family therapist.
     (4) (("Committee" means the Washington state mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers advisory committee.
     (5)
)) "Department" means the department of health.
     (((6))) (5) "Disciplining authority" means the department.
     (((7))) (6) "Independent clinical social work" means the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental disorders based on knowledge of human development, the causation and treatment of psychopathology, psychotherapeutic treatment practices, and social work practice as defined in advanced social work. Treatment modalities include but are not limited to diagnosis and treatment of individuals, couples, families, groups, or organizations.
     (((8))) (7) "Marriage and family therapy" means the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of relationships, including marriage and family systems. Marriage and family therapy involves the professional application of psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders. The practice of marriage and family therapy means the rendering of professional marriage and family therapy services to individuals, couples, and families, singly or in groups, whether such services are offered directly to the general public or through organizations, either public or private, for a fee, monetary or otherwise.
     (((9))) (8) "Mental health counseling" means the application of principles of human development, learning theory, psychotherapy, group dynamics, and etiology of mental illness and dysfunctional behavior to individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations, for the purpose of treatment of mental disorders and promoting optimal mental health and functionality. Mental health counseling also includes, but is not limited to, the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders, as well as the application of a wellness model of mental health.
     (((10))) (9) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee.

Sec. 96   RCW 18.225.040 and 2001 c 251 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary has the authority to:
     (1) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter((. Any rules adopted shall be in consultation with the committee));
     (2) Establish all licensing, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250;
     (3) Establish forms and procedures necessary to administer this chapter;
     (4) Issue licenses to applicants who have met the education, training, and examination requirements for licensure and to deny a license to applicants who do not meet the requirements;
     (5) Hire clerical, administrative, investigative, and other staff as needed to implement this chapter, and hire individuals licensed under this chapter to serve as examiners for any practical examinations;
     (6) Administer and supervise the grading and taking of examinations for applicants for licensure;
     (7) Determine which states have credentialing requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state, and issue licenses to individuals credentialed in those states without examinations;
     (8) Implement and administer a program for consumer education ((in consultation with the committee));
     (9) Adopt rules implementing a continuing education program ((in consultation with the committee));
     (10) Maintain the official record of all applicants and licensees; and
     (11) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure.

Livestock Identification Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 97   RCW 16.57.015 (Livestock identification advisory board -- Rule review -- Fee setting) and 2003 c 326 s 3 & 1993 c 354 s 10 are each repealed.

Sec. 98   RCW 16.57.353 and 2004 c 233 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The director may adopt rules:
     (a) To support the agriculture industry in meeting federal requirements for the country-of-origin labeling of meat. Any requirements established under this subsection for country of origin labeling purposes shall be substantially consistent with and shall not exceed the requirements established by the United States department of agriculture; and
     (b) ((In consultation with the livestock identification advisory board under RCW 16.57.015,)) To implement federal requirements for animal identification needed to trace the source of livestock for disease control and response purposes.
     (2) The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with other states and agencies of federal government to carry out such systems and to promote consistency of regulation.

McNeil Island Secure Community Transition
Facility Operational Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 99   RCW 71.09.320 (Transition facilities--Operational advisory boards) and 2001 2nd sp.s. c 12 s 220 are each repealed.

Midwifery Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 100   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 18.50.140 (Midwifery advisory committee -- Generally) and 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 706, 1991 c 3 s 114, 1987 c 467 s 5, & 1981 c 53 s 3; and
     (2) RCW 18.50.150 (Midwifery advisory committee -- Advice and recommendations) and 1998 c 245 s 6, 1991 c 3 s 115, & 1981 c 53 s 4.

Sec. 101   RCW 18.50.045 and 1991 c 3 s 107 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary shall ((promulgate)) adopt standards by rule under chapter 34.05 RCW for accrediting midwifery educational programs. The standards shall cover the provision of adequate clinical and didactic instruction in all subjects and noncurriculum matters under this section including, but not limited to, staffing and teacher qualifications. ((In developing the standards, the secretary shall be advised by and receive the recommendations of the midwifery advisory committee.))

Sec. 102   RCW 18.50.060 and 1991 c 3 s 109 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to execute the provisions of this chapter and shall offer examinations in midwifery at least twice a year at such times and places as the secretary may select. The examinations shall be written and shall be in the English language.
     (2) The secretary((, with the assistance of the midwifery advisory committee,)) shall develop or approve a licensure examination in the subjects that the secretary determines are within the scope of and commensurate with the work performed by a licensed midwife. The examination shall be sufficient to test the scientific and practical fitness of candidates to practice midwifery. All application papers shall be deposited with the secretary and there retained for at least one year, when they may be destroyed.
     (3) If the examination is satisfactorily completed, the secretary shall issue to such candidate a license entitling the candidate to practice midwifery in the state of Washington.

Sec. 103   RCW 18.50.105 and 1991 c 3 s 111 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary((, with the advice of the midwifery advisory committee,)) shall develop a form to be used by a midwife to inform the patient of the qualifications of a licensed midwife.

Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities
Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 104   RCW 46.09.280 (Nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities advisory committee) and 2007 c 241 s 19, 2004 c 105 s 8, 2003 c 185 s 1, & 1986 c 206 s 13 are each repealed.

Sec. 105   RCW 46.09.020 and 2007 c 241 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) (("Advisory committee" means the nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities advisory committee established in RCW 46.09.280.
     (2)
)) "Board" means the recreation and conservation funding board established in RCW 79A.25.110.
     (((3))) (2) "Dealer" means a person, partnership, association, or corporation engaged in the business of selling off-road vehicles at wholesale or retail in this state.
     (((4))) (3) "Department" means the department of licensing.
     (((5))) (4) "Highway," for the purpose of this chapter only, means the entire width between the boundary lines of every roadway publicly maintained by the state department of transportation or any county or city with funding from the motor vehicle fund. A highway is generally capable of travel by a conventional two-wheel drive passenger automobile during most of the year and in use by such vehicles.
     (((6))) (5) "Motorized vehicle" means a vehicle that derives motive power from an internal combustion engine.
     (((7))) (6) "Nonhighway road" means any road owned or managed by a public agency or any private road for which the owner has granted an easement for public use for which appropriations from the motor vehicle fund were not used for (a) original construction or reconstruction in the last twenty-five years; or (b) maintenance in the last four years.
     (((8))) (7) "Nonhighway road recreation facilities" means recreational facilities that are adjacent to, or accessed by, a nonhighway road and intended primarily for nonhighway road recreational users.
     (((9))) (8) "Nonhighway road recreational user" means a person whose purpose for consuming fuel on a nonhighway road or off-road is primarily for nonhighway road recreational purposes, including, but not limited to, hunting, fishing, camping, sightseeing, wildlife viewing, picnicking, driving for pleasure, kayaking/canoeing, and gathering berries, firewood, mushrooms, and other natural products.
     (((10))) (9) "Nonhighway vehicle" means any motorized vehicle including an ORV when used for recreational purposes on nonhighway roads, trails, or a variety of other natural terrain.
     Nonhighway vehicle does not include:
     (a) Any vehicle designed primarily for travel on, over, or in the water;
     (b) Snowmobiles or any military vehicles; or
     (c) Any vehicle eligible for a motor vehicle fuel tax exemption or rebate under chapter 82.36 RCW while an exemption or rebate is claimed. This exemption includes but is not limited to farm, construction, and logging vehicles.
     (((11))) (10) "Nonmotorized recreational facilities" means recreational trails and facilities that are adjacent to, or accessed by, a nonhighway road and intended primarily for nonmotorized recreational users.
     (((12))) (11) "Nonmotorized recreational user" means a person whose purpose for consuming fuel on a nonhighway road or off-road is primarily for nonmotorized recreational purposes including, but not limited to, walking, hiking, backpacking, climbing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, mountain biking, horseback riding, and pack animal activities.
     (((13))) (12) "Off-road vehicle" or "ORV" means any nonstreet licensed vehicle when used for recreational purposes on nonhighway roads, trails, or a variety of other natural terrain. Such vehicles include, but are not limited to, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, four-wheel drive vehicles, and dune buggies.
     (((14))) (13) "Operator" means each person who operates, or is in physical control of, any nonhighway vehicle.
     (((15))) (14) "Organized competitive event" means any competition, advertised in advance through written notice to organized clubs or published in local newspapers, sponsored by recognized clubs, and conducted at a predetermined time and place.
     (((16))) (15) "ORV recreation facilities" include, but are not limited to, ORV trails, trailheads, campgrounds, ORV sports parks, and ORV use areas, designated for ORV use by the managing authority that are intended primarily for ORV recreational users.
     (((17))) (16) "ORV recreational user" means a person whose purpose for consuming fuel on nonhighway roads or off-road is primarily for ORV recreational purposes, including but not limited to riding an all-terrain vehicle, motorcycling, or driving a four-wheel drive vehicle or dune buggy.
     (((18))) (17) "ORV sports park" means a facility designed to accommodate competitive ORV recreational uses including, but not limited to, motocross racing, four-wheel drive competitions, and flat track racing. Use of ORV sports parks can be competitive or noncompetitive in nature.
     (((19))) (18) "ORV trail" means a multiple-use corridor designated by the managing authority and maintained for recreational use by motorized vehicles.
     (((20))) (19) "ORV use permit" means a permit issued for operation of an off-road vehicle under this chapter.
     (((21))) (20) "Owner" means the person other than the lienholder, having an interest in or title to a nonhighway vehicle, and entitled to the use or possession thereof.
     (((22))) (21) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.

Olympic Natural Resources Center Policy Advisory Board

Sec. 106   RCW 43.30.820 and 1991 c 316 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The Olympic natural resources center shall operate under the authority of the board of regents of the University of Washington. It shall be administered by a director appointed jointly by the deans of the college of forest resources and the college of ocean and fishery sciences. The director shall be a member of the faculty of one of those colleges. The director shall appoint and maintain a scientific or technical committee, and other committees as necessary, to advise the director on the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of the center's activities.
     ((A policy advisory board consisting of eleven members shall be appointed by the governor to advise the deans and the director on policies for the center that are consistent with the purposes of the center. Membership on the policy advisory board shall broadly represent the various interests concerned with the purposes of the center, including state and federal government, environmental organizations, local community, timber industry, and Indian tribes.
     Service on boards and committees of the center shall be without compensation but actual travel expenses incurred in connection with service to the center may be reimbursed from appropriated funds in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
))

On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 107   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 18.210.040 (Advisory committee) and 1999 c 263 s 5; and
     (2) RCW 18.210.070 (Advisory committee -- Duties) and 1999 c 263 s 8.

Sec. 108   RCW 18.210.010 and 1999 c 263 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) (("Advisory committee" means a group of individuals with broad knowledge and experience in the design, construction, and regulation of on-site wastewater treatment systems, appointed under this chapter to offer recommendations to the board and the director on the administration of the program established under this chapter.
     (2)
)) "Board" means the board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors as defined in chapter 18.43 RCW.
     (((3))) (2) "Designer," "licensee," or "permit holder" means an individual authorized under this chapter to perform design services for on-site wastewater treatment systems.
     (((4))) (3) "Director" means the director of the Washington state department of licensing.
     (((5))) (4) "Engineer" means a professional engineer licensed under chapter 18.43 RCW.
     (((6))) (5) "Practice of engineering" has the meaning set forth in RCW 18.43.020(5).
     (((7))) (6) "On-site wastewater treatment system" means an integrated system of components that: Convey, store, treat, and/or provide subsurface soil treatment and disposal of wastewater effluent on the property where it originates or on adjacent or other property and includes piping, treatment devices, other accessories, and soil underlying the disposal component of the initial and reserve areas, for on-site wastewater treatment under three thousand five hundred gallons per day when not connected to a public sewer system.
     (((8))) (7) "On-site wastewater design" means the development of plans, details, specifications, instructions, or inspections by application of specialized knowledge in analysis of soils, on-site wastewater treatment systems, disposal methods, and technologies to create an integrated system of collection, transport, distribution, treatment, and disposal of on-site wastewater.
     (((9))) (8) "Local health jurisdiction" or "jurisdictional health department" means an administrative agency created under chapter 70.05, 70.08, or 70.46 RCW, that administers the regulation and codes regarding on-site wastewater treatment systems.
     (((10))) (9) "Practice permit" means an authorization to practice granted to an individual who designs on-site wastewater treatment systems and who has been authorized by a local health jurisdiction to practice on or before July 1, 2000.
     (((11))) (10) "License" means a license to design on-site wastewater treatment systems under this chapter.
     (((12))) (11) "Certificate of competency" means a certificate issued to employees of local health jurisdictions indicating that the certificate holder has passed the licensing examination required under this chapter.

Sec. 109   RCW 18.210.050 and 1999 c 263 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director may:
     (1) ((Appoint and reappoint members to the advisory committee, including temporary additional members, and remove committee members for just cause;
     (2)
)) Employ administrative, clerical, and investigative staff as necessary to administer and enforce this chapter;
     (((3))) (2) Establish fees for applications, examinations, and renewals in accordance with chapter 43.24 RCW;
     (((4))) (3) Issue practice permits and licenses to applicants who meet the requirements of this chapter; and
     (((5))) (4) Exercise rule-making authority to implement this section.

Sec. 110   RCW 18.210.060 and 2002 c 86 s 258 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1))) The board may:
     (((a))) (1) Adopt rules to implement this chapter including, but not limited to, evaluation of experience, examinations, and scope and standards of practice;
     (((b))) (2) Administer licensing examinations; and
     (((c))) (3) Review and approve or deny initial and renewal license applications.
     (((2) The board shall consider recommendations of the advisory committee made in accordance with this chapter.))

On-site Sewage Disposal Systems Alternative Systems
Technical Review Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 111   RCW 70.118.100 (Alternative systems--Technical review committee) and 1997 c 447 s 3 are each repealed.

Sec. 112   RCW 70.118.110 and 1997 c 447 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     In order to assure that technical guidelines and standards keep pace with advancing technologies, the department of health in collaboration with ((the technical review committee,)) local health departments((,)) and other interested parties, must review and update as appropriate, the state guidelines and standards for alternative on-site sewage disposal every three years. The first review and update must be completed by January 1, 1999.

Organized Crime Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 113   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 43.43.858 (Organized crime advisory board -- Created--Membership -- Meetings -- Travel expenses) and 2000 c 38 s 1, 1987 c 65 s 1, 1980 c 146 s 14, 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 115, & 1973 1st ex.s. c 202 s 5;
     (2) RCW 43.43.860 (Organized crime advisory board -- Terms of members) and 1987 c 65 s 2, 1980 c 146 s 15, & 1973 1st ex.s. c 202 s 6;
     (3) RCW 43.43.862 (Organized crime advisory board -- Powers and duties) and 1973 1st ex.s. c 202 s 7;
     (4) RCW 43.43.864 (Information to be furnished board -- Security--Confidentiality) and 1973 1st ex.s. c 202 s 8;
     (5) RCW 10.29.030 (Appointment of statewide special inquiry judge--Procedure -- Term -- Confidentiality) and 2005 c 274 s 204 & 1980 c 146 s 3;
     (6) RCW 10.29.040 (Scope of investigation and proceeding -- Request for additional authority) and 1980 c 146 s 4;
     (7) RCW 10.29.080 (Special prosecutor -- Selection -- Qualifications--Removal) and 1980 c 146 s 8; and
     (8) RCW 10.29.090 (Operating budget -- Contents -- Audit) and 2005 c 274 s 205 & 1980 c 146 s 9.

Sec. 114   RCW 43.43.866 and 1980 c 146 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
     There shall be a fund known as the organized crime prosecution revolving fund which shall consist of such moneys as may be appropriated by law. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the revolving fund. Disbursements from the revolving fund shall be subject to budget approval given by the ((organized crime advisory board pursuant to RCW 10.29.090)) chief of the Washington state patrol, and may be made either on authorization of the governor or the governor's designee, or upon request of ((a majority of the members of the organized crime advisory board)) the chief of the Washington state patrol. In order to maintain an effective expenditure and revenue control, the organized crime prosecution revolving fund shall be subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW but no appropriation shall be required to permit expenditures and payment of obligations from the fund.

Sec. 115   RCW 43.10.240 and 1985 c 251 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The attorney general shall annually report to the ((organized crime advisory board)) chief of the Washington state patrol a summary of the attorney general's investigative and criminal prosecution activity conducted pursuant to this chapter. Except to the extent the summary describes information that is a matter of public record, the information made available to the ((board)) chief of the Washington state patrol shall be given all necessary security protection in accordance with the terms and provisions of applicable laws and rules and shall not be revealed or divulged publicly or privately ((by members of the board)).

Orthotic and Prosthetics Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 116   RCW 18.200.060 (Advisory committee--Composition -- Terms -- Duties) and 1997 c 285 s 7 are each repealed.

Sec. 117   RCW 18.200.010 and 1997 c 285 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) (("Advisory committee" means the orthotics and prosthetics advisory committee.
     (2)
)) "Department" means the department of health.
     (((3))) (2) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee.
     (((4))) (3) "Orthotics" means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing, as well as providing the initial training necessary to accomplish the fitting of, an orthosis for the support, correction, or alleviation of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity. The practice of orthotics encompasses evaluation, treatment, and consultation. With basic observational gait and postural analysis, orthotists assess and design orthoses to maximize function and provide not only the support but the alignment necessary to either prevent or correct deformity or to improve the safety and efficiency of mobility or locomotion, or both. Orthotic practice includes providing continuing patient care in order to assess its effect on the patient's tissues and to assure proper fit and function of the orthotic device by periodic evaluation.
     (((5))) (4) "Orthotist" means a person licensed to practice orthotics under this chapter.
     (((6))) (5) "Orthosis" means a custom-fabricated, definitive brace or support that is designed for long-term use. Except for the treatment of scoliosis, orthosis does not include prefabricated or direct-formed orthotic devices, as defined in this section, or any of the following assistive technology devices: Commercially available knee orthoses used following injury or surgery; spastic muscle tone-inhibiting orthoses; upper extremity adaptive equipment; finger splints; hand splints; custom-made, leather wrist gauntlets; face masks used following burns; wheelchair seating that is an integral part of the wheelchair and not worn by the patient independent of the wheelchair; fabric or elastic supports; corsets; arch supports, also known as foot orthotics; low-temperature formed plastic splints; trusses; elastic hose; canes; crutches; cervical collars; dental appliances; and other similar devices as determined by the secretary, such as those commonly carried in stock by a pharmacy, department store, corset shop, or surgical supply facility. Prefabricated orthoses, also known as custom-fitted, or off-the-shelf, are devices that are manufactured as commercially available stock items for no specific patient. Direct-formed orthoses are devices formed or shaped during the molding process directly on the patient's body or body segment. Custom-fabricated orthoses, also known as custom-made orthoses, are devices designed and fabricated, in turn, from raw materials for a specific patient and require the generation of an image, form, or mold that replicates the patient's body or body segment and, in turn, involves the rectification of dimensions, contours, and volumes to achieve proper fit, comfort, and function for that specific patient.
     (((7))) (6) "Prosthetics" means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, aligning, adjusting, or servicing, as well as providing the initial training necessary to accomplish the fitting of, a prosthesis through the replacement of external parts of a human body lost due to amputation or congenital deformities or absences. The practice of prosthetics also includes the generation of an image, form, or mold that replicates the patient's body or body segment and that requires rectification of dimensions, contours, and volumes for use in the design and fabrication of a socket to accept a residual anatomic limb to, in turn, create an artificial appendage that is designed either to support body weight or to improve or restore function or cosmesis, or both. Involved in the practice of prosthetics is observational gait analysis and clinical assessment of the requirements necessary to refine and mechanically fix the relative position of various parts of the prosthesis to maximize the function, stability, and safety of the patient. The practice of prosthetics includes providing continuing patient care in order to assess the prosthetic device's effect on the patient's tissues and to assure proper fit and function of the prosthetic device by periodic evaluation.
     (((8))) (7) "Prosthetist" means a person who is licensed to practice prosthetics under this chapter.
     (((9))) (8) "Prosthesis" means a definitive artificial limb that is alignable or articulated, or, in lower extremity applications, capable of weight bearing. Prosthesis means an artificial medical device that is not surgically implanted and that is used to replace a missing limb, appendage, or other external human body part including an artificial limb, hand, or foot. The term does not include artificial eyes, ears, fingers or toes, dental appliances, ostomy products, devices such as artificial breasts, eyelashes, wigs, or other devices as determined by the secretary that do not have a significant impact on the musculoskeletal functions of the body. In the lower extremity of the body, the term prosthesis does not include prostheses required for amputations distal to and including the transmetatarsal level. In the upper extremity of the body, the term prosthesis does not include prostheses that are provided to restore function for amputations distal to and including the carpal level.
     (((10))) (9) "Authorized health care practitioner" means licensed physicians, physician's assistants, osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, naturopaths, podiatric physicians and surgeons, dentists, and advanced registered nurse practitioners.

Sec. 118   RCW 18.200.050 and 1997 c 285 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     In addition to other authority provided by law, the secretary has the authority to:
     (1) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter;
     (2) Establish administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280. All fees collected under this section must be credited to the health professions account as required under RCW 43.70.320;
     (3) Register applicants, issue licenses to applicants who have met the education, training, and examination requirements for licensure, and deny licenses to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications, except that proceedings concerning the denial of credentials based upon unprofessional conduct or impairment are governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;
     (4) Hire clerical, administrative, investigative, and other staff as needed to implement this chapter and hire individuals licensed under this chapter to serve as examiners for any practical examinations;
     (5) Determine minimum education requirements and evaluate and designate those educational programs from which graduation will be accepted as proof of eligibility to take a qualifying examination for applicants for licensure;
     (6) Establish the standards and procedures for revocation of approval of education programs;
     (7) Utilize or contract with individuals or organizations having expertise in the profession or in education to assist in the evaluations;
     (8) Prepare and administer, or approve the preparation and administration of, examinations for applicants for licensure;
     (9) Determine whether alternative methods of training are equivalent to formal education, and establish forms, procedures, and criteria for evaluation of an applicant's alternative training to determine the applicant's eligibility to take any qualifying examination;
     (10) Determine which jurisdictions have licensing requirements equivalent to those of this state and issue licenses without examinations to individuals licensed in those jurisdictions;
     (11) Define and approve any experience requirement for licensing;
     (12) Implement and administer a program for consumer education;
     (13) Adopt rules implementing continuing competency requirements for renewal of the license and relicensing;
     (14) Maintain the official department records of all applicants and licensees;
     (15) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure;
     (16) Establish requirements and procedures for an inactive license; and
     (17) ((With the advice of the advisory committee, the secretary may)) Recommend collaboration with health professions, boards, and commissions to develop appropriate referral protocols.

Sec. 119   RCW 18.200.070 and 1997 c 285 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) An applicant must file a written application on forms provided by the department showing to the satisfaction of the secretary((, in consultation with the advisory committee,)) that the applicant meets the following requirements:
     (a) The applicant possesses a baccalaureate degree with coursework appropriate for the profession approved by the secretary, or possesses equivalent training as determined by the secretary pursuant to subsections (3) and (5) of this section;
     (b) The applicant has the amount of formal training, including the hours of classroom education and clinical practice, in areas of study as the secretary deems necessary and appropriate;
     (c) The applicant has completed a clinical internship or residency in the professional area for which a license is sought in accordance with the standards, guidelines, or procedures for clinical internships or residencies inside or outside the state as established by the secretary, or that are otherwise substantially equivalent to the standards commonly accepted in the fields of orthotics and prosthetics as determined by the secretary pursuant to subsections (3) and (5) of this section. The secretary must set the internship as at least one year.
     (2) An applicant for licensure as either an orthotist or prosthetist must pass all written and practical examinations that are required and approved by the secretary ((in consultation with the advisory committee)).
     (3) The standards and requirements for licensure established by the secretary must be substantially equal to the standards commonly accepted in the fields of orthotics and prosthetics.
     (4) An applicant failing to make the required grade in the first examination may take up to three subsequent examinations as the applicant desires upon prepaying a fee, determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250, for each subsequent examination. Upon failing four examinations, the secretary may invalidate the original application and require remedial education before the person may take future examinations.
     (5) The secretary may waive some of the education, examination, or experience requirements of this section if the secretary determines that the applicant meets alternative standards, established by the secretary through rule, that are substantially equivalent to the requirements in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

Oversight Committee on Character-Building
Residential Services in Prisons

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 120   RCW 72.09.800 (Comprehensive plan for character-building residential services in prisons -- Establishment of oversight committee) and 2008 c 104 s 2 are each repealed.

Advisory Board on Missing and Exploited Children

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 121   RCW 13.60.120 (Task force on missing and exploited children -- Advisory board) and 1999 c 168 s 3 are each repealed.

Sec. 122   RCW 13.60.110 and 1999 c 168 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A task force on missing and exploited children is established in the Washington state patrol. The task force shall be under the direction of the chief of the state patrol.
     (2) The task force is authorized to assist law enforcement agencies, upon request, in cases involving missing or exploited children by:
     (a) Direct assistance and case management;
     (b) Technical assistance;
     (c) Personnel training;
     (d) Referral for assistance from local, state, national, and international agencies; and
     (e) Coordination and information sharing among local, state, interstate, and federal law enforcement and social service agencies.
     (3) To maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of state resources and to improve interagency cooperation, the task force shall, where feasible, use existing facilities, systems, and staff made available by the state patrol and other local, state, interstate, and federal law enforcement and social service agencies. The chief of the state patrol may employ such additional personnel as are necessary for the work of the task force and may share personnel costs with other agencies.
     (4) The chief of the state patrol shall seek public and private grants and gifts to support the work of the task force.
     (5) By December 1, 2001, and annually thereafter, the chief of the state patrol shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature. The report shall establish performance measurements and objectives for the task force and assess the accomplishments of the task force.
     (6) For the purposes of RCW 13.60.100 ((through 13.60.120)) and 13.60.110, "exploited children" means children under the age of eighteen who are employed, used, persuaded, induced, enticed, or coerced to engage in, or assist another person to engage in, sexually explicit conduct. "Exploited children" also means the rape, molestation, or use for prostitution of children under the age of eighteen.

Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 123   RCW 42.56.140 (Public records exemptions accountability committee) and 2007 c 198 s 2 are each repealed.

Puget Sound Partnership--Ecosystems Coordination Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 124   RCW 90.71.250 (Ecosystem coordination board -- Membership -- Duties) and 2007 c 341 s 7 are each repealed.

Sec. 125   RCW 90.71.010 and 2007 c 341 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
     (1) "Action agenda" means the comprehensive schedule of projects, programs, and other activities designed to achieve a healthy Puget Sound ecosystem that is authorized and further described in RCW 90.71.300 and 90.71.310.
     (2) "Action area" means the geographic areas delineated as provided in RCW 90.71.260.
     (3) "Benchmarks" means measurable interim milestones or achievements established to demonstrate progress towards a goal, objective, or outcome.
     (4) (("Board" means the ecosystem coordination board.
     (5)
)) "Council" means the leadership council.
     (((6))) (5) "Environmental indicator" means a physical, biological, or chemical measurement, statistic, or value that provides a proximate gauge, or evidence of, the state or condition of Puget Sound.
     (((7))) (6) "Implementation strategies" means the strategies incorporated on a biennial basis in the action agenda developed under RCW 90.71.310.
     (((8))) (7) "Nearshore" means the area beginning at the crest of coastal bluffs and extending seaward through the marine photics zone, and to the head of tide in coastal rivers and streams. "Nearshore" also means both shoreline and estuaries.
     (((9))) (8) "Panel" means the Puget Sound science panel.
     (((10))) (9) "Partnership" means the Puget Sound partnership.
     (((11))) (10) "Puget Sound" means Puget Sound and related inland marine waters, including all salt waters of the state of Washington inside the international boundary line between Washington and British Columbia, and lying east of the junction of the Pacific Ocean and the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the rivers and streams draining to Puget Sound as mapped by water resource inventory areas 1 through 19 in WAC 173-500-040 as it exists on July 1, 2007.
     (((12))) (11) "Puget Sound partner" means an entity that has been recognized by the partnership, as provided in RCW 90.71.340, as having consistently achieved outstanding progress in implementing the 2020 action agenda.
     (((13))) (12) "Watershed groups" means all groups sponsoring or administering watershed programs, including but not limited to local governments, private sector entities, watershed planning units, watershed councils, shellfish protection areas, regional fishery enhancement groups, marine ((resource[s])) resources committees including those working with the Northwest straits commission, nearshore groups, and watershed lead entities.
     (((14))) (13) "Watershed programs" means and includes all watershed-level plans, programs, projects, and activities that relate to or may contribute to the protection or restoration of Puget Sound waters. Such programs include jurisdiction-wide programs regardless of whether more than one watershed is addressed.

Sec. 126   RCW 90.71.210 and 2007 c 341 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     An agency of state government, to be known as the Puget Sound partnership, is created to oversee the restoration of the environmental health of Puget Sound by 2020. The agency shall consist of a leadership council, an executive director, ((an ecosystem coordination board,)) and a Puget Sound science panel.

Sec. 127   RCW 90.71.230 and 2007 c 341 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The leadership council shall have the power and duty to:
     (a) Provide leadership and have responsibility for the functions of the partnership, including adopting, revising, and guiding the implementation of the action agenda, allocating funds for Puget Sound recovery, providing progress and other reports, setting strategic priorities and benchmarks, adopting and applying accountability measures, and making appointments to the ((board and)) panel;
     (b) Adopt rules, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW;
     (c) Create subcommittees and advisory committees as appropriate to assist the council;
     (d) Enter into, amend, and terminate contracts with individuals, corporations, or research institutions to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;
     (e) Make grants to governmental and nongovernmental entities to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;
     (f) Receive such gifts, grants, and endowments, in trust or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the partnership to effectuate the purposes of this chapter;
     (g) Promote extensive public awareness, education, and participation in Puget Sound protection and recovery;
     (h) Work collaboratively with the Hood Canal coordinating council established in chapter 90.88 RCW on Hood Canal-specific issues;
     (i) Maintain complete and consolidated financial information to ensure that all funds received and expended to implement the action agenda have been accounted for; and
     (j) Exercise such other powers and duties as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
     (2) The council may delegate functions to the chair and to the executive director, however the council may not delegate its decisional authority regarding developing or amending the action agenda.
     (3) The council shall work closely with existing organizations and all levels of government to ensure that the action agenda and its implementation are scientifically sound, efficient, and achieve necessary results to accomplish recovery of Puget Sound to health by 2020.
     (4) The council shall support, engage, and foster collaboration among watershed groups to assist in the recovery of Puget Sound.
     (5) When working with federally recognized Indian tribes to develop and implement the action agenda, the council shall conform to the procedures and standards required in a government-to-governmental relationship with tribes under the 1989 Centennial Accord between the state of Washington and the sovereign tribal governments in the state of Washington.
     (6) Members of the council shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.220 and be reimbursed for travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.

Sec. 128   RCW 90.71.240 and 2007 c 341 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The partnership shall be administered by an executive director who serves as a communication link between all levels of government, the private sector, tribes, nongovernmental organizations, the council, ((the board,)) and the panel. The executive director shall be accountable to the council and the governor for effective communication, actions, and results.
     (2) The executive director shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the governor, in consultation with the council. The governor shall consider the recommendations of the council when appointing the executive director.
     (3) The executive director shall have complete charge of and supervisory powers over the partnership, subject to the guidance from the council.
     (4) The executive director shall employ a staff, who shall be state employees under Title 41 RCW.
     (5) Upon approval of the council, the executive director may take action to create a private nonprofit entity, which may take the form of a nonprofit corporation, to assist the partnership in restoring Puget Sound by:
     (a) Raising money and other resources through charitable giving, donations, and other appropriate mechanisms;
     (b) Engaging and educating the public regarding Puget Sound's health, including efforts and opportunities to restore Puget Sound ecosystems; and
     (c) Performing other similar activities as directed by the partnership.

Sec. 129   RCW 90.71.270 and 2007 c 341 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The council shall appoint a nine-member Puget Sound science panel to provide independent, nonrepresentational scientific advice to the council and expertise in identifying environmental indicators and benchmarks for incorporation into the action agenda.
     (2) In establishing the panel, the council shall request the Washington academy of sciences, created in chapter 70.220 RCW, to nominate fifteen scientists with recognized expertise in fields of science essential to the recovery of Puget Sound. Nominees should reflect the full range of scientific and engineering disciplines involved in Puget Sound recovery. At a minimum, the Washington academy of sciences shall consider making nominations from scientists associated with federal, state, and local agencies, tribes, the business and environmental communities, and members of the K-12, college, and university communities((, and members of the board)). The solicitation should be to all sectors, and candidates may be from all public and private sectors. Persons nominated by the Washington academy of sciences must disclose any potential conflicts of interest, and any financial relationship with any leadership councilmember, and disclose sources of current financial support and contracts relating to Puget Sound recovery.
     (3) The panel shall select a chair and a vice-chair. Panel members shall serve four-year terms, except that the council shall determine initial terms of two, three, and four years to provide for staggered terms. The council shall determine reappointments and select replacements or additional members of the panel. No panel member may serve longer than twelve years.
     (4) The executive director shall designate a lead staff scientist to coordinate panel actions, and administrative staff to support panel activities. The legislature intends to provide ongoing funding for staffing of the panel to ensure that it has sufficient capacity to provide independent scientific advice.
     (5) The executive director of the partnership and the science panel shall explore a shared state and federal responsibility for the staffing and administration of the panel. In the event that a federally sponsored Puget Sound recovery office is created, the council may propose that such office provide for staffing and administration of the panel.
     (6) The panel shall assist the council in developing and revising the action agenda, making recommendations to the action agenda, and making recommendations to the council for updates or revisions.
     (7) Members of the panel shall be reimbursed for travel expenses under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060, and based upon the availability of funds, the council may contract with members of the panel for compensation for their services under chapter 39.29 RCW. If appointees to the panel are employed by the federal, state, tribal, or local governments, the council may enter into interagency personnel agreements.

Sec. 130   RCW 90.71.310 and 2008 c 329 s 926 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The council shall develop a science-based action agenda that leads to the recovery of Puget Sound by 2020 and achievement of the goals and objectives established in RCW 90.71.300. The action agenda shall:
     (a) Address all geographic areas of Puget Sound including upland areas and tributary rivers and streams that affect Puget Sound;
     (b) Describe the problems affecting Puget Sound's health using supporting scientific data, and provide a summary of the historical environmental health conditions of Puget Sound so as to determine past levels of pollution and restorative actions that have established the current health conditions of Puget Sound;
     (c) Meet the goals and objectives described in RCW 90.71.300, including measurable outcomes for each goal and objective specifically describing what will be achieved, how it will be quantified, and how progress towards outcomes will be measured. The action agenda shall include near-term and long-term benchmarks designed to ensure continuous progress needed to reach the goals, objectives, and designated outcomes by 2020. The council shall consult with the panel in developing these elements of the plan;
     (d) Identify and prioritize the strategies and actions necessary to restore and protect Puget Sound and to achieve the goals and objectives described in RCW 90.71.300;
     (e) Identify the agency, entity, or person responsible for completing the necessary strategies and actions, and potential sources of funding;      
     (f) Include prioritized actions identified through the assembled proposals from each of the seven action areas and the identification and assessment of ecosystem scale programs as provided in RCW 90.71.260;
     (g) Include specific actions to address aquatic rehabilitation zone one, as defined in RCW 90.88.010;
     (h) Incorporate any additional goals adopted by the council; and
     (i) Incorporate appropriate actions to carry out the biennial science work plan created in RCW 90.71.290.
     (2) In developing the action agenda and any subsequent revisions, the council shall, when appropriate, incorporate the following:
     (a) Water quality, water quantity, sediment quality, watershed, marine resource, and habitat restoration plans created by governmental agencies, watershed groups, and marine and shoreline groups((. The council shall consult with the board in incorporating these plans));
     (b) Recovery plans for salmon, orca, and other species in Puget Sound listed under the federal endangered species act;
     (c) Existing plans and agreements signed by the governor, the commissioner of public lands, other state officials, or by federal agencies;
     (d) Appropriate portions of the Puget Sound water quality management plan existing on July 1, 2007.
     (3) Until the action agenda is adopted, the existing Puget Sound management plan and the 2007-09 Puget Sound biennial plan shall remain in effect. The existing Puget Sound management plan shall also continue to serve as the comprehensive conservation and management plan for the purposes of the national estuary program described in section 320 of the federal clean water act, until replaced by the action agenda and approved by the United States environmental protection agency as the new comprehensive conservation and management plan.
     (4) The council shall adopt the action agenda by December 1, 2008. The council shall revise the action agenda as needed, and revise the implementation strategies every two years using an adaptive management process informed by tracking actions and monitoring results in Puget Sound. In revising the action agenda and the implementation strategies, the council shall consult the panel ((and the board)) and provide opportunity for public review and comment. Biennial updates shall:
     (a) Contain a detailed description of prioritized actions necessary in the biennium to achieve the goals, objectives, outcomes, and benchmarks of progress identified in the action agenda;
     (b) Identify the agency, entity, or person responsible for completing the necessary action; and
     (c) Establish biennial benchmarks for near-term actions.
     (5) The action agenda shall be organized and maintained in a single document to facilitate public accessibility to the plan.

Real Estate Appraiser Commission

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 131   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 18.140.230 (Real estate appraiser commission--Establishment -- Composition) and 2005 c 339 s 19 & 2000 c 249 s 3;
     (2) RCW 18.140.240 (Commission/members -- Duties and responsibilities) and 2000 c 249 s 4; and
     (3) RCW 18.140.250 (Commission member's compensation) and 2000 c 249 s 5.

Sec. 132   RCW 18.140.010 and 2005 c 339 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Appraisal" means the act or process of estimating value; an estimate of value; or of or pertaining to appraising and related functions.
     (2) "Appraisal report" means any communication, written or oral, of an appraisal, review, or consulting service in accordance with the standards of professional conduct or practice, adopted by the director, that is transmitted to the client upon completion of an assignment.
     (3) "Appraisal assignment" means an engagement for which an appraiser is employed or retained to act, or would be perceived by third parties or the public as acting, as a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased analysis, opinion, or conclusion relating to the value of specified interests in, or aspects of, identified real estate. The term "appraisal assignment" may apply to valuation work and analysis work.
     (4) "Brokers price opinion" means an oral or written report of property value that is prepared by a real estate broker or salesperson licensed under chapter 18.85 RCW.
     (5) "Client" means any party for whom an appraiser performs a service.
     (6) (("Commission" means the real estate appraiser commission of the state of Washington.
     (7)
)) "Comparative market analysis" means a brokers price opinion.
     (((8))) (7) "Department" means the department of licensing.
     (((9))) (8) "Director" means the director of the department of licensing.
     (((10))) (9) "Expert review appraiser" means a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser chosen by the director for the purpose of providing appraisal review assistance to the director.
     (((11))) (10) "Federal department" means an executive department of the United States of America specifically concerned with housing finance issues, such as the department of housing and urban development, the department of veterans affairs, or their legal federal successors.
     (((12))) (11) "Federal financial institutions regulatory agency" means the board of governors of the federal reserve system, the federal deposit insurance corporation, the office of the comptroller of the currency, the office of thrift supervision, the national credit union administration, their successors and/or such other agencies as may be named in future amendments to 12 U.S.C. Sec. 3350(6).
     (((13))) (12) "Federal secondary mortgage marketing agency" means the federal national mortgage association, the government national mortgage association, the federal home loan mortgage corporation, their successors and/or such other similarly functioning housing finance agencies as may be federally chartered in the future.
     (((14))) (13) "Federally related transaction" means any real estate-related financial transaction that the federal financial institutions regulatory agency or the resolution trust corporation engages in, contracts for, or regulates; and that requires the services of an appraiser.
     (((15))) (14) "Financial institution" means any person doing business under the laws of this state or the United States relating to banks, bank holding companies, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, credit unions, consumer loan companies, and the affiliates, subsidiaries, and service corporations thereof.
     (((16))) (15) "Mortgage broker" for the purpose of this chapter means a mortgage broker licensed under chapter 19.146 RCW, any mortgage broker approved and subject to audit by the federal national mortgage association, the government national mortgage association, or the federal home loan mortgage corporation as provided in RCW 19.146.020, any mortgage broker approved by the United States secretary of housing and urban development for participation in any mortgage insurance under the national housing act, 12 U.S.C. Sec. 1201, and the affiliates, subsidiaries, and service corporations thereof.
     (((17))) (16) "Real estate" means an identified parcel or tract of land, including improvements, if any.
     (((18))) (17) "Real estate-related financial transaction" means any transaction involving:
     (a) The sale, lease, purchase, investment in, or exchange of real property, including interests in property, or the financing thereof;
     (b) The refinancing of real property or interests in real property; and
     (c) The use of real property or interests in property as security for a loan or investment, including mortgage-backed securities.
     (((19))) (18) "Real property" means one or more defined interests, benefits, or rights inherent in the ownership of real estate.
     (((20))) (19) "Review" means the act or process of critically studying an appraisal report prepared by another.
     (((21))) (20) "Specialized appraisal services" means all appraisal services that do not fall within the definition of appraisal assignment. The term "specialized appraisal service" may apply to valuation work and to analysis work. Regardless of the intention of the client or employer, if the appraiser would be perceived by third parties or the public as acting as a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased analysis, opinion, or conclusion, the work is classified as an appraisal assignment and not a specialized appraisal service.
     (((22))) (21) "State-certified general real estate appraiser" means a person certified by the director to develop and communicate real estate appraisals of all types of property. A state-certified general real estate appraiser may designate or identify an appraisal rendered by him or her as a "certified appraisal."
     (((23))) (22) "State-certified residential real estate appraiser" means a person certified by the director to develop and communicate real estate appraisals of all types of residential property of one to four units without regard to transaction value or complexity and nonresidential property having a transaction value as specified in rules adopted by the director. A state certified residential real estate appraiser may designate or identify an appraisal rendered by him or her as a "certified appraisal."
     (((24))) (23) "State-licensed real estate appraiser" means a person licensed by the director to develop and communicate real estate appraisals of noncomplex one to four residential units and complex one to four residential units and nonresidential property having transaction values as specified in rules adopted by the director.
     (((25))) (24) "State-registered appraiser trainee," "trainee," or "trainee real estate appraiser" means a person registered by the director under RCW 18.140.280 to develop and communicate real estate appraisals under the immediate and personal direction of a state-certified real estate appraiser. Appraisals are limited to those types of properties that the supervisory appraiser is permitted by their current credential, and that the supervisory appraiser is competent and qualified to appraise. By signing the appraisal report, or being identified in the certification or addenda as having lent significant professional assistance, the state-registered appraiser trainee accepts total and complete individual responsibility for all content, analyses, and conclusions in the report.
     (((26))) (25) "Supervisory appraiser" means a person holding a currently valid certificate issued by the director as a state-certified real estate appraiser providing direct supervision to another state-certified, state-licensed, or state-registered appraiser trainee. The supervisory appraiser must be in good standing in each jurisdiction that he or she is credentialed. The supervisory appraiser must sign all appraisal reports. By signing the appraisal report, the supervisory appraiser accepts full responsibility for all content, analyses, and conclusions in the report.

Sec. 133   RCW 18.140.030 and 2005 c 339 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director shall have the following powers and duties:
     (1) To adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter and chapter 18.235 RCW((, with the advice and approval of the commission));
     (2) To receive and approve or deny applications for certification or licensure as a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser and for registration as a state-registered appraiser trainee under this chapter; to establish appropriate administrative procedures for the processing of such applications; to issue certificates, licenses, or registrations to qualified applicants pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; and to maintain a roster of the names and addresses of individuals who are currently certified, licensed, or registered under this chapter;
     (3) ((To provide administrative assistance to the members of and to keep records for the real estate appraiser commission;
     (4)
)) To solicit bids and enter into contracts with educational testing services or organizations for the preparation of questions and answers for certification or licensure examinations;
     (((5))) (4) To administer or contract for administration of certification or licensure examinations at locations and times as may be required to carry out the responsibilities under this chapter;
     (((6))) (5) To enter into contracts for professional services determined to be necessary for adequate enforcement of this chapter;
     (((7) To consider recommendations by the real estate appraiser commission relating to the experience, education, and examination requirements for each classification of state-certified appraiser and for licensure;
     (8) To consider recommendations by the real estate appraiser commission relating to the educational requirements for the state-registered appraiser trainee classification;
     (9) To consider recommendations by the real estate appraiser commission relating to the maximum number of state-registered appraiser trainees that each supervisory appraiser will be permitted to supervise;
     (10) To consider recommendations by the real estate appraiser commission relating to continuing education requirements as a prerequisite to renewal of certification or licensure;
     (11) To consider recommendations by the real estate appraiser commission relating to standards of professional appraisal conduct or practice in the enforcement of this chapter;
     (12)
)) (6) To employ such professional, clerical, and technical assistance as may be necessary to properly administer the work of the director;
     (((13))) (7) To establish forms necessary to administer this chapter;
     (((14))) (8) To establish an expert review appraiser roster comprised of state-certified or licensed real estate appraisers whose purpose is to assist the director by applying their individual expertise by reviewing real estate appraisals for compliance with this chapter. Qualifications to act as an expert review appraiser shall be established by the director ((with the advice of the commission)). An application to serve as an expert review appraiser shall be submitted to the real estate appraiser program, and the roster of accepted expert review appraisers shall be maintained by the department. An expert review appraiser may be added to or deleted from that roster by the director. The expert review appraiser shall be reimbursed for expenses ((in the same manner as)) by the department ((reimburses the commission)); and
     (((15))) (9) To do all other things necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and minimally meet the requirements of federal guidelines regarding state certification or licensure of appraisers and registration of state-registered appraiser trainees that the director determines are appropriate for state-certified and state-licensed appraisers and state-registered appraiser trainees in this state.

Sec. 134   RCW 18.140.160 and 2007 c 256 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130, the director may take disciplinary action for the following conduct, acts, or conditions:
     (1) Failing to meet the minimum qualifications for state certification, licensure, or registration established by or pursuant to this chapter;
     (2) Paying money other than the fees provided for by this chapter to any employee of the director ((or the commission)) to procure state certification, licensure, or registration under this chapter;
     (3) Continuing to act as a state-certified real estate appraiser, state-licensed real estate appraiser, or state-registered appraiser trainee when his or her certificate, license, or registration is on an expired status;
     (4) Violating any provision of this chapter or any lawful rule made by the director pursuant thereto;
     (5) Issuing an appraisal report on any real property in which the appraiser has an interest unless his or her interest is clearly stated in the appraisal report;
     (6) Being affiliated as an employer, independent contractor, or supervisory appraiser of a state-certified real estate appraiser, state-licensed real estate appraiser, or state-registered appraiser trainee whose certification, license, or registration is currently in a suspended or revoked status;
     (7) Failure or refusal without good cause to exercise reasonable diligence in performing an appraisal practice under this chapter, including preparing an oral or written report to communicate information concerning an appraisal practice; and
     (8) Negligence or incompetence in performing an appraisal practice under this chapter, including preparing an oral or written report to communicate information concerning an appraisal practice.

Sec. 135   RCW 18.140.170 and 2005 c 339 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director may investigate the actions of a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser or a state-registered appraiser trainee or an applicant for certification, licensure, or registration or recertification, relicensure, or reregistration. Upon receipt of information indicating that a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser or state-registered appraiser trainee under this chapter may have violated this chapter, the director may cause one or more of the staff investigators to make an investigation of the facts to determine whether or not there is admissible evidence of any such violation. ((If technical assistance is required, a staff investigator may consult with one or more of the members of the commission.))

Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 136   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 77.95.110 (Regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board) and 2000 c 107 s 108; and
     (2) RCW 77.95.120 (Regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board -- Duties and authority) and 2000 c 107 s 109, 1998 c 96 s 1, & 1995 c 367 s 6.

Sec. 137   RCW 77.95.100 and 2000 c 107 s 107 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department may provide start-up funds to regional fisheries enhancement groups for costs associated with any enhancement project. The ((regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board and the)) commission shall develop guidelines for providing funds to the regional fisheries enhancement groups.

Sec. 138   RCW 77.95.180 and 1995 c 367 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     To maximize available state resources, the department and the department of transportation shall work in partnership ((with the regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board)) to identify cooperative projects to eliminate fish passage barriers caused by state roads and highways. ((The advisory board may provide input to the department to aid in identifying priority barrier removal projects that can be accomplished with the assistance of regional fisheries enhancement groups.)) The department of transportation shall provide engineering and other technical services to assist regional fisheries enhancement groups with fish passage barrier removal projects, provided that the barrier removal projects have been identified as a priority by the department of fish and wildlife and the department of transportation has received an appropriation to continue the fish barrier removal program.

Sec. 139   RCW 77.95.190 and 1995 c 367 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall ((coordinate with the regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board to)) field test coho and chinook salmon remote site incubators. The purpose of field testing efforts shall be to gather conclusive scientific data on the effectiveness of coho and chinook remote site incubators.

Revenue-Simplified Sales and Use Tax Admin Advisory Group

Sec. 140   RCW 82.58.020 and 2002 c 267 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1))) For the purposes of reviewing or amending the agreement embodying the simplification requirements in RCW 82.58.050, the state shall enter into multistate discussions. For purposes of these discussions, the state shall be represented by the department. The governor may appoint up to four persons to consult with the department at these discussions. The persons advising the department shall not be compensated and are not entitled to payment of travel expenses by the state.
     (((2) The department shall regularly consult with an advisory group composed of one member from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate, appointed by the majority and minority leaders of the senate; one member from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives; representatives of retailers, including those selling via mail, telephone, and the internet; representatives of large and small businesses; and representatives of counties and cities. The department shall use its best efforts to consult with the advisory group before any multistate discussions in which it is anticipated that amendments may be proposed to the agreement embodying the simplification requirements in RCW 82.58.050.))

State Solid Waste Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 141   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 70.95.040 (Solid waste advisory committee -- Members--Meetings -- Travel expenses -- "Governor's award of excellence.") and 1991 c 319 s 401, 1987 c 115 s 1, 1982 c 108 s 1, & 1977 c 10 s 1;
     (2) RCW 70.95.050 (Solid waste advisory committee -- Staff services and facilities) and 1969 ex.s. c 134 s 5;
     (3) RCW 70.95.070 (Review of standards prior to adoption--Revisions, additions and modifications -- Factors) and 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 41 s 4 & 1969 ex.s. c 134 s 7; and
     (4) RCW 70.105.060 (Review of rules, regulations, criteria and fee schedules) and 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 101 s 6.

Sec. 142   RCW 70.95.030 and 2004 c 101 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:
     (1) "City" means every incorporated city and town.
     (2) "Commission" means the utilities and transportation commission.
     (3) (("Committee" means the state solid waste advisory committee.
     (4)
)) "Composted material" means organic solid waste that has been subjected to controlled aerobic degradation at a solid waste facility in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Natural decay of organic solid waste under uncontrolled conditions does not result in composted material.
     (((5))) (4) "Department" means the department of ecology.
     (((6))) (5) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology.
     (((7))) (6) "Disposal site" means the location where any final treatment, utilization, processing, or deposit of solid waste occurs.
     (((8))) (7) "Energy recovery" means a process operating under federal and state environmental laws and regulations for converting solid waste into usable energy and for reducing the volume of solid waste.
     (((9))) (8) "Functional standards" means criteria for solid waste handling expressed in terms of expected performance or solid waste handling functions.
     (((10))) (9) "Incineration" means a process of reducing the volume of solid waste operating under federal and state environmental laws and regulations by use of an enclosed device using controlled flame combustion.
     (((11))) (10) "Inert waste landfill" means a landfill that receives only inert waste, as determined under RCW 70.95.065, and includes facilities that use inert wastes as a component of fill.
     (((12))) (11) "Jurisdictional health department" means city, county, city-county, or district public health department.
     (((13))) (12) "Landfill" means a disposal facility or part of a facility at which solid waste is placed in or on land and which is not a land treatment facility.
     (((14))) (13) "Local government" means a city, town, or county.
     (((15))) (14) "Modify" means to substantially change the design or operational plans including, but not limited to, removal of a design element previously set forth in a permit application or the addition of a disposal or processing activity that is not approved in the permit.
     (((16))) (15) "Multiple family residence" means any structure housing two or more dwelling units.
     (((17))) (16) "Person" means individual, firm, association, copartnership, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, or any other entity whatsoever.
     (((18))) (17) "Recyclable materials" means those solid wastes that are separated for recycling or reuse, such as papers, metals, and glass, that are identified as recyclable material pursuant to a local comprehensive solid waste plan. Prior to the adoption of the local comprehensive solid waste plan, adopted pursuant to RCW 70.95.110(2), local governments may identify recyclable materials by ordinance from July 23, 1989.
     (((19))) (18) "Recycling" means transforming or remanufacturing waste materials into usable or marketable materials for use other than landfill disposal or incineration.
     (((20))) (19) "Residence" means the regular dwelling place of an individual or individuals.
     (((21))) (20) "Sewage sludge" means a semisolid substance consisting of settled sewage solids combined with varying amounts of water and dissolved materials, generated from a wastewater treatment system, that does not meet the requirements of chapter 70.95J RCW.
     (((22))) (21) "Soil amendment" means any substance that is intended to improve the physical characteristics of the soil, except composted material, commercial fertilizers, agricultural liming agents, unmanipulated animal manures, unmanipulated vegetable manures, food wastes, food processing wastes, and materials exempted by rule of the department, such as biosolids as defined in chapter 70.95J RCW and wastewater as regulated in chapter 90.48 RCW.
     (((23))) (22) "Solid waste" or "wastes" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, swill, sewage sludge, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles or parts thereof, and recyclable materials.
     (((24))) (23) "Solid waste handling" means the management, storage, collection, transportation, treatment, utilization, processing, and final disposal of solid wastes, including the recovery and recycling of materials from solid wastes, the recovery of energy resources from solid wastes or the conversion of the energy in solid wastes to more useful forms or combinations thereof.
     (((25))) (24) "Source separation" means the separation of different kinds of solid waste at the place where the waste originates.
     (((26))) (25) "Vehicle" includes every device physically capable of being moved upon a public or private highway, road, street, or watercourse and in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public or private highway, road, street, or watercourse, except devices moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
     (((27))) (26) "Waste-derived soil amendment" means any soil amendment as defined in this chapter that is derived from solid waste as defined in ((RCW 70.95.030)) this section, but does not include biosolids or biosolids products regulated under chapter 70.95J RCW or wastewaters regulated under chapter 90.48 RCW.
     (((28))) (27) "Waste reduction" means reducing the amount or toxicity of waste generated or reusing materials.
     (((29))) (28) "Yard debris" means plant material commonly created in the course of maintaining yards and gardens, and through horticulture, gardening, landscaping, or similar activities. Yard debris includes but is not limited to grass clippings, leaves, branches, brush, weeds, flowers, roots, windfall fruit, vegetable garden debris, holiday trees, and tree prunings four inches or less in diameter.

Sec. 143   RCW 43.21A.520 and 1989 c 431 s 47 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department of ecology shall develop and implement an environmental excellence awards program that recognizes products that are produced, labeled, or packaged in a manner that helps ensure environmental protection. The award shall be in recognition of products that are made from recycled materials, easy to recycle, substitute for more hazardous products, or otherwise help protect the environment. Application for the award shall be voluntary. The awards may be made in a variety of product categories including, but not limited to:
     (a) Paint products;
     (b) Cleaning products;
     (c) Pest control products;
     (d) Automotive, marine, and related maintenance products;
     (e) Hobby and recreation products; and
     (f) Any other product available for retail or wholesale sale.
     (2) ((The state solid waste advisory committee shall establish an environmental excellence product award subcommittee to develop and recommend criteria for awarding environmental excellence awards for products. The subcommittee shall also review award applications and make recommendations to the department. The subcommittee shall consist of equal representation of: (a) Product manufacturing or other business representatives; (b) environmental representatives; (c) labor or consumer representatives; and (d) independent technical experts. Members of the subcommittee need not necessarily be regular members of the state solid waste advisory committee.
     (3)
)) Products receiving an environmental excellence award pursuant to this section shall be entitled to display a logo or other symbol developed by the department to signify the award. Awards shall be given each year to as many products as qualify. The award logo may be displayed for a period to be determined by the department.

Sec. 144   RCW 70.105.010 and 1989 c 376 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The words and phrases defined in this section shall have the meanings indicated when used in this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Department" means the department of ecology.
     (2) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology or the director's designee.
     (3) "Disposal site" means a geographical site in or upon which hazardous wastes are disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
     (4) "Dispose or disposal" means the discarding or abandoning of hazardous wastes or the treatment, decontamination, or recycling of such wastes once they have been discarded or abandoned.
     (5) "Dangerous wastes" means any discarded, useless, unwanted, or abandoned substances, including but not limited to certain pesticides, or any residues or containers of such substances which are disposed of in such quantity or concentration as to pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, wildlife, or the environment because such wastes or constituents or combinations of such wastes:
     (a) Have short-lived, toxic properties that may cause death, injury, or illness or have mutagenic, teratogenic, or carcinogenic properties; or
     (b) Are corrosive, explosive, flammable, or may generate pressure through decomposition or other means.
     (6) "Extremely hazardous waste" means any dangerous waste which
     (a) will persist in a hazardous form for several years or more at a disposal site and which in its persistent form
     (i) presents a significant environmental hazard and may be concentrated by living organisms through a food chain or may affect the genetic make-up of man or wildlife, and
     (ii) is highly toxic to man or wildlife
     (b) if disposed of at a disposal site in such quantities as would present an extreme hazard to man or the environment.
     (7) "Person" means any person, firm, association, county, public or municipal or private corporation, agency, or other entity whatsoever.
     (8) "Pesticide" shall have the meaning of the term as defined in RCW 15.58.030 as now or hereafter amended.
     (9) (("Solid waste advisory committee" means the same advisory committee as per RCW 70.95.040 through 70.95.070.
     (10)
)) "Designated zone facility" means any facility that requires an interim or final status permit under rules adopted under this chapter and that is not a preempted facility as defined in this section.
     (((11))) (10) "Facility" means all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land used for recycling, storing, treating, incinerating, or disposing of hazardous waste.
     (((12))) (11) "Preempted facility" means any facility that includes as a significant part of its activities any of the following operations: (a) Landfill, (b) incineration, (c) land treatment, (d) surface impoundment to be closed as a landfill, or (e) waste pile to be closed as a landfill.
     (((13))) (12) "Hazardous household substances" means those substances identified by the department as hazardous household substances in the guidelines developed under RCW 70.105.220.
     (((14))) (13) "Hazardous substances" means any liquid, solid, gas, or sludge, including any material, substance, product, commodity, or waste, regardless of quantity, that exhibits any of the characteristics or criteria of hazardous waste as described in rules adopted under this chapter.
     (((15))) (14) "Hazardous waste" means and includes all dangerous and extremely hazardous waste, including substances composed of both radioactive and hazardous components.
     (((16))) (15) "Local government" means a city, town, or county.
     (((17))) (16) "Moderate-risk waste" means (a) any waste that exhibits any of the properties of hazardous waste but is exempt from regulation under this chapter solely because the waste is generated in quantities below the threshold for regulation, and (b) any household wastes which are generated from the disposal of substances identified by the department as hazardous household substances.
     (((18))) (17) "Service charge" means an assessment imposed under RCW 70.105.280 against those facilities that store, treat, incinerate, or dispose of dangerous or extremely hazardous waste that contains both a nonradioactive hazardous component and a radioactive component. Service charges shall also apply to facilities undergoing closure under this chapter in those instances where closure entails the physical characterization of remaining wastes which contain both a nonradioactive hazardous component and a radioactive component or the management of such wastes through treatment or removal, except any commercial low-level radioactive waste facility.

Sec. 145   RCW 70.105.160 and 1998 c 245 s 110 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall conduct a study to determine the best management practices for categories of waste for the priority waste management methods established in RCW 70.105.150, with due consideration in the course of the study to sound environmental management and available technology. As an element of the study, the department shall review methods that will help achieve the priority of RCW 70.105.150(1)(a), waste reduction. Before issuing any proposed rules, the department shall conduct public hearings regarding the best management practices for the various waste categories studied by the department. After conducting the study, the department shall prepare new rules or modify existing rules as appropriate to promote implementation of the priorities established in RCW 70.105.150 for management practices which assure use of sound environmental management techniques and available technology. The preliminary study shall be completed by July 1, 1986, and the rules shall be adopted by July 1, 1987. ((The solid waste advisory committee shall review the studies and the new or modified rules.))
     The studies shall be updated at least once every five years. The funding for these studies shall be from the hazardous waste control and elimination account, subject to legislative appropriation.

Unemployment Insurance State Advisory Council

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 146   RCW 50.12.200 (State advisory council--Committees and councils) and 1982 1st ex.s. c 18 s 1, 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 149, 1953 ex.s. c 8 s 4, 1947 c 215 s 12, & 1945 c 35 s 59 are each repealed.

Water Supply Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 147   RCW 70.119A.160 (Water supply advisory committee) and 1998 c 245 s 112 & 1995 c 376 s 4 are each repealed.

Sec. 148   RCW 70.119A.180 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 5 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It is the intent of the legislature that the department establish water use efficiency requirements designed to ensure efficient use of water while maintaining water system financial viability, improving affordability of supplies, and enhancing system reliability.
     (2) The requirements of this section shall apply to all municipal water suppliers and shall be tailored to be appropriate to system size, forecasted system demand, and system supply characteristics.
     (3) For the purposes of this section:
     (a) Water use efficiency includes conservation planning requirements, water distribution system leakage standards, and water conservation performance reporting requirements; and
     (b) "Municipal water supplier" and "municipal water supply purposes" have the meanings provided by RCW 90.03.015.
     (4) To accomplish the purposes of this section, the department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section by December 31, 2005. The department shall:
     (a) Develop conservation planning requirements that ensure municipal water suppliers are: (i) Implementing programs to integrate conservation with water system operation and management; and (ii) identifying how to appropriately fund and implement conservation activities. Requirements shall apply to the conservation element of water system plans and small water system management programs developed pursuant to chapter 43.20 RCW. In establishing the conservation planning requirements the department shall review the current department conservation planning guidelines and include those elements that are appropriate for rule. Conservation planning requirements shall include but not be limited to:
     (A) Selection of cost-effective measures to achieve a system's water conservation objectives. Requirements shall allow the municipal water supplier to select and schedule implementation of the best methods for achieving its conservation objectives;
     (B) Evaluation of the feasibility of adopting and implementing water delivery rate structures that encourage water conservation;
     (C) Evaluation of each system's water distribution system leakage and, if necessary, identification of steps necessary for achieving water distribution system leakage standards developed under (b) of this subsection;
     (D) Collection and reporting of water consumption and source production and/or water purchase data. Data collection and reporting requirements shall be sufficient to identify water use patterns among utility customer classes, where applicable, and evaluate the effectiveness of each system's conservation program. Requirements, including reporting frequency, shall be appropriate to system size and complexity. Reports shall be available to the public; and
     (E) Establishment of minimum requirements for water demand forecast methodologies such that demand forecasts prepared by municipal water suppliers are sufficient for use in determining reasonably anticipated future water needs;
     (b) Develop water distribution system leakage standards to ensure that municipal water suppliers are taking appropriate steps to reduce water system leakage rates or are maintaining their water distribution systems in a condition that results in leakage rates in compliance with the standards. Limits shall be developed in terms of percentage of total water produced and/or purchased and shall not be lower than ten percent. The department may consider alternatives to the percentage of total water supplied where alternatives provide a better evaluation of the water system's leakage performance. The department shall institute a graduated system of requirements based on levels of water system leakage. A municipal water supplier shall select one or more control methods appropriate for addressing leakage in its water system;
     (c) Establish minimum requirements for water conservation performance reporting to assure that municipal water suppliers are regularly evaluating and reporting their water conservation performance. The objective of setting conservation goals is to enhance the efficient use of water by the water system customers. Performance reporting shall include:
     (i) Requirements that municipal water suppliers adopt and achieve water conservation goals. The elected governing board or governing body of the water system shall set water conservation goals for the system. In setting water conservation goals the water supplier may consider historic conservation performance and conservation investment, customer base demographics, regional climate variations, forecasted demand and system supply characteristics, system financial viability, system reliability, and affordability of water rates. Conservation goals shall be established by the municipal water supplier in an open public forum;
     (ii) Requirements that the municipal water supplier adopt schedules for implementing conservation program elements and achieving conservation goals to ensure that progress is being made toward adopted conservation goals;
     (iii) A reporting system for regular reviews of conservation performance against adopted goals. Performance reports shall be available to customers and the public. Requirements, including reporting frequency, shall be appropriate to system size and complexity;
     (iv) Requirements that any system not meeting its water conservation goals shall develop a plan for modifying its conservation program to achieve its goals along with procedures for reporting performance to the department;
     (v) If a municipal water supplier determines that further reductions in consumption are not reasonably achievable, it shall identify how current consumption levels will be maintained;
     (d) Adopt rules that, to the maximum extent practical, utilize existing mechanisms and simplified procedures in order to minimize the cost and complexity of implementation and to avoid placing unreasonable financial burden on smaller municipal systems.
     (5) ((The department shall establish an advisory committee to assist the department in developing rules for water use efficiency. The advisory committee shall include representatives from public water system customers, environmental interest groups, business interest groups, a representative cross-section of municipal water suppliers, a water utility conservation professional, tribal governments, the department of ecology, and any other members determined necessary by the department. The department may use the water supply advisory committee created pursuant to RCW 70.119A.160 augmented with additional participants as necessary to comply with this subsection to assist the department in developing rules.
     (6)
)) The department shall provide technical assistance upon request to municipal water suppliers and local governments regarding water conservation, which may include development of best management practices for water conservation programs, conservation landscape ordinances, conservation rate structures for public water systems, and general public education programs on water conservation.
     (((7))) (6) To ensure compliance with this section, the department shall establish a compliance process that incorporates a graduated approach employing the full range of compliance mechanisms available to the department.
     (((8))) (7) Prior to completion of rule making required in subsection (4) of this section, municipal water suppliers shall continue to meet the existing conservation requirements of the department and shall continue to implement their current water conservation programs.

Sec. 149   RCW 90.86.030 and 2005 c 60 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The joint legislative committee on water supply during drought shall convene from time to time at the call of the chair when a drought conditions order under RCW 43.83B.405 is in effect, or when the chair determines, in consultation with the department of ecology, that it is likely that such an order will be issued within the next year.
     (2) The committee may request and review information relating to water supply conditions in the state, and economic, environmental, and other impacts relating to decreased water supply being experienced or anticipated. The governor's executive water emergency committee, the department of ecology, ((the water supply advisory committee,)) and other state agencies with water management or related responsibilities shall cooperate in responding to requests from the committee.
     (3) During drought conditions in which an order issued under RCW 43.83B.405 is in effect, the department of ecology shall provide to the committee no less than monthly a report describing drought response activities of the department and other state and federal agencies participating on the water supply availability committee. The report shall include information regarding applications for, and approvals and denials of emergency water withdrawals and temporary changes or transfers of, water rights under RCW 43.83B.410.
     (4) The committee from time to time shall make recommendations to the senate and house of representatives on budgetary and legislative actions that will improve the state's drought response programs and planning.

Well Drilling Technical Advisory Group

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 150   RCW 18.104.190 (Technical advisory group) and 2005 c 84 s 8 & 1993 c 387 s 25 are each repealed.

Sec. 151   RCW 18.104.040 and 1993 c 387 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall have the power:
     (1) To issue, deny, suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
     (2) At all reasonable times, to enter upon lands for the purpose of inspecting, taking measurements from, or tagging any well, constructed or being constructed;
     (3) To call upon or receive professional or technical advice from the department of health((, the technical advisory group created in RCW 18.104.190,)) or any other public agency or person;
     (4) To adopt rules, in consultation with the department of health ((and the technical advisory group created in RCW 18.104.190, governing licensing and well construction)), as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The rules adopted by the department may include, but are not limited to:
     (a) Standards for the construction and maintenance of wells and their casings;
     (b) Methods of capping, sealing, and decommissioning wells to prevent contamination of groundwater resources and to protect public health and safety;
     (c) Methods of artificial recharge of groundwater bodies and of construction of wells which insure separation of individual water bearing formations;
     (d) The manner of conducting and the content of examinations required to be taken by applicants for license hereunder;
     (e) Requirements for the filing of notices of intent, well reports, and the payment of fees;
     (f) Reporting requirements of well contractors;
     (g) Limitations on well construction in areas identified by the department as requiring intensive control of withdrawals in the interests of sound management of the groundwater resource;
     (5) To require the operator in the construction of a well and the property owner in the maintenance of a well to guard against waste and contamination of the groundwater resources;
     (6) To require the operator to place a well identification tag on a new well and on an existing well on which work is performed after the effective date of rules requiring well identification tags and to place or require the owner to place a well identification tag on an existing well;
     (7) To require the well owner to repair or decommission any well:
     (a) That is abandoned, unusable, or not intended for future use; or
     (b) That is an environmental, safety, or public health hazard.

Sec. 152   RCW 18.104.043 and 2005 c 84 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) If requested in writing by the governing body of a local health district or county, the department by memorandum of agreement may delegate to the governing body the authority to administer and enforce the well tagging, sealing, and decommissioning portions of the water well construction program.
     (2) The department shall determine whether a local health district or county that seeks delegation under this section has the resources, capability, and expertise, including qualified field inspectors, to administer the delegated program. If the department determines the local government has these resources, it shall notify well contractors and operators of the proposal. The department shall accept written comments on the proposal for sixty days after the notice is mailed.
     (3) If the department determines that a delegation of authority to a local health district or county to administer and enforce the well sealing and decommissioning portions of the water well construction program will enhance the public health and safety and the environment, the department and the local governing body may enter into a memorandum of agreement setting forth the specific authorities delegated by the department to the local governing body. The memorandum of agreement must be, at a minimum, reviewed annually. The department((, in consultation with the technical advisory group, created under RCW 18.104.190,)) shall adopt rules outlining the annual review and reporting process. A detailed summary of the review must be made available to well contractors and operators upon request and be published on the department's web site.
     (4) With regard to the portions of the water well construction program delegated under this section, the local governing agency shall exercise only the authority delegated to it under this section. If, after a public hearing, the department determines that a local governing body is not administering the program in accordance with this chapter, it shall notify the local governing body of the deficiencies. If corrective action is not taken within a reasonable time, not to exceed sixty days, the department by order shall withdraw the delegation of authority.
     (5) The department shall promptly furnish the local governing body with a copy of each water well report and notification of start cards received in the area covered by a delegated program.
     (6) The department and the local governing body shall coordinate to reduce duplication of effort and shall share all appropriate information including technical reports, violations, and well reports.
     (7) Any person aggrieved by a decision of a local health district or county under a delegated program may appeal the decision to the department. The department's decision is subject to review by the pollution control hearings board as provided in RCW 43.21B.110.
     (8) The department shall not delegate the authority to license well contractors, renew licenses, receive notices of intent to commence constructing a well, receive well reports, or collect state fees provided for in this chapter.

Sec. 153   RCW 18.104.049 and 1993 c 387 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department by rule shall adopt procedures to permit a well operator to modify construction standards to meet unforeseen circumstances encountered during the construction of a well. ((The procedures shall be developed in consultation with the technical advisory group established in RCW 18.104.190.))

Sec. 154   RCW 18.104.100 and 2005 c 84 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be renewed every two years. A license shall be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee and completion of continuing education requirements and receipt of a completed license renewal application. If a licensee fails to submit an application for renewal, the renewal fee, and proof of completion of the required continuing education, the license shall be suspended at the end of its effective term. The licensee is not allowed to perform work authorized by their license during the time that it is suspended. The licensee is allowed thirty days to submit an application for renewal, the renewal fee, and proof of completion of the required continuing education for the renewal period. Continuing education obtained during the thirty-day suspension period may be applied only to the next renewal period. If a licensee fails to submit an application for renewal, the renewal fee, and proof of completion of the required continuing education by the end of the thirty-day suspension period, the license expires. The department shall adopt rules((, in consultation with the technical advisory group created under RCW 18.104.190,)) that allow for an extension of the thirty-day suspension period for certain situations that are beyond the control of the licensee. The rules must also allow for a retirement or inactive license.
     (2) A person whose license has expired must apply for a new license as provided in this chapter. The department may waive the requirement for a written examination and on-site testing for a person whose license has expired.
     (3) The department may refuse to renew a license if the licensee has not complied with an order issued by the department or has not paid a penalty imposed in accordance with this chapter, unless the order or penalty is under appeal.
     (4) The department may issue a conditional license to enable a former licensee to comply with an order to correct problems with a well.

Sec. 155   RCW 18.104.200 and 2005 c 84 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person seeking a new license or to renew an existing license under this chapter must demonstrate a willingness to maintain a high level of professional competency by completing continuing education programs as required by the department by rule. The department shall not approve any continuing education program unless: (a) It is offered by an approved provider; (b) it is open to all persons licensed or pursuing a license under this chapter; and (c) the fees charged are reasonable for all persons desiring to attend the program.
     (2) The department((, in consultation with the technical advisory group created in RCW 18.104.190,)) shall adopt rules governing continuing education programs. At a minimum, the rules must establish: A method of approving providers of continuing education; a criteria to evaluate the offerings, workshops, courses, classes, or programs; a criteria for assigning credits; and a criteria for reporting and verifying completion.
     (3) The department shall support approved providers by providing, upon request and at the department's discretion, technical assistance and presenters for continuing education offerings.
     (4) The department shall maintain a current list of all continuing education offerings by approved providers and ensure that the list is available to all licensees by request. The list must also be posted on the department's web site.

Workforce Training Customer Advisory Committee

Sec. 156   RCW 28C.04.390 and 1999 c 121 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The college board worker retraining program funds shall be used for training programs and related support services, including financial aid, counseling, referral to training resources, job referral, and job development that:
     (a) Are consistent with the unified plan for workforce development;
     (b) Provide increased enrollments for dislocated workers;
     (c) Provide customized training opportunities for dislocated workers; and
     (d) Provide increased enrollments and support services, including financial aid for those students not receiving unemployment insurance benefits, that do not replace or supplant any existing enrollments, programs, support services, or funding sources.
     (2) The college board shall develop a plan for use of the worker retraining program funds ((in conjunction with the workforce training customer advisory committee established in subsection (3) of this section)). In developing the plan the college board shall:
     (a) Provide that applicants for worker retraining program funds shall solicit financial support for training programs and give priority in receipt of funds to those applicants which are most successful in matching public dollars with financial support;
     (b) Provide that applicants for worker retraining program funds shall develop training programs in partnership with local businesses, industry associations, labor, and other partners as appropriate and give priority in receipt of funds to those applicants who develop customized training programs in partnership with local businesses, industry associations, and labor organizations;
     (c) Give priority in receipt of funds to those applicants serving rural areas;
     (d) Ensure that applicants receiving worker retraining program funds gather information from local workforce development councils on employer workforce needs, including the needs of businesses with less than twenty-five employees; and
     (e) Provide for specialized vocational training at a private career school or college at the request of a recipient eligible under subsection (1)(b) of this section. Available tuition for the training is limited to the amount that would otherwise be payable per enrolled quarter to a public institution.
     (((3) The executive director of the college board shall appoint a workforce training customer advisory committee by July 1, 1999, to:
     (a) Assist in the development of the plan for the use of the college board worker retraining program funds and recommend guidelines to the college board for the operation of worker retraining programs;
     (b) Recommend selection criteria for worker retraining programs and grant applicants for receipt of worker retraining program grants;
     (c) Provide advice to the college board on other workforce development activities of the community and technical colleges;
     (d) Recommend selection criteria for job skills grants, consistent with criteria established in this chapter and chapter 121, Laws of 1999. Such criteria shall include a prioritization of job skills applicants in rural areas;
     (e) Recommend guidelines to the college board for the operation of the job skills program; and
     (f) Recommend grant applicants for receipt of job skills program grants.
     (4) Members of the workforce training customer advisory committee shall consist of three college system representatives selected by the executive director of the college board, three representatives of business selected from nominations provided by statewide business organizations, and three representatives of labor selected from nominations provided by a statewide labor organization representing a cross-section of workers in the state.
))

Sec. 157   RCW 28C.04.420 and 1999 c 121 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The college board may, subject to appropriation from the legislature or from funds made available from any other public or private source and pursuant to rules adopted by the college board ((with the advice of the workforce training customer advisory committee established in RCW 28C.04.390)), provide job skills grants to educational institutions. The job skills grants shall be used exclusively for programs which are consistent with the job skills program. The college board shall work ((in collaboration with the workforce training customer advisory committee established in RCW 28C.04.390)) to assure that:
     (1) The program is within the scope of the job skills program under this chapter and may reasonably be expected to succeed and thereby increase employment within the state;
     (2) Provision has been made to use any available alternative funding from local, state, and federal sources;
     (3) The job skills grant will only be used to cover the costs associated with the program;
     (4) The program will not unnecessarily duplicate existing programs and could not be provided by another educational institution more effectively or efficiently;
     (5) The program involves an area of skills training and education for which there is a demonstrable need;
     (6) The applicant has made provisions for the use of existing federal and state resources for student financial assistance;
     (7) The job skills grant is essential to the success of the program as the resources of the applicant are inadequate to attract the technical assistance and financial support necessary for the program from business and industry;
     (8) The program represents a collaborative partnership between business, industry, labor, educational institutions, and other partners, as appropriate;
     (9) The commitment of financial support from business and industry shall be equal to or greater than the amount of the requested job skills grant;
     (10) Binding commitments have been made to the commission by the applicant for adequate reporting of information and data regarding the program to the commission, particularly information concerning the recruitment and employment of trainees and students, and including a requirement for an annual or other periodic audit of the books of the applicant directly related to the program, and for such control on the part of the commission as it considers prudent over the management of the program, so as to protect the use of public funds, including, in the discretion of the commission and without limitation, right of access to financial and other records of the applicant directly related to the programs; and
     (11) A provision has been made by the applicant to work, in cooperation with the employment security department, to identify and screen potential trainees, and that provision has been made by the applicant for the participation as trainees of low-income persons including temporary assistance for needy families recipients, dislocated workers, and persons from minority and economically disadvantaged groups to participate in the program.
     Beginning October 1, 1999, and every two years thereafter, the college board shall provide the legislature and the governor with a report describing the activities and outcomes of the state job skills program.

Lieutenant Governor Appointments and Assignments

Sec. 158   RCW 43.15.020 and 2008 c 152 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     The lieutenant governor serves as president of the senate and is responsible for making appointments to, and serving on, the committees and boards as set forth in this section.
     (1) The lieutenant governor serves on the following boards and committees:
     (a) Capitol furnishings preservation committee, RCW 27.48.040;
     (b) Washington higher education facilities authority, RCW 28B.07.030;
     (c) Productivity board, also known as the employee involvement and recognition board, RCW 41.60.015;
     (d) State finance committee, RCW 43.33.010;
     (e) State capitol committee, RCW 43.34.010;
     (f) Washington health care facilities authority, RCW 70.37.030;
     (g) State medal of merit nominating committee, RCW 1.40.020;
     (h) Medal of valor committee, RCW 1.60.020; and
     (i) Association of Washington generals, RCW 43.15.030.
     (2) The lieutenant governor, and when serving as president of the senate, appoints members to the following boards and committees:
     (a) ((Organized crime advisory board, RCW 43.43.858;
     (b)
)) Civil legal aid oversight committee, RCW 2.53.010;
     (((c))) (b) Office of public defense advisory committee, RCW 2.70.030;
     (((d))) (c) Washington state gambling commission, RCW 9.46.040;
     (((e))) (d) Sentencing guidelines commission, RCW 9.94A.860;
     (((f))) (e) State building code council, RCW 19.27.070;
     (((g))) (f) Women's history consortium board of advisors, RCW 27.34.365;
     (((h))) (g) Financial literacy public-private partnership, RCW 28A.300.450;
     (((i))) (h) Joint administrative rules review committee, RCW 34.05.610;
     (((j))) (i) Capital projects advisory review board, RCW 39.10.220;
     (((k))) (j) Select committee on pension policy, RCW 41.04.276;
     (((l))) (k) Legislative ethics board, RCW 42.52.310;
     (((m) Washington citizens' commission on salaries, RCW 43.03.305;
     (n)
)) (l) Legislative oral history ((advisory)) committee, RCW ((43.07.230)) 44.04.325;
     (((o))) (m) State council on aging, RCW 43.20A.685;
     (((p))) (n) State investment board, RCW 43.33A.020;
     (((q))) (o) Capitol campus design advisory committee, RCW 43.34.080;
     (((r))) (p) Washington state arts commission, RCW 43.46.015;
     (((s))) (q) Information services board, RCW 43.105.032;
     (((t) K-20 educational network board, RCW 43.105.800;
     (u)
)) (r) Municipal research council, RCW 43.110.010;
     (((v) Council for children and families, RCW 43.121.020;
     (w)
)) (s) PNWER-Net working subgroup under chapter 43.147 RCW;
     (((x))) (t) Community economic revitalization board, RCW 43.160.030;
     (((y))) (u) Washington economic development finance authority, RCW 43.163.020;
     (((z) Tourism development advisory committee, RCW 43.330.095;
     (aa)
)) (v) Life sciences discovery fund authority, RCW 43.350.020;
     (((bb))) (w) Legislative children's oversight committee, RCW 44.04.220;
     (((cc))) (x) Joint legislative audit and review committee, RCW 44.28.010;
     (((dd))) (y) Joint committee on energy supply and energy conservation, RCW 44.39.015;
     (((ee))) (z) Legislative evaluation and accountability program committee, RCW 44.48.010;
     (((ff))) (aa) Agency council on coordinated transportation, RCW 47.06B.020;
     (((gg))) (bb) Manufactured housing task force, RCW 59.22.090;
     (((hh))) (cc) Washington horse racing commission, RCW 67.16.014;
     (((ii))) (dd) Correctional industries board of directors, RCW 72.09.080;
     (((jj))) (ee) Joint committee on veterans' and military affairs, RCW 73.04.150;
     (((kk) Washington state parks centennial advisory committee, RCW 79A.75.010;
     (ll) Puget Sound council, RCW 90.71.030;
     (mm)
)) (ff) Joint legislative committee on water supply during drought, RCW 90.86.020;
     (((nn))) (gg) Statute law committee, RCW 1.08.001; and
     (((oo))) (hh) Joint legislative oversight committee on trade policy, RCW 44.55.020.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 159   (1) All documents and papers, equipment, or other tangible property in the possession of the terminated entity shall be delivered to the custody of the entity assuming the responsibilities of the terminated entity or if such responsibilities have been eliminated, documents and papers shall be delivered to the state archivist and equipment or other tangible property to the department of general administration.
     (2) All funds held by, or other moneys due to, the terminated entity shall revert to the fund from which they were appropriated, or if that fund is abolished to the general fund.
     (3) All contractual rights and duties of an entity shall be assigned or delegated to the entity assuming the responsibilities of the terminated entity, or if there is none to such entity as the governor shall direct.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 160   Subheadings used in this act are not any part of the law.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 161   This act takes effect June 30, 2010.


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Advisory Board of Plumbers . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Advisory Board on Missing and Exploited Children . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Advisory Council on Adult Education . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Airport Impact Mitigation Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Athletic Training Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Basic Health Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Boards of Law Enforcement and Correctional Training Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Breast and Cervical Cancer Medical Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chemical Dependency Certification Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Children of Color . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Children of Incarcerated Parents Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Children's Services Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Combined Fund Drive Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Customer Advisory Board--Department of Information Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Early Intervention for Children--Deaf--Hearing Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Eastern State Hospital Board and Western State Hospital Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Emergency Management Council . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Emergency Medical Services Licensing and Certification Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Steering Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fairs Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Family Practice Education Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fire Protection Policy Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Hazardous Substance Mixed Waste Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Health Information Infrastructure Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Health and Welfare Advisory Board and Property and Liability Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Higher Education Coordinating Board Advisory Council . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Home Inspector Advisory Licensing Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Industry Cluster Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Integrated Justice Information Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
K-12 Educational Network Board and K-20 Network Technical Steering Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Lieutenant Governor Appointments and Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Livestock Identification Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
McNeil Island Secure Community Transition Facility . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Midwifery Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Olympic Natural Resources Center Policy Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
On-site Sewage Disposal Systems Alternative Systems Technical Review . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Organized Crime Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Orthotic and Prosthetics Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Oversight Committee on Character-Building Residential Services in Prisons . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Puget Sound Partnership--Ecosystems Coordination Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Real Estate Appraiser Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Revenue-Simplified Sales and Use Tax Admin-Advisory Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
State Solid Waste Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Unemployment Insurance State Advisory Council . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Water Supply Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Well Drilling Technical Advisory Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Workforce Training Customer Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

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