WHEREAS, Washington's apple industry is a major contributor to the economic health of both the state and its people; and

      WHEREAS, The City of Wenatchee is preparing to celebrate the 89th annual Washington State Apple Blossom Festival to take place from April 24 through May 4, 2008; and

      WHEREAS, The Apple Blossom Festival, which began as a one-day gathering of poetry and song in Wenatchee's Memorial Park, is one of the oldest major festivals in the state and was first celebrated in 1919 when Mrs. E. Wagner organized the first Blossom Day; and

      WHEREAS, The Apple Blossom Festival celebrates the importance of the apple industry in the Wenatchee Valley and its environs; and

      WHEREAS, The Apple Blossom Festival recognizes three young women who by their superior and distinctive efforts have exemplified the spirit and meaning of the Apple Blossom Festival; and

      WHEREAS, These three young women are selected to reign over the Apple Blossom Festival and serve as ambassadors to the outlying communities as Princesses and Queen; and

      WHEREAS, Emily Love has been selected to represent her community as a 2008 Apple Blossom Princess, in part for her strong academic performance and diverse array of extracurricular activities and interests, including her passion for music, her athletic abilities, her care for others, and the generosity she shows by giving of her time as a Homework Center tutor for middle-school students, in addition to her fun, bubbly, and playful nature and strong faith; and

      WHEREAS, Nicole Brown has been selected to represent her community as a 2008 Apple Blossom Princess, in part for her servant's heart, which is exemplified through her positive can-do attitude, her involvement in the American Diabetes Association, and devotion of her time to children with Down Syndrome through Buddy Walk, in addition to her strong academic performance and her participation in numerous extracurricular activities, including the Spanish club, varsity volleyball, and varsity golf; and

      WHEREAS, Justine Vanderpool has been selected to represent her community as the 2008 Apple Blossom Queen, in part for her interest in agriculture which is exhibited in her participation as a Future Farmers of America officer and involvement in 4-H, her desire to challenge herself academically as a Running Start participant, her involvement at school and in her community as a member of the Key Club, varsity softball, and volunteer work at the Humane Society, all of which exemplify her versatility in adapting to whatever situation arises, and brings out her love for people, animals, and the agricultural community; and

      WHEREAS, These three young women all desire to utilize their proven leadership ambition to serve their communities and be of help to those they encounter;

      NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Washington honor the accomplishments of the members of the Apple Blossom Festival Court and join the City of Wenatchee and the people of the State of Washington in celebrating the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival; and

      BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to Queen Justine Vanderpool, Princess Nicole Brown, Princess Emily Love, and the Board of Directors and Chairpeople of the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival.

      Senator Parlette spoke in favor of adoption of the resolution.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of Senate Resolution No. 8744.

      The motion by Senator Parlette carried and the resolution was adopted by voice vote.

INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

The President welcomed and introduced Queen Justine Vanderpool, Princess Emily Love and Princess Nicole Brown, the 2008 Apple Blossom Court, who were seated at the rostrum.

With permission of the Senate, business was suspended to allow Queen Justine Vanderpool to address the Senate.

QUEEN JUSTINE VANDERPOOL REMARKS

      Justine Vanderpool: “Good morning, I’m Queen Justine Vanderpool. This is Princess Nicole Brown and Princess Emily. To begin with we’d like to sing you a little song we wrote. ‘Well, it’s almost apple blossom time. We put together this song in rhyme about Wenatchee Valley’s favorite time of year. They’ll be arts and crafts and entertainment, all the kids are going to have their day. Wave as they all march down the youth parade. The food buffet hey, hey what can we say? We’ll have to eat there every day. See the lights down at the carnival and hear the cheers. Hurray. It’s time for the grand parade, the Appliarians smile and wave. So glad it’s Apple Blossom time again, we’re so glad it’s Apple Blossom time again.’ Thank you, on behalf of Princess Nicole, Princess Emily and myself we’d like to thank you all for inviting us here today. We’re both fortunate and elated to have been selected as members of the 2008 Royalty for the Washington State Apple Blossom Festival. It is a grand experience and we’re grateful for being able to tour the capital and visit with you all today. We do have another order of business that we hope will sound appealing and that is to petition you to come visit us. As you recall, Wenatchee is the heart of our state. All can feel at ease that there are many fun activities and accommodations to suit any family or age group. We have tennis courts, golf courses and fun activities around the Valley for any family. For all those athletes, we have hiking trails and dozens of camping facilities all located in the area. For the water lovers, we have Lake Chelan and Lake Wenatchee right up the river. These are great places for water skiing, fishing or relaxing on those hot summer days. Our Apple Blossom festivities convene April 24 through May 4 of this year. Our community is so supportive. It sponsors a wide variety of fun activities during this time. Some of the agenda include: arts and crafts fair, youth parade, kids day the carnival and the food fair and to make things more interesting there are also some form of entertainment going on in our Memorial Park in the afternoons. Thank you for having us all here today. I would like to mention that our very favorite activity is the grand parade. This is a time when schools and representatives from all over the Pacific Northwest join us for this session. Different clubs, bands and royalty members participate. It truly is a sight to see. From swimming in the Columbia river to soaring over the Valley at top of Mission Ridge, we have the ways and means to entertain all. Rivers, dams, lakes, valleys, mountains, ski resorts, garden and the prestigious Apple Blossom Festival are all located in our beautiful Wenatchee Valley. So don’t debate the thought any longer. At our executive request, join us and see our community come together for it’s biggest festival of the year. Sine Die is upon us and we must now go but we want once again thank you for inviting us here today and we hope to see you all at the 89^th Washington State Apple Blossom Festival coming this April.”

INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS

      The President welcomed and introduced representatives of the Apple Blossom Festival, Apple Blossom Chaperon’s, Jim and Carol Adamson; Vera Curtis, her husband and former member of the House of Representatives, Bob Curtis: Also accompanying the Royalty Court were former Speaker of the House, Clyde Ballard and wife Ruth who were all seated in the gallery.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Eide, the Senate reverted to the fourth order of business.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 7, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House has passed ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5959, with the following amendment: 5959-S.E AMH ENGR H5901.E

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

      "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that there is a large, unmet need for affordable housing and affordable housing assistance in the state of Washington, causing many low-income individuals and families to be at risk of homelessness. The legislature declares that a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment for every household should be a state goal. Furthermore, this goal includes increasing the percentage of low-income households who are ultimately able to obtain and retain housing without government subsidies or other public support.

      (2) The legislature finds that the state should provide financial resources as well as case management to help individuals and families at risk of homelessness obtain and retain housing and work towards a goal of self-sufficiency where possible.

      (3) The legislature finds that there are many root causes of the affordable housing shortage and declares that it is critical that such causes be analyzed, effective solutions be developed, implemented, monitored, and evaluated, and that these causal factors be eliminated. The legislature also finds that there is a taxpayer and societal cost associated with a lack of jobs that pay self-sufficiency standard wages and a shortage of affordable housing, and that the state must identify and quantify that cost.

      (4) The legislature finds that the support and commitment of all sectors of the statewide community is critical to accomplishing the state's affordable housing for all goal. The legislature finds that the provision of housing and housing-related services should be administered both at the state level and at the local level. However, the state should play a primary role in: Providing financial resources to achieve the goal at all levels of government; researching, evaluating, benchmarking, and implementing best practices; continually updating and evaluating statewide housing data; developing a state plan that integrates the strategies, goals, objectives, and performance measures of all other state housing plans and programs; coordinating and supporting county government plans and activities; and directing quality management practices by monitoring both state and county government performance towards achieving interim and ultimate goals.

      (5) The legislature declares that the systematic and comprehensive performance measurement and evaluation of progress toward interim goals and the immediate state affordable housing goal of a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment for every household in the state by 2020 is a necessary component of the statewide effort to end the affordable housing crisis.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington affordable housing for all act.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. There is created within the department the state affordable housing for all program. The goal of the program is a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment for every household in the state by 2020. A priority must be placed upon achieving this goal for extremely low-income households as well as all households who are at risk of homelessness. This goal includes: (1) Increasing the percentage of households who access housing that is affordable for their income or wage level without government assistance by increasing the number of previously very low-income households who achieve self-sufficiency and economic independence; (2) providing financial assistance, either from the state or local resources to individuals and families at risk of homelessness, coupled with supportive services to assist families to ultimately achieve self-sufficiency whenever possible; and (3) implementing strategies to keep the rising price of housing for all economic segments to a rate less than that of the overall growth in wages for each economic segment. The department shall develop and administer the affordable housing for all program. Each county shall participate in the affordable housing for all program except as provided in section 8 of this act; however, in the development and implementation of the program scope and requirements at the county level, the department shall consider: The funding level to counties, number of county staff available to implement the program, and competency of each county to meet the goals of the program; and establish program guidelines, performance measures, and reporting requirements appropriate to the existing capacity of the participating counties.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

      (1) "Affordable housing" means housing that has a sales price or rental amount that is within the means of a household that may occupy low, very low, and extremely low-income housing. The department shall adopt policies for residential rental and homeownership housing, occupied by extremely low, very low, and low-income households, that specify the percentage of household income that may be spent on monthly housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, to qualify as affordable housing.

      (2) "Affordable housing for all program" means the program authorized under this chapter, as administered by the department at the state level and by each county at the local level.

      (3) "At risk of homelessness" means any low, very low, or extremely low-income individual or family residing in housing that is not affordable housing.

      (4) "Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the public corporations created in RCW 35.82.030.

      (5) "County" means a county government in the state of Washington or, except under RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act), a city government or collaborative of city governments within that county if (a) the county government declines to participate in the affordable housing program and (b) as described under section 8 of this act, a city or collaborative of city governments elects to participate in the program.

      (6) "County affordable housing for all plan" or "county plan" means the plan developed by each county with the goal of ensuring that every household in the county has a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment by 2020.

      (7) "County affordable housing task force" means a county committee, as described in section 6 of this act, created to prepare and recommend to its county legislative authority a county affordable housing for all plan, and also to recommend expenditures of the funds from the affordable housing for all program surcharge in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act) and all other sources directed to the county's affordable housing for all program.

      (8) "Department" means the department of community, trade, and economic development.

      (9) "Director" means the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development.

      (10) "Eligible organizations" means eligible organizations as described in RCW 43.185.060.

      (11) "Extremely low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than thirty percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size for the county where the project is located.

      (12) "First-time home buyer" means an individual or his or her spouse who have not owned a home during the three-year period prior to purchase of a home.

      (13) "Local government" means a county or city government in the state of Washington or, except under RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act), a city government or collaborative of city governments within that county if (a) the county government declines to participate in the affordable housing program and (b) as described under section 8 of this act, a city or collaborative of city governments elects to participate in the program.

      (14) "Low-income household," for the purposes of the affordable housing for all program, means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than eighty percent of the median household income, adjusted for household size for the county where the project is located.

      (15) "Nonprofit organization" means any public or private nonprofit organization that: (a) Is organized under federal, state, or local laws; (b) has no part of its net earnings inuring to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or individual; and (c) has among its purposes, significant activities related to the provision of decent housing that is affordable to extremely low-income, very low-income, low-income, or moderate-income households and special needs populations.

      (16) "Performance evaluation" means the process of evaluating the performance by established objective, measurable criteria according to the achievement of outlined goals, measures, targets, standards, or other outcomes using a ranked scorecard from highest to lowest performance which employs a scale of one to one hundred, one hundred being the optimal score.

      (17) "Performance measurement" means the process of comparing specific measures of success with ultimate and interim goals.

      (18) "Quality management program" means a nationally recognized program using criteria similar or equivalent to the Baldridge criteria. Beginning in 2010, all local governments receiving over five hundred thousand dollars a year during the previous calendar year from: State housing-related funding sources, including the Washington housing trust fund; the ending homelessness program surcharges in RCW 36.22.179 and 36.22.1791 (as recodified by this act); and any surcharges in chapter 43.185C RCW and the surcharges in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act), shall apply to the Washington state quality award program for an independent assessment of its quality management, accountability, and performance system, once every three years beginning by January 1, 2011.

      (19) "Regulatory barriers to affordable housing" and "regulatory barriers" mean any public policies, including those embodied in statutes, ordinances, regulations, or administrative procedures or processes, required to be identified by the state, cities, towns, or counties in connection with strategies under section 105(b)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez national affordable housing act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12701 et seq.).

      (20) "State affordable housing for all plan" or "state plan" means the plan developed by the department in collaboration with the affordable housing advisory board with the goal of ensuring that every household in Washington has a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment by 2020.

      (21) "Very low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than fifty percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size for the county where the project is located.

      Sec. 5. RCW 43.185B.040 and 1993 c 478 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) The department shall, in consultation with the affordable housing advisory board created in RCW 43.185B.020 (as recodified by this act), prepare and ((from time to time amend a five-year)) annually update a state affordable housing ((advisory)) for all plan with an ultimate goal of achieving a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment for every household in the state by 2020. The state plan must also incorporate the strategies, objectives, goals, and performance measures of all other housing-related state plans, including the state homeless housing strategic plan required under RCW 43.185C.040 and all state housing programs. The state affordable housing for all plan may be combined with the state homeless housing strategic plan required under RCW 43.185C.040 or any other existing state housing plan as long as the requirements of all of the plans to be merged are met.

      (2) The purpose of the state affordable housing for all plan is to:

      (a) Document the need for affordable housing in the state, including the need amongst households at risk of homelessness, and the extent to which that need is being met through public and private sector programs((, to));

      (b) Outline the development of sound strategies and programs to provide affordable housing to all households;

      (c) Establish, evaluate, and report upon performance measures, goals, and timelines that are determined by the department for the affordable housing for all program and the state and local affordable housing for all plans, as well as for all federal, state, and local housing programs and plans operated or coordinated by the department, including: (i) Federal block grant programs; (ii) the Washington housing trust fund; and (iii) all local surcharge funds collected with the purpose of addressing homelessness and affordable housing; and

      (d) Facilitate state and county government planning to meet the state affordable housing ((needs of the state, and to enable the development of sound strategies and programs for affordable housing)) for all goal.

      ((The information in the five-year housing advisory plan must include:

      (a) An assessment of the state's housing market trends;

      (b) An assessment of the housing needs for all economic segments of the state and special needs populations;

      (c) An inventory of the supply and geographic distribution of affordable housing units made available through public and private sector programs;

      (d) A status report on the degree of progress made by the public and private sector toward meeting the housing needs of the state;

      (e) An identification of state and local regulatory barriers to affordable housing and proposed regulatory and administrative techniques designed to remove barriers to the development and placement of affordable housing; and

      (f) Specific recommendations, policies, or proposals for meeting the affordable housing needs of the state.

      (2))) (3)(a) The department, in consultation with the affordable housing advisory board, shall develop recommendations for affordable housing for all program performance measures, short-term and long-term goals, and timelines, as well as information to be collected, analyzed, and reported upon in the state and local affordable housing for all plans. One performance measure must address the program's effectiveness in achieving the ultimate goal of a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment for every household in the state by 2020. Another specific performance measure must be to ensure that the rate of growth in the overall price of housing for each economic segment is less than that of the overall growth in wages for each economic segment. The department shall present its recommendations for additional performance measures to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31, 2008.

      (b) Performance measures and other required plan components must be reviewed annually by the department after soliciting feedback from the affordable housing advisory board, appropriate committees of the legislature, and all county affordable housing for all task forces.

      (c) The department may determine a timeline to implement and measure each performance measure for the state and county affordable housing for all programs, except that the state and all counties participating in the affordable housing for all program must implement and respond to all performance measures by January 1, 2011, unless the department determines that a performance measure is not applicable to a specific county based on parameters and thresholds established by the department.

      (4) The ((five-year)) state affordable housing ((advisory)) for all plan required under ((subsection (1) of)) this section must be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature on or before ((February 1, 1994)) January 15, 2010, and subsequent updated plans must be submitted ((every five years)) by January 15th each year thereafter.

      (((b) Each February 1st, beginning February 1, 1995, the department shall submit an annual progress report, to the legislature, detailing the extent to which the state's affordable housing needs were met during the preceding year and recommendations for meeting those needs))

      (5) To guide counties in preparation of county affordable housing for all plans required under section 7 of this act, the department shall issue, by December 31, 2009, guidelines for preparing county plans consistent with this chapter. County plans must include, at a minimum, the same information reporting and analysis on a local level and the same performance measures as the state plan.

      (6) Each year, beginning in 2010, the department shall:

      (a) Summarize key information from county plans, including a summary of local city and county housing program activities and a summary of legislative recommendations;

      (b) Conduct annual performance evaluations of county plans; and

      (c) Conduct annual performance evaluations of all counties according to their performance in achieving affordable housing goals stated in their plans.

      (7) The department shall include a summary of county affordable housing for all plans and the results of performance evaluations in the state affordable housing for all plan beginning in 2010.

      (8) Based on changes to the general population and in the housing market, the department may revise the performance measures and goals of the state affordable housing for all plan and set goals for years following December 31, 2020.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. Each county shall convene a county affordable housing task force. The task force must be a committee, made up of volunteers, created to prepare and recommend to the county legislative authority a county affordable housing for all plan and also to recommend appropriate expenditures of the affordable housing for all program funds provided for in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act) and any other sources directed to the county program. The county affordable housing task force must include a representative of the county, a representative from the city with the highest population in the county, a representative from all other cities in the county with a population greater than fifty thousand, a member representing beneficiaries of affordable housing programs, other members as may be required to maintain eligibility for federal funding related to housing programs and services, and a representative from both a private nonprofit organization and a private for-profit organization with experience in very low-income housing. The task force may be the same as the homeless housing task force created in RCW 43.185C.160 or the same as another existing task force or other formal committee that meets the requirements of this section.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. (1) Each county shall direct its affordable housing task force to prepare and recommend to its county legislative authority a county affordable housing for all plan for its jurisdictional area. Each county shall adopt a county plan by June 30, 2010, and update the plan annually by June 30th thereafter. All plans must be forwarded to the department by the date of adoption. County affordable housing for all plans may be combined with the local homeless housing plans required under RCW 43.185C.040, county comprehensive plans required under RCW 36.70A.040, or any other existing plan addressing housing within a county as long as the requirements of all of the plans to be merged are met. For counties required or choosing to plan under RCW 36.70A.040, county affordable housing for all plans must be consistent with the housing elements of comprehensive plans described in RCW 36.70A.070(2). County plans must also be consistent with any existing local homeless housing plan required in RCW 43.185C.050.

      (2) County affordable housing for all plans must be primarily focused on (a) ensuring that every household, including those households at risk of homelessness, in the county jurisdictional area has a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment by 2020 with a priority placed on achieving this goal for low-income households and (b) increasing the percentage of households, who receive assistance from the transitional housing operating and rent program created in section 43 of this act, who ultimately are able to access affordable housing without government assistance. County affordable housing for all plans must include:

      (i) At a minimum, the same information, analysis, and performance measures as the state affordable housing for all plan, including information and performance measurement data, where available, on state supported housing programs and all city and county housing programs, including local housing-related levy initiatives, housing-related tax exemption programs, and federally funded programs operated or coordinated by local governments;

      (ii) Information on the uses of the affordable housing for all surcharge as required in RCW 36.22.178(4) (as recodified by this act);

      (iii) Information on the activities and accomplishments of the transitional housing operating and rent program, as required in section 43 of this act;

      (iv) Timelines for the accomplishment of interim goals and targets, and for the acquisition of projected financing that is appropriate for outlined goals and targets;

      (v) An identification of challenges to reaching the affordable housing for all goal;

      (vi) A total estimated amount of funds needed to reach the local affordable housing for all goal and an identification of potential funding sources; and

      (vii) State legislative recommendations to enable the county to achieve its affordable housing for all goals. Legislative recommendations must be specific and, if necessary, include an estimated amount of funding required and suggestions of an appropriate funding source.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. (1) Any county may decline to participate in the affordable housing for all program authorized in this chapter by forwarding to the department a resolution adopted by the county legislative authority stating the intention not to participate. A copy of the resolution must also be transmitted to the county auditor and treasurer. Counties that decline to participate shall not be required to establish an affordable housing task force or to create a county affordable housing for all plan. Counties declining to participate in the affordable housing for all program shall continue to be eligible to receive funding through the transitional housing operating and rent program created in section 43 of this act. Counties declining to participate in the affordable housing for all program shall also continue to collect and utilize the affordable housing for all surcharge for the purposes described in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act); however, such counties shall not be allocated any additional affordable housing for all program funding that is specifically provided for program planning and administrative purposes. Counties may opt back into the affordable housing for all program authorized by this chapter at a later date through a process and timeline to be determined by the department.

      (2) If a county declines to participate in the affordable housing for all program authorized in this chapter, a city or formally organized collaborative of cities within that county may forward a resolution to the department stating its intention and willingness to operate an affordable housing for all program within its jurisdictional limits. The department must establish procedures to choose amongst cities or collaboratives of cities in the event that more than one city or collaborative of cities express an interest in participating in the program. Participating cities or collaboratives of cities must fulfill the same requirements as counties participating in the affordable housing for all program.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A county may subcontract with any other county, city, town, housing authority, community action agency, or other nonprofit organization for the execution of programs contributing to the affordable housing for all goal. All subcontracts must be: Consistent with the county affordable housing for all plan adopted by the legislative authority of the county; time limited; and filed with the department, and must have specific performance terms as specified by the county. County governments must strongly encourage each subcontractor under the affordable housing for all program to apply to the Washington state quality award program for an independent assessment of its quality management, accountability, and performance system. This authority to subcontract with other entities does not affect participating counties' ultimate responsibility for meeting the requirements of the affordable housing for all program.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. The department shall contract with two statewide organizations addressing affordable housing issues or homeless issues, or both, to create comprehensive independent statewide affordable housing for all plans consistent with the goals and performance measures of the state and local affordable housing for all plans as described in this chapter. Recipient organizations must present their affordable housing for all plans to the department and the appropriate committees of the legislature within one year following the receipt of contract funds.

      Sec. 11. RCW 36.22.178 and 2007 c 427 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

      The surcharge provided for in this section shall be named the affordable housing for all surcharge.

      (1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a surcharge of ten dollars per instrument shall be charged by the county auditor for each document recorded, which will be in addition to any other charge authorized by law. The county may retain up to five percent of these funds collected solely for the collection, administration, and local distribution of these funds. Of the remaining funds, forty percent of the revenue generated through this surcharge will be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer who will deposit the funds into the affordable housing for all account created in RCW 43.185C.190. The department of community, trade, and economic development must use these funds to provide housing and shelter for extremely low-income households, including but not limited to grants for building operation and maintenance costs of housing projects or units within housing projects that are affordable to extremely low-income households with incomes at or below thirty percent of the area median income, and that require a supplement to rent income to cover ongoing operating expenses.

      (2) All of the remaining funds generated by this surcharge will be retained by the county and be deposited into a fund that must be used by the county and its cities and towns for eligible housing activities as described in this subsection that serve very low-income households with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income. The portion of the surcharge retained by a county shall be allocated to eligible housing activities that serve extremely low and very low- income households in the county and the cities within a county according to an interlocal agreement between the county and the cities within the county consistent with countywide and local housing needs and policies. A priority must be given to eligible housing activities that serve extremely low-income households with incomes at or below thirty percent of the area median income. Eligible housing activities to be funded by these county funds are limited to:

      (a) Acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of housing projects or units within housing projects that are affordable to very low-income households with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income, including units for homeownership, rental units, seasonal and permanent farm worker housing units, and single room occupancy units;

      (b) Supporting building operation and maintenance costs of housing projects or units within housing projects eligible to receive housing trust funds, that are affordable to very low-income households with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income, and that require a supplement to rent income to cover ongoing operating expenses;

      (c) Rental assistance vouchers for housing units that are affordable to very low-income households with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income, to be administered by a local public housing authority or other local organization that has an existing rental assistance voucher program, consistent with or similar to the United States department of housing and urban development's section 8 rental assistance voucher program standards; and

      (d) Operating costs for emergency shelters and licensed overnight youth shelters.

      (3) The surcharge imposed in this section does not apply to assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust.

      (4) All counties shall report at least annually by May 1st upon receipts and expenditures of the affordable housing for all surcharge funds created in this section to the department. The department may require more frequent reports. The report must include the amount of funding generated by the surcharge, the total amount of funding distributed to date, the amount of funding allocated to each eligible housing activity, a description of each eligible housing activity funded, including information on the income or wage level and numbers of extremely low, very low, and low-income households the eligible housing activity is intended to serve, and the outcome or anticipated outcome of each eligible housing activity.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. This chapter does not require either the department or any local government to expend any funds to accomplish the goals of this chapter other than the revenues authorized in this act and other revenue that may be appropriated by the legislature for these purposes. However, neither the department nor any local government may use any funds authorized in this act to supplant or reduce any existing expenditures of public money to address the affordable housing shortage.

      Sec. 13. RCW 43.185A.100 and 2006 c 349 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

      The department((,)) shall collaborate with the housing finance commission, the affordable housing advisory board, and all local governments, housing authorities, and other ((nonprofits)) eligible organizations receiving state housing funds, affordable housing for all funds, home security funds, or financing through the housing finance commission ((shall, by December 31, 2006, and annually thereafter, review current housing reporting requirements related to housing programs and services and give)) to include in the state affordable housing for all plan, by December 31, 2009, recommendations, where possible:

      (1) To streamline and simplify all housing planning, application, and reporting requirements ((to the department of community, trade, and economic development, which will compile and present the recommendations annually to the legislature. The entities listed in this section shall also give recommendations for additional)); and

      (2) For legislative actions that could promote the affordable housing for all goal and the state goal to end homelessness.

      Sec. 14. RCW 43.185.070 and 2005 c 518 s 1802 and 2005 c 219 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

      (1) During each calendar year in which funds from the housing trust fund or other legislative appropriations are available for use by the department for the housing assistance program, the department shall announce to all known interested parties, and through major media throughout the state, a grant and loan application period of at least ninety days' duration. This announcement shall be made as often as the director deems appropriate for proper utilization of resources. The department shall then promptly grant as many applications as will utilize available funds less appropriate administrative costs of the department. Administrative costs paid out of the housing trust fund may not exceed five percent of annual revenues available for distribution to housing trust fund projects. In awarding funds under this chapter, the department shall provide for a geographic distribution on a statewide basis.

      (2) The department shall give first priority to applications for projects and activities which utilize existing privately owned housing stock including privately owned housing stock purchased by nonprofit public development authorities and public housing authorities as created in chapter 35.82 RCW. As used in this subsection, privately owned housing stock includes housing that is acquired by a federal agency through a default on the mortgage by the private owner. Such projects and activities shall be evaluated under subsection (3) of this section. Second priority shall be given to activities and projects which utilize existing publicly owned housing stock. All projects and activities shall be evaluated by some or all of the criteria under subsection (3) of this section, and similar projects and activities shall be evaluated under the same criteria.

      (3) The department shall give preference for applications based on some or all of the criteria under this subsection, and similar projects and activities shall be evaluated under the same criteria:

      (a) The degree of leveraging of other funds that will occur;

      (b) The degree of commitment from programs to provide necessary habilitation and support services for projects focusing on special needs populations;

      (c) Recipient contributions to total project costs, including allied contributions from other sources such as professional, craft and trade services, and lender interest rate subsidies;

      (d) Local government project contributions in the form of infrastructure improvements, and others;

      (e) Projects that encourage ownership, management, and other project-related responsibility opportunities;

      (f) Projects that demonstrate a strong probability of serving the original target group or income level for a period of at least twenty-five years;

      (g) The applicant has the demonstrated ability, stability and resources to implement the project;

      (h) The applicant has committed to quality improvement and submitted an application to the Washington state quality award program for an independent assessment of its quality management, accountability, and performance system within the previous three years;

      (i) Projects which demonstrate serving the greatest need;

      (((i))) (j) Projects that provide housing for persons and families with the lowest incomes;

      (((j))) (k) Projects that provide housing for persons at risk of homelessness;

      (l) Projects serving special needs populations which are under statutory mandate to develop community housing;

      (((k))) (m) Project location and access to employment centers in the region or area;

      (((l))) (n) Projects that provide employment and training opportunities for disadvantaged youth under a youthbuild or youthbuild-type program as defined in RCW 50.72.020; and

      (((m))) (o) Project location and access to available public transportation services.

      (4) The department shall only approve applications for projects for ((mentally ill)) persons with mental illness that are consistent with a regional support network six-year capital and operating plan.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. The office of the insurance commissioner, in collaboration with the department of community, trade, and economic development and, when necessary, in consultation with the office of financial management and the office of the attorney general, must, by December 1, 2008, present specific recommendations for strategies to reduce construction liability and earthquake insurance costs for affordable housing projects funded by the Washington housing trust fund under chapters 43.185 and 43.185A RCW, with a specific emphasis on identifying strategies to reduce construction liability insurance costs, to the appropriate committees of the legislature. Recommendations must include any changes to existing statutory or regulatory language necessary for the state or for eligible organizations with affordable housing projects funded by the housing trust fund to pursue recommended strategies.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. A new section is added to chapter 43.185 RCW to read as follows:

      Affordable housing developments receiving financing by the Washington housing trust fund under this chapter and chapter 43.185A RCW that were not acquired by eminent domain are exempt from the requirements of and rules adopted for chapter 8.26 RCW. All projects receiving financing from the housing trust fund must comply with any relocation standards and requirements and real property acquisition policies established by the department as a condition of housing trust fund assistance.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. A new section is added to chapter 43.185 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) The housing communities program is created within the department to provide technical assistance and organizational capacity building programs to private, community-based nonprofit organizations that primarily serve communities of color or multilingual communities. The housing communities program must provide organizational training and technical assistance on housing development issues, including asset management, resource acquisition, and other general housing development topics, with the goal of assisting nonprofit organizations to add affordable housing development into their organizational missions and workplans, or expand their current affordable housing programs to further meet the needs of their communities.

      (2) The department shall contract with two or more experienced housing nonprofit organizations that have the capacity to implement the housing communities program throughout the state.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. A new section is added to chapter 43.185 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) The housing infrastructure program is created in the department to provide loans for public infrastructure that supports affordable rental housing or affordable owner-occupied housing.

      (2) The department is authorized to make direct loans to eligible organizations for the cost of public works projects that support affordable rental housing or affordable owner-occupied housing, including the planning, construction, repair, reconstruction, replacement, rehabilitation, or improvement of sidewalks, streets and roads, bridges, power utilities, water systems, storm and sanitary sewage systems, and solid waste facilities. The department may also provide loans for the acquisition of real property when the acquisition is directly related to the development of public works projects for affordable rental or owner-occupied housing.

      (3) Loan interest rates shall not exceed one-half of one percent per annum. The department must provide reasonable terms and conditions for repayment of loans, including partial forgiveness of loan principal and interest payments.

      (4) The department shall conduct a statewide request for public works project applications and shall establish a competitive process for loan awards. The department shall review and prioritize proposals in consultation with the public works board, the community economic revitalization board, and the transportation improvement board. The following criteria must be used in the evaluation and ranking of public works project applications:

      (a) The public works projects must support affordable rental housing or affordable owner-occupied housing; and

      (b) The public works projects must demonstrate convincing evidence that (i) additional residential or mixed-use development will occur in an urban growth area designated under RCW 36.70A.110; (ii) the proposed mixed-use residential development is within one-half mile of a public transportation passenger terminal or major transit passenger stop; or (iii) that either moderate or high-density housing developments, or both, will be constructed.

      (5) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

      (a) "Affordable owner-occupied housing" means housing affordable to and occupied by households with incomes not exceeding one hundred fifteen percent of the median income for housing located outside of high-cost areas or one hundred fifty percent of the median income for housing located within high-cost areas.

      (b) "Affordable rental housing" means rental housing units affordable to and occupied by households with incomes not exceeding eighty percent of the median income for housing located outside of high-cost areas, or equal to the median income for housing located within high-cost areas.

      (c)"High-cost area" means a county where the third quarter median house price for the previous year, as reported by the Washington center for real estate research at Washington State University, is equal to or greater than one hundred thirty percent of the statewide median house price published during the same time period.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. A new section is added to chapter 43.185 RCW to read as follows:

      The affordable housing infrastructure account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from appropriations made to the account, repayments of loans made under section 18 of this act, and other sources identified by the legislature must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes identified in section 18 of this act.

      Sec. 20. RCW 43.185C.005 and 2005 c 484 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

      Despite laudable efforts by all levels of government, private individuals, nonprofit organizations, and charitable foundations to end homelessness, the number of homeless persons and persons at risk of homelessness in Washington is unacceptably high. The state's homeless population, furthermore, includes a large number of families with children, youth, and employed persons. The legislature finds that the fiscal and societal costs of homelessness are high for both the public and private sectors, and that ending homelessness ((should)) must be a goal for state and local government.

      The legislature finds that there are many causes of homelessness, including a shortage of affordable housing; a shortage of family-wage jobs which undermines housing affordability; a lack of an accessible and affordable health care system available to all who suffer from physical and mental illnesses and chemical and alcohol dependency; domestic violence; ((and)) a lack of education and job skills necessary to acquire adequate wage jobs in the economy of the twenty-first century; inadequate availability of services for citizens with mental disorders, chemical dependency disorders, or developmental disabilities living in the community; and the difficulties faced by formerly institutionalized persons in reintegrating to society and finding stable employment and housing.

      The support and commitment of all sectors of the statewide community is critical to the chances of success in ending homelessness in Washington. While the provision of housing and housing-related services to the homeless should be administered at the local level to best address specific community needs, the legislature also recognizes the need for the state to play a primary coordinating, supporting, ((and)) monitoring, and evaluating role. There must be a clear assignment of responsibilities and a clear statement of achievable and quantifiable goals. Systematic statewide data collection on ((homelessness)) homeless individuals in Washington must be a critical component of such a program enabling the state to work with local governments not only to count all homeless people in the state, but to record and manage information about homeless persons ((and)) in order to assist them in finding housing and other supportive services that can help them, when possible, achieve the highest degree of self-sufficiency and economic independence that is appropriate given their specific abilities and situations.

      The systematic collection and rigorous evaluation of homeless data, a nationwide search for and implementation through adequate resource allocation of best practices, and the systematic measurement of progress toward interim goals and the ultimate goal of ending homelessness are all necessary components of a statewide effort to end homelessness in Washington by ((July 1, 2015)) December 31, 2018.

      Sec. 21. RCW 43.185C.010 and 2007 c 427 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

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

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

      (2) "Director" means the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development.

      (3) "Homeless person" means an individual living outside or in a building not meant for human habitation or which they have no legal right to occupy, in an emergency shelter, or in a temporary housing program which may include a transitional and supportive housing program if habitation time limits exist. This definition includes substance abusers, people with mental illness, and sex offenders who are homeless.

      (4) "Washington homeless census" or "census" means ((an annual)) a statewide census conducted at least annually as a collaborative effort by towns, cities, counties, community-based organizations, and state agencies, with the technical support and coordination of the department, to count and collect ((data on)) information about all homeless individuals in Washington.

      (5) "Home security fund account" means the state treasury account receiving the state's portion of income from revenue from the sources established by RCW 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act), RCW 36.22.1791 (as recodified by this act), and all other sources directed to the homeless housing and assistance program.

      (6) "((Homeless housing)) Ending homelessness grant program" means the ((vehicle by)) program established in RCW 43.185C.070, 43.185C.080, and 43.185C.090 under which competitive grants are awarded by the department, utilizing moneys from the ((homeless housing)) home security fund account, to local governments for programs directly related to ((housing homeless individuals and families,)) addressing the root causes of homelessness, preventing homelessness, and collecting data and information on homeless individuals((, and other efforts directly related to housing homeless persons)).

      (7) "Local government" means a county government in the state of Washington or a city government, if the legislative authority of the city affirmatively elects to accept the responsibility for housing homeless persons within its ((borders)) jurisdiction.

      (8) "Housing continuum" means the progression of individuals along a housing-focused continuum with homelessness at one end and homeownership at the other.

      (9) "Local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness task force" means a voluntary local committee created under RCW 43.185C.160 to ((advise a local government on the creation of)) develop a local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness plan and participate in a local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness program. ((It must include a representative of the county, a representative of the largest city located within the county, at least one homeless or formerly homeless person, such other members as may be required to maintain eligibility for federal funding related to housing programs and services and if feasible, a representative of a private nonprofit organization with experience in low-income housing.))

      (10) "Long-term private or public housing" means subsidized and unsubsidized rental or owner-occupied housing in which there is no established time limit for habitation of less than two years.

      (11) "Interagency council on homelessness" means a committee appointed by the governor and consisting of, at least, policy level representatives of the following entities: (a) The department of community, trade, and economic development; (b) the department of corrections; (c) the department of social and health services; (d) the department of veterans affairs; and (e) the department of health.

      (12) "Performance measurement" means the process of comparing specific measures of success against ultimate and interim goals.

      (13) "Performance evaluation" means the process of evaluating performance by established criteria according to the achievement of outlined goals, measures, targets, standards, or other outcomes, using a ranked scorecard from highest to lowest performance that employs a scale of one to one hundred, one hundred being the optimal score.

      (14) "Quality management program" means a nationally recognized program using criteria similar or equivalent to the Baldridge criteria. Beginning in 2010, all local governments receiving over five hundred thousand dollars a year during the previous calendar year from: State housing-related funding sources, including the Washington housing trust fund; the ending homelessness program surcharges in RCW 36.22.179 and 36.22.1791 (as recodified by this act); and any surcharges in this chapter and the surcharges in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act), shall apply to the Washington state quality award program for an independent assessment of its quality management, accountability, and performance system, once every three years beginning by January 1, 2011.

      (15) "Community action agency" means a nonprofit private or public organization established under the economic opportunity act of 1964.

      (((14))) (16) "Housing authority" means any of the public corporations created by chapter 35.82 RCW.

      (((15) "Homeless housing)) (17) "Ending homelessness program" means the program authorized under this chapter as administered by the department at the state level and by the local government or its designated subcontractor at the local level.

      (((16) "Homeless housing)) (18) "Local ending homelessness plan" means the ((ten-year)) plan developed by the ((county or other)) local government to address ((housing for homeless persons)) ending homelessness.

      (((17) "Homeless housing)) (19) "State ending homelessness strategic plan" means the ((ten-year)) plan developed by the department, in consultation with the interagency council on homelessness, the state advisory council on homelessness, and the affordable housing advisory board, to end homelessness.

      (((18))) (20) "Washington homeless client management information system" means a database of information about homeless individuals in the state used to coordinate resources to assist homeless clients to obtain and retain housing and reach greater levels of self-sufficiency or economic independence when appropriate, depending upon their individual situations.

      (21) "Good family wage job" means a job that pays at or above one of the two self-sufficiency income standards established under section 36 of this act which for an individual means enough income to support one adult individual, and for a family means enough income to support two adult individuals, one preschool-aged child, and one school-aged child.

      (22) "Unsheltered homeless" means a homeless individual or homeless individuals living outside or in a building not intended for human habitation or in which the individual or individuals have no legal right to occupy.

      (23) "At risk of homelessness" means any low, very low, or extremely low-income individual or family residing in housing that is not affordable housing.

      (24) "Transitional housing operating and rent program" means the program created in section 43 of this act to assist homeless individuals and families and individuals and families at risk of homelessness to secure and retain safe, decent, and affordable housing.

      Sec. 22. RCW 43.185C.020 and 2005 c 484 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

      There is created within the department the ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness program to develop and ((coordinate)) implement a statewide ending homelessness strategic plan ((aimed at housing homeless persons)), coordinate and monitor local government ending homelessness plans and programs, and implement and manage an ending homelessness grant program. The ending homelessness program has an established short-term goal of reducing the homeless population statewide and in each county by seventy percent by July 1, 2015, and an ultimate goal of ending homelessness by December 31, 2018. The ending homelessness program ((shall be)) is developed and administered by the department with advice and input from the affordable housing advisory board established in RCW 43.185B.020 (as recodified by this act).

      Sec. 23. RCW 43.185C.040 and 2005 c 484 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) ((Six months after the first Washington homeless census,)) The department shall, in consultation with the interagency council on homelessness, the state advisory council on homelessness, and the affordable housing advisory board, prepare and ((publish a ten-year homeless housing)) annually update a state ending homelessness strategic plan which ((shall)) must outline statewide goals and performance measures ((and shall be coordinated with the plan for homeless families with children required under RCW 43.63A.650. To guide local governments in preparation of their first local homeless housing plans due December 31, 2005, the department shall issue by October 15, 2005, temporary guidelines consistent with this chapter and including the best available data on each community's homeless population)) to meet the needs of all homeless populations, including chronic homeless, unsheltered homeless, short-term homeless, families, individuals, and youth, as well as to meet the needs of individuals and families at risk of homelessness. Local governments' ((ten-year homeless housing)) local ending homelessness plans ((shall not)) must include all of the performance measures included in the state ending homelessness strategic plan and must be substantially ((inconsistent)) consistent with the goals and program recommendations of ((the temporary guidelines and, when amended after 2005,)) the state ending homelessness strategic plan.

      (2)(a) Program outcomes and performance measures and goals ((shall)) must be created by the department ((and reflected)) in consultation with the interagency council on homelessness and a task force established by the department consisting of the committee chairs of the appropriate committees of the legislature, representatives appointed by the director from a minimum of five local ending homelessness task forces representing both urban and rural areas and communities east and west of the Cascade mountains, and a representative from a statewide membership organization that advocates for ending homelessness. All performance measures must have targets and timelines. The task force must also produce guidelines for local governments regarding methods, techniques, and data suggested to measure each performance measure. Performance measures, yearly targets, and corresponding measurement guidelines must be established by December 31, 2008, and must be reviewed annually by the department and the interagency council on homelessness after soliciting feedback from all local ending homelessness task forces. Performance measures must be included in the department's ((homeless housing)) state ending homelessness strategic plan ((as well as)) and all local ending homelessness plans.

      (b) The department may determine a timeline for implementation and measurement of each performance measure for the state and local ending homelessness plans, except that the state and all local governments must implement and respond to all performance measures by December 31, 2010, unless the department finds that a performance measure is not applicable to a specific local area according to parameters and thresholds established by the department.

      (c) Performance measures must be created, at a minimum, to gauge the success of the state and each local government in the following areas:

      (i) The cost of ending homelessness in comparison with available and committed resources;

      (ii) The total capital and service dollars required statewide and by county to meet the two goals outlined in RCW 43.185C.020, the assessment of which must include a determination of the current shortfall of funds as well as recommendations to reduce the total amount of funds determined to be needed to meet the goals;

      (iii) The self-sufficiency of persons in Washington;

      (iv) The achievement of an appropriate level of self-sufficiency for homeless individuals;

      (v) The quality and completeness of the Washington homeless client management information system database;

      (vi) The quality of the performance management systems of state agencies, local governments, and local government subcontractors executing programs, as authorized by RCW 43.185C.080(1), that contribute to the overall goal of ending homelessness; and

      (vii) The quality of local ending homelessness plans.

      Performance measurements are reported upon by city and county geography, including demographics with yearly or more frequent targets.

      (3) Interim goals against which state and local governments' performance may be measured must also be described and reported upon in the state ending homelessness strategic plan, including:

      (a) ((By the end of year one, completion of the first census as described in RCW 43.185C.030;

      (b))) By the end of each subsequent year, goals common to all state and local programs which are measurable and the achievement of which would move that community toward housing its homeless population; ((and

      (c))) (b) By July 1, 2015, reduction of the homeless population statewide and in each county by ((fifty)) seventy percent; and

      (c) By December 31, 2018, the reduction of the homeless population statewide and in each county by one hundred percent, representing the end of homelessness in Washington.

      (((3))) (4) The department shall develop a consistent statewide data gathering instrument to monitor the performance of cities and counties receiving ending homelessness grants in order to determine compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in the ending homelessness grant application or required by the department.

      (5) The department shall, in consultation with the interagency council on homelessness, the state advisory council on homelessness, and the affordable housing advisory board, report annually to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature ((an assessment of)) information about:

      (a) All state programs addressing homeless housing and services;

      (b) The state's performance in furthering the goals of the state ((ten-year homeless housing)) ending homelessness strategic plan; and

      (c) The performance of each participating local government in creating and executing a local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness plan ((which)) that meets the requirements of this chapter. ((The annual report may include performance measures such as:

      (a) The reduction in the number of homeless individuals and families from the initial count of homeless persons;

      (b) The number of new units available and affordable for homeless families by housing type;

      (c) The number of homeless individuals identified who are not offered suitable housing within thirty days of their request or identification as homeless;

      (d) The number of households at risk of losing housing who maintain it due to a preventive intervention;

      (e) The transition time from homelessness to permanent housing;

      (f) The cost per person housed at each level of the housing continuum;

      (g) The ability to successfully collect data and report performance;

      (h) The extent of collaboration and coordination among public bodies, as well as community stakeholders, and the level of community support and participation;

      (i) The quality and safety of housing provided; and

      (j) The effectiveness of outreach to homeless persons, and their satisfaction with the program.

      (4))) (6) The state plan must also include a response to each recommendation included in the local plans for policy changes to assist in ending homelessness and a summary of the recommendations to the legislature to streamline and simplify all homeless planning and reporting requirements.

      (7) Based on the performance of local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness programs in meeting their interim goals, on general population changes and on changes in the homeless population recorded in the ((annual)) census, the department may revise the performance measures and goals of the state ((homeless housing strategic plan)) ending homelessness plans, set goals for years following the initial ten-year period, and recommend changes in local governments' ending homelessness plans.

      Sec. 24. RCW 43.185C.050 and 2005 c 484 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1)(a)(i) Each local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness task force shall prepare and recommend to its local government legislative authority a ((ten-year homeless housing)) local ending homelessness plan for its jurisdictional area ((which shall be not inconsistent)) that is consistent with the department's ((statewide temporary guidelines, for the December 31, 2005, plan, and thereafter the department's ten-year homeless housing)) state ending homelessness strategic plan and ((which shall be)) is aimed at eliminating homelessness, with a minimum goal of reducing homelessness by ((fifty)) seventy percent by July 1, 2015, and an ultimate goal of ending homelessness by December 31, 2018. ((The local government may amend the proposed local plan and shall adopt a plan by December 31, 2005. Performance in meeting the goals of this local plan shall be assessed annually in terms of the performance measures published by the department.)) Local governments must update their local ending homelessness plan annually on a schedule to be determined by the department.

      (ii) Local plans must include specific strategic objectives and performance measures, consistent with the state plan, and must include corresponding action plans. Local plans must address identified strategies to meet the needs of all homeless populations, including chronic homeless, unsheltered homeless, short-term homeless, families, individuals, and youth, as well as to meet the needs of individuals and families at risk of homelessness. Local plans must specifically identify efforts to meet the needs of homeless students. Each local plan must include the total estimated cost of accomplishing the goals of the plan to reduce homelessness by seventy percent by July 1, 2015, and an ultimate goal of ending homelessness by December 31, 2018, and must include an accounting of total committed funds for this purpose.

      (b)(i) The department must conduct an annual performance evaluation of each local plan by December 31st of each year beginning in 2008. The department must also conduct an annual performance evaluation of each local government's performance related to its local plan by December 31st of each year beginning in 2008. A local government's performance must be evaluated using, at a minimum, the performance measures outlined in RCW 43.185C.040(2).

      (ii) In addition to the performance measures mandated in RCW 43.185C.040(2), local plans may include specific local performance measures adopted by the local government legislative authority((,)) and ((may)) must include recommendations for ((any)) state legislation needed to meet the state or local plan goals. The recommendations must be specific and must, if funding is required, include an estimated amount of funding required and suggestions for an appropriate funding source.

      (2) Eligible activities under the local plans include:

      (a) Rental and furnishing of dwelling units for the use of homeless persons;

      (b) Costs of developing affordable housing for homeless persons, and services for formerly homeless individuals and families residing in transitional housing or permanent housing and still at risk of homelessness;

      (c) Operating subsidies for transitional housing or permanent housing serving formerly homeless families or individuals;

      (d) Services to prevent homelessness, such as emergency eviction prevention programs, including temporary rental subsidies to prevent homelessness;

      (e) Temporary services to assist persons leaving state institutions and other state programs to prevent them from becoming or remaining homeless;

      (f) Outreach services for homeless individuals and families;

      (g) Development and management of local ((homeless)) ending homelessness plans, including homeless census data collection((;)) and information, identification of goals, performance measures, strategies, and costs, and evaluation of progress towards established goals;

      (h) Rental vouchers payable to landlords for persons who are homeless or below thirty percent of the median income or in immediate danger of becoming homeless; ((and))

      (i) Implementing a quality management program and applying to the Washington state quality award program for an independent assessment of quality management, accountability, and performance systems or applying to the full examination Washington state quality award program; and

      (j) Other activities to reduce and prevent homelessness as identified for funding in the local plan.

      Sec. 25. RCW 43.185C.070 and 2005 c 484 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) During each calendar year in which moneys from the ((homeless housing)) home security fund account are available for use by the department for the ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness grant program, the department shall announce to all Washington counties, participating cities, and through major media throughout the state, a grant application period of at least ninety days' duration. Grants may be awarded for programs directly related to addressing the root causes of homelessness, preventing homelessness, and collecting data and information on homeless individuals. Only a local government participating in the ending homelessness program is eligible to receive an ending homelessness grant. This announcement will be made as often as the director deems appropriate for proper utilization of resources. The department shall then promptly grant as many applications as will utilize available funds, less appropriate administrative costs of the department as described in RCW 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act).

      (2) The department ((will)) shall develop, ((with advice and input from the affordable housing advisory board established in RCW 43.185B.020)) in consultation with the interagency council on homelessness, criteria to evaluate grant applications.

      (3) The department may approve only those applications ((only if they)) that are consistent with the local and state ((homeless housing program strategic)) ending homelessness plans. The department may give preference to applications based on some or all of the following criteria:

      (a) The total homeless population in the applicant local government service area, as reported by the most recent ((annual)) Washington homeless census;

      (b) Current local expenditures to provide housing for the homeless and to address the underlying causes of homelessness as described in RCW 43.185C.005;

      (c) Local government and private contributions pledged to the program in the form of matching funds, property, infrastructure improvements, and other contributions; and the degree of leveraging of other funds from local government or private sources for the program for which funds are being requested, to include recipient contributions to total project costs, including allied contributions from other sources such as professional, craft, and trade services, and lender interest rate subsidies;

      (d) ((Construction projects or rehabilitation that will serve homeless individuals or families for a period of at least twenty-five years;

      (e) Projects which demonstrate serving homeless populations with the greatest needs, including projects that serve special needs populations;

      (f))) The degree to which the applicant project represents a collaboration between local governments, nonprofit community-based organizations, local and state agencies, and the private sector((, especially through its integration with the coordinated and comprehensive plan for homeless families with children required under RCW 43.63A.650));

      (((g))) (e) The cooperation of the local government in the ((annual)) Washington homeless census ((project));

      (((h))) (f) The number of homeless censuses or other homeless counts conducted by the local government beyond the annual census requirement;

      (g) The commitment of the local government and any subcontracting local governments, nonprofit organizations, and for-profit entities to employ a diverse work force and pay wages at or above the self-sufficiency standard;

      (h) The commitment of the local government to apply to the Washington state quality award program for an independent assessment of its quality management, accountability, and performance system or apply to the full examination Washington state quality award program;

      (i) The extent that a local government's subcontractors commit to apply to the Washington state quality award program for an independent assessment of their quality management, accountability, and performance systems or apply to the full examination Washington state quality award program;

      (j) The extent, if any, that the local homeless population is disproportionate to the revenues collected under this chapter and RCW 36.22.178 and 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act); and

      (((j))) (k) Other elements shown by the applicant to be directly related to the goal and the department's state ending homelessness strategic plan.

      Sec. 26. RCW 43.185C.080 and 2005 c 484 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) ((Only a local government is eligible to receive a homeless housing grant from the homeless housing account. Any city may assert responsibility for homeless housing within its borders if it so chooses, by forwarding a resolution to the legislative authority of the county stating its intention and its commitment to operate a separate homeless housing program. The city shall then receive a percentage of the surcharge assessed under RCW 36.22.179 equal to the percentage of the city's local portion of the real estate excise tax collected by the county. A participating city may also then apply separately for homeless housing program grants. A city choosing to operate a separate homeless housing program shall be responsible for complying with all of the same requirements as counties and shall adopt a local homeless housing plan meeting the requirements of this chapter for county local plans. However, the city may by resolution of its legislative authority accept the county's homeless housing task force as its own and based on that task force's recommendations adopt a homeless housing plan specific to the city.

      (2))) Local governments ((applying for homeless housing funds)) may subcontract with any other local government, housing authority, community action agency, or other nonprofit organization for the execution of programs contributing to the overall goal of ending homelessness within a defined service area. All subcontracts ((shall)) must be consistent with the local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness plan adopted by the legislative authority of the local government, time limited, and filed with the department, and ((shall)) must have specific performance terms. Local governments must strongly encourage all subcontractors under the ending homelessness program to apply to the Washington state quality award program for an independent assessment of their quality management, accountability, and performance systems or apply to the full examination Washington state quality award program. While a local government has the authority to subcontract with other entities, the local government continues to maintain the ultimate responsibility for the ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness program within its ((borders)) jurisdiction.

      (((3))) (2) A county may decline to participate in the program authorized in this chapter by forwarding to the department a resolution adopted by the county legislative authority stating the intention not to participate. A copy of the resolution ((shall)) must also be transmitted to the county auditor and treasurer. If ((such a)) the resolution is adopted, all of the funds otherwise due to the county under RCW ((43.185C.060 shall)) 36.22.179 and 36.22.1791 (as recodified by this act), minus funds due to any city that has chosen to participate through the process established in subsection (3) of this section, must be remitted monthly to the state treasurer for deposit in the ((homeless housing)) home security fund account, without any reduction by the county for collecting or administering the funds. Upon receipt of the resolution, the department shall promptly begin to identify and contract with one or more entities eligible under this section to create and execute a local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness plan for the county meeting the requirements of this chapter. The department shall expend all of the funds received from the county under this subsection to carry out the purposes of this chapter ((484, Laws of 2005)) in the county, ((provided that)) but the department may retain six percent of these funds to offset the cost of managing the county's program.

      (3) Any city may assert responsibility for homeless housing within its borders, by forwarding a resolution to the legislative authority of the county stating its intention and its commitment to operate a separate ending homelessness program. A city choosing to operate a separate ending homelessness program receives a percentage of the surcharges assessed under RCW 36.22.179 and 36.22.1791 (as recodified by this act) equal to the percentage of the city's local portion of the real estate excise tax collected by the county. A participating city may also then apply separately for ending homelessness grants. A city choosing to operate a separate ending homelessness program must comply with all of the same requirements as counties and shall adopt a local ending homelessness plan meeting the requirements of this chapter for local ending homelessness plans.

      (4) A resolution by the county declining to participate in the program ((shall have)) has no effect on the ((ability)) authority of each city in the county to assert its right to manage its own program under this chapter, and the county shall monthly transmit to the city the funds due under ((this chapter)) RCW 36.22.179 and 36.22.1791 (as recodified by this act).

      Sec. 27. RCW 43.185C.090 and 2005 c 484 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:

      The department shall allocate ending homelessness grant moneys from the ((homeless housing)) home security fund account to finance in whole or in part programs and projects in approved local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness plans ((to assist homeless individuals and families gain access to adequate housing, prevent at-risk individuals from becoming homeless, address the root causes of homelessness, track and report on homeless-related data, and facilitate the movement of homeless or formerly homeless individuals along the housing continuum toward more stable and independent housing)) for programs directly related to addressing the root causes of homelessness, preventing homelessness, and collecting data and information on homeless individuals. The department may issue criteria or guidelines to guide local governments in the application process.

      Sec. 28. RCW 43.185C.100 and 2005 c 484 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:

      The department shall provide technical assistance to any participating local government that requests such assistance. Technical assistance activities may include:

      (1) Assisting local governments to identify appropriate parties to participate on local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness task forces;

      (2) Assisting local governments to identify appropriate service providers with which the local governments may subcontract for service provision and development activities, when necessary;

      (3) Assisting local governments to implement or expand homeless census programs to meet ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness program requirements;

      (4) Assisting local governments in the local implementation and updating of the homeless client management information system as required in RCW 43.185C.180;

      (5) Assisting local governments to apply to the Washington state quality award program for an independent assessment of their quality management, accountability, and performance systems or apply to the full examination Washington state quality award program;

      (6) Assisting local governments to strongly encourage all subcontractors to apply to the Washington state quality award program for an independent assessment of their quality management, accountability, and performance systems or apply to the full examination Washington state quality award program;

      (7) Assisting local governments to create quality ending homelessness plans;

      (8) Assisting in the identification of "best practices" from other areas;

      (((5))) (9) Assisting in identifying additional funding sources for specific projects; and

      (((6))) (10) Training local government and subcontractor staff, including quality management training.

      Sec. 29. RCW 43.185C.130 and 2005 c 484 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:

      The department shall ensure that the state's interest is protected upon the development, use, sale, or change of use of projects constructed, acquired, or financed in whole or in part through the ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness grant program. These policies may include, but are not limited to: (1) Requiring a share of the appreciation in the project in proportion to the state's contribution to the project, or (2) requiring a lump sum repayment of the grant upon the sale or change of use of the project.

      Sec. 30. RCW 43.185C.160 and 2005 c 485 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) Each county shall create ((a homeless housing)) an ending homelessness task force to develop a ((ten-year homeless housing)) ending homelessness plan addressing short-term and long-term services and housing ((for homeless persons)) to prevent and reduce homelessness by seventy percent by July 1, 2015, and to achieve the ultimate goal of ending homelessness by December 31, 2018.

      Membership on the task force may include representatives of the counties, cities, towns, housing authorities, civic and faith organizations, schools, community networks, human services providers, law enforcement personnel, criminal justice personnel, including prosecutors, probation officers, and jail administrators, substance abuse treatment providers, mental health care providers, emergency health care providers, businesses, at-large representatives of the community, and a homeless or formerly homeless individual.

      In lieu of creating a new task force, a local government may designate an existing governmental or nonprofit body ((which)) that substantially conforms to this section and ((which)) includes at least one homeless or formerly homeless individual to serve as its homeless representative. As an alternative to a separate plan, two or more local governments may work in concert to develop and execute a joint ((homeless housing)) local ending homelessness plan, or to contract with another entity to do so according to the requirements of this chapter. While a local government has the authority to subcontract with other entities, the local government continues to maintain the ultimate responsibility for the ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness program within its borders.

      ((A county may decline to participate in the program authorized in this chapter by forwarding to the department a resolution adopted by the county legislative authority stating the intention not to participate. A copy of the resolution shall also be transmitted to the county auditor and treasurer. If a county declines to participate, the department shall create and execute a local homeless housing plan for the county meeting the requirements of this chapter.))

      (2) In addition to developing a ((ten-year homeless housing)) local ending homelessness plan, each task force shall establish guidelines consistent with the statewide ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness strategic plan, as needed, for the following:

      (a) Emergency shelters;

      (b) Short-term housing needs;

      (c) Temporary encampments;

      (d) Rental voucher programs;

      (e) Timely housing opportunities for unsheltered homeless;

      (f) Supportive housing for chronically homeless persons; ((and

      (e))) (g) Long-term housing; and

      (h) Prevention services.

      Guidelines must include, when appropriate, standards for health and safety and notifying the public of proposed facilities to house the homeless.

      (3) Each county((, including counties exempted from creating a new task force under subsection (1) of this section,)) shall report to the department of community, trade, and economic development ((such)) any information ((as may be)) needed to ensure compliance with this chapter.

      Sec. 31. RCW 43.185C.900 and 2005 c 484 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

      This chapter may be known and cited as the ending homelessness ((housing and assistance)) act.

      Sec. 32. RCW 36.22.179 and 2007 c 427 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) In addition to the surcharge authorized in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act), and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an additional surcharge of ten dollars shall be charged by the county auditor for each document recorded, which will be in addition to any other charge allowed by law. The funds collected pursuant to this section are to be distributed and used as follows:

      (a) The auditor shall retain two percent for collection of the fee, and of the remainder shall remit sixty percent to the county to be deposited into a fund that must be used by the county and its cities and towns to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, six percent of which may be used by the county for administrative costs related to its ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness plan, and the remainder for programs which directly accomplish the goals of the county's local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness plan, except that for each city in the county which elects as authorized in RCW 43.185C.080 to operate its own local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness program, a percentage of the surcharge assessed under this section equal to the percentage of the city's local portion of the real estate excise tax collected by the county shall be transmitted at least quarterly to the city treasurer, without any deduction for county administrative costs, for use by the city for program costs which directly contribute to the goals of the city's local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness plan; of the funds received by the city, it may use six percent for administrative costs for its ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness program.

      (b) The auditor shall remit the remaining funds to the state treasurer for deposit in the home security fund account. The department may use twelve and one-half percent of this amount for administration of the program established in RCW 43.185C.020, including the costs of creating the statewide ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness strategic plan, measuring performance, providing technical assistance to local governments, and managing the ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness grant program. The remaining eighty-seven and one-half percent is to be used by the department to:

      (i) Provide housing and shelter for homeless people including, but not limited to: Grants to operate, repair, and staff shelters; grants to operate transitional housing; partial payments for rental assistance; consolidated emergency assistance; overnight youth shelters; and emergency shelter assistance; and

      (ii) Fund the ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness grant program.

      (2) The surcharge imposed in this section does not apply to assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust.

      Sec. 33. RCW 36.22.1791 and 2007 c 427 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) In addition to the surcharges authorized in RCW 36.22.178 and 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act), and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the county auditor shall charge an additional surcharge of eight dollars for each document recorded, which is in addition to any other charge allowed by law. The funds collected under this section are to be distributed and used as follows:

      (a) The auditor shall remit ninety percent to the county to be deposited into a fund six percent of which may be used by the county for administrative costs related to its ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness plan, and the remainder for programs that directly accomplish the goals of the county's local ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness plan, except that for each city in the county that elects, as authorized in RCW 43.185C.080, to operate its own ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness program, a percentage of the surcharge assessed under this section equal to the percentage of the city's local portion of the real estate excise tax collected by the county must be transmitted at least quarterly to the city treasurer for use by the city for program costs that directly contribute to the goals of the city's ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness plan.

      (b) The auditor shall remit the remaining funds to the state treasurer for deposit in the home security fund account. The department may use the funds for administering the program established in RCW 43.185C.020, including the costs of creating and updating the statewide ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness strategic plan, measuring performance, providing technical assistance to local governments, and managing the ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness grant program. Remaining funds may also be used to:

      (i) Provide housing and shelter for homeless people including, but not limited to: Grants to operate, repair, and staff shelters; grants to operate transitional housing; partial payments for rental assistance; consolidated emergency assistance; overnight youth shelters; and emergency shelter assistance; and

      (ii) Fund the ((homeless housing)) ending homelessness grant program.

      (2) The surcharge imposed in this section does not apply to assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust.

      Sec. 34. RCW 43.185C.170 and 2006 c 349 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) The interagency council on homelessness, as defined in RCW 43.185C.010, shall ((be convened not later than)) convene by August 31, 2006, and shall meet at least two times each year and report to the appropriate committees of the legislature annually by December 31st on its activities.

      (2) The interagency council on homelessness shall work to create greater levels of interagency coordination and to coordinate state agency efforts with the efforts of state and local entities addressing homelessness.

      (3) The interagency council on homelessness must respond to all state and local legislative and policy recommendations included in the state and local ending homelessness plans. The interagency council must annually present its strategy for addressing the issues raised to the appropriate committees of the legislature and must also include a report on the actions taken to date that address these issues.

      (4) The interagency council shall seek to:

      (a) Align homeless-related housing and supportive service policies among state agencies;

      (b) Identify ways in which providing housing with appropriate services can contribute to cost savings for state agencies;

      (c) Identify policies and actions that may contribute to homelessness or interfere with its reduction;

      (d) Review and improve strategies for discharge from state institutions that contribute to homelessness;

      (e) Recommend policies to either improve practices or align resources, or both, including those policies requested by the affordable housing advisory board or through state and local housing plans; and

      (f) Ensure that the housing status of people served by state programs is collected in consistent formats available for analysis.

      Sec. 35. RCW 43.185C.180 and 2006 c 349 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) In order to improve services for the homeless, the department, within amounts appropriated by the legislature for this specific purpose, shall implement the Washington homeless client management information system for the ongoing collection and updates of information about all homeless individuals in the state.

      (2) Information about homeless individuals for the Washington homeless client management information system shall come from the Washington homeless census ((and)), from state agencies, and from community organizations providing services to homeless individuals and families. Personally identifying information about homeless individuals for the Washington homeless client management system may only be collected after having obtained informed, reasonably time limited written consent from the homeless individual to whom the information relates. Data collection ((shall)) must be done in a manner consistent with federally informed consent guidelines regarding human research which, at a minimum, require that individuals be informed about the expected duration of their participation, an explanation of whom to contact for answers to pertinent questions about the data collection and their rights regarding their personal identifying information, an explanation regarding whom to contact in the event of injury to the individual related to the homeless client survey, a description of any reasonably foreseeable risks to the homeless individual, and a statement describing the extent to which confidentiality of records identifying the individual will be maintained.

      (3) The Washington homeless client management information system shall serve as an online information and referral system to enable local governments and providers to connect homeless persons in the database with available housing and other support services. Local governments shall develop a capacity for continuous case management, including independent living plans, when appropriate, to assist homeless persons.

      (4) The information in the Washington homeless client management information system will also provide the department with the information to consolidate and analyze data about the extent and nature of homelessness in Washington state, giving emphasis to information about the extent and nature of homelessness in Washington state among families with children.

      (5) The system may be merged with other data gathering and reporting systems and shall:

      (a) Protect the right of privacy of individuals;

      (b) Provide for consultation and collaboration with all relevant state agencies, including the department of social and health services, experts, and community organizations involved in the delivery of services to homeless persons; and

      (c) Include related information held or gathered by other state agencies.

      (6) Within amounts appropriated by the legislature, for this specific purpose, the department shall evaluate the information gathered and disseminate the analysis and the evaluation broadly, using appropriate computer networks as well as written reports.

      (7) The Washington homeless client management information system ((shall)) must be implemented by December 31, 2009, and updated with new homeless client information at least ((annually)) twice each year.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 36. A new section is added to chapter 43.185C RCW to read as follows:

      The department shall contract with the employment security department to annually establish two self-sufficiency income standards based upon the cost of living, including housing costs, which include mortgage or rent payments and utilities other than telephone, for each county in the state. The self-sufficiency income standards must be based upon the costs needed to support: (1) One adult individual; and (2) two adult individuals and one preschool-aged child and one school-aged child. These income standards will be translated into an equivalent hourly wage rate assuming one full-year, full-time earner for the self-sufficiency income standards for each county. The self-sufficiency income standards must be presented to the legislature by December 31, 2009. The employment security department must spend no more than one hundred ten thousand dollars in creating the initial self-sufficiency income standards and no more than fifty-five thousand dollars annually to update the standards. The employment security department shall deliver a report to the department and the appropriate committees of the legislature that details the number and percentage of individuals statewide and in each county who do not have a good family wage job and, as a result, earn less than the self-sufficiency income standards, as well as the number and percentage of individuals statewide and in each county who have a good family wage job and, as a result, earn an amount equivalent to or more than the self-sufficiency income standards.

      Sec. 37. RCW 43.185B.030 and 1993 c 478 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:

      The affordable housing advisory board shall:

      (1) Analyze those solutions and programs that could begin to address the state's need for housing that is affordable for all economic segments of the state, and special needs populations, including but not limited to programs or proposals which provide for:

      (a) Financing for the acquisition, rehabilitation, preservation, or construction of housing;

      (b) Use of publicly owned land and buildings as sites for affordable housing;

      (c) Coordination of state initiatives with federal initiatives and financing programs that are referenced in the Cranston-Gonzalez national affordable housing act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12701 et seq.), as amended, and development of an approved housing strategy as required in the Cranston-Gonzalez national affordable housing act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12701 et seq.), as amended;

      (d) Identification and removal, where appropriate and not detrimental to the public health and safety, or environment, of state and local regulatory barriers to the development and placement of affordable housing;

      (e) Stimulating public and private sector cooperation in the development of affordable housing; and

      (f) Development of solutions and programs affecting housing, including the equitable geographic distribution of housing for all economic segments, as the advisory board deems necessary;

      (2) Consider both homeownership and rental housing as viable options for the provision of housing. The advisory board shall give consideration to various types of residential construction and innovative housing options, including but not limited to manufactured housing;

      (3) Review, evaluate, and make recommendations regarding existing and proposed housing programs and initiatives including but not limited to tax policies, land use policies, and financing programs. The advisory board shall provide recommendations to the director, along with the department's response in the annual housing report to the legislature required in RCW 43.185B.040 (as recodified by this act); and

      (4) Prepare and submit to the director and to the legislature, by each December 1st, beginning December 1, 1993, a report ((detailing its)) that (a) details the board's findings and (b) discusses the measurable relationship between jobs paying less than the self-sufficiency standard, established under section 36 of this act, and housing affordability, and make specific program, legislative, and funding recommendations and any other recommendations it deems appropriate.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 38. A new section is added to chapter 43.185C RCW to read as follows:

      The joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct two performance audits of the ending homelessness program. The first audit must be conducted by December 31, 2010. The second audit must be conducted by December 31, 2014. Each audit must take no longer than six months or one hundred thousand dollars to complete.

      Sec. 39. RCW 43.20A.790 and 1999 c 267 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) The department of social and health services shall collaborate with the department ((of community, trade, and economic development)) in the development of ((the)) a coordinated and comprehensive plan for homeless families with children ((required under RCW 43.63A.650, which designates the department of community, trade, and economic development as the state agency with primary responsibility for providing shelter and housing services to homeless families with children. In fulfilling its responsibilities to collaborate with the department of community, trade, and economic development pursuant to RCW 43.63A.650,)) that must be integrated into the state ending homelessness strategic plan created in RCW 43.185C.040. The department of social and health services shall develop, administer, supervise, and monitor its portion of the plan((. The department's portion of the plan shall)), which must contain at least the following elements:

      (a) Coordination or linkage of services with shelter and housing;

      (b) Accommodation and addressing the needs of homeless families in the design and administration of department programs;

      (c) Participation of the department's local offices in the identification, assistance, and referral of homeless families; and

      (d) Ongoing monitoring of the efficiency and effectiveness of the plan's design and implementation.

      (2) The department shall include community organizations involved in the delivery of services to homeless families with children, and experts in the development and ongoing evaluation of the plan.

      (((3) The duties under this section shall be implemented within amounts appropriated for that specific purpose by the legislature in the operating and capital budgets.))

      Sec. 40. RCW 36.18.010 and 2007 c 523 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

      County auditors or recording officers shall collect the following fees for their official services:

      (1) For recording instruments, for the first page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, five dollars; for each additional page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar. The fee for recording multiple transactions contained in one instrument will be calculated for each transaction requiring separate indexing as required under RCW 65.04.050 as follows: The fee for each title or transaction is the same fee as the first page of any additional recorded document; the fee for additional pages is the same fee as for any additional pages for any recorded document; the fee for the additional pages may be collected only once and may not be collected for each title or transaction;

      (2) For preparing and certifying copies, for the first page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, three dollars; for each additional page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar;

      (3) For preparing noncertified copies, for each page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar;

      (4) For administering an oath or taking an affidavit, with or without seal, two dollars;

      (5) For issuing a marriage license, eight dollars, (this fee includes taking necessary affidavits, filing returns, indexing, and transmittal of a record of the marriage to the state registrar of vital statistics) plus an additional five-dollar fee for use and support of the prevention of child abuse and neglect activities to be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer and deposited in the state general fund plus an additional ten-dollar fee to be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer and deposited in the state general fund. The legislature intends to appropriate an amount at least equal to the revenue generated by this fee for the purposes of the displaced homemaker act, chapter 28B.04 RCW;

      (6) For searching records per hour, eight dollars;

      (7) For recording plats, fifty cents for each lot except cemetery plats for which the charge shall be twenty-five cents per lot; also one dollar for each acknowledgment, dedication, and description: PROVIDED, That there shall be a minimum fee of twenty-five dollars per plat;

      (8) For recording of miscellaneous records not listed above, for the first page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, five dollars; for each additional page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar;

      (9) For modernization and improvement of the recording and indexing system, a surcharge as provided in RCW 36.22.170;

      (10) For recording an emergency nonstandard document as provided in RCW 65.04.047, fifty dollars, in addition to all other applicable recording fees;

      (11) For recording instruments, a two-dollar surcharge to be deposited into the Washington state heritage center account created in RCW 43.07.129;

      (12) For recording instruments, a surcharge as provided in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act); ((and))

      (13) For recording instruments, except for documents recording a birth, marriage, divorce, or death or any documents otherwise exempted from a recording fee under state law, a surcharge as provided in RCW 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act); and

      (14) For recording instruments, except for documents recording a birth, marriage, divorce, or death or any documents otherwise exempted from a recording fee under state law, a surcharge as provided in RCW 36.22.1791 (as recodified by this act).

      Sec. 41. RCW 43.185C.150 and 2005 c 484 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:

      This chapter does not require either the department or any local government to expend any funds to accomplish the goals of this chapter other than the revenues authorized in chapter 484, Laws of 2005 and the revenues authorized in RCW 36.22.1791 (as recodified by this act). However, neither the department nor any local government may use any funds authorized in chapter 484, Laws of 2005 or the revenues authorized in RCW 36.22.1791 (as recodified by this act) to supplant or reduce any existing expenditures of public money for the reduction or prevention of homelessness or services for homeless persons.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 42. The department of community, trade, and economic development shall contract with the Washington institute for public policy to conduct a study to determine the most effective, accurate, and comprehensive way for counties and the state of Washington to measure and evaluate the societal cost of homelessness. The department shall not spend more than one hundred thousand dollars on the study, and the results of the study must be presented to the appropriate committees of the legislature by June 30, 2009.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 43. (1) The transitional housing operating and rent program is created in the department to assist individuals and families who are homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless to secure and retain safe, decent, and affordable housing. The department shall provide grants to eligible organizations, as described in RCW 43.185.060, to provide assistance to program participants. The eligible organizations must use grant moneys for:

      (a) Rental assistance, which includes security or utility deposits, first and last month's rent assistance, and eligible moving expenses to be determined by the department;

      (b) Case management services designed to assist program participants to secure and retain immediate housing and to transition into permanent housing and greater levels of self-sufficiency;

      (c) Operating expenses of transitional housing facilities that serve homeless families with children; and

      (d) Administrative costs of the eligible organization, which must not exceed limits prescribed by the department.

      (2) Eligible to receive assistance through the transitional housing operating and rent program are:

      (a) Families with children who are homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless and who have household incomes at or below fifty percent of the median household income for their county;

      (b) Families with children who are homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless and who are receiving services under chapter 13.34 RCW;

      (c) Individuals or families without children who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless and who have household incomes at or below thirty percent of the median household income for their county;

      (d) Individuals or families who are homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless and who have a household with an adult member who has a mental health or chemical dependency disorder; and

      (e) Individuals or families who are homeless or who are at risk of becoming homeless and who have a household with an adult member who is an offender released from confinement within the past eighteen months.

      (3) All program participants must be willing to create and actively participate in a housing stability plan for achieving permanent housing and greater levels of self-sufficiency.

      (4) Data on all program participants must be entered into and tracked through the Washington homeless client management information system as described in RCW 43.185C.180. For eligible organizations serving victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, compliance with this subsection must be accomplished in accordance with 42 U.S.C. Sec. 11383 (a)(8).

      (5) Beginning in 2011, each eligible organization receiving over five hundred thousand dollars during the previous calendar year from the transitional housing operating and rent program and from sources including: (a) State housing-related funding sources; (b) the affordable housing for all surcharge in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act); (c) the home security fund surcharges in RCW 36.22.179 and 36.22.1791 (as recodified by this act); and (d) any other surcharge imposed under chapter 36.22 or 43.185C RCW to fund homelessness programs or other housing programs, shall apply to the Washington state quality award program for an independent assessment of its quality management, accountability, and performance system, once every three years.

      (6) The department may develop rules, requirements, procedures, and guidelines as necessary to implement and operate the transitional housing operating and rent program.

      (7) The department shall produce an annual transitional housing operating and rent program report that must be included in the department's affordable housing for all plan as described in RCW 43.185B.040 (as recodified by this act). The report must include performance measures to be determined by the department that address, at a minimum, the following issue areas:

      (a) The success of the program in helping program participants transition into permanent affordable housing and increase their levels of self-sufficiency;

      (b) The financial performance of the program related to efficient program administration by the department and program operation by selected eligible organizations, including an analysis of the costs per program participant served;

      (c) The quality, completeness, and timeliness of the information on program participants provided to the Washington homeless client management information system database; and

      (d) The satisfaction of program participants in the assistance provided through the program.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 44. The transitional housing operating and rent account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from sources directed to the transitional housing operating and rent program must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used solely for the purpose of the transitional housing operating and rent program as described in section 43 of this act. Only the director of the department 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.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 45. RCW 59.18.600 (Rental to offenders--Limitation on liability) and 2007 c 483 s 602 are each repealed.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 46. RCW 36.22.179, 36.22.1791, 43.20A.790, and 43.63A.650 are each recodified as sections in chapter 43.185C RCW.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 47. RCW 36.22.178, 43.185A.100, 43.185B.020, and 43.185B.040 are each recodified as sections in chapter 43.--- RCW (created in section 48 of this act).

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 48. Sections 1 through 4, 6 through 10, 12, 43, and 44 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 43 RCW.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 49. The code reviser shall alphabetize and renumber the definitions in RCW 43.185C.010.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 50. If specific funding for the purposes of sections 1 through 13, 43, and 44 of this act, referencing sections 1 through 13, 43, and 44 of this act by bill or chapter number and section number, is not provided by June 30, 2008, in the omnibus appropriations act, sections 1 through 13, 43, and 44 of this act are null and void."

      Correct the title.

and the same are herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator Hargrove moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5959.

REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “Senator Honeyford before you do, as we’re probably going to may have a few of these, the President would remind the members that the President allows brief explanations of your position on these matters and I’d appreciate it if you’d honor that. We do allow an argument on each side. Senator Honeyford, please.”

POINT OF ORDER

Senator Honeyford: “Well, thank you Mr. President. The underlying bill is addressing one item: codifying the traditional housing operation and rent program designed to assist homeless individuals and families by finding those individuals rental assistant and case management services. The program has been in existence and received funding since 1999. It’s never been codified in statute. Mr. President, the underlying bill was short, specific and targeted. The House amendment regrettably is none of these. Expanding the bill far beyond it’s original scope, new items in the bill include: directive to the Insurance Commissioner to make recommendations by which the housing trust fund can reduce liability and earthquake insurance cost for developers; creation of a new housing communities program directing CTED to provide technical assistance to help organizations serving communities of color and multi-liguel communities; creation of a new housing infracstrucual program authorizing low interest loans to organizations for public works project such as roads, bridges, sidewalks and solid waste facilities to support affordable housing, creates the affordable housing for all program requiring states and local government plans to provide the affordable housing to all by 2020; and creates ‘Ending Homelessness Act’ directing CTED to annually conduct performance and evaluations of county plans and performance and requires counties to conduct a homeless census at least once a year. Thank you Mr. President.”

      Senator Hargrove spoke on the point of order.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Eide, further consideration of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5959 was deferred and the bill held its place on the concurrence calendar.

MOTION TO LIMIT DEBATE

Senator Eide: “Mr. President, I move that the members of the Senate be allowed to speak but once on each question before the Senate, that such speech be limited to three minutes and that members be prohibited from yielding their time, however, the maker of a motion shall be allowed to open and close debate. This motion shall be in effect through March 12, 2008.”

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Eide to limit debate.

The motion by Senator Eide carried and debate was limited through March 12, 2008.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Eide, Rule 15 was suspended for the remainder of the day for the purpose of allowing continued floor action.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Senate Rule 15 establishes the floor schedule and calls for a lunch and dinner break of 90 minutes each per day during regular daily sessions.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 11, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House receded from its amendment, and under suspension of rules SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6231 was returned to second reading for the purpose of an amendment. The House adopted the following amendment: 6231-S AMH UPTH H6049.1, and passed the bill as amended by the House.

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

      "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that Washington contains an array of marine protected areas managed by state, federal, tribal, and local governments in both coastal areas and in the Puget Sound. The many entities managing marine protected areas have developed distinct goals for protected areas, criteria for protected area establishment, management practices, terminology, and monitoring practices for these areas. The legislature supports all efforts to protect, conserve, and sustainably manage marine life and resources. However, the legislature finds that additional coordination between marine protected areas managers will improve the collective resource protection capacity of marine protected areas in Washington. The legislature further finds that additional coordination between state agencies and local governments and citizens will increase local involvement in, and the success of, marine protected areas.

      (2) The legislature further finds that many state agencies and local governments, in addition to marine protected areas, also administer aquatic preserves, conservation areas, and other similar geographically based area conservation designations that are a valuable means to protect and enhance Puget Sound's marine resources. Climate change impacts and increased population and development in the Puget Sound basin will place further stresses upon sustaining the biological diversity and ecosystem health of Puget Sound, underscoring the importance of conservation efforts.

      (3) It is the intent of the legislature that state and local actions intended to protect, conserve, and manage marine life and resources be conducted in a coordinated manner, use the best available science, consider the projected impacts on Puget Sound's marine areas from climate change, and contribute to the recovery of the Puget Sound's environmental health by 2020.

      (4) It is the purpose of this act to:

      (a) Create a strategic network of marine managed areas that contribute to conserving the biological diversity and ecosystem health of coastal areas and the Puget Sound and that contribute to the recovery of Puget Sound's health by 2020;

      (b) Strengthen the coordination of marine managed areas among multiple state agencies and local governments and align these efforts with the work of the Puget Sound partnership to recover the Puget Sound's health by 2020;

      (c) Provide for management and designation of marine managed areas programs on an ecosystem basis and incorporate the best available scientific information into these programs;

      (d) Adopt a plan that builds a comprehensive system of marine managed areas in Washington's waters, adopts goals and benchmarks for maintaining the diversity of marine life and resources in Washington's waters, and is based upon anticipated threats and stressors such as climate change impacts and population growth;

      (e) Recognize the interrelationship of the marine ecosystem throughout the Pacific Northwest, and the multiple entities, including local, state, provincial, and federal governments, as well as tribal governments and first nations, that are involved in managing marine managed areas; and

      (f) Adopt codified criteria and procedures applicable to the aquatic reserve program on state-owned aquatic lands.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) The coastal marine protected areas work group is established. The work group shall:

      (a) Examine the current inventory and management of Washington's coastal marine protected areas;

      (b) Develop recommendations to improve coordination and consistency among coastal marine protected areas and marine protected areas managers regarding goals for protected areas, criteria for protected area establishment, management practices, terminology, and monitoring practices;

      (c) Develop recommendations to improve the integration of science into the establishment and management of coastal marine protected areas;

      (d) Develop recommendations to further integrate local governments and nongovernmental organizations into the establishment and management of coastal marine protected areas; and

      (e) Provide any other recommendations to improve the effectiveness of coastal marine protected areas in Washington.

      (2)(a) The director of the department of fish and wildlife, or the director's designee, shall chair the work group created in this section. The chair is responsible for convening the work group and for directing the process of the work group.

      (b) The chair of the work group shall invite a balanced composition of representatives from state agencies and local governments with jurisdiction over, or that manage, coastal marine protected areas in Washington to participate in the work group. These entities must include, but are not limited to:

      (i) The department of fish and wildlife;

      (ii) The department of natural resources;

      (iii) The state parks and recreation commission;

      (iv) Any appropriate marine resources committees; and

      (v) Appropriate federal agencies and tribal governments.

      (c) State agencies invited to participate in the work group must participate and work cooperatively with the department of fish and wildlife to carry out the requirements and purposes of this act.

      (3) For the purposes of this section, "marine protected area" means a geographic marine or estuarine area located in coastal waters, as that term is defined in RCW 43.143.020, designated by a state, federal, tribal, or local government in order to provide long-term protection for part or all of the resources within that area.

      (4) By December 1, 2009, the work group must provide the appropriate committees of the legislature with:

      (a) An inventory of coastal marine protected areas in Washington; and

      (b) A summary of the issues and recommendations identified under subsection (1)(b) through (e) of this section.

      (5) The coastal marine protected areas work group established under this section shall coordinate with the marine managed areas work group established in section 6 of this act. The two work groups may share resources and expertise when appropriate.

      Sec. 3. 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 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

      (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) "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) "Implementation strategies" means the strategies incorporated on a biennial basis in the action agenda developed under RCW 90.71.310.

      (8) "Marine managed area" means a named, discrete geographic marine or estuarine area designated by statute, ordinance, resolution, or administrative action, whose designation is intended to protect, conserve, or otherwise manage the marine life and resources within the area.

      (9) "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))) (10) "Panel" means the Puget Sound science panel.

      (((10))) (11) "Partnership" means the Puget Sound partnership.

      (((11))) (12) "Plan" means the Puget Sound marine managed areas plan developed under section 4 of this act.

      (13) "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))) (14) "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))) (15) "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))) (16) "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.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 90.71 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) The partnership shall prepare a Puget Sound marine managed areas plan to coordinate and strengthen all of the marine managed areas programs managed by state agencies and local governments. The plan must be incorporated into the Puget Sound action agenda adopted under RCW 90.71.310.

      (2) The plan required by this section must include, but not be limited to:

      (a) Guidelines for identifying key species of concern, threats to these species, and threshold levels of protected habitat needed to recover these species and Puget Sound as a whole to health by 2020;

      (b) Guidelines for incorporating the best available scientific information when designating and managing marine managed areas;

      (c) Guidelines for managing areas on an ecosystem basis and for coordinating multiple programs and areas within the same biogeographical regions to achieve ecosystem-based management;

      (d) Benchmarks to measure progress toward the recovery of species and protected habitat;

      (e) Recommendations for adequate levels of funding for the designation, long-term management, and monitoring of the marine managed areas in the network;

      (f) Strategies to address the projected impacts to marine managed areas from population growth, existing and proposed upland and aquatic lands development, and storm water discharges to Puget Sound;

      (g) Strategies to prepare for and manage the impacts of climate change, including impacts due to sea level changes, salinity changes, water temperature, increased acidification, and changes in frequency and intensity of precipitation events affecting storm water discharges to marine waters;

      (h) An adaptive management component in which new information on the progress of implementing management goals for the individual marine managed areas and overall goals for all marine managed areas, including the consideration and integration of the contribution these areas are making toward the goals of recovering the health of Puget Sound by 2020, and climate change impacts; and

      (i) Methodologies for synthesizing monitoring results with programmatic goals to inform decision making on subsequent designation and marine managed areas strategies and any necessary changes in implementation strategies to increase the effectiveness of the marine managed areas program in achieving the goal of recovering the Puget Sound's health by 2020.

      (3) The plan required by this section must also include comprehensive objectives for coordinating existing marine managed areas and designating additional areas to achieve a network of marine managed areas contributing to long-term conservation of important biota and marine ecosystems and recovery of Puget Sound by and consider activities and uses within or adjacent to marine managed areas that are allowed under existing leases of state-owned aquatic lands issued under chapter 79.105 RCW.

      (4) The plan required by this section must be completed by July 1, 2010, and submitted to the council for its review and approval. The council shall provide for public review and comment on the plan in a manner comparable to the other provisions of the Puget Sound action agenda. The council may amend the plan from time to time using public review and comment procedures comparable to those that apply when other elements of the Puget Sound action agenda are revised.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. The Puget Sound partnership shall provide the plan required by section 4 of this act to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2010, together with its recommendations for further policy legislation and budget recommendations to enhance Puget Sound marine managed areas programs.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. (1) The Puget Sound marine managed areas plan required by section 4 of this act must be developed with the assistance of a work group on marine managed areas. The chair of the Puget Sound partnership leadership council is responsible for convening the work group, inviting participation on the work group, and for directing the process of the work group.

      (2)(a) The work group created in this section must include one or more members of the Puget Sound science panel, one of whom must serve as chair of the work group.

      (b) The chair of the Puget Sound partnership leadership council must also invite the participation of the following:

      (i) State agencies and local governments with regulatory jurisdiction over, or that manage, marine managed areas including, but not limited to, the department of natural resources, the department of fish and wildlife, the parks and recreation commission, and the department of ecology;

      (ii) The state biodiversity council, created by executive order 04-02, or the biodiversity council's successor entity;

      (iii) Representatives of tribal governments, federal agencies, cities, counties, marine resources committees, and nongovernmental organizations that have designated or have significant interests in the management of Puget Sound marine managed areas; and

      (iv) Any other individuals or representatives of entities with expertise, perspective, or knowledge deemed beneficial by the chair of the Puget Sound partnership leadership council in assisting the work group to achieve its goals and responsibilities.

      (c) The chair of the Puget Sound partnership leadership council may also invite representatives from other states, provinces, first nations, and tribal governments with interests in marine managed areas in the Pacific Northwest to participate on the work group as observers.

      (3) In developing the objectives required by section 4(3) of this act, the work group must rely primarily upon existing plans and objectives relating to the conservation of marine life in Puget Sound and the program plans prepared by state agencies and local governments administering marine managed areas programs.

      (4) The marine managed areas work group established under this section shall coordinate with the coastal marine protected areas work group established in section 2 of this act. The two work groups may share resources and expertise when appropriate.

      Sec. 7. RCW 79.105.210 and 2005 c 155 s 143 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) The management of state-owned aquatic lands shall preserve and enhance water-dependent uses. Water-dependent uses shall be favored over other uses in state-owned aquatic land planning and in resolving conflicts between competing lease applications. In cases of conflict between water-dependent uses, priority shall be given to uses which enhance renewable resources, water-borne commerce, and the navigational and biological capacity of the waters, and to statewide interests as distinguished from local interests.

      (2) Nonwater-dependent use of state-owned aquatic lands is a low-priority use providing minimal public benefits and shall not be permitted to expand or be established in new areas except in exceptional circumstances where it is compatible with water-dependent uses occurring in or planned for the area.

      (3)(a) The department shall consider the natural values of state-owned aquatic lands as wildlife habitat, natural area preserve, representative ecosystem, or spawning area prior to issuing any initial lease or authorizing any change in use.

      (b) The department may withhold from leasing lands which it finds to have significant natural values, or may provide within any lease for the protection of such values. When withdrawing lands from leasing for the purposes of managing an aquatic reserve, the department shall be guided by the procedures and criteria of sections 8 through 14 of this act.

      (4) The power to lease state-owned aquatic lands is vested in the department, which has the authority to make leases upon terms, conditions, and length of time in conformance with the state Constitution and chapters 79.105 through 79.140 RCW.

      (5) State-owned aquatic lands shall not be leased to persons or organizations which discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex, age, or physical or mental handicap.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:

      The aquatic reserve system is established for the purpose of aiding Washington with its goals of supporting and coordinating marine protected areas. The aquatic reserve system is comprised of those areas of state-owned aquatic lands designated by the department prior to the effective date of this section and any areas added to the system under this chapter by order of the commissioner after the effective date of this section.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:

      State-owned aquatic lands that have one or more of the following characteristics may be included by order of the commissioner as an aquatic reserve:

      (1) The lands have been identified as having high priority for conservation, natural systems, wildlife, or low-impact public use values;

      (2) The lands have flora, fauna, geological, recreational, archaeological, cultural, scenic, or similar features of critical importance and have retained to some degree or reestablished its natural character;

      (3) The lands provide significant examples of native ecological communities;

      (4) The lands have significant sites or features threatened with conversion to incompatible uses; and

      (5) The lands have been identified by the Puget Sound science panel created in RCW 90.71.270 as critical to achieving recovery of Puget Sound by 2020.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:

      (1) The commissioner shall adopt procedures for submission of aquatic reserve nominations and for public participation in the review of proposed aquatic reserves.

      (2) If, consistent with the best available scientific information, an aquatic reserve no longer meets the goals and objectives for which it was designated, and adaptive management has not been successful to meet the goals and objectives, the commissioner may by order modify the aquatic reserve boundaries or remove the area from aquatic reserve status.

      (3) The commissioner shall provide public participation procedures for proposals relating to the nomination, designation, and removal of aquatic reserve status.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:

      In the designation and management of aquatic reserves within Puget Sound, as geographically defined in RCW 90.71.010, the commissioner shall be guided by the marine managed areas plan adopted under section 4 of this act. The commissioner shall accord substantial weight to any recommendations provided by the Puget Sound partnership regarding the designation and management of aquatic reserves within Puget Sound.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:

      Where the commissioner determines that management of the taking of fish, shellfish, or wildlife within or adjacent to an aquatic reserve would enhance the objectives for which the aquatic reserve has been created, the commissioner shall request that the fish and wildlife commission act pursuant to section 16 of this act to adopt supporting rules.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:

      The aquatic reserve system must be coordinated with other marine managed areas, federally recognized marine protected areas, and related regulatory programs. To further this goal, the department shall:

      (1) Cooperate with other state agencies and local governments to manage state-owned aquatic lands consistently with the management of uses and activities in the same geographic areas by the state parks and recreation commission, the department of fish and wildlife, the department of ecology, and other appropriate state agencies; and

      (2) Provide recommendations to local governments in updating their shoreline master programs under chapter 90.58 RCW and in sponsoring local marine park reserves or voluntary stewardship areas to seek consistent planning and management activities in areas adjacent to designated reserves.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. A new section is added to chapter 79.105 RCW under a new subchapter heading of "aquatic reserve system" to read as follows:

      (1) State agencies with authority over construction activities or water discharges in state waters or that otherwise implement programs that affect a designated aquatic reserve shall give special consideration to increasing protection and reducing and preventing pollution of these areas, consistent with the management objectives of the aquatic reserve.

      (2) The department should participate in any public processes regarding water discharge or construction permitting affecting aquatic reserves to aid other agencies in their understanding of the provisions of this subsection.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. Within twenty-four months of the adoption of the marine managed areas plan under section 4 of this act, the department of natural resources shall complete a review of existing management plans and pending aquatic reserve nominations for consistency with the guidelines and recommendations in the marine managed areas plan.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. A new section is added to chapter 77.12 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) The commission may adopt rules governing the taking of fish, shellfish, or wildlife within or adjacent to an aquatic reserve designated by the department of natural resources under section 12 of this act, or other marine managed areas, as that term is defined in RCW 90.71.010. The commission shall give consideration within sixty days to any rule changes requested by the commissioner of public lands to support the purposes of an aquatic reserve.

      (2) This section is in addition to and does not limit the commission's authority to establish rules governing the taking of fish, shellfish, or wildlife under any other authority.

      Sec. 17. RCW 90.71.300 and 2007 c 341 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) The action agenda shall consist of the goals and objectives in this section, implementation strategies to meet measurable outcomes, benchmarks, ((and)) identification of responsible entities, and the marine managed areas plan adopted under section 4 of this act. By 2020, the action agenda shall strive to achieve the following goals:

      (a) A healthy human population supported by a healthy Puget Sound that is not threatened by changes in the ecosystem;

      (b) A quality of human life that is sustained by a functioning Puget Sound ecosystem;

      (c) Healthy and sustaining populations of native species in Puget Sound, including a robust food web;

      (d) A healthy Puget Sound where freshwater, estuary, nearshore, marine, and upland habitats are protected, restored, and sustained;

      (e) An ecosystem that is supported by ground water levels as well as river and stream flow levels sufficient to sustain people, fish, and wildlife, and the natural functions of the environment;

      (f) Fresh and marine waters and sediments of a sufficient quality so that the waters in the region are safe for drinking, swimming, shellfish harvest and consumption, and other human uses and enjoyment, and are not harmful to the native marine mammals, fish, birds, and shellfish of the region.

      (2) The action agenda shall be developed and implemented to achieve the following objectives:

      (a) Protect existing habitat and prevent further losses;

      (b) Restore habitat functions and values;

      (c) Significantly reduce toxics entering Puget Sound fresh and marine waters;

      (d) Significantly reduce nutrients and pathogens entering Puget Sound fresh and marine waters;

      (e) Improve water quality and habitat by managing storm water runoff;

      (f) Provide water for people, fish and wildlife, and the environment;

      (g) Protect ecosystem biodiversity and recover imperiled species; and

      (h) Build and sustain the capacity for action.

      Sec. 18. RCW 90.71.310 and 2007 c 341 s 13 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 ((September)) 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.

      Sec. 19. RCW 90.71.370 and 2007 c 341 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) By ((September 1st)) December 1, 2008, and by the first weekday in September of each even-numbered year beginning in ((2008)) 2010, the council shall provide to the governor and the appropriate fiscal committees of the ((senate and house of representatives)) legislature its recommendations for the funding necessary to implement the action agenda in the succeeding biennium. The recommendations shall:

      (a) Identify the funding needed by action agenda element;

      (b) Address funding responsibilities among local, state, and federal governments, as well as nongovernmental funding; and

      (c) Address funding needed to support the work of the partnership, the panel, the ecosystem work group, and entities assisting in coordinating local efforts to implement the plan.

      (2) In the 2008 report required under subsection (1) of this section, the council shall include recommendations for projected funding needed through 2020 to implement the action agenda; funding needs for science panel staff; identify methods to secure stable and sufficient funding to meet these needs; and include proposals for new sources of funding to be dedicated to Puget Sound protection and recovery. In preparing the science panel staffing proposal, the council shall consult with the panel.

      (3) By the first weekday in November ((1st)) of each odd-numbered year beginning in 2009, the council shall produce a state of the Sound report that includes, at a minimum:

      (a) An assessment of progress by state and nonstate entities in implementing the action agenda, including accomplishments in the use of state funds for action agenda implementation;

      (b) A description of actions by implementing entities that are inconsistent with the action agenda and steps taken to remedy the inconsistency;

      (c) The comments by the panel on progress in implementing the plan, as well as findings arising from the assessment and monitoring program;

      (d) A review of citizen concerns provided to the partnership and the disposition of those concerns;

      (e) A review of the expenditures of funds to state agencies for the implementation of programs affecting the protection and recovery of Puget Sound, and an assessment of whether the use of the funds is consistent with the action agenda; and

      (f) An identification of all funds provided to the partnership, and recommendations as to how future state expenditures for all entities, including the partnership, could better match the priorities of the action agenda.

      (4)(a) The council shall review state programs that fund facilities and activities that may contribute to action agenda implementation. By November 1, 2009, the council shall provide initial recommendations regarding program changes to the governor and appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the ((senate and house of representatives)) legislature. By November 1, 2010, the council shall provide final recommendations regarding program changes, including proposed legislation to implement the recommendation, to the governor and appropriate fiscal and policy committees of the ((senate and house of representatives)) legislature.

      (b) The review in this subsection shall be conducted with the active assistance and collaboration of the agencies administering these programs, and in consultation with local governments and other entities receiving funding from these programs:

      (i) The water quality account, chapter 70.146 RCW;

      (ii) The water pollution control revolving fund, chapter 90.50A RCW;

      (iii) The public works assistance account, chapter 43.155 RCW;

      (iv) The aquatic lands enhancement account, RCW 79.105.150;

      (v) The state toxics control account and local toxics control account and clean-up program, chapter 70.105D RCW;

      (vi) The acquisition of habitat conservation and outdoor recreation land, chapter 79A.15 RCW;

      (vii) The salmon recovery funding board, RCW 77.85.110 through 77.85.150;

      (viii) The community economic revitalization board, chapter 43.160 RCW;

      (ix) Other state financial assistance to water quality-related projects and activities; and

      (x) Water quality financial assistance from federal programs administered through state programs or provided directly to local governments in the Puget Sound basin.

      (c) The council's review shall include but not be limited to:

      (i) Determining the level of funding and types of projects and activities funded through the programs that contribute to implementation of the action agenda;

      (ii) Evaluating the procedures and criteria in each program for determining which projects and activities to fund, and their relationship to the goals and priorities of the action agenda;

      (iii) Assessing methods for ensuring that the goals and priorities of the action agenda are given priority when program funding decisions are made regarding water quality-related projects and activities in the Puget Sound basin and habitat-related projects and activities in the Puget Sound basin;

      (iv) Modifying funding criteria so that projects, programs, and activities that are inconsistent with the action agenda are ineligible for funding;

      (v) Assessing ways to incorporate a strategic funding approach for the action agenda within the outcome-focused performance measures required by RCW 43.41.270 in administering natural resource-related and environmentally based grant and loan programs.

      Sec. 20. RCW 36.125.030 and 2007 c 344 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) The Puget Sound ((action team, or its successor organization,)) partnership shall serve as the regional coordinating entity for marine resources committees created in the southern Puget Sound and the department of fish and wildlife shall serve as the regional coordinating entity for marine resources committees created for the outer coast.

      (2) The regional coordinating entity shall serve as a resource to, at a minimum:

      (a) Coordinate and pool grant applications and other funding requests for marine resources committees;

      (b) Coordinate communications and information among marine resources committees;

      (c) Assist marine resources committees to measure themselves against regional performance benchmarks;

      (d) Assist marine resources committees with coordinating local projects to complement regional priorities;

      (e) Assist marine resources committees to interact with and complement other marine resources committees, and other similar groups, constituted under a different authority; and

      (f) Coordinate with the Northwest Straits commission on issues common to marine resources committees statewide.

      Sec. 21. RCW 36.125.020 and 2007 c 344 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) A marine resources committee, as described in RCW 36.125.010, may be created by the legislative authority of any county bordering the marine waters of the outer coast or Puget Sound, in cooperation with all appropriate cities and special districts within their boundaries. Adjacent county legislative authorities shall coordinate their efforts whenever there is a mutual interest in creating a marine resources committee.

      (2) A county may delegate the management and oversight of a marine resources committee created by the county under RCW 36.125.010 to a city, or cities, within its jurisdiction, if the city or cities are located on the marine waters of the outer coast or southern Puget Sound and are willing to accept the delegation.

      (3)(a) Participating county legislative authorities must select members of the marine resources committee, ensuring balanced representation from: Local government; local residents; scientific experts; affected economic interests; affected recreational interests; and environmental and conservation interests. Additionally, participating county legislative authorities must invite tribal representatives to participate in the marine resources committee.

      (b) In lieu of creating a new entity, participating county legislative authorities may designate a lead entity created under RCW 77.85.050 to also serve as a marine resources committee. County legislative authorities may only make this designation where the lead entity consents in writing to also serve as a marine resources committee.

      (c) An initiating county may delegate its appointment authority to a city or cities that have received from the county the delegated responsibilities of managing and overseeing the marine resources committee.

      (4) County residents may petition the county legislative authority to create a marine resources committee. Upon receipt of a petition, the county legislative authority must respond in writing within sixty days as to whether they will authorize the creation of a marine resources committee as well as the reasons for their decision.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 22. A new section is added to chapter 36.125 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) The outer coast marine resources committee program is created to provide support for the development, administration, and coordination of outer coast marine resources committees and their projects, including projects relating to marine protected areas.

      (2) The director of the department of fish and wildlife, pursuant to section 23 of this act, shall serve as the administrator of the outer coast marine resources committee program. As the administrator of the program, the director of the department of fish and wildlife shall:

      (a) Provide each outer coast marine resources committee with a coordinator to support the administration and work of the committee; and

      (b) Distribute grants to outer coast marine resources committees for projects that benefit Washington's coastal marine resources. The director of the department of fish and wildlife shall develop procedures and criteria for allocating funds for projects, which may include annual allocation of funding to each committee.

      (3) Each outer coast marine resources committee shall prepare and deliver an annual report to the director of the department of fish and wildlife by October 31st of each year. The report must include, but is not limited to, a summary of actions taken that year and prioritized recommendations for future action. The director of the department of fish and wildlife shall compile the individual outer coast marine resources committee reports into a consolidated biennial report, and provide the consolidated report to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31st of every other year.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 23. A new section is added to chapter 77.12 RCW to read as follows:

      To support the goals of outer coast marine protected areas, the department shall serve as the administrator of the outer coast marine resources committee program established in section 22 of this act.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. (1) Sections 2, 5, and 6 of this act expire July 1, 2011.

      (2) Section 15 of this act expires July 1, 2013.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2008, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."

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and the same are herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

      Senator Jacobsen moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6231.

POINT OF ORDER

      Senator Honeyford: “Thank you Mr. President. I believe that the House amendment is beyond the scope and object of the bill as it left the Senate. I have some arguments that I will present to you in writing.”

MOTION

On motion of Senator Eide, further consideration of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6231 was deferred and the bill held its place on the concurrence calendar.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 11, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House receded from its amendment, under suspension of rules SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6277 was returned to second reading for the purpose of an amendment. The House adopted the following amendment: 6277-S AMH CLIB H6061.1, and passed the bill as amended by the House.

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

      "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 47.04 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) Any local transit agency that has received state funding for a park and ride lot shall make reasonable accommodation for use of that lot by auto transportation companies regulated under chapter 81.68 RCW and private, nonprofit transportation providers regulated under chapter 81.66 RCW, that intend to provide or already provide regularly scheduled service at that lot. The accommodation must be in the form of an agreement between the applicable local transit agency and private transit provider regulated under chapter 81.68 or 81.66 RCW. The transit agency may require that the agreement include provisions to recover costs and fair market value for the use of the lot and its related facilities and to provide adequate insurance and indemnification of the transit agency, and other reasonable provisions to ensure that the private transit provider's use does not unduly burden the transit agency. No accommodation is required, and any agreement may be terminated, if the park and ride lot is at or exceeds ninety percent capacity.

      (2) A local transit agency described under subsection (1) of this section may enter into a cooperative agreement with a taxicab company regulated under chapter 81.72 RCW in order to accommodate the taxicab company at the agency's park and ride lot, provided the taxicab company must agree to provide service with reasonable availability, subject to schedule coordination provisions as agreed to by the parties."

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and the same are herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator Murray moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6277.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Brandland, Senator Benton was excused.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Murray that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6277.

The motion by Senator Murray carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment(s) to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6277 by voice vote.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6277, as amended by the House.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6277, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 1.

      Voting yea: Senators Berkey, Brandland, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 47

      Absent: Senator Brown - 1

      Excused: Senator Benton - 1

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6277, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 11, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House receded from its amendment, and under suspension of rules ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6295 was returned to second reading for the purpose of an amendment. The House adopted the following amendment: 6295-S.E AMH WALL H6044.1, and passed the bill as amended by the House.

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

      "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that there are many working adults in Washington that need additional postsecondary educational opportunities to further develop their employability. The legislature further finds that many of these people postpone or call off their personal educational plans because they are busy working and raising their families. Because the largest portion of our workforce over the next thirty years is already employed but in need of skill development, and because many low-wage, low-skilled, and mid-skilled individuals cannot take advantage of postsecondary educational opportunities as they currently exist, the legislature intends to identify and test additional postsecondary educational opportunities tailored to make postsecondary education accessible to working adults through the use of campuses extended to include workplace-based educational offerings.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 28C.18 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) To the extent funds are appropriated specifically for this purpose and in partnership with the state board for community and technical colleges, the board shall convene a work group that includes representatives from the prosperity partnership, the technology alliance, the higher education coordinating board, a private career or vocational school, a four-year public institution of higher education, the council of faculty representatives, the united faculty of Washington state, community and technical college faculty, and a community and technical college student, to take the following actions related to electronically distributed learning:

      (a) Identify and evaluate current national private employer workplace-based educational programs with electronically distributed learning components provided by public colleges and universities. The evaluation shall include:

      (i) A review of the literature and interviews of practitioners about promising practices and results;

      (ii) An initial determination of feasibility based on targeted populations served, subject matter, and level of education;

      (iii) An overview of technological considerations and adult learning strategies for distribution of learning to employer sites; and

      (iv) An overview of cost factors, including shared costs or coinvestments by public and private partners;

      (b) Review and, to the extent necessary, establish standards and best practices regarding electronically distributed learning and related support services including online help desk support, advising, mentoring, counseling, and tutoring;

      (c) Recommend methods to increase student access to electronically distributed learning programs of study and identify barriers to programs of study participation and completion;

      (d) Determine methods to increase the institutional supply and quality of open course materials, with a focus on the OpenCourseWare initiative at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology;

      (e) Recommend methods to increase the availability and use of digital open textbooks; and

      (f) Review and report demographic information on electronically distributed learning programs of study enrollments, retention, and completions.

      (2) The board shall work in cooperation with the state board for community and technical colleges to report the preliminary results of the studies to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2008, and a final report by December 1, 2009.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 28C.18 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) To the extent funds are appropriated specifically for this purpose, the board shall use a matching fund strategy to select and evaluate up to eight pilot projects operated by Washington institutions of higher education. By September 2008, the board shall select up to eight institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.92.030 including at least four community or technical colleges to develop and offer a pilot project providing employer workplace-based educational programs with distance learning components. The board shall convene a task force that includes representatives from the state board for community and technical colleges and the higher education coordinating board to select the participant institutions. At a minimum, the criteria for selecting the educational institutions shall address:

      (a) The ability to demonstrate a capacity to make a commitment of resources to build and sustain a high quality program;

      (b) The ability to readily engage faculty appropriately qualified to develop and deliver a high quality curriculum;

      (c) The ability to demonstrate demand for the proposed program from a sufficient number of interested employees within its service area to make the program cost-effective and feasible to operate; and

      (d) The identification of employers that demonstrate a commitment to host an on-site program. Employers shall demonstrate their commitment to provide:

      (i) Access to educational coursework and educational advice and support for entry-level and semiskilled workers, including paid and unpaid release time, and adequate classroom space that is equipped appropriately for the selected technological distance learning methodologies to be used;

      (ii) On-site promotion and encouragement of worker participation, including employee orientations, peer support and mentoring, educational tutoring, and career planning;

      (iii) Allowance of a reasonable level of worker choice in the type and level of coursework available;

      (iv) Commitment to work with college partner to ensure the relevance of coursework to the skill demands and potential career pathways of the employer host site and other participating employers;

      (v) Willingness to participate in an evaluation of the pilot to analyze the net benefit to the employer host site, other employer partners, the worker-students, and the colleges; and

      (vi) In firms with union representation, the mandatory establishment of a labor-management committee to oversee design and participation.

      (2) Institutions of higher education may submit an application to become a pilot college under this section. An institution of higher education selected as a pilot college shall develop the curriculum for and design and deliver courses. However, the programs developed under this section are subject to approval by the state board for technical and community colleges under RCW 28B.50.090 and by the higher education coordinating board under RCW 28B.76.230.

      (3) The board shall evaluate the pilot project and report the outcomes to students and employers by December 1, 2012.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 28C.18 RCW to read as follows:

      The board may receive and expend federal funds and private gifts or grants, which funds must be expended in accordance with any conditions upon which the funds are contingent.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Sections 2 through 4 of this act expire December 31, 2012."

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and the same are herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator Kilmer moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6295.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Marr, Senator Brown was excused.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Kilmer that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6295.

The motion by Senator Kilmer carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6295 by voice vote.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6295, as amended by the House.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6295, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 49; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 49

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6295, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 11, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House receded from its amendment, and under suspension of rules ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6371 was returned to second reading for the purpose of an amendment. The House adopted the following amendment: 6371-S.E AMH HASE H6034.1, and passed the bill as amended by the House.

      On page 4, after line 2, insert the following:

      "(10) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community colleges shall report to the higher education committees of the legislature by November 15, 2010, and every two years thereafter, regarding the status of implementation of the waivers under subsection (4) of this section. The reports shall include the following data and information:

      (a) Total number of waivers;

      (b) Total amount of tuition waived;

      (c) Total amount of fees waived;

      (d) Average amount of tuition and fees waived per recipient;

      (e) Recipient demographic data that is disaggregated by distinct ethnic categories within racial subgroups; and

      (f) Recipient income level, to the extent possible."

and the same are herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator Shin moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6371.

      Senator Shin spoke in favor of the motion.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Shin that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6371.

The motion by Senator Shin carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6371 by voice vote.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6371, as amended by the House.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6371, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 49; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 49

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6371, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 11, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      Under suspension of the rules, SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6404 was returned to second reading for the purpose of an amendment. The committee amendment by the Committee on Health Care & Wellness was before the House for purpose of amendment. The House adopted the following amendment: 6404-S AMH CODY KNUT 096 to the committee amendment, and passed the bill as amended by the House.

      On page 18, line 12 of the amendment, after “provide” strike all material through “network” on line 15 and insert the following: “one hundred eighty days’ notice of any issue that may cause either party to voluntarily terminate, refuse to renew, or refuse to sign a mandatory amendment to the contract to act as a regional support network. If either party decides to voluntarily terminate, refuse to renew, or refuse to sign a mandatory amendment to the contract to serve as a regional support network they shall provide ninety days’ advance notice in writing to the other party”

and the same is herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator Hargrove moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6404.

      Senator Hargrove spoke in favor of the motion.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Hobbs, Senators Fraser, Prentice, Pridemore and Regala were excused.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Hargrove that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6404.

The motion by Senator Hargrove carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment(s) to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6404 by voice vote.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6404, as amended by the House.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6404, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 46

      Excused: Senators Fraser, Prentice and Regala - 3

SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6404, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

Senator Honeyford: “We just received the copy of the operating budget and its dated March 12, 2008, 11:00 a.m. The receiving stamp is dated March 11. I believe this may cause some confusion.”

REPLY BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “Thank you Senator Honeyford. You note that there are two dates on there. The first date is when they actually received. The date that counts here is the date, the 12^th , where it’s the report when we actually present the report on desk.”

PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY

Senator Honeyford: “You’re saying they received this on March 11 and we received it on March 12?”

REPLY BY THE PRESIDENT

President Owen: “I’m sorry, that was my mistake. The mistake is they hadn’t changed the date on the stamp. That was an incorrect stamp and now as you can see it’s written on there with a proper date on it which is the 12^th.”

MOTION

On motion of Senator Holmquist, Senator Brandland was excused.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Marr, Senator Brown was excused.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 11, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House receded from its amendment, and under suspension of rules ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6438 was returned to second reading for the purpose of an amendment. The House adopted the following amendment: 6438-S2.E AMH MCCO H6046.1, and passed the bill as amended by the House.

      Beginning on page 1, line 3 of the amendment, strike everything through "other authority." on page 6 and insert the following:

      "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds and declares the following:

      (a) The deployment and adoption of high-speed internet services and information technology has resulted in enhanced economic development and public safety for the state's communities, improved health care and educational opportunities, and a better quality of life for the state's residents;

      (b) Continued progress in the deployment and adoption of high-speed internet services and other advanced telecommunications services, both land-based and wireless, is vital to ensuring Washington remains competitive and continues to create business and job growth; and

      (c) That the state must encourage and support strategic partnerships of public, private, nonprofit, and community-based sectors in the continued growth and development of high-speed internet services and information technology for state residents and businesses.

      (2) Therefore, in order to begin advancing the state towards further growth and development of high-speed internet in the state, and to ensure a better quality of life for all state residents, it is the legislature's intent to conduct a statewide needs assessment of broadband internet resources through an open dialogue with all interested parties, including providers, unions, businesses, community organizations, local governments, and state agencies. The legislature intends to use this needs assessment in guiding future plans on how to ensure that every resident in Washington state may gain access to high-speed internet services and, as part of this effort, to address digital literacy and technology training needs of low-income and technology underserved residents of the state through state support of community technology programs.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) After the broadband study authorized by the legislature in 2007 has been completed, or by July 15, 2008, the department of information services, in coordination with the department of community, trade, and economic development and the utilities and transportation commission, shall convene a work group to develop a high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy for the state.

      (2) The department of information services shall invite representatives from the following organizations to participate in the work group:

      (a) Representatives of public, private, and nonprofit agencies and organizations representing economic development, local community development, local government, community planning, technology planning, education, and health care;

      (b) Representatives of telecommunications providers, technology companies, telecommunications unions, public utilities, and relevant private sector entities;

      (c) Representatives of community-based organizations; and

      (d) Representatives of other relevant entities as the department of information services may deem appropriate.

      (3) The department of information services shall, in consultation with the work group, develop a high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy to accomplish the following objectives:

      (a) Create and regularly update a detailed, geographic information system map at the census block level of the high-speed internet services and other relevant telecommunications and information technology services owned or leased by public entities in the state with instructions on how proprietary and competitively sensitive data will be handled, stored, and used. Development of this geographic information system map may include collaboration with students and faculty at community colleges and universities in the state. The statewide inventory must, at a minimum, detail:

      (i) The physical location of all high-speed internet infrastructure owned or leased by public entities;

      (ii) The amount of excess capacity available; and

      (iii) Whether the high-speed internet infrastructure is active or inactive;

      (b) Work collaboratively with telecommunications providers and internet service providers to assess, create, and regularly update a geographic information system map at the census block level of the privately owned high-speed internet infrastructure in the state, with instructions on how proprietary and competitively sensitive data will be handled, stored, and used;

      (c) Combine the geographic information system map of high-speed internet infrastructure owned by public entities with the geographic information system map of high-speed internet infrastructure owned by private entities to create and regularly update a statewide inventory of all high-speed internet infrastructure in the state;

      (d) Use the geographic information system map of all high-speed internet infrastructure in the state, both public and privately owned or leased, to identify and regularly update the geographic gaps in high-speed internet service, including an assessment of the population located in each of the geographic gaps;

      (e) Spur the development of high-speed internet resources in the state, which may include, but is not limited to, soliciting funding in the form of grants or donations; establishing technology literacy programs in conjunction with institutions of higher education; establishing low-cost hardware and software purchasing programs; and developing loan programs targeting small businesses or businesses located in underserved areas;

      (f) Track statewide residential and business adoption of high-speed internet, computers, and related information technology, including an identification of barriers to adoption;

      (g) Build and facilitate local technology planning teams and partnerships with members representing cross-sections of the community, which may include participation from the following organizations: Representatives of business, telecommunications unions, K-12 education, community colleges, local economic development organizations, health care, libraries, universities, community-based organizations, local governments, tourism, parks and recreation, and agriculture;

      (h) Use the local technology planning teams and partnerships to:

      (i) Conduct a needs assessment; and

      (ii) Work collaboratively with high-speed internet providers and technology companies across the state to encourage deployment and use, especially in unserved areas, through use of local demand aggregation, mapping analysis, and creation of market intelligence to improve the investment rationale and business case; and

      (i) Work with Washington State University extension pursuant to section 6 of this act to establish low-cost programs to improve computer ownership, technology literacy, and high-speed internet access for disenfranchised or unserved populations across the state.

      (4) By September 1, 2008, the department of information services shall provide a status update to the telecommunications committees in the house of representatives and the senate, outlining the progress made to date by the work group and the issues remaining to be considered.

      (5) By December 1, 2008, the department of information services shall complete the high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy and provide a report to the fiscal and telecommunications committees in the house of representatives and the senate, the governor, and the office of financial management. The main objective of the report is to outline, based on the efforts of the work group, what legislation is needed in order to implement the high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy, including a range of potential funding requests to accompany the legislation. Specifically, the report shall include the following:

      (a) Benchmarks, performance measures, milestones, deliverables, timelines, and such other indicators of performance and progress as are necessary to guide development and implementation of the high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy, both short term and long term, including an assessment of the amount of funding needed to accomplish a baseline assessment of the high-speed internet infrastructure owned by public and private entities of the state in an eighteen-month period; and

      (b) Ways to structure and appropriately scale and phase development and implementation of the high-speed internet deployment and adoption strategy so as to link to, leverage, and otherwise synchronize with other relevant and related funding, technology, capital initiatives, investments, and opportunities.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 43.105 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) For purposes of compliance with section 2 of this act or any subsequent high-speed internet deployment and adoption initiative, the department of information services, the department of community, trade, and economic development, the utilities and transportation commission, and any other government agent or agency shall not gather or request any information related to high-speed internet infrastructure or service from providers of telecommunications or high-speed internet services that is classified by the provider as proprietary or competitively sensitive.

      (2) Nothing in this section may be construed as limiting the authority of a state agency or local government to gather or request information from providers of telecommunications or high-speed internet services for other purposes pursuant to its statutory authority.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Nothing in this act may be construed as giving the department of information services or any other entities any additional authority, regulatory or otherwise, over providers of telecommunications and information technology.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 43.105 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) By January 1, 2009, the department, in consultation with Washington State University, shall identify and make publicly available a web directory of public facilities that provide community technology programs throughout the state.

      (2) For the purposes of this section, "community technology program" has the same meaning as in section 7 of this act.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. The community technology opportunity program is created to support the efforts of community technology programs throughout the state. The community technology opportunity program must be administered by the Washington State University extension, in consultation with the department of information services. The Washington State University extension may contract for services in order to carry out the extension's obligations under this section.

      (1) In implementing the community technology opportunity program the administrator must, to the extent funds are appropriated for this purpose:

      (a) Provide organizational and capacity building support to community technology programs throughout the state, and identify and facilitate the availability of other public and private sources of funds to enhance the purposes of the program and the work of community technology programs. No more than fifteen percent of funds received by the administrator for the program may be expended on these functions;

      (b) Establish a competitive grant program and provide grants to community technology programs to provide training and skill-building opportunities; access to hardware and software; internet connectivity; assistance in the adoption of information and communication technologies in low-income and underserved areas of the state; and development of locally relevant content and delivery of vital services through technology.

      (2) Grant applicants must:

      (a) Provide evidence that the applicant is a nonprofit entity or a public entity that is working in partnership with a nonprofit entity;

      (b) Define the geographic area or population to be served;

      (c) Include in the application the results of a needs assessment addressing, in the geographic area or among the population to be served: The impact of inadequacies in technology access or knowledge, barriers faced, and services needed;

      (d) Explain in detail the strategy for addressing the needs identified and an implementation plan including objectives, tasks, and benchmarks for the applicant and the role that other organizations will play in assisting the applicant's efforts;

      (e) Provide evidence of matching funds and resources, which are equivalent to at least one-quarter of the grant amount committed to the applicant's strategy;

      (f) Provide evidence that funds applied for, if received, will be used to provide effective delivery of community technology services in alignment with the goals of this program and to increase the applicant's level of effort beyond the current level; and

      (g) Comply with such other requirements as the administrator establishes.

      (3) The administrator may use no more than ten percent of funds received for the community technology opportunity program to cover administrative expenses.

      (4) The administrator must establish expected program outcomes for each grant recipient and must require grant recipients to provide an annual accounting of program outcomes.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.

      (1) "Administrator" means the community technology opportunity program administrator designated by the Washington State University extension.

      (2) "Community technology program" means a program, including a digital inclusion program, engaged in diffusing information and communications technology in local communities, particularly in underserved areas. These programs may include, but are not limited to, programs that provide education and skill-building opportunities, hardware and software, internet connectivity, and development of locally relevant content and delivery of vital services through technology.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. The Washington community technology opportunity account is established in the state treasury. Donated funds from private and public sources may be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the operation of the community technology opportunity program as provided in section 6 of this act. Only the administrator or the administrator's designee may authorize expenditures from the account.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. Sections 6 through 8 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 28B RCW.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. If sections 1 through 5 of this act become null and void, the department of information services shall include high-speed internet adoption and deployment in its 2009-2011 strategic plan.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. If specific funding for the purposes of sections 1 through 5 of this act, referencing sections 1 through 5 of this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2008, in the omnibus appropriations act, sections 1 through 5 of this act are null and void."

      Correct the title.

and the same are herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator Kohl-Welles moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6438.

      Senators Kohl-Welles and Jacobsen spoke in favor of passage of the motion.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Kohl-Welles that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6438.

The motion by Senator Kohl-Welles carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6438 by voice vote.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6438, as amended by the House.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6438, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 45

      Excused: Senators Brandland, Brown, Fraser and Regala - 4

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6438, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 11, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House receded form its amendment, under suspension of rules ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6673 was returned to second reading for the purpose of an amendment. The House adopted the following amendment: 6673-S2.E AMH SULP H6058.2, and passed the bill as amended by the House.

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

      "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that high school students need to graduate with the skills necessary to be successful in college and work. The state graduation requirements help to ensure that Washington high school graduates have the basic skills to be competitive in a global economy. Under education reform started in 1993, time was to be the variable, obtaining the skills was to be the constant. Therefore, students who need additional time to gain the academic skills needed for college and the workplace should have the opportunities they need to reach high academic achievement, even if that takes more than the standard four years of high school.

      Different students face different challenges and barriers to their academic success. Some students struggle to meet the standard on a single portion of the Washington assessment of student learning while excelling in the other subject areas; other students struggle to complete the necessary state or local graduation credits; while still others have their knowledge tested on the assessments and have completed all the credit requirements but are struggling because English is not their first language. The legislature finds that many of these students need additional time and support to achieve academic proficiency and meet all graduation requirements.

      Sec. 2. RCW 28A.655.061 and 2007 c 355 s 5 and 2007 c 354 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

      (1) The high school assessment system shall include but need not be limited to the Washington assessment of student learning, opportunities for a student to retake the content areas of the assessment in which the student was not successful, and if approved by the legislature pursuant to subsection (10) of this section, one or more objective alternative assessments for a student to demonstrate achievement of state academic standards. The objective alternative assessments for each content area shall be comparable in rigor to the skills and knowledge that the student must demonstrate on the Washington assessment of student learning for each content area.

      (2) Subject to the conditions in this section, a certificate of academic achievement shall be obtained by most students at about the age of sixteen, and is evidence that the students have successfully met the state standard in the content areas included in the certificate. With the exception of students satisfying the provisions of RCW 28A.155.045 or 28A.655.0611, acquisition of the certificate is required for graduation from a public high school but is not the only requirement for graduation.

      (3) Beginning with the graduating class of 2008, with the exception of students satisfying the provisions of RCW 28A.155.045, a student who meets the state standards on the reading, writing, and mathematics content areas of the high school Washington assessment of student learning shall earn a certificate of academic achievement. If a student does not successfully meet the state standards in one or more content areas required for the certificate of academic achievement, then the student may retake the assessment in the content area up to four times at no cost to the student. If the student successfully meets the state standards on a retake of the assessment then the student shall earn a certificate of academic achievement. Once objective alternative assessments are authorized pursuant to subsection (10) of this section, a student may use the objective alternative assessments to demonstrate that the student successfully meets the state standards for that content area if the student has taken the Washington assessment of student learning at least once. If the student successfully meets the state standards on the objective alternative assessments then the student shall earn a certificate of academic achievement.

      (4) Beginning no later than with the graduating class of 2013, a student must meet the state standards in science in addition to the other content areas required under subsection (3) of this section on the Washington assessment of student learning or the objective alternative assessments in order to earn a certificate of academic achievement. The state board of education may adopt a rule that implements the requirements of this subsection (4) beginning with a graduating class before the graduating class of 2013, if the state board of education adopts the rule by September 1st of the freshman school year of the graduating class to which the requirements of this subsection (4) apply. The state board of education's authority under this subsection (4) does not alter the requirement that any change in performance standards for the tenth grade assessment must comply with RCW 28A.305.130.

      (5) The state board of education may not require the acquisition of the certificate of academic achievement for students in home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW, for students enrolled in private schools under chapter 28A.195 RCW, or for students satisfying the provisions of RCW 28A.155.045.

      (6) A student may retain and use the highest result from each successfully completed content area of the high school assessment.

      (7) School districts must make available to students the following options:

      (a) To retake the Washington assessment of student learning up to four times in the content areas in which the student did not meet the state standards if the student is enrolled in a public school; or

      (b) To retake the Washington assessment of student learning up to four times in the content areas in which the student did not meet the state standards if the student is enrolled in a high school completion program at a community or technical college. The superintendent of public instruction and the state board for community and technical colleges shall jointly identify means by which students in these programs can be assessed.

      (8) Students who achieve the standard in a content area of the high school assessment but who wish to improve their results shall pay for retaking the assessment, using a uniform cost determined by the superintendent of public instruction.

      (9) Opportunities to retake the assessment at least twice a year shall be available to each school district.

      (10)(a) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall develop options for implementing objective alternative assessments, which may include an appeals process for students' scores, for students to demonstrate achievement of the state academic standards. The objective alternative assessments shall be comparable in rigor to the skills and knowledge that the student must demonstrate on the Washington assessment of student learning and be objective in its determination of student achievement of the state standards. Before any objective alternative assessments in addition to those authorized in RCW 28A.655.065 or (b) of this subsection are used by a student to demonstrate that the student has met the state standards in a content area required to obtain a certificate, the legislature shall formally approve the use of any objective alternative assessments through the omnibus appropriations act or by statute or concurrent resolution.

      (b)(i) A student's score on the mathematics, reading or English, or writing portion of the scholastic assessment test (SAT) or the American college test (ACT) may be used as an objective alternative assessment under this section for demonstrating that a student has met or exceeded the state standards for the certificate of academic achievement. The state board of education shall identify the scores students must achieve on the relevant portion of the SAT or ACT to meet or exceed the state standard in the relevant content area on the Washington assessment of student learning. The state board of education shall identify the first scores by December 1, 2007. After the first scores are established, the state board may increase but not decrease the scores required for students to meet or exceed the state standards.

      (ii) Until August 31, 2008, a student's score on the mathematics portion of the preliminary scholastic assessment test (PSAT) may be used as an objective alternative assessment under this section for demonstrating that a student has met or exceeded the state standard for the certificate of academic achievement. The state board of education shall identify the score students must achieve on the mathematics portion of the PSAT to meet or exceed the state standard in that content area on the Washington assessment of student learning.

      (iii) A student who scores at least a three on the grading scale of one to five for selected ((advance placement)) AP examinations may use the score as an objective alternative assessment under this section for demonstrating that a student has met or exceeded state standards for the certificate of academic achievement. A score of three on the ((advance placement)) AP examinations in calculus or statistics may be used as an alternative assessment for the mathematics portion of the Washington assessment of student learning. A score of three on the ((advance placement)) AP examinations in English language and composition may be used as an alternative assessment for the writing portion of the Washington assessment of student learning. A score of three on the ((advance placement)) AP examinations in English literature and composition, macroeconomics, microeconomics, psychology, United States history, world history, United States government and politics, or comparative government and politics may be used as an alternative assessment for the reading portion of the Washington assessment of student learning.

      (11) By December 15, 2004, the house of representatives and senate education committees shall obtain information and conclusions from recognized, independent, national assessment experts regarding the validity and reliability of the high school Washington assessment of student learning for making individual student high school graduation determinations.

      (12) To help assure continued progress in academic achievement as a foundation for high school graduation and to assure that students are on track for high school graduation, each school district shall prepare plans for and notify students and their parents or legal guardians as provided in this subsection (12).

      (a) Student learning plans are required for eighth through twelfth grade students who were not successful on any or all of the content areas of the Washington assessment for student learning during the previous school year or who may not be on track to graduate due to credit deficiencies or absences. The parent or legal guardian shall be notified about the information in the student learning plan, preferably through a parent conference and at least annually. To the extent feasible, schools serving English language learner students and their parents shall translate the plan into the primary language of the family. The plan shall include the following information as applicable:

      (i) The student's results on the Washington assessment of student learning;

      (ii) If the student is in the transitional bilingual program, the score on his or her Washington language proficiency test II;

      (iii) Any credit deficiencies;

      (iv) The student's attendance rates over the previous two years;

      (v) The student's progress toward meeting state and local graduation requirements;

      (vi) The courses, competencies, and other steps needed to be taken by the student to meet state academic standards and stay on track for graduation((. If applicable, the plan shall also include the high school completion pilot program created under RCW 28B.50.534.

      (i) The parent or guardian shall be notified, preferably through a parent conference, of the student's results on the Washington assessment of student learning, actions the school intends to take to improve the student's skills in any content area in which the student was unsuccessful, strategies to help them improve their student's skills, and the content of the student's plan.

      (ii) Progress made on the student plan shall be reported to the student's parents or guardian at least annually and adjustments to the plan made as necessary));

      (vii) Remediation strategies and alternative education options available to students, including informing students of the option to continue to receive instructional services after grade twelve or until the age of twenty-one;

      (viii) The alternative assessment options available to students under this section and RCW 28A.655.065;

      (ix) School district programs, high school courses, and career and technical education options available for students to meet graduation requirements; and

      (x) Available programs offered through skill centers or community and technical colleges.

      (b) All fifth grade students who were not successful in one or more of the content areas of the fourth grade Washington assessment of student learning shall have a student learning plan.

      (i) The parent or guardian of the student shall be notified, preferably through a parent conference, of the student's results on the Washington assessment of student learning, actions the school intends to take to improve the student's skills in any content area in which the student was unsuccessful, and provide strategies to help them improve their student's skills.

      (ii) Progress made on the student plan shall be reported to the student's parents or guardian at least annually and adjustments to the plan made as necessary.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 28A.320 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) The extended learning opportunities program is created for eligible eleventh and twelfth grade students who are not on track to meet local or state graduation requirements as well as eighth grade students who may not be on track to meet the standard on the Washington assessment of student learning or need additional assistance in order to have the opportunity for a successful entry into high school. The program shall provide early notification of graduation status and information on education opportunities including preapprenticeship programs that are available.

      (2) Under the extended learning opportunities program, districts shall make available to students in grade twelve who have failed to meet one or more local or state graduation requirements the option of continuing enrollment in the school district in accordance with RCW 28A.225.160. Districts are authorized to use basic education program funding to provide instruction to eligible students under RCW 28A.150.220(3).

      (3) Under the extended learning program, instructional services for eligible students can occur during the regular school day, evenings, on weekends, or at a time and location deemed appropriate by the school district, including the educational service district, in order to meet the needs of these students. Instructional services provided under this section do not include services offered at private schools. Instructional services can include, but are not limited to, the following:

      (a) Individual or small group instruction;

      (b) Instruction in English language arts and/or mathematics that eligible students need to pass all or part of the Washington assessment of student learning;

      (c) Attendance in a public high school or public alternative school classes or at a skill center;

      (d) Inclusion in remediation programs, including summer school;

      (e) Language development instruction for English language learners;

      (f) Online curriculum and instructional support, including programs for credit retrieval and Washington assessment of student learning preparatory classes; and

      (g) Reading improvement specialists available at the educational service districts to serve eighth, eleventh, and twelfth grade educators through professional development in accordance with RCW 28A.415.350. The reading improvement specialist may also provide direct services to eligible students and those students electing to continue a fifth year in a high school program who are still struggling with basic reading skills.

      Sec. 4. RCW 28A.165.035 and 2004 c 20 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

      Use of best practices magnifies the opportunities for student success. The following are services and activities that may be supported by the learning assistance program:

      (1) Extended learning time opportunities occurring:

      (a) Before or after the regular school day;

      (b) On Saturday; and

      (c) Beyond the regular school year;

      (2) Services under section 3 of this act;

      (3) Professional development for certificated and classified staff that focuses on:

      (a) The needs of a diverse student population;

      (b) Specific literacy and mathematics content and instructional strategies; and

      (c) The use of student work to guide effective instruction;

      (((3))) (4) Consultant teachers to assist in implementing effective instructional practices by teachers serving participating students;

      (((4))) (5) Tutoring support for participating students; and

      (((5))) (6) Outreach activities and support for parents of participating students.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. If funding is appropriated for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall explore online curriculum support in languages other than English that are currently available. By December 1, 2008, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature recommendations for other online support in other languages that would most appropriately assist Washington's English language learners. Included in the recommendations shall be the actions that would need to be taken to access the recommended online support and the cost.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 28A.655 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) If funding is appropriated for this purpose, school districts shall provide all tenth graders enrolled in the district the option of taking the PSAT at no cost to the student.

      (2) The office of the superintendent of public instruction shall enter into an agreement with the firm that administers the PSAT to reimburse the firm for the testing fees of students who take the test.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. (1) The legislature intends to build on the lessons learned in the Lorraine Wojahn dyslexia pilot reading program, which the legislature has funded since 2005.

      (2) By September 15, 2008, each of the grant recipients shall report to the office of the superintendent of public instruction on the lessons learned in the pilot program regarding effective assessment and intervention programs to help students with dyslexia or characteristics of dyslexia, best practices for professional development, and strategies to build capacity and sustainability among teaching staff.

      (3) By December 31, 2008, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall aggregate the reports from the grant recipients and provide a report and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature. The recommendations shall include how the lessons learned through the pilot program are best shared with school districts and how the best practices can be implemented statewide.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. (1) The legislature finds that educators are faced with the complex responsibility of educating an increasing population of English language learners who speak a wide variety of languages and dialects and may come with varying levels of formal schooling, students who come from low-income households, and students who have learning disabilities. These educators struggle to provide meaningful instruction that helps students meet high content standards while overcoming their challenges. The 2007 legislature directed the professional educator standards board to begin the process of adopting new certification requirements and revising the higher education teacher preparation program requirements. Additionally, the office of the superintendent of public instruction was directed to contract with the northwest regional educational laboratory to review and report on the ongoing English as a second language pilot projects and best practices related to helping students who are English language learners. It is therefore the intent of the legislature to build upon the work started in 2007 by requiring that the professional educator standards board consider the findings of the northwest regional educational laboratory and incorporate into its ongoing work a review of how to revise the current certification requirements and teacher preparation programs in order to better serve the needs of English language learners.

      (2) The professional educator standards board shall convene a work group to develop recommendations for increasing teacher knowledge, skills, and competencies to address the needs of English language learner students. The work group shall include representatives from the Washington association of colleges for teacher education, school districts with significant populations of English language learner students who speak a single language, school districts with significant populations of English language learner students who speak multiple languages, classroom teachers, English as a second language teachers, bilingual education teachers, principals, the migrant and bilingual education office in the office of the superintendent of public instruction, and the higher education coordinating board. In making its selections, the professional educator standards board must include members from diverse cultural backgrounds and strive to promote geographic balance. The professional educator standards board shall invite participation by the northwest regional educational laboratory.

      (3) The work group shall identify gaps and weaknesses in the current knowledge and skills standards for teacher preparation and teacher competencies regarding understanding how students acquire language, how to teach academic content in English to non-English speakers, and how to demonstrate cultural competence. The work group shall look to the English as a second language demonstration projects under RCW 28A.630.058 and the accompanying research and evaluation by the northwest regional educational laboratory.

      (4) The work group shall submit a report by December 1, 2008, to the governor and the education and higher education committees of the legislature with findings and recommendations to improve the teacher preparation knowledge and skills standards and teacher competencies in the areas identified under subsection (2) of this section. Recommendations shall also include what professional development program components are most effective for existing educators of English language learners.

      Sec. 9. RCW 28B.118.010 and 2007 c 405 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

      The higher education coordinating board shall design the Washington college bound scholarship program in accordance with this section.

      (1) "Eligible students" are those students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. If a student qualifies in the seventh grade, the student remains eligible even if the student does not receive free or reduced-price lunches thereafter.

      (2) Eligible students shall be notified of their eligibility for the Washington college bound scholarship program beginning in their seventh grade year. Students shall also be notified of the requirements for award of the scholarship.

      (3) To be eligible for a Washington college bound scholarship, a student must sign a pledge during seventh or eighth grade that includes a commitment to graduate from high school with at least a C average and with no felony convictions. Students who were in the eighth grade during the 2007-08 school year may sign the pledge during the 2008-09 school year. The pledge must be witnessed by a parent or guardian and forwarded to the higher education coordinating board by mail or electronically, as indicated on the pledge form.

      (4)(a) Scholarships shall be awarded to eligible students graduating from public high schools, approved private high schools under chapter 28A.195 RCW, or who received home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW.

      (b) To receive the Washington college bound scholarship, a student must graduate with at least a "C" average from a public high school or an approved private high school under chapter 28A.195 RCW in Washington or have received home-based instruction under chapter 28A.200 RCW, must have no felony convictions, and must be a resident student as defined in RCW 28B.15.012(2) (a) through (d).

      (5) A student's family income will be assessed upon graduation before awarding the scholarship.

      (6) If at graduation from high school the student's family income does not exceed sixty-five percent of the state median family income, scholarship award amounts shall be as provided in this section.

      (a) For students attending two or four-year institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016, the value of the award shall be (i) the difference between the student's tuition and required fees, less the value of any state-funded grant, scholarship, or waiver assistance the student receives; (ii) plus five hundred dollars for books and materials.

      (b) For students attending private four-year institutions of higher education in Washington, the award amount shall be the representative average of awards granted to students in public research universities in Washington.

      (c) For students attending private vocational schools in Washington, the award amount shall be the representative average of awards granted to students in public community and technical colleges in Washington.

      (7) Recipients may receive no more than four full-time years' worth of scholarship awards.

      (8) Institutions of higher education shall award the student all need-based and merit-based financial aid for which the student would otherwise qualify. The Washington college bound scholarship is intended to replace unmet need, loans, and, at the student's option, work-study award before any other grants or scholarships are reduced.

      (9) The first scholarships shall be awarded to students graduating in 2012.

      (10) The state of Washington retains legal ownership of tuition units awarded as scholarships under this chapter until the tuition units are redeemed. These tuition units shall remain separately held from any tuition units owned under chapter 28B.95 RCW by a Washington college bound scholarship recipient.

      (11) The scholarship award must be used within five years of receipt. Any unused scholarship tuition units revert to the Washington college bound scholarship account.

      (12) Should the recipient terminate his or her enrollment for any reason during the academic year, the unused portion of the scholarship tuition units shall revert to the Washington college bound scholarship account.

      Sec. 10. RCW 28A.165.055 and 2005 c 489 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) Each school district with an approved program is eligible for state funds provided for the learning assistance program. The funds shall be appropriated for the learning assistance program in accordance with the biennial appropriations act. The distribution formula is for school district allocation purposes only. The distribution formula shall be based on one or more family income factors measuring economic need.

      (2) In addition to the funds allocated to eligible school districts on the basis of family income factors, enhanced funds shall be allocated for school districts where more than twenty percent of students are eligible for and enrolled in the transitional bilingual instruction program under chapter 28A.180 RCW as provided in this subsection. The enhanced funding provided in this subsection shall take effect beginning in the 2008-09 school year.

      (a) If, in the prior school year, a district's percent of October headcount student enrollment in grades kindergarten through twelve who are enrolled in the transitional bilingual instruction program, based on an average of the program headcount taken in October and May, exceeds twenty percent, twenty percent shall be subtracted from the district's percent transitional bilingual instruction program enrollment and the resulting percent shall be multiplied by the district's kindergarten through twelve annual average full-time equivalent enrollment for the prior school year.

      (b) The number calculated under (a) of this subsection shall be the number of additional funded students for purposes of this subsection, to be multiplied by the per-funded student allocation rates specified in the omnibus appropriations act.

      (c) School districts are only eligible for the enhanced funds under this subsection if their percentage of October headcount enrollment in grades kindergarten through twelve eligible for free or reduced price lunch exceeded forty percent in the prior school year.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. A new section is added to chapter 28A.310 RCW to read as follows:

      Educational service districts shall develop and provide a program of outreach to community-based programs and organizations within the district that are serving non-English speaking segments of the population as well as those programs that target subgroups of students that may be struggling academically, including to the extent possible, African-American, Native American, Asian, Pacific Islander, Hispanic, low income, and special education. Educational service districts shall consult and coordinate with the governor's minority commissions and the governor's office of Indian affairs in order to efficiently conduct this outreach and are encouraged to enter into partnerships with representatives of the local business communities in order to develop a coordinated outreach plan. The purpose of the outreach activities shall be to inform students via the various community-based programs and organizations of the educational opportunities available under chapter . . ., Laws of 2008 (this act) and to engage them in the process as appropriate. Outreach shall at a minimum include information about the availability of dropout and credit retrieval programs, remediation programs, and extended learning opportunities, including fifth year opportunities.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. A new section is added to chapter 28A.300 RCW to read as follows:

      Subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall allocate grant funds to school districts to provide summer school funding for middle and high schools for all students to explore career opportunities rich in math, science, and technology using career and technical education as the delivery model.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. A new section is added to chapter 28A.300 RCW to read as follows:

      Subject to funds appropriated for this purpose, the office of the superintendent of public instruction shall contract with a national organization to establish, maintain, and operate an endowment for the promotion of geography education in Washington state. The national organization must have experience operating geography education endowments in other states and must provide equal nonstate matching funds to the state funds provided in the contract. All funds in and any interest earned on the endowment shall be used exclusively for geography education programs including, but not limited to, curriculum materials, resource collections, and professional development institutes for teachers and administrators. The national organization must have an established affiliated advisory committee in the state to recommend local projects to be funded by the endowment. The contract shall require that the organization report annually to the superintendent on the recipients of endowment funds and the amounts and purposes of expenditures from the fund.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. Of the amounts appropriated in the omnibus appropriations act of 2008 for implementation of chapter . . . (Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377), Laws of 2008, referencing that act by bill or chapter number, the superintendent of public instruction shall allocate funds as follows, unless otherwise specified in the omnibus appropriations act of 2008:

      (1) $1,700,000 is provided to implement section 105 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, grants for high demand programs;

      (2) $350,000 is provided to implement section 107 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, development of model programs of study, including costs that may be incurred by the state board for community and technical colleges to be paid through interagency agreement;

      (3) $400,000 is provided to implement section 201 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, support for course equivalencies and grants for integrated curriculum;

      (4) $25,000 is provided to implement section 205 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, career and technical education collection of evidence;

      (5) $150,000 is provided to implement sections 301 and 303 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, campaign for career and technical education and navigation 101 curriculum;

      (6) $50,000 is provided to implement section 302 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, certification exam fees; and

      (7) $75,000 is provided to implement section 308 of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6377, technical high school study."

       Correct the title.

and the same are herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator McAuliffe moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673.

      Senator McAuliffe spoke in favor of the motion.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator McAuliffe that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673.

The motion by Senator McAuliffe carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673 by voice vote.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673, as amended by the House.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6673, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 45

      Excused: Senators Brandland, Brown, Fraser and Regala - 4

ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6673, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 11, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      Under suspension of rules ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6776 was returned to second reading for the purpose of an amendment. The House adopted the following amendment: 6776-S.E AMH HUNS TAYT 243, and passed the bill as amended by the House.

      On page 2, line 4 of the striking amendment, after “knowingly” strike “, or reasonably ought to know, provides or reports” and insert “provides or reports, or who reasonably ought to know he or she is providing or reporting,”

      On page 3, line 15 of the striking amendment, after “designees;” insert “the director, or equivalent thereof in the agency where the employee works;”

and the same are herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator Kline moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6776.

      Senators Kline and Benton spoke in favor of passage of the motion.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Kline that the Senate concur in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6776.

The motion by Senator Kline carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment(s) to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6776 by voice vote.

The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6776, as amended by the House.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6776, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 46

      Excused: Senators Brandland, Fraser and Regala - 3

ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6776, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 11, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

The House concurred in Senate amendments to the following bills and passed the bills as amended by the Senate:

      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2844,

      SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3149,

      SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3168,

and the same are herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 8, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House refuses to concur in the Senate amendment(s) to SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1273 and asks Senate to recede therefrom.

and the same is herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator Berkey moved that the Senate recede from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1273.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be motion by Senator Berkey that the Senate recede from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1273.

The motion by Senator Berkey carried and the Senate receded from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1273 by voice vote.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Berkey, the rules were suspended and Second Substitute House Bill No. 1273 was returned to second reading for the purposes of amendment.

SECOND READING

      SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1273, by House Committee on Insurance, Financial Services & Consumer Protection (originally sponsored by Representatives Roach, Ericks, Hurst, Kirby, Strow, Newhouse, Simpson, Williams, Haler, O'Brien, Moeller, Pearson, VanDeWege, McCune, Kenney, Rolfes and Morrell)

      Authorizing fraud alert networks.

      The measure was read the second time.

MOTION

      Senator Berkey moved that the following striking amendment by Senators Berkey and Benton be adopted:

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

      "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.330 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) The financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program is created in the department of community, trade, and economic development. The department shall:

      (a) Appoint members of the financial fraud task forces created in subsection (2) of this section;

      (b) Administer the account created in subsection (3) of this section; and

      (c) By December 31st of each year submit a report to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the governor regarding the progress of the program and task forces. The report must include recommendations on changes to the program, including expansion.

      (2)(a) The department shall establish two regional financial fraud and identity theft crime task forces that include a central Puget Sound task force that includes King and Pierce counties, and a Spokane county task force. Each task force must be comprised of local law enforcement, county prosecutors, representatives of the office of the attorney general, financial institutions, and other state and local law enforcement.

      (b) The department shall appoint: (i) Representatives of local law enforcement from a list provided by the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs; (ii) representatives of county prosecutors from a list provided by the Washington association of prosecuting attorneys; and (iii) representatives of financial institutions.

      (c) Each task force shall:

      (i) Hold regular meetings to discuss emerging trends and threats of local financial fraud and identity theft crimes;

       (ii) Set priorities for the activities for the task force;

      (iii) Apply to the department for funding to (A) hire prosecutors and/or law enforcement personnel dedicated to investigating and prosecuting financial fraud and identity theft crimes; and (B) acquire other needed resources to conduct the work of the task force;

      (iv) Establish outcome-based performance measures; and

      (v) Twice annually report to the department regarding the activities and performance of the task force.

      (3) The financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution account is created in the state treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Revenue to the account may include appropriations, revenues generated by the surcharge imposed in section 2 of this act, federal funds, and any other gifts or grants. Expenditures from the account may be used only to support the activities of the financial fraud and identity theft crime investigation and prosecution task forces and the program administrative expenses of the department, which may not exceed ten percent of the amount appropriated.

       (4) For purposes of this section, "financial fraud and identity theft crimes" includes those that involve: Check fraud, chronic unlawful issuance of bank checks, embezzlement, credit/debit card fraud, identity theft, forgery, counterfeit instruments such as checks or documents, organized counterfeit check rings, and organized identification theft rings.

      Sec. 2. RCW 62A.9A-525 and 2000 c 250 s 9A-525 are each amended to read as follows:

      (a) Filing with department of licensing. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) or (e) of this section, the fee for filing and indexing a record under this part is the fee set by department of licensing rule pursuant to subsection (f) of this section. Without limitation, different fees may be charged for:

      (1) A record that is communicated in writing and consists of one or two pages;

      (2) A record that is communicated in writing and consists of more than two pages, which fee may be a multiple of the fee described in (1) of this subsection; and

       (3) A record that is communicated by another medium authorized by department of licensing rule, which fee may be a fraction of the fee described in (1) of this subsection.

      (b) Filing with other filing offices. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e) of this section, the fee for filing and indexing a record under this part that is filed in a filing office described in RCW 62A.9A-501(a)(1) is the fee that would otherwise be applicable to the recording of a mortgage in that filing office, as set forth in RCW 36.18.010.

      (c) Number of names. The number of names required to be indexed does not affect the amount of the fee in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

      (d) Response to information request. The fee for responding to a request for information from a filing office, including for issuing a certificate showing, or otherwise communicating, whether there is on file any financing statement naming a particular debtor, is the fee set by department of licensing rule pursuant to subsection (f) of this section; provided however, if the request is to a filing office described in RCW 62A.9A-501(a)(1) and that office charges a different fee, then that different fee shall apply instead. Without limitation, different fees may be charged:

      (1) If the request is communicated in writing;

      (2) If the request is communicated by another medium authorized by filing-office rule; and

      (3) If the request is for expedited service.

      (e) Record of mortgage. This section does not require a fee with respect to a record of a mortgage which is effective as a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or as a financing statement covering as-extracted collateral or timber to be cut under RCW 62A.9A-502(c). However, the recording and satisfaction fees that otherwise would be applicable to the record of the mortgage apply.

      (f) Filing office rules. (1) The department of licensing shall by rule set the fees called for in this section for filing with, and obtaining information from, the department of licensing. The director shall set fees at a sufficient level to defray the costs of administering the program. All receipts from fees collected under this title, except fees for services covered under RCW 62A.9A-501(a)(1), shall be deposited to the uniform commercial code fund in the state treasury. Moneys in the fund may be spent only after appropriation and may be used only to administer the uniform commercial code program.

      (2) In addition to fees on filings authorized under this section, the department of licensing shall impose a surcharge of eight dollars per filing for paper filings and a surcharge of three dollars per filing for electronic filings. The department shall deposit the proceeds from these surcharges in the financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution account created in section 1 of this act.

      (g) Transition. This section continues the fee-setting authority conferred on the department of licensing by former RCW 62A.9-409 and nothing herein shall invalidate fees set by the department of licensing under the authority of former RCW 62A.9-409.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The sum of four hundred eighty-eight thousand dollars, or as much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the biennium ending June 30, 2009, from the financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution account to the department of community, trade, and economic development for the purposes of this act.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act expires July 1, 2015."

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the striking amendment by Senators Berkey and Benton to Second Substitute House Bill No. 1273.

      The motion by Senator Berkey carried and the striking amendment was adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

      There being no objection, the following title amendment was adopted:

      On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "fraud;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 62A.9A-525; adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW; making an appropriation; and providing an expiration date."

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Berkey, the rules were suspended, Second Substitute House Bill No. 1273 as amended by the Senate was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senators Berkey and Benton spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1273 as amended by the Senate.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1273 as amended by the Senate and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 46

      Excused: Senators Brandland, Fraser and Regala - 3

      SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1273 as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT

The President signed:

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5010,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5254,

      ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5751,

      SENATE BILL NO. 5878,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6195,

      SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6206,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6313,

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6333,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6339,

      ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 6357,

      SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6377,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6389,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6421,

      SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6468,

      SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6483

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6510,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6527,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6556,

      SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6583,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6722,

      ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6809,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6818,

      ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 6821,

      SENATE BILL NO. 6839,

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 11, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House refuses to concur in the Senate amendment(s) to HOUSE BILL NO. 2263 and asks Senate to recede therefrom.

and the same is herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator Rockefeller moved that the Senate recede from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to House Bill No. 2263.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be motion by Senator Rockefeller that the Senate recede from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to House Bill No. 2263.

The motion by Senator Rockefeller carried and the Senate receded from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to House Bill No. 2263 by voice vote.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Rockefeller, the rules were suspended and House Bill No. 2263 was returned to second reading for the purposes of amendment.

SECOND READING

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2263, by Representatives Blake, Moeller, Orcutt and Newhouse

      Regarding the phosphorus content in dishwashing detergent.

      The measure was read the second time.

MOTION

      Senator Spanel moved that the following striking amendment by Senators Spanel and Brandland be adopted:

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

      "Sec. 1. RCW 70.95L.020 and 2006 c 223 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) After July 1, 1994, a person may not sell or distribute for sale a laundry detergent that contains 0.5 percent or more phosphorus by weight.

      (2)(a) After July 1, 1994, and until the dates specified in (((b) of)) this subsection, a person may not sell or distribute for sale a dishwashing detergent that contains 8.7 percent or more ((phosphorous [phosphorus])) phosphorus by weight.

      (b) Beginning July 1, 2008, in counties located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains with populations greater than four hundred thousand, as determined by office of financial management population estimates, a person may not sell or distribute for sale a dishwashing detergent that contains 0.5 percent or more phosphorus by weight((:

      (i) Commencing)).

      (c) From July 1, 2008, to June 30, 2010, in counties located west of the crest of the Cascade mountains with populations((, as determined by office of financial management population estimates:

      (A))) greater than one hundred eighty thousand and less than two hundred twenty thousand((; and

      (B) Greater than three hundred ninety thousand and less than six hundred fifty thousand;)), as determined by office of financial management population estimates, a person may not sell or distribute for sale a dishwashing detergent that contains 0.5 percent or more phosphorus by weight except in a single-use package containing no more than 2.0 grams of phosphorus.

      (((ii) Commencing)) (d) Beginning July 1, 2010, ((throughout)) a person may not sell or distribute for sale a dishwashing detergent that contains 0.5 percent or more phosphorus by weight in the state.

      (e) For purposes of this section, "single-use package" means a tablet or other form of dishwashing detergent that is constituted and intended for use in a single washing.

      (3) This section does not apply to the sale or distribution of detergents for commercial and industrial uses."

      Senator Spanel spoke in favor of adoption of the striking amendment.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the striking amendment by Senators Spanel and Brandland to House Bill No. 2263.

      The motion by Senator Spanel carried and the striking amendment was adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

      There being no objection, the following title amendment was adopted:

      On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "detergent;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "and amending RCW 70.95L.020."

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Rockefeller, the rules were suspended, House Bill No. 2263 as amended by the Senate was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senator Rockefeller spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of House Bill No. 2263 as amended by the Senate.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2263 as amended by the Senate and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 2; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hewitt, Hobbs, Holmquist, Honeyford, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, King, Kline, Kohl-Welles, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Schoesler, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 47

      Voting nay: Senators Brown and Marr - 2

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2263 as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 10, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House refuses to concur in the Senate amendment to ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2624 and asks Senate to recede therefrom.

and the same is herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator Fairley moved that the Senate recede from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2624.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be motion by Senator Fairley that the Senate recede from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2624.

The motion by Senator Fairley carried and the Senate receded from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2624 by voice vote.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Fairley, the rules were suspended and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2624 was returned to second reading for the purposes of amendment.

SECOND READING

      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2624, by House Committee on Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives McCoy, Kessler, Appleton, Ormsby, VanDeWege, Hunt, Kenney, Darneille and Chase)

      Concerning human remains.

      The measure was read the second time.

MOTION

      Senator Fairley moved that the following striking amendment by Senators Fairley, Hewitt and Roach be adopted:

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

      "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 68.50 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) It is the duty of every person who knows of the existence and location of skeletal human remains to notify the coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible, unless such person has good reason to believe that such notice has already been given. Any person knowing of the existence of skeletal human remains and not having good reason to believe that the coroner and local law enforcement has notice thereof and who fails to give notice to the coroner and local law enforcement, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      (2) Any person engaged in ground disturbing activity and who encounters or discovers skeletal human remains in or on the ground shall:

      (a) Immediately cease any activity which may cause further disturbance;

      (b) Make a reasonable effort to protect the area from further disturbance;

      (c) Report the presence and location of the remains to the coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible; and

      (d) Be held harmless from criminal and civil liability arising under the provisions of this section provided the following criteria are met:

      (i) The finding of the remains was based on inadvertent discovery;

      (ii) The requirements of the subsection are otherwise met; and

      (iii) The person is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.

      (3) The coroner must make a determination of whether the skeletal human remains are forensic or nonforensic within five business days of receiving notification of a finding of such human remains provided that there is sufficient evidence to make such a determination within that time period. The coroner will retain jurisdiction over forensic remains.

      (a) Upon determination that the remains are nonforensic, the coroner must notify the department of archaeology and historic preservation within two business days. The department will have jurisdiction over such remains until provenance of the remains is established. A determination that remains are nonforensic does not create a presumption of removal or nonremoval.

      (b) Upon receiving notice from a coroner of a finding of nonforensic skeletal human remains, the department must notify the appropriate local cemeteries, and all affected Indian tribes via certified mail to the head of the appropriate tribal government, and contact the appropriate tribal cultural resources staff within two business days of the finding. The determination of what are appropriate local cemeteries to be notified is at the discretion of the department. A notification to tribes of a finding of such nonforensic skeletal human remains does not create a presumption that the remains are Indian.

      (c) The state physical anthropologist must make an initial determination of whether nonforensic skeletal human remains are Indian or non-Indian to the extent possible based on the remains within two business days of notification of a finding of nonforensic remains. If the remains are determined to be Indian, the department must notify all affected Indian tribes via certified mail to the head of the appropriate tribal government within two business days and contact the appropriate tribal cultural resources staff.

      (d) The affected tribes have five business days to respond via telephone or writing to the department as to their interest in the remains.

      (4) For the purposes of this section:

      (a) "Affected tribes" are:

      (i) Those federally recognized tribes with usual and accustomed areas in the jurisdiction where the remains were found;

      (ii) Those federally recognized tribes that submit to the department maps that reflect the tribe's geographical area of cultural affiliation; and

       (iii) Other tribes with historical and cultural affiliation in the jurisdiction where the remains were found.

      (b) "Forensic remains" are those that come under the jurisdiction of the coroner pursuant to RCW 68.50.010.

      (c) "Inadvertent discovery" has the same meaning as used in RCW 27.44.040.

      (5) Nothing in this section constitutes, advocates, or otherwise grants, confers, or implies federal or state recognition of those tribes that are not federally recognized pursuant to 25 C.F.R. part 83, procedures for establishing that an American Indian group exists as an Indian tribe.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 27.44 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) Any person who discovers skeletal human remains must notify the coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible. Any person knowing of the existence of human remains and not having good reason to believe that the coroner and local law enforcement has notice thereof and who fails to give notice thereof is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      (2) Any person engaged in ground disturbing activity and who encounters or discovers skeletal human remains in or on the ground shall:

      (a) Immediately cease any activity which may cause further disturbance;

      (b) Make a reasonable effort to protect the area from further disturbance;

      (c) Report the presence and location of the remains to the coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible; and

      (d) Be held harmless from criminal and civil liability arising under the provisions of this section provided the following criteria are met:

      (i) The finding of the remains was based on inadvertent discovery;

      (ii) The requirements of the subsection are otherwise met; and

      (iii) The person is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.

      (3) The coroner must make a determination whether the skeletal human remains are forensic or nonforensic within five business days of receiving notification of a finding of such remains provided that there is sufficient evidence to make such a determination within that time period. The coroner will retain jurisdiction over forensic remains.

      (a) Upon determination that the remains are nonforensic, the coroner must notify the department of archaeology and historic preservation within two business days. The department will have jurisdiction over such remains until provenance of the remains is established. A determination that remains are nonforensic does not create a presumption of removal or nonremoval.

      (b) Upon receiving notice from a coroner of a finding of nonforensic skeletal human remains, the department must notify the appropriate local cemeteries, and all affected Indian tribes via certified mail to the head of the appropriate tribal government, and contact the appropriate tribal cultural resources staff within two business days of the finding. The determination of what are appropriate local cemeteries to be notified is at the discretion of the department. A notification to tribes of a finding of nonforensic skeletal human remains does not create a presumption that the remains are Indian.

      (c) The state physical anthropologist must make an initial determination of whether nonforensic skeletal human remains are Indian or non-Indian to the extent possible based on the remains within two business days of notification of a finding of such nonforensic remains. If the remains are determined to be Indian, the department must notify all affected Indian tribes via certified mail to the head of the appropriate tribal government within two business days and contact the appropriate tribal cultural resources staff.

      (d) The affected tribes have five business days to respond via telephone or writing to the department as to their interest in the remains.

      (4) For the purposes of this section:

      (a) "Affected tribes" are:

      (i) Those federally recognized tribes with usual and accustomed areas in the jurisdiction where the remains were found;

      (ii) Those federally recognized tribes that submit to the department maps that reflect the tribe's geographical area of cultural affiliation; and

       (iii) Other tribes with historical and cultural affiliation in the jurisdiction where the remains were found.

      (b) "Forensic remains" are those that come under the jurisdiction of the coroner pursuant to RCW 68.50.010.

      (c) "Inadvertent discovery" has the same meaning as used in RCW 27.44.040.

      (5) Nothing in this section constitutes, advocates, or otherwise grants, confers, or implies federal or state recognition of those tribes that are not federally recognized pursuant to 25 C.F.R. part 83, procedures for establishing that an American Indian group exists as an Indian tribe.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 68.60 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) Any person who discovers skeletal human remains shall notify the coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible. Any person knowing of the existence of skeletal human remains and not having good reason to believe that the coroner and local law enforcement has notice thereof and who fails to give notice thereof is guilty of a misdemeanor.

      (2) Any person engaged in ground disturbing activity and who encounters or discovers skeletal human remains in or on the ground shall:

      (a) Immediately cease any activity which may cause further disturbance;

      (b) Make a reasonable effort to protect the area from further disturbance;

      (c) Report the presence and location of the remains to the coroner and local law enforcement in the most expeditious manner possible; and

      (d) Be held harmless from criminal and civil liability arising under the provisions of this section provided the following criteria are met:

      (i) The finding of the remains was based on inadvertent discovery;

      (ii) The requirements of the subsection are otherwise met; and

      (iii) The person is otherwise in compliance with applicable law.

      (3) The coroner must make a determination whether the skeletal human remains are forensic or nonforensic within five business days of receiving notification of a finding of such remains provided that there is sufficient evidence to make such a determination within that time period. The coroner will retain jurisdiction over forensic remains.

      (a) Upon determination that the remains are nonforensic, the coroner must notify the department of archaeology and historic preservation within two business days. The department will have jurisdiction over such remains until provenance of the remains is established. A determination that remains are nonforensic does not create a presumption of removal or nonremoval.

      (b) Upon receiving notice from a coroner of a finding of nonforensic skeletal human remains, the department must notify the appropriate local cemeteries, and all affected Indian tribes via certified mail to the head of the appropriate tribal government, and contact the appropriate tribal cultural resources staff within two business days of the finding. The determination of what are appropriate local cemeteries to be notified is at the discretion of the department. A notification to tribes of a finding of such nonforensic skeletal human remains does not create a presumption that the remains are Indian.

      (c) The state physical anthropologist must make an initial determination of whether nonforensic skeletal human remains are Indian or non-Indian to the extent possible based on the remains within two business days of notification of a finding of such nonforensic remains. If the remains are determined to be Indian, the department must notify all affected Indian tribes via certified mail to the head of the appropriate tribal government within two business days and contact the appropriate tribal cultural resources staff.

      (d) The affected tribes have five business days to respond via telephone or writing to the department as to their interest in the remains.

      (4) For the purposes of this section:

      (a) "Affected tribes" are:

      (i) Those federally recognized tribes with usual and accustomed areas in the jurisdiction where the remains were found;

      (ii) Those federally recognized tribes that submit to the department maps that reflect the tribe's geographical area of cultural affiliation; and

       (iii) Other tribes with historical and cultural affiliation in the jurisdiction where the remains were found.

      (b) "Forensic remains" are those that come under the jurisdiction of the coroner pursuant to RCW 68.50.010.

      (c) "Inadvertent discovery" has the same meaning as used in RCW 27.44.040.

      (5) Nothing in this section constitutes, advocates, or otherwise grants, confers, or implies federal or state recognition of those tribes that are not federally recognized pursuant to 25 C.F.R. part 83, procedures for establishing that an American Indian group exists as an Indian tribe.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 43.334 RCW to read as follows:

      (1) The director shall appoint a state physical anthropologist. At a minimum, the state physical anthropologist must have a doctorate in either archaeology or anthropology and have experience in forensic osteology or other relevant aspects of physical anthropology and must have at least one year of experience in laboratory reconstruction and analysis. A medical degree with archaeological experience in addition to the experience required may substitute for a doctorate in archaeology or anthropology.

      (2) The state physical anthropologist has the primary responsibility of investigating, preserving, and, when necessary, removing and reinterring discoveries of nonforensic skeletal human remains. The state physical anthropologist is available to any local governments or any federally recognized tribal government within the boundaries of Washington to assist in determining whether discovered skeletal human remains are forensic or nonforensic.

      (3) The director shall hire staff as necessary to support the state physical anthropologist to meet the objectives of this section.

      (4) For the purposes of this section, "forensic remains" are those that come under the jurisdiction of the coroner pursuant to RCW 68.50.010.

      Sec. 5. RCW 27.53.030 and 2005 c 333 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

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

      (1) "Archaeology" means systematic, scientific study of man's past through material remains.

      (2) "Archaeological object" means an object that comprises the physical evidence of an indigenous and subsequent culture including material remains of past human life including monuments, symbols, tools, facilities, and technological by-products.

      (3) "Archaeological site" means a geographic locality in Washington, including but not limited to, submerged and submersible lands and the bed of the sea within the state's jurisdiction, that contains archaeological objects.

      (4) "Department" means the department of archaeology and historic preservation, created in chapter 43.334 RCW.

      (5) "Director" means the director of the department of archaeology and historic preservation, created in chapter 43.334 RCW.

      (6) "Historic" means peoples and cultures who are known through written documents in their own or other languages. As applied to underwater archaeological resources, the term historic shall include only those properties which are listed in or eligible for listing in the Washington State Register of Historic Places (RCW 27.34.220) or the National Register of Historic Places as defined in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Title 1, Sec. 101, Public Law 89-665; 80 Stat. 915; 16 U.S.C. Sec. 470) as now or hereafter amended.

      (7) "Prehistoric" means peoples and cultures who are unknown through contemporaneous written documents in any language.

      (8) "Professional archaeologist" means a person ((who has met the educational, training, and experience requirements of the society of professional archaeologists.

      (9) "Qualified archaeologist" means a person who has had formal training and/or experience in archaeology over a period of at least three years, and has been certified in writing to be a qualified archaeologist by two professional archaeologists)) with qualifications meeting the federal secretary of the interior's standards for a professional archaeologist. Archaeologists not meeting this standard may be conditionally employed by working under the supervision of a professional archaeologist for a period of four years provided the employee is pursuing qualifications necessary to meet the federal secretary of the interior's standards for a professional archaeologist. During this four-year period, the professional archaeologist is responsible for all findings. The four-year period is not subject to renewal.

      (((10))) (9) "Amateur society" means any organization composed primarily of persons who are not professional archaeologists, whose primary interest is in the archaeological resources of the state, and which has been certified in writing by two professional archaeologists.

      (((11))) (10) "Historic archaeological resources" means those properties which are listed in or eligible for listing in the Washington State Register of Historic Places (RCW 27.34.220) or the National Register of Historic Places as defined in the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (Title 1, Sec. 101, Public Law 89-665; 80 Stat. 915; 16 U.S.C. Sec. 470) as now or hereafter amended.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 27.34 RCW to read as follows:

      The department of archaeology and historic preservation shall develop and maintain a centralized database and geographic information systems spatial layer of all known cemeteries and known sites of burials of human remains in Washington state. The information in the database is subject to public disclosure, except as provided in RCW 42.56.300; exempt information is available by confidentiality agreement to federal, state, and local agencies for purposes of environmental review, and to tribes in order to participate in environmental review, protect their ancestors, and perpetuate their cultures.

      Information provided to state and local agencies under this section is subject to public disclosure, except as provided in RCW 42.56.300.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. A new section is added to chapter 43.334 RCW to read as follows:

      The skeletal human remains assistance account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All appropriations provided by the legislature for this purpose as well as any reimbursement for services provided pursuant to this act must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for archaeological determinations and excavations of inadvertently discovered skeletal human remains, and removal and reinterment of such remains when necessary. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. The department of archaeology and historic preservation must communicate with the appropriate committees of the legislature by November 15, 2009, and biennially thereafter, regarding the numbers of inadvertent discoveries of skeletal human remains and other associated activities pursuant to this act.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 2008, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."

      Senator Fairley spoke in favor of adoption of the striking amendment.

      Senator Honeyford spoke against adoption of the striking amendment.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the adoption of the striking amendment by Senators Fairley, Hewitt and Roach to Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2624.

      The motion by Senator Fairley carried and the striking amendment was adopted by voice vote.

MOTION

      There being no objection, the following title amendment was adopted:

      On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "remains;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 27.53.030; adding a new section to chapter 68.50 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 27.44 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 68.60 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 43.334 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 27.34 RCW; creating new sections; and prescribing penalties."

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Fairley, the rules were suspended, Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2624 as amended by the Senate was advanced to third reading, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

      Senators Fairley and Haugen spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2624 as amended by the Senate.

ROLL CALL

      The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 2624 as amended by the Senate and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 44; Nays, 5; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.

      Voting yea: Senators Benton, Berkey, Brandland, Brown, Carrell, Delvin, Eide, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Hargrove, Hatfield, Haugen, Hobbs, Jacobsen, Kastama, Kauffman, Keiser, Kilmer, Kline, Kohl-Welles, Marr, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDermott, Morton, Murray, Oemig, Parlette, Pflug, Prentice, Pridemore, Rasmussen, Regala, Roach, Rockefeller, Sheldon, Shin, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Tom, Weinstein and Zarelli - 44

      Voting nay: Senators Hewitt, Holmquist, Honeyford, King and Schoesler - 5

      ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2624 as amended by the Senate, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill was ordered to stand as the title of the act.

PERSONAL PRIVILEGE

Senator Honeyford: “Thank you Mr. President. In my previous speech in opposition to this bill I didn’t want to imply there’s nothing good in it because there are a lot of good things in it. My opposition was it just didn’t have an end line. Thank you.”

MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE

March 8, 2008

MR. PRESIDENT:

      The House refuses to concur in the Senate amendment(s) to HOUSE BILL NO. 2719 and asks Senate to recede therefrom.

and the same is herewith transmitted.

BARBARA BAKER, Chief Clerk

MOTION

Senator Kline moved that the Senate recede from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to House Bill No. 2719.

      The President declared the question before the Senate to be motion by Senator Kline that the Senate recede from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to House Bill No. 2719.

The motion by Senator Kline carried and the Senate receded from its position in the Senate amendment(s) to House Bill No. 2719 by voice vote.

MOTION

On motion of Senator Kline, the rules were suspended and House Bill No. 2719 was returned to second reading for the purposes of amendment.

SECOND READING

      HOUSE BILL NO. 2719, by Representatives Priest, Hurst, Loomis and VanDeWege

      Ensuring that offenders receive accurate sentences.

      The measure was read the second time.

MOTION

      Senator Kline moved that the following striking amendment by Senators Kline, Hargrove and McCaslin be adopted:

      Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

      "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. It is the legislature's intent to ensure that offenders receive accurate sentences that are based on their actual, complete criminal history. Accurate sentences further the sentencing reform act's goals of:

      (1) Ensuring that the punishment for a criminal offense is proportionate to the seriousness of the offense and the offender's criminal history;

      (2) Ensuring punishment that is just; and

      (3) Ensuring that sentences are commensurate with the punishment imposed on others for committing similar offenses.

      Given the decisions in In re Cadwallader, 155 Wn.2d 867 (2005); State v. Lopez, 147 Wn.2d 515 (2002); State v. Ford, 137 Wn.2d 472 (1999); and State v. McCorkle, 137 Wn.2d 490 (1999), the legislature finds it is necessary to amend the provisions in RCW 9.94A.500, 9.94A.525, and 9.94A.530 in order to ensure that sentences imposed accurately reflect the offender's actual, complete criminal history, whether imposed at sentencing or upon resentencing. These amendments are consistent with the United States supreme court holding in Monge v. California, 524 U.S. 721 (1998), that double jeopardy is not implicated at resentencing following an appeal or collateral attack.

      Sec. 2. RCW 9.94A.500 and 2006 c 339 s 303 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) Before imposing a sentence upon a defendant, the court shall conduct a sentencing hearing. The sentencing hearing shall be held within forty court days following conviction. Upon the motion of either party for good cause shown, or on its own motion, the court may extend the time period for conducting the sentencing hearing.

      Except in cases where the defendant shall be sentenced to a term of total confinement for life without the possibility of release or, when authorized by RCW 10.95.030 for the crime of aggravated murder in the first degree, sentenced to death, the court may order the department to complete a risk assessment report. If available before sentencing, the report shall be provided to the court.

      Unless specifically waived by the court, the court shall order the department to complete a chemical dependency screening report before imposing a sentence upon a defendant who has been convicted of a violation of the uniform controlled substances act under chapter 69.50 RCW, a criminal solicitation to commit such a violation under chapter 9A.28 RCW, or any felony where the court finds that the offender has a chemical dependency that has contributed to his or her offense. In addition, the court shall, at the time of plea or conviction, order the department to complete a presentence report before imposing a sentence upon a defendant who has been convicted of a felony sexual offense. The department of corrections shall give priority to presentence investigations for sexual offenders. If the court determines that the defendant may be a mentally ill person as defined in RCW 71.24.025, although the defendant has not established that at the time of the crime he or she lacked the capacity to commit the crime, was incompetent to commit the crime, or was insane at the time of the crime, the court shall order the department to complete a presentence report before imposing a sentence.

      The court shall consider the risk assessment report and presentence reports, if any, including any victim impact statement and criminal history, and allow arguments from the prosecutor, the defense counsel, the offender, the victim, the survivor of the victim, or a representative of the victim or survivor, and an investigative law enforcement officer as to the sentence to be imposed.

      A criminal history summary relating to the defendant from the prosecuting authority or from a state, federal, or foreign governmental agency shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and validity of the convictions listed therein. If the court is satisfied by a preponderance of the evidence that the defendant has a criminal history, the court shall specify the convictions it has found to exist. All of this information shall be part of the record. Copies of all risk assessment reports and presentence reports presented to the sentencing court and all written findings of facts and conclusions of law as to sentencing entered by the court shall be sent to the department by the clerk of the court at the conclusion of the sentencing and shall accompany the offender if the offender is committed to the custody of the department. Court clerks shall provide, without charge, certified copies of documents relating to criminal convictions requested by prosecuting attorneys.

      (2) To prevent wrongful disclosure of information related to mental health services, as defined in RCW 71.05.445 and 71.34.345, a court may take only those steps necessary during a sentencing hearing or any hearing in which the department presents information related to mental health services to the court. The steps may be taken on motion of the defendant, the prosecuting attorney, or on the court's own motion. The court may seal the portion of the record relating to information relating to mental health services, exclude the public from the hearing during presentation or discussion of information relating to mental health services, or grant other relief to achieve the result intended by this subsection, but nothing in this subsection shall be construed to prevent the subsequent release of information related to mental health services as authorized by RCW 71.05.445, 71.34.345, or 72.09.585. Any person who otherwise is permitted to attend any hearing pursuant to chapter 7.69 or 7.69A RCW shall not be excluded from the hearing solely because the department intends to disclose or discloses information related to mental health services.

      Sec. 3. RCW 9.94A.525 and 2007 c 199 s 8 and 2007 c 116 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

      The offender score is measured on the horizontal axis of the sentencing grid. The offender score rules are as follows:

      The offender score is the sum of points accrued under this section rounded down to the nearest whole number.

      (1) A prior conviction is a conviction which exists before the date of sentencing for the offense for which the offender score is being computed. Convictions entered or sentenced on the same date as the conviction for which the offender score is being computed shall be deemed "other current offenses" within the meaning of RCW 9.94A.589.

      (2)(a) Class A and sex prior felony convictions shall always be included in the offender score.

      (b) Class B prior felony convictions other than sex offenses shall not be included in the offender score, if since the last date of release from confinement (including full-time residential treatment) pursuant to a felony conviction, if any, or entry of judgment and sentence, the offender had spent ten consecutive years in the community without committing any crime that subsequently results in a conviction.

      (c) Except as provided in (e) of this subsection, class C prior felony convictions other than sex offenses shall not be included in the offender score if, since the last date of release from confinement (including full-time residential treatment) pursuant to a felony conviction, if any, or entry of judgment and sentence, the offender had spent five consecutive years in the community without committing any crime that subsequently results in a conviction.

      (d) Except as provided in (e) of this subsection, serious traffic convictions shall not be included in the offender score if, since the last date of release from confinement (including full-time residential treatment) pursuant to a felony conviction, if any, or entry of judgment and sentence, the offender spent five years in the community without committing any crime that subsequently results in a conviction.

      (e) If the present conviction is felony driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.502(6)) or felony physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.504(6)), prior convictions of felony driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, felony physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, and serious traffic offenses shall be included in the offender score if: (i) The prior convictions were committed within five years since the last date of release from confinement (including full-time residential treatment) or entry of judgment and sentence; or (ii) the prior convictions would be considered "prior offenses within ten years" as defined in RCW 46.61.5055.

      (f) This subsection applies to both adult and juvenile prior convictions.

      (3) Out-of-state convictions for offenses shall be classified according to the comparable offense definitions and sentences provided by Washington law. Federal convictions for offenses shall be classified according to the comparable offense definitions and sentences provided by Washington law. If there is no clearly comparable offense under Washington law or the offense is one that is usually considered subject to exclusive federal jurisdiction, the offense shall be scored as a class C felony equivalent if it was a felony under the relevant federal statute.

      (4) Score prior convictions for felony anticipatory offenses (attempts, criminal solicitations, and criminal conspiracies) the same as if they were convictions for completed offenses.

      (5)(a) In the case of multiple prior convictions, for the purpose of computing the offender score, count all convictions separately, except:

      (i) Prior offenses which were found, under RCW 9.94A.589(1)(a), to encompass the same criminal conduct, shall be counted as one offense, the offense that yields the highest offender score. The current sentencing court shall determine with respect to other prior adult offenses for which sentences were served concurrently or prior juvenile offenses for which sentences were served consecutively, whether those offenses shall be counted as one offense or as separate offenses using the "same criminal conduct" analysis found in RCW 9.94A.589(1)(a), and if the court finds that they shall be counted as one offense, then the offense that yields the highest offender score shall be used. The current sentencing court may presume that such other prior offenses were not the same criminal conduct from sentences imposed on separate dates, or in separate counties or jurisdictions, or in separate complaints, indictments, or informations;

      (ii) In the case of multiple prior convictions for offenses committed before July 1, 1986, for the purpose of computing the offender score, count all adult convictions served concurrently as one offense, and count all juvenile convictions entered on the same date as one offense. Use the conviction for the offense that yields the highest offender score.

      (b) As used in this subsection (5), "served concurrently" means that: (i) The latter sentence was imposed with specific reference to the former; (ii) the concurrent relationship of the sentences was judicially imposed; and (iii) the concurrent timing of the sentences was not the result of a probation or parole revocation on the former offense.

      (6) If the present conviction is one of the anticipatory offenses of criminal attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy, count each prior conviction as if the present conviction were for a completed offense. When these convictions are used as criminal history, score them the same as a completed crime.

      (7) If the present conviction is for a nonviolent offense and not covered by subsection (11), (12), or (13) of this section, count one point for each adult prior felony conviction and one point for each juvenile prior violent felony conviction and ½ point for each juvenile prior nonviolent felony conviction.

      (8) If the present conviction is for a violent offense and not covered in subsection (9), (10), (11), (12), or (13) of this section, count two points for each prior adult and juvenile violent felony conviction, one point for each prior adult nonviolent felony conviction, and ½ point for each prior juvenile nonviolent felony conviction.

      (9) If the present conviction is for a serious violent offense, count three points for prior adult and juvenile convictions for crimes in this category, two points for each prior adult and juvenile violent conviction (not already counted), one point for each prior adult nonviolent felony conviction, and ½ point for each prior juvenile nonviolent felony conviction.

      (10) If the present conviction is for Burglary 1, count prior convictions as in subsection (8) of this section; however count two points for each prior adult Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction, and one point for each prior juvenile Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction.

      (11) If the present conviction is for a felony traffic offense count two points for each adult or juvenile prior conviction for Vehicular Homicide or Vehicular Assault; for each felony offense count one point for each adult and ½ point for each juvenile prior conviction; for each serious traffic offense, other than those used for an enhancement pursuant to RCW 46.61.520(2), count one point for each adult and ½ point for each juvenile prior conviction; count one point for each adult and ½ point for each juvenile prior conviction for operation of a vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.

      (12) If the present conviction is for homicide by watercraft or assault by watercraft count two points for each adult or juvenile prior conviction for homicide by watercraft or assault by watercraft; for each felony offense count one point for each adult and ½ point for each juvenile prior conviction; count one point for each adult and ½ point for each juvenile prior conviction for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, actual physical control of a motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, or operation of a vessel while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug.

      (13) If the present conviction is for manufacture of methamphetamine count three points for each adult prior manufacture of methamphetamine conviction and two points for each juvenile manufacture of methamphetamine offense. If the present conviction is for a drug offense and the offender has a criminal history that includes a sex offense or serious violent offense, count three points for each adult prior felony drug offense conviction and two points for each juvenile drug offense. All other adult and juvenile felonies are scored as in subsection (8) of this section if the current drug offense is violent, or as in subsection (7) of this section if the current drug offense is nonviolent.

      (14) If the present conviction is for Escape from Community Custody, RCW 72.09.310, count only prior escape convictions in the offender score. Count adult prior escape convictions as one point and juvenile prior escape convictions as ½ point.

      (15) If the present conviction is for Escape 1, RCW 9A.76.110, or Escape 2, RCW 9A.76.120, count adult prior convictions as one point and juvenile prior convictions as ½ point.

      (16) If the present conviction is for Burglary 2 or residential burglary, count priors as in subsection (7) of this section; however, count two points for each adult and juvenile prior Burglary 1 conviction, two points for each adult prior Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction, and one point for each juvenile prior Burglary 2 or residential burglary conviction.

      (17) If the present conviction is for a sex offense, count priors as in subsections (7) through (11) and (13) through (16) of this section; however count three points for each adult and juvenile prior sex offense conviction.

      (18) If the present conviction is for failure to register as a sex offender under RCW 9A.44.130(((10))) (11), count priors as in subsections (7) through (11) and (13) through (16) of this section; however count three points for each adult and juvenile prior sex offense conviction, excluding prior convictions for failure to register as a sex offender under RCW 9A.44.130(((10))) (11), which shall count as one point.

      (19) If the present conviction is for an offense committed while the offender was under community ((placement)) custody, add one point. For purposes of this subsection, community custody includes community placement or postrelease supervision, as defined in chapter 9.-- RCW (the new chapter created in section 56 of this act).

      (20) If the present conviction is for Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Taking a Motor Vehicle Without Permission 1, or Taking a Motor Vehicle Without Permission 2, count priors as in subsections (7) through (18) of this section; however count one point for prior convictions of Vehicle Prowling 2, and three points for each adult and juvenile prior Theft 1 (of a motor vehicle), Theft 2 (of a motor vehicle), Possession of Stolen Property 1 (of a motor vehicle), Possession of Stolen Property 2 (of a motor vehicle), Theft of a Motor Vehicle, Possession of a Stolen Vehicle, Taking a Motor Vehicle Without Permission 1, or Taking a Motor Vehicle Without Permission 2 conviction.

      (21) The fact that a prior conviction was not included in an offender's offender score or criminal history at a previous sentencing shall have no bearing on whether it is included in the criminal history or offender score for the current offense. ((Accordingly,)) Prior convictions that were not counted in the offender score or included in criminal history under repealed or previous versions of the sentencing reform act shall be included in criminal history and shall count in the offender score if the current version of the sentencing reform act requires including or counting those convictions. Prior convictions that were not included in criminal history or in the offender score shall be included upon any resentencing to ensure imposition of an accurate sentence.

      Sec. 4. RCW 9.94A.530 and 2005 c 68 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) The intersection of the column defined by the offender score and the row defined by the offense seriousness score determines the standard sentence range (see RCW 9.94A.510, (Table 1) and RCW 9.94A.517, (Table 3)). The additional time for deadly weapon findings or for other adjustments as specified in RCW 9.94A.533 shall be added to the entire standard sentence range. The court may impose any sentence within the range that it deems appropriate. All standard sentence ranges are expressed in terms of total confinement.

      (2) In determining any sentence other than a sentence above the standard range, the trial court may rely on no more information than is admitted by the plea agreement, or admitted, acknowledged, or proved in a trial or at the time of sentencing, or proven pursuant to RCW 9.94A.537. Acknowledgment includes not objecting to information stated in the presentence reports and not objecting to criminal history presented at the time of sentencing. Where the defendant disputes material facts, the court must either not consider the fact or grant an evidentiary hearing on the point. The facts shall be deemed proved at the hearing by a preponderance of the evidence, except as otherwise specified in RCW 9.94A.537. On remand for resentencing following appeal or collateral attack, the parties shall have the opportunity to present and the court to consider all relevant evidence regarding criminal history, including criminal history not previously presented.

      (3) In determining any sentence above the standard sentence range, the court shall follow the procedures set forth in RCW 9.94A.537. Facts that establish the elements of a more serious crime or additional crimes may not be used to go outside the standard sentence range except upon stipulation or when specifically provided for in RCW 9.94A.535(((2))) (3) (d), (e), (g), and (h).

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Sections 2 and 3 of this act apply to all sentencings and resentencings commenced before, on, or after the effective date of sections 1 through 4 of this act.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. The existing sentencing reform act contains numerous provisions for supervision of different types of offenders. This duplication has caused great confusion for judges, lawyers, offenders, and the department of corrections, and often results in inaccurate sentences. The clarifications in this act are intended to support continued discussions by the sentencing guidelines commission with the courts and the criminal justice community to identify and propose policy changes that will further simplify and improve the sentencing reform act relating to the supervision of offenders. The sentencing guidelines commission shall submit policy change proposals to the legislature on or before December 1, 2008.

      Sections 7 through 58 of this act are intended to simplify the supervision provisions of the sentencing reform act and increase the uniformity of its application. These sections are not intended to either increase or decrease the authority of sentencing courts or the department relating to supervision, except for those provisions instructing the court to apply the provisions of the current community custody law to offenders sentenced after July 1, 2009, but who committed their crime prior to the effective date of this section to the extent that such application is constitutionally permissible.

      This will effect a change for offenders who committed their crimes prior to the offender accountability act, chapter 196, Laws of 1999. These offenders will be ordered to a term of community custody rather than community placement or community supervision. To the extent constitutionally permissible, the terms of the offender's supervision will be as provided in current law. With the exception of this change, the legislature does not intend to make, and no provision of sections 7 through 58 of this act may be construed as making, a substantive change to the supervision provisions of the sentencing reform act.

      It is the intent of the legislature to reaffirm that section 3, chapter 379, Laws of 2003, expires July 1, 2010.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      (1) If an offender is sentenced to the custody of the department for one of the following crimes, the court shall impose a term of community custody for the community custody range established under RCW 9.94A.850 or up to the period of earned release awarded pursuant to RCW 9.94A.728 (1) and (2), whichever is longer:

      (a) A sex offense not sentenced under RCW 9.94A.712;

      (b) A violent offense;

      (c) A crime against persons under RCW 9.94A.411(2);

      (d) A felony offender under chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW.

      (2) If an offender is sentenced to a term of confinement of one year or less for a violation of RCW 9A.44.130(11)(a), the court shall impose a term of community custody for the community custody range established under RCW 9.94A.850 or up to the period of earned release awarded pursuant to RCW 9.94A.728 (1) and (2), whichever is longer.

      (3) If an offender is sentenced under the drug offender sentencing alternative, the court shall impose community custody as provided in RCW 9.94A.660.

      (4) If an offender is sentenced under the special sexual offender sentencing alternative, the court shall impose community custody as provided in RCW 9.94A.670.

      (5) If an offender is sentenced to a work ethic camp, the court shall impose community custody as provided in RCW 9.94A.690.

      (6) If a sex offender is sentenced as a nonpersistent offender pursuant to RCW 9.94A.712, the court shall impose community custody as provided in that section.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      (1) If an offender is sentenced to a term of confinement for one year or less for one of the following offenses, the court may impose up to one year of community custody:

      (a) A sex offense, other than failure to register under RCW 9A.44.130(1);

      (b) A violent offense;

      (c) A crime against a person under RCW 9.94A.411; or

      (d) A felony violation of chapter 69.50 or 69.52 RCW, or an attempt, conspiracy, or solicitation to commit such a crime.

      (2) If an offender is sentenced to a first-time offender waiver, the court may impose community custody as provided in RCW 9.94A.650.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      When a court sentences a person to a term of community custody, the court shall impose conditions of community custody as provided in this section.

      (1) Mandatory conditions. As part of any term of community custody, the court shall:

      (a) Require the offender to inform the department of court-ordered treatment upon request by the department;

      (b) Require the offender to comply with any conditions imposed by the department under section 10 of this act;

      (c) If the offender was sentenced under RCW 9.94A.712 for an offense listed in RCW 9.94A.712(1)(a), and the victim of the offense was under eighteen years of age at the time of the offense, prohibit the offender from residing in a community protection zone.

      (2) Waivable conditions. Unless waived by the court, as part of any term of community custody, the court shall order an offender to:

      (a) Report to and be available for contact with the assigned community corrections officer as directed;

      (b) Work at department-approved education, employment, or community restitution, or any combination thereof;

      (c) Refrain from possessing or consuming controlled substances except pursuant to lawfully issued prescriptions;

      (d) Pay supervision fees as determined by the department; and

      (e) Obtain prior approval of the department for the offender's residence location and living arrangements.

      (3) Discretionary conditions. As part of any term of community custody, the court may order an offender to:

      (a) Remain within, or outside of, a specified geographical boundary;

      (b) Refrain from direct or indirect contact with the victim of the crime or a specified class of individuals;

      (c) Participate in crime-related treatment or counseling services;

      (d) Participate in rehabilitative programs or otherwise perform affirmative conduct reasonably related to the circumstances of the offense, the offender's risk of reoffending, or the safety of the community;

      (e) Refrain from consuming alcohol; or

      (f) Comply with any crime-related prohibitions.

      (4) Special conditions.

      (a) In sentencing an offender convicted of a crime of domestic violence, as defined in RCW 10.99.020, if the offender has a minor child, or if the victim of the offense for which the offender was convicted has a minor child, the court may order the offender to participate in a domestic violence perpetrator program approved under RCW 26.50.150.

      (b)(i) In sentencing an offender convicted of an alcohol or drug related traffic offense, the court shall require the offender to complete a diagnostic evaluation by an alcohol or drug dependency agency approved by the department of social and health services or a qualified probation department, defined under RCW 46.61.516, that has been approved by the department of social and health services. If the offense was pursuant to chapter 46.61 RCW, the report shall be forwarded to the department of licensing. If the offender is found to have an alcohol or drug problem that requires treatment, the offender shall complete treatment in a program approved by the department of social and health services under chapter 70.96A RCW. If the offender is found not to have an alcohol or drug problem that requires treatment, the offender shall complete a course in an information school approved by the department of social and health services under chapter 70.96A RCW. The offender shall pay all costs for any evaluation, education, or treatment required by this section, unless the offender is eligible for an existing program offered or approved by the department of social and health services.

      (ii) For purposes of this section, "alcohol or drug related traffic offense" means the following: Driving while under the influence as defined by RCW 46.61.502, actual physical control while under the influence as defined by RCW 46.61.504, vehicular homicide as defined by RCW 46.61.520(1)(a), vehicular assault as defined by RCW 46.61.522(1)(b), homicide by watercraft as defined by RCW 79A.60.050, or assault by watercraft as defined by RCW 79A.60.060.

      (iii) This subsection (4)(b) does not require the department of social and health services to add new treatment or assessment facilities nor affect its use of existing programs and facilities authorized by law.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      (1) Every person who is sentenced to a period of community custody shall report to and be placed under the supervision of the department, subject to RCW 9.94A.501.

      (2)(a) The department shall assess the offender's risk of reoffense and may establish and modify additional conditions of community custody based upon the risk to community safety.

      (b) Within the funds available for community custody, the department shall determine conditions and duration of community custody on the basis of risk to community safety, and shall supervise offenders during community custody on the basis of risk to community safety and conditions imposed by the court. The secretary shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this subsection (2)(b).

      (3) If the offender is supervised by the department, the department shall at a minimum instruct the offender to:

      (a) Report as directed to a community corrections officer;

      (b) Remain within prescribed geographical boundaries;

      (c) Notify the community corrections officer of any change in the offender's address or employment;

      (d) Pay the supervision fee assessment; and

      (e) Disclose the fact of supervision to any mental health or chemical dependency treatment provider, as required by RCW 9.94A.722.

      (4) The department may require the offender to participate in rehabilitative programs, or otherwise perform affirmative conduct, and to obey all laws.

      (5) If the offender was sentenced pursuant to a conviction for a sex offense, the department may impose electronic monitoring. Within the resources made available by the department for this purpose, the department shall carry out any electronic monitoring using the most appropriate technology given the individual circumstances of the offender. As used in this section, "electronic monitoring" means the monitoring of an offender using an electronic offender tracking system including, but not limited to, a system using radio frequency or active or passive global positioning system technology.

      (6) The department may not impose conditions that are contrary to those ordered by the court and may not contravene or decrease court imposed conditions.

      (7)(a) The department shall notify the offender in writing of any additional conditions or modifications.

      (b) By the close of the next business day after receiving notice of a condition imposed or modified by the department, an offender may request an administrative review under rules adopted by the department. The condition shall remain in effect unless the reviewing officer finds that it is not reasonably related to the crime of conviction, the offender's risk of reoffending, or the safety of the community.

      (8) The department may require offenders to pay for special services rendered including electronic monitoring, day reporting, and telephone reporting, dependent on the offender's ability to pay. The department may pay for these services for offenders who are not able to pay.

      (9)(a) When a sex offender has been sentenced pursuant to RCW 9.94A.712, the board shall exercise the authority prescribed in RCW 9.95.420 through 9.95.435.

      (b) The department shall assess the offender's risk of recidivism and shall recommend to the board any additional or modified conditions based upon the risk to community safety. The board must consider and may impose department-recommended conditions.

      (c) If the department finds that an emergency exists requiring the immediate imposition of additional conditions in order to prevent the offender from committing a crime, the department may impose such conditions. The department may not impose conditions that are contrary to those set by the board or the court and may not contravene or decrease court-imposed or board-imposed conditions. Conditions imposed under this subsection shall take effect immediately after notice to the offender by personal service, but shall not remain in effect longer than seven working days unless approved by the board.

      (10) In setting, modifying, and enforcing conditions of community custody, the department shall be deemed to be performing a quasi-judicial function.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      No offender sentenced to a term of community custody under the supervision of the department may own, use, or possess firearms or ammunition. Offenders who own, use, or are found to be in actual or constructive possession of firearms or ammunition shall be subject to the violation process and sanctions under sections 15 and 21 of this act and RCW 9.94A.737.

      "Constructive possession" as used in this section means the power and intent to control the firearm or ammunition. "Firearm" as used in this section has the same definition as in RCW 9.41.010.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      (1) Community custody shall begin: (a) Upon completion of the term of confinement; (b) at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.728 (1) or (2); or (c) at the time of sentencing if no term of confinement is ordered.

      (2) When an offender is sentenced to community custody, the offender is subject to the conditions of community custody as of the date of sentencing, unless otherwise ordered by the court.

      (3) When an offender is sentenced to a community custody range pursuant to section 7 (1) or (2) of this act, the department shall discharge the offender from community custody on a date determined by the department, which the department may modify, based on risk and performance of the offender, within the range or at the end of the period of earned release, whichever is later.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      (1) When an offender is under community custody, the community corrections officer may obtain information from the offender's mental health treatment provider on the offender's status with respect to evaluation, application for services, registration for services, and compliance with the supervision plan, without the offender's consent, as described under RCW 71.05.630.

      (2) An offender under community custody who is civilly detained under chapter 71.05 RCW, and subsequently discharged or conditionally released to the community, shall be under the supervision of the department for the duration of his or her period of community custody. During any period of inpatient mental health treatment that falls within the period of community custody, the inpatient treatment provider and the supervising community corrections officer shall notify each other about the offender's discharge, release, and legal status, and shall share other relevant information.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      (1) At any time prior to the completion or termination of a sex offender's term of community custody, if the court finds that public safety would be enhanced, the court may impose and enforce an order extending any or all of the conditions of community custody for a period up to the maximum allowable sentence for the crime as it is classified in chapter 9A.20 RCW, regardless of the expiration of the offender's term of community custody.

      (2) If a violation of a condition extended under this section occurs after the expiration of the offender's term of community custody, it shall be deemed a violation of the sentence for the purposes of RCW 9.94A.631 and may be punishable as contempt of court as provided for in RCW 7.21.040.

      (3) If the court extends a condition beyond the expiration of the term of community custody, the department is not responsible for supervision of the offender's compliance with the condition.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      (1)(a) An offender who violates any condition or requirement of a sentence may be sanctioned with up to sixty days' confinement for each violation.

      (b) In lieu of confinement, an offender may be sanctioned with work release, home detention with electronic monitoring, work crew, community restitution, inpatient treatment, daily reporting, curfew, educational or counseling sessions, supervision enhanced through electronic monitoring, or any other sanctions available in the community.

      (2) If an offender was under community custody pursuant to one of the following statutes, the offender may be sanctioned as follows:

      (a) If the offender was transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release in accordance with RCW 9.94A.728(2), the offender may be transferred to a more restrictive confinement status to serve up to the remaining portion of the sentence, less credit for any period actually spent in community custody or in detention awaiting disposition of an alleged violation.

      (b) If the offender was sentenced under the drug offender sentencing alternative set out in RCW 9.94A.660, the offender may be sanctioned in accordance with that section.

      (c) If the offender was sentenced under the special sexual offender sentencing alternative set out in RCW 9.94A.670, the suspended sentence may be revoked and the offender committed to serve the original sentence of confinement.

      (d) If the offender was sentenced to a work ethic camp pursuant to RCW 9.94A.690, the offender may be reclassified to serve the unexpired term of his or her sentence in total confinement.

      (e) If a sex offender was sentenced pursuant to RCW 9.94A.712, the offender may be transferred to a more restrictive confinement status to serve up to the remaining portion of the sentence, less credit for any period actually spent in community custody or in detention awaiting disposition of an alleged violation.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      (1) If an offender has not completed his or her maximum term of total confinement and is subject to a third violation hearing pursuant to RCW 9.94A.737 for any violation of community custody and is found to have committed the violation, the department shall return the offender to total confinement in a state correctional facility to serve up to the remaining portion of his or her sentence, unless it is determined that returning the offender to a state correctional facility would substantially interfere with the offender's ability to maintain necessary community supports or to participate in necessary treatment or programming and would substantially increase the offender's likelihood of reoffending.

      (2) The department may work with the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to establish and operate an electronic monitoring program for low-risk offenders who violate the terms of their community custody.

      (3) Local governments, their subdivisions and employees, the department and its employees, and the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs and its employees are immune from civil liability for damages arising from incidents involving low-risk offenders who are placed on electronic monitoring unless it is shown that an employee acted with gross negligence or bad faith.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      (1) If a sanction of confinement is imposed by the court, the following applies:

      (a) If the sanction was imposed pursuant to section 15(1) of this act, the sanction shall be served in a county facility.

      (b) If the sanction was imposed pursuant to section 15(2) of this act, the sanction shall be served in a state facility.

      (2) If a sanction of confinement is imposed by the department, and if the offender is an inmate as defined by RCW 72.09.015, no more than eight days of the sanction, including any credit for time served, may be served in a county facility. The balance of the sanction shall be served in a state facility. In computing the eight-day period, weekends and holidays shall be excluded. The department may negotiate with local correctional authorities for an additional period of detention.

      (3) If a sanction of confinement is imposed by the board, it shall be served in a state facility.

      (4) Sanctions imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.670(3) shall be served in a county facility.

      (5) As used in this section, "county facility" means a facility operated, licensed, or utilized under contract by the county, and "state facility" means a facility operated, licensed, or utilized under contract by the state.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      The procedure for imposing sanctions for violations of sentence conditions or requirements is as follows:

      (1) If the offender was sentenced under the drug offender sentencing alternative, any sanctions shall be imposed by the department or the court pursuant to RCW 9.94A.660.

      (2) If the offender was sentenced under the special sexual offender sentencing alternative, any sanctions shall be imposed by the department or the court pursuant to RCW 9.94A.670.

      (3) If a sex offender was sentenced pursuant to RCW 9.94A.712, any sanctions shall be imposed by the board pursuant to RCW 9.95.435.

      (4) In any other case, if the offender is being supervised by the department, any sanctions shall be imposed by the department pursuant to RCW 9.94A.737.

      (5) If the offender is not being supervised by the department, any sanctions shall be imposed by the court pursuant to section 19 of this act.

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. A new section is added to chapter 9.94A RCW to read as follows:

      (1) If an offender violates any condition or requirement of a sentence, and the offender is not being supervised by the department, the court may modify its order of judgment and sentence and impose further punishment in accordance with this section.

      (2) If an offender fails to comply with any of the conditions or requirements of a sentence the following provisions apply:

      (a) The court, upon the motion of the state, or upon its own motion, shall require the offender to show cause why the offender should not be punished for the noncompliance. The court may issue a summons or a warrant of arrest for the offender's appearance;

      (b) The state has the burden of showing noncompliance by a preponderance of the evidence;

      (c) If the court finds that a violation has been proved, it may impose the sanctions specified in section 15(1) of this act. Alternatively, the court may:

      (i) Convert a term of partial confinement to total confinement;

      (ii) Convert community restitution obligation to total or partial confinement; or

      (iii) Convert monetary obligations, except restitution and the crime victim penalty assessment, to community restitution hours at the rate of the state minimum wage as established in RCW 49.46.020 for each hour of community restitution;

      (d) If the court finds that the violation was not willful, the court may modify its previous order regarding payment of legal financial obligations and regarding community restitution obligations; and

      (e) If the violation involves a failure to undergo or comply with a mental health status evaluation and/or outpatient mental health treatment, the court shall seek a recommendation from the treatment provider or proposed treatment provider. Enforcement of orders concerning outpatient mental health treatment must reflect the availability of treatment and must pursue the least restrictive means of promoting participation in treatment. If the offender's failure to receive care essential for health and safety presents a risk of serious physical harm or probable harmful consequences, the civil detention and commitment procedures of chapter 71.05 RCW shall be considered in preference to incarceration in a local or state correctional facility.

      (3) Any time served in confinement awaiting a hearing on noncompliance shall be credited against any confinement ordered by the court.

      (4) Nothing in this section prohibits the filing of escape charges if appropriate.

      Sec. 20. RCW 9.94A.737 and 2007 c 483 s 305 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) ((If an offender violates any condition or requirement of community custody, the department may transfer the offender to a more restrictive confinement status to serve up to the remaining portion of the sentence, less credit for any period actually spent in community custody or in detention awaiting disposition of an alleged violation and subject to the limitations of subsection (3) of this section.

      (2) If an offender has not completed his or her maximum term of total confinement and is subject to a third violation hearing for any violation of community custody and is found to have committed the violation, the department shall return the offender to total confinement in a state correctional facility to serve up to the remaining portion of his or her sentence, unless it is determined that returning the offender to a state correctional facility would substantially interfere with the offender's ability to maintain necessary community supports or to participate in necessary treatment or programming and would substantially increase the offender's likelihood of reoffending.

      (3)(a) For a sex offender sentenced to a term of community custody under RCW 9.94A.670 who violates any condition of community custody, the department may impose a sanction of up to sixty days' confinement in a local correctional facility for each violation. If the department imposes a sanction, the department shall submit within seventy-two hours a report to the court and the prosecuting attorney outlining the violation or violations and the sanctions imposed.

      (b) For a sex offender sentenced to a term of community custody under RCW 9.94A.710 who violates any condition of community custody after having completed his or her maximum term of total confinement, including time served on community custody in lieu of earned release, the department may impose a sanction of up to sixty days in a local correctional facility for each violation.

      (c) For an offender sentenced to a term of community custody under RCW 9.94A.505(2)(b), 9.94A.650, or 9.94A.715, or under RCW 9.94A.545, for a crime committed on or after July 1, 2000, who violates any condition of community custody after having completed his or her maximum term of total confinement, including time served on community custody in lieu of earned release, the department may impose a sanction of up to sixty days in total confinement for each violation. The department may impose sanctions such as work release, home detention with electronic monitoring, work crew, community restitution, inpatient treatment, daily reporting, curfew, educational or counseling sessions, supervision enhanced through electronic monitoring, or any other sanctions available in the community.

      (d) For an offender sentenced to a term of community placement under RCW 9.94A.705 who violates any condition of community placement after having completed his or her maximum term of total confinement, including time served on community custody in lieu of earned release, the department may impose a sanction of up to sixty days in total confinement for each violation. The department may impose sanctions such as work release, home detention with electronic monitoring, work crew, community restitution, inpatient treatment, daily reporting, curfew, educational or counseling sessions, supervision enhanced through electronic monitoring, or any other sanctions available in the community.

      (4) If an offender has been arrested for a new felony offense while under community supervision, community custody, or community placement, the department shall hold the offender in total confinement until a hearing before the department as provided in this section or until the offender has been formally charged for the new felony offense, whichever is earlier. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as to permit the department to hold an offender past his or her maximum term of total confinement if the offender has not completed the maximum term of total confinement or to permit the department to hold an offender past the offender's term of community supervision, community custody, or community placement.

      (5) The department shall be financially responsible for any portion of the sanctions authorized by this section that are served in a local correctional facility as the result of action by the department.

      (6))) If an offender is accused of violating any condition or requirement of community custody, he or she is entitled to a hearing before the department prior to the imposition of sanctions. The hearing shall be considered as offender disciplinary proceedings and shall not be subject to chapter 34.05 RCW. The department shall develop hearing procedures and a structure of graduated sanctions.

      (((7))) (2) The hearing procedures required under subsection (((6))) (1) of this section shall be developed by rule and include the following:

      (a) Hearing officers shall report through a chain of command separate from that of community corrections officers;

      (b) The department shall provide the offender with written notice of the violation, the evidence relied upon, and the reasons the particular sanction was imposed. The notice shall include a statement of the rights specified in this subsection, and the offender's right to file a personal restraint petition under court rules after the final decision of the department;

      (c) The hearing shall be held unless waived by the offender, and shall be electronically recorded. For offenders not in total confinement, the hearing shall be held within fifteen working days, but not less than twenty-four hours, after notice of the violation. For offenders in total confinement, the hearing shall be held within five working days, but not less than twenty-four hours, after notice of the violation;

      (d) The offender shall have the right to: (i) Be present at the hearing; (ii) have the assistance of a person qualified to assist the offender in the hearing, appointed by the hearing officer if the offender has a language or communications barrier; (iii) testify or remain silent; (iv) call witnesses and present documentary evidence; and (v) question witnesses who appear and testify; and

      (e) The sanction shall take effect if affirmed by the hearing officer. Within seven days after the hearing officer's decision, the offender may appeal the decision to a panel of three reviewing officers designated by the secretary or by the secretary's designee. The sanction shall be reversed or modified if a majority of the panel finds that the sanction was not reasonably related to any of the following: (i) The crime of conviction; (ii) the violation committed; (iii) the offender's risk of reoffending; or (iv) the safety of the community.

      (((8))) (3) For purposes of this section, no finding of a violation of conditions may be based on unconfirmed or unconfirmable allegations.

      (((9) The department shall work with the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs to establish and operate an electronic monitoring program for low-risk offenders who violate the terms of their community custody. Between January 1, 2006, and December 31, 2006, the department shall endeavor to place at least one hundred low-risk community custody violators on the electronic monitoring program per day if there are at least that many low-risk offenders who qualify for the electronic monitoring program.

      (10) Local governments, their subdivisions and employees, the department and its employees, and the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs and its employees shall be immune from civil liability for damages arising from incidents involving low-risk offenders who are placed on electronic monitoring unless it is shown that an employee acted with gross negligence or bad faith.))

      NEW SECTION. Sec. 21. (1) The secretary may issue warrants for the arrest of any offender who violates a condition of community custody. The arrest warrants shall authorize any law enforcement or peace officer or community corrections officer of this state or any other state where such offender may be located, to arrest the offender and place him or her in total confinement pending disposition of the alleged violation.

      (2) A community corrections officer, if he or she has reasonable cause to believe an offender has violated a condition of community custody, may suspend the person's community custody status and arrest or cause the arrest and detention in total confinement of the offender, pending the determination of the secretary as to whether the violation has occurred. The community corrections officer shall report to the secretary all facts and circumstances and the reasons for the action of suspending community custody status.

      (3) If an offender has been arrested for a new felony offense while under community custody the department shall hold the offender in total confinement until a hearing before the department as provided in this section or until the offender has been formally charged for the new felony offense, whichever is earlier. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as to permit the department to hold an offender past his or her maximum term of total confinement if the offender has not completed the maximum term of total confinement or to permit the department to hold an offender past the offender's term of community custody.

      (4) A violation of a condition of community custody shall be deemed a violation of the sentence for purposes of RCW 9.94A.631. The authority granted to community corrections officers under this section shall be in addition to that set forth in RCW 9.94A.631.

      Sec. 22. RCW 9.94A.740 and 1999 c 196 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) ((The secretary may issue warrants for the arrest of any offender who violates a condition of community placement or community custody. The arrest warrants shall authorize any law enforcement or peace officer or community corrections officer of this state or any other state where such offender may be located, to arrest the offender and place him or her in total confinement pending disposition of the alleged violation.)) When an offender is arrested pursuant to section 21 of this act, the department shall compensate the local jurisdiction at the office of financial management's adjudicated rate, in accordance with RCW 70.48.440. ((A community corrections officer, if he or she has reasonable cause to believe an offender in community placement or community custody has violated a condition of community placement or community custody, may suspend the person's community placement or community custody status and arrest or cause the arrest and detention in total confinement of the offender, pending the determination of the secretary as to whether the violation has occurred. The community corrections officer shall report to the secretary all facts and circumstances and the reasons for the action of suspending community placement or community custody status. A violation of a condition of community placement or community custody shall be deemed a violation of the sentence for purposes of RCW 9.94A.631. The authority granted to community corrections officers under this section shall be in addition to that set forth in RCW 9.94A.631.))

      (2) Inmates, as defined in RCW 72.09.015, who have been transferred to community custody and who are detained in a local correctional facility are the financial responsibility of the department of corrections, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section. ((The community custody inmate shall be removed from the local correctional facility, except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, not later than eight days, excluding weekends and holidays, following admittance to the local correctional facility and notification that the inmate is available for movement to a state correctional institution.))

      (3) ((The department may negotiate with local correctional authorities for an additional period of detention; however, sex offenders sanctioned for community custody violations under RCW 9.94A.737(2) to a term of confinement shall remain in the local correctional facility for the complete term of the sanction.)) For confinement sanctions imposed by the department under RCW ((9.94A.737(2)(a))) 9.94A.670, the local correctional facility shall be financially responsible. ((For confinement sanctions imposed under RCW 9.94A.737(2)(b), the department of corrections shall be financially responsible for that portion of the sanction served during the time in which the sex offender is on community custody in lieu of earned release, and the local correctional facility shall be financially responsible for that portion of the sanction served by the sex offender after the time in which the sex offender is on community custody in lieu of earned release.))

      (4) The department, in consultation with the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs and those counties in which the sheriff does not operate a correctional facility, shall establish a methodology for determining the department's local correctional facilities bed utilization rate, for each county in calendar year 1998, for offenders being held for violations of conditions of community custody((, community placement, or community supervision)). ((For confinement sanctions imposed under RCW 9.94A.737(2) (c) or (d)))

      (5) Except as provided in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the local correctional facility shall continue to be financially responsible to the extent of the calendar year 1998 bed utilization rate for confinement sanctions imposed by the department pursuant to RCW 9.94A.737. If the department's use of bed space in local correctional facilities of any county for such confinement sanctions ((imposed on offenders sentenced to a term of community custody under RCW 9.94A.737(2) (c) or (d))) exceeds the 1998 bed utilization rate for the county, the department shall compensate the county for the excess use at the per diem rate equal to the lowest rate charged by the county under its contract with a municipal government during the year in which the use occurs.

      Sec. 23. RCW 9.94A.030 and 2006 c 139 s 5, 2006 c 124 s 1, 2006 c 122 s 7, 2006 c 73 s 5, and 2005 c 436 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

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

      (1) "Board" means the indeterminate sentence review board created under chapter 9.95 RCW.

      (2) "Collect," or any derivative thereof, "collect and remit," or "collect and deliver," when used with reference to the department, means that the department, either directly or through a collection agreement authorized by RCW 9.94A.760, is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the offender's sentence with regard to the legal financial obligation, receiving payment thereof from the offender, and, consistent with current law, delivering daily the entire payment to the superior court clerk without depositing it in a departmental account.

      (3) "Commission" means the sentencing guidelines commission.

      (4) "Community corrections officer" means an employee of the department who is responsible for carrying out specific duties in supervision of sentenced offenders and monitoring of sentence conditions.

      (5) "Community custody" means that portion of an offender's sentence of confinement in lieu of earned release time or imposed ((pursuant to RCW 9.94A.505(2)(b), 9.94A.650 through 9.94A.670, 9.94A.690, 9.94A.700 through 9.94A.715, or 9.94A.545,)) as part of a sentence and served in the community subject to controls placed on the offender's movement and activities by the department. ((For offenders placed on community custody for crimes committed on or after July 1, 2000, the department shall assess the offender's risk of reoffense and may establish and modify conditions of community custody, in addition to those imposed by the court, based upon the risk to community safety.))

      (6) "Community custody range" means the minimum and maximum period of community custody included as part of a sentence under RCW 9.94A.715, as established by the commission or the legislature under RCW 9.94A.850 ((for crimes committed on or after July 1, 2000)).

      (7) (("Community placement" means that period during which the offender is subject to the conditions of community custody and/or postrelease supervision, which begins either upon completion of the term of confinement (postrelease supervision) or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned release. Community placement may consist of entirely community custody, entirely postrelease supervision, or a combination of the two.

      (8))) "Community protection zone" means the area within eight hundred eighty feet of the facilities and grounds of a public or private school.

      (((9))) (8) "Community restitution" means compulsory service, without compensation, performed for the benefit of the community by the offender.

      (((10) "Community supervision" means a period of time during which a convicted offender is subject to crime-related prohibitions and other sentence conditions imposed by a court pursuant to this chapter or RCW 16.52.200(6) or 46.61.524. Where the court finds that any offender has a chemical dependency that has contributed to his or her offense, the conditions of supervision may, subject to available resources, include treatment. For purposes of the interstate compact for out-of-state supervision of parolees and probationers, RCW 9.95.270, community supervision is the functional equivalent of probation and should be considered the same as probation by other states.

      (11))) (9) "Confinement" means total or partial confinement.

      (((12))) (10) "Conviction" means an adjudication of guilt pursuant to Titles 10 or 13 RCW and includes a verdict of guilty, a finding of guilty, and acceptance of a plea of guilty.

      (((13))) (11) "Crime-related prohibition" means an order of a court prohibiting conduct that directly relates to the circumstances of the crime for which the offender has been convicted, and shall not be construed to mean orders directing an offender affirmatively to participate in rehabilitative programs or to otherwise perform affirmative conduct. However, affirmative acts necessary to monitor compliance with the order of a court may be required by the department.

      (((14))) (12) "Criminal history" means the list of a defendant's prior convictions and juvenile adjudications, whether in this state, in federal court, or elsewhere.

      (a) The history shall include, where known, for each conviction (i) whether the defendant has been placed on probation and the length and terms thereof; and (ii) whether the defendant has been incarcerated and the length of incarceration.

      (b) A conviction may be removed from a defendant's criminal history only if it is vacated pursuant to RCW 9.96.060, 9.94A.640, 9.95.240, or a similar out-of-state statute, or if the conviction has been vacated pursuant to a governor's pardon.

      (c) The determination of a defendant's criminal history is distinct from the determination of an offender score. A prior conviction that was not included in an offender score calculated pursuant to a former version of the sentencing reform act remains part of the defendant's criminal history.

      (((15))) (13) "Day fine" means a fine imposed by the sentencing court that equals the difference between the offender's net daily income and the reasonable obligations that the offender has for the support of the offender and any dependents.

      (((16))) (14) "Day reporting" means a program of enhanced supervision designed to monitor the offender's daily activities and compliance with sentence conditions, and in which the offender is required to report daily to a specific location designated by the department or the sentencing court.

      (((17))) (15) "Department" means the department of corrections.

      (((18))) (16) "Determinate sentence" means a sentence that states with exactitude the number of actual years, months, or days of total confinement, of partial confinement, of community ((supervision)) custody, the number of actual hours or days of community restitution work, or dollars or terms of a legal financial obligation. The fact that an offender through earned release can reduce the actual period of confinement shall not affect the classification of the sentence as a determinate sentence.

      (((19))) (17) "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of an offender remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amount required by law to be withheld. For the purposes of this definition, "earnings" means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonuses, or otherwise, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law making the payments exempt from garnishment, attachment, or other process to satisfy a court-ordered legal financial obligation, specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, or insurance policies of any type, but does not include payments made under Title 50 RCW, except as provided in RCW 50.40.020 and 50.40.050, or Title 74 RCW.

      (((20))) (18) "Drug offender sentencing alternative" is a sentencing option available to persons convicted of a felony offense other than a violent offense or a sex offense and who are eligible for the option under RCW 9.94A.660.

      (((21))) (19) "Drug offense" means:

      (a) Any felony violation of chapter 69.50 RCW except possession of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.4013) or forged prescription for a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.403);

      (b) Any offense defined as a felony under federal law that relates to the possession, manufacture, distribution, or transportation of a controlled substance; or

      (c) Any out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a drug offense under (a) of this subsection.

      (((22))) (20) "Earned release" means earned release from confinement as provided in RCW 9.94A.728.

      (((23))) (21) "Escape" means:

      (a) Sexually violent predator escape (RCW 9A.76.115), escape in the first degree (RCW 9A.76.110), escape in the second degree (RCW 9A.76.120), willful failure to return from furlough (RCW 72.66.060), willful failure to return from work release (RCW 72.65.070), or willful failure to be available for supervision by the department while in community custody (RCW 72.09.310); or

      (b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as an escape under (a) of this subsection.

      (((24))) (22) "Felony traffic offense" means:

      (a) Vehicular homicide (RCW 46.61.520), vehicular assault (RCW 46.61.522), eluding a police officer (RCW 46.61.024), felony hit-and-run injury-accident (RCW 46.52.020(4)), felony driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.502(6)), or felony physical control of a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.504(6)); or

      (b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a felony traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.

      (((25))) (23) "Fine" means a specific sum of money ordered by the sentencing court to be paid by the offender to the court over a specific period of time.

      (((26))) (24) "First-time offender" means any person who has no prior convictions for a felony and is eligible for the first-time offender waiver under RCW 9.94A.650.

      (((27))) (25) "Home detention" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders wherein the offender is confined in a private residence subject to electronic surveillance.

      (((28))) (26) "Legal financial obligation" means a sum of money that is ordered by a superior court of the state of Washington for legal financial obligations which may include restitution to the victim, statutorily imposed crime victims' compensation fees as assessed pursuant to RCW 7.68.035, court costs, county or interlocal drug funds, court-appointed attorneys' fees, and costs of defense, fines, and any other financial obligation that is assessed to the offender as a result of a felony conviction. Upon conviction for vehicular assault while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.522(1)(b), or vehicular homicide while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.520(1)(a), legal financial obligations may also include payment to a public agency of the expense of an emergency response to the incident resulting in the conviction, subject to RCW 38.52.430.

      (((29))) (27) "Most serious offense" means any of the following felonies or a felony attempt to commit any of the following felonies:

      (a) Any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or criminal solicitation of or criminal conspiracy to commit a class A felony;

      (b) Assault in the second degree;

      (c) Assault of a child in the second degree;

      (d) Child molestation in the second degree;

      (e) Controlled substance homicide;

      (f) Extortion in the first degree;

      (g) Incest when committed against a child under age fourteen;

      (h) Indecent liberties;

      (i) Kidnapping in the second degree;

      (j) Leading organized crime;

      (k) Manslaughter in the first degree;

      (l) Manslaughter in the second degree;

      (m) Promoting prostitution in the first degree;

      (n) Rape in the third degree;

      (o) Robbery in the second degree;

      (p) Sexual exploitation;

      (q) Vehicular assault, when caused by the operation or driving of a vehicle by a person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or by the operation or driving of a vehicle in a reckless manner;

      (r) Vehicular homicide, when proximately caused by the driving of any vehicle by any person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug as defined by RCW 46.61.502, or by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner;

      (s) Any other class B felony offense with a finding of sexual motivation;

      (t) Any other felony with a deadly weapon verdict under RCW 9.94A.602;

      (u) Any felony offense in effect at any time prior to December 2, 1993, that is comparable to a most serious offense under this subsection, or any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a most serious offense under this subsection;

      (v)(i) A prior conviction for indecent liberties under RCW 9A.88.100(1) (a), (b), and (c), chapter 260, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. as it existed until July 1, 1979, RCW 9A.44.100(1) (a), (b), and (c) as it existed from July 1, 1979, until June 11, 1986, and RCW 9A.44.100(1) (a), (b), and (d) as it existed from June 11, 1986, until July 1, 1988;

      (ii) A prior conviction for indecent liberties under RCW 9A.44.100(1)(c) as it existed from June 11, 1986, until July 1, 1988, if: (A) The crime was committed against a child under the age of fourteen; or (B) the relationship between the victim and perpetrator is included in the definition of indecent liberties under RCW 9A.44.100(1)(c) as it existed from July 1, 1988, through July 27, 1997, or RCW 9A.44.100(1) (d) or (e) as it existed from July 25, 1993, through July 27, 1997.

      (((30))) (28) "Nonviolent offense" means an offense which is not a violent offense.

      (((31))) (29) "Offender" means a person who has committed a felony established by state law and is eighteen years of age or older or is less than eighteen years of age but whose case is under superior court jurisdiction under RCW 13.04.030 or has been transferred by the appropriate juvenile court to a criminal court pursuant to RCW 13.40.110. Throughout this chapter, the terms "offender" and "defendant" are used interchangeably.

      (((32))) (30) "Partial confinement" means confinement for no more than one year in a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government, or, if home detention or work crew has been ordered by the court, in an approved residence, for a substantial portion of each day with the balance of the day spent in the community. Partial confinement includes work release, home detention, work crew, and a combination of work crew and home detention.

      (((33))) (31) "Persistent offender" is an offender who:

      (a)(i) Has been convicted in this state of any felony considered a most serious offense; and

      (ii) Has, before the commission of the offense under (a) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least two separate occasions, whether in this state or elsewhere, of felonies that under the laws of this state would be considered most serious offenses and would be included in the offender score under RCW 9.94A.525; provided that of the two or more previous convictions, at least one conviction must have occurred before the commission of any of the other most serious offenses for which the offender was previously convicted; or

      (b)(i) Has been convicted of: (A) Rape in the first degree, rape of a child in the first degree, child molestation in the first degree, rape in the second degree, rape of a child in the second degree, or indecent liberties by forcible compulsion; (B) any of the following offenses with a finding of sexual motivation: Murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, homicide by abuse, kidnapping in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, assault of a child in the first degree, assault of a child in the second degree, or burglary in the first degree; or (C) an attempt to commit any crime listed in this subsection (((33))) (31)(b)(i); and

      (ii) Has, before the commission of the offense under (b)(i) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least one occasion, whether in this state or elsewhere, of an offense listed in (b)(i) of this subsection or any federal or out-of-state offense or offense under prior Washington law that is comparable to the offenses listed in (b)(i) of this subsection. A conviction for rape of a child in the first degree constitutes a conviction under (b)(i) of this subsection only when the offender was sixteen years of age or older when the offender committed the offense. A conviction for rape of a child in the second degree constitutes a conviction under (b)(i) of this subsection only when the offender was eighteen years of age or older when the offender committed the offense.

      (((34) "Postrelease supervision" is that portion of an offender's community placement that is not community custody.

      (35))) (32) "Predatory" means: (a) The perpetrator of the crime was a stranger to the victim, as defined in this section; (b) the perpetrator established or promoted a relationship with the victim prior to the offense and the victimization of the victim was a significant reason the perpetrator established or promoted the relationship; or (c) the perpetrator was: (i) A teacher, counselor, volunteer, or other person in authority in any public or private school and the victim was a student of the school under his or her authority or supervision. For purposes of this subsection, "school" does not include home-based instruction as defined in RCW 28A.225.010; (ii) a coach, trainer, volunteer, or other person in authority in any recreational activity and the victim was a participant in the activity under his or her authority or supervision; or (iii) a pastor, elder, volunteer, or other person in authority in any church or religious organization, and the victim was a member or participant of the organization under his or her authority.

      (((36))) (33) "Private school" means a school regulated under chapter 28A.195 or 28A.205 RCW.

      (((37))) (34) "Public school" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.150.010.

      (((38))) (35) "Restitution" means a specific sum of money ordered by the sentencing court to be paid by the offender to the court over a specified period of time as payment of damages. The sum may include both public and private costs.

      (((39))) (36) "Risk assessment" means the application of an objective instrument supported by research and adopted by the department for the purpose of assessing an offender's risk of reoffense, taking into consideration the nature of the harm done by the offender, place and circumstances of the offender related to risk, the offender's relationship to any victim, and any information provided to the department by victims. The results of a risk assessment shall not be based on unconfirmed or unconfirmable allegations.

      (((40))) (37) "Serious traffic offense" means:

      (a) Nonfelony driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.502), nonfelony actual physical control while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.504), reckless driving (RCW 46.61.500), or hit-and-run an attended vehicle (RCW 46.52.020(5)); or

      (b) Any federal, out-of-state, county, or municipal conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be classified as a serious traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.

      (((41))) (38) "Serious violent offense" is a subcategory of violent offense and means:

      (a)(i) Murder in the first degree;

      (ii) Homicide by abuse;

      (iii) Murder in the second degree;

      (iv) Manslaughter in the first degree;

      (v) Assault in the first degree;

      (vi) Kidnapping in the first degree;

      (vii) Rape in the first degree;

      (viii) Assault of a child in the first degree; or

      (ix) An attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit one of these felonies; or

      (b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a serious violent offense under (a) of this subsection.

      (((42))) (39) "Sex offense" means:

      (a)(i) A felony that is a violation of chapter 9A.44 RCW other than RCW 9A.44.130(((11))) (12);

      (ii) A violation of RCW 9A.64.020;

      (iii) A felony that is a violation of chapter 9.68A RCW other than RCW 9.68A.080; or

      (iv) A felony that is, under chapter 9A.28 RCW, a criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit such crimes;

      (b) Any conviction for a felony offense in effect at any time prior to July 1, 1976, that is comparable to a felony classified as a sex offense in (a) of this subsection;

      (c) A felony with a finding of sexual motivation under RCW 9.94A.835 or 13.40.135; or

      (d) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a sex offense under (a) of this subsection.

      (((43))) (40) "Sexual motivation" means that one of the purposes for which the defendant committed the crime was for the purpose of his or her sexual gratification.

      (((44))) (41) "Standard sentence range" means the sentencing court's discretionary range in imposing a nonappealable sentence.

      (((45))) (42) "Statutory maximum sentence" means the maximum length of time for which an offender may be confined as punishment for a crime as prescribed in chapter 9A.20 RCW, RCW 9.92.010, the statute defining the crime, or other statute defining the maximum penalty for a crime.

      (((46))) (43) "Stranger" means that the victim did not know the offender twenty-four hours before the offense.

      (((47))) (44) "Total confinement" means confinement inside the physical boundaries of a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government for twenty-four hours a day, or pursuant to RCW 72.64.050 and 72.64.060.

      (((48))) (45) "Transition training" means written and verbal instructions and assistance provided by the department to the offender during the two weeks prior to the offender's successful completion of the work ethic camp program. The transition training shall include instructions in the offender's requirements and obligations during the offender's period of community custody.

      (((49))) (46) "Victim" means any person who has sustained emotional, psychological, physical, or financial injury to person or property as a direct result of the crime charged.

      (((50))) (47) "Violent offense" means:

      (a) Any of the following felonies:

      (i) Any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or an attempt to commit a class A felony;

      (ii) Criminal solicitation of or criminal conspiracy to commit a class A felony;

      (iii) Manslaughter in the first degree;

      (iv) Manslaughter in the second degree;

      (v) Indecent liberties if committed by forcible compulsion;

      (vi) Kidnapping in the second degree;

      (vii) Arson in the second degree;

      (viii) Assault in the second degree;

      (ix) Assault of a child in the second degree;

      (x) Extortion in the first degree;

      (xi) Robbery in the second degree;

      (xii) Drive-by shooting;

      (xiii) Vehicular assault, when caused by the operation or driving of a vehicle by a person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug or by the operation or driving of a vehicle in a reckless manner; and

      (xiv) Vehicular homicide, when proximately caused by the driving of any vehicle by any person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug as defined by RCW 46.61.502, or by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner;

      (b) Any conviction for a felony offense in effect at any time prior to July 1, 1976, that is comparable to a felony classified as a violent offense in (a) of this subsection; and

      (c) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a violent offense under (a) or (b) of this subsection.

      (((51))) (48) "Work crew" means a program of partial confinement consisting of civic improvement tasks for the benefit of the community that complies with RCW 9.94A.725.

      (((52))) (49) "Work ethic camp" means an alternative incarceration program as provided in RCW 9.94A.690 designed to reduce recidivism and lower the cost of corrections by requiring offenders to complete a comprehensive array of real-world job and vocational experiences, character-building work ethics training, life management skills development, substance abuse rehabilitation, counseling, literacy training, and basic adult education.

      (((53))) (50) "Work release" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders who are employed or engaged as a student in a regular course of study at school.

      Sec. 24. RCW 9.94A.501 and 2005 c 362 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

      (1) When the department performs a risk assessment pursuant to RCW 9.94A.500, or to determine a person's conditions of supervision, the risk assessment shall classify the offender or a probationer sentenced in superior court into one of at least four risk categories.

      (2) The department shall supervise every offender sentenced to a term of community custody((, community placement, or community supervision)) and every misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor probationer ordered by a superior court to probation under the supervision of the department pursuant to RCW 9.92.060, 9.95.204, or 9.95.210:

      (a) Whose risk assessment places that offender or probationer in one of the two highest risk categories; or

      (b) Regardless of the offender's or probationer's risk category if:

      (i) The offender's or probationer's current conviction is for:

      (A) A sex offense;

      (B) A violent offense;

      (C) A crime against persons as defined in RCW 9.94A.411;

      (D) A felony that is domestic violence as defined in RCW 10.99.020;

      (E) A violation of RCW 9A.52.025 (residential burglary);

      (F) A violation of, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to violate, RCW 69.50.401 by manufacture or delivery or possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine; or

      (G) A violation of, or an attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to violate, RCW 69.50.406 (delivery of a controlled substance to a minor);

      (ii) The offender or probationer has a prior conviction for:

      (A) A sex offense;

      (B) A violent offense;

      (C) A crime against persons as defined in RCW 9.94A.411;