BILL REQ. #:  Z-1070.1 



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SENATE BILL 6426
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State of Washington61st Legislature2010 Regular Session

By Senators Prentice and Tom; by request of Governor Gregoire

Read first time 01/14/10.   Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.



     AN ACT Relating to eliminating boards and commissions; amending RCW 28C.18.050, 28C.18.090, 43.03.027, 43.03.028, 34.12.100, 42.17.370, 43.03.040, 70.94.6528, 43.63A.760, 18.250.010, 18.250.020, 18.250.060, 70.47.040, 39.10.210, 39.10.230, 39.10.250, 39.10.270, 39.10.280, 39.10.290, 39.10.320, 39.10.350, 39.10.430, 39.10.460, 43.131.408, 39.04.350, 18.205.020, 18.205.060, 43.121.100, 43.121.175, 43.121.180, 28A.300.520, 43.215.065, 72.09.495, 74.04.800, 74.13.031, 74.13.031, 74.13.031, 74.13.031, 74.15.050, 74.15.060, 41.04.033, 41.04.0331, 41.04.0332, 72.78.030, 43.101.380, 43.105.052, 82.58.020, 46.20.100, 46.82.280, 46.82.330, 46.82.420, 72.23.025, 70.168.030, 70.168.050, 70.168.060, 70.168.130, 18.76.050, 18.73.030, 18.73.101, 41.50.088, 41.50.770, 41.50.780, 41.34.020, 41.34.040, 41.34.070, 41.34.130, 41.34.140, 43.33A.135, 36.70C.030, 18.44.011, 18.44.195, 18.44.221, 18.44.251, 15.76.110, 15.76.150, 13.40.462, 43.70.555, 74.14A.060, 74.14C.050, 70.112.010, 70.112.020, 43.43.934, 43.43.962, 38.52.530, 49.26.120, 48.62.061, 48.62.161, 28B.76.280, 18.280.010, 18.280.030, 18.280.050, 18.280.060, 18.280.070, 18.280.080, 18.280.110, 18.280.120, 18.280.130, 43.330.090, 2.56.031, 13.40.510, 43.105.041, 43.105.805, 43.105.820, 18.225.010, 18.225.040, 16.57.353, 18.50.045, 18.50.060, 18.50.105, 77.12.670, 77.12.690, 77.08.045, 19.146.225, 46.20.520, 18.36A.020, 18.36A.080, 18.36A.110, 46.09.020, 90.56.005, 90.56.060, 43.30.820, 18.210.010, 18.210.050, 18.210.060, 70.118.110, 18.200.010, 18.200.050, 18.200.070, 70.104.090, 15.92.070, 17.21.020, 80.24.060, 81.24.090, 43.20A.890, 18.140.010, 18.140.030, 18.140.160, 18.140.170, 77.95.100, 77.95.180, 77.95.190, 17.10.010, 17.10.040, 17.10.070, 17.10.074, 17.10.080, 17.10.090, 17.10.100, 17.10.130, 17.10.160, 17.10.201, 17.10.210, 17.10.235, 17.10.250, 17.10.260, 17.10.350, 17.15.020, 17.26.006, 17.26.015, 77.60.130, 79A.25.320, 79A.25.340, 70.95.030, 43.21A.520, 70.105.010, 70.105.160, 46.16.316, 46.16.715, 46.16.725, 46.16.745, 46.16.755, 46.16.775, 46.16.30901, 46.16.30903, 46.16.30905, 46.16.30907, 46.16.30909, 46.16.30911, 46.16.30913, 46.16.30914, 46.16.30916, 46.16.30918, 46.16.30920, 46.16.30922, 46.16.30924, 46.16.30926, 46.16.30928, 43.370.020, 43.370.030, 46.01.325, 46.01.140, 43.60A.170, 43.131.406, 43.60A.010, 70.119A.180, 90.86.030, 18.104.040, 18.104.043, 18.104.049, 18.104.100, 18.104.200, 28C.04.390, 28C.04.420, and 43.15.020; amending 2005 c 158 s 3 (uncodified); reenacting and amending RCW 74.15.030, 18.71.205, 43.21B.005, 43.105.020, and 46.16.233; adding new sections to chapter 43.215 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 43.121.170, 43.121.175, and 43.121.180; repealing RCW 28B.50.254, 18.250.030, 39.10.220, 39.10.240, 39.10.260, 43.34.080, 18.205.080, 43.121.010, 43.121.015, 43.121.020, 43.121.030, 43.121.040, 43.121.050, 43.121.060, 43.121.070, 43.121.080, 43.121.110, 43.121.120, 43.121.130, 43.121.140, 43.121.150, 43.121.160, 43.121.910, 43.63A.068, 70.96A.070, 43.101.310, 43.101.315, 43.101.320, 43.101.325, 43.101.330, 43.101.335, 43.101.340, 43.101.345, 43.105.055, 46.82.300, 70.168.020, 18.73.040, 18.73.050, 41.50.086, 43.21L.005, 43.21L.010, 43.21L.020, 43.21L.030, 43.21L.040, 43.21L.050, 43.21L.060, 43.21L.070, 43.21L.080, 43.21L.090, 43.21L.100, 43.21L.110, 43.21L.120, 43.21L.130, 43.21L.140, 43.21L.900, 43.21L.901, 18.44.500, 18.44.510, 15.76.170, 70.190.005, 70.190.010, 70.190.020, 70.190.030, 70.190.040, 70.190.050, 70.190.060, 70.190.065, 70.190.070, 70.190.075, 70.190.080, 70.190.085, 70.190.090, 70.190.100, 70.190.110, 70.190.120, 70.190.130, 70.190.150, 70.190.160, 70.190.170, 70.190.180, 70.190.190, 70.190.910, 70.190.920, 70.112.030, 70.112.040, 70.112.050, 43.43.932, 43.43.936, 79A.25.220, 70.105E.070, 70.105E.090, 48.62.051, 48.62.041, 28B.76.100, 18.280.040, 10.98.200, 10.98.210, 10.98.220, 10.98.230, 10.98.240, 43.105.800, 43.105.810, 18.225.060, 18.225.070, 16.57.015, 43.360.040, 18.50.140, 18.50.150, 77.12.680, 19.146.280, 18.36A.070, 46.09.280, 90.56.120, 90.56.130, 18.210.040, 18.210.070, 70.118.100, 18.200.060, 43.09.430, 43.09.435, 43.09.440, 43.09.445, 43.09.450, 43.09.455, 43.09.460, 17.15.040, 17.21.230, 17.21.240, 17.21.250, 17.21.260, 17.21.270, 70.104.070, 70.104.080, 81.88.140, 42.56.140, 18.140.230, 18.140.240, 18.140.250, 77.95.110, 77.95.120, 17.10.030, 70.95.040, 70.95.050, 70.95.070, 70.105.060, 46.16.705, 46.01.320, 43.60A.180, 46.38.010, 46.38.020, 46.38.030, 46.38.040, 46.38.050, 46.38.060, 46.38.070, 46.38.080, 46.38.090, 70.119A.160, 18.104.190, 46.39.010, 46.39.020, 27.34.360, 27.34.365, 27.34.370, 27.34.375, and 27.34.380; providing effective dates; and providing an expiration date.

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

Advisory Council on Adult Education

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1   RCW 28B.50.254 (Advisory council on adult education -- Workforce training and education coordinating board to monitor) and 1991 c 238 s 19 are each repealed.

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

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

Committee on Agency Officials' Salaries

Sec. 4   RCW 43.03.027 and 1970 ex.s. c 43 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state to base the salaries of public officials on realistic standards in order that such officials may be paid according to the true value of their services and the best qualified citizens may be attracted to public service. It is the purpose of ((RCW 43.03.027, 43.03.028,)) this section and RCW 43.03.040((, 43.03.045 and 43.03.047)) to effectuate this policy by utilizing the expert knowledge of citizens having access to pertinent facts concerning proper salaries for public officials, thus removing and dispelling any thought of political consideration in fixing the appropriateness of the amount of such salaries.

Sec. 5   RCW 43.03.028 and 2007 c 241 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((There is hereby created a state committee on agency officials' salaries to consist of seven members, or their designees, as follows: The president of the University of Puget Sound; the chairperson of the council of presidents of the state's four-year institutions of higher education; the chairperson of the Washington personnel resources board; the president of the Association of Washington Business; the president of the Pacific Northwest Personnel Managers' Association; the president of the Washington State Bar Association; and the president of the Washington State Labor Council. If any of the titles or positions mentioned in this subsection are changed or abolished, any person occupying an equivalent or like position shall be qualified for appointment by the governor to membership upon the committee.
     (2) The committee
)) The department of personnel shall study the duties and salaries of the directors of the several departments and the members of the several boards and commissions of state government, who are subject to appointment by the governor or whose salaries are fixed by the governor, and of the chief executive officers of the following agencies of state government:
     The arts commission; the human rights commission; the board of accountancy; the board of pharmacy; the eastern Washington historical society; the Washington state historical society; the recreation and conservation office; the criminal justice training commission; the department of personnel; the state library; the traffic safety commission; the horse racing commission; the advisory council on vocational education; the public disclosure commission; the state conservation commission; the commission on Hispanic affairs; the commission on Asian Pacific American affairs; the state board for volunteer firefighters and reserve officers; the transportation improvement board; the public employment relations commission; the forest practices appeals board; and the energy facilities site evaluation council.
     ((The committee)) (2) The department of personnel shall report to the governor or the chairperson of the appropriate salary fixing authority at least once in each fiscal biennium on such date as the governor may designate, but not later than seventy-five days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature during an odd-numbered year, its recommendations for the salaries to be fixed for each position.
     (((3) Committee members shall be reimbursed by the department of personnel for travel expenses under RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.))

Sec. 6   RCW 34.12.100 and 1986 c 155 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     The chief administrative law judge shall be paid a salary fixed by the governor after recommendation of the ((state committee on agency officials' salaries)) department of personnel. The salaries of administrative law judges appointed under the terms of this chapter shall be determined by the chief administrative law judge after recommendation of the ((state committee on agency officials' salaries)) department of personnel.

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

Sec. 8   RCW 43.03.040 and 2009 c 5 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     The directors of the several departments and members of the several boards and commissions, whose salaries are fixed by the governor and the chief executive officers of the agencies named in RCW 43.03.028(((2))) (1) as now or hereafter amended shall each severally receive such salaries, payable in monthly installments, as shall be fixed by the governor or the appropriate salary fixing authority, in an amount not to exceed the recommendations of the ((committee on agency officials' salaries)) department of personnel. For the twelve months following February 18, 2009, a salary or wage increase shall not be granted to any position under this section.

Agricultural Burning Practices and Research Task Force

Sec. 9   RCW 70.94.6528 and 2009 c 118 s 401 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Any person who proposes to set fires in the course of agricultural activities shall obtain a permit from an air pollution control authority, the department of ecology, or a local entity delegated permitting authority under RCW 70.94.6530. General permit criteria of statewide applicability shall be established by the department, by rule, after consultation with the various air pollution control authorities.
     (a) Permits shall be issued under this section based on seasonal operations or by individual operations, or both.
     (b) Incidental agricultural burning consistent with provisions established in RCW 70.94.6524 is allowed without applying for any permit and without the payment of any fee.
     (2) The department of ecology, local air authorities, or a local entity with delegated permit authority shall:
     (a) Condition all permits to insure that the public interest in air, water, and land pollution and safety to life and property is fully considered;
     (b) Condition all burning permits to minimize air pollution insofar as practical;
     (c) Act upon, within seven days from the date an application is filed under this section, an application for a permit to set fires in the course of agricultural burning for controlling diseases, insects, weed abatement, or development of physiological conditions conducive to increased crop yield;
     (d) Provide convenient methods for issuance and oversight of agricultural burning permits; and
     (e) Work, through agreement, with counties and cities to provide convenient methods for granting permission for agricultural burning, including telephone, facsimile transmission, issuance from local city or county offices, or other methods.
     (3) A local air authority administering the permit program under subsection (2) of this section shall not limit the number of days of allowable agricultural burning, but may consider the time of year, meteorological conditions, and other criteria specified in rules adopted by the department to implement subsection (2) of this section.
     (4) In addition to following any other requirements established by the department to protect air quality pursuant to other laws, applicants for permits must show that the setting of fires as requested is the most reasonable procedure to follow in safeguarding life or property under all circumstances or is otherwise reasonably necessary to successfully carry out the enterprise in which the applicant is engaged, or both. Nothing in this section relieves the applicant from obtaining permits, licenses, or other approvals required by any other law.
     (5) The department of ecology, the appropriate local air authority, or a local entity with delegated permitting authority pursuant to RCW 70.94.6530 at the time the permit is issued shall assess and collect permit fees for burning under this section. All fees collected shall be deposited in the air pollution control account created in RCW 70.94.015, except for that portion of the fee necessary to cover local costs of administering a permit issued under this section. Fees shall be set by rule by the permitting agency at the level determined by the ((task force created by subsection (6) of this section)) department, but shall not exceed two dollars and fifty cents per acre to be burned. After fees are established by rule, any increases in such fees shall be limited to annual inflation adjustments as determined by the state office of the economic and revenue forecast council.
     (6) ((An agricultural burning practices and research task force shall be established under the direction of the department. The task force shall be composed of a representative from the department who shall serve as chair; one representative of eastern Washington local air authorities; three representatives of the agricultural community from different agricultural pursuits; one representative of the department of agriculture; two representatives from universities or colleges knowledgeable in agricultural issues; one representative of the public health or medical community; and one representative of the conservation districts. The task force)) In consultation with interest groups including representatives from agriculture, horticulture, the agricultural sciences university, public health agencies, local air agencies and the general public, the department shall:
     (a) Identify best management practices for reducing air contaminant emissions from agricultural activities ((and provide such information to the department and local air authorities));
     (b) Determine the level of fees to be assessed by the permitting agency ((pursuant to subsection (5) of this section,)) based upon the level necessary to cover the costs of administering and enforcing the permit programs, to provide funds for research into alternative methods to reduce emissions from such burning, and to the extent possible be consistent with fees charged for such burning permits in neighboring states. The fee level shall provide, to the extent possible, for lesser fees for permittees who use best management practices to minimize air contaminant emissions;
     (c) Identify research needs related to minimizing emissions from agricultural burning and alternatives to such burning; and
     (d) ((Make recommendations to the department on)) Establish priorities for spending funds provided through this chapter for research into alternative methods to reduce emissions from agricultural burning.
     (7) Conservation districts and the Washington State University agricultural extension program in conjunction with the department shall develop public education material for the agricultural community identifying the health and environmental effects of agricultural outdoor burning and providing technical assistance in alternatives to agricultural outdoor burning.
     (8)(a) Outdoor burning that is normal, necessary, and customary to ongoing agricultural activities, that is consistent with agricultural burning authorized under this section and RCW 70.94.6532, is allowed within the urban growth area as described in RCW 70.94.6514 if the burning is not conducted during air quality episodes, or where a determination of impaired air quality has been made as provided in RCW 70.94.473, and the agricultural activities preceded the designation as an urban growth area.
     (b) Outdoor burning of cultivated orchard trees, whether or not agricultural crops will be replanted on the land, shall be allowed as an ongoing agricultural activity under this section if a local horticultural pest and disease board formed under chapter 15.09 RCW, an extension office agent with Washington State University that has horticultural experience, or an entomologist employed by the department of agriculture, has determined in writing that burning is an appropriate method to prevent or control the spread of horticultural pests or diseases.

Airport Impact Mitigation Advisory Board

Sec. 10   RCW 43.63A.760 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 26 s 928 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The airport impact mitigation account is created in the custody of the state treasury. Moneys deposited in the account, including moneys received from the port of Seattle for purposes of this section, may be used only for airport mitigation purposes as provided in this section. Only the director of ((the department of community, trade, and economic development)) commerce or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
     (2) The department of ((community, trade, and economic development)) commerce shall establish a competitive process to prioritize applications for airport impact mitigation assistance through the account created in subsection (1) of this section. The department shall conduct a solicitation of project applications in the airport impact area as defined in subsection (((4))) (3) of this section. Eligible applicants include public entities such as cities, counties, schools, parks, fire districts, and shall include organizations eligible to apply for grants under RCW 43.63A.125. The department ((of community, trade, and economic development)) shall evaluate and rank applications ((in conjunction with the airport impact mitigation advisory board established in subsection (3) of this section)) using objective criteria developed by the department ((in conjunction with the airport impact mitigation advisory board)). At a minimum, the criteria must consider: The extent to which the applicant is impacted by the airport; and the other resources available to the applicant to mitigate the impact, including other mitigation funds. The director of ((the department of community, trade, and economic development)) commerce shall award grants annually to the extent funds are available in the account created in subsection (1) of this section.
     (3) ((The director of the department of community, trade, and economic development shall establish the airport impact mitigation advisory board comprised of persons in the airport impact area to assist the director in developing criteria and ranking applications under this section. The advisory board shall include representation of local governments, the public in general, businesses, schools, community services organizations, parks and recreational activities, and others at the discretion of the director. The advisory board shall be weighted toward those communities closest to the airport that are more adversely impacted by airport activities.
     (4)
)) The airport impact area includes the incorporated areas of Burien, Normandy Park, Des Moines, SeaTac, Tukwilla, Kent, and Federal Way, and the unincorporated portion of west King county.
     (((5))) (4) The department of ((community, trade, and economic development)) commerce shall report on its activities related to the account created in this section by January 1, 2004, and each January 1st thereafter.

Athletic Training Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 11   RCW 18.250.030 (Athletic training advisory committee) and 2007 c 253 s 4 are each repealed.

Sec. 12   RCW 18.250.010 and 2007 c 253 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Athlete" means a person who participates in exercise, recreation, sport, or games requiring physical strength, range-of-motion, flexibility, body awareness and control, speed, stamina, or agility, and the exercise, recreation, sports, or games are of a type conducted in association with an educational institution or professional, amateur, or recreational sports club or organization.
     (2) "Athletic injury" means an injury or condition sustained by an athlete that affects the person's participation or performance in exercise, recreation, sport, or games and the injury or condition is within the professional preparation and education of an athletic trainer.
     (3) "Athletic trainer" means a person who is licensed under this chapter. An athletic trainer can practice athletic training through the consultation, referral, or guidelines of a licensed health care provider working within their scope of practice.
     (4)(a) "Athletic training" means the application of the following principles and methods as provided by a licensed athletic trainer:
     (i) Risk management and prevention of athletic injuries through preactivity screening and evaluation, educational programs, physical conditioning and reconditioning programs, application of commercial products, use of protective equipment, promotion of healthy behaviors, and reduction of environmental risks;
     (ii) Recognition, evaluation, and assessment of athletic injuries by obtaining a history of the athletic injury, inspection and palpation of the injured part and associated structures, and performance of specific testing techniques related to stability and function to determine the extent of an injury;
     (iii) Immediate care of athletic injuries, including emergency medical situations through the application of first-aid and emergency procedures and techniques for nonlife-threatening or life-threatening athletic injuries;
     (iv) Treatment, rehabilitation, and reconditioning of athletic injuries through the application of physical agents and modalities, therapeutic activities and exercise, standard reassessment techniques and procedures, commercial products, and educational programs, in accordance with guidelines established with a licensed health care provider as provided in RCW 18.250.070; and
     (v) Referral of an athlete to an appropriately licensed health care provider if the athletic injury requires further definitive care or the injury or condition is outside an athletic trainer's scope of practice, in accordance with RCW 18.250.070.
     (b) "Athletic training" does not include:
     (i) The use of spinal adjustment or manipulative mobilization of the spine and its immediate articulations;
     (ii) Orthotic or prosthetic services with the exception of evaluation, measurement, fitting, and adjustment of temporary, prefabricated or direct-formed orthosis as defined in chapter 18.200 RCW;
     (iii) The practice of occupational therapy as defined in chapter 18.59 RCW;
     (iv) The practice of acupuncture as defined in chapter 18.06 RCW;
     (v) Any medical diagnosis; and
     (vi) Prescribing legend drugs or controlled substances, or surgery.
     (5) (("Committee" means the athletic training advisory committee.
     (6)
)) "Department" means the department of health.
     (((7))) (6) "Licensed health care provider" means a physician, physician assistant, osteopathic physician, osteopathic physician assistant, advanced registered nurse practitioner, naturopath, physical therapist, chiropractor, dentist, massage practitioner, acupuncturist, occupational therapist, or podiatric physician and surgeon.
     (((8))) (7) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee.

Sec. 13   RCW 18.250.020 and 2007 c 253 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary may:
     (a) Adopt rules, in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW, necessary to implement this chapter;
     (b) Establish all license, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250;
     (c) Establish forms and procedures necessary to administer this chapter;
     (d) Establish administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280. All fees collected under this section must be credited to the health professions account as required under RCW 43.70.320;
     (e) Develop and administer, or approve, or both, examinations to applicants for a license under this chapter;
     (f) Issue a license to any applicant who has met the education, training, and examination requirements for licensure and deny a license to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications for licensure. However, denial of licenses based on unprofessional conduct or impaired practice is governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;
     (g) ((In consultation with the committee,)) Approve examinations prepared or administered by private testing agencies or organizations for use by an applicant in meeting the licensing requirements under RCW 18.250.060;
     (h) Determine which states have credentialing requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state, and issue licenses to individuals credentialed in those states that have successfully fulfilled the requirements of RCW 18.250.080;
     (i) Hire clerical, administrative, and investigative staff as needed to implement and administer this chapter;
     (j) Maintain the official department record of all applicants and licensees; and
     (k) Establish requirements and procedures for an inactive license.
     (2) The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs unlicensed practice, the issuance and denial of licenses, and the discipline of licensees under this chapter.

Sec. 14   RCW 18.250.060 and 2007 c 253 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     An applicant for an athletic trainer license must:
     (1) Have received a bachelor's or advanced degree from an accredited four-year college or university that meets the academic standards of athletic training, accepted by the secretary((, as advised by the committee));
     (2) Have successfully completed an examination administered or approved by the secretary((, in consultation with the committee)); and
     (3) Submit an application on forms prescribed by the secretary and pay the licensure fee required under this chapter.

Basic Health Advisory Committee

Sec. 15   RCW 70.47.040 and 1993 c 492 s 211 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The Washington basic health plan is created as a program within the Washington state health care authority. The administrative head and appointing authority of the plan shall be the administrator of the Washington state health care authority. The administrator shall appoint a medical director. The medical director and up to five other employees of the plan shall be exempt from the civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW.
     (2) The administrator shall employ such other staff as are necessary to fulfill the responsibilities and duties of the administrator, such staff to be subject to the civil service law, chapter 41.06 RCW. In addition, the administrator may contract with third parties for services necessary to carry out its activities where this will promote economy, avoid duplication of effort, and make best use of available expertise. Any such contractor or consultant shall be prohibited from releasing, publishing, or otherwise using any information made available to it under its contractual responsibility without specific permission of the plan. The administrator may call upon other agencies of the state to provide available information as necessary to assist the administrator in meeting its responsibilities under this chapter, which information shall be supplied as promptly as circumstances permit.
     (3) The administrator may appoint such technical or advisory committees as he or she deems necessary. ((The administrator shall appoint a standing technical advisory committee that is representative of health care professionals, health care providers, and those directly involved in the purchase, provision, or delivery of health care services, as well as consumers and those knowledgeable of the ethical issues involved with health care public policy. Individuals appointed to any technical or other advisory committee shall serve without compensation for their services as members, but may be reimbursed for their travel expenses pursuant to RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.))
     (4) The administrator may apply for, receive, and accept grants, gifts, and other payments, including property and service, from any governmental or other public or private entity or person, and may make arrangements as to the use of these receipts, including the undertaking of special studies and other projects relating to health care costs and access to health care.
     (5) Whenever feasible, the administrator shall reduce the administrative cost of operating the program by adopting joint policies or procedures applicable to both the basic health plan and employee health plans.

Capital Projects Advisory Review Board and Project Review Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 16   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 39.10.220 (Board -- Membership -- Vacancies) and 2007 c 494 s 102 & 2005 c 377 s 1;
     (2) RCW 39.10.240 (Project review committee -- Creation -- Members) and 2007 c 494 s 104; and
     (3) RCW 39.10.260 (Project review committee -- Meetings -- Open and public) and 2007 c 494 s 106.

Sec. 17   RCW 39.10.210 and 2007 c 494 s 101 are each amended to read as follows:
     Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
     (1) "Alternative public works contracting procedure" means the design-build, general contractor/construction manager, and job order contracting procedures authorized in RCW 39.10.300, 39.10.340, and 39.10.420, respectively.
     (2) (("Board" means the capital projects advisory review board.
     (3) "Committee" means the project review committee.
     (4)
)) "Department" means the department of general administration.
     (3)
"Design-build procedure" means a contract between a public body and another party in which the party agrees to both design and build the facility, portion of the facility, or other item specified in the contract.
     (((5))) (4) "Total contract cost" means the fixed amount for the detailed specified general conditions work, the negotiated maximum allowable construction cost, and the percent fee on the negotiated maximum allowable construction cost.
     (((6))) (5) "General contractor/construction manager" means a firm with which a public body has selected and negotiated a maximum allowable construction cost to provide services during the design phase and to act as construction manager and general contractor during the construction phase.
     (((7))) (6) "Job order contract" means a contract in which the contractor agrees to a fixed period, indefinite quantity delivery order contract which provides for the use of negotiated, definitive work orders for public works as defined in RCW 39.04.010.
     (((8))) (7) "Job order contractor" means a registered or licensed contractor awarded a job order contract.
     (((9))) (8) "Maximum allowable construction cost" means the maximum cost of the work to construct the project including a percentage for risk contingency, negotiated support services, and approved change orders.
     (((10))) (9) "Negotiated support services" means items a general contractor would normally manage or perform on a construction project including, but not limited to surveying, hoisting, safety enforcement, provision of toilet facilities, temporary heat, cleanup, and trash removal.
     (((11))) (10) "Percent fee" means the percentage amount to be earned by the general contractor/construction manager as overhead and profit.
     (((12))) (11) "Public body" means any general or special purpose government, including but not limited to state agencies, institutions of higher education, counties, cities, towns, ports, school districts, and special purpose districts.
     (((13))) (12) "Certified public body" means a public body certified to use design-build or general contractor/construction manager contracting procedures, or both, under RCW 39.10.270.
     (((14))) (13) "Public works project" means any work for a public body within the definition of "public work" in RCW 39.04.010.
     (((15))) (14) "Total project cost" means the cost of the project less financing and land acquisition costs.
     (((16))) (15) "Unit price book" means a book containing specific prices, based on generally accepted industry standards and information, where available, for various items of work to be performed by the job order contractor. The prices may include: All the costs of materials; labor; equipment; overhead, including bonding costs; and profit for performing the items of work. The unit prices for labor must be at the rates in effect at the time the individual work order is issued.
     (((17))) (16) "Work order" means an order issued for a definite scope of work to be performed pursuant to a job order contract.

Sec. 18   RCW 39.10.230 and 2009 c 75 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((board has the following powers and duties)) department shall:
     (1) Develop and recommend to the legislature policies to further enhance the quality, efficiency, and accountability of capital construction projects through the use of traditional and alternative delivery methods in Washington, and make recommendations regarding expansion, continuation, elimination, or modification of the alternative public works contracting methods;
     (2) Evaluate the use of existing contracting procedures and potential future use of other alternative contracting procedures including competitive negotiation contracts;
     (3) Develop guidelines to be used ((by the committee)) for the review and approval of design-build demonstration projects that procure operations and maintenance services; and
     (4) ((Appoint members of the committee; and
     (5)
)) Develop and administer questionnaires designed to provide quantitative and qualitative data on alternative public works contracting procedures on which evaluations are based.

Sec. 19   RCW 39.10.250 and 2009 c 75 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((committee)) department shall:
     (1) Certify, or recertify, public bodies for a period of three years to use the design-build or general contractor/construction manager, or both, contracting procedures for projects with a total project cost of ten million dollars or more;
     (2) Review and approve the use of the design-build or general contractor/construction manager contracting procedures on a project by project basis for public bodies that are not certified under RCW 39.10.270;
     (3) Review and approve the use of the general contractor/construction manager contracting procedure by certified public bodies for projects with a total project cost under ten million dollars;
     (4) Review and approve not more than ten projects using the design-build contracting procedure by certified and noncertified public bodies for projects that have a total project cost between two million and ten million dollars. Projects must meet the criteria in RCW 39.10.300(1). Where possible, the committee shall approve projects among multiple public bodies. In June 2010, the committee shall report to the board regarding the committee's review procedure of these projects and its recommendations for further use; and
     (5) Review and approve not more than two design-build demonstration projects that include procurement of operations and maintenance services for a period longer than three years.

Sec. 20   RCW 39.10.270 and 2009 c 75 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A public body may apply for certification to use the design-build or general contractor/construction manager contracting procedure, or both. Once certified, a public body may use the contracting procedure for which it is certified on individual projects with a total project cost over ten million dollars without seeking ((committee)) department approval. The certification period is three years. A public body seeking certification must submit to the ((committee)) department an application in a format and manner as prescribed by the ((committee)) department. The application must include a description of the public body's qualifications, its capital plan during the certification period, and its intended use of alternative contracting procedures.
     (2) A public body seeking certification for the design-build procedure must demonstrate successful management of at least one design-build project within the previous five years. A public body seeking certification for the general contractor/construction manager procedure must demonstrate successful management of at least one general contractor/construction manager project within the previous five years.
     (3) To certify a public body, the ((committee)) department shall determine that the public body:
     (a) Has the necessary experience and qualifications to determine which projects are appropriate for using alternative contracting procedures;
     (b) Has the necessary experience and qualifications to carry out the alternative contracting procedure including, but not limited to: (i) Project delivery knowledge and experience; (ii) personnel with appropriate construction experience; (iii) a management plan and rationale for its alternative public works projects; (iv) demonstrated success in managing public works projects; (v) the ability to properly manage its capital facilities plan including, but not limited to, appropriate project planning and budgeting experience; and (vi) the ability to meet requirements of this chapter; and
     (c) Has resolved any audit findings on previous public works projects in a manner satisfactory to the ((committee)) department.
     (4) ((The committee shall, if practicable, make its determination at the public meeting during which an application for certification is reviewed.)) Public comments must be considered before a determination is made. Within ten business days of the public meeting, the ((committee)) department shall provide a written determination to the public body, and make its determination available to the public on the ((committee's)) department's web site.
     (5) The ((committee)) department may revoke any public body's certification upon a finding, after a public hearing, that its use of design-build or general contractor/construction manager contracting procedures no longer serves the public interest.
     (6) The ((committee)) department may renew the certification of a public body for one additional three-year period. The public body must submit an application for recertification at least three months before the initial certification expires. The application shall include updated information on the public body's capital plan for the next three years, its intended use of the procedures, and any other information requested by the ((committee)) department. The ((committee)) department must review the application for recertification ((at a meeting held)) before expiration of the applicant's initial certification period. A public body must reapply for certification under the process described in subsection (1) of this section once the period of recertification expires.
     (7) Certified public bodies must submit project data information as required in RCW 39.10.320 and 39.10.350.

Sec. 21   RCW 39.10.280 and 2007 c 494 s 108 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A public body not certified under RCW 39.10.270 must apply for approval from the ((committee)) department to use the design-build or general contractor/construction manager contracting procedure on a project. A public body seeking approval must submit to the ((committee)) department an application in a format and manner as prescribed by the ((committee)) department. The application must include a description of the public body's qualifications, a description of the project, and its intended use of alternative contracting procedures.
     (2) To approve a proposed project, the ((committee)) department shall determine that:
     (a) The alternative contracting procedure will provide a substantial fiscal benefit or the use of the traditional method of awarding contracts in lump sum to the low responsive bidder is not practical for meeting desired quality standards or delivery schedules;
     (b) The proposed project meets the requirements for using the alternative contracting procedure as described in RCW 39.10.300 or 39.10.340;
     (c) The public body has the necessary experience or qualified team to carry out the alternative contracting procedure including, but not limited to: (i) Project delivery knowledge and experience; (ii) sufficient personnel with construction experience to administer the contract; (iii) a written management plan that shows clear and logical lines of authority; (iv) the necessary and appropriate funding and time to properly manage the job and complete the project; (v) continuity of project management team, including personnel with experience managing projects of similar scope and size to the project being proposed; and (vi) necessary and appropriate construction budget;
     (d) For design-build projects, construction personnel independent of the design-build team are knowledgeable in the design-build process and are able to oversee and administer the contract; and
     (e) The public body has resolved any audit findings related to previous public works projects in a manner satisfactory to the ((committee)) department.
     (3) ((The committee shall, if practicable, make its determination at the public meeting during which a submittal is reviewed.)) Public comments must be considered before a determination is made.
     (4) ((Within ten business days after the public meeting, the committee)) The department shall provide a written determination to the public body, and make its determination available to the public on the ((committee's)) department's web site. ((If the committee fails to make a written determination within ten business days of the public meeting, the request of the public body to use the alternative contracting procedure on the requested project shall be deemed approved.))
     (5) The requirements of subsection (1) of this section also apply to certified public bodies seeking to use the general contractor/construction manager contracting procedure on projects with a total project cost of less than ten million dollars.
     (6) Failure of the ((committee)) department to meet within sixty calendar days of a public body's application to use an alternative contracting procedure on a project shall be deemed an approval of the application.

Sec. 22   RCW 39.10.290 and 2007 c 494 s 109 are each amended to read as follows:
     Final determinations by the ((committee)) department may be appealed ((to the board)) within seven days by the public body or by an interested party. A written notice of an appeal must be provided to the ((committee)) department and, as applicable, to the public body. ((The board shall resolve an appeal)) Appeals are under the administrative procedures act and must be resolved within forty-five days of receipt of the appeal and ((shall send)) a written determination of its decision must be sent to the party making the appeal and to the appropriate public body, as applicable. ((The public body shall comply with the determination of the board.))

Sec. 23   RCW 39.10.320 and 2007 c 494 s 203 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A public body utilizing the design-build contracting procedure shall provide for:
     (a) Reasonable budget contingencies totaling not less than five percent of the anticipated contract value;
     (b) Employment of staff or consultants with expertise and prior experience in the management of comparable projects;
     (c) Contract documents that include alternative dispute resolution procedures to be attempted prior to the initiation of litigation;
     (d) Submission of project information, as required by the ((board)) department; and
     (e) Contract documents that require the contractor, subcontractors, and designers to submit project information required by the ((board)) department.
     (2) A public body utilizing the design-build contracting procedure may provide incentive payments to contractors for early completion, cost savings, or other goals if such payments are identified in the request for proposals.

Sec. 24   RCW 39.10.350 and 2007 c 494 s 302 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A public body using the general contractor/construction manager contracting procedure shall provide for:
     (a) The preparation of appropriate, complete, and coordinated design documents;
     (b) Confirmation that a constructability analysis of the design documents has been performed prior to solicitation of a subcontract bid package;
     (c) Reasonable budget contingencies totaling not less than five percent of the anticipated contract value;
     (d) To the extent appropriate, on-site architectural or engineering representatives during major construction or installation phases;
     (e) Employment of staff or consultants with expertise and prior experience in the management of comparable projects, critical path method schedule review and analysis, and the administration, pricing, and negotiation of change orders;
     (f) Contract documents that include alternative dispute resolution procedures to be attempted before the initiation of litigation;
     (g) Contract documents that: (i) Obligate the public owner to accept or reject a request for equitable adjustment, change order, or claim within a specified time period but no later than sixty calendar days after the receipt by the public body of related documentation; and (ii) provide that if the public owner does not respond in writing to a request for equitable adjustment, change order, or claim within the specified time period, the request is deemed denied;
     (h) Submission of project information, as required by the ((board)) department; and
     (i) Contract documents that require the contractor, subcontractors, and designers to submit project information required by the ((board)) department.
     (2) A public body using the general contractor/construction manager contracting procedure may include an incentive clause for early completion, cost savings, or other performance goals if such incentives are identified in the request for proposals. No incentives granted may exceed five percent of the maximum allowable construction cost. No incentives may be paid from any contingency fund established for coordination of the construction documents or coordination of the work.
     (3) If the construction is completed for less than the maximum allowable construction cost, any savings not otherwise negotiated as part of an incentive clause shall accrue to the public body. If the construction is completed for more than the maximum allowable construction cost, the additional cost is the responsibility of the general contractor/construction manager.
     (4) If the public body and the general contractor/construction manager agree, in writing, on a price for additional work, the public body must issue a change order within thirty days of the written agreement. If the public body does not issue a change order within the thirty days, interest shall accrue on the dollar amount of the additional work satisfactorily completed until a change order is issued. The public body shall pay this interest at a rate of one percent per month.

Sec. 25   RCW 39.10.430 and 2007 c 494 s 402 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Job order contracts shall be awarded through a competitive process using public requests for proposals.
     (2) The public body shall make an effort to solicit proposals from certified minority or certified woman-owned contractors to the extent permitted by the Washington state civil rights act, RCW 49.60.400.
     (3) The public body shall publish, at least once in a statewide publication and legal newspaper of general circulation published in every county in which the public works project is anticipated, a request for proposals for job order contracts and the availability and location of the request for proposal documents. The public body shall ensure that the request for proposal documents at a minimum includes:
     (a) A detailed description of the scope of the job order contract including performance, technical requirements and specifications, functional and operational elements, minimum and maximum work order amounts, duration of the contract, and options to extend the job order contract;
     (b) The reasons for using job order contracts;
     (c) A description of the qualifications required of the proposer;
     (d) The identity of the specific unit price book to be used;
     (e) The minimum contracted amount committed to the selected job order contractor;
     (f) A description of the process the public body will use to evaluate qualifications and proposals, including evaluation factors and the relative weight of factors. The public body shall ensure that evaluation factors include, but are not limited to, proposal price and the ability of the proposer to perform the job order contract. In evaluating the ability of the proposer to perform the job order contract, the public body may consider: The ability of the professional personnel who will work on the job order contract; past performance on similar contracts; ability to meet time and budget requirements; ability to provide a performance and payment bond for the job order contract; recent, current, and projected workloads of the proposer; location; and the concept of the proposal;
     (g) The form of the contract to be awarded;
     (h) The method for pricing renewals of or extensions to the job order contract;
     (i) A notice that the proposals are subject to RCW 39.10.470; and
     (j) Other information relevant to the project.
     (4) A public body shall establish a committee to evaluate the proposals. After the committee has selected the most qualified finalists, the finalists shall submit final proposals, including sealed bids based upon the identified unit price book. Such bids may be in the form of coefficient markups from listed price book costs. The public body shall award the contract to the firm submitting the highest scored final proposal using the evaluation factors and the relative weight of factors published in the public request for proposals and will notify the ((board)) department of the award of the contract.
     (5) The public body shall provide a protest period of at least ten business days following the day of the announcement of the apparent successful proposal to allow a protester to file a detailed statement of the grounds of the protest. The public body shall promptly make a determination on the merits of the protest and provide to all proposers a written decision of denial or acceptance of the protest. The public body shall not execute the contract until two business days following the public body's decision on the protest.
     (6) The requirements of RCW 39.30.060 do not apply to requests for proposals for job order contracts.

Sec. 26   RCW 39.10.460 and 2007 c 494 s 405 are each amended to read as follows:
     A public body shall provide to the ((board)) department the following information for each job order contract at the end of each contract year:
     (1) A list of work orders issued;
     (2) The cost of each work order;
     (3) A list of subcontractors hired under each work order;
     (4) If requested by the ((board)) department, a copy of the intent to pay prevailing wage and the affidavit of wages paid for each work order subcontract; and
     (5) Any other information requested by the ((board)) department.

Sec. 27   RCW 43.131.408 and 2007 c 494 s 507 are each amended to read as follows:
     The following acts or parts of acts, as now existing or hereafter amended, are each repealed, effective June 30, 2014:
     (1) RCW 39.10.200 and 2007 c 494 § 1 & 1994 c 132 § 1;
     (2) RCW 39.10.210 and section 17 of this act, 2007 c 494 § 101, & 2005 c 469 § 3;
     (3) ((RCW 39.10.220 and 2007 c 494 § 102 & 2005 c 377 § 1;
     (4)
)) RCW 39.10.230 and section 18 of this act, 2007 c 494 § 103, & 2005 c 377 § 2;
     (((5) RCW 39.10.240 and 2007 c 494 § 104;
     (6)
)) (4) RCW 39.10.250 and section 19 of this act & 2007 c 494 § 105;
     (((7) RCW 39.10.260 and 2007 c 494 § 106;
     (8)
)) (5) RCW 39.10.270 and section 20 of this act & 2007 c 494 § 107;
     (((9))) (6) RCW 39.10.280 and section 21 of this act & 2007 c 494 § 108;
     (((10))) (7) RCW 39.10.290 and section 22 of this act & 2007 c 494 § 109;
     (((11))) (8) RCW 39.10.300 and 2007 c 494 § 201, 2003 c 352 § 2, 2003 c 300 § 4, 2002 c 46 § 1, & 2001 c 328 § 2;
     (((12) RCW 39.10.310 and 2007 c 494 § 202 & 1994 c 132 § 8;
     (13)
)) (9) RCW 39.10.320 and section 23 of this act, 2007 c 494 § 203, & 1994 c 132 § 7;
     (((14))) (10) RCW 39.10.330 and 2007 c 494 § 204;
     (((15))) (11) RCW 39.10.340 and 2007 c 494 § 301, 2003 c 352 § 3, 2003 c 300 § 5, 2002 c 46 § 2, & 2001 c 328 § 3;
     (((16))) (12) RCW 39.10.350 and section 24 of this act & 2007 c 494 § 302;
     (((17))) (13) RCW 39.10.360 and 2007 c 494 § 303;
     (((18))) (14) RCW 39.10.370 and 2007 c 494 § 304;
     (((19))) (15) RCW 39.10.380 and 2007 c 494 § 305;
     (((20))) (16) RCW 39.10.390 and 2007 c 494 § 306;
     (((21))) (17) RCW 39.10.400 and 2007 c 494 § 307;
     (((22))) (18) RCW 39.10.410 and 2007 c 494 § 308;
     (((23))) (19) RCW 39.10.420 and 2007 c 494 § 401 & 2003 c 301 § 1;
     (((24))) (20) RCW 39.10.430 and section 25 of this act & 2007 c 494 § 402;
     (((25))) (21) RCW 39.10.440 and 2007 c 494 § 403;
     (((26))) (22) RCW 39.10.450 and 2007 c 494 § 404;
     (((27))) (23) RCW 39.10.460 and section 26 of this act & 2007 c 494 § 405;
     (((28))) (24) RCW 39.10.470 and 2005 c 274 § 275 & 1994 c 132 § 10;
     (((29))) (25) RCW 39.10.480 and 1994 c 132 § 9;
     (((30))) (26) RCW 39.10.490 and 2007 c 494 § 501 & 2001 c 328 § 5;
     (((31))) (27) RCW 39.10.500 and 2007 c 494 § 502;
     (((32))) (28) RCW 39.10.510 and 2007 c 494 § 503;
     (((33))) (29) RCW 39.10.900 and 1994 c 132 § 13;
     (((34))) (30) RCW 39.10.901 and 1994 c 132 § 14; and
     (((35))) (31) RCW 39.10.903 and 2007 c 494 § 510.

Sec. 28   RCW 39.04.350 and 2009 c 197 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Before award of a public works contract, a bidder must meet the following responsibility criteria to be considered a responsible bidder and qualified to be awarded a public works project. The bidder must:
     (a) At the time of bid submittal, have a certificate of registration in compliance with chapter 18.27 RCW;
     (b) Have a current state unified business identifier number;
     (c) If applicable, have industrial insurance coverage for the bidder's employees working in Washington as required in Title 51 RCW; an employment security department number as required in Title 50 RCW; and a state excise tax registration number as required in Title 82 RCW;
     (d) Not be disqualified from bidding on any public works contract under RCW 39.06.010 or 39.12.065(3); and
     (e) If bidding on a public works project subject to the apprenticeship utilization requirements in RCW 39.04.320, not have been found out of compliance by the Washington state apprenticeship and training council for working apprentices out of ratio, without appropriate supervision, or outside their approved work processes as outlined in their standards of apprenticeship under chapter 49.04 RCW for the one-year period immediately preceding the date of the bid solicitation.
     (2) In addition to the bidder responsibility criteria in subsection (1) of this section, the state or municipality may adopt relevant supplemental criteria for determining bidder responsibility applicable to a particular project which the bidder must meet.
     (a) Supplemental criteria for determining bidder responsibility, including the basis for evaluation and the deadline for appealing a determination that a bidder is not responsible, must be provided in the invitation to bid or bidding documents.
     (b) In a timely manner before the bid submittal deadline, a potential bidder may request that the state or municipality modify the supplemental criteria. The state or municipality must evaluate the information submitted by the potential bidder and respond before the bid submittal deadline. If the evaluation results in a change of the criteria, the state or municipality must issue an addendum to the bidding documents identifying the new criteria.
     (c) If the bidder fails to supply information requested concerning responsibility within the time and manner specified in the bid documents, the state or municipality may base its determination of responsibility upon any available information related to the supplemental criteria or may find the bidder not responsible.
     (d) If the state or municipality determines a bidder to be not responsible, the state or municipality must provide, in writing, the reasons for the determination. The bidder may appeal the determination within the time period specified in the bidding documents by presenting additional information to the state or municipality. The state or municipality must consider the additional information before issuing its final determination. If the final determination affirms that the bidder is not responsible, the state or municipality may not execute a contract with any other bidder until two business days after the bidder determined to be not responsible has received the final determination.
     (3) The ((capital projects advisory review board created in RCW 39.10.220)) department of general administration shall develop suggested guidelines to assist the state and municipalities in developing supplemental bidder responsibility criteria. The guidelines must be posted on the board's web site.

Capitol Campus Design Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 29   RCW 43.34.080 (Capitol campus design advisory committee -- Generally) and 1990 c 93 s 1 are each repealed.

Chemical Dependency Certification Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 30   RCW 18.205.080 (Chemical dependency certification advisory committee -- Composition -- Terms) and 1998 c 243 s 8 are each repealed.

Sec. 31   RCW 18.205.020 and 2008 c 135 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Certification" means a voluntary process recognizing an individual who qualifies by examination and meets established educational prerequisites, and which protects the title of practice.
     (2) "Certified chemical dependency professional" means an individual certified in chemical dependency counseling, under this chapter.
     (3) "Certified chemical dependency professional trainee" means an individual working toward the education and experience requirements for certification as a chemical dependency professional.
     (4) "Chemical dependency counseling" means employing the core competencies of chemical dependency counseling to assist or attempt to assist an alcohol or drug addicted person to develop and maintain abstinence from alcohol and other mood-altering drugs.
     (5) (("Committee" means the chemical dependency certification advisory committee established under this chapter.
     (6)
)) "Core competencies of chemical dependency counseling" means competency in the nationally recognized knowledge, skills, and attitudes of professional practice, including assessment and diagnosis of chemical dependency, chemical dependency treatment planning and referral, patient and family education in the disease of chemical dependency, individual and group counseling with alcoholic and drug addicted individuals, relapse prevention counseling, and case management, all oriented to assist alcoholic and drug addicted patients to achieve and maintain abstinence from mood-altering substances and develop independent support systems.
     (((7))) (6) "Department" means the department of health.
     (((8))) (7) "Health profession" means a profession providing health services regulated under the laws of this state.
     (((9))) (8) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee.

Sec. 32   RCW 18.205.060 and 1998 c 243 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary has the authority to:
     (1) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter((, in consultation with the committee));
     (2) Establish all certification, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250;
     (3) Establish forms and procedures necessary to administer this chapter;
     (4) Issue certificates to applicants who have met the education, training, and examination requirements for certification and to deny certification to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications, except that proceedings concerning the denial of certification based upon unprofessional conduct or impairment shall be governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;
     (5) Hire clerical, administrative, investigative, and other staff as needed to implement this chapter, and hire individuals certified under this chapter to serve as examiners for any practical examinations;
     (6) Determine minimum education requirements and evaluate and designate those educational programs that will be accepted as proof of eligibility to take a qualifying examination for applicants for certification;
     (7) Prepare, grade, and administer, or determine the nature of, and supervise the grading and administration of, examinations for applicants for certification;
     (8) Determine whether alternative methods of training are equivalent to formal education, and establish forms, procedures, and criteria for evaluation of an applicant's alternative training to determine the applicant's eligibility to take any qualifying examination;
     (9) Determine which states have credentialing requirements equivalent to those of this state, and issue certificates to individuals credentialed in those states without examinations;
     (10) Define and approve any experience requirement for certification;
     (11) Implement and administer a program for consumer education;
     (12) Adopt rules implementing a continuing competency program;
     (13) Maintain the official department record of all applicants and certificated individuals;
     (14) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure; and
     (15) Establish disclosure requirements.

Council for Children and Families

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 33   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 43.121.010 (Legislative declaration, intent) and 1982 c 4 s 1;
     (2) RCW 43.121.015 (Definitions) and 2008 c 152 s 8, 1988 c 278 s 4, & 1987 c 351 s 2;
     (3) RCW 43.121.020 (Council established -- Members, chairperson--Appointment, qualifications, terms, vacancies) and 2008 c 152 s 7, 2007 c 144 s 1, 1996 c 10 s 1, 1994 c 48 s 1, 1989 c 304 s 4, 1987 c 351 s 3, 1984 c 261 s 1, & 1982 c 4 s 2;
     (4) RCW 43.121.030 (Compensation and travel expenses of members) and 1984 c 287 s 87 & 1982 c 4 s 3;
     (5) RCW 43.121.040 (Executive director, salary -- Staff) and 1982 c 4 s 4;
     (6) RCW 43.121.050 (Council powers and duties -- Generally -- Rules) and 1988 c 278 s 5, 1987 c 351 s 4, & 1982 c 4 s 5;
     (7) RCW 43.121.060 (Contracts for services -- Scope of programs--Funding) and 1982 c 4 s 6;
     (8) RCW 43.121.070 (Contracts for services -- Factors in awarding) and 1982 c 4 s 7;
     (9) RCW 43.121.080 (Contracts for services -- Partial funding by administering organization, what constitutes) and 1982 c 4 s 8;
     (10) RCW 43.121.110 (Parenting skills -- Legislative findings) and 1988 c 278 s 1;
     (11) RCW 43.121.120 (Community-based early parenting skills programs -- Funding) and 1988 c 278 s 2;
     (12) RCW 43.121.130 (Decreased state funding of parenting skills programs -- Evaluation) and 1998 c 245 s 48 & 1988 c 278 s 3;
     (13) RCW 43.121.140 (Shaken baby syndrome -- Outreach campaign) and 1993 c 107 s 2;
     (14) RCW 43.121.150 (Juvenile crime--Legislative findings) and 1997 c 338 s 56;
     (15) RCW 43.121.160 (Postpartum depression--Public information and communication outreach campaign) and 2005 c 347 s 2; and
     (16) RCW 43.121.910 (Severability -- 1982 c 4) and 1982 c 4 s 15.

Sec. 34   RCW 43.121.100 and 2005 c 53 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((The council may accept)) Contributions, grants, or gifts in cash or otherwise, including funds generated by the sale of "heirloom" birth certificates under chapter 70.58 RCW from persons, associations, or corporations and funds generated through the issuance of the "Keep Kids Safe" license plate under chapter 46.16 RCW((. All moneys received by the council or any employee thereof from contributions, grants, or gifts)) and not funds through appropriation by the legislature shall be deposited in a depository approved by the state treasurer to be known as the children's trust fund. Disbursements of such funds shall be on the authorization of the ((council or a duly authorized representative thereof and only for the purposes stated in RCW 43.121.050)) secretary of the department of social and health services or the secretary's designee. In order to maintain an effective expenditure and revenue control, such funds shall be subject in all respects to chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation shall be required to permit expenditure of such funds.

Sec. 35   RCW 43.121.175 and 2007 c 466 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout RCW 43.121.170 ((through)), 43.121.180, and 43.121.185 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Evidence-based" means a program or practice that has had multiple site random controlled trials across heterogeneous populations demonstrating that the program or practice is effective for the population.
     (2) "Home visitation" means providing services in the permanent or temporary residence, or in other familiar surroundings, of the family receiving such services.
     (3) "Research-based" means a program or practice that has some research demonstrating effectiveness, but that does not yet meet the standard of evidence-based practices.

Sec. 36   RCW 43.121.180 and 2008 c 152 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Within available funds, the ((council for children and families)) department shall fund evidence-based and research-based home visitation programs for improving parenting skills and outcomes for children. Home visitation programs must be voluntary and must address the needs of families to alleviate the effect on child development of factors such as poverty, single parenthood, parental unemployment or underemployment, parental disability, or parental lack of high school diploma, which research shows are risk factors for child abuse and neglect and poor educational outcomes.
     (2) The ((council for children and families shall develop a plan)) department of early learning shall work with the department of social and health services((,)) and the department of health((, the department of early learning, and the family policy council)) to develop a plan to coordinate or consolidate home visitation services for children and families ((and report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2007, with their recommendations for implementation of the plan)) to the extent practicable.

Children of Incarcerated Parents Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 37   RCW 43.63A.068 (Advisory committee on policies and programs for children and families with incarcerated parents -- Funding for programs and services) and 2009 c 518 s 18 & 2007 c 384 s 6 are each repealed.

Sec. 38   RCW 28A.300.520 and 2009 c 578 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The superintendent of public instruction shall review current policies and assess the adequacy and availability of programs targeted at children who have a parent who is incarcerated in a department of corrections facility. The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt policies that support the children of incarcerated parents and meet their needs with the goal of facilitating normal child development, including maintaining adequate academic progress, while reducing intergenerational incarceration.
     (2) To the extent funds are available, ((the superintendent shall conduct the following activities)) to assist in implementing the requirements of subsection (1) of this section((:
     (a)
)), the superintendent shall gather information and data on the students who are the children of inmates incarcerated in department of corrections facilities((; and
     (b) Participate in the children of incarcerated parents advisory committee and report information obtained under this section to the advisory committee
)).

Sec. 39   RCW 43.215.065 and 2007 c 384 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) The director of the department of early learning shall review current department policies and assess the adequacy and availability of programs targeted at persons who receive assistance who are the children and families of a person who is incarcerated in a department of corrections facility. Great attention shall be focused on programs and policies affecting foster youth who have a parent who is incarcerated.
     (b) The director shall adopt policies that support the children of incarcerated parents and meet their needs with the goal of facilitating normal child development, while reducing intergenerational incarceration.
     (2) ((The director shall conduct the following activities)) To assist in implementing the requirements of subsection (1) of this section((:
     (a)
)), the director shall gather information and data on the recipients of assistance who are the children and families of inmates incarcerated in department of corrections facilities((; and
     (b) Participate in the children of incarcerated parents advisory committee and report information obtained under this section to the advisory committee
)).

Sec. 40   RCW 72.09.495 and 2007 c 384 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The secretary of corrections shall review current department policies and assess the following:
     (a) The impact of existing policies on the ability of offenders to maintain familial contact and engagement between inmates and children; and
     (b) The adequacy and availability of programs targeted at inmates with children.
     (2) The secretary shall adopt policies that encourage familial contact and engagement between inmates and their children with the goal of reducing recidivism and intergenerational incarceration. Programs and policies should take into consideration the children's need to maintain contact with his or her parent and the inmate's ability to develop plans to financially support their children, assist in reunification when appropriate, and encourage the improvement of parenting skills where needed.
     (3) The department shall conduct the following activities to assist in implementing the requirements of subsection (1) of this section:
     (a) Gather information and data on the families of inmates, particularly the children of incarcerated parents; and
     (b) Evaluate data to determine the impact on recidivism and intergenerational incarceration((; and
     (c) Participate in the children of incarcerated parents advisory committee and report information obtained under this section to the advisory committee
)).

Sec. 41   RCW 74.04.800 and 2007 c 384 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) The secretary of social and health services shall review current department policies and assess the adequacy and availability of programs targeted at persons who receive services through the department who are the children and families of a person who is incarcerated in a department of corrections facility. Great attention shall be focused on programs and policies affecting foster youth who have a parent who is incarcerated.
     (b) The secretary shall adopt policies that encourage familial contact and engagement between inmates of the department of corrections facilities and their children with the goal of facilitating normal child development, while reducing recidivism and intergenerational incarceration. Programs and policies should take into consideration the children's need to maintain contact with his or her parent, the inmate's ability to develop plans to financially support their children, assist in reunification when appropriate, and encourage the improvement of parenting skills where needed. The programs and policies should also meet the needs of the child while the parent is incarcerated.
     (2) ((The secretary shall conduct the following activities)) To assist in implementing the requirements of subsection (1) of this section((:
     (a)
)), the secretary shall gather information and data on the recipients of public assistance, or children in the care of the state under chapter 13.34 RCW, who are the children and families of inmates incarcerated in department of corrections facilities((; and
     (b) Participate in the children of incarcerated parents advisory committee and report information obtained under this section to the advisory committee
)).

Children's Services Advisory Committee

Sec. 42   RCW 74.13.031 and 2009 c 235 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall have the duty to provide child welfare services and shall:
     (1) Develop, administer, supervise, and monitor a coordinated and comprehensive plan that establishes, aids, and strengthens services for the protection and care of runaway, dependent, or neglected children.
     (2) Within available resources, recruit an adequate number of prospective adoptive and foster homes, both regular and specialized, i.e. homes for children of ethnic minority, including Indian homes for Indian children, sibling groups, handicapped and emotionally disturbed, teens, pregnant and parenting teens, and annually report to the governor and the legislature concerning the department's success in: (a) Meeting the need for adoptive and foster home placements; (b) reducing the foster parent turnover rate; (c) completing home studies for legally free children; and (d) implementing and operating the passport program required by RCW 74.13.285. The report shall include a section entitled "Foster Home Turn-Over, Causes and Recommendations."
     (3) Investigate complaints of any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, or sexual abuse or exploitation, or that presents an imminent risk of serious harm, and on the basis of the findings of such investigation, offer child welfare services in relation to the problem to such parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis, and/or bring the situation to the attention of an appropriate court, or another community agency. An investigation is not required of nonaccidental injuries which are clearly not the result of a lack of care or supervision by the child's parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis. If the investigation reveals that a crime against a child may have been committed, the department shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency.
     (4) Offer, on a voluntary basis, family reconciliation services to families who are in conflict.
     (5) Monitor placements of children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies to assure the safety, well-being, and quality of care being provided is within the scope of the intent of the legislature as defined in RCW 74.13.010 and 74.15.010. The policy for monitoring placements under this section shall require that children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies and their caregivers receive a private and individual face-to-face visit each month.
     (a) The department shall conduct the monthly visits with children and caregivers required under this section unless the child's placement is being supervised under a contract between the department and a private agency accredited by a national child welfare accrediting entity, in which case the private agency shall, within existing resources, conduct the monthly visits with the child and with the child's caregiver according to the standards described in this subsection and shall provide the department with a written report of the visits within fifteen days of completing the visits.
     (b) In cases where the monthly visits required under this subsection are being conducted by a private agency, the department shall conduct a face-to-face health and safety visit with the child at least once every ninety days.
     (6) Have authority to accept custody of children from parents and to accept custody of children from juvenile courts, where authorized to do so under law, to provide child welfare services including placement for adoption, to provide for the routine and necessary medical, dental, and mental health care, or necessary emergency care of the children, and to provide for the physical care of such children and make payment of maintenance costs if needed. Except where required by Public Law 95-608 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1915), no private adoption agency which receives children for adoption from the department shall discriminate on the basis of race, creed, or color when considering applications in their placement for adoption.
     (7) Have authority to provide temporary shelter to children who have run away from home and who are admitted to crisis residential centers.
     (8) Have authority to purchase care for children; and shall follow in general the policy of using properly approved private agency services for the actual care and supervision of such children insofar as they are available, paying for care of such children as are accepted by the department as eligible for support at reasonable rates established by the department.
     (9) ((Establish a children's services advisory committee which shall assist the secretary in the development of a partnership plan for utilizing resources of the public and private sectors, and advise on all matters pertaining to child welfare, licensing of child care agencies, adoption, and services related thereto. At least one member shall represent the adoption community.
     (10)
)) Have authority to provide continued foster care or group care as needed to participate in or complete a high school or vocational school program.
     (((11))) (10) Within amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, have authority to provide continued foster care or group care and necessary support and transition services to youth ages eighteen to twenty-one years who are enrolled and participating in a posthigh school academic or vocational program. A youth who remains eligible for such placement and services pursuant to department rules may continue in foster care or group care until the youth reaches his or her twenty-first birthday.
     (((12))) (11) Refer cases to the division of child support whenever state or federal funds are expended for the care and maintenance of a child, including a child with a developmental disability who is placed as a result of an action under chapter 13.34 RCW, unless the department finds that there is good cause not to pursue collection of child support against the parent or parents of the child. Cases involving individuals age eighteen through twenty shall not be referred to the division of child support unless required by federal law.
     (((13))) (12) Have authority within funds appropriated for foster care services to purchase care for Indian children who are in the custody of a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribally licensed child-placing agency pursuant to parental consent, tribal court order, or state juvenile court order; and the purchase of such care shall be subject to the same eligibility standards and rates of support applicable to other children for whom the department purchases care.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of RCW 13.32A.170 through 13.32A.200 and 74.13.032 through 74.13.036, or of this section all services to be provided by the department of social and health services under subsections (4), (6), and (7) of this section, subject to the limitations of these subsections, may be provided by any program offering such services funded pursuant to Titles II and III of the federal juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act of 1974.
     (((14))) (13) Within amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, provide preventive services to families with children that prevent or shorten the duration of an out-of-home placement.
     (((15))) (14) Have authority to provide independent living services to youths, including individuals who have attained eighteen years of age, and have not attained twenty-one years of age who are or have been in foster care.
     (((16))) (15) Consult at least quarterly with foster parents, including members of the foster parent association of Washington state, for the purpose of receiving information and comment regarding how the department is performing the duties and meeting the obligations specified in this section and RCW 74.13.250 and 74.13.320 regarding the recruitment of foster homes, reducing foster parent turnover rates, providing effective training for foster parents, and administering a coordinated and comprehensive plan that strengthens services for the protection of children. Consultation shall occur at the regional and statewide levels.

Sec. 43   RCW 74.13.031 and 2009 c 235 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall have the duty to provide child welfare services and shall:
     (1) Develop, administer, supervise, and monitor a coordinated and comprehensive plan that establishes, aids, and strengthens services for the protection and care of runaway, dependent, or neglected children.
     (2) Within available resources, recruit an adequate number of prospective adoptive and foster homes, both regular and specialized, i.e. homes for children of ethnic minority, including Indian homes for Indian children, sibling groups, handicapped and emotionally disturbed, teens, pregnant and parenting teens, and annually report to the governor and the legislature concerning the department's success in: (a) Meeting the need for adoptive and foster home placements; (b) reducing the foster parent turnover rate; (c) completing home studies for legally free children; and (d) implementing and operating the passport program required by RCW 74.13.285. The report shall include a section entitled "Foster Home Turn-Over, Causes and Recommendations."
     (3) Investigate complaints of any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, or sexual abuse or exploitation, or that presents an imminent risk of serious harm, and on the basis of the findings of such investigation, offer child welfare services in relation to the problem to such parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis, and/or bring the situation to the attention of an appropriate court, or another community agency. An investigation is not required of nonaccidental injuries which are clearly not the result of a lack of care or supervision by the child's parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis. If the investigation reveals that a crime against a child may have been committed, the department shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency.
     (4) Offer, on a voluntary basis, family reconciliation services to families who are in conflict.
     (5) Monitor placements of children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies to assure the safety, well-being, and quality of care being provided is within the scope of the intent of the legislature as defined in RCW 74.13.010 and 74.15.010. The policy for monitoring placements under this section shall require that children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies and their caregivers receive a private and individual face-to-face visit each month.
     (a) The department shall conduct the monthly visits with children and caregivers required under this section unless the child's placement is being supervised under a contract between the department and a private agency accredited by a national child welfare accrediting entity, in which case the private agency shall, within existing resources, conduct the monthly visits with the child and with the child's caregiver according to the standards described in this subsection and shall provide the department with a written report of the visits within fifteen days of completing the visits.
     (b) In cases where the monthly visits required under this subsection are being conducted by a private agency, the department shall conduct a face-to-face health and safety visit with the child at least once every ninety days.
     (6) Have authority to accept custody of children from parents and to accept custody of children from juvenile courts, where authorized to do so under law, to provide child welfare services including placement for adoption, to provide for the routine and necessary medical, dental, and mental health care, or necessary emergency care of the children, and to provide for the physical care of such children and make payment of maintenance costs if needed. Except where required by Public Law 95-608 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1915), no private adoption agency which receives children for adoption from the department shall discriminate on the basis of race, creed, or color when considering applications in their placement for adoption.
     (7) Have authority to provide temporary shelter to children who have run away from home and who are admitted to crisis residential centers.
     (8) Have authority to purchase care for children; and shall follow in general the policy of using properly approved private agency services for the actual care and supervision of such children insofar as they are available, paying for care of such children as are accepted by the department as eligible for support at reasonable rates established by the department.
     (9) ((Establish a children's services advisory committee which shall assist the secretary in the development of a partnership plan for utilizing resources of the public and private sectors, and advise on all matters pertaining to child welfare, licensing of child care agencies, adoption, and services related thereto. At least one member shall represent the adoption community.
     (10)
)) Have authority to provide continued foster care or group care as needed to participate in or complete a high school or vocational school program.
     (((11))) (10)(a) Within amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, have authority to provide continued foster care or group care to youth ages eighteen to twenty-one years who are:
     (i) Enrolled and participating in a postsecondary or vocational educational program;
     (ii) Participating in a program or activity designed to promote or remove barriers to employment;
     (iii) Engaged in employment for eighty hours or more per month; or
     (iv) Incapable of engaging on any of the activities described in (a)(i) through (iii) of this subsection due to a medical condition that is supported by regularly updated information.
     (b) A youth who remains eligible for placement services or benefits pursuant to department rules may continue to receive placement services and benefits until the youth reaches his or her twenty-first birthday.
     (((12))) (11) Within amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, have authority to provide adoption support benefits, or subsidized relative guardianship benefits on behalf of youth ages eighteen to twenty-one years who achieved permanency through adoption or a subsidized relative guardianship at age sixteen or older and who are engaged in one of the activities described in subsection (((11))) (10) of this section.
     (((13))) (12) Refer cases to the division of child support whenever state or federal funds are expended for the care and maintenance of a child, including a child with a developmental disability who is placed as a result of an action under chapter 13.34 RCW, unless the department finds that there is good cause not to pursue collection of child support against the parent or parents of the child. Cases involving individuals age eighteen through twenty shall not be referred to the division of child support unless required by federal law.
     (((14))) (13) Have authority within funds appropriated for foster care services to purchase care for Indian children who are in the custody of a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribally licensed child-placing agency pursuant to parental consent, tribal court order, or state juvenile court order; and the purchase of such care shall be subject to the same eligibility standards and rates of support applicable to other children for whom the department purchases care.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of RCW 13.32A.170 through 13.32A.200 and 74.13.032 through 74.13.036, or of this section all services to be provided by the department of social and health services under subsections (4), (6), and (7) of this section, subject to the limitations of these subsections, may be provided by any program offering such services funded pursuant to Titles II and III of the federal juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act of 1974.
     (((15))) (14) Within amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, provide preventive services to families with children that prevent or shorten the duration of an out-of-home placement.
     (((16))) (15) Have authority to provide independent living services to youths, including individuals who have attained eighteen years of age, and have not attained twenty-one years of age who are or have been in foster care.
     (((17))) (16) Consult at least quarterly with foster parents, including members of the foster parent association of Washington state, for the purpose of receiving information and comment regarding how the department is performing the duties and meeting the obligations specified in this section and RCW 74.13.250 and 74.13.320 regarding the recruitment of foster homes, reducing foster parent turnover rates, providing effective training for foster parents, and administering a coordinated and comprehensive plan that strengthens services for the protection of children. Consultation shall occur at the regional and statewide levels.

Sec. 44   RCW 74.13.031 and 2009 c 491 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall have the duty to provide child welfare services and shall:
     (1) Develop, administer, supervise, and monitor a coordinated and comprehensive plan that establishes, aids, and strengthens services for the protection and care of runaway, dependent, or neglected children.
     (2) Within available resources, recruit an adequate number of prospective adoptive and foster homes, both regular and specialized, i.e. homes for children of ethnic minority, including Indian homes for Indian children, sibling groups, handicapped and emotionally disturbed, teens, pregnant and parenting teens, and annually report to the governor and the legislature concerning the department's success in: (a) Meeting the need for adoptive and foster home placements; (b) reducing the foster parent turnover rate; (c) completing home studies for legally free children; and (d) implementing and operating the passport program required by RCW 74.13.285. The report shall include a section entitled "Foster Home Turn-Over, Causes and Recommendations."
     (3) Investigate complaints of any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, or sexual abuse or exploitation, or that presents an imminent risk of serious harm, and on the basis of the findings of such investigation, offer child welfare services in relation to the problem to such parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis, and/or bring the situation to the attention of an appropriate court, or another community agency. An investigation is not required of nonaccidental injuries which are clearly not the result of a lack of care or supervision by the child's parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis. If the investigation reveals that a crime against a child may have been committed, the department shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency.
     (4) Offer, on a voluntary basis, family reconciliation services to families who are in conflict.
     (5) Monitor placements of children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies to assure the safety, well-being, and quality of care being provided is within the scope of the intent of the legislature as defined in RCW 74.13.010 and 74.15.010. The policy for monitoring placements under this section shall require that children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies and their caregivers receive a private and individual face-to-face visit each month.
     (a) The department shall conduct the monthly visits with children and caregivers required under this section unless the child's placement is being supervised under a contract between the department and a private agency accredited by a national child welfare accrediting entity, in which case the private agency shall, within existing resources, conduct the monthly visits with the child and with the child's caregiver according to the standards described in this subsection and shall provide the department with a written report of the visits within fifteen days of completing the visits.
     (b) In cases where the monthly visits required under this subsection are being conducted by a private agency, the department shall conduct a face-to-face health and safety visit with the child at least once every ninety days.
     (6) Have authority to accept custody of children from parents and to accept custody of children from juvenile courts, where authorized to do so under law, to provide child welfare services including placement for adoption, to provide for the routine and necessary medical, dental, and mental health care, or necessary emergency care of the children, and to provide for the physical care of such children and make payment of maintenance costs if needed. Except where required by Public Law 95-608 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1915), no private adoption agency which receives children for adoption from the department shall discriminate on the basis of race, creed, or color when considering applications in their placement for adoption.
     (7) Have authority to provide temporary shelter to children who have run away from home and who are admitted to crisis residential centers.
     (8) Have authority to purchase care for children; and shall follow in general the policy of using properly approved private agency services for the actual care and supervision of such children insofar as they are available, paying for care of such children as are accepted by the department as eligible for support at reasonable rates established by the department.
     (9) ((Establish a children's services advisory committee which shall assist the secretary in the development of a partnership plan for utilizing resources of the public and private sectors, and advise on all matters pertaining to child welfare, licensing of child care agencies, adoption, and services related thereto. At least one member shall represent the adoption community.
     (10)
))(a) Have authority to provide continued foster care or group care as needed to participate in or complete a high school or vocational school program.
     (b)(i) Beginning in 2006, the department has the authority to allow up to fifty youth reaching age eighteen to continue in foster care or group care as needed to participate in or complete a posthigh school academic or vocational program, and to receive necessary support and transition services.
     (ii) In 2007 and 2008, the department has the authority to allow up to fifty additional youth per year reaching age eighteen to remain in foster care or group care as provided in (b)(i) of this subsection.
     (iii) A youth who remains eligible for such placement and services pursuant to department rules may continue in foster care or group care until the youth reaches his or her twenty-first birthday. Eligibility requirements shall include active enrollment in a posthigh school academic or vocational program and maintenance of a 2.0 grade point average.
     (((11))) (10) Refer cases to the division of child support whenever state or federal funds are expended for the care and maintenance of a child, including a child with a developmental disability who is placed as a result of an action under chapter 13.34 RCW, unless the department finds that there is good cause not to pursue collection of child support against the parent or parents of the child. Cases involving individuals age eighteen through twenty shall not be referred to the division of child support unless required by federal law.
     (((12))) (11) Have authority within funds appropriated for foster care services to purchase care for Indian children who are in the custody of a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribally licensed child-placing agency pursuant to parental consent, tribal court order, or state juvenile court order; and the purchase of such care shall be subject to the same eligibility standards and rates of support applicable to other children for whom the department purchases care.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of RCW 13.32A.170 through 13.32A.200 and 74.13.032 through 74.13.036, or of this section all services to be provided by the department of social and health services under subsections (4), (6), and (7) of this section, subject to the limitations of these subsections, may be provided by any program offering such services funded pursuant to Titles II and III of the federal juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act of 1974.
     (((13))) (12) Within amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, provide preventive services to families with children that prevent or shorten the duration of an out-of-home placement.
     (((14))) (13) Have authority to provide independent living services to youths, including individuals who have attained eighteen years of age, and have not attained twenty-one years of age who are or have been in foster care.
     (((15))) (14) Consult at least quarterly with foster parents, including members of the foster parent association of Washington state, for the purpose of receiving information and comment regarding how the department is performing the duties and meeting the obligations specified in this section and RCW 74.13.250 and 74.13.320 regarding the recruitment of foster homes, reducing foster parent turnover rates, providing effective training for foster parents, and administering a coordinated and comprehensive plan that strengthens services for the protection of children. Consultation shall occur at the regional and statewide levels.
     (((16))) (15)(a) Within current funding levels, place on the public web site maintained by the department a document listing the duties and responsibilities the department has to a child subject to a dependency petition including, but not limited to, the following:
     (i) Reasonable efforts, including the provision of services, toward reunification of the child with his or her family;
     (ii) Sibling visits subject to the restrictions in RCW 13.34.136(2)(b)(ii);
     (iii) Parent-child visits;
     (iv) Statutory preference for placement with a relative or other suitable person, if appropriate; and
     (v) Statutory preference for an out-of-home placement that allows the child to remain in the same school or school district, if practical and in the child's best interests.
     (b) The document must be prepared in conjunction with a community-based organization and must be updated as needed.

Sec. 45   RCW 74.13.031 and 2009 c 520 s 51 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department and supervising agencies shall develop, administer, supervise, and monitor a coordinated and comprehensive plan that establishes, aids, and strengthens services for the protection and care of runaway, dependent, or neglected children.
     (2) Within available resources, the department and supervising agencies shall recruit an adequate number of prospective adoptive and foster homes, both regular and specialized, i.e. homes for children of ethnic minority, including Indian homes for Indian children, sibling groups, handicapped and emotionally disturbed, teens, pregnant and parenting teens, and the department shall annually report to the governor and the legislature concerning the department's and supervising agency's success in: (a) Meeting the need for adoptive and foster home placements; (b) reducing the foster parent turnover rate; (c) completing home studies for legally free children; and (d) implementing and operating the passport program required by RCW 74.13.285. The report shall include a section entitled "Foster Home Turn-Over, Causes and Recommendations."
     (3) The department shall investigate complaints of any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, or sexual abuse or exploitation, or that presents an imminent risk of serious harm, and on the basis of the findings of such investigation, offer child welfare services in relation to the problem to such parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis, and/or bring the situation to the attention of an appropriate court, or another community agency. An investigation is not required of nonaccidental injuries which are clearly not the result of a lack of care or supervision by the child's parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis. If the investigation reveals that a crime against a child may have been committed, the department shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency.
     (4) The department or supervising agencies shall offer, on a voluntary basis, family reconciliation services to families who are in conflict.
     (5) The department or supervising agencies shall monitor placements of children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies to assure the safety, well-being, and quality of care being provided is within the scope of the intent of the legislature as defined in RCW 74.13.010 and 74.15.010. Under this section children in out-of-home care and in-home dependencies and their caregivers shall receive a private and individual face-to-face visit each month.
     The department or supervising agencies shall conduct the monthly visits with children and caregivers to whom it is providing child welfare services.
     (6) The department and supervising agencies shall have authority to accept custody of children from parents and to accept custody of children from juvenile courts, where authorized to do so under law, to provide child welfare services including placement for adoption, to provide for the routine and necessary medical, dental, and mental health care, or necessary emergency care of the children, and to provide for the physical care of such children and make payment of maintenance costs if needed. Except where required by Public Law 95-608 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1915), no private adoption agency which receives children for adoption from the department shall discriminate on the basis of race, creed, or color when considering applications in their placement for adoption.
     (7) The department and supervising agency shall have authority to provide temporary shelter to children who have run away from home and who are admitted to crisis residential centers.
     (8) The department and supervising agency shall have authority to purchase care for children.
     (9) ((The department shall establish a children's services advisory committee with sufficient members representing supervising agencies which shall assist the secretary in the development of a partnership plan for utilizing resources of the public and private sectors, and advise on all matters pertaining to child welfare, licensing of child care agencies, adoption, and services related thereto. At least one member shall represent the adoption community.
     (10)
))(a) The department and supervising agencies shall have authority to provide continued foster care or group care as needed to participate in or complete a high school or vocational school program.
     (b)(i) Beginning in 2006, the department has the authority to allow up to fifty youth reaching age eighteen to continue in foster care or group care as needed to participate in or complete a posthigh school academic or vocational program, and to receive necessary support and transition services.
     (ii) In 2007 and 2008, the department has the authority to allow up to fifty additional youth per year reaching age eighteen to remain in foster care or group care as provided in (b)(i) of this subsection.
     (iii) A youth who remains eligible for such placement and services pursuant to department rules may continue in foster care or group care until the youth reaches his or her twenty-first birthday. Eligibility requirements shall include active enrollment in a posthigh school academic or vocational program and maintenance of a 2.0 grade point average.
     (((11))) (10) The department shall refer cases to the division of child support whenever state or federal funds are expended for the care and maintenance of a child, including a child with a developmental disability who is placed as a result of an action under chapter 13.34 RCW, unless the department finds that there is good cause not to pursue collection of child support against the parent or parents of the child. Cases involving individuals age eighteen through twenty shall not be referred to the division of child support unless required by federal law.
     (((12))) (11) The department and supervising agencies shall have authority within funds appropriated for foster care services to purchase care for Indian children who are in the custody of a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribally licensed child-placing agency pursuant to parental consent, tribal court order, or state juvenile court order; and the purchase of such care shall be subject to the same eligibility standards and rates of support applicable to other children for whom the department purchases care.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of RCW 13.32A.170 through 13.32A.200 and 74.13.032 through 74.13.036, or of this section all services to be provided by the department under subsections (4), (6), and (7) of this section, subject to the limitations of these subsections, may be provided by any program offering such services funded pursuant to Titles II and III of the federal juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act of 1974.
     (((13))) (12) Within amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the supervising agency or department shall provide preventive services to families with children that prevent or shorten the duration of an out-of-home placement.
     (((14))) (13) The department and supervising agencies shall have authority to provide independent living services to youths, including individuals who have attained eighteen years of age, and have not attained twenty-one years of age who are or have been in foster care.
     (((15))) (14) The department and supervising agencies shall consult at least quarterly with foster parents, including members of the foster parent association of Washington state, for the purpose of receiving information and comment regarding how the department ((is)) and supervising agencies are performing the duties and meeting the obligations specified in this section and RCW 74.13.250 and 74.13.320 regarding the recruitment of foster homes, reducing foster parent turnover rates, providing effective training for foster parents, and administering a coordinated and comprehensive plan that strengthens services for the protection of children. Consultation shall occur at the regional and statewide levels.

Sec. 46   RCW 74.15.030 and 2007 c 387 s 5 and 2007 c 17 s 14 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     The secretary shall have the power and it shall be the secretary's duty:
     (1) ((In consultation with the children's services advisory committee, and)) With the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to designate categories of facilities for which separate or different requirements shall be developed as may be appropriate whether because of variations in the ages, sex and other characteristics of persons served, variations in the purposes and services offered or size or structure of the agencies to be licensed hereunder, or because of any other factor relevant thereto;
     (2) ((In consultation with the children's services advisory committee, and)) With the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to adopt and publish minimum requirements for licensing applicable to each of the various categories of agencies to be licensed.
     The minimum requirements shall be limited to:
     (a) The size and suitability of a facility and the plan of operation for carrying out the purpose for which an applicant seeks a license;
     (b) Obtaining background information and any out-of-state equivalent, to determine whether the applicant or service provider is disqualified and to determine the character, competence, and suitability of an agency, the agency's employees, volunteers, and other persons associated with an agency;
     (c) Conducting background checks for those who will or may have unsupervised access to children, expectant mothers, or individuals with a developmental disability;
     (d) Obtaining child protective services information or records maintained in the department case management information system. No unfounded allegation of child abuse or neglect as defined in RCW 26.44.020 may be disclosed to a child-placing agency, private adoption agency, or any other provider licensed under this chapter;
     (e) Submitting a fingerprint-based background check through the Washington state patrol under chapter 10.97 RCW and through the federal bureau of investigation for:
     (i) Agencies and their staff, volunteers, students, and interns when the agency is seeking license or relicense;
     (ii) Foster care and adoption placements; and
     (iii) Any adult living in a home where a child may be placed;
     (f) If any adult living in the home has not resided in the state of Washington for the preceding five years, the department shall review any child abuse and neglect registries maintained by any state where the adult has resided over the preceding five years;
     (g) The cost of fingerprint background check fees will be paid as required in RCW 43.43.837;
     (h) National and state background information must be used solely for the purpose of determining eligibility for a license and for determining the character, suitability, and competence of those persons or agencies, excluding parents, not required to be licensed who are authorized to care for children or expectant mothers;
     (i) The number of qualified persons required to render the type of care and treatment for which an agency seeks a license;
     (j) The safety, cleanliness, and general adequacy of the premises to provide for the comfort, care and well-being of children, expectant mothers or developmentally disabled persons;
     (k) The provision of necessary care, including food, clothing, supervision and discipline; physical, mental and social well-being; and educational, recreational and spiritual opportunities for those served;
     (l) The financial ability of an agency to comply with minimum requirements established pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031; and
     (m) The maintenance of records pertaining to the admission, progress, health and discharge of persons served;
     (3) To investigate any person, including relatives by blood or marriage except for parents, for character, suitability, and competence in the care and treatment of children, expectant mothers, and developmentally disabled persons prior to authorizing that person to care for children, expectant mothers, and developmentally disabled persons. However, if a child is placed with a relative under RCW 13.34.065 or 13.34.130, and if such relative appears otherwise suitable and competent to provide care and treatment the criminal history background check required by this section need not be completed before placement, but shall be completed as soon as possible after placement;
     (4) On reports of alleged child abuse and neglect, to investigate agencies in accordance with chapter 26.44 RCW, including child day-care centers and family day-care homes, to determine whether the alleged abuse or neglect has occurred, and whether child protective services or referral to a law enforcement agency is appropriate;
     (5) To issue, revoke, or deny licenses to agencies pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031. Licenses shall specify the category of care which an agency is authorized to render and the ages, sex and number of persons to be served;
     (6) To prescribe the procedures and the form and contents of reports necessary for the administration of chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 and to require regular reports from each licensee;
     (7) To inspect agencies periodically to determine whether or not there is compliance with chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031 and the requirements adopted hereunder;
     (8) To review requirements adopted hereunder at least every two years and to adopt appropriate changes after consultation with affected groups for child day-care requirements and ((with the children's services advisory committee)) for requirements for other agencies; and
     (9) To consult with public and private agencies in order to help them improve their methods and facilities for the care of children, expectant mothers and developmentally disabled persons.

Sec. 47   RCW 74.15.050 and 2009 c 520 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
     The chief of the Washington state patrol, through the director of fire protection, shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty:
     (1) ((In consultation with the children's services advisory committee and)) With the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to adopt recognized minimum standard requirements pertaining to each category of agency established pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031, except foster-family homes and child-placing agencies, necessary to protect all persons residing therein from fire hazards;
     (2) To make or cause to be made such inspections and investigations of agencies, other than foster-family homes or child-placing agencies, as he or she deems necessary;
     (3) To make a periodic review of requirements under RCW 74.15.030(7) and to adopt necessary changes after consultation as required in subsection (1) of this section;
     (4) To issue to applicants for licenses hereunder, other than foster-family homes or child-placing agencies, who comply with the requirements, a certificate of compliance, a copy of which shall be presented to the department before a license shall be issued, except that an initial license may be issued as provided in RCW 74.15.120.

Sec. 48   RCW 74.15.060 and 1991 c 3 s 376 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary of health shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty:
     ((In consultation with the children's services advisory committee and)) With the advice and assistance of persons representative of the various type agencies to be licensed, to develop minimum requirements pertaining to each category of agency established pursuant to chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031, necessary to promote the health of all persons residing therein.
     The secretary of health or the city, county, or district health department designated by the secretary shall have the power and the duty:
     (1) To make or cause to be made such inspections and investigations of agencies as may be deemed necessary; and
     (2) To issue to applicants for licenses hereunder who comply with the requirements adopted hereunder, a certificate of compliance, a copy of which shall be presented to the department of social and health services before a license shall be issued, except that ((a provisional)) an initial license may be issued as provided in RCW 74.15.120.

Citizens Advisory Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 49   RCW 70.96A.070 (Citizens advisory council -- Qualifications -- Duties -- Rules and policies) and 1994 c 231 s 2, 1989 c 270 s 9, 1973 1st ex.s. c 155 s 1, & 1972 ex.s. c 122 s 7 are each repealed.

Combined Fund Drive Committee

Sec. 50   RCW 41.04.033 and 2003 c 205 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director of the department of personnel is authorized to adopt rules, after consultation with state agencies, institutions of higher education, and employee organizations((, to create a Washington state combined fund drive committee, and)) for the operation of the Washington state combined fund drive.

Sec. 51   RCW 41.04.0331 and 2003 c 205 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     To operate the Washington state combined fund ((drive's powers and duties include)) drive program, the director of the department of personnel or his or her designee may but ((are)) is not limited to the following:
     (1) Raising money for charity, and reducing the disruption to government caused by multiple fund drives;
     (2) Establishing criteria by which a public or private nonprofit organization may participate in the combined fund drive;
     (3) Engaging in or encouraging fund-raising activities including the solicitation and acceptance of charitable gifts, grants, and donations from state employees, retired public employees, corporations, foundations, and other individuals for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the Washington state combined fund drive;
     (4) Requesting the appointment of employees from state agencies and institutions of higher education to lead and manage workplace charitable giving campaigns within state government;
     (5) Engaging in educational activities, including classes, exhibits, seminars, workshops, and conferences, related to the basic purpose of the combined fund drive;
     (6) Engaging in appropriate fund-raising and advertising activities for the support of the administrative duties of the Washington state combined fund drive; and
     (7) Charging an administrative fee to the beneficiaries of the Washington state combined fund drive to fund the administrative duties of the Washington state combined fund drive.
     Activities of the Washington state combined fund drive shall not result in direct commercial solicitation of state employees, or a benefit or advantage that would violate one or more provisions of chapter 42.52 RCW. This section does not authorize individual state agencies to enter into contracts or partnerships unless otherwise authorized by law.

Sec. 52   RCW 41.04.0332 and 2003 c 205 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((Washington state combined fund drive committee)) department of personnel may enter into contracts and partnerships with private institutions, persons, firms, or corporations for the benefit of the beneficiaries of the Washington state combined fund drive. Activities of the Washington state combined fund drive shall not result in direct commercial solicitation of state employees, or a benefit or advantage that would violate one or more provisions of chapter 42.52 RCW. This section does not authorize individual state agencies to enter into contracts or partnerships unless otherwise authorized by law.

Community Transition Coordination Networks Advisory Committee

Sec. 53   RCW 72.78.030 and 2007 c 483 s 103 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department of ((community, trade, and economic development)) commerce shall establish a community transition coordination network pilot program for the purpose of awarding grants to counties or groups of counties for implementing coordinated reentry efforts for offenders returning to the community. Grant awards are subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose.
     (2) By September 1, 2007, the Washington state institute for public policy shall, in consultation with the department of ((community, trade, and economic development)) commerce, develop criteria for the counties in conducting its evaluation as directed by subsection (6)(c) of this section.
     (3) Effective February 1, 2008, any county or group of counties may apply for participation in the community transition coordination network pilot program by submitting a proposal for a community transition coordination network.
     (4) A proposal for a community transition coordination network initiated under this section must be collaborative in nature and must seek locally appropriate evidence-based or research-based solutions and promising practices utilizing the participation of public and private entities or programs to support successful, community-based offender reentry.
     (5) In developing a proposal for a community transition coordination network, counties or groups of counties and the department of corrections shall collaborate in addressing:
     (a) Efficiencies that may be gained by sharing space or resources in the provision of reentry services to offenders;
     (b) Mechanisms for communication of information about offenders, including the feasibility of shared access to databases;
     (c) Partnerships to establish neighborhood corrections initiatives as defined in RCW 72.09.280.
     (6) A proposal for a community transition coordination network must include:
     (a) Descriptions of collaboration and coordination between local community policing and supervision programs and those agencies and entities identified in the inventory conducted pursuant to RCW 72.78.020 to address the risks and needs of offenders under a participating county or city misdemeanant probation or other supervision program including:
     (i) A proposed method of assessing offenders to identify the offenders' risks and needs. Counties and cities are encouraged, where possible, to make use of assessment tools developed by the department of corrections in this regard;
     (ii) A proposal for developing and/or maintaining an individual reentry plan for offenders;
     (iii) Connecting offenders to services and resources that meet the offender's needs as identified in his or her individual reentry plan including the identification of community representatives or volunteers that may assist the offender with his or her transition; and
     (iv) The communication of assessment information, individual reentry plans, and service information between parties involved with (([the])) the offender's reentry;
     (b) Mechanisms to provide information to former offenders regarding services available to them in the community regardless of the length of time since the offender's release and regardless of whether the offender was released from prison or jail. Mechanisms shall, at a minimum, provide for:
     (i) Maintenance of the information gathered in RCW 72.78.020 regarding services currently existing within the community that are available to offenders; and
     (ii) Coordination of access to existing services with community providers and provision of information to offenders regarding how to access the various type of services and resources that are available in the community; and
     (c) An evaluation of the county's or group of counties' readiness to implement a community transition coordination network including the social service needs of offenders in general, capacity of local facilities and resources to meet offenders' needs, and the cost to implement and maintain a community transition coordination network for the duration of the pilot project.
     (7) The department of ((community, trade, and economic development)) commerce shall review county applications for funding through the community transition coordination network pilot program and, no later than April 1, 2008, shall select up to four counties or groups of counties. In selecting pilot counties or regions, the department shall consider the extent to which the proposal:
     (a) Addresses the requirements set out in subsection (6) of this section;
     (b) Proposes effective partnerships and coordination between local community policing and supervision programs, social service and treatment providers, and the department of corrections' community justice center, if a center is located in the county or region;
     (c) Focuses on measurable outcomes such as increased employment and income, treatment objectives, maintenance of stable housing, and reduced recidivism;
     (d) Contributes to the diversity of pilot programs, considering factors such as geographic location, size of county or region, and reentry services currently available. The department shall ensure that a grant is awarded to at least one rural county or group of counties and at least one county or group of counties where a community justice center operated by the department of corrections is located; and
     (e) Is feasible, given the evaluation of the social service needs of offenders, the existing capacity of local facilities and resources to meet offenders' needs, and the cost to implement a community transition coordination network in the county or group of counties.
     (8) ((The department of community, trade, and economic development shall convene a policy advisory committee composed of representatives from the senate, the house of representatives, the governor's office of financial management, the department of corrections, to include one representative who is a community corrections officer, the office of crime victims' advocacy, the Washington state association of counties, association of Washington cities, a nonprofit provider of reentry services, and an ex-offender who has discharged the terms of his or her sentence. The advisory committee shall meet no less than annually to receive status reports on the implementation of community transition coordination networks, review annual reports and the pilot project evaluations submitted pursuant to RCW 72.78.050, and identify evidence-based, research-based, and promising practices for other counties seeking to establish community transition coordination networks.
     (9)
)) Pilot networks established under this section shall extend for a period of four fiscal years, beginning July 1, 2008, and ending June 30, 2012.
     (((10))) (9) This section expires June 30, 2013.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 54   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 43.101.310 (Board on law enforcement training standards and education -- Board on correctional training standards -- Created -- Purpose) and 1997 c 351 s 2;
     (2) RCW 43.101.315 (Boards -- Membership) and 1997 c 351 s 3;
     (3) RCW 43.101.320 (Boards -- Terms of members) and 1997 c 351 s 4;
     (4) RCW 43.101.325 (Termination of membership upon termination of qualifying office or employment) and 1997 c 351 s 5;
     (5) RCW 43.101.330 (Boards -- Chairs -- Quorum) and 1997 c 351 s 6;
     (6) RCW 43.101.335 (Boards -- Travel expenses) and 1997 c 351 s 7;
     (7) RCW 43.101.340 (Boards -- Powers -- Report to commission) and 1997 c 351 s 8; and
     (8) RCW 43.101.345 (Recommendations of boards -- Review by commission) and 1997 c 351 s 9.

Sec. 55   RCW 43.101.380 and 2009 c 25 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The procedures governing adjudicative proceedings before agencies under chapter 34.05 RCW, the administrative procedure act, govern hearings before the commission and govern all other actions before the commission unless otherwise provided in this chapter. The standard of proof in actions before the commission is clear, cogent, and convincing evidence.
     (2) In all hearings requested under RCW 43.101.155, a five-member hearings panel shall both hear the case and make the commission's final administrative decision. Members of the commission ((or the board on law enforcement training standards and education)) may, but need not, be((,)) appointed to the hearings panels. The commission shall appoint as follows two or more panels to hear appeals from certification actions:
     (a) When a hearing is requested in relation to a certification action of a Washington peace officer who is not a peace officer of the Washington state patrol, the commission shall appoint to the panel: (i) One police chief; (ii) one sheriff; (iii) two certified Washington peace officers who are at or below the level of first line supervisor, one of whom is from a city or county law enforcement agency, and who have at least ten years' experience as peace officers; and (iv) one person who is not currently a peace officer and who represents a community college or four-year college or university.
     (b) When a hearing is requested in relation to a certification action of a peace officer of the Washington state patrol, the commission shall appoint to the panel: (i) Either one police chief or one sheriff; (ii) one administrator of the state patrol; (iii) one certified Washington peace officer who is at or below the level of first line supervisor, who is not a state patrol officer, and who has at least ten years' experience as a peace officer; (iv) one state patrol officer who is at or below the level of first line supervisor, and who has at least ten years' experience as a peace officer; and (v) one person who is not currently a peace officer and who represents a community college or four-year college or university.
     (c) When a hearing is requested in relation to a certification action of a tribal police officer, the commission shall appoint to the panel (i) either one police chief or one sheriff; (ii) one tribal police chief; (iii) one certified Washington peace officer who is at or below the level of first line supervisor, and who has at least ten years' experience as a peace officer; (iv) one tribal police officer who is at or below the level of first line supervisor, and who has at least ten years' experience as a peace officer; and (v) one person who is not currently a peace officer and who represents a community college or four-year college or university.
     (d) Persons appointed to hearings panels by the commission shall, in relation to any certification action on which they sit, have the powers, duties, and immunities, and are entitled to the emoluments, including travel expenses in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060, of regular commission members.
     (3) Where the charge upon which revocation or denial is based is that a peace officer was "discharged for disqualifying misconduct," and the discharge is "final," within the meaning of RCW 43.101.105(1)(d), and the officer received a civil service hearing or arbitration hearing culminating in an affirming decision following separation from service by the employer, the hearings panel may revoke or deny certification if the hearings panel determines that the discharge occurred and was based on disqualifying misconduct; the hearings panel need not redetermine the underlying facts but may make this determination based solely on review of the records and decision relating to the employment separation proceeding. However, the hearings panel may, in its discretion, consider additional evidence to determine whether such a discharge occurred and was based on such disqualifying misconduct. The hearings panel shall, upon written request by the subject peace officer, allow the peace officer to present additional evidence of extenuating circumstances.
     Where the charge upon which revocation or denial of certification is based is that a peace officer "has been convicted at any time of a felony offense" within the meaning of RCW 43.101.105(1)(c), the hearings panel shall revoke or deny certification if it determines that the peace officer was convicted of a felony. The hearings panel need not redetermine the underlying facts but may make this determination based solely on review of the records and decision relating to the criminal proceeding. However, the hearings panel shall, upon the panel's determination of relevancy, consider additional evidence to determine whether the peace officer was convicted of a felony.
     Where the charge upon which revocation or denial is based is under RCW 43.101.105(1) (a), (b), (e), or (f), the hearings panel shall determine the underlying facts relating to the charge upon which revocation or denial of certification is based.
     (4) The commission's final administrative decision is subject to judicial review under RCW 34.05.510 through 34.05.598.

Customer Advisory Board--Department of Information Services

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 56   RCW 43.105.055 (Advisory committees--Customer advisory board) and 1999 c 80 s 7 & 1987 c 504 s 9 are each repealed.

Sec. 57   RCW 43.105.052 and 2000 c 180 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall:
     (1) Perform all duties and responsibilities the board delegates to the department, including but not limited to:
     (a) The review of agency information technology portfolios and related requests; and
     (b) Implementation of statewide and interagency policies, standards, and guidelines;
     (2) Make available information services to state agencies and local governments and public benefit nonprofit corporations on a full cost-recovery basis. For the purposes of this section "public benefit nonprofit corporation" means a public benefit nonprofit corporation as defined in RCW 24.03.005 that is receiving local, state, or federal funds either directly or through a public agency other than an Indian tribe or political subdivision of another state. These services may include, but are not limited to:
     (a) Telecommunications services for voice, data, and video;
     (b) Mainframe computing services;
     (c) Support for departmental and microcomputer evaluation, installation, and use;
     (d) Equipment acquisition assistance, including leasing, brokering, and establishing master contracts;
     (e) Facilities management services for information technology equipment, equipment repair, and maintenance service;
     (f) Negotiation with local cable companies and local governments to provide for connection to local cable services to allow for access to these public and educational channels in the state;
     (g) Office automation services;
     (h) System development services; and
     (i) Training.
     These services are for discretionary use by customers and customers may elect other alternatives for service if those alternatives are more cost-effective or provide better service. Agencies may be required to use the backbone network portions of the telecommunications services during an initial start-up period not to exceed three years;
     (3) Establish rates and fees for services provided by the department to assure that the services component of the department is self-supporting. A billing rate plan shall be developed for a two-year period to coincide with the budgeting process. The rate plan shall be subject to review at least annually by the ((customer advisory board)) office of financial management. The rate plan shall show the proposed rates by each cost center and will show the components of the rate structure as mutually determined by the department and the ((customer advisory board)) office of financial management. The same rate structure will apply to all user agencies of each cost center. The rate plan and any adjustments to rates shall be approved by the office of financial management. The services component shall not subsidize the operations of the strategic planning and policy component;
     (4) With the advice of the information services board and agencies, develop a state strategic information technology plan and performance reports as required under RCW 43.105.160;
     (5) Develop plans for the department's achievement of statewide goals and objectives set forth in the state strategic information technology plan required under RCW 43.105.160. These plans shall address such services as telecommunications, central and distributed computing, local area networks, office automation, and end user computing. The department shall seek the advice of the ((customer advisory board and the)) board in the development of these plans;
     (6) Under direction of the information services board and in collaboration with the department of personnel, and other agencies as may be appropriate, develop training plans and coordinate training programs that are responsive to the needs of agencies;
     (7) Identify opportunities for the effective use of information services and coordinate appropriate responses to those opportunities;
     (8) Assess agencies' projects, acquisitions, plans, information technology portfolios, or overall information processing performance as requested by the board, agencies, the director of financial management, or the legislature. Agencies may be required to reimburse the department for agency-requested reviews;
     (9) Develop planning, budgeting, and expenditure reporting requirements, in conjunction with the office of financial management, for agencies to follow;
     (10) Assist the office of financial management with budgetary and policy review of agency plans for information services;
     (11) Provide staff support from the strategic planning and policy component to the board for:
     (a) Meeting preparation, notices, and minutes;
     (b) Promulgation of policies, standards, and guidelines adopted by the board;
     (c) Supervision of studies and reports requested by the board;
     (d) Conducting reviews and assessments as directed by the board;
     (12) Be the lead agency in coordinating video telecommunications services for all state agencies and develop, pursuant to board policies, standards and common specifications for leased and purchased telecommunications equipment. The department shall not evaluate the merits of school curriculum, higher education course offerings, or other education and training programs proposed for transmission and/or reception using video telecommunications resources. Nothing in this section shall abrogate or abridge the legal responsibilities of licensees of telecommunications facilities as licensed by the federal communication commission on March 27, 1990; and
     (13) Perform all other matters and things necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter.

Revenue-Simplified Sales and Use Tax Administration
Advisory Group

Sec. 58   RCW 82.58.020 and 2002 c 267 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1))) For the purposes of reviewing or amending the agreement embodying the simplification requirements in RCW 82.58.050, the state shall enter into multistate discussions. For purposes of these discussions, the state shall be represented by the department. ((The governor may appoint up to four persons to consult with the department at these discussions. The persons advising the department shall not be compensated and are not entitled to payment of travel expenses by the state.
     (2) The department shall regularly consult with an advisory group composed of one member from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate, appointed by the majority and minority leaders of the senate; one member from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker and minority leader of the house of representatives; representatives of retailers, including those selling via mail, telephone, and the internet; representatives of large and small businesses; and representatives of counties and cities. The department shall use its best efforts to consult with the advisory group before any multistate discussions in which it is anticipated that amendments may be proposed to the agreement embodying the simplification requirements in RCW 82.58.050.
))

Driver Instructors' Advisory Committee

Sec. 59   RCW 46.20.100 and 2002 c 195 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Application. The application of a person under the age of eighteen years for a driver's license or a motorcycle endorsement must be signed by a parent or guardian with custody of the minor. If the person under the age of eighteen has no father, mother, or guardian, then the application must be signed by the minor's employer.
     (2) Traffic safety education requirement. For a person under the age of eighteen years to obtain a driver's license he or she must meet the traffic safety education requirements of this subsection.
     (a) To meet the traffic safety education requirement for a driver's license the applicant must satisfactorily complete a traffic safety education course as defined in RCW 28A.220.020 for a course offered by a school district, or as defined by the department of licensing for a course offered by a driver training school licensed under chapter 46.82 RCW. The course offered by a school district or an approved private school must meet the standards established by the office of the state superintendent of public instruction. The course offered by a driver training school must meet the standards established by the department of licensing ((with the advice of the driver instructors' advisory committee, pursuant to RCW 46.82.300)). The traffic safety education course may be provided by:
     (i) A recognized secondary school; or
     (ii) A driver training school licensed under chapter 46.82 RCW that is annually approved by the department of licensing.
     (b) To meet the traffic safety education requirement for a motorcycle endorsement, the applicant must successfully complete a motorcycle safety education course that meets the standards established by the department of licensing.
     (c) The department may waive the traffic safety education requirement for a driver's license if the applicant demonstrates to the department's satisfaction that:
     (i) He or she was unable to take or complete a traffic safety education course;
     (ii) A need exists for the applicant to operate a motor vehicle; and
     (iii) He or she has the ability to operate a motor vehicle in such a manner as not to jeopardize the safety of persons or property.
The department may adopt rules to implement this subsection (2)(c) in concert with the supervisor of the traffic safety education section of the office of the superintendent of public instruction.
     (d) The department may waive the traffic safety education requirement if the applicant was licensed to drive a motor vehicle or motorcycle outside this state and provides proof that he or she has had education equivalent to that required under this subsection.

Sec. 60   RCW 46.82.280 and 2009 c 101 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) (("Advisory committee" means the driving instructors' advisory committee as created in this chapter.
     (2)
)) "Behind-the-wheel instruction" means instruction in an approved driver training school instruction vehicle according to and inclusive of the minimum required curriculum. Behind-the-wheel instruction is characterized by driving experience.
     (((3))) (2) "Classroom" means a space dedicated to and used exclusively by a driver training instructor for the instruction of students. With prior department approval, a branch office classroom may be located within alternative facilities, such as a public or private library, school, community college, college or university, or a business training facility.
     (((4))) (3) "Classroom instruction" means that portion of a traffic safety education course that is characterized by classroom-based student instruction conducted by or under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor or licensed instructors.
     (((5))) (4) "Director" means the director of the department of licensing of the state of Washington.
     (((6))) (5) "Driver training education course" means a course of instruction in traffic safety education approved and licensed by the department of licensing that consists of classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction as documented by the minimum approved curriculum.
     (((7))) (6) "Driver training school" means a commercial driver training school engaged in the business of giving instruction, for a fee, in the operation of automobiles.
     (((8))) (7) "Enrollment" means the collecting of a fee or the signing of a contract for a driver training education course. "Enrollment" does not include the collecting of names and contact information for enrolling students once a driver training school is licensed to instruct.
     (((9))) (8) "Fraudulent practices" means any conduct or representation on the part of a driver training school owner or instructor including:
     (a) Inducing anyone to believe, or to give the impression, that a license to operate a motor vehicle or any other license granted by the director may be obtained by any means other than those prescribed by law, or furnishing or obtaining the same by illegal or improper means, or requesting, accepting, or collecting money for such purposes;
     (b) Operating a driver training school without a license, providing instruction without an instructor's license, verifying enrollment prior to being licensed, misleading or false statements on applications for a commercial driver training school license or instructor's license or on any required records or supporting documentation;
     (c) Failing to fully document and maintain all required driver training school records of instruction, school operation, and instructor training;
     (d) Issuing a driver training course certificate without requiring completion of the necessary behind-the-wheel and classroom instruction.
     (((10))) (9) "Instructor" means any person employed by or otherwise associated with a driver training school to instruct persons in the operation of an automobile.
     (((11))) (10) "Owner" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other person or group that holds a substantial interest in a driver training school.
     (((12))) (11) "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, or association.
     (((13))) (12) "Place of business" means a designated location at which the business of a driver training school is transacted or its records are kept.
     (((14))) (13) "Student" means any person enrolled in an approved driver training course.
     (((15))) (14) "Substantial interest holder" means a person who has actual or potential influence over the management or operation of any driver training school. Evidence of substantial interest includes, but is not limited to, one or more of the following:
     (a) Directly or indirectly owning, operating, managing, or controlling a driver training school or any part of a driver training school;
     (b) Directly or indirectly profiting from or assuming liability for debts of a driver training school;
     (c) Is an officer or director of a driver training school;
     (d) Owning ten percent or more of any class of stock in a privately or closely held corporate driver training school, or five percent or more of any class of stock in a publicly traded corporate driver training school;
     (e) Furnishing ten percent or more of the capital, whether in cash, goods, or services, for the operation of a driver training school during any calendar year; or
     (f) Directly or indirectly receiving a salary, commission, royalties, or other form of compensation from the activity in which a driver training school is or seeks to be engaged.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 61   RCW 46.82.300 (Driver instructors' advisory committee) and 2009 c 101 s 2, 2006 c 219 s 3, 2002 c 195 s 5, 1984 c 287 s 93, & 1979 ex.s. c 51 s 3 are each repealed.

Sec. 62   RCW 46.82.330 and 2009 c 101 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The application for an instructor's license shall document the applicant's fitness, knowledge, skills, and abilities to teach the classroom and behind-the-wheel phases of a driver training education program in a commercial driver training school.
     (2) An applicant shall be eligible to apply for an original instructor's certificate if the applicant possesses and meets the following qualifications and conditions:
     (a) Has been licensed to drive for five or more years and possesses a current and valid Washington driver's license or is a resident of a jurisdiction immediately adjacent to Washington state and possesses a current and valid license issued by such jurisdiction, and does not have on his or her driving record any of the violations or penalties set forth in (a)(i), (ii), or (iii) of this subsection. The director shall have the right to examine the driving record of the applicant from the department of licensing and from other jurisdictions and from these records determine if the applicant has had:
     (i) Not more than one moving traffic violation within the preceding twelve months or more than two moving traffic violations in the preceding twenty-four months;
     (ii) No drug or alcohol-related traffic violation or incident within the preceding three years. If there are two or more drug or alcohol-related traffic violations in the applicant's driving history, the applicant is no longer eligible to be a driving instructor; and
     (iii) No driver's license suspension, cancellation, revocation, or denial within the preceding two years, or no more than two of these occurrences in the preceding five years;
     (b) Is a high school graduate or the equivalent and at least twenty-one years of age;
     (c) Has completed an acceptable application on a form prescribed by the director;
     (d) Has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction in the training of drivers acceptable to the director that is no less than sixty hours in length and includes instruction in classroom and behind-the-wheel teaching methods and supervised practice behind-the-wheel teaching of driving techniques; and
     (e) Has paid an examination fee as set by rule of the department and has successfully completed an instructor's examination ((as approved by the advisory committee)).

Sec. 63   RCW 46.82.420 and 2008 c 125 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The ((advisory committee shall consult with the)) department ((in the development and maintenance of)) shall develop and maintain a basic minimum required curriculum and ((the department)) shall furnish to each qualifying applicant for an instructor's license or a driver training school license a copy of such curriculum.
     (2) In addition to information on the safe, lawful, and responsible operation of motor vehicles on the state's highways, the basic minimum required curriculum shall include information on:
     (a) Intermediate driver's license issuance, passenger and driving restrictions and sanctions for violating the restrictions, and the effect of traffic violations and collisions on the driving privileges;
     (b) The effects of alcohol and drug use on motor vehicle operators, including information on drug and alcohol related traffic injury and mortality rates in the state of Washington and the current penalties for driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol;
     (c) Motorcycle awareness, approved by the director, to ensure new operators of motor vehicles have been instructed in the importance of safely sharing the road with motorcyclists;
     (d) Bicycle safety, to ensure that operators of motor vehicles have been instructed in the importance of safely sharing the road with bicyclists; and
     (e) Pedestrian safety, to ensure that operators of motor vehicles have been instructed in the importance of safely sharing the road with pedestrians.
     (3) Should the director be presented with acceptable proof that any licensed instructor or driver training school is not showing proper diligence in teaching such basic minimum curriculum as required, the instructor or school shall be required to appear before the ((advisory committee)) director and show cause why the license of the instructor or school should not be revoked for such negligence. If the ((committee)) director does not accept such reasons as may be offered, the director may revoke the license of the instructor or school, or both.

Eastern State Hospital Board and Western State Hospital Board

Sec. 64   RCW 72.23.025 and 2006 c 333 s 204 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It is the intent of the legislature to improve the quality of service at state hospitals, eliminate overcrowding, and more specifically define the role of the state hospitals. The legislature intends that eastern and western state hospitals shall become clinical centers for handling the most complicated long-term care needs of patients with a primary diagnosis of mental disorder. To this end, the legislature intends that funds appropriated for mental health programs, including funds for regional support networks and the state hospitals be used for persons with primary diagnosis of mental disorder. The legislature finds that establishment of ((the eastern state hospital board, the western state hospital board, and)) institutes for the study and treatment of mental disorders at both eastern state hospital and western state hospital will be instrumental in implementing the legislative intent.
     (2)(((a) The eastern state hospital board and the western state hospital board are each established. Members of the boards shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. Each board shall include:
     (i) The director of the institute for the study and treatment of mental disorders established at the hospital;
     (ii) One family member of a current or recent hospital resident;
     (iii) One consumer of services;
     (iv) One community mental health service provider;
     (v) Two citizens with no financial or professional interest in mental health services;
     (vi) One representative of the regional support network in which the hospital is located;
     (vii) One representative from the staff who is a physician;
     (viii) One representative from the nursing staff;
     (ix) One representative from the other professional staff;
     (x) One representative from the nonprofessional staff; and
     (xi) One representative of a minority community.
     (b) At least one representative listed in (a)(viii), (ix), or (x) of this subsection shall be a union member.
     (c) Members shall serve four-year terms. Members of the board shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 and shall receive compensation as provided in RCW 43.03.240.
     (3) The boards established under this section shall:
     (a) Monitor the operation and activities of the hospital;
     (b) Review and advise on the hospital budget;
     (c) Make recommendations to the governor and the legislature for improving the quality of service provided by the hospital;
     (d) Monitor and review the activities of the hospital in implementing the intent of the legislature set forth in this section; and
     (e) Consult with the secretary regarding persons the secretary may select as the superintendent of the hospital whenever a vacancy occurs.
     (4)
))(a) There is established at eastern state hospital and western state hospital, institutes for the study and treatment of mental disorders. The institutes shall be operated by joint operating agreements between state colleges and universities and the department of social and health services. The institutes are intended to conduct training, research, and clinical program development activities that will directly benefit ((mentally ill)) persons with mental illness who are receiving treatment in Washington state by performing the following activities:
     (i) Promote recruitment and retention of highly qualified professionals at the state hospitals and community mental health programs;
     (ii) Improve clinical care by exploring new, innovative, and scientifically based treatment models for persons presenting particularly difficult and complicated clinical syndromes;
     (iii) Provide expanded training opportunities for existing staff at the state hospitals and community mental health programs;
     (iv) Promote bilateral understanding of treatment orientation, possibilities, and challenges between state hospital professionals and community mental health professionals.
     (b) To accomplish these purposes the institutes may, within funds appropriated for this purpose:
     (i) Enter joint operating agreements with state universities or other institutions of higher education to accomplish the placement and training of students and faculty in psychiatry, psychology, social work, occupational therapy, nursing, and other relevant professions at the state hospitals and community mental health programs;
     (ii) Design and implement clinical research projects to improve the quality and effectiveness of state hospital services and operations;
     (iii) Enter into agreements with community mental health service providers to accomplish the exchange of professional staff between the state hospitals and community mental health service providers;
     (iv) Establish a student loan forgiveness and conditional scholarship program to retain qualified professionals at the state hospitals and community mental health providers when the secretary has determined a shortage of such professionals exists.
     (c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the institutes may enter into agreements with the department or the state hospitals which may involve changes in staffing necessary to implement improved patient care programs contemplated by this section.
     (d) The institutes are authorized to seek and accept public or private gifts, grants, contracts, or donations to accomplish their purposes under this section.

Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Steering Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 65   RCW 70.168.020 (Steering committee--Composition -- Appointment) and 2000 c 93 s 20, 1990 c 269 s 5, & 1988 c 183 s 2 are each repealed.

Sec. 66   RCW 70.168.030 and 1998 c 245 s 117 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((Upon the recommendation of the steering committee,)) The director of the office of financial management shall contract with an independent party for an analysis of the state's trauma system.
     (2) The analysis shall contain at a minimum, the following:
     (a) The identification of components of a functional statewide trauma care system, including standards; and
     (b) An assessment of the current trauma care program compared with the functional statewide model identified in subsection (a) of this section, including an analysis of deficiencies and reasons for the deficiencies.
     (3) The analysis shall provide a design for a statewide trauma care system based on the findings of the committee under subsection (2) of this section, with a plan for phased-in implementation. The plan shall include, at a minimum, the following:
     (a) Responsibility for implementation;
     (b) Administrative authority at the state, regional, and local levels;
     (c) Facility, equipment, and personnel standards;
     (d) Triage and care criteria;
     (e) Data collection and use;
     (f) Cost containment strategies;
     (g) System evaluation; and
     (h) Projected costs.

Sec. 67   RCW 70.168.050 and 1990 c 269 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department((, in consultation with, and having solicited the advice of, the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee,)) shall establish the Washington state emergency medical services and trauma care system.
     (2) The department shall adopt rules consistent with this chapter to carry out the purpose of this chapter. All rules shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW. All rules and procedures adopted by the department shall minimize paperwork and compliance requirements for facilities and other participants. The department shall assure an opportunity for consultation, review, and comment by the public and providers of emergency medical services and trauma care before adoption of rules. When developing rules to implement this chapter the department shall consider the report of the Washington state trauma project established under chapter 183, Laws of 1988. Nothing in this chapter requires the department to follow any specific recommendation in that report except as it may also be included in this chapter.
     (3) The department may apply for, receive, and accept gifts and other payments, including property and service, from any governmental or other public or private entity or person, and may make arrangements as to the use of these receipts, including any activities related to the design, maintenance, or enhancements of the emergency medical services and trauma care system in the state. The department shall make available upon request to the appropriate legislative committees information concerning the source, amount, and use of such gifts or payments.

Sec. 68   RCW 70.168.060 and 1990 c 269 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department((, in consultation with and having solicited the advice of the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee,)) shall:
     (1) Establish the following on a statewide basis:
     (a) ((By September 1990,)) Minimum standards for facility, equipment, and personnel for level I, II, III, IV, and V trauma care services;
     (b) ((By September 1990,)) Minimum standards for facility, equipment, and personnel for level I, I-pediatric, II, and III trauma-related rehabilitative services;
     (c) ((By September 1990,)) Minimum standards for facility, equipment, and personnel for level I, II, and III pediatric trauma care services;
     (d) ((By September 1990,)) Minimum standards required for verified prehospital trauma care services, including equipment and personnel;
     (e) Personnel training requirements and programs for providers of trauma care. The department shall design programs which are accessible to rural providers including on-site training;
     (f) Statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system objectives and priorities;
     (g) Minimum standards for the development of facility patient care protocols and prehospital patient care protocols and patient care procedures;
     (h) ((By July 1991,)) Minimum standards for an effective emergency medical communication system;
     (i) Minimum standards for an effective emergency medical services transportation system; and
     (j) ((By July 1991,)) Establish a program for emergency medical services and trauma care research and development;
     (2) Establish statewide standards, personnel training requirements and programs, system objectives and priorities, protocols and guidelines as required in subsection (1) of this section, by utilizing those standards adopted in the report of the Washington trauma advisory committee as authorized by chapter 183, Laws of 1988. In establishing standards for level IV or V trauma care services the department may adopt similar standards adopted for services provided in rural health care facilities authorized in chapter 70.175 RCW. The department may modify standards, personnel training requirements and programs, system objectives and priorities, and guidelines in rule if the department determines that such modifications are necessary to meet federal and other state requirements or are essential to allow the department and others to establish the system or should it determine that public health considerations or efficiencies in the delivery of emergency medical services and trauma care warrant such modifications;
     (3) Designate emergency medical services and trauma care planning and service regions as provided for in this chapter;
     (4) ((By July 1, 1992,)) Establish the minimum and maximum number of hospitals and health care facilities in the state and within each emergency medical services and trauma care planning and service region that may provide designated trauma care services based upon approved regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans;
     (5) ((By July 1, 1991,)) Establish the minimum and maximum number of prehospital providers in the state and within each emergency medical services and trauma care planning and service region that may provide verified trauma care services based upon approved regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans;
     (6) ((By July 1993,)) Begin the designation of hospitals and health care facilities to provide designated trauma care services in accordance with needs identified in the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care plan;
     (7) ((By July 1990,)) Adopt a format for submission of the regional plans to the department;
     (8) ((By July 1991,)) Begin the review and approval of regional emergency medical services and trauma care plans;
     (9) ((By July 1992,)) Prepare regional plans for those regions that do not submit a regional plan to the department that meets the requirements of this chapter;
     (10) ((By October 1992,)) Prepare and implement the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system plan incorporating the regional plans;
     (11) Coordinate the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system to assure integration and smooth operation between the regions;
     (12) ((Facilitate coordination between the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee and the emergency medical services licensing and certification advisory committee;
     (13)
)) Monitor the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system;
     (((14))) (13) Conduct a study of all costs, charges, expenses, and levels of reimbursement associated with providers of trauma care services, and provide its findings and any recommendations regarding adequate and equitable reimbursement to trauma care providers to the legislature by July 1, 1991;
     (((15))) (14) Monitor the level of public and private payments made on behalf of trauma care patients to determine whether health care providers have been adequately reimbursed for the costs of care rendered such persons;
     (((16) By July 1991,)) (15) Design and establish the statewide trauma care registry as authorized in RCW 70.168.090 to (a) assess the effectiveness of emergency medical services and trauma care delivery, and (b) modify standards and other system requirements to improve the provision of emergency medical services and trauma care;
     (((17) By July 1991,)) (16) Develop patient outcome measures to assess the effectiveness of emergency medical services and trauma care in the system;
     (((18) By July 1993,)) (17) Develop standards for regional emergency medical services and trauma care quality assurance programs required in RCW 70.168.090;
     (((19))) (18) Administer funding allocated to the department for the purpose of creating, maintaining, or enhancing the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system; and
     (((20) By October 1990,)) (19) Begin coordination and development of trauma prevention and education programs.

Sec. 69   RCW 70.168.130 and 1990 c 269 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department((, with the assistance of the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee,)) shall adopt a program for the disbursement of funds for the development, implementation, and enhancement of the emergency medical services and trauma care system. Under the program, the department shall disburse funds to each emergency medical services and trauma care regional council, or their chosen fiscal agent or agents, which shall be city or county governments, stipulating the purpose for which the funds shall be expended. The regional emergency medical services and trauma care council shall use such funds to make available matching grants in an amount not to exceed fifty percent of the cost of the proposal for which the grant is made; provided, the department may waive or modify the matching requirement if it determines insufficient local funding exists and the public health and safety would be jeopardized if the proposal were not funded. Grants shall be made to any public or private nonprofit agency which, in the judgment of the regional emergency medical services and trauma care council, will best fulfill the purpose of the grant.
     (2) Grants may be awarded for any of the following purposes:
     (a) Establishment and initial development of an emergency medical services and trauma care system;
     (b) Expansion and improvement of an emergency medical services and trauma care system;
     (c) Purchase of equipment for the operation of an emergency medical services and trauma care system;
     (d) Training and continuing education of emergency medical and trauma care personnel; and
     (e) Department approved research and development activities pertaining to emergency medical services and trauma care.
     (3) Any emergency medical services agency or trauma care provider which receives a grant shall stipulate that it will:
     (a) Operate in accordance with applicable provisions and standards required under this chapter;
     (b) Provide, without prior inquiry as to ability to pay, emergency medical and trauma care to all patients requiring such care; and
     (c) Be consistent with applicable provisions of the regional emergency medical services and trauma care plan and the statewide emergency medical services and trauma care system plan.

Sec. 70   RCW 18.76.050 and 1990 c 269 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary ((with the advice of the emergency medical services and trauma care steering committee established under RCW 18.73.050)) shall adopt rules, under chapter 34.05 RCW, prescribing:
     (1) Standards for the operation of a poison information center;
     (2) Standards and procedures for certification, recertification and decertification of poison center medical directors and poison information specialists; and
     (3) Standards and procedures for reciprocity with other states or national certifying agencies.

Emergency Medical Services Licensing and Certification Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 71   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 18.73.040 (Emergency medical services licensing and certification advisory committee) and 1990 c 269 s 6, 1984 c 279 s 55, 1981 c 338 s 13, 1979 ex.s. c 261 s 2, 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 43, & 1973 1st ex.s. c 208 s 4; and
     (2) RCW 18.73.050 (Committee -- Duties -- Review of rules) and 1990 c 269 s 7, 1987 c 214 s 3, 1979 ex.s. c 261 s 3, & 1973 1st ex.s. c 208 s 5.

Sec. 72   RCW 18.71.205 and 1996 c 191 s 55 and 1996 c 178 s 6 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) The secretary of the department of health((, in conjunction with the advice and assistance of the emergency medical services licensing and certification advisory committee as prescribed in RCW 18.73.050, and the commission,)) shall prescribe:
     (a) Practice parameters, training standards for, and levels of, physician trained emergency medical service intermediate life support technicians and paramedics;
     (b) Minimum standards and performance requirements for the certification and recertification of physician's trained emergency medical service intermediate life support technicians and paramedics; and
     (c) Procedures for certification, recertification, and decertification of physician's trained emergency medical service intermediate life support technicians and paramedics.
     (2) Initial certification shall be for a period established by the secretary pursuant to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.
     (3) Recertification shall be granted upon proof of continuing satisfactory performance and education, and shall be for a period established by the secretary pursuant to RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280.
     (4) As used in chapters 18.71 and 18.73 RCW, "approved medical program director" means a person who:
     (a) Is licensed to practice medicine and surgery pursuant to chapter 18.71 RCW or osteopathic medicine and surgery pursuant to chapter 18.57 RCW; and
     (b) Is qualified and knowledgeable in the administration and management of emergency care and services; and
     (c) Is so certified by the department of health for a county, group of counties, or cities with populations over four hundred thousand in coordination with the recommendations of the local medical community and local emergency medical services and trauma care council.
     (5) The Uniform Disciplinary Act, chapter 18.130 RCW, governs uncertified practice, the issuance and denial of certificates, and the disciplining of certificate holders under this section. The secretary shall be the disciplining authority under this section. Disciplinary action shall be initiated against a person credentialed under this chapter in a manner consistent with the responsibilities and duties of the medical program director under whom such person is responsible.
     (6) Such activities of physician's trained emergency medical service intermediate life support technicians and paramedics shall be limited to actions taken under the express written or oral order of medical program directors and shall not be construed at any time to include free standing or nondirected actions, for actions not presenting an emergency or life-threatening condition.

Sec. 73   RCW 18.73.030 and 2005 c 193 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((Unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context, the following words and phrases as used in this chapter shall have the meanings indicated.)) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of health.
     (2) "Department" means the department of health.
     (3) (("Committee" means the emergency medical services licensing and certification advisory committee.
     (4)
)) "Ambulance" means a ground or air vehicle designed and used to transport the ill and injured and to provide personnel, facilities, and equipment to treat patients before and during transportation.
     (((5))) (4) "Aid vehicle" means a vehicle used to carry aid equipment and individuals trained in first aid or emergency medical procedure.
     (((6))) (5) "Emergency medical technician" means a person who is authorized by the secretary to render emergency medical care pursuant to RCW 18.73.081.
     (((7))) (6) "Ambulance service" means an organization that operates one or more ambulances.
     (((8))) (7) "Aid service" means an organization that operates one or more aid vehicles.
     (((9))) (8) "Emergency medical service" means medical treatment and care which may be rendered at the scene of any medical emergency or while transporting any patient in an ambulance to an appropriate medical facility, including ambulance transportation between medical facilities.
     (((10))) (9) "Communications system" means a radio and landline network which provides rapid public access, coordinated central dispatching of services, and coordination of personnel, equipment, and facilities in an emergency medical services and trauma care system.
     (((11))) (10) "Prehospital patient care protocols" means the written procedure adopted by the emergency medical services medical program director which direct the out-of-hospital emergency care of the emergency patient which includes the trauma care patient. These procedures shall be based upon the assessment of the patient's medical needs and what treatment will be provided for emergency conditions. The protocols shall meet or exceed statewide minimum standards developed by the department in rule as authorized in chapter 70.168 RCW.
     (((12))) (11) "Patient care procedures" means written operating guidelines adopted by the regional emergency medical services and trauma care council, in consultation with the local emergency medical services and trauma care councils, emergency communication centers, and the emergency medical services medical program director, in accordance with statewide minimum standards. The patient care procedures shall identify the level of medical care personnel to be dispatched to an emergency scene, procedures for triage of patients, the level of trauma care facility to first receive the patient, and the name and location of other trauma care facilities to receive the patient should an interfacility transfer be necessary. Procedures on interfacility transfer of patients shall be consistent with the transfer procedures in chapter 70.170 RCW.
     (((13))) (12) "Emergency medical services medical program director" means a person who is an approved medical program director as defined by RCW 18.71.205(4).
     (((14))) (13) "Council" means the local or regional emergency medical services and trauma care council as authorized under chapter 70.168 RCW.
     (((15))) (14) "Basic life support" means noninvasive emergency medical services requiring basic medical treatment skills as defined in chapter 18.73 RCW.
     (((16))) (15) "Advanced life support" means invasive emergency medical services requiring advanced medical treatment skills as defined by chapter 18.71 RCW.
     (((17))) (16) "First responder" means a person who is authorized by the secretary to render emergency medical care as defined by RCW 18.73.081.
     (((18))) (17) "Stretcher" means a cart designed to serve as a litter for the transportation of a patient in a prone or supine position as is commonly used in the ambulance industry, such as wheeled stretchers, portable stretchers, stair chairs, solid backboards, scoop stretchers, basket stretchers, or flexible stretchers. The term does not include personal mobility aids that recline at an angle or remain at a flat position, that are owned or leased for a period of at least one week by the individual using the equipment or the individual's guardian or representative, such as wheelchairs, personal gurneys, or banana carts.

Sec. 74   RCW 18.73.101 and 2000 c 93 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary may grant a variance from a provision of this chapter and RCW 18.71.200 through 18.71.220 if no detriment to health and safety would result from the variance and compliance is expected to cause reduction or loss of existing emergency medical services. Variances may be granted for a period of no more than one year. A variance may be renewed by the secretary ((upon approval of the committee)).

Employee Retirement Benefits Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 75   RCW 41.50.086 (Employee retirement benefits board -- Created -- Membership) and 2001 c 181 s 1, 1998 c 341 s 506, & 1995 c 239 s 301 are each repealed.

Sec. 76   RCW 41.50.088 and 2005 c 327 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The ((board)) director shall adopt rules as necessary and exercise the following powers and duties:
     (a) The ((board)) director shall recommend to the state investment board types of options for member self-directed investment in the teachers' retirement system plan 3, the school employees' retirement system plan 3, and the public employees' retirement system plan 3 as deemed by the ((board)) director to be reflective of the members' preferences;
     (b) By July 1, 2005, subject to favorable tax determination by the internal revenue service, the ((board)) director shall make optional actuarially equivalent life annuity benefit payment schedules available to members and survivors that may be purchased from the combined plan 2 and plan 3 funds under RCW 41.50.075; and
     (c) Determination of the basis for administrative charges to the self-directed investment fund to offset self-directed account expenses;
     (2) The ((board)) director shall recommend to the state investment board types of options for participant self-directed investment in the state deferred compensation plan, as deemed by the ((board)) director to be reflective of the participants' preferences.

Sec. 77   RCW 41.50.770 and 1998 c 116 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) "Employee" as used in this section and RCW 41.50.780 includes all full-time, part-time, and career seasonal employees of the state, a county, a municipality, or other political subdivision of the state, whether or not covered by civil service; elected and appointed officials of the executive branch of the government, including full-time members of boards, commissions, or committees; justices of the supreme court and judges of the court of appeals and of the superior and district courts; and members of the state legislature or of the legislative authority of any county, city, or town.
     (2) The state, through the department, and any county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state acting through its principal supervising official or governing body is authorized to contract with an employee to defer a portion of that employee's income, which deferred portion shall in no event exceed the amount allowable under 26 U.S.C. Sec. 457, and deposit or invest such deferred portion in a credit union, savings and loan association, bank, or mutual savings bank or purchase life insurance, shares of an investment company, or fixed and/or variable annuity contracts from any insurance company or any investment company licensed to contract business in this state.
     (3) Employees participating in the state deferred compensation plan administered by the department shall self-direct the investment of the deferred portion of their income through the selection of investment options as set forth in subsection (4) of this section.
     (4) The department can provide such plans as it deems are in the interests of state employees. In addition to the types of investments described in this section, the state investment board, with respect to the state deferred compensation plan, shall invest the deferred portion of an employee's income, without limitation as to amount, in accordance with RCW 43.84.150, 43.33A.140, and 41.50.780, and pursuant to investment policy established by the state investment board for the state deferred compensation plans. The state investment board, after consultation with the ((employee retirement benefits board)) director regarding any recommendations made pursuant to RCW 41.50.088(2), shall provide a set of options for participants to choose from for investment of the deferred portion of their income. Any income deferred under such a plan shall continue to be included as regular compensation, for the purpose of computing the state or local retirement and pension benefits earned by any employee.
     (5) Coverage of an employee under a deferred compensation plan under this section shall not render such employee ineligible for simultaneous membership and participation in any pension system for public employees.

Sec. 78   RCW 41.50.780 and 2008 c 229 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The deferred compensation principal account is hereby created in the state treasury.
     (2) The amount of compensation deferred by employees under agreements entered into under the authority contained in RCW 41.50.770 shall be paid into the deferred compensation principal account and shall be sufficient to cover costs of administration and staffing in addition to such other amounts as determined by the department. The deferred compensation principal account shall be used to carry out the purposes of RCW 41.50.770. All eligible state employees shall be given the opportunity to participate in agreements entered into by the department under RCW 41.50.770. State agencies shall cooperate with the department in providing employees with the opportunity to participate.
     (3) Any county, municipality, or other subdivision of the state may elect to participate in any agreements entered into by the department under RCW 41.50.770, including the making of payments therefrom to the employees participating in a deferred compensation plan upon their separation from state or other qualifying service. Accordingly, the deferred compensation principal account shall be considered to be a public pension or retirement fund within the meaning of Article XXIX, section 1 of the state Constitution, for the purpose of determining eligible investments and deposits of the moneys therein.
     (4) All moneys in the state deferred compensation principal account and the state deferred compensation administrative account, all property and rights purchased therewith, and all income attributable thereto, shall be held in trust by the state investment board, as set forth under RCW 43.33A.030, for the exclusive benefit of the state deferred compensation plan's participants and their beneficiaries. Neither the participant, nor the participant's beneficiary or beneficiaries, nor any other designee, has any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer, or otherwise convey the right to receive any payments under the plan. These payments and right thereto are nonassignable and nontransferable. Unpaid accumulated deferrals are not subject to attachment, garnishment, or execution and are not transferable by operation of law in event of bankruptcy or insolvency, except to the extent otherwise required by law.
     (5) The state investment board has the full power to invest moneys in the state deferred compensation principal account and the state deferred compensation administrative account in accordance with RCW 43.84.150, 43.33A.140, and 41.50.770, and cumulative investment directions received pursuant to RCW 41.50.770. All investment and operating costs of the state investment board associated with the investment of the deferred compensation plan assets shall be paid pursuant to RCW 43.33A.160 and 43.84.160. With the exception of these expenses, one hundred percent of all earnings from these investments shall accrue directly to the deferred compensation principal account.
     (6)(a) No state board or commission, agency, or any officer, employee, or member thereof is liable for any loss or deficiency resulting from participant investments selected pursuant to RCW 41.50.770(3).
     (b) Neither the ((employee retirement benefits board)) department, nor the director or any employee, nor the state investment board, nor any officer, employee, or member thereof is liable for any loss or deficiency resulting from reasonable efforts to implement investment directions pursuant to RCW 41.50.770(3).
     (7) The deferred compensation administrative account is hereby created in the state treasury. All expenses of the department pertaining to the deferred compensation plan including staffing and administrative expenses shall be paid out of the deferred compensation administrative account. Any excess balances credited to this account over administrative expenses disbursed from this account shall be transferred to the deferred compensation principal account at such time and in such amounts as may be determined by the department with the approval of the office of financial management. Any deficiency in the deferred compensation administrative account caused by an excess of administrative expenses disbursed from this account shall be transferred to this account from the deferred compensation principal account.
     (8)(a)(i) The department shall keep or cause to be kept full and adequate accounts and records of the assets of each individual participant, obligations, transactions, and affairs of any deferred compensation plans created under RCW 41.50.770 and this section. The department shall account for and report on the investment of state deferred compensation plan assets or may enter into an agreement with the state investment board for such accounting and reporting.
     (ii) The department's duties related to individual participant accounts include conducting the activities of trade instruction, settlement activities, and direction of cash movement and related wire transfers with the custodian bank and outside investment firms.
     (iii) The department has sole responsibility for contracting with any recordkeepers for individual participant accounts and shall manage the performance of recordkeepers under those contracts.
     (b)(i) The department's duties under (a)(ii) of this subsection do not limit the authority of the state investment board to conduct its responsibilities for asset management and balancing of the deferred compensation funds.
     (ii) The state investment board has sole responsibility for contracting with outside investment firms to provide investment management for the deferred compensation funds and shall manage the performance of investment managers under those contracts.
     (c) The state treasurer shall designate and define the terms of engagement for the custodial banks.
     (9) The department may adopt rules necessary to carry out its responsibilities under RCW 41.50.770 and this section.

Sec. 79   RCW 41.34.020 and 2000 c 247 s 401 are each amended to read as follows:
     As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated:
     (1) "Actuary" means the state actuary or the office of the state actuary.
     (2) (("Board" means the employee retirement benefits board authorized in chapter 41.50 RCW.
     (3)
)) "Department" means the department of retirement systems.
     (((4))) (3)(a) "Compensation" for teachers for purposes of this chapter is the same as "earnable compensation" for plan 3 in chapter 41.32 RCW except that the compensation may be reported when paid, rather than when earned.
     (b) "Compensation" for classified employees for purposes of this chapter is the same as "compensation earnable" for plan 3 in RCW 41.35.010, except that the compensation may be reported when paid, rather than when earned.
     (c) "Compensation" for public employees for purposes of this chapter is the same as "compensation earnable" for plan 3 in RCW 41.40.010, except that the compensation may be reported when paid, rather than when earned.
     (((5))) (4)(a) "Employer" for teachers for purposes of this chapter means the same as "employer" for plan 3 in chapter 41.32 RCW.
     (b) "Employer" for classified employees for purposes of this chapter means the same as "employer" for plan 3 in RCW 41.35.010.
     (c) "Employer" for public employees for purposes of this chapter means the same as "employer" for plan 3 in RCW 41.40.010.
     (((6))) (5) "Member" means any employee included in the membership of a retirement system as provided for in chapter 41.32 RCW of plan 3, chapter 41.35 RCW of plan 3, or chapter 41.40 RCW of plan 3.
     (((7))) (6) "Member account" or "member's account" means the sum of the contributions and earnings on behalf of the member.
     (((8))) (7) "Retiree" means any member in receipt of an allowance or other benefit provided by this chapter resulting from service rendered to an employer by such member.
     (((9))) (8) "Teacher" means a member of the teachers' retirement system plan 3 as defined in RCW 41.32.010(29).
     (((10))) (9) "Classified employee" means a member of the school employees' retirement system plan 3 as defined in RCW 41.35.010.
     (((11))) (10) "Public employee" means a member of the public employees' retirement system plan 3 as defined in RCW 41.40.010.

Sec. 80   RCW 41.34.040 and 2003 c 156 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A member shall contribute from his or her compensation according to one of the following rate structures in addition to the mandatory minimum five percent:

Option AContribution Rate
All Ages0.0% fixed
Option B
Up to Age 350.0%
Age 35 to 441.0%
Age 45 and above 2.5%
Option C
Up to Age 351.0%
Age 35 to 442.5%
Age 45 and above3.5%
Option D
All Ages2.0%
Option E
All Ages5.0%
Option F
All Ages10.0%


     (2) The ((board)) department shall have the right to offer contribution rate options in addition to those listed in subsection (1) of this section, provided that no significant additional administrative costs are created. All options offered by the ((board)) department shall conform to the requirements stated in subsections (3) and (5) of this section.
     (3)(a) For members of the teachers' retirement system entering plan 3 under RCW 41.32.835 or members of the school employees' retirement system entering plan 3 under RCW 41.35.610, within ninety days of becoming a member he or she has an option to choose one of the above contribution rate structures. If the member does not select an option within the ninety-day period, he or she shall be assigned option A.
     (b) For members of the public employees' retirement system entering plan 3 under RCW 41.40.785, within the ninety days described in RCW 41.40.785 an employee who irrevocably chooses plan 3 shall select one of the above contribution rate structures. If the member does not select an option within the ninety-day period, he or she shall be assigned option A.
     (c) For members of the teachers' retirement system transferring to plan 3 under RCW 41.32.817, members of the school employees' retirement system transferring to plan 3 under RCW 41.35.510, or members of the public employees' retirement system transferring to plan 3 under RCW 41.40.795, upon election to plan 3 he or she must choose one of the above contribution rate structures.
     (d) Within ninety days of the date that an employee changes employers, he or she has an option to choose one of the above contribution rate structures. If the member does not select an option within this ninety-day period, he or she shall be assigned option A.
     (4) Each year, members may change their contribution rate option by notifying their employer in writing during the month of January.
     (5) Contributions shall begin the first day of the pay cycle in which the rate option is made, or the first day of the pay cycle in which the end of the ninety-day period occurs.

Sec. 81   RCW 41.34.070 and 2005 c 327 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) If the member retires, becomes disabled, or otherwise terminates employment, the balance in the member's account may be distributed in accordance with an option selected by the member either as a lump sum or pursuant to other options authorized by the ((board)) department.
     (2) If the member dies while in service, the balance of the member's account may be distributed in accordance with an option selected by the member either as a lump sum or pursuant to other options authorized by the ((board)) department. The distribution is as follows:
     (a) The distribution shall be made to such person or persons as the member shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department;
     (b) If there be no such designated person or persons still living at the time of the member's death, the balance of the member's account in the retirement system, less any amount identified as owing to an obligee upon withdrawal of such account balance pursuant to a court order filed under RCW 41.50.670, shall be paid to the member's surviving spouse as if in fact such spouse had been nominated by written designation;
     (c) If there is no surviving spouse, then to such person or persons, trust, or organization as the member shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the department; or
     (d) If there is no such designated person or persons still living at the time of the member's death, then to the member's legal representatives.
     (3) If a member has a terminal illness and terminates from employment, the member may choose to have the balance in the member's account distributed as a lump sum payment based on the most recent valuation in order to expedite the distribution. The department shall make this payment within ten working days after receipt of notice of termination of employment, documentation verifying the terminal illness, and an application for payment.
     (4) The distribution under subsections (1), (2), or (3) of this section shall be less any amount identified as owing to an obligee upon withdrawal pursuant to a court order filed under RCW 41.50.670.

Sec. 82   RCW 41.34.130 and 2001 c 181 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The state investment board has the full authority to invest all self-directed investment moneys in accordance with RCW 43.84.150 and 43.33A.140, and cumulative investment directions received pursuant to RCW 41.34.060 and this section. In carrying out this authority the state investment board, after consultation with the ((employee retirement benefits board)) department regarding any recommendations made pursuant to RCW 41.50.088(1)(b), shall provide a set of options for members to choose from for self-directed investment.
     (2) All investment and operating costs of the state investment board associated with making self-directed investments shall be paid by members and recovered under procedures agreed to by the ((board)) department and the state investment board pursuant to the principles set forth in RCW 43.33A.160 and 43.84.160. All other expenses caused by self-directed investment shall be paid by the member in accordance with rules established by the ((board)) department under RCW 41.50.088. With the exception of these expenses, all earnings from self-directed investments shall accrue to the member's account.
     (3)(a)(i) The department shall keep or cause to be kept full and adequate accounts and records of each individual member's account. The department shall account for and report on the investment of defined contribution assets or may enter into an agreement with the state investment board for such accounting and reporting under this chapter.
     (ii) The department's duties related to individual participant accounts include conducting the activities of trade instruction, settlement activities, and direction of cash movement and related wire transfers with the custodian bank and outside investment firms.
     (iii) The department has sole responsibility for contracting with any recordkeepers for individual participant accounts and shall manage the performance of recordkeepers under those contracts.
     (b)(i) The department's duties under (a)(ii) of this subsection do not limit the authority of the state investment board to conduct its responsibilities for asset management and balancing of the deferred compensation funds.
     (ii) The state investment board has sole responsibility for contracting with outside investment firms to provide investment management for the deferred compensation funds and shall manage the performance of investment managers under those contracts.
     (c) The state treasurer shall designate and define the terms of engagement for the custodial banks.

Sec. 83   RCW 41.34.140 and 1999 c 265 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A state board or commission, agency, or any officer, employee, or member thereof is not liable for any loss or deficiency resulting from member defined contribution investments selected or required pursuant to RCW 41.34.060 (1) or (3).
     (2) Neither the ((board)) department, nor director or any employee, nor the state investment board, nor any officer, employee, or member thereof is liable for any loss or deficiency resulting from reasonable efforts to implement investment directions pursuant to RCW 41.34.060 (1) or (3).
     (3) The state investment board, or any officer, employee, or member thereof is not liable with respect to any declared monthly unit valuations or crediting of rates of return, or any other exercise of powers or duties, including discretion, under RCW 41.34.060(2).
     (4) The department, or any officer or employee thereof, is not liable for crediting rates of return which are consistent with the state investment board's declaration of monthly unit valuations pursuant to RCW 41.34.060(2).

Sec. 84   RCW 43.33A.135 and 1998 c 116 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     The state investment board has the full power to establish investment policy, develop participant investment options, and manage investment funds for the state deferred compensation plan, consistent with the provisions of RCW 41.50.770 and 41.50.780. The board may continue to offer the investment options provided as of June 11, 1998, until the board establishes a deferred compensation plan investment policy and adopts new investment options after considering the recommendations of the ((employee retirement benefits board)) department of retirement systems.

Environmental and Land Use Hearings Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 85   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 43.21L.005 (Purpose) and 2003 c 393 s 1;
     (2) RCW 43.21L.010 (Definitions) and 2003 c 393 s 2;
     (3) RCW 43.21L.020 (Exclusive review process -- Exception -- Procedural rules) and 2003 c 393 s 3;
     (4) RCW 43.21L.030 (Designation as qualifying project -- Request for determination -- Duties of office of permit assistance) and 2003 c 393 s 4;
     (5) RCW 43.21L.040 (Environmental and land use hearings board) and 2003 c 393 s 5;
     (6) RCW 43.21L.050 (Review proceedings -- Commencement -- Rules for filing and service) and 2003 c 393 s 6;
     (7) RCW 43.21L.060 (Standing) and 2003 c 393 s 7;
     (8) RCW 43.21L.070 (Petition requirements) and 2003 c 393 s 8;
     (9) RCW 43.21L.080 (Affidavit certifying applications for permits--Initial hearing on jurisdictional and preliminary matters) and 2003 c 393 s 9;
     (10) RCW 43.21L.090 (Expedited review of petitions) and 2003 c 393 s 10;
     (11) RCW 43.21L.100 (Stay or suspension of board action) and 2003 c 393 s 11;
     (12) RCW 43.21L.110 (Decision record -- Certified copy to board--Costs) and 2003 c 393 s 12;
     (13) RCW 43.21L.120 (Board review of permit decisions -- Correction of errors and omissions -- Pretrial discovery -- Requests for records under chapter 42.56 RCW) and 2005 c 274 s 295 & 2003 c 393 s 13;
     (14) RCW 43.21L.130 (Standards for granting relief -- Action by board) and 2003 c 393 s 14;
     (15) RCW 43.21L.140 (Judicial review) and 2003 c 393 s 15;
     (16) RCW 43.21L.900 (Implementation -- 2003 c 393) and 2003 c 393 s 24; and
     (17) RCW 43.21L.901 (Effective date -- 2003 c 393) and 2003 c 393 s 25.

Sec. 86   RCW 36.70C.030 and 2003 c 393 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) This chapter replaces the writ of certiorari for appeal of land use decisions and shall be the exclusive means of judicial review of land use decisions, except that this chapter does not apply to:
     (a) Judicial review of:
     (i) Land use decisions made by bodies that are not part of a local jurisdiction;
     (ii) Land use decisions of a local jurisdiction that are subject to review by a quasi-judicial body created by state law, such as the shorelines hearings board((, the environmental and land use hearings board,)) or the growth management hearings board;
     (b) Judicial review of applications for a writ of mandamus or prohibition; or
     (c) Claims provided by any law for monetary damages or compensation. If one or more claims for damages or compensation are set forth in the same complaint with a land use petition brought under this chapter, the claims are not subject to the procedures and standards, including deadlines, provided in this chapter for review of the petition. The judge who hears the land use petition may, if appropriate, preside at a trial for damages or compensation.
     (2) The superior court civil rules govern procedural matters under this chapter to the extent that the rules are consistent with this chapter.

Sec. 87   RCW 43.21B.005 and 2003 c 393 s 18 and 2003 c 39 s 22 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) There is created an environmental hearings office of the state of Washington. The environmental hearings office shall consist of the pollution control hearings board created in RCW 43.21B.010, the forest practices appeals board created in RCW 76.09.210, the shorelines hearings board created in RCW 90.58.170, ((the environmental and land use hearings board created in chapter 43.21L RCW,)) and the hydraulic appeals board created in RCW ((77.55.170)) 77.55.301. The chair of the pollution control hearings board shall be the chief executive officer of the environmental hearings office. Membership, powers, functions, and duties of the pollution control hearings board, the forest practices appeals board, the shorelines hearings board, and the hydraulic appeals board shall be as provided by law.
     (2) The chief executive officer of the environmental hearings office may appoint an administrative appeals judge who shall possess the powers and duties conferred by the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, in cases before the boards comprising the office. The administrative appeals judge shall have a demonstrated knowledge of environmental law, and shall be admitted to the practice of law in the state of Washington. Additional administrative appeals judges may also be appointed by the chief executive officer on the same terms. Administrative appeals judges shall not be subject to chapter 41.06 RCW.
     (3) The administrative appeals judges appointed under subsection (2) of this section are subject to discipline and termination, for cause, by the chief executive officer. Upon written request by the person so disciplined or terminated, the chief executive officer shall state the reasons for such action in writing. The person affected has a right of review by the superior court of Thurston county on petition for reinstatement or other remedy filed within thirty days of receipt of such written reasons.
     (4) The chief executive officer may appoint, discharge, and fix the compensation of such administrative or clerical staff as may be necessary.
     (5) The chief executive officer may also contract for required services.

Escrow Commission

Sec. 88   RCW 18.44.011 and 1999 c 30 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     Unless a different meaning is apparent from the context, terms used in this chapter shall have the following meanings:
     (1) "Department" means the department of financial institutions.
     (2) "Director" means the director of financial institutions, or his or her duly authorized representative.
     (3) "Director of licensing" means the director of the department of licensing, or his or her duly authorized representative.
     (4) "Escrow" means any transaction, except the acts of a qualified intermediary in facilitating an exchange under section 1031 of the internal revenue code, wherein any person or persons, for the purpose of effecting and closing the sale, purchase, exchange, transfer, encumbrance, or lease of real or personal property to another person or persons, delivers any written instrument, money, evidence of title to real or personal property, or other thing of value to a third person to be held by such third person until the happening of a specified event or the performance of a prescribed condition or conditions, when it is then to be delivered by such third person, in compliance with instructions under which he or she is to act, to a grantee, grantor, promisee, promisor, obligee, obligor, lessee, lessor, bailee, bailor, or any agent or employee thereof.
     (5) "Split escrow" means a transaction in which two or more escrow agents act to effect and close an escrow transaction.
     (6) "Escrow agent" means any person engaged in the business of performing for compensation the duties of the third person referred to in subsection (4) of this section.
     (7) "Licensed escrow agent" means any sole proprietorship, firm, association, partnership, or corporation holding a license as an escrow agent under the provisions of this chapter.
     (8) "Person" means a natural person, firm, association, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or the plural thereof, whether resident, nonresident, citizen, or not.
     (9) "Licensed escrow officer" means any natural person handling escrow transactions and licensed as such by the director.
     (10) "Designated escrow officer" means any licensed escrow officer designated by a licensed escrow agent and approved by the director as the licensed escrow officer responsible for supervising that agent's handling of escrow transactions, management of the agent's trust account, and supervision of all other licensed escrow officers employed by the agent.
     (11) (("Escrow commission" means the escrow commission of the state of Washington created by RCW 18.44.500.
     (12)
)) "Controlling person" is any person who owns or controls ten percent or more of the beneficial ownership of any escrow agent, regardless of the form of business organization employed and regardless of whether such interest stands in such person's true name or in the name of a nominee.

Sec. 89   RCW 18.44.195 and 1999 c 30 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Any person desiring to become a licensed escrow officer must successfully pass an examination.
     (2) The escrow officer examination shall encompass the following:
     (a) Appropriate knowledge of the English language, including reading, writing, and arithmetic;
     (b) An understanding of the principles of real estate conveyancing and the general purposes and legal effects of deeds, mortgages, deeds of trust, contracts of sale, exchanges, rental and optional agreements, leases, earnest money agreements, personal property transfers, and encumbrances;
     (c) An understanding of the obligations between principal and agent;
     (d) An understanding of the meaning and nature of encumbrances upon real property;
     (e) An understanding of the principles and practice of trust accounting; and
     (f) An understanding of the escrow agent registration act and other applicable law such as the real estate settlement procedures act, 12 U.S.C. Sec. 2601, and regulation X, 24 C.F.R. Sec. 3500.
     (3) The examination shall be in such form as prescribed by the director ((with the advice of the escrow commission,)) and shall be given at least annually.

Sec. 90   RCW 18.44.221 and 1999 c 30 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director shall, within thirty days after ((the)) a written request ((of the escrow commission)), hold a public hearing to determine whether the fidelity bond, surety bond, and/or the errors and omissions policy specified in RCW 18.44.201 is reasonably available to a substantial number of licensed escrow agents. If the director determines and the insurance commissioner concurs that such bond or bonds and/or policy is not reasonably available, the director shall waive the requirements for such bond or bonds and/or policy for a fixed period of time.

Sec. 91   RCW 18.44.251 and 1995 c 238 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     A request for a waiver of the required errors and omissions policy may be accomplished under the statute by submitting to the director an affidavit that substantially addresses the following:

REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF
ERRORS AND OMISSIONS POLICY
     I, . . . . . . , residing at . . . . . . , City of . . . . . . , County of . . . . . . , State of Washington, declare the following:
     (1) ((The state escrow commission has determined that)) An errors and omissions policy is not reasonably available to a substantial number of licensed escrow officers; and
     (2) Purchasing an errors and omissions policy is cost-prohibitive at this time; and
     (3) I have not engaged in any conduct that resulted in the termination of my escrow certificate; and
     (4) I have not paid, directly or through an errors and omissions policy, claims in excess of ten thousand dollars, exclusive of costs and attorneys' fees, during the calendar year preceding submission of this affidavit; and
     (5) I have not paid, directly or through an errors and omissions policy, claims, exclusive of costs and attorneys' fees, totaling in excess of twenty thousand dollars in the three calendar years immediately preceding submission of this affidavit; and
     (6) I have not been convicted of a crime involving honesty or moral turpitude during the calendar year preceding submission of this application.
     THEREFORE, in consideration of the above, I, . . . . . . , respectfully request that the director of financial institutions grant this request for a waiver of the requirement that I purchase and maintain an errors and omissions policy covering my activities as an escrow agent licensed by the state of Washington for the period from . . . . . . , 19. . . , to . . . . . . , 19. . .
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NEW SECTION.  Sec. 92   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 18.44.500 (Escrow commission -- Members -- Terms -- Compensation and travel expenses) and 1995 c 238 s 3, 1985 c 340 s 3, & 1984 c 287 s 36; and
     (2) RCW 18.44.510 (Compensation and travel expenses of commission members) and 1984 c 287 s 37 & 1977 ex.s. c 156 s 29.

Fairs Commission

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 93   RCW 15.76.170 (Fairs commission -- Creation, terms, compensation, powers and duties) and 1984 c 287 s 18, 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 21, 1975 1st ex.s. c 7 s 11, & 1961 c 61 s 8 are each repealed.

Sec. 94   RCW 15.76.110 and 1961 c 61 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1)
"Director" ((shall)) means the director of agriculture. (("Commission" shall mean the fairs commission created by this chapter.))
     (2) "State allocations" ((shall)) means allocations from the state fair fund.

Sec. 95   RCW 15.76.150 and 2002 c 313 s 113 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director shall have the authority to make allocations from the state fair fund, including interest income under RCW 43.79A.040, exclusively as follows: Eighty-five percent to participating agricultural fairs, distributed according to the merit of such fairs measured by a merit rating to be set up by the director. This merit rating shall take into account such factors as area and population served, open and/or youth participation, attendance, gate receipts, number and type of exhibits, premiums and prizes paid, community support, evidence of successful achievement of the aims and purposes of the fair, extent of improvements made to grounds and facilities from year to year, and overall condition and appearance of grounds and facilities. The remaining fifteen percent of money in the state fair fund may be used for special assistance to any participating fair or fairs and for administrative expenses incurred in the administration of this chapter only((, including expenses incurred by the fair commission as may be approved by the director)): PROVIDED, That not more than five percent of the state fair fund may be used for such expenses.
     The division and payment of funds authorized in this section shall occur at such times as the director may prescribe.

Family Policy Council

Sec. 96   RCW 13.40.462 and 2006 c 304 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department of social and health services juvenile rehabilitation administration shall establish a reinvesting in youth program that awards grants to counties for implementing research-based early intervention services that target juvenile justice-involved youth and reduce crime, subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose.
     (2) Effective July 1, 2007, any county or group of counties may apply for participation in the reinvesting in youth program.
     (3) Counties that participate in the reinvesting in youth program shall have a portion of their costs of serving youth through the research-based intervention service models paid for with moneys from the reinvesting in youth account established pursuant to RCW 13.40.466.
     (4) The department of social and health services juvenile rehabilitation administration shall review county applications for funding through the reinvesting in youth program and shall select the counties that will be awarded grants with funds appropriated to implement this program. The department, in consultation with the Washington state institute for public policy, shall develop guidelines to determine which counties will be awarded funding in accordance with the reinvesting in youth program. At a minimum, counties must meet the following criteria in order to participate in the reinvesting in youth program:
     (a) Counties must match state moneys awarded for research-based early intervention services with nonstate resources that are at least proportional to the expected local government share of state and local government cost avoidance that would result from the implementation of such services;
     (b) Counties must demonstrate that state funds allocated pursuant to this section are used only for the intervention service models authorized pursuant to RCW 13.40.464;
     (c) Counties must participate fully in the state quality assurance program established in RCW 13.40.468 to ensure fidelity of program implementation. If no state quality assurance program is in effect for a particular selected research-based service, the county must submit a quality assurance plan for state approval with its grant application. Failure to demonstrate continuing compliance with quality assurance plans shall be grounds for termination of state funding; and
     (d) Counties that submit joint applications must submit for approval by the department of social and health services juvenile rehabilitation administration multicounty plans for efficient program delivery.
     (((5) The department of social and health services juvenile rehabilitation administration shall convene a technical advisory committee comprised of representatives from the house of representatives, the senate, the governor's office of financial management, the department of social and health services juvenile rehabilitation administration, the family policy council, the juvenile court administrator's association, and the Washington association of counties to assist in the implementation of chapter 304, Laws of 2006.))

Sec. 97   RCW 43.70.555 and 1998 c 245 s 77 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department((, in consultation with the family policy council created in chapter 70.190 RCW,)) shall establish, by rule, standards for local health departments and networks to use in assessment, performance measurement, policy development, and assurance regarding social development to prevent health problems caused by risk factors empirically linked to: Violent criminal acts by juveniles, teen substance abuse, teen pregnancy and male parentage, teen suicide attempts, dropping out of school, child abuse or neglect, and domestic violence. The standards shall be based on the standards set forth in the public health services improvement plan as required by RCW 43.70.550.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 98   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 70.190.005 (Purpose) and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 301 & 1992 c 198 s 1;
     (2) RCW 70.190.010 (Definitions) and 2009 c 565 s 52, 2009 c 479 s 58, 1996 c 132 s 2, 1995 c 399 s 200, & 1992 c 198 s 3;
     (3) RCW 70.190.020 (Consolidate efforts of existing entities) and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 315 & 1992 c 198 s 4;
     (4) RCW 70.190.030 (Proposals to facilitate services at the community level) and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 316 & 1992 c 198 s 5;
     (5) RCW 70.190.040 (Finding -- Grants to improve readiness to learn) and 1993 c 336 s 901;
     (6) RCW 70.190.050 (Community networks -- Outcome evaluation) and 1998 c 245 s 122 & 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 207;
     (7) RCW 70.190.060 (Community networks -- Legislative intent--Membership -- Open meetings) and 2005 c 274 s 345, 1998 c 314 s 12, 1996 c 132 s 3, & 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 303;
     (8) RCW 70.190.065 (Member's authorization of expenditures--Limitation) and 1996 c 132 s 5;
     (9) RCW 70.190.070 (Community networks -- Duties) and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 304;
     (10) RCW 70.190.075 (Lead fiscal agent) and 1996 c 132 s 4;
     (11) RCW 70.190.080 (Community networks -- Programs and plans) and 1996 c 132 s 6 & 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 305;
     (12) RCW 70.190.085 (Community networks -- Sexual abstinence and activity campaign) and 1994 c 299 s 5;
     (13) RCW 70.190.090 (Community networks -- Planning grants and contracts -- Distribution of funds -- Reports) and 1999 c 309 s 918, 1996 c 132 s 7, & 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 306;
     (14) RCW 70.190.100 (Duties of council) and 2009 c 479 s 59, 1998 c 245 s 123, & 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 307;
     (15) RCW 70.190.110 (Program review) and 1998 c 245 s 124 & 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 308;
     (16) RCW 70.190.120 (Interagency agreement) and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 309;
     (17) RCW 70.190.130 (Comprehensive plan -- Approval process -- Network expenditures -- Penalty for noncompliance with chapter) and 1998 c 314 s 13, 1996 c 132 s 8, & 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 310;
     (18) RCW 70.190.150 (Federal restrictions on funds transfers, waivers) and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 312;
     (19) RCW 70.190.160 (Community networks -- Implementation in federal and state plans) and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 314;
     (20) RCW 70.190.170 (Transfer of funds and programs to state agency) and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 320;
     (21) RCW 70.190.180 (Community network -- Grants for use of school facilities) and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 604;
     (22) RCW 70.190.190 (Network members immune from civil liability--Network assets not subject to attachment or execution) and 1996 c 132 s 9;
     (23) RCW 70.190.910 (Severability -- 1992 c 198) and 1992 c 198 s 20; and
     (24) RCW 70.190.920 (Effective date -- 1992 c 198) and 1992 c 198 s 21.

Sec. 99   RCW 74.14A.060 and 2000 c 219 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary of the department of social and health services shall charge appropriated funds to support blended funding projects for youth subject to any current or future waiver the department receives to the requirements of IV-E funding. To be eligible for blended funding a child must be eligible for services designed to address a behavioral, mental, emotional, or substance abuse issue from the department of social and health services and require services from more than one categorical service delivery system. ((Before any blended funding project is established by the secretary, any entity or person proposing the project shall seek input from the public health and safety network or networks established in the catchment area of the project. The network or networks shall submit recommendations on the blended funding project to the family policy council. The family policy council shall advise the secretary whether to approve the proposed blended funding project. The network shall review the proposed blended funding project pursuant to its authority to examine the decategorization of program funds under RCW 70.190.110, within the current appropriation level.)) The department shall document the number of children who participate in blended funding projects, the total blended funding amounts per child, the amount charged to each appropriation by program, and services provided to each child through each blended funding project and report this information to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1st of each year, beginning in December 1, 2000.

Sec. 100   RCW 74.14C.050 and 1995 c 311 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     By December 1, 1995, the department, with the assistance of ((the family policy council,)) two urban and two rural public health and safety networks to be chosen by the ((family policy council,)) secretary and two private, nonprofit agencies with expertise and experience in preservation services, shall submit to the legislature an implementation and evaluation plan that identifies:
     (1) A valid and reliable process that can be used by caseworkers for accurately identifying clients who are eligible for intensive family preservation services and family preservation services. The plan shall recognize the due process rights of families that receive preservation services and recognize that family preservation services are not intended to be investigative for purposes of chapter 13.34 RCW;
     (2) Necessary data by which program success will be measured, projections of service needs, budget requests, and long-range planning;
     (3) Regional and statewide projections of service needs;
     (4) A cost estimate for statewide implementation and expansion of preservation services on a phased-in basis beginning no later than July 1, 1996;
     (5) A plan and time frame for phased-in implementation of preservation services on a statewide basis to be accomplished as soon as possible but no later than July 1, 1997;
     (6) Data regarding the number of children in foster care, group care, institutional placements, and other out-of-home placements due to medical needs, mental health needs, developmental disabilities, and juvenile offenses, and an assessment of the feasibility of providing preservation services to include all of these children;
     (7) Standards and outcome measures for the department when the department provides preservation services directly; and
     (8) A process to assess outcome measures identified in RCW 74.14C.030 for contractors providing preservation services.

Family Practice Education Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 101   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 70.112.030 (Family practice education advisory board--Chairman -- Membership) and 1975 1st ex.s. c 108 s 3;
     (2) RCW 70.112.040 (Advisory board -- Terms of members -- Filling vacancies) and 1975 1st ex.s. c 108 s 4; and
     (3) RCW 70.112.050 (Advisory board -- Duties) and 1998 c 245 s 111 & 1975 1st ex.s. c 108 s 5.

Sec. 102   RCW 70.112.010 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 108 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) "School of medicine" means the University of Washington school of medicine located in Seattle, Washington;
     (2) "Residency programs" mean community based family practice residency educational programs either in existence or established under this chapter;
     (3) "Affiliated" means established or developed in cooperation with the school of medicine;
     (4) "Family practice unit" means the community facility or classroom used for training of ambulatory health skills within a residency training program; and
     (((5) "Advisory board" means the family practice education advisory board created by this chapter.))

Sec. 103   RCW 70.112.020 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 108 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     There is established a statewide medical education system for the purpose of training resident physicians in family practice. The dean of the school of medicine shall be responsible for implementing the development and expansion of residency programs in cooperation with the medical profession, hospitals, and clinics located throughout the state. The chairman of the department of family medicine in the school of medicine((, with the consent of the advisory board,)) shall determine where affiliated residency programs shall exist; giving consideration to communities in the state where the population, hospital facilities, number of physicians, and interest in medical education indicate the potential success of the residency program. The medical education system shall provide financial support for residents in training for those programs which are affiliated with the school of medicine and shall establish positions for appropriate faculty to staff these programs. The number of programs shall be determined by the board and be in keeping with the needs of the state.

Fire Protection Policy Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 104   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 43.43.932 (State fire protection policy board -- Created--Members) and 2005 c 35 s 1, 1995 c 369 s 15, & 1986 c 266 s 55; and
     (2) RCW 43.43.936 (State fire protection policy board -- Advisory duties) and 1995 c 369 s 17, 1993 c 280 s 70, & 1986 c 266 s 57.

Sec. 105   RCW 43.43.934 and 2003 c 316 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((Except for matters relating to the statutory duties of the chief of the Washington state patrol that are to be carried out through)) The director of fire protection((, the board shall have the responsibility of developing a comprehensive state policy regarding fire protection services. In carrying out its duties, the board)) shall:
     (1)(a) ((Adopt a state fire training and education master plan that allows to the maximum feasible extent for negotiated agreements:)) (i) With the state board for community and technical colleges ((to)), provide academic, vocational, and field training programs for the fire service; and (ii) with the higher education coordinating board and the state colleges and universities ((to)), provide instructional programs requiring advanced training, especially in command and management skills;
     (b) ((Adopt minimum standards for each level of responsibility among personnel with fire suppression, prevention, inspection, and investigation responsibilities that assure continuing assessment of skills and are flexible enough to meet emerging technologies. With particular respect to training for fire investigations, the master plan shall encourage cross training in appropriate law enforcement skills. To meet special local needs, fire agencies may adopt more stringent requirements than those adopted by the state;
     (c)
)) Cooperate with the common schools, technical and community colleges, institutions of higher education, and any department or division of the state, or of any county or municipal corporation in establishing and maintaining instruction in fire service training and education in accordance with any act of congress and legislation enacted by the legislature in pursuance thereof and in establishing, building, and operating training and education facilities.
     Industrial fire departments and private fire investigators may participate in training and education programs under this chapter for a reasonable fee established by rule;
     (((d))) (c) Develop and adopt a master plan for constructing, equipping, maintaining, and operating necessary fire service training and education facilities subject to the provisions of chapter 43.19 RCW;
     (((e))) (d) Develop and adopt a master plan for the purchase, lease, or other acquisition of real estate necessary for fire service training and education facilities in a manner provided by law; and
     (((f))) (e) Develop and adopt a plan with a goal of providing firefighter one and wildland training, as defined by the board, to all firefighters in the state. Wildland training reimbursement will be provided if a fire protection district or a city fire department has and is fulfilling their interior attack policy or if they do not have an interior attack policy. The plan will include a reimbursement for fire protection districts and city fire departments of not less than three dollars for every hour of firefighter one or wildland training. The Washington state patrol shall not provide reimbursement for more than two hundred hours of firefighter one or wildland training for each firefighter trained.
     (2) ((In addition to its responsibilities for fire service training, the board shall:
     (a) Adopt a state fire protection master plan;
     (b) Monitor fire protection in the state and develop objectives and priorities to improve fire protection for the state's citizens including: (i) The comprehensiveness of state and local inspections required by law for fire and life safety; (ii) the level of skills and training of inspectors, as well as needs for additional training; and (iii) the efforts of local, regional, and state inspection agencies to improve coordination and reduce duplication among inspection efforts;
     (c) Establish and promote state arson control programs and ensure development of local arson control programs;
     (d) Provide representation for local fire protection services to the governor in state-level fire protection planning matters such as, but not limited to, hazardous materials control;
     (e) Recommend to the adjutant general rules on minimum information requirements of automatic location identification for the purposes of enhanced 911 emergency service;
     (f) Seek and solicit grants, gifts, bequests, devises, and matching funds for use in furthering the objectives and duties of the board, and establish procedures for administering them;
     (g)
)) (a) Promote mutual aid and disaster planning for fire services in this state;
     (((h))) (b) Assure the dissemination of information concerning the amount of fire damage including that damage caused by arson, and its causes and prevention; and
     (((i))) (c) Implement any legislation enacted by the legislature to meet the requirements of any acts of congress that apply to this section.
     (3) In carrying out its statutory duties, the ((board)) office of the state fire marshal shall give particular consideration to the appropriate roles to be played by the state and by local jurisdictions with fire protection responsibilities. Any determinations on the division of responsibility shall be made in consultation with local fire officials and their representatives.
     To the extent possible, the ((board)) office of the state fire marshal shall encourage development of regional units along compatible geographic, population, economic, and fire risk dimensions. Such regional units may serve to: (a) Reinforce coordination among state and local activities in fire service training, reporting, inspections, and investigations; (b) identify areas of special need, particularly in smaller jurisdictions with inadequate resources; (c) assist the state in its oversight responsibilities; (d) identify funding needs and options at both the state and local levels; and (e) provide models for building local capacity in fire protection programs.

Sec. 106   RCW 43.43.962 and 2003 c 405 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((state fire protection policy board shall review and make recommendations to the chief on the refinement and maintenance of the)) Washington state fire services mobilization plan((, which)) shall include the procedures to be used during fire and other emergencies for coordinating local, regional, and state fire jurisdiction resources. ((In carrying out this duty, the fire protection policy board shall consult with and solicit recommendations from representatives of state and local fire and emergency management organizations, regional fire defense boards, and the department of natural resources.)) The Washington state fire services mobilization plan shall be consistent with, and made part of, the Washington state comprehensive emergency management plan. The chief shall ((review the fire services mobilization plan as submitted by the fire protection policy board, recommend changes that may be necessary, and)) approve the fire services mobilization plan for inclusion within the state comprehensive emergency management plan.
     It is the responsibility of the chief to mobilize jurisdictions under the Washington state fire services mobilization plan. The state fire marshal shall serve as the state fire resources coordinator when the Washington state fire services mobilization plan is mobilized.

Sec. 107   RCW 38.52.530 and 2006 c 210 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The enhanced 911 advisory committee is created to advise and assist the state enhanced 911 coordinator in coordinating and facilitating the implementation and operation of enhanced 911 throughout the state. The director shall appoint members of the committee who represent diverse geographical areas of the state and include state residents who are members of the national emergency number association, the associated public communications officers Washington chapter, the Washington state fire chiefs association, the Washington association of sheriffs and police chiefs, the Washington state council of firefighters, the Washington state council of police officers, the Washington ambulance association, ((the state fire protection policy board,)) the Washington state firefighters association, the Washington state association of fire marshals, the Washington fire commissioners association, the Washington state patrol, the association of Washington cities, the Washington state association of counties, the utilities and transportation commission or commission staff, a representative of a voice over internet protocol company, and an equal number of representatives of large and small local exchange telephone companies and large and small radio communications service companies offering commercial mobile radio service in the state. This section expires December 31, 2011.

Sec. 108   RCW 49.26.120 and 1995 c 218 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) No person may assign any employee, contract with, or permit any individual or person to remove or encapsulate asbestos in any facility unless performed by a certified asbestos worker and under the direct, on-site supervision of a certified asbestos supervisor. In cases in which an employer conducts an asbestos abatement project in its own facility and by its own employees, supervision can be performed in the regular course of a certified asbestos supervisor's duties. Asbestos workers must have access to certified asbestos supervisors throughout the duration of the project.
     (2) The department shall require persons undertaking asbestos projects to provide written notice to the department before the commencement of the project except as provided in RCW 49.26.125. The notice shall include a written description containing such information as the department requires by rule. The department may by rule allow a person to report multiple projects at one site in one report. The department shall by rule establish the procedure and criteria by which a person will be considered to have attempted to meet the prenotification requirement.
     (3) The department shall consult with the ((state fire protection policy board,)) Washington state association of fire chiefs and may establish any additional policies and procedures for municipal fire department and fire district personnel who clean up sites after fires which have rendered it likely that asbestos has been or will be disturbed or released into the air.

Firearms Range Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 109   RCW 79A.25.220 (Firearms range advisory committee) and 2007 c 241 s 55, 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 71, & 1990 c 195 s 3 are each repealed.

Hazardous Substance Mixed Waste Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 110   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 70.105E.070 (Disclosure of costs and clean-up budgets) and 2005 c 1 s 7; and
     (2) RCW 70.105E.090 (Advisory board -- Public involvement -- Funding) and 2005 c 1 s 9.

Health and Welfare Advisory Board
and Property and Liability Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 111   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 48.62.051 (Health and welfare advisory board -- Creation--Membership -- Duties) and 1991 sp.s. c 30 s 5; and
     (2) RCW 48.62.041 (Property and liability advisory board--Creation -- Membership -- Duties) and 1991 sp.s. c 30 s 4.

Sec. 112   RCW 48.62.061 and 1991 sp.s. c 30 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     The state risk manager((, in consultation with the property and liability advisory board,)) shall adopt rules governing the management and operation of both individual and joint local government self-insurance programs covering property or liability risks. The state risk manager shall also adopt rules governing the management and operation of both individual and joint local government self-insured health and welfare benefits programs ((in consultation with the health and welfare benefits advisory board)). All rules shall be appropriate for the type of program and class of risk covered. The state risk manager's rules shall include:
     (1) Standards for the management, operation, and solvency of self-insurance programs, including the necessity and frequency of actuarial analyses and claims audits;
     (2) Standards for claims management procedures; and
     (3) Standards for contracts between self-insurance programs and private businesses including standards for contracts between third-party administrators and programs.

Sec. 113   RCW 48.62.161 and 1991 sp.s. c 30 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The state risk manager shall establish and charge an investigation fee in an amount necessary to cover the costs for the initial review and approval of a self-insurance program. The fee must accompany the initial submission of the plan of operation and management.
     (2) The costs of subsequent reviews and investigations shall be charged to the self-insurance program being reviewed or investigated in accordance with the actual time and expenses incurred in the review or investigation.
     (3) ((After the formation of the two advisory boards, each board)) The state risk manager may calculate, levy, and collect from each joint property and liability self-insurance program and each individual and joint health and welfare benefit program regulated by this chapter a start-up assessment to pay initial expenses and operating costs of ((the boards and)) the risk manager's office in administering this chapter. Any program failing to remit its assessment when due is subject to denial of permission to operate or to a cease and desist order until the assessment is paid.

Higher Education Coordinating Board Advisory Council

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 114   RCW 28B.76.100 (Advisory council) and 2007 c 458 s 103, 2004 c 275 s 2, & 1985 c 370 s 9 are each repealed.

Higher Education Coordinating Board Research Advisory Group

Sec. 115   RCW 28B.76.280 and 2004 c 275 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In consultation with the institutions of higher education and state education agencies, the board shall identify the data needed to carry out its responsibilities for policy analysis, accountability, program improvements, and public information. The primary goals of the board's data collection and research are to describe how students and other beneficiaries of higher education are being served; to support higher education accountability; and to assist state policymakers and institutions in making policy decisions.
     (2) The board shall ((convene a research advisory group and shall collaborate with the group to)) identify the most cost-effective manner for the board to collect data or access existing data. The board shall ((work with the advisory group to)) develop research priorities, policies, and common definitions to maximize the reliability and consistency of data across institutions. ((The advisory group shall include representatives of public and independent higher education institutions and other state agencies, including the state board for community and technical colleges, the office of the superintendent of public instruction, the office of financial management, the employment security department, the workforce training and education coordinating board, and other agencies as appropriate.))
     (3) Specific protocols shall be developed by the board ((and the advisory group)) to protect the privacy of individual student records while ensuring the availability of student data for legitimate research purposes.

Home Inspector Advisory Licensing Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 116   RCW 18.280.040 (Home inspector advisory licensing board) and 2008 c 119 s 4 are each repealed.

Sec. 117   RCW 18.280.010 and 2008 c 119 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) (("Board" means the home inspector advisory licensing board.
     (2)
)) "Department" means the department of licensing.
     (((3))) (2) "Director" means the director of the department of licensing.
     (((4))) (3) "Entity" or "entities" means educational groups or organizations, national organizations or associations, or a national test organization.
     (((5))) (4) "Home inspection" means a professional examination of the current condition of a house.
     (((6))) (5) "Home inspector" means a person who carries out a noninvasive examination of the condition of a home, often in connection with the sale of that home, using special training and education to carry out the inspection.
     (((7))) (6) "Report" means a written report prepared and issued after a home inspection.
     (((8))) (7) "Wood destroying organism" means insects or fungi that consume, excavate, develop in, or otherwise modify the integrity of wood or wood products. "Wood destroying organism" includes but is not limited to carpenter ants, moisture ants, subterranean termites, dampwood termites, beetles in the family Anobiidae, and wood decay fungi, known as wood rot.

Sec. 118   RCW 18.280.030 and 2008 c 119 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     A person licensed under this chapter is responsible for performing a visual and noninvasive inspection of the following readily accessible systems and components of a home and reporting on the general condition of those systems and components at the time of the inspection in his or her written report: The roof, foundation, exterior, heating system, air-conditioning system, structure, plumbing and electrical systems, and other aspects of the home as may be identified by the ((board)) director. The inspection must include looking for certain fire and safety hazards as defined by the ((board)) director. The standards of practice to be developed by the ((board)) director will be used as the minimum standards for an inspection. The duties of the home inspector with regard to wood destroying organisms are provided in RCW 18.280.190.

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

Sec. 120   RCW 18.280.060 and 2008 c 119 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((board)) director has the following authority in administering this chapter:
     (1) ((To establish rules, including board organization and assignment of terms, and meeting frequency and timing, for adoption by the director;
     (2)
)) To establish the minimum qualifications for licensing applicants as provided in this chapter;
     (((3))) (2) To approve the method of administration of examinations required by this chapter ((or by rule as established by the director));
     (((4))) (3) To approve the content of or recognition of examinations prepared by other entities ((for adoption by the director));
     (((5))) (4) To set the time and place of examinations ((with the approval of the director)); and
     (((6))) (5) To establish and review standards of professional conduct, practice, and ethics ((for adoption by the director. These)), which standards must address what constitutes certain fire and safety hazards as used in RCW 18.280.030.

Sec. 121   RCW 18.280.070 and 2008 c 119 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     In order to become licensed as a home inspector, an applicant must submit the following to the department:
     (1) An application on a form developed by the department;
     (2) Proof of a minimum of one hundred twenty hours of classroom instruction approved by the ((board)) director;
     (3) Proof of up to forty hours of field training supervised by a licensed home inspector;
     (4) Evidence of successful passage of the written exam as required in RCW 18.280.080; and
     (5) The fee in the amount set by the department.

Sec. 122   RCW 18.280.080 and 2008 c 119 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     Applicants for licensure must pass an exam that is psychometrically valid, reliable, and legally defensible by the state. The exam is to be developed, maintained, and administered by the department. The ((board shall recommend to the)) director shall determine whether to use an exam that is prepared by a national entity. If an exam prepared by a national entity is used, a section specific to Washington shall be developed by the director and included as part of the entire exam.

Sec. 123   RCW 18.280.110 and 2008 c 119 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) As a condition of renewing a license under this chapter, a licensed home inspector shall present satisfactory evidence to the ((board)) director of having completed the continuing education requirements provided for in this section.
     (2) Each applicant for license renewal shall complete at least twenty-four hours of instruction in courses approved by the ((board)) director every two years.

Sec. 124   RCW 18.280.120 and 2008 c 119 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A licensed home inspector shall provide a written report of the home inspection to each person for whom the inspector performs a home inspection within a time period set by the ((board)) director in rule. The issues to be addressed in the report shall be set by the ((board)) director in rule.
     (2) A licensed home inspector, or other licensed home inspectors or employees who work for the same company or for any company in which the home inspector has a financial interest, shall not, from the time of the inspection until one year from the date of the report, perform any work other than home inspection-related consultation on the home upon which he or she has performed a home inspection.

Sec. 125   RCW 18.280.130 and 2008 c 119 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The director shall immediately suspend the license of a person who has been certified pursuant to RCW 74.20A.320 by the department of social and health services as a person who is not in compliance with a child support order. If the person has continued to meet all other requirements for a license under this chapter during the suspension, reissuance of the license is automatic upon the ((board's)) director's receipt of a release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the licensee is in compliance with the child support order. The procedure in RCW 74.20A.320 is the exclusive administrative remedy for contesting the establishment of noncompliance with a child support order, and suspension of a license under this subsection, and satisfies the requirements of RCW 34.05.422.
     (2) The director((, with the assistance of the board,)) shall establish by rule under what circumstances a home inspector license may be suspended or revoked. These circumstances shall be based upon accepted industry standards ((and the board's cumulative experience)).
     (3) Any person aggrieved by a decision of the director under this section may appeal the decision as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW. The adjudicative proceeding shall be conducted under chapter 34.05 RCW by an administrative law judge appointed pursuant to RCW 34.12.030.

Industry Cluster Advisory Committee

Sec. 126   RCW 43.330.090 and 2009 c 151 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department shall work with private sector organizations, industry and sector associations, federal agencies, state agencies that use a sector-based approach to service delivery, local governments, local associate development organizations, and higher education and training institutions in the development of industry sector-based strategies to diversify the economy, facilitate technology transfer and diffusion, and increase value-added production. The industry sectors targeted by the department may include, but are not limited to, aerospace, agriculture, food processing, forest products, marine services, health and biomedical, software, digital and interactive media, transportation and distribution, and microelectronics. The department shall, on a continuing basis, evaluate the potential return to the state from devoting additional resources to an industry sector-based approach to economic development and identifying and assisting additional sectors.
     (2) The department's sector-based strategies shall include, but not be limited to, cluster-based strategies that focus on assisting regional industry sectors and related firms and institutions that meet the definition of an industry cluster in this section and based on criteria identified by the working group established in this chapter.
     (3)(a) The department shall promote, market, and encourage growth in the production of films and videos, as well as television commercials within the state; to this end the department is directed to assist in the location of a film and video production studio within the state.
     (b) The department may, in carrying out its efforts to encourage film and video production in the state, solicit and receive gifts, grants, funds, fees, and endowments, in trust or otherwise, from tribal, local, or other governmental entities, as well as private sources, and may expend the same or any income therefrom for the encouragement of film and video production. All revenue received for such purposes shall be deposited into the film and video promotion account created in RCW 43.330.092.
     (4) In assisting in the development of regional and statewide industry cluster-based strategies, the department's activities shall include, but are not limited to:
     (a) Facilitating regional focus group discussions and conducting studies to identify industry clusters, appraise the current information linkages within a cluster, and identify issues of common concern within a cluster;
     (b) Supporting industry and cluster associations, publications of association and cluster directories, and related efforts to create or expand the activities of industry and cluster associations;
     (c) Administering a competitive grant program to fund economic development activities designed to further regional cluster growth. In administering the program, the department shall work with ((an industry cluster advisory committee with equal representation from)) the economic development commission, the workforce training and education coordinating board, the state board for community and technical colleges, the employment security department, business, and labor.
     (i) The ((industry cluster advisory committee)) department shall ((recommend)) seek recommendations on criteria for evaluating applications for grant funds and recommend applicants for receipt of grant funds. Criteria shall include not duplicating the purpose or efforts of industry skill panels.
     (ii) Applicants must include organizations from at least two counties and participants from the local business community. Eligible organizations include, but are not limited to, local governments, economic development councils, chambers of commerce, federally recognized Indian tribes, workforce development councils, and educational institutions.
     (iii) Applications must evidence financial participation of the partner organizations.
     (iv) Eligible activities include the formation of cluster economic development partnerships, research and analysis of economic development needs of the cluster, the development of a plan to meet the economic development needs of the cluster, and activities to implement the plan.
     (v) Priority shall be given to applicants that complement industry skill panels and will use the grant funds to build linkages and joint projects.
     (vi) The maximum amount of a grant is one hundred thousand dollars.
     (vii) A maximum of one hundred thousand dollars total can go to King, Pierce, Kitsap, and Snohomish counties combined.
     (viii) No more than ten percent of funds received for the grant program may be used by the department for administrative costs.
     (5) As used in this chapter, "industry cluster" means a geographic concentration of interconnected companies in a single industry, related businesses in other industries, including suppliers and customers, and associated institutions, including government and education.

Integrated Justice Information Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 127   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 10.98.200 (Findings -- Intent) and 2005 c 274 s 208 & 2003 c 104 s 1;
     (2) RCW 10.98.210 (Washington integrated justice information board -- Members) and 2003 c 104 s 3;
     (3) RCW 10.98.220 (Washington integrated justice information board -- Meetings) and 2003 c 104 s 4;
     (4) RCW 10.98.230 (Washington integrated justice information board -- Powers and duties) and 2003 c 104 s 5; and
     (5) RCW 10.98.240 (Washington integrated justice information board -- Report) and 2003 c 104 s 6.

Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee

Sec. 128   RCW 2.56.031 and 1993 c 415 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The administrator for the courts shall develop a plan to improve the collection and reporting of information on juvenile offenders by all juvenile courts in the state. The information related to juvenile offenders shall include, but is not limited to, social, demographic, education, and economic data on juvenile offenders and where possible, their families. Development and implementation of the plan shall be accomplished in consultation with the human rights commission, ((the governor's juvenile justice advisory committee,)) superior court judges, juvenile justice administrators, and interested juvenile justice practitioners and researchers. The plan shall include a schedule and budget for implementation and shall be provided to the office of financial management by September 15, 1993.

Sec. 129   RCW 13.40.510 and 1997 c 338 s 61 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In order to receive funds under RCW 13.40.500 through 13.40.540, local governments may, through their respective agencies that administer funding for consolidated juvenile services, submit proposals that establish community juvenile accountability programs within their communities. These proposals must be submitted to the juvenile rehabilitation administration of the department of social and health services for certification.
     (2) The proposals must:
     (a) Demonstrate that the proposals were developed with the input of ((the community public health and safety networks established under RCW 70.190.060, and)) the local law and justice councils established under RCW 72.09.300;
     (b) Describe how local community groups or members are involved in the implementation of the programs funded under RCW 13.40.500 through 13.40.540;
     (c) Include a description of how the grant funds will contribute to the expected outcomes of the program and the reduction of youth violence and juvenile crime in their community. Data approaches are not required to be replicated if the networks have information that addresses risks in the community for juvenile offenders.
     (3) A local government receiving a grant under this section shall agree that any funds received must be used efficiently to encourage the use of community-based programs that reduce the reliance on secure confinement as the sole means of holding juvenile offenders accountable for their crimes. The local government shall also agree to account for the expenditure of all funds received under the grant and to submit to audits for compliance with the grant criteria developed under RCW 13.40.520.
     (4) The juvenile rehabilitation administration, in consultation with the Washington association of juvenile court administrators((,)) and the state law and justice advisory council, ((and the family policy council,)) shall establish guidelines for programs that may be funded under RCW 13.40.500 through 13.40.540. The guidelines must:
     (a) Target diverted and adjudicated juvenile offenders;
     (b) Include assessment methods to determine services, programs, and intervention strategies most likely to change behaviors and norms of juvenile offenders;
     (c) Provide maximum structured supervision in the community. Programs should use natural surveillance and community guardians such as employers, relatives, teachers, clergy, and community mentors to the greatest extent possible;
     (d) Promote good work ethic values and educational skills and competencies necessary for the juvenile offender to function effectively and positively in the community;
     (e) Maximize the efficient delivery of treatment services aimed at reducing risk factors associated with the commission of juvenile offenses;
     (f) Maximize the reintegration of the juvenile offender into the community upon release from confinement;
     (g) Maximize the juvenile offender's opportunities to make full restitution to the victims and amends to the community;
     (h) Support and encourage increased court discretion in imposing community-based intervention strategies;
     (i) Be compatible with research that shows which prevention and early intervention strategies work with juvenile offenders;
     (j) Be outcome-based in that it describes what outcomes will be achieved or what outcomes have already been achieved;
     (k) Include an evaluation component; and
     (l) Recognize the diversity of local needs.
     (5) The state law and justice advisory council((, with the assistance of the family policy council and the governor's juvenile justice advisory committee,)) may provide support and technical assistance to local governments for training and education regarding community-based prevention and intervention strategies.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 130   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 43.105.800 (K-20 educational network board) and 1999 c 285 s 2; and
     (2) RCW 43.105.810 (K-20 network technical steering committee) and 1999 c 285 s 6.

Sec. 131   RCW 43.105.020 and 2009 c 565 s 32, 2009 c 509 s 7, and 2009 c 486 s 14 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly ((required [requires])) requires otherwise.
     (1) "Administrator" means the community technology opportunity program administrator designated by the department.
     (2) "Backbone network" means the shared high-density portions of the state's telecommunications transmission facilities. It includes specially conditioned high-speed communications carrier lines, multiplexors, switches associated with such communications lines, and any equipment and software components necessary for management and control of the backbone network.
     (3) "Board" means the information services board.
     (4) "Broadband" means a high-speed, high capacity transmission medium, using land-based, satellite, wireless, or any other mechanism, that can carry either signals or transmit data, or both, over long distances by using a wide range of frequencies.
     (5) "Committee" means the state interoperability executive committee.
     (6) "Common vendor registration and bid notification system" has the definition in RCW 39.29.006.
     (7) "Community technology programs" means programs that are engaged in diffusing information and communications technology in local communities, particularly in unserved and underserved areas of the state. These programs may include, but are not limited to, programs that provide education and skill-building opportunities, hardware and software, internet connectivity, digital media literacy, development of locally relevant content, and delivery of vital services through technology.
     (8) "Council" means the advisory council on digital inclusion created in RCW 43.105.400.
     (9) "Department" means the department of information services.
     (10) "Director" means the director of the department.
     (11) "Educational sectors" means those institutions of higher education, school districts, and educational service districts that use the network for distance education, data transmission, and other uses permitted by the K-20 board.
     (12) "Equipment" means the machines, devices, and transmission facilities used in information processing, such as computers, word processors, terminals, telephones, wireless communications system facilities, cables, and any physical facility necessary for the operation of such equipment.
     (13) "High-speed internet" means broadband.
     (14) "Information" includes, but is not limited to, data, text, voice, and video.
     (15) "Information processing" means the electronic capture, collection, storage, manipulation, transmission, retrieval, and presentation of information in the form of data, text, voice, or image and includes telecommunications and office automation functions.
     (16) "Information services" means data processing, telecommunications, office automation, and computerized information systems.
     (17) "Information technology portfolio" or "portfolio" means a strategic management process documenting relationships between agency missions and information technology and telecommunications investments.
     (18) (("K-20 educational network board" or "K-20 board" means the K-20 educational network board created in RCW 43.105.800.
     (19)
)) "K-20 network" means the network established in RCW 43.105.820.
     (((20) "K-20 network technical steering committee" or "committee" means the K-20 network technical steering committee created in RCW 43.105.810.
     (21)
)) (19) "Local governments" includes all municipal and quasi municipal corporations and political subdivisions, and all agencies of such corporations and subdivisions authorized to contract separately.
     (((22))) (20) "Oversight" means a process of comprehensive risk analysis and management designed to ensure optimum use of information technology resources and telecommunications.
     (((23))) (21) "Proprietary software" means that software offered for sale or license.
     (((24))) (22) "Purchased services" means services provided by a vendor to accomplish routine, continuing, and necessary functions. This term includes, but is not limited to, services acquired for equipment maintenance and repair, operation of a physical plant, security, computer hardware and software installation and maintenance, telecommunications installation and maintenance, data entry, keypunch services, programming services, and computer time-sharing.
     (((25))) (23) "Small business" has the definition in RCW 39.29.006.
     (((26))) (24) "Telecommunications" means the transmission of information by wire, radio, optical cable, electromagnetic, or other means.
     (((27))) (25) "Video telecommunications" means the electronic interconnection of two or more sites for the purpose of transmitting and/or receiving visual and associated audio information. Video telecommunications shall not include existing public television broadcast stations as currently designated by the department of commerce under chapter 43.330 RCW.

Sec. 132   RCW 43.105.041 and 2009 c 486 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The board shall have the following powers and duties related to information services:
     (a) To develop standards and procedures governing the acquisition and disposition of equipment, proprietary software and purchased services, licensing of the radio spectrum by or on behalf of state agencies, and confidentiality of computerized data;
     (b) To purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise acquire, dispose of, and maintain equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services, or to delegate to other agencies and institutions of state government, under appropriate standards, the authority to purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise acquire, dispose of, and maintain equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services: PROVIDED, That, agencies and institutions of state government are expressly prohibited from acquiring or disposing of equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services without such delegation of authority. The acquisition and disposition of equipment, proprietary software, and purchased services is exempt from RCW 43.19.1919 and, as provided in RCW 43.19.1901, from the provisions of RCW 43.19.190 through 43.19.200, except that the board, the department, and state agencies, as delegated, must post notices of technology procurement bids on the state's common vendor registration and bid notification system. This subsection (1)(b) does not apply to the legislative branch;
     (c) To develop statewide or interagency technical policies, standards, and procedures;
     (d) To review and approve standards and common specifications for new or expanded telecommunications networks proposed by agencies, public postsecondary education institutions, educational service districts, or statewide or regional providers of K-12 information technology services, and to assure the cost-effective development and incremental implementation of a statewide video telecommunications system to serve: Public schools; educational service districts; vocational-technical institutes; community colleges; colleges and universities; state and local government; and the general public through public affairs programming;
     (e) To provide direction concerning strategic planning goals and objectives for the state. The board shall seek input from the legislature and the judiciary;
     (f) To develop and implement a process for the resolution of appeals by:
     (i) Vendors concerning the conduct of an acquisition process by an agency or the department; or
     (ii) A customer agency concerning the provision of services by the department or by other state agency providers;
     (g) To establish policies for the periodic review by the department of agency performance which may include but are not limited to analysis of:
     (i) Planning, management, control, and use of information services;
     (ii) Training and education; and
     (iii) Project management;
     (h) To set its meeting schedules and convene at scheduled times, or meet at the request of a majority of its members, the chair, or the director;
     (i) To review and approve that portion of the department's budget requests that provides for support to the board; and
     (j) To develop procurement policies and procedures, such as unbundled contracting and subcontracting, that encourage and facilitate the purchase of products and services by state agencies and institutions from Washington small businesses to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with international trade agreement commitments.
     (2) Statewide technical standards to promote and facilitate electronic information sharing and access are an essential component of acceptable and reliable public access service and complement content-related standards designed to meet those goals. The board shall:
     (a) Establish technical standards to facilitate electronic access to government information and interoperability of information systems, including wireless communications systems. Local governments are strongly encouraged to follow the standards established by the board; and
     (b) Require agencies to consider electronic public access needs when planning new information systems or major upgrades of systems.
     In developing these standards, the board is encouraged to include the state library, state archives, and appropriate representatives of state and local government.
     (3)(a) The board((, in consultation with the K-20 board,)) has the duty to govern, operate, and oversee the technical design, implementation, and operation of the K-20 network including, but not limited to, the following duties: Establishment and implementation of K-20 network technical policy, including technical standards and conditions of use; review and approval of network design; procurement of shared network services and equipment; and resolving user/provider disputes concerning technical matters. The board shall delegate general operational and technical oversight to the ((K-20 network technical steering committee)) department as appropriate.
     (b) The board has the authority to adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW to implement the provisions regarding the technical operations and conditions of use of the K-20 network.

Sec. 133   RCW 43.105.805 and 1999 c 285 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The ((K-20)) board has the following powers and duties:
     (1) In cooperation with the educational sectors and other interested parties, to establish goals and measurable objectives for the network;
     (2) To ensure that the goals and measurable objectives of the network are the basis for any decisions or recommendations regarding the technical development and operation of the network;
     (3) To adopt, modify, and implement policies to facilitate network development, operation, and expansion. Such policies may include but need not be limited to the following issues: Quality of educational services; access to the network by recognized organizations and accredited institutions that deliver educational programming, including public libraries; prioritization of programming within limited resources; prioritization of access to the system and the sharing of technological advances; network security; identification and evaluation of emerging technologies for delivery of educational programs; future expansion or redirection of the system; network fee structures; and costs for the development and operation of the network;
     (4) To prepare and submit to the governor and the legislature a coordinated budget for network development, operation, and expansion. The budget shall include the recommendations of the ((K-20)) board on (a) any state funding requested for network transport and equipment, distance education facilities and hardware or software specific to the use of the network, and proposed new network end sites, (b) annual copayments to be charged to public educational sector institutions and other public entities connected to the network, and (c) charges to nongovernmental entities connected to the network;
     (5) To adopt and monitor the implementation of a methodology to evaluate the effectiveness of the network in achieving the educational goals and measurable objectives;
     (6) To authorize the release of funds from the K-20 technology account under RCW 43.105.830 for network expenditures;
     (7) To establish by rule acceptable use policies governing user eligibility for participation in the K-20 network, acceptable uses of network resources, and procedures for enforcement of such policies. The ((K-20)) board shall set forth appropriate procedures for enforcement of acceptable use policies, that may include suspension of network connections and removal of shared equipment for violations of network conditions or policies. ((However, the information services)) The board shall have sole responsibility for the implementation of enforcement procedures relating to technical conditions of use.

Sec. 134   RCW 43.105.820 and 1999 c 285 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     The information services board shall prepare a technical plan for the design and construction of the K-20 telecommunication system. The board shall ensure that the technical plan adheres to the goals and objectives established under RCW 43.105.041. The board shall provide formal project approval and oversight during the development and implementation of the K-20 telecommunications network. In approving the plan, the board shall conduct a request for proposal process. The technical plan shall be developed in phases as follows:
     (1) Phase one shall provide a telecommunication backbone connecting educational service districts, the main campuses of public baccalaureate institutions, the branch campuses of public research institutions, and the main campuses of community colleges and technical colleges.
     (2) Phase two shall provide for (a) connection to the network by entities that include, but need not be limited to: School districts, public higher education off-campus and extension centers, and branch campuses of community colleges and technical colleges, as prioritized by the K-20 telecommunications oversight and policy committee, or as modified by the board; (b) distance education facilities and components for entities listed in subsections (1) and (2) of this section; and (c) connection for independent nonprofit institutions of higher education, provided that:
     (i) The ((K-20)) board and each independent nonprofit institution of higher education to be connected agree in writing to terms and conditions of connectivity. The terms and conditions shall ensure, among other things, that the provision of K-20 services does not violate Article VIII, section 5 of the state Constitution and that the institution shall adhere to network policies; and
     (ii) The ((K-20)) board determines that inclusion of the independent nonprofit institutions of higher education will not significantly affect the network's eligibility for federal universal service fund discounts or subsidies.
     (3) Subsequent phases may include, but need not be limited to, connections to public libraries, state and local governments, community resource centers, and the private sector.

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

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 135   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 18.225.060 (Washington state mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers advisory committee--Established -- Composition) and 2001 c 251 s 6; and
     (2) RCW 18.225.070 (Department of health -- Advice/assistance of advisory committee) and 2001 c 251 s 7.

Sec. 136   RCW 18.225.010 and 2008 c 135 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Advanced social work" means the application of social work theory and methods including emotional and biopsychosocial assessment, psychotherapy under the supervision of a licensed independent clinical social worker, case management, consultation, advocacy, counseling, and community organization.
     (2) "Applicant" means a person who completes the required application, pays the required fee, is at least eighteen years of age, and meets any background check requirements and uniform disciplinary act requirements.
     (3) "Associate" means a prelicensure candidate who has a graduate degree in a mental health field under RCW 18.225.090 and is gaining the supervision and supervised experience necessary to become a licensed independent clinical social worker, a licensed advanced social worker, a licensed mental health counselor, or a licensed marriage and family therapist.
     (4) (("Committee" means the Washington state mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, and social workers advisory committee.
     (5)
)) "Department" means the department of health.
     (((6))) (5) "Disciplining authority" means the department.
     (((7))) (6) "Independent clinical social work" means the diagnosis and treatment of emotional and mental disorders based on knowledge of human development, the causation and treatment of psychopathology, psychotherapeutic treatment practices, and social work practice as defined in advanced social work. Treatment modalities include but are not limited to diagnosis and treatment of individuals, couples, families, groups, or organizations.
     (((8))) (7) "Marriage and family therapy" means the diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of relationships, including marriage and family systems. Marriage and family therapy involves the professional application of psychotherapeutic and family systems theories and techniques in the delivery of services to individuals, couples, and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed nervous and mental disorders. The practice of marriage and family therapy means the rendering of professional marriage and family therapy services to individuals, couples, and families, singly or in groups, whether such services are offered directly to the general public or through organizations, either public or private, for a fee, monetary or otherwise.
     (((9))) (8) "Mental health counseling" means the application of principles of human development, learning theory, psychotherapy, group dynamics, and etiology of mental illness and dysfunctional behavior to individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations, for the purpose of treatment of mental disorders and promoting optimal mental health and functionality. Mental health counseling also includes, but is not limited to, the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental and emotional disorders, as well as the application of a wellness model of mental health.
     (((10))) (9) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee.

Sec. 137   RCW 18.225.040 and 2009 c 492 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary has the authority to:
     (1) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter((. Any rules adopted shall be in consultation with the committee));
     (2) Establish all licensing, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250;
     (3) Establish forms and procedures necessary to administer this chapter;
     (4) Issue licenses to applicants who have met the education, training, and examination requirements for licensure and to deny a license to applicants who do not meet the requirements;
     (5) Hire clerical, administrative, investigative, and other staff as needed to implement this chapter, and hire individuals licensed under this chapter to serve as examiners for any practical examinations;
     (6) Administer and supervise the grading and taking of examinations for applicants for licensure;
     (7) Determine which states have credentialing requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state, and issue licenses to individuals credentialed in those states without examinations;
     (8) Implement and administer a program for consumer education ((in consultation with the committee));
     (9) Adopt rules implementing a continuing education program ((in consultation with the committee));
     (10) Maintain the official record of all applicants and licenses; and
     (11) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure.

     The office of crime victims advocacy shall supply the ((committee)) department with information on methods of recognizing victims of human trafficking, what services are available for these victims, and where to report potential trafficking situations. The information supplied must be culturally sensitive and must include information relating to minor victims. The ((committee)) department shall disseminate this information to licensees ((by)): By providing the information on the ((committee's)) department's web site; by including the information in newsletters; by holding trainings at meetings attended by organization members; or through another distribution method determined by the ((committee)) department. The ((committee)) department shall report to the office of crime victims advocacy on the method or methods it uses to distribute information under this subsection((;
     (11) Maintain the official record of all applicants and licensees; and
     (12) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure
)).

Livestock Identification Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 138   RCW 16.57.015 (Livestock identification advisory board -- Rule review -- Fee setting) and 2003 c 326 s 3 & 1993 c 354 s 10 are each repealed.

Sec. 139   RCW 16.57.353 and 2004 c 233 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The director may adopt rules:
     (a) To support the agriculture industry in meeting federal requirements for the country-of-origin labeling of meat. Any requirements established under this subsection for country of origin labeling purposes shall be substantially consistent with and shall not exceed the requirements established by the United States department of agriculture; and
     (b) ((In consultation with the livestock identification advisory board under RCW 16.57.015,)) To implement federal requirements for animal identification needed to trace the source of livestock for disease control and response purposes.
     (2) The director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with other states and agencies of federal government to carry out such systems and to promote consistency of regulation.

Washington Main Street Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 140   RCW 43.360.040 (Washington main street advisory committee) and 2005 c 514 s 911 are each repealed.

Midwifery Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 141   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 18.50.140 (Midwifery advisory committee -- Generally) and 1994 sp.s. c 9 s 706, 1991 c 3 s 114, 1987 c 467 s 5, & 1981 c 53 s 3; and
     (2) RCW 18.50.150 (Midwifery advisory committee -- Advice and recommendations) and 1998 c 245 s 6, 1991 c 3 s 115, & 1981 c 53 s 4.

Sec. 142   RCW 18.50.045 and 1991 c 3 s 107 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary shall ((promulgate)) adopt standards by rule under chapter 34.05 RCW for accrediting midwifery educational programs. The standards shall cover the provision of adequate clinical and didactic instruction in all subjects and noncurriculum matters under this section including, but not limited to, staffing and teacher qualifications. ((In developing the standards, the secretary shall be advised by and receive the recommendations of the midwifery advisory committee.))

Sec. 143   RCW 18.50.060 and 1991 c 3 s 109 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The secretary is hereby authorized and empowered to execute the provisions of this chapter and shall offer examinations in midwifery at least twice a year at such times and places as the secretary may select. The examinations shall be written and shall be in the English language.
     (2) The secretary((, with the assistance of the midwifery advisory committee,)) shall develop or approve a licensure examination in the subjects that the secretary determines are within the scope of and commensurate with the work performed by a licensed midwife. The examination shall be sufficient to test the scientific and practical fitness of candidates to practice midwifery. All application papers shall be deposited with the secretary and there retained for at least one year, when they may be destroyed.
     (3) If the examination is satisfactorily completed, the secretary shall issue to such candidate a license entitling the candidate to practice midwifery in the state of Washington.

Sec. 144   RCW 18.50.105 and 1991 c 3 s 111 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary((, with the advice of the midwifery advisory committee,)) shall develop a form to be used by a midwife to inform the patient of the qualifications of a licensed midwife.

Migratory Waterfowl Art Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 145   RCW 77.12.680 (Migratory waterfowl art committee -- Membership -- Terms -- Vacancies -- Chairman -- Review of expenditures -- Compensation) and 1987 c 506 s 54 & 1985 c 243 s 5 are each repealed.

Sec. 146   RCW 77.12.670 and 2002 c 283 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((The)) Beginning July 1, 2010, the department, after soliciting recommendations from the public, shall select the design for the migratory bird stamp ((to be produced by the department shall use the design as provided by the migratory waterfowl art committee)).
     (2) All revenue derived from the sale of migratory bird license validations or stamps by the department to any person hunting waterfowl or to any stamp collector shall be deposited in the state wildlife ((fund)) account and shall be used only for that portion of the cost of printing and production of the stamps for migratory waterfowl hunters as determined by subsection (4) of this section, and for those migratory waterfowl projects specified by the director of the department for the acquisition and development of migratory waterfowl habitat in the state and for the enhancement, protection, and propagation of migratory waterfowl in the state. Migratory bird license validation and stamp funds may not be used on lands controlled by private hunting clubs or on private lands that charge a fee for public access. Migratory bird license validation and stamp funds may be used for migratory waterfowl projects on private land where public hunting is provided by written permission or on areas established by the department as waterfowl hunting closures.
     (3) All revenue derived from the sale of the license validation and stamp by the department to persons hunting solely nonwaterfowl migratory birds shall be deposited in the state wildlife ((fund)) account and shall be used only for that portion of the cost of printing and production of the stamps for nonwaterfowl migratory bird hunters as determined by subsection (4) of this section, and for those nonwaterfowl migratory bird projects specified by the director for the acquisition and development of nonwaterfowl migratory bird habitat in the state and for the enhancement, protection, and propagation of nonwaterfowl migratory birds in the state.
     (4) With regard to the revenue from license validation and stamp sales that is not the result of sales to stamp collectors, the department shall determine the proportion of migratory waterfowl hunters and solely nonwaterfowl migratory bird hunters by using the yearly migratory bird hunter harvest information program survey results or, in the event that these results are not available, other similar survey results. A two-year average of the most recent survey results shall be used to determine the proportion of the revenue attributed to migratory waterfowl hunters and the proportion attributed to solely nonwaterfowl migratory bird hunters for each fiscal year. For fiscal year 1998-99 and for fiscal year 1999-2000, ninety-six percent of the stamp revenue shall be attributed to migratory waterfowl hunters and four percent of the stamp revenue shall be attributed to solely nonwaterfowl migratory game hunters.
     (5) Acquisition shall include but not be limited to the acceptance of gifts of real estate or any interest therein or the rental, lease, or purchase of real estate or any interest therein. If the department acquires any fee interest, leasehold, or rental interest in real property under this section, it shall allow the general public reasonable access to that property and shall, if appropriate, ensure that the deed or other instrument creating the interest allows such access to the general public. If the department obtains a covenant in real property in its favor or an easement or any other interest in real property under this section, it shall exercise its best efforts to ensure that the deed or other instrument creating the interest grants to the general public in the form of a covenant running with the land reasonable access to the property. The private landowner from whom the department obtains such a covenant or easement shall retain the right of granting access to the lands by written permission, but may not charge a fee for access.
     (6) The department may produce migratory bird stamps in any given year in excess of those necessary for sale in that year. The excess stamps may be sold to the ((migratory waterfowl art committee for sale to the)) public.

Sec. 147   RCW 77.12.690 and 2009 c 333 s 38 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The ((migratory waterfowl art committee)) director is responsible for the selection of the annual migratory bird stamp design ((and shall provide the design to the department. If the committee does not perform this duty within the time frame necessary to achieve proper and timely distribution of the stamps to license dealers, the director shall initiate the art work selection for that year)). The ((committee)) department shall create collector art prints and related artwork, utilizing the same design ((as provided to the department)). The administration, sale, distribution, and other matters relating to the prints and sales of stamps with prints and related artwork shall be the responsibility of the ((migratory waterfowl art committee)) department.
     (2) The total amount brought in from the sale of prints and related artwork shall be deposited in the state wildlife account created in RCW 77.12.170. The costs of producing and marketing of prints and related artwork((, including administrative expenses mutually agreed upon by the committee and the director,)) shall be paid out of the total amount brought in from sales of those same items. Net funds derived from the sale of prints and related artwork shall be used by the director to contract with one or more appropriate individuals or nonprofit organizations for the development of waterfowl propagation projects within Washington which specifically provide waterfowl for the Pacific flyway. The department shall not contract with any individual or organization that obtains compensation for allowing waterfowl hunting except if the individual or organization does not permit hunting for compensation on the subject property.
     ((The migratory waterfowl art committee shall have an annual audit of its finances conducted by the state auditor and shall furnish a copy of the audit to the commission.))

Sec. 148   RCW 77.08.045 and 1998 c 191 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:
     As used in this title or rules adopted pursuant to this title:
     (1) "Migratory waterfowl" means members of the family Anatidae, including brants, ducks, geese, and swans;
     (2) "Migratory bird" means migratory waterfowl and coots, snipe, doves, and band-tailed pigeon;
     (3) "Migratory bird stamp" means the stamp that is required by RCW 77.32.350 to be in the possession of all persons to hunt migratory birds; and
     (4) "Prints and artwork" means replicas of the original stamp design that are sold to the general public. Prints and artwork are not to be construed to be the migratory bird stamp that is required by RCW 77.32.350. Artwork may be any facsimile of the original stamp design, including color renditions, metal duplications, or any other kind of design((; and
     (5) "Migratory waterfowl art committee" means the committee created by RCW 77.12.680. The committee's primary function is to select the annual migratory bird stamp design
)).

Mortgage Brokers

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 149   RCW 19.146.280 (Mortgage broker commission -- Code of conduct -- Complaint review) and 2009 c 518 s 1, 2006 c 19 s 17, 2001 c 177 s 6, 1997 c 106 s 20, 1994 c 33 s 26, & 1993 c 468 s 21 are each repealed.

Sec. 150   RCW 19.146.225 and 2006 c 19 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
     In accordance with the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, the director may issue rules under this chapter only ((after seeking the advice of the mortgage broker commission and only)) for the purpose of governing the activities of licensed mortgage brokers, loan originators, and other persons subject to this chapter.

Motorcycle Safety Education Advisory Board

Sec. 151   RCW 46.20.520 and 1998 c 245 s 89 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The director of licensing shall use moneys designated for the motorcycle safety education account of the highway safety fund to implement by July 1, 1983, a voluntary motorcycle operator training and education program. The director may contract with public and private entities to implement this program.
     (2) ((There is created a motorcycle safety education advisory board to assist the director of licensing in the development of a motorcycle operator training education program. The board shall monitor this program following implementation and report to the director of licensing as necessary with recommendations including, but not limited to, administration, application, and substance of the motorcycle operator training and education program.
     The board shall consist of five members appointed by the director of licensing. Three members of the board, one of whom shall be appointed chairperson, shall be active motorcycle riders or members of nonprofit motorcycle organizations which actively support and promote motorcycle safety education. One member shall be a currently employed Washington state patrol motorcycle officer with at least five years experience and at least one year cumulative experience as a motorcycle officer. One member shall be a member of the public. The term of appointment shall be two years. The board shall meet at the call of the director, but not less than two times annually and not less than five times during its term of appointment, and shall receive no compensation for services but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses while engaged in business of the board in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended.
     (3)
)) The priorities of the program shall be in the following order of priority:
     (a) Public awareness of motorcycle safety.
     (b) Motorcycle safety education programs conducted by public and private entities.
     (c) Classroom and on-cycle training.
     (d) Improved motorcycle operator testing.

Naturopathic Advisory Council

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 152   RCW 18.36A.070 (Naturopathic advisory committee) and 1991 c 3 s 92 & 1987 c 447 s 7 are each repealed.

Sec. 153   RCW 18.36A.020 and 2005 c 158 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
     (1) "Department" means the department of health.
     (2) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee.
     (3) "Naturopath" means an individual licensed under this chapter.
     (4) (("Committee" means the Washington state naturopathic practice advisory committee.
     (5)
)) "Educational program" means an accredited program preparing persons for the practice of naturopathic medicine.
     (((6))) (5) "Nutrition and food science" means the prevention and treatment of disease or other human conditions through the use of foods, water, herbs, roots, bark, or natural food elements.
     (((7))) (6) "Manual manipulation" or "mechanotherapy" means manipulation of a part or the whole of the body by hand or by mechanical means.
     (((8))) (7) "Physical modalities" means use of physical, chemical, electrical, and other noninvasive modalities, including but not limited to heat, cold, air, light, water in any of its forms, sound, massage, and therapeutic exercise.
     (((9))) (8) "Homeopathy" means a system of medicine based on the use of infinitesimal doses of medicines capable of producing symptoms similar to those of the disease treated, as listed in the homeopathic pharmacopeia of the United States.
     (((10))) (9) "Naturopathic medicines" means vitamins; minerals; botanical medicines; homeopathic medicines; hormones; and those legend drugs and controlled substances consistent with naturopathic medical practice in accordance with rules established by the secretary. Controlled substances are limited to codeine and testosterone products that are contained in Schedules III, IV, and V in chapter 69.50 RCW.
     (((11))) (10) "Hygiene and immunization" means the use of such preventative techniques as personal hygiene, asepsis, public health, and immunizations, to the extent allowed by rule.
     (((12))) (11) "Minor office procedures" means care and procedures incident thereto of superficial lacerations, lesions, and abrasions, and the removal of foreign bodies located in superficial structures, not to include the eye; and the use of antiseptics and topical or local anesthetics in connection therewith. "Minor office procedures" also includes intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, and intradermal injections of substances consistent with the practice of naturopathic medicine and in accordance with rules established by the secretary.
     (((13))) (12) "Common diagnostic procedures" means the use of venipuncture consistent with the practice of naturopathic medicine, commonly used diagnostic modalities consistent with naturopathic practice, health history taking, physical examination, radiography, examination of body orifices excluding endoscopy, laboratory medicine, and obtaining samples of human tissues, but excluding incision or excision beyond that which is authorized as a minor office procedure.
     (((14))) (13) "Suggestion" means techniques including but not limited to counseling, biofeedback, and hypnosis.
     (((15))) (14) "Radiography" means the ordering, but not the interpretation, of radiographic diagnostic and other imaging studies and the taking and interpretation of standard radiographs.

Sec. 154   RCW 18.36A.080 and 1991 c 3 s 93 are each amended to read as follows:
     The secretary((, members of the committee,)) or individuals acting on ((their)) the secretary's behalf, are immune from suit in any civil action based on any act performed in the course of their duties.

Sec. 155   2005 c 158 s 3 (uncodified) is amended to read as follows:
     The secretary (([of health])) of health, in consultation with the ((naturopathic advisory committee and the)) Washington state board of pharmacy, shall develop education and training requirements for the use of controlled substances authorized under this act. The requirements must be met by the naturopath prior to being authorized to prescribe controlled substances under this act.

Sec. 156   RCW 18.36A.110 and 1991 c 3 s 96 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The date and location of the examination shall be established by the secretary. Applicants who have been found to meet the education and experience requirements for licensure shall be scheduled for the next examination following the filing of the application. The secretary shall establish by rule the examination application deadline.
     (2) The examination shall contain subjects appropriate to the standards of competency and scope of practice.
     (3) The secretary shall establish by rule the requirements for a reexamination if the applicant has failed the examination.
     (((4) The committee may recommend to the secretary an examination prepared or administered, or both, by a private testing agency or association of licensing boards.))

Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities
Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 157   RCW 46.09.280 (Nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities advisory committee) and 2007 c 241 s 19, 2004 c 105 s 8, 2003 c 185 s 1, & 1986 c 206 s 13 are each repealed.

Sec. 158   RCW 46.09.020 and 2007 c 241 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) (("Advisory committee" means the nonhighway and off-road vehicle activities advisory committee established in RCW 46.09.280.
     (2)
)) "Board" means the recreation and conservation funding board established in RCW 79A.25.110.
     (((3))) (2) "Dealer" means a person, partnership, association, or corporation engaged in the business of selling off-road vehicles at wholesale or retail in this state.
     (((4))) (3) "Department" means the department of licensing.
     (((5))) (4) "Highway," for the purpose of this chapter only, means the entire width between the boundary lines of every roadway publicly maintained by the state department of transportation or any county or city with funding from the motor vehicle fund. A highway is generally capable of travel by a conventional two-wheel drive passenger automobile during most of the year and in use by such vehicles.
     (((6))) (5) "Motorized vehicle" means a vehicle that derives motive power from an internal combustion engine.
     (((7))) (6) "Nonhighway road" means any road owned or managed by a public agency or any private road for which the owner has granted an easement for public use for which appropriations from the motor vehicle fund were not used for (a) original construction or reconstruction in the last twenty-five years; or (b) maintenance in the last four years.
     (((8))) (7) "Nonhighway road recreation facilities" means recreational facilities that are adjacent to, or accessed by, a nonhighway road and intended primarily for nonhighway road recreational users.
     (((9))) (8) "Nonhighway road recreational user" means a person whose purpose for consuming fuel on a nonhighway road or off-road is primarily for nonhighway road recreational purposes, including, but not limited to, hunting, fishing, camping, sightseeing, wildlife viewing, picnicking, driving for pleasure, kayaking/canoeing, and gathering berries, firewood, mushrooms, and other natural products.
     (((10))) (9) "Nonhighway vehicle" means any motorized vehicle including an ORV when used for recreational purposes on nonhighway roads, trails, or a variety of other natural terrain.
     Nonhighway vehicle does not include:
     (a) Any vehicle designed primarily for travel on, over, or in the water;
     (b) Snowmobiles or any military vehicles; or
     (c) Any vehicle eligible for a motor vehicle fuel tax exemption or rebate under chapter 82.36 RCW while an exemption or rebate is claimed. This exemption includes but is not limited to farm, construction, and logging vehicles.
     (((11))) (10) "Nonmotorized recreational facilities" means recreational trails and facilities that are adjacent to, or accessed by, a nonhighway road and intended primarily for nonmotorized recreational users.
     (((12))) (11) "Nonmotorized recreational user" means a person whose purpose for consuming fuel on a nonhighway road or off-road is primarily for nonmotorized recreational purposes including, but not limited to, walking, hiking, backpacking, climbing, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, mountain biking, horseback riding, and pack animal activities.
     (((13))) (12) "Off-road vehicle" or "ORV" means any nonstreet licensed vehicle when used for recreational purposes on nonhighway roads, trails, or a variety of other natural terrain. Such vehicles include, but are not limited to, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, four-wheel drive vehicles, and dune buggies.
     (((14))) (13) "Operator" means each person who operates, or is in physical control of, any nonhighway vehicle.
     (((15))) (14) "Organized competitive event" means any competition, advertised in advance through written notice to organized clubs or published in local newspapers, sponsored by recognized clubs, and conducted at a predetermined time and place.
     (((16))) (15) "ORV recreation facilities" include, but are not limited to, ORV trails, trailheads, campgrounds, ORV sports parks, and ORV use areas, designated for ORV use by the managing authority that are intended primarily for ORV recreational users.
     (((17))) (16) "ORV recreational user" means a person whose purpose for consuming fuel on nonhighway roads or off-road is primarily for ORV recreational purposes, including but not limited to riding an all-terrain vehicle, motorcycling, or driving a four-wheel drive vehicle or dune buggy.
     (((18))) (17) "ORV sports park" means a facility designed to accommodate competitive ORV recreational uses including, but not limited to, motocross racing, four-wheel drive competitions, and flat track racing. Use of ORV sports parks can be competitive or noncompetitive in nature.
     (((19))) (18) "ORV trail" means a multiple-use corridor designated by the managing authority and maintained for recreational use by motorized vehicles.
     (((20))) (19) "ORV use permit" means a permit issued for operation of an off-road vehicle under this chapter.
     (((21))) (20) "Owner" means the person other than the lienholder, having an interest in or title to a nonhighway vehicle, and entitled to the use or possession thereof.
     (((22))) (21) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 159   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 90.56.120 (Oil spill advisory council--Meetings--Travel expenses and compensation) and 2006 c 372 s 907 & 2005 c 304 s 2; and
     (2) RCW 90.56.130 (Council--Duties--Work plan--Reports) and 2005 c 304 s 3.

Sec. 160   RCW 90.56.005 and 2005 c 304 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The legislature declares that water borne transportation as a source of supply for oil and hazardous substances poses special concern for the state of Washington. Each year billions of gallons of crude oil and refined petroleum products are transported as cargo and fuel by vessels on the navigable waters of the state. These shipments are expected to increase in the coming years. Vessels transporting oil into Washington travel on some of the most unique and special marine environments in the United States. These marine environments are a source of natural beauty, recreation, and economic livelihood for many residents of this state. As a result, the state has an obligation to ensure the citizens of the state that the waters of the state will be protected from oil spills.
     (2) The legislature finds that prevention is the best method to protect the unique and special marine environments in this state. The technology for containing and cleaning up a spill of oil or hazardous substances is at best only partially effective. Preventing spills is more protective of the environment and more cost-effective when all the response and damage costs associated with responding to a spill are considered. Therefore, the legislature finds that the primary objective of the state is to achieve a zero spills strategy to prevent any oil or hazardous substances from entering waters of the state.
     (3) The legislature also finds that:
     (a) Recent accidents in Washington, Alaska, southern California, Texas, Pennsylvania, and other parts of the nation have shown that the transportation, transfer, and storage of oil have caused significant damage to the marine environment;
     (b) Even with the best efforts, it is nearly impossible to remove all oil that is spilled into the water, and average removal rates are only fourteen percent;
     (c) Washington's navigable waters are treasured environmental and economic resources that the state cannot afford to place at undue risk from an oil spill;
     (d) The state has a fundamental responsibility, as the trustee of the state's natural resources and the protector of public health and the environment to prevent the spill of oil; and
     (e) In section 5002 of the federal oil pollution act of 1990, the United States congress found that many people believed that complacency on the part of industry and government was one of the contributing factors to the Exxon Valdez spill and, further, that one method to combat this complacency is to involve local citizens in the monitoring and oversight of oil spill plans. Congress also found that a mechanism should be established that fosters the long-term partnership of industry, government, and local communities in overseeing compliance with environmental concerns in the operation of crude oil terminals. Moreover, congress concluded that, in addition to Alaska, a program of citizen monitoring and oversight should be established in other major crude oil terminals in the United States because recent oil spills indicate that the safe transportation of oil is a national problem.
     (4) In order to establish a comprehensive prevention and response program to protect Washington's waters and natural resources from spills of oil, it is the purpose of this chapter:
     (a) To establish state agency expertise in marine safety and to centralize state activities in spill prevention and response activities;
     (b) To prevent spills of oil and to promote programs that reduce the risk of both catastrophic and small chronic spills;
     (c) To ensure that responsible parties are liable, and have the resources and ability, to respond to spills and provide compensation for all costs and damages;
     (d) To provide for state spill response and wildlife rescue planning and implementation;
     (e) To support and complement the federal oil pollution act of 1990 and other federal law, especially those provisions relating to the national contingency plan for cleanup of oil spills and discharges, including provisions relating to the responsibilities of state agencies designated as natural resource trustees. The legislature intends this chapter to be interpreted and implemented in a manner consistent with federal law;
     (f) To provide broad powers of regulation to the department of ecology relating to spill prevention and response;
     (g) To provide for ((an)) independent ((oil spill advisory council to)) review on an ongoing basis the adequacy of oil spill prevention, preparedness, and response activities in this state; and
     (h) To provide an adequate funding source for state response and prevention programs.

Sec. 161   RCW 90.56.060 and 2005 c 304 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department shall prepare and annually update a statewide master oil and hazardous substance spill prevention and contingency plan. In preparing the plan, the department shall consult with an advisory committee representing diverse interests concerned with oil and hazardous substance spills, including the United States coast guard, the federal environmental protection agency, state agencies, local governments, port districts, private facilities, environmental organizations, oil companies, shipping companies, containment and cleanup contractors, tow companies, and hazardous substance manufacturers((, and with the oil spill advisory council)).
     (2) The state master plan prepared under this section shall at a minimum:
     (a) Take into consideration the elements of oil spill prevention and contingency plans approved or submitted for approval pursuant to this chapter and chapter 88.46 RCW and oil and hazardous substance spill contingency plans prepared pursuant to other state or federal law or prepared by federal agencies and regional entities;
     (b) State the respective responsibilities as established by relevant statutes and rules of each of the following in the prevention of and the assessment, containment, and cleanup of a worst case spill of oil or hazardous substances into the environment of the state: (i) State agencies; (ii) local governments; (iii) appropriate federal agencies; (iv) facility operators; (v) property owners whose land or other property may be affected by the oil or hazardous substance spill; and (vi) other parties identified by the department as having an interest in or the resources to assist in the containment and cleanup of an oil or hazardous substance spill;
     (c) State the respective responsibilities of the parties identified in (b) of this subsection in an emergency response;
     (d) Identify actions necessary to reduce the likelihood of spills of oil and hazardous substances;
     (e) Identify and obtain mapping of environmentally sensitive areas at particular risk to oil and hazardous substance spills;
     (f) Establish an incident command system for responding to oil and hazardous substances spills; and
     (g) Establish a process for immediately notifying affected tribes of any oil spill.
     (3) In preparing and updating the state master plan, the department shall:
     (a) Consult with federal, provincial, municipal, and community officials, other state agencies, the state of Oregon, and with representatives of affected regional organizations;
     (b) Submit the draft plan to the public for review and comment;
     (c) Submit to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature for review, not later than November 1st of each year, the plan and any annual revision of the plan; and
     (d) Require or schedule unannounced oil spill drills as required by RCW 90.56.260 to test the sufficiency of oil spill contingency plans approved under RCW 90.56.210.
     (4) The department shall evaluate the functions of advisory committees created by the department regarding oil spill prevention, preparedness, and response programs, and shall revise or eliminate those functions which are no longer necessary.

Olympic Natural Resources Center Policy Advisory Board

Sec. 162   RCW 43.30.820 and 1991 c 316 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     The Olympic natural resources center shall operate under the authority of the board of regents of the University of Washington. It shall be administered by a director appointed jointly by the deans of the college of forest resources and the college of ocean and fishery sciences. The director shall be a member of the faculty of one of those colleges. The director shall appoint and maintain a scientific or technical committee, and other committees as necessary, to advise the director on the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of the center's activities.
     ((A policy advisory board consisting of eleven members shall be appointed by the governor to advise the deans and the director on policies for the center that are consistent with the purposes of the center. Membership on the policy advisory board shall broadly represent the various interests concerned with the purposes of the center, including state and federal government, environmental organizations, local community, timber industry, and Indian tribes.
     Service on boards and committees of the center shall be without compensation but actual travel expenses incurred in connection with service to the center may be reimbursed from appropriated funds in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
))

On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 163   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 18.210.040 (Advisory committee) and 1999 c 263 s 5; and
     (2) RCW 18.210.070 (Advisory committee -- Duties) and 1999 c 263 s 8.

Sec. 164   RCW 18.210.010 and 1999 c 263 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) (("Advisory committee" means a group of individuals with broad knowledge and experience in the design, construction, and regulation of on-site wastewater treatment systems, appointed under this chapter to offer recommendations to the board and the director on the administration of the program established under this chapter.
     (2)
)) "Board" means the board of registration for professional engineers and land surveyors as defined in chapter 18.43 RCW.
     (((3))) (2) "Designer," "licensee," or "permit holder" means an individual authorized under this chapter to perform design services for on-site wastewater treatment systems.
     (((4))) (3) "Director" means the director of the Washington state department of licensing.
     (((5))) (4) "Engineer" means a professional engineer licensed under chapter 18.43 RCW.
     (((6))) (5) "Practice of engineering" has the meaning set forth in RCW 18.43.020(5).
     (((7))) (6) "On-site wastewater treatment system" means an integrated system of components that: Convey, store, treat, and/or provide subsurface soil treatment and disposal of wastewater effluent on the property where it originates or on adjacent or other property and includes piping, treatment devices, other accessories, and soil underlying the disposal component of the initial and reserve areas, for on-site wastewater treatment under three thousand five hundred gallons per day when not connected to a public sewer system.
     (((8))) (7) "On-site wastewater design" means the development of plans, details, specifications, instructions, or inspections by application of specialized knowledge in analysis of soils, on-site wastewater treatment systems, disposal methods, and technologies to create an integrated system of collection, transport, distribution, treatment, and disposal of on-site wastewater.
     (((9))) (8) "Local health jurisdiction" or "jurisdictional health department" means an administrative agency created under chapter 70.05, 70.08, or 70.46 RCW, that administers the regulation and codes regarding on-site wastewater treatment systems.
     (((10))) (9) "Practice permit" means an authorization to practice granted to an individual who designs on-site wastewater treatment systems and who has been authorized by a local health jurisdiction to practice on or before July 1, 2000.
     (((11))) (10) "License" means a license to design on-site wastewater treatment systems under this chapter.
     (((12))) (11) "Certificate of competency" means a certificate issued to employees of local health jurisdictions indicating that the certificate holder has passed the licensing examination required under this chapter.

Sec. 165   RCW 18.210.050 and 1999 c 263 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director may:
     (1) ((Appoint and reappoint members to the advisory committee, including temporary additional members, and remove committee members for just cause;
     (2)
)) Employ administrative, clerical, and investigative staff as necessary to administer and enforce this chapter;
     (((3))) (2) Establish fees for applications, examinations, and renewals in accordance with chapter 43.24 RCW;
     (((4))) (3) Issue practice permits and licenses to applicants who meet the requirements of this chapter; and
     (((5))) (4) Exercise rule-making authority to implement this section.

Sec. 166   RCW 18.210.060 and 2002 c 86 s 258 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1))) The board may:
     (((a))) (1) Adopt rules to implement this chapter including, but not limited to, evaluation of experience, examinations, and scope and standards of practice;
     (((b))) (2) Administer licensing examinations; and
     (((c))) (3) Review and approve or deny initial and renewal license applications.
     (((2) The board shall consider recommendations of the advisory committee made in accordance with this chapter.))

On-site Sewage Disposal Systems Alternative Systems
Technical Review Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 167   RCW 70.118.100 (Alternative systems--Technical review committee) and 1997 c 447 s 3 are each repealed.

Sec. 168   RCW 70.118.110 and 1997 c 447 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     In order to assure that technical guidelines and standards keep pace with advancing technologies, the department of health in collaboration with ((the technical review committee,)) local health departments((,)) and other interested parties, must review and update as appropriate, the state guidelines and standards for alternative on- site sewage disposal every three years. The first review and update must be completed by January 1, 1999.

Orthotic and Prosthetics Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 169   RCW 18.200.060 (Advisory committee--Composition -- Terms -- Duties) and 1997 c 285 s 7 are each repealed.

Sec. 170   RCW 18.200.010 and 1997 c 285 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) (("Advisory committee" means the orthotics and prosthetics advisory committee.
     (2)
)) "Department" means the department of health.
     (((3))) (2) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee.
     (((4))) (3) "Orthotics" means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, adjusting, or servicing, as well as providing the initial training necessary to accomplish the fitting of, an orthosis for the support, correction, or alleviation of neuromuscular or musculoskeletal dysfunction, disease, injury, or deformity. The practice of orthotics encompasses evaluation, treatment, and consultation. With basic observational gait and postural analysis, orthotists assess and design orthoses to maximize function and provide not only the support but the alignment necessary to either prevent or correct deformity or to improve the safety and efficiency of mobility or locomotion, or both. Orthotic practice includes providing continuing patient care in order to assess its effect on the patient's tissues and to assure proper fit and function of the orthotic device by periodic evaluation.
     (((5))) (4) "Orthotist" means a person licensed to practice orthotics under this chapter.
     (((6))) (5) "Orthosis" means a custom-fabricated, definitive brace or support that is designed for long-term use. Except for the treatment of scoliosis, orthosis does not include prefabricated or direct-formed orthotic devices, as defined in this section, or any of the following assistive technology devices: Commercially available knee orthoses used following injury or surgery; spastic muscle tone-inhibiting orthoses; upper extremity adaptive equipment; finger splints; hand splints; custom-made, leather wrist gauntlets; face masks used following burns; wheelchair seating that is an integral part of the wheelchair and not worn by the patient independent of the wheelchair; fabric or elastic supports; corsets; arch supports, also known as foot orthotics; low-temperature formed plastic splints; trusses; elastic hose; canes; crutches; cervical collars; dental appliances; and other similar devices as determined by the secretary, such as those commonly carried in stock by a pharmacy, department store, corset shop, or surgical supply facility. Prefabricated orthoses, also known as custom-fitted, or off-the-shelf, are devices that are manufactured as commercially available stock items for no specific patient. Direct-formed orthoses are devices formed or shaped during the molding process directly on the patient's body or body segment. Custom-fabricated orthoses, also known as custom-made orthoses, are devices designed and fabricated, in turn, from raw materials for a specific patient and require the generation of an image, form, or mold that replicates the patient's body or body segment and, in turn, involves the rectification of dimensions, contours, and volumes to achieve proper fit, comfort, and function for that specific patient.
     (((7))) (6) "Prosthetics" means the science and practice of evaluating, measuring, designing, fabricating, assembling, fitting, aligning, adjusting, or servicing, as well as providing the initial training necessary to accomplish the fitting of, a prosthesis through the replacement of external parts of a human body lost due to amputation or congenital deformities or absences. The practice of prosthetics also includes the generation of an image, form, or mold that replicates the patient's body or body segment and that requires rectification of dimensions, contours, and volumes for use in the design and fabrication of a socket to accept a residual anatomic limb to, in turn, create an artificial appendage that is designed either to support body weight or to improve or restore function or cosmesis, or both. Involved in the practice of prosthetics is observational gait analysis and clinical assessment of the requirements necessary to refine and mechanically fix the relative position of various parts of the prosthesis to maximize the function, stability, and safety of the patient. The practice of prosthetics includes providing continuing patient care in order to assess the prosthetic device's effect on the patient's tissues and to assure proper fit and function of the prosthetic device by periodic evaluation.
     (((8))) (7) "Prosthetist" means a person who is licensed to practice prosthetics under this chapter.
     (((9))) (8) "Prosthesis" means a definitive artificial limb that is alignable or articulated, or, in lower extremity applications, capable of weight bearing. Prosthesis means an artificial medical device that is not surgically implanted and that is used to replace a missing limb, appendage, or other external human body part including an artificial limb, hand, or foot. The term does not include artificial eyes, ears, fingers or toes, dental appliances, ostomy products, devices such as artificial breasts, eyelashes, wigs, or other devices as determined by the secretary that do not have a significant impact on the musculoskeletal functions of the body. In the lower extremity of the body, the term prosthesis does not include prostheses required for amputations distal to and including the transmetatarsal level. In the upper extremity of the body, the term prosthesis does not include prostheses that are provided to restore function for amputations distal to and including the carpal level.
     (((10))) (9) "Authorized health care practitioner" means licensed physicians, physician's assistants, osteopathic physicians, chiropractors, naturopaths, podiatric physicians and surgeons, dentists, and advanced registered nurse practitioners.

Sec. 171   RCW 18.200.050 and 1997 c 285 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     In addition to other authority provided by law, the secretary has the authority to:
     (1) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter;
     (2) Establish administrative procedures, administrative requirements, and fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250 and 43.70.280. All fees collected under this section must be credited to the health professions account as required under RCW 43.70.320;
     (3) Register applicants, issue licenses to applicants who have met the education, training, and examination requirements for licensure, and deny licenses to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications, except that proceedings concerning the denial of credentials based upon unprofessional conduct or impairment are governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;
     (4) Hire clerical, administrative, investigative, and other staff as needed to implement this chapter and hire individuals licensed under this chapter to serve as examiners for any practical examinations;
     (5) Determine minimum education requirements and evaluate and designate those educational programs from which graduation will be accepted as proof of eligibility to take a qualifying examination for applicants for licensure;
     (6) Establish the standards and procedures for revocation of approval of education programs;
     (7) Utilize or contract with individuals or organizations having expertise in the profession or in education to assist in the evaluations;
     (8) Prepare and administer, or approve the preparation and administration of, examinations for applicants for licensure;
     (9) Determine whether alternative methods of training are equivalent to formal education, and establish forms, procedures, and criteria for evaluation of an applicant's alternative training to determine the applicant's eligibility to take any qualifying examination;
     (10) Determine which jurisdictions have licensing requirements equivalent to those of this state and issue licenses without examinations to individuals licensed in those jurisdictions;
     (11) Define and approve any experience requirement for licensing;
     (12) Implement and administer a program for consumer education;
     (13) Adopt rules implementing continuing competency requirements for renewal of the license and relicensing;
     (14) Maintain the official department records of all applicants and licensees;
     (15) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure;
     (16) Establish requirements and procedures for an inactive license; and
     (17) ((With the advice of the advisory committee, the secretary may)) Recommend collaboration with health professions, boards, and commissions to develop appropriate referral protocols.

Sec. 172   RCW 18.200.070 and 1997 c 285 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) An applicant must file a written application on forms provided by the department showing to the satisfaction of the secretary((, in consultation with the advisory committee,)) that the applicant meets the following requirements:
     (a) The applicant possesses a baccalaureate degree with coursework appropriate for the profession approved by the secretary, or possesses equivalent training as determined by the secretary pursuant to subsections (3) and (5) of this section;
     (b) The applicant has the amount of formal training, including the hours of classroom education and clinical practice, in areas of study as the secretary deems necessary and appropriate;
     (c) The applicant has completed a clinical internship or residency in the professional area for which a license is sought in accordance with the standards, guidelines, or procedures for clinical internships or residencies inside or outside the state as established by the secretary, or that are otherwise substantially equivalent to the standards commonly accepted in the fields of orthotics and prosthetics as determined by the secretary pursuant to subsections (3) and (5) of this section. The secretary must set the internship as at least one year.
     (2) An applicant for licensure as either an orthotist or prosthetist must pass all written and practical examinations that are required and approved by the secretary ((in consultation with the advisory committee)).
     (3) The standards and requirements for licensure established by the secretary must be substantially equal to the standards commonly accepted in the fields of orthotics and prosthetics.
     (4) An applicant failing to make the required grade in the first examination may take up to three subsequent examinations as the applicant desires upon prepaying a fee, determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250, for each subsequent examination. Upon failing four examinations, the secretary may invalidate the original application and require remedial education before the person may take future examinations.
     (5) The secretary may waive some of the education, examination, or experience requirements of this section if the secretary determines that the applicant meets alternative standards, established by the secretary through rule, that are substantially equivalent to the requirements in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

Performance Audit Citizen Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 173   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 43.09.430 (Performance audits -- Definitions) and 2005 c 385 s 2;
     (2) RCW 43.09.435 (Performance audits -- Citizen advisory board) and 2005 c 385 s 3;
     (3) RCW 43.09.440 (Performance audits -- Collaboration with joint legislative audit and review committee -- Criteria -- Statewide performance review -- Contracting out -- Release of audit reports) and 2005 c 385 s 5;
     (4) RCW 43.09.445 (Performance audits -- Local jurisdictions) and 2005 c 385 s 6;
     (5) RCW 43.09.450 (Performance audits -- Audit of performance audit program) and 2005 c 385 s 8;
     (6) RCW 43.09.455 (Performance audits -- Follow-up and corrective action -- Progress reports) and 2005 c 385 s 9; and
     (7) RCW 43.09.460 (Performance audits -- Appropriation -- Budget request) and 2005 c 385 s 11.

Pesticide Committees
Interagency Integrated Pest Management Coordinating Committee
Pesticide Advisory Board
Pesticide Incident Reporting and Tracking Review Panel

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 174   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 17.15.040 (Interagency integrated pest management coordinating committee--Creation--Composition--Duties--Public notice--Progress reports) and 1997 c 357 s 5;
     (2) RCW 17.21.230 (Pesticide advisory board) and 1994 c 283 s 26, 1989 c 380 s 54, 1988 c 36 s 8, 1974 ex.s. c 20 s 1, 1971 ex.s. c 191 s 8, 1967 c 177 s 14, & 1961 c 249 s 23;
     (3) RCW 17.21.240 (Pesticide advisory board -- Vacancies) and 1994 c 283 s 27, 1989 c 380 s 55, & 1961 c 249 s 24;
     (4) RCW 17.21.250 (Pesticide advisory board -- Duties) and 1989 c 380 s 56 & 1961 c 249 s 25;
     (5) RCW 17.21.260 (Pesticide advisory board -- Officers, meetings) and 1994 c 283 s 28, 1989 c 380 s 57, & 1961 c 249 s 26;
     (6) RCW 17.21.270 (Pesticide advisory board -- Travel expenses) and 1989 c 380 s 58, 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 24, & 1961 c 249 s 27;
     (7) RCW 70.104.070 (Pesticide incident reporting and tracking review panel -- Intent) and 1989 c 380 s 67; and
     (8) RCW 70.104.080 (Pesticide panel -- Generally) and 1994 c 264 s 41, 1991 c 3 s 363, & 1989 c 380 s 68.

Sec. 175   RCW 70.104.090 and 1991 c 3 s 364 are each amended to read as follows:
     ((The responsibilities of the review panel shall include, but not be limited to:
     (1) Establishing guidelines for centralizing the receipt of information relating to actual or alleged health and environmental incidents involving pesticides;
     (2) Reviewing and making recommendations for procedures for investigation of pesticide incidents, which shall be implemented by the appropriate agency unless a written statement providing the reasons for not adopting the recommendations is provided to the review panel;
     (3) Monitoring the time periods required for response to reports of pesticide incidents by the departments of agriculture, health, and labor and industries;
     (4) At the request of the chair or any panel member, reviewing pesticide incidents of unusual complexity or those that cannot be resolved;
     (5) Identifying inadequacies in state and/or federal law that result in insufficient protection of public health and safety, with specific attention to advising the appropriate agencies on the adequacy of pesticide reentry intervals established by the federal environmental protection agency and registered pesticide labels to protect the health and safety of farmworkers. The panel shall establish a priority list for reviewing reentry intervals, which considers the following criteria:
     (a) Whether the pesticide is being widely used in labor-intensive agriculture in Washington;
     (b) Whether another state has established a reentry interval for the pesticide that is longer than the existing federal reentry interval;
     (c) The toxicity category of the pesticide under federal law;
     (d) Whether the pesticide has been identified by a federal or state agency or through a scientific review as presenting a risk of cancer, birth defects, genetic damage, neurological effects, blood disorders, sterility, menstrual dysfunction, organ damage, or other chronic or subchronic effects; and
     (e) Whether reports or complaints of ill effects from the pesticide have been filed following worker entry into fields to which the pesticide has been applied; and
     (6) Reviewing and approving an annual report prepared by
)) The department of health shall prepare an annual report to the governor, agency heads, and members of the legislature, with the same available to the public. The report shall include, at a minimum:
     (((a))) (1) A summary of the year's activities;
     (((b))) (2) A synopsis of the cases reviewed;
     (((c))) (3) A separate descriptive listing of each case in which adverse health or environmental effects due to pesticides were found to occur;
     (((d))) (4) A tabulation of the data from each case;
     (((e))) (5) An assessment of the effects of pesticide exposure in the workplace;
     (((f))) (6) The identification of trends, issues, and needs; and
     (((g))) (7) Any recommendations for improved pesticide use practices.

Sec. 176   RCW 15.92.070 and 1991 c 341 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     The laboratory is advised by a board appointed by the dean of the Washington State University college of agriculture and home economics. The dean shall cooperate with appropriate officials in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon in selecting board members.
     (1) The board shall consist of one representative from each of the following interests: A human toxicologist or a health professional knowledgeable in worker exposure to pesticides, the Washington State University vice-provost for research or research administrator, representatives from the state department of agriculture, the department of ecology, the department of health, the department of labor and ((industry [industries])) industries, privately owned Washington pesticide analytical laboratories, federal regional pesticide laboratories, an Idaho and Oregon laboratory, whether state, university, or private, a chemical and fertilizer industry representative, farm organizations, food processors, marketers, farm labor, environmental organizations, and consumers. Each board member shall serve a three-year term. The members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred while engaged in the business of the board as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
     (2) The board ((is in liaison with the pesticide advisory board and the pesticide incident reporting and tracking panel and)) shall review the chemicals investigated by the laboratory according to the following criteria:
     (a) Chemical uses for which a database exists on environmental fate and acute toxicology, and that appear safer environmentally than pesticides available on the market;
     (b) Chemical uses not currently under evaluation by public laboratories in Idaho or Oregon for use on Washington crops;
     (c) Chemicals that have lost or may lose their registration and that no reasonably viable alternatives for Washington crops are known; and
     (d) Other chemicals vital to Washington agriculture.
     (3) The laboratory shall conduct research activities using approved good laboratory practices, namely procedures and recordkeeping required of the national IR-4 minor use pesticide registration program.
     (4) The laboratory shall coordinate activities with the national IR-4 program.

Sec. 177   RCW 17.21.020 and 2004 c 100 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
     (1) "Agricultural commodity" means any plant or part of a plant, or animal, or animal product, produced by a person (including farmers, ranchers, vineyardists, plant propagators, Christmas tree growers, aquaculturists, floriculturists, orchardists, foresters, or other comparable persons) primarily for sale, consumption, propagation, or other use by people or animals.
     (2) "Agricultural land" means land on which an agricultural commodity is produced or land that is in a government-recognized conservation reserve program. This definition does not apply to private gardens where agricultural commodities are produced for personal consumption.
     (3) "Antimicrobial pesticide" means a pesticide that is used for the control of microbial pests, including but not limited to viruses, bacteria, algae, and protozoa, and is intended for use as a disinfectant or sanitizer.
     (4) "Apparatus" means any type of ground, water, or aerial equipment, device, or contrivance using motorized, mechanical, or pressurized power and used to apply any pesticide on land and anything that may be growing, habitating, or stored on or in such land, but shall not include any pressurized handsized household device used to apply any pesticide, or any equipment, device, or contrivance of which the person who is applying the pesticide is the source of power or energy in making such pesticide application, or any other small equipment, device, or contrivance that is transported in a piece of equipment licensed under this chapter as an apparatus.
     (5) "Arthropod" means any invertebrate animal that belongs to the phylum arthropoda, which in addition to insects, includes allied classes whose members are wingless and usually have more than six legs; for example, spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes, and isopod crustaceans.
     (6) "Certified applicator" means any individual who is licensed as a commercial pesticide applicator, commercial pesticide operator, public operator, private-commercial applicator, demonstration and research applicator, private applicator, limited private applicator, rancher private applicator, or any other individual who is certified by the director to use or supervise the use of any pesticide which is classified by the EPA or the director as a restricted use pesticide.
     (7) "Commercial pesticide applicator" means any person who engages in the business of applying pesticides to the land of another.
     (8) "Commercial pesticide operator" means any employee of a commercial pesticide applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide and who is required to be licensed under provisions of this chapter.
     (9) "Defoliant" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to cause the leaves or foliage to drop from a plant with or without causing abscission.
     (10) "Department" means the Washington state department of agriculture.
     (11) "Desiccant" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to artificially accelerate the drying of plant tissues.
     (12) "Device" means any instrument or contrivance intended to trap, destroy, control, repel, or mitigate pests, but not including equipment used for the application of pesticides when sold separately from the pesticides.
     (13) "Direct supervision" by certified private applicators shall mean that the designated restricted use pesticide shall be applied for purposes of producing any agricultural commodity on land owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator's employer, by a competent person acting under the instructions and control of a certified private applicator who is available if and when needed, even though such certified private applicator is not physically present at the time and place the pesticide is applied. The certified private applicator shall have direct management responsibility and familiarity of the pesticide, manner of application, pest, and land to which the pesticide is being applied. Direct supervision by all other certified applicators means direct on-the-job supervision and shall require that the certified applicator be physically present at the application site and that the person making the application be in voice and visual contact with the certified applicator at all times during the application. However, direct supervision for forest application does not require constant voice and visual contact when general use pesticides are applied using nonapparatus type equipment, the certified applicator is physically present and readily available in the immediate application area, and the certified applicator directly observes pesticide mixing and batching. Direct supervision of an aerial apparatus means the pilot of the aircraft must be appropriately certified.
     (14) "Director" means the director of the department or a duly authorized representative.
     (15) "Engage in business" means any application of pesticides by any person upon lands or crops of another.
     (16) "EPA" means the United States environmental protection agency.
     (17) "EPA restricted use pesticide" means any pesticide classified for restricted use by the administrator, EPA.
     (18) "FIFRA" means the federal insecticide, fungicide and rodenticide act as amended (61 Stat. 163, 7 U.S.C. Sec. 136 et seq.).
     (19) "Forest application" means the application of pesticides to agricultural land used to grow trees for the commercial production of wood or wood fiber for products such as dimensional lumber, shakes, plywood, poles, posts, pilings, particle board, hardboard, oriented strand board, pulp, paper, cardboard, or other similar products.
     (20) "Fumigant" means any pesticide product or combination of products that is a vapor or gas or forms a vapor or gas on application and whose method of pesticidal action is through the gaseous state.
     (21) "Fungi" means all nonchlorophyll-bearing thallophytes (all nonchlorophyll-bearing plants of lower order than mosses and liverworts); for example, rusts, smuts, mildews, molds, and yeasts, except those on or in a living person or other animals.
     (22) "Fungicide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any fungi.
     (23) "Herbicide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any weed or other higher plant.
     (24) "Immediate service call" means a landscape application to satisfy an emergency customer request for service, or a treatment to control a pest to landscape plants.
     (25) "Insect" means any small invertebrate animal, in any life stage, whose adult form is segmented and which generally belongs to the class insecta, comprised of six-legged, usually winged forms, as, for example, beetles, bugs, bees, and flies. The term insect shall also apply to other allied classes of arthropods whose members are wingless and usually have more than six legs, for example, spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes, and isopod crustaceans.
     (26) "Insecticide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate any insect.
     (27) "Land" means all land and water areas, including airspace and all plants, animals, structures, buildings, devices, and contrivances, appurtenant to or situated on, fixed or mobile, including any used for transportation.
     (28) "Landscape application" means an application of any EPA registered pesticide to any exterior landscape area around residential property, commercial properties such as apartments or shopping centers, parks, golf courses, schools including nursery schools and licensed day cares, or cemeteries or similar areas. This definition shall not apply to: (a) Applications made by private applicators, limited private applicators, or rancher private applicators; (b) mosquito abatement, gypsy moth eradication, or similar wide-area pest control programs sponsored by governmental entities; and (c) commercial pesticide applicators making structural applications.
     (29) "Limited private applicator" means a certified applicator who uses or is in direct supervision, as defined for private applicators in this section, of the use of any herbicide classified by the EPA or the director as a restricted use pesticide, for the sole purpose of controlling weeds on nonproduction agricultural land owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator's employer. Limited private applicators may also use restricted use pesticides on timber areas, excluding aquatic sites, to control weeds designated for mandatory control under chapters 17.04, 17.06, and 17.10 RCW and state and local regulations adopted under chapters 17.04, 17.06, and 17.10 RCW. A limited private applicator may apply restricted use herbicides to the types of land described in this subsection of another person if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between the applicator and the other person. This license is only valid when making applications in counties of Washington located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains.
     (30) "Limited production agricultural land" means land used to grow hay and grain crops that are consumed by the livestock on the farm where produced. No more than ten percent of the hay and grain crops grown on limited production agricultural land may be sold each crop year. Limited production agricultural land does not include aquatic sites.
     (31) "Nematocide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate nematodes.
     (32) "Nematode" means any invertebrate animal of the phylum nemathelminthes and class nematoda, that is, unsegmented round worms with elongated, fusiform, or saclike bodies covered with cuticle, and inhabiting soil, water, plants or plant parts. Nematodes may also be called nemas or eelworms.
     (33) "Nonproduction agricultural land" means pastures, rangeland, fencerows, and areas around farm buildings but not aquatic sites.
     (34) "Person" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, or organized group of persons whether or not incorporated.
     (35) "Pest" means, but is not limited to, any insect, rodent, nematode, snail, slug, weed, and any form of plant or animal life or virus, except virus, bacteria, or other microorganisms on or in a living person or other animal or in or on processed food or beverages or pharmaceuticals, which is normally considered to be a pest, or which the director may declare to be a pest.
     (36) "Pesticide" means, but is not limited to:
     (a) Any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, control, repel, or mitigate any pest;
     (b) Any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant; and
     (c) Any spray adjuvant as defined in RCW 15.58.030.
     (37) (("Pesticide advisory board" means the pesticide advisory board as provided for in this chapter.
     (38)
)) "Plant regulator" means any substance or mixture of substances intended through physiological action, to accelerate or retard the rate of growth or maturation, or to otherwise alter the behavior of ornamental or crop plants or their produce, but shall not include substances insofar as they are intended to be used as plant nutrients, trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant inoculants, or soil amendments.
     (((39))) (38) "Private applicator" means a certified applicator who uses or is in direct supervision of the use of any pesticide classified by the EPA or the director as a restricted use pesticide, for the purposes of producing any agricultural commodity and for any associated noncrop application on land owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator's employer or if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between producers of agricultural commodities on the land of another person.
     (((40))) (39) "Private-commercial applicator" means a certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of any pesticide classified by the EPA or the director as a restricted use pesticide for purposes other than the production of any agricultural commodity on lands owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator's employer.
     (((41))) (40) "Rancher private applicator" means a certified applicator who uses or is in direct supervision, as defined for private applicators in this section, of the use of any herbicide or any rodenticide classified by the EPA or the director as a restricted use pesticide for the purpose of controlling weeds and pest animals on nonproduction agricultural land and limited production agricultural land owned or rented by the applicator or the applicator's employer. Rancher private applicators may also use restricted use pesticides on timber areas, excluding aquatic sites, to control weeds designated for mandatory control under chapters 17.04, 17.06, and 17.10 RCW and state and local regulations adopted under chapters 17.04, 17.06, and 17.10 RCW. A rancher private applicator may apply restricted use herbicides and rodenticides to the types of land described in this subsection of another person if applied without compensation other than trading of personal services between the applicator and the other person. This license is only valid when making applications in counties of Washington located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains.
     (((42))) (41) "Residential property" includes property less than one acre in size zoned as residential by a city, town, or county, but does not include property zoned as agricultural or agricultural homesites.
     (((43))) (42) "Restricted use pesticide" means any pesticide or device which, when used as directed or in accordance with a widespread and commonly recognized practice, the director determines, subsequent to a hearing, requires additional restrictions for that use to prevent unreasonable adverse effects on the environment including people, lands, beneficial insects, animals, crops, and wildlife, other than pests.
     (((44))) (43) "Rodenticide" means any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate rodents, or any other vertebrate animal which the director may declare by rule to be a pest.
     (((45))) (44) "School facility" means any facility used for licensed day care center purposes or for the purposes of a public kindergarten or public elementary or secondary school. School facility includes the buildings or structures, playgrounds, landscape areas, athletic fields, school vehicles, or any other area of school property.
     (((46))) (45) "Snails or slugs" include all harmful mollusks.
     (((47))) (46) "Unreasonable adverse effects on the environment" means any unreasonable risk to people or the environment taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide, or as otherwise determined by the director.
     (((48))) (47) "Weed" means any plant which grows where it is not wanted.

Citizens Committee on Pipeline Safety

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 178   RCW 81.88.140 (Citizens committee on pipeline safety -- Duties -- Membership) and 2001 c 238 s 11 & 2000 c 191 s 14 are each repealed.

Sec. 179   RCW 80.24.060 and 2009 c 91 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) Every gas company and every interstate gas pipeline company subject to inspection or enforcement by the commission shall pay an annual pipeline safety fee to the commission. The pipeline safety fees received by the commission shall be deposited in the pipeline safety account created in RCW 81.88.050.
     (b) The aggregate amount of fees set shall be sufficient to recover the reasonable costs of administering the pipeline safety program, taking into account federal funds used to offset the costs. The fees established under this section shall be designed to generate revenue not exceeding appropriated levels of funding for the current fiscal year. At a minimum, the fees established under this section shall be sufficient to adequately fund pipeline inspection personnel, the timely review of pipeline safety and integrity plans, the timely development of spill response plans, the timely development of accurate maps of pipeline locations, and participation in federal pipeline safety efforts to the extent allowed by law((, and the staffing of the citizens committee on pipeline safety)).
     (c) Increases in the aggregate amount of fees over the immediately preceding fiscal year are subject to the requirements of RCW 43.135.055.
     (2) The commission shall by rule establish the methodology it will use to set the appropriate fee for each entity subject to this section. The methodology shall provide for an equitable distribution of program costs among all entities subject to the fee. The fee methodology shall provide for:
     (a) Direct assignment of average costs associated with annual standard inspections, including the average number of inspection days per year. In establishing these directly assignable costs, the commission shall consider the requirements and guidelines of the federal government, state safety standards, and good engineering practices; and
     (b) A uniform and equitable means of estimating and allocating costs of other duties relating to inspecting pipelines for safety that are not directly assignable, including but not limited to design review and construction inspections, specialized inspections, incident investigations, geographic mapping system design and maintenance, and administrative support.
     (3) The commission shall require reports from those entities subject to this section in the form and at such time as necessary to set the fees. After considering the reports supplied by the entities, the commission shall set the amount of the fee payable by each entity by general order entered before a date established by rule.
     (4) For companies subject to RCW 80.24.010, the commission shall collect the pipeline safety fee as part of the fee specified in RCW 80.24.010. The commission shall allocate the moneys collected under RCW 80.24.010 between the pipeline safety program and for other regulatory purposes. The commission shall adopt rules that assure that fee moneys related to the pipeline safety program are maintained separately from other moneys collected by the commission under this chapter.
     (5) Any payment of the fee imposed by this section made after its due date must include a late fee of two percent of the amount due. Delinquent fees accrue interest at the rate of one percent per month.
     (6) The commission shall keep accurate records of the costs incurred in administering its gas pipeline safety program, and the records are open to inspection by interested parties. The records and data upon which the commission's determination is made shall be prima facie correct in any proceeding to challenge the reasonableness or correctness of any order of the commission fixing fees and distributing regulatory expenses.
     (7) If any entity seeks to contest the imposition of a fee imposed under this section, that entity shall pay the fee and request a refund within six months of the due date for the payment by filing a petition for a refund with the commission. The commission shall establish by rule procedures for handling refund petitions and may delegate the decisions on refund petitions to the secretary of the commission.
     (8) After establishing the fee methodology by rule as required in subsection (2) of this section, the commission shall create a regulatory incentive program for pipeline safety programs ((in collaboration with the citizens committee on pipeline safety)). The regulatory incentive program created by the commission shall not shift costs among companies paying pipeline safety fees and shall not decrease revenue to pipeline safety programs.

Sec. 180   RCW 81.24.090 and 2009 c 91 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) Every hazardous liquid pipeline company as defined in RCW 81.88.010 shall pay an annual pipeline safety fee to the commission. The pipeline safety fees received by the commission shall be deposited in the pipeline safety account created in RCW 81.88.050.
     (b) The aggregate amount of fees set shall be sufficient to recover the reasonable costs of administering the pipeline safety program, taking into account federal funds used to offset the costs. The fees established under this section shall be designed to generate revenue not exceeding appropriated levels of funding for the current fiscal year. At a minimum, the fees established under this section shall be sufficient to adequately fund pipeline inspection personnel, the timely review of pipeline safety and integrity plans, the timely development of spill response plans, the timely development of accurate maps of pipeline locations, and participation in federal pipeline safety efforts to the extent allowed by law((, and the staffing of the citizens committee on pipeline safety)).
     (c) Increases in the aggregate amount of fees over the immediately preceding fiscal year are subject to the requirements of RCW 43.135.055.
     (2) The commission shall by rule establish the methodology it will use to set the appropriate fee for each entity subject to this section. The methodology shall provide for an equitable distribution of program costs among all entities subject to the fee. The fee methodology shall provide for:
     (a) Direct assignment of average costs associated with annual standard inspections, including the average number of inspection days per year. In establishing these directly assignable costs, the commission shall consider the requirements and guidelines of the federal government, state safety standards, and good engineering practices; and
     (b) A uniform and equitable means of estimating and allocating costs of other duties relating to inspecting pipelines for safety that are not directly assignable, including but not limited to design review and construction inspections, specialized inspections, incident investigations, geographic mapping system design and maintenance, and administrative support.
     (3) The commission shall require reports from those entities subject to this section in the form and at such time as necessary to set the fees. After considering the reports supplied by the entities, the commission shall set the amount of the fee payable by each entity by general order entered before a date established by rule.
     (4) For companies subject to RCW 81.24.010, the commission shall collect the pipeline safety fee as part of the fee specified in RCW 81.24.010. The commission shall allocate the moneys collected under RCW 81.24.010 between the pipeline safety program and for other regulatory purposes. The commission shall adopt rules that assure that fee moneys related to the pipeline safety program are maintained separately from other moneys collected by the commission under this chapter.
     (5) Any payment of the fee imposed by this section made after its due date must include a late fee of two percent of the amount due. Delinquent fees accrue interest at the rate of one percent per month.
     (6) The commission shall keep accurate records of the costs incurred in administering its hazardous liquid pipeline safety program, and the records are open to inspection by interested parties. The records and data upon which the commission's determination is made shall be prima facie correct in any proceeding to challenge the reasonableness or correctness of any order of the commission fixing fees and distributing regulatory expenses.
     (7) If any entity seeks to contest the imposition of a fee imposed under this section, that entity shall pay the fee and request a refund within six months of the due date for the payment by filing a petition for a refund with the commission. The commission shall establish by rule procedures for handling refund petitions and may delegate the decisions on refund petitions to the secretary of the commission.
     (8) After establishing the fee methodology by rule as required in subsection (2) of this section, the commission shall create a regulatory incentive program for pipeline safety programs ((in collaboration with the citizens committee on pipeline safety)). The regulatory incentive program created by the commission shall not shift costs among companies paying pipeline safety fees and shall not decrease revenue to pipeline safety programs.

Problem Gambling Advisory Committee

Sec. 181   RCW 43.20A.890 and 2005 c 369 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A program for (a) the prevention and treatment of problem and pathological gambling; and (b) the training of professionals in the identification and treatment of problem and pathological gambling is established within the department of social and health services, to be administered by a qualified person who has training and experience in problem gambling or the organization and administration of treatment services for persons suffering from problem gambling. The department may contract for any services provided under the program. The department shall track program participation and client outcomes.
     (2) To receive treatment under subsection (1) of this section, a person must:
     (a) Need treatment for problem or pathological gambling, or because of the problem or pathological gambling of a family member, but be unable to afford treatment; and
     (b) Be targeted by the department of social and health services as being most amenable to treatment.
     (3) Treatment under this section is available only to the extent of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the department of social and health services for this purpose. The department may solicit and accept for use any gift of money or property made by will or otherwise, and any grant of money, services, or property from the federal government, any tribal government, the state, or any political subdivision thereof or any private source, and do all things necessary to cooperate with the federal government or any of its agencies or any tribal government in making an application for any grant.
     (4) ((The department of social and health services shall establish an advisory committee to assist it in designing, managing, and evaluating the effectiveness of the program established in this section. The advisory committee shall give due consideration in the design and management of the program that persons who hold licenses or contracts issued by the gambling commission, horse racing commission, and lottery commission are not excluded from, or discouraged from, applying to participate in the program. The committee shall include, at a minimum, persons knowledgeable in the field of problem and pathological gambling and persons representing tribal gambling, privately owned nontribal gambling, and the state lottery.
     (5)
)) For purposes of this section, "pathological gambling" is a mental disorder characterized by loss of control over gambling, progression in preoccupation with gambling and in obtaining money to gamble, and continuation of gambling despite adverse consequences. "Problem gambling" is an earlier stage of pathological gambling which compromises, disrupts, or damages family or personal relationships or vocational pursuits.

Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 182   RCW 42.56.140 (Public records exemptions accountability committee) and 2007 c 198 s 2 are each repealed.

Real Estate Appraiser Commission

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 183   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 18.140.230 (Real estate appraiser commission--Establishment -- Composition) and 2005 c 339 s 19 & 2000 c 249 s 3;
     (2) RCW 18.140.240 (Commission/members -- Duties and responsibilities) and 2000 c 249 s 4; and
     (3) RCW 18.140.250 (Commission member's compensation) and 2000 c 249 s 5.

Sec. 184   RCW 18.140.010 and 2005 c 339 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Appraisal" means the act or process of estimating value; an estimate of value; or of or pertaining to appraising and related functions.
     (2) "Appraisal report" means any communication, written or oral, of an appraisal, review, or consulting service in accordance with the standards of professional conduct or practice, adopted by the director, that is transmitted to the client upon completion of an assignment.
     (3) "Appraisal assignment" means an engagement for which an appraiser is employed or retained to act, or would be perceived by third parties or the public as acting, as a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased analysis, opinion, or conclusion relating to the value of specified interests in, or aspects of, identified real estate. The term "appraisal assignment" may apply to valuation work and analysis work.
     (4) "Brokers price opinion" means an oral or written report of property value that is prepared by a real estate broker or salesperson licensed under chapter 18.85 RCW.
     (5) "Client" means any party for whom an appraiser performs a service.
     (6) (("Commission" means the real estate appraiser commission of the state of Washington.
     (7)
)) "Comparative market analysis" means a brokers price opinion.
     (((8))) (7) "Department" means the department of licensing.
     (((9))) (8) "Director" means the director of the department of licensing.
     (((10))) (9) "Expert review appraiser" means a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser chosen by the director for the purpose of providing appraisal review assistance to the director.
     (((11))) (10) "Federal department" means an executive department of the United States of America specifically concerned with housing finance issues, such as the department of housing and urban development, the department of veterans affairs, or their legal federal successors.
     (((12))) (11) "Federal financial institutions regulatory agency" means the board of governors of the federal reserve system, the federal deposit insurance corporation, the office of the comptroller of the currency, the office of thrift supervision, the national credit union administration, their successors and/or such other agencies as may be named in future amendments to 12 U.S.C. Sec. 3350(6).
     (((13))) (12) "Federal secondary mortgage marketing agency" means the federal national mortgage association, the government national mortgage association, the federal home loan mortgage corporation, their successors and/or such other similarly functioning housing finance agencies as may be federally chartered in the future.
     (((14))) (13) "Federally related transaction" means any real estate-related financial transaction that the federal financial institutions regulatory agency or the resolution trust corporation engages in, contracts for, or regulates; and that requires the services of an appraiser.
     (((15))) (14) "Financial institution" means any person doing business under the laws of this state or the United States relating to banks, bank holding companies, savings banks, trust companies, savings and loan associations, credit unions, consumer loan companies, and the affiliates, subsidiaries, and service corporations thereof.
     (((16))) (15) "Mortgage broker" for the purpose of this chapter means a mortgage broker licensed under chapter 19.146 RCW, any mortgage broker approved and subject to audit by the federal national mortgage association, the government national mortgage association, or the federal home loan mortgage corporation as provided in RCW 19.146.020, any mortgage broker approved by the United States secretary of housing and urban development for participation in any mortgage insurance under the national housing act, 12 U.S.C. Sec. 1201, and the affiliates, subsidiaries, and service corporations thereof.
     (((17))) (16) "Real estate" means an identified parcel or tract of land, including improvements, if any.
     (((18))) (17) "Real estate-related financial transaction" means any transaction involving:
     (a) The sale, lease, purchase, investment in, or exchange of real property, including interests in property, or the financing thereof;
     (b) The refinancing of real property or interests in real property; and
     (c) The use of real property or interests in property as security for a loan or investment, including mortgage-backed securities.
     (((19))) (18) "Real property" means one or more defined interests, benefits, or rights inherent in the ownership of real estate.
     (((20))) (19) "Review" means the act or process of critically studying an appraisal report prepared by another.
     (((21))) (20) "Specialized appraisal services" means all appraisal services that do not fall within the definition of appraisal assignment. The term "specialized appraisal service" may apply to valuation work and to analysis work. Regardless of the intention of the client or employer, if the appraiser would be perceived by third parties or the public as acting as a disinterested third party in rendering an unbiased analysis, opinion, or conclusion, the work is classified as an appraisal assignment and not a specialized appraisal service.
     (((22))) (21) "State-certified general real estate appraiser" means a person certified by the director to develop and communicate real estate appraisals of all types of property. A state-certified general real estate appraiser may designate or identify an appraisal rendered by him or her as a "certified appraisal."
     (((23))) (22) "State-certified residential real estate appraiser" means a person certified by the director to develop and communicate real estate appraisals of all types of residential property of one to four units without regard to transaction value or complexity and nonresidential property having a transaction value as specified in rules adopted by the director. A state certified residential real estate appraiser may designate or identify an appraisal rendered by him or her as a "certified appraisal."
     (((24))) (23) "State-licensed real estate appraiser" means a person licensed by the director to develop and communicate real estate appraisals of noncomplex one to four residential units and complex one to four residential units and nonresidential property having transaction values as specified in rules adopted by the director.
     (((25))) (24) "State-registered appraiser trainee," "trainee," or "trainee real estate appraiser" means a person registered by the director under RCW 18.140.280 to develop and communicate real estate appraisals under the immediate and personal direction of a state-certified real estate appraiser. Appraisals are limited to those types of properties that the supervisory appraiser is permitted by their current credential, and that the supervisory appraiser is competent and qualified to appraise. By signing the appraisal report, or being identified in the certification or addenda as having lent significant professional assistance, the state-registered appraiser trainee accepts total and complete individual responsibility for all content, analyses, and conclusions in the report.
     (((26))) (25) "Supervisory appraiser" means a person holding a currently valid certificate issued by the director as a state-certified real estate appraiser providing direct supervision to another state-certified, state-licensed, or state-registered appraiser trainee. The supervisory appraiser must be in good standing in each jurisdiction that he or she is credentialed. The supervisory appraiser must sign all appraisal reports. By signing the appraisal report, the supervisory appraiser accepts full responsibility for all content, analyses, and conclusions in the report.

Sec. 185   RCW 18.140.030 and 2005 c 339 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director shall have the following powers and duties:
     (1) To adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter and chapter 18.235 RCW((, with the advice and approval of the commission));
     (2) To receive and approve or deny applications for certification or licensure as a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser and for registration as a state-registered appraiser trainee under this chapter; to establish appropriate administrative procedures for the processing of such applications; to issue certificates, licenses, or registrations to qualified applicants pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; and to maintain a roster of the names and addresses of individuals who are currently certified, licensed, or registered under this chapter;
     (3) ((To provide administrative assistance to the members of and to keep records for the real estate appraiser commission;
     (4)
)) To solicit bids and enter into contracts with educational testing services or organizations for the preparation of questions and answers for certification or licensure examinations;
     (((5))) (4) To administer or contract for administration of certification or licensure examinations at locations and times as may be required to carry out the responsibilities under this chapter;
     (((6))) (5) To enter into contracts for professional services determined to be necessary for adequate enforcement of this chapter;
     (((7) To consider recommendations by the real estate appraiser commission relating to the experience, education, and examination requirements for each classification of state-certified appraiser and for licensure;
     (8) To consider recommendations by the real estate appraiser commission relating to the educational requirements for the state-registered appraiser trainee classification;
     (9) To consider recommendations by the real estate appraiser commission relating to the maximum number of state-registered appraiser trainees that each supervisory appraiser will be permitted to supervise;
     (10) To consider recommendations by the real estate appraiser commission relating to continuing education requirements as a prerequisite to renewal of certification or licensure;
     (11) To consider recommendations by the real estate appraiser commission relating to standards of professional appraisal conduct or practice in the enforcement of this chapter;
     (12)
)) (6) To employ such professional, clerical, and technical assistance as may be necessary to properly administer the work of the director;
     (((13))) (7) To establish forms necessary to administer this chapter;
     (((14))) (8) To establish an expert review appraiser roster comprised of state-certified or licensed real estate appraisers whose purpose is to assist the director by applying their individual expertise by reviewing real estate appraisals for compliance with this chapter. Qualifications to act as an expert review appraiser shall be established by the director ((with the advice of the commission)). An application to serve as an expert review appraiser shall be submitted to the real estate appraiser program, and the roster of accepted expert review appraisers shall be maintained by the department. An expert review appraiser may be added to or deleted from that roster by the director. The expert review appraiser shall be reimbursed for expenses ((in the same manner as)) by the department ((reimburses the commission)); and
     (((15))) (9) To do all other things necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter and minimally meet the requirements of federal guidelines regarding state certification or licensure of appraisers and registration of state-registered appraiser trainees that the director determines are appropriate for state-certified and state-licensed appraisers and state-registered appraiser trainees in this state.

Sec. 186   RCW 18.140.160 and 2007 c 256 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     In addition to the unprofessional conduct described in RCW 18.235.130, the director may take disciplinary action for the following conduct, acts, or conditions:
     (1) Failing to meet the minimum qualifications for state certification, licensure, or registration established by or pursuant to this chapter;
     (2) Paying money other than the fees provided for by this chapter to any employee of the director ((or the commission)) to procure state certification, licensure, or registration under this chapter;
     (3) Continuing to act as a state-certified real estate appraiser, state-licensed real estate appraiser, or state-registered appraiser trainee when his or her certificate, license, or registration is on an expired status;
     (4) Violating any provision of this chapter or any lawful rule made by the director pursuant thereto;
     (5) Issuing an appraisal report on any real property in which the appraiser has an interest unless his or her interest is clearly stated in the appraisal report;
     (6) Being affiliated as an employer, independent contractor, or supervisory appraiser of a state-certified real estate appraiser, state-licensed real estate appraiser, or state-registered appraiser trainee whose certification, license, or registration is currently in a suspended or revoked status;
     (7) Failure or refusal without good cause to exercise reasonable diligence in performing an appraisal practice under this chapter, including preparing an oral or written report to communicate information concerning an appraisal practice; and
     (8) Negligence or incompetence in performing an appraisal practice under this chapter, including preparing an oral or written report to communicate information concerning an appraisal practice.

Sec. 187   RCW 18.140.170 and 2005 c 339 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
     The director may investigate the actions of a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser or a state-registered appraiser trainee or an applicant for certification, licensure, or registration or recertification, relicensure, or reregistration. Upon receipt of information indicating that a state-certified or state-licensed real estate appraiser or state-registered appraiser trainee under this chapter may have violated this chapter, the director may cause one or more of the staff investigators to make an investigation of the facts to determine whether or not there is admissible evidence of any such violation. ((If technical assistance is required, a staff investigator may consult with one or more of the members of the commission.))

Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group Advisory Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 188   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 77.95.110 (Regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board) and 2000 c 107 s 108; and
     (2) RCW 77.95.120 (Regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board -- Duties and authority) and 2000 c 107 s 109, 1998 c 96 s 1, & 1995 c 367 s 6.

Sec. 189   RCW 77.95.100 and 2000 c 107 s 107 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department may provide start-up funds to regional fisheries enhancement groups for costs associated with any enhancement project. The ((regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board and the)) commission shall develop guidelines for providing funds to the regional fisheries enhancement groups.

Sec. 190   RCW 77.95.180 and 1995 c 367 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     To maximize available state resources, the department and the department of transportation shall work in partnership ((with the regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board)) to identify cooperative projects to eliminate fish passage barriers caused by state roads and highways. ((The advisory board may provide input to the department to aid in identifying priority barrier removal projects that can be accomplished with the assistance of regional fisheries enhancement groups.)) The department of transportation shall provide engineering and other technical services to assist regional fisheries enhancement groups with fish passage barrier removal projects, provided that the barrier removal projects have been identified as a priority by the department of fish and wildlife and the department of transportation has received an appropriation to continue the fish barrier removal program.

Sec. 191   RCW 77.95.190 and 1995 c 367 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall ((coordinate with the regional fisheries enhancement group advisory board to)) field test coho and chinook salmon remote site incubators. The purpose of field testing efforts shall be to gather conclusive scientific data on the effectiveness of coho and chinook remote site incubators.

State Noxious Weed Control Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 192   RCW 17.10.030 (State noxious weed control board -- Members -- Terms -- Elections -- Meetings -- Reimbursement for travel expenses) and 1997 c 353 s 4, 1987 c 438 s 2, 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 23, & 1969 ex.s. c 113 s 3 are each repealed.

Sec. 193   RCW 17.10.010 and 1997 c 353 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
     (1) "Noxious weed" means a plant that when established is highly destructive, competitive, or difficult to control by cultural or chemical practices.
     (2) "State noxious weed list" means a list of noxious weeds adopted by the ((state noxious weed control board)) department. The list is divided into three classes:
     (a) Class A consists of those noxious weeds not native to the state that are of limited distribution or are unrecorded in the state and that pose a serious threat to the state;
     (b) Class B consists of those noxious weeds not native to the state that are of limited distribution or are unrecorded in a region of the state and that pose a serious threat to that region;
     (c) Class C consists of any other noxious weeds.
     (3) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, firm, the state or any department, agency, or subdivision thereof, or any other entity.
     (4) "Owner" means the person in actual control of property, or his or her agent, whether the control is based on legal or equitable title or on any other interest entitling the holder to possession and, for purposes of liability, pursuant to RCW 17.10.170 or 17.10.210, means the possessor of legal or equitable title or the possessor of an easement: PROVIDED, That when the possessor of an easement has the right to control or limit the growth of vegetation within the boundaries of an easement, only the possessor of the easement is deemed, for the purpose of this chapter, an "owner" of the property within the boundaries of the easement.
     (5) As pertains to the duty of an owner, the words "control", "contain", "eradicate", and the term "prevent the spread of noxious weeds" means conforming to the standards of noxious weed control or prevention in this chapter or as adopted by rule in chapter 16-750 WAC by the ((state noxious weed control board)) department and an activated county noxious weed control board.
     (6) "Agent" means any occupant or any other person acting for the owner and working or in charge of the land.
     (7) "Agricultural purposes" are those that are intended to provide for the growth and harvest of food and fiber.
     (8) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture or the director's appointed representative.
     (9) "Weed district" means a weed district as defined in chapters 17.04 and 17.06 RCW.
     (10) "Aquatic noxious weed" means an aquatic plant species that is listed on the state weed list under RCW 17.10.080.
     (11) "Screenings" means a mixture of mill or elevator run mixture or a combination of varying amounts of materials obtained in the process of cleaning either grain or seeds, or both, such as light or broken grain or seed, weed seeds, hulls, chaff, joints, straw, elevator dust, floor sweepings, sand, and dirt.
     (12) "Department" means the department of agriculture.

Sec. 194   RCW 17.10.040 and 1997 c 353 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     An inactive county noxious weed control board may be activated by any one of the following methods:
     (1) Either within sixty days after a petition is filed by one hundred registered voters within the county or, on its own motion, the county legislative authority shall hold a hearing to determine whether there is a need, due to a damaging infestation of noxious weeds, to activate the county noxious weed control board. If such a need is found to exist, then the county legislative authority shall, in the manner provided by RCW 17.10.050, appoint five persons to the county's noxious weed control board.
     (2) If the county's noxious weed control board is not activated within one year following a hearing by the county legislative authority to determine the need for activation, then upon the filing with the ((state noxious weed control board)) department of a petition comprised either of the signatures of at least two hundred registered voters within the county, or of the signatures of a majority of an adjacent county's noxious weed control board, the ((state board)) director shall, within six months of the date of the filing, hold a hearing in the county to determine the need for activation. If a need for activation is found to exist, then the ((state board)) director shall order the county legislative authority to activate the county's noxious weed control board and to appoint members to the board in the manner provided by RCW 17.10.050.
     (3) The director((, upon request of the state noxious weed control board,)) shall order a county legislative authority to activate the noxious weed control board immediately if an infestation of a class A noxious weed or class B noxious weed designated for control on the state noxious weed list is confirmed in that county. The county legislative authority may, as an alternative to activating the noxious weed board, combat the class A noxious weed or class B noxious weed with county resources and personnel operating with the authorities and responsibilities imposed by this chapter on a county noxious weed control board. No county may continue without a noxious weed control board for a second consecutive year if the class A noxious weed or class B noxious weed has not been eradicated.

Sec. 195   RCW 17.10.070 and 1998 c 245 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) In addition to the powers conferred on the state noxious weed control board under other provisions of this chapter, it has the power to:
     (a) Employ a state noxious weed control board executive secretary, and additional persons as it deems necessary, to disseminate information relating to noxious weeds to county noxious weed control boards and weed districts, to coordinate the educational and weed control efforts of the various county and regional noxious weed control boards and weed districts, and to assist the board in carrying out its responsibilities;
     (b) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules, pursuant to the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, as may be necessary to carry out the duties and authorities assigned to the board by this chapter.
     (2)
)) The ((state noxious weed control board)) department shall provide a written report before January 1st of each odd-numbered year to the county noxious weed control boards and the weed districts showing the expenditure of state funds on noxious weed control; specifically how the funds were spent; the status of the state, county, and district programs; and recommendations for the continued best use of state funds for noxious weed control. The report shall include recommendations as to the long-term needs regarding weed control.

Sec. 196   RCW 17.10.074 and 1997 c 353 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) In addition to the powers conferred on the director under other provisions of this chapter, the director((, with the advice of the state noxious weed control board,)) has power to:
     (a) Require the county legislative authority or the noxious weed control board of any county or any weed district to report to it concerning the presence, absence, or estimated amount of noxious weeds and measures, if any, taken or planned for the control thereof;
     (b) Employ staff as may be necessary in the administration of this chapter;
     (c) Adopt, amend, or repeal rules, pursuant to the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, as may be necessary to carry out this chapter;
     (d) Do such things as may be necessary and incidental to the administration of its functions pursuant to this chapter including but not limited to surveying for and detecting noxious weed infestations;
     (e) Upon receipt of a complaint signed by a majority of the members of an adjacent county noxious weed control board or weed district, or by one hundred registered voters that are land owners within the county, require the county legislative authority or noxious weed control board of the county or weed district that is the subject of the complaint to respond to the complaint within forty-five days with a plan for the control of the noxious weeds cited in the complaint;
     (f) If the complaint in (e) of this subsection involves a class A or class B noxious weed, order the county legislative authority, noxious weed control board, or weed district to take immediate action to eradicate or control the noxious weed infestation. If the county or the weed district does not take action to control the noxious weed infestation in accordance with the order, the director may control it or cause it to be controlled. The county or weed district is liable for payment of the expense of the control work including necessary costs and expenses for attorneys' fees incurred by the director in securing payment from the county or weed district. The director may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction to collect the expenses of the control work, costs, and attorneys' fees;
     (g) In counties without an activated noxious weed control board, enter upon any property as provided for in RCW 17.10.160, issue or cause to be issued notices and citations and take the necessary action to control noxious weeds as provided in RCW 17.10.170, hold hearings on any charge or cost of control action taken as provided for in RCW 17.10.180, issue a notice of civil infraction as provided for in RCW 17.10.230 and 17.10.310 through (([and])) and 17.10.350, and place a lien on any property pursuant to RCW 17.10.280, 17.10.290, and 17.10.300 with the same authorities and responsibilities imposed by these sections on county noxious weed control boards;
     (h) Adopt a list of noxious weed seeds and toxic weeds which shall be controlled in designated articles, products, or feed stuffs as provided for in RCW 17.10.235.
     (2) The moneys appropriated for noxious weed control to the department shall be used for ((administration of the state noxious weed control board,)) the administration of the director's powers under this chapter, the purchase of materials for controlling, containing, or eradicating noxious weeds, the purchase or collection of biological control agents for controlling noxious weeds, and the contracting for services to carry out the purposes of this chapter. In a county with an activated noxious weed control board, the director shall make every effort to contract with that board for the needed services.
     (((3) If the director determines the need to reallocate funds previously designated for county use, the director shall convene a meeting of the state noxious weed control board to seek its advice concerning any reallocation.))

Sec. 197   RCW 17.10.080 and 1997 c 353 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The ((state noxious weed control board)) department shall each year or more often, following a hearing, adopt a state noxious weed list.
     (2) Any person may request during a comment period established by the ((state weed board)) director the inclusion, deletion, or designation change of any plant to the state noxious weed list.
     (3) The ((state noxious weed control board)) department shall send a copy of the list to each activated county noxious weed control board, to each weed district, and to the county legislative authority of each county with an inactive noxious weed control board.
     (4) The record of rule making must include the written findings of the ((board)) department for the inclusion of each plant on the list. The findings shall be made available upon request to any interested person.

Sec. 198   RCW 17.10.090 and 1997 c 353 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     Each county noxious weed control board shall, within ninety days of the adoption of the state noxious weed list from the ((state noxious weed control board)) department and following a hearing, select those weeds from the class C list and those weeds from the class B list not designated for control in the noxious weed control region in which the county lies that it finds necessary to be controlled in the county. The weeds thus selected and all class A weeds and those class B weeds that have been designated for control in the noxious weed control region in which the county lies shall be classified within that county as noxious weeds, and those weeds comprise the county noxious weed list.

Sec. 199   RCW 17.10.100 and 1997 c 353 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
     Where any of the following occur, the ((state noxious weed control board)) director may, following a hearing, order any county noxious weed control board or weed district to include a noxious weed from the ((state board's)) department's list in the county's noxious weed list:
     (1) Where the ((state noxious weed control board)) department receives a petition from at least one hundred registered voters within the county requesting that the weed be listed.
     (2) Where the ((state noxious weed control board)) department receives a request for inclusion from an adjacent county's noxious weed control board or weed district, which the adjacent board or district has included that weed in its county list, and the adjacent board or weed district alleges that its noxious weed control program is being hampered by the failure to include the weed on the county's noxious weed list.

Sec. 200   RCW 17.10.130 and 1997 c 353 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
     The powers and duties of a regional noxious weed control board are as follows:
     (1) The regional board shall, within ninety days of the adoption of the state noxious weed list ((from)) by the ((state noxious weed control board)) department and following a hearing, select those weeds from the state list that it finds necessary to be controlled on a regional basis. The weeds thus selected shall also be contained in the county noxious weed list of each county in the region.
     (2) The regional board shall take action as may be necessary to coordinate the noxious weed control programs of the region and adopt a regional plan for the control of noxious weeds.

Sec. 201   RCW 17.10.160 and 1997 c 353 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:
     Any authorized agent or employee of the county noxious weed control board ((or of the state noxious weed control board)) or of the department ((of agriculture)) where not otherwise proscribed by law may enter upon any property for the purpose of administering this chapter and any power exercisable pursuant thereto, including the taking of specimens of weeds, general inspection, and the performance of eradication or control work. Prior to carrying out the purpose for which the entry is made, the official making such entry or someone in his or her behalf, shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the owner of the property as to the purpose and need for the entry.
     (1) When there is probable cause to believe that there is property within this state not otherwise exempt from process or execution upon which noxious weeds are standing or growing and the owner refuses permission to inspect the property, a judge of the superior court or district court in the county in which the property is located may, upon the request of the county noxious weed control board or its agent, issue a warrant directed to the board or agent authorizing the taking of specimens of weeds or other materials, general inspection, and the performance of eradication or control work.
     (2) Application for issuance and execution and return of the warrant authorized by this section shall be in accordance with the applicable rules of the superior court or the district courts.
     (3) Nothing in this section requires the application for and issuance of any warrant not otherwise required by law: PROVIDED, That civil liability for negligence shall lie in any case in which entry and any of the activities connected therewith are not undertaken with reasonable care.
     (4) Any person who improperly prevents or threatens to prevent entry upon land as authorized in this section or any person who interferes with the carrying out of this chapter shall be upon conviction guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 202   RCW 17.10.201 and 1997 c 353 s 34 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The ((state noxious weed control board)) department shall:
     (a) Work with the various federal and tribal land management agencies to coordinate state and federal noxious weed control;
     (b) Encourage the various federal and tribal land management agencies to devote more time and resources to noxious weed control; and
     (c) Assist the various federal and tribal land management agencies by seeking adequate funding for noxious weed control.
     (2) County noxious weed control boards and weed districts shall work with the various federal and tribal land management agencies in each county in order to:
     (a) Identify new noxious weed infestations;
     (b) Outline and plan necessary noxious weed control actions;
     (c) Develop coordinated noxious weed control programs; and
     (d) Notify local federal and tribal agency land managers of noxious weed infestations.
     (3) The department ((of agriculture)), county noxious weed control boards, and weed districts are authorized to enter federal lands, with the approval of the appropriate federal agency, to survey for and control noxious weeds where control measures of a type and extent required under this chapter have not been taken.
     (4) The department ((of agriculture)), county noxious weed control boards, and weed districts may bill the federal land management agency that manages the land for all costs of the noxious weed control performed on federal land. If not paid by the federal agency that manages the land, the cost of the noxious weed control on federal land may be paid from any funds available to the county noxious weed control board or weed district that performed the noxious weed control. Alternatively, the costs of noxious weed control on federal land may be paid from any funds specifically appropriated to the department of agriculture for that purpose.
     (5) The department ((of agriculture)), county noxious weed control boards, and weed districts are authorized to enter into any reasonable agreement with the appropriate authorities for the control of noxious weeds on federal or tribal lands.
     (6) The department ((of agriculture)), county noxious weed control boards, and weed districts shall consult with state agencies managing federal land concerning noxious weed infestation and control programs.

Sec. 203   RCW 17.10.210 and 1997 c 353 s 25 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Whenever the director, the county noxious weed control board, or a weed district finds that a parcel of land is so seriously infested with class A or class B noxious weeds that control measures cannot be undertaken thereon without quarantining the land and restricting or denying access thereto or use thereof, the director, the county noxious weed control board, or weed district, with the approval of the director of the department ((of agriculture)), may issue an order for the quarantine and restriction or denial of access or use. Upon issuance of the order, the director, the county noxious weed control board, or the weed district shall commence necessary control measures and may institute legal action for the collection of costs for control work, which may include attorneys' fees and the costs of other appropriate actions.
     (2) An order of quarantine shall be served, by any method sufficient for the service of civil process, on all persons known to qualify as owners of the land within the meaning of this chapter.
     (3) The director shall((, with the advice of the state noxious weed control board,)) determine how the expense of control work undertaken pursuant to this section, and the cost of any quarantine in connection therewith, is apportioned.

Sec. 204   RCW 17.10.235 and 1997 c 353 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The director ((of agriculture)) shall adopt((, with the advice of the state noxious weed control board,)) rules designating noxious weed seeds which shall be controlled in products, screenings, or articles to prevent the spread of noxious weeds. The rules shall identify the products, screenings, and articles in which the seeds must be controlled and the maximum amount of the seed to be permitted in the product, screenings, or article to avoid a hazard of spreading the noxious weed by seed from the product, screenings, or article. The director shall also adopt((, with the advice of the state board,)) rules designating toxic weeds which shall be controlled in feed stuffs and screenings to prevent injury to the animal that consumes the feed. The rules shall identify the feed stuffs and screenings in which the toxic weeds must be controlled and the maximum amount of the toxic weed to be permitted in the feed. Rules developed under this section shall identify ways that products, screenings, articles, or feed stuffs containing noxious weed seeds or toxic weeds can be made available for beneficial uses.
     (2) Any person who knowingly or negligently sells or otherwise distributes a product, article, screenings, or feed stuff designated by rule containing noxious weed seeds or toxic weeds designated for control by rule and in an amount greater than the amount established by the director for the seed or weed by rule is guilty of a misdemeanor.
     (3) The department ((of agriculture shall)), upon request of the buyer, inspect products, screenings, articles, or feed stuffs designated by rule and charge fees, in accordance with chapter 22.09 RCW, to determine the presence of designated noxious weed seeds or toxic weeds.

Sec. 205   RCW 17.10.250 and 1997 c 353 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:
     The legislative authority of any county with an activated noxious weed control board or the board of any weed district may apply to the director for noxious weed control funds when informed by the director that funds are available. Any applicant must employ adequate administrative personnel to supervise an effective weed control program as determined by the director ((with advice from the state noxious weed control board)). The director ((with advice from the state noxious weed control board)) shall adopt rules on the distribution and use of noxious weed control account funds.

Sec. 206   RCW 17.10.260 and 1987 c 438 s 33 are each amended to read as follows:
     The administrative powers granted under this chapter to the director ((of the department of agriculture and to the state noxious weed control board)) shall be exercised in conformity with the provisions of the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 RCW, as now or hereafter amended. The use of any substance to control noxious weeds shall be subject to the provisions of the water pollution control act, chapter 90.48 RCW, as now or hereafter amended, the Washington pesticide control act, chapter 15.58 RCW, and the Washington pesticide application act, chapter 17.21 RCW.

Sec. 207   RCW 17.10.350 and 2003 c 53 s 117 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Any person found to have committed a civil infraction under this chapter shall be assessed a monetary penalty not to exceed one thousand dollars. The ((state noxious weed control board)) director shall adopt a schedule of monetary penalties for each violation of this chapter classified as a civil infraction and submit the schedule to the appropriate court. If a monetary penalty is imposed by the court, the penalty is immediately due and payable. The court may, at its discretion, grant an extension of time, not to exceed thirty days, in which the penalty must be paid.
     (2) Failure to pay any monetary penalties imposed under this chapter is punishable as a misdemeanor.

Sec. 208   RCW 17.15.020 and 1997 c 357 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     Each of the following state agencies or institutions shall implement integrated pest management practices when carrying out the agency's or institution's duties related to pest control:
     (1) The department of agriculture;
     (2) ((The state noxious weed control board;
     (3)
)) The department of ecology;
     (((4))) (3) The department of fish and wildlife;
     (((5))) (4) The department of transportation;
     (((6))) (5) The parks and recreation commission;
     (((7))) (6) The department of natural resources;
     (((8))) (7) The department of corrections;
     (((9))) (8) The department of general administration; and
     (((10))) (9) Each state institution of higher education, for the institution's own building and grounds maintenance.

Sec. 209   RCW 17.26.006 and 1995 c 255 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     This state is facing an environmental disaster that will affect other states as well as other nations. The legislature finds that six years is sufficient time for state agencies to debate solutions to the spartina and purple loosestrife problems that are occurring in state waters. One of the purposes of chapter 255, Laws of 1995 is to focus agency action on control and future eradication of spartina and purple loosestrife. It is the mandate of the legislature that one state agency, the department of agriculture, be responsible for a unified effort to eliminate spartina and control purple loosestrife((, with the advice of the state noxious weed control board,)) and that state agency shall be directly accountable to the legislature on the progress of the spartina eradication and purple loosestrife control program.

Sec. 210   RCW 17.26.015 and 1998 c 245 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The state department of agriculture is the lead agency for the control of spartina and purple loosestrife ((with the advice of the state noxious weed control board)).
     (2) Responsibilities of the lead agency include:
     (a) Coordination of the control program including memorandums of understanding, contracts, and agreements with local, state, federal, and tribal governmental entities and private parties;
     (b) Preparation of a statewide spartina management plan utilizing integrated vegetation management strategies that encompass all of Washington's tidelands. The plan shall be developed in cooperation with local, state, federal, and tribal governments, private landowners, and concerned citizens. The plan shall prioritize areas for control. Nothing in this subsection prohibits the department from taking action to control spartina in a particular area of the state in accordance with a plan previously prepared by the state while preparing the statewide plan;
     (c) Directing on the ground control efforts that include, but are not limited to: (i) Control work and contracts; (ii) spartina survey; (iii) collection and maintenance of spartina location data; (iv) purchasing equipment, goods, and services; (v) survey of threatened and endangered species; and (vi) site-specific environmental information and documents; and
     (d) Evaluating the effectiveness of the control efforts.
     ((The lead agency shall report to the appropriate standing committees of the house of representatives and the senate no later than December 15th of each year through the year 1999 on the progress of the program, the number of acres treated by various methods of control, and on the funds spent.))

Sec. 211   RCW 77.60.130 and 2007 c 341 s 59 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The aquatic nuisance species committee is created for the purpose of fostering state, federal, tribal, and private cooperation on aquatic nuisance species issues. The mission of the committee is to minimize the unauthorized or accidental introduction of nonnative aquatic species and give special emphasis to preventing the introduction and spread of aquatic nuisance species. The term "aquatic nuisance species" means a nonnative aquatic plant or animal species that threatens the diversity or abundance of native species, the ecological stability of infested waters, or commercial, agricultural, or recreational activities dependent on such waters.
     (2) The committee consists of representatives from each of the following state agencies: Department of fish and wildlife, department of ecology, department of agriculture, department of health, department of natural resources, Puget Sound partnership, state patrol, ((state noxious weed control board,)) and Washington sea grant program. The committee shall encourage and solicit participation by: Federally recognized tribes of Washington, federal agencies, Washington conservation organizations, environmental groups, and representatives from industries that may either be affected by the introduction of an aquatic nuisance species or that may serve as a pathway for their introduction.
     (3) The committee has the following duties:
     (a) Periodically revise the state of Washington aquatic nuisance species management plan, originally published in June 1998;
     (b) Make recommendations to the legislature on statutory provisions for classifying and regulating aquatic nuisance species;
     (c) Recommend to the ((state noxious weed control board)) department of agriculture that a plant be classified under the process designated by RCW 17.10.080 as an aquatic noxious weed;
     (d) Coordinate education, research, regulatory authorities, monitoring and control programs, and participate in regional and national efforts regarding aquatic nuisance species;
     (e) Consult with representatives from industries and other activities that may serve as a pathway for the introduction of aquatic nuisance species to develop practical strategies that will minimize the risk of new introductions; and
     (f) Prepare a biennial report to the legislature with the first report due by December 1, 2001, making recommendations for better accomplishing the purposes of this chapter, and listing the accomplishments of this chapter to date.
     (4) The committee shall accomplish its duties through the authority and cooperation of its member agencies. Implementation of all plans and programs developed by the committee shall be through the member agencies and other cooperating organizations.

Sec. 212   RCW 79A.25.320 and 2006 c 152 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Membership in the council includes a representative from the following entities:
     (a) The department of agriculture, represented by the director or the director's designee;
     (b) The department of fish and wildlife, represented by the director or the director's designee;
     (c) The department of ecology, represented by the director or the director's designee;
     (d) The department of natural resources, represented by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee;
     (e) The department of transportation, represented by the secretary or the secretary's designee;
     (f) ((The Washington state noxious weed control board, appointed by the board;
     (g)
)) A county located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains, appointed by the other members of the council; and
     (((h))) (g) A county located west of the crest of the Cascade mountains, appointed by the other members of the council.
     (2) The councilmembers may add members to the council as the councilmembers deem appropriate to accomplish its goals.
     (3) The council must invite one representative each from the United States department of agriculture, the United States fish and wildlife service, the United States environmental protection agency, and the United States coast guard to participate on the council in a nonvoting, ex officio capacity.
     (4) A representative of the office of the governor must convene the first meeting of the council and serve as chair until the council selects a chair. At the first meeting of the council, the council shall address issues including, but not limited to, voting methods, meeting schedules, and the need for and use of advisory and technical committees.

Sec. 213   RCW 79A.25.340 and 2006 c 152 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The council shall develop and periodically update a statewide strategic plan for addressing invasive species. The strategic plan should incorporate the reports and activities of the aquatic nuisance species committee, the ((state noxious weed control board)) department of agriculture, and other appropriate reports and activities. In addition, the council must coordinate with the biodiversity council created in Executive Order 04-02 to ensure that a statewide strategy for the control of invasive species is integrated into the thirty-year strategy for biodiversity conservation that the biodiversity council must submit to the legislature in 2007.
     (2) The strategic plan must, at a minimum, address:
     (a) Statewide coordination and intergovernmental cooperation;
     (b) Prevention of new biological invasions through deliberate or unintentional introduction;
     (c) Inventory and monitoring of invasive species;
     (d) Early detection of and rapid response to new invasions;
     (e) Control, management, and eradication of established populations of invasive species;
     (f) Projects that can be implemented during the period covered by the strategic plan for the control, management, and eradication of new or established populations of invasive species;
     (g) Revegetation, reclamation, or restoration of native species following control or eradication of invasive species;
     (h) Tools that can be made available to assist state agencies that are responsible for managing public land to control invasive noxious weeds and recommendations as to how the agencies should be held responsible for the failure to control invasive noxious weeds;
     (i) Research and public education;
     (j) Funding and resources available for invasive species prevention, control, and management; and
     (k) Recommendations for legislation necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
     (3) The strategic plan must be updated at least once every three years following its initial development. The strategic plan must be submitted to the governor and appropriate committees of the legislature by September 15th of each applicable year. The council shall complete the initial strategic plan within two years of June 7, 2006.
     (4) Each state department and agency named to the council shall, consistent with state law, make best efforts to implement elements of the completed plan that are applicable to the department or agency.

State Solid Waste Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 214   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 70.95.040 (Solid waste advisory committee -- Members--Meetings -- Travel expenses -- "Governor's award of excellence.") and 1991 c 319 s 401, 1987 c 115 s 1, 1982 c 108 s 1, & 1977 c 10 s 1;
     (2) RCW 70.95.050 (Solid waste advisory committee -- Staff services and facilities) and 1969 ex.s. c 134 s 5;
     (3) RCW 70.95.070 (Review of standards prior to adoption--Revisions, additions and modifications -- Factors) and 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 41 s 4 & 1969 ex.s. c 134 s 7; and
     (4) RCW 70.105.060 (Review of rules, regulations, criteria and fee schedules) and 1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 101 s 6.

Sec. 215   RCW 70.95.030 and 2004 c 101 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:
     (1) "City" means every incorporated city and town.
     (2) "Commission" means the utilities and transportation commission.
     (3) (("Committee" means the state solid waste advisory committee.
     (4)
)) "Composted material" means organic solid waste that has been subjected to controlled aerobic degradation at a solid waste facility in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Natural decay of organic solid waste under uncontrolled conditions does not result in composted material.
     (((5))) (4) "Department" means the department of ecology.
     (((6))) (5) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology.
     (((7))) (6) "Disposal site" means the location where any final treatment, utilization, processing, or deposit of solid waste occurs.
     (((8))) (7) "Energy recovery" means a process operating under federal and state environmental laws and regulations for converting solid waste into usable energy and for reducing the volume of solid waste.
     (((9))) (8) "Functional standards" means criteria for solid waste handling expressed in terms of expected performance or solid waste handling functions.
     (((10))) (9) "Incineration" means a process of reducing the volume of solid waste operating under federal and state environmental laws and regulations by use of an enclosed device using controlled flame combustion.
     (((11))) (10) "Inert waste landfill" means a landfill that receives only inert waste, as determined under RCW 70.95.065, and includes facilities that use inert wastes as a component of fill.
     (((12))) (11) "Jurisdictional health department" means city, county, city-county, or district public health department.
     (((13))) (12) "Landfill" means a disposal facility or part of a facility at which solid waste is placed in or on land and which is not a land treatment facility.
     (((14))) (13) "Local government" means a city, town, or county.
     (((15))) (14) "Modify" means to substantially change the design or operational plans including, but not limited to, removal of a design element previously set forth in a permit application or the addition of a disposal or processing activity that is not approved in the permit.
     (((16))) (15) "Multiple family residence" means any structure housing two or more dwelling units.
     (((17))) (16) "Person" means individual, firm, association, copartnership, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, or any other entity whatsoever.
     (((18))) (17) "Recyclable materials" means those solid wastes that are separated for recycling or reuse, such as papers, metals, and glass, that are identified as recyclable material pursuant to a local comprehensive solid waste plan. Prior to the adoption of the local comprehensive solid waste plan, adopted pursuant to RCW 70.95.110(2), local governments may identify recyclable materials by ordinance from July 23, 1989.
     (((19))) (18) "Recycling" means transforming or remanufacturing waste materials into usable or marketable materials for use other than landfill disposal or incineration.
     (((20))) (19) "Residence" means the regular dwelling place of an individual or individuals.
     (((21))) (20) "Sewage sludge" means a semisolid substance consisting of settled sewage solids combined with varying amounts of water and dissolved materials, generated from a wastewater treatment system, that does not meet the requirements of chapter 70.95J RCW.
     (((22))) (21) "Soil amendment" means any substance that is intended to improve the physical characteristics of the soil, except composted material, commercial fertilizers, agricultural liming agents, unmanipulated animal manures, unmanipulated vegetable manures, food wastes, food processing wastes, and materials exempted by rule of the department, such as biosolids as defined in chapter 70.95J RCW and wastewater as regulated in chapter 90.48 RCW.
     (((23))) (22) "Solid waste" or "wastes" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, swill, sewage sludge, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles or parts thereof, and recyclable materials.
     (((24))) (23) "Solid waste handling" means the management, storage, collection, transportation, treatment, utilization, processing, and final disposal of solid wastes, including the recovery and recycling of materials from solid wastes, the recovery of energy resources from solid wastes or the conversion of the energy in solid wastes to more useful forms or combinations thereof.
     (((25))) (24) "Source separation" means the separation of different kinds of solid waste at the place where the waste originates.
     (((26))) (25) "Vehicle" includes every device physically capable of being moved upon a public or private highway, road, street, or watercourse and in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public or private highway, road, street, or watercourse, except devices moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
     (((27))) (26) "Waste-derived soil amendment" means any soil amendment as defined in this chapter that is derived from solid waste as defined in ((RCW 70.95.030)) this section, but does not include biosolids or biosolids products regulated under chapter 70.95J RCW or wastewaters regulated under chapter 90.48 RCW.
     (((28))) (27) "Waste reduction" means reducing the amount or toxicity of waste generated or reusing materials.
     (((29))) (28) "Yard debris" means plant material commonly created in the course of maintaining yards and gardens, and through horticulture, gardening, landscaping, or similar activities. Yard debris includes but is not limited to grass clippings, leaves, branches, brush, weeds, flowers, roots, windfall fruit, vegetable garden debris, holiday trees, and tree prunings four inches or less in diameter.

Sec. 216   RCW 43.21A.520 and 1989 c 431 s 47 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The department of ecology shall develop and implement an environmental excellence awards program that recognizes products that are produced, labeled, or packaged in a manner that helps ensure environmental protection. The award shall be in recognition of products that are made from recycled materials, easy to recycle, substitute for more hazardous products, or otherwise help protect the environment. Application for the award shall be voluntary. The awards may be made in a variety of product categories including, but not limited to:
     (a) Paint products;
     (b) Cleaning products;
     (c) Pest control products;
     (d) Automotive, marine, and related maintenance products;
     (e) Hobby and recreation products; and
     (f) Any other product available for retail or wholesale sale.
     (2) ((The state solid waste advisory committee shall establish an environmental excellence product award subcommittee to develop and recommend criteria for awarding environmental excellence awards for products. The subcommittee shall also review award applications and make recommendations to the department. The subcommittee shall consist of equal representation of: (a) Product manufacturing or other business representatives; (b) environmental representatives; (c) labor or consumer representatives; and (d) independent technical experts. Members of the subcommittee need not necessarily be regular members of the state solid waste advisory committee.
     (3)
)) Products receiving an environmental excellence award pursuant to this section shall be entitled to display a logo or other symbol developed by the department to signify the award. Awards shall be given each year to as many products as qualify. The award logo may be displayed for a period to be determined by the department.

Sec. 217   RCW 70.105.010 and 2009 c 549 s 1027 are each amended to read as follows:
     The words and phrases defined in this section shall have the meanings indicated when used in this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
     (1) "Dangerous wastes" means any discarded, useless, unwanted, or abandoned substances, including but not limited to certain pesticides, or any residues or containers of such substances which are disposed of in such quantity or concentration as to pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health, wildlife, or the environment because such wastes or constituents or combinations of such wastes:
     (a) Have short-lived, toxic properties that may cause death, injury, or illness or have mutagenic, teratogenic, or carcinogenic properties; or
     (b) Are corrosive, explosive, flammable, or may generate pressure through decomposition or other means.
     (2) "Department" means the department of ecology.
     (3) "Designated zone facility" means any facility that requires an interim or final status permit under rules adopted under this chapter and that is not a preempted facility as defined in this section.
     (4) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology or the director's designee.
     (5) "Disposal site" means a geographical site in or upon which hazardous wastes are disposed of in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
     (6) "Dispose or disposal" means the discarding or abandoning of hazardous wastes or the treatment, decontamination, or recycling of such wastes once they have been discarded or abandoned.
     (7) "Extremely hazardous waste" means any dangerous waste which(([:])):
     (a) Will persist in a hazardous form for several years or more at a disposal site and which in its persistent form
     (i) Presents a significant environmental hazard and may be concentrated by living organisms through a food chain or may affect the genetic make-up of human beings or wildlife, and
     (ii) Is highly toxic to human beings or wildlife
     (b) If disposed of at a disposal site in such quantities as would present an extreme hazard to human beings or the environment.
     (8) "Facility" means all contiguous land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land used for recycling, storing, treating, incinerating, or disposing of hazardous waste.
     (9) "Hazardous household substances" means those substances identified by the department as hazardous household substances in the guidelines developed under RCW 70.105.220.
     (10) "Hazardous substances" means any liquid, solid, gas, or sludge, including any material, substance, product, commodity, or waste, regardless of quantity, that exhibits any of the characteristics or criteria of hazardous waste as described in rules adopted under this chapter.
     (11) "Hazardous waste" means and includes all dangerous and extremely hazardous waste, including substances composed of both radioactive and hazardous components.
     (12) "Local government" means a city, town, or county.
     (13) "Moderate-risk waste" means (a) any waste that exhibits any of the properties of hazardous waste but is exempt from regulation under this chapter solely because the waste is generated in quantities below the threshold for regulation, and (b) any household wastes which are generated from the disposal of substances identified by the department as hazardous household substances.
     (14) "Person" means any person, firm, association, county, public or municipal or private corporation, agency, or other entity whatsoever.
     (15) "Pesticide" shall have the meaning of the term as defined in RCW 15.58.030 as now or hereafter amended.
     (16) "Preempted facility" means any facility that includes as a significant part of its activities any of the following operations: (a) Landfill, (b) incineration, (c) land treatment, (d) surface impoundment to be closed as a landfill, or (e) waste pile to be closed as a landfill.
     (17) "Service charge" means an assessment imposed under RCW 70.105.280 against those facilities that store, treat, incinerate, or dispose of dangerous or extremely hazardous waste that contains both a nonradioactive hazardous component and a radioactive component. Service charges shall also apply to facilities undergoing closure under this chapter in those instances where closure entails the physical characterization of remaining wastes which contain both a nonradioactive hazardous component and a radioactive component or the management of such wastes through treatment or removal, except any commercial low-level radioactive waste facility.
     (((18) "Solid waste advisory committee" means the same advisory committee as per RCW 70.95.040 through 70.95.070.))

Sec. 218   RCW 70.105.160 and 1998 c 245 s 110 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall conduct a study to determine the best management practices for categories of waste for the priority waste management methods established in RCW 70.105.150, with due consideration in the course of the study to sound environmental management and available technology. As an element of the study, the department shall review methods that will help achieve the priority of RCW 70.105.150(1)(a), waste reduction. Before issuing any proposed rules, the department shall conduct public hearings regarding the best management practices for the various waste categories studied by the department. After conducting the study, the department shall prepare new rules or modify existing rules as appropriate to promote implementation of the priorities established in RCW 70.105.150 for management practices which assure use of sound environmental management techniques and available technology. The preliminary study shall be completed by July 1, 1986, and the rules shall be adopted by July 1, 1987. ((The solid waste advisory committee shall review the studies and the new or modified rules.))
     The studies shall be updated at least once every five years. The funding for these studies shall be from the hazardous waste control and elimination account, subject to legislative appropriation.

Special License Plate Review Board

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 219   RCW 46.16.705 (Special license plate review board -- Created) and 2005 c 319 s 117 & 2003 c 196 s 101 are each repealed.

Sec. 220   RCW 46.16.233 and 2003 c 361 s 501 and 2003 c 196 s 401 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
     (1) Except for those license plates issued under RCW 46.16.305(1) before January 1, 1987, under RCW 46.16.305(3), and to commercial vehicles with a gross weight in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds, effective with vehicle registrations due or to become due on January 1, 2001, the appearance of the background of all vehicle license plates may vary in color and design but must be legible and clearly identifiable as a Washington state license plate, as designated by the department. Additionally, to ensure maximum legibility and reflectivity, the department shall periodically provide for the replacement of license plates, except for commercial vehicles with a gross weight in excess of twenty-six thousand pounds. Frequency of replacement shall be established in accordance with empirical studies documenting the longevity of the reflective materials used to make license plates.
     (2) Special license plate series approved by the special license plate review board created under RCW 46.16.705 and enacted by the legislature prior to June 30, 2010, may display a symbol or artwork approved by the special license plate review board. Beginning July 1, 2010, special license plate series approved by the department and enacted into law by the legislature may display a symbol or artwork approved by the department.
     (3) By November 1, 2003, in providing for the periodic replacement of license plates, the department shall offer to vehicle owners the option of retaining their current license plate numbers. The department shall charge a retention fee of twenty dollars if this option is exercised. Revenue generated from the retention fee must be deposited into the multimodal transportation account.

Sec. 221   RCW 46.16.316 and 2005 c 210 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     Except as provided in RCW 46.16.305:
     (1) When a person who has been issued a special license plate or plates: (a) Under RCW 46.16.30901, 46.16.30903, 46.16.30905, or 46.16.301 as it existed before amendment by section 5, chapter 291, Laws of 1997, or under RCW 46.16.305(2) or 46.16.324; (b) approved by the ((special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775)); or (c) under RCW 46.16.601 sells, trades, or otherwise transfers or releases ownership of the vehicle upon which the special license plate or plates have been displayed, he or she shall immediately report the transfer of such plate or plates to an acquired vehicle or vehicle eligible for such plates pursuant to departmental rule, or he or she shall surrender such plates to the department immediately if such surrender is required by departmental rule. If a person applies for a transfer of the plate or plates to another eligible vehicle, a transfer fee of ten dollars shall be charged in addition to all other applicable fees. Such transfer fees shall be deposited in the motor vehicle fund. Failure to surrender the plates when required is a traffic infraction.
     (2) If the special license plate or plates issued by the department become lost, defaced, damaged, or destroyed, application for a replacement special license plate or plates shall be made and fees paid as provided by law for the replacement of regular license plates.

Sec. 222   RCW 46.16.715 and 2005 c 319 s 118 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The board shall meet periodically at the call of the chair, but must meet at least one time each year within ninety days before an upcoming regular session of the legislature. The board may adopt its own rules and may establish its own procedures. It shall act collectively in harmony with recorded resolutions or motions adopted by a majority vote of the members, and it must have a quorum present to take a vote on a special license plate application.
     (2) The board will be compensated from the general appropriation for the department of licensing in accordance with RCW 43.03.250. Each board member will be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.250 and reimbursed for actual necessary traveling and other expenses in going to, attending, and returning from meetings of the board or that are incurred in the discharge of duties requested by the chair. However, in no event may a board member be compensated in any year for more than one hundred twenty days, except the chair may be compensated for not more than one hundred fifty days. Service on the board does not qualify as a service credit for the purposes of a public retirement system.
     (3) The board shall keep proper records and is subject to audit by the state auditor or other auditing entities.
     (4)
)) The department of licensing shall ((provide administrative support to the board, which must include at least the following)):
     (((a) Provide general staffing to meet the administrative needs of the board;
     (b)
)) (1) Report to the ((board)) department on the reimbursement status of any new special license plate series for which the state had to pay the start-up costs;
     (((c))) (2) Process special license plate applications and confirm that the sponsoring organization has submitted all required documentation. If an incomplete application is received, the department must return it to the sponsoring organization; and
     (((d))) (3) Compile the annual financial reports submitted by sponsoring organizations with active special license plate series and present those reports to the ((board for review and approval)) department.

Sec. 223   RCW 46.16.725 and 2009 c 470 s 710 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) ((The creation of the board does not in any way preclude the authority of the legislature to independently propose and enact special license plate legislation.
     (2)
)) The ((board)) department must review and either approve or reject special license plate applications submitted by sponsoring organizations.
     (((3))) (2) Duties of the ((board)) department include but are not limited to the following:
     (a) Review and approve the annual financial reports submitted by sponsoring organizations with active special license plate series and present those annual financial reports to the senate and house transportation committees;
     (b) Report annually to the senate and house transportation committees on the special license plate applications that were considered by the ((board)) department;
     (c) Issue approval and rejection notification letters to sponsoring organizations, ((the department,)) the chairs of the senate and house of representatives transportation committees, and the legislative sponsors identified in each application. The letters must be issued within seven days of making a determination on the status of an application;
     (d) Review annually the number of plates sold for each special license plate series created after January 1, 2003. The ((board)) department may submit a recommendation to discontinue a special plate series to the chairs of the senate and house of representatives transportation committees((;
     (e) Provide policy guidance and directions to the department concerning the adoption of rules necessary to limit the number of special license plates that an organization or a governmental entity may apply for
)).
     (((4))) (3) Except as provided in chapter 72, Laws of 2008, in order to assess the effects and impact of the proliferation of special license plates, the legislature declares a temporary moratorium on the issuance of any additional plates until July 1, 2011. During this period of time, ((the special license plate review board created in RCW 46.16.705 and)) the department of licensing ((are)) is prohibited from accepting, reviewing, processing, or approving any applications. Additionally, no special license plate may be enacted by the legislature during the moratorium, unless the proposed license plate has been approved by the board before February 15, 2005.

Sec. 224   RCW 46.16.745 and 2005 c 210 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A sponsoring organization meeting the requirements of RCW 46.16.735, applying for the creation of a special license plate ((to the special license plate review board)) must, on an application supplied by the department, provide the minimum application requirements in subsection (2) of this section.
     (2) The sponsoring organization shall:
     (a) Submit prepayment of all start-up costs associated with the creation and implementation of the special license plate in an amount determined by the department. The department shall place this money into the special license plate applicant trust account created under RCW 46.16.755(((4))) (3);
     (b) Provide a proposed license plate design;
     (c) Provide a marketing strategy outlining short and long-term marketing plans for each special license plate and a financial analysis outlining the anticipated revenue and the planned expenditures of the revenues derived from the sale of the special license plate;
     (d) Provide a signature of a legislative sponsor and proposed legislation creating the special license plate;
     (e) Provide proof of organizational qualifications as determined by the department as provided for in RCW 46.16.735;
     (f) Provide signature sheets that include signatures from individuals who intend to purchase the special license plate and the number of plates each individual intends to purchase. The sheets must reflect a minimum of three thousand five hundred intended purchases of the special license plate.
     (3) After an application is approved by the ((special license plate review board)) department, the application need not be reviewed again ((by the board)) for a period of three years.

Sec. 225   RCW 46.16.755 and 2004 c 222 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1)(a) Revenues generated from the sale of special license plates for those sponsoring organizations who used the application process in RCW 46.16.745(((3))) must be deposited into the motor vehicle account until the department determines that the state's implementation costs have been fully reimbursed. The department shall apply the application fee required under RCW 46.16.745(((3)(a))) towards those costs.
     (b) When it is determined that the state has been fully reimbursed the department must notify the house of representatives and senate transportation committees, the sponsoring organization, and the treasurer, and commence the distribution of the revenue as otherwise provided by law.
     (2) If reimbursement does not occur within two years from the date the plate is first offered for sale to the public, the special license plate series must be placed in probationary status for a period of one year from that date. If the state is still not fully reimbursed for its implementation costs after the one-year probation, the plate series must be discontinued immediately. Special plates issued before discontinuation are valid until replaced under RCW 46.16.233.
     (3) The special license plate applicant trust account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from special license plate applicants, except the application fee as provided in RCW 46.16.745(((3))), must be deposited into the account. Only the director of the department or the director's designee may authorize disbursements from the account. The account is not subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, nor is an appropriation required for disbursements.
     (4) The department shall provide the special license plate applicant with a written receipt for the payment.
     (5) The department shall maintain a record of each special license plate applicant trust account deposit, including, but not limited to, the name and address of each special license plate applicant whose funds are being deposited, the amount paid, and the date of the deposit.
     (6) After the department receives written notice that the special license plate applicant's application has been:
     (a) Approved by the legislature, the director shall request that the money be transferred to the motor vehicle account;
     (b) Denied by the ((special license plate review board)) department or the legislature, the director shall provide a refund to the applicant within thirty days; or
     (c) Withdrawn by the special license plate applicant, the director shall provide a refund to the applicant within thirty days.

Sec. 226   RCW 46.16.775 and 2003 c 196 s 304 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A special license plate series created by the legislature after January 1, ((2004)) 2011, that has not been reviewed and approved by the ((special license plate review board)) department is subject to the following requirements:
     (a) The organization sponsoring the license plate series shall, within thirty days of enactment of the legislation creating the plate series, submit prepayment of all start-up costs associated with the creation and implementation of the special license plate in an amount determined by the department. The prepayment will be credited to the motor vehicle fund. The creation and implementation of the plate series may not commence until payment is received by the department.
     (b) If the sponsoring organization is not able to meet the prepayment requirements in (a) of this subsection and can demonstrate this fact to the satisfaction of the department, the revenues generated from the sale of the special license plates must be deposited in the motor vehicle account until the department determines that the state's portion of the implementation costs have been fully reimbursed. When it is determined that the state has been fully reimbursed the department must notify the treasurer to commence distribution of the revenue according to statutory provisions.
     (c) The sponsoring organization must provide a proposed license plate design to the department within thirty days of enactment of the legislation creating the plate series.
     (2) The state must be reimbursed for its portion of the implementation costs within two years from the date the new plate series goes on sale to the public. If the reimbursement does not occur within the two-year time frame, the special license plate series must be placed in probationary status for a period of one year from that date. If the state is still not fully reimbursed for its implementation costs after the one-year probation, the plate series must be discontinued immediately. Those plates issued before discontinuation are valid until replaced under RCW 46.16.233.
     (3) If the sponsoring organization ceases to exist or the purpose of the special plate series ceases to exist, revenues generated from the sale of the special license plates must be deposited into the motor vehicle account.
     (4) A sponsoring organization may not seek to redesign their plate series until all of the existing inventory is sold or purchased by the organization itself. All cost for redesign of a plate series must be paid by the sponsoring organization.

Sec. 227   RCW 46.16.30901 and 2004 c 35 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol, approved by the special license plate review board before June 30, 2010, for professional firefighters and paramedics who are members of the Washington State Council of Firefighters. Upon initial application and subsequent renewals, applicants must show proof of eligibility by providing a certificate of current membership from the Washington State Council of Firefighters. The special license plate may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon the terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 228   RCW 46.16.30903 and 2004 c 48 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes the Helping Kids Speak license plate has been reviewed by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725, and found to fully comply with all provisions of RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol, as approved by the special license plate review board before June 30, 2010, recognizing an organization that supports programs that provide no-cost speech pathology programs to children. The special license plate may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department. The special plates will commemorate an organization that supports programs that provide free diagnostic and therapeutic services to children who have a severe delay in language or speech development.

Sec. 229   RCW 46.16.30905 and 2004 c 221 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the law enforcement memorial license plate has been reviewed by the special license plate review board as specified in chapter 196, Laws of 2003, and was found to fully comply with all provisions of chapter 196, Laws of 2003.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol, as approved by the special license plate review board before June 30, 2010, honoring law enforcement officers in Washington killed in the line of duty. The special license plate may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon the terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 230   RCW 46.16.30907 and 2005 c 42 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the Washington's Wildlife license plate collection, to include three distinct designs including bear, deer, and elk, has been reviewed by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725 and was found to fully comply with all provisions of RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate collection displaying a symbol or artwork, as approved by the special license plate review board and the legislature before June 30, 2010, recognizing Washington's wildlife, that may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 231   RCW 46.16.30909 and 2005 c 44 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the Washington state parks and recreation commission license plate application has been reviewed by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725 and was found to fully comply with all provisions of RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol or artwork, as approved by the special license plate review board and the legislature before June 30, 2010, recognizing Washington state parks as premier destinations of uncommon quality that preserve significant natural, cultural, historical, and recreational resources, that may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one and two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 232   RCW 46.16.30911 and 2005 c 48 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the "Washington Lighthouses" license plate has been reviewed by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725, and found to fully comply with RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol or artwork, as approved by the special license plate review board and the legislature before June 30, 2010, recognizing an organization that supports selected Washington state lighthouses and provides environmental education programs. The special license plate may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 233   RCW 46.16.30913 and 2005 c 53 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the "Keep Kids Safe" license plate has been reviewed and approved by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725, and found to fully comply with all provisions of RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying artwork, as approved by the special license plate review board before June 30, 2010, recognizing efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect. The special license plate may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 234   RCW 46.16.30914 and 2005 c 71 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the "we love our pets" license plate has been reviewed by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725, and found to fully comply with all provisions of RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol or artwork, as approved by the special license plate review board before June 30, 2010, recognizing an organization that assists local member agencies of the federation of animal welfare and control agencies to promote and perform spay/neuter surgery on Washington state pets, in order to reduce pet overpopulation. The special license plate may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 235   RCW 46.16.30916 and 2005 c 85 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the Gonzaga University alumni association license plate has been reviewed by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725, and found to fully comply with all provisions of RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol or artwork, as approved by the special license plate review board before June 30, 2010, recognizing the Gonzaga University alumni association. The special license plate may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 236   RCW 46.16.30918 and 2005 c 177 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the "Washington's National Park Fund" license plate has been reviewed by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725, and found to fully comply with RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol or artwork, as approved by the special license plate review board and the legislature before June 30, 2010, recognizing Washington's National Park Fund, that may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 237   RCW 46.16.30920 and 2008 c 183 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the armed forces license plate collection has been reviewed and approved by the special license plate review board.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate collection, as approved by the special license plate review board and the legislature before June 30, 2010, recognizing the contribution of veterans, active duty military personnel, reservists, and members of the national guard. The collection includes six separate designs, each containing a symbol representing a different branch of the armed forces to include army, navy, air force, marine corps, coast guard, and national guard.
     (((3))) (2) Armed forces special license plates may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one and two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.
     (((4))) (3) Upon request, the department must make available to the purchaser, at no additional cost, a decal indicating the purchaser's military status. The department must work with the department of veterans affairs to establish a list of the decals to be made available. The list of available decals must include, but is not limited to, "veteran," "disabled veteran," "reservist," "retiree," or "active duty." The department may specify where the decal may be placed on the license plate. Decals are required to be made available only for standard six-inch by twelve-inch license plates.
     (((5))) (4) Armed forces license plates and decals are available only to veterans as defined in RCW 41.04.007, active duty military personnel, reservists, members of the national guard, and the families of veterans and service members. Upon initial application, any purchaser requesting an armed forces license plate and decal will be required to show proof of eligibility by providing: A DD-214 or discharge papers if a veteran; a military identification or retired military identification card; or a declaration of fact attesting to the purchaser's eligibility as required under this section. "Family" or "families" means an individual's spouse, child, parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, or cousin. A child includes stepchild, adopted child, foster child, grandchild, and son or daughter-in-law. A parent includes stepparent, grandparent, and in-laws. A sibling includes brother, half brother, stepbrother, sister, half sister, stepsister, and brother or sister-in-law.
     (((6))) (5) The department of veterans affairs must enter into an agreement with the department to reimburse the department for the costs associated with providing military status decals described in subsection (((4))) (3) of this section.
     (((7))) (6) Armed forces license plates are not available free of charge to disabled veterans, former prisoners of war, or spouses of deceased former prisoners of war under the privileges defined in RCW 73.04.110 and 73.04.115.

Sec. 238   RCW 46.16.30922 and 2005 c 220 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the "Ski & Ride Washington" license plate has been reviewed and approved by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725, and found to fully comply with RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol or artwork, as approved by the special license plate review board and the legislature before June 30, 2010, recognizing the Washington snowsports industry, that may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 239   RCW 46.16.30924 and 2005 c 224 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the Wild On Washington license plate has been reviewed by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725 and was found to fully comply with all provisions of RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol or artwork, as approved by the special license plate review board and the legislature before June 30, 2010, referred to as "Wild On Washington license plates," that may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 240   RCW 46.16.30926 and 2005 c 225 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the Endangered Wildlife license plate has been reviewed by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725 and was found to fully comply with all provisions of RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol or artwork, as approved by the special license plate review board and the legislature before June 30, 2010, referred to as "Endangered Wildlife license plates," that may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department.

Sec. 241   RCW 46.16.30928 and 2005 c 426 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (((1) The legislature recognizes that the "Share the Road" license plate has been reviewed by the special license plate review board under RCW 46.16.725, and found to fully comply with RCW 46.16.715 through 46.16.775.
     (2)
)) The department shall issue a special license plate displaying a symbol or artwork, as approved by the special license plate review board and the legislature before June 30, 2010, recognizing an organization that promotes bicycle safety and awareness education. The special license plate may be used in lieu of regular or personalized license plates for vehicles required to display one or two vehicle license plates, excluding vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the department. The special plates will commemorate the life of Cooper Jones.

Strategic Health Planning Office
Technical Advisory Committee

Sec. 242   RCW 43.370.020 and 2009 c 343 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The office shall serve as a coordinating body for public and private efforts to improve quality in health care, promote cost-effectiveness in health care, and plan health facility and health service availability. In addition, the office shall facilitate access to health care data collected by public and private organizations as needed to conduct its planning responsibilities.
     (2) The office shall:
     (a) Conduct strategic health planning activities related to the preparation of the strategy, as specified in this chapter;
     (b) Develop a computerized system for accessing, analyzing, and disseminating data relevant to strategic health planning responsibilities. The office may contract with an organization to create the computerized system capable of meeting the needs of the office;
     (c) Have access to the information submitted as part of the health professional licensing application and renewal process, excluding social security number and background check information, whether the license is issued by the secretary of the department of health or a board or commission. The office shall also have access to information submitted to the department of health as part of the medical or health facility licensing process. Access to and use of all data shall be in accordance with state and federal confidentiality laws and ethical guidelines, and the office shall maintain the same degree of confidentiality as the department of health. For professional licensing information provided to the office, the department of health shall replace any social security number with an alternative identifier capable of linking all licensing records of an individual; and
     (d) Conduct research and analysis or arrange for research and analysis projects to be conducted by public or private organizations to further the purposes of the strategy.
     (((3) The office shall establish a technical advisory committee to assist in the development of the strategy. Members of the committee shall include health economists, health planners, representatives of government and nongovernment health care purchasers, representatives of state agencies that use or regulate entities with an interest in health planning, representatives of acute care facilities, representatives of long-term care facilities, representatives of community-based long-term care providers, representatives of health care providers, a representative of one or more federally recognized Indian tribes, and representatives of health care consumers. The committee shall include members with experience in the provision of health services to rural communities.))

Sec. 243   RCW 43.370.030 and 2007 c 259 s 52 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The office((, in consultation with the technical advisory committee established under RCW 43.370.020,)) shall develop a statewide health resources strategy. The strategy shall establish statewide health planning policies and goals related to the availability of health care facilities and services, quality of care, and cost of care. The strategy shall identify needs according to geographic regions suitable for comprehensive health planning as designated by the office.
     (2) The development of the strategy shall consider the following general goals and principles:
     (a) That excess capacity of health services and facilities place considerable economic burden on the public who pay for the construction and operation of these facilities as patients, health insurance purchasers, carriers, and taxpayers; and
     (b) That the development and ongoing maintenance of current and accurate health care information and statistics related to cost and quality of health care, as well as projections of need for health facilities and services, are essential to effective strategic health planning.
     (3) The strategy, with public input by health service areas, shall include:
     (a) A health system assessment and objectives component that:
     (i) Describes state and regional population demographics, health status indicators, and trends in health status and health care needs; and
     (ii) Identifies key policy objectives for the state health system related to access to care, health outcomes, quality, and cost-effectiveness;
     (b) A health care facilities and services plan that shall assess the demand for health care facilities and services to inform state health planning efforts and direct certificate of need determinations, for those facilities and services subject to certificate of need as provided in chapter 70.38 RCW. The plan shall include:
     (i) An inventory of each geographic region's existing health care facilities and services;
     (ii) Projections of need for each category of health care facility and service, including those subject to certificate of need;
     (iii) Policies to guide the addition of new or expanded health care facilities and services to promote the use of quality, evidence-based, cost-effective health care delivery options, including any recommendations for criteria, standards, and methods relevant to the certificate of need review process; and
     (iv) An assessment of the availability of health care providers, public health resources, transportation infrastructure, and other considerations necessary to support the needed health care facilities and services in each region;
     (c) A health care data resource plan that identifies data elements necessary to properly conduct planning activities and to review certificate of need applications, including data related to inpatient and outpatient utilization and outcomes information, and financial and utilization information related to charity care, quality, and cost. The plan shall inventory existing data resources, both public and private, that store and disclose information relevant to the health planning process, including information necessary to conduct certificate of need activities pursuant to chapter 70.38 RCW. The plan shall identify any deficiencies in the inventory of existing data resources and the data necessary to conduct comprehensive health planning activities. The plan may recommend that the office be authorized to access existing data sources and conduct appropriate analyses of such data or that other agencies expand their data collection activities as statutory authority permits. The plan may identify any computing infrastructure deficiencies that impede the proper storage, transmission, and analysis of health planning data. The plan shall provide recommendations for increasing the availability of data related to health planning to provide greater community involvement in the health planning process and consistency in data used for certificate of need applications and determinations;
     (d) An assessment of emerging trends in health care delivery and technology as they relate to access to health care facilities and services, quality of care, and costs of care. The assessment shall recommend any changes to the scope of health care facilities and services covered by the certificate of need program that may be warranted by these emerging trends. In addition, the assessment may recommend any changes to criteria used by the department to review certificate of need applications, as necessary;
     (e) A rural health resource plan to assess the availability of health resources in rural areas of the state, assess the unmet needs of these communities, and evaluate how federal and state reimbursement policies can be modified, if necessary, to more efficiently and effectively meet the health care needs of rural communities. The plan shall consider the unique health care needs of rural communities, the adequacy of the rural health workforce, and transportation needs for accessing appropriate care.
     (4) The office shall submit the initial strategy to the governor and the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives by January 1, 2010. Every two years the office shall submit an updated strategy. The health care facilities and services plan as it pertains to a distinct geographic planning region may be updated by individual categories on a rotating, biannual schedule.
     (5) The office shall hold at least one public hearing and allow opportunity to submit written comments prior to the issuance of the initial strategy or an updated strategy. A public hearing shall be held prior to issuing a draft of an updated health care facilities and services plan, and another public hearing shall be held before final adoption of an updated health care facilities and services plan. Any hearing related to updating a health care facilities and services plan for a specific planning region shall be held in that region with sufficient notice to the public and an opportunity to comment.

Title and Registration Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 244   RCW 46.01.320 (Title and registration advisory committee) and 2005 c 319 s 115, 1996 c 315 s 2, & 1992 c 216 s 3 are each repealed.

Sec. 245   RCW 46.01.325 and 2005 c 319 s 116 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The director shall prepare((, with the advice of the title and registration advisory committee,)) an annual comprehensive analysis and evaluation of agent and subagent fees. The director shall make recommendations for agent and subagent fee revisions ((approved by the title and registration advisory committee)) to the senate and house transportation committees by January 1st of every third year starting with 1996. Fee revision recommendations may be made more frequently when justified by the annual analysis and evaluation((, and requested by the title and registration advisory committee)).
     (2) The annual comprehensive analysis and evaluation must consider, but is not limited to:
     (a) Unique and significant financial, legislative, or other relevant developments that may impact fees;
     (b) Current funding for ongoing operating and maintenance automation project costs affecting revenue collection and service delivery;
     (c) Future system requirements including an appropriate sharing of costs between the department, agents, and subagents;
     (d) Beneficial mix of customer service delivery options based on a fee structure commensurate with quality performance standards;
     (e) Appropriate indices projecting state and national growth in business and economic conditions prepared by the United States department of commerce, the department of revenue, and the revenue forecast council for the state of Washington.

Sec. 246   RCW 46.01.140 and 2005 c 343 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The county auditor, if appointed by the director of licensing shall carry out the provisions of this title relating to the licensing of vehicles and the issuance of vehicle license number plates under the direction and supervision of the director and may with the approval of the director appoint assistants as special deputies and recommend subagents to accept applications and collect fees for vehicle licenses and transfers and to deliver vehicle license number plates.
     (2) A county auditor appointed by the director may request that the director appoint subagencies within the county.
     (a) Upon authorization of the director, the auditor shall use an open competitive process including, but not limited to, a written business proposal and oral interview to determine the qualifications of all interested applicants.
     (b) A subagent may recommend a successor who is either the subagent's sibling, spouse, or child, or a subagency employee, as long as the recommended successor participates in the open, competitive process used to select an applicant. In making successor recommendation and appointment determinations, the following provisions apply:
     (i) If a subagency is held by a partnership or corporate entity, the nomination must be submitted on behalf of, and agreed to by, all partners or corporate officers.
     (ii) No subagent may receive any direct or indirect compensation or remuneration from any party or entity in recognition of a successor nomination. A subagent may not receive any financial benefit from the transfer or termination of an appointment.
     (iii) (a) and (b) of this subsection are intended to assist in the efficient transfer of appointments in order to minimize public inconvenience. They do not create a proprietary or property interest in the appointment.
     (c) The auditor shall submit all proposals to the director, and shall recommend the appointment of one or more subagents who have applied through the open competitive process. The auditor shall include in his or her recommendation to the director, not only the name of the successor who is a relative or employee, if applicable and if otherwise qualified, but also the name of one other applicant who is qualified and was chosen through the open competitive process. The director has final appointment authority.
     (3)(a) A county auditor who is appointed as an agent by the department shall enter into a standard contract provided by the director((, developed with the advice of the title and registration advisory committee)).
     (b) A subagent appointed under subsection (2) of this section shall enter into a standard contract with the county auditor((, developed with the advice of the title and registration advisory committee)). The director shall provide the standard contract to county auditors.
     (c) The contracts provided for in (a) and (b) of this subsection must contain at a minimum provisions that:
     (i) Describe the responsibilities, and where applicable, the liability, of each party relating to the service expectations and levels, equipment to be supplied by the department, and equipment maintenance;
     (ii) Require the specific type of insurance or bonds so that the state is protected against any loss of collected motor vehicle tax revenues or loss of equipment;
     (iii) Specify the amount of training that will be provided by the state, the county auditor, or subagents;
     (iv) Describe allowable costs that may be charged to vehicle licensing activities as provided for in (d) of this subsection;
     (v) Describe the causes and procedures for termination of the contract, which may include mediation and binding arbitration.
     (d) The department shall develop procedures that will standardize and prescribe allowable costs that may be assigned to vehicle licensing and vessel registration and title activities performed by county auditors.
     (e) The contracts may include any provision that the director deems necessary to ensure acceptable service and the full collection of vehicle and vessel tax revenues.
     (f) The director may waive any provisions of the contract deemed necessary in order to ensure that readily accessible service is provided to the citizens of the state.
     (4)(a) At any time any application is made to the director, the county auditor, or other agent pursuant to any law dealing with licenses, registration, or the right to operate any vehicle or vessel upon the public highways or waters of this state, excluding applicants already paying such fee under RCW 46.16.070 or 46.16.085, the applicant shall pay to the director, county auditor, or other agent a fee of three dollars for each application in addition to any other fees required by law.
     (b) Counties that do not cover the expenses of vehicle licensing and vessel registration and title activities may submit to the department a request for cost-coverage moneys. The request must be submitted on a form developed by the department. The department shall develop procedures to verify whether a request is reasonable. Payment shall be made on requests found to be allowable from the licensing services account.
     (c) Applicants for certificates of ownership, including applicants paying fees under RCW 46.16.070 or 46.16.085, shall pay to the director, county auditor, or other agent a fee of four dollars in addition to any other fees required by law.
     (d) The fees under (a) and (c) of this subsection, if paid to the county auditor as agent of the director, or if paid to a subagent of the county auditor, shall be paid to the county treasurer in the same manner as other fees collected by the county auditor and credited to the county current expense fund. If the fee is paid to another agent of the director, the fee shall be used by the agent to defray his or her expenses in handling the application.
     (e) Applicants required to pay the three-dollar fee established under (a) of this subsection, must pay an additional seventy-five cents, which must be collected and remitted to the state treasurer and distributed as follows:
     (i) Fifty cents must be deposited into the department of licensing services account of the motor vehicle fund and must be used for agent and subagent support, which is to include but not be limited to the replacement of department-owned equipment in the possession of agents and subagents.
     (ii) Twenty-five cents must be deposited into the license plate technology account created under RCW 46.16.685.
     (5) A subagent shall collect a service fee of (a) ten dollars for changes in a certificate of ownership, with or without registration renewal, or verification of record and preparation of an affidavit of lost title other than at the time of the title application or transfer and (b) four dollars for registration renewal only, issuing a transit permit, or any other service under this section.
     (6) If the fee is collected by the state patrol as agent for the director, the fee so collected shall be certified to the state treasurer and deposited to the credit of the state patrol highway account. If the fee is collected by the department of transportation as agent for the director, the fee shall be certified to the state treasurer and deposited to the credit of the motor vehicle fund. All such fees collected by the director or branches of his office shall be certified to the state treasurer and deposited to the credit of the highway safety fund.
     (7) Any county revenues that exceed the cost of providing vehicle licensing and vessel registration and title activities in a county, calculated in accordance with the procedures in subsection (3)(d) of this section, shall be expended as determined by the county legislative authority during the process established by law for adoption of county budgets.
     (8) The director may adopt rules to implement this section.

Veterans Innovation Program Board

Sec. 247   RCW 43.60A.170 and 2006 c 343 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The competitive grant program is created to fund innovative initiatives to provide crisis and emergency relief, education, training, and employment assistance to veterans and their families in their communities.
     (((1) The veterans innovations program board is created to exercise the powers granted under RCW 43.60A.160 through 43.60A.185 related to the competitive grant program.
     (a) The board consists of seven citizens of the state, appointed by the governor, with recognized experience in serving veterans and their families in the community regarding transition and readjustment issues; education, training, and employment needs; and other needs experienced by veterans and their families stemming from service to their country.
     (b) The members of the board select the chair.
     (c) The department shall provide staff support to the board.
     (d) Members of the board receive no compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
))
     (2) The ((board)) department shall:
     (a) Establish a competitive process to solicit proposals for and prioritize project applications for potential funding. The purpose of the proposals shall be in three categories:
     (i) Crisis and emergency relief;
     (ii) Education, training, and employment assistance; and
     (iii) Community outreach and resources; and
     (b) Report on January 1, 2007, to the appropriate standing committees of the legislature and to the joint committee on veterans and military affairs on the implementation of chapter 343, Laws of 2006. The report must include, but is not limited to, information on the number of applications for assistance, the grant amount awarded each project, a description of each project, and performance measures of the program.

Sec. 248   RCW 43.131.406 and 2006 c 343 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
     The following acts or parts of acts, as now existing or hereafter amended, are each repealed, effective June 30, 2017:
     (1) 2006 c 343 § 1 (uncodified);
     (2) RCW 43.60A.160 and 2006 c 343 § 3;
     (3) RCW 43.60A.165 and 2006 c 343 § 4;
     (4) RCW 43.60A.170 and section 247 of this act & 2006 c 343 § 5;
     (5) RCW 43.60A.175 and 2006 c 343 § 6;
     (6) RCW 43.60A.180 and 2006 c 343 § 7; and
     (7) RCW 43.60A.185 and 2006 c 343 § 8.

Sec. 249   RCW 43.60A.010 and 2006 c 343 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     As used in this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
     (1) "Department" means the department of veterans affairs.
     (2) "Director" means the director of the department of veterans affairs.
     (3) "Committee" means the veterans affairs advisory committee.
     (((4) "Board" means the veterans innovations program board.))

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 250   RCW 43.60A.180 (Conflicts of interest) and 2006 c 343 s 7 are each repealed.

Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 251   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 46.38.010 (Compact enacted -- Provisions) and 1963 c 204 s 1;
     (2) RCW 46.38.020 (Legislative findings) and 1987 c 330 s 735 & 1963 c 204 s 2;
     (3) RCW 46.38.030 (Effective date of rules, etc. of vehicle safety equipment commission) and 1987 c 330 s 736, 1967 ex.s. c 145 s 57, & 1963 c 204 s 3;
     (4) RCW 46.38.040 (Appointment of commissioner and alternate commissioner) and 1987 c 330 s 737 & 1963 c 204 s 4;
     (5) RCW 46.38.050 (Cooperation of state agencies with vehicle equipment safety commission) and 1963 c 204 s 5;
     (6) RCW 46.38.060 (State officers for the filing of documents and receipt of notices) and 1987 c 330 s 738 & 1963 c 204 s 6;
     (7) RCW 46.38.070 (Vehicle equipment safety commission to submit budgets to director of financial management) and 1979 c 151 s 160 & 1963 c 204 s 7;
     (8) RCW 46.38.080 (State auditor to inspect accounts of vehicle equipment safety commission) and 1963 c 204 s 8; and
     (9) RCW 46.38.090 (Withdrawal from compact, "executive head" defined) and 1963 c 204 s 9.

Water Supply Advisory Committee

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 252   RCW 70.119A.160 (Water supply advisory committee) and 1998 c 245 s 112 & 1995 c 376 s 4 are each repealed.

Sec. 253   RCW 70.119A.180 and 2003 1st sp.s. c 5 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) It is the intent of the legislature that the department establish water use efficiency requirements designed to ensure efficient use of water while maintaining water system financial viability, improving affordability of supplies, and enhancing system reliability.
     (2) The requirements of this section shall apply to all municipal water suppliers and shall be tailored to be appropriate to system size, forecasted system demand, and system supply characteristics.
     (3) For the purposes of this section:
     (a) Water use efficiency includes conservation planning requirements, water distribution system leakage standards, and water conservation performance reporting requirements; and
     (b) "Municipal water supplier" and "municipal water supply purposes" have the meanings provided by RCW 90.03.015.
     (4) To accomplish the purposes of this section, the department shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section by December 31, 2005. The department shall:
     (a) Develop conservation planning requirements that ensure municipal water suppliers are: (i) Implementing programs to integrate conservation with water system operation and management; and (ii) identifying how to appropriately fund and implement conservation activities. Requirements shall apply to the conservation element of water system plans and small water system management programs developed pursuant to chapter 43.20 RCW. In establishing the conservation planning requirements the department shall review the current department conservation planning guidelines and include those elements that are appropriate for rule. Conservation planning requirements shall include but not be limited to:
     (A) Selection of cost-effective measures to achieve a system's water conservation objectives. Requirements shall allow the municipal water supplier to select and schedule implementation of the best methods for achieving its conservation objectives;
     (B) Evaluation of the feasibility of adopting and implementing water delivery rate structures that encourage water conservation;
     (C) Evaluation of each system's water distribution system leakage and, if necessary, identification of steps necessary for achieving water distribution system leakage standards developed under (b) of this subsection;
     (D) Collection and reporting of water consumption and source production and/or water purchase data. Data collection and reporting requirements shall be sufficient to identify water use patterns among utility customer classes, where applicable, and evaluate the effectiveness of each system's conservation program. Requirements, including reporting frequency, shall be appropriate to system size and complexity. Reports shall be available to the public; and
     (E) Establishment of minimum requirements for water demand forecast methodologies such that demand forecasts prepared by municipal water suppliers are sufficient for use in determining reasonably anticipated future water needs;
     (b) Develop water distribution system leakage standards to ensure that municipal water suppliers are taking appropriate steps to reduce water system leakage rates or are maintaining their water distribution systems in a condition that results in leakage rates in compliance with the standards. Limits shall be developed in terms of percentage of total water produced and/or purchased and shall not be lower than ten percent. The department may consider alternatives to the percentage of total water supplied where alternatives provide a better evaluation of the water system's leakage performance. The department shall institute a graduated system of requirements based on levels of water system leakage. A municipal water supplier shall select one or more control methods appropriate for addressing leakage in its water system;
     (c) Establish minimum requirements for water conservation performance reporting to assure that municipal water suppliers are regularly evaluating and reporting their water conservation performance. The objective of setting conservation goals is to enhance the efficient use of water by the water system customers. Performance reporting shall include:
     (i) Requirements that municipal water suppliers adopt and achieve water conservation goals. The elected governing board or governing body of the water system shall set water conservation goals for the system. In setting water conservation goals the water supplier may consider historic conservation performance and conservation investment, customer base demographics, regional climate variations, forecasted demand and system supply characteristics, system financial viability, system reliability, and affordability of water rates. Conservation goals shall be established by the municipal water supplier in an open public forum;
     (ii) Requirements that the municipal water supplier adopt schedules for implementing conservation program elements and achieving conservation goals to ensure that progress is being made toward adopted conservation goals;
     (iii) A reporting system for regular reviews of conservation performance against adopted goals. Performance reports shall be available to customers and the public. Requirements, including reporting frequency, shall be appropriate to system size and complexity;
     (iv) Requirements that any system not meeting its water conservation goals shall develop a plan for modifying its conservation program to achieve its goals along with procedures for reporting performance to the department;
     (v) If a municipal water supplier determines that further reductions in consumption are not reasonably achievable, it shall identify how current consumption levels will be maintained;
     (d) Adopt rules that, to the maximum extent practical, utilize existing mechanisms and simplified procedures in order to minimize the cost and complexity of implementation and to avoid placing unreasonable financial burden on smaller municipal systems.
     (5) ((The department shall establish an advisory committee to assist the department in developing rules for water use efficiency. The advisory committee shall include representatives from public water system customers, environmental interest groups, business interest groups, a representative cross-section of municipal water suppliers, a water utility conservation professional, tribal governments, the department of ecology, and any other members determined necessary by the department. The department may use the water supply advisory committee created pursuant to RCW 70.119A.160 augmented with additional participants as necessary to comply with this subsection to assist the department in developing rules.
     (6)
)) The department shall provide technical assistance upon request to municipal water suppliers and local governments regarding water conservation, which may include development of best management practices for water conservation programs, conservation landscape ordinances, conservation rate structures for public water systems, and general public education programs on water conservation.
     (((7))) (6) To ensure compliance with this section, the department shall establish a compliance process that incorporates a graduated approach employing the full range of compliance mechanisms available to the department.
     (((8))) (7) Prior to completion of rule making required in subsection (4) of this section, municipal water suppliers shall continue to meet the existing conservation requirements of the department and shall continue to implement their current water conservation programs.

Sec. 254   RCW 90.86.030 and 2005 c 60 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The joint legislative committee on water supply during drought shall convene from time to time at the call of the chair when a drought conditions order under RCW 43.83B.405 is in effect, or when the chair determines, in consultation with the department of ecology, that it is likely that such an order will be issued within the next year.
     (2) The committee may request and review information relating to water supply conditions in the state, and economic, environmental, and other impacts relating to decreased water supply being experienced or anticipated. The governor's executive water emergency committee, the department of ecology, ((the water supply advisory committee,)) and other state agencies with water management or related responsibilities shall cooperate in responding to requests from the committee.
     (3) During drought conditions in which an order issued under RCW 43.83B.405 is in effect, the department of ecology shall provide to the committee no less than monthly a report describing drought response activities of the department and other state and federal agencies participating on the water supply availability committee. The report shall include information regarding applications for, and approvals and denials of emergency water withdrawals and temporary changes or transfers of, water rights under RCW 43.83B.410.
     (4) The committee from time to time shall make recommendations to the senate and house of representatives on budgetary and legislative actions that will improve the state's drought response programs and planning.

Well Drilling Technical Advisory Group

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 255   RCW 18.104.190 (Technical advisory group) and 2005 c 84 s 8 & 1993 c 387 s 25 are each repealed.

Sec. 256   RCW 18.104.040 and 1993 c 387 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department shall have the power:
     (1) To issue, deny, suspend or revoke licenses pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
     (2) At all reasonable times, to enter upon lands for the purpose of inspecting, taking measurements from, or tagging any well, constructed or being constructed;
     (3) To call upon or receive professional or technical advice from the department of health((, the technical advisory group created in RCW 18.104.190,)) or any other public agency or person;
     (4) To adopt rules, in consultation with the department of health ((and the technical advisory group created in RCW 18.104.190, governing licensing and well construction)), as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The rules adopted by the department may include, but are not limited to:
     (a) Standards for the construction and maintenance of wells and their casings;
     (b) Methods of capping, sealing, and decommissioning wells to prevent contamination of groundwater resources and to protect public health and safety;
     (c) Methods of artificial recharge of groundwater bodies and of construction of wells which insure separation of individual water bearing formations;
     (d) The manner of conducting and the content of examinations required to be taken by applicants for license hereunder;
     (e) Requirements for the filing of notices of intent, well reports, and the payment of fees;
     (f) Reporting requirements of well contractors;
     (g) Limitations on well construction in areas identified by the department as requiring intensive control of withdrawals in the interests of sound management of the groundwater resource;
     (5) To require the operator in the construction of a well and the property owner in the maintenance of a well to guard against waste and contamination of the groundwater resources;
     (6) To require the operator to place a well identification tag on a new well and on an existing well on which work is performed after the effective date of rules requiring well identification tags and to place or require the owner to place a well identification tag on an existing well;
     (7) To require the well owner to repair or decommission any well:
     (a) That is abandoned, unusable, or not intended for future use; or
     (b) That is an environmental, safety, or public health hazard.

Sec. 257   RCW 18.104.043 and 2005 c 84 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) If requested in writing by the governing body of a local health district or county, the department by memorandum of agreement may delegate to the governing body the authority to administer and enforce the well tagging, sealing, and decommissioning portions of the water well construction program.
     (2) The department shall determine whether a local health district or county that seeks delegation under this section has the resources, capability, and expertise, including qualified field inspectors, to administer the delegated program. If the department determines the local government has these resources, it shall notify well contractors and operators of the proposal. The department shall accept written comments on the proposal for sixty days after the notice is mailed.
     (3) If the department determines that a delegation of authority to a local health district or county to administer and enforce the well sealing and decommissioning portions of the water well construction program will enhance the public health and safety and the environment, the department and the local governing body may enter into a memorandum of agreement setting forth the specific authorities delegated by the department to the local governing body. The memorandum of agreement must be, at a minimum, reviewed annually. The department((, in consultation with the technical advisory group, created under RCW 18.104.190,)) shall adopt rules outlining the annual review and reporting process. A detailed summary of the review must be made available to well contractors and operators upon request and be published on the department's web site.
     (4) With regard to the portions of the water well construction program delegated under this section, the local governing agency shall exercise only the authority delegated to it under this section. If, after a public hearing, the department determines that a local governing body is not administering the program in accordance with this chapter, it shall notify the local governing body of the deficiencies. If corrective action is not taken within a reasonable time, not to exceed sixty days, the department by order shall withdraw the delegation of authority.
     (5) The department shall promptly furnish the local governing body with a copy of each water well report and notification of start cards received in the area covered by a delegated program.
     (6) The department and the local governing body shall coordinate to reduce duplication of effort and shall share all appropriate information including technical reports, violations, and well reports.
     (7) Any person aggrieved by a decision of a local health district or county under a delegated program may appeal the decision to the department. The department's decision is subject to review by the pollution control hearings board as provided in RCW 43.21B.110.
     (8) The department shall not delegate the authority to license well contractors, renew licenses, receive notices of intent to commence constructing a well, receive well reports, or collect state fees provided for in this chapter.

Sec. 258   RCW 18.104.049 and 1993 c 387 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
     The department by rule shall adopt procedures to permit a well operator to modify construction standards to meet unforeseen circumstances encountered during the construction of a well. ((The procedures shall be developed in consultation with the technical advisory group established in RCW 18.104.190.))

Sec. 259   RCW 18.104.100 and 2005 c 84 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) Licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be renewed every two years. A license shall be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee and completion of continuing education requirements and receipt of a completed license renewal application. If a licensee fails to submit an application for renewal, the renewal fee, and proof of completion of the required continuing education, the license shall be suspended at the end of its effective term. The licensee is not allowed to perform work authorized by their license during the time that it is suspended. The licensee is allowed thirty days to submit an application for renewal, the renewal fee, and proof of completion of the required continuing education for the renewal period. Continuing education obtained during the thirty-day suspension period may be applied only to the next renewal period. If a licensee fails to submit an application for renewal, the renewal fee, and proof of completion of the required continuing education by the end of the thirty-day suspension period, the license expires. The department shall adopt rules((, in consultation with the technical advisory group created under RCW 18.104.190,)) that allow for an extension of the thirty-day suspension period for certain situations that are beyond the control of the licensee. The rules must also allow for a retirement or inactive license.
     (2) A person whose license has expired must apply for a new license as provided in this chapter. The department may waive the requirement for a written examination and on-site testing for a person whose license has expired.
     (3) The department may refuse to renew a license if the licensee has not complied with an order issued by the department or has not paid a penalty imposed in accordance with this chapter, unless the order or penalty is under appeal.
     (4) The department may issue a conditional license to enable a former licensee to comply with an order to correct problems with a well.

Sec. 260   RCW 18.104.200 and 2005 c 84 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) A person seeking a new license or to renew an existing license under this chapter must demonstrate a willingness to maintain a high level of professional competency by completing continuing education programs as required by the department by rule. The department shall not approve any continuing education program unless: (a) It is offered by an approved provider; (b) it is open to all persons licensed or pursuing a license under this chapter; and (c) the fees charged are reasonable for all persons desiring to attend the program.
     (2) The department((, in consultation with the technical advisory group created in RCW 18.104.190,)) shall adopt rules governing continuing education programs. At a minimum, the rules must establish: A method of approving providers of continuing education; a criteria to evaluate the offerings, workshops, courses, classes, or programs; a criteria for assigning credits; and a criteria for reporting and verifying completion.
     (3) The department shall support approved providers by providing, upon request and at the department's discretion, technical assistance and presenters for continuing education offerings.
     (4) The department shall maintain a current list of all continuing education offerings by approved providers and ensure that the list is available to all licensees by request. The list must also be posted on the department's web site.

Western States School Bus Safety Commission

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 261   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 46.39.010 (Compact enacted -- Provisions) and 1977 ex.s. c 88 s 1; and
     (2) RCW 46.39.020 (Designation of Washington state commissioners) and 1984 c 7 s 51 & 1977 ex.s. c 88 s 2.

Women's History Consortium

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 262   The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
     (1) RCW 27.34.360 (Women's history consortium -- Created -- Washington state historical society as managing agency) and 2005 c 391 s 2;
     (2) RCW 27.34.365 (Women's history consortium -- Board of advisors) and 2005 c 391 s 3;
     (3) RCW 27.34.370 (Women's history consortium -- Responsibilities of board of advisors) and 2005 c 391 s 4;
     (4) RCW 27.34.375 (Women's history consortium -- Responsibilities) and 2005 c 391 s 5; and
     (5) RCW 27.34.380 (Women's history consortium -- Report to the legislature) and 2005 c 391 s 6.

Workforce Training Customer Advisory Committee

Sec. 263   RCW 28C.04.390 and 1999 c 121 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The college board worker retraining program funds shall be used for training programs and related support services, including financial aid, counseling, referral to training resources, job referral, and job development that:
     (a) Are consistent with the unified plan for workforce development;
     (b) Provide increased enrollments for dislocated workers;
     (c) Provide customized training opportunities for dislocated workers; and
     (d) Provide increased enrollments and support services, including financial aid for those students not receiving unemployment insurance benefits, that do not replace or supplant any existing enrollments, programs, support services, or funding sources.
     (2) The college board shall develop a plan for use of the worker retraining program funds ((in conjunction with the workforce training customer advisory committee established in subsection (3) of this section)). In developing the plan the college board shall:
     (a) Provide that applicants for worker retraining program funds shall solicit financial support for training programs and give priority in receipt of funds to those applicants which are most successful in matching public dollars with financial support;
     (b) Provide that applicants for worker retraining program funds shall develop training programs in partnership with local businesses, industry associations, labor, and other partners as appropriate and give priority in receipt of funds to those applicants who develop customized training programs in partnership with local businesses, industry associations, and labor organizations;
     (c) Give priority in receipt of funds to those applicants serving rural areas;
     (d) Ensure that applicants receiving worker retraining program funds gather information from local workforce development councils on employer workforce needs, including the needs of businesses with less than twenty-five employees; and
     (e) Provide for specialized vocational training at a private career school or college at the request of a recipient eligible under subsection (1)(b) of this section. Available tuition for the training is limited to the amount that would otherwise be payable per enrolled quarter to a public institution.
     (((3) The executive director of the college board shall appoint a workforce training customer advisory committee by July 1, 1999, to:
     (a) Assist in the development of the plan for the use of the college board worker retraining program funds and recommend guidelines to the college board for the operation of worker retraining programs;
     (b) Recommend selection criteria for worker retraining programs and grant applicants for receipt of worker retraining program grants;
     (c) Provide advice to the college board on other workforce development activities of the community and technical colleges;
     (d) Recommend selection criteria for job skills grants, consistent with criteria established in this chapter and chapter 121, Laws of 1999. Such criteria shall include a prioritization of job skills applicants in rural areas;
     (e) Recommend guidelines to the college board for the operation of the job skills program; and
     (f) Recommend grant applicants for receipt of job skills program grants.
     (4) Members of the workforce training customer advisory committee shall consist of three college system representatives selected by the executive director of the college board, three representatives of business selected from nominations provided by statewide business organizations, and three representatives of labor selected from nominations provided by a statewide labor organization representing a cross-section of workers in the state.
))

Sec. 264   RCW 28C.04.420 and 2009 c 554 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     The college board may, subject to appropriation from the legislature or from funds made available from any other public or private source and pursuant to rules adopted by the college board ((with the advice of the workforce training customer advisory committee established in RCW 28C.04.390)), provide job skills grants to educational institutions. The job skills grants shall be used exclusively for programs which are consistent with the job skills program. The college board shall work ((in collaboration with the workforce training customer advisory committee established in RCW 28C.04.390)) to assure that:
     (1) The program is within the scope of the job skills program under this chapter and may reasonably be expected to succeed and thereby increase employment within the state;
     (2) Provision has been made to use any available alternative funding from local, state, and federal sources;
     (3) The job skills grant will only be used to cover the costs associated with the program;
     (4) The program will not unnecessarily duplicate existing programs and could not be provided by another educational institution more effectively or efficiently;
     (5) The program involves an area of skills training and education for which there is a demonstrable need;
     (6) The applicant has made provisions for the use of existing federal and state resources for student financial assistance;
     (7) The job skills grant is essential to the success of the program as the resources of the applicant are inadequate to attract the technical assistance and financial support necessary for the program from business and industry;
     (8) The program represents a collaborative partnership between business, industry, labor, educational institutions, and other partners, as appropriate;
     (9) The commitment of financial support from business and industry shall be equal to or greater than the amount of the requested job skills grant;
     (10) The job skills program gives priority to applications:
     (a) Proposing training that leads to transferable skills that are interchangeable among different jobs, employers, or workplaces;
     (b) From firms in strategic industry clusters as identified by the state or local areas;
     (c) Proposing coordination with other cluster-based programs or initiatives including, but not limited to, industry skill panels, centers of excellence, innovation partnership zones, state-supported cluster growth grants, and local cluster-based economic development initiatives;
     (d) Proposing industry-based credentialing; and
     (e) Proposing increased capacity for educational institutions that can be made available to industry and students beyond the grant recipients;
     (11) Binding commitments have been made to the college board by the applicant for adequate reporting of information and data regarding the program to the college board, particularly information concerning the recruitment and employment of trainees and students, and including a requirement for an annual or other periodic audit of the books of the applicant directly related to the program, and for such control on the part of the college board as it considers prudent over the management of the program, so as to protect the use of public funds, including, in the discretion of the commission and without limitation, right of access to financial and other records of the applicant directly related to the programs; and
     (12) A provision has been made by the applicant to work, in cooperation with the employment security department, to identify and screen potential trainees, and that provision has been made by the applicant for the participation as trainees of low-income persons including temporary assistance for needy families recipients, dislocated workers, and persons from minority and economically disadvantaged groups to participate in the program.
     Beginning October 1, 1999, and every two years thereafter, the college board shall provide the legislature and the governor with a report describing the activities and outcomes of the state job skills program.

Lieutenant Governor Appointments and Assignments

Sec. 265   RCW 43.15.020 and 2009 c 560 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:
     The lieutenant governor serves as president of the senate and is responsible for making appointments to, and serving on, the committees and boards as set forth in this section.
     (1) The lieutenant governor serves on the following boards and committees:
     (a) Capitol furnishings preservation committee, RCW 27.48.040;
     (b) Washington higher education facilities authority, RCW 28B.07.030;
     (c) Productivity board, also known as the employee involvement and recognition board, RCW 41.60.015;
     (d) State finance committee, RCW 43.33.010;
     (e) State capitol committee, RCW 43.34.010;
     (f) Washington health care facilities authority, RCW 70.37.030;
     (g) State medal of merit nominating committee, RCW 1.40.020;
     (h) Medal of valor committee, RCW 1.60.020; and
     (i) Association of Washington generals, RCW 43.15.030.
     (2) The lieutenant governor, and when serving as president of the senate, appoints members to the following boards and committees:
     (a) Civil legal aid oversight committee, RCW 2.53.010;
     (b) Office of public defense advisory committee, RCW 2.70.030;
     (c) Washington state gambling commission, RCW 9.46.040;
     (d) Sentencing guidelines commission, RCW 9.94A.860;
     (e) State building code council, RCW 19.27.070;
     (f) ((Women's history consortium board of advisors, RCW 27.34.365;
     (g)
)) Financial ((literacy)) education public-private partnership, RCW 28A.300.450;
     (((h))) (g) Joint administrative rules review committee, RCW 34.05.610;
     (((i) Capital projects advisory review board, RCW 39.10.220;
     (j)
)) (h) Select committee on pension policy, RCW 41.04.276;
     (((k))) (i) Legislative ethics board, RCW 42.52.310;
     (((l))) (j) Washington citizens' commission on salaries, RCW 43.03.305;
     (((m))) (k) Legislative oral history committee, RCW 44.04.325;
     (((n))) (l) State council on aging, RCW 43.20A.685;
     (((o))) (m) State investment board, RCW 43.33A.020;
     (((p) Capitol campus design advisory committee, RCW 43.34.080;
     (q)
)) (n) Washington state arts commission, RCW 43.46.015;
     (((r))) (o) Information services board, RCW 43.105.032;
     (((s) K-20 educational network board, RCW 43.105.800;
     (t)
)) (p) Municipal research council, RCW 43.110.010;
     (((u) Council for children and families, RCW 43.121.020;
     (v)
)) (q) PNWER-Net working subgroup under chapter 43.147 RCW;
     (((w))) (r) Community economic revitalization board, RCW 43.160.030;
     (((x))) (s) Washington economic development finance authority, RCW 43.163.020;
     (((y))) (t) Life sciences discovery fund authority, RCW 43.350.020;
     (((z))) (u) Legislative children's oversight committee, RCW 44.04.220;
     (((aa))) (v) Joint legislative audit and review committee, RCW 44.28.010;
     (((bb))) (w) Joint committee on energy supply and energy conservation, RCW 44.39.015;
     (((cc))) (x) Legislative evaluation and accountability program committee, RCW 44.48.010;
     (((dd))) (y) Agency council on coordinated transportation, RCW 47.06B.020;
     (((ee))) (z) Manufactured housing task force, RCW 59.22.090;
     (((ff))) (aa) Washington horse racing commission, RCW 67.16.014;
     (((gg))) (bb) Correctional industries board of directors, RCW 72.09.080;
     (((hh))) (cc) Joint committee on veterans' and military affairs, RCW 73.04.150;
     (((ii))) (dd) Joint legislative committee on water supply during drought, RCW 90.86.020;
     (((jj))) (ee) Statute law committee, RCW 1.08.001; and
     (((kk))) (ff) Joint legislative oversight committee on trade policy, RCW 44.55.020.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 266   (1) All documents and papers, equipment, or other tangible property in the possession of the terminated entity shall be delivered to the custody of the entity assuming the responsibilities of the terminated entity or if such responsibilities have been eliminated, documents and papers shall be delivered to the state archivist and equipment or other tangible property to the department of general administration.
     (2) All funds held by, or other moneys due to, the terminated entity shall revert to the fund from which they were appropriated, or if that fund is abolished to the general fund.
     (3) All contractual rights and duties of an entity shall be assigned or delegated to the entity assuming the responsibilities of the terminated entity, or if there is none to such entity as the governor shall direct.
     (4) All rules and all pending business before any terminated entity shall be continued and acted upon by the entity assuming the responsibilities of the terminated entity.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 267   The following sections are recodified as new sections in chapter 43.215 RCW:
     RCW 43.121.170
     RCW 43.121.175
     RCW 43.121.180

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 268   Section 42 of this act expires October 1, 2010.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 269   Section 43 of this act takes effect October 1, 2010.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 270   Sections 116 through 125 of this act take effect June 30, 2013.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 271   Sections 251 and 261 of this act take effect June 30, 2011.

NEW SECTION.  Sec. 272   Sections 1 through 41, 44 through 115, 126 through 250, 252 through 260, and 261 through 266 of this act take effect June 30, 2010.


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Advisory Council on Adult Education . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Agricultural Burning Practices and Research Task Force . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Airport Impact Mitigation Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Athletic Training Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Basic Health Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Boards of Law Enforcement and Correctional Training Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Capital Projects Advisory Review Board and Project Review Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Capitol Campus Design Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chemical Dependency Certification Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Children of Incarcerated Parents Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Children's Services Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Citizens Advisory Council on Alcoholism and Drug Addiction . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Citizens Committee on Pipeline Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Combined Fund Drive Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Committee on Agency Officials' Salaries . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Community Transition Coordination Networks Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Council for Children and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Customer Advisory Board--Department of Information Services . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Driver Instructors' Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Eastern State Hospital Board and Western State Hospital Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Emergency Medical Services Licensing and Certification Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Steering Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Employee Retirement Benefits Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Environmental and Land Use Hearings Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Escrow Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Fairs Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Family Policy Council . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Family Practice Education Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Fire Protection Policy Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Firearms Range Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Hazardous Substance Mixed Waste Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Health and Welfare Advisory Board and Property and Liability Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Higher Education Coordinating Board Advisory Council . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Higher Education Coordinating Board Research Advisory Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Home Inspector Advisory Licensing Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Industry Cluster Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Integrated Justice Information Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
K-12 Educational Network Board and K-20 Network Technical Steering Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Lieutenant Governor Appointments and Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Livestock Identification Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, and Social Workers . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Midwifery Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Migratory Waterfowl Art Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Mortgage Brokers . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Motorcycle Safety Education Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Naturopathic Advisory Council . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Olympic Natural Resources Center Policy Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
On-site Sewage Disposal Systems Alternative Systems Technical Review . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Orthotic and Prosthetics Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Performance Audit Citizen Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Pesticide Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Problem Gambling Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Public Records Exemptions Accountability Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Real Estate Appraiser Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Regional Fisheries Enhancement Group Advisory Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Revenue-Simplified Sales and Use Tax Administration Advisory Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Special License Plate Review Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
State Noxious Weed Control Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
State Solid Waste Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Strategic Health Planning Office Technical Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Title and Registration Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Veterans Innovation Program Board . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Washington Main Street Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Water Supply Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Well Drilling Technical Advisory Group . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Western States School Bus Safety Commission . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Women's History Consortium . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Workforce Training Customer Advisory Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . 244

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