Washington Administrative Code

(1) If a Washington main street community fails to comply with these rules, the department may send that program a written initial warning. The initial warning will identify the noncompliance and place the local main street program on probationary status. The Washington main stre…

(1) An applicant for or holder of main street community status issued under this chapter may request a hearing to contest a denial of application for main street community status under WAC 25-50-050, or a withdrawal of main street community status under WAC 25-50-060.(2) A reques…

(1) The department hereby adopts the model rules of procedure, chapter 10-08 WAC, adopted by the chief administrative law judge pursuant to RCW 34.05.250, as now or hereafter amended, for use in adjudicative proceedings of agency action under this chapter.(2) "Service" and "filin…

The Washington state arts commission is authorized by RCW 43.46.040 to adopt rules under the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.46 RCW. WSR 10-23-102, § 30-01-020, filed 11/16/10, effective 12/17/10. Statutory Author…

The Washington state arts commission is charged with the conservation and development of the state's artistic resources as described in RCW 43.46.005. It is authorized by RCW 43.46.050 to study, plan, and advise the governor, state departments, and the legislature regarding cultu…

(1) Board responsibilities.(a) Approves the commission budget each fiscal year and biennium;(b) Approves the commission's strategic plan and goals each biennium;(c) Approves all grants, except when the executive director has been delegated approval authority;(d) Approves changes …

The offices of the Washington state arts commission are open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except on state legal holidays and other posted office closures. Written correspondence should be addressed to P.O. Box 42675, Olympia, WA 98504-2675. Additional informa…

This chapter is to define terms necessary for the public to use commission programs and services, and to understand the rules of the commission. Staff may define and publish additional definitions as necessary to implement commission programs.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.46 R…

The following definitions shall apply throughout Title 30 WAC:"Accession" means to formally acquire a work of art for the state art collection, including the action of assigning an accession or control number to the work of art."Appeal procedure" means the procedure as establishe…

The purpose of this chapter is to ensure compliance by the Washington state arts commission with the provisions of chapter 42.56 RCW dealing with public records.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.46 RCW. WSR 10-23-102, § 30-04-010, filed 11/16/10, effective 12/17/10. Statutory Auth…

All public records of the commission are available for public inspection and copying pursuant to these rules, except as otherwise provided by RCW 42.56.210 and WAC 30-04-070.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.46 RCW. WSR 10-23-102, § 30-04-020, filed 11/16/10, effective 12/17/10. S…

The commission's public records shall be in the charge of the public records officer designated by the executive director. The public records officer shall be responsible for the following: The implementation of commission policy in regard to the release of public records, coordi…

Public records shall be available for inspection and copying from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays and other posted office closures. All public records of the commission are located at the office address published on the commission's website…

In accordance with the requirements of chapter 42.56 RCW, that agencies prevent unreasonable invasion of privacy, protect public records from damage or disorganization, and prevent excessive interference with essential functions of the commission, public records may be inspected …

(1) The public records officer shall respond to public records requests within five business days by:(a) Providing the record;(b) Acknowledging receipt of the request and providing a reasonable estimate of the time the commission will require to respond to the request; or(c) Deny…

(1) Pursuant to RCW 42.56.120(2), as amended by section 3, chapter 304, Laws of 2017, the Washington state arts commission declares for the following reasons that it would be unduly burdensome for it to calculate the actual costs it charges for providing copies of public records:…

(1) The commission reserves the right to determine that a public record requested in accordance with the procedures outlined in WAC 30-04-050 is exempt under the provisions of RCW 42.56.210.(2) The commission reserves the right to allow the public to only inspect certain public r…

(1) Any person who objects to the denial of a request for a public record may petition for prompt review of such decision by rendering a written request for review to the public records officer. The written request shall specifically refer to the written statement by the public r…

The commission shall establish a records index, which shall be made available for public review.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.46 RCW. WSR 10-23-102, § 30-04-120, filed 11/16/10, effective 12/17/10. Statutory Authority: RCW 43.46.040 and 43.46.081. WSR 10-02-089, § 30-04-120, f…

This chapter is to ensure compliance by the board of the Washington state arts commission with the provisions of chapters 42.30 and 43.46 RCW, in particular those sections which deal with procedures for the board.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.46 RCW. WSR 10-23-102, § 30-08-010…

Practice and procedure in and before the board are governed by the uniform procedural rules codified in the Washington Administrative Code, WAC 10-08-001 through 10-08-252, as now or hereafter amended, which rules the board adopts as its own, subject to any additional rules the b…

(1) General schedule. The board meets at least four times each fiscal year and at such other times as determined to be necessary. All meetings of the board are "regular" or "special" meetings as those designations are applied in chapter 42.30 RCW. Meetings may be called, subject …

(1) Any person or organization wishing to make a formal presentation at a scheduled meeting of the board shall notify the executive director in writing at least ten days prior to the time of the meeting. The chair or executive director may waive the ten-day notice period in the e…

(1) Officers. The officers of the board shall be chair, first vice chair, and second vice chair.(a) Election of officers.(i) At the last meeting of the fiscal year, the current chair shall appoint a nominating committee. At the first meeting of the next fiscal year, the nominatin…

The requirements of state ethics laws apply to all board members operating in their role as a commissioner, including prohibitions against conflicts of interest, pursuant to chapter 42.52 RCW.(1) Conflict of interest at board and board committee meetings.(a) When a member of the …

In compliance with chapter 42.52 RCW, Ethics in public service, commissioners, executive director, and staff of the commission will not accept gifts of complimentary tickets or other gifts that will influence or create the appearance of influence on commission decisions.[Statutor…

This chapter is to establish rules that apply generally to programs and services of the Washington state arts commission. Additional rules for specific programs are established in application guidelines, and in chapters 30-40 WAC (Art in public places program), 30-41 WAC (Poet la…

(1) The commission provides grants through a competitive process to organizations or individuals for the purpose of developing, sponsoring, and promoting the growth and development of the arts and arts education in the state of Washington.(2) Staff create and publish applications…

(1) Staff may establish and manage a roster to address program needs.(2) Application cycles, forms, guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria are established and published by staff.(3) The application process is managed pursuant to WAC 30-12-017 (Applications) and…

(1) Application cycles, forms, guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria are established and published by staff.(2) Application forms and guidelines are published on the commission website no fewer than twenty calendar days prior to the deadline for submitting app…

(1) Staff convenes panels. The executive director authorizes panels to serve.(2) Panels may include members of the public, commissioners, and staff and will be three to seven members.(a) Selected panelists will represent a balance of expertise, demographic composition, and divers…

(1) The requirements of state ethics laws apply to all panels and program committees, including prohibitions against conflicts of interest, pursuant to chapter 42.52 RCW.(2) When a member of a panel or program committee will benefit, directly or indirectly, from a grant, project,…

(1) By this section, the commission adopts RCW 34.05.482 and 34.05.485 through 34.05.494 for the use of brief adjudicative proceedings when an application for a commission program has been denied and the applicant requests review of the denial.(2) Brief adjudicative proceeding. I…

(1) If a person believes an event, service, or facility funded by the commission has discriminated based upon a disability, he/she may do one of the following:(a) File an informal complaint directly with the commission;(b) File a complaint with the Washington state human rights c…

The commission's logo or other credits may be used to indicate commission support for organizations or individuals who have received grants, membership on a roster, or sponsorship.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.46 RCW. WSR 10-23-102, § 30-12-160, filed 11/16/10, effective 12/17…

The commission will not endorse state budget line items and legislative provisos requested by individual arts organizations.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.46.040. WSR 86-08-072 (Order 1, Resolution No. 86-1), § 30-12-170, filed 4/1/86.]

This chapter is to provide rules that apply specifically to the art in public places program to acquire and conserve works of art in the state art collection.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.46 RCW. WSR 10-23-102, § 30-40-010, filed 11/16/10, effective 12/17/10. Statutory Authori…

The Washington state arts commission is authorized under RCW 43.46.090 to administer the art in public places program and is authorized by RCW 43.46.040 to adopt rules to do so. Staff has the authority to develop, administer, and manage the art in public places program. The speci…

(1) Calculation of funds.(a) Pursuant to RCW 43.17.200, one-half of one percent of the state's capital appropriation for the original construction of specific public buildings is set aside for the administration, acquisition, and conservation of works of art for the state art col…

(1) Staff manage the state art collection as funded, including conservation, restoration, deaccession, inventory, loans, resiting, recordkeeping and documentation.(2)(a) The commission enters into interagency agreements with partner agencies hosting sites for works of art in the …

(1) Art advisory committees. Staff may recommend that a partner agency form an art advisory committee. Staff may appoint members of the committee. The committee may include, but is not limited to, members of an established art selection committee. The art advisory committee does …

(1) The commission enters into an interagency agreement with any partner agency generating one-half of one percent funds and/or hosting a site for a work of art in the state art collection.(2) Methods of selecting artists and works of art.(a) Commissioning new works of art. The p…

(1) The public artist roster is managed pursuant to WAC 30-12-017 (Applications), 30-12-030 (Panels), and 30-12-016 (Rosters).(2) An artist or artist team on the public artist roster is considered inactive and, therefore, not eligible for a new contract:(a) For a period of two ye…

(1) The curator roster is managed pursuant to WAC 30-12-017 (Applications), 30-12-030 (Panels), and 30-12-016 (Rosters).(2) A curator on the roster is not eligible for a new contract while under a current contract with the commission.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.46 RCW. WSR 1…

The Washington state arts commission is authorized by RCW 43.46.081 to establish and administer the poet laureate program. The poet laureate shall serve a two-year term, and engage in activities to promote and encourage poetry within the state, including, but not limited to, read…

(1) The process for selecting a poet laureate is managed pursuant to WAC 30-12-017 (Applications) and WAC 30-12-030 (Panels), unless otherwise noted in this section.(2) A member of the staff serves on the panel, which may also include representatives of the board, the Washington …

The poet laureate shall receive compensation at a level determined by the executive director. Travel expenses shall be provided in accordance with RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 43.46 RCW. WSR 10-23-102, § 30-41-030, filed 11/16/10, effective 12/17/10. …

The Washington state arts commission is authorized under RCW 43.46.100 through 43.46.115 to establish and administer the creative districts program. Staff has authority to develop, administer, and manage the creative districts program. [Statutory Authority: RCW 43.46.110 and chap…

A state-certified creative districts program supports communities to encourage economic and cultural development. The program supports activities that include, but are not limited to: Attracting artists and creative entrepreneurs, creating or expanding a hub of economic or busine…

(1) Applications will be reviewed and processed pursuant to WAC 30-12-017.(2) The application must be submitted on a standard form developed and approved by the commission.(3) Application cycles, forms, guidelines, eligibility requirements, and review criteria are established and…