Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.41.030 Purpose.
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The legislature finds that the need for long-range state program planning and for the short-range planning carried on through the budget process, complement each other. The biennial budget submitted to the legislature must be considered in the light of the longer-range plans and …
RCW 43.41.040 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:(1) "Office" means the office of financial management.(2) "Director" means the director of financial management.(3) "Agency" means and includes every state agency, office, officer, board, commission, department, stat…
RCW 43.41.050 Office of financial management created—Transfer of powers, duties, and functions.
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There is created in the office of the governor, the office of financial management which shall be composed of the present central budget agency and the state planning, program management, and population and research divisions of the present *planning and community affairs agency.…
RCW 43.41.060 Director—Appointment—Salary—Vacancy—Delegation of powers and duties.
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The executive head of the office of financial management shall be the director, who shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. He or she shall be paid a salary to be fixed by the governor in accordance w…
RCW 43.41.070 Personnel.
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The director shall have the power to employ such personnel as may be necessary for the general administration of the office: PROVIDED, That, except as elsewhere specified in this chapter, such employment is in accordance with the rules of the state civil service law, chapter 41.0…
RCW 43.41.080 Deputy and assistant directors.
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The director may appoint such deputy directors and assistant directors as shall be needed to administer the office of financial management. The officers appointed under this section and exempt from the provisions of the state civil service law by the terms of RCW 41.06.075, shall…
RCW 43.41.100 Director's powers and duties.
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The director of financial management shall:(1) Supervise and administer the activities of the office of financial management.(2) Exercise all the powers and perform all the duties prescribed by law with respect to the administration of the state budget and accounting system.(3) A…
RCW 43.41.102 Director—Contract for collection and tabulation of census block statistics.
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Subject to a specific appropriation for that purpose, the director of financial management is hereby authorized and directed to contract with the United States bureau of census for collection and tabulation of block statistics in any or all cities and towns.[ 1979 c 151 s 115; 19…
RCW 43.41.104 Settlement and payment of accounts—Duty to require.
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Upon receipt of information from the state auditor as provided in *RCW 43.09.050(5) as now or hereafter amended, the director of financial management shall require all persons who have received any moneys belonging to the state and have not accounted therefor, to settle their acc…
RCW 43.41.106 Settlement and payment of accounts—Authority to require testimony and evidence.
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The director of financial management may, in his or her discretion, require any person presenting an account for settlement to be sworn before him or her, and to answer, orally or in writing, as to any facts relating to it.[ 2009 c 549 s 5120; 1979 c 151 s 117; 1977 ex.s. c 144 s…
RCW 43.41.109 "Undue hardship"—Defined by rule.
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The director of the office of financial management shall by rule establish a definition of "undue hardship" for the purposes of RCW 1.16.050.[ 2014 c 168 s 2.]
RCW 43.41.110 Powers and duties of office of financial management.
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The office of financial management shall:(1) Provide technical assistance to the governor and the legislature in identifying needs and in planning to meet those needs through state programs and a plan for expenditures.(2) Perform the comprehensive planning functions and processes…
RCW 43.41.113 Personnel policy and application of civil service laws.
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(1) The office of financial management shall direct and supervise the personnel policy and application of the civil service laws, chapter 41.06 RCW.(2) The director or the director's designee has the authority and shall perform the functions as prescribed in chapter 41.06 RCW, or…
RCW 43.41.120 Advisory or coordinating councils.
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The director or the governor may establish such additional advisory or coordinating councils as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Members of such councils shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. They shall receive no compensation for their services,…
RCW 43.41.160 State health care cost containment policies.
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(1) It is the purpose of this section to ensure implementation and coordination of chapter 70.14 RCW as well as other legislative and executive policies designed to contain the cost of health care that is purchased or provided by the state. In order to achieve that purpose, the d…
RCW 43.41.170 Budgeting process—Agencies implementing energy conservation to retain cost savings.
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The office of financial management shall ensure that to the extent possible the budget process shall allow state agencies implementing energy conservation to retain the resulting cost savings for other purposes, including further energy conservation.[ 1989 c 11 s 15; 1986 c 325 s…
RCW 43.41.180 Electronic funds and information transfer—State agency use.
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(1) The office of financial management is authorized to approve the use of electronic and other technological means to transfer both funds and information whenever economically feasible, to eliminate paper documentation wherever possible, and to provide greater fiscal responsibil…
RCW 43.41.260 Monitoring enrollee level in basic health plan and medicaid caseload of children—Funding levels adjustment.
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The health care authority and the office of financial management shall together monitor the enrollee level in the basic health plan and the medicaid caseload of children. The office of financial management shall adjust the funding levels by interagency reimbursement of funds betw…
RCW 43.41.270 Natural resource-related and environmentally based grant and loan programs—Administration and monitoring assistance.
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(1) The office of financial management shall assist natural resource-related agencies in developing outcome-focused performance measures for administering natural resource-related and environmentally based grant and loan programs. These performance measures are to be used in dete…
RCW 43.41.275 State agency employment—Disability employment—Reporting requirements.
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(1) By January 31st of each year, state agencies employing one hundred or more people must submit the report described in subsection (2) of this section to the human resources director, with copies to the director of the department of social and health services' division of vocat…
RCW 43.41.391 K-20 network—Duty to govern and oversee technical design, implementation, and operation.
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(1) The office has the duty to govern 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 cond…
RCW 43.41.392 K-20 operations cooperative—Maintained by office.
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The office shall maintain, in consultation with the K-20 network users, the K-20 operations cooperative, which shall be responsible for day-to-day network management, technical network status monitoring, technical problem response coordination, and other duties as agreed to by th…
RCW 43.41.393 Technical plan of the K-20 telecommunications system and ongoing system enhancements—Contents.
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The office, in conjunction with the K-20 network users, shall maintain a technical plan of the K-20 telecommunications system and ongoing system enhancements. The office shall ensure that the technical plan adheres to the goals and objectives established under RCW 43.105.054. The…
RCW 43.41.394 Oversight of technical aspects of K-20 network.
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(1) In overseeing the technical aspects of the K-20 network, the office is not intended to duplicate the statutory responsibilities of the student achievement council, the superintendent of public instruction, the state librarian, or the governing boards of the institutions of hi…
RCW 43.41.399 Education technology revolving fund.
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*** CHANGE IN 2026 *** (SEE 5998-S.SL) ***(1) The education technology revolving fund is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from billings under subsection (2) of this section must be deposited in the revolving fund. Only the director or the director's des…
RCW 43.41.400 Education data center.
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(1) An education data center shall be established in the office of financial management. The education data center shall jointly, with the legislative evaluation and accountability program committee, conduct collaborative analyses of early learning, K-12, and higher education pro…
RCW 43.41.405 K-12 data—Securing federal funds.
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The education data center and the superintendent of public instruction shall take all actions necessary to secure federal funds to implement RCW 43.41.400, 28A.655.210, and 28A.300.507.[ 2009 c 548 s 204.]Notes:Intent—2009 c 548: See RCW 28A.150.1981.Finding—2009 c 548: See note …
RCW 43.41.410 State support for students at institutions of higher education—Information.
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The education data center in consultation with institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 shall annually develop information on the approximate amount of state support that students receive. For students at state-supported colleges and universities, the informa…
RCW 43.41.415 Development of methods and protocols for measuring educational costs—Reports.
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(1) The education data center, in consultation with the house of representatives and senate committees responsible for higher education, the respective fiscal committees of the house of representatives and senate, the office of financial management, the state board for community …
RCW 43.41.420 Undergraduate and graduate educational costs—Reports to regents and trustees.
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The education data center must determine and report on amounts constituting undergraduate and graduate educational costs to the several boards of regents and trustees for the state institutions of higher education by November 10th of each even-numbered year.[ 2012 c 229 s 304.]
RCW 43.41.423 Extended student financial aid—Reports on impact.
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The education research and data center shall report to the legislature by December 1, 2024, and each year thereafter, on the impacts of chapter 323, Laws of 2024 on degree completion outcomes, including any increase in the number of students utilizing the extended eligibility pro…
RCW 43.41.425 Program to certify employment for public service loan forgiveness—Awareness materials—Statewide initiative.
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(1) The office shall:(a) Develop a program for state agencies to certify employment for the purposes of the public service loan forgiveness program by July 1, 2023.(b) Assist the student loan advocate in creating and distributing materials designed to increase awareness of the pu…
RCW 43.41.430 Information technology investment pool—Information technology projects—Reports.
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(1) Subject to funds appropriated for this specific purpose, the office of financial management may establish an information technology investment pool and may enter into financial contracts for the acquisition of information technology projects for state agencies. Information te…
RCW 43.41.433 Information technology investment revolving account.
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(1) The information technology investment revolving account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from legislative appropriations and transfers must be deposited into the account. Only the director of financial management or the director's designee may au…
RCW 43.41.435 Enumeration data used for population estimates—Destruction.
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The office must destroy enumeration data collected under RCW 35.13.260, 35A.14.700, 36.13.030, and chapter 43.62 RCW after it is used to produce the required population estimates.[ 2014 c 14 s 2.]
RCW 43.41.440 Statewide information technology system development revolving account—Contracts for enterprise information technology systems—"Enterprise information technology system" defined.
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(1) The statewide information technology system development revolving account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from legislative appropriations and assessments to agencies for the development and acquisition of enterprise information technology system…
RCW 43.41.442 Statewide information technology system maintenance and operations revolving account—Contracts for administration, maintenance, and operations of enterprise information technology systems.
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(1) The statewide information technology system maintenance and operations revolving account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from fees, charges for services, and assessments to agencies for the maintenance and operations of enterprise information te…
RCW 43.41.450 Office of financial management central service account.
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The office of financial management central service account is created in the state treasury. The account is to be used by the office as a revolving fund for the payment of salaries, wages, and other costs required for the operation and maintenance of statewide budgeting, accounti…
RCW 43.41.455 State agency office relocation pool account.
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The state agency office relocation pool account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from legislative appropriations and transfers must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for state agency costs related to relocati…
RCW 43.41.460 Military recruitment program for veterans—Development—Report.
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(1) The office shall develop a military recruitment program that targets veterans and gives them credit for their knowledge, skills, and leadership abilities. In developing the program, the office shall consult with the department of enterprise services, department of veteran[s] …
RCW 43.41.470 Washington climate corps network.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the Washington climate corps network is established to support and grow climate-related service opportunities for young adults and veterans with the objective of building low-carbon and climate-res…
RCW 43.41.472 Washington climate corps network—Powers and duties.
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(1) In administration of the Washington climate corps network, the office and serve Washington have the following powers:(a) The office, in consultation with serve Washington, may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW as shall be necessary to implement the purpose of this cha…
RCW 43.41.970 Federal requirements for receipt of federal funds.
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If any part of this chapter is ruled to be in conflict with federal requirements which are a prescribed condition of the allocation of federal funds to the state, or to any departments or agencies thereof, such conflicting part of this chapter is declared to be inoperative solely…