Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.06.475 Timber harvest excise tax agreements.
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(1) The governor may enter into timber harvest excise tax agreements concerning the harvest of timber. All timber harvest excise tax agreements must meet the requirements for timber harvest excise tax agreements under this section. The terms of a timber harvest excise tax agreeme…
RCW 43.06.480 Timber harvest excise tax agreements—Quinault Nation.
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(1) The governor is authorized to enter into a timber harvest excise tax agreement with the Quinault Nation. Agreements adopted under this section must provide that the tribal timber harvest excise tax rate be one hundred percent of the state timber harvest excise tax.(2) A timbe…
RCW 43.06.485 Senior policy advisor to the governor—State lead for economic development relating to the outdoor recreation sector of the state's economy.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the governor must maintain a senior policy advisor to the governor to serve as a state lead on economic development issues relating to the outdoor recreation sector of the state's economy. The advi…
RCW 43.06.490 Cannabis agreements—Federally recognized Indian tribes—Tribal cannabis tax—Tax exemption.
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(1) The governor may enter into agreements with federally recognized Indian tribes concerning cannabis. Cannabis agreements may address any cannabis-related issue that involves both state and tribal interests or otherwise has an impact on tribal-state relations. Such agreements m…
RCW 43.06.495 Cannabis agreements—Interstate.
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(1) The governor may enter into an agreement with another state or states for the purposes of:(a) Cross-jurisdictional coordination and enforcement of cannabis-related businesses authorized to conduct business in this state, the other state, or both; and(b) Cross-jurisdictional d…
RCW 43.06.505 Vapor product tax contracts—Requirements.
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(1) The governor may enter into vapor product tax contracts concerning the sale of vapor products. All vapor product tax contracts must meet the requirements for vapor product tax contracts under this section.(2) Vapor product tax contracts must be in regard to retail sales in wh…
RCW 43.06.510 Vapor product tax contracts—Indian tribes.
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(1) The governor is authorized to enter into vapor product tax contracts with federally recognized Indian tribes located within the geographical boundaries of the state of Washington. Each contract adopted under this section must provide that the tribal vapor product tax rate be …
RCW 43.06.515 Vapor product tax contracts—Puyallup tribe.
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(1) The governor may enter into a vapor product tax agreement with the Puyallup Tribe of Indians concerning the sale of vapor products, subject to the limitations in this section. The legislature intends to address the uniqueness of the Puyallup Indian reservation and its selling…
RCW 43.06.520 State sales, use, and business and occupation taxes—Indian tribe compacts—Findings—Intent.
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(1) The legislature intends to further the government-to-government relationship between the state of Washington and federally recognized Indian tribes in the state of Washington by authorizing the governor to enter into compacts concerning the state's retail sales, use, and busi…
RCW 43.06.523 State sales, use, and business and occupation taxes—Indian tribe compacts.
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(1)(a) The governor may enter into compacts with tribes concerning revenue collected by the state from the state sales tax, state use tax, and certain state business and occupation taxes, to the extent these taxes are imposed on qualified transactions. All compacts must meet the …
RCW 43.06.525 State sales, use, and business and occupation taxes—Indian tribe compacts—Effect on local taxes.
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Nothing in chapter 132, Laws of 2020 in any way limits, restricts, reduces, or affects local taxes authorized under chapter 82.14 RCW, RCW 81.104.170, Title 35, 36, or 84 RCW, or any other provision of state law authorizing a local tax.[ 2020 c 132 s 3.]
RCW 43.06.530 National 988 hotline and behavioral health crisis system coordinator.
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(1) The governor shall appoint a 988 hotline and behavioral health crisis system coordinator to provide project coordination and oversight for the implementation and administration of the 988 crisis hotline, other requirements of chapter 302, Laws of 2021, and other projects supp…
RCW 43.06.535 Children and youth multisystem care project director.
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(1) The governor must maintain a children and youth multisystem care project director to serve as a state lead on addressing complex cases of children in crisis. The children and youth multisystem care project director must:(a) Direct:(i) The appropriate use of state and other re…
RCW 43.06A.010 Office created—Purpose.
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There is hereby created an office of the family and children's ombuds within the office of the governor for the purpose of promoting public awareness and understanding of family, youth, and children services provided by the department of children, youth, and families, identifying…
RCW 43.06A.020 Ombuds—Appointment, term of office.
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(1) Subject to confirmation by the senate, the governor shall appoint an ombuds who shall be a person of recognized judgment, independence, objectivity, and integrity, and shall be qualified by training or experience, or both, in family and children's services law and policy. Pri…
RCW 43.06A.030 Duties.
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(1) The ombuds shall perform the following duties:(a) Provide information as appropriate on the rights and responsibilities of individuals receiving services from the department of children, youth, and families, including family, youth, and children's services, juvenile justice, …
RCW 43.06A.050 Confidentiality.
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The ombuds shall treat all matters under investigation, including the identities of service recipients, complainants, and individuals from whom information is acquired, as confidential, except as far as disclosures may be necessary to enable the ombuds to perform the duties of th…
RCW 43.06A.060 Admissibility of evidence—Testimony regarding official duties.
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Neither the ombuds nor the ombuds's staff may be compelled, in any judicial or administrative proceeding, to testify or to produce evidence regarding the exercise of the official duties of the ombuds or of the ombuds's staff. All related memoranda, work product, notes, and case f…
RCW 43.06A.070 Release of identifying information.
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Identifying information about complainants or witnesses shall not be subject to any method of legal compulsion, nor shall such information be revealed to the oversight board for children, youth, and families or the governor except under the following circumstances: (1) The compla…
RCW 43.06A.080 Inapplicability of privilege in RCW 43.06A.060.
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The privilege described in RCW 43.06A.060 does not apply when:(1) The ombuds or ombuds's staff member has direct knowledge of an alleged crime, and the testimony, evidence, or discovery sought is relevant to that allegation;(2) The ombuds or a member of the ombuds's staff has rec…
RCW 43.06A.085 Liability for good faith performance—Privileged communications.
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(1) An employee of the office of the family and children's ombuds is not liable for good faith performance of responsibilities under this chapter.(2) No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action may be taken against an employee of the department, an employee of a contra…
RCW 43.06A.090 Report of conduct warranting criminal or disciplinary proceedings.
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When the ombuds or ombuds's staff member has reasonable cause to believe that any public official, employee, or other person has acted in a manner warranting criminal or disciplinary proceedings, the ombuds or ombuds's staff member shall report the matter, or cause a report to be…
RCW 43.06A.100 Communication with people in custody of department of children, youth, and families or part of a fatality investigation by the department of children, youth, and families—Access to information in possession or control of department of children, youth, and families or state institutions—Limitation on duty of office.
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(1) The department of children, youth, and families shall:(a) Allow the ombuds or the ombuds's designee to communicate privately with any child or person in the custody of the department of children, youth, and families, or any child or person who is part of a near fatality inves…
RCW 43.06A.110 Child fatality review recommendations—Annual report.
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The office of the family and children's ombuds shall issue an annual report to the legislature on the status of the implementation of child fatality review recommendations.[ 2013 c 23 s 81; 2008 c 211 s 2.]
RCW 43.06A.900 Construction.
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to conflict with the duty to report specified in RCW 26.44.030.[ 1998 c 288 s 5.]Notes:Severability—Effective date—1998 c 288: See notes following RCW 43.06A.020.
RCW 43.06B.010 Office created—Purposes—Appointment—Regional education ombuds—Special education ombuds.
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(1) There is hereby created the office of the education ombuds within the office of the governor for the purposes of providing information to parents, students, and others regarding their rights and responsibilities with respect to the state's public elementary and secondary educ…
RCW 43.06B.020 Powers and duties.
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The education ombuds shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To develop parental involvement materials, including instructional guides developed to inform parents of the essential academic learning requirements required by the superintendent of public instruction. The inst…
RCW 43.06B.030 Liability for good faith performance—Privileged communications.
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(1) Neither the education ombuds nor any regional educational ombuds are liable for good faith performance of responsibilities under this chapter.(2) No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action may be taken against any student or employee of any school district, the of…
RCW 43.06B.040 Confidentiality.
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The education ombuds shall treat all matters, including the identities of students, complainants, and individuals from whom information is acquired, as confidential, except as necessary to enable the education ombuds to perform the duties of the office. Upon receipt of informatio…
RCW 43.06B.050 Annual reports.
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The education ombuds shall report on the work and accomplishment of the office and advise and make recommendations to the governor, the legislature, and the state board of education annually. The initial report to the governor, the legislature, and the state board of education sh…
RCW 43.06B.060 Public school antiharassment policies and strategies—Lead agency.
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In addition to duties assigned under RCW 43.06B.020, the office of the education ombuds shall serve as the lead agency to provide resources and tools to parents and families about public school antiharassment policies and strategies.[ 2013 c 23 s 87; 2010 c 239 s 3.]Notes:Finding…
RCW 43.06B.070 Education system complaints—Uniform access point—Resolution and referral process.
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(1) By July 1, 2025, and in compliance with this section, the office of the education ombuds shall create a simple and uniform access point for the receipt of complaints involving the elementary and secondary education system. The purpose of the access point is to provide a singl…
RCW 43.06B.900 Findings—Intent—2006 c 116.
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See note following RCW 28A.300.130.
RCW 43.06C.005 Intent.
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The legislature intends to create an independent and impartial office of the corrections ombuds to assist in strengthening procedures and practices that lessen the possibility of actions occurring within the department of corrections that may adversely impact the health, safety, …
RCW 43.06C.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Abuse" means any act or failure to act by a department employee, subcontractor, or volunteer which was performed, or which was failed to be performed, knowingly, reckl…
RCW 43.06C.020 Office created—Purpose.
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Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, there is hereby created an office of corrections ombuds within the office of the governor for the purpose of providing information to inmates and their families; promoting public awareness and understa…
RCW 43.06C.030 Appointment of ombuds—Term—Other employees.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the governor shall appoint an ombuds who must be a person of recognized judgment, independence, objectivity, and integrity, and be qualified by training or experience in corrections law and policy.…
RCW 43.06C.040 Duties—Investigations—Complaints.
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(1) The ombuds shall:(a) Establish priorities for use of the limited resources available to the ombuds;(b) Maintain a statewide toll-free telephone number, a collect telephone number, a website, and a mailing address for the receipt of complaints and inquiries;(c) Provide informa…
RCW 43.06C.050 Access to facilities, inmates, records.
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(1) The ombuds must have reasonable access to correctional facilities at all times necessary to conduct a full investigation of an incident of abuse or neglect. This authority includes the opportunity to interview any inmate, department employee, or other person, including the pe…
RCW 43.06C.060 Confidentiality of correspondence, communications, investigations.
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(1) Correspondence and communication with the office is confidential and must be protected as privileged correspondence in the same manner as legal correspondence or communication.(2) The office shall establish confidentiality rules and procedures for all information maintained b…
RCW 43.06C.070 Civil immunity—Retaliatory actions.
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(1) A civil action may not be brought against any employee of the office for good faith performance of responsibilities under this chapter.(2) No discriminatory, disciplinary, or retaliatory action may be taken against a department employee, subcontractor, or volunteer, an inmate…
RCW 43.06C.080 Unexpected fatality review team—Duties.
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(1) The ombuds or the ombuds' designee shall serve as a member of the unexpected fatality review team convened under chapter 72.09 RCW.(2) The department shall:(a) Permit the ombuds or the ombuds' designee physical access to state institutions serving incarcerated individuals and…
RCW 43.06C.700 Oversight committee on construction-related training programs.
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(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the ombuds shall convene an oversight committee for the purposes of expanding access to construction-related training programs in state correctional facilities, with a focus on state recognized app…
RCW 43.06D.010 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Agency" means every state executive office, agency, department, or commission.(2) "Director" means the director of the Washington state office of equity.(3) "Disaggreg…
RCW 43.06D.020 Office established—Purpose.
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(1) The Washington state office of equity is established within the office of the governor for the purpose of promoting access to equitable opportunities and resources that reduce disparities, and improve outcomes statewide across state government.(2) The office envisions everyon…
RCW 43.06D.030 Appointment of director—Duties—Other employees.
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(1) The office is administered by a director, who is appointed by the governor with advice and consent of the senate. The director shall report to the governor. The director must receive a salary as fixed by the governor in accordance with RCW 43.03.040.(2) The director shall:(a)…
RCW 43.06D.040 Duties—Reports.
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(1) The office shall work to facilitate policy and systems change to promote equitable policies, practices, and outcomes through:(a) Agency decision making. The office shall assist agencies in applying an equity lens in all aspects of agency decision making, including service del…
RCW 43.06D.050 Authority.
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The office may:(1) Provide technical assistance to agencies;(2) Conduct research projects, as needed, provided that no research project is proposed or authorizes funding without consideration of the business case for the project including a review of the total cost of the project…
RCW 43.06D.060 Washington state patrol diversity, equity, and inclusion strategic recruitment and retention plan—Oversight.
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(1) Consistent with its purpose of promoting access to equitable opportunities and resources to reduce disparities, the Washington state office of equity shall provide oversight for the development and ongoing implementation of the Washington state patrol's diversity, equity, and…
RCW 43.06D.900 Findings—Intent—2020 c 332.
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The legislature finds that the population of Washington state has become increasingly diverse over the last several decades. The legislature also finds that as the demographics of our state change, historically and currently marginalized communities still do not have the same opp…