Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE

(1) All state agencies including all state departments, boards, councils, commissions, and quasi public corporations shall allocate, as a nondeductible item, out of any moneys appropriated for the original construction of any public building, an amount of one-half of one percent …

The funds allocated under RCW 43.17.200, 28A.335.210, and 28B.10.025 shall be subject to interagency reimbursement for expenditure by the visual arts program of the Washington state arts commission when the particular law providing for the appropriation becomes effective. For app…

The Washington state arts commission shall determine the amount to be made available for the purchase of art in consultation with the agency, except where another person or agency is specified under RCW 43.19.455, 28A.335.210, or 28B.10.025, and payments therefor shall be made in…

(1) The legislature finds that when the state provides emergency information by telephone to citizens that is of a critical nature, such as road or weather hazards, the information should be accessible from all residential, commercial, and coin-operated telephones. Information su…

Interest at the rate of one percent per month, or fraction thereof, shall accrue on debts owed to the state, starting on the date the debts become past due. This section does not apply to: (1) Any instance where such interest rate would conflict with the provisions of a contract …

(1) Whenever a state agency is considering awarding grants or loans for a county, city, or town planning under RCW 36.70A.040 to finance public facilities, it shall consider whether the county, city, or town requesting the grant or loan has adopted a comprehensive plan and develo…

The rules coordinator under RCW 34.05.310 shall be knowledgeable regarding the agency's rules that affect businesses. The rules coordinator shall provide a list of agency rules applicable at the time of the request to a specific class or line of business, which are limited to tha…

For purposes of RCW 43.17.320 through 43.17.340, "state agency" means:(1) Any agency for which the executive officer is listed in RCW 42.17A.705(1); and(2) The office of the secretary of state; the office of the state treasurer; the office of the state auditor; the department of …

Whenever a dispute arises between state agencies, agencies shall employ every effort to resolve the dispute themselves without resorting to litigation. These efforts shall involve alternative dispute resolution methods. If a dispute cannot be resolved by the agencies involved, an…

RCW 43.17.320 and 43.17.330 shall not apply to any state agency that is a party to a lawsuit, which: (1) Impleads another state agency into the lawsuit when necessary for the administration of justice; or (2) files a notice of appeal, petitions for review, or makes other filings …

For the purpose of accurately describing professional health services purchased by the state, health-related state agencies may develop fee schedules based on billing codes and service descriptions published by the American medical association or the United States federal health …

(1) The department of social and health services and other state agencies may lease real property and improvements thereon to a consortium of three or more counties in order for the counties to construct or otherwise acquire correctional facilities for juveniles or adults.(2) A l…

(1) An agency, prior to releasing a final report or study regarding management by a county, city, town, special purpose district, or other unit of local government of a program delegated to the local government by the agency or for which the agency has regulatory responsibility, …

As used in RCW 43.17.385 and 43.17.390:(1) "State agency" or "agency" means a state agency, department, office, officer, board, commission, bureau, division, institution, or institution of higher education, and all offices of executive branch state government-elected officials, e…

(1) Each state agency shall, within available funds, develop and implement a quality management, accountability, and performance system to improve the public services it provides.(2) Each agency shall ensure that managers and staff at all levels, including those who directly deli…

Starting in 2012, and at least once every three years thereafter, each agency shall apply to the Washington state quality award, or similar organization, for an independent assessment of its quality management, accountability, and performance system. The assessment shall evaluate…

(1) Before any state agency may dispose of surplus state-owned real property to a private or any nongovernmental party, the agency must provide written notice to the following governmental entities at least sixty days before entering into any proposed disposition agreement:(a) Al…

(1) To protect vulnerable individuals and their children from identity crimes and other forms of victimization, neither the state nor any of its agencies shall release sensitive personal information of vulnerable individuals or sensitive personal information of in-home caregivers…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this section and RCW 43.330.510, 43.10.310, 43.17.425, 10.93.160, and 43.10.315, and sections 8 and 9, chapter 440, Laws of 2019 unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Civil immigration warrant" means any warrant for a …

(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no state agency, including law enforcement, may use agency funds, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel to investigate, enforce, cooperate with, or assist in the investigation or enforcement of any federal registra…

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Direct lived experience" has the meaning provided in RCW 43.03.220.(2)(a) "Statutory entity" means a multimember task force, work group, or advisory committee, that is…

(1) The membership of any statutory entity must:(a) Include at least three individuals from underrepresented populations who have direct lived experience with the identified policy or issue that the statutory entity is tasked with examining; and(b) Reflect, to the greatest extent…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, upon completion of its work and by the same date that the statutory entity's final report is due to the legislature, each statutory entity must report the following information to the office of equity:(a) A brief descripti…

This act applies prospectively only and not retroactively. This act only applies to statutory entities, as defined in RCW 43.18A.010, created on or after January 1, 2025.[ 2024 c 283 s 5.]Notes:Findings—Intent—2024 c 283: See note following RCW 43.18A.020.

This act may be known and cited as the nothing about us without us act.[ 2024 c 283 s 6.]Notes:Findings—Intent—2024 c 283: See note following RCW 43.18A.020.

The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Department" means the department of enterprise services.(2) "Director" means the director of enterprise services.(3) "State agency" means every state agency, office, o…

(1) The department of enterprise services is created as an executive branch agency. The department is vested with all powers and duties transferred to it under chapter 43, Laws of 2011 1st sp. sess. and such other powers and duties as may be authorized by law.(2) In addition to t…

(1) The executive powers and management of the department shall be administered as described in this section.(2) The executive head and appointing authority of the department is the director. The director is appointed by the governor, subject to confirmation by the senate. The di…

(1) The director of enterprise services shall supervise and administer the activities of the department of enterprise services and shall advise the governor and the legislature with respect to matters under the jurisdiction of the department.(2) In addition to other powers and du…

Actions under this chapter are subject to the notification requirements of RCW 43.17.400.[ 2007 c 62 s 12.]Notes:Finding—Intent—Severability—2007 c 62: See notes following RCW 43.17.400.

The director of financial institutions shall have the power and duties of the director of public institutions contained in the following chapters of RCW: Chapter 33.04 RCW concerning savings and loan associations; and chapter 39.32 RCW concerning purchase of federal property.[ 19…

The enterprise services account is created in the custody of the state treasurer and shall be used for all activities conducted by the department, except information technology services. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The…

(1) The director of enterprise services shall have custody and control of the capitol buildings and grounds, supervise and direct proper care, heating, lighting and repairing thereof, and designate rooms in the capitol buildings to be occupied by various state officials.(2) Durin…

The provisions of *RCW 43.19.1905 do not apply to materials, supplies, and equipment purchased for resale to other than public agencies by state agencies, including educational institutions.[ 2012 c 2 s 201 (Initiative Measure No. 1183, approved November 8, 2011); 1975-'76 2nd ex…

All state agencies, including educational institutions, shall maintain a perpetual record of ownership of state owned equipment, which shall be available for the inspection and check of those officers who are charged by law with the responsibility for auditing the records and acc…

(1) The department shall sell or exchange personal property belonging to the state for which the agency, office, department, or educational institution having custody thereof has no further use, at public or private sale, and cause the moneys realized from the sale of any such pr…

Original or historic furnishings from the state capitol group under RCW 27.48.040 do not constitute surplus property under this chapter.[ 1999 c 343 s 3.]Notes:Findings—Purpose—1999 c 343: See note following RCW 27.48.040.

(1) In addition to disposing of property under RCW 28A.335.180, 39.33.010, 43.19.1919, and 43.19.1920, state-owned, surplus computers and computer-related equipment may be donated to any school district or educational service district under the guidelines and distribution standar…

The department may donate state-owned, surplus, tangible personal property to shelters that are: Participants in the department of commerce's emergency shelter assistance program; and operated by nonprofit organizations or units of local government providing emergency or transiti…

(1) The department shall identify and catalog real property that is no longer required for department purposes and is suitable for the development of affordable housing for very low-income, low-income, and moderate-income households as defined in RCW 43.63A.510. The inventory sha…

The director shall:(1) Establish and maintain warehouses for the centralized storage and distribution of such supplies, equipment, and other items of common use in order to effect economies in the purchase of supplies and equipment for state agencies. To provide warehouse facilit…

This chapter does not apply to transfers of property under *sections 1 and 2 of this act.[ 2006 c 35 s 5.]Notes:*Reviser's note: The reference to "sections 1 and 2 of this act" appears to be erroneous. Reference to "sections 2 and 3 of this act" codified as RCW 43.99C.070 and 43.…

The director shall appoint a supervisor of engineering and architecture.A person is not eligible for appointment as supervisor of engineering and architecture unless he or she is licensed to practice the profession of engineering or the profession of architecture in the state of …

Except as provided under RCW 43.17.210, the Washington state arts commission shall determine the amount to be made available for the purchase of art under RCW 43.17.200 in consultation with the director, and payments therefor shall be made in accordance with law. The designation …

The enterprise services account shall be used by the department for the payment of certain costs, expenses, and charges, as specified in this section, incurred by it in the operation and administration of the department in the rendering of services, the furnishing or supplying of…

The Thurston county capital facilities account is created in the state treasury. The account is subject to the appropriation and allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW. Moneys in the account may be expended for capital projects in facilities owned and managed by the departm…

As used in RCW 43.19.565 through 43.19.635, * 43.41.130 and * 43.41.140, the following definitions shall apply:(1) "Passenger motor vehicle" means any sedan, station wagon, bus, or light truck which is designed for carrying ten passengers or less and is used primarily for the tra…

The department shall establish a motor vehicle transportation service which is hereby empowered to:(1) Provide suitable motor vehicle transportation services to state agencies on either a temporary or permanent basis and upon such demonstration of need as the department may requi…

(1) The department shall direct and be responsible for the acquisition, operation, maintenance, storage, repair, and replacement of state motor vehicles under its control. The department shall utilize state facilities available for the maintenance, repair, and storage of such mot…

The director or the director's designee shall have general charge and supervision of state motor pools and motor vehicle transportation services under departmental administration and control.The director or the director's designee shall (1) acquire by purchase or otherwise a suff…