Title 43 — Title 43 STATE GOVERNMENT—EXECUTIVE
178 chapters · 3,474 sections in this title.
RCW 43.19.900 Transfer of powers, duties, functions, and assets of department of general administration.
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(1) The department of general administration is hereby abolished and its powers, duties, and functions are transferred to the department of enterprise services. All references to the director or department of general administration in the Revised Code of Washington shall be const…
RCW 43.19.901 Transfer of certain powers, duties, functions, and assets of the public printer.
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(1) The public printer is hereby abolished and its powers, duties, and functions, to the extent provided in chapter 43, Laws of 2011 1st sp. sess., are transferred to the department of enterprise services. All references to the public printer in the Revised Code of Washington sha…
RCW 43.19.902 Transfer of certain powers, duties, functions, and assets of the department of information services.
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(1) The powers, duties, and functions of the department of information services as set forth in RCW * 43.19.791, ** 43.19.794, and ***section 614 of this act are hereby transferred to the department of enterprise services.(2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, fi…
RCW 43.19.903 Transfer of certain powers, duties, functions, and assets of the department of personnel.
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(1) Those powers, duties, and functions of the department of personnel being transferred to the department of enterprise services as set forth in Part IV, chapter 43, Laws of 2011 1st sp. sess. are hereby transferred to the department of enterprise services.(2)(a) All reports, do…
RCW 43.19.904 Transfer of certain powers, duties, functions, and assets of the office of financial management.
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(1) The powers, duties, and functions of the office of financial management as set forth in Part V, chapter 43, Laws of 2011 1st sp. sess. are hereby transferred to the department of enterprise services.(2)(a) All reports, documents, surveys, books, records, files, papers, or wri…
RCW 43.19A.005 Purpose.
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It is the purpose of this chapter to:(1) Substantially increase the procurement of recycled content products by all local and state governmental agencies and public schools, and provide a model to encourage a comparable commitment by Washington state citizens and businesses in th…
RCW 43.19A.010 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.(1) "Biosolids" means municipal sewage sludge or septic tank septage sludge that meets the requirements of chapter 70A.226 RCW.(2) "Compost products" means mulch, soil ame…
RCW 43.19A.020 Recycled product purchasing—Federal product standards.
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(1) The federal product standards, adopted under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6962(e) as it exists on July 1, 2001, are adopted as the minimum standards for the state of Washington. These standards shall be implemented for at least the products listed in this subsection, unless the director fi…
RCW 43.19A.022 Recycled content paper for printers and copiers—Purchasing priority.
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(1) All state agencies shall purchase one hundred percent recycled content white cut sheet bond paper used in office printers and copiers. State agencies are encouraged to give priority to purchasing from companies that produce paper in facilities that generate energy from a rene…
RCW 43.19A.030 Local government duties.
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(1) By January 1, 1993, each local government shall review its existing procurement policies and specifications to determine whether recycled products are intentionally or unintentionally excluded. The policies and specifications shall be revised to include such products unless a…
RCW 43.19A.040 Local government adoption of preferential purchase policy optional.
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(1) Each local government shall consider the adoption of policies, rules, or ordinances to provide for the preferential purchase of recycled content products. Any local government may adopt the preferential purchasing policy of the department of enterprise services, or portions o…
RCW 43.19A.050 Strategy for state agency procurement.
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The department shall prepare a strategy to increase purchases of recycled-content products by the department and all state agencies, including higher education institutions. The strategy shall include purchases from public works contracts. The strategy shall address the purchase …
RCW 43.19A.060 Database of products and vendors.
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(1) The department shall develop a database of available products with recycled-content products, and vendors supplying such products. The database shall incorporate information regarding product consistency with the content standards adopted under RCW 43.19A.020. The database sh…
RCW 43.19A.070 Education program—Product substitution list—Model procurement guidelines.
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(1) The department shall implement an education program to encourage maximum procurement of recycled products by state and local government entities. The program shall include at least the following:(a) Technical assistance to all state and local governments and their designated …
RCW 43.19A.080 Bid notification to state recycled content requirements.
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A notification regarding a state or local government's intent to procure products with recycled content must be prominently displayed in the procurement solicitation or invitation to bid including:(1) A description of the postconsumer waste content or recycled content requirement…
RCW 43.19A.110 Local road projects—Compost products.
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(1) Each county and city required to prepare a strategy under RCW 43.19A.030 shall adopt specifications for compost products to be used in road projects. The specifications developed by the department of transportation under RCW 47.28.220 may be adopted by the city or county in l…
RCW 43.19A.120 Use of compost products in projects.
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(1) When planning government-funded projects or soliciting and reviewing bids for such projects, all state agencies and local governments shall consider whether compost products can be utilized in the project.(2) If compost products can be utilized in the project, the state agenc…
RCW 43.19A.130 Local governments encouraged to enter compost product purchasing agreements.
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(1) Each local government that provides a residential composting service is encouraged to enter into a purchasing agreement with its compost processor to buy back finished compost products for use in government projects or on government land. The local government is encouraged to…
RCW 43.19A.140 Use of biochar in public works projects.
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(1) When planning government-funded projects that are public works, or soliciting and reviewing bids for such projects, all state agencies and local governments shall consider whether biochar products can be utilized in the project.(2) If biochar products can be utilized in the p…
RCW 43.19A.150 Cities and counties required to adopt a compost procurement ordinance—Report.
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(1) By January 1, 2023, the following cities or counties shall adopt a compost procurement ordinance to implement RCW 43.19A.120:(a) Each city or county with a population greater than 25,000 residents as measured by the office of financial management using the most recent populat…
RCW 43.19A.160 Use of compost products.
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A contract by a local government or state agency must require the use of compost products to the maximum extent economically feasible to meet the requirements established in RCW 43.19A.120.[ 2022 c 180 s 703.]Notes:Findings—Intent—Scope of authority of chapter 180, Laws of 2022—2…
RCW 43.20.025 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Commissary" means an approved food establishment where food is stored, prepared, portioned, or packaged for service elsewhere.(2) "Commissions" means the Washington st…
RCW 43.20.030 State board of health—Members—Chair—Staff support—Executive director, confidential secretary—Compensation and travel expenses of members.
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The state board of health shall be composed of ten members. These shall be the secretary or the secretary's designee and nine other persons to be appointed by the governor, including four persons experienced in matters of health and sanitation, one of whom is a health official fr…
RCW 43.20.035 State board of health—Cooperation with environmental agencies.
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See RCW 43.70.310.
RCW 43.20.050 Powers and duties of state board of health—Rule making—Delegation of authority—Enforcement of rules.
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(1) The state board of health shall provide a forum for the development of public health policy in Washington state. It is authorized to recommend to the secretary means for obtaining appropriate citizen and professional involvement in all public health policy formulation and oth…
RCW 43.20.065 On-site sewage system failures and inspections—Rule making.
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(1) Rules adopted by the state board under RCW 43.20.050(3) regarding failures of on-site sewage systems must:(a) Give first priority to allowing repair and second priority to allowing replacement of an existing conventional on-site sewage system, consisting of a septic tank and …
RCW 43.20.100 Biennial report.
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The state board of health shall report to the governor by July 1st of each even-numbered year including therein suggestions for public health priorities for the following biennium and such legislative action as it deems necessary.[ 2009 c 518 s 23; 1977 c 75 s 44; 1965 c 8 s 43.2…
RCW 43.20.145 Food service rules—Consideration of federal food code—Safety standards for Asian rice-based noodles and Korean rice cakes.
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(1) The state board shall consider the most recent version of the United States food and drug administration's food code for the purpose of adopting rules for food service.(2)(a) In considering the adoption of rules for food service, the state board shall consider scientific data…
RCW 43.20.148 Mobile food units—Commissary and servicing area requirements.
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The regulatory authority must approve a request for a mobile food unit to be exempt from state board of health or local health jurisdiction requirements to operate from an approved commissary or servicing area if:(1) The mobile food unit contains all equipment and utensils needed…
RCW 43.20.149 Mobile food units—Reciprocity—Rule making.
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(1) Beginning May 1, 2020, a regulatory authority must accept a completed and approved plan review of a mobile food unit from another regulatory authority if:(a) The applicant has obtained a valid permit to operate the mobile food unit from another regulatory authority; and(b) Th…
RCW 43.20.175 Violations—Injunctions and legal proceedings authorized.
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See RCW 43.70.190.
RCW 43.20.185 Enforcement of health laws and state or local rules and regulations upon request of local health officer.
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See RCW 43.70.200.
RCW 43.20.215 Right of person to rely on prayer to alleviate ailments not abridged.
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See RCW 43.70.210.
RCW 43.20.230 Water resource planning—Procedures, criteria, technical assistance.
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Consistent with the water resource planning process of the department of ecology, the department of health shall:(1) Develop procedures and guidelines relating to water use efficiency, as defined in *section 4(3), chapter 348, Laws of 1989, to be included in the development and a…
RCW 43.20.235 Water conservation—Water delivery rate structures.
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Water purveyors required to develop a water system plan pursuant to RCW 43.20.230 shall evaluate the feasibility of adopting and implementing water delivery rate structures that encourage water conservation. This information shall be included in water system plans submitted to th…
RCW 43.20.240 Public water systems—Complaint process.
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(1) The department shall have primary responsibility among state agencies to receive complaints from persons aggrieved by the failure of a public water system. If the remedy to the complaint is not within the jurisdiction of the department, the department shall refer the complain…
RCW 43.20.250 Review of water system plan—Time limitations—Notice of rejection of plan or extension of timeline.
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For any new or revised water system plan submitted for review under this chapter, the department shall review and either approve, conditionally approve, reject, or request amendments within ninety days of the receipt of the submission of the plan. The department may extend this n…
RCW 43.20.260 Review of water system plan, requirements—Municipal water suppliers, retail service.
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In approving the water system plan of a public water system, the department shall ensure that water service to be provided by the system under the plan for any new industrial, commercial, or residential use is consistent with the requirements of any comprehensive plans or develop…
RCW 43.20.265 Elevated lead level—Definition.
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After July 1, 2030, the state board may, by rule, define "elevated lead level" at a concentration of five or fewer parts per billion if scientific evidence supports a lower concentration as having the potential for further reducing the health effects of lead contamination in drin…
RCW 43.20.270 Governor's interagency coordinating council on health disparities—Action plan—Statewide policy.
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The legislature finds that women and people of color experience significant disparities from men and the general population in education, employment, healthful living conditions, access to health care, and other social determinants of health. The legislature finds that these circ…
RCW 43.20.275 Council created—Membership—Duties—Advisory committees.
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(1) In collaboration with staff whom the office of financial management may assign, and within funds made expressly available to the state board for these purposes, the state board shall assist the governor by convening and providing assistance to the council. The council shall i…
RCW 43.20.280 Action plan for eliminating health disparities—Council meetings—Reports to the legislature.
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The council shall consider in its deliberations and by 2012, create an action plan for eliminating health disparities. The action plan must address, but is not limited to, the following diseases, conditions, and health indicators: Diabetes, asthma, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS, hea…
RCW 43.20.285 Health impact reviews—Obtaining and allocating federal or private funding to implement chapter.
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The state board shall, to the extent that funds are available expressly for this purpose, complete health impact reviews, in collaboration with the council, and with assistance that shall be provided by any state agency of which the board makes a request.(1) A health impact revie…
RCW 43.20.290 Obtaining and allocating federal or private funding.
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The state board and the department shall collaborate to obtain any federal or private funding that may become available to implement the state board's duties under this chapter. If the department receives such funding, the department shall allocate it to the state board to implem…
RCW 43.20.300 Local boards of health—Membership.
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(1) The state board of health shall adopt rules establishing the appointment process for the members of local boards of health who are not elected officials. The selection process established by the rules must:(a) Be fair and unbiased; and(b) Ensure, to the extent practicable, th…
RCW 43.20.310 Water system plans—Climate resilience element.
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(1)(a) Beginning with water system plans initiated after June 30, 2025, the department shall ensure water system plans for group A community public water systems serving 1,000 or more connections include a climate resilience element at the time of approval.(b) The department must…
RCW 43.20A.005 Intent—Public involvement and outreach.
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It is the intent of the legislature that the department of social and health services and the department of ecology, in consultation with affected constituent groups, continue appropriate public involvement and outreach mechanisms designed to provide cost-effective public input o…
RCW 43.20A.010 Purpose.
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The department of social and health services is designed to integrate and coordinate all those activities involving provision of care for individuals who, as a result of their economic, social or health condition, require financial assistance, institutional care, rehabilitation o…
RCW 43.20A.020 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:(1) "Department" means the department of social and health services.(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services.(3) "Deputy secretary" means the deputy secretary of the departm…
RCW 43.20A.030 Department created—Powers and duties transferred to.
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There is hereby created a department of state government to be known as the department of social and health services. All powers, duties and functions vested by law on June 30, 1970, in the department of public assistance, the department of institutions, the veterans' rehabilitat…