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FIFTY-SEVENTH DAY
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MORNING SESSION
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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, March 9, 1998
The Senate was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by President Owen. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present except Senator Benton. On motion of Senator Hale, Senator Benton was excused.
The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of Pages Robert Boldt and Bridget Cote, presented the Colors. Reverend Howard Alar, pastor of the Lacey Community Church, offered the prayer.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.
MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
SENATE BILL NO. 6149,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6153,
SENATE BILL NO. 6155,
SENATE BILL NO. 6172,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6174,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6229,
SENATE BILL NO. 6329,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6396,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6425,
SENATE BILL NO. 6429,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6545,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6648,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6669,
SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8019, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
SECOND ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5185,
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5695,
SENATE BILL NO. 6228,
SENATE BILL NO. 6536, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 6325,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6574, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5499,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5532,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6150,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6346,
SENATE BILL NO. 6352,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6492,
SENATE BILL NO. 6581,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6605, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5355,
SENATE BILL NO. 6311,
SENATE BILL NO. 6400,
SENATE BILL NO. 6758, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed:
SENATE BILL NO. 6220,
SENATE BILL NO. 6728,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6731,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6737, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The Speaker has signed:
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1501,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2355,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2628,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2663,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2707,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2973, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
March 7, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The Speaker has signed:
HOUSE BILL NO. 2141,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2302,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2315,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2386,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2387,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2431,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2491,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2499,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2544,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2553,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2560,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2779,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2922,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3057, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
March 7, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House concurred in the Senate amendment(s) to the following House Bills and passed the bills as amended by the Senate:
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1121,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1193,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1750,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1835,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2351,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2411,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2503.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
March 7, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House concurred in the Senate amendment(s) to the following House Bills and passed the bills as amended by the Senate:
HOUSE BILL NO. 1172,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1230,
HOUSE BILL NO. 1487,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1618,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2368,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2414,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2477,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2529,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2704,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2752,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2773,
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2782,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2791,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2858.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT
The President signed:
SENATE BILL NO. 6149,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6153,
SENATE BILL NO. 6155,
SENATE BILL NO. 6172,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6174,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6229,
SENATE BILL NO. 6329,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6396,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6425,
SENATE BILL NO. 6429,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6545,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6648,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6669,
SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL NO. 8019.
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT
The President signed:
SECOND ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5185,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5355,
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5695,
SENATE BILL NO. 6220,
SENATE BILL NO. 6228,
SENATE BILL NO. 6311,
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 6325,
SENATE BILL NO. 6400,
SENATE BILL NO. 6536,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6574,
SENATE BILL NO. 6728,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6731,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6737,
SENATE BILL NO. 6758.
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT
The President signed:
ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 5499,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5532,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6150,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6346,
SENATE BILL NO. 6352,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6492,
SENATE BILL NO. 6581,
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6605.
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT
The President signed:
HOUSE BILL NO. 2141,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2302,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2315,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2386,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2387,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2431,
ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2491,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2499,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2544,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2553,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2560,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2779,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2922,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 3057.
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT
The President signed:
SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1501,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2355,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2628,
HOUSE BILL NO. 2663,
ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2707,
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2973.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Tim Sheldon, the following resolution was adopted:
SENATE RESOLUTION 1998-8723
By Senators T. Sheldon, Rasmussen, Hale, B. Sheldon, Spanel and Franklin
WHEREAS, The Washington State Legislature recognizes excellence, achievement, and value in all fields of endeavor; and
WHEREAS, The Special Olympics, founded in 1968, give Washington’s developmentally disabled citizens the opportunity to develop fitness, demonstrate courage and experience joy as they use their athletic skills to compete in the twenty four different Olympic-type summer and winter sports; and
WHEREAS, Through successful experiences in sports, six thousand Special Olympic participants gain confidence and build a positive self-image which carries over into the classroom, the home, the job, and the community; and
WHEREAS, These citizens and their families develop lifelong friendships which unite the community throughout the state and nation; and
WHEREAS, The Special Olympics as a non-profit organization, raises funds to provide continued access for year-round sports training and competition for participants; and
WHEREAS, All law enforcement agencies in the state of Washington are represented, including city and county police officers, sheriffs and deputies, military police, Secret Service, U.S. Border Patrol, FBI, Washington State Patrol, Washington Gambling Commission and Department of Corrections. Representatives of these agencies make up the Torch Run Council, which supports the annual campaign; and
WHEREAS, Under the dedicated supervision of Regional Director, Alex Young, the Special Olympics has encouraged each and every participant;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate of the state of Washington recognize and honor the Special Olympic Summer Games organizers, sponsors, and most of all, the participants, for their hard work, involvement and dedication; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the individuals involved in the Special Olympic Summer Games and regional director, Alex Young.
Senators Tim Sheldon, Goings, Long, Franklin and Betti Sheldon spoke to Senate Resolution 1998-8723.
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS
The President welcomed and introduced the Special Olympic athletics, as well as staff members, who were seated in the gallery.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Wojahn, the following resolution was adopted:
SENATE RESOLUTION 1998-8720
By Senators Wojahn, Rasmussen, Thibaudeau, B. Sheldon, Fairley, Bauer, Spanel, Loveland, Franklin and Roach
WHEREAS, Domestic violence is a long-standing and pervasive problem in our society, and
WHEREAS, Women are more often victims of domestic violence than victims of burglary, mugging, or all other physical crimes combined; and
WHEREAS, Making the public aware of the results and consequences of domestic violence is an important tool in combating domestic violence; and
WHEREAS, The Silent Witness Initiative began in Minnesota in 1990 to promote peace, healing and responsibility in adult relationships in order to eliminate domestic murders in the United States by 2010, and
WHEREAS, A Silent Witness Exhibit consisting of life-size plywood figures was developed to commemorate the thirty Washington State women who lost their lives in 1995 as a result of domestic violence at the hands of their husband, lover, or ex-lover; and
WHEREAS, A thirty-first life-size silhouette was added to the state exhibit to honor women whose murders went unsolved or were erroneously ruled accidental; and
WHEREAS, The Washington State Silent Witness Exhibit traveled to Washington, D.C., in October, 1997, to join fifteen hundred other figures from all fifty states in the March to End the Silence; and
WHEREAS, The Silent Witness Exhibit will be on display in the State Capitol for a week beginning March 9, 1998;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate of the state of Washington acknowledges the hard work and dedication of those responsible for producing and displaying the exhibit, especially Michelle Smith, Sheri Yeatts, Judy Frame, and Nancy Newman, plus Mary Pontarolo, Executive Director of the Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Senators Wojahn, Betti Sheldon and Bauer spoke to Senate Resolution 1998-8720.
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS
The President welcomed and introduced participants who are responsible for the Silent Witness Exhibit, who were seated in the gallery.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Wood, the following resolution was adopted:
SENATE RESOLUTION 1998-8714
By Senators Wood, McCaslin, West, McDonald, Winsley, T. Sheldon, Kline, Wojahn, Horn, Johnson, Swecker, Finkbeiner, Long, Franklin, Rasmussen, Fraser, Fairley, Haugen, Deccio, Bauer, Thibaudeau, McAuliffe, Goings, Kohl, Rossi, Jacobsen, Prentice, Hochstatter, Hale, Wojahn and B. Sheldon
WHEREAS, It is the policy of the Washington State Legislature to recognize and honor those individuals that have made significant contributions to the well-being of the citizens of the state of Washington; and
WHEREAS, The esteemed Mr. Luis Fernando Esteban has distinguished himself in his service to the state of Washington as the Honorary Vice-Consul of Spain; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Esteban's work to develop, fund, and implement over eighty significant bilateral educational, cultural, historical, and commercial projects has been of enormous and long-lasting benefit to the citizens of the state of Washington; and
WHEREAS, Prince Philipe of Spain became the first member of a royal family to visit our State Capitol as a result of the tireless personal efforts of Mr. Esteban; and
WHEREAS, The paintings and sculptures of such famous Spanish artists as Picasso, Miro, Artigas, and Dali were viewed by a record breaking sixty-eight thousand people in ten weeks at the Tacoma Art Museum, many of whom were school children, as a direct result of the intervention and coordination by Mr. Esteban and Ms. Maria Isabel Esteban; and
WHEREAS, His many contributions as a volunteer to improve Washington's transportation industry has brought a new horizon and hope for high speed rail and light rail for intercity transportation; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Esteban has worked with leaders in private businesses and government officials in both countries to introduce Spanish language, culture, heritage, and history programs into our public school curriculum; and
WHEREAS, The historical and cultural roots of Washington State are deeply rooted in Spain, which highlights the importance of a Spanish Consul presence here in our state; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Esteban continues to volunteer his valuable time to further the cause of positive international relations between Spain and the United States;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate urges all citizens to formally recognize Mr. Luis Fernando Esteban and duly honor his most distinguished dedication to sharing the very best of the Hispanic heritage; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to His Royal Highness King Juan Carlos of Spain and the President of Spain, Jose Maria Aznar.
Senators Wood, Fraser and Prentice spoke to Senate Resolution 1998-8714.
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUEST
The President welcome and introduced Mr. Luis Fernando Esteban, who was seated on the rostrum.
With permission of the Senate, business was suspended to permit Mr. Esteban to address the Senate.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Wood, the following resolution was adopted:
SENATE RESOLUTION 1998-8712
By Senators McAuliffe, Goings, Spanel, Rossi, Sellar, Johnson, Rasmussen, Long, Swecker, Deccio, Brown, Bauer, Fraser, Franklin, B. Sheldon and Haugen
WHEREAS, A significant number of the public education staff serving the needs of the children of this state are classified school employees; and
WHEREAS, Classified school employees are instrumental in the fulfilling of this state's paramount responsibility to educate children; and
WHEREAS, Classified school employees are involved in maintaining school buildings, providing safe transportation to and from school facilities, keeping school facilities clean and orderly, assisting students in the classroom, and providing many other necessary services; and
WHEREAS, These dedicated individuals deserve recognition and thanks for the excellent work they are doing for this state, for their communities, and for the children enrolled in Washington's public schools;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of March 9th through the 13th as Classified School Employee Week in Washington State, and urge all citizens to join in recognizing the dedication and hard work of these individuals.
Senators Hochstatter, Kohl, Johnson and Rasmussen spoke to Senate Resolution 1998-8712.
INTRODUCTION OF SPECIAL GUESTS
The President welcomed and introduced the members of the classified school employees, who were seated in the gallery.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
Senator Thibaudeau: “Mr. President, I rise to a point of personal privilege. If I can just explain very, very briefly--some years ago I worked for a freshman legislator; watched him grow into an important committee chair, after he stopped sliding down the ramps in the rotunda; watched him break his back and recover swiftly; and then become King County Executive and now is our Governor. More importantly, he married and last year on this day, became the father of Emily Nicole Locke. Today, she is one year old and I just wanted to wish her a very Happy, Happy Birthday. Thank you.”
REPLY BY THE PRESIDENT
President Owen: “Thank you. I think we all wish to do the same. If Emily is listening, 'Happy Birthday from the Washington State Senate.'”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SENATOR TIM SHELDON
President Owen: “The President would like to point out that another outstanding person was born on this day only quite a few years ago--the unimpeachable Senator from the thirty-fifth district, Tim Sheldon. Happy Birthday to Senator Sheldon, as well.”
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, the Senate returned to the fourth order of business.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6264 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that mass marking of hatchery-raised salmon is an effective tool for implementing selective salmon fisheries in this state. Mass marking of coho salmon is currently underway and holds great promise for maintaining both recreational and commercial fishing opportunities while protecting wild stocks. In view of the anticipated listing of Puget Sound chinook salmon as endangered under the federal endangered species act, the legislature finds that it is essential to expeditiously proceed with implementing a mass marking program for chinook salmon in Puget Sound and elsewhere in the state.
Through a cooperative effort by state and federal agencies and private enterprise, appropriate technologies have been developed for marking chinook salmon. It is the intent of the legislature to use these newly developed tools to implement chinook salmon mass marking beginning in April 1999.
Sec. 2. RCW 75.08.510 and 1995 c 372 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
The department shall mark appropriate coho salmon that are released from department operated hatcheries and rearing ponds in such a manner that the fish are externally recognizable as hatchery origin salmon by fishers for the purpose of maximized catch while sustaining wild and hatchery reproduction.
The department shall mark all appropriate chinook salmon targeted for contribution to the Washington catch that are released from department operated hatcheries and rearing ponds in such a manner that the fish are externally recognizable as hatchery origin salmon by fishers.
The goal of the marking program is: (1) The annual marking by June 30, 1997, of all appropriate hatchery origin ((chinook and)) coho salmon produced by the department with marking to begin with the 1994 Puget Sound coho brood; and (2) the annual marking by June 30, 1999, of all appropriate hatchery origin chinook salmon produced by the department with marking to begin with the 1998 chinook brood. The department may experiment with different methods for marking hatchery salmon with the primary objective of maximum survival of hatchery marked fish, maximum contribution to fisheries, and minimum cost consistent with the other goals.
The department shall coordinate with other entities that are producing hatchery chinook and coho salmon for release into public waters to enable the broadest application of the marking program to all hatchery produced chinook and coho salmon. The department shall work with the treaty Indian tribes in order to reach mutual agreement on the implementation of the mass marking program. The department shall report to the appropriate legislative committees by January 1, 1999, on the progress made in reaching mutual agreement with the treaty Indian tribes and any Pacific coast state or province to achieve the goal of coast-wide marking of chinook and coho salmon. The ultimate goal of the program is the coast-wide marking of appropriate hatchery origin chinook and coho salmon, and the protection of all wild chinook and coho salmon, where appropriate.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 1998, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void.", and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Oke, the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6264.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6264, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6264, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 42; Nays, 5; Absent, 1; Excused, 1.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Brown, Deccio, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley and Wood - 42. Voting nay: Senators Fairley, Fraser, Kohl, Prentice and Wojahn - 5. Absent: Senator Zarelli - 1. Excused: Senator Benton - 1. SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6264, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6324 with the following amendment(s):
On page 2, beginning on line 8, after "in" strike all material through "Dam" on line 9 and insert "Washington state"
On page 2, line 9, after "in" strike "these"
On page 2, after line 36, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 1998, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Oke moved that the Senate concur in the House amendments to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6324.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Oke that the Senate concur in the House amendments to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6324.
The motion by Senator Oke carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendments to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6324.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6324, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6324, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 1.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 47. Absent: Senator Winsley - 1. Excused: Senator Benton - 1. SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6324, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6408 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 46.61.5055 and 1997 c 229 s 11 and 1997 c 66 s 14 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) A person who is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 and who has no prior offense within five years shall be punished as follows:
(a) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was less than 0.15, or for whom for reasons other than the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than one day nor more than one year. Twenty-four consecutive hours of the imprisonment may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than three hundred fifty dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Three hundred fifty dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By suspension of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of ninety days. The period of license, permit, or privilege suspension may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall suspend the offender's license, permit, or privilege; or
(b) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was at least 0.15, or for whom by reason of the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than two days nor more than one year. Two consecutive days of the imprisonment may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Five hundred dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By revocation of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of one year. The period of license, permit, or privilege suspension may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall suspend the offender's license, permit, or privilege.
(2) A person who is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 and who has one prior offense within five years shall be punished as follows:
(a) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was less than 0.15, or for whom for reasons other than the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than one year. Thirty days of the imprisonment may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Five hundred dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By revocation of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of two years. The period of license, permit, or privilege revocation may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall revoke the offender's license, permit, or privilege; or
(b) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was at least 0.15, or for whom by reason of the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than forty-five days nor more than one year. Forty-five days of the imprisonment may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Seven hundred fifty dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By revocation of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of nine hundred days. The period of license, permit, or privilege revocation may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall revoke the offender's license, permit, or privilege.
(3) A person who is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 and who has two or more prior offenses within five years shall be punished as follows:
(a) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was less than 0.15, or for whom for reasons other than the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than ninety days nor more than one year. Ninety days of the imprisonment may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. One thousand dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By revocation of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of three years. The period of license, permit, or privilege revocation may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall revoke the offender's license, permit, or privilege; or
(b) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was at least 0.15, or for whom by reason of the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than one hundred twenty days nor more than one year. One hundred twenty days of the imprisonment may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. One thousand five hundred dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By revocation of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of four years. The period of license, permit, or privilege revocation may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall revoke the offender's license, permit, or privilege.
(4) Any minimum nonsuspendable and nondeferrable jail sentence required by this section shall be doubled for any offender convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 who committed the offense with another person or persons in the motor vehicle.
(5) In exercising its discretion in setting penalties within the limits allowed by this section, the court shall particularly consider whether the person's driving at the time of the offense was responsible for injury or damage to another or another's property.
(((5))) (6) An offender punishable under this section is subject to the alcohol assessment and treatment provisions of RCW 46.61.5056.
(((6))) (7) After expiration of any period of suspension or revocation of the offender's license, permit, or privilege to drive required by this section, the department shall place the offender's driving privilege in probationary status pursuant to RCW 46.20.355.
(((7))) (8)(a) In addition to any nonsuspendable and nondeferrable jail sentence required by this section, whenever the court imposes less than one year in jail, the court shall also suspend but shall not defer a period of confinement for a period not exceeding two years. The court shall impose conditions of probation that include: (i) Not driving a motor vehicle within this state without a valid license to drive and proof of financial responsibility for the future; (ii) not driving a motor vehicle within this state while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more within two hours after driving; and (iii) not refusing to submit to a test of his or her breath or blood to determine alcohol concentration upon request of a law enforcement officer who has reasonable grounds to believe the person was driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The court may impose conditions of probation that include nonrepetition, installation of an ignition interlock or other biological or technical device on the probationer's motor vehicle, alcohol or drug treatment, supervised probation, or other conditions that may be appropriate. The sentence may be imposed in whole or in part upon violation of a condition of probation during the suspension period.
(b) For each violation of mandatory conditions of probation under (a)(i) and (ii) or (a)(i) and (iii) of this subsection, the court shall order the convicted person to be confined for thirty days, which shall not be suspended or deferred.
(c) For each incident involving a violation of a mandatory condition of probation imposed under this subsection, the license, permit, or privilege to drive of the person shall be suspended by the court for thirty days or, if such license, permit, or privilege to drive already is suspended, revoked, or denied at the time the finding of probation violation is made, the suspension, revocation, or denial then in effect shall be extended by thirty days. The court shall notify the department of any suspension, revocation, or denial or any extension of a suspension, revocation, or denial imposed under this subsection.
(((8))) (9)(a) A "prior offense" means any of the following:
(i) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or an equivalent local ordinance;
(ii) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.504 or an equivalent local ordinance;
(iii) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.520 committed while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug;
(iv) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.522 committed while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug;
(v) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.5249 or an equivalent local ordinance, if the conviction is the result of a charge that was originally filed as a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, or an equivalent local ordinance, or of RCW 46.61.520 or 46.61.522;
(vi) An out-of-state conviction for a violation that would have been a violation of (a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) of this subsection if committed in this state;
(vii) A deferred prosecution under chapter 10.05 RCW granted in a prosecution for a violation of RCW 46.61.502, 46.61.504, or an equivalent local ordinance; or
(viii) A deferred prosecution under chapter 10.05 RCW granted in a prosecution for a violation of RCW 46.61.5249, or an equivalent local ordinance, if the charge under which the deferred prosecution was granted was originally filed as a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, or an equivalent local ordinance, or of RCW 46.61.520 or 46.61.522.
(b) "Within five years" means that the arrest for a prior offense occurred within five years of the arrest for the current offense.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 46.61 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Immediately before the court orders a sentence, or deferred prosecution under RCW 10.05.120, for any offense listed in subsection (2) of this section, the court and prosecutor shall verify the defendant's criminal history and driving record. The order shall include specific findings as to the criminal history and driving record. For purposes of this section, the criminal history shall include all previous convictions and orders of deferred prosecution, as reported through the judicial information system or otherwise available to the court or prosecutor, current to within the periods specified in subsection (3) of this section before the date of the order. For purposes of this section, the driving record shall include all information reported to the court by the department of licensing.
(2) The offenses to which this section applies are violations of (a) RCW 46.61.502 or an equivalent local ordinance; (b) RCW 46.61.504 or an equivalent local ordinance; (c) RCW 46.61.520 committed while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug; (d) RCW 46.61.522 committed while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug; and (e) RCW 46.61.5249 or 9A.36.050, or an equivalent local ordinance, if the conviction is the result of a charge that was originally filed as a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, or an equivalent local ordinance, or of RCW 46.61.520 or 46.61.522.
(3) The periods applicable to previous convictions and orders of deferred prosecution are: (a) One working day, in the case of previous actions of courts that fully participate in the state judicial information system; and (b) seven calendar days, in the case of previous actions of courts that do not fully participate in the judicial information system. For purposes of this subsection, "fully participate" means regularly providing records to and receiving records from the system by electronic means on a daily basis."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Roach moved that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6408 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Roach that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6408 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
The motion by Senator Roach carried and the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6408 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The President appointed as members of the Conference Committee on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6408 and the House amendment(s) thereto: Senators Johnson, Thibaudeau and Stevens.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Strannigan, the Conference Committee appointments were confirmed.
There being no objection, the Senate resumed consideration of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6181 and the pending motion by Senator Fairley to concur in House amendment, deferred March 7, 1998. Senator Snyder had demanded a roll call and the demand was sustained.
MOTION
There being no objection, Senator Fairley withdrew the motion to concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6181.
MOTION
There being no objection, Senator Snyder withdrew the demand for the roll call.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Roach, the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6181 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The President appointed as members of the Conference Committee on Substitute Senate Bill No. 6181 and the House amendment(s) thereto: Senators Johnson, Bauer and Roach.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Strannigan, the Conference Committee appointments were confirmed.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 3, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5305 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 69.50.401 and 1997 c 71 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(a) Except as authorized by this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to manufacture or deliver, a controlled substance.
(1) Any person who violates this subsection with respect to:
(i) a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II which is a narcotic drug or flunitrazepam classified in Schedule IV, is guilty of a crime and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than ten years, or (A) fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars if the crime involved less than two kilograms of the drug, or both such imprisonment and fine; or (B) if the crime involved two or more kilograms of the drug, then fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars for the first two kilograms and not more than fifty dollars for each gram in excess of two kilograms, or both such imprisonment and fine;
(ii) methamphetamine, is guilty of a crime and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than ten years, or (A) fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars if the crime involved less than two kilograms of the drug, or both such imprisonment and fine; or (B) if the crime involved two or more kilograms of the drug, then fined not more than one hundred thousand dollars for the first two kilograms and not more than fifty dollars for each gram in excess of two kilograms, or both such imprisonment and fine. Three thousand dollars of the fine may not be suspended. As collected, the first three thousand dollars of the fine must be deposited with the law enforcement agency having responsibility for cleanup of laboratories, sites, or substances used in the manufacture of the methamphetamine. The fine moneys deposited with that law enforcement agency must be used for such clean-up cost;
(iii) any other controlled substance classified in Schedule I, II, or III, is guilty of a crime and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than five years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both;
(iv) a substance classified in Schedule IV, except flunitrazepam, is guilty of a crime and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than five years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both;
(v) a substance classified in Schedule V, is guilty of a crime and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than five years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
(b) Except as authorized by this chapter, it is unlawful for any person to create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit substance.
(1) Any person who violates this subsection with respect to:
(i) a counterfeit substance classified in Schedule I or II which is a narcotic drug, or flunitrazepam classified in Schedule IV, is guilty of a crime and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than ten years, fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or both;
(ii) a counterfeit substance which is methamphetamine, is guilty of a crime and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than ten years, fined not more than twenty-five thousand dollars, or both;
(iii) any other counterfeit substance classified in Schedule I, II, or III, is guilty of a crime and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than five years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both;
(iv) a counterfeit substance classified in Schedule IV, except flunitrazepam, is guilty of a crime and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than five years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both;
(v) a counterfeit substance classified in Schedule V, is guilty of a crime and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than five years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
(c) It is unlawful, except as authorized in this chapter and chapter 69.41 RCW, for any person to offer, arrange, or negotiate for the sale, gift, delivery, dispensing, distribution, or administration of a controlled substance to any person and then sell, give, deliver, dispense, distribute, or administer to that person any other liquid, substance, or material in lieu of such controlled substance. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a crime and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than five years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both.
(d) It is unlawful for any person to possess a controlled substance unless the substance was obtained directly from, or pursuant to, a valid prescription or order of a practitioner while acting in the course of his or her professional practice, or except as otherwise authorized by this chapter. Any person who violates this subsection is guilty of a crime, and upon conviction may be imprisoned for not more than five years, fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or both, except as provided for in subsection (e) of this section.
(e) Except as provided for in subsection (a)(1)(iii) of this section any person found guilty of possession of forty grams or less of marihuana shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(f) It is unlawful to compensate, threaten, solicit, or in any other manner involve a person under the age of eighteen years in a transaction unlawfully to manufacture, sell, or deliver a controlled substance. A violation of this subsection shall be punished as a class C felony punishable in accordance with RCW 9A.20.021.
This section shall not apply to offenses defined and punishable under the provisions of RCW 69.50.410.
Sec. 2. RCW 69.50.406 and 1996 c 205 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
(a) Any person eighteen years of age or over who violates RCW 69.50.401(a) by distributing a controlled substance listed in Schedules I or II which is a narcotic drug or methamphetamine, or flunitrazepam listed in Schedule IV, to a person under eighteen years of age is punishable by the fine authorized by RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (i) or (ii), by a term of imprisonment of up to twice that authorized by RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (i) or (ii), or by both.
(b) Any person eighteen years of age or over who violates RCW 69.50.401(a) by distributing any other controlled substance listed in Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V to a person under eighteen years of age who is at least three years his junior is punishable by the fine authorized by RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (iii), (iv), or (v), by a term of imprisonment up to twice that authorized by RCW 69.50.401(a)(1) (iii), (iv), or (v), or both.
Sec. 3. RCW 9.94A.030 and 1997 c 365 s 1, 1997, c 340 s 4, 1997 c 339 s 1, 1997 c 338 s 2, 1997 c 144 s 1, and 1997 c 70 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Collect," or any derivative thereof, "collect and remit," or "collect and deliver," when used with reference to the department of corrections, means that the department is responsible for monitoring and enforcing the offender's sentence with regard to the legal financial obligation, receiving payment thereof from the offender, and, consistent with current law, delivering daily the entire payment to the superior court clerk without depositing it in a departmental account.
(2) "Commission" means the sentencing guidelines commission.
(3) "Community corrections officer" means an employee of the department who is responsible for carrying out specific duties in supervision of sentenced offenders and monitoring of sentence conditions.
(4) "Community custody" means that portion of an inmate's sentence of confinement in lieu of earned early release time or imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120 (6), (8), or (10) served in the community subject to controls placed on the inmate's movement and activities by the department of corrections.
(5) "Community placement" means that period during which the offender is subject to the conditions of community custody and/or postrelease supervision, which begins either upon completion of the term of confinement (postrelease supervision) or at such time as the offender is transferred to community custody in lieu of earned early release. Community placement may consist of entirely community custody, entirely postrelease supervision, or a combination of the two.
(6) "Community service" means compulsory service, without compensation, performed for the benefit of the community by the offender.
(7) "Community supervision" means a period of time during which a convicted offender is subject to crime-related prohibitions and other sentence conditions imposed by a court pursuant to this chapter or RCW 16.52.200(6) or 46.61.524. For first-time offenders, the supervision may include crime-related prohibitions and other conditions imposed pursuant to RCW 9.94A.120(5). For purposes of the interstate compact for out-of-state supervision of parolees and probationers, RCW 9.95.270, community supervision is the functional equivalent of probation and should be considered the same as probation by other states.
(8) "Confinement" means total or partial confinement as defined in this section.
(9) "Conviction" means an adjudication of guilt pursuant to Titles 10 or 13 RCW and includes a verdict of guilty, a finding of guilty, and acceptance of a plea of guilty.
(10) "Court-ordered legal financial obligation" means a sum of money that is ordered by a superior court of the state of Washington for legal financial obligations which may include restitution to the victim, statutorily imposed crime victims' compensation fees as assessed pursuant to RCW 7.68.035, court costs, county or interlocal drug funds, court-appointed attorneys' fees, and costs of defense, fines, and any other financial obligation that is assessed to the offender as a result of a felony conviction. Upon conviction for vehicular assault while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.522(1)(b), or vehicular homicide while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug, RCW 46.61.520(1)(a), legal financial obligations may also include payment to a public agency of the expense of an emergency response to the incident resulting in the conviction, subject to the provisions in RCW 38.52.430.
(11) "Crime-related prohibition" means an order of a court prohibiting conduct that directly relates to the circumstances of the crime for which the offender has been convicted, and shall not be construed to mean orders directing an offender affirmatively to participate in rehabilitative programs or to otherwise perform affirmative conduct. However, affirmative acts necessary to monitor compliance with the order of a court may be required by the department.
(12) "Criminal history" means the list of a defendant's prior convictions and juvenile adjudications, whether in this state, in federal court, or elsewhere. The history shall include, where known, for each conviction (a) whether the defendant has been placed on probation and the length and terms thereof; and (b) whether the defendant has been incarcerated and the length of incarceration.
(13) "Day fine" means a fine imposed by the sentencing judge that equals the difference between the offender's net daily income and the reasonable obligations that the offender has for the support of the offender and any dependents.
(14) "Day reporting" means a program of enhanced supervision designed to monitor the defendant's daily activities and compliance with sentence conditions, and in which the defendant is required to report daily to a specific location designated by the department or the sentencing judge.
(15) "Department" means the department of corrections.
(16) "Determinate sentence" means a sentence that states with exactitude the number of actual years, months, or days of total confinement, of partial confinement, of community supervision, the number of actual hours or days of community service work, or dollars or terms of a legal financial obligation. The fact that an offender through "earned early release" can reduce the actual period of confinement shall not affect the classification of the sentence as a determinate sentence.
(17) "Disposable earnings" means that part of the earnings of an individual remaining after the deduction from those earnings of any amount required by law to be withheld. For the purposes of this definition, "earnings" means compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether denominated as wages, salary, commission, bonuses, or otherwise, and, notwithstanding any other provision of law making the payments exempt from garnishment, attachment, or other process to satisfy a court-ordered legal financial obligation, specifically includes periodic payments pursuant to pension or retirement programs, or insurance policies of any type, but does not include payments made under Title 50 RCW, except as provided in RCW 50.40.020 and 50.40.050, or Title 74 RCW.
(18) "Drug offense" means:
(a) Any felony violation of chapter 69.50 RCW except possession of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(d)) or forged prescription for a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.403);
(b) Any offense defined as a felony under federal law that relates to the possession, manufacture, distribution, or transportation of a controlled substance; or
(c) Any out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a drug offense under (a) of this subsection.
(19) "Escape" means:
(a) Escape in the first degree (RCW 9A.76.110), escape in the second degree (RCW 9A.76.120), willful failure to return from furlough (RCW 72.66.060), willful failure to return from work release (RCW 72.65.070), or willful failure to be available for supervision by the department while in community custody (RCW 72.09.310); or
(b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as an escape under (a) of this subsection.
(20) "Felony traffic offense" means:
(a) Vehicular homicide (RCW 46.61.520), vehicular assault (RCW 46.61.522), eluding a police officer (RCW 46.61.024), or felony hit-and-run injury-accident (RCW 46.52.020(4)); or
(b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a felony traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.
(21) "Fines" means the requirement that the offender pay a specific sum of money over a specific period of time to the court.
(22) "First-time offender" means any person who is convicted of a felony (a) not classified as a violent offense or a sex offense under this chapter, or (b) that is not the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance classified in Schedule I or II that is a narcotic drug or flunitrazepam classified in Schedule IV, nor the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to deliver methamphetamine, its salts, isomers, and salts of its isomers as defined in RCW 69.50.206(d)(2), nor the selling for profit of any controlled substance or counterfeit substance classified in Schedule I, RCW 69.50.204, except leaves and flowering tops of marihuana, who previously has never been convicted of a felony in this state, federal court, or another state, and who has never participated in a program of deferred prosecution for a felony offense.
(23) "Most serious offense" means any of the following felonies or a felony attempt to commit any of the following felonies, as now existing or hereafter amended:
(a) Any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or criminal solicitation of or criminal conspiracy to commit a class A felony;
(b) Assault in the second degree;
(c) Assault of a child in the second degree;
(d) Child molestation in the second degree;
(e) Controlled substance homicide;
(f) Extortion in the first degree;
(g) Incest when committed against a child under age fourteen;
(h) Indecent liberties;
(i) Kidnapping in the second degree;
(j) Leading organized crime;
(k) Manslaughter in the first degree;
(l) Manslaughter in the second degree;
(m) Promoting prostitution in the first degree;
(n) Rape in the third degree;
(o) Robbery in the second degree;
(p) Sexual exploitation;
(q) Vehicular assault;
(r) Vehicular homicide, when proximately caused by the driving of any vehicle by any person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug as defined by RCW 46.61.502, or by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner;
(s) Any other class B felony offense with a finding of sexual motivation, as "sexual motivation" is defined under this section;
(t) Any other felony with a deadly weapon verdict under RCW 9.94A.125;
(u) Any felony offense in effect at any time prior to December 2, 1993, that is comparable to a most serious offense under this subsection, or any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a most serious offense under this subsection;
(v)(i) A prior conviction for indecent liberties under RCW 9A.88.100(1) (a), (b), and (c), chapter 260, Laws of 1975 1st ex. sess. as it existed until July 1, 1979, RCW 9A.44.100(1) (a), (b), and (c) as it existed from July 1, 1979, until June 11, 1986, and RCW 9A.44.100(1) (a), (b), and (d) as it existed from June 11, 1986, until July 1, 1988;
(ii) A prior conviction for indecent liberties under RCW 9A.44.100(1)(c) as it existed from June 11, 1986, until July 1, 1988, if: (A) The crime was committed against a child under the age of fourteen; or (B) the relationship between the victim and perpetrator is included in the definition of indecent liberties under RCW 9A.44.100(1)(c) as it existed from July 1, 1988, through July 27, 1997, or RCW 9A.44.100(1) (d) or (e) as it existed from July 25, 1993, through July 27, 1997.
(24) "Nonviolent offense" means an offense which is not a violent offense.
(25) "Offender" means a person who has committed a felony established by state law and is eighteen years of age or older or is less than eighteen years of age but whose case is under superior court jurisdiction under RCW 13.04.030 or has been transferred by the appropriate juvenile court to a criminal court pursuant to RCW 13.40.110. Throughout this chapter, the terms "offender" and "defendant" are used interchangeably.
(26) "Partial confinement" means confinement for no more than one year in a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government, or, if home detention or work crew has been ordered by the court, in an approved residence, for a substantial portion of each day with the balance of the day spent in the community. Partial confinement includes work release, home detention, work crew, and a combination of work crew and home detention as defined in this section.
(27) "Persistent offender" is an offender who:
(a)(i) Has been convicted in this state of any felony considered a most serious offense; and
(ii) Has, before the commission of the offense under (a) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least two separate occasions, whether in this state or elsewhere, of felonies that under the laws of this state would be considered most serious offenses and would be included in the offender score under RCW 9.94A.360; provided that of the two or more previous convictions, at least one conviction must have occurred before the commission of any of the other most serious offenses for which the offender was previously convicted; or
(b)(i) Has been convicted of: (A) Rape in the first degree, rape of a child in the first degree, child molestation in the first degree, rape in the second degree, rape of a child in the second degree, or indecent liberties by forcible compulsion; (B) murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, homicide by abuse, kidnapping in the first degree, kidnapping in the second degree, assault in the first degree, assault in the second degree, assault of a child in the first degree, or burglary in the first degree, with a finding of sexual motivation; or (C) an attempt to commit any crime listed in this subsection (27)(b)(i); and
(ii) Has, before the commission of the offense under (b)(i) of this subsection, been convicted as an offender on at least one occasion, whether in this state or elsewhere, of an offense listed in (b)(i) of this subsection. A conviction for rape of a child in the first degree constitutes a conviction under subsection (27)(b)(i) only when the offender was sixteen years of age or older when the offender committed the offense. A conviction for rape of a child in the second degree constitutes a conviction under subsection (27)(b)(i) only when the offender was eighteen years of age or older when the offender committed the offense.
(28) "Postrelease supervision" is that portion of an offender's community placement that is not community custody.
(29) "Restitution" means the requirement that the offender pay a specific sum of money over a specific period of time to the court as payment of damages. The sum may include both public and private costs. The imposition of a restitution order does not preclude civil redress.
(30) "Serious traffic offense" means:
(a) Driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.502), actual physical control while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.504), reckless driving (RCW 46.61.500), or hit-and-run an attended vehicle (RCW 46.52.020(5)); or
(b) Any federal, out-of-state, county, or municipal conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be classified as a serious traffic offense under (a) of this subsection.
(31) "Serious violent offense" is a subcategory of violent offense and means:
(a) Murder in the first degree, homicide by abuse, murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree, assault in the first degree, kidnapping in the first degree, or rape in the first degree, assault of a child in the first degree, or an attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit one of these felonies; or
(b) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a serious violent offense under (a) of this subsection.
(32) "Sentence range" means the sentencing court's discretionary range in imposing a nonappealable sentence.
(33) "Sex offense" means:
(a) A felony that is a violation of chapter 9A.44 RCW or RCW 9A.64.020 or 9.68A.090 or a felony that is, under chapter 9A.28 RCW, a criminal attempt, criminal solicitation, or criminal conspiracy to commit such crimes;
(b) A felony with a finding of sexual motivation under RCW 9.94A.127 or 13.40.135; or
(c) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a sex offense under (a) of this subsection.
(34) "Sexual motivation" means that one of the purposes for which the defendant committed the crime was for the purpose of his or her sexual gratification.
(35) "Total confinement" means confinement inside the physical boundaries of a facility or institution operated or utilized under contract by the state or any other unit of government for twenty-four hours a day, or pursuant to RCW 72.64.050 and 72.64.060.
(36) "Transition training" means written and verbal instructions and assistance provided by the department to the offender during the two weeks prior to the offender's successful completion of the work ethic camp program. The transition training shall include instructions in the offender's requirements and obligations during the offender's period of community custody.
(37) "Victim" means any person who has sustained emotional, psychological, physical, or financial injury to person or property as a direct result of the crime charged.
(38) "Violent offense" means:
(a) Any of the following felonies, as now existing or hereafter amended: Any felony defined under any law as a class A felony or an attempt to commit a class A felony, criminal solicitation of or criminal conspiracy to commit a class A felony, manslaughter in the first degree, manslaughter in the second degree, indecent liberties if committed by forcible compulsion, kidnapping in the second degree, arson in the second degree, assault in the second degree, assault of a child in the second degree, extortion in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, drive-by shooting, vehicular assault, and vehicular homicide, when proximately caused by the driving of any vehicle by any person while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug as defined by RCW 46.61.502, or by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner;
(b) Any conviction for a felony offense in effect at any time prior to July 1, 1976, that is comparable to a felony classified as a violent offense in (a) of this subsection; and
(c) Any federal or out-of-state conviction for an offense that under the laws of this state would be a felony classified as a violent offense under (a) or (b) of this subsection.
(39) "Work crew" means a program of partial confinement consisting of civic improvement tasks for the benefit of the community of not less than thirty-five hours per week that complies with RCW 9.94A.135. The civic improvement tasks shall have minimal negative impact on existing private industries or the labor force in the county where the service or labor is performed. The civic improvement tasks shall not affect employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities contracted through sheltered workshops as defined in RCW 82.04.385. Only those offenders sentenced to a facility operated or utilized under contract by a county or the state are eligible to participate on a work crew. Offenders sentenced for a sex offense as defined in subsection (33) of this section are not eligible for the work crew program.
(40) "Work ethic camp" means an alternative incarceration program designed to reduce recidivism and lower the cost of corrections by requiring offenders to complete a comprehensive array of real-world job and vocational experiences, character-building work ethics training, life management skills development, substance abuse rehabilitation, counseling, literacy training, and basic adult education.
(41) "Work release" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders who are employed or engaged as a student in a regular course of study at school. Participation in work release shall be conditioned upon the offender attending work or school at regularly defined hours and abiding by the rules of the work release facility.
(42) "Home detention" means a program of partial confinement available to offenders wherein the offender is confined in a private residence subject to electronic surveillance.
Sec. 4. RCW 9.94A.320 and 1997 c 365 s 4, 1997 c 346 s 3, 1997 c 340 s 1, 1997 c 338 s 51, 1997 c 266 s 15, and 1997 c 120 s 5 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
TABLE 2
CRIMES INCLUDED WITHIN EACH SERIOUSNESS LEVEL
XV Aggravated Murder 1 (RCW 10.95.020)
XIV Murder 1 (RCW 9A.32.030)
Homicide by abuse (RCW 9A.32.055)
Malicious explosion 1 (RCW 70.74.280(1))
XIII Murder 2 (RCW 9A.32.050)
Malicious explosion 2 (RCW 70.74.280(2))
Malicious placement of an explosive 1 (RCW 70.74.270(1))
XII Assault 1 (RCW 9A.36.011)
Assault of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.36.120)
Rape 1 (RCW 9A.44.040)
Rape of a Child 1 (RCW 9A.44.073)
Malicious placement of an imitation device 1 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(a))
XI Rape 2 (RCW 9A.44.050)
Rape of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.44.076)
Manslaughter 1 (RCW 9A.32.060)
X Kidnapping 1 (RCW 9A.40.020)
Child Molestation 1 (RCW 9A.44.083)
Malicious explosion 3 (RCW 70.74.280(3))
Over 18 and deliver heroin ((or)), a narcotic from Schedule I or II, or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV to someone under 18 (RCW 69.50.406)
Leading Organized Crime (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(a))
Indecent Liberties (with forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1)(a))
IX Assault of a Child 2 (RCW 9A.36.130)
Robbery 1 (RCW 9A.56.200)
Explosive devices prohibited (RCW 70.74.180)
Malicious placement of an explosive 2 (RCW 70.74.270(2))
Over 18 and deliver narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or a nonnarcotic, except flunitrazepam, from Schedule I-V to someone under 18 and 3 years junior (RCW 69.50.406)
Controlled Substance Homicide (RCW 69.50.415)
Sexual Exploitation (RCW 9.68A.040)
Inciting Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.060(1)(b))
Vehicular Homicide, by being under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug (RCW 46.61.520)
VIII Arson 1 (RCW 9A.48.020)
Promoting Prostitution 1 (RCW 9A.88.070)
Selling for profit (controlled or counterfeit) any controlled substance (RCW 69.50.410)
Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver heroin or cocaine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))
Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(ii))
Possession of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine with intent to manufacture methamphetamine (RCW 69.50.440)
Vehicular Homicide, by the operation of any vehicle in a reckless manner (RCW 46.61.520)
Manslaughter 2 (RCW 9A.32.070)
VII Burglary 1 (RCW 9A.52.020)
Vehicular Homicide, by disregard for the safety of others (RCW 46.61.520)
Introducing Contraband 1 (RCW 9A.76.140)
Indecent Liberties (without forcible compulsion) (RCW 9A.44.100(1) (b) and (c))
Child Molestation 2 (RCW 9A.44.086)
Dealing in depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.050)
Sending, bringing into state depictions of minor engaged in sexually explicit conduct (RCW 9.68A.060)
Involving a minor in drug dealing (RCW 69.50.401(f))
Drive-by Shooting (RCW 9A.36.045)
Unlawful Possession of a Firearm in the first degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(a))
Malicious placement of an explosive 3 (RCW 70.74.270(3))
VI Bribery (RCW 9A.68.010)
Rape of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.44.079)
Intimidating a Juror/Witness (RCW 9A.72.110, 9A.72.130)
Malicious placement of an imitation device 2 (RCW 70.74.272(1)(b))
Incest 1 (RCW 9A.64.020(1))
Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule I or II (except heroin or cocaine) or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(i))
Intimidating a Judge (RCW 9A.72.160)
Bail Jumping with Murder 1 (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(a))
Theft of a Firearm (RCW 9A.56.300)
V Persistent prison misbehavior (RCW 9.94.070)
Criminal Mistreatment 1 (RCW 9A.42.020)
Abandonment of dependent person 1 (RCW 9A.42.060)
Rape 3 (RCW 9A.44.060)
Sexual Misconduct with a Minor 1 (RCW 9A.44.093)
Child Molestation 3 (RCW 9A.44.089)
Kidnapping 2 (RCW 9A.40.030)
Extortion 1 (RCW 9A.56.120)
Incest 2 (RCW 9A.64.020(2))
Perjury 1 (RCW 9A.72.020)
Extortionate Extension of Credit (RCW 9A.82.020)
Advancing money or property for extortionate extension of credit (RCW 9A.82.030)
Extortionate Means to Collect Extensions of Credit (RCW 9A.82.040)
Rendering Criminal Assistance 1 (RCW 9A.76.070)
Bail Jumping with class A Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(b))
Sexually Violating Human Remains (RCW 9A.44.105)
Delivery of imitation controlled substance by person eighteen or over to person under eighteen (RCW 69.52.030(2))
Possession of a Stolen Firearm (RCW 9A.56.310)
IV Residential Burglary (RCW 9A.52.025)
Theft of Livestock 1 (RCW 9A.56.080)
Robbery 2 (RCW 9A.56.210)
Assault 2 (RCW 9A.36.021)
Escape 1 (RCW 9A.76.110)
Arson 2 (RCW 9A.48.030)
Commercial Bribery (RCW 9A.68.060)
Bribing a Witness/Bribe Received by Witness (RCW 9A.72.090, 9A.72.100)
Malicious Harassment (RCW 9A.36.080)
Threats to Bomb (RCW 9.61.160)
Willful Failure to Return from Furlough (RCW 72.66.060)
Hit and Run--Injury Accident (RCW 46.52.020(4))
Hit and Run with Vessel--Injury Accident (RCW 88.12.155(3))
Vehicular Assault (RCW 46.61.522)
Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver narcotics from Schedule III, IV, or V or nonnarcotics from Schedule I-V (except marijuana ((or)), methamphetamines, or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401 (a)(1) (iii) through (v))
Influencing Outcome of Sporting Event (RCW 9A.82.070)
Use of Proceeds of Criminal Profiteering (RCW 9A.82.080 (1) and (2))
Knowingly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(2))
III Criminal Gang Intimidation (RCW 9A.46.120)
Criminal Mistreatment 2 (RCW 9A.42.030)
Abandonment of dependent person 2 (RCW 9A.42.070)
Extortion 2 (RCW 9A.56.130)
Unlawful Imprisonment (RCW 9A.40.040)
Assault 3 (RCW 9A.36.031)
Assault of a Child 3 (RCW 9A.36.140)
Custodial Assault (RCW 9A.36.100)
Unlawful possession of firearm in the second degree (RCW 9.41.040(1)(b))
Harassment (RCW 9A.46.020)
Promoting Prostitution 2 (RCW 9A.88.080)
Willful Failure to Return from Work Release (RCW 72.65.070)
Burglary 2 (RCW 9A.52.030)
Introducing Contraband 2 (RCW 9A.76.150)
Communication with a Minor for Immoral Purposes (RCW 9.68A.090)
Patronizing a Juvenile Prostitute (RCW 9.68A.100)
Escape 2 (RCW 9A.76.120)
Perjury 2 (RCW 9A.72.030)
Bail Jumping with class B or C Felony (RCW 9A.76.170(2)(c))
Intimidating a Public Servant (RCW 9A.76.180)
Tampering with a Witness (RCW 9A.72.120)
Manufacture, deliver, or possess with intent to deliver marijuana (RCW 69.50.401(a)(1)(iii))
Delivery of a material in lieu of a controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(c))
Manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute an imitation controlled substance (RCW 69.52.030(1))
Recklessly Trafficking in Stolen Property (RCW 9A.82.050(1))
Theft of livestock 2 (RCW 9A.56.080)
Securities Act violation (RCW 21.20.400)
II Unlawful Practice of Law (RCW 2.48.180)
Malicious Mischief 1 (RCW 9A.48.070)
Possession of Stolen Property 1 (RCW 9A.56.150)
Theft 1 (RCW 9A.56.030)
Class B Felony Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (RCW 9A.56.096(4))
Trafficking in Insurance Claims (RCW 48.30A.015)
Unlicensed Practice of a Profession or Business (RCW 18.130.190(7))
Health Care False Claims (RCW 48.80.030)
Possession of controlled substance that is either heroin or narcotics from Schedule I or II or flunitrazepam from Schedule IV (RCW 69.50.401(d))
Possession of phencyclidine (PCP) (RCW 69.50.401(d))
Create, deliver, or possess a counterfeit controlled substance (RCW 69.50.401(b))
Computer Trespass 1 (RCW 9A.52.110)
Escape from Community Custody (RCW 72.09.310)
I Theft 2 (RCW 9A.56.040)
Class C Felony Theft of Rental, Leased, or Lease-purchased Property (RCW 9A.56.096(4))
Possession of Stolen Property 2 (RCW 9A.56.160)
Forgery (RCW 9A.60.020)
Taking Motor Vehicle Without Permission (RCW 9A.56.070)
Vehicle Prowl 1 (RCW 9A.52.095)
Attempting to Elude a Pursuing Police Vehicle (RCW 46.61.024)
Malicious Mischief 2 (RCW 9A.48.080)
Reckless Burning 1 (RCW 9A.48.040)
Unlawful Issuance of Checks or Drafts (RCW 9A.56.060)
Unlawful Use of Food Stamps (RCW 9.91.140 (2) and (3))
False Verification for Welfare (RCW 74.08.055)
Forged Prescription (RCW 69.41.020)
Forged Prescription for a Controlled Substance (RCW 69.50.403)
Possess Controlled Substance that is a Narcotic from Schedule III, IV, or V or Non-narcotic from Schedule I-V (except phencyclidine or flunitrazepam) (RCW 69.50.401(d))
Sec. 5. RCW 13.40.0357 and 1997 c 338 s 12 and 1997 c 66 s 6 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
DESCRIPTION AND OFFENSE CATEGORY
Juvenile Juvenile Disposition
Disposition Category for Attempt,
Offense Bailjump, Conspiracy,
Category Description (RCW Citation) or Solicitation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arson and Malicious Mischief
A Arson 1 (9A.48.020) B+
B Arson 2 (9A.48.030) C
C Reckless Burning 1 (9A.48.040) D
D Reckless Burning 2 (9A.48.050) E
B Malicious Mischief 1 (9A.48.070) C
C Malicious Mischief 2 (9A.48.080) D
D Malicious Mischief 3 (<$50 is
E class) (9A.48.090) E
E Tampering with Fire Alarm
Apparatus (9.40.100) E
A Possession of Incendiary Device
(9.40.120) B+
Assault and Other Crimes
Involving Physical Harm
A Assault 1 (9A.36.011) B+
B+ Assault 2 (9A.36.021) C+
C+ Assault 3 (9A.36.031) D+
D+ Assault 4 (9A.36.041) E
B+ Drive-By Shooting
(9A.36.045) C+
D+ Reckless Endangerment
(9A.36.050) E
C+ Promoting Suicide Attempt
(9A.36.060) D+
D+ Coercion (9A.36.070) E
C+ Custodial Assault (9A.36.100) D+
Burglary and Trespass
B+ Burglary 1 (9A.52.020) C+
B Residential Burglary
(9A.52.025) C
B Burglary 2 (9A.52.030) C
D Burglary Tools (Possession of)
(9A.52.060) E
D Criminal Trespass 1 (9A.52.070) E
E Criminal Trespass 2 (9A.52.080) E
C Vehicle Prowling 1 (9A.52.095) D
D Vehicle Prowling 2 (9A.52.100) E
Drugs
E Possession/Consumption of Alcohol
(66.44.270) E
C Illegally Obtaining Legend Drug
(69.41.020) D
C+ Sale, Delivery, Possession of Legend
Drug with Intent to Sell
(69.41.030) D+
E Possession of Legend Drug
(69.41.030) E
B+ Violation of Uniform Controlled
Substances Act - Narcotic ((or)),
Methamphetamine, or Flunitrazepam
Sale (69.50.401(a)(1)(i) or (ii)) B+
C Violation of Uniform Controlled
Substances Act - Nonnarcotic Sale
(69.50.401(a)(1)(iii)) C
E Possession of Marihuana <40 grams
(69.50.401(e)) E
C Fraudulently Obtaining Controlled
Substance (69.50.403) C
C+ Sale of Controlled Substance
for Profit (69.50.410) C+
E Unlawful Inhalation (9.47A.020) E
B Violation of Uniform Controlled
Substances Act - Narcotic ((or)),
Methamphetamine, or Flunitrazepam
Counterfeit Substances
(69.50.401(b)(1)(i) or (ii)) B
C Violation of Uniform Controlled
Substances Act - Nonnarcotic
Counterfeit Substances
(69.50.401(b)(1) (iii), (iv), (v)) C
C Violation of Uniform Controlled
Substances Act - Possession of a
Controlled Substance
(69.50.401(d)) C
C Violation of Uniform Controlled
Substances Act - Possession of a
Controlled Substance
(69.50.401(c)) C
Firearms and Weapons
B Theft of Firearm (9A.56.300) C
B Possession of Stolen Firearm
(9A.56.310) C
E Carrying Loaded Pistol Without
Permit (9.41.050) E
C Possession of Firearms by Minor (<18)
(9.41.040(1) (b) (iii)) C
D+ Possession of Dangerous Weapon
(9.41.250) E
D Intimidating Another Person by use
of Weapon (9.41.270) E
Homicide
A+ Murder 1 (9A.32.030) A
A+ Murder 2 (9A.32.050) B+
B+ Manslaughter 1 (9A.32.060) C+
C+ Manslaughter 2 (9A.32.070) D+
B+ Vehicular Homicide (46.61.520) C+
Kidnapping
A Kidnap 1 (9A.40.020) B+
B+ Kidnap 2 (9A.40.030) C+
C+ Unlawful Imprisonment
(9A.40.040) D+
Obstructing Governmental Operation
D Obstructing a Law Enforcement
Officer (9A.76.020) E
E Resisting Arrest (9A.76.040) E
B Introducing Contraband 1
(9A.76.140) C
C Introducing Contraband 2
(9A.76.150) D
E Introducing Contraband 3
(9A.76.160) E
B+ Intimidating a Public Servant
(9A.76.180) C+
B+ Intimidating a Witness
(9A.72.110) C+
Public Disturbance
C+ Riot with Weapon (9A.84.010) D+
D+ Riot Without Weapon
(9A.84.010) E
E Failure to Disperse (9A.84.020) E
E Disorderly Conduct (9A.84.030) E
Sex Crimes
A Rape 1 (9A.44.040) B+
A- Rape 2 (9A.44.050) B+
C+ Rape 3 (9A.44.060) D+
A- Rape of a Child 1 (9A.44.073) B+
B+ Rape of a Child 2 (9A.44.076) C+
B Incest 1 (9A.64.020(1)) C
C Incest 2 (9A.64.020(2)) D
D+ Indecent Exposure
(Victim <14) (9A.88.010) E
E Indecent Exposure
(Victim 14 or over) (9A.88.010) E
B+ Promoting Prostitution 1
(9A.88.070) C+
C+ Promoting Prostitution 2
(9A.88.080) D+
E O & A (Prostitution) (9A.88.030) E
B+ Indecent Liberties (9A.44.100) C+
A- Child Molestation 1 (9A.44.083) B+
B Child Molestation 2 (9A.44.086) C+
Theft, Robbery, Extortion, and Forgery
B Theft 1 (9A.56.030) C
C Theft 2 (9A.56.040) D
D Theft 3 (9A.56.050) E
B Theft of Livestock (9A.56.080) C
C Forgery (9A.60.020) D
A Robbery 1 (9A.56.200) B+
B+ Robbery 2 (9A.56.210) C+
B+ Extortion 1 (9A.56.120) C+
C+ Extortion 2 (9A.56.130) D+
B Possession of Stolen Property 1
(9A.56.150) C
C Possession of Stolen Property 2
(9A.56.160) D
D Possession of Stolen Property 3
(9A.56.170) E
C Taking Motor Vehicle Without
Owner's Permission (9A.56.070) D
Motor Vehicle Related Crimes
E Driving Without a License
(46.20.005) E
C Hit and Run - Injury
(46.52.020(4)) D
D Hit and Run-Attended
(46.52.020(5)) E
E Hit and Run-Unattended
(46.52.010) E
C Vehicular Assault (46.61.522) D
C Attempting to Elude Pursuing
Police Vehicle (46.61.024) D
E Reckless Driving (46.61.500) E
D Driving While Under the Influence
(46.61.502 and 46.61.504) E
Other
B Bomb Threat (9.61.160) C
C Escape 11 (9A.76.110) C
C Escape 21 (9A.76.120) C
D Escape 3 (9A.76.130) E
E Obscene, Harassing, Etc.,
Phone Calls (9.61.230) E
A Other Offense Equivalent to an
Adult Class A Felony B+
B Other Offense Equivalent to an
Adult Class B Felony C
C Other Offense Equivalent to an
Adult Class C Felony D
D Other Offense Equivalent to an
Adult Gross Misdemeanor E
E Other Offense Equivalent to an
Adult Misdemeanor E
V Violation of Order of Restitution,
Community Supervision, or
Confinement (13.40.200)2 V
1Escape 1 and 2 and Attempted Escape 1 and 2 are classed as C offenses and the standard range is established as follows:
1st escape or attempted escape during 12-month period - 4 weeks confinement
2nd escape or attempted escape during 12-month period - 8 weeks confinement
3rd and subsequent escape or attempted escape during 12-month period - 12 weeks confinement
2If the court finds that a respondent has violated terms of an order, it may impose a penalty of up to 30 days of confinement.
JUVENILE SENTENCING STANDARDS
This schedule must be used for juvenile offenders. The court may select sentencing option A, B, or C.
OPTION A
JUVENILE OFFENDER SENTENCING GRID
STANDARD RANGE
A+ 180 WEEKS TO AGE 21 YEARS
A 103 WEEKS TO 129 WEEKS
A- 15-36 |52-65 |80-100 |103-129
WEEKS |WEEKS |WEEKS |WEEKS
EXCEPT |||
30-40 |||
WEEKS FOR |||
15-17 |||
YEAR OLDS |||
Current B+ 15-36 |52-65 |80-100 |103-129
Offense WEEKS |WEEKS |WEEKS |WEEKS
Category
B LOCAL | |52-65
SANCTIONS (LS) |15-36 WEEKS |WEEKS
C+ LS |
|15-36 WEEKS
C LS |15-36 WEEKS
Local Sanctions: |
0 to 30 Days
D+ LS 0 to 12 Months Community Supervision
0 to 150 Hours Community Service
D LS $0 to $500 Fine
E LS
0 1 2 3 4 or more
PRIOR ADJUDICATIONS
NOTE: References in the grid to days or weeks mean periods of confinement.
(1) The vertical axis of the grid is the current offense category. The current offense category is determined by the offense of adjudication.
(2) The horizontal axis of the grid is the number of prior adjudications included in the juvenile's criminal history. Each prior felony adjudication shall count as one point. Each prior violation, misdemeanor, and gross misdemeanor adjudication shall count as 1/4 point. Fractional points shall be rounded down.
(3) The standard range disposition for each offense is determined by the intersection of the column defined by the prior adjudications and the row defined by the current offense category.
(4) RCW 13.40.180 applies if the offender is being sentenced for more than one offense.
(5) A current offense that is a violation is equivalent to an offense category of E. However, a disposition for a violation shall not include confinement.
OR
OPTION B
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY DISPOSITION ALTERNATIVE
If the juvenile offender is subject to a standard range disposition of local sanctions or 15 to 36 weeks of confinement and has not committed an A- or B+ offense, the court may impose a disposition under RCW 13.40.160(5) and 13.40.165.
OR
OPTION C
MANIFEST INJUSTICE
If the court determines that a disposition under option A or B would effectuate a manifest injustice, the court shall impose a disposition outside the standard range under RCW 13.40.160(2).
Sec. 6. RCW 9A.44.050 and 1997 c 392 s 514 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A person is guilty of rape in the second degree when, under circumstances not constituting rape in the first degree, the person engages in sexual intercourse with another person:
(a) By forcible compulsion;
(b) When the victim is incapable of consent by reason of being physically helpless or mentally incapacitated, including physical helplessness or mental incapacity induced by any controlled substance, and the perpetrator knows of the helplessness or incapacity;
(c) When the victim is developmentally disabled and the perpetrator is a person who is not married to the victim and who has supervisory authority over the victim;
(d) When the perpetrator is a health care provider, the victim is a client or patient, and the sexual intercourse occurs during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination. It is an affirmative defense that the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the client or patient consented to the sexual intercourse with the knowledge that the sexual intercourse was not for the purpose of treatment;
(e) When the victim is a resident of a facility for mentally disordered or chemically dependent persons and the perpetrator is a person who is not married to the victim and has supervisory authority over the victim; or
(f) When the victim is a frail elder or vulnerable adult and the perpetrator is a person who is not married to the victim and who has a significant relationship with the victim.
(2) Rape in the second degree is a class A felony.
Sec. 7. RCW 9A.44.100 and 1997 c 392 s 515 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A person is guilty of indecent liberties when he knowingly causes another person who is not his spouse to have sexual contact with him or another:
(a) By forcible compulsion;
(b) When the other person is incapable of consent by reason of being mentally defective, mentally incapacitated, or physically helpless, including mental incapacity or physical helplessness induced by any controlled substance, and the perpetrator knows of the defect, incapacity, or helplessness;
(c) When the victim is developmentally disabled and the perpetrator is a person who is not married to the victim and who has supervisory authority over the victim;
(d) When the perpetrator is a health care provider, the victim is a client or patient, and the sexual contact occurs during a treatment session, consultation, interview, or examination. It is an affirmative defense that the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the client or patient consented to the sexual contact with the knowledge that the sexual contact was not for the purpose of treatment;
(e) When the victim is a resident of a facility for mentally disordered or chemically dependent persons and the perpetrator is a person who is not married to the victim and has supervisory authority over the victim; or
(f) When the victim is a frail elder or vulnerable adult and the perpetrator is a person who is not married to the victim and who has a significant relationship with the victim.
(2) Indecent liberties is a class B felony.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 9A.44 RCW to read as follows:
Rape crisis centers, law enforcement, and hospital emergency rooms shall provide to all personnel investigating cases of sexual assault training on how to recognize the presence of sedating substances, how to test for the substances, and the appropriate chain of custody procedures to follow so that the evidence may be used in a court of law. The training required by this section may be incorporated into existing training programs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. This act applies to crimes committed on or after July 1, 1998.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. This act takes effect July 1, 1998.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Deccio moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5305.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Deccio that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5305.
The motion by Senator Deccio carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5305.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5305, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5305, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 1.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 47. Absent: Senator Hargrove - 1. Excused: Senator Benton - 1. ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5305, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SENATE BILL NO. 6348 with the following amendment(s):
On page 3, beginning on line 27, strike section 3 and insert:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The department shall not deny exemptions under RCW 82.08.02565 or 82.12.02565 solely on the basis of failure to comply with duplicate certificate or summary filing requirements. The amendments of RCW 82.08.02565 or 82.12.02565 in this act do not terminate requirements to file duplicate certificates or summaries in respect to exemptions claimed for periods before January 1, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Sections 1 and 2 of this act take effect January 1, 1999."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator McCaslin moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Senate Bill No. 6348.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator McCaslin that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Senate Bill No. 6348.
The motion by Senator McCaslin carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill No. 6348.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6348, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6348, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 0.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 48. Absent: Senator McDonald - 1. SENATE BILL NO. 6348, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
There being no objection, the Senate resumed consideration of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6421, deferred March 7, 1998, after the motion by Senator Schow to concur in the House amendment carried.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6421, as amended by the House.
Debate ensued.
POINT OF INQUIRY
Senator Heavey: “Senator Schow, I've read the bill about three times and still don' t understand it. If you have a written severance agreement, does that remuneration--and therefore you are not--you would not get unemployment insurance?''
Senator Schow: “That is my understanding.”
Senator Heavey: “So, if you don't have a written one, do you get unemployment insurance?”
Senator Schow: “If you don't have--”
Senator Heavey: “If you don't have a written severance package--”
Senator Schow: “Well, if the severance that you get is not designated as pay for the future, it is my understanding that for both public and private, you would be eligible for unemployment.”
Senator Heavey: “Thank you.”
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6421, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 1; Absent, 0; Excused, 0.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 48. Voting nay: Senator Thibaudeau - 1. ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6421, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6445 with the following amendment(s):Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. It is the intent of the legislature to:
(1) Enhance public safety and maximize the rehabilitative potential of juvenile offenders through modifications to licensed community residential placements for juveniles;
(2) Ensure community support for community facilities by enabling community participation in decisions involving these facilities and assuring the safety of communities in which community facilities for juvenile offenders are located; and
(3) Improve public safety by strengthening the safeguards in placement, oversight, and monitoring of the juvenile offenders placed in the community, and by establishing minimum standards for operation of licensed residential community facilities. The legislature finds that community support and participation is vital to the success of community programming.
Sec. 2. RCW 72.05.020 and 1979 c 141 s 178 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Community facility" means a group care facility operated for the care of juveniles committed to the department under RCW 13.40.185. A county detention facility that houses juveniles committed to the department under RCW 13.40.185 pursuant to a contract with the department is not a community facility.
(2) "Department" means the department of social and health services.
(3) "Juvenile" means a person under the age of twenty-one who has been sentenced to a term of confinement under the supervision of the department under RCW 13.40.185.
(4) "Service provider" means the entity that operates a community facility.
Sec. 3. RCW 74.15.020 and 1997 c 245 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
For the purpose of chapter 74.15 RCW and RCW 74.13.031, and unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context thereof, the following terms shall mean:
(1) "Department" means the state department of social and health services;
(2) "Secretary" means the secretary of social and health services;
(3) "Agency" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or facility which receives children, expectant mothers, or persons with developmental disabilities for control, care, or maintenance outside their own homes, or which places, arranges the placement of, or assists in the placement of children, expectant mothers, or persons with developmental disabilities for foster care or placement of children for adoption, and shall include the following irrespective of whether there is compensation to the agency or to the children, expectant mothers or persons with developmental disabilities for services rendered:
(a) "Group-care facility" means an agency, other than a foster-family home, which is maintained and operated for the care of a group of children on a twenty-four hour basis;
(b) "Child-placing agency" means an agency which places a child or children for temporary care, continued care, or for adoption;
(c) "Maternity service" means an agency which provides or arranges for care or services to expectant mothers, before or during confinement, or which provides care as needed to mothers and their infants after confinement;
(d) "Child day-care center" means an agency which regularly provides care for a group of children for periods of less than twenty-four hours;
(e) "Family day-care provider" means a child day-care provider who regularly provides child day care for not more than twelve children in the provider's home in the family living quarters;
(f) "Foster-family home" means an agency which regularly provides care on a twenty-four hour basis to one or more children, expectant mothers, or persons with developmental disabilities in the family abode of the person or persons under whose direct care and supervision the child, expectant mother, or person with a developmental disability is placed;
(g) "Crisis residential center" means an agency which is a temporary protective residential facility operated to perform the duties specified in chapter 13.32A RCW, in the manner provided in RCW 74.13.032 through 74.13.036;
(h) "Community facility" means a group care facility operated for the care of juveniles committed to the department under RCW 13.40.185. A county detention facility that houses juveniles committed to the department under RCW 13.40.185 pursuant to a contract with the department is not a community facility;
(i) "Service provider" means the entity that operates a community facility.
(4) "Agency" shall not include the following:
(a) Persons related to the child, expectant mother, or person with developmental disability in the following ways:
(i) Any blood relative, including those of half-blood, and including first cousins, nephews or nieces, and persons of preceding generations as denoted by prefixes of grand, great, or great-great;
(ii) Stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister;
(iii) A person who legally adopts a child or the child's parent as well as the natural and other legally adopted children of such persons, and other relatives of the adoptive parents in accordance with state law;
(iv) Spouses of any persons named in (i), (ii), or (iii) of this subsection (4)(a), even after the marriage is terminated; or
(v) Extended family members, as defined by the law or custom of the Indian child's tribe or, in the absence of such law or custom, a person who has reached the age of eighteen and who is the Indian child's grandparent, aunt or uncle, brother or sister, brother-in-law or sister-in-law, niece or nephew, first or second cousin, or stepparent who provides care in the family abode on a twenty-four-hour basis to an Indian child as defined in 25 U.S.C. Sec. 1903(4);
(b) Persons who are legal guardians of the child, expectant mother, or persons with developmental disabilities;
(c) Persons who care for a neighbor's or friend's child or children, with or without compensation, where: (i) The person providing care for periods of less than twenty-four hours does not conduct such activity on an ongoing, regularly scheduled basis for the purpose of engaging in business, which includes, but is not limited to, advertising such care; or (ii) the parent and person providing care on a twenty-four-hour basis have agreed to the placement in writing and the state is not providing any payment for the care;
(d) Parents on a mutually cooperative basis exchange care of one another's children;
(e) A person, partnership, corporation, or other entity that provides placement or similar services to exchange students or international student exchange visitors or persons who have the care of an exchange student in their home;
(f) Nursery schools or kindergartens which are engaged primarily in educational work with preschool children and in which no child is enrolled on a regular basis for more than four hours per day;
(g) Schools, including boarding schools, which are engaged primarily in education, operate on a definite school year schedule, follow a stated academic curriculum, accept only school-age children and do not accept custody of children;
(h) Seasonal camps of three months' or less duration engaged primarily in recreational or educational activities;
(i) Hospitals licensed pursuant to chapter 70.41 RCW when performing functions defined in chapter 70.41 RCW, nursing homes licensed under chapter 18.51 RCW and boarding homes licensed under chapter 18.20 RCW;
(j) Licensed physicians or lawyers;
(k) Facilities providing care to children for periods of less than twenty-four hours whose parents remain on the premises to participate in activities other than employment;
(l) Facilities approved and certified under chapter 71A.22 RCW;
(m) Any agency having been in operation in this state ten years prior to June 8, 1967, and not seeking or accepting moneys or assistance from any state or federal agency, and is supported in part by an endowment or trust fund;
(n) Persons who have a child in their home for purposes of adoption, if the child was placed in such home by a licensed child-placing agency, an authorized public or tribal agency or court or if a replacement report has been filed under chapter 26.33 RCW and the placement has been approved by the court;
(o) An agency operated by any unit of local, state, or federal government or an agency, located within the boundaries of a federally recognized Indian reservation, licensed by the Indian tribe;
(p) An agency located on a federal military reservation, except where the military authorities request that such agency be subject to the licensing requirements of this chapter.
(5) "Requirement" means any rule, regulation, or standard of care to be maintained by an agency.
(6) "Probationary license" means a license issued as a disciplinary measure to an agency that has previously been issued a full license but is out of compliance with licensing standards.
(7) "Juvenile" means a person under the age of twenty-one who has been sentenced to a term of confinement under the supervision of the department under RCW 13.40.185.
Sec. 4. RCW 13.50.010 and 1997 c 386 s 21 and 1997 c 338 s 39 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) For purposes of this chapter:
(a) "Juvenile justice or care agency" means any of the following: Police, diversion units, court, prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, detention center, attorney general, the legislative children's oversight committee, the office of family and children's ombudsman, the department of social and health services and its contracting agencies, schools; ((and, in addition,)) persons or public or private agencies having children committed to their custody; and any placement oversight committee created under section 9 of this act;
(b) "Official juvenile court file" means the legal file of the juvenile court containing the petition or information, motions, memorandums, briefs, findings of the court, and court orders;
(c) "Social file" means the juvenile court file containing the records and reports of the probation counselor;
(d) "Records" means the official juvenile court file, the social file, and records of any other juvenile justice or care agency in the case.
(2) Each petition or information filed with the court may include only one juvenile and each petition or information shall be filed under a separate docket number. The social file shall be filed separately from the official juvenile court file.
(3) It is the duty of any juvenile justice or care agency to maintain accurate records. To this end:
(a) The agency may never knowingly record inaccurate information. Any information in records maintained by the department of social and health services relating to a petition filed pursuant to chapter 13.34 RCW that is found by the court((, upon proof presented,)) to be false or inaccurate shall be corrected or expunged from such records by the agency;
(b) An agency shall take reasonable steps to assure the security of its records and prevent tampering with them; and
(c) An agency shall make reasonable efforts to insure the completeness of its records, including action taken by other agencies with respect to matters in its files.
(4) Each juvenile justice or care agency shall implement procedures consistent with the provisions of this chapter to facilitate inquiries concerning records.
(5) Any person who has reasonable cause to believe information concerning that person is included in the records of a juvenile justice or care agency and who has been denied access to those records by the agency may make a motion to the court for an order authorizing that person to inspect the juvenile justice or care agency record concerning that person. The court shall grant the motion to examine records unless it finds that in the interests of justice or in the best interests of the juvenile the records or parts of them should remain confidential.
(6) A juvenile, or his or her parents, or any person who has reasonable cause to believe information concerning that person is included in the records of a juvenile justice or care agency may make a motion to the court challenging the accuracy of any information concerning the moving party in the record or challenging the continued possession of the record by the agency. If the court grants the motion, it shall order the record or information to be corrected or destroyed.
(7) The person making a motion under subsection (5) or (6) of this section shall give reasonable notice of the motion to all parties to the original action and to any agency whose records will be affected by the motion.
(8) The court may permit inspection of records by, or release of information to, any clinic, hospital, or agency which has the subject person under care or treatment. The court may also permit inspection by or release to individuals or agencies, including juvenile justice advisory committees of county law and justice councils, engaged in legitimate research for educational, scientific, or public purposes. The court may also permit inspection of, or release of information from, records which have been sealed pursuant to RCW 13.50.050(11). The court shall release to the sentencing guidelines commission records needed for its research and data-gathering functions under RCW 9.94A.040 and other statutes. Access to records or information for research purposes shall be permitted only if the anonymity of all persons mentioned in the records or information will be preserved. Each person granted permission to inspect juvenile justice or care agency records for research purposes shall present a notarized statement to the court stating that the names of juveniles and parents will remain confidential.
(9) Juvenile detention facilities shall release records to the sentencing guidelines commission under RCW 9.94A.040 upon request. The commission shall not disclose the names of any juveniles or parents mentioned in the records without the named individual's written permission.
(10) Requirements in this chapter relating to the court's authority to compel disclosure shall not apply to the legislative children's oversight committee or the office of the family and children's ombudsman.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 72.05 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Whenever the department operates, or the secretary enters a contract to operate, a community facility, the community facility may be operated only after the public notification and opportunities for review and comment as required by this section.
(2) The secretary shall establish a process for early and continuous public participation in establishing or relocating community facilities. The process shall include, at a minimum, public meetings in the local communities affected, as well as opportunities for written and oral comments, in the following manner:
(a) If there are more than three sites initially selected as potential locations and the selection process by the secretary or a service provider reduces the number of possible sites for a community facility to no fewer than three, the secretary or the chief operating officer of the service provider shall notify the public of the possible siting and hold at least two public hearings in each community where a community facility may be sited.
(b) When the secretary or service provider has determined the community facility's location, the secretary or the chief operating officer of the service provider shall hold at least one additional public hearing in the community where the community facility will be sited.
(c) When the secretary has entered negotiations with a service provider and only one site is under consideration, then at least two public hearings shall be held.
(d) To provide adequate notice of, and opportunity for interested persons to comment on, a proposed location, the secretary or the chief operating officer of the service provider shall provide at least fourteen days advance notice of the meeting to all newspapers of general circulation in the community, all radio and television stations generally available to persons in the community, any school district in which the community facility would be sited or whose boundary is within two miles of a proposed community facility, any library district in which the community facility would be sited, local business or fraternal organizations that request notification from the secretary or agency, and any person or property owner within a one-half mile radius of the proposed community facility. Before initiating this process, the department shall contact local government planning agencies in the communities containing the proposed community facility. The department shall coordinate with local government agencies to ensure that opportunities are provided for effective citizen input and to reduce the duplication of notice and meetings.
(3) The secretary shall not issue a license to any service provider until the service provider submits proof that the requirements of this section have been met.
(4) This section shall apply only to community facilities sited after the effective date of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 72.05 RCW to read as follows:
The department shall adopt an infraction policy for juveniles placed in community facilities. The policy shall require written documentation by the department and service providers of all infractions and violations by juveniles of conditions set by the department. Any juvenile who commits a serious infraction or a serious violation of conditions set by the department shall be returned to an institution. The secretary shall not return a juvenile to a community facility until a new risk assessment has been completed and the secretary reasonably believes that the juvenile can adhere to the conditions set by the department. The department shall define the terms "serious infraction" and "serious violation" in rule and shall include but not necessarily limited to the commission of any criminal offense, any unlawful use or possession of a controlled substance, and any use or possession of an alcoholic beverage.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. A new section is added to chapter 74.15 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Whenever the secretary contracts with a service provider to operate a community facility, the contract shall include a requirement that each service provider must report to the department any known infraction or violation of conditions committed by any juvenile under its supervision. The report must be made immediately upon learning of serious infractions or violations and within twenty-four hours for other infractions or violations.
(2) The secretary shall adopt rules to implement and enforce the provisions of this section. The rules shall contain a schedule of monetary penalties not to exceed the total compensation set forth in the contract, and include provisions that allow the secretary to terminate all contracts with a service provider that has violations of this section and the rules adopted under this section.
(3) The secretary shall document in writing all violations of this section and the rules adopted under this section, penalties, actions by the department to remove juveniles from a community facility, and contract terminations. The department shall give great weight to a service provider's record of violations, penalties, actions by the department to remove juveniles from a community facility, and contract terminations in determining to execute, renew, or renegotiate a contract with a service provider.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 72.05 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department shall publish and operate a staffed, toll-free twenty-four-hour hotline for the purpose of receiving reports of violation of conditions set for juveniles who are placed in community facilities.
(2) The department shall include the phone number on all documents distributed to the juvenile and the juvenile's employer, school, parents, and treatment providers.
(3) The department shall include the phone number in every contract it executes with any service provider after the effective date of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 72.05 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Promptly following the report due under section 17 of this act, the secretary shall develop a process with local governments that allows each community to establish a community placement oversight committee. The department may conduct community awareness activities. The community placement oversight committees developed pursuant to this section shall be implemented no later than September 1, 1999.
(2) The community placement oversight committees may review and make recommendations regarding the placement of any juvenile who the secretary proposes to place in the community facility.
(3) The community placement oversight committees, their members, and any agency represented by a member shall not be liable in any cause of action as a result of its decision in regard to a proposed placement of a juvenile unless the committee acts with gross negligence or bad faith in making a placement decision.
(4) Members of the committee shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(5) Except as provided in RCW 13.40.215, at least seventy-two hours prior to placing a juvenile in a community facility the secretary shall provide to the chief law enforcement officer of the jurisdiction in which the community facility is sited: (a) The name of the juvenile; (b) the juvenile's criminal history; and (c) such other relevant and disclosable information as the law enforcement officer may require.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 72.05 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department shall not initially place an offender in a community facility unless:
(a) The department has conducted a risk assessment, including a determination of drug and alcohol abuse, and the results indicate the juvenile will pose not more than a minimum risk to public safety; and
(b) The offender has spent at least ten percent of his or her sentence, but in no event less than thirty days, in a secure institution operated by, or under contract with, the department.
The risk assessment must include consideration of all prior convictions and all available nonconviction data released upon request under RCW 10.97.050, and any serious infractions or serious violations while under the jurisdiction of the secretary or the courts.
(2) No juvenile offender may be placed in a community facility until the juvenile's student records and information have been received and the department has reviewed them in conjunction with all other information used for risk assessment, security classification, and placement of the juvenile.
(3) A juvenile offender shall not be placed in a community facility until the department's risk assessment and security classification is complete and local law enforcement has been properly notified.
Sec. 11. RCW 28A.600.475 and 1992 c 205 s 120 are each amended to read as follows:
School districts may participate in the exchange of information with law enforcement and juvenile court officials to the extent permitted by the family educational and privacy rights act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g. When directed by court order or pursuant to any lawfully issued subpoena, a school district shall make student records and information available to law enforcement officials, probation officers, court personnel, and others legally entitled to the information. Except as provided in section 12 of this act, parents and students shall be notified by the school district of all such orders or subpoenas in advance of compliance with them.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. A new section is added to chapter 13.40 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Pursuant to RCW 28A.600.475, and to the extent permitted by the family educational and privacy rights act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1232g(b), and in order to serve the juvenile while in detention and to prepare any postconviction services, schools shall make all student records and information necessary for risk assessment, security classification, and placement available to court personnel and the department within three working days of a request under this section.
(2)(a) When a juvenile has one or more prior convictions, a request for records shall be made by the county prosecuting attorney, or probation department if available, to the school not more than ten days following the juvenile's arrest or detention, whichever occurs later, and prior to trial. The request may be made by subpoena.
(b) Where a juvenile has no prior conviction, a request to release records shall be made by subpoena upon the juvenile's conviction. When the request for a juvenile's student records and information is made by subpoena following conviction, the court or other issuing agency shall order the school on which the subpoena is served not to disclose to any person the existence or contents of the subpoena or any information furnished in response to the subpoena. When the court or issuing agency so orders, the school shall not provide notice to the juvenile or his or her parents.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. A new section is added to chapter 72.05 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department shall establish by rule, in consultation with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, those student records and information necessary to conduct a risk assessment, make a security classification, and ensure proper placement. Those records shall include at least:
(a) Any history of placement in special education programs;
(b) Any past, current, or pending disciplinary action;
(c) Any history of violent, aggressive, or disruptive behavior, or gang membership, or behavior listed in RCW 13.04.155;
(d) Any use of weapons that is illegal or in violation of school policy;
(e) Any history of truancy;
(f) Any drug or alcohol abuse;
(g) Any health conditions affecting the juvenile's placement needs; and
(h) Any other relevant information.
(2) For purposes of this section "gang" has the meaning defined in RCW 28A.225.225.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. A new section is added to chapter 72.05 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Whenever the department operates, or the secretary enters a contract to operate, a community facility, the placement and supervision of juveniles must be accomplished in accordance with this section.
(2) The secretary shall require that any juvenile placed in a community facility and who is employed or assigned as a volunteer be subject to monitoring for compliance with requirements for attendance at his or her job or assignment. The monitoring requirements shall be included in a written agreement between the employer or supervisor, the secretary or chief operating officer of the contracting agency, and the juvenile. The requirements shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(a) Acknowledgment of the juvenile's offender status;
(b) The name, address, and telephone number of the community facility at which the juvenile resides;
(c) The twenty-four-hour telephone number required under section 8 of this act;
(d) The name and work telephone number of all persons responsible for the supervision of the juvenile;
(e) A prohibition on the juvenile's departure from the work or volunteer site without prior approval of the person in charge of the community facility;
(f) A prohibition on personal telephone calls except to the community facility;
(g) A prohibition on receiving compensation in any form other than a negotiable instrument;
(h) A requirement that rest breaks during work hours be taken only in those areas at the location which are designated for such breaks;
(i) A prohibition on visits from persons not approved in advance by the person in charge of the community facility;
(j) A requirement that any unexcused absence, tardiness, or departure by the juvenile be reported immediately upon discovery to the person in charge of the community facility;
(k) A requirement that any notice from the juvenile that he or she will not report to the work or volunteer site be verified as legitimate by contacting the person in charge of the community facility; and
(l) An agreement that the community facility will conduct and document random visits to determine compliance by the juvenile with the terms of this section.
(3) The secretary shall require that any juvenile placed in a community facility and who is enrolled in a public or private school be subject to monitoring for compliance with requirements for attendance at his or her school. The monitoring requirements shall be included in a written agreement between the school district or appropriate administrative officer, the secretary or chief operating officer of the contracting agency, and the juvenile. The requirements shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(a) Acknowledgment of the juvenile's offender status;
(b) The name, address, and telephone number of the community facility at which the juvenile resides;
(c) The twenty-four-hour telephone number required under section 8 of this act;
(d) The name and work telephone number of at least two persons at the school to contact if issues arise concerning the juvenile's compliance with the terms of his or her attendance at school;
(e) A prohibition on the juvenile's departure from the school without prior approval of the appropriate person at the school;
(f) A prohibition on personal telephone calls except to the community facility;
(g) A requirement that the juvenile remain on school grounds except for authorized and supervised school activities;
(h) A prohibition on visits from persons not approved in advance by the person in charge of the community facility;
(i) A requirement that any unexcused absence or departure by the juvenile be reported immediately upon discovery to the person in charge of the community facility;
(j) A requirement that any notice from the juvenile that he or she will not attend school be verified as legitimate by contacting the person in charge of the community facility; and
(k) An agreement that the community facility will conduct and document random visits to determine compliance by the juvenile with the terms of this section.
(4) The secretary shall require that when any juvenile placed in a community facility is employed, assigned as a volunteer, or enrolled in a public or private school:
(a) Program staff members shall make and document periodic and random accountability checks while the juvenile is at the school or work facility;
(b) A program counselor assigned to the juvenile shall contact the juvenile's employer, teacher, or school counselor regularly to discuss school or job performance-related issues.
(5) The department shall maintain a copy of all agreements executed under this section. The department shall also provide each affected juvenile with a copy of every agreement to which he or she is a party. The service provider shall maintain a copy of every agreement it executes under this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. A new section is added to chapter 72.05 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department shall establish by rule a policy for the common use of residential group homes for juvenile offenders under the jurisdiction of the juvenile rehabilitation administration and the children's administration.
(2) A juvenile confined under the jurisdiction of the juvenile rehabilitation administration who is convicted of a class A felony is not eligible for placement in a community facility operated by children's administration that houses juveniles who are not under the jurisdiction of juvenile rehabilitation administration unless:
(a) The juvenile is housed in a separate living unit solely for juvenile offenders;
(b) The community facility is a specialized treatment program and the youth is not assessed as sexually aggressive under RCW 13.40.470; or
(c) The community facility is a specialized treatment program that houses one or more sexually aggressive youth and the juvenile is not assessed as sexually vulnerable under RCW 13.40.470.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. A new section is added to chapter 72.05 RCW to read as follows:
(1) A person shall not be eligible for an employed or volunteer position within the juvenile rehabilitation administration or any agency with which it contracts in which the person may have regular access to juveniles under the jurisdiction of the department of social and health services or the department of corrections if the person has been convicted of one or more of the following:
(a) Any felony sex offense;
(b) Any violent offense, as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section applies only to persons hired by the department or any of its contracting agencies after the effective date of this act.
(3) Any person employed by the juvenile rehabilitation administration, or by any contracting agency, who may have regular access to juveniles under the jurisdiction of the department or the department of corrections and who is convicted of an offense set forth in this section after the effective date of this act, shall report the conviction to his or her supervisor. The report must be made within seven days of conviction. Failure to report within seven days of conviction constitutes misconduct under Title 50 RCW.
(4) For purposes of this section "may have regular access to juveniles" means access for more than a nominal amount of time.
(5) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. (1) The Washington state institute for public policy shall conduct a special study of the contracts, operations, and monitoring of community residential facilities that house juvenile offenders who are under the jurisdiction of the department's juvenile rehabilitation administration.
(2) The institute must consult with nearby residents, local sheriffs and police chiefs, courts, probation departments, schools, and employers in the community in which the community residential facility is located.
(3) The institute shall investigate and report on at least the following issues:
(a) Community residential security, staffing, and operation:
(i) Are the facilities physically secured with door locks, alarms, video monitors, and other security features so that staff are immediately aware of any unauthorized exits or unauthorized visitors? Which homes are not?
(ii) What legal barriers exist, if any, that prevent equipping community residential facilities with locks, alarms, video monitors, and other equipment that would make the facilities more physically secure?
(iii) How much would it cost to equip community residential facilities with security equipment?
(iv) For each facility describe:
(A) The staffing level by shift;
(B) The times, if any, in which offenders are either locked inside secure rooms or locked inside the facility;
(C) What constitutes an escape;
(D) How much time must elapse before an unauthorized absence becomes an escape;
(E) The escape reporting procedure;
(F) Who may visit the offender and at what hours;
(G) What is the screening process used to authorize visitors;
(H) What controls exist to monitor and regulate persons who visit the facilities; and
(I) Whether offenders share bedrooms.
(v) Describe the monitoring level by the juvenile rehabilitation administration and specifically address the following:
(A) How often does the juvenile rehabilitation staff visit the community residential facilities?
(B) How many of these visits are random, unannounced, or conducted at night and on weekends and holidays?
(C) What does the juvenile rehabilitation staff person investigate when conducting these visits?
(D) How often does the juvenile rehabilitation staff contact neighbors, schools, employers, and law enforcement to determine whether juvenile offenders in the community residential facilities are disruptive or that staff is responsive to community concerns?
(b) Offender intake and assessment procedures:
(i) Identify procedural and financial barriers to sharing information about juvenile offenders in community residential facilities between the juvenile rehabilitation administration, schools, courts, law enforcement, other department of social and health services' programs including the division of children and family services and the division of alcohol and substance abuse, and the public.
(ii) What authority does the state have to remove the barriers?
(iii) Identify what entity is responsible for collecting risk assessment data. Describe the process and if it varies in different counties.
(iv) What types and sources of data are being collected inconsistently?
(v) What types and sources of data are being used inconsistently in performing risk assessments?
(vi) What safeguards exist to ensure that assessments are being made with complete information?
(c) Violations or infractions committed by juvenile offenders in community residential facilities:
(i) How many violations, by type and seriousness level, have occurred or have been reported about juvenile offenders residing in community residential facilities during fiscal year 1997?
(ii) What appeals process, if any, exists that governs an offender's appeal from a finding that the offender committed an infraction?
(d) Community notification and participation in the facility siting and offender placement process:
(i) What process, if any, does the juvenile rehabilitation administration use to notify local law enforcement, residents, schools, and businesses that a community residential facility that will house juvenile offenders will be located in a particular place?
(ii) What process, if any, does the juvenile rehabilitation administration or the community residential facilities use to notify the individuals and entities identified in (d)(i) of this subsection regarding the placement of specific offenders into a community residential facility?
(iii) To what extent, if any, does the juvenile rehabilitation administration or the community residential facility seek public comment on or participation in siting community residential facilities or placing particular offenders in those facilities?
(iv) Compare the department of corrections' practices in obtaining community comment and participation in siting facilities and placement of offenders;
(v) Identify models in other jurisdictions that provide for greater community comment and participation in siting facilities and placement of offenders;
(vi) Identify any legal, procedural, practical barriers to increasing community comment and participation in siting facilities and placement of offenders.
(e) Juvenile detention standards:
(i) What standards are in place and proposed for all existing and planned detention facilities in this state?
(ii) What is the current compliance of detention standards with recommended American correctional association standards and those delineated in RCW 13.06.050?
(iii) What concerns, problems, or issues regarding current standards have a direct impact on the safety and health of offenders, staff, and the community?
(iv) Identify and make recommendations with regard to the improvements needed including a timeline for the implementation of such improvements;
(v) Recommend a schedule for periodic review of juvenile detention standards;
(vi) Analyze the costs to implement the recommendations in accordance with the recommended timeline.
(f) Recidivism rates of juveniles receiving parole services who are not sex offenders or receiving services under RCW 13.40.212, compared with juveniles who do not receive parole services.
(4) The institute shall recommend changes to existing laws, procedures, and practices governing community residential facilities to increase public safety, community residential facility security, protection of juvenile offenders housed in community residential facilities, and community comment and participation in siting facilities and placement of offenders. The institute shall also identify costs associated with implementing recommended changes.
(5) An initial status report of the progress of the study shall be presented to the senate human services and corrections committee and the house criminal justice and corrections committee no later than September 1, 1998. The institute shall present a final report to those committees no later than December 1, 1998.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. The code reviser shall alphabetize the definitions in RCW 13.50.010 and 74.15.020 and correct any references.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. This act takes effect September 1, 1998.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 20. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 1998, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."
Correct the title , and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Long, the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6445.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Hale, Senators Strannigan and Swecker were excused.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6445, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6445, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 2; Excused, 2.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 45. Absent: Senators Finkbeiner and McCaslin - 2. Excused: Senators Strannigan and Swecker - 2.
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6445, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6751 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 71A.10 RCW to read as follows:
It is the intent of the legislature to affirm its longtime commitment to secure for eligible persons with developmental disabilities in partnership with their families or legal guardians the opportunity to choose where they live. Consistent with this commitment, the legislature supports the existence of a complete spectrum of options, including community support services and residential habilitation centers.
The choice of service options must be supported by state policy, whether the choice is residential habilitation centers or community support services. The intent of the legislature is to ensure choice of service options to persons with developmental disabilities allowing, to the maximum extent possible, that they not have to leave their home or community.
The legislature supports the respective roles that both residential habilitation centers and community support services play in providing options and resources for people with developmental disabilities and their families who need services. The legislature recognizes that services must ensure credibility, responsiveness, and reasonable quality, whether they are state, county, or community funded.
Sec. 2. RCW 71A.10.020 and 1988 c 176 s 102 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this title, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Community residential support services," or "community support services," and "in-home services" means one or more of the services listed in RCW 71A.12.040.
(2) "Department" means the department of social and health services.
(((2))) (3) "Developmental disability" means a disability attributable to mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism, or another neurological or other condition of an individual found by the secretary to be closely related to mental retardation or to require treatment similar to that required for individuals with mental retardation, which disability originates before the individual attains age eighteen, which has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely, and which constitutes a substantial handicap to the individual. By January 1, 1989, the department shall promulgate rules which define neurological or other conditions in a way that is not limited to intelligence quotient scores as the sole ((determinate [determinant])) determinant of these conditions, and notify the legislature of this action.
(((3))) (4) "Eligible person" means a person who has been found by the secretary under RCW 71A.16.040 to be eligible for services.
(((4))) (5) "Habilitative services" means those services provided by program personnel to assist persons in acquiring and maintaining life skills and to raise their levels of physical, mental, social, and vocational functioning. Habilitative services include education, training for employment, and therapy.
(((5))) (6) "Legal representative" means a parent of a person who is under eighteen years of age, a person's legal guardian, a person's limited guardian when the subject matter is within the scope of the limited guardianship, a person's attorney at law, a person's attorney in fact, or any other person who is authorized by law to act for another person.
(((6))) (7) "Notice" or "notification" of an action of the secretary means notice in compliance with RCW 71A.10.060.
(((7))) (8) "Residential habilitation center" means a state-operated facility for persons with developmental disabilities governed by chapter 71A.20 RCW.
(((8))) (9) "Secretary" means the secretary of social and health services or the secretary's designee.
(((9))) (10) "Service" or "services" means services provided by state or local government to carry out this title.
(11) “Vacancy” means an opening at a residential habilitation center, which when filled, would not require the center to exceed its biannually budgeted capacity.
Sec. 3. RCW 71A.16.010 and 1988 c 176 s 401 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) It is the intention of the legislature in this chapter to establish a single point of referral for persons with developmental disabilities and their families so that they may have a place of entry and continuing contact for services authorized under this title to persons with developmental disabilities. Eligible persons with developmental disabilities, whether they live in the community or residential habilitation centers, should have the opportunity to choose where they live.
(2) Until June 30, 2003, and subject to subsection (3) of this section, if there is a vacancy in a residential habilitation center, the department shall offer admittance to the center to any eligible adult, or eligible adolescent on an exceptional case-by-case basis, with developmental disabilities if his or her assessed needs require the funded level of resources that are provided by the center.
(3) The department shall not offer a person admittance to a residential habilitation center under subsection (2) of this section unless the department also offers the person appropriate community support services listed in RCW 71A.12.040.
(4) Community support services offered under subsection (3) of this section may only be offered using funds specifically designated for this purpose in the state operating budget. When these funds are exhausted, the department may not offer admittance to a residential habilitation center, or community support services under this section.
(5) Nothing in this section shall be construed to create an entitlement to state services for persons with developmental disabilities.
(6) Subsections (2) through (6) of this section expire June 30, 2003.
Sec. 4. RCW 71A.16.030 and 1988 c 176 s 403 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department will develop an outreach program to ensure that any eligible person with developmental disabilities services in homes, the community, and residential habilitation centers will be made aware of these services. This subsection (1) expires June 30, 2003.
(2) The secretary shall establish a single procedure for persons to apply for a determination of eligibility for services provided to persons with developmental disabilities.
(((2))) (3) Until June 30, 2003, the procedure set out under subsection (1) of this section must require that all applicants and all persons with developmental disabilities currently receiving services from the division of developmental disabilities within the department be given notice of the existence and availability of residential habilitation center and community support services. For genuine choice to exist, people must know what the options are. Available options must be clearly explained, with services customized to fit the unique needs and circumstances of developmentally disabled clients and their families. Choice of providers and design of services and supports will be determined by the individual in conjunction with the department. When the person cannot make these choices, the person's legal guardian may make them, consistent with chapter 11.88 or 11.92 RCW. This subsection (3) expires June 30, 2003.
(4) An application may be submitted by a person with a developmental disability, by the legal representative of a person with a developmental disability, or by any other person who is authorized by rule of the secretary to submit an application.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 71A.12 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The legislature recognizes that residential habilitation center and community support services should be available to each eligible person with developmental disabilities in our state within appropriated funds.
(2) The legislature recognizes that there have been substantially increasing demands for all of these services. Therefore, the legislature believes that any reductions in the capacity of these services could jeopardize a needed balance in the developmental disabilities system. The legislature intends to stabilize the capacity of community support services and residential habilitation center services. The capacity of the residential habilitation centers shall not be reduced below the number of persons budgeted to be served in residential habilitation centers in chapter 149, Laws of 1997, subject to budget direction from the governor or reductions needed to adhere to an agreement with the federal department of justice regarding Fircrest School. The capacity of community support services shall not be reduced below the capacity provided for by the appropriation specified in chapter 149, Laws of 1997, subject to budget direction from the governor. If the direction from the governor requires reductions in the division of developmental disabilities, the budgets of both the residential habilitation centers and community support services shall be given equal consideration.
(3) If such capacity is not needed for current clients of the department, any vacancies that may occur in community support services or residential habilitation center services shall be used to expand services to eligible persons with developmental disabilities not now receiving services. If a vacancy is created it will be made available to any eligible individual who is seeking and desires the services of a residential habilitation center pursuant to section 3 of this act. If residential habilitation center capacity is not being used for permanent residents, the department shall make any residential habilitation center vacancies available for respite care and any other services needed to care for this population in residential habilitation centers, other than permanent residence.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A new section is added to chapter 71A.12 RCW to read as follows:
Any restrictions in staffing ratios that may be needed to implement section 5 of this act within available resources may not result in reductions to direct care staff.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. A new section is added to chapter 71A.20 RCW to read as follows:
As a means of implementing a choice-oriented system for people with developmental disabilities, staff of residential habilitation centers will continue to increase vocational and community access for current residents. Likewise, specialized residential habilitation services will be more easily accessed by community residents within available funds.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 71A.12 RCW to read as follows:
The department shall conduct an analysis whereby it identifies all persons with developmental disabilities who are eligible for services under Title 71A RCW, and whether they are served, unserved, or underserved. The department will gather data on the services and supports required by this population, their families or their guardians, and the cost of providing these services. This analysis will include assessing services such as those at residential habilitation centers, those community support services listed in RCW 71A.12.040, and including, but not limited to, supported employment, family support, post high school transition programs, crisis intervention services, supports for persons who have a developmental disability and also a mental illness, alternative uses for residential habilitation centers, community vocational services, respite care, specialized medical treatment, and appropriate placements for persons with developmental disabilities who are also offenders. The assessment shall be done with the participation of the developmental disabilities stakeholders work group. The assessment will commence no later than July 1, 1998.
The assessment data will not be used to determine or allocate services for individual people. It will be used by the department, with the participation of the developmental disabilities stakeholder work group, to develop a long-term strategic plan. The plan will include three phases, the first one beginning December 1, 1998; the second beginning December 1, 2000; and the third beginning December 1, 2002. For each phase the department will provide incremental data and assessment of programs, services, and funding for persons with developmental disabilities and their families. For each phase the plan must also include budget and statutory recommendations intended to secure for all persons with developmental disabilities the opportunity to choose where they live, and shall support the existence of a complete spectrum of options including community support services, and residential habilitation centers that are consistent with those needs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 71A.12 RCW to read as follows:
For the purposes of section 8 of this act, the developmental disabilities stakeholder work group is the division of developmental disabilities strategies for the future stakeholder work group established by the secretary in 1997 to develop recommendations on future directions and strategies for service delivery improvement, resulting in an agreement on the directions the department should follow in considering the respective roles of the residential habilitation centers and community support services, including a focus on the resources for people in need of services.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. Sections 1 and 5 through 9 of this act expire June 30, 2003.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Deccio, the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6751 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The President appointed as members of the Conference Committee on Substitute Senate Bill No. 6751 and the House amendment(s) thereto: Senators Deccio, Wojahn and Wood.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, the Conference Committee appointments were confirmed.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5703 with the following amendment(s):
On page 1, line 18, after "least" strike "one" and insert "three"
On page 5, line 1, after "Sec. 6." strike "This section does" and insert "Sections 1 through 6 of this act do"
On page 5, line 5, after "rights." strike "This section does" and insert "Sections 1 through 6 of this act do"
On page 5, after line 22, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 1998, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Anderson moved that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendments to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5703 and asks the House to recede therefrom.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Anderson that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendments to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5703 and asks the House to recede therefrom.
The motion by Senator Anderson carried and the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5703 and asks the House to recede therefrom.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SENATE BILL NO. 6392 with the following amendment(s):
On page 2, line 8, after "are" strike "currently"
On page 2, beginning on line 17, strike all of section 3
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Long, the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to Senate Bill No. 6392 and asks the House to recede therefrom.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6727 with the following amendment(s):
On page 2, line 17, after "(b)" strike all material through "(c)" on line 18 and insert "((enrollments in state institutions of higher education,
(c)))
On page 2, line 22, strike "(d)" and insert "(((d))) (c)"
On page 2, line 23, strike "(e)" and insert "(((e))) (d)"
On page 2, after line 32, insert the following:
"(5) For purposes of this section, state institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016(4) are not state agencies and are not eligible to participate in the savings incentive account."
On page 3, line 3, after "the))" strike everything through "moneys" on line 9 and insert "Moneys"
On page 3, line 11, strike "(((1))) (a)" and insert "(1)"
On page 3, line 13, strike "(((2))) (b)" and insert "(2)"
On page 3, line 16, after "Sec. 4." strike the remainder of the section and insert "A new section is added to chapter 43.79 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The higher education savings account is established in the custody of the state treasurer. The account shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the account by the legislature. Only the state treasurer or his or her designee may authorize distributions from the account.
(2) Within the account, the treasurer may create subaccounts for each state institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016(4) to be credited with the higher education savings attributable to each individual state institution of higher education. For purposes of this section, "higher education savings" means the state general fund appropriations to each state institution of higher education that would otherwise lapse at the end of the fiscal year, to the extent that such amounts are appropriated to this account by the legislature.
(3) Moneys from the account shall be distributed as follows: (a) For subaccounts of state baccalaureate institutions, (i) seventy-five percent to the distinguished professorship trust fund under RCW 28B.10.868, and (ii) twenty-five percent to the graduate fellowship trust fund under RCW 28B.10.882; and (b) for subaccounts of state community and technical colleges, to the college faculty awards trust fund under RCW 28B.50.837. Amounts distributed to the trust funds from the subaccounts shall be disbursed from the trust funds only on behalf of the institution whose subaccount contributed the amounts to the trust fund."
On page 2, line 22, after "obligations" strike "((,)); and" and insert "((, and));"
On page 2, line 23, after "obligations" insert "; and
(f) Caseload and administration costs in the temporary assistance to needy families program"
Renumber the subsections consecutively.
On page 2, after line 32, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 43.79 RCW to read as follows:
The WorkFirst savings account is created in the state treasury. The account shall consist of all moneys appropriated to the account by the legislature. An appropriation is required for expenditure from the account. Moneys in the WorkFirst savings account may be appropriated solely for the purposes of chapter 74.08A RCW (Washington WorkFirst temporary assistance for needy families), including supported employment.
"Renumber remaining sections consecutively and correct title and internal references accordingly., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator West, the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6727 and asks the House to recede therefrom.
MOTION
At 11:51 a.m., on motion of Senator Johnson, the Senate recessed until 1:30 p.m.
The Senate was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by President Owen.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Hale, Senators Benton and Wood were excused.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SENATE BILL NO. 5622 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 82.08.02915 and 1997 c 386 s 56 are each amended to read as follows:
The tax levied by RCW 82.08.020 shall not apply to sales to health or social welfare organizations, as defined in RCW 82.04.431, of items necessary for new construction of alternative housing for youth in crisis, so long as the facility will be a licensed agency under chapter 74.15 RCW, upon completion. ((This section shall expire July 1, 1999.))
Sec. 2. RCW 82.12.02915 and 1997 c 386 s 57 are each amended to read as follows:
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply in respect to the use of any item acquired by a health or social welfare organization, as defined in RCW 82.04.431, of items necessary for new construction of alternative housing for youth in crisis, so long as the facility will be a licensed agency under chapter 74.15 RCW, upon completion. ((This section shall expire July 1, 1999.))"
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator West, the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill No. 5622.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 5622, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 5622, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 3.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45. Absent: Senator Winsley - 1. Excused: Senators Benton, Strannigan and Wood - 3. SENATE BILL NO. 5622, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 6305 with the following amendment(s):
On page 1, line 7, strike “Plan I” and insert “Provisions Applicable to Plan I and Plan II”
On page 1, line 12, before "shall be" strike "general authority police officers", and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, the Senate concurred in the House amendments to Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6305.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6305, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6305, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46. Excused: Senators Benton, Strannigan and Wood - 3. ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 6305, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Hale, Senator Rossi was excused.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SENATE BILL NO. 6113 with the following amendment(s):
On page 1, line 13, after "taxation." insert "If the real or personal property is leased, the benefit of the exemption shall inure to the nonprofit corporation or association."
On page 1, after line 16, insert the following:
"Sec. 2. RCW 84.36.805 and 1997 c 156 s 8 and 1997 c 143 s 3 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
In order to be exempt pursuant to RCW 84.36.030, 84.36.035, 84.36.037, 84.36.040, 84.36.041, 84.36.043, 84.36.045, 84.36.047, 84.36.050, 84.36.060, 84.36.350, 84.36.480, 84.36.550, and 84.36.046, the nonprofit organizations, associations or corporations shall satisfy the following conditions:
(1) The property is used exclusively for the actual operation of the activity for which exemption is granted, unless otherwise provided, and does not exceed an amount reasonably necessary for that purpose, except:
(a) The loan or rental of the property does not subject the property to tax if:
(i) The rents and donations received for the use of the portion of the property are reasonable and do not exceed the maintenance and operation expenses attributable to the portion of the property loaned or rented; and
(ii) Except for the exemptions under RCW 84.36.030(4) and 84.36.037, the property would be exempt from tax if owned by the organization to which it is loaned or rented;
(b) The use of the property for fund-raising activities does not subject the property to tax if the fund-raising activities are consistent with the purposes for which the exemption is granted;
(2) The property is irrevocably dedicated to the purpose for which exemption has been granted, and on the liquidation, dissolution, or abandonment by said organization, association, or corporation, said property will not inure directly or indirectly to the benefit of any shareholder or individual, except a nonprofit organization, association, or corporation which too would be entitled to property tax exemption. This property need not be irrevocably dedicated if it is leased or rented to those qualified for exemption pursuant to RCW 84.36.035, 84.36.040, 84.36.041, 84.36.043, 84.36.045, or 84.36.046 or those qualified for exemption as an association engaged in the production or performance of musical, dance, artistic, dramatic, or literary works pursuant to RCW 84.36.060, but only if under the terms of the lease or rental agreement the nonprofit organization, association, or corporation receives the benefit of the exemption;
(3) The facilities and services are available to all regardless of race, color, national origin or ancestry;
(4) The organization, association, or corporation is duly licensed or certified where such licensing or certification is required by law or regulation;
(5) Property sold to organizations, associations, or corporations with an option to be repurchased by the seller shall not qualify for exempt status;
(6) The director of the department of revenue shall have access to its books in order to determine whether such organization, association, or corporation is exempt from taxes within the intent of RCW 84.36.030, 84.36.035, 84.36.037, 84.36.040, 84.36.041, 84.36.043, 84.36.045, 84.36.047, 84.36.050, 84.36.060, 84.36.350, 84.36.480, and 84.36.046."
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Deccio, the Senate concurred in the House amendments to Senate Bill No. 6113.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6113, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6113, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45. Excused: Senators Benton, Rossi, Strannigan and Wood - 4. SENATE BILL NO. 6113, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6474 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature intends to strengthen the state's fertilizer adulteration laws to protect human health and the environment by:
(a) Ensuring that all fertilizers meet standards for allowable metals;
(b) Allowing fertilizer purchasers and users to know about the contents of fertilizer products; and
(c) Clarifying the department of ecology's oversight authority over waste-derived fertilizers.
(2) The legislature intends to provide better information to the public on fertilizers, soils, and potential health effects by authorizing additional studies on plant uptake of metals and levels of dioxins in soils and products.
Sec. 2. RCW 15.54.270 and 1997 c 427 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
Terms used in this chapter have the meaning given to them in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) "Brand" means a term, design, or trademark used in connection with the distribution and sale of one or more grades of commercial fertilizers.
(2) "Bulk fertilizer" means commercial fertilizer distributed in a ((nonpackage)) nonpackaged form such as, but not limited to, tote bags, tote tanks, bins, tanks, trailers, spreader trucks, and railcars.
(3) "Calcium carbonate equivalent" means the acid-neutralizing capacity of an agricultural liming material expressed as a weight percentage of calcium carbonate.
(4) "Commercial fertilizer" means a substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrients and that is used for its plant nutrient content or that is designated for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, and shall include limes, gypsum, and manipulated animal and vegetable manures((, and a material approved under RCW 70.95.830)). It does not include unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures, organic waste-derived material, and other products exempted by the department by rule.
(5) "Composting" means the controlled aerobic degradation of organic waste materials. Natural decay of organic waste under uncontrolled conditions is not composting.
(6) "Customer-formula fertilizer" means a mixture of commercial fertilizer or materials of which each batch is mixed according to the specifications of the final purchaser.
(((6))) (7) "Department" means the department of agriculture of the state of Washington or its duly authorized representative.
(((7))) (8) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture.
(((8))) (9) "Distribute" means to import, consign, manufacture, produce, compound, mix, or blend commercial fertilizer, or to offer for sale, sell, barter, exchange, or otherwise supply commercial fertilizer in this state.
(((9))) (10) "Distributor" means a person who distributes.
(((10))) (11) "Fertilizer material" means a commercial fertilizer that either:
(a) Contains important quantities of no more than one of the primary plant nutrients: Nitrogen, phosphate, and potash;
(b) Has eighty-five percent or more of its plant nutrient content present in the form of a single chemical compound; or
(c) Is derived from a plant or animal residue or byproduct or natural material deposit that has been processed in such a way that its content of plant nutrients has not been materially changed except by purification and concentration.
(12) "Grade" means the percentage of total nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, and soluble potash stated in whole numbers in the same terms, order, and percentages as in the "guaranteed analysis," unless otherwise allowed by a rule adopted by the department. Specialty fertilizers may be guaranteed in fractional units of less than one percent of total nitrogen, available phosphorus or phosphoric acid, and soluble potassium or potash. Fertilizer materials, bone meal, manures, and similar materials may be guaranteed in fractional units.
(((11))) (13) "Guaranteed analysis."
(a) Until the director prescribes an alternative form of "guaranteed analysis" by rule the term "guaranteed analysis" shall mean the minimum percentage of plant nutrients claimed in the following order and form:
Total nitrogen (N) . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . percent
Available phosphoric acid (P205). .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . percent
Soluble potash (K20) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . percent
The percentage shall be stated in whole numbers unless otherwise allowed by the department by rule.
The "guaranteed analysis" may also include elemental guarantees for phosphorus (P) and potassium (K).
(b) For unacidulated mineral phosphatic material and basic slag, bone, tankage, and other organic phosphatic materials, the total phosphoric acid or degree of fineness may also be guaranteed.
(c) Guarantees for plant nutrients other than nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium shall be as allowed or required by rule of the department. The guarantees for such other nutrients shall be expressed in the form of the element.
(d) The guaranteed analysis for limes shall include the percentage of calcium or magnesium expressed as their carbonate; the calcium carbonate equivalent as determined by methods prescribed by the association of official analytical chemists; and the minimum percentage of material that will pass respectively a one hundred mesh, sixty mesh, and ten mesh sieve. The mesh size declaration may also include the percentage of material that will pass additional mesh sizes.
(e) In commercial fertilizer, the principal constituent of which is calcium sulfate (gypsum), the percentage of calcium sulfate (CaS04.2H20) shall be given along with the percentage of total sulfur.
(((f) The guaranteed analysis for a material approved under RCW 70.95.830 and to be used as a soil amendment shall include the name and percentage of each soil amending ingredient and the total percentage of all other ingredients.
(12))) (14) "Imported fertilizer" means any fertilizer distributed into Washington from any other state, province, or country.
(15) "Label" means the display of all written, printed, or graphic matter, upon the immediate container, or a statement accompanying a fertilizer.
(((13))) (16) "Labeling" includes all written, printed, or graphic matter, upon or accompanying a commercial fertilizer, or advertisement, brochures, posters, television, and radio announcements used in promoting the sale of such fertilizer.
(((14))) (17) "Licensee" means the person who receives a license to distribute a commercial fertilizer under the provisions of this chapter.
(((15))) (18) "Lime" means a substance or a mixture of substances, the principal constituent of which is calcium or magnesium carbonate, hydroxide, or oxide, singly or combined.
(((16))) (19) "Manipulation" means processed or treated in any manner, including drying to a moisture content less than thirty percent.
(((17))) (20) "Manufacture" means to compound, produce, granulate, mix, blend, repackage, or otherwise alter the composition of fertilizer materials.
(((18))) (21) "Micronutrients" are: Boron; chlorine; cobalt; copper; iron; manganese; molybdenum; sodium; and zinc.
(22) "Micronutrient fertilizer" means a produced or imported commercial fertilizer that contains commercially valuable concentrations of micronutrients but does not contain commercially valuable concentrations of nitrogen, phosphoric acid, available phosphorus, potash, calcium, magnesium, or sulfur.
(23) "Official sample" means a sample of commercial fertilizer taken by the department and designated as "official" by the department.
(((19))) (24) "Organic waste-derived material" means grass clippings, leaves, weeds, bark, plantings, prunings, and other vegetative wastes, uncontaminated wood waste from logging and milling operations, food wastes, food processing wastes, and materials derived from these wastes through composting. "Organic waste-derived material" does not include products that include biosolids.
(25) "Packaged fertilizer" means commercial fertilizers, either agricultural or specialty, distributed in nonbulk form.
(((20))) (26) "Person" means an individual, firm, brokerage, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association.
(((21))) (27) "Percent" or "percentage" means the percentage by weight.
(((22))) (28) "Produce" means to compound or fabricate a commercial fertilizer through a physical or chemical process, or through mining. "Produce" does not include mixing, blending, or repackaging commercial fertilizer products.
(29) "Registrant" means the person who registers commercial fertilizer under the provisions of this chapter.
(((23))) (30) "Specialty fertilizer" means a commercial fertilizer distributed primarily for nonfarm use, such as, but not limited to, use on home gardens, lawns, shrubbery, flowers, golf courses, municipal parks, cemeteries, greenhouses, and nurseries.
(((24))) (31) "Ton" means the net weight of two thousand pounds avoirdupois.
(((25))) (32) "Total nutrients" means the sum of the percentages of total nitrogen, available phosphoric acid, and soluble potash as guaranteed and as determined by analysis.
(33) "Washington application rate" is calculated by using an averaging period of up to four consecutive years that incorporates agronomic rates that are representative of soil, crop rotation, and climatic conditions in Washington state.
(34) "Waste-derived fertilizer" means a commercial fertilizer that is derived in whole or in part from solid waste as defined in chapter 70.95 or 70.105 RCW, or rules adopted thereunder, but does not include fertilizers derived from biosolids or biosolids products regulated under chapter 70.95J RCW or wastewaters regulated under chapter 90.48 RCW.
Sec. 3. RCW 15.54.275 and 1993 c 183 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) No person may distribute a ((commercial)) bulk fertilizer in this state((, except packaged fertilizers,)) until a license to distribute has been obtained by that person. An annual license is required for each out-of-state or in-state location that distributes ((nonpackaged commercial)) bulk fertilizer in Washington state. An application for each location shall be filed on forms provided by the master license system and shall be accompanied by an annual fee of twenty-five dollars per location. The license shall expire on the master license expiration date.
(2) An application for license shall include the following:
(a) The name and address of licensee.
(b) Any other information required by the department by rule.
(3) The name and address shown on the license shall be shown on all labels, pertinent invoices, and storage facilities for fertilizer distributed by the licensee in this state.
(4) If an application for license renewal provided for in this section is not filed prior to (([the])) the master license expiration date, a delinquency fee of twenty-five dollars shall be assessed and added to the original fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the renewal license shall be issued. The assessment of this delinquency fee shall not prevent the department from taking any other action as provided for in this chapter. The penalty shall not apply if the applicant furnishes an affidavit that he or she has not distributed this commercial fertilizer subsequent to the expiration of his or her prior license.
Sec. 4. RCW 15.54.325 and 1993 c 183 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) No person may distribute in this state a ((packaged)) commercial fertilizer until it ((is)) has been registered with the department by the ((distributor whose name appears on the label)) producer, importer, or packager of that product. A bulk fertilizer does not require registration if all commercial fertilizer products contained in the final product are registered.
(2) An application for ((each packaged fertilizer product)) registration shall be made on a form furnished by the department and shall be accompanied by ((an initial)) a fee of twenty-five dollars for ((the first)) each product ((and ten dollars for each additional product)). Labels for each product shall accompany the application. All companies planning to mix ((packaged)) customer-formula fertilizers shall include the statement "customer-formula grade mixes" under the column headed "product name" on the product registration application form. All customer-formula fertilizers sold under one brand name shall be considered one product. ((Upon the approval of an application by the department, a copy of the registration shall be furnished to the applicant. All registrations expire on June 30th of each year except that for the period beginning January 1, 1994, the registration shall expire on June 30, 1995.
(2))) (3) An application for registration shall include the following:
(a) The product name;
(b) The brand and grade;
(c) The guaranteed analysis;
(d) Name ((and)), address, and phone number of the registrant;
(e) Labels for each product being registered;
(f) Identification of those products that are (i) waste-derived fertilizers, (ii) micronutrient fertilizers, or (iii) fertilizer materials containing phosphate;
(g) Identification of the fertilizer components in the commercial fertilizer product and verification that all the components are registered. If any of the components are not registered, then the application must include the concentration of each metal in each fertilizer component, for which standards are established under RCW 15.54.800;
(h) Waste-derived fertilizers and micronutrient fertilizers shall include at a minimum, information to ensure the product complies with chapter 70.105 RCW and the resource conservation and recovery act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et seq.; and
(i) Any other information required by the department by rule.
(((3))) (4) If an application for renewal of the product registration provided for in this section is not filed prior to July 1st of any one year, a penalty of ten dollars per product shall be assessed and added to the original fee and shall be paid by the applicant before the renewal registration shall be issued. The assessment of this late collection fee shall not prevent the department from taking any other action as provided for in this chapter. The penalty shall not apply if the applicant furnishes an affidavit that he or she has not distributed this commercial fertilizer subsequent to the expiration of his or her prior registration.
Sec. 5. RCW 15.54.330 and 1993 c 183 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department shall examine the ((packaged)) commercial fertilizer product registration application form and labels for conformance with the requirements of this chapter. If the application and appropriate labels are in proper form and contain the required information, the particular ((packaged)) commercial fertilizer products shall be registered by the department and a certificate of registration shall be issued to the applicant. All registrations expire June 30th of each year.
(2) In reviewing the ((packaged)) commercial fertilizer product registration application, the department may consider experimental data, manufacturers' evaluations, data from agricultural experiment stations, product review evaluations, or other authoritative sources to substantiate labeling claims. The data shall be from statistically designed and analyzed trials representative of the soil, crops, and climatic conditions found in the northwestern area of the United States.
(3) In determining whether approval of a labeling statement or guarantee of an ingredient is appropriate, the department may require the submission of a written statement describing the methodology of laboratory analysis utilized, the source of the ingredient material, and any reference material relied upon to support the label statement or guarantee of ingredient.
(4) Before registering a waste-derived fertilizer or micronutrient fertilizer, the department shall obtain written approval from the department of ecology as provided in RCW 15.54.800. Once a waste-derived fertilizer or micronutrient fertilizer has been approved by the department of ecology, its subsequent use in another product during that registration cycle shall not require department of ecology review. This subsection shall apply to new and renewal registration applications for periods beginning July 1, 1999, and thereafter.
Sec. 6. RCW 15.54.340 and 1993 c 183 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Any ((packaged)) commercial fertilizer distributed in this state ((in containers)) shall have placed on or affixed to the package a label setting forth in clearly legible and conspicuous form the following information:
(a) The net weight;
(b) The product name, brand, and grade. The grade is not required if no primary nutrients are claimed;
(c) The guaranteed analysis;
(d) The name and address of the registrant or licensee. The name and address of the manufacturer, if different from the registrant or licensee, may also be stated; ((and))
(e) Any information required under WAC 296-62-054;
(f) At a minimum the following labeling statement: "This product has been registered with the Washington State Department of Agriculture. When applied as directed, this fertilizer meets the Washington standards for arsenic, cadmium, cobalt, mercury, molybdenum, lead, nickel, selenium, and zinc. You have the right to receive specific information about Washington standards from the distributor of this product.";
(g) After July 1, 1999, the label must also state: "Information received by the Washington State Department of Agriculture regarding the components in this product is available on the internet at http://www.wa.gov/agr/."; and
(h) Other information as required by the department by rule.
(2) If a commercial fertilizer is distributed in bulk, a written or printed statement of the information required by subsection (1) ((above)) of this section shall accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at the time of delivery.
(3) Each delivery of a customer-formula fertilizer shall be subject to containing those ingredients specified by the purchaser, which ingredients shall be shown on the statement or invoice with the amount contained therein, and a record of all invoices of customer-formula grade mixes shall be kept by the registrant or licensee for a period of twelve months and shall be available to the department upon request: PROVIDED, That each such delivery shall be accompanied by either a statement, invoice, a delivery slip, or a label if bagged, containing the following information: The net weight; the brand; the guaranteed analysis which may be stated to the nearest tenth of a percent or to the next lower whole number; the name and address of the registrant or licensee, or manufacturer, or both; and the name and address of the purchaser.
(4) Any person who distributes a commercial fertilizer in this state shall make available to the purchaser on request, a copy of standards for metals established in RCW 15.54.800.
Sec. 7. RCW 15.54.380 and 1993 c 183 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) If the analysis shall show that any commercial fertilizer falls short of the guaranteed analysis in any one plant nutrient or in total nutrients, penalty shall be assessed in favor of the department in accordance with the following provisions:
(a) A penalty of three times the commercial value of the deficiency, if such deficiency in any one plant nutrient is more than two percent under guarantee on any one commercial fertilizer in which that plant nutrient is guaranteed up to and including ten percent; a penalty of three times the commercial value of the deficiency, if such deficiency in any one plant nutrient is more than three percent under guarantee on any one commercial fertilizer in which that plant nutrient is guaranteed from ten and one-tenth percent to twenty percent; a penalty of three times the commercial value of the deficiency, if such deficiency in any one plant nutrient is more than four percent under guarantee on any one commercial fertilizer in which that plant nutrient is guaranteed twenty and one-tenth percent and above.
(b) A penalty of three times the commercial value of the total nutrient deficiency shall be assessed when such deficiency is more than two percent under the calculated total nutrient guarantee.
(c) When a commercial fertilizer is subject to penalty under both (a) and (b) ((above)) of this subsection, only the larger penalty shall be assessed.
(2) All penalties assessed under this section on any one commercial fertilizer, represented by the sample analyzed, shall be paid to the department within three months after the date of notice from the department to the registrant or licensee. The department shall deposit the amount of the penalty into ((the fertilizer, agricultural mineral and lime account)) an account with the agricultural local fund.
(3) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent any person from appealing to a court of competent jurisdiction for a judgment as to the justification of such penalties imposed under subsections (1) and (2) ((above)) of this section.
(4) The civil penalties payable in subsections (1) and (2) ((above)) of this section shall in no manner be construed as limiting the consumer's right to bring a civil action in damage against the registrant or licensee paying said civil penalties.
Sec. 8. RCW 15.54.414 and 1993 c 183 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
No person may distribute an adulterated commercial fertilizer. A commercial fertilizer is adulterated:
(1) If it contains any deleterious or harmful ((ingredient)) substance in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant life when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label, or if adequate warning statements or directions for use which may be necessary to protect plant life are not shown upon the label;
(2) If its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess by its labeling; ((or))
(3) If it contains unwanted viable seed; or
(4) If the concentration of any nonnutritive constituent in a representative sample of commercial fertilizer exceeds the maximum concentration stated on the registration application or on the label.
Sec. 9. RCW 15.54.420 and 1993 c 183 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1) Distribute an adulterated or misbranded commercial fertilizer;
(2) Fail, refuse, or neglect to place upon or attach to each package of distributed commercial fertilizer a label containing all of the information required by this chapter;
(3) Fail, refuse, or neglect to deliver to a purchaser of bulk commercial fertilizer a statement containing the information required by this chapter;
(4) Distribute a ((packaged)) commercial fertilizer product which has not been registered with the department;
(5) Distribute bulk fertilizer without holding a license to do so;
(6) ((Distribute unregistered packaged fertilizer. It is the responsibility of the person who manufactures or subsequently packages that fertilizer to register it prior to distribution in this state;
(7))) Refuse or neglect to keep and maintain records, or to make reports when and as required; or
(((8))) (7) Make false or fraudulent applications, records, invoices, or reports.
Sec. 10. RCW 15.54.436 and 1993 c 183 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
The department may cancel the license to distribute commercial fertilizer or registration of any ((packaged)) commercial fertilizer product or refuse to license a distributor or register any ((packaged)) commercial fertilizer product as provided in this chapter due to:
(1) An incomplete or insufficient license or registration application;
(2) The misbranding or adulteration of a commercial fertilizer; or
(3) A violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter.
If the department cancels or refuses to renew an existing license or registration due to the misbranding or adulteration of a commercial fertilizer or due to a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted hereunder, the licensee/registrant or applicant may request a hearing as provided for in chapter 34.05 RCW.
Sec. 11. RCW 15.54.470 and 1993 c 183 s 13 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and the fines collected shall be disposed of as provided under RCW 15.54.480.
(2) Nothing in this chapter shall be considered as requiring the department to report for prosecution or to cancel the registration of a ((packaged)) commercial fertilizer product or to stop the sale of fertilizers for violations of this chapter, when violations are of a minor character, and/or when the department believes that the public interest will be served and protected by a suitable notice of the violation in writing.
(3) It shall be the duty of each prosecuting attorney to whom any violation of this chapter is reported, to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay. Before the department reports a violation of this chapter for such prosecution, an opportunity shall be given the distributor to present his or her view in writing or orally to the department.
(4) The department is hereby authorized to apply for, and the court authorized to grant, a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter, notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy at law. Any such injunction shall be issued without bond.
Sec. 12. RCW 15.54.474 and 1987 c 45 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
Every person who fails to comply with this chapter, or any rule adopted under it, may be subjected to a civil penalty, as determined by the director, in an amount of not more than ((one)) seven thousand five hundred dollars for every such violation. Each and every such violation shall be a separate and distinct offense. Every person, who, through an act of commission or omission, procures, aids, or abets in the violation shall be considered to have violated this chapter and may be subject to the penalty provided for in this section.
Sec. 13. RCW 15.54.480 and 1988 c 254 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all moneys collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be paid to the director and deposited in an account within the agricultural local fund. Such deposits shall be used only in the administration and enforcement of this chapter. ((Any residual balance remaining in the fertilizer, agricultural mineral and lime fund on June 9, 1988, shall be transferred to that account within the agricultural local fund.))
(2) Moneys collected under RCW 15.54.474 shall be deposited in the general fund.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. The department of agriculture shall conduct a comprehensive study of plant uptake of metals. The department shall work cooperatively with the department of ecology and the department of health to interpret the study results regarding potential impacts to public and environmental health. A report of the results of the study shall be submitted to appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31, 2000.
Sec. 15. RCW 15.54.800 and 1997 c 427 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The director shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules adopted under this chapter. All authority and requirements provided for in chapter 34.05 RCW apply to this chapter in the adoption of rules.
(2) The director may adopt appropriate rules for carrying out the purpose and provisions of this chapter, including but not limited to rules providing for:
(a) Definitions of terms;
(b) Determining standards for labeling and registration of commercial fertilizers;
(c) The collection and examination of commercial fertilizers;
(d) Recordkeeping by registrants and licensees;
(e) Regulation of the use and disposal of commercial fertilizers for the protection of ground water and surface water; and
(f) The safe handling, transportation, storage, display, and distribution of commercial fertilizers.
(3)(a) Standards are established for allowable levels of nonnutritive substances in commercial fertilizers. These standards are Canadian figures for agricultural and agri-food Canadian maximum acceptable cumulative metal additions to soil established under Trade Memorandum T-4-93 dated August 1996. Washington application rates shall be used to ensure that the maximum acceptable cumulative metal additions to soil are not exceeded.
(b) If federal or other risk-based standards are adopted or scientific peer-reviewed studies show that the standards adopted in this section are not at the appropriate level to protect human health or the environment, the department, in consultation with the departments of ecology and health, may initiate a rule making to amend these standards.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. A new section is added to chapter 15.54 RCW to read as follows:
(1) After receipt from the department of the completed application required by RCW 15.54.325, the department of ecology shall evaluate whether the use of the proposed waste-derived fertilizer or the micronutrient fertilizer as defined in RCW 15.54.270 is consistent with the following:
(a) Chapter 70.95 RCW, the solid waste management act;
(b) Chapter 70.105 RCW, the hazardous waste management act; and
(c) 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6901 et seq., the resource conservation and recovery act.
(2) The department of ecology shall apply the standards adopted in RCW 15.54.800. If more stringent standards apply under chapter 173-303 WAC for the same constituents, the department of ecology must use the more stringent standards.
(3) Within sixty days of receiving the completed application, the department of ecology shall advise the department as to whether the application complies with the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section. In making a determination, the department of ecology shall consult with the department of health and the department of labor and industries.
(4) A party aggrieved by a decision of the department of ecology to issue a written approval under this section or to deny the issuance of such an approval may appeal the decision to the pollution control hearings board within thirty days of the decision. Review of such a decision shall be conducted in accordance with chapter 43.21B RCW. Any subsequent appeal of a decision of the hearings board shall be obtained in accordance with RCW 43.21B.180.
Sec. 17. RCW 70.95.030 and 1997 c 213 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this chapter, unless the context indicates otherwise:
(1) "City" means every incorporated city and town.
(2) "Commission" means the utilities and transportation commission.
(3) "Committee" means the state solid waste advisory committee.
(4) "Composted material" means organic solid waste that has been subjected to controlled aerobic degradation at a solid waste facility in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Natural decay of organic solid waste under uncontrolled conditions does not result in composted material.
(5) "Department" means the department of ecology.
(((5))) (6) "Director" means the director of the department of ecology.
(((6))) (7) "Disposal site" means the location where any final treatment, utilization, processing, or deposit of solid waste occurs.
(((7))) (8) "Energy recovery" means a process operating under federal and state environmental laws and regulations for converting solid waste into usable energy and for reducing the volume of solid waste.
(((8))) (9) "Functional standards" means criteria for solid waste handling expressed in terms of expected performance or solid waste handling functions.
(((9))) (10) "Incineration" means a process of reducing the volume of solid waste operating under federal and state environmental laws and regulations by use of an enclosed device using controlled flame combustion.
(((10))) (11) "Jurisdictional health department" means city, county, city-county, or district public health department.
(((11))) (12) "Landfill" means a disposal facility or part of a facility at which solid waste is placed in or on land and which is not a land treatment facility.
(((12))) (13) "Local government" means a city, town, or county.
(((13))) (14) "Modify" means to substantially change the design or operational plans including, but not limited to, removal of a design element previously set forth in a permit application or the addition of a disposal or processing activity that is not approved in the permit.
(((14))) (15) "Multiple family residence" means any structure housing two or more dwelling units.
(((15))) (16) "Person" means individual, firm, association, copartnership, political subdivision, government agency, municipality, industry, public or private corporation, or any other entity whatsoever.
(((16))) (17) "Recyclable materials" means those solid wastes that are separated for recycling or reuse, such as papers, metals, and glass, that are identified as recyclable material pursuant to a local comprehensive solid waste plan. Prior to the adoption of the local comprehensive solid waste plan, adopted pursuant to RCW 70.95.110(2), local governments may identify recyclable materials by ordinance from July 23, 1989.
(((17))) (18) "Recycling" means transforming or remanufacturing waste materials into usable or marketable materials for use other than landfill disposal or incineration.
(((18))) (19) "Residence" means the regular dwelling place of an individual or individuals.
(((19))) (20) "Sewage sludge" means a semisolid substance consisting of settled sewage solids combined with varying amounts of water and dissolved materials, generated from a wastewater treatment system, that does not meet the requirements of chapter 70.95J RCW.
(((20))) (21) "Soil amendment" means any substance that is intended to improve the physical characteristics of the soil, except composted material, commercial fertilizers, agricultural liming agents, unmanipulated animal manures, unmanipulated vegetable manures, food wastes, food processing wastes, and materials exempted by rule of the department, such as biosolids as defined in chapter 70.95J RCW and wastewater as regulated in chapter 90.48 RCW.
(22) "Solid waste" or "wastes" means all putrescible and nonputrescible solid and semisolid wastes including, but not limited to, garbage, rubbish, ashes, industrial wastes, swill, sewage sludge, demolition and construction wastes, abandoned vehicles or parts thereof, and recyclable materials.
(((21))) (23) "Solid waste handling" means the management, storage, collection, transportation, treatment, utilization, processing, and final disposal of solid wastes, including the recovery and recycling of materials from solid wastes, the recovery of energy resources from solid wastes or the conversion of the energy in solid wastes to more useful forms or combinations thereof.
(((22))) (24) "Source separation" means the separation of different kinds of solid waste at the place where the waste originates.
(((23))) (25) "Vehicle" includes every device physically capable of being moved upon a public or private highway, road, street, or watercourse and in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a public or private highway, road, street, or watercourse, except devices moved by human or animal power or used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks.
(((24))) (26) "Waste-derived soil amendment" means any soil amendment as defined in this chapter that is derived from solid waste as defined in RCW 70.95.030, but does not include biosolids or biosolids products regulated under chapter 70.95J RCW or wastewaters regulated under chapter 90.48 RCW.
(27) "Waste reduction" means reducing the amount or toxicity of waste generated or reusing materials.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. A new section is added to chapter 70.95 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Waste-derived soil amendments that meet the standards and criteria in this section may apply for exemption from solid waste permitting as required under RCW 70.95.170. The application shall be submitted to the department in a format determined by the department or an equivalent format. The application shall include:
(a) Analytical data showing that the waste-derived soil amendments meet standards established under RCW 15.54.800; and
(b) Other information deemed appropriate by the department to protect human health and the environment.
(2) After receipt of an application, the department shall review it to determine whether the application is complete, and forward a copy of the complete application to all interested jurisdictional health departments for review and comment. Within forty-five days, the jurisdictional health departments shall forward their comments and any other information they deem relevant to the department, which shall then give final approval or disapproval of the application. Every complete application shall be approved or disapproved by the department within ninety days after receipt.
(3) The department, after providing opportunity for comments from the jurisdictional health departments, may at any time revoke an exemption granted under this section if the quality or use of the waste-derived soil amendment changes or the management, storage, or end use of the waste-derived soil amendment constitutes a threat to human health or the environment.
(4) Any aggrieved party may appeal the determination by the department in subsection (2) or (3) of this section to the pollution control hearings board.
Sec. 19. RCW 70.95.240 and 1997 c 427 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) After the adoption of regulations or ordinances by any county, city, or jurisdictional board of health providing for the issuance of permits as provided in RCW 70.95.160, it shall be unlawful for any person to dump or deposit or permit the dumping or depositing of any solid waste onto or under the surface of the ground or into the waters of this state except at a solid waste disposal site for which there is a valid permit. This section ((shall)) does not:
(a) Prohibit a person from dumping or depositing solid waste resulting from his or her own activities onto or under the surface of ground owned or leased by him or her when such action does not violate statutes or ordinances, or create a nuisance; ((or))
(b) ((Apply to a person using a material or materials on the land as commercial fertilizer if (i) the department of ecology has issued written approval for the use of the material or materials as commercial fertilizer as provided in RCW 70.95.830, (ii) the registration of the material or materials as a packaged commercial fertilizer has not been canceled under RCW 15.54.335, and (iii) the distribution of the material or materials as a commercial fertilizer has not been prohibited by the department of agriculture under RCW 15.54.335)) Apply to a person using a waste-derived soil amendment that has been approved by the department under section 18 of this act; or
(c) Apply to the application of commercial fertilizer that has been registered with the department of agriculture as provided in RCW 15.54.325, and that is applied in accordance with the standards established in RCW 15.54.800(3).
(2)(a) It is a class 3 civil infraction as defined in RCW 7.80.120 for a person to litter in an amount less than or equal to one cubic foot.
(b) It is a class 1 civil infraction as defined in RCW 7.80.120 for a person to litter in an amount greater than one cubic foot. Unless suspended or modified by a court, the person shall also pay a litter cleanup fee of twenty-five dollars per cubic foot of litter. The court may, in addition to or in lieu of part or all of the cleanup fee, order the person to pick up and remove litter from the property, with prior permission of the legal owner or, in the case of public property, of the agency managing the property.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 20. The department of ecology, in conjunction with the departments of agriculture and health, shall undertake a study of whether dioxins occur in fertilizers, soil amendments, and soils and if so, at what levels. The department of ecology shall seek additional financial and technical assistance from appropriate federal agencies, the fertilizer industry, and other appropriate sources in conducting this study. The department of ecology shall report its findings to the legislature in November 1998.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 21. A new section is added to chapter 15.54 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department shall expand its fertilizer data base to include additional information required for registration under RCW 15.54.325 and 15.54.330.
(2) Except for confidential information under RCW 15.54.362 regarding fertilizer tonnages distributed in the state, information in the fertilizer data base shall be made available to the public upon request.
(3) The department, and the department of ecology in consultation with the department of health, shall biennially prepare a report to the legislature presenting information on levels of nonnutritive substances in fertilizers. Results from agency testing of products that were sampled shall also be displayed. The first such report will be provided to the legislature by December 1, 1999.
(4) After July 1, 1999, the department shall post on the internet the information contained in applications for fertilizer registration.
Sec. 22. RCW 43.21B.110 and 1993 c 387 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The hearings board shall only have jurisdiction to hear and decide appeals from the following decisions of the department, the director, ((the administrator of the office of marine safety,)) and the air pollution control boards or authorities as established pursuant to chapter 70.94 RCW, or local health departments:
(a) Civil penalties imposed pursuant to RCW 18.104.155, 70.94.431, 70.105.080, 70.107.050, 88.46.090, 90.03.600, 90.48.144, 90.56.310, and 90.56.330.
(b) Orders issued pursuant to RCW 18.104.043, 18.104.060, 43.27A.190, 70.94.211, 70.94.332, 70.105.095, 86.16.020, 88.46.070, 90.14.130, and 90.48.120.
(c) The issuance, modification, or termination of any permit, certificate, or license by the department or any air authority in the exercise of its jurisdiction, including the issuance or termination of a waste disposal permit, the denial of an application for a waste disposal permit, or the modification of the conditions or the terms of a waste disposal permit.
(d) Decisions of local health departments regarding the grant or denial of solid waste permits pursuant to chapter 70.95 RCW.
(e) Decisions of local health departments regarding the issuance and enforcement of permits to use or dispose of biosolids under RCW 70.95J.080.
(f) Decisions of the department regarding waste-derived fertilizer or micronutrient fertilizer under section 16 of this act, and decisions of the department regarding waste-derived soil amendments under section 18 of this act.
(g) Any other decision by the department((, the administrator of the office of marine safety,)) or an air authority which pursuant to law must be decided as an adjudicative proceeding under chapter 34.05 RCW.
(2) The following hearings shall not be conducted by the hearings board:
(a) Hearings required by law to be conducted by the shorelines hearings board pursuant to chapter 90.58 RCW.
(b) Hearings conducted by the department pursuant to RCW 70.94.332, 70.94.390, 70.94.395, 70.94.400, 70.94.405, 70.94.410, and 90.44.180.
(c) Proceedings by the department relating to general adjudications of water rights pursuant to chapter 90.03 or 90.44 RCW.
(d) Hearings conducted by the department to adopt, modify, or repeal rules.
(3) Review of rules and regulations adopted by the hearings board shall be subject to review in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 34.05 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 23. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 15.54.335 and 1997 c 427 s 2; and
(2) RCW 70.95.830 and 1997 c 427 s 5.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. This act may be known and cited as the fertilizer regulation act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 1998, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "regulation;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 15.54.270, 15.54.275, 15.54.325, 15.54.330, 15.54.340, 15.54.380, 15.54.414, 15.54.420, 15.54.436, 15.54.470, 15.54.474, 15.54.480, 15.54.800, 70.95.030, 70.95.240, and 43.21B.110; adding new sections to chapter 15.54 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 70.95 RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 15.54.335 and 70.95.830; and prescribing penalties.", and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Morton moved that the Senate concur in the House amendments to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6474.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Morton that the Senate concur in the House amendments to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6474.
The motion by Senator Morton carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendments to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6474.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6474, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6474, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 35; Nays, 11; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Deccio, Franklin, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 35. Voting nay: Senators Brown, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Fraser, Heavey, Kline, Kohl, McAuliffe, Patterson, Spanel and Thibaudeau - 11. Excused: Senators Benton, Rossi and Wood - 3.
SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6474 as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6328 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. PURPOSE. The legislature finds that merger of the departments of fisheries and wildlife resulted in two criminal codes applicable to fish and wildlife, and that it has become increasingly difficult to administer and enforce the two criminal codes. Furthermore, laws defining crimes involving fish and wildlife have evolved over many years of changing uses and management objectives for fish and wildlife. The resulting two codes make it difficult for citizens to comply with the law and unnecessarily complicate enforcement of laws against violators.
The legislature intends by chapter . . ., Laws of 1998 (this act) to revise and recodify the criminal laws governing fish and wildlife, ensuring that all people involved with fish and wildlife are able to know and understand the requirements of the laws and the risks of violation. Additionally, the legislature intends to create a more uniform approach to criminal laws governing fish and wildlife and to the laws authorizing prosecution, sentencing, and punishments, including defining new crimes and repealing crimes that are redundant to other provisions of the criminal code.
Chapter . . ., Laws of 1998 (this act) is not intended to alter existing powers of the commission or the director to adopt rules or exercise powers over fish and wildlife. In some places reference is made to violation of department rules, but this is intended to conform with current powers of the commission, director, or both, to adopt rules governing fish and wildlife activities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. EXEMPTION FOR DEPARTMENT ACTIONS. A person is not guilty of a crime under this chapter if the person is an officer, employee, or agent of the department lawfully acting in the course of his or her authorized duties.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. AUTHORITY TO DEFINE VIOLATION OF A RULE AS AN INFRACTION. If the commission or director has authority to adopt a rule that is punishable as a crime under this chapter, then the commission or director may provide that violation of the rule shall be punished with notice of infraction under RCW 7.84.030.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. SEPARATE OFFENSES FOR EACH BIG GAME, PROTECTED, OR ENDANGERED ANIMAL. Where it is unlawful to hunt, take, kill, fish, or possess big game or protected or endangered fish or wildlife, then each individual animal unlawfully killed, taken, or possessed is a separate offense.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. JURISDICTION. District courts have jurisdiction concurrent with superior courts for misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors committed in violation of this chapter and may impose the punishment provided for these offenses. Superior courts have jurisdiction over felonies committed in violation of this chapter. Venue for offenses occurring in off-shore waters shall be in a county bordering on the Pacific Ocean, or the county where fish or wildlife from the offense are landed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. CONVICTION IN A STATE OR MUNICIPAL COURT. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this chapter, "conviction" means a final conviction in a state or municipal court or an unvacated forfeiture of bail or collateral deposited to secure the defendant's appearance in court. A plea of guilty, or a finding of guilt for a violation of this title or rule of the commission or director constitutes a conviction regardless of whether the imposition of sentence is deferred or the penalty is suspended.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. REFERENCE TO CHAPTERS 7.84 AND 9A.20 RCW. Crimes defined by this chapter shall be punished as infractions, misdemeanors, gross misdemeanors, or felonies, based on the classification of crimes set out in chapters 7.84 and 9A.20 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. ACTING FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES--VALUE OF FISH OR WILDLIFE--PROOF. (1) For purposes of this chapter, a person acts for commercial purposes if the person:
(a) Acts with intent to sell, attempted to sell, sold, bartered, attempted to purchase, or purchased fish or wildlife;
(b) Uses gear typical of that used in commercial fisheries;
(c) Exceeds the bag or possession limits for personal use by taking or possessing more than three times the amount of fish or wildlife allowed;
(d) Delivers or attempts to deliver fish or wildlife to a person who sells or resells fish or wildlife including any licensed or unlicensed wholesaler; or
(e) Takes fish using a vessel designated on a commercial fishery license and gear not authorized in a personal use fishery.
(2) For purposes of this chapter, the value of any fish or wildlife may be proved based on evidence of legal or illegal sales involving the person charged or any other person, of offers to sell or solicitation of offers to sell by the person charged or by any other person, or of any market price for the fish or wildlife including market price for farm-raised game animals. The value assigned to specific wildlife by RCW 77.21.070 may be presumed to be the value of such wildlife. It is not relevant to proof of value that the person charged misrepresented that the fish or wildlife was taken in compliance with law if the fish or wildlife was unlawfully taken and had no lawful market value.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. UNLAWFUL HUNTING OF GAME BIRDS. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful hunting of game birds in the second degree if the person:
(a) Hunts a game bird and the person does not have and possess all licenses, tags, stamps, and permits required under this title;
(b) Recklessly destroys, takes, or harms the eggs or nests of a game bird except when authorized by permit; or
(c) Violates any rule of the commission or director regarding seasons, bag or possession limits but less than two times the bag or possession limit, closed areas including game reserves, closed times, or other rule addressing the manner or method of hunting or possession of game birds.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful hunting of game birds in the first degree if the person hunts game birds and the person takes or possesses two times or more than the possession or bag limit for such game birds allowed by rule of the commission or director.
(3)(a) Unlawful hunting of game birds in the second degree is a misdemeanor.
(b) Unlawful hunting of game birds in the first degree is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. UNLAWFUL HUNTING OF BIG GAME. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful hunting of big game in the second degree if the person:
(a) Hunts big game and the person does not have and possess all licenses, tags, or permits required under this title; or
(b) Violates any rule of the commission or director regarding seasons, bag or possession limits, closed areas including game reserves, closed times, or any other rule governing the hunting, taking, or possession of big game.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful hunting of big game in the first degree if the person was previously convicted of any crime under this title involving unlawful hunting, killing, possessing, or taking big game, and within five years of the date that the prior conviction was entered the person hunts for big game and:
(a) The person does not have and possess all licenses, tags, or permits required under this title; or
(b) The act was in violation of any rule of the commission or director regarding seasons, bag or possession limits, closed areas including game reserves, or closed times.
(3)(a) Unlawful hunting of big game in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
(b) Unlawful hunting of big game in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall revoke all licenses or tags involved in the crime and the department shall order the person's hunting privileges suspended for two years.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. UNLAWFUL HUNTING OF GAME ANIMALS. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful hunting of game animals in the second degree if the person:
(a) Hunts a game animal that is not classified as big game, and does not have and possess all licenses, tags, or permits required by this title; or
(b) Violates any rule of the commission or director regarding seasons, bag or possession limits but less than two times the bag or possession limit, closed areas including game reserves, closed times, or other rule addressing the manner or method of hunting or possession of game animals not classified as big game.
(2)(a) A person is guilty of unlawful hunting of game animals in the first degree if the person hunts a game animal that is not classified as big game; and
(b) The person takes or possesses two times or more than the possession or bag limit for such game animals allowed by rule of the commission or director.
(3)(a) Unlawful hunting of game animals in the second degree is a misdemeanor.
(b) Unlawful hunting of game animals in the first degree is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. WEAPONS, TRAPS, OR DOGS ON GAME RESERVES. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful use of weapons, traps, or dogs on game reserves if:
(a) The person uses firearms, other hunting weapons, or traps on a game reserve; or
(b) The person negligently allows a dog upon a game reserve.
(2) This section does not apply to persons on a public highway or if the conduct is authorized by rule of the department.
(3) This section does not apply to a person in possession of a handgun if the person in control of the handgun possesses a valid concealed pistol license and the handgun is concealed on the person.
(4) Unlawful use of weapons, traps, or dogs on game reserves is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. UNLAWFUL TAKING OF ENDANGERED FISH OR WILDLIFE. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful taking of endangered fish or wildlife in the second degree if the person hunts, fishes, possesses, harasses, or kills fish or wildlife or destroys the nests or eggs of fish or wildlife and the fish or wildlife is designated by the commission as endangered, and the taking has not been authorized by rule of the commission.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful taking of endangered fish or wildlife in the first degree if the person has been:
(a) Convicted under subsection (1) of this section or convicted of any crime under this title involving the killing, possessing, harassing, or harming of endangered fish or wildlife; and
(b) Within five years of the date of the prior conviction the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section.
(3)(a) Unlawful taking of endangered fish or wildlife in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
(b) Unlawful taking of endangered fish or wildlife in the first degree is a class C felony. The department shall revoke any licenses or tags used in connection with the crime and order the person's privileges to hunt, fish, trap, or obtain licenses under this title and Title 75 RCW to be suspended for two years.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. UNLAWFUL TAKING OF PROTECTED FISH OR WILDLIFE. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful taking of protected fish or wildlife if:
(a) The person hunts, fishes, possesses, or kills protected fish or wildlife, or the person possesses or destroys the eggs or nests of protected fish or wildlife, and the taking has not been authorized by rule of the commission; or
(b) The person violates any rule of the commission regarding the taking, harming, harassment, possession, or transport of protected fish or wildlife.
(2) Unlawful taking of protected fish or wildlife is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. UNLAWFUL TAKING OF UNCLASSIFIED FISH OR WILDLIFE. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful taking of unclassified fish or wildlife if:
(a) The person kills, hunts, fishes, takes, holds, possesses, transports, injures, or harms fish or wildlife that is not classified as big game, game fish, game animals, game birds, food fish, shellfish, protected wildlife, or endangered wildlife; and
(b) The act violates any rule of the commission or the director.
(2) Unlawful taking of unclassified fish or wildlife is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. UNLAWFUL USE OF POISON OR EXPLOSIVES. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful use of poison or explosives if:
(a) The person lays out, sets out, or uses a drug, poison, or other deleterious substance that kills, injures, harms, or endangers fish or wildlife, except if the person is using the substance in compliance with federal and state laws and label instructions; or
(b) The person lays out, sets out, or uses an explosive that kills, injures, harms, or endangers fish or wildlife, except if authorized by law or permit of the director.
(2) Unlawful use of poison or explosives is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. INFRACTION VIOLATION OF RULES GOVERNING FISH AND WILDLIFE. A person is guilty of an infraction, which shall be cited and punished as provided under chapter 7.84 RCW, if the person:
(1) Fails to immediately record a catch of fish or shellfish on a catch record card required by RCW 75.25.190 or 77.32.050, or required by rule of the commission under this title or Title 75 RCW; or
(2) Fishes for personal use using barbed hooks in violation of any rule; or
(3) Violates any other rule of the commission or director that is designated by rule as an infraction.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. UNLAWFUL RECREATIONAL FISHING IN THE SECOND DEGREE. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree if the person fishes for, takes, possesses, or harvests fish or shellfish and:
(a) The person does not have and possess the license or the catch record card required by chapter 75.25 or 77.32 RCW for such activity; or
(b) The action violates any rule of the commission or the director regarding seasons, bag or possession limits but less than two times the bag or possession limit, closed areas, closed times, or any other rule addressing the manner or method of fishing or possession of fish, except for use of a net to take fish as provided for in section 50 of this act.
(2) Unlawful recreational fishing in the second degree is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. UNLAWFUL RECREATIONAL FISHING IN THE FIRST DEGREE. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree if:
(a) The person takes, possesses, or retains two times or more than the bag limit or possession limit of fish or shellfish allowed by any rule of the director or commission setting the amount of food fish, game fish, or shellfish that can be taken, possessed, or retained for noncommercial use;
(b) The person fishes in a fishway; or
(c) The person shoots, gaffs, snags, snares, spears, dipnets, or stones fish in state waters, or possesses fish taken by such means, unless such means are authorized by express rule of the commission or director.
(2) Unlawful recreational fishing in the first degree is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 20. UNLAWFUL TAKING OF SEAWEED. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful taking of seaweed if the person takes, possesses, or harvests seaweed and:
(a) The person does not have and possess the license required by chapter 75.25 RCW for taking seaweed; or
(b) The action violates any rule of the department or the department of natural resources regarding seasons, possession limits, closed areas, closed times, or any other rule addressing the manner or method of taking, possessing, or harvesting of seaweed.
(2) Unlawful taking of seaweed is a misdemeanor. This does not affect rights of the state to recover civilly for trespass, conversion, or theft of state-owned valuable materials.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 21. WASTE OF FISH AND WILDLIFE. (1) A person is guilty of waste of fish and wildlife in the second degree if:
(a) The person kills, takes, or possesses fish or wildlife and the value of the fish or wildlife is greater than twenty dollars but less than two hundred fifty dollars; and
(b) The person recklessly allows such fish or wildlife to be wasted.
(2) A person is guilty of waste of fish and wildlife in the first degree if:
(a) The person kills, takes, or possesses food fish, shellfish, game fish, game birds, or game animals having a value of two hundred fifty dollars or more; and
(b) The person recklessly allows such fish or wildlife to be wasted.
(3)(a) Waste of fish and wildlife in the second degree is a misdemeanor.
(b) Waste of fish and wildlife in the first degree is a gross misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the department shall revoke any license or tag used in the crime and shall order suspension of the person's privileges to engage in the activity in which the person committed waste of fish and wildlife in the first degree for a period of one year.
(4) It is prima facie evidence of waste if a processor purchases or engages a quantity of food fish, shellfish, or game fish that cannot be processed within sixty hours after the food fish or shellfish are taken from the water, unless the food fish or shellfish are preserved in good marketable condition.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 22. UNLAWFUL INTERFERENCE WITH FISHING OR HUNTING GEAR. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the second degree if the person:
(a) Takes or releases a wild animal from another person's trap without permission;
(b) Springs, pulls up, damages, possesses, or destroys another person's trap without the owner's permission; or
(c) Interferes with recreational gear used to take fish or shellfish.
(2) Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the second degree is a misdemeanor.
(3) A person is guilty of unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the first degree if the person:
(a) Takes or releases food fish or shellfish from commercial fishing gear without the owner's permission; or
(b) Intentionally destroys or interferes with commercial fishing gear.
(4) Unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear in the first degree is a gross misdemeanor.
(5) A person is not in violation of unlawful interference with fishing or hunting gear if the person removes a trap placed on property owned, leased, or rented by the person.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 23. FAILING TO IDENTIFY TRAPS FOR FURBEARING ANIMALS. (1) A person is guilty of failing to identify traps for furbearing animals if the person fails to attach to the person's traps or devices a legible metal tag with either the department identification number of the trapper or the name and address of the trapper in English letters not less than one-eighth inch in height.
(2) Failing to identify traps for furbearing animals is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. OBSTRUCTING THE TAKING OF FISH OR WILDLIFE. (1) A person is guilty of obstructing the taking of fish or wildlife if the person:
(a) Harasses, drives, or disturbs fish or wildlife with the intent of disrupting lawful pursuit or taking thereof; or
(b) Harasses, intimidates, or interferes with an individual engaged in the lawful taking of fish or wildlife or lawful predator control with the intent of disrupting lawful pursuit or taking thereof.
(2) Obstructing the taking of fish or wildlife is a gross misdemeanor.
(3) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for obstructing the taking of fish or wildlife that the person charged was:
(a) Interfering with a person engaged in hunting outside the legally established hunting season; or
(b) Preventing or attempting to prevent unauthorized trespass on private property.
(4) The person raising a defense under subsection (3) of this section has the burden of proof by a preponderance of the evidence.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. UNLAWFUL POSTING. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful posting if the individual posts signs preventing hunting or fishing on any land not owned or leased by the individual, or without the permission of the person who owns, leases, or controls the land posted.
(2) Unlawful posting is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 26. UNLAWFUL USE OF DEPARTMENT LANDS OR FACILITIES. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful use of department lands or facilities if the person enters upon, uses, or remains upon department lands or facilities in violation of any rule of the department.
(2) Unlawful use of department lands or facilities is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 27. SPOTLIGHTING BIG GAME. (1) A person is guilty of spotlighting big game in the second degree if the person hunts big game with the aid of a spotlight or other artificial light while in possession or control of a firearm, bow and arrow, or cross bow.
(2) A person is guilty of spotlighting big game in the first degree if:
(a) The person has any prior conviction for gross misdemeanor or felony for a crime under this title involving big game including but not limited to subsection (1) of this section or section 10 of this act; and
(b) Within ten years of the date that such prior conviction was entered the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section.
(3)(a) Spotlighting big game in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
(b) Spotlighting big game in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall order suspension of all privileges to hunt wildlife for a period of two years.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 28. UNLAWFUL USE OR POSSESSION OF A LOADED FIREARM. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful possession of a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle if:
(a) The person carries, transports, conveys, possesses, or controls a rifle or shotgun in a motor vehicle; and
(b) The rifle or shotgun contains shells or cartridges in the chamber, or is a muzzle-loading firearm that is loaded and capped or primed.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful use of a loaded firearm if the person negligently shoots a firearm from, across, or along the maintained portion of a public highway.
(3) Unlawful possession of a loaded firearm in a motor vehicle is a misdemeanor.
(4) This section does not apply if the person:
(a) Is a law enforcement officer who is authorized to carry a firearm and is on duty within the officer's respective jurisdiction;
(b) Possesses a disabled hunter's permit as provided by RCW 77.32.237 and complies with all rules of the department concerning hunting by persons with disabilities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 29. UNLAWFULLY AVOIDING WILDLIFE CHECK STATIONS OR FIELD INSPECTIONS. (1) A person is guilty of unlawfully avoiding wildlife check stations or field inspections if the person fails to:
(a) Obey check station signs;
(b) Stop and report at a check station if directed to do so by a uniformed fish and wildlife officer; or
(c) Produce for inspection upon request by a fish and wildlife officer: (i) Hunting or fishing equipment; (ii) seaweed, fish, shellfish, or wildlife; or (iii) licenses, permits, tags, stamps, or catch record cards required by this title or Title 75 RCW.
(2) Unlawfully avoiding wildlife check stations or field inspections is a gross misdemeanor.
(3) Wildlife check stations may not be established upon interstate highways or state routes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 30. UNLAWFUL USE OF DOGS--PUBLIC NUISANCE. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful use of dogs if the person:
(a) Negligently fails to prevent a dog under the person's control from pursuing or injuring deer, elk, or an animal classified as endangered under this title;
(b) Uses the dog to hunt deer or elk; or
(c) During the closed season for a species of game animal or game bird, negligently fails to prevent the dog from pursuing such animal or destroying the nest of a game bird.
(2) Unlawful use of dogs is a misdemeanor. A dog that is the basis for a violation of this section may be declared a public nuisance.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 31. UNLAWFUL RELEASE OF FISH OR WILDLIFE. (1)(a) A person is guilty of unlawfully releasing, planting, or placing fish or wildlife if the person knowingly releases, plants, or places live fish, wildlife, or aquatic plants within the state, except for a release of game fish into private waters for which a game fish stocking permit has been obtained or the planting of food fish or shellfish by permit of the commission.
(b) A violation of this subsection is a gross misdemeanor. In addition, the department shall order the person to pay all costs the department incurred in capturing, killing, or controlling the fish or wildlife released or its progeny. This does not affect the existing authority of the department to bring a separate civil action to recover costs of capturing, killing, controlling the fish or wildlife released or their progeny, or restoration of habitat necessitated by the unlawful release.
(2)(a) A person is guilty of unlawful release of deleterious exotic wildlife if the person knowingly releases, plants, or places live fish or wildlife within the state and such fish or wildlife has been classified as deleterious exotic wildlife by rule of the commission.
(b) A violation of this subsection is a class C felony. In addition, the department shall also order the person to pay all costs the department incurred in capturing, killing, or controlling the fish or wildlife released or its progeny. This does not affect the existing authority of the department to bring a separate civil action to recover costs of capturing, killing, controlling the fish or wildlife released or their progeny, or restoration of habitat necessitated by the unlawful release.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 32. ENGAGING IN COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE ACTIVITY WITHOUT A LICENSE. (1) A person is guilty of engaging in commercial wildlife activity without a license if the person:
(a) Deals in raw furs for commercial purposes and does not hold a fur dealer license required by chapter 77.32 RCW;
(b) Practices taxidermy for profit and does not hold a taxidermy license required by chapter 77.32 RCW; or
(c) Operates a game farm without a license required by chapter 77.32 RCW.
(2) Engaging in commercial wildlife activities without a license is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 33. UNLAWFUL USE OF A COMMERCIAL WILDLIFE LICENSE. (1) A person who holds a fur buyer's license or taxidermy license is guilty of unlawful use of a commercial wildlife license if the person:
(a) Fails to have the license in possession while engaged in fur buying or practicing taxidermy for commercial purposes; or
(b) Violates any rule of the department regarding the use, possession, display, or presentation of the taxidermy or fur buyer's license.
(2) Unlawful use of a commercial wildlife license is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 34. UNLAWFUL TRAPPING. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful trapping if the person:
(a) Sets out traps that are capable of taking wild animals, game animals, or furbearing mammals and does not possess all licenses, tags, or permits required under this title; or
(b) Violates any rule of the commission or director regarding seasons, bag or possession limits, closed areas including game reserves, closed times, or any other rule governing the trapping of wild animals.
(2) Unlawful trapping is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 35. COMMERCIAL FISHING WITHOUT A LICENSE. (1) A person is guilty of commercial fishing without a license in the second degree if the person fishes for, takes, or delivers food fish, shellfish, or game fish while acting for commercial purposes and:
(a) The person does not hold a fishery license or delivery license under chapter 75.28 RCW for the food fish or shellfish; or
(b) The person is not a licensed operator designated as an alternate operator on a fishery or delivery license under chapter 75.28 RCW for the food fish or shellfish.
(2) A person is guilty of commercial fishing without a license in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and:
(a) The violation involves taking, delivery, or possession of food fish or shellfish with a value of two hundred fifty dollars or more; or
(b) The violation involves taking, delivery, or possession of food fish or shellfish from an area that was closed to the taking of such food fish or shellfish by any statute or rule.
(3)(a) Commercial fishing without a license in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
(b) Commercial fishing without a license in the first degree is a class C felony.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 36. COMMERCIAL FISH GUIDING OR CHARTERING WITHOUT A LICENSE. (1) A person is guilty of commercial fish guiding or chartering without a license if:
(a) The person operates a charter boat and does not hold the charter boat license required for the food fish taken;
(b) The person acts as a professional salmon guide and does not hold a professional salmon guide license; or
(c) The person acts as a game fish guide and does not hold a professional game fish guide license.
(2) Commercial fish guiding or chartering without a license is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 37. COMMERCIAL FISHING USING UNLAWFUL GEAR OR METHODS. (1) A person is guilty of commercial fishing using unlawful gear or methods if the person acts for commercial purposes and takes or fishes for any fish or shellfish using any gear or method in violation of a rule of the department specifying, regulating, or limiting the gear or method for taking, fishing, or harvesting of such fish or shellfish.
(2) Commercial fishing using unlawful gear or methods is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 38. UNLAWFUL USE OF A NONDESIGNATED VESSEL. (1) A person who holds a fishery license required by chapter 75.28 RCW, or who holds an operator's license and is designated as an alternate operator on a fishery license required by chapter 75.28 RCW, is guilty of unlawful use of a nondesignated vessel if the person takes, fishes for, or delivers from that fishery using a vessel not designated on the person's license, when vessel designation is required by chapter 75.28 RCW.
(2) Unlawful use of a nondesignated vessel is a gross misdemeanor.
(3) A nondesignated vessel may be used, subject to appropriate notification to the department and in accordance with rules established by the commission, when a designated vessel is inoperative because of accidental damage or mechanical breakdown.
(4) If the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and the vessel designated on the person's fishery license was used by any person in the fishery on the same day, then the violation for using a nondesignated vessel is a class C felony. Upon conviction the department shall order revocation and suspension of all commercial fishing privileges under chapter 75.28 RCW for a period of one year.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 39. UNLAWFUL USE OF A COMMERCIAL FISHERY LICENSE. (1) A person who holds a fishery license required by chapter 75.28 RCW, or who holds an operator's license and is designated as an alternate operator on a fishery license required by chapter 75.28 RCW, is guilty of unlawful use of a commercial fishery license if the person:
(a) Does not have the commercial fishery license or operator's license in possession during fishing or delivery; or
(b) Violates any rule of the department regarding the use, possession, display, or presentation of the person's license, decals, or vessel numbers.
(2) Unlawful use of a commercial fishery license is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 40. VIOLATION OF COMMERCIAL FISHING AREA OR TIME. (1) A person is guilty of violating commercial fishing area or time in the second degree if the person acts for commercial purposes and takes, fishes for, delivers, or receives food fish or shellfish:
(a) At a time not authorized by statute or rule; or
(b) From an area that was closed to the taking of such food fish or shellfish for commercial purposes by statute or rule.
(2) A person is guilty of violating commercial fishing area or time in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and:
(a) The person acted with knowledge that the area or time was not open to the taking or fishing of food fish or shellfish for commercial purposes; and
(b) The violation involved two hundred fifty dollars or more worth of food fish or shellfish.
(3)(a) Violating commercial fishing area or time in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
(b) Violating commercial fishing area or time in the first degree is a class C felony.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 41. FAILURE TO REPORT COMMERCIAL FISH HARVEST OR DELIVERY. (1) Except as provided in section 45 of this act, a person is guilty of failing to report a commercial fish or shellfish harvest or delivery if the person acts for commercial purposes and takes or delivers any fish or shellfish, and the person:
(a) Fails to sign a fish-receiving ticket that documents the delivery of fish or shellfish or otherwise documents the taking or delivery; or
(b) Fails to report or document the taking, landing, or delivery as required by any rule of the department.
(2) Failing to report a commercial fish harvest or delivery is a gross misdemeanor.
(3) For purposes of this section, "delivery" of fish or shellfish occurs when there is a transfer or conveyance of title or control from the person who took, fished for, or otherwise harvested the fish or shellfish.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 42. UNLAWFUL TRAFFICKING IN FISH OR WILDLIFE. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful trafficking in fish or wildlife in the second degree if the person traffics in fish or wildlife with a wholesale value of less than two hundred fifty dollars and:
(a) The fish or wildlife is classified as game, food fish, shellfish, game fish, or protected wildlife and the trafficking is not authorized by statute or rule of the department; or
(b) The fish or wildlife is unclassified and the trafficking violates any rule of the department.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful trafficking in fish or wildlife in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and:
(a) The fish or wildlife has a value of two hundred fifty dollars or more; or
(b) The fish or wildlife is designated as endangered or deleterious exotic wildlife and such trafficking is not authorized by any statute or rule of the department.
(3)(a) Unlawful trafficking in fish or wildlife in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
(b) Unlawful trafficking in fish or wildlife in the first degree is a class C felony.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 43. ENGAGING IN FISH DEALING ACTIVITY WITHOUT A LICENSE. (1) A person is guilty of engaging in fish dealing activity without a license in the second degree if the person:
(a) Engages in the commercial processing of fish or shellfish, including custom canning or processing of personal use fish or shellfish and does not hold a wholesale dealer's license required by RCW 75.28.300(1) or 77.32.211 for anadromous game fish;
(b) Engages in the wholesale selling, buying, or brokering of food fish or shellfish and does not hold a wholesale dealer's or buying license required by RCW 75.28.300(2) or 77.32.211 for anadromous game fish;
(c) Is a fisher who lands and sells his or her catch or harvest in the state to anyone other than a licensed wholesale dealer within or outside the state and does not hold a wholesale dealer's license required by RCW 75.28.300(3) or 77.32.211 for anadromous game fish; or
(d) Engages in the commercial manufacture or preparation of fertilizer, oil, meal, caviar, fish bait, or other byproducts from food fish or shellfish and does not hold a wholesale dealer's license required by RCW 75.28.300(4) or 77.32.211 for anadromous game fish.
(2) Engaging in fish dealing activity without a license in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
(3) A person is guilty of engaging in fish dealing activity without a license in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and the violation involves fish or shellfish worth two hundred fifty dollars or more. Engaging in fish dealing activity without a license in the first degree is a class C felony.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 44. UNLAWFUL USE OF FISH BUYING AND DEALING LICENSES. (1) A person who holds a fish dealer's license required by RCW 75.28.300, an anadromous game fish buyer's license required by RCW 77.32.211, or a fish buyer's license required by RCW 75.28.340 is guilty of unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the second degree if the person:
(a) Possesses or receives fish or shellfish for commercial purposes worth less than two hundred fifty dollars; and
(b) Fails to document such fish or shellfish with a fish-receiving ticket required by statute or rule of the department.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and:
(a) The violation involves fish or shellfish worth two hundred fifty dollars or more;
(b) The person acted with knowledge that the fish or shellfish were taken from a closed area, at a closed time, or by a person not licensed to take such fish or shellfish for commercial purposes; or
(c) The person acted with knowledge that the fish or shellfish were taken in violation of any tribal law.
(3)(a) Unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor.
(b) Unlawful use of fish buying and dealing licenses in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall suspend all privileges to engage in fish buying or dealing for two years.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 45. VIOLATING RULES GOVERNING WHOLESALE FISH BUYING AND DEALING. (1) A person who holds a wholesale fish dealer's license required by RCW 75.28.300, an anadromous game fish buyer's license required by RCW 77.32.211, or a fish buyer's license required by RCW 75.28.340 is guilty of violating rules governing wholesale fish buying and dealing if the person:
(a) Fails to possess or display his or her license when engaged in any act requiring the license;
(b) Fails to display or uses the license in violation of any rule of the department;
(c) Files a signed fish-receiving ticket but fails to provide all information required by rule of the department; or
(d) Violates any other rule of the department regarding wholesale fish buying and dealing.
(2) Violating rules governing wholesale fish buying and dealing is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 46. PROVIDING FALSE INFORMATION REGARDING FISH OR WILDLIFE. (1) A person is guilty of providing false information regarding fish or wildlife if the person knowingly provides false or misleading information required by any statute or rule to be provided to the department regarding the taking, delivery, possession, transportation, sale, transfer, or any other use of fish or wildlife.
(2) Providing false information regarding fish or wildlife is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 47. VIOLATING RULES REQUIRING REPORTING OF FISH OR WILDLIFE HARVEST. (1) A person is guilty of violating rules requiring reporting of fish or wildlife harvest if the person:
(a) Fails to make a harvest log report of a commercial fish or shellfish catch in violation of any rule of the commission or the director;
(b) Fails to maintain a trapper's report or taxidermist ledger in violation of any rule of the commission or the director;
(c) Fails to submit any portion of a big game animal for a required inspection required by rule of the commission or the director; or
(d) Fails to return a catch record card or wildlife harvest report to the department as required by rule of the commission or director.
(2) Violating rules requiring reporting of fish or wildlife harvest is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 48. UNLAWFUL TRANSPORTATION OF FISH OR WILDLIFE. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful transportation of fish or wildlife in the second degree if the person:
(a) Knowingly imports, moves within the state, or exports fish or wildlife in violation of any rule of the commission or the director governing the transportation or movement of fish or wildlife and the transportation does not involve big game, endangered fish or wildlife, deleterious exotic wildlife, or fish or wildlife having a value greater than two hundred fifty dollars; or
(b) Possesses but fails to affix or notch a big game transport tag as required by rule of the commission or director.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful transportation of fish or wildlife in the first degree if the person:
(a) Knowingly imports, moves within the state, or exports fish or wildlife in violation of any rule of the commission or the director governing the transportation or movement of fish or wildlife and the transportation involves big game, endangered fish or wildlife, deleterious exotic wildlife, or fish or wildlife with a value of two hundred fifty dollars or more; or
(b) Knowingly transports shellfish, shellstock, or equipment used in commercial culturing, taking, handling, or processing shellfish without a permit required by authority of this title.
(3)(a) Unlawful transportation of fish or wildlife in the second degree is a misdemeanor.
(b) Unlawful transportation of fish or wildlife in the first degree is a gross misdemeanor.
Sec. 49. RCW 75.12.320 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 63 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (((2))) (3) of this section, it is unlawful for a person who is not a treaty Indian fisherman to participate in the taking of ((food)) fish or shellfish in a treaty Indian fishery, or to be on board a vessel, or associated equipment, operating in a treaty Indian fishery. A violation of this subsection is a gross misdemeanor.
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) of this section with the intent of acting for commercial purposes, including any sale of catch, control of catch, profit from catch, or payment for fishing assistance, is guilty of a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall order revocation of any license and a one-year suspension of all commercial fishing privileges requiring a license under chapter 75.28 or 75.30 RCW.
(3)(a) The spouse, forebears, siblings, children, and grandchildren of a treaty Indian fisherman may assist the fisherman in exercising treaty Indian fishing rights when the treaty Indian fisherman is present at the fishing site.
(b) Other treaty Indian fishermen with off-reservation treaty fishing rights in the same usual and accustomed places, whether or not the fishermen are members of the same tribe or another treaty tribe, may assist a treaty Indian fisherman in exercising treaty Indian fishing rights when the treaty Indian fisherman is present at the fishing site.
(c) Biologists approved by the department may be on board a vessel operating in a treaty Indian fishery.
(((3))) (4) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Treaty Indian fisherman" means a person who may exercise treaty Indian fishing rights as determined under United States v. Washington, 384 F. Supp. 312 (W.D. Wash. 1974), or Sohappy v. Smith, 302 F. Supp. 899 (D. Oregon 1969), and post-trial orders of those courts;
(b) "Treaty Indian fishery" means a fishery open to only treaty Indian fishermen by tribal or federal regulation;
(c) "To participate" and its derivatives mean an effort to operate a vessel or fishing equipment, provide immediate supervision in the operation of a vessel or fishing equipment, or otherwise assist in the fishing operation, ((or)) to claim possession of a share of the catch, or to represent that the catch was lawfully taken in an Indian fishery.
(((4))) (5) A violation of this section ((involving salmon)) constitutes illegal fishing and is subject to the ((sanctions provided under RCW 75.10.130)) suspensions provided for commercial fishing violations.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 50. UNLAWFUL USE OF NETS TO TAKE FISH. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful use of a net to take fish in the second degree if the person:
(a) Lays, sets, uses, or controls a net or other device or equipment capable of taking fish from the waters of this state, except if the person has a valid license for such fishing gear from the director under this title and is acting in accordance with all rules of the commission and director; or
(b) Fails to return unauthorized fish to the water immediately while otherwise lawfully operating a net under a valid license.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful use of a net to take fish in the first degree if the person:
(a) Commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section; and
(b) The violation occurs within five years of entry of a prior conviction for a gross misdemeanor or felony under this title or Title 75 RCW involving fish, other than a recreational fishing violation, or involving unlawful use of nets.
(3)(a) Unlawful use of a net to take fish in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the department shall revoke any license held under this title or Title 75 RCW allowing commercial net fishing used in connection with the crime.
(b) Unlawful use of a net to take fish in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall order a one-year suspension of all commercial fishing privileges requiring a license under this title or Title 75 RCW.
(4) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, it is lawful to use a landing net to land fish otherwise legally hooked.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 51. UNLAWFUL USE OF COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSEL FOR RECREATIONAL OR CHARTER FISHING. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful use of a commercial fishing vessel, except as may be authorized by rule of the commission, for recreational or charter fishing if the person uses, operates, or controls a vessel on the same day for both:
(a) Charter or recreational fishing; and
(b) Commercial fishing or shellfish harvesting.
(2) Unlawful use of a commercial fishing vessel for recreational or charter fishing is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 52. UNLAWFUL HYDRAULIC PROJECT ACTIVITIES. (1) A person is guilty of unlawfully undertaking hydraulic project activities if the person constructs any form of hydraulic project or performs other work on a hydraulic project and:
(a) Fails to have a hydraulic project approval required under chapter 75.20 RCW for such construction or work; or
(b) Violates any requirements or conditions of the hydraulic project approval for such construction or work.
(2) Unlawfully undertaking hydraulic project activities is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 53. UNLAWFUL FAILURE TO USE OR MAINTAIN APPROVED FISH GUARD ON WATER DIVERSION DEVICE. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful failure to use or maintain an approved fish guard on a diversion device if the person owns, controls, or operates a device used for diverting or conducting water from a lake, river, or stream and:
(a) The device is not equipped with a fish guard, screen, or bypass approved by the director as required by RCW 75.20.040 or 77.16.220; or
(b) The person knowingly fails to maintain or operate an approved fish guard, screen, or bypass so as to effectively screen or prevent fish from entering the intake.
(2) Unlawful failure to use or maintain an approved fish guard, screen, or bypass on a diversion device is a gross misdemeanor. Following written notification to the person from the department that there is a violation, each day that a diversion device is operated without an approved or maintained fish guard, screen, or bypass is a separate offense.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 54. UNLAWFUL FAILURE TO PROVIDE, MAINTAIN, OR OPERATE FISHWAY FOR DAM OR OTHER OBSTRUCTION. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate a fishway for dam or other obstruction if the person owns, operates, or controls a dam or other obstruction to fish passage on a river or stream and:
(a) The dam or obstruction is not provided with a durable and efficient fishway approved by the director as required by RCW 75.20.060;
(b) Fails to maintain a fishway in efficient operating condition; or
(c) Fails to continuously supply a fishway with a sufficient supply of water to allow the free passage of fish.
(2) Unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate a fishway for dam or other obstruction is a gross misdemeanor. Following written notification to the person from the department that there is a violation, each day of unlawful failure to provide, maintain, or operate a fishway is a separate offense.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 55. UNLAWFUL USE OF SCIENTIFIC PERMIT. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful use of a scientific permit if the person:
(a) Violates any terms or conditions of a scientific permit issued by the director;
(b) Buys or sells fish or wildlife taken with a scientific permit; or
(c) Violates any rule of the commission or the director applicable to the issuance or use of scientific permits.
(2) Unlawful use of a scientific permit is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 56. UNLAWFUL HUNTING OR FISHING CONTESTS. (1) A person is guilty of unlawfully holding a hunting or fishing contest if the person:
(a) Conducts, holds, or sponsors a hunting contest, a fishing contest involving game fish, or a competitive field trial using live wildlife without the permit required by RCW 77.32.211; or
(b) Violates any rule of the commission or the director applicable to a hunting contest, fishing contest involving game fish, or a competitive field trial using live wildlife.
(2) Unlawfully holding a hunting or fishing contest is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 57. UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF A GAME FARM. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful operation of a game farm if the person (a) operates a game farm without the license required by RCW 77.32.211; or (b) violates any rule of the commission or the director applicable to game farms under RCW 77.12.570, 77.12.580, and 77.12.590.
(2) Unlawful operation of a game farm is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 58. VIOLATION OF A RULE REGARDING INSPECTION AND CONTROL OF AQUATIC FARMS. (1) A person is guilty of violating a rule regarding inspection and disease control of aquatic farms if the person:
(a) Violates any rule adopted under chapter 75.58 RCW regarding the inspection and disease control program for an aquatic farm; or
(b) Fails to register or report production from an aquatic farm as required by chapter 75.58 RCW.
(2) A violation of a rule regarding inspection and disease control of aquatic farms is a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 59. UNLAWFUL PURCHASE OR USE OF A LICENSE. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful purchase or use of a license in the second degree if the person buys, holds, uses, displays, transfers, or obtains any license, tag, permit, or approval required by this title or Title 75 RCW and the person:
(a) Uses false information to buy, hold, use, display, or obtain a license, permit, tag, or approval;
(b) Acquires, holds, or buys in excess of one license, permit, or tag for a license year if only one license, permit, or tag is allowed per license year;
(c) Uses or displays a license, permit, tag, or approval that was issued to another person;
(d) Permits or allows a license, permit, tag, or approval to be used or displayed by another person not named on the license, permit, tag, or approval;
(e) Acquires or holds a license while privileges for the license are revoked or suspended.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful purchase or use of a license in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and the person was acting with intent that the license, permit, tag, or approval be used for any commercial purpose. A person is presumed to be acting with such intent if the violation involved obtaining, holding, displaying, or using a license or permit for participation in any commercial fishery issued under this title or Title 75 RCW or a license authorizing fish or wildlife buying, trafficking, or wholesaling.
(3)(a) Unlawful purchase or use of a license in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the department shall revoke any unlawfully used or held licenses and order a two-year suspension of participation in the activities for which the person unlawfully obtained, held, or used a license.
(b) Unlawful purchase or use of a license in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall revoke any unlawfully used or held licenses and order a five-year suspension of participation in any activities for which the person unlawfully obtained, held, or used a license.
(4) For purposes of this section, a person "uses" a license, permit, tag, or approval if the person engages in any activity authorized by the license, permit, tag, or approval held or possessed by the person. Such uses include but are not limited to fishing, hunting, taking, trapping, delivery or landing fish or wildlife, and selling, buying, or wholesaling of fish or wildlife.
(5) Any license obtained in violation of this section is void upon issuance and is of no legal effect.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 60. UNLAWFUL HUNTING OR FISHING WHEN PRIVILEGES ARE REVOKED OR SUSPENDED. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful hunting or fishing when privileges are revoked or suspended in the second degree if the person hunts or fishes and the person's privilege to engage in such hunting or fishing were revoked or suspended by any court or the department.
(2) A person is guilty of unlawful hunting or fishing when privileges are revoked or suspended in the first degree if the person commits the act described by subsection (1) of this section and:
(a) The suspension of privileges that was violated was a permanent suspension;
(b) The person takes or possesses more than two hundred fifty dollars' worth of unlawfully taken food fish, wildlife, game fish, seaweed, or shellfish; or
(c) The violation involves the hunting, taking, or possession of fish or wildlife classified as endangered or threatened or big game.
(3)(a) Unlawful hunting or fishing when privileges are revoked or suspended in the second degree is a gross misdemeanor. Upon conviction, the department shall order permanent suspension of the person's privileges to engage in such hunting or fishing activities.
(b) Unlawful hunting or fishing when privileges are revoked or suspended in the first degree is a class C felony. Upon conviction, the department shall order permanent suspension of all privileges to hunt, fish, trap, or take wildlife, food fish, or shellfish.
(4) As used in this section, hunting includes trapping with a trapping license.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 61. UNLAWFUL INTERFERING IN DEPARTMENT OPERATIONS. (1) A person is guilty of unlawful interfering in department operations if the person prevents department employees from carrying out duties authorized by this title or Title 75 RCW, including but not limited to interfering in the operation of department vehicles, vessels, or aircraft.
(2) Unlawful interfering in department operations is a gross misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 62. CRIMINAL WILDLIFE PENALTY ASSESSMENT FOR ILLEGALLY TAKEN OR POSSESSED WILDLIFE. (1) If a person is convicted of violating section 10 of this act and that violation results in the death of wildlife listed in this section, the court shall require payment of the following amounts for each animal killed or possessed. This shall be a criminal wildlife penalty assessment that shall be paid to the clerk of the court and distributed each month to the state treasurer for deposit in the public safety and education account.
(a) Moose, mountain sheep, mountain goat, and all wildlife species classified as endangered by rule of the commission, except for mountain caribou and grizzly bear as listed under (d) of this subsection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,000
(b) Elk, deer, black bear, and cougar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$ 2,000
(c) Trophy animal elk and deer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,000
(d) Mountain caribou, grizzly bear, and trophy animal mountain sheep. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12,000
(2) No forfeiture of bail may be less than the amount of the bail established for hunting during closed season plus the amount of the criminal wildlife penalty assessment in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) For the purpose of this section a "trophy animal" is:
(a) A buck deer with four or more antler points on both sides, not including eyeguards;
(b) A bull elk with five or more antler points on both sides, not including eyeguards; or
(c) A mountain sheep with a horn curl of three-quarter curl or greater.
For purposes of this subsection, "eyeguard" means an antler protrusion on the main beam of the antler closest to the eye of the animal.
(4) If two or more persons are convicted of illegally possessing wildlife in subsection (1) of this section, the criminal wildlife penalty assessment shall be imposed on them jointly and separately.
(5) The criminal wildlife penalty assessment shall be imposed regardless of and in addition to any sentence, fines, or costs otherwise provided for violating any provision of this title. The criminal wildlife penalty assessment shall be included by the court in any pronouncement of sentence and may not be suspended, waived, modified, or deferred in any respect. This section may not be construed to abridge or alter alternative rights of action or remedies in equity or under common law or statutory law, criminal or civil.
(6) A defaulted criminal wildlife penalty assessment may be collected by any means authorized by law for the enforcement of orders of the court or collection of a fine or costs, including but not limited to vacation of a deferral of sentencing or vacation of a suspension of sentence.
(7) A person assessed a criminal wildlife penalty assessment under this section shall have his or her hunting license revoked and all hunting privileges suspended until the penalty assessment is paid through the registry of the court in which the penalty assessment was assessed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 63. DISPOSITION OF FORFEITED WILDLIFE AND ARTICLES. (1) Unless otherwise provided in this title or Title 75 RCW, fish, shellfish, or wildlife unlawfully taken or possessed, or involved in a violation shall be forfeited to the state upon conviction. Unless already held by, sold, destroyed, or disposed of by the department, the court shall order such fish or wildlife to be delivered to the department. Where delay will cause loss to the value of the property and a ready wholesale buying market exists, the department may sell property to a wholesale buyer at a fair market value.
(2) The department may use, sell, or destroy any other property forfeited by the court or the department. Any sale of other property shall be at public auction or after public advertisement reasonably designed to obtain the highest price. The time, place, and manner of holding the sale shall be determined by the director. The director may contract for the sale to be through the department of general administration as state surplus property, or, except where not justifiable by the value of the property, the director shall publish notice of the sale once a week for at least two consecutive weeks before the sale in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the sale is to be held. Proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the state treasury to be credited to the state wildlife fund.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 64. DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY TO REVOKE LICENSES. (1) Upon any conviction of any violation of this chapter, the department may revoke any license, tag, or stamp, or other permit involved in the violation or held by the person convicted, in addition to other penalties provided by law.
(2) If the department orders that a license, tag, stamp, or other permit be revoked, that order is effective upon entry of the order and any such revoked license, tag, stamp, or other permit is void as a result of such order of revocation. The department shall order such license, tag, stamp, or other permit turned over to the department, and shall order the person not to acquire a replacement or duplicate for the remainder of the period for which the revoked license, tag, stamp, or other permit would have been valid. During this period when a license is revoked, the person is subject to punishment under this chapter. If the person appeals the sentence by the court, the revocation shall be effective during the appeal.
(3) If an existing license, tag, stamp, or other permit is voided and revoked under this chapter, the department and its agents shall not be required to refund or restore any fees, costs, or money paid for the license, nor shall any person have any right to bring a collateral appeal under chapter 34.05 RCW to attack the department order.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 65. DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND PRIVILEGES--FORM AND PROCEDURE. (1) If any crime in this chapter is punishable by a suspension of privileges, then the department shall issue an order that specifies the privileges suspended and period when such suspension shall begin and end. The department has no authority to issue licenses, permits, tags, or stamps for the suspended activity until the suspension ends and any license, tag, stamp, or other permission obtained in violation of an order of suspension is void and ineffective.
(2) A court sentence may include a suspension of privileges only if grounds are provided by statute. There is no right to seek reinstatement of privileges from the department during a period of court-ordered suspension.
(3) If this chapter makes revocation or suspension of privileges mandatory, then the department shall impose the punishment in addition to any other punishments authorized by law.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 66. GROUNDS FOR DEPARTMENT REVOCATION AND SUSPENSION OF PRIVILEGES. The department shall impose revocation and suspension of privileges upon conviction in the following circumstances:
(1) If directed by statute for an offense;
(2) If the department finds that actions of the defendant demonstrated a willful or wanton disregard for conservation of fish or wildlife. Such suspension of privileges may be permanent;
(3) If a person is convicted twice within ten years for a violation involving unlawful hunting, killing, or possessing big game, the department shall order revocation and suspension of all hunting privileges for two years. RCW 77.16.020 or 77.16.050 as it existed before the effective date of this section may comprise one of the convictions constituting the basis for revocation and suspension under this subsection;
(4) If a person is convicted three times in ten years of any violation of recreational hunting or fishing laws or rules, the department shall order a revocation and suspension of all recreational hunting and fishing privileges for two years;
(5) If a person is convicted twice within five years of a gross misdemeanor or felony involving unlawful commercial fish or shellfish harvesting, buying, or selling, the department shall impose a revocation and suspension of the person's commercial fishing privileges for one year. A commercial fishery license suspended under this subsection may not be used by an alternate operator or transferred during the period of suspension.
Sec. 67. RCW 77.16.135 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 43 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The commission shall revoke all licenses and order a ten-year suspension of all privileges extended under ((Title 77 RCW)) the authority of the department of a person convicted of assault on a ((state wildlife agent)) fish and wildlife officer or other law enforcement officer provided that:
(a) The ((wildlife agent)) fish and wildlife officer or other law enforcement officer was on duty at the time of the assault; and
(b) The ((wildlife agent)) fish and wildlife officer or other law enforcement officer was enforcing the provisions of this title ((77 RCW)).
(2) For the purposes of this section, the definition of assault includes:
(a) RCW 9A.32.030; murder in the first degree;
(b) RCW 9A.32.050; murder in the second degree;
(c) RCW 9A.32.060; manslaughter in the first degree;
(d) RCW 9A.32.070; manslaughter in the second degree;
(e) RCW 9A.36.011; assault in the first degree;
(f) RCW 9A.36.021; assault in the second degree; and
(g) RCW 9A.36.031; assault in the third degree.
(((3) For the purposes of this section, a conviction includes:
(a) A determination of guilt by the court;
(b) The entering of a guilty plea to the charge or charges by the accused;
(c) A forfeiture of bail or a vacation of bail posted to the court; or
(d) The imposition of a deferred or suspended sentence by the court.
(4) No license described under Title 77 RCW shall be reissued to a person violating this section for a minimum of ten years, at which time a person may petition the director for a reinstatement of his or her license or licenses. The ten-year period shall be tolled during any time the convicted person is incarcerated in any state or local correctional or penal institution, in community supervision, or home detention for an offense under this section. Upon review by the director, and if all provisions of the court that imposed sentencing have been completed, the director may reinstate in whole or in part the licenses and privileges under Title 77 RCW.))
NEW SECTION. Sec. 68. DIRECTOR'S AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND PRIVILEGES. (1) If a person shoots another person or domestic livestock while hunting, the director shall suspend all hunting privileges for three years. If the shooting of another person or livestock is the result of criminal negligence or reckless or intentional conduct, then the person's privileges shall be suspended for ten years. The suspension may be continued beyond these periods if damages owed to the victim or livestock owner have not been paid by the suspended person.
(2) If a person commits any assault upon employees, agents, or personnel acting for the department, the director shall suspend hunting or fishing privileges for ten years.
(3) Within twenty days of service of an order suspending privileges or imposing conditions under this section, a person may petition for administrative review under chapter 34.05 RCW by serving the director with a petition for review. The order is final and unappealable if there is no timely petition for administrative review.
(4) The commission may by rule authorize petitions for reinstatement of administrative suspensions and define circumstances under which reinstatement will be allowed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 69. CIVIL FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY USED FOR VIOLATION OF THIS CHAPTER. (1) Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio fish and wildlife officers may seize without warrant boats, airplanes, vehicles, gear, appliances, or other articles they have probable cause to believe have been used in violation of this chapter. However, fish and wildlife officers may not seize any item or article, other than for evidence, if under the circumstances, it is reasonable to conclude that the violation was inadvertent. The property seized is subject to forfeiture to the state under this section regardless of ownership. Property seized may be recovered by its owner by depositing into court a cash bond equal to the value of the seized property but not more than twenty-five thousand dollars. Such cash bond is subject to forfeiture in lieu of the property. Forfeiture of property seized under this section is a civil forfeiture against property intended to be a remedial civil sanction.
(2) In the event of a seizure of property under this section, jurisdiction to begin the forfeiture proceedings shall commence upon seizure. Within fifteen days following the seizure, the seizing authority shall serve a written notice of intent to forfeit property on the owner of the property seized and on any person having any known right or interest in the property seized. Notice may be served by any method authorized by law or court rule, including service by certified mail with return receipt requested. Service by mail is deemed complete upon mailing within the fifteen-day period following the seizure.
(3) Persons claiming a right of ownership or right to possession of property are entitled to a hearing to contest forfeiture. Such a claim shall specify the claim of ownership or possession and shall be made in writing and served on the director within forty-five days of the seizure. If the seizing authority has complied with notice requirements and there is no claim made within forty-five days, then the property shall be forfeited to the state.
(4) If any person timely serves the director with a claim to property, the person shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard as to the person's claim or right. The hearing shall be before the director or director's designee, or before an administrative law judge appointed under chapter 34.12 RCW, except that a person asserting a claim or right may remove the matter to a court of competent jurisdiction if the aggregate value of the property seized is more than five thousand dollars.
(5) The hearing to contest forfeiture and any subsequent appeal shall be as provided for in Title 34 RCW. The seizing authority has the burden to demonstrate that it had reason to believe the property was held with intent to violate or was used in violation of this title or rule of the commission or director. The person contesting forfeiture has the burden of production and proof by a preponderance of evidence that the person owns or has a right to possess the property and:
(a) That the property was not held with intent to violate or used in violation of this title or Title 75 RCW; or
(b) If the property is a boat, airplane, or vehicle, that the illegal use or planned illegal use of the boat, airplane, or vehicle occurred without the owner's knowledge or consent, and that the owner acted reasonably to prevent illegal uses of such boat, airplane, or vehicle.
(6) A forfeiture of a conveyance encumbered by a perfected security interest is subject to the interest of the secured party if the secured party neither had knowledge nor consented to the act or omission. No security interest in seized property may be perfected after seizure.
(7) If seized property is forfeited under this section the department may retain it for official use unless the property is required to be destroyed, or upon application by any law enforcement agency of the state, release such property to the agency for the use of enforcing this title, or sell such property, and deposit the proceeds to the wildlife fund, as provided for in RCW 77.12.170.
Sec. 70. RCW 75.08.011 and 1996 c 267 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this title or Title 77 RCW or rules ((of the department)) adopted under those titles, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Commission" means the fish and wildlife commission.
(2) "Director" means the director of fish and wildlife.
(3) "Department" means the department of fish and wildlife.
(4) "Person" means an individual or a public or private entity or organization. The term "person" includes local, state, and federal government agencies, and all business organizations, including corporations and partnerships.
(5) "((Fisheries patrol)) Fish and wildlife officer" means a person appointed and commissioned by the commission, with authority to enforce this title, rules of the department, and other statutes as prescribed by the legislature. ((Fisheries patrol)) Fish and wildlife officers are peace officers. Fish and wildlife officer includes a person commissioned before the effective date of this section as a fisheries patrol officer.
(6) "Ex officio ((fisheries patrol)) fish and wildlife officer" means a commissioned officer of a municipal, county, state, or federal agency having as its primary function the enforcement of criminal laws in general, while the officer is in the appropriate jurisdiction. The term "ex officio ((fisheries patrol)) fish and wildlife officer" also includes ((wildlife agents,)) special agents of the national marine fisheries service, United States fish and wildlife special agents, state parks commissioned officers, department of natural resources enforcement officers, and United States forest service officers, while the agents and officers are within their respective jurisdictions.
(7) "To fish," "to harvest," and "to take" and their derivatives mean an effort to kill, injure, harass, or catch ((food)) fish or shellfish.
(8) "State waters" means all marine waters and fresh waters within ordinary high water lines and within the territorial boundaries of the state.
(9) "Offshore waters" means marine waters of the Pacific Ocean outside the territorial boundaries of the state, including the marine waters of other states and countries.
(10) "Concurrent waters of the Columbia river" means those waters of the Columbia river that coincide with the Washington-Oregon state boundary.
(11) "Resident" means a person who has maintained a permanent place of abode within the state for at least ninety days immediately preceding an application for a license, has established by formal evidence an intent to continue residing within the state, and who is not licensed to hunt or fish as a resident in another state.
(12) "Nonresident" means a person who has not fulfilled the qualifications of a resident.
(13) "Food fish" means those species of the classes Osteichthyes, Agnatha, and Chondrichthyes that have been classified and that shall not be fished for except as authorized by rule of the commission. The term "food fish" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of food fish species.
(14) "Shellfish" means those species of marine and freshwater invertebrates that have been classified and that shall not be taken except as authorized by rule of the commission. The term "shellfish" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of shellfish species.
(15) "Salmon" means all species of the genus Oncorhynchus, except those classified as game fish in Title 77 RCW, and includes:
Scientific Name Common Name
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmon
Oncorhynchus kisutch Coho salmon
Oncorhynchus keta Chum salmon
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha Pink salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka Sockeye salmon
(16) "Commercial" means related to or connected with buying, selling, or bartering. Fishing for food fish or shellfish with gear unlawful for fishing for personal use, or possessing food fish or shellfish in excess of the limits permitted for personal use are commercial activities.
(17) "To process" and its derivatives mean preparing or preserving food fish or shellfish.
(18) "Personal use" means for the private use of the individual taking the food fish or shellfish and not for sale or barter.
(19) "Angling gear" means a line attached to a rod and reel capable of being held in hand while landing the fish or a hand-held line operated without rod or reel.
(20) "Open season" means those times, manners of taking, and places or waters established by rule of the commission for the lawful fishing, taking, or possession of food fish or shellfish. "Open season" includes the first and last days of the established time.
(21) "Fishery" means the taking of one or more particular species of food fish or shellfish with particular gear in a particular geographical area.
(22) "Limited-entry license" means a license subject to a license limitation program established in chapter 75.30 RCW.
(23) "Seaweed" means marine aquatic plant species that are dependent upon the marine aquatic or tidal environment, and exist in either an attached or free floating form, and includes but is not limited to marine aquatic plants in the classes Chlorophyta, Phaeophyta, and Rhodophyta.
(24) "Fish" includes all species classified as game fish or food fish by statute or rule, as well as all fin fish not currently classified as food fish or game fish if such species exist in state waters. The term "fish" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of fish species.
Sec. 71. RCW 75.08.160 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:
The director, ((fisheries patrol)) fish and wildlife officers, ex officio ((fisheries patrol)) fish and wildlife officers, and department employees may enter upon any land or waters and remain there while performing their duties without liability for trespass.
It is lawful for aircraft operated by the department to land and take off from the beaches or waters of the state. ((It is unlawful for a person to interfere with the operation of these aircraft.))
Sec. 72. RCW 75.08.274 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
((Except by permit of)) The commission((, it is unlawful to)) may adopt rules to authorize issuance of permits to take food fish or shellfish for propagation or scientific purposes within state waters.
Sec. 73. RCW 75.08.295 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
((Except by permit of)) The commission((, it is unlawful to)) may adopt rules to authorize issuance of permits to release, plant, or place food fish or shellfish in state waters.
Sec. 74. RCW 75.08.300 and 1985 c 457 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
(((1) It is unlawful for any)) A person other than the United States, an Indian tribe recognized as such by the federal government, the state, a subdivision of the state, or a municipal corporation or an agency of such a unit of government ((to)) shall not release salmon or steelhead trout into the public waters of the state and subsequently to recapture and commercially harvest such salmon or trout. This section shall not prevent any person from rearing salmon or steelhead trout in pens or in a confined area under circumstances where the salmon or steelhead trout are confined and never permitted to swim freely in open water.
(((2) A violation of this section constitutes a gross misdemeanor.))
Sec. 75. RCW 75.12.010 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 25 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((Except as provided in this section, it is unlawful to fish commercially for salmon within the waters described in subsection (2) of this section.)) The commission may authorize commercial fishing for sockeye salmon within the waters described in subsection (2) of this section only during the period June 10th to July 25th and for other salmon only from the second Monday of September through November 30th, except during the hours between 4:00 p.m. of Friday and 4:00 p.m. of the following Sunday.
(2) All waters east and south of a line commencing at a concrete monument on Angeles Point in Clallam county near the mouth of the Elwha River on which is inscribed "Angeles Point Monument" (latitude 48° 9' 3"north, longitude 123° 33' 01" west of Greenwich Meridian); thence running east on a line 81° 30' true across the flashlight and bell buoy off Partridge Point and thence continued to longitude 122° 40' west; thence north to the southerly shore of Sinclair Island; thence along the southerly shore of the island to the most easterly point of the island; thence 46° true to Carter Point, the most southerly point of Lummi Island; thence northwesterly along the westerly shore line of Lummi Island to where the shore line intersects line of longitude 122° 40' west; thence north to the mainland, including: The southerly portion of Hale Passage, Bellingham Bay, Padilla Bay, Fidalgo Bay, Guemes Channel, Skagit Bay, Similk Bay, Saratoga Passage, Holmes Harbor, Possession Sound, Admiralty Inlet, Hood Canal, Puget Sound, and their inlets, passages, waters, waterways, and tributaries.
(3) ((The commission may authorize commercial fishing for sockeye salmon within the waters described in subsection (2) of this section during the period June 10 to July 25 and for other salmon from the second Monday of September through November 30, except during the hours between 4:00 p.m. of Friday and 4:00 p.m. of the following Sunday.
(4))) The commission may authorize commercial fishing for salmon with gill net gear prior to the second Monday in September within the waters of Hale Passage, Bellingham Bay, Samish Bay, Padilla Bay, Fidalgo Bay, Guemes Channel, Skagit Bay, and Similk Bay, to wit: Those waters northerly and easterly of a line commencing at Stanwood, thence along the south shore of Skagit Bay to Rocky Point on Camano Island; thence northerly to Polnell Point on Whidbey Island.
(((5))) (4) Whenever the commission determines that a stock or run of salmon cannot be harvested in the usual manner, and that the stock or run of salmon may be in danger of being wasted and surplus to natural or artificial spawning requirements, the commission may authorize units of gill net and purse seine gear in any number or equivalents, by time and area, to fully utilize the harvestable portions of these salmon runs for the economic well being of the citizens of this state. Gill net and purse seine gear other than emergency and test gear authorized by the director shall not be used in Lake Washington.
(((6))) (5) The commission may authorize commercial fishing for pink salmon in each odd-numbered year from August 1st through September 1st in the waters lying inside of a line commencing at the most easterly point of Dungeness Spit and thence projected to Point Partridge on Whidbey Island and a line commencing at Olele Point and thence projected easterly to Bush Point on Whidbey Island.
Sec. 76. RCW 75.12.015 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:
((Except as provided in this section, it is unlawful to fish commercially for chinook or coho salmon in the Pacific Ocean and the Straits of Juan de Fuca.))
(1) The commission may authorize commercial fishing for coho salmon in the Pacific Ocean and the Straits of Juan de Fuca only from June 16th through October 31st.
(2) The commission may authorize commercial fishing for chinook salmon in the Pacific Ocean and the Straits of Juan de Fuca only from March 15th through October 31st.
Sec. 77. RCW 75.12.040 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not use, operate, or maintain a gill net which exceeds ((250 fathoms)) 1500 feet in length or a drag seine in the waters of the Columbia river for catching salmon.
(2) ((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not construct, install, use, operate, or maintain within state waters a pound net, round haul net, lampara net, fish trap, fish wheel, scow fish wheel, set net, weir, or fixed appliance for catching salmon or steelhead. The director may authorize the use of this gear for scientific investigations.
(3) The department, in coordination with the Oregon department of fish and wildlife, shall adopt rules to regulate the use of monofilament in gill net webbing on the Columbia river.
Sec. 78. RCW 75.12.132 and 1984 c 80 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((It is unlawful to fish for or take salmon commercially with a net within the waters of the tributaries and sloughs described in subsection (2) of this section which flow into or are connected with the Columbia river.
(2))) The ((director)) commission shall adopt rules defining geographical boundaries of the following Columbia river tributaries and sloughs:
(a) Washougal river;
(b) Camas slough;
(c) Lewis river;
(d) Kalama river;
(e) Cowlitz river;
(f) Elokomin river;
(g) Elokomin sloughs;
(h) Skamokawa sloughs;
(i) Grays river;
(j) Deep river;
(k) Grays bay.
(((3))) (2) The ((director)) commission may authorize commercial net fishing for salmon in the tributaries and sloughs from September 1st to November 30th only, if the time, areas, and level of effort are regulated in order to maximize the recreational fishing opportunity while minimizing excess returns of fish to hatcheries. The ((director)) commission shall not authorize commercial net fishing if a significant catch of steelhead would occur.
Sec. 79. RCW 75.12.140 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 59 are each amended to read as follows:
((It is unlawful to fish for salmon with)) The commission shall not authorize use of reef net fishing gear ((in state waters,)) except in the reef net areas described in this section.
(1) Point Roberts reef net fishing area includes those waters within 250 feet on each side of a line projected 129° true from a point at longitude 123° 01' 15" W. latitude 48° 58' 38" N. to a point one mile distant, as such description is shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6300, published September, 1941, in Washington, D.C., eleventh edition.
(2) Cherry Point reef net fishing area includes those waters inland and inside the 10-fathom line between lines projected 205° true from points on the mainland at longitude 122° 44' 54" latitude 48° 51' 48" and longitude 122° 44' 18" latitude 48° 51' 33", a [as] such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(3) Lummi Island reef net fishing area includes those waters inland and inside a line projected from Village Point 208° true to a point 900 yards distant, thence 129° true to the point of intersection with a line projected 259° true from the shore of Lummi Island 122° 40' 42" latitude 48° 41' 32", as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition, revised 11-25-57, save and except that there shall be excluded therefrom all waters lying inside of a line projected 259° true from a point at 122° 40' 42" latitude 48° 41' 32" to a point 300 yards distant from high tide, thence in a northerly direction to the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey reference mark number 2, 1941-1950, located on that point on Lummi Island known as Lovers Point, as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map number 6380 as aforesaid. The term "Village Point" as used herein shall be construed to mean a point of location on Village Point, Lummi Island, at the mean high tide line on a true bearing of 43° 53' a distance of 457 feet to the center of the chimney of a wood frame house on the east side of the county road. Said chimney and house being described as Village Point Chimney on page 612 of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey list of geographic positions No. G-5455, Rosario Strait.
(4) Sinclair Island reef net fishing area includes those waters inland and inside a line projected from the northern point of Sinclair Island to Boulder reef, thence 200° true to the northwesterly point of Sinclair Island, as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(5) Flat Point reef net fishing area includes those waters within a radius of 175 feet of a point off Lopez Island located at longitude 122° 55' 24" latitude 48° 32' 33", as such description is shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(6) Lopez Island reef net fishing area includes those waters within 400 yards of shore between lines projected true west from points on the shore of Lopez Island at longitude 122° 55' 04" latitude 48° 31' 59" and longitude 122° 55' 54" latitude 48° 30' 55", as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(7) Iceberg Point reef net fishing area includes those waters inland and inside a line projected from Davis Point on Lopez Island to the west point of Long Island, thence to the southern point of Hall Island, thence to the eastern point at the entrance to Jones Bay, and thence to the southern point at the entrance to Mackaye Harbor on Lopez Island; and those waters inland and inside a line projected 320° from Iceberg Point light on Lopez Island, a distance of 400 feet, thence easterly to the point on Lopez Island at longitude 122° 53' 00" latitude 48° 25' 39", as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(8) Aleck Bay reef net fishing area includes those waters inland and inside a line projected from the southwestern point at the entrance to Aleck Bay on Lopez Island at longitude 122° 51' 11" latitude 48° 25' 14" southeasterly 800 yards to the submerged rock shown on U.S.G.S. map number 6380, thence northerly to the cove on Lopez Island at longitude 122° 50' 49" latitude 48° 25' 42", as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(9) Shaw Island reef net fishing area number 1 includes those waters within 300 yards of shore between lines projected true south from points on Shaw Island at longitude 122° 56' 14" latitude 48° 33' 28" and longitude 122° 57' 29" latitude 48° 32' 58", as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(10) Shaw Island reef net fishing area number 2 includes those waters inland and inside a line projected from Point George on Shaw Island to the westerly point of Neck Point on Shaw Island, as such description is shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(11) Stuart Island reef net fishing area number 1 includes those waters within 600 feet of the shore of Stuart Island between lines projected true east from points at longitude 123° 10' 47" latitude 48° 39' 47" and longitude 123° 10' 47" latitude 48° 39' 33", as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(12) Stuart Island reef net fishing area number 2 includes those waters within 250 feet of Gossip Island, also known as Happy Island, as such description is shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(13) Johns Island reef net fishing area includes those waters inland and inside a line projected from the eastern point of Johns Island to the northwestern point of Little Cactus Island, thence northwesterly to a point on Johns Island at longitude 123° 09' 24" latitude 48° 39' 59", as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(14) Battleship Island reef net fishing area includes those waters lying within 350 feet of Battleship Island, as such description is shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(15) Open Bay reef net fishing area includes those waters lying within 150 feet of shore between lines projected true east from a point on Henry Island at longitude 123° 11' 34 1/2" latitude 48° 35' 27 1/2" at a point 250 feet south, as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(16) Mitchell Reef net fishing area includes those waters within a line beginning at the rock shown on U.S.G.S. map number 6380 at longitude 123° 10' 56" latitude 48° 34' 49 1/2", and projected 50 feet northwesterly, thence southwesterly 250 feet, thence southeasterly 300 feet, thence northeasterly 250 feet, thence to the point of beginning, as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(17) Smugglers Cove reef fishing area includes those waters within 200 feet of shore between lines projected true west from points on the shore of San Juan Island at longitude 123° 10' 29" latitude 48° 33' 50" and longitude 123° 10' 31" latitude 48° 33' 45", as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(18) Andrews Bay reef net fishing area includes those waters lying within 300 feet of the shore of San Juan Island between a line projected true south from a point at the northern entrance of Andrews Bay at longitude 123° 09' 53 1/2" latitude 48° 33' 00" and the cable crossing sign in Andrews Bay, at longitude 123° 09' 45" latitude 48° 33' 04", as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
(19) Orcas Island reef net fishing area includes those waters inland and inside a line projected true west a distance of 1,000 yards from the shore of Orcas Island at longitude 122° 57' 40" latitude 48° 41' 06" thence northeasterly to a point 500 feet true west of Point Doughty, then true east to Point Doughty, as such descriptions are shown upon the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey map numbered 6380, published March, 1947, in Washington, D.C., eighth edition.
Sec. 80. RCW 75.12.210 and 1993 c 20 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, ((it is unlawful to fish for or take salmon with)) the commission shall not authorize gear other than troll gear or angling gear for taking salmon within the offshore waters or the waters of the Pacific Ocean over which the state has jurisdiction lying west of the following line: Commencing at the point of intersection of the international boundary line in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and a line drawn between the lighthouse on Tatoosh Island in Clallam County and Bonilla Point on Vancouver Island; thence southerly to the lighthouse on Tatoosh Island; thence southerly to the most westerly point of Cape Flattery; thence southerly along the state shoreline of the Pacific Ocean, crossing any river mouths at their most westerly points of land, to Point Brown at the entrance to Grays Harbor; thence southerly to Point Chehalis Light on Point Chehalis; thence southerly from Point Chehalis along the state shoreline of the Pacific Ocean to the Cape Shoalwater tower at the entrance to Willapa Bay; thence southerly to Leadbetter Point; thence southerly along the state shoreline of the Pacific Ocean to the inshore end of the North jetty at the entrance to the Columbia River; thence southerly to the knuckle of the South jetty at the entrance to said river.
(2) The ((director)) commission may authorize the use of nets for taking salmon in the waters described in subsection (1) of this section for scientific investigations.
Sec. 81. RCW 75.12.230 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 61 are each amended to read as follows:
Within the waters described in RCW 75.12.210, ((it is unlawful to)) a person shall not transport or possess salmon on board a vessel carrying fishing gear of a type other than troll lines or angling gear, unless accompanied by a certificate issued by a state or country showing that the salmon have been lawfully taken within the territorial waters of the state or country.
Sec. 82. RCW 75.12.390 and 1989 c 172 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The commission shall not authorize commercial bottom trawling for food fish and shellfish ((is unlawful)) in all areas of Hood Canal south of a line projected from Tala Point to Foulweather Bluff and in Puget Sound south of a line projected from Foulweather Bluff to Double Bluff and including all marine waters east of Whidbey Island and Camano Island.
Sec. 83. RCW 75.12.440 and 1993 c 340 s 50 are each amended to read as follows:
((It is unlawful to use)) The commission shall not authorize any commercial fisher to use more than fifty shrimp pots while commercially fishing for shrimp in that portion of Hood Canal lying south of the Hood Canal floating bridge.
Sec. 84. RCW 75.12.650 and 1996 c 267 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:
((It is unlawful to fish commercially for salmon using fishing gear not authorized for commercial salmon fishing by rule of the department.)) The commission shall not authorize angling gear or other personal use gear for commercial salmon fishing.
Sec. 85. RCW 75.20.040 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 70 are each amended to read as follows:
A diversion device used for conducting water from a lake, river, or stream for any purpose shall be equipped with a fish guard approved by the director to prevent the passage of fish into the diversion device. The fish guard shall be maintained at all times when water is taken into the diversion device. The fish guards shall be installed at places and times prescribed by the director upon thirty days' notice to the owner of the diversion device. ((It is unlawful for the owner of a diversion device to fail to comply with this section.))
Each day the diversion device is not equipped with an approved fish guard is a separate offense. If within thirty days after notice to equip a diversion device the owner fails to do so, the director may take possession of the diversion device and close the device until it is properly equipped. Expenses incurred by the department constitute the value of a lien upon the diversion device and upon the real and personal property of the owner. Notice of the lien shall be filed and recorded in the office of the county auditor of the county in which the action is taken.
Sec. 86. RCW 75.20.060 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 72 are each amended to read as follows:
A dam or other obstruction across or in a stream shall be provided with a durable and efficient fishway approved by the director. Plans and specifications shall be provided to the department prior to the director's approval. The fishway shall be maintained in an effective condition and continuously supplied with sufficient water to freely pass fish. ((It is unlawful for the owner, manager, agent, or person in charge of the dam or obstruction to fail to comply with this section.))
If a person fails to construct and maintain a fishway or to remove the dam or obstruction in a manner satisfactory to the director, then within thirty days after written notice to comply has been served upon the owner, his agent, or the person in charge, the director may construct a fishway or remove the dam or obstruction. Expenses incurred by the department constitute the value of a lien upon the dam and upon the personal property of the person owning the dam. Notice of the lien shall be filed and recorded in the office of the county auditor of the county in which the dam or obstruction is situated. The lien may be foreclosed in an action brought in the name of the state.
If, within thirty days after notice to construct a fishway or remove a dam or obstruction, the owner, his agent, or the person in charge fails to do so, the dam or obstruction is a public nuisance and the director may take possession of the dam or obstruction and destroy it. No liability shall attach for the destruction.
Sec. 87. RCW 75.20.100 and 1997 c 385 s 1 and 1997 c 290 s 4 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) In the event that any person or government agency desires to construct any form of hydraulic project or perform other work that will use, divert, obstruct, or change the natural flow or bed of any of the salt or fresh waters of the state, such person or government agency shall, before commencing construction or work thereon and to ensure the proper protection of fish life, secure the approval of the department as to the adequacy of the means proposed for the protection of fish life. This approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(2)(a) Except as provided in RCW 75.20.1001, the department shall grant or deny approval of a standard permit within forty-five calendar days of the receipt of a complete application and notice of compliance with any applicable requirements of the state environmental policy act, made in the manner prescribed in this section.
(b) The applicant may document receipt of application by filing in person or by registered mail. A complete application for approval shall contain general plans for the overall project, complete plans and specifications of the proposed construction or work within the mean higher high water line in salt water or within the ordinary high water line in fresh water, and complete plans and specifications for the proper protection of fish life.
(c) The forty-five day requirement shall be suspended if:
(i) After ten working days of receipt of the application, the applicant remains unavailable or unable to arrange for a timely field evaluation of the proposed project;
(ii) The site is physically inaccessible for inspection; or
(iii) The applicant requests delay. Immediately upon determination that the forty-five day period is suspended, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the delay.
(d) For purposes of this section, "standard permit" means a written permit issued by the department when the conditions under subsections (3) and (((6)))(5)(b) of this section are not met.
(3)(a) The department may issue an expedited written permit in those instances where normal permit processing would result in significant hardship for the applicant or unacceptable damage to the environment. In cases of imminent danger, the department shall issue an expedited written permit, upon request, for work to repair existing structures, move obstructions, restore banks, protect property, or protect fish resources. Expedited permit requests require a complete written application as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section and shall be issued within fifteen calendar days of the receipt of a complete written application. Approval of an expedited permit is valid for up to sixty days from the date of issuance.
(b) For the purposes of this subsection, "imminent danger" means a threat by weather, water flow, or other natural conditions that is likely to occur within sixty days of a request for a permit application.
(c) The department may not require the provisions of the state environmental policy act, chapter 43.21C RCW, to be met as a condition of issuing a permit under this subsection.
(d) The department or the county legislative authority may determine if an imminent danger exists. The county legislative authority shall notify the department, in writing, if it determines that an imminent danger exists.
(4) Approval of a standard permit is valid for a period of up to five years from date of issuance. The permittee must demonstrate substantial progress on construction of that portion of the project relating to the approval within two years of the date of issuance. If the department denies approval, the department shall provide the applicant, in writing, a statement of the specific reasons why and how the proposed project would adversely affect fish life. Protection of fish life shall be the only ground upon which approval may be denied or conditioned. Chapter 34.05 RCW applies to any denial of project approval, conditional approval, or requirements for project modification upon which approval may be contingent.
(5) ((If any person or government agency commences construction on any hydraulic works or projects subject to this section without first having obtained approval of the department as to the adequacy of the means proposed for the protection of fish life, or if any person or government agency fails to follow or carry out any of the requirements or conditions as are made a part of such approval, the person or director of the agency is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. If any such person or government agency is convicted of violating any of the provisions of this section and continues construction on any such works or projects without fully complying with the provisions hereof, such works or projects are hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be subject to abatement as such.
(6)))(a) In case of an emergency arising from weather or stream flow conditions or other natural conditions, the department, through its authorized representatives, shall issue immediately, upon request, oral approval for removing any obstructions, repairing existing structures, restoring stream banks, or to protect property threatened by the stream or a change in the stream flow without the necessity of obtaining a written approval prior to commencing work. Conditions of an oral approval to protect fish life shall be established by the department and reduced to writing within thirty days and complied with as provided for in this section. Oral approval shall be granted immediately, upon request, for a stream crossing during an emergency situation.
(b) For purposes of this section and RCW 75.20.103, "emergency" means an immediate threat to life, the public, property, or of environmental degradation.
(c) The department or the county legislative authority may declare and continue an emergency when one or more of the criteria under (b) of this subsection are met. The county legislative authority shall immediately notify the department if it declares an emergency under this subsection.
(((7))) (6) The department shall, at the request of a county, develop five-year maintenance approval agreements, consistent with comprehensive flood control management plans adopted under the authority of RCW 86.12.200, or other watershed plan approved by a county legislative authority, to allow for work on public and private property for bank stabilization, bridge repair, removal of sand bars and debris, channel maintenance, and other flood damage repair and reduction activity under agreed-upon conditions and times without obtaining permits for specific projects.
(((8))) (7) This section shall not apply to the construction of any form of hydraulic project or other work which diverts water for agricultural irrigation or stock watering purposes authorized under or recognized as being valid by the state's water codes, or when such hydraulic project or other work is associated with streambank stabilization to protect farm and agricultural land as defined in RCW 84.34.020. These irrigation or stock watering diversion and streambank stabilization projects shall be governed by RCW 75.20.103.
A landscape management plan approved by the department and the department of natural resources under RCW 76.09.350(2), shall serve as a hydraulic project approval for the life of the plan if fish are selected as one of the public resources for coverage under such a plan.
(((9))) (8) For the purposes of this section and RCW 75.20.103, "bed" means the land below the ordinary high water lines of state waters. This definition does not include irrigation ditches, canals, storm water run-off devices, or other artificial watercourses except where they exist in a natural watercourse that has been altered by man.
(((10))) (9) The phrase "to construct any form of hydraulic project or perform other work" does not include the act of driving across an established ford. Driving across streams or on wetted stream beds at areas other than established fords requires approval. Work within the ordinary high water line of state waters to construct or repair a ford or crossing requires approval.
Sec. 88. RCW 75.20.103 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 32 are each amended to read as follows:
In the event that any person or government agency desires to construct any form of hydraulic project or other work that diverts water for agricultural irrigation or stock watering purposes, or when such hydraulic project or other work is associated with streambank stabilization to protect farm and agricultural land as defined in RCW 84.34.020, and when such diversion or streambank stabilization will use, divert, obstruct, or change the natural flow or bed of any river or stream or will utilize any waters of the state or materials from the stream beds, the person or government agency shall, before commencing construction or work thereon and to ensure the proper protection of fish life, secure a written approval from the department as to the adequacy of the means proposed for the protection of fish life. This approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Except as provided in RCW 75.20.1001 ((and 75.20.1002)), the department shall grant or deny the approval within forty-five calendar days of the receipt of a complete application and notice of compliance with any applicable requirements of the state environmental policy act, made in the manner prescribed in this section. The applicant may document receipt of application by filing in person or by registered mail. A complete application for an approval shall contain general plans for the overall project, complete plans and specifications of the proposed construction or work within ordinary high water line, and complete plans and specifications for the proper protection of fish life. The forty-five day requirement shall be suspended if (1) after ten working days of receipt of the application, the applicant remains unavailable or unable to arrange for a timely field evaluation of the proposed project; (2) the site is physically inaccessible for inspection; or (3) the applicant requests delay.
Immediately upon determination that the forty-five day period is suspended, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for the delay.
An approval shall remain in effect without need for periodic renewal for projects that divert water for agricultural irrigation or stock watering purposes and that involve seasonal construction or other work. Approval for streambank stabilization projects shall remain in effect without need for periodic renewal if the problem causing the need for the streambank stabilization occurs on an annual or more frequent basis. The permittee must notify the appropriate agency before commencing the construction or other work within the area covered by the approval.
The permittee must demonstrate substantial progress on construction of that portion of the project relating to the approval within two years of the date of issuance. If the department denies approval, the department shall provide the applicant, in writing, a statement of the specific reasons why and how the proposed project would adversely affect fish life. Protection of fish life shall be the only ground upon which approval may be denied or conditioned. Issuance, denial, conditioning, or modification shall be appealable to the hydraulic appeals board established in RCW 43.21B.005 within thirty days of the notice of decision. The burden shall be upon the department to show that the denial or conditioning of an approval is solely aimed at the protection of fish life.
The department may, after consultation with the permittee, modify an approval due to changed conditions. The modifications shall become effective unless appealed to the hydraulic appeals board within thirty days from the notice of the proposed modification. The burden is on the department to show that changed conditions warrant the modification in order to protect fish life.
A permittee may request modification of an approval due to changed conditions. The request shall be processed within forty-five calendar days of receipt of the written request. A decision by the department may be appealed to the hydraulic appeals board within thirty days of the notice of the decision. The burden is on the permittee to show that changed conditions warrant the requested modification and that such modification will not impair fish life.
((If any person or government agency commences construction on any hydraulic works or projects subject to this section without first having obtained written approval of the department as to the adequacy of the means proposed for the protection of fish life, or if any person or government agency fails to follow or carry out any of the requirements or conditions as are made a part of such approval, the person or director of the agency is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. If any such person or government agency is convicted of violating any of the provisions of this section and continues construction on any such works or projects without fully complying with the provisions hereof, such works or projects are hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be subject to abatement as such.))
In case of an emergency arising from weather or stream flow conditions or other natural conditions, the department, through its authorized representatives, shall issue immediately upon request oral approval for removing any obstructions, repairing existing structures, restoring stream banks, or to protect property threatened by the stream or a change in the stream flow without the necessity of obtaining a written approval prior to commencing work. Conditions of an oral approval shall be reduced to writing within thirty days and complied with as provided for in this section.
For purposes of this chapter, "streambank stabilization" shall include but not be limited to log and debris removal, bank protection (including riprap, jetties, and groins), gravel removal and erosion control.
Sec. 89. RCW 75.20.110 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except for the north fork of the Lewis river and the White Salmon river, all streams and rivers tributary to the Columbia river downstream from McNary dam are established as an anadromous fish sanctuary. This sanctuary is created to preserve and develop the food fish and game fish resources in these streams and rivers and to protect them against undue industrial encroachment.
(2) Within the sanctuary area:
(a) ((It is unlawful)) The department shall not issue hydraulic project approval to construct a dam greater than twenty-five feet high within the migration range of anadromous fish as determined by the ((commission)) department.
(b) ((Except by order of the commission, it is unlawful to)) A person shall not divert water from rivers and streams in quantities that will reduce the respective stream flow below the annual average low flow, based upon data published in United States geological survey reports.
(3) The commission may acquire and abate a dam or other obstruction, or acquire any water right vested on a sanctuary stream or river, which is in conflict with the provisions of subsection (2) of this section.
(4) Subsection (2)(a) of this section does not apply to the sediment retention structure to be built on the North Fork Toutle river by the United States army corps of engineers.
Sec. 90. RCW 75.24.080 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 83 are each amended to read as follows:
The director may designate as "restricted shellfish areas" those areas in which infection or infestation of shellfish is present. ((Except by)) A permit ((of)) issued by the director((, it)) is ((unlawful)) required to transplant or transport into or out of a restricted area shellfish or equipment used in culturing, taking, handling, or processing shellfish.
Sec. 91. RCW 75.24.100 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((It is unlawful)) The department may not authorize a person to take geoduck clams for commercial purposes outside the harvest area designated in a current department of natural resources geoduck harvesting agreement issued under RCW 79.96.080. ((It is unlawful to commercially)) The department may not authorize commercial harvest of geoduck clams from bottoms that are shallower than eighteen feet below mean lower low water (0.0. ft.), or that lie in an area bounded by the line of ordinary high tide (mean high tide) and a line two hundred yards seaward from and parallel to the line of ordinary high tide. This section does not apply to the harvest of private sector cultured aquatic products as defined in RCW 15.85.020.
(2) Commercial geoduck harvesting shall be done with a hand-held, manually operated water jet or suction device guided and controlled from under water by a diver. Periodically, the commission shall determine the effect of each type or unit of gear upon the geoduck population or the substrate they inhabit. The commission may require modification of the gear or stop its use if it is being operated in a wasteful or destructive manner or if its operation may cause permanent damage to the bottom or adjacent shellfish populations.
Sec. 92. RCW 75.24.110 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 87 are each amended to read as follows:
((It is unlawful for)) The department may not authorize a person to import oysters or oyster seed into this state for the purpose of planting them in state waters without a permit from the director. The director shall issue a permit only after an adequate inspection has been made and the oysters or oyster seed are found to be free of disease, pests, and other substances which might endanger oysters in state waters.
Sec. 93. RCW 75.28.010 and 1997 c 58 s 883 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided by this title, ((it is unlawful to)) a person may not engage in any of the following activities without a license or permit issued by the director:
(a) Commercially fish for or take food fish or shellfish;
(b) Deliver food fish or shellfish taken in offshore waters;
(c) Operate a charter boat or commercial fishing vessel engaged in a fishery;
(d) Engage in processing or wholesaling food fish or shellfish; or
(e) Act as a guide for salmon for personal use in freshwater rivers and streams, other than that part of the Columbia river below the bridge at Longview.
(2) No person may engage in the activities described in subsection (1) of this section unless the licenses or permits required by this title are in the person's possession, and the person is the named license holder or an alternate operator designated on the license and the person's license is not suspended.
(3) A valid Oregon license that is equivalent to a license under this title is valid in the concurrent waters of the Columbia river if the state of Oregon recognizes as valid the equivalent Washington license. The director may identify by rule what Oregon licenses are equivalent.
(4) No license or permit is required for the production or harvesting of private sector cultured aquatic products as defined in RCW 15.85.020 or for the delivery, processing, or wholesaling of such aquatic products. However, if a means of identifying such products is required by rules adopted under RCW 15.85.060, the exemption from licensing or permit requirements established by this subsection applies only if the aquatic products are identified in conformance with those rules.
Sec. 94. RCW 75.28.045 and 1993 c 340 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
This section applies to all commercial fishery licenses, delivery licenses, and charter licenses.
(1) An applicant for a license subject to this section may designate a vessel to be used with the license. Except for emergency salmon delivery licenses, the director may issue a license regardless of whether the applicant designates a vessel. An applicant may designate no more than one vessel on a license subject to this section.
(2) A license for a fishery that requires a vessel authorizes no taking or delivery of food fish or shellfish unless a vessel is designated on the license. A delivery license authorizes no delivery of food fish or shellfish unless a vessel is designated on the license.
(3) ((It is unlawful to take food fish or shellfish in a fishery that requires a vessel except from a vessel designated on a commercial fishery license for that fishery.
(4) It is unlawful to operate a vessel as a charter boat unless the vessel is designated on a charter license.
(5))) No vessel may be designated on more than one commercial fishery license unless the licenses are for different fisheries. No vessel may be designated on more than one delivery license, on more than one salmon charter license, or on more than one nonsalmon charter license.
Sec. 95. RCW 75.28.095 and 1997 c 76 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The director shall issue the charter licenses and angler permits listed in this section according to the requirements of this title. The licenses and permits and their annual fees and surcharges are:
License or Permit Annual Fee Governing
(RCW 75.50.100 Surcharge) Section
Resident Nonresident
(a) Nonsalmon charter $225 $375
(b) Salmon charter $380 $685 RCW 75.30.065
(plus $100) (plus $100)
(c) Salmon angler $ 0 $ 0 RCW 75.30.070
(d) Salmon roe $ 95 $ 95 RCW 75.28.690
(2) ((Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, it is unlawful to operate a vessel as a charter boat from which salmon or salmon and other food fish or shellfish are taken without a salmon charter license designating the vessel)) A salmon charter license designating a vessel is required to operate a charter boat to take salmon, other food fish, and shellfish. The director may issue a salmon charter license only to a person who meets the qualifications of RCW 75.30.065.
(3) ((Except as provided in subsections (2) and (5) of this section, it is unlawful to operate a vessel as a charter boat from which food fish or shellfish are taken without a nonsalmon charter license)) A nonsalmon charter license designating a vessel is required to operate a charter boat to take food fish other than salmon and shellfish. As used in this subsection, "food fish" does not include salmon.
(4) "Charter boat" means a vessel from which persons may, for a fee, fish for food fish or shellfish for personal use, and that brings food fish or shellfish into state ports or brings food fish or shellfish taken from state waters into United States ports. The director may specify by rule when a vessel is a "charter boat" within this definition. "Charter boat" does not mean a vessel used by a guide for clients fishing for food fish for personal use in freshwater rivers, streams, and lakes, other than Lake Washington or that part of the Columbia River below the bridge at Longview.
(5) A charter boat licensed in Oregon may fish without a Washington charter license under the same rules as Washington charter boat operators in ocean waters within the jurisdiction of Washington state from the southern border of the state of Washington to Leadbetter Point, as long as the Oregon vessel does not land at any Washington port with the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers. The provisions of this subsection shall be in effect as long as the state of Oregon has reciprocal laws and regulations.
(6) A salmon charter license under subsection (1)(b) of this section may be renewed if the license holder notifies the department by May 1st of that year that he or she will not participate in the fishery during that calendar year. The license holder must pay the one hundred-dollar enhancement surcharge, plus a fifteen-dollar handling charge, in order to be considered a valid renewal and eligible to renew the license the following year.
Sec. 96. RCW 75.28.113 and 1994 c 260 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((It is unlawful to deliver salmon taken in offshore waters to a place or port in the state without)) A salmon delivery license ((from the director)) is required to deliver salmon taken in offshore waters to a place or port in the state. The annual fee for a salmon delivery license is three hundred eighty dollars for residents and six hundred eighty-five dollars for nonresidents. The annual surcharge under RCW 75.50.100 is one hundred dollars for each license. Holders of nonlimited entry delivery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.125 may apply the nonlimited entry delivery license fee against the salmon delivery license fee.
(2) Only a person who meets the qualifications established in RCW 75.30.120 may hold a salmon delivery license issued under this section.
(3) A salmon delivery license authorizes no taking of salmon or other food fish or shellfish from the waters of the state.
(4) If the director determines that the operation of a vessel under a salmon delivery license results in the depletion or destruction of the state's salmon resource or the delivery into this state of salmon products prohibited by law, the director may revoke the license under the procedures of chapter 34.05 RCW.
Sec. 97. RCW 75.28.125 and 1994 c 260 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, ((it is unlawful to deliver with)) a person may not use a commercial fishing vessel to deliver food fish or shellfish taken in offshore waters to a port in the state without a nonlimited entry delivery license. As used in this section, "food fish" does not include salmon. As used in this section, "shellfish" does not include ocean pink shrimp or coastal crab. The annual license fee for a nonlimited entry delivery license is one hundred ten dollars for residents and two hundred dollars for nonresidents.
(2) Holders of salmon troll fishery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.110, salmon delivery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.113, crab pot fishery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.130, food fish trawl—Non-Puget Sound fishery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.120, Dungeness crab—coastal fishery licenses, ocean pink shrimp delivery licenses, and shrimp trawl—Non-Puget Sound fishery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.130 may deliver food fish or shellfish taken in offshore waters without a nonlimited entry delivery license.
(3) A nonlimited entry delivery license authorizes no taking of food fish or shellfish from state waters.
Sec. 98. RCW 75.28.710 and 1993 c 340 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not offer or perform the services of a professional salmon guide in the taking of salmon for personal use in freshwater rivers and streams, other than in that part of the Columbia river below the bridge at Longview, without a professional salmon guide license.
(2) Only an individual at least sixteen years of age may hold a professional salmon guide license. No individual may hold more than one professional salmon guide license.
Sec. 99. RCW 75.28.740 and 1993 c 340 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The director may by rule designate a fishery as an emerging commercial fishery. The director shall include in the designation whether the fishery is one that requires a vessel.
(2) "Emerging commercial fishery" means the commercial taking of a newly classified species of food fish or shellfish, the commercial taking of a classified species with gear not previously used for that species, or the commercial taking of a classified species in an area from which that species has not previously been commercially taken. Any species of food fish or shellfish commercially harvested in Washington state as of June 7, 1990, may be designated as a species in an emerging commercial fishery, except that no fishery subject to a license limitation program in chapter 75.30 RCW may be designated as an emerging commercial fishery.
(3) ((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not take food fish or shellfish in a fishery designated as an emerging commercial fishery without an emerging commercial fishery license and a permit from the director. The director shall issue two types of permits to accompany emerging commercial fishery licenses: Trial fishery permits and experimental fishery permits. Trial fishery permits are governed by subsection (4) of this section. Experimental fishery permits are governed by RCW 75.30.220.
(4) The director shall issue trial fishery permits for a fishery designated as an emerging commercial fishery unless the director determines there is a need to limit the number of participants under RCW 75.30.220. A person who meets the qualifications of RCW 75.28.020 may hold a trial fishery permit. The holder of a trial fishery permit shall comply with the terms of the permit. Trial fishery permits are not transferable from the permit holder to any other person.
Sec. 100. RCW 75.30.070 and 1993 c 340 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, ((it is unlawful to)) a person shall not operate a vessel as a charter boat from which salmon are taken in salt water without an angler permit. The angler permit shall specify the maximum number of persons that may fish from the charter boat per trip. The angler permit expires if the salmon charter license is not renewed.
(2) Only a person who holds a salmon charter license issued under RCW 75.28.095 and 75.30.065 may hold an angler permit.
(3) An angler permit shall not be required for charter boats licensed in Oregon and fishing in ocean waters within the jurisdiction of Washington state from the southern border of the state of Washington to Leadbetter Point under the same regulations as Washington charter boat operators, as long as the Oregon vessel does not land at any Washington port with the purpose of taking on or discharging passengers. The provisions of this subsection shall be in effect as long as the state of Oregon has reciprocal laws and regulations.
Sec. 101. RCW 75.30.130 and 1997 c 233 s 1 and 1997 c 115 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) ((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not commercially take Dungeness crab (Cancer magister) in Puget Sound without first obtaining a Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery license. As used in this section, "Puget Sound" has the meaning given in RCW 75.28.110(5)(a). A Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery license is not required to take other species of crab, including red rock crab (Cancer productus).
(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (6) of this section, after January 1, 1982, the director shall issue no new Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery licenses. Only a person who meets the following qualification may renew an existing license: The person shall have held the Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and shall not have subsequently transferred the license to another person.
(3) Where the person failed to obtain the license during the previous year because of a license suspension, the person may qualify for a license by establishing that the person held such a license during the last year in which the license was not suspended.
(4) This section does not restrict the issuance of commercial crab licenses for areas other than Puget Sound or for species other than Dungeness crab.
(5) Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery licenses are transferable from one license holder to another.
(6) If fewer than one hundred twenty-five persons are eligible for Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery licenses, the director may accept applications for new licenses. The director shall determine by random selection the successful applicants for the additional licenses. The number of additional licenses issued shall be sufficient to maintain one hundred twenty-five licenses in the Puget Sound Dungeness crab fishery. The director shall adopt rules governing the application, selection, and issuance procedures for new Dungeness crab--Puget Sound fishery licenses, based upon recommendations of a board of review established under RCW 75.30.050.
Sec. 102. RCW 75.30.140 and 1993 c 340 s 35 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not fish commercially for herring in state waters without a herring fishery license. As used in this section, "herring fishery license" means any of the following commercial fishery licenses issued under RCW 75.28.120: Herring dip bag net; herring drag seine; herring gill net; herring lampara; herring purse seine.
(2) Except as provided in this section, a herring fishery license may be issued only to a person who((:
(a) Established initial eligibility for a herring fishery license as provided in subsection (3) of this section or acquired such a license by transfer;
(b) Held a herring fishery license during the previous year or acquired such a license by transfer; and
(c) Has not subsequently transferred the license to another person.
(3) A person may establish initial eligibility for a herring fishery license by:
(a) Documenting to the department that the person landed herring during the period January 1, 1971, through April 15, 1973;
(b) Documenting to the department that the person landed herring during the period January 1, 1969, through December 31, 1970, if the person was in the armed forces of the United States during the period January 1, 1971, through April 15, 1973; or
(c) Applying to the department and qualifying for a herring fishery license under hardship criteria established by rule of the director.
Landings may be documented only by a department fish receiving ticket.
(4) A herring fishery license may be issued only for the type of fishing gear used to establish initial eligibility for the license.
(5) The director may establish rules governing the administration of this section based upon recommendations of a board of review established under RCW 75.30.050.
(6) Except as provided in subsection (8) of this section, after January 1, 1995, the director shall issue no new herring fishery licenses. After January 1, 1995, a person may renew an existing license only if the person)) held the license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year, and if the person has not subsequently transferred the license to another person.
(((7))) (3) Herring fishery licenses may be renewed each year. A herring fishery license that is not renewed each year shall not be renewed further.
(((8))) (4) The department may issue additional herring fishery licenses if the stocks of herring will not be jeopardized by granting additional licenses.
(((9))) (5) Subject to the restrictions of ((section 11 of this act)) RCW 75.28.011, herring fishery licenses are transferable from one license holder to another.
Sec. 103. RCW 75.30.160 and 1993 c 340 s 38 are each amended to read as follows:
((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not commercially take whiting from areas that the department designates within the waters described in RCW 75.28.110(5)(a) without a whiting--Puget Sound fishery license.
Sec. 104. RCW 75.30.210 and 1993 c 340 s 41 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not commercially take any species of sea urchin using shellfish diver gear without first obtaining a sea urchin dive fishery license.
(2) Except as provided in subsections (3) and (6) of this section, after December 31, 1991, the director shall issue no new sea urchin dive fishery licenses. Only a person who meets the following qualifications may renew an existing license:
(a) The person shall have held the sea urchin dive fishery license sought to be renewed during the previous year or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year; and
(b) The person shall document, by valid shellfish receiving tickets issued by the department, that twenty thousand pounds of sea urchins were caught and sold under the license sought to be renewed during the two-year period ending March 31 of the most recent odd-numbered year.
(3) Where the person failed to obtain the license during the previous year because of a license suspension or revocation by the department or the court, the person may qualify for a license by establishing that the person held such a license during the last year in which the person was eligible.
(4) The director may reduce or waive the poundage requirement of subsection (2)(b) of this section upon the recommendation of a board of review established under RCW 75.30.050. The board of review may recommend a reduction or waiver of the poundage requirement in individual cases if, in the board's judgment, extenuating circumstances prevent achievement of the poundage requirement. The director shall adopt rules governing the operation of the board of review and defining "extenuating circumstances."
(5) Sea urchin dive fishery licenses are not transferable from one license holder to another, except from parent to child, or from spouse to spouse during marriage or as a result of marriage dissolution, or upon the death of the license holder.
(6) If fewer than forty-five persons are eligible for sea urchin dive fishery licenses, the director may accept applications for new licenses. The director shall determine by random selection the successful applicants for the additional licenses. The number of additional licenses issued shall be sufficient to maintain up to forty-five licenses in the sea urchin dive fishery. The director shall adopt rules governing the application, selection, and issuance procedure for new sea urchin dive fishery licenses, based upon recommendations of a board of review established under RCW 75.30.050.
Sec. 105. RCW 75.30.250 and 1993 c 340 s 44 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not commercially take while using shellfish diver gear any species of sea cucumber without first obtaining a sea cucumber dive fishery license.
(2) Except as provided in subsection (6) of this section, after December 31, 1991, the director shall issue no new sea cucumber dive fishery licenses. Only a person who meets the following qualifications may renew an existing license:
(a) The person shall have held the sea cucumber dive fishery license sought to be renewed during the previous two years or acquired the license by transfer from someone who held it during the previous year; and
(b) The person shall establish, by means of dated shellfish receiving documents issued by the department, that thirty landings of sea cucumbers totaling at least ten thousand pounds were made under the license during the previous two-year period ending December 31 of the odd-numbered year.
(3) Where the person failed to obtain the license during either of the previous two years because of a license suspension by the department or the court, the person may qualify for a license by establishing that the person held such a license during the last year in which the person was eligible.
(4) The director may reduce or waive any landing or poundage requirement established under this section upon the recommendation of a board of review established under RCW 75.30.050. The board of review may recommend a reduction or waiver of any landing or poundage requirement in individual cases if, in the board's judgment, extenuating circumstances prevent achievement of the landing or poundage requirement. The director shall adopt rules governing the operation of the board of review and defining "extenuating circumstances."
(5) Sea cucumber dive fishery licenses are not transferable from one license holder to another except from parent to child, from spouse to spouse during marriage or as a result of marriage dissolution, or upon death of the license holder.
(6) If fewer than fifty persons are eligible for sea cucumber dive fishery licenses, the director may accept applications for new licenses from those persons who can demonstrate two years' experience in the Washington state sea cucumber dive fishery. The director shall determine by random selection the successful applicants for the additional licenses. The number of additional licenses issued shall be sufficient to maintain up to fifty licenses in the sea cucumber dive fishery. The director shall adopt rules governing the application, selection, and issuance procedure for new sea cucumber dive fishery licenses, based upon recommendations of a board of review established under RCW 75.30.050.
Sec. 106. RCW 75.30.280 and 1993 c 340 s 46 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not harvest geoduck clams commercially without a geoduck fishery license. This section does not apply to the harvest of private sector cultured aquatic products as defined in RCW 15.85.020.
(2) Only a person who has entered into a geoduck harvesting agreement with the department of natural resources under RCW 79.96.080 may hold a geoduck fishery license.
(3) A geoduck fishery license authorizes no taking of geoducks outside the boundaries of the public lands designated in the underlying harvesting agreement, or beyond the harvest ceiling set in the underlying harvesting agreement.
(4) A geoduck fishery license expires when the underlying geoduck harvesting agreement terminates.
(5) The director shall determine the number of geoduck fishery licenses that may be issued for each geoduck harvesting agreement, the number of units of gear whose use the license authorizes, and the type of gear that may be used, subject to RCW 75.24.100. In making those determinations, the director shall seek to conserve the geoduck resource and prevent damage to its habitat.
(6) The holder of a geoduck fishery license and the holder's agents and representatives shall comply with all applicable commercial diving safety regulations adopted by the federal occupational safety and health administration established under the federal occupational safety and health act of 1970 as such law exists on May 8, 1979, 84 Stat. 1590 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. Sec. 651 et seq. A violation of those regulations is a violation of this subsection. For the purposes of this section, persons who dive for geoducks are "employees" as defined by the federal occupational safety and health act. A violation of this subsection is grounds for suspension or revocation of a geoduck fishery license following a hearing under the procedures of chapter 34.05 RCW. The department shall not suspend or revoke a geoduck fishery license if the violation has been corrected within ten days of the date the license holder receives written notice of the violation. If there is a substantial probability that a violation of the commercial diving standards could result in death or serious physical harm to a person engaged in harvesting geoduck clams, the department shall suspend the license immediately until the violation has been corrected. If the license holder is not the operator of the harvest vessel and has contracted with another person for the harvesting of geoducks, the department shall not suspend or revoke the license if the license holder terminates its business relationship with that person until compliance with this subsection is secured.
Sec. 107. RCW 75.30.290 and 1993 c 376 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
((After December 31, 1993, it is unlawful to)) A person shall not commercially deliver into any Washington state port ocean pink shrimp caught in offshore waters without an ocean pink shrimp delivery license issued under RCW 75.28.730, or an ocean pink shrimp single delivery license issued under RCW 75.30.320. An ocean pink shrimp delivery license shall be issued to a vessel that:
(1) Landed a total of at least five thousand pounds of ocean pink shrimp in Washington in any single calendar year between January 1, 1983, and December 31, 1992, as documented by a valid shellfish receiving ticket; and
(2) Can show continuous participation in the Washington, Oregon, or California ocean pink shrimp fishery by being eligible to land ocean pink shrimp in either Washington, Oregon, or California each year since the landing made under subsection (1) of this section. Evidence of such eligibility shall be a certified statement from the relevant state licensing agency that the applicant for a Washington ocean pink shrimp delivery license held at least one of the following permits:
(a) For Washington: Possession of a delivery permit or delivery license issued under RCW 75.28.125 or a trawl license (other than Puget Sound) issued under RCW 75.28.140;
(b) For Oregon: Possession of a vessel permit issued under Oregon Revised Statute 508.880; or
(c) For California: A trawl permit issued under California Fish and Game Code sec. 8842.
Sec. 108. RCW 75.30.350 and 1995 c 252 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((Effective January 1, 1995, it is unlawful to)) A person shall not commercially fish for coastal crab in Washington state waters without a Dungeness crab—coastal or a Dungeness crab—coastal class B fishery license. Gear used must consist of one buoy attached to each crab pot. Each crab pot must be fished individually.
(2) A Dungeness crab—coastal fishery license is transferable. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, such a license shall only be issued to a person who proved active historical participation in the coastal crab fishery by having designated, after December 31, 1993, a vessel or a replacement vessel on the qualifying license that singly or in combination meets the following criteria:
(a) Made a minimum of eight coastal crab landings totaling a minimum of five thousand pounds per season in at least two of the four qualifying seasons identified in subsection (5) of this section, as documented by valid Washington state shellfish receiving tickets; and showed historical and continuous participation in the coastal crab fishery by having held one of the following licenses or their equivalents each calendar year beginning 1990 through 1993, and was designated on the qualifying license of the person who held one of the following licenses in 1994:
(i) Crab pot—Non-Puget Sound license, issued under RCW 75.28.130(1)(b);
(ii) Nonsalmon delivery license, issued under RCW 75.28.125;
(iii) Salmon troll license, issued under RCW 75.28.110;
(iv) Salmon delivery license, issued under RCW 75.28.113;
(v) Food fish trawl license, issued under RCW 75.28.120; or
(vi) Shrimp trawl license, issued under RCW 75.28.130; or
(b) Made a minimum of four Washington landings of coastal crab totaling two thousand pounds during the period from December 1, 1991, to March 20, 1992, and made a minimum of eight crab landings totaling a minimum of five thousand pounds of coastal crab during each of the following periods: December 1, 1991, to September 15, 1992; December 1, 1992, to September 15, 1993; and December 1, 1993, to September 15, 1994. For landings made after December 31, 1993, the vessel shall have been designated on the qualifying license of the person making the landings; or
(c) Made any number of coastal crab landings totaling a minimum of twenty thousand pounds per season in at least two of the four qualifying seasons identified in subsection (5) of this section, as documented by valid Washington state shellfish receiving tickets, showed historical and continuous participation in the coastal crab fishery by having held one of the qualifying licenses each calendar year beginning 1990 through 1993, and the vessel was designated on the qualifying license of the person who held that license in 1994.
(3) A Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license shall be issued to a person who had a new vessel under construction between December 1, 1988, and September 15, 1992, if the vessel made coastal crab landings totaling a minimum of five thousand pounds by September 15, 1993, and the new vessel was designated on the qualifying license of the person who held that license in 1994. All landings shall be documented by valid Washington state shellfish receiving tickets. License applications under this subsection may be subject to review by the advisory review board in accordance with RCW 75.30.050. For purposes of this subsection, "under construction" means either:
(a)(i) A contract for any part of the work was signed before September 15, 1992; and
(ii) The contract for the vessel under construction was not transferred or otherwise alienated from the contract holder between the date of the contract and the issuance of the Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license; and
(iii) Construction had not been completed before December 1, 1988; or
(b)(i) The keel was laid before September 15, 1992; and
(ii) Vessel ownership was not transferred or otherwise alienated from the owner between the time the keel was laid and the issuance of the Dungeness crab-coastal fishery license; and
(iii) Construction had not been completed before December 1, 1988.
(4) A Dungeness crab—coastal class B fishery license is not transferable. Such a license shall be issued to persons who do not meet the qualification criteria for a Dungeness crab—coastal fishery license, if the person has designated on a qualifying license after December 31, 1993, a vessel or replacement vessel that, singly or in combination, made a minimum of four landings totaling a minimum of two thousand pounds of coastal crab, documented by valid Washington state shellfish receiving tickets, during at least one of the four qualifying seasons, and if the person has participated continuously in the coastal crab fishery by having held or by having owned a vessel that held one or more of the licenses listed in subsection (2) of this section in each calendar year subsequent to the qualifying season in which qualifying landings were made through 1994. Dungeness crab—coastal class B fishery licenses cease to exist after December 31, 1999, and the continuing license provisions of RCW 34.05.422(3) are not applicable.
(5) The four qualifying seasons for purposes of this section are:
(a) December 1, 1988, through September 15, 1989;
(b) December 1, 1989, through September 15, 1990;
(c) December 1, 1990, through September 15, 1991; and
(d) December 1, 1991, through September 15, 1992.
(6) For purposes of this section and RCW 75.30.420, "coastal crab" means Dungeness crab (cancer magister) taken in all Washington territorial and offshore waters south of the United States-Canada boundary and west of the Bonilla-Tatoosh line (a line from the western end of Cape Flattery to Tatoosh Island lighthouse, then to the buoy adjacent to Duntz Rock, then in a straight line to Bonilla Point of Vancouver island), Grays Harbor, Willapa Bay, and the Columbia river.
(7) For purposes of this section, "replacement vessel" means a vessel used in the coastal crab fishery in 1994, and that replaces a vessel used in the coastal crab fishery during any period from 1988 through 1993, and which vessel's licensing and catch history, together with the licensing and catch history of the vessel it replaces, qualifies a single applicant for a Dungeness crab—coastal or Dungeness crab—coastal class B fishery license. A Dungeness crab—coastal or Dungeness crab—coastal class B fishery license may only be issued to a person who designated a vessel in the 1994 coastal crab fishery and who designated the same vessel in 1995.
Sec. 109. RCW 75.30.450 and 1994 c 260 s 16 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((It is unlawful for)) A Dungeness crab—coastal fishery ((licensees to)) licensee shall not take Dungeness crab in the waters of the exclusive economic zone westward of the states of Oregon or California and land crab taken in those waters into Washington state unless the licensee also holds the licenses, permits, or endorsements, required by Oregon or California to land crab into Oregon or California, respectively.
(2) This section becomes effective only upon reciprocal legislation being enacted by both the states of Oregon and California. For purposes of this section, "exclusive economic zone" means that zone defined in the federal fishery conservation and management act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1802) as of January 1, 1995, or as of a subsequent date adopted by rule of the director.
Sec. 110. RCW 75.58.010 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 55 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The director of agriculture and the director shall jointly develop a program of disease inspection and control for aquatic farmers as defined in RCW 15.85.020. The program shall be administered by the department under rules established under this section. The purpose of the program is to protect the aquaculture industry and wildstock fisheries from a loss of productivity due to aquatic diseases or maladies. As used in this section "diseases" means, in addition to its ordinary meaning, infestations of parasites or pests. The disease program may include, but is not limited to, the following elements:
(a) Disease diagnosis;
(b) Import and transfer requirements;
(c) Provision for certification of stocks;
(d) Classification of diseases by severity;
(e) Provision for treatment of selected high-risk diseases;
(f) Provision for containment and eradication of high-risk diseases;
(g) Provision for destruction of diseased cultured aquatic products;
(h) Provision for quarantine of diseased cultured aquatic products;
(i) Provision for coordination with state and federal agencies;
(j) Provision for development of preventative or control measures;
(k) Provision for cooperative consultation service to aquatic farmers; and
(l) Provision for disease history records.
(2) The ((director)) commission shall adopt rules implementing this section. However, such rules shall have the prior approval of the director of agriculture and shall provide therein that the director of agriculture has provided such approval. The director of agriculture or the director's designee shall attend the rule-making hearings conducted under chapter 34.05 RCW and shall assist in conducting those hearings. The authorities granted the department by these rules and by RCW 75.08.080(1)(g), 75.24.080, 75.24.110, 75.28.125, 75.58.020, 75.58.030, and 75.58.040 constitute the only authorities of the department to regulate private sector cultured aquatic products and aquatic farmers as defined in RCW 15.85.020. Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, no action may be taken against any person to enforce these rules unless the department has first provided the person an opportunity for a hearing. In such a case, if the hearing is requested, no enforcement action may be taken before the conclusion of that hearing.
(3) The rules adopted under this section shall specify the emergency enforcement actions that may be taken by the department, and the circumstances under which they may be taken, without first providing the affected party with an opportunity for a hearing. Neither the provisions of this subsection nor the provisions of subsection (2) of this section shall preclude the department from requesting the initiation of criminal proceedings for violations of the disease inspection and control rules.
(4) ((It is unlawful for any person to)) A person shall not violate the rules adopted under subsection (2) or (3) of this section or ((to)) violate RCW 75.58.040.
(5) In administering the program established under this section, the department shall use the services of a pathologist licensed to practice veterinary medicine.
(6) The director in administering the program shall not place constraints on or take enforcement actions in respect to the aquaculture industry that are more rigorous than those placed on the department or other fish-rearing entities.
Sec. 111. RCW 77.08.010 and 1996 c 207 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this title or Title 75 RCW or rules adopted pursuant to ((this)) those titles, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Director" means the director of fish and wildlife.
(2) "Department" means the department of fish and wildlife.
(3) "Commission" means the state fish and wildlife commission.
(4) "Person" means and includes an individual, a corporation, or a group of two or more individuals acting with a common purpose whether acting in an individual, representative, or official capacity.
(5) "Fish and wildlife ((agent)) officer" means a person appointed and commissioned by the director, with authority to enforce laws and rules adopted pursuant to this title, and other statutes as prescribed by the legislature. Fish and wildlife officer includes a person commissioned before the effective date of this section as a wildlife agent.
(6) "Ex officio fish and wildlife ((agent)) officer" means a commissioned officer of a municipal, county, state, or federal agency having as its primary function the enforcement of criminal laws in general, while the officer is in the appropriate jurisdiction. The term "ex officio fish and wildlife ((agent)) officer" includes ((fisheries patrol officers,)) special agents of the national marine fisheries service, state parks commissioned officers, United States fish and wildlife special agents, department of natural resources enforcement officers, and United States forest service officers, while the agents and officers are within their respective jurisdictions.
(7) "To hunt" and its derivatives means an effort to kill, injure, capture, or harass a wild animal or wild bird.
(8) "To trap" and its derivatives means a method of hunting using devices to capture wild animals or wild birds.
(9) "To fish" and its derivatives means an effort to kill, injure, harass, or catch a ((game)) fish.
(10) "Open season" means those times, manners of taking, and places or waters established by rule of the commission for the lawful hunting, fishing, or possession of game animals, game birds, or game fish that conform to the special restrictions or physical descriptions established by rule of the commission or that have otherwise been deemed legal to hunt, fish, or possess by rule of the commission. "Open season" includes the first and last days of the established time.
(11) "Closed season" means all times, manners of taking, and places or waters other than those established by rule of the commission as an open season. "Closed season" also means all hunting, fishing, or possession of game animals, game birds, or game fish that do not conform to the special restrictions or physical descriptions established by rule of the commission as an open season or that have not otherwise been deemed legal to hunt, fish, or possess by rule of the commission as an open season.
(12) "Closed area" means a place where the hunting of some species of wild animals or wild birds is prohibited.
(13) "Closed waters" means all or part of a lake, river, stream, or other body of water, where fishing for game fish is prohibited.
(14) "Game reserve" means a closed area where hunting for all wild animals and wild birds is prohibited.
(15) "Bag limit" means the maximum number of game animals, game birds, or game fish which may be taken, caught, killed, or possessed by a person, as specified by rule of the commission for a particular period of time, or as to size, sex, or species.
(16) "Wildlife" means all species of the animal kingdom whose members exist in Washington in a wild state. This includes but is not limited to mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates. The term "wildlife" does not include feral domestic mammals, the family Muridae of the order Rodentia (old world rats and mice), or those fish, shellfish, and marine invertebrates classified as food fish or shellfish by the director. The term "wildlife" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of wildlife members.
(17) "Wild animals" means those species of the class Mammalia whose members exist in Washington in a wild state and the species Rana catesbeiana (bullfrog). The term "wild animal" does not include feral domestic mammals or the family Muridae of the order Rodentia (old world rats and mice).
(18) "Wild birds" means those species of the class Aves whose members exist in Washington in a wild state.
(19) "Protected wildlife" means wildlife designated by the commission that shall not be hunted or fished.
(20) "Endangered species" means wildlife designated by the commission as seriously threatened with extinction.
(21) "Game animals" means wild animals that shall not be hunted except as authorized by the commission.
(22) "Fur-bearing animals" means game animals that shall not be trapped except as authorized by the commission.
(23) "Game birds" means wild birds that shall not be hunted except as authorized by the commission.
(24) "Predatory birds" means wild birds that may be hunted throughout the year as authorized by the commission.
(25) "Deleterious exotic wildlife" means species of the animal kingdom not native to Washington and designated as dangerous to the environment or wildlife of the state.
(26) "Game farm" means property on which wildlife is held or raised for commercial purposes, trade, or gift. The term "game farm" does not include publicly owned facilities.
(27) "Person of disability" means a permanently disabled person who is not ambulatory without the assistance of a wheelchair, crutches, or similar devices.
(28) "Fish" includes all species classified as game fish or food fish by statute or rule, as well as all fin fish not currently classified as food fish or game fish if such species exist in state waters. The term "fish" includes all stages of development and the bodily parts of fish species.
Sec. 112. RCW 77.12.055 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 67 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((Jurisdiction and authority granted under RCW 77.12.060, 77.12.070, and 77.12.080 to the director, wildlife agents,)) Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio ((wildlife agents is limited to the laws and rules adopted pursuant to this title pertaining to wildlife or to the management, operation, maintenance, or use of or conduct on real property used, owned, leased, or controlled by the department)) fish and wildlife officers shall enforce this title, Title 75 RCW, rules of the department, and other statutes as prescribed by the legislature. However, when acting within the scope of these duties and when an offense occurs in the presence of the ((wildlife agent)) fish and wildlife officer who is not an ex officio ((wildlife agent, the wildlife agent)) fish and wildlife officer, the fish and wildlife officer may enforce all criminal laws of the state. The ((wildlife agent)) fish and wildlife officer must have successfully completed the basic law enforcement academy course sponsored by the criminal justice training commission, or a ((supplemental)) course ((in criminal law enforcement as)) approved by the department and the criminal justice training commission and provided by the department or the criminal justice training commission, prior to enforcing the criminal laws of the state.
(2) ((Wildlife agents)) Fish and wildlife officers are peace officers.
(3) Any liability or claim of liability ((which)) under chapter 4.92 RCW that arises out of the exercise or alleged exercise of authority by a ((wildlife agent)) fish and wildlife officer rests with the department unless the ((wildlife agent)) fish and wildlife officer acts under the direction and control of another agency or unless the liability is otherwise assumed under ((a written)) an agreement between the department and another agency.
(4) ((Wildlife agents)) Fish and wildlife officers may serve and execute warrants and processes issued by the courts.
(5) Fish and wildlife officers may enforce RCW 79.01.805 and 79.01.810.
(6) To enforce the laws of this title and Title 75 RCW, fish and wildlife officers may call to their aid any ex officio fish and wildlife officer or citizen and that person shall render aid.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 113. Based upon articulable facts that a person is engaged in fishing or hunting activities, fish and wildlife officers have the authority to temporarily stop the person and check for valid licenses, tags, permits, stamps, or catch record cards, and to inspect all fish and wildlife in possession as well as the equipment being used to ensure compliance with the requirements of this title and Title 75 RCW.
Sec. 114. RCW 77.12.080 and 1987 c 506 s 19 are each amended to read as follows:
((Wildlife agents)) Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio ((wildlife agents)) fish and wildlife officers may arrest without warrant persons found violating the law or rules adopted pursuant to this title and Title 75 RCW.
Sec. 115. RCW 77.12.090 and 1987 c 506 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:
((Wildlife agents,)) Fish and wildlife officers and ex officio ((wildlife agents)) fish and wildlife officers may make a reasonable search without warrant of a vessel, container, or conveyances, vehicles, packages, game baskets, game coats, or other receptacles for fish and wildlife, or tents, camps, or similar places which they have reason to believe contain evidence of a violation of law or rules adopted pursuant to this title or Title 75 RCW and seize evidence as needed for law enforcement. This does not preclude seizure of property if authorized for forfeiture as authorized by law.
Sec. 116. RCW 77.12.095 and 1982 c 152 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
((Wildlife agents)) Fish and wildlife officers may inspect without warrant at reasonable times and in a reasonable manner the premises, containers, fishing equipment, fish, and wildlife, and records required by the department of any ((commercial enterprise operating under the authority of a license or permit issued by the department or any commercial business that sells, stores, transports, or possesses wildlife)) commercial fisher, wholesale dealer or fish buyer, shipping agent, or of any other person placing or attempting to place fish or wildlife into interstate commerce, or any cold storage plant that the department has probable cause to believe contains fish or wildlife, or of any taxidermist or fur buyer. Fish and wildlife officers may inspect without warrant the records required by the department of any retail outlet selling fish or wildlife or both, and, if the officers have probable cause to believe a violation of this title or rules of the commission has occurred, they may inspect without warrant the premises, containers, and fish and wildlife of any retail outlet selling fish or wildlife or both.
Sec. 117. RCW 77.12.120 and 1980 c 78 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:
((Upon complaint showing probable cause for believing that wildlife unlawfully caught, taken, killed, controlled, possessed, or transported, is concealed or kept in a game basket, game coat, package, or other receptacle for wildlife, or at a business place, vehicle, or other place, the)) On a showing of probable cause that there has been a violation of any fish or wildlife law of the state of Washington, or upon a showing of probable cause to believe that evidence of such violation may be found at a place, a court shall issue a search warrant ((and have the place searched for wildlife)) or arrest warrant. Fish and wildlife officers may execute any such arrest or search warrant reasonably necessary to their duties under this title or Title 75 RCW and may seize fish and wildlife or any evidence of a crime and the fruits or instrumentalities of a crime as provided by warrant. The court may have a building, enclosure, vehicle, vessel, container, or receptacle opened or entered and the contents examined.
Sec. 118. RCW 77.16.010 and 1987 c 506 s 58 are each amended to read as follows:
((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not promote, conduct, hold, or sponsor a contest for the hunting or fishing of wildlife or a competitive field trial involving live wildlife for hunting dogs without first obtaining a hunting or fishing contest permit. Contests and field trials shall be held in accordance with established rules.
Sec. 119. RCW 77.16.020 and 1996 c 207 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(((1) It is unlawful to hunt, fish, or possess a game animal, game bird, or game fish during closed season for that game animal, game bird, or game fish except as provided in RCW 77.12.105 or 77.12.265.
(2) It is unlawful to kill, take, catch, possess, or control a game animal, game bird, or game fish in excess of the number fixed as the bag limit for that game animal, game bird, or game fish.
(3) It is unlawful to hunt within a game reserve or to fish for game fish within closed waters.
(4) It is unlawful to hunt wild birds or wild animals within a closed area except as authorized by rule of the commission.
(5) It is unlawful to hunt or fish for wildlife, practice taxidermy for profit, deal in raw furs for profit, act as a fishing guide, or operate a game farm, stock game fish, or collect wildlife for research or display, without having in possession the license, permit, tag, stamp, or catch record card required by chapter 77.32 RCW or rule of the department. The activities described in this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to this title.
(6))) For the purposes of ((this section)) establishing a season or bag limit restriction on Canada goose hunting, the department shall not consider leg length or bill length of dusky Canada geese (Branta canadensis occidentalis).
Sec. 120. RCW 77.16.095 and 1987 c 506 s 63 are each amended to read as follows:
((It is unlawful to mutilate)) The commission may adopt rules governing the possession of fish and wildlife so that the size, species, or sex ((cannot)) can be determined visually in the field or while being transported. ((The director may prescribe specific criteria for field identification to satisfy this section.))
Sec. 121. RCW 77.16.170 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 75 are each amended to read as follows:
((It is unlawful to take a wild animal from another person's trap without permission, or to spring, pull up, damage, possess, or destroy the trap; however, it is not unlawful for)) A property owner, lessee, or tenant ((to)) may remove a trap placed on the owner's, lessee's, or tenant's posted or fenced property by a trapper.
Trappers shall attach to the chain of their traps or devices a legible metal tag with either the department identification number of the trapper or the name and address of the trapper in English letters not less than one-eighth inch in height.
When ((an individual)) a property owner, lessee, or tenant presents a trapper identification number to the department for a trap found upon the property of the owner, lessee, or tenant and requests identification of the trapper, the department shall provide the ((individual)) requestor with the name and address of the trapper. Prior to disclosure of the trapper's name and address, the department shall obtain the name and address of the requesting individual in writing and after disclosing the trapper's name and address to the requesting individual, the requesting individual's name and address shall be disclosed in writing to the trapper whose name and address was disclosed.
Sec. 122. RCW 77.16.220 and 1980 c 78 s 89 are each amended to read as follows:
((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not divert water from a lake, river, or stream containing game fish unless the water diversion device is equipped at or near its intake with a fish guard or screen to prevent the passage of game fish into the device and, if necessary, with a means of returning game fish from immediately in front of the fish guard or screen to the waters of origin. A person who is now otherwise lawfully diverting water from a lake, river or stream shall not be deemed guilty of a violation of this section.
Plans for the fish guard, screen, and bypass shall be approved by the director prior to construction. The installation shall be approved by the director prior to the diversion of water.
The director may close a water diversion device operated in violation of this section and keep it closed until it is properly equipped with a fish guard, screen, or bypass.
Sec. 123. RCW 77.32.350 and 1992 c 41 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
In addition to a basic hunting license, a supplemental license, permit, or stamp is required to hunt for quail, partridge, pheasant, or migratory waterfowl, to hunt with a raptor, or to hunt wild animals with a dog.
(1) A hound permit is required to hunt wild animals, except rabbits and hares, with a dog. The fee for this permit is twelve dollars.
(2) An eastern Washington upland game bird permit is required to hunt for quail, partridge, and pheasant in eastern Washington. The fee for this permit is ten dollars.
(3) A western Washington upland game bird permit is required to hunt for quail, partridge, and pheasant in western Washington. The fee for this permit is thirty-five dollars. Western Washington upland game bird permits must contain numbered spaces for recording the location and date of harvest of each western Washington pheasant. ((It is unlawful to)) A person shall not harvest a western Washington pheasant without immediately recording this information on the permit.
(4) Effective January 1, 1993, the permit shall be available as a season option, a juvenile full season option, or a two-day option. The fee for this permit is:
(a) For the full season option, thirty-five dollars;
(b) For the juvenile full season or the two-day option, twenty dollars.
For the purposes of this subsection a juvenile is defined as a person under fifteen years of age upon the opening date of the western Washington pheasant season.
(5) Western Washington upland game permits are valid for the following number of pheasants and harvesting pheasants in excess of these numbers requires another permit:
(a) A full season permit is valid for no more than ten pheasants;
(b) A juvenile full season permit is valid for no more than six pheasants;
(c) A two-day permit is valid for no more than four pheasants.
(6) A falconry license is required to possess or hunt with a raptor, including seasons established exclusively for hunting in that manner. The fee for this license is thirty-six dollars.
(7) A migratory waterfowl stamp affixed to a basic hunting license is required for all persons sixteen years of age or older to hunt migratory waterfowl. The fee for the stamp is six dollars.
(8) The migratory waterfowl stamp shall be validated by the signature of the licensee written across the face of the stamp.
(9) The migratory waterfowl stamps required by this section expire on March 31st following the date of issuance.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 124. REPEALER. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 75.10.010 and 1996 c 267 s 4;
(2) RCW 75.10.020 and 1996 c 267 s 5, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 33, & 1955 c 12 s 75.08.170;
(3) RCW 75.10.030 and 1996 c 267 s 6, 1990 c 144 s 5, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 34, & 1955 c 12 s 75.36.010;
(4) RCW 75.10.040 and 1996 c 267 s 7, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 35, 1980 c 78 s 134, & 1955 c 12 s 75.08.200;
(5) RCW 75.10.050 and 1996 c 267 s 8, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 36, & 1955 c 12 s 75.08.280;
(6) RCW 75.10.060 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 37 & 1955 c 12 s 75.36.040;
(7) RCW 75.10.080 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 39 & 1955 c 12 s 75.36.050;
(8) RCW 75.10.090 and 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 40 & 1955 c 12 s 75.08.180;
(9) RCW 75.10.110 and 1996 c 267 s 10, 1990 c 144 s 6, 1987 c 380 s 16, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 42, 1979 ex.s. c 99 s 1, & 1955 c 12 s 75.08.260;
(10) RCW 75.10.120 and 1996 c 267 s 11, 1990 c 144 s 7, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 43, 1979 ex.s. c 99 s 2, 1957 c 171 s 5, & 1955 c 12 s 75.28.380;
(11) RCW 75.10.130 and 1996 c 267 s 12, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 44, & 1979 ex.s. c 99 s 3;
(12) RCW 75.10.140 and 1996 c 267 s 13, 1990 c 163 s 7, 1984 c 80 s 4, 1983 1st ex.s. c 46 s 45, & 1979 ex.s. c 141 s 7;
(13) RCW 75.10.170 and 1996 c 267 s 15 & 1990 c 63 s 5;
(14) RCW 75.10.180 and 1996 c 267 s 16 & 1990 c 144 s 1;
(15) RCW 75.10.190 and 1996 c 267 s 17 & 1990 c 144 s 2;
(16) RCW 75.10.200 and 1996 c 267 s 18, 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 26, & 1990 c 144 s 3;
(17) RCW 75.10.210 and 1990 c 144 s 4;
(18) RCW 75.12.020 and 1996 c 267 s 19, 1983 1st ASCE c 46 s 49, & 1955 c 12 s 75.12.020;
(19) RCW 75.12.031 and 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 51 & 1955 c 12 s 75.20.070;
(20) RCW 75.12.070 and 1996 c 267 s 20, 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 53, & 1955 c 12 s 75.12.070;
(21) RCW 75.12.090 and 1990 c 144 s 8, 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 54, 1982 c 14 s 1, & 1955 c 12 s 75.12.090;
(22) RCW 75.12.100 and 1996 c 267 s 21, 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 55, & 1955 c 12 s 75.12.100;
(23) RCW 75.12.115 and 1996 c 267 s 22, 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 56, & 1971 AScE c 106 s 1;
(24) RCW 75.12.120 and 1985 c 51 s 7, 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 57, & 1955 c 12 s 75.12.120;
(25) RCW 75.12.125 and 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 58;
(26) RCW 75.12.127 and 1993 c 340 s 49;
(27) RCW 75.12.400 and 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 64 & 1982 c 14 s 2;
(28) RCW 75.12.410 and 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 66 & 1955 c 12 s 75.08.130;
(29) RCW 75.12.420 and 1996 c 267 s 23, 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 67, & 1955 c 12 s 75.08.210;
(30) RCW 75.12.430 and 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 68 & 1955 c 12 s 75.08.220;
(31) RCW 75.24.050 and 1996 c 267 s 25, 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 80, & 1955 c 12 s 75.24.050;
(32) RCW 75.24.090 and 1996 c 267 s 26, 1983 1st ex.s c 46 s 84, 1955 c 212 s 7, & 1955 c 12 s 75.24.090;
(33) RCW 75.25.150 and 1994 c 255 s 7, 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 9, 1989 c 305 s 13, 1984 c 80 s 9, & 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 99;
(34) RCW 77.12.060 and 1987 c 506 s 17, 1980 c 78 s 18, 1961 c 68 s 1, & 1955 c 36 s 77.12.060;
(35) RCW 77.12.070 and 1987 c 506 s 18, 1980 c 78 s 19, 1971 AScE c 173 s 1, 1961 c 68 s 2, & 1955 c 36 s 77.12.070;
(36) RCW 77.16.040 and 1987 c 506 s 60, 1980 c 78 s 72, 1971 AScE c 166 s 4, 1961 c 75 s 1, & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.040;
(37) RCW 77.16.050 and 1980 c 78 s 73 & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.050;
(38) RCW 77.16.060 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 73, 1987 c 506 s 61, 1980 c 78 s 74, & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.060;
(39) RCW 77.16.080 and 1987 c 506 s 62, 1980 c 78 s 76, & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.080;
(40) RCW 77.16.090 and 1980 c 78 s 77 & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.090;
(41) RCW 77.16.100 and 1980 c 78 s 79, 1977 AScE c 275 s 1, & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.100;
(42) RCW 77.16.110 and 1987 c 506 s 64, 1980 c 78 s 80, & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.110;
(43) RCW 77.16.120 and 1980 c 78 s 81 & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.120;
(44) RCW 77.16.130 and 1987 c 506 s 65, 1980 c 78 s 82, & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.130;
(45) RCW 77.16.150 and 1987 c 506 s 66, 1980 c 78 s 83, & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.150;
(46) RCW 77.16.160 and 1980 c 78 s 84 & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.160;
(47) RCW 77.16.180 and 1987 c 506 s 67, 1980 c 78 s 86, & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.180;
(48) RCW 77.16.190 and 1980 c 78 s 87 & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.190;
(49) RCW 77.16.250 and 1989 c 297 s 5, 1980 c 78 s 93, & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.250;
(50) RCW 77.16.260 and 1980 c 78 s 94, 1955 c 85 s 1, & 1955 c 36 s 77.16.260;
(51) RCW 77.16.310 and 1981 c 310 s 4, 1980 c 78 s 125, & 1979 AScE c 127 s 1;
(52) RCW 77.16.320 and 1987 c 506 s 68, 1981 c 310 s 5, & 1980 c 44 s 1;
(53) RCW 77.16.330 and 1987 c 506 s 104 & 1985 c 243 s 3;
(54) RCW 77.16.610 and 1982 c 155 s 3;
(55) RCW 77.21.010 and 1988 c 265 s 3;
(56) RCW 77.21.040 and 1989 c 314 s 5, 1987 c 506 s 72, 1980 c 78 s 25, & 1955 c 36 s 77.12.110; and
(57) RCW 77.21.060 and 1989 c 314 s 6, 1987 c 506 s 73, 1980 c 78 s 122, & 1955 c 36 s 77.32.260.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 125. RECODIFICATION. The following sections are recodified as new sections in the chapter created in section 128 of this act:
RCW 75.10.100
RCW 75.10.220
RCW 75.12.320
RCW 77.12.120
RCW 77.12.130
RCW 77.16.135
NEW SECTION. Sec. 126. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be known and cited as the fish and wildlife enforcement code.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 127. CAPTIONS NOT LAW. Captions used in this chapter are not any part of the law.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 128. Sections 1 through 48, 50 through 66, 68, 69, 113, 126, and 127 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 77 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 129. The enactment of chapter . . ., Laws of 1998 (this act) does not terminate, or in any way modify, any liability, civil or criminal, that was in existence on the effective date of this section."
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "enforcement;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 75.12.320, 77.16.135, 75.08.011, 75.08.160, 75.08.274, 75.08.295, 75.08.300, 75.12.010, 75.12.015, 75.12.040, 75.12.132, 75.12.140, 75.12.210, 75.12.230, 75.12.390, 75.12.440, 75.12.650, 75.20.040, 75.20.060, 75.20.103, 75.20.110, 75.24.080, 75.24.100, 75.24.110, 75.28.010, 75.28.045, 75.28.095, 75.28.113, 75.28.125, 75.28.710, 75.28.740, 75.30.070, 75.30.140, 75.30.160, 75.30.210, 75.30.250, 75.30.280, 75.30.290, 75.30.350, 75.30.450, 75.58.010, 77.08.010, 77.12.055, 77.12.080, 77.12.090, 77.12.095, 77.12.120, 77.16.010, 77.16.020, 77.16.095, 77.16.170, 77.16.220, and 77.32.350; reenacting and amending RCW 75.20.100 and 75.30.130; adding a new chapter to Title 77 RCW; creating a new section; recodifying RCW 75.10.100, 75.10.220, 75.12.320, 77.12.120, 77.12.130, and 77.16.135; repealing RCW 75.10.010, 75.10.020, 75.10.030, 75.10.040, 75.10.050, 75.10.060, 75.10.080, 75.10.090, 75.10.110, 75.10.120, 75.10.130, 75.10.140, 75.10.170, 75.10.180, 75.10.190, 75.10.200, 75.10.210, 75.12.020, 75.12.031, 75.12.070, 75.12.090, 75.12.100, 75.12.115, 75.12.120, 75.12.125, 75.12.127, 75.12.400, 75.12.410, 75.12.420, 75.12.430, 75.24.050, 75.24.090, 75.25.150, 77.12.060, 77.12.070, 77.16.040, 77.16.050, 77.16.060, 77.16.080, 77.16.090, 77.16.100, 77.16.110, 77.16.120, 77.16.130, 77.16.150, 77.16.160, 77.16.180, 77.16.190, 77.16.250, 77.16.260, 77.16.310, 77.16.320, 77.16.330, 77.16.610, 77.21.010, 77.21.040, and 77.21.060; and prescribing penalties.", and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Oke, the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6328 and asks the House to recede therefrom.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6550 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature recognizes chemical dependency professionals as discrete health professionals. Chemical dependency professional certification serves the public interest.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Certification" means a voluntary process recognizing an individual who qualifies by examination and meets established educational prerequisites, and which protects the title of practice.
(2) "Certified chemical dependency professional" means an individual certified in chemical dependency counseling, under this chapter.
(3) "Chemical dependency counseling" means employing the core competencies of chemical dependency counseling to assist or attempt to assist an alcohol or drug addicted person to develop and maintain abstinence from alcohol and other mood-altering drugs.
(4) "Committee" means the chemical dependency certification advisory committee established under this chapter.
(5) "Core competencies of chemical dependency counseling" means competency in the nationally recognized knowledge, skills, and attitudes of professional practice, including assessment and diagnosis of chemical dependency, chemical dependency treatment planning and referral, patient and family education in the disease of chemical dependency, individual and group counseling with alcoholic and drug addicted individuals, relapse prevention counseling, and case management, all oriented to assist alcoholic and drug addicted patients to achieve and maintain abstinence from mood-altering substances and develop independent support systems.
(6) "Department" means the department of health.
(7) "Health profession" means a profession providing health services regulated under the laws of this state.
(8) "Secretary" means the secretary of health or the secretary's designee.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. No person may represent oneself as a certified chemical dependency professional or use any title or description of services of certified chemical dependency professional without applying for certification, meeting the required qualifications, and being certified by the department of health, unless otherwise exempted by this chapter.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the use of the title "certified chemical dependency professional" when treating patients in settings other than programs approved under chapter 70.96A RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit or restrict:
(1) The practice by an individual licensed, certified, or registered under the laws of this state and performing services within the authorized scope of practice;
(2) The practice by an individual employed by the government of the United States while engaged in the performance of duties prescribed by the laws of the United States;
(3) The practice by a person who is a regular student in an educational program approved by the secretary, and whose performance of services is pursuant to a regular course of instruction or assignments from an instructor and under the general supervision of the instructor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. In addition to any other authority provided by law, the secretary has the authority to:
(1) Adopt rules under chapter 34.05 RCW necessary to implement this chapter, in consultation with the committee;
(2) Establish all certification, examination, and renewal fees in accordance with RCW 43.70.250;
(3) Establish forms and procedures necessary to administer this chapter;
(4) Issue certificates to applicants who have met the education, training, and examination requirements for certification and to deny certification to applicants who do not meet the minimum qualifications, except that proceedings concerning the denial of certification based upon unprofessional conduct or impairment shall be governed by the uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW;
(5) Hire clerical, administrative, investigative, and other staff as needed to implement this chapter, and hire individuals certified under this chapter to serve as examiners for any practical examinations;
(6) Determine minimum education requirements and evaluate and designate those educational programs that will be accepted as proof of eligibility to take a qualifying examination for applicants for certification;
(7) Prepare, grade, and administer, or determine the nature of, and supervise the grading and administration of, examinations for applicants for certification;
(8) Determine whether alternative methods of training are equivalent to formal education, and establish forms, procedures, and criteria for evaluation of an applicant's alternative training to determine the applicant's eligibility to take any qualifying examination;
(9) Determine which states have credentialing requirements equivalent to those of this state, and issue certificates to individuals credentialed in those states without examinations;
(10) Define and approve any experience requirement for certification;
(11) Implement and administer a program for consumer education;
(12) Adopt rules implementing a continuing competency program;
(13) Maintain the official department record of all applicants and certificated individuals;
(14) Establish by rule the procedures for an appeal of an examination failure; and
(15) Establish disclosure requirements.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. The secretary shall keep an official record of all proceedings. A part of the record shall consist of a register of all applicants for certification under this chapter and the results of each application.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. The secretary shall appoint a chemical dependency certification advisory committee to further the purposes of this chapter. The committee shall be composed of seven members, one member initially appointed for a term of one year, three for a term of two years, and three for a term of three years. Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of three years. No person may serve as a member of the committee for more than two consecutive terms. Members of the committee shall be residents of this state. The committee shall be composed of four certified chemical dependency professionals; one chemical dependency treatment program director; one physician licensed under chapter 18.71 or 18.57 RCW who is certified in addiction medicine or a licensed or certified mental health practitioner; and one member of the public who has received chemical dependency counseling.
(2) The secretary may remove any member of the committee for cause as specified by rule. In the case of a vacancy, the secretary shall appoint a person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(3) The committee shall meet at the times and places designated by the secretary and shall hold meetings during the year as necessary to provide advice to the director. The committee may elect a chair and a vice-chair. A majority of the members currently serving shall constitute a quorum.
(4) Each member of the committee shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as authorized in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060. In addition, members of the committee shall be compensated in accordance with RCW 43.03.240 when engaged in the authorized business of the committee.
(5) The director of the department of social and health services division of alcohol and substance abuse or the director's designee, shall serve as an ex officio member of the committee.
(6) The secretary, members of the committee, or individuals acting on their behalf are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based on any certification or disciplinary proceedings or other official acts performed in the course of their duties.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. (1) The secretary shall issue a certificate to any applicant who demonstrates to the secretary's satisfaction that the following requirements have been met:
(a) Completion of an educational program approved by the secretary or successful completion of alternate training that meets established criteria;
(b) Successful completion of an approved examination, based on core competencies of chemical dependency counseling; and
(c) Successful completion of an experience requirement that establishes fewer hours of experience for applicants with higher levels of relevant education. In meeting any experience requirement established under this subsection, the secretary may not require more than one thousand five hundred hours of experience in chemical dependency counseling for applicants who are licensed under chapter 18.83 RCW or under chapter 18.79 RCW as advanced registered nurse practitioners.
(2) The secretary shall establish by rule what constitutes adequate proof of meeting the criteria.
(3) Applicants are subject to the grounds for denial of a certificate or issuance of a conditional certificate under chapter 18.130 RCW.
(4) Certified chemical dependency professionals shall not be required to be registered under chapter 18.19 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. The secretary may establish by rule the standards and procedures for approval of educational programs and alternative training. The secretary may utilize or contract with individuals or organizations having expertise in the profession or in education to assist in the evaluations. The secretary shall establish by rule the standards and procedures for revocation of approval of education programs. The standards and procedures set shall apply equally to educational programs and training in the United States and in foreign jurisdictions. The secretary may establish a fee for educational program evaluations.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. (1) The date and location of examinations shall be established by the secretary. Applicants who have been found by the secretary to meet the other requirements for certification shall be scheduled for the next examination following the filing of the application. The secretary shall establish by rule the examination application deadline.
(2) The secretary or the secretary's designees shall examine each applicant, by means determined most effective, on subjects appropriate to the scope of practice, as applicable. Such examinations shall be limited to the purpose of determining whether the applicant possesses the minimum skill and knowledge necessary to practice competently.
(3) The examination papers, all grading of the papers, and the grading of any practical work shall be preserved for a period of not less than one year after the secretary has made and published the decisions. All examinations shall be conducted under fair and wholly impartial methods.
(4) Any applicant failing to make the required grade in the first examination may take up to three subsequent examinations as the applicant desires upon prepaying a fee determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250 for each subsequent examination. Upon failing four examinations, the secretary may invalidate the original application and require such remedial education before the person may take future examinations.
(5) The secretary may approve an examination prepared or administered by a private testing agency or association of licensing agencies for use by an applicant in meeting the certification requirements.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. Applications for certification shall be submitted on forms provided by the secretary. The secretary may require any information and documentation that reasonably relates to the need to determine whether the applicant meets the criteria for certification provided for in this chapter and chapter 18.130 RCW. Each applicant shall pay a fee determined by the secretary under RCW 43.70.250. The fee shall accompany the application.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. (1) Within two years after the effective date of this section, the secretary shall waive the examination and certify a person who pays a fee and produces a valid chemical dependency counselor certificate of qualification from the department of social and health services.
(2) Within two years after the effective date of this section, the secretary shall waive the examination and certify applicants who are licensed under chapter 18.83 RCW or under chapter 18.79 RCW as advanced registered nurse practitioners who pay a fee, who document completion of courses substantially equivalent to those required of chemical dependency counselors working in programs approved under chapter 70.96A RCW on the effective date of this section, and who provide evidence of one thousand five hundred hours of experience in chemical dependency counseling.
(3) It is the intent of the legislature that the credentialing of chemical dependency professionals be established solely by the department.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. An applicant holding a credential in another state may be certified to practice in this state without examination if the secretary determines that the other state's credentialing standards are substantially equivalent to the standards in this state.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. The uniform disciplinary act, chapter 18.130 RCW, shall govern the issuance and denial of certificates, unauthorized practice, and the discipline of persons certified under this chapter. The secretary shall be the disciplining authority under this chapter.
Sec. 16. RCW 18.130.040 and 1997 c 392 s 516, 1997 c 334 s 14, 1997 c 285 s 13, and 1997 c 275 s 2 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) This chapter applies only to the secretary and the boards and commissions having jurisdiction in relation to the professions licensed under the chapters specified in this section. This chapter does not apply to any business or profession not licensed under the chapters specified in this section.
(2)(a) The secretary has authority under this chapter in relation to the following professions:
(i) Dispensing opticians licensed under chapter 18.34 RCW;
(ii) Naturopaths licensed under chapter 18.36A RCW;
(iii) Midwives licensed under chapter 18.50 RCW;
(iv) Ocularists licensed under chapter 18.55 RCW;
(v) Massage operators and businesses licensed under chapter 18.108 RCW;
(vi) Dental hygienists licensed under chapter 18.29 RCW;
(vii) Acupuncturists licensed under chapter 18.06 RCW;
(viii) Radiologic technologists certified and X-ray technicians registered under chapter 18.84 RCW;
(ix) Respiratory care practitioners licensed under chapter 18.89 RCW;
(x) Persons registered or certified under chapter 18.19 RCW;
(xi) Persons registered as nursing pool operators under chapter 18.52C RCW;
(xii) Nursing assistants registered or certified under chapter 18.88A RCW;
(xiii) Health care assistants certified under chapter 18.135 RCW;
(xiv) Dietitians and nutritionists certified under chapter 18.138 RCW;
(xv) Chemical dependency professionals certified under chapter 18.-- RCW (sections 1 through 15 of this act);
(xvi) Sex offender treatment providers certified under chapter 18.155 RCW;
(((xvi))) (xvii) Persons licensed and certified under chapter 18.73 RCW or RCW 18.71.205;
(((xvii))) (xviii) Persons registered as adult family home providers and resident managers under RCW 18.48.020;
(((xviii))) (xix) Denturists licensed under chapter 18.30 RCW; and
(((xix))) (xx) Orthotists and prosthetists licensed under chapter 18.200 RCW.
(b) The boards and commissions having authority under this chapter are as follows:
(i) The podiatric medical board as established in chapter 18.22 RCW;
(ii) The chiropractic quality assurance commission as established in chapter 18.25 RCW;
(iii) The dental quality assurance commission as established in chapter 18.32 RCW;
(iv) The board of hearing and speech as established in chapter 18.35 RCW;
(v) The board of examiners for nursing home administrators as established in chapter 18.52 RCW;
(vi) The optometry board as established in chapter 18.54 RCW governing licenses issued under chapter 18.53 RCW;
(vii) The board of osteopathic medicine and surgery as established in chapter 18.57 RCW governing licenses issued under chapters 18.57 and 18.57A RCW;
(viii) The board of pharmacy as established in chapter 18.64 RCW governing licenses issued under chapters 18.64 and 18.64A RCW;
(ix) The medical quality assurance commission as established in chapter 18.71 RCW governing licenses and registrations issued under chapters 18.71 and 18.71A RCW;
(x) The board of physical therapy as established in chapter 18.74 RCW;
(xi) The board of occupational therapy practice as established in chapter 18.59 RCW;
(xii) The nursing care quality assurance commission as established in chapter 18.79 RCW governing licenses issued under that chapter;
(xiii) The examining board of psychology and its disciplinary committee as established in chapter 18.83 RCW; and
(xiv) The veterinary board of governors as established in chapter 18.92 RCW.
(3) In addition to the authority to discipline license holders, the disciplining authority has the authority to grant or deny licenses based on the conditions and criteria established in this chapter and the chapters specified in subsection (2) of this section. This chapter also governs any investigation, hearing, or proceeding relating to denial of licensure or issuance of a license conditioned on the applicant's compliance with an order entered pursuant to RCW 18.130.160 by the disciplining authority.
(4) All disciplining authorities shall adopt procedures to ensure substantially consistent application of this chapter, the Uniform Disciplinary Act, among the disciplining authorities listed in subsection (2) of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. Sections 1 through 15 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 18 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. This act takes effect July 1, 1998, except for sections 3, 9, 13, and 14 of this act, which take effect July 1, 1999."
Correct the title, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Deccio, the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6550.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6550, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6550, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 44; Nays, 4; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Benton, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 44. Voting nay: Senators Brown, McAuliffe, Patterson and Thibaudeau - 4. Excused: Senator Rossi - 1. SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6550, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6562 with the following amendment(s):
On page 8, beginning on line 17, strike all of section 13 and section 14
Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.
On page 9, after line 9, insert the following:
“NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 1998, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void.”
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Schow moved that the Senate concur in the House amendments to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6562.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Schow that the Senate concur in the House amendments to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6562.
The motion by Senator Schow carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendments to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6562.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6562, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6562, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 3; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 45. Voting nay: Senators Fairley, Hargrove and Prentice - 3. Excused: Senator Rossi - 1. ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6562, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Hale, Senator Sellar was excused.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6565 with the following amendment(s):
On page 2, line 22, after “another” insert “family or”, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Hale moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6565.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Hale that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6565.
The motion by Senator Hale carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6565.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6565, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6565, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 2.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Schow, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 46. Absent: Senator Prince - 1. Excused: Senators Rossi and Sellar - 2. SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6565, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Franklin, Senator Spanel was excused.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6600 with the following amendment(s):
On page 1, after line 6, strike the remaining sections of the amendment and insert the following:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature intends to provide for the operation of education programs for the department of corrections' juvenile inmates. School districts, educational service districts, or any combination thereof should be the primary providers of the education programs. However, the legislature does not intend to preclude community and technical colleges, four-year institutions of higher education, or other qualified entities from contracting to provide all or part of these education programs if no school district or educational service district is willing to operate all or part of the education programs.
The legislature finds that this chapter fully satisfies any constitutional duty to provide education programs for juvenile inmates in adult correctional facilities. The legislature further finds that biennial appropriations for education programs under this chapter amply provide for any constitutional duty to educate juvenile inmates in adult correctional facilities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. Any school district or educational service district may operate all or any portion of an education program for juveniles in accordance with this chapter, notwithstanding the fact the services or benefits provided extend beyond the geographic boundaries of the school district or educational service district providing the service.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The superintendent of public instruction shall solicit an education provider for the department of corrections' juvenile inmates within sixty days as follows:
(1) The superintendent of public instruction shall notify and solicit proposals from all interested and capable school districts, educational service districts, institutions of higher education, private contractors, or any combination thereof. The notice shall describe the proposed education program's requirements and the appropriated amount. The selection of an education provider shall be in the following order:
(a) The school district where there is an educational site for juveniles in an adult correctional facility maintained by the state department of corrections has first priority to operate an education program for inmates at that site. The district may elect to operate an education program by itself or with another school district, educational service district, institution of higher education, private contractor, or any combination thereof. If the school district elects not to exercise its priority, it shall notify the superintendent of public instruction within thirty calendar days of the day of solicitation.
(b) The educational service district where there is an educational site for juveniles in an adult correctional facility maintained by the state department of corrections has second priority to operate an education program for inmates at that site. The educational service district may elect to do so by itself or with a school district, another educational service district, institution of higher education, private contractor, or any combination thereof. If the educational service district elects not to exercise its priority, it shall notify the superintendent of public instruction within forty-five calendar days of the day of solicitation.
(c) If neither the school district nor the educational service district chooses to operate an education program for inmates as provided for in (a) and (b) of this subsection, the superintendent of public instruction may contract with an entity, including, but not limited to, school districts, educational service districts, institutions of higher education, private contractors, or any combination thereof, within sixty calendar days of the day of solicitation. The selected entity may operate an education program by itself or with another school district, educational service district, institution of higher education, or private contractor, or any combination thereof.
(2) If the superintendent of public instruction does not contract with an interested entity within sixty days of the day of solicitation, the educational service district where there is an educational site for juveniles in an adult correctional facility maintained by the state department of corrections shall begin operating the education program for inmates at the site within ninety days from the day of solicitation in subsection (1) of this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided for by contract under section 7 of this act, the duties and authority of a school district, educational service district, institution of higher education, or private contractor to provide for education programs under this chapter are limited to the following:
(1) Employing, supervising, and controlling administrators, teachers, specialized personnel, and other persons necessary to conduct education programs, subject to security clearance by the department of corrections;
(2) Purchasing, leasing, or renting and providing textbooks, maps, audiovisual equipment, paper, writing instruments, physical education equipment, and other instructional equipment, materials, and supplies deemed necessary by the provider of the education programs;
(3) Conducting education programs for inmates under the age of eighteen in accordance with program standards established by the superintendent of public instruction. The education provider shall develop the curricula, instructional methods, and educational objectives of the education programs, subject to applicable requirements of state and federal law. The department of corrections shall establish behavior standards that govern inmate participation in education programs, subject to applicable requirements of state and federal law;
(4) Students age eighteen who have participated in an education program governed by this chapter may continue in the program with the permission of the department of corrections and the education provider, under the rules adopted by the superintendent of public instruction.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. School districts and educational service districts providing an education program to juvenile inmates in an adult corrections facility, notwithstanding that their geographical boundaries do not include the facility, may:
(1) Award appropriate diplomas or certificates to inmates who successfully complete graduation requirements;
(2) Spend only funds appropriated by the legislature and allocated by the superintendent of public instruction for the exclusive purpose of maintaining and operating education programs under this chapter, including direct and indirect costs of maintaining and operating the education programs, and funds from federal and private grants, bequests, and gifts made for that purpose. School districts may not expend excess tax levy proceeds authorized for school district purposes to pay costs incurred under this chapter.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. To support each education program under this chapter, the department of corrections and each superintendent or chief administrator of a correction facility shall:
(1) Through construction, lease, or rental of space, provide necessary building and exercise spaces for the education program that is secure, separate, and apart from space occupied by nonstudent inmates;
(2) Through construction, lease, or rental, provide vocational instruction machines; technology and supporting equipment; tools, building, and exercise facilities; and other equipment and fixtures deemed necessary by the department of corrections to conduct the education program;
(3) Provide heat, lights, telephone, janitorial services, repair services, and other support services for the building and exercise spaces, equipment, and fixtures provided under this section;
(4) Employ, supervise, and control security staff to safeguard agents of the education providers and inmates while engaged in educational and related activities conducted under this chapter;
(5) Provide clinical and medical evaluation services necessary for a determination by the education provider of the educational needs of inmates; and
(6) Provide such other support services and facilities as are reasonably necessary to conduct the education program.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. Each education provider under this chapter and the department of corrections shall negotiate and execute a written contract for each school year or such longer period as may be agreed to that delineates the manner in which their respective duties and authority will be cooperatively performed and exercised, and any disputes and grievances resolved through mediation, and if necessary, arbitration. Any such contract may provide for the performance of duties by an education provider in addition to those set forth in this chapter, including duties imposed upon the department of corrections and its agents under section 6 of this act if supplemental funding provided by the department of corrections is available to fully pay the direct and indirect costs of these additional duties.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. By April 15th of each school year, the department of corrections shall provide written notice to the superintendent of public instruction and education providers operating programs under this chapter of any reasonably foreseeable education site closures, reductions in the number of inmates or education services, or any other cause for a reduction in certificated or classified staff the next school year. In the event the department of corrections fails to provide notice as required by this section, the department is liable and responsible for the payment of the salary and employment-related costs for the next school year of each employee whose contract would or could have been nonrenewed but for the failure of the department to provide notice. Disputes arising under this section shall be resolved in accordance with the alternative dispute resolution method or methods specified in the contract required by section 7 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. The superintendent of public instruction shall:
(1) Allocate money appropriated by the legislature to administer and provide education programs under this chapter to school districts, educational service districts, and other education providers selected under section 3 of this act that have assumed the primary responsibility to administer and provide education programs under this chapter. The allocation of moneys to any private contractor is contingent upon and must be in accordance with a contract between the private contractor and the department of corrections; and
(2) Adopt rules in accordance with chapter 34.05 RCW that establish reporting, program compliance, audit, and such other accountability requirements as are reasonably necessary to implement this chapter and related provisions of the biennial operating act effectively.
Sec. 10. RCW 72.09.460 and 1997 c 338 s 43 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The legislature intends that all inmates be required to participate in department-approved education programs, work programs, or both, unless exempted under subsection (4) of this section. Eligible inmates who refuse to participate in available education or work programs available at no charge to the inmates shall lose privileges according to the system established under RCW 72.09.130. Eligible inmates who are required to contribute financially to an education or work program and refuse to contribute shall be placed in another work program. Refusal to contribute shall not result in a loss of privileges. The legislature recognizes more inmates may agree to participate in education and work programs than are available. The department must make every effort to achieve maximum public benefit by placing inmates in available and appropriate education and work programs.
(2) The department shall provide access to a program of education to all offenders who are under the age of eighteen and who have not met high school graduation or general equivalency diploma requirements in accordance with chapter 28A.-- RCW (sections 1 through 9 of this act). The program of education established by the department and education provider under section 3 of this act for offenders under the age of eighteen must provide each offender a choice of curriculum that will assist the inmate in achieving a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma. The program of education may include but not be limited to basic education, prevocational training, work ethic skills, conflict resolution counseling, substance abuse intervention, and anger management counseling. The curriculum may balance these and other rehabilitation, work, and training components.
(3) The department shall, to the extent possible and considering all available funds, prioritize its resources to meet the following goals for inmates in the order listed:
(a) Achievement of basic academic skills through obtaining a high school diploma or its equivalent and achievement of vocational skills necessary for purposes of work programs and for an inmate to qualify for work upon release;
(b) Additional work and education programs based on assessments and placements under subsection (5) of this section; and
(c) Other work and education programs as appropriate.
(4) The department shall establish, by rule, objective medical standards to determine when an inmate is physically or mentally unable to participate in available education or work programs. When the department determines an inmate is permanently unable to participate in any available education or work program due to a medical condition, the inmate is exempt from the requirement under subsection (1) of this section. When the department determines an inmate is temporarily unable to participate in an education or work program due to a medical condition, the inmate is exempt from the requirement of subsection (1) of this section for the period of time he or she is temporarily disabled. The department shall periodically review the medical condition of all temporarily disabled inmates to ensure the earliest possible entry or reentry by inmates into available programming.
(5) The department shall establish, by rule, standards for participation in department-approved education and work programs. The standards shall address the following areas:
(a) Assessment. The department shall assess all inmates for their basic academic skill levels using a professionally accepted method of scoring reading, math, and language skills as grade level equivalents. The department shall determine an inmate's education history, work history, and vocational or work skills. The initial assessment shall be conducted, whenever possible, within the first thirty days of an inmate's entry into the correctional system, except that initial assessments are not required for inmates who are sentenced to life without the possibility of release, assigned to an intensive management unit within the first thirty days after entry into the correctional system, are returning to the correctional system within one year of a prior release, or whose physical or mental condition renders them unable to complete the assessment process. The department shall track and record changes in the basic academic skill levels of all inmates reflected in any testing or assessment performed as part of their education programming;
(b) Placement. The department shall follow the policies set forth in subsection (1) of this section in establishing criteria for placing inmates in education and work programs. The department shall, to the extent possible, place all inmates whose composite grade level score for basic academic skills is below the eighth grade level in a combined education and work program. The placement criteria shall include at least the following factors:
(i) An inmate's release date and custody level, except an inmate shall not be precluded from participating in an education or work program solely on the basis of his or her release date;
(ii) An inmate's education history and basic academic skills;
(iii) An inmate's work history and vocational or work skills;
(iv) An inmate's economic circumstances, including but not limited to an inmate's family support obligations; and
(v) Where applicable, an inmate's prior performance in department-approved education or work programs;
(c) Performance and goals. The department shall establish, and periodically review, inmate behavior standards and program goals for all education and work programs. Inmates shall be notified of applicable behavior standards and program goals prior to placement in an education or work program and shall be removed from the education or work program if they consistently fail to meet the standards or goals;
(d) Financial responsibility. (i) The department shall establish a formula by which inmates, based on their ability to pay, shall pay all or a portion of the costs or tuition of certain programs. Inmates shall, based on the formula, pay a portion of the costs or tuition of participation in:
(A) Second and subsequent vocational programs associated with an inmate's work programs; and
(B) An associate of arts or baccalaureate degree program when placement in a degree program is the result of a placement made under this subsection;
(ii) Inmates shall pay all costs and tuition for participation in:
(A) Any postsecondary academic degree program which is entered independently of a placement decision made under this subsection; and
(B) Second and subsequent vocational programs not associated with an inmate's work program.
Enrollment in any program specified in (d)(ii) of this subsection shall only be allowed by correspondence or if there is an opening in an education or work program at the institution where an inmate is incarcerated and no other inmate who is placed in a program under this subsection will be displaced; and
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision in this section, an inmate sentenced to life without the possibility of release:
(i) Shall not be required to participate in education programming; and
(ii) May receive not more than one postsecondary academic degree in a program offered by the department or its contracted providers.
If an inmate sentenced to life without the possibility of release requires prevocational or vocational training for a work program, he or she may participate in the training subject to this section.
(6) The department shall coordinate education and work programs among its institutions, to the greatest extent possible, to facilitate continuity of programming among inmates transferred between institutions. Before transferring an inmate enrolled in a program, the department shall consider the effect the transfer will have on the inmate's ability to continue or complete a program. This subsection shall not be used to delay or prohibit a transfer necessary for legitimate safety or security concerns.
(7) Before construction of a new correctional institution or expansion of an existing correctional institution, the department shall adopt a plan demonstrating how cable, closed-circuit, and satellite television will be used for education and training purposes in the institution. The plan shall specify how the use of television in the education and training programs will improve inmates' preparedness for available work programs and job opportunities for which inmates may qualify upon release.
(8) The department shall adopt a plan to reduce the per-pupil cost of instruction by, among other methods, increasing the use of volunteer instructors and implementing technological efficiencies. The plan shall be adopted by December 1996 and shall be transmitted to the legislature upon adoption. The department shall, in adoption of the plan, consider distance learning, satellite instruction, video tape usage, computer-aided instruction, and flexible scheduling of offender instruction.
(9) Following completion of the review required by section 27(3), chapter 19, Laws of 1995 1st sp. sess. the department shall take all necessary steps to assure the vocation and education programs are relevant to work programs and skills necessary to enhance the employability of inmates upon release.
Sec. 11. RCW 41.59.080 and 1975 1st AScE c 288 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
The commission, upon proper application for certification as an exclusive bargaining representative or upon petition for change of unit definition by the employer or any employee organization within the time limits specified in RCW 41.59.070(3), and after hearing upon reasonable notice, shall determine the unit appropriate for the purpose of collective bargaining. In determining, modifying or combining the bargaining unit, the commission shall consider the duties, skills, and working conditions of the educational employees; the history of collective bargaining; the extent of organization among the educational employees; and the desire of the educational employees; except that:
(1) A unit including nonsupervisory educational employees shall not be considered appropriate unless it includes all such nonsupervisory educational employees of the employer; and
(2) A unit that includes only supervisors may be considered appropriate if a majority of the employees in such category indicate by vote that they desire to be included in such a unit; and
(3) A unit that includes only principals and assistant principals may be considered appropriate if a majority of such employees indicate by vote that they desire to be included in such a unit; and
(4) A unit that includes both principals and assistant principals and other supervisory employees may be considered appropriate if a majority of the employees in each category indicate by vote that they desire to be included in such a unit; and
(5) A unit that includes supervisors and/or principals and assistant principals and nonsupervisory educational employees may be considered appropriate if a majority of the employees in each category indicate by vote that they desire to be included in such a unit; and
(6) A unit that includes only employees in vocational-technical institutes or occupational skill centers may be considered to constitute an appropriate bargaining unit if the history of bargaining in any such school district so justifies; and
(7) Notwithstanding the definition of collective bargaining, a unit that contains only supervisors and/or principals and assistant principals shall be limited in scope of bargaining to compensation, hours of work, and the number of days of work in the annual employment contracts; and
(8) The bargaining unit of certificated employees of school districts, educational service districts, or institutions of higher education that are education providers under chapter 28A.-- RCW (sections 1 through 9 of this act) must be limited to the employees working as education providers to juveniles in each adult correctional facility maintained by the department of corrections and must be separate from other bargaining units in school districts, educational service districts, or institutions of higher education.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. A new section is added to chapter 41.56 RCW to read as follows:
This chapter applies to the bargaining unit of classified employees of school districts, educational service districts, or institutions of higher education that are education providers under chapter 28A.-- RCW (sections 1 through 9 of this act). Such bargaining units must be limited to the employees working as education providers to juveniles in each adult correctional facility maintained by the department of corrections and must be separate from other bargaining units in school districts, educational service districts, or institutions of higher education.
Sec. 13. RCW 28A.310.300 and 1990 c 33 s 283 are each amended to read as follows:
In addition to other powers and duties as provided by law, each educational service district superintendent shall:
(1) Assist the school districts in preparation of their budgets as provided in chapter 28A.505 RCW.
(2) Enforce the provisions of the compulsory attendance law as provided in RCW 28A.225.010 through ((28A.225.150)) 28A.225.140, 28A.200.010, and 28A.200.020.
(3) Perform duties relating to capital fund aid by nonhigh districts as provided in chapter 28A.540 RCW.
(4) Carry out the duties and issue orders creating new school districts and transfers of territory as provided in chapter 28A.315 RCW.
(5) Perform the limited duties as provided in chapter 28A.-- RCW (sections 1 through 9 of this act).
(6) Perform all other duties prescribed by law and the educational service district board.
Sec. 14. RCW 28A.225.010 and 1996 c 134 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) All parents in this state of any child eight years of age and under eighteen years of age shall cause such child to attend the public school of the district in which the child resides and such child shall have the responsibility to and therefore shall attend for the full time when such school may be in session unless:
(a) The child is attending an approved private school for the same time or is enrolled in an extension program as provided in RCW 28A.195.010(4);
(b) The child is receiving home-based instruction as provided in subsection (4) of this section;
(c) The child is attending an education center as provided in chapter 28A.205 RCW;
(d) The school district superintendent of the district in which the child resides shall have excused such child from attendance because the child is physically or mentally unable to attend school, is attending a residential school operated by the department of social and health services, is incarcerated in an adult correctional facility, or has been temporarily excused upon the request of his or her parents for purposes agreed upon by the school authorities and the parent: PROVIDED, That such excused absences shall not be permitted if deemed to cause a serious adverse effect upon the student's educational progress: PROVIDED FURTHER, That students excused for such temporary absences may be claimed as full time equivalent students to the extent they would otherwise have been so claimed for the purposes of RCW 28A.150.250 and 28A.150.260 and shall not affect school district compliance with the provisions of RCW 28A.150.220; or
(e) The child is sixteen years of age or older and:
(i) The child is regularly and lawfully employed and either the parent agrees that the child should not be required to attend school or the child is emancipated in accordance with chapter 13.64 RCW;
(ii) The child has already met graduation requirements in accordance with state board of education rules and regulations; or
(iii) The child has received a certificate of educational competence under rules and regulations established by the state board of education under RCW 28A.305.190.
(2) A parent for the purpose of this chapter means a parent, guardian, or person having legal custody of a child.
(3) An approved private school for the purposes of this chapter and chapter 28A.200 RCW shall be one approved under regulations established by the state board of education pursuant to RCW 28A.305.130.
(4) For the purposes of this chapter and chapter 28A.200 RCW, instruction shall be home-based if it consists of planned and supervised instructional and related educational activities, including a curriculum and instruction in the basic skills of occupational education, science, mathematics, language, social studies, history, health, reading, writing, spelling, and the development of an appreciation of art and music, provided for a number of hours equivalent to the total annual program hours per grade level established for approved private schools under RCW 28A.195.010 and 28A.195.040 and if such activities are:
(a) Provided by a parent who is instructing his or her child only and are supervised by a certificated person. A certificated person for purposes of this chapter and chapter 28A.200 RCW shall be a person certified under chapter 28A.410 RCW. For purposes of this section, "supervised by a certificated person" means: The planning by the certificated person and the parent of objectives consistent with this subsection; a minimum each month of an average of one contact hour per week with the child being supervised by the certificated person; and evaluation of such child's progress by the certificated person. The number of children supervised by the certificated person shall not exceed thirty for purposes of this subsection; or
(b) Provided by a parent who is instructing his or her child only and who has either earned forty-five college level quarter credit hours or its equivalent in semester hours or has completed a course in home-based instruction at a postsecondary institution or a vocational-technical institute; or
(c) Provided by a parent who is deemed sufficiently qualified to provide home-based instruction by the superintendent of the local school district in which the child resides.
(5) The legislature recognizes that home-based instruction is less structured and more experiential than the instruction normally provided in a classroom setting. Therefore, the provisions of subsection (4) of this section relating to the nature and quantity of instructional and related educational activities shall be liberally construed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. A new section is added to chapter 28A.150 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department of corrections and the superintendent of public instruction shall conduct a study to determine the educational needs of inmates under the age of twenty-one incarcerated in jail and prison, the impact of providing educational services and special educational services to those inmates on the security and penological interests of the correctional institutions that incarcerate those inmates, and the ability of local school districts, the community and technical colleges, private vendors, juvenile detention centers, and the correctional institutions to provide those educational and special services.
(2) The department and the superintendent of public instruction shall consult with the following groups:
(a) The Washington association of school administrators;
(b) The individual school districts and educational service districts in which the department or a county jail may operate a school for inmates under age twenty-one;
(c) The Washington association of counties;
(d) The state board for community and technical colleges;
(e) The higher education coordinating board;
(f) The United States department of education office of special education programs and the office for civil rights;
(g) The juvenile rehabilitation administration's residential school programs;
(h) The juvenile court administrators;
(i) The attorney general;
(j) Columbia legal services;
(k) The Washington association of prosecuting attorneys;
(l) The school districts that provide educational services to juvenile offenders incarcerated in state juvenile residential schools; and
(m) Any other person or association that in the opinion of the department or the superintendent of public instruction may assist in the study.
(3) No later than May 1, 1998, the department and the superintendent of public instruction shall provide to the committees on education in the house and senate, the criminal justice and corrections committee in the house, the human services and corrections committee in the senate, and the house and senate fiscal committees, a profile of all offenders under the age of twenty-one who are incarcerated in a department of corrections' facility. The profile shall identify the offenders individually by the following:
(a) Age;
(b) Offense or offenses of commitment;
(c) Criminal history;
(d) Anticipated length of stay;
(e) The number of serious infractions committed by the offender during incarceration and the number of times, if any, the offender has been placed in an intensive management unit;
(f) The offender's custody level;
(g) Whether the offender has a high school diploma or a general equivalency diploma;
(h) The last grade the offender completed;
(i) Whether the offender, in the educational placement prior to incarceration was identified as a child with a disability or had an individualized education program;
(j) Whether the offender would qualify for transition planning and services under 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1414(d)(6);
(k) Whether the department has security or penological interests that warrant modification of an existing individualized education program or placement as provided by 20 U.S.C. Sec. 1414(d)(6);
(l) Whether the offender has participated in any educational programs offered by the department; and
(m) Whether the offender may be in need of special education and related services. This subsection does not require the department or the superintendent to evaluate an offender to determine if the offender is a child with disabilities in need of special education and related services.
(4) No later than September 1, 1998, the department of corrections and the superintendent of public instruction shall provide to the committees identified in subsection (3) of this section a profile of inmates under the age of twenty-one confined in county jails between the effective date of this section and August 1, 1998. The profile shall identify the inmates' characteristics as listed in subsection (3) of this section and shall include all inmates detained in a county correctional facility whether arrested, charged, pending trial, or convicted. The department and the superintendent of public instruction shall assist the counties in gathering this information.
(5) No later than September 1, 1998, the department and the superintendent of public instruction shall make a preliminary report to the committees listed in subsection (3) of this section, identifying the educational needs of inmates under the age of twenty-one in adult correctional facilities, the impact of providing educational services to those inmates on the security and penological interests of the correctional institutions that incarcerate those inmates, and the ability of local school districts, the community and technical colleges, private vendors, juvenile detention centers, and the correctional institutions to provide those educational services. The department and the superintendent, in consultation with the office of financial management, shall estimate the various capital and operating costs of providing basic educational services or basic skills education to offenders under age twenty-one, and special education and related services to all inmates under age twenty-one or to just those inmates under age eighteen and between the ages of eighteen and twenty-one who were identified as a child with a disability or had an individualized education program in the educational placement prior to incarceration in an adult correctional facility. The department and the superintendent of public instruction shall inform the committees as to which educational entity or entities are able and willing to provide those educational services.
(6) No later than November 1, 1998, the department and the superintendent of public instruction shall make final recommendations to the committees.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. Sections 1 through 9 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 28A RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. Sections 1 through 9 and 11 through 15 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect immediately.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. Section 10 of this act takes effect September 1, 1998.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.”
Correct the title.,and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Hochstatter, the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6600.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6600, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6600, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 3.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Schow, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 45. Absent: Senator Finkbeiner - 1. Excused: Senators Rossi, Sellar and Spanel - 3. ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6600, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6655 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. It is the intent of the legislature to provide the necessary access to quality upper division and graduate higher education opportunities for the citizens of Spokane. The legislature intends that the Spokane branch campus of Washington State University, offering upper-division and graduate programs, be located at the Riverpoint Higher Education Park and that Washington State University be the administrative and fiscal agent for the Riverpoint Higher Education Park. In addition, those programs offered by Eastern Washington University that meet the rules and guidelines established by the higher education coordinating board's program approval process may serve students at the Riverpoint Higher Education Park. The legislature intends to streamline the program planning and approval process in Spokane by eliminating the joint center for higher education; thereby treating the Spokane higher education community like other public higher education communities in Washington that receive program approval from the higher education coordinating board. However, the legislature encourages partnerships, collaboration, and avoidance of program duplication through regular communication among the presidents of Spokane's public and private institutions of higher education. The legislature further intends that the residential mission of Eastern Washington University in Cheney be strengthened and that Eastern Washington University focus on the excellence of its primary campus in Cheney.
In addition, the legislature finds that the Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute is a vital and necessary element in the academic and economic future of eastern Washington. The legislature also finds that it is in the interest of the state of Washington to support and promote applied research and technology in areas of the state that, because of geographic or historic circumstances, have not developed fully balanced economies. It is the intent of the legislature that institutions of higher education and the department of community, trade, and economic development work cooperatively with the private sector in the development and implementation of a technology transfer and integration program to promote the economic development and enhance the quality of life in eastern Washington.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) The higher education coordinating board shall manage an assessment that determines the current higher education resources of the greater Spokane area and the current and future capital and programmatic higher education needs of the Spokane area, including the balance among anticipated, unmet, and fully met higher education needs. This assessment shall be coordinated with an economic analysis of the greater Spokane area.
(2) The higher education coordinating board, in coordination with the office of financial management, the employment security department, and the department of community, trade, and economic development, shall oversee the administration of an economic assessment of the greater Spokane area. This assessment shall reference previous economic studies of the greater Spokane area and include:
(a) Input from Spokane area civic leaders as well as the higher education and business communities;
(b) An evaluation of the current economic situation in the greater Spokane area and potential sectors and subsectors for significant job expansion;
(c) An analysis of the possible transformation of the economic base toward high technology and opportunities for industries producing higher wages; and
(d) An evaluation of the basic and applied research resources and needs of the present and future economy of the area.
(3) The assessments in subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be completed by July 1, 1998, and a final report submitted to the higher education and fiscal committees of the legislature by October 1, 1998.
(4) By December 1, 1998, based on the findings of the assessments in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, the higher education coordinating board shall evaluate and develop a plan for the disposition of the Eastern Washington University Spokane Center Building.
(5)(a) By December 1, 1998, based on the findings of the assessments in subsections (1) and (2) of this section, Washington State University shall develop and deliver to the higher education coordinating board for approval a plan for the management of the Riverpoint Higher Education Park, excluding the land and the Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute, that includes:
(i) Capital facilities maintenance and development;
(ii) Coordination of upper-division course offerings; and
(iii) The coordination of graduate programs in Spokane.
(b) In developing the plan in (a) of this subsection, Washington State University shall:
(i) Assume that Eastern Washington University students enrolled in Eastern Washington University courses will pay Eastern Washington University tuition rates; and
(ii) Emphasize and implement a maximum level of collaboration and partnerships by Eastern Washington University, Washington State University, and private institutions of higher education at the Riverpoint Higher Education Park.
(c) Washington State University shall submit a preliminary higher education services plan for the Riverpoint Higher Education Park to the higher education coordinating board by September 1, 1998, and a final plan to the higher education coordinating board and the office of financial management by October 15, 1998. The plan shall incorporate, but not be limited to:
(i) Relocation of all Spokane-based upper-division and graduate course offerings and academic programs offered by public universities in the city of Spokane to the Riverpoint Higher Education Park, using existing and planned structures at the Riverpoint Higher Education Park, except that the nursing courses and programs located in the intercollegiate center for nursing education facility shall remain at that location; and
(ii) A plan to establish an intercollegiate health sciences consortium that would be modeled on the intercollegiate center for nursing education. The intercollegiate health sciences consortium shall include, but not be limited to, programs offered through the intercollegiate center for nursing education and public and private institutions of higher education. Programs offered by Eastern Washington University in physical therapy, communication disorders, nursing, and dental hygiene shall continue to be offered by Eastern Washington University in Spokane.
(6) Washington State University, in consultation with the higher education coordinating board, shall write a new mission statement and operations plan for its Spokane branch campus. The draft mission statement and plan shall be submitted to the higher education coordinating board by September 1, 1998, and a final mission statement and plan shall be submitted to the higher education coordinating board for approval by October 15, 1998. The academic mission and plan shall include, but not be limited to the following elements:
(a) Identifying those academic centers of excellence on which Washington State University Spokane branch campus should focus, build, and expand in order to enhance its upper-division and graduate enrollment;
(b) Reflecting that programs in physical therapy, communications disorders, nursing, and dental hygiene continue to be offered through Eastern Washington University in Spokane;
(c) Including a requirement that Washington State University identify and report to the higher education coordinating board programs that should be offered in Spokane because of documented demand, unique partnerships, demonstrated efficiency, and other considerations. The draft of the report shall be submitted to the higher education coordinating board by September 1, 1998, and the final report shall be submitted to the higher education coordinating board by October 15, 1998;
(d) Ensuring that undergraduate programs that are offered at Washington State University Spokane branch campus do not duplicate undergraduate programs offered by Eastern Washington University at Cheney;
(e) Describing and targeting Washington State University Spokane branch campus's primary student audience;
(f) Ensuring that Washington State University Spokane branch campus's admission standards complement the primary student audience;
(g) Describing circumstances under which it is appropriate for Washington State University Spokane branch campus programs to serve nonprimary students;
(h) Establishing projected enrollment levels for Washington State University Spokane branch campus that reflect the needs of a upper-division and graduate level branch campus and that account for the demographic qualities and growth patterns associated with the areas from which the branch campus draws its students;
(i) Describing how Washington State University Spokane branch campus's enrollment levels will be consistent with state enrollment levels;
(j) Developing financial projections for serving these projected enrollment levels; and
(k) Analyzing and reviewing all capital and capacity information regarding the Washington State University Spokane branch campus, with particular attention to the current state of the existing physical plant and to the realistic enrollment capacity of the campus.
(7) Eastern Washington University, in consultation with the higher education coordinating board, shall write a new mission statement and operations plan for Eastern Washington University as a comprehensive, Cheney-based public institution of higher education. The draft mission statement and plan shall be submitted to the higher education coordinating board by September 1, 1998, and a final mission statement and plan shall be submitted to the higher education coordinating board for approval by October 15, 1998. The academic mission and plan shall include, but not be limited to the following elements:
(a) Identifying those academic centers of excellence on which Eastern Washington University should focus, build, and expand in order to enhance its enrollment and reaffirm its reputation for academic excellence;
(b) Reflecting that programs in physical therapy, communications disorders, nursing, and dental hygiene continue to be offered through Eastern Washington University in Spokane;
(c) Including a requirement that Eastern Washington University identify and report to the higher education coordinating board program offerings in Spokane that should be returned to the Cheney campus, discontinued, or continued to be offered in Spokane because of documented demand, unique partnerships, demonstrated efficiency, and other considerations. The draft of the report shall be submitted to the higher education coordinating board by September 1, 1998, and the final report shall be submitted to the higher education coordinating board by October 15, 1998;
(d) Ensuring that every effort is made to protect the academic interests of and minimize adverse impacts on Eastern Washington University students;
(e) Describing and targeting Eastern Washington University's primary student audience;
(f) Ensuring that Eastern Washington University's admission standards complement the primary student audience;
(g) Describing circumstances under which it is appropriate for Eastern Washington University programs to serve nonprimary students;
(h) Establishing projected enrollment levels for Eastern Washington University that reflect the needs of a comprehensive university and that account for the demographic qualities and growth patterns associated with the areas from which Eastern Washington University draws its students;
(i) Describing how Eastern Washington University's enrollment levels will be consistent with state enrollment levels;
(j) Developing financial projections for serving these reconfigured enrollment levels; and
(k) Analyzing and reviewing all capital and capacity information regarding the Eastern Washington University Cheney campus, with particular attention to the current state of the existing physical plant and to the realistic enrollment capacity of the campus.
(8) By December 1, 1998, the higher education coordinating board shall evaluate the mission statements and operations plans required in this section and submit a report to the higher education and fiscal committees of the legislature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) On July 1, 1998, title to or all interest in real estate and other assets, including but not limited to assignable contracts, cash, equipment, buildings, facilities, and appurtenances related to Riverpoint park, except for the area of real property defined as the approximate two and one-half acres bounded by the Spokane river, Trent Avenue, and Riverpoint Boulevard that is reserved for the Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute and its expansion, shall be transferred from the joint center for higher education to Washington State University.
(2) All interest in real estate and other assets, including but not limited to assignable contracts, cash, equipment, buildings, facilities, and appurtenances related to the Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute held as of July 1, 1998, shall vest in the Spokane intercollegiate institute of technology. The area of the real property related to the Spokane intercollegiate institute of technology is defined as the approximate two and one-half acres bounded by the Spokane river, Trent Avenue, and Riverpoint Boulevard.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 28B.35 RCW to read as follows:
Housing or a housing allowance may only be provided for the president of a public four-year institution of higher education who resides in the location where the institution is designated under RCW 28B.20.010, 28B.30.010, 28B.35.010, and 28B.40.010.
Sec. 5. RCW 28B.10.029 and 1996 c 110 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) An institution of higher education may exercise independently those powers otherwise granted to the director of general administration in chapter 43.19 RCW in connection with the purchase and disposition of all material, supplies, services, and equipment needed for the support, maintenance, and use of the respective institution of higher education. Property disposition policies followed by institutions of higher education shall be consistent with policies followed by the department of general administration. Purchasing policies and procedures followed by institutions of higher education shall be in compliance with chapters 39.19, 39.29, and 43.03 RCW, and RCW 43.19.1901, 43.19.1906, 43.19.1911, 43.19.1917, 43.19.1937, 43.19.534, 43.19.685, 43.19.700 through 43.19.704, and 43.19.550 through 43.19.637. The community and technical colleges shall comply with RCW 43.19.450. Except for the University of Washington, institutions of higher education shall comply with RCW 43.19.1935, 43.19.19363, and 43.19.19368. If an institution of higher education can satisfactorily demonstrate to the director of the office of financial management that the cost of compliance is greater than the value of benefits from any of the following statutes, then it shall be exempt from them: RCW 43.19.685; 43.19.534; and 43.19.637. Any institution of higher education that chooses to exercise independent purchasing authority for a commodity or group of commodities shall notify the director of general administration. Thereafter the director of general administration shall not be required to provide those services for that institution for the duration of the general administration contract term for that commodity or group of commodities.
(2) An institution of higher education may exercise independently those powers otherwise granted to the public printer in chapter 43.78 RCW in connection with the production or purchase of any printing and binding needed by the respective institution of higher education. Purchasing policies and procedures followed by institutions of higher education shall be in compliance with chapter 39.19 RCW. Any institution of higher education that chooses to exercise independent printing production or purchasing authority shall notify the public printer. Thereafter the public printer shall not be required to provide those services for that institution.
(((3) For the purposes of this section, an "institution of higher education" shall include the joint center for higher education created in chapter 28B.25 RCW when the joint center for higher education is contracting with another institution of higher education that is acting as the sole agent for purchasing and disposing of material, supplies, services, and equipment, and for procuring printing or binding services.))
Sec. 6. RCW 28B.45.050 and 1991 c 205 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
Washington State University ((and Eastern Washington University are)) is responsible for ((providing)) ensuring the expansion of upper-division and graduate level higher education programs to the citizens of ((the)) Spokane ((area)), under rules or guidelines adopted by the ((joint center for higher education. However, before any degree is authorized under this section it shall be subject to the review and approval of the)) higher education coordinating board. The rules adopted by the higher education coordinating board shall: (1) Avoid program duplication; and (2) encourage collaboration between Washington State University and Eastern Washington University on the delivery of graduate level programs in Spokane. Washington State University shall meet ((its)) that responsibility through the operation of a branch campus in ((the)) Spokane ((area. Eastern Washington University shall meet its responsibility through the operation of programs and facilities in Spokane)).
Sec. 7. RCW 28B.130.020 and 1997 c 273 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The governing board of an institution of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016 may impose either a voluntary or a mandatory transportation fee on employees and on students at the institution. The board of ((the joint center for higher education under chapter 28B.25 RCW)) regents of Washington State University may impose either a voluntary or a mandatory transportation fee on faculty and staff working at the Riverpoint higher education park and on students attending classes there. The transportation fee shall be used solely to fund transportation demand management programs that reduce the demand for campus and neighborhood parking, and promote alternatives to single-occupant vehicle driving. If the board charges a mandatory transportation fee to students, it shall charge a mandatory transportation fee to employees. The transportation fee for employees may exceed, but shall not be lower than the transportation fee charged to students. The transportation fee for employees may be deducted from the employees' paychecks. The transportation fee for students may be imposed annually, or each academic term. For students attending community colleges and technical colleges, the mandatory transportation fee shall not exceed sixty percent of the maximum rate permitted for services and activities fees at community colleges, unless, through a vote, a majority of students consent to increase the transportation fee. For students attending four-year institutions of higher education or classes at the Riverpoint higher education park, the mandatory transportation fee shall not exceed thirty-five percent of the maximum rate permitted for services and activities fees at the institution where the student is enrolled unless, through a vote, a majority of students consents to increase the transportation fee. The board may make a limited number of exceptions to the fee based on a policy adopted by the board.
(2) The board of ((the joint center for higher education under chapter 28B.25 RCW)) regents of Washington State University shall not impose a transportation fee on any student who is already paying a transportation fee to the institution of higher education in which the student is enrolled.
Sec. 8. RCW 43.01.236 and 1997 c 273 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
All institutions of higher education as defined under RCW 28B.10.016 ((and the joint center for higher education under chapter 28B.25 RCW)) are exempt from the requirements under RCW 43.01.240.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. SPOKANE INTERCOLLEGIATE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE. (1) The Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute is created.
(2) The institute shall be operated and administered as a multi-institutional education and research center, housing appropriate programs conducted in Spokane under the authority of institutions of higher education as defined in RCW 28B.10.016. Washington independent and private institutions of higher education may participate as full partners in any academic and research activities of the institute.
(3) The institute shall house education and research programs specifically designed to meet the needs of eastern Washington.
(4) The establishment of any education program at the institute and the lease, purchase, or construction of any site or facility for the institute is subject to the approval of the higher education coordinating board under RCW 28B.80.340.
(5) The institute shall be headquartered in Spokane.
(6) The mission of the institute is to perform and commercialize research that benefits the intermediate and long-term economic vitality of eastern Washington and to develop and strengthen university-industry relationships through the conduct of research that is primarily of interest to eastern Washington-based companies or state economic development programs. The institute shall:
(a) Perform and facilitate research supportive of state science and technology objectives, particularly as they relate to eastern Washington industries;
(b) Provide leading edge collaborative research and technology transfer opportunities primarily to eastern Washington industries;
(c) Provide substantial opportunities for training undergraduate and graduate students through direct involvement in research and industry interactions;
(d) Emphasize and develop nonstate support of the institute's research activities; and
(e) Provide a forum for effective interaction between the state's technology-based industries and its academic institutions through promotion of faculty collaboration with industry, particularly within eastern Washington.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. ADMINISTRATION--BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (1) The institute shall be administered by the board of directors.
(2) The board shall consist of the following members:
(a) Nine members of the general public. Of the general public membership, at least six shall be individuals who are associated with or employed by technology-based or manufacturing-based industries and have broad business experience and an understanding of high technology;
(b) The executive director of the Washington technology center or the director's designee;
(c) The provost of Washington State University or the provost's designee;
(d) The provost of Eastern Washington University or the provost's designee;
(e) The provost of Central Washington University or the provost's designee;
(f) The provost of the University of Washington or the provost's designee;
(g) An academic representative from the Spokane community colleges;
(h) One member from Gonzaga University; and
(i) One member from Whitworth College.
(3) The term of office for each board member, excluding the executive director of the Washington technology center, the provosts of Washington State University, Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, and the University of Washington, shall be three years. The executive director of the institute shall be an ex officio, nonvoting member of the board. Board members shall be appointed by the governor. Initial appointments shall be for staggered terms to ensure the long-term continuity of the board. The board shall meet at least quarterly.
(4) The duties of the board include:
(a) Developing the general operating policies for the institute;
(b) Appointing the executive director of the institute;
(c) Approving the annual operating budget of the institute;
(d) Establishing priorities for the selection and funding of research projects that guarantee the greatest potential return on the state's investment;
(e) Approving and allocating funding for research projects conducted by the institute;
(f) In cooperation with the department of community, trade, and economic development, developing a biennial work plan and five-year strategic plan for the institute that are consistent with the state-wide technology development and commercialization goals;
(g) Coordinating with public, independent, and private institutions of higher education, and other participating institutions of higher education in the development of training, research, and development programs to be conducted at the institute that are targeted to meet industrial needs;
(h) Assisting the department of community, trade, and economic development in the department's efforts to develop state science and technology public policies and coordinate publicly funded programs;
(i) Reviewing annual progress reports on funded research projects;
(j) Providing an annual report to the governor and the legislature detailing the activities and performance of the institute; and
(k) Submitting annually to the department of community, trade, and economic development an updated strategic plan and a statement of performance measured against the mission, roles, and contractual obligations of the institute.
(5) The board may enter into contracts to fulfill its responsibilities and purposes under this chapter.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. SUPPORT FROM PARTICIPATING INSTITUTIONS. Staff support for programs will be provided from among the cooperating institutions through cooperative agreements. Cooperating institutions are Washington State University as the senior research partner, Eastern Washington University, Central Washington University, the University of Washington, Gonzaga University, Whitworth College, and other participating institutions of higher education.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. OPERATING STAFF. The director of the Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute may hire staff as necessary to operate the institution. The director may enter into cooperative agreements for programs and research with public and private organizations including state and nonstate funding agencies consistent with policies of the Spokane intercollegiate research and technology institute.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. ROLE OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY, TRADE, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. The department of community, trade, and economic development shall contract with the institute for the expenditure of state-appropriated funds for the operation of the institute. The department of community, trade, and economic development shall provide guidance to the institute regarding expenditure of state-appropriated funds and the development of the institute's strategic plan. The director of the department of community, trade, and economic development shall not withhold funds appropriated for the institute if the institute complies with the provisions of its contract with the department of community, trade, and economic development. The department is responsible to the legislature for the contractual performance of the institute.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. AVAILABILITY OF FACILITIES TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS. The facilities of the institute shall be made available to other institutions of higher education within the state when this would benefit specific program needs.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE AND EXPEND FEDERAL FUNDS. The board may receive and expend federal funds and any private gifts or grants to further the purpose of the institute. The funds are to be expended in accordance with federal and state law and any conditions contingent in the grant of those funds.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. CAPTIONS NOT LAW. Captions used in this chapter are not any part of the law.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 28B.25.010 and 1991 c 205 s 2 & 1985 c 370 s 97;
(2) RCW 28B.25.020 and 1996 c 110 s 1, 1991 c 205 s 3, 1989 1st AScE c 7 s 11, & 1985 c 370 s 98;
(3) RCW 28B.25.030 and 1996 c 110 s 2, 1991 c 205 s 4, & 1985 c 370 s 99;
(4) RCW 28B.25.033 and 1996 c 110 s 6 & 1991 c 205 s 5;
(5) RCW 28B.15.037 and 1991 c 205 s 6;
(6) RCW 28B.25.040 and 1991 c 205 s 7 & 1985 c 370 s 100;
(7) RCW 28B.25.050 and 1991 c 205 s 8 & 1985 c 370 s 101;
(8) RCW 28B.25.070 and 1991 c 205 s 9;
(9) RCW 28B.25.075 and 1997 c 273 s 1;
(10) RCW 28B.25.090 and 1996 c 110 s 3;
(11) RCW 28B.25.100 and 1996 c 110 s 4;
(12) RCW 28B.25.900 and 1991 c 205 s 13; and
(13) RCW 28B.10.060 and 1991 c 205 s 1 & 1989 1st AScE c 7 s 10.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. Sections 9 through 16 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 28B RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. Section 6 of this act takes effect January 1, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 20. Section 2 of this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Wood moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6655.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Wood that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6655.
The motion by Senator Wood carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6655.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Franklin, Senator Heavey was excused.
Further debate ensued.
POINT OF INQUIRY
Senator Thibaudeau: “Senator Brown, what effect will this have on the ongoing development of Eastern Washington and particularly for those students, most of whom--I understand--live in Spokane?”
Senator Brown: “Senator Thibaudeau, it would be hard to explain--hard to answer that question in just a few words--and there would be different opinions on the matter, but let me say that Eastern students currently--over sixty percent of them--live in Spokane. Although the bill calls Eastern a Cheney-based residential campus, no matter how many laws we pass that say that, the fact will still remain that Eastern draws a good deal of its student-base from place-bound students who live in Spokane--who live with their parents, because they cannot afford to go to a residential campus or who live with their families, because they are nontraditional students. So, regardless of what the underlying bill says, it will still be the case that a large percentage of Eastern students will continue to be Spokane-based students.”
Senator Thibaudeau: “Thank you, Senator Brown.”
DEMAND FOR PREVIOUS QUESTION
Senators West, Johnson and Wood demanded the previous question and the demand was sustained.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be shall the previous question be put.
The motion for the previous question carried.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6655, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6655, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 27; Nays, 21; Absent, 0; Excused, 1.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Benton, Deccio, Finkbeiner, Hale, Hochstatter, Horn, Johnson, Long, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prince, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wood and Zarelli - 27. Voting nay: Senators Bauer, Brown, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hargrove, Haugen, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl, Loveland, McAuliffe, Prentice, Rasmussen, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Thibaudeau and Wojahn - 21. Excused: Senator Heavey - 1. SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6655, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Jacobsen, Senator Thibaudeau was excused.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6603 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 88.02.030 and 1997 c 83 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
Vessel registration is required under this chapter except for the following:
(1) Military or public vessels of the United States, except recreational-type public vessels;
(2) Vessels owned by a state or subdivision thereof, used principally for governmental purposes and clearly identifiable as such;
(3) Vessels either (a) registered or numbered under the laws of a country other than the United States; or (b) having a valid United States customs service cruising license issued pursuant to 19 C.F.R. Sec. 4.94. On or before the sixty-first day of use in the state, any vessel in the state under this subsection shall obtain an identification document from the department of licensing, its agents, or subagents indicating when the vessel first came into the state. At the time of any issuance of an identification document, a twenty-five dollar identification document fee shall be paid by the vessel owner to the department of licensing for the cost of providing the identification document by the department of licensing. Any moneys remaining from the fee after payment of costs shall be allocated to counties by the state treasurer for approved boating safety programs under RCW 88.02.045. The department of licensing shall adopt rules to implement its duties under this subsection, including issuing and displaying the identification document and collecting the twenty-five dollar fee;
(4) Vessels that have been issued a valid number under federal law or by an approved issuing authority of the state of principal operation. However, a vessel that is validly registered in another state but that is removed to this state for principal use is subject to registration under this chapter. The issuing authority for this state shall recognize the validity of the numbers previously issued for a period of sixty days after arrival in this state;
(5) Vessels owned by a nonresident if the vessel is located upon the waters of this state exclusively for repairs, alteration, or reconstruction, or any testing related to the repair, alteration, or reconstruction conducted in this state if an employee of the repair, alteration, or construction facility is on board the vessel during any testing: PROVIDED, That any vessel owned by a nonresident is located upon the waters of this state exclusively for repairs, alteration, reconstruction, or testing for a period longer than sixty days, that the nonresident shall file an affidavit with the department of revenue verifying the vessel is located upon the waters of this state for repair, alteration, reconstruction, or testing and shall continue to file such affidavit every sixty days thereafter, while the vessel is located upon the waters of this state exclusively for repairs, alteration, reconstruction, or testing;
(6) Vessels equipped with propulsion machinery of less than ten horsepower that:
(a) Are owned by the owner of a vessel for which a valid vessel number has been issued;
(b) Display the number of that numbered vessel followed by the suffix "1" in the manner prescribed by the department; and
(c) Are used as a tender for direct transportation between that vessel and the shore and for no other purpose;
(7) Vessels under sixteen feet in overall length which have no propulsion machinery of any type or which are not used on waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or on the high seas beyond the territorial seas for vessels owned in the United States and are powered by propulsion machinery of ten or less horsepower;
(8) Vessels with no propulsion machinery of any type for which the primary mode of propulsion is human power;
(9) Vessels primarily engaged in commerce which have or are required to have a valid marine document as a vessel of the United States. Commercial vessels which the department of revenue determines have the external appearance of vessels which would otherwise be required to register under this chapter, must display decals issued annually by the department of revenue that indicate the vessel's exempt status;
(10) Vessels primarily engaged in commerce which are owned by a resident of a country other than the United States; and
(11) On and after January 1, 1998, vessels owned by a nonresident individual brought into the state for his or her use or enjoyment while temporarily within the state for not more than six months in any continuous twelve-month period, unless the vessel is used in conducting a nontransitory business activity within the state. However, the vessel must (((a) be registered or numbered under the laws of a country other than the United States, (b) have a valid United States customs service cruising license issued under 19 C.F.R. Sec. 4.94, or (c))) have been issued a valid number under federal law or by an approved issuing authority of the state of principal operation. On or before the sixty-first day of use in the state, any vessel temporarily in the state under this subsection shall obtain an identification document from the department of licensing, its agents, or subagents indicating when the vessel first came into the state. An identification document shall be valid for a period of two months. At the time of any issuance of an identification document, a twenty-five dollar identification document fee shall be paid by the vessel owner to the department of licensing for the cost of providing the identification document by the department of licensing. Any moneys remaining from the fee after payment of costs shall be allocated to counties by the state treasurer for approved boating safety programs under RCW 88.02.045. The department of licensing shall adopt rules to implement its duties under this subsection, including issuing and displaying the identification document and collecting the twenty-five dollar fee.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.", and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Horn, the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6603.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6603, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6603, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 2.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 47.
Excused: Senators Heavey and Thibaudeau - 2. SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6603, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SENATE BILL NO. 6729 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the availability of safe and affordable housing is vital to low-income senior citizens and persons with disabilities. The legislature further finds that the availability of low-cost financing is necessary for the development or preservation of housing for seniors and persons with disabilities. The legislature further finds that many existing housing developments for seniors and persons with disabilities are in need of renovation. The legislature further finds that there is a need to explore alternative financing techniques to cover the cost of development or renovation of housing for seniors and persons with disabilities. It is the intent of the legislature to create the task force on financing housing for seniors and persons with disabilities to explore alternative financing techniques for the development and renovation of housing developments in Washington for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1) There is created the task force on financing senior housing and housing for persons with disabilities to consist of thirteen members. The task force consists of the following members:
(a) The director of the department of community, trade, and economic development or the director's designee, who serves as an ex officio member and as chair;
(b) The executive director of the Washington state housing finance commission or the director's designee, who serves as an ex officio member;
(c) The secretary of the department of social and health services or the secretary's designee, who serves as an ex officio member;
(d) Three representatives from organizations involved in the management of senior housing developments, one of which must be from an organization involved in the ownership of senior housing developments;
(e) Two representatives from financial institutions involved in financing senior housing developments, one of which must be from an investment and banking firm involved in financing federally insured senior housing developments;
(f) One representative from a mobile home owners association that represents seniors;
(g) One representative from a mobile home park owners association;
(h) Two representatives from state-wide organizations that represent persons with disabilities; and
(i) One representative from a public housing authority.
(2) The director of the department of community, trade, and economic development shall appoint all nonex officio members to the task force on financing senior housing and housing for persons with disabilities. The vice-chair of the task force is selected by majority vote of the task force members. The members of the task force on financing senior housing and housing for persons with disabilities serve without compensation.
(3) The department of community, trade, and economic development, the department of social and health services, and the Washington state housing finance commission shall supply such information and assistance as is necessary for the task force on financing senior housing and housing for persons with disabilities to carry out its duties under section 3 of this act.
(4) The department of community, trade, and economic development, the department of social and health services, and the Washington state housing finance commission shall provide administrative and clerical assistance to the task force on financing senior housing and housing for persons with disabilities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The task force on financing senior housing and housing for persons with disabilities shall by December 15, 1998, prepare and submit to the house of representatives committee on trade and economic development and the senate committee on financial institutions, insurance and housing a progress report on the findings and recommendations required under chapter 383, Laws of 1997. The task force may also make additional recommendations on financial and regulatory techniques designed to assist in the construction of new facilities or renovation of existing housing facilities for seniors and persons with disabilities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. This act expires February 1, 1999."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Winsley, the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill No. 6729.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6729, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6729, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 47; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 1.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 47. Absent: Senator Sellar - 1. Excused: Senator Heavey - 1. SENATE BILL NO. 6729, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6560 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that:
(a) Electricity is a basic and fundamental need of all residents; and
(b) Currently Washington's consumer-owned and investor-owned utilities offer consumers a high degree of reliability and service quality while providing some of the lowest rates in the country.
(2) The legislature intends to:
(a) Preserve the benefits of consumer and environmental protection, system reliability, high service quality, and low-cost rates;
(b) Ensure that all retail electrical customers have the same level of rights and protections; and
(c) Require the adequate disclosure of the rights afforded to retail electric customers.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(1) "Commission" means the utilities and transportation commission.
(2) "Conservation" means an increase in efficiency in the use of energy use that yields a decrease in energy consumption while providing the same or higher levels of service. Conservation includes low-income weatherization programs.
(3) "Consumer-owned utility" means a municipal electric utility formed under Title 35 RCW, a public utility district formed under Title 54 RCW, an irrigation district formed under chapter 87.03 RCW, a cooperative formed under chapter 23.86 RCW, or a mutual corporation or association formed under chapter 24.06 RCW, that is engaged in the business of distributing electricity to more than one retail electric customer in the state.
(4) "Department" means the department of community, trade, and economic development.
(5) "Electric meters in service" means those meters that record in at least nine of twelve calendar months in any calendar year not less than two hundred fifty kilowatt hours per month.
(6) "Electric utility" means a consumer-owned or investor-owned utility as defined in this section.
(7) "Electricity" means electric energy measured in kilowatt hours, or electric capacity measured in kilowatts, or both.
(8) "Governing body" means the council of a city or town, the commissioners of an irrigation district, municipal electric utility, or public utility district, or the board of directors of an electric cooperative or mutual association that has the authority to set and approve rates.
(9) "Investor-owned utility" means a company owned by investors that meets the definition of RCW 80.04.010 and is engaged in distributing electricity to more than one retail electric customer in the state.
(10) "Proprietary customer information" means: (a) Information that relates to the source and amount of electricity used by a retail electric customer, a retail electric customer's payment history, and household data that is made available by the customer solely by virtue of the utility-customer relationship; and (b) information contained in a retail electric customer's bill.
(11) "Renewable resources" means electricity generation facilities fueled by: (a) Water; (b) wind; (c) solar energy; (d) geothermal energy; (e) landfill gas; or (f) biomass energy based on solid organic fuels from wood, forest, or field residues, or dedicated energy crops that do not include wood pieces that have been treated with chemical preservatives such as creosote, pentachlorophenol, or copper-chrome-arsenic.
(12) "Resale" means the purchase and subsequent sale of electricity for profit, but does not include the purchase and the subsequent sale of electricity at the same rate at which the electricity was purchased.
(13) "Retail electric customer" means a person or entity that purchases electricity for ultimate consumption and not for resale.
(14) "Small utility" means any consumer-owned utility with twenty-five thousand or fewer electric meters in service, or that has an average of seven or fewer customers per mile of distribution line.
(15) "State" means the state of Washington.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. Except as otherwise provided in section 6 of this act, each electric utility must provide its retail electric customers with the following disclosures in accordance with section 4 of this act:
(1) An explanation of any applicable credit and deposit requirements, including the means by which credit may be established, the conditions under which a deposit may be required, the amount of any deposit, interest paid on the deposit, and the circumstances under which the deposit will be returned or forfeited.
(2) A complete, itemized listing of all rates and charges for which the customer is responsible, including charges, if any, to terminate service, the identity of the entity responsible for setting rates, and an explanation of how to receive notice of public hearings where changes in rates will be considered or approved.
(3) An explanation of the metering or measurement policies and procedures, including the process for verifying the reliability of the meters or measurements and adjusting bills upon discovery of errors in the meters or measurements.
(4) An explanation of bill payment policies and procedures, including due dates, applicable late fees, and the interest rate charged, if any, on unpaid balances.
(5) An explanation of the payment arrangement options available to customers, including budget payment plans and the availability of home heating assistance from government and private sector organizations.
(6) An explanation of the method by which customers must give notice of their intent to discontinue service, the circumstances under which service may be discontinued by the utility, the conditions that must be met by the utility prior to discontinuing service, and how to avoid disconnection.
(7) An explanation of the utility's policies governing the confidentiality of proprietary customer information, including the circumstances under which the information may be disclosed and ways in which customers can control access to the information.
(8) An explanation of the methods by which customers may make inquiries to and file complaints with the utility, and the utility's procedures for responding to and resolving complaints and disputes, including a customer's right to complain about an investor-owned utility to the commission and appeal a decision by a consumer-owned utility to the governing body of the consumer-owned utility.
(9) An annual report containing the following information for the previous calendar year:
(a) A general description of the electric utility's customers, including the number of residential, commercial, and industrial customers served by the electric utility, and the amount of electricity consumed by each customer class in which there are at least three customers, stated as a percentage of the total utility load;
(b) A summary of the average electricity rates for each customer class in which there are at least three customers, stated in cents per kilowatt hour, the date of the electric utility's last general rate increase or decrease, the identity of the entity responsible for setting rates, and an explanation of how to receive notice of public hearings where changes in rates will be considered or approved;
(c) An explanation of the amount invested by the electric utility in conservation, nonhydrorenewable resources, and low-income energy assistance programs, and the source of funding for the investments; and
(d) An explanation of the amount of federal, state, and local taxes collected and paid by the electric utility, including the amounts collected by the electric utility but paid directly by retail electric customers.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Except as otherwise provided in section 6 of this act, an electric utility shall:
(1) Provide notice to all of its retail electric customers that the disclosures required in section 3 of this act are available without charge upon request. Such notice shall be provided at the time service is established and either included as a prominent part of each customer's bill or in a written notice mailed to each customer at least once a year thereafter. Required disclosures shall be provided without charge, in writing using plain language that is understandable to an ordinary customer, and presented in a form that is clear and conspicuous.
(2) Disclose the following information in a prominent manner on all billing statements sent to retail electric customers, or by a separate written notice mailed to all retail electric customers at least quarterly and at the same time as a billing statement: "YOUR BILL INCLUDES CHARGES FOR ELECTRICITY, DELIVERY SERVICES, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION AND OVERHEAD, METERING, TAXES, CONSERVATION EXPENSES, AND OTHER ITEMS."
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. (1) The utilities and transportation commission and the department of community, trade, and economic development shall jointly study the following issues:
(a) Variations in retail electricity rates within the state and in comparison with national averages, trends affecting the electric service costs for all customers in the state, and strategies available to minimize those costs in the future;
(b) Demographics of retail electric customers in the state to include the distribution of customers by size of load;
(c) The potential for cost-shifting among customer classes and among customers within the same class, and strategies available to minimize inappropriate cost shifts;
(d) The consumer protection policies and procedures of electric utilities, including areas of consistency and inconsistency among the utilities in those policies and procedures;
(e) The status, number, and primary characteristics of service territory agreements between electric utilities;
(f) The current level of service quality and reliability as measured by available statistics, trends affecting quality of service and the integrity and reliability of the distribution system, and ways to ensure high service quality and reliability in the future; and
(g) Current levels of investment in conservation, nonhydrorenewable resources, and low-income energy assistance programs, trends affecting such investment, and ways to fairly, efficiently, and effectively foster future achievement of the purposes of such investment.
(2) The utilities and transportation commission and the department of community, trade, and economic development shall consult with the chair and ranking minority member of the senate and house of representatives energy and utilities committees, electric utilities, retail electric customers, and other interested parties throughout the course of the study and shall report the results of this study to the legislature and the governor no later than December 31, 1998.
(3) Except as otherwise provided in section 6 of this act, each electric utility shall cooperate with the commission and the department in the preparation of the study and report required by this section, and shall provide all information requested by the commission or the department in a timely manner so that the study and report will be as thorough as possible and completed on schedule. The commission and department shall coordinate and cooperate with each other in preparing the study and report, particularly in requesting information from, or the assistance of, electric utilities, to minimize the potential for redundant requests.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. The provisions of sections 3 through 5 of this act do not apply to a small utility. However, nothing in this section prohibits the governing body of a small utility from determining the utility should comply with any or all of the provisions of sections 3 through 5 of this act, which governing bodies are encouraged to do.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. Nothing in chapter . . ., Laws of 1998 (this act) shall be construed as conferring on any state agency jurisdiction, supervision, or control over any consumer-owned utility.
Sec. 8. RCW 74.38.070 and 1990 c 164 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county, city, town, municipal corporation, or quasi municipal corporation providing utility services may provide such services at reduced rates for low income senior citizens or other low-income ((disabled)) citizens: PROVIDED, That, for the purposes of this section, "low-income senior citizen" or "other low-income ((disabled)) citizen" shall be defined by appropriate ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the county, city, town, municipal corporation, or quasi municipal corporation providing the utility services except as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Any reduction in rates granted in whatever manner to low-income senior citizens or other low-income ((disabled)) citizens in one part of a service area shall be uniformly extended to low-income senior citizens or other low-income ((disabled)) citizens in all other parts of the service area.
(2) For purposes of implementing this section by any public utility district, (a) "low-income senior citizen" means a person who is sixty-two years of age or older and whose total income, including that of his or her spouse or cotenant, does not exceed the amount specified in RCW 84.36.381(5)(b), as now or hereafter amended and (b) "other low-income ((disabled)) citizen" means (((i))) a person ((qualifying for special parking privileges under RCW 46.16.381(1) (a) through (f), (ii) a blind person as defined in RCW 74.18.020, or (iii) a disabled, handicapped, or incapacitated person as defined under any other existing state or federal program and)) whose household income((, including that of his or her spouse or cotenant,)) does not exceed the amount specified in RCW 70.164.020(4).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. If specific funding for the purposes of section 5 of this act, referencing section 5 of this act by bill or chapter number and section number, is not provided by June 30, 1998, in the omnibus appropriations act, section 5 of this act is null and void.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. Sections 1 through 4, 6, and 7 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 19 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Finkbeiner moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6560.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Finkbeiner that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6560.
The motion by Senator Finkbeiner carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6560.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6560, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6560, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 48; Nays, 0; Absent, 1; Excused, 0.
Voting yea: Senators Anderson, Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 48. Absent: Senator Prince - 1. ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6560, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SENATE BILL NO. 5094 with the following amendment(s):
On page 3, after line 9, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. The department of corrections shall conduct a special study of sex offenders who have committed sex offenses against children.
(1) The study shall include any person:
(a) Convicted of any of the following offenses:
(i) Rape of a child in the first degree (RCW 9A.44.073), second degree (RCW 9A.44.076), or third degree (RCW 9A.44.079);
(ii) Child molestation in the first degree (RCW 9A.44.083), second degree (RCW 9A.44.086), or third degree (RCW 9A.44.089);
(iii) Sexual misconduct with a minor in the first degree (RCW 9A.44.093) or second degree (RCW 9A.44.096); or
(iv) Any equivalent or substantially similar offense committed against a child for which the person was convicted in another jurisdiction;
(b) Who resides within one mile of any of the following locations within the state of Washington:
(i) Any public school as defined in RCW 28A.150.010;
(ii) Any common school as defined in RCW 28A.150.020;
(iii) Any private school as defined in RCW 28A.195.010; or
(iv) Any child day-care center as defined in RCW 74.15.020; and
(c) Who is currently serving a term of community supervision, community placement, community service, or other similar conditional release as authorized by the laws of another jurisdiction, or who has been released from a sentence of total confinement for any offense identified in (a) of this subsection within the past five years.
(2) The department of corrections shall report the findings of the study to the legislature, which report shall contain at least the following minimum information:
(a) The number of offenders identified in subsection (1) of this section;
(b) The proximity of each of the offenders identified in (a) of this subsection to any location described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, for example, "across the street," "two blocks," and similar phrases;
(c) The most recent offense identified in subsection (1)(a) of this section for which each offender was convicted and whether such offense was a first offense. If the offense was not a first offense, any other sex offenses set out in chapter 9A.44 RCW for which the offender has been convicted, and when each such an offense was committed; and
(d) The names of the county, municipality, and school or day care center within one mile of which any offender required to be identified by this study resides.
(3) The department of corrections shall conduct this study with existing department funds.
(4) The department of corrections shall report the results of this study by December 31, 1998.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. The department of corrections shall conduct a special study of sex offenders.
(1) The subject of the study shall be the posting on the internet of information related to offenders who have committed sex offenses as set out in chapter 9A.44 RCW.
(2) The department of corrections shall report the findings of the study to the legislature, which report shall contain at least the following minimum information:
(a) Which other states, if any, maintain information related to sex offenders on the internet, what particular information is maintained by any such state, and the cost and effectiveness of any such program of another state in keeping the public informed with regard to sex offenders;
(b) The resources required and costs that would be incurred in implementing such a program in Washington; and
(c) An estimated time frame that would be required for implementation of such a program in Washington state.
(3) The department of corrections shall conduct this study with existing department funds.
(4) The department of corrections shall report the results of this study by December 31, 1998."
On page 2, line 32, replace "conviction" with ((conviction)) remand to custody"
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Long, the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to Senate Bill No. 5094 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The President appointed as members of the Conference Committee on Senate Bill No. 5094 and the House amendment(s) thereto: Senators Long, Franklin and Roach.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Snyder, the Conference Committee appointments were confirmed.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6119 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 35.13A.010 and 1971 AScE c 95 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
Whenever used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:
(1) The words "district," "water district," and "sewer district" shall mean a ((water district or sewer district as indicated by the context of the section in which used)) "water-sewer district" as that term is used in Title 57 RCW.
(2) The word "city" shall mean a city or town of any class and shall also include any code city as defined in chapter 35A.01 RCW.
(3) ((The words "included with" shall mean the inclusion of all or part of the territory of a district, as indicated by the context, within the corporate limits of a city either by incorporation of a city, annexation to a city, consolidation of cities or any combination thereof.
(4))) The word "indebtedness" shall include general obligation, revenue, and special indebtedness and temporary, emergency, and interim loans.
Sec. 2. RCW 35.13A.020 and 1971 AScE c 95 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Whenever all of the territory of a water ((district or))-sewer district is included within the corporate boundaries of a city, ((and)) the city legislative body ((has elected by)) may adopt a resolution or ordinance to assume jurisdiction ((thereof)) over all of the district.
(2) Upon the assumption, all real and personal property, franchises, rights, assets, taxes levied but not collected for the district for other than indebtedness, water ((and)), sewer ((lines)), and drainage facilities, and all other facilities and equipment of the district shall become the property of ((such)) the city subject to all financial, statutory, or contractual obligations of the district for the security or performance of which ((such)) the property may have been pledged. ((Such)) The city, in addition to its other powers, shall have the power to manage, control, maintain, and operate ((such)) the property, facilities and equipment and to fix and collect service and other charges from owners and occupants of properties so served by the city, subject, however, to any outstanding indebtedness, bonded or otherwise, of the district payable from taxes, assessments, or revenues of any kind or nature and to any other contractual obligations of the district.
((Such)) (3) The city may by resolution or ordinance of its legislative body, assume the obligation of paying such district indebtedness and of levying and of collecting or causing to be collected ((such)) the district taxes, assessments, and utility rates and charges of any kind or nature to pay and secure the payment of ((such)) the indebtedness, according to all of the terms, conditions and covenants incident to ((such)) the indebtedness, and shall assume and perform all other outstanding contractual obligation of the district in accordance with all of ((its)) their terms, conditions, and covenants. ((No such)) An assumption shall not be deemed to impair the obligation of any indebtedness or other contractual obligation ((entered into after August 9, 1971)). During the period until the outstanding indebtedness of the district has been discharged, the territory of the district and the owners and occupants of property therein, shall continue to be liable for its and their proportionate share of ((such)) the indebtedness, including any outstanding assessments levied within any local improvement district or utility local improvement district thereof. The city shall assume the obligation of causing the payment of ((such)) the district's indebtedness, collecting ((such)) the district's taxes, assessments, and charges, and observing and performing the other district contractual obligations. The legislative body of the city shall act as the officers of the district for the purpose of certifying the amount of any property tax to be levied and collected therein, and causing service and other charges and assessments to be collected from ((such)) the property or owners or occupants thereof, enforcing ((such)) the collection and performing all other acts necessary to ((insure)) ensure performance of the district's contractual obligations in the same manner and by the same means as if the territory of the district had not been included within the boundaries of a city.
When a city assumes the obligation of paying the outstanding indebtedness, and if property taxes or assessments have been levied and service and other charges have accrued for ((such)) this purpose but have not been collected by the district prior to ((such election)) the assumption, the same when collected shall belong and be paid to the city and be used by ((such)) the city so far as necessary for payment of the indebtedness of the district existing and unpaid on the date ((such)) the city ((elects to)) assumes the indebtedness. Any funds received by the city which have been collected for the purpose of paying any bonded or other indebtedness of the district, shall be used for the purpose for which they were collected and for no other purpose. Any outstanding indebtedness shall be paid as provided in the ((bond)) terms, conditions, and covenants of the indebtedness. All funds of the district on deposit with the county treasurer at the time of title transfer shall be used by the city solely for the benefit of the assumed utility and shall not be transferred to or used for the benefit of the city's general fund.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. During the period commencing with the effective date of this act and running through July 1, 1999, a city may not assume jurisdiction of all or a portion of a water-sewer district under RCW 35.13A.030 or 35.13A.040, unless voters of the entire water-sewer district approve a ballot proposition authorizing the assumption, and during the same period a water-sewer district may not:
(1) Merge or consolidate with another water-sewer district; or
(2) Take any action that would establish different contractual obligations, requirements for retiring indebtedness, authority to issue debt in parity with the district's existing outstanding indebtedness, rates of compensation, or terms of employment contracts, if a city assumes jurisdiction of all or a portion of the district.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately."
On page 1, line 2 of the title, after "district;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 35.13A.010 and 35.13A.020; creating a new section; and declaring an emergency.", and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN
MOTION
Senator Schow moved that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendments to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6119 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Schow that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendments to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6119 and request of the House a conference thereon.
The motion by Senator Schow carried and the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6119 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The President appointed as members of the Conference Committee on Substitute Senate Bill No. 6119 and the House amendment(s) thereto: Senators Horn, Patterson and Schow.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, the Conference Committee appointments were confirmed.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6515 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that the federal telecommunications act of 1996 has provided the opportunity to expand the uses of publicly owned rights of way to allow for the provision of enhanced telecommunications services. Presently, providers of these services are confronted with differing development regulations and franchise requirements across this state's two hundred seventy-seven cities and thirty-nine counties. The legislature finds the array of varying regulations and requirements to be a significant barrier to enhancing the telecommunications services to the citizens of the state, and desires more uniformity and reasonableness in the application of these regulations. However, states that have recently enacted laws relating to the use of public rights of way for telecommunications services have been challenged in court. Court decisions and relevant federal communications commission rulings will be issued after the legislature adjourns. Therefore, the most prudent course of action requires further work and cooperation between public policymakers, government administrators, and the telecommunications industry to effectuate the policy of this state.
(2) The legislature hereby declares it the policy of the state of Washington to: Promote policies that encourage competition in telecommunications and results in new entrants into the industry; encourage the development of telecommunications infrastructure without violating the letter or spirit of Article VIII, sections 5 and 7 of the state Constitution; reduce regulatory obstacles that inhibit investment in the state's telecommunications system; maintain safe public roads, highways, and streets; and provide responsible stewardship of the public's investment in its rights of ways.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout chapter . . ., Laws of 1998 (this act).
(1) "Authorized facilities" means all of the plant, equipment, fixtures, appurtenances, antennas, and other facilities necessary to furnish and deliver telecommunications services and cable television services, including but not limited to poles with crossarms, poles without crossarms, wires, lines, conduits, cables, communication and signal lines and equipment, braces, guys, anchors, vaults, and all attachments, appurtenances, and appliances necessary or incidental to the distribution and use of telecommunications services and cable television services.
(2) "Authorized user" means every corporation, company, association, joint stock association, partnership, and person; their lessees, trustees, or receivers appointed by any court whatsoever; and every city or town owning, operating, or managing any facilities used to provide telecommunications for hire, sale, or resale to the general public within this state.
(3) "Cable television service" means the one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming or other programming service and subscriber interaction, if any, which is required for the selection or use of such video programming or other programming service.
(4) "Limited access highways" means those public rights of way designated as limited access under authority of the laws of the state of Washington.
(5) "Public right of way" means public roads, streets, and highways, and does not include:
(a) Limited access highways;
(b) Land dedicated for roads, streets, and highways not opened or improved for motor vehicle use;
(c) Structures located within the right of way;
(d) Federally granted trust lands and the forest board trust lands;
(e) Private property or easement rights on private property; and
(f) Federally granted railroad rights of way acquired under 43 U.S.C. Sec. 912 and related provisions of federal law.
(6) "Telecommunications service" means the transmission of information by wire, radio, optical cable, electromagnetic, or other similar means for the general public. For the purpose of chapter . . ., Laws of 1998 (this act), telecommunications services excludes the over-the-air transmission of broadcast television or radio signals. For the purpose of this subsection, "information" means knowledge or intelligence represented by any form of writing, signs, signals, pictures, sounds, or any other symbols.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. (1) The state, counties, cities, or towns shall not unreasonably deny the use of public right of way for the purposes of locating authorized facilities for telecommunications services or cable television services, provided:
(a) The authorized facilities comply with applicable land use and construction codes, regulations, standards, and lease and franchise requirements adopted by the state, counties, cities, and towns not inconsistent with state law;
(b) The authorized facilities are installed and maintained within public rights of way in such manner and at such points so as not to inconvenience the public use of the rights of way;
(c) The authorized users obtain all permits required for the installation of authorized facilities as required by the state, counties, cities, and towns;
(d) The authorized facilities are installed, constructed, maintained, and operated at the expense and liability of the authorized user;
(e) The use of the public right of way by authorized facilities does not create, expand, or extend liability of the state, counties, cities, or towns to a third party user of authorized facilities;
(f) The use of a facility or structure in the public right of way, or attachment to it, or the use of public property that is not public right of way has received the explicit approval of, and is under such conditions as may be agreed to by, the owner of the facility, structure, or property.
(2) The reasons for a denial of the use of the right of way where the request complies with subsection (1)(a) through (f) of this section shall be clearly stated in writing.
(3) Nothing in this section creates, modifies, or diminishes the priority of use for authorized facilities over other users of the right of way for other purposes.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. (1) Counties, cities, and towns may not adopt or enforce land use and construction codes, regulations, standards, or lease and franchise requirements that:
(a) Conflict with or duplicate the jurisdiction or requirements of the Washington utilities and transportation commission for approval to offer telecommunications services;
(b) Conflict with federal or state laws, rules, and regulations that specifically apply to the design, construction, and operation of authorized facilities or with federal or state worker safety or public safety laws, rules, and regulations;
(c) Regulate services of authorized users based upon the content or type of signals that are carried or are capable of being carried over the telecommunications facilities, except where specifically authorized in state or federal law.
(2) Nothing in this section limits the authority of the counties, cities, and towns to regulate the placement of authorized facilities through local zoning authority as long as:
(a) The regulations do not prohibit the placement of authorized facilities within the county, city, or town nor have the effect of a barrier to entry;
(b) The regulations do not unreasonably discriminate or have the effect of unreasonably discriminating between similarly situated authorized users or authorized facilities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a county, city, or town shall not place a moratorium on the acceptance and processing of applications, permitting, construction, maintenance, repair, replacement, extension, operation, or use of any personal wireless communication facility after the effective date of this section. An existing moratorium that expires after the effective date of this section shall not be extended in whole or in part.
(2)(a) A city or town incorporated after the effective date of this section shall be permitted to impose one moratorium that shall not exceed one hundred eighty days and shall not be extendable.
(b) Upon the expiration of the moratorium authorized by (a) of this subsection, the authorizing city or town is subject to subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Counties, cities, and towns are encouraged to work together with industry, using the experience of the industry and those counties, cities, and towns that have adopted wireless regulations, to develop policies and provisions for the siting of wireless telecommunications facilities.
(4) Subsections (1) and (2) of this section apply to moratoriums one hundred twenty days after the adoption of a model ordinance or on April 1, 1999, whichever occurs first.
(5) This section expires October 1, 2003.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. (1) The state, counties, cities, and towns shall adopt procedures that enable each of these jurisdictions to issue permits for authorized facilities within one hundred twenty days from an applicant's filing of a complete application for a permit until issuance of the permit, except:
(a) Where required by specific procedures to assure cooperation of work within the right of way that provides reasonable opportunities for scheduling of work, including advance notice of planned work, and that do not impose unreasonable barriers to entry;
(b) With the agreement of the applicant;
(c) Where permits require the approval of another unit of government that cannot be obtained within the one hundred twenty-day period;
(d) Where franchises are required that require the approval of the legislative body of the jurisdiction, if procedures allow the interim installation of authorized facilities where the timeline to complete such a franchise agreement is expected to exceed one hundred twenty days;
(e) That issuance and renewals of franchises and related permits for cable television service are governed by federal law.
(2) For purposes of this section, the state, counties, cities, and towns shall adopt by rule or ordinance the specific requirements necessary to deem an application for a permit full and complete, and shall provide a copy of the requirements to all applicants.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. (1) Unless the legislative authority of a county, city, or town has taken legislative action prior to January 1, 1998, a county, city, or town shall not begin installation, or cause to be installed, equipment, facilities, or other infrastructure, including but not limited to conduit, for the purpose of allowing a county, city, or town to provide for-profit telecommunications or cable television services to the general public.
(2) This section expires October 1, 2003.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. Except as provided in section 7 of this act, chapter . . ., Laws of 1998 (this act) does not amend, limit, repeal, or otherwise modify the authority of cities or counties to regulate cable television services as provided under federal law.
Sec. 9. RCW 35.21.860 and 1983 2nd AScE c 3 s 39 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) No city or town may impose a franchise fee or any other fee ((or)), charge, or compensation of whatever nature or description upon the light and power, or gas distribution businesses, as defined in RCW 82.16.010, or ((telephone business, as defined in RCW 82.04.065)) an authorized user for the use of public right of way, except that (a) a tax authorized by RCW 35.21.865 may be imposed and (b) ((a fee)) fees and other requirements may be ((charged to)) imposed on such businesses that, except for authorized users of a public right of way, recovers actual administrative expenses incurred by a city or town that are directly related to receiving and approving a permit, license, and franchise, to inspecting plans and construction, or to the preparation of a detailed statement pursuant to chapter 43.21C RCW. A city or town may impose fees on authorized users for the use of a public right of way to recover costs as set forth under section 11 of this act.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not prohibit franchise fees imposed on an electrical energy, natural gas, or telephone business, by contract existing on April 20, 1982, with a city or town, for the duration of the contract, but the franchise fees shall be considered taxes for the purposes of the limitations established in RCW 35.21.865 and 35.21.870 to the extent the fees exceed the costs allowable under subsection (1) of this section.
Sec. 10. RCW 36.55.010 and 1963 c 4 s 36.55.010 are each amended to read as follows:
Any board of county commissioners may grant franchises to persons or private or municipal corporations to use the right of way of county roads in their respective counties for the construction and maintenance of waterworks, gas pipes, ((telephone, telegraph)) authorized facilities as defined in section 1 of this act, and electric light lines, sewers, and any other such facilities, except that no franchise fee or any other fee or charge or compensation of whatever nature or description may be imposed for the use of the public right of way for authorized facilities except as provided in section 11 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. (1) Counties, cities, and towns may impose fees to recover:
(a) The direct administrative expenses actually incurred by the county, city, or town in receiving and approving a construction or development permit, inspecting plans and construction, and development and maintenance of record systems and excavation authorizations systems;
(b) Costs of ongoing maintenance, repair, or restoration of the right of way reasonably related to the impact of the installation, maintenance, and use of the authorized facility; and
(c) Preparing a detailed statement pursuant to chapter 43.21C RCW.
(2) Nothing in this section or in RCW 35.21.860 and 36.55.010 limits or otherwise restricts counties, cities, or towns from collecting franchise fees, charges, or other compensation under terms mutually agreeable between a county, city, or town and an authorized user.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. (1) There is hereby created a telecommunications right of way advisory committee. The advisory committee shall develop policies and provisions for the state relating to franchises, fees, and compensation for use of the rights of way by providers of telecommunications services. The committee shall ensure that recommended policies allow all authorized users an opportunity to access the rights of way, and that any compensation for access to the rights of way are limited to amounts that are fair, just, reasonable, and sufficient.
(2) The advisory committee shall be comprised of:
(a) Two members of the house of representatives transportation policy and budget committee, one from each political party, as appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker shall also designate two alternate members to serve if the appointed members are unavailable;
(b) Two members of the senate transportation committee, one from each political party, as appointed by the president of the senate. The president shall also designate two alternate members to serve if the appointed members are unavailable;
(c) One member of the house of representatives appropriations committee, as appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker shall also designate an alternate member to serve if the appointed member is unavailable;
(d) One member of the senate ways and means committee, as appointed by the president of the senate. The president shall also designate an alternate member to serve if the appointed member is unavailable;
(e) Two representatives of the governor;
(f) The secretary of the department of transportation or a designee; and
(g) The director of the department of information services or a designee.
(3) The advisory committee shall make its recommendations to the legislative transportation committee by December 1, 1998.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. 1997 c 457 s 512 (uncodified) is repealed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. Sections 9 through 11 of this act expire June 30, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. Sections 1 through 8 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 47 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Finkbeiner, the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendment to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6515 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The President appointed as members of the Conference Committee on Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6515 and the House amendment(s) thereto: Senators Strannigan, Brown and Finkbeiner.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Goings, the Conference Committee appointments were confirmed.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Hale, Senators Prince, Rossi and Strannigan were excused.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6330 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 75.25.080 and 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 5, 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 42, and 1993 c 201 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) The commission shall authorize the director to issue designated harvester cards to persons of disability. The commission shall adopt rules governing the conduct of persons of disability who fish and harvest shellfish and their designated harvesters.
(2) It is lawful to fish for, take, or possess the personal-use daily bag limit of shellfish, game fish, or food fish for a disabled person if the harvester is licensed and has a designated harvester card, and if the disabled person is ((licensed and)) present on site and in possession of a ((physical disability permit issued by the director)) combination fishing license issued under section 19 of this act.
(((2) An application for a physical disability permit)) (3) A designated harvester card will be issued to such a licensee upon written application to the director. The application must be submitted on a department official form and must be accompanied by a licensed medical doctor's certification of disability.
(((3) A person with a physical disability permit)) (4) A person with a combination fishing license issued under section 19 of this act is not required to be present at the location where ((another person is digging razor clams)) the designated harvester is harvesting shellfish for the disabled person. The ((physical disability permittee)) licensee is required to be in the direct line of sight of the ((person digging razor clams)) designated harvester who is harvesting shellfish for him or her, unless it is not possible to be in a direct line of sight because of a physical obstruction or other barrier. If such a barrier or obstruction exists, the ((physical disability permittee)) licensee is required to be within one-quarter mile of the ((person who is digging razor clams)) designated harvester who is harvesting shellfish for him or her.
(5) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, the disabled person needs to be present and participating in the fishing activity.
Sec. 2. RCW 75.25.092 and 1994 c 255 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A personal use shellfish and seaweed license is required for all persons other than residents or nonresidents under fifteen years of age to fish for, take, dig for, or possess seaweed or shellfish ((except crawfish (Pacifastacus sp.))) for personal use from state waters or offshore waters including national park beaches.
(2) The fees for annual personal use shellfish and seaweed licenses are:
(a) For a resident fifteen years of age or older ((and under seventy years of age)), ((five)) seven dollars;
(b) For a ((resident seventy years of age or older)) nonresident fifteen years of age or older, ((three)) twenty dollars; and
(c) For a ((nonresident, twenty dollars.
(3) The fee for a three-consecutive-day personal use shellfish and seaweed license is)) senior, five dollars.
Sec. 3. RCW 75.25.120 and 1994 c 255 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
In concurrent waters of the Columbia river and in Washington coastal territorial waters from the Oregon-Washington boundary to a point five nautical miles north, an Oregon angling license comparable to the Washington personal use ((food fish license or three-consecutive-day personal use food fish)) fishing license is valid if Oregon recognizes as valid the Washington personal use ((food fish license or three-consecutive-day personal use food fish)) fishing license in comparable Oregon waters.
If Oregon recognizes as valid the Washington personal use ((food fish license or three-consecutive-day personal use food fish)) fishing license southward to Cape Falcon in the coastal territorial waters from the Washington-Oregon boundary and in concurrent waters of the Columbia river then Washington shall recognize a valid Oregon license comparable to the Washington personal use ((food fish license or three-consecutive-day personal use food fish)) fishing license northward to Leadbetter Point.
Oregon licenses are not valid for the taking of food fish or game fish when angling in concurrent waters of the Columbia river from the Washington shore.
Sec. 4. RCW 75.25.140 and 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Recreational licenses are not transferable. Upon request of a ((fisheries patrol)) fish and wildlife officer, ex officio ((fisheries patrol)) fish and wildlife officer, or authorized ((fisheries)) fish and wildlife employee, a person digging for, fishing for, or possessing shellfish, (([or])) or seaweed or fishing for or possessing food fish or game fish for personal use shall exhibit the required recreational license and write his or her signature for comparison with the signature on the license. Failure to comply with the request is prima facie evidence that the person does not have a license or is not the person named on the license.
(2) The personal use shellfish and seaweed license shall be visible on the licensee while harvesting shellfish or seaweed.
Sec. 5. RCW 75.25.190 and 1989 c 305 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
Catch record cards necessary for proper management of the state's food fish and game fish species and shellfish resources shall be administered under rules adopted by the ((director)) commission and issued at no charge.
Sec. 6. RCW 77.32.005 and 1989 c 305 s 17 are each amended to read as follows:
((For the purposes of)) The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter((:)) unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
((A)) (1) "Resident" means a person who has maintained a permanent place of abode within this state for at least ninety days immediately preceding an application for a license, has established by formal evidence an intent to continue residing within this state, and who is not licensed to hunt or fish as a resident in another state.
((A)) (2) "Nonresident" means a person who has not fulfilled the qualifications of a resident.
(3) "Youth" means a person fifteen years old for fishing and under sixteen years old for hunting.
(4) "Senior" means a person seventy years old or older.
(5) "Food fish" has the same meaning as found in RCW 75.08.011.
(6) "Shellfish" has the same meaning as found in RCW 75.08.011.
(7) "Seaweed" has the same meaning as found in RCW 75.08.011.
(8) "License year" means the period of time for which a recreational license is valid. The license year begins April 1st, and ends March 31st.
(9) "Saltwater" means those marine waters seaward of river mouths.
(10) "Freshwater" means all waters not defined as saltwater including, but not limited to, rivers upstream of the river mouth, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs.
(11) "State waters" means all marine waters and freshwaters within ordinary high water lines and within the territorial boundaries of the state.
(12) "Offshore waters" means marine waters of the Pacific Ocean outside the territorial boundaries of the state, including the marine waters of other states and countries.
Sec. 7. RCW 77.32.010 and 1987 c 506 s 76 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a license issued by the director is required to:
(a) Hunt for wild animals, except bullfrogs, or wild birds ((or)), fish ((for game fish)) or harvest shellfish and seaweed, except smelt, albacore, carp, and crawfish;
(b) Practice taxidermy for profit;
(c) Deal in raw furs for profit;
(d) Act as a fishing guide;
(e) Operate a game farm;
(f) Purchase or sell anadromous game fish; or
(g) Use department-managed lands or facilities as provided by rules adopted pursuant to this title.
(2) A permit issued by the director is required to:
(a) Conduct, hold, or sponsor hunting or fishing contests or competitive field trials using live wildlife;
(b) Collect wild animals, wild birds, game fish, food fish, shellfish, or protected wildlife for research or display; or
(c) Stock game fish.
(3) Aquaculture as defined in RCW 15.85.020 is exempt from the requirements of this section, except when being stocked in public waters under contract with the department.
Sec. 8. RCW 77.32.014 and 1997 c 58 s 881 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Licenses, tags, and stamps issued pursuant to this chapter shall be invalid for any period in which a person is certified by the department of social and health services or a court of competent jurisdiction as a person in noncompliance with a support order ((or residential or visitation order)). Fish and wildlife ((agents)) officers and ex officio fish and wildlife ((agents)) officers shall enforce this section through checks of the department of licensing's computer data base. A listing on the department of licensing's data base that an individual's license is currently suspended pursuant to RCW 46.20.291(7) shall be prima facie evidence that the individual is in noncompliance with a support order ((or residential or visitation order)). Presentation of a written release issued by the department of social and health services stating that the person is in compliance with an order shall serve as prima facie proof of compliance with a support order((, residential order, or visitation order)).
(2) It is unlawful to purchase, obtain, or possess a license required by this chapter during any period in which a license is suspended.
Sec. 9. RCW 77.32.025 and 1996 c 20 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
Notwithstanding RCW 77.32.010, the commission may adopt rules designating times and places for the purposes of family fishing days when licenses and catch record cards are not required to fish ((for game fish, including steelhead trout)) or to harvest shellfish.
Sec. 10. RCW 77.32.050 and 1996 c 101 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
All recreational licenses, permits, tags, and stamps required by this chapter and raffle tickets authorized under chapter 77.12 RCW shall be issued under the authority of the commission. ((The director may authorize department personnel, county auditors, or other reputable citizens to issue licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and raffle tickets, and collect the appropriate fees. The authorized persons shall pay on demand or before the tenth day of the following month the fees collected and shall make reports as required by the director.)) The ((director may)) commission shall adopt rules for ((issuing)) the issuance of recreational licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and raffle tickets, ((collecting and paying fees, and making reports)) and for the collection, payment, and handling of license fees, terms and conditions to govern dealers, and dealers' fees. Fees retained by dealers shall be uniform throughout the state.
Sec. 11. RCW 77.32.070 and 1995 c 116 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
Applicants for a license, permit, tag, or stamp shall furnish the information required by the director. The ((director)) commission may adopt rules requiring licensees or permittees to keep records and make reports concerning the taking of fish, shellfish, and wildlife.
Sec. 12. RCW 77.32.090 and 1996 c 101 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
The ((director)) commission may adopt rules pertaining to the form, period of validity, use, possession, and display of licenses, permits, tags, and stamps required by this chapter and raffle tickets authorized under chapter 77.12 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. (1) The commission shall adopt rules to continue funding current enhancement programs at levels equal to the participation of licensees in each of the individual enhancement programs. All enhancement funding will continue to be deposited directly into the individual accounts created for each enhancement.
(2) In implementing subsection (1) of this section with regard to warm water game fish, the department shall initially deposit in the warm water game fish account 6.512 percent of the funds received from the sale of each freshwater license and each freshwater, saltwater, and shellfish combination license. The percentage initially established in this subsection shall be adjusted annually to reflect the actual numbers of license holders fishing for warm water game fish based on an annual survey of licensed anglers conducted by the department beginning with the April 1, 2000, to March 31, 2001, license year. The legislature expects that implementing this subsection will result in annual deposits of at least one million two hundred fifty thousand dollars into the warm water game fish account.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. (1) A big game hunting license is required to hunt for big game. A big game license allows the holder to hunt for forest grouse and the individual species identified within a specific big game combination license package. Each big game license includes one transport tag for each species purchased in that package. A hunter may not purchase more than one license for each big game species except as authorized by rule of the commission. The fees for annual big game combination packages are as follows:
(a) Big game number 1: Deer, elk, bear, and cougar. The fee for this license is sixty-six dollars for residents, six hundred sixty dollars for nonresidents, and thirty-three dollars for youth.
(b) Big game number 2: Deer and elk. The fee for this license is fifty-six dollars for residents, five hundred sixty dollars for nonresidents, and twenty-eight dollars for youth.
(c) Big game number 3: Deer or elk, bear, and cougar. At the time of purchase, the holder must identify either deer or elk. The fee for this license is forty-six dollars for residents, four hundred sixty dollars for nonresidents, and twenty-three dollars for youth.
(d) Big game number 4: Deer or elk. At the time of purchase, the holder must identify either deer or elk. The fee for this license is thirty-six dollars for residents, three hundred sixty dollars for nonresidents, and eighteen dollars for youth.
(e) Big game number 5: Bear and cougar. The fee for this license is twenty dollars for residents, two hundred dollars for nonresidents, and ten dollars for youth.
(2) In the event that the commission authorizes a two animal big game limit, the fees for the second animal are as follows:
(a) Elk: The fee is twenty dollars for residents, two hundred dollars for nonresidents, and ten dollars for youth.
(b) Deer: The fee is twenty dollars for residents, two hundred dollars for nonresidents, and ten dollars for youth.
(c) Bear: The fee is ten dollars for residents, one hundred dollars for nonresidents, and five dollars for youth.
(d) Cougar: The fee is ten dollars for residents, one hundred dollars for nonresidents, and five dollars for youth.
(3) In the event that the commission authorizes a special permit hunt for goat, sheep, or moose, the permit fees are as follows:
(a) Mountain goat: The fee is one hundred dollars for residents, one thousand dollars for nonresidents, and fifty dollars for youth.
(b) Sheep: The fee is one hundred dollars for residents, one thousand dollars for nonresidents, and fifty dollars for youth.
(c) Moose: The fee is one hundred dollars for residents, one thousand dollars for nonresidents, and fifty dollars for youth.
Authorization to hunt the species set out under subsection (3)(a) through (c) of this section is by special permit identified under RCW 77.32.370.
(4) The commission may adopt rules to reduce the price of a license or eliminate the transportation tag requirements concerning bear or cougar when necessary to meet harvest objectives.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. (1) A small game hunting license is required to hunt for all wild animals and wild birds, except big game. The small game license includes one transport tag for turkey.
(a) The fee for this license is thirty dollars for residents, one hundred fifty dollars for nonresidents, and fifteen dollars for youth.
(b) The fee for this license if purchased in conjunction with a big game combination license package is sixteen dollars for residents, eighty dollars for nonresidents, and eight dollars for youth.
(c) The fee for a three-consecutive-day small game license is fifty dollars for nonresidents.
(2) The fee for each additional turkey tag is eighteen dollars for residents, sixty dollars for nonresidents, and nine dollars for youth.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. (1) A personal use saltwater, freshwater, combination, temporary, or family fishing weekend license is required for all persons fifteen years of age or older to fish for or possess fish taken for personal use from state waters or offshore waters.
(2) The fees for annual personal use saltwater, freshwater, or combination licenses are as follows:
(a) A combination license allows the holder to fish for or possess fish, shellfish, and seaweed from state waters or offshore waters. The fee for this license is thirty-six dollars for residents, seventy-two dollars for nonresidents, and five dollars for youth.
(b) A saltwater license allows the holder to fish for or possess fish taken from saltwater areas. The fee for this license is eighteen dollars for residents, thirty-six dollars for nonresidents, and five dollars for resident seniors.
(c) A freshwater license allows the holder to fish for, take, or possess food fish or game fish species in all freshwater areas. The fee for this license is twenty dollars for residents, forty dollars for nonresidents, and five dollars for resident seniors.
(3) A temporary fishing license is valid for two consecutive days and allows the holder to fish for or possess fish taken from state waters or offshore waters. The fee for this temporary fishing license is six dollars for both residents and nonresidents. This license is not valid on game fish species for an eight-consecutive-day period beginning on the opening day of the lowland lake fishing season.
(4) A family fishing weekend license allows for a maximum of six anglers: One resident and five youth; two residents and four youth; or one resident, one nonresident, and four youth. This license allows the holders to fish for or possess fish taken from state waters or offshore waters. The fee for this license is twenty dollars. This license is only valid during periods as specified by rule of the department.
(5) The commission may adopt rules to create and sell combination licenses for all hunting and fishing activities at or below a fee equal to the total cost of the individual license contained within any combination.
Sec. 17. RCW 77.32.155 and 1993 c 85 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
When purchasing ((a)) any hunting license, persons under the age of eighteen shall present certification of completion of a course of instruction of at least ten hours in the safe handling of firearms, safety, conservation, and sportsmanship. Beginning January 1, 1995, all persons purchasing ((a)) any hunting license for the first time, if born after January 1, 1972, shall present such certification.
The director may establish a program for training persons in the safe handling of firearms, conservation, and sportsmanship and may cooperate with the National Rifle Association, organized sportsmen's groups, or other public or private organizations.
The director shall prescribe the type of instruction and the qualifications of the instructors.
Upon successful completion of the course, a trainee shall receive a hunter education certificate signed by an authorized instructor. The certificate is evidence of compliance with this section.
The director may accept certificates from other states that persons have successfully completed firearm safety, hunter education, or similar courses as evidence of compliance with this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. All hunting licenses shall, upon written application, be issued at the reduced rate of a youth hunting license fee for the following individuals:
(1) A resident sixty-five years old or older who is an honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces having a service-connected disability;
(2) Residents who are honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces with a thirty percent or more service-connected disability; and
(3) An honorably discharged veteran of the United States armed forces who is a resident and is confined to a wheelchair.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. A combination fishing license shall, upon written application, be issued at the reduced rate of five dollars to the following individuals:
(1) Residents who are honorably discharged veterans of the United States armed forces with a thirty percent or more service-connected disability;
(2) A person who is blind;
(3) A person with a developmental disability as defined in RCW 71A.10.020 with documentation of the disability certified by a physician licensed to practice in this state; and
(4) A person who is physically disabled and confined to a wheelchair.
Sec. 20. RCW 77.32.235 and 1990 c 35 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
Physically or mentally ((handicapped)) disabled persons, mentally ill persons, hospital patients, and senior citizens who are in the care of a state-licensed or state-operated care facility may fish ((for game fish)) and harvest shellfish during open season without individual licenses or the payment of individual license fees if such fishing activity is occasional, is conducted in a group supervised by staff of ((a state-licensed or state-operated)) the care facility, and the facility holds a group fishing permit issued by the director. The director shall issue such a permit upon application by care facility staff.
Sec. 21. RCW 77.32.240 and 1991 sp.s. c 7 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
A scientific permit allows the holder to collect for research or display food fish, game fish, shellfish, and wildlife ((or their)), including avian nests and eggs as required in RCW 77.32.010, under conditions prescribed by the director. Before a permit is issued, the applicant shall demonstrate to the director their qualifications and establish the need for the permit. The director may require a bond of up to one thousand dollars to ((insure)) ensure compliance with the permit. Permits are valid for the time specified, unless sooner revoked.
Holders of permits may exchange specimens with the approval of the director.
A permit holder who violates this section shall forfeit the permit and bond and shall not receive a similar permit for one year. The fee for a scientific permit is twelve dollars.
Sec. 22. RCW 77.32.250 and 1996 c 101 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
Licenses, permits, tags, and stamps required by this chapter and raffle tickets authorized under chapter 77.12 RCW shall not be transferred ((and, unless otherwise provided in this chapter, are void on January 1st following the year for which the license, permit, tag, stamp, or raffle ticket was issued)).
Upon request of a fish and wildlife ((agent)) officer or ex officio fish and wildlife ((agent)) officer, persons licensed, operating under a permit, or possessing wildlife under the authority of this chapter shall produce required licenses, permits, tags, stamps, or raffle tickets for inspection and write their signatures for comparison and in addition display their wildlife. Failure to comply with the request is prima facie evidence that the person has no license or is not the person named.
Sec. 23. RCW 77.32.320 and 1997 c 114 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((In addition to a basic hunting license, a separate transport tag is)) The correct licenses and tags are required to hunt deer, elk, black bear, cougar, sheep, mountain goat, moose, or wild turkey((. However, a transport tag may not be required to hunt black bear or cougar when, under conditions set out under RCW 77.32.340, the commission determines that for the purposes of achieving harvest management goals for black bear or cougar, that transport tags shall be available at no cost)) except as provided in section 14 of this act.
(2) ((A transport tag may only be obtained subsequent to the purchase of a valid hunting license and must have permanently affixed to it the hunting license number.
(3))) Persons who kill deer, elk, bear, cougar, mountain goat, sheep, moose, or wild turkey shall immediately validate and attach their own transport tag to the carcass as provided by rule of the director.
(((4) Transport tags required by this section expire on March 31st following the date of issuance.))
Sec. 24. RCW 77.32.350 and 1992 c 41 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
In addition to a basic hunting license, a supplemental license, permit, or stamp is required to hunt for quail, partridge, pheasant, or migratory waterfowl, to hunt with a raptor, or to hunt wild animals with a dog.
(1) A hound permit is required to hunt wild animals, except rabbits and hares, with a dog. The fee for this permit is twelve dollars.
(2) An eastern Washington upland game bird permit is required to hunt for quail, partridge, and pheasant in eastern Washington. The fee for this permit is ten dollars.
(3) A western Washington upland game bird permit is required to hunt for quail, partridge, and pheasant in western Washington. The fee for this permit is thirty-five dollars. Western Washington upland game bird permits must contain numbered spaces for recording the location and date of harvest of each western Washington pheasant. It is unlawful to harvest a western Washington pheasant without immediately recording this information on the permit.
(4) Effective January 1, 1993, the permit shall be available as a season option, a juvenile full season option, or a two-day option. The fee for this permit is:
(a) For the full season option, thirty-five dollars;
(b) For the juvenile full season or the two-day option, twenty dollars.
For the purposes of this subsection a juvenile is defined as a person under fifteen years of age upon the opening date of the western Washington pheasant season.
(5) Western Washington upland game permits are valid for the following number of pheasants and harvesting pheasants in excess of these numbers requires another permit:
(a) A full season permit is valid for no more than ten pheasants;
(b) A juvenile full season permit is valid for no more than six pheasants;
(c) A two-day permit is valid for no more than four pheasants.
(6) A falconry license is required to possess or hunt with a raptor, including seasons established exclusively for hunting in that manner. The fee for this license is thirty-six dollars.
(7) A migratory ((waterfowl)) bird stamp affixed to a ((basic)) hunting license designated by rule of the commission is required for all persons sixteen years of age or older to hunt migratory ((waterfowl)) birds. The fee for the stamp for hunters is six dollars for residents and nonresidents. The fee for the stamp for collectors is six dollars.
(8) The migratory ((waterfowl)) bird stamp shall be validated by the signature of the licensee written across the face of the stamp.
(9) The migratory ((waterfowl)) bird stamps required by this section expire on March 31st following the date of issuance.
Sec. 25. RCW 77.32.350 and 1998 c ... s 24 (section 24 of this act) are each amended to read as follows:
In addition to a ((basic)) small game hunting license, a supplemental ((license,)) permit((,)) or stamp is required to hunt for ((quail, partridge,)) western Washington pheasant((,)) or migratory ((waterfowl, to hunt with a raptor, or to hunt wild animals with a dog)) birds.
(1) ((A hound permit is required to hunt wild animals, except rabbits and hares, with a dog. The fee for this permit is twelve dollars.
(2) An eastern Washington upland game bird permit is required to hunt for quail, partridge, and pheasant in eastern Washington. The fee for this permit is ten dollars.
(3))) A western Washington ((upland game bird)) pheasant permit is required to hunt for ((quail, partridge, and)) pheasant in western Washington. ((The fee for this permit is thirty-five dollars.)) Western Washington ((upland game bird)) pheasant permits must contain numbered spaces for recording the location and date of harvest of each western Washington pheasant. It is unlawful to harvest a western Washington pheasant without immediately recording this information on the permit.
(((4) Effective January 1, 1993,)) (2) The permit shall be available as a season option, a ((juvenile)) youth full season option, or a ((two-day)) three-day option. The fee for this permit is:
(a) For the resident and nonresident full season option, ((thirty-five)) thirty-six dollars;
(b) For the ((juvenile)) youth full season ((or the two-day)) option, ((twenty)) eighteen dollars;
(c) For the three-day option, twenty dollars.
((For the purposes of this subsection a juvenile is defined as a person under fifteen years of age upon the opening date of the western Washington pheasant season.
(5) Western Washington upland game permits are valid for the following number of pheasants and harvesting pheasants in excess of these numbers requires another permit:
(a) A full season permit is valid for no more than ten pheasants;
(b) A juvenile full season permit is valid for no more than six pheasants;
(c) A two-day permit is valid for no more than four pheasants.
(6) A falconry license is required to possess or hunt with a raptor, including seasons established exclusively for hunting in that manner. The fee for this license is thirty-six dollars.
(7))) (3) A migratory bird stamp affixed to a hunting license designated by rule of the commission is required for all persons sixteen years of age or older to hunt migratory birds. The fee for the stamp for hunters is six dollars for residents and nonresidents. The fee for the stamp for collectors is six dollars.
(((8))) (4) The migratory bird stamp shall be validated by the signature of the licensee written across the face of the stamp.
(((9) The migratory bird stamps required by this section expire on March 31st following the date of issuance.))
Sec. 26. RCW 77.32.370 and 1991 sp.s. c 7 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A special hunting season permit is required to hunt in each special season established under chapter 77.12 RCW.
(2) Persons may apply for special hunting season permits as provided by rule of the ((director)) commission.
(3) The application fee to ((participate in)) enter the drawing for a special hunting ((season)) permit is ((three)) five dollars for residents, fifty dollars for nonresidents, and three dollars for youth.
Sec. 27. RCW 75.50.100 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 39 are each amended to read as follows:
The dedicated regional fisheries enhancement group account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Only the commission or the commission's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures.
A ((surcharge of one dollar shall be collected on each recreational personal use food fish license sold in the state)) portion of each recreational fishing license fee shall be used as provided in section 13 of this act. A surcharge of one hundred dollars shall be collected on each commercial salmon fishery license, each salmon delivery license, and each salmon charter license sold in the state. The department shall study methods for collecting and making available, an annual list, including names and addresses, of all persons who obtain recreational and commercial salmon fishing licenses. This list may be used to assist formation of the regional fisheries enhancement groups and allow the broadest participation of license holders in enhancement efforts. The results of the study shall be reported to the house of representatives fisheries and wildlife committee and the senate environment and natural resources committee by October 1, 1990. All receipts shall be placed in the regional fisheries enhancement group account and shall be used exclusively for regional fisheries enhancement group projects for the purposes of RCW 75.50.110. Funds from the regional fisheries enhancement group account shall not serve as replacement funding for department operated salmon projects that exist on January 1, 1991.
All revenue from the department's sale of salmon carcasses and eggs that return to group facilities shall be deposited in the regional fisheries enhancement group account for use by the regional fisheries enhancement group that produced the surplus. The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW.
Sec. 28. RCW 75.54.140 and 1997 c 197 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
((Beginning January 1, 1994, persons who recreationally fish for salmon or marine bottomfish in marine area codes 5 through 13 and Lake Washington and have an annual food fish license shall be assessed an annual recreational surcharge of ten dollars, in addition to other licensing requirements. Persons who recreationally fish for salmon or marine bottomfish in marine area codes 5 through 13 and Lake Washington with a three-consecutive-day personal use food fish license shall be assessed an annual recreational surcharge of five dollars. Funds from the surcharge)) As provided in section 13 of this act, a portion of each saltwater and combination fishing license fee shall be deposited in the recreational fisheries enhancement account created in RCW 75.54.150((, except that the first five hundred thousand dollars shall be deposited in the general fund before June 30, 1995, to repay the appropriation made by section 104, chapter 2, Laws of 1993 sp. sess)).
Sec. 29. RCW 77.44.030 and 1996 c 222 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((A warm water game fish surcharge allows a person to fish throughout the state for)) As provided in section 13 of this act, a portion of each freshwater and combination fishing license fee shall be deposited into the warm water game fish account.
(2) ((The annual fee for a game fish surcharge is five dollars and the surcharge is required in addition to an annual game fishing license, except for those persons under fifteen years of age for which there is no charge. Holders of three-day resident fishing licenses, three-day nonresident fishing licenses, and nonresident annual fishing licenses shall pay a five-dollar surcharge to fish for warm water fish.
(3))) The department shall use the most cost-effective format in designing and administering the warm water game fish surcharge.
(((4))) (3) A warm water game fish ((surcharge)) account shall ((only)) be ((required to fish)) used for((:)) enhancement of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, walleye, black crappie, white crappie, channel catfish, and tiger musky.
Sec. 30. RCW 77.12.810 and 1997 c 422 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
((Beginning September 1, 1997, a person who hunts for pheasant in eastern Washington must pay an annual surcharge of ten dollars, in addition to other licensing requirements. Funds from the surcharge must be)) As provided in section 13 of this act, a portion of each small game hunting license fee shall be deposited in the eastern Washington pheasant enhancement account created in RCW 77.12.820.
Sec. 31. RCW 77.08.045 and 1987 c 506 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this title or rules adopted pursuant to this title:
(1) "Migratory waterfowl" means members of the family Anatidae, including brants, ducks, geese, and swans;
(2) "Migratory bird" means migratory waterfowl and coots, snipe, doves, and band-tailed pigeon;
(3) "Migratory ((waterfowl)) bird stamp" means the stamp that is required by RCW 77.32.350 to be in the possession of all persons ((over sixteen years of age)) to hunt migratory ((waterfowl)) birds;
(((3))) (4) "Prints and artwork" means replicas of the original stamp design that are sold to the general public. Prints and artwork are not to be construed to be the migratory ((waterfowl)) bird stamp that is required by RCW 77.32.350. Artwork may be any facsimile of the original stamp design, including color renditions, metal duplications, or any other kind of design; and
(((4))) (5) "Migratory waterfowl art committee" means the committee created by RCW 77.12.680. The committee's primary function is to select the annual migratory ((waterfowl)) bird stamp design.
Sec. 32. RCW 77.12.670 and 1987 c 506 s 53 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The migratory ((waterfowl)) bird stamp to be produced by the department shall use the design as provided by the migratory waterfowl art committee.
(2) All revenue derived from the sale of the stamps by the department to any person hunting waterfowl or to any stamp collector shall be deposited in the state wildlife fund and shall be used only for that portion of the cost of printing and production of the stamps for migratory waterfowl hunters as determined by subsection (4) of this section, and for those migratory waterfowl projects specified by the director of the department for the acquisition and development of migratory waterfowl habitat in the state and for the enhancement, protection, and propagation of migratory waterfowl in the state.
(3) All revenue derived from the sale of the stamp by the department to persons hunting solely nonwaterfowl migratory birds shall be deposited in the state wildlife fund and shall be used only for that portion of the cost of printing and production of the stamps for nonwaterfowl migratory bird hunters as determined by subsection (4) of this section, and for those nonwaterfowl migratory bird projects specified by the director for the acquisition and development of nonwaterfowl migratory bird habitat in the state and for the enhancement, protection, and propagation of nonwaterfowl migratory birds in the state.
(4) With regard to the revenue from stamp sales that is not the result of sales to stamp collectors, the department shall determine the proportion of migratory waterfowl hunters and solely nonwaterfowl migratory bird hunters by using the yearly migratory bird hunter harvest information program survey results or, in the event that these results are not available, other similar survey results. A two-year average of the most recent survey results shall be used to determine the proportion of the revenue attributed to migratory waterfowl hunters and the proportion attributed to solely nonwaterfowl migratory bird hunters for each fiscal year. For fiscal year 1998-99 and for fiscal year 1999-2000, ninety-six percent of the stamp revenue shall be attributed to migratory waterfowl hunters and four percent of the stamp revenue shall be attributed to solely nonwaterfowl migratory game hunters.
(5) Acquisition shall include but not be limited to the acceptance of gifts of real estate or any interest therein or the rental, lease, or purchase of real estate or any interest therein. If the department acquires any fee interest, leasehold, or rental interest in real property under this section, it shall allow the general public reasonable access to that property and shall, if appropriate, insure that the deed or other instrument creating the interest allows such access to the general public. If the department obtains a covenant in real property in its favor or an easement or any other interest in real property under this section, it shall exercise its best efforts to insure that the deed or other instrument creating the interest grants to the general public in the form of a covenant running with the land reasonable access to the property. The private landowner from whom the department obtains such a covenant or easement shall retain the right of granting access to the lands by written permission.
(6) The department may produce migratory ((waterfowl)) bird stamps in any given year in excess of those necessary for sale in that year. The excess stamps may be sold to the migratory waterfowl art committee for sale to the public.
Sec. 33. RCW 77.12.690 and 1987 c 506 s 55 are each amended to read as follows:
The migratory waterfowl art committee is responsible for the selection of the annual migratory ((waterfowl)) bird stamp design and shall provide the design to the department. If the committee does not perform this duty within the time frame necessary to achieve proper and timely distribution of the stamps to license dealers, the director shall initiate the art work selection for that year. The committee shall create collector art prints and related artwork, utilizing the same design as provided to the department. The administration, sale, distribution, and other matters relating to the prints and sales of stamps with prints and related artwork shall be the responsibility of the migratory waterfowl art committee.
The total amount brought in from the sale of prints and related artwork shall be deposited in the state wildlife fund. The costs of producing and marketing of prints and related artwork, including administrative expenses mutually agreed upon by the committee and the director, shall be paid out of the total amount brought in from sales of those same items. Net funds derived from the sale of prints and related artwork shall be used by the director to contract with one or more appropriate individuals or nonprofit organizations for the development of waterfowl propagation projects within Washington which specifically provide waterfowl for the Pacific flyway. The department shall not contract with any individual or organization that obtains compensation for allowing waterfowl hunting except if the individual or organization does not permit hunting for compensation on the subject property.
The migratory waterfowl art committee shall have an annual audit of its finances conducted by the state auditor and shall furnish a copy of the audit to the commission and to the natural resources committees of the house and senate.
Sec. 34. RCW 77.16.310 and 1981 c 310 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
It is unlawful to purchase, obtain, or possess or to attempt to purchase or obtain a license, permit, stamp, or tag required by this title:
(1) By using false information; or
(2) After notice of the revocation or forfeiture of an existing license, permit, or tag, except that a person may purchase a license that does not grant the privilege that was revoked; or
(3) In excess of one license, permit, tag, stamp, or punchcard for a license year except as authorized by RCW 77.32.256, section 14 of this act, or other law or rule of the commission.
Sec. 35. RCW 77.21.020 and 1987 c 506 s 70 are each amended to read as follows:
In addition to other penalties provided by law, the director shall revoke ((the)) all hunting licenses of a person who is convicted of a violation of RCW 77.16.020 involving big game or RCW 77.16.050. Forfeiture of bail twice during a five-year period for these violations constitutes the basis for a revocation under this section.
((A)) No hunting license ((shall not)) may be issued to the person for two years from the revocation.
A person who has had a license revoked or has been denied issuance pursuant to this section or RCW 77.21.030, may appeal the decision as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW.
Sec. 36. RCW 77.21.030 and 1987 c 506 s 71 are each amended to read as follows:
The director shall revoke ((the)) all hunting licenses of a person who shoots another person or domestic livestock while hunting. A hunting license shall not be issued to that person unless the director authorizes the issuance of a license, and damages caused by the wrongful shooting have been paid.
Sec. 37. RCW 77.16.330 and 1987 c 506 s 104 are each amended to read as follows:
It is unlawful for any person ((sixteen years of age or older)) to hunt any migratory ((waterfowl)) bird without first obtaining a migratory ((waterfowl)) bird stamp as required by RCW 77.32.350.
Sec. 38. RCW 77.12.170 and 1996 c 101 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) There is established in the state treasury the state wildlife fund which consists of moneys received from:
(a) Rentals or concessions of the department;
(b) The sale of real or personal property held for department purposes;
(c) The sale of licenses, permits, tags, stamps, and punchcards required by this title, except annual resident adult saltwater and all shellfish licenses, which shall be deposited into the state general fund;
(d) Fees for informational materials published by the department;
(e) Fees for personalized vehicle license plates as provided in chapter 46.16 RCW;
(f) Articles or wildlife sold by the director under this title;
(g) Compensation for wildlife losses or gifts or grants received under RCW 77.12.320;
(h) Excise tax on anadromous game fish collected under chapter 82.27 RCW;
(i) The sale of personal property seized by the department for wildlife violations; and
(j) The department's share of revenues from auctions and raffles authorized by the commission.
(2) State and county officers receiving any moneys listed in subsection (1) of this section shall deposit them in the state treasury to be credited to the state wildlife fund.
Sec. 39. RCW 77.44.010 and 1996 c 222 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
A warm water game fish enhancement program is created in the department ((to be funded from the sale of a warm water game fish surcharge)). The enhancement program shall be designed to increase the opportunities to fish for and catch warm water game fish including: Largemouth black bass, smallmouth black bass, channel catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, and tiger musky. The program shall be designed to use a practical applied approach to increasing warm water fishing. The department shall use the funds available efficiently to assure the greatest increase in the fishing for warm water fish at the lowest cost. This approach shall involve the minimization of overhead and administrative costs and the maximization of productive in-the-field activities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 40. The department of fish and wildlife has the authority to sell fifteen-month prorated shellfish, fish, and small game licenses to accommodate the change in license year, as defined in RCW 77.32.005. This authority only applies to the period beginning January 1, 1999, and ending April 1, 2000.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 41. In order to simplify fishing license requirements in transition areas between saltwater and freshwater, the commission may adopt rules designating specific waters where either a freshwater or a saltwater license is valid.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 42. RCW 75.25.080, 75.25.120, 75.25.140, and 75.25.190 are each recodified as new sections in chapter 77.32 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 43. As provided in RCW 77.12.170(1)(c), all recreational license fees deposited into the general fund shall be appropriated for the management, enhancement, research, and enforcement of shellfish and saltwater programs of the department.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 44. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 75.25.005 and 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 4, 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 41, & 1989 c 305 s 1;
(2) RCW 75.25.091 and 1994 c 255 s 3 & 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 2;
(3) RCW 75.25.095 and 1996 c 20 s 1, 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 31, & 1990 c 34 s 2;
(4) RCW 75.25.110 and 1994 c 255 s 5, 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 6, 1989 c 305 s 8, 1987 c 87 s 3, 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 95, & 1977 AScE c 327 s 13;
(5) RCW 75.25.130 and 1989 c 305 s 11, 1987 c 87 s 6, 1984 c 80 s 7, 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 97, & 1977 AScE c 327 s 12;
(6) RCW 75.25.150 and 1994 c 255 s 7, 1993 sp.s. c 17 s 9, 1989 c 305 s 13, 1984 c 80 s 9, & 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 99;
(7) RCW 75.25.170 and 1993 sp.s. c 2 s 43, 1989 c 305 s 16, & 1987 c 87 s 9;
(8) RCW 75.25.180 and 1994 c 255 s 8;
(9) RCW 75.25.200 and 1990 c 35 s 2;
(10) RCW 77.32.092 and 1994 c 255 s 1;
(11) RCW 77.32.101 and 1997 c 395 s 1, 1994 c 255 s 11, 1991 sp.s. c 7 s 1, 1985 c 464 s 2, 1981 c 310 s 20, 1980 c 78 s 110, & 1975 1st AScE c 15 s 20;
(12) RCW 77.32.161 and 1994 c 255 s 10, 1991 sp.s. c 7 s 2, 1985 c 464 s 3, 1981 c 310 s 22, 1980 c 78 s 112, & 1975 1st AScE c 15 s 27;
(13) RCW 77.32.230 and 1996 c 101 s 11, 1994 c 255 s 12, 1991 sp.s. c 7 s 5, 1988 c 176 s 914, 1987 c 506 s 85, 1985 c 464 s 6, 1985 c 182 s 2, 1983 c 280 s 1, 1981 c 310 s 27, 1980 c 78 s 117, 1973 1st AScE c 58 s 1, 1961 c 94 s 2, 1959 c 245 s 2, & 1955 c 36 s 77.32.230;
(14) RCW 77.32.340 and 1997 c 114 s 2, 1991 sp.s. c 7 s 8, 1990 c 84 s 5, 1985 c 464 s 8, 1984 c 240 s 5, & 1981 c 310 s 11;
(15) RCW 77.32.352 and 1995 c 59 s 1;
(16) RCW 77.32.360 and 1996 c 234 s 1, 1995 c 116 s 7, 1991 sp.s. c 7 s 10, 1990 c 84 s 7, 1987 c 506 s 88, 1985 c 464 s 10, & 1981 c 310 s 13; and
(17) RCW 77.32.390 and 1989 c 153 s 1.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 45. RCW 77.32.060 and 1996 c 101 s 9, 1995 c 116 s 2, 1987 c 506 s 78, 1985 c 464 s 1, 1981 c 310 s 17, 1980 c 78 s 107, 1979 AScE c 3 s 3, 1970 AScE c 29 s 2, 1957 c 176 s 2, & 1955 c 36 s 77.32.060 are each repealed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 46. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed effective April 1, 1999:
(1) RCW 75.08.274 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 2 s 15, 1983 1st AScE c 46 s 28, 1971 c 35 s 1, & 1955 c 12 s 75.16.010; and
(2) RCW 75.25.012 and 1997 c 58 s 880.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 47. Sections 13 through 16, 18, 19, and 43 of this act are each added to chapter 77.32 RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 48. Sections 1 through 9, 11 through 23, 25 through 30, 34 through 36, 38 through 42, and 44 of this act take effect January 1, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 49. Sections 10, 24, 31 through 33, 37, 43, and 45 of this act are necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and take effect immediately.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 50. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 1998, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "licenses;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 75.25.092, 75.25.120, 75.25.140, 75.25.190, 77.32.005, 77.32.010, 77.32.014, 77.32.025, 77.32.050, 77.32.070, 77.32.090, 77.32.155, 77.32.235, 77.32.240, 77.32.250, 77.32.320, 77.32.350, 77.32.350, 77.32.370, 75.50.100, 75.54.140, 77.44.030, 77.12.810, 77.08.045, 77.12.670, 77.12.690, 77.16.310, 77.21.020, 77.21.030, 77.16.330, 77.12.170, and 77.44.010; reenacting and amending RCW 75.25.080; adding new sections to chapter 77.32 RCW; creating new sections; recodifying RCW 75.25.080, 75.25.120, 75.25.140, and 75.25.190; repealing RCW 75.25.005, 75.25.091, 75.25.095, 75.25.110, 75.25.130, 75.25.150, 75.25.170, 75.25.180, 75.25.200, 77.32.092, 77.32.101, 77.32.161, 77.32.230, 77.32.340, 77.32.352, 77.32.360, 77.32.390, 77.32.060, 75.08.274, and 75.25.012; prescribing penalties; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.", and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Oke moved that the Senate concur in the House amendments to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6330.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Oke that the Senate concur in the House amendments to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6330.
The motion by Senator Oke carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendments to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6330.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6330, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6330, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 34; Nays, 11; Absent, 1; Excused, 3.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Finkbeiner, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Rasmussen, Roach, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Spanel, Stevens, Swecker, Winsley, Wood and Zarelli - 34. Voting nay: Senators Anderson, Fairley, Franklin, Fraser, Heavey, McCaslin, Prentice, Sheldon, T., Snyder, Thibaudeau and Wojahn - 11. Absent: Senator West - 1.
Excused: Senators Prince, Rossi, Strannigan - 3. SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6330, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MOTIONS
On motion of Senator Franklin, Senators McAuliffe and Snyder were excused.
On motion of Senator Hale, Senator Anderson was excused.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 3, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6439 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds and declares that a contracting procedure that facilitates construction of transportation facilities in a more timely manner may occasionally be needed to ensure that construction can proceed simultaneously with the design of the facility.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. The department of transportation shall develop, by January 1, 1999, a process for awarding competitively bid highway construction contracts for projects over ten million dollars that may be constructed using a design-build procedure. As used in this section, "design-build procedure" means a method of contracting under which the department of transportation contracts with another party for such party to both design and build the structures, facilities, and other items specified in the contract.
The process developed by the department shall, at a minimum, include the scope of services required under the design-build procedure, contractor prequalification requirements, criteria for evaluating technical information and project costs, contractor selection criteria, and an issue resolution procedure. If a request for proposal will be used, the requirements of RCW 39.10.050 (4), (5), and (6) apply.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. RCW 39.10.080, 39.10.090, and 39.10.100 and the notice requirements of RCW 39.10.030 (2), (3), and (4) apply to this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. The department may use the design-build procedure for public works projects over ten million dollars where:
(1) The construction activities are highly specialized and a design-build approach, as defined in section 2 of this act, is critical in developing the construction methodology; or
(2) The projects selected provide opportunity for greater innovation and efficiencies between the designer and the builder; or
(3) Significant savings in project delivery time would be realized.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Sureties are not responsible for damages, including corrective work, attributable to the design aspect of a design-build project.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. A demonstration program consisting of two projects must be implemented using the design-build method of contracting, as prescribed under a process developed by the department of transportation under section 2 of this act. The department shall select projects valued over ten million dollars for the demonstration program.
The department shall present progress reports on the demonstration projects to the legislative transportation committee and the alternative public works oversight committee during the course of the performance of the demonstration projects. The department shall present a final detailed report to the legislative transportation committee within one year of completion of the demonstration projects. The report must detail the advantages and disadvantages of the design-build construction process and make recommendations for possible changes in law, and in how the process may be used for future department projects.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. This act expires April 30, 2001, unless extended by the legislature."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Wood, the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6439.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6439, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6439, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 29; Nays, 14; Absent, 2; Excused, 4.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Kline, Kohl, Long, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, T., Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Winsley, Wood and Zarelli - 29. Voting nay: Senators Brown, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Heavey, Johnson, Loveland, Roach, Sheldon, B., Spanel, Thibaudeau and Wojahn - 14. Absent: Senators Deccio and West - 2. Excused: Senators Anderson, McAuliffe, Rossi and Snyder - 4. SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6439, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SENATE BILL NO. 6698 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 43.03.310 and 1995 c 3 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The citizens' commission on salaries for elected officials shall study the relationship of salaries to the duties of members of the legislature, all elected officials of the executive branch of state government, and all judges of the supreme court, court of appeals, superior courts, and district courts, and shall fix the salary for each respective position.
(2) Except as provided otherwise in RCW 43.03.305 and this section, the commission shall be solely responsible for its own organization, operation, and action and shall enjoy the fullest cooperation of all state officials, departments, and agencies.
(3) Members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be eligible to receive a subsistence allowance and travel expenses pursuant to RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
(4) The members of the commission shall elect a chair from among their number. The commission shall set a schedule of salaries by an affirmative vote of not less than nine members of the commission.
(5) The commission shall file its initial schedule of salaries for the elected officials with the secretary of state no later than the first Monday in June, 1987, and shall file a schedule biennially thereafter. Each such schedule shall be filed in legislative bill form, shall be assigned a chapter number and published with the session laws of the legislature, and shall be codified by the statute law committee. The signature of the chair of the commission shall be affixed to each schedule submitted to the secretary of state. The chair shall certify that the schedule has been adopted in accordance with the provisions of state law and with the rules, if any, of the commission. Such schedules shall become effective ninety days after the filing thereof, except as provided in Article XXVIII, section 1 of the state Constitution. State laws regarding referendum petitions shall apply to such schedules to the extent consistent with Article XXVIII, section 1 of the state Constitution.
(6) ((Prior to)) Before the filing of any salary schedule, the commission shall first develop a proposed salary schedule and then hold no fewer than four ((public hearings thereon)) regular meetings as defined by chapter 42.30 RCW to take public testimony on the proposed schedule within the four months immediately preceding the filing. At the last public hearing that is held as a regular meeting on the proposed schedule, the commission shall adopt the salary schedule as originally proposed or as amended at that meeting that will be filed with the secretary of state.
(7) All meetings, actions, hearings, and business of the commission shall be subject in full to the open public meetings act, chapter 42.30 RCW.
(8) Salaries of the officials referred to in subsection (1) of this section that are in effect on January 12, 1987, shall continue until modified by the commission under this section.", and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator McCaslin moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Senate Bill No. 6698.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator McCaslin that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Senate Bill No. 6698.
The motion by Senator McCaslin carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Senate Bill No. 6698.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Bauer, Senator Prentice was excused.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6698, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Senate Bill No. 6698, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 42; Nays, 0; Absent, 4; Excused, 3.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Rasmussen, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 42. Absent: Senators Loveland, Prince, Roach and West - 4. Excused: Senators Anderson, McAuliffe and Prentice - 3. SENATE BILL NO. 6698, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6544 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that many residents of long-term care facilities and recipients of in-home personal care services are exceptionally vulnerable and their health and well-being are heavily dependent on their caregivers. The legislature further finds that the quality of staff in long-term care facilities is often the key to good care. The need for well-trained staff and well-managed facilities is growing as the state's population ages and the acuity of the health care problems of residents increases. In order to better protect and care for residents, the legislature directs that the minimum training standards be reviewed for management and caregiving staff, including those serving residents with special needs, such as mental illness, dementia, or a developmental disability, that management and caregiving staff receive appropriate training, and that the training delivery system be improved.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 18.20 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department of social and health services shall review, in coordination with the department of health, the nursing care quality assurance commission, adult family home providers, boarding home providers, in-home personal care providers, and long-term care consumers and advocates, training standards for administrators and resident caregiving staff. The departments and the commission shall submit to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate by December 1, 1998, specific recommendations on training standards and the delivery system, including necessary statutory changes and funding requirements. Any proposed enhancements shall be consistent with this section, shall take into account and not duplicate other training requirements applicable to boarding homes and staff, and shall be developed with the input of boarding home and resident representatives, health care professionals, and other vested interest groups. Training standards and the delivery system shall be relevant to the needs of residents served by the boarding home and recipients of long-term in-home personal care services and shall be sufficient to ensure that administrators and caregiving staff have the skills and knowledge necessary to provide high quality, appropriate care.
(2) The recommendations on training standards and the delivery system developed under subsection (1) of this section shall be based on a review and consideration of the following: Quality of care; availability of training; affordability, including the training costs incurred by the department of social and health services and private providers; portability of existing training requirements; competency testing; practical and clinical course work; methods of delivery of training; standards for management and caregiving staff training; and necessary enhancements for special needs populations and resident rights training. Residents with special needs include, but are not limited to, residents with a diagnosis of mental illness, dementia, or developmental disability.
(3) The department of social and health services shall report to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate by December 1, 1998, on the cost of implementing the proposed training standards for state-funded residents, and on the extent to which that cost is covered by existing state payment rates.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 70.128 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The department of social and health services shall review, in coordination with the department of health, the nursing care quality assurance commission, adult family home providers, boarding home providers, in-home personal care providers, and long-term care consumers and advocates, training standards for providers, resident managers, and resident caregiving staff. The departments and the commission shall submit to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate by December 1, 1998, specific recommendations on training standards and the delivery system, including necessary statutory changes and funding requirements. Any proposed enhancements shall be consistent with this section, shall take into account and not duplicate other training requirements applicable to adult family homes and staff, and shall be developed with the input of adult family home and resident representatives, health care professionals, and other vested interest groups. Training standards and the delivery system shall be relevant to the needs of residents served by the adult family home and recipients of long-term in-home personal care services and shall be sufficient to ensure that providers, resident managers, and caregiving staff have the skills and knowledge necessary to provide high quality, appropriate care.
(2) The recommendations on training standards and the delivery system developed under subsection (1) of this section shall be based on a review and consideration of the following: Quality of care; availability of training; affordability, including the training costs incurred by the department of social and health services and private providers; portability of existing training requirements; competency testing; practical and clinical course work; methods of delivery of training; standards for management; uniform caregiving staff training; necessary enhancements for special needs populations; and resident rights training. Residents with special needs include, but are not limited to, residents with a diagnosis of mental illness, dementia, or developmental disability. Development of training recommendations for developmental disabilities services shall be coordinated with the study requirements in section 5 of this act.
(3) The department of social and health services shall report to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate by December 1, 1998, on the cost of implementing the proposed training standards for state-funded residents, and on the extent to which that cost is covered by existing state payment rates.
Sec. 4. RCW 70.128.070 and 1995 1st sp.s. c 18 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((A license shall be valid for one year.
(2) At least sixty days prior to expiration of the license, the provider shall submit an application for renewal of a license. The department shall send the provider an application for renewal prior to this time. The department shall have the authority to investigate any information included in the application for renewal of a license.
(3))) A license shall remain valid unless voluntarily surrendered, suspended, or revoked in accordance with this chapter.
(2)(a) Homes applying for a license shall be inspected at the time of licensure.
(b) Homes licensed by the department shall be inspected at least every eighteen months, subject to available funds.
(c) The department may make an unannounced inspection of a licensed home at any time to assure that the home and provider are in compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
(((4))) (3) If the department finds that the home is not in compliance with this chapter, it shall require the home to correct any violations as provided in this chapter. ((If the department finds that the home is in compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, the department shall renew the license of the home.))
Sec. 5. RCW 70.129.030 and 1997 c 386 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The facility must inform the resident both orally and in writing in a language that the resident understands of his or her rights and all rules and regulations governing resident conduct and responsibilities during the stay in the facility. The notification must be made prior to or upon admission. Receipt of the information must be acknowledged in writing.
(2) The resident or his or her legal representative has the right:
(a) Upon an oral or written request, to access all records pertaining to himself or herself including clinical records within twenty-four hours; and
(b) After receipt of his or her records for inspection, to purchase at a cost not to exceed the community standard photocopies of the records or portions of them upon request and two working days' advance notice to the facility.
(3) The facility shall only admit or retain individuals whose needs it can safely and appropriately serve in the facility with appropriate available staff and through the provision of reasonable accommodations required by state or federal law. Except in cases of genuine emergency, the facility shall not admit an individual before obtaining a thorough assessment of the resident's needs and preferences. The assessment shall contain, unless unavailable despite the best efforts of the facility, the resident applicant, and other interested parties, the following minimum information: Recent medical history; necessary and contraindicated medications; a licensed medical or other health professional's diagnosis, unless the individual objects for religious reasons; significant known behaviors or symptoms that may cause concern or require special care; mental illness, except where protected by confidentiality laws; level of personal care needs; activities and service preferences; and preferences regarding other issues important to the resident applicant, such as food and daily routine.
(4) The facility must inform each resident in writing in a language the resident or his or her representative understands before((, or at the time of)) admission, and at least once every twenty-four months thereafter of: (a) Services, items, and activities customarily available in the facility or arranged for by the facility as permitted by the facility's license; (b) charges for those services, items, and activities including charges for services, items, and activities not covered by the facility's per diem rate or applicable public benefit programs; and (c) the rules of facility operations required under RCW 70.129.140(2). Each resident and his or her representative must be informed in writing in advance of changes in the availability or the charges for services, items, or activities, or of changes in the facility's rules. Except in emergencies, thirty days' advance notice must be given prior to the change. However, for facilities licensed for six or fewer residents, if there has been a substantial and continuing change in the resident's condition necessitating substantially greater or lesser services, items, or activities, then the charges for those services, items, or activities may be changed upon fourteen days' advance written notice.
(((4))) (5) The facility must furnish a written description of residents rights that includes:
(a) A description of the manner of protecting personal funds, under RCW 70.129.040;
(b) A posting of names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the state survey and certification agency, the state licensure office, the state ombudsmen program, and the protection and advocacy systems; and
(c) A statement that the resident may file a complaint with the appropriate state licensing agency concerning alleged resident abuse, neglect, and misappropriation of resident property in the facility.
(((5))) (6) Notification of changes.
(a) A facility must immediately consult with the resident's physician, and if known, make reasonable efforts to notify the resident's legal representative or an interested family member when there is:
(i) An accident involving the resident which requires or has the potential for requiring physician intervention;
(ii) A significant change in the resident's physical, mental, or psychosocial status (i.e., a deterioration in health, mental, or psychosocial status in either life-threatening conditions or clinical complications).
(b) The facility must promptly notify the resident or the resident's representative shall make reasonable efforts to notify an interested family member, if known, when there is:
(i) A change in room or roommate assignment; or
(ii) A decision to transfer or discharge the resident from the facility.
(c) The facility must record and update the address and phone number of the resident's representative or interested family member, upon receipt of notice from them.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. The division of developmental disabilities in the department of social and health services, in coordination with advocacy, self-advocacy, and provider organizations, shall review administrator and resident caregiver staff training standards for agency contracted supported living services, including intensive tenant support, tenant support, supportive living, and in-home personal care services for children. The division and the advocates shall coordinate specialty training recommendations with the larger study group referenced in sections 2(1) and 3(1) of this act and submit specific recommendations on training standards, including necessary statutory changes and funding requirements to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate by December 1, 1998.
Sec. 7. RCW 70.128.060 and 1995 c 260 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) An application for license shall be made to the department upon forms provided by it and shall contain such information as the department reasonably requires.
(2) The department shall issue a license to an adult family home if the department finds that the applicant and the home are in compliance with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter, unless (a) the applicant has prior violations of this chapter relating to the adult family home subject to the application or any other adult family home, or of any other law regulating residential care facilities within the past five years that resulted in revocation or nonrenewal of a license; or (b) the applicant has a history of significant noncompliance with federal, state, or local laws, rules, or regulations relating to the provision of care or services to vulnerable adults or to children.
(3) The license fee shall be submitted with the application.
(4) The department shall serve upon the applicant a copy of the decision granting or denying an application for a license. An applicant shall have the right to contest denial of his or her application for a license as provided in chapter 34.05 RCW by requesting a hearing in writing within twenty-eight days after receipt of the notice of denial.
(5) The department shall not issue a license to a provider if the department finds that the provider or any partner, officer, director, managerial employee, or owner of five percent or more if the provider has a history of significant noncompliance with federal or state regulations, rules, or laws in providing care or services to vulnerable adults or to children.
(6) The department shall license an adult family home for the maximum level of care that the adult family home may provide. The department shall define, in rule, license levels based upon the education, training, and caregiving experience of the licensed provider or staff.
(7) The department shall establish, by rule, standards used to license nonresident providers and multiple facility operators.
(8) The department shall establish, by rule, for multiple facility operators educational standards substantially equivalent to recognized national certification standards for residential care administrators.
(9) The license fee shall be set at fifty dollars per year for each home. The licensing fee is due each year within thirty days of the anniversary date of the license. A fifty dollar processing fee shall also be charged each home when the home is initially licensed.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. A new section is added to chapter 18.48 RCW to read as follows:
Adult family homes have developed rapidly in response to the health and social needs of the aging population in community settings, especially as the aging population has increased in proportion to the general population. The growing demand for elder care with a new focus on issues affecting senior citizens, including persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or dementia, has prompted a growing professionalization of adult family home providers to address quality care and quality of life issues consistent with standards of accountability and regulatory safeguards for the health and safety of the residents. The establishment of an advisory committee to the department of health and the department of social and health services under section 9 of this act formalizes a stable process for discussing and considering these issues among residents and their advocates, regulatory officials, and adult family home providers. The dialogue among all stakeholders interested in maintaining a healthy option for the aging population in community settings assures the highest regard for the well-being of these residents within a benign and functional regulatory environment.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. A new section is added to chapter 18.48 RCW to read as follows:
(1) The secretary, in consultation with the secretary of social and health services, shall appoint an advisory committee on matters relating to the regulation, administrative rules, enforcement process, staffing, and training requirements of adult family homes. The advisory committee shall be composed of six members, of which two members shall be resident advocates, three members shall represent adult family home providers, and one member shall represent the public and serve as
chair. The members shall generally represent the interests of aging residents, residents with dementia, residents with mental illness, and residents with developmental disabilities respectively. Members representing adult family home providers must have at least two years' experience as licensees. The membership must generally reflect urban and rural areas and western and eastern parts of the state. A member may not serve more than two consecutive terms.
(2) The secretary may remove a member of the advisory committee for cause as specified by rule adopted by the department. If there is a vacancy, the secretary shall appoint a member to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(3) The advisory committee shall meet at the times and places designated by the secretary and shall hold meetings during the year as necessary to provide advice to the secretary on matters relating to the regulation of adult family homes. A majority of the members may request a meeting of the committee for any express purpose directly related to the regulation of adult family homes. A majority of members currently serving shall constitute a quorum.
(4) Establishment of the advisory committee shall not prohibit the department of health from utilizing other advisory activities that the department of health deems necessary for program development.
(5) Each member of the advisory committee shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel expenses as authorized in RCW 43.03.060.
(6) The secretary, members of the advisory committee, or individuals acting on their behalf are immune from civil liability for official acts performed in the course of their duties.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 70.128 RCW to read as follows:
Adult family homes have developed rapidly in response to the health and social needs of the aging population in community settings, especially as the aging population has increased in proportion to the general population. The growing demand for elder care with a new focus on issues affecting senior citizens, including persons with developmental disabilities, mental illness, or dementia, has prompted a growing professionalization of adult family home providers to address quality care and quality of life issues consistent with standards of accountability and regulatory safeguards for the health and safety of the residents. The establishment of an advisory committee to the department of health and the department of social and health services under section 9 of this act formalizes a stable process for discussing and considering these issues among residents and their advocates, regulatory officials, and adult family home providers. The dialogue among all stakeholders interested in maintaining a healthy option for the aging population in community settings assures the highest regard for the well-being of these residents within a benign and functional regulatory environment. The secretary shall be advised by an advisory committee on adult family homes established under section 9 of this act.
Establishment of the advisory committee shall not prohibit the department of social and health services from utilizing other advisory activities that the department of social and health services deems necessary for program development.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. Section 5 of this act takes effect July 1, 1998."
On page 1, line 1 of the title, after "care;" strike the remainder of the title and insert "amending RCW 70.128.070, 70.129.030, and 70.128.060; adding a new section to chapter 18.20 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 70.128 RCW; adding new sections to chapter 18.48 RCW; creating new sections; and providing an effective date.", and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6544 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
The President appointed as members of the Conference Committee on Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6544 and the House amendment(s) thereto: Senators Deccio, Wojahn and Wood.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Johnson, the Conference Committee appointments were confirmed.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6746 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
“NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association promising, in exchange for dues, assessments, or periodic or lump-sum payments, to furnish members or subscribers with assistance in matters relating to trip cancellation, bail bond service or any accident, sickness, or death insurance benefit program must:
(a) Have a certificate of authority, issued by the insurance commissioner, authorizing the person, firm, partnership, corporation, or association to sell that coverage in this state; or
(b) Purchase the service or insurance from a company that holds a certificate of authority, issued by the insurance commissioner, authorizing the company to sell that coverage in this state. If coverage cannot be procured from an authorized insurer holding a certificate of authority issued by the insurance commissioner, insurance may be procured from an unauthorized insurer subject to chapter 48.15 RCW.
(2) Travel or automobile related products or assistance including but not limited to community traffic safety service, travel and touring service, theft or reward service, map service, towing service, emergency road service, lockout or lost key service, reimbursement of emergency expenses due to a vehicle disabling accident, or legal fee reimbursement service in the defense of traffic offenses shall not be considered to be insurance for the purposes of Title 48 RCW.
(3) Violation of this section is subject to the enforcement provisions of RCW 48.02.080 and to the hearing and appeal provisions of chapter 48.04 RCW.”, and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Winsley moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6746.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Winsley that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6746.
The motion by Senator Winsley carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6746.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Hale, Senator Wood was excused.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6746, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6746, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 3.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 46. Excused: Senators Anderson, McAuliffe and Wood - 3. SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6746, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY
Senator Heavey: “A point of parliamentary inquiry, Mr. President. Don't the Senate Rules, Reed's Rules, Robert's Rules, all provide that flowers can be no longer than eighteen inches on a member's desk?”
REPLY BY THE PRESIDENT
President Owen: “Not at this time, Senator Heavey. However, it is seriously under consideration.”
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
Senator McCaslin: “A point of personal privilege, Mr. President. Senator Heavey, this is only about twelve inches.”
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6293 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 46.61.5055 and 1997 c 229 s 11 and 1997 c 66 s 14 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
(1) A person who is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 and who has no prior offense within five years shall be punished as follows:
(a) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was less than 0.15, or for whom for reasons other than the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than one day nor more than one year. Twenty-four consecutive hours of the imprisonment may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than three hundred fifty dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Three hundred fifty dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By suspension of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of ninety days. The period of license, permit, or privilege suspension may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall suspend the offender's license, permit, or privilege; or
(b) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was at least 0.15, or for whom by reason of the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than two days nor more than one year. Two consecutive days of the imprisonment may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Five hundred dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By revocation of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of one year. The period of license, permit, or privilege suspension may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall suspend the offender's license, permit, or privilege.
(2) A person who is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 and who has one prior offense within five years shall be punished as follows:
(a) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was less than 0.15, or for whom for reasons other than the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than one year((. Thirty days of the imprisonment)) and sixty days of electronic home monitoring. The offender shall pay for the cost of the electronic monitoring. The county or municipality where the penalty is being imposed shall determine the cost. The court may also require the offender's electronic home monitoring device include an alcohol detection breathalyzer, and may restrict the amount of alcohol the offender may consume during the time the offender is on electronic home monitoring. Thirty days of imprisonment and sixty days of electronic home monitoring may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Five hundred dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By revocation of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of two years. The period of license, permit, or privilege revocation may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall revoke the offender's license, permit, or privilege; or
(b) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was at least 0.15, or for whom by reason of the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than forty-five days nor more than one year((. Forty-five days of the imprisonment)) and ninety days of electronic home monitoring. The offender shall pay for the cost of the electronic monitoring. The county or municipality where the penalty is being imposed shall determine the cost. The court may also require the offender's electronic home monitoring device include an alcohol detection breathalyzer, and may restrict the amount of alcohol the offender may consume during the time the offender is on electronic home monitoring. Forty-five days of imprisonment and ninety days of electronic home monitoring may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than seven hundred fifty dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. Seven hundred fifty dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By revocation of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of nine hundred days. The period of license, permit, or privilege revocation may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall revoke the offender's license, permit, or privilege.
(3) A person who is convicted of a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504 and who has two or more prior offenses within five years shall be punished as follows:
(a) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was less than 0.15, or for whom for reasons other than the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than ninety days nor more than one year((. Ninety days of the imprisonment)) and one hundred twenty days of electronic home monitoring. The offender shall pay for the cost of the electronic monitoring. The county or municipality where the penalty is being imposed shall determine the cost. The court may also require the offender's electronic home monitoring device include an alcohol detection breathalyzer, and may restrict the amount of alcohol the offender may consume during the time the offender is on electronic home monitoring. Ninety days of imprisonment and one hundred twenty days of electronic home monitoring may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. One thousand dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By revocation of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of three years. The period of license, permit, or privilege revocation may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall revoke the offender's license, permit, or privilege; or
(b) In the case of a person whose alcohol concentration was at least 0.15, or for whom by reason of the person's refusal to take a test offered pursuant to RCW 46.20.308 there is no test result indicating the person's alcohol concentration:
(i) By imprisonment for not less than one hundred twenty days nor more than one year((. One hundred twenty days of the imprisonment)) and one hundred fifty days of electronic home monitoring. The offender shall pay for the cost of the electronic monitoring. The county or municipality where the penalty is being imposed shall determine the cost. The court may also require the offender's electronic home monitoring device include an alcohol detection breathalyzer, and may restrict the amount of alcohol the offender may consume during the time the offender is on electronic home monitoring. One hundred twenty days of imprisonment and one hundred fifty days of electronic home monitoring may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds that the imposition of this mandatory minimum sentence would impose a substantial risk to the offender's physical or mental well-being. Whenever the mandatory minimum sentence is suspended or deferred, the court shall state in writing the reason for granting the suspension or deferral and the facts upon which the suspension or deferral is based; and
(ii) By a fine of not less than one thousand five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars. One thousand five hundred dollars of the fine may not be suspended or deferred unless the court finds the offender to be indigent; and
(iii) By revocation of the offender's license or permit to drive, or suspension of any nonresident privilege to drive, for a period of four years. The period of license, permit, or privilege revocation may not be suspended. The court shall notify the department of licensing of the conviction, and upon receiving notification of the conviction the department shall revoke the offender's license, permit, or privilege.
(4) In exercising its discretion in setting penalties within the limits allowed by this section, the court shall particularly consider whether the person's driving at the time of the offense was responsible for injury or damage to another or another's property.
(5) An offender punishable under this section is subject to the alcohol assessment and treatment provisions of RCW 46.61.5056.
(6) After expiration of any period of suspension or revocation of the offender's license, permit, or privilege to drive required by this section, the department shall place the offender's driving privilege in probationary status pursuant to RCW 46.20.355.
(7)(a) In addition to any nonsuspendable and nondeferrable jail sentence required by this section, whenever the court imposes less than one year in jail, the court shall also suspend but shall not defer a period of confinement for a period not exceeding ((two)) five years. The court shall impose conditions of probation that include: (i) Not driving a motor vehicle within this state without a valid license to drive and proof of financial responsibility for the future; (ii) not driving a motor vehicle within this state while having an alcohol concentration of 0.08 or more within two hours after driving; and (iii) not refusing to submit to a test of his or her breath or blood to determine alcohol concentration upon request of a law enforcement officer who has reasonable grounds to believe the person was driving or was in actual physical control of a motor vehicle within this state while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The court may impose conditions of probation that include nonrepetition, installation of an ignition interlock or other biological or technical device on the probationer's motor vehicle, alcohol or drug treatment, supervised probation, or other conditions that may be appropriate. The sentence may be imposed in whole or in part upon violation of a condition of probation during the suspension period.
(b) For each violation of mandatory conditions of probation under (a)(i) and (ii) or (a)(i) and (iii) of this subsection, the court shall order the convicted person to be confined for thirty days, which shall not be suspended or deferred.
(c) For each incident involving a violation of a mandatory condition of probation imposed under this subsection, the license, permit, or privilege to drive of the person shall be suspended by the court for thirty days or, if such license, permit, or privilege to drive already is suspended, revoked, or denied at the time the finding of probation violation is made, the suspension, revocation, or denial then in effect shall be extended by thirty days. The court shall notify the department of any suspension, revocation, or denial or any extension of a suspension, revocation, or denial imposed under this subsection.
(8) For purposes of this section:
(a) "Electronic home monitoring" shall not be considered confinement as defined in RCW 9.94A.030;
(b) A "prior offense" means any of the following:
(i) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or an equivalent local ordinance;
(ii) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.504 or an equivalent local ordinance;
(iii) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.520 committed while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug;
(iv) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.522 committed while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or any drug;
(v) A conviction for a violation of RCW 46.61.5249 or an equivalent local ordinance, if the conviction is the result of a charge that was originally filed as a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, or an equivalent local ordinance, or of RCW 46.61.520 or 46.61.522;
(vi) An out-of-state conviction for a violation that would have been a violation of (((a))) (b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v) of this subsection if committed in this state;
(vii) A deferred prosecution under chapter 10.05 RCW granted in a prosecution for a violation of RCW 46.61.502, 46.61.504, or an equivalent local ordinance; or
(viii) A deferred prosecution under chapter 10.05 RCW granted in a prosecution for a violation of RCW 46.61.5249, or an equivalent local ordinance, if the charge under which the deferred prosecution was granted was originally filed as a violation of RCW 46.61.502 or 46.61.504, or an equivalent local ordinance, or of RCW 46.61.520 or 46.61.522((.)); and
(((b))) (c) "Within five years" means that the arrest for a prior offense occurred within five years of the arrest for the current offense.
Sec. 2. RCW 46.65.070 and 1990 c 250 s 62 are each amended to read as follows:
No license to operate motor vehicles in Washington shall be issued to an habitual offender (1) for a period of ((five)) seven years from the date of the license revocation except as provided in RCW 46.65.080, and (2) until the privilege of such person to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been restored by the department of licensing as provided in this chapter.
Sec. 3. RCW 46.65.080 and 1979 c 158 s 181 are each amended to read as follows:
At the end of ((two)) four years, the habitual offender may petition the department of licensing for the return of his operator's license and upon good and sufficient showing, the department of licensing may, wholly or conditionally, reinstate the privilege of such person to operate a motor vehicle in this state.
Sec. 4. RCW 46.65.100 and 1979 c 158 s 182 are each amended to read as follows:
At the expiration of ((five)) seven years from the date of any final order finding a person to be an habitual offender and directing him not to operate a motor vehicle in this state, such person may petition the department of licensing for restoration of his privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state. Upon receipt of such petition, and for good cause shown, the department of licensing shall restore to such person the privilege to operate a motor vehicle in this state upon such terms and conditions as the department of licensing may prescribe, subject to the provisions of chapter 46.29 RCW and such other provisions of law relating to the issuance or revocation of operators' licenses.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 46.61 RCW to read as follows:
(1) A defendant who is arrested for an offense involving driving while under the influence as defined in RCW 46.61.502, driving under age twenty-one after consuming alcohol as defined in RCW 46.61.503, or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence as defined in RCW 46.61.504, shall be required to appear in person before a magistrate within one judicial day after the arrest if the defendant is served with a citation or complaint at the time of the arrest.
(2) A defendant who is charged by citation, complaint, or information with an offense involving driving while under the influence as defined in RCW 46.61.502, driving under age twenty-one after consuming alcohol as defined in RCW 46.61.503, or being in physical control of a vehicle while under the influence as defined in RCW 46.61.504, and who is not arrested, shall ap-pear in court for arraignment in person as soon as practicable, but in no event later than fourteen days after the next day on which court is in session following the issuance of the citation or the filing of the complaint or information.
(3) At the time of an appearance required by this section, the court shall determine the necessity of imposing conditions of pretrial release according to the procedures established by court rule for a preliminary appearance or an arraignment.
(4) Appearances required by this section are mandatory and may not be waived.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. This act takes effect January 1, 1999."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Benton moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6293.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Benton that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6293.
The motion by Senator Benton carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6293.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6293, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6293, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 2; Excused, 2.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, West, Winsley, Wojahn and Zarelli - 45. Absent: Senators Deccio and McDonald - 2. Excused: Senators Anderson and Wood - 2.
ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6293, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6420 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that the shift by the employment security department from in-person written initial applications for unemployment insurance benefits to a call center approach creates opportunities for improved service but also raises serious concerns. Eliminating face-to-face contact may increase the potential for fraud and reduce the probability that claimants will utilize existing reemployment resources. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature that if the written application process is to be eliminated, the employment security department must ensure that unemployment insurance claimants remain actively involved in reemployment activities and that an independent evaluation be conducted of the call center approach to unemployment insurance.
Sec. 2. RCW 50.20.140 and 1951 c 215 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
An application for initial determination, a claim for waiting period, or a claim for benefits shall be filed in accordance with such ((regulations)) rules as the commissioner may prescribe. An application for an initial determination may be made by any individual whether unemployed or not. Each employer shall post and maintain printed statements of such ((regulations)) rules in places readily accessible to individuals in his or her employment and shall make available to each such individual at the time he or she becomes unemployed, a printed statement of such ((regulations)) rules and such notices, instructions, and other material as the commissioner may by ((regulation)) rule prescribe. Such printed material shall be supplied by the commissioner to each employer without cost to ((him)) the employer.
The term "application for initial determination" shall mean a request in writing, or by other means as determined by the commissioner, for an initial determination. The term "claim for waiting period" shall mean a certification, after the close of a given week, that the requirements stated herein for eligibility for waiting period have been met. The term "claim for benefits" shall mean a certification, after the close of a given week, that the requirements stated herein for eligibility for receipt of benefits have been met.
A representative designated by the commissioner shall take the application for initial determination and for the claim for waiting period credits or for benefits. When an application for initial determination has been made, the employment security department shall promptly make an initial determination which shall be a statement of the applicant's base year wages, his or her weekly benefit amount, his or her maximum amount of benefits potentially payable, and his or her benefit year. Such determination shall fix the general conditions under which waiting period credit shall be granted and under which benefits shall be paid during any period of unemployment occurring within the benefit year fixed by such determination.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 50.20 RCW to read as follows:
The employment security department will ensure that within a reasonably short period of time after the initiation of benefits, all unemployment insurance claimants, except those with employer attachment, union referral, in commissioner approved training, or the subject of antiharassment orders, register for job search in an electronic labor exchange system that supports direct employer access for the purpose of selecting job applicants.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 50.20 RCW to read as follows:
To ensure that following the initial application for benefits, an individual is actively engaged in searching for work, effective July 1, 1999, the employment security department shall implement a job search monitoring program. Except for those individuals with employer attachment or union referral, and individuals in commissioner-approved training, an individual who has received five or more weeks of benefits under this title must provide evidence of seeking work, as directed by the commissioner or commissioner's agents, for each week beyond five in which a claim is filed. The evidence must demonstrate contacts with at least three employers per week or documented in-person job search activity at the local reemployment center. In developing the requirements for the job search monitoring program, the commissioner or the commissioner's agents shall utilize an existing advisory committee having equal representation of employers and workers.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. (1) The joint legislative audit and review committee, in consultation with members of the senate and house of representatives commerce and labor committees and the unemployment insurance advisory committee, shall conduct an evaluation of the new call center approach to unemployment insurance. The evaluation shall review the performance of the call center system, including, but not limited to, the: (a) Promptness of payments; (b) number and types of errors; (c) amount and types of fraud; and (d) level of overpayments and underpayments, compared with the current system.
(2) The joint legislative audit and review committee is directed to contract with a private entity consistent with the provisions of chapter 39.29 RCW. The committee shall consult with the unemployment insurance advisory committee in the design of the request for proposals from potential contractors and shall use the advisory committee to evaluate the responses. The joint legislative audit and review committee shall provide a report on its findings and recommendations to the appropriate standing committee of the senate and house of representatives by September 1, 2001.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. The employment security department is authorized to expend funds provided under RCW 50.24.014(1)(b) for the purposes of the evaluation provided for in section 5 of this act.
Sec. 7. RCW 50.24.014 and 1994 c 187 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)(a) A separate and identifiable account to provide for the financing of special programs to assist the unemployed is established in the administrative contingency fund. Contributions to this account shall accrue and become payable by each employer, except employers as described in RCW 50.44.010 and 50.44.030 who have properly elected to make payments in lieu of contributions, taxable local government employers as described in RCW 50.44.035, and those employers who are required to make payments in lieu of contributions, at a basic rate of two one-hundredths of one percent. The amount of wages subject to tax shall be determined under RCW 50.24.010.
(b) For the first calendar quarter of 1994 only, the basic two one-hundredths of one percent contribution payable under (a) of this subsection shall be increased by one-hundredth of one percent to a total rate of three one-hundredths of one percent. The proceeds of this incremental one-hundredth of one percent shall be used solely for the purposes described in section 22, chapter 483, Laws of 1993, and for the purposes ((described in RCW 50.40.060)) of conducting an evaluation of the call center approach to unemployment insurance under section 5 of this act. Any surplus from contributions payable under this subsection (b) will be deposited in the unemployment compensation trust fund.
(2)(a) Contributions under this section shall become due and be paid by each employer under rules as the commissioner may prescribe, and shall not be deducted, in whole or in part, from the remuneration of individuals in the employ of the employer. Any deduction in violation of this section is unlawful.
(b) In the payment of any contributions under this section, a fractional part of a cent shall be disregarded unless it amounts to one-half cent or more, in which case it shall be increased to one cent.
(3) If the commissioner determines that federal funding has been increased to provide financing for the services specified in chapter 50.62 RCW, the commissioner shall direct that collection of contributions under this section be terminated on the following January 1st."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Schow moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6420.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Schow that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6420.
The motion by Senator Schow carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6420
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6420, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6420, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 46; Nays, 0; Absent, 2; Excused, 1.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Sheldon, T., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 46. Absent: Senators Kline and West - 2. Excused: Senator Anderson - 1. SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6420, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MOTION
On motion of Senator Wood, Senator Sellar was excused.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 5, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5636 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"Sec. 1. RCW 70.118.030 and 1977 AScE c 133 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Local boards of health shall identify failing septic tank drainfield systems in the normal manner and will use reasonable effort to determine new failures. The local health officer, environmental health director, or equivalent officer may apply for an administrative search warrant to a court official authorized to issue a criminal search warrant. The warrant may only be applied for after the local health officer or the health officer's designee has requested inspection of the person's property under the specific administrative plan required in this section, and the person has refused the health officer or the health officer's designee access to the person's property. Timely notice must be given to any affected person that a warrant is being requested and that the person may be present at any court proceeding to consider the requested search warrant. The court official may issue the warrant upon probable cause. A request for a search warrant must show the inspection, examination, test, or sampling is in response to pollution in commercial or recreational shellfish harvesting areas or pollution in fresh water. A specific administrative plan must be developed expressly in response to the pollution. The local health officer, environmental health director, or equivalent officer shall submit the plan to the court as part of the justification for the warrant, along with specific evidence showing that it is reasonable to believe pollution is coming from the septic system on the property to be accessed for inspection. The plan must include each of the following elements:
(a) The overall goal of the inspection;
(b) The location and identification by address of the properties being authorized for inspection;
(c) Requirements for giving the person owning the property and the person occupying the property if it is someone other than the owner, notice of the plan, its provisions, and times of any inspections;
(d) The survey procedures to be used in the inspection;
(e) The criteria that would be used to define an on-site sewage system failure; and
(f) The follow-up actions that would be pursued once an on-site sewage system failure has been identified and confirmed.
(2) Discretionary judgment will be made in implementing corrections by specifying nonwater-carried sewage disposal devices or other alternative methods of treatment and effluent disposal as a measure of ameliorating existing substandard conditions. Local regulations shall be consistent with the intent and purposes stated ((herein)) in this section.", and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
On motion of Senator Oke, the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 5636.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5636, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 5636, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 41; Nays, 2; Absent, 4; Excused, 2.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Brown, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sheldon, B., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 41. Voting nay: Senators Heavey and Sheldon, T. - 2. Absent: Senators McDonald, Prince, Schow and West - 4. Excused: Senators Anderson and Sellar - 2. SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 5636, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6208 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"PART I - CRISIS RESIDENTIAL CENTERS AND STAFF-SECURE
TREATMENT CENTERS
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 74.13 RCW to read as follows:
Any county or group of counties may make application to the department of social and health services in the manner and form prescribed by the department to administer and provide the services established under RCW 13.32A.197. Any such application must include a plan or plans for providing such services to at-risk youth.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 74.13 RCW to read as follows:
No county may receive any state funds provided by section 1 of this act until its application and plan are received by the department.
(1) The distribution of funds to a county or a group of counties shall be based on criteria including but not limited to the county's per capita income, regional or county at-risk populations, rates of poverty, and the presence of existing programs serving at-risk children.
(2) The secretary of social and health services shall reimburse a county upon presentation and approval of a valid claim pursuant to this chapter based on actual performance in meeting the terms and conditions of the approved plan and contract. Funds received by participating counties under this chapter shall not be used to replace local funds for existing programs.
(3) Funds available for county-operated staff-secure facilities and services under RCW 13.32A.197 shall not exceed the appropriation for these services specified in the biennial operating budget.
Sec. 3. RCW 74.13.031 and 1997 c 386 s 32 and 1997 c 272 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
The department shall have the duty to provide child welfare services and shall:
(1) Develop, administer, supervise, and monitor a coordinated and comprehensive plan that establishes, aids, and strengthens services for the protection and care of homeless, runaway, dependent, or neglected children.
(2) Within available resources, recruit an adequate number of prospective adoptive and foster homes, both regular and specialized, i.e. homes for children of ethnic minority, including Indian homes for Indian children, sibling groups, handicapped and emotionally disturbed, teens, pregnant and parenting teens, and annually report to the governor and the legislature concerning the department's success in: (a) Meeting the need for adoptive and foster home placements; (b) reducing the foster parent turnover rate; (c) completing home studies for legally free children; and (d) implementing and operating the passport program required by RCW 74.13.285. The report shall include a section entitled "Foster Home Turn-Over, Causes and Recommendations."
(3) Investigate complaints of alleged neglect, abuse, or abandonment of children, and on the basis of the findings of such investigation, offer child welfare services in relation to the problem to such parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis, and/or bring the situation to the attention of an appropriate court, or another community agency: PROVIDED, That an investigation is not required of nonaccidental injuries which are clearly not the result of a lack of care or supervision by the child's parents, legal custodians, or persons serving in loco parentis. If the investigation reveals that a crime may have been committed, the department shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency.
(4) Offer, on a voluntary basis, family reconciliation services to families who are in conflict.
(5) Monitor out-of-home placements, on a timely and routine basis, to assure the safety, well-being, and quality of care being provided is within the scope of the intent of the legislature as defined in RCW 74.13.010 and 74.15.010, and annually submit a report measuring the extent to which the department achieved the specified goals to the governor and the legislature.
(6) Have authority to accept custody of children from parents and to accept custody of children from juvenile courts, where authorized to do so under law, to provide child welfare services including placement for adoption, and to provide for the physical care of such children and make payment of maintenance costs if needed. Except where required by Public Law 95-608 (25 U.S.C. Sec. 1915), no private adoption agency which receives children for adoption from the department shall discriminate on the basis of race, creed, or color when considering applications in their placement for adoption.
(7) Have authority to provide temporary shelter to children who have run away from home and who are admitted to crisis residential centers.
(8) Have authority to purchase care for children; and shall follow in general the policy of using properly approved private agency services for the actual care and supervision of such children insofar as they are available, paying for care of such children as are accepted by the department as eligible for support at reasonable rates established by the department.
(9) Establish a children's services advisory committee which shall assist the secretary in the development of a partnership plan for utilizing resources of the public and private sectors, and advise on all matters pertaining to child welfare, licensing of child care agencies, adoption, and services related thereto. At least one member shall represent the adoption community.
(10) Have authority to provide continued foster care or group care for individuals from eighteen through twenty years of age to enable them to complete their high school or vocational school program.
(11) Have authority within funds appropriated for foster care services to purchase care for Indian children who are in the custody of a federally recognized Indian tribe or tribally licensed child-placing agency pursuant to parental consent, tribal court order, or state juvenile court order; and the purchase of such care shall be subject to the same eligibility standards and rates of support applicable to other children for whom the department purchases care.
(12) Provide funding for counties to operate treatment facilities and provide treatment services to children who have been ordered placed in a staff secure facility under RCW 13.32A.197.
Notwithstanding any other provision of RCW 13.32A.170 through 13.32A.200 and 74.13.032 through 74.13.036, or of this section all services to be provided by the department of social and health services under subsections (4), (6), and (7) of this section, or counties under subsection (12) of this section, subject to the limitations of these subsections, may be provided by any program offering such services funded pursuant to Titles II and III of the federal juvenile justice and delinquency prevention act of 1974.
Sec. 4. RCW 74.13.032 and 1995 c 312 s 60 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The department shall establish, by contracts with private or public vendors, regional crisis residential centers with semi-secure facilities. These facilities shall be structured group care facilities licensed under rules adopted by the department and shall have an average of at least four adult staff members and in no event less than three adult staff members to every eight children.
(2) Within available funds appropriated for this purpose, the department shall establish, by contracts with private or public vendors, regional crisis residential centers with secure facilities. These facilities shall be facilities licensed under rules adopted by the department. These centers may also include semi-secure facilities and to such extent shall be subject to subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The department shall, in addition to the facilities established under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, establish additional crisis residential centers pursuant to contract with licensed private group care facilities.
(4) The staff at the facilities established under this section shall be trained so that they may effectively counsel juveniles admitted to the centers, provide treatment, supervision, and structure to the juveniles that recognize the need for support and the varying circumstances that cause children to leave their families, and carry out the responsibilities stated in RCW 13.32A.090. The responsibilities stated in RCW 13.32A.090 may, in any of the centers, be carried out by the department.
(5) The secure facilities located within crisis residential centers shall be operated to conform with the definition in RCW 13.32A.030. The facilities shall have an average of no ((more)) less than ((three)) one adult staff member((s)) to every ((eight)) ten children. The staffing ratio shall continue to ensure the safety of the children.
(6) ((A center with secure facilities created under this section may not be located within, or on the same grounds as, other secure structures including jails, juvenile detention facilities operated by the state, or units of local government. However, the secretary may, following consultation with the appropriate county legislative authority, make a written finding that location of a center with secure facilities on the same grounds as another secure structure is the only practical location for a secure facility. Upon the written finding a secure facility may be located on the same grounds as the secure structure. Where)) If a secure crisis residential center is located in or adjacent to a secure juvenile detention facility, the center shall be operated in a manner that prevents in-person contact between the residents of the center and the persons held in such facility.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 74.13 RCW to read as follows:
(1) A county or group of counties operating a staff-secure facility under sections 1 and 2 of this act shall establish, by contracts with private or public vendors, treatment centers with staff secure facilities. These facilities shall be structured group care facilities licensed under rules adopted by the department.
(2) The staff at the facilities established under RCW 13.32A.197 shall be trained so that they may effectively counsel, supervise, provide treatment for behavioral difficulties or needs, and provide structure to the juveniles admitted to treatment facilities. The treatment, supervision, and counseling must recognize the need for support and the varying circumstances that cause children to leave their families.
(3) Juveniles shall be admitted to the facilities based on a court order for placement at a staff secure facility to receive treatment under RCW 13.32A.197. Juveniles shall not be denied admission based on their county of residence.
PART II - MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT
NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. The legislature finds it is often necessary for parents to obtain mental health or chemical dependency treatment for their minor children prior to the time the child's condition presents a likelihood of serious harm or the child becomes gravely disabled. The legislature finds that treatment of such conditions is not the equivalent of incarceration or detention, but is a legitimate act of parental discretion, when supported by decisions of credentialed professionals. The legislature finds that, consistent with Parham v. J.R., 442 U.S. 584 (1979), state action is not involved in the determination of a parent and professional person to admit a minor child to treatment and finds this act provides sufficient independent review by the department of social and health services, as a neutral fact-finder, to protect the interests of all parties. The legislature intends and recognizes that children affected by the provisions of this act are not children whose mental or substance abuse problems are adequately addressed by chapters 70.96A and 71.34 RCW. Therefore, the legislature finds it is necessary to provide parents a statutory process, other than the petition process provided in chapters 70.96A and 71.34 RCW, to obtain treatment for their minor children without the consent of the children.
The legislature finds that differing standards of admission and review in parent-initiated mental health and chemical dependency treatment for their minor children are necessary and the admission standards and procedures under state involuntary treatment procedures are not adequate to provide safeguards for the safety and well-being of all children. The legislature finds the timeline for admission and reviews under existing law do not provide sufficient opportunities for assessment of the mental health and chemically dependent status of every minor child and that additional time and different standards will facilitate the likelihood of successful treatment of children who are in need of assistance but unwilling to obtain it voluntarily. The legislature finds there are children whose behavior presents a clear need of medical treatment but is not so extreme as to require immediate state intervention under the state involuntary treatment procedures.
PART II-A - MENTAL HEALTH
Sec. 7. RCW 71.34.010 and 1992 c 205 s 302 are each amended to read as follows:
It is the purpose of this chapter to ((ensure)) assure that minors in need of mental health care and treatment receive an appropriate continuum of culturally relevant care and treatment, ((from)) including prevention and early intervention ((to)), self-directed care, parent-directed care, and involuntary treatment. To facilitate the continuum of care and treatment to minors in out-of-home placements, all divisions of the department that provide mental health services to minors shall jointly plan and deliver those services.
It is also the purpose of this chapter to protect the rights of minors against needless hospitalization and deprivations of liberty and to enable treatment decisions to be made in response to clinical needs in accordance with sound professional judgment. The mental health care and treatment providers shall encourage the use of voluntary services and, whenever clinically appropriate, the providers shall offer less restrictive alternatives to inpatient treatment. Additionally, all mental health care and treatment providers shall ((ensure)) assure that minors' parents are given an opportunity to participate in the treatment decisions for their minor children. The mental health care and treatment providers shall, to the extent possible, offer services that involve minors' parents or family.
It is also the purpose of this chapter to assure the ability of parents to exercise reasonable, compassionate care and control of their minor children when there is a medical necessity for treatment and without the requirement of filing a petition under this chapter.
Sec. 8. RCW 71.34.020 and 1985 c 354 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Child psychiatrist" means a person having a license as a physician and surgeon in this state, who has had graduate training in child psychiatry in a program approved by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association, and who is board eligible or board certified in child psychiatry.
(2) "Children's mental health specialist" means:
(a) A mental health professional who has completed a minimum of one hundred actual hours, not quarter or semester hours, of specialized training devoted to the study of child development and the treatment of children; and
(b) A mental health professional who has the equivalent of one year of full-time experience in the treatment of children under the supervision of a children's mental health specialist.
(3) "Commitment" means a determination by a judge or court commissioner, made after a commitment hearing, that the minor is in need of inpatient diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment or that the minor is in need of less restrictive alternative treatment.
(4) "County-designated mental health professional" means a mental health professional designated by one or more counties to perform the functions of a county-designated mental health professional described in this chapter.
(5) "Department" means the department of social and health services.
(6) "Evaluation and treatment facility" means a public or private facility or unit that is certified by the department to provide emergency, inpatient, residential, or outpatient mental health evaluation and treatment services for minors. A physically separate and separately-operated portion of a state hospital may be designated as an evaluation and treatment facility for minors. A facility which is part of or operated by the department or federal agency does not require certification. No correctional institution or facility, juvenile court detention facility, or jail may be an evaluation and treatment facility within the meaning of this chapter.
(7) "Evaluation and treatment program" means the total system of services and facilities coordinated and approved by a county or combination of counties for the evaluation and treatment of minors under this chapter.
(8) "Gravely disabled minor" means a minor who, as a result of a mental disorder, is in danger of serious physical harm resulting from a failure to provide for his or her essential human needs of health or safety, or manifests severe deterioration in routine functioning evidenced by repeated and escalating loss of cognitive or volitional control over his or her actions and is not receiving such care as is essential for his or her health or safety.
(9) "Inpatient treatment" means twenty-four-hour-per-day mental health care provided within a general hospital, psychiatric hospital, or residential treatment facility certified by the department as an evaluation and treatment facility for minors.
(10) "Less restrictive alternative" or "less restrictive setting" means outpatient treatment provided to a minor who is not residing in a facility providing inpatient treatment as defined in this chapter.
(11) "Likelihood of serious harm" means either: (a) A substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon his or her own person, as evidenced by threats or attempts to commit suicide or inflict physical harm on oneself; (b) a substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon another, as evidenced by behavior which has caused such harm or which places another person or persons in reasonable fear of sustaining such harm; or (c) a substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon the property of others, as evidenced by behavior which has caused substantial loss or damage to the property of others.
(12) "Medical necessity" for inpatient care means a requested service which is reasonably calculated to: (a) Diagnose, correct, cure, or alleviate a mental disorder; or (b) prevent the worsening of mental conditions that endanger life or cause suffering and pain, or result in illness or infirmity or threaten to cause or aggravate a handicap, or cause physical deformity or malfunction, and there is no adequate less restrictive alternative available.
(13) "Mental disorder" means any organic, mental, or emotional impairment that has substantial adverse effects on an individual's cognitive or volitional functions. The presence of alcohol abuse, drug abuse, juvenile criminal history, antisocial behavior, or mental retardation alone is insufficient to justify a finding of "mental disorder" within the meaning of this section.
(((13))) (14) "Mental health professional" means a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, or social worker, and such other mental health professionals as may be defined by rules adopted by the secretary under this chapter.
(((14))) (15) "Minor" means any person under the age of eighteen years.
(((15))) (16) "Outpatient treatment" means any of the nonresidential services mandated under chapter 71.24 RCW and provided by licensed services providers as identified by RCW 71.24.025(3).
(((16))) (17) "Parent" means:
(a) A biological or adoptive parent who has legal custody of the child, including either parent if custody is shared under a joint custody agreement; or
(b) A person or agency judicially appointed as legal guardian or custodian of the child.
(((17))) (18) "Professional person in charge" or "professional person" means a physician or other mental health professional empowered by an evaluation and treatment facility with authority to make admission and discharge decisions on behalf of that facility.
(((18))) (19) "Psychiatric nurse" means a registered nurse who has a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, and who has had, in addition, at least two years' experience in the direct treatment of mentally ill or emotionally disturbed persons, such experience gained under the supervision of a mental health professional. "Psychiatric nurse" shall also mean any other registered nurse who has three years of such experience.
(((19))) (20) "Psychiatrist" means a person having a license as a physician in this state who has completed residency training in psychiatry in a program approved by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association, and is board eligible or board certified in psychiatry.
(((20))) (21) "Psychologist" means a person licensed as a psychologist under chapter 18.83 RCW.
(((21))) (22) "Responsible other" means the minor, the minor's parent or estate, or any other person legally responsible for support of the minor.
(((22))) (23) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department or secretary's designee.
(((23))) (24) "Start of initial detention" means the time of arrival of the minor at the first evaluation and treatment facility offering inpatient treatment if the minor is being involuntarily detained at the time. With regard to voluntary patients, "start of initial detention" means the time at which the minor gives notice of intent to leave under the provisions of this chapter.
Sec. 9. RCW 71.34.025 and 1995 c 312 s 56 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((The admission of any child under RCW 71.34.030 may be reviewed by the county-designated mental health professional between fifteen and thirty days following admission. The county-designated mental health professional may undertake the review on his or her own initiative and may seek reimbursement from the parents, their insurance, or medicaid for the expense of the review.
(2))) The department shall ((ensure)) assure that, for any minor admitted to inpatient treatment under section 17 of this act, a review is conducted ((no later than sixty days)) by a physician or other mental health professional who is employed by the department, or an agency under contract with the department, and who neither has a financial interest in continued inpatient treatment of the minor nor is affiliated with the facility providing the treatment. The physician or other mental health professional shall conduct the review not less than seven nor more than fourteen days following ((admission)) the date the minor was brought to the facility under section 17 of this act to determine whether it is ((medically appropriate)) a medical necessity to continue the ((child's)) minor's treatment on an inpatient basis. ((The department may, subject to available funds, contract with a county for the conduct of the review conducted under this subsection and may seek reimbursement from the parents, their insurance, or medicaid for the expense of any review conducted by an agency under contract.
If the county-designated mental health professional determines that continued inpatient treatment of the child is no longer medically appropriate, the professional shall notify the facility, the child, the child's parents, and the department of the finding within twenty-four hours of the determination.
(3) For purposes of eligibility for medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW, children in inpatient mental health or chemical dependency treatment shall be considered to be part of their parent's or legal guardian's household, unless the child has been assessed by the department of social and health services or its designee as likely to require such treatment for at least ninety consecutive days, or is in out-of-home care in accordance with chapter 13.34 RCW, or the child's parents are found to not be exercising responsibility for care and control of the child. Payment for such care by the department of social and health services shall be made only in accordance with rules, guidelines, and clinical criteria applicable to inpatient treatment of minors established by the department.))
(2) In making a determination under subsection (1) of this section, the department shall consider the opinion of the treatment provider, the safety of the minor, and the likelihood the minor's mental health will deteriorate if released from inpatient treatment. The department shall consult with the parent in advance of making its determination.
(3) If, after any review conducted by the department under this section, the department determines it is no longer a medical necessity for a minor to receive inpatient treatment, the department shall immediately notify the parents and the facility. The facility shall release the minor to the parents within twenty-four hours of receiving notice. If the professional person in charge and the parent believe that it is a medical necessity for the minor to remain in inpatient treatment, the minor shall be released to the parent on the second judicial day following the department's determination in order to allow the parent time to file an at-risk youth petition under chapter 13.32A RCW. If the department determines it is a medical necessity for the minor to receive outpatient treatment and the minor declines to obtain such treatment, such refusal shall be grounds for the parent to file an at-risk youth petition.
(4) If the evaluation conducted under section 17 of this act is done by the department, the reviews required by subsection (1) of this section shall be done by contract with an independent agency.
(5) The department may, subject to available funds, contract with other governmental agencies to conduct the reviews under this section. The department may seek reimbursement from the parents, their insurance, or medicaid for the expense of any review conducted by an agency under contract.
(6) In addition to the review required under this section, the department may periodically determine and redetermine the medical necessity of treatment for purposes of payment with public funds.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A new section is added to chapter 71.34 RCW to read as follows:
For the purpose of gathering information related to parent-initiated mental health treatment, the department shall report to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1 of each year the following information:
(1) The total number of parent-initiated admissions of minors to evaluation and treatment facilities under section 17 of this act for the prior year;
(2) The number of minors in the prior year admitted to evaluation or treatment facilities under section 17 of this act who are released from treatment, pursuant to RCW 71.34.025(3), because the department determined that it was not a medical necessity to continue the minor's treatment on an inpatient basis;
(3) The lengths of time in treatment for minors admitted in the prior year to evaluation and treatment facilities under section 17 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 11. A new section is added to chapter 71.34 RCW to read as follows:
For purposes of eligibility for medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW, minors in inpatient mental health treatment shall be considered to be part of their parent's or legal guardian's household, unless the minor has been assessed by the department or its designee as likely to require such treatment for at least ninety consecutive days, or is in out-of-home care in accordance with chapter 13.34 RCW, or the parents are found to not be exercising responsibility for care and control of the minor. Payment for such care by the department shall be made only in accordance with rules, guidelines, and clinical criteria applicable to inpatient treatment of minors established by the department.
PART II-B - VOLUNTARY MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT TREATMENT
Sec. 12. RCW 71.34.030 and 1995 c 312 s 52 are each amended to read as follows:
(((1))) Any minor thirteen years or older may request and receive outpatient treatment without the consent of the minor's parent. Parental authorization is required for outpatient treatment of a minor under the age of thirteen.
(((2) When in the judgment of the professional person in charge of an evaluation and treatment facility there is reason to believe that a minor is in need of inpatient treatment because of a mental disorder, and the facility provides the type of evaluation and treatment needed by the minor, and it is not feasible to treat the minor in any less restrictive setting or the minor's home, the minor may be admitted to an evaluation and treatment facility in accordance with the following requirements:
(a) A minor may be voluntarily admitted by application of the parent. The consent of the minor is not required for the minor to be evaluated and admitted as appropriate.
(b) A minor thirteen years or older may, with the concurrence of the professional person in charge of an evaluation and treatment facility, admit himself or herself without parental consent to the evaluation and treatment facility, provided that notice is given by the facility to the minor's parent in accordance with the following requirements:
(I) Notice of the minor's admission shall be in the form most likely to reach the parent within twenty-four hours of the minor's voluntary admission and shall advise the parent that the minor has been admitted to inpatient treatment; the location and telephone number of the facility providing such treatment; and the name of a professional person on the staff of the facility providing treatment who is designated to discuss the minor's need for inpatient treatment with the parent.
(ii) The minor shall be released to the parent at the parent's request for release unless the facility files a petition with the superior court of the county in which treatment is being provided setting forth the basis for the facility's belief that the minor is in need of inpatient treatment and that release would constitute a threat to the minor's health or safety.
(iii) The petition shall be signed by the professional person in charge of the facility or that person's designee.
(iv) The parent may apply to the court for separate counsel to represent the parent if the parent cannot afford counsel.
(v) There shall be a hearing on the petition, which shall be held within three judicial days from the filing of the petition.
(vi) The hearing shall be conducted by a judge, court commissioner, or licensed attorney designated by the superior court as a hearing officer for such hearing. The hearing may be held at the treatment facility.
(vii) At such hearing, the facility must demonstrate by a preponderance of the evidence presented at the hearing that the minor is in need of inpatient treatment and that release would constitute a threat to the minor's health or safety. The hearing shall not be conducted using the rules of evidence, and the admission or exclusion of evidence sought to be presented shall be within the exercise of sound discretion by the judicial officer conducting the hearing.
(c) Written renewal of voluntary consent must be obtained from the applicant no less than once every twelve months.
(d) The minor's need for continued inpatient treatments shall be reviewed and documented no less than every one hundred eighty days.
(3) A notice of intent to leave shall result in the following:
(a) Any minor under the age of thirteen must be discharged immediately upon written request of the parent.
(b) Any minor thirteen years or older voluntarily admitted may give notice of intent to leave at any time. The notice need not follow any specific form so long as it is written and the intent of the minor can be discerned.
(c) The staff member receiving the notice shall date it immediately, record its existence in the minor's clinical record, and send copies of it to the minor's attorney, if any, the county-designated mental health professional, and the parent.
(d) The professional person in charge of the evaluation and treatment facility shall discharge the minor, thirteen years or older, from the facility within twenty-four hours after receipt of the minor's notice of intent to leave, unless the county-designated mental health professional or a parent or legal guardian files a petition or an application for initial detention within the time prescribed by this chapter.
(4) The ability of a parent to apply to a certified evaluation and treatment program for the involuntary admission of his or her minor child does not create a right to obtain or benefit from any funds or resources of the state. However, the state may provide services for indigent minors to the extent that funds are available therefor.))
NEW SECTION. Sec. 13. For the purpose of gathering information related to parental notification of outpatient mental health treatment of minors, the department of health shall conduct a survey of providers of outpatient treatment, as defined in chapter 71.34 RCW. The survey shall gather information from a statistically valid sample of providers. In accordance with confidentiality statutes and the physician-patient privilege, the survey shall secure information from the providers related to:
(1) The number of minors receiving outpatient treatment;
(2) The number of parents of minors in treatment notified of the minor's treatment;
(3) The average number of outpatient visits prior to parental notification;
(4) The average number of treatments with parental notification;
(5) The average number of treatments without parental notification;
(6) The percentage of minors in treatment who are prescribed medication;
(7) The medication prescribed;
(8) The number of patients terminating treatment due to parental notification; and
(9) Any other pertinent information.
The department shall submit the survey results to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 1998.
This section expires June 1, 1999.
PART II-C - VOLUNTARY MENTAL HEALTH INPATIENT TREATMENT
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. A new section is added to chapter 71.34 RCW to read as follows:
(1) A minor thirteen years or older may admit himself or herself to an evaluation and treatment facility for inpatient mental treatment, without parental consent. The admission shall occur only if the professional person in charge of the facility concurs with the need for inpatient treatment.
(2) When, in the judgment of the professional person in charge of an evaluation and treatment facility, there is reason to believe that a minor is in need of inpatient treatment because of a mental disorder, and the facility provides the type of evaluation and treatment needed by the minor, and it is not feasible to treat the minor in any less restrictive setting or the minor's home, the minor may be admitted to an evaluation and treatment facility.
(3) Written renewal of voluntary consent must be obtained from the applicant no less than once every twelve months. The minor's need for continued inpatient treatments shall be reviewed and documented no less than every one hundred eighty days.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. A new section is added to chapter 71.34 RCW to read as follows:
The administrator of the treatment facility shall provide notice to the parents of a minor when the minor is voluntarily admitted to inpatient treatment under section 14 of this act. The notice shall be in the form most likely to reach the parent within twenty-four hours of the minor's voluntary admission and shall advise the parent: (1) That the minor has been admitted to inpatient treatment; (2) of the location and telephone number of the facility providing such treatment; (3) of the name of a professional person on the staff of the facility providing treatment who is designated to discuss the minor's need for inpatient treatment with the parent; and (4) of the medical necessity for admission.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. A new section is added to chapter 71.34 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Any minor thirteen years or older voluntarily admitted to an evaluation and treatment facility under section 14 of this act may give notice of intent to leave at any time. The notice need not follow any specific form so long as it is written and the intent of the minor can be discerned.
(2) The staff member receiving the notice shall date it immediately, record its existence in the minor's clinical record, and send copies of it to the minor's attorney, if any, the county-designated mental health professional, and the parent.
(3) The professional person shall discharge the minor, thirteen years or older, from the facility upon receipt of the minor's notice of intent to leave.
PART II-D - PARENT-INITIATED MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. A new section is added to chapter 71.34 RCW to read as follows:
(1) A parent may bring, or authorize the bringing of, his or her minor child to an evaluation and treatment facility and request that the professional person examine the minor to determine whether the minor has a mental disorder and is in need of inpatient treatment.
(2) The consent of the minor is not required for admission, evaluation, and treatment if the parent brings the minor to the facility.
(3) An appropriately trained professional person may evaluate whether the minor has a mental disorder. The evaluation shall be completed within twenty-four hours of the time the minor was brought to the facility, unless the professional person determines that the condition of the minor necessitates additional time for evaluation. In no event shall a minor be held longer than seventy-two hours for evaluation. If, in the judgment of the professional person, it is determined it is a medical necessity for the minor to receive inpatient treatment, the minor may be held for treatment. The facility shall limit treatment to that which the professional person determines is medically necessary to stabilize the minor's condition until the evaluation has been completed. Within twenty-four hours of completion of the evaluation, the professional person shall notify the department if the child is held for treatment and of the date of admission.
(4) No provider is obligated to provide treatment to a minor under the provisions of this section. No provider may admit a minor to treatment under this section unless it is medically necessary.
(5) No minor receiving inpatient treatment under this section may be discharged from the facility based solely on his or her request.
(6) Prior to the review conducted under RCW 71.34.025, the professional person shall notify the minor of his or her right to petition superior court for release from the facility.
(7) For the purposes of this section "professional person" does not include a social worker, unless the social worker is certified under RCW 18.19.110 and appropriately trained and qualified by education and experience, as defined by the department, in psychiatric social work.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. A new section is added to chapter 71.34 RCW to read as follows:
(1) A parent may bring, or authorize the bringing of, his or her minor child to a provider of outpatient mental health treatment and request that an appropriately trained professional person examine the minor to determine whether the minor has a mental disorder and is in need of outpatient treatment.
(2) The consent of the minor is not required for evaluation if the parent brings the minor to the provider.
(3) The professional person may evaluate whether the minor has a mental disorder and is in need of outpatient treatment.
(4) Any minor admitted to inpatient treatment under section 14 or 17 of this act shall be discharged immediately from inpatient treatment upon written request of the parent.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. A new section is added to chapter 71.34 RCW to read as follows:
Following the review conducted under RCW 71.34.025, a minor child may petition the superior court for his or her release from the facility. The petition may be filed not sooner than five days following the review. The court shall release the minor unless it finds, upon a preponderance of the evidence, that it is a medical necessity for the minor to remain at the facility.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 20. A new section is added to chapter 71.34 RCW to read as follows:
If the minor is not released as a result of the petition filed under section 19 of this act, he or she shall be released not later than thirty days following the later of: (1) The date of the department's determination under RCW 71.34.025(2); or (2) the filing of a petition for judicial review under section 19 of this act, unless a professional person or the county designated mental health professional initiates proceedings under this chapter.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 21. A new section is added to chapter 71.34 RCW to read as follows:
The ability of a parent to bring his or her minor child to a certified evaluation and treatment program for evaluation and treatment does not create a right to obtain or benefit from any funds or resources of the state. The state may provide services for indigent minors to the extent that funds are available.
PART II-E - CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY
Sec. 22. RCW 70.96A.020 and 1996 c 178 s 23 and 1996 c 133 s 33 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:
For the purposes of this chapter the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(1) "Alcoholic" means a person who suffers from the disease of alcoholism.
(2) "Alcoholism" means a disease, characterized by a dependency on alcoholic beverages, loss of control over the amount and circumstances of use, symptoms of tolerance, physiological or psychological withdrawal, or both, if use is reduced or discontinued, and impairment of health or disruption of social or economic functioning.
(3) "Approved treatment program" means a discrete program of chemical dependency treatment provided by a treatment program certified by the department of social and health services as meeting standards adopted under this chapter.
(4) "Chemical dependency" means alcoholism or drug addiction, or dependence on alcohol and one or more other psychoactive chemicals, as the context requires.
(5) "Chemical dependency program" means expenditures and activities of the department designed and conducted to prevent or treat alcoholism and other drug addiction, including reasonable administration and overhead.
(6) "Department" means the department of social and health services.
(7) "Designated chemical dependency specialist" means a person designated by the county alcoholism and other drug addiction program coordinator designated under RCW 70.96A.310 to perform the commitment duties described in RCW 70.96A.140 and qualified to do so by meeting standards adopted by the department.
(8) "Director" means the person administering the chemical dependency program within the department.
(9) "Drug addict" means a person who suffers from the disease of drug addiction.
(10) "Drug addiction" means a disease characterized by a dependency on psychoactive chemicals, loss of control over the amount and circumstances of use, symptoms of tolerance, physiological or psychological withdrawal, or both, if use is reduced or discontinued, and impairment of health or disruption of social or economic functioning.
(11) "Emergency service patrol" means a patrol established under RCW 70.96A.170.
(12) "Gravely disabled by alcohol or other drugs" means that a person, as a result of the use of alcohol or other drugs: (a) Is in danger of serious physical harm resulting from a failure to provide for his or her essential human needs of health or safety; or (b) manifests severe deterioration in routine functioning evidenced by a repeated and escalating loss of cognition or volitional control over his or her actions and is not receiving care as essential for his or her health or safety.
(13) "Incapacitated by alcohol or other psychoactive chemicals" means that a person, as a result of the use of alcohol or other psychoactive chemicals, has his or her judgment so impaired that he or she is incapable of realizing and making a rational decision with respect to his or her need for treatment and presents a likelihood of serious harm to himself or herself, to any other person, or to property.
(14) "Incompetent person" means a person who has been adjudged incompetent by the superior court.
(15) "Intoxicated person" means a person whose mental or physical functioning is substantially impaired as a result of the use of alcohol or other psychoactive chemicals.
(16) "Licensed physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine or osteopathic medicine and surgery in the state of Washington.
(17) "Likelihood of serious harm" means either: (a) A substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon his or her own person, as evidenced by threats or attempts to commit suicide or inflict physical harm on one's self; (b) a substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon another, as evidenced by behavior that has caused the harm or that places another person or persons in reasonable fear of sustaining the harm; or (c) a substantial risk that physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon the property of others, as evidenced by behavior that has caused substantial loss or damage to the property of others.
(18) "Medical necessity" for inpatient care of a minor means a requested certified inpatient service that is reasonably calculated to: (a) Diagnose, arrest, or alleviate a chemical dependency; or (b) prevent the worsening of chemical dependency conditions that endanger life or cause suffering and pain, or result in illness or infirmity or threaten to cause or aggravate a handicap, or cause physical deformity or malfunction, and there is no adequate less restrictive alternative available.
(19) "Minor" means a person less than eighteen years of age.
(((19))) (20) "Parent" means the parent or parents who have the legal right to custody of the child. Parent includes custodian or guardian.
(((20))) (21) "Peace officer" means a law enforcement official of a public agency or governmental unit, and includes persons specifically given peace officer powers by any state law, local ordinance, or judicial order of appointment.
(((21))) (22) "Person" means an individual, including a minor.
(((22))) (23) "Professional person in charge" or "professional person" means a physician or chemical dependency counselor as defined in rule by the department, who is empowered by a certified treatment program with authority to make assessment, admission, continuing care, and discharge decisions on behalf of the certified program.
(24) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services.
(((23))) (25) "Treatment" means the broad range of emergency, detoxification, residential, and outpatient services and care, including diagnostic evaluation, chemical dependency education and counseling, medical, psychiatric, psychological, and social service care, vocational rehabilitation and career counseling, which may be extended to alcoholics and other drug addicts and their families, persons incapacitated by alcohol or other psychoactive chemicals, and intoxicated persons.
(((24))) (26) "Treatment program" means an organization, institution, or corporation, public or private, engaged in the care, treatment, or rehabilitation of alcoholics or other drug addicts.
PART II-F - VOLUNTARY CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY OUTPATIENT TREATMENT
Sec. 23. RCW 70.96A.095 and 1996 c 133 s 34 are each amended to read as follows:
(((1))) Any person thirteen years of age or older may give consent for himself or herself to the furnishing of outpatient treatment by a chemical dependency treatment program certified by the department. ((Consent of the parent of a person less than eighteen years of age for inpatient treatment is necessary to authorize the care unless the child meets the definition of a child in need of services in RCW 13.32A.030(4)(c), as determined by the department.)) Parental authorization is required for any treatment of a minor under the age of thirteen. ((The parent of a minor is not liable for payment of care for such persons pursuant to this chapter, unless they have joined in the consent to the treatment.
(2) The parent of any minor child may apply to a certified treatment program for the admission of his or her minor child for purposes authorized in this chapter. The consent of the minor child shall not be required for the application or admission. The certified treatment program shall accept the application and evaluate the child for admission. The ability of a parent to apply to a certified treatment program for the admission of his or her minor child does not create a right to obtain or benefit from any funds or resources of the state. However, the state may provide services for indigent minors to the extent that funds are available therefor.
(3) Any provider of outpatient treatment who provides outpatient treatment to a minor thirteen years of age or older shall provide notice of the minor's request for treatment to the minor's parents if: (a) The minor signs a written consent authorizing the disclosure; or (b) the treatment program director determines that the minor lacks capacity to make a rational choice regarding consenting to disclosure. The notice shall be made within seven days of the request for treatment, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and shall contain the name, location, and telephone number of the facility providing treatment, and the name of a professional person on the staff of the facility providing treatment who is designated to discuss the minor's need for treatment with the parent.))
NEW SECTION. Sec. 24. A new section is added to chapter 70.96A RCW to read as follows:
Any provider of outpatient treatment who provides outpatient treatment to a minor thirteen years of age or older shall provide notice of the minor's request for treatment to the minor's parents if: (1) The minor signs a written consent authorizing the disclosure; or (2) the treatment program director determines that the minor lacks capacity to make a rational choice regarding consenting to disclosure. The notice shall be made within seven days of the request for treatment, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and shall contain the name, location, and telephone number of the facility providing treatment, and the name of a professional person on the staff of the facility providing treatment who is designated to discuss the minor's need for treatment with the parent.
PART II-G - VOLUNTARY CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY INPATIENT TREATMENT
NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. A new section is added to chapter 70.96A RCW to read as follows:
Parental consent is required for inpatient chemical dependency treatment of a minor, unless the child meets the definition of a child in need of services in RCW 13.32A.030(4)(c) as determined by the department: PROVIDED, That parental consent is required for any treatment of a minor under the age of thirteen.
This section does not apply to petitions filed under this chapter.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 26. A new section is added to chapter 70.96A RCW to read as follows:
(1) The parent of a minor is not liable for payment of inpatient or outpatient chemical dependency treatment unless the parent has joined in the consent to the treatment.
(2) The ability of a parent to apply to a certified treatment program for the admission of his or her minor child does not create a right to obtain or benefit from any funds or resources of the state. However, the state may provide services for indigent minors to the extent that funds are available therefor.
PART II-H - PARENT-INITIATED CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT
NEW SECTION. Sec. 27. A new section is added to chapter 70.96A RCW to read as follows:
(1) A parent may bring, or authorize the bringing of, his or her minor child to a certified treatment program and request that a chemical dependency assessment be conducted by a professional person to determine whether the minor is chemically dependent and in need of inpatient treatment.
(2) The consent of the minor is not required for admission, evaluation, and treatment if the parent brings the minor to the program.
(3) An appropriately trained professional person may evaluate whether the minor is chemically dependent. The evaluation shall be completed within twenty-four hours of the time the minor was brought to the program, unless the professional person determines that the condition of the minor necessitates additional time for evaluation. In no event shall a minor be held longer than seventy-two hours for evaluation. If, in the judgment of the professional person, it is determined it is a medical necessity for the minor to receive inpatient treatment, the minor may be held for treatment. The facility shall limit treatment to that which the professional person determines is medically necessary to stabilize the minor's condition until the evaluation has been completed. Within twenty-four hours of completion of the evaluation, the professional person shall notify the department if the child is held for treatment and of the date of admission.
(4) No provider is obligated to provide treatment to a minor under the provisions of this section. No provider may admit a minor to treatment under this section unless it is medically necessary.
(5) No minor receiving inpatient treatment under this section may be discharged from the program based solely on his or her request.
Sec. 28. RCW 70.96A.097 and 1995 c 312 s 48 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) ((The admission of any child under RCW 70.96A.095 may be reviewed by the county-designated chemical dependency specialist between fifteen and thirty days following admission. The county-designated chemical dependency specialist may undertake the review on his or her own initiative and may seek reimbursement from the parents, their insurance, or medicaid for the expense of the review.
(2))) The department shall ensure that, for any minor admitted to inpatient treatment under section 27 of this act, a review is conducted ((no later than sixty days)) by a physician or chemical dependency counselor, as defined in rule by the department, who is employed by the department or an agency under contract with the department and who neither has a financial interest in continued inpatient treatment of the minor nor is affiliated with the program providing the treatment. The physician or chemical dependency counselor shall conduct the review not less than seven nor more than fourteen days following ((admission)) the date the minor was brought to the facility under section 27(1) of this act to determine whether it is ((medically appropriate)) a medical necessity to continue the ((child's)) minor's treatment on an inpatient basis. ((The department may, subject to available funds, contract with a county for the conduct of the review conducted under this subsection and may seek reimbursement from the parents, their insurance, or medicaid for the expense of any review conducted by an agency under contract.
If the county-designated chemical dependency specialist determines that continued inpatient treatment of the child is no longer medically appropriate, the specialist shall notify the facility, the child, the child's parents, and the department of the finding within twenty-four hours of the determination.
(3) For purposes of eligibility for medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW, children in inpatient mental health or chemical dependency treatment shall be considered to be part of their parent's or legal guardian's household, unless the child has been assessed by the department of social and health services or its designee as likely to require such treatment for at least ninety consecutive days, or is in out-of-home care in accordance with chapter 13.34 RCW, or the child's parents are found to not be exercising responsibility for care and control of the child. Payment for such care by the department of social and health services shall be made only in accordance with rules, guidelines, and clinical criteria applicable to inpatient treatment of minors established by the department.))
(2) In making a determination under subsection (1) of this section whether it is a medical necessity to release the minor from inpatient treatment, the department shall consider the opinion of the treatment provider, the safety of the minor, the likelihood the minor's chemical dependency recovery will deteriorate if released from inpatient treatment, and the wishes of the parent.
(3) If, after any review conducted by the department under this section, the department determines it is no longer a medical necessity for a minor to receive inpatient treatment, the department shall immediately notify the parents and the professional person in charge. The professional person in charge shall release the minor to the parents within twenty-four hours of receiving notice. If the professional person in charge and the parent believe that it is a medical necessity for the minor to remain in inpatient treatment, the minor shall be released to the parent on the second judicial day following the department's determination in order to allow the parent time to file an at-risk youth petition under chapter 13.32A RCW. If the department determines it is a medical necessity for the minor to receive outpatient treatment and the minor declines to obtain such treatment, such refusal shall be grounds for the parent to file an at-risk youth petition.
(4) The department may, subject to available funds, contract with other governmental agencies for the conduct of the reviews conducted under this section and may seek reimbursement from the parents, their insurance, or medicaid for the expense of any review conducted by an agency under contract.
(5) In addition to the review required under this section, the department may periodically determine and redetermine the medical necessity of treatment for purposes of payment with public funds.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 29. A new section is added to chapter 70.96A RCW to read as follows:
(1) A parent may bring, or authorize the bringing of, his or her minor child to a provider of outpatient chemical dependency treatment and request that an appropriately trained professional person examine the minor to determine whether the minor has a chemical dependency and is in need of outpatient treatment.
(2) The consent of the minor is not required for evaluation if the parent brings the minor to the provider.
(3) The professional person in charge of the program may evaluate whether the minor has a chemical dependency and is in need of outpatient treatment.
(4) Any minor admitted to inpatient treatment under section 27 of this act shall be discharged immediately from inpatient treatment upon written request of the parent.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 30. A new section is added to chapter 70.96A RCW to read as follows:
Following the review conducted under RCW 70.96A.097, a minor child may petition the superior court for his or her release from the facility. The petition may be filed not sooner than five days following the review. The court shall release the minor unless it finds, upon a preponderance of the evidence, that it is a medical necessity for the minor to remain at the facility.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 31. A new section is added to chapter 70.96A RCW to read as follows:
If the minor is not released as a result of the petition filed under section 30 of this act, he or she shall be released not later than thirty days following the later of: (1) The date of the department's determination under RCW 70.96A.097(2); or (2) the filing of a petition for judicial review under section 30 of this act, unless a professional person or the designated chemical dependency specialist initiates proceedings under this chapter.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 32. A new section is added to chapter 70.96A RCW to read as follows:
For purposes of eligibility for medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW, minors in inpatient chemical dependency treatment shall be considered to be part of their parent's or legal guardian's household, unless the minor has been assessed by the department or its designee as likely to require such treatment for at least ninety consecutive days, or is in out-of-home care in accordance with chapter 13.34 RCW, or the parents are found to not be exercising responsibility for care and control of the minor. Payment for such care by the department shall be made only in accordance with rules, guidelines, and clinical criteria applicable to inpatient treatment of minors established by the department.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 33. It is the purpose of sections 27 and 29 of this act to assure the ability of parents to exercise reasonable, compassionate care and control of their minor children when there is a medical necessity for treatment and without the requirement of filing a petition under chapter 70.96A RCW.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 34. The department of social and health services shall adopt rules defining "appropriately trained professional person" for the purposes of conducting mental health and chemical dependency evaluations under sections 17(3), 18(1), 27(3), and 29(1) of this act.
PART III - MISCELLANEOUS
NEW SECTION. Sec. 35. The legislature finds that an essential component of the children in need of services, dependency, and truancy laws is the use of juvenile detention. As chapter 7.21 RCW is currently written, courts may not order detention time without a criminal charge being filed. It is the intent of the legislature to avoid the bringing of criminal charges against youth who need the guidance of the court rather than its punishment. The legislature further finds that ordering a child placed in detention is a remedial action, not a punitive one. Since the legislature finds that the state is required to provide instruction to children in detention, use of the courts' contempt powers is an effective means for furthering the education and protection of these children. Thus, it is the intent of the legislature to authorize a limited sanction of time in juvenile detention independent of chapter 7.21 RCW for failure to comply with court orders in truancy, child in need of services, at-risk youth, and dependency cases for the sole purpose of providing the courts with the tools necessary to enforce orders in these limited types of cases because other statutory contempt remedies are inadequate.
Sec. 36. RCW 7.21.030 and 1989 c 373 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) The court may initiate a proceeding to impose a remedial sanction on its own motion or on the motion of a person aggrieved by a contempt of court in the proceeding to which the contempt is related. Except as provided in RCW 7.21.050, the court, after notice and hearing, may impose a remedial sanction authorized by this chapter.
(2) If the court finds that the person has failed or refused to perform an act that is yet within the person's power to perform, the court may find the person in contempt of court and impose one or more of the following remedial sanctions:
(a) Imprisonment if the contempt of court is of a type defined in RCW 7.21.010(1) (b) through (d). The imprisonment may extend only so long as it serves a coercive purpose.
(b) A forfeiture not to exceed two thousand dollars for each day the contempt of court continues.
(c) An order designed to ensure compliance with a prior order of the court.
(d) Any other remedial sanction other than the sanctions specified in (a) through (c) of this subsection if the court expressly finds that those sanctions would be ineffectual to terminate a continuing contempt of court.
(e) In cases under chapters 13.32A, 13.34, and 28A.225 RCW, commitment to juvenile detention for a period of time not to exceed seven days. This sanction may be imposed in addition to, or as an alternative to, any other remedial sanction authorized by this chapter. This remedy is specifically determined to be a remedial sanction.
(3) The court may, in addition to the remedial sanctions set forth in subsection (2) of this section, order a person found in contempt of court to pay a party for any losses suffered by the party as a result of the contempt and any costs incurred in connection with the contempt proceeding, including reasonable attorney's fees.
Sec. 37. RCW 13.32A.250 and 1996 c 133 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) In all child in need of services proceedings and at-risk youth proceedings, the court shall verbally notify the parents and the child of the possibility of a finding of contempt for failure to comply with the terms of a court order entered pursuant to this chapter. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the court shall treat the parents and the child equally for the purposes of applying contempt of court processes and penalties under this section.
(2) Failure by a party to comply with an order entered under this chapter is a civil contempt of court as provided in ((chapter 7.21)) RCW 7.21.030(2)(e), subject to the limitations of subsection (3) of this section.
(3) The court may impose remedial sanctions including a fine of up to one hundred dollars and confinement for up to seven days, or both for contempt of court under this section.
(4) A child placed in confinement for contempt under this section shall be placed in confinement only in a secure juvenile detention facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with a county.
(5) A motion for contempt may be made by a parent, a child, juvenile court personnel, or by any public agency, organization, or person having custody of the child under a court order adopted pursuant to this chapter.
(6) Whenever the court finds probable cause to believe, based upon consideration of a motion for contempt and the information set forth in a supporting declaration, that a child has violated a placement order entered under this chapter, the court may issue an order directing law enforcement to pick up and take the child to detention. The order may be entered ex parte without prior notice to the child or other parties. Following the child's admission to detention, a detention review hearing must be held in accordance with RCW 13.32A.065.
Sec. 38. RCW 13.34.165 and 1996 c 133 s 29 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Failure by a party to comply with an order entered under this chapter is civil contempt of court as provided in ((chapter 7.21)) RCW 7.21.030(2)(e).
(2) The maximum term of imprisonment that may be imposed as a ((punitive)) remedial sanction for contempt of court under this section is confinement for up to seven days.
(3) A child imprisoned for contempt under this section shall be confined only in a secure juvenile detention facility operated by or pursuant to a contract with a county.
(4) A motion for contempt may be made by a parent, juvenile court personnel, or by any public agency, organization, or person having custody of the child under a court order entered pursuant to this chapter.
(5) Whenever the court finds probable cause to believe, based upon consideration of a motion for contempt and the information set forth in a supporting declaration, that a child has violated a placement order entered under this chapter, the court may issue an order directing law enforcement to pick up and take the child to detention. The order may be entered ex parte without prior notice to the child or other parties. Following the child's admission to detention, a detention review hearing must be held in accordance with RCW 13.32A.065.
Sec. 39. RCW 28A.225.090 and 1997 c 68 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) A court may order a child subject to a petition under RCW 28A.225.035 to:
(a) Attend the child's current school;
(b) If there is space available and the program can provide educational services appropriate for the child, order the child to attend another public school, an alternative education program, center, a skill center, dropout prevention program, or another public educational program;
(c) Attend a private nonsectarian school or program including an education center. Before ordering a child to attend an approved or certified private nonsectarian school or program, the court shall: (i) Consider the public and private programs available; (ii) find that placement is in the best interest of the child; and (iii) find that the private school or program is willing to accept the child and will not charge any fees in addition to those established by contract with the student's school district. If the court orders the child to enroll in a private school or program, the child's school district shall contract with the school or program to provide educational services for the child. The school district shall not be required to contract for a weekly rate that exceeds the state general apportionment dollars calculated on a weekly basis generated by the child and received by the district. A school district shall not be required to enter into a contract that is longer than the remainder of the school year. A school district shall not be required to enter into or continue a contract if the child is no longer enrolled in the district;
(d) Be referred to a community truancy board, if available; or
(e) Submit to testing for the use of controlled substances or alcohol based on a determination that such testing is appropriate to the circumstances and behavior of the child and will facilitate the child's compliance with the mandatory attendance law.
(2) If the child fails to comply with the court order, the court may order the child to be punished by detention, as provided in RCW 7.21.030(2)(e), or may impose alternatives to detention such as community service. Failure by a child to comply with an order issued under this subsection shall not be punishable by detention for a period greater than that permitted pursuant to a civil contempt proceeding against a child under chapter 13.32A RCW.
(3) Any parent violating any of the provisions of either RCW 28A.225.010 or 28A.225.080 shall be fined not more than twenty-five dollars for each day of unexcused absence from school. It shall be a defense for a parent charged with violating RCW 28A.225.010 to show that he or she exercised reasonable diligence in attempting to cause a child in his or her custody to attend school or that the child's school did not perform its duties as required in RCW 28A.225.020. The court may order the parent to provide community service instead of imposing a fine. Any fine imposed pursuant to this section may be suspended upon the condition that a parent charged with violating RCW 28A.225.010 shall participate with the school and the child in a supervised plan for the child's attendance at school or upon condition that the parent attend a conference or conferences scheduled by a school for the purpose of analyzing the causes of a child's absence.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 40. The legislature finds that predatory individuals, such as drug dealers, sexual marauders, and panderers, provide shelter to at-risk youth as a means of preying upon them. The legislature further finds that at-risk youth are vulnerable to the influence of these individuals. Thus, the legislature finds that it is important to the safety of Washington's youth that they be prevented from coming in contact with these predatory individuals. The legislature further finds that locating runaway children is the first step to preventing individuals from preying on these youth and to achieving family reconciliation. Therefore, the legislature intends to use punitive measures to create a clear disincentive for predatory individuals intending to take advantage of at-risk youth. The legislature further intends that all persons be required to report the location of a runaway minor, but that those individuals who fail to make such a report because they wish to have the minor remain unlocated as a means of preying upon them be punished for their failure to report the child's location.
Sec. 41. RCW 13.32A.080 and 1994 sp.s. c 7 s 507 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)(a) A person commits the crime of unlawful harboring of a minor if the person provides shelter to a minor without the consent of a parent of the minor and after the person knows that the minor is away from the home of the parent, without the parent's permission, and if the person intentionally:
(i) Fails to release the minor to a law enforcement officer after being requested to do so by the officer; or
(ii) Fails to disclose the location of the minor to a law enforcement officer after being requested to do so by the officer, if the person knows the location of the minor and had either taken the minor to that location or had assisted the minor in reaching that location; or
(iii) Obstructs a law enforcement officer from taking the minor into custody; or
(iv) Assists the minor in avoiding or attempting to avoid the custody of the law enforcement officer; or
(v) Engages the child in a crime; or
(iv) Engages in a clear course of conduct that demonstrates an intent to contribute to the delinquency of a minor or the involvement of a minor in a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030.
(b) It is a defense to a prosecution under this section that the defendant had custody of the minor pursuant to a court order.
(2) Harboring a minor is punishable as a gross misdemeanor.
(3) Any person who provides shelter to a child, absent from home, may notify the department's local community service office of the child's presence.
(4) An adult responsible for involving a child in the commission of an offense may be prosecuted under existing criminal statutes including, but not limited to:
(a) Distribution of a controlled substance to a minor, as defined in RCW 69.50.406;
(b) Promoting prostitution as defined in chapter 9A.88 RCW; and
(c) Complicity of the adult in the crime of a minor, under RCW 9A.08.020.
Sec. 42. RCW 13.32A.082 and 1996 c 133 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Any person who, without legal authorization, provides shelter to a minor and who knows at the time of providing the shelter that the minor is away from the parent's home, or other lawfully prescribed residence, without the permission of the parent, shall promptly report th
e location of the child to the parent, the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction in which the person lives, or the department. The report may be made by telephone or any other reasonable means.
(2) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section.
(a) "Shelter" means the person's home or any structure over which the person has any control.
(b) "Promptly report" means to report within eight hours after the person has knowledge that the minor is away from home without parental permission.
(3) When the department receives a report under subsection (1) of this section, it shall make a good faith attempt to notify the parent that a report has been received and offer services designed to resolve the conflict and accomplish a reunification of the family.
(4) A person who does not report a child's location in violation of subsection (1) of this section with the intent to contribute to the delinquency of a minor or engage the child in a crime is guilty of a misdemeanor.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 43. Part headings used in this act do not constitute any part of the law.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 44. This act may be known and cited as "the Becca act of 1998."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Long moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6208.
POINT OF INQUIRY
Senator Thibaudeau: “Senator Long, it says here that the court must use remedial civil contempt when enforcing CHINS, and so forth.”
Senator Long: “Right. The way we sent it over there, it could have been criminal and this now came back saying it will be civil, as opposed to criminal.”
Senator Thibaudeau: “Thank you.”
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Long that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6208.
The motion by Senator Long carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Substitute Senate Bill No. 6208.
MOTIONS
On motion of Senator Oke, Senators Benton, Schow and West were excused.
On motion of Senator Goings, Senators Brown and Tim Sheldon were excused.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6208, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Substitute Senate Bill No. 6208 as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 34; Nays, 9; Absent, 0; Excused, 6.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Deccio, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Hochstatter, Horn, Johnson, Kline, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Sellar, Snyder, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Winsley, Wood and Zarelli - 34. Voting nay: Senators Fairley, Fraser, Heavey, Jacobsen, Kohl, Sheldon, B., Spanel, Thibaudeau and Wojahn - 9. Excused: Senators Anderson, Benton, Brown, Schow, Sheldon, T. and West - 6. SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6208, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 6, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6214 with the following amendment(s):
Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. It is the intent of the legislature to: (1) Clarify that it is the nature of a person's current conduct, current mental condition, history, and likelihood of committing future acts that pose a threat to public safety or himself or herself, rather than simple categorization of offenses, that should determine treatment procedures and level; (2) improve and clarify the sharing of information between the mental health and criminal justice systems; and (3) provide additional opportunities for mental health treatment for persons whose conduct threatens himself or herself or threatens public safety and has led to contact with the criminal justice system.
The legislature recognizes that a person can be incompetent to stand trial, but may not be gravely disabled or may not present a likelihood of serious harm. The legislature does not intend to create a presumption that a person who is found incompetent to stand trial is gravely disabled or presents a likelihood of serious harm requiring civil commitment.
Sec. 2. RCW 71.05.010 and 1997 c 112 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
The provisions of this chapter are intended by the legislature:
(1) To ((end)) prevent inappropriate, indefinite commitment of mentally disordered persons and to eliminate legal disabilities that arise from such commitment;
(2) To provide prompt evaluation and timely and appropriate treatment of persons with serious mental disorders;
(3) To safeguard individual rights;
(4) To provide continuity of care for persons with serious mental disorders;
(5) To encourage the full use of all existing agencies, professional personnel, and public funds to prevent duplication of services and unnecessary expenditures;
(6) To encourage, whenever appropriate, that services be provided within the community;
(7) To protect the public safety.
Sec. 3. RCW 71.05.020 and 1997 c 112 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
For the purposes of this chapter:
(1) "Antipsychotic medications((," also referred to as "neuroleptics,))" means that class of drugs primarily used to treat serious manifestations of mental illness associated with thought disorders ((and currently includes phenothiazines, thioxanthenes, butyrophenone, dihydroindolone, and dibenzoxazipine)), which includes, but is not limited to atypical antipsychotic medications;
(2) "Attending staff" means any person on the staff of a public or private agency having responsibility for the care and treatment of a patient;
(3) "County designated mental health professional" means a mental health professional appointed by the county to perform the duties specified in this chapter;
(4) "Custody" means involuntary detention under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 10.77 RCW, uninterrupted by any period of unconditional release from a facility providing involuntary care and treatment;
(((4))) (5) "Department" means the department of social and health services;
(((5))) (6) "Developmental disabilities professional" means a person who has specialized training and three years of experience in directly treating or working with persons with developmental disabilities and is a psychiatrist, psychologist, or social worker, and such other developmental disabilities professionals as may be defined by rules adopted by the secretary;
(((6))) (7) "Developmental disability" means that condition defined in RCW 71A.10.020(2);
(((7))) (8) "Evaluation and treatment facility" means any facility which can provide directly, or by direct arrangement with other public or private agencies, emergency evaluation and treatment, outpatient care, and timely and appropriate inpatient care to persons suffering from a mental disorder, and which is certified as such by the department. A physically separate and separately operated portion of a state hospital may be designated as an evaluation and treatment facility. A facility which is part of, or operated by, the department or any federal agency will not require certification. No correctional institution or facility, or jail, shall be an evaluation and treatment facility within the meaning of this chapter;
(((8))) (9) "Gravely disabled" means a condition in which a person, as a result of a mental disorder: (a) Is in danger of serious physical harm resulting from a failure to provide for his or her essential human needs of health or safety((,)); or (b) manifests severe deterioration in routine functioning evidenced by repeated and escalating loss of cognitive or volitional control over his or her actions and is not receiving such care as is essential for his or her health or safety;
(((9))) (10) "Habilitative services" means those services provided by program personnel to assist persons in acquiring and maintaining life skills and in raising their levels of physical, mental, social, and vocational functioning. Habilitative services include education, training for employment, and therapy. The habilitative process shall be undertaken with recognition of the risk to the public safety presented by the individual being assisted as manifested by prior charged criminal conduct;
(((10))) (11) "History of one or more violent acts" refers to the period of time ten years prior to the filing of a petition under this chapter, excluding any time spent, but not any violent acts committed, in a mental health facility or in confinement as a result of a criminal conviction;
(12) "Individualized service plan" means a plan prepared by a developmental disabilities professional with other professionals as a team, for an individual with developmental disabilities, which shall state:
(a) The nature of the person's specific problems, prior charged criminal behavior, and habilitation needs;
(b) The conditions and strategies necessary to achieve the purposes of habilitation;
(c) The intermediate and long-range goals of the habilitation program, with a projected timetable for the attainment;
(d) The rationale for using this plan of habilitation to achieve those intermediate and long-range goals;
(e) The staff responsible for carrying out the plan;
(f) Where relevant in light of past criminal behavior and due consideration for public safety, the criteria for proposed movement to less-restrictive settings, criteria for proposed eventual discharge from involuntary confinement, and a projected possible date for discharge from involuntary confinement; and
(g) The type of residence immediately anticipated for the person and possible future types of residences;
(((11))) (13) "Judicial commitment" means a commitment by a court pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
(((12))) (14) "Likelihood of serious harm" means:
(a) A substantial risk that: (i) Physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon his or her own person, as evidenced by threats or attempts to commit suicide or inflict physical harm on oneself((, (b) a substantial risk that)); (ii) physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon another, as evidenced by behavior which has caused such harm or which places another person or persons in reasonable fear of sustaining such harm((, or (c) a substantial risk that)); or (iii) physical harm will be inflicted by an individual upon the property of others, as evidenced by behavior which has caused substantial loss or damage to the property of others; or
(((13))) (b) The individual has threatened the physical safety of another and has a history of one or more violent acts;
(15) "Mental disorder" means any organic, mental, or emotional impairment which has substantial adverse effects on an individual's cognitive or volitional functions;
(((14))) (16) "Mental health professional" means a psychiatrist, psychologist, psychiatric nurse, or social worker, and such other mental health professionals as may be defined by rules adopted by the secretary pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
(((15))) (17) "Peace officer" means a law enforcement official of a public agency or governmental unit, and includes persons specifically given peace officer powers by any state law, local ordinance, or judicial order of appointment;
(((16))) (18) "Private agency" means any person, partnership, corporation, or association not defined as a public agency, whether or not financed in whole or in part by public funds, which constitutes an evaluation and treatment facility or private institution, hospital, or sanitarium, which is conducted for, or includes a department or ward conducted for the care and treatment of persons who are mentally ill;
(((17))) (19) "Professional person" ((shall)) means a mental health professional((, as above defined,)) and shall also mean a physician, registered nurse, and such others as may be defined by rules adopted by the secretary pursuant to the provisions of this chapter;
(((18))) (20) "Psychiatrist" means a person having a license as a physician and surgeon in this state who has in addition completed three years of graduate training in psychiatry in a program approved by the American medical association or the American osteopathic association and is certified or eligible to be certified by the American board of psychiatry and neurology;
(((19))) (21) "Psychologist" means a person who has been licensed as a psychologist pursuant to chapter 18.83 RCW;
(((20))) (22) "Public agency" means any evaluation and treatment facility or institution, hospital, or sanitarium which is conducted for, or includes a department or ward conducted for, the care and treatment of persons who are mentally ill or deranged, if the agency is operated directly by, federal, state, county, or municipal government, or a combination of such governments;
(((21))) (23) "Resource management services" has the meaning given in chapter 71.24 RCW;
(((22))) (24) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services, or his or her designee;
(((23))) (25) "Social worker" means a person with a master's or further advanced degree from an accredited school of social work or a degree deemed equivalent under rules adopted by the secretary;
(26) "Violent act" means behavior that resulted in homicide, attempted suicide, nonfatal injuries, or substantial damage to property.
Sec. 4. RCW 71.05.030 and 1985 c 354 s 31 are each amended to read as follows:
Persons suffering from a mental disorder may not be involuntarily committed for treatment of such disorder except pursuant to provisions of this chapter, chapter 10.77 RCW ((or its successor)), chapter 71.06 RCW, chapter 71.34 RCW, transfer pursuant to RCW 72.68.031 through 72.68.037, or pursuant to court ordered evaluation and treatment not to exceed ninety days pending a criminal trial or sentencing.
Sec. 5. RCW 71.05.035 and 1989 c 420 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
((With respect to chapter 420, Laws of 1989,)) The legislature finds that among those persons who endanger the safety of others by committing ((felony)) crimes are a small number of persons with developmental disabilities. While their conduct is not typical of the vast majority of persons with developmental disabilities who are responsible citizens, for their own welfare and for the safety of others the state may need to exercise control over those few dangerous individuals who are developmentally disabled, have been charged with ((felony)) crimes that involve a threat to public safety or security, and have been found either incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity. The legislature finds, however, that the use of civil commitment procedures under chapter 71.05 RCW to effect state control over dangerous developmentally disabled persons has resulted in their commitment to institutions for the mentally ill. The legislature finds that existing programs in mental institutions may be inappropriate for persons who are developmentally disabled because the services provided in mental institutions are oriented to persons with mental illness, a condition not necessarily associated with developmental disabilities. Therefore, the legislature believes that, where appropriate, and subject to available funds, persons with developmental disabilities who have been charged with ((felony)) crimes that involve a threat to public safety or security and have been found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity should receive state services addressing their needs, that such services must be provided in conformance with an individual habilitation plan, and that their initial treatment should be separate and discrete from treatment for persons involved in any other treatment or habilitation program in a manner consistent with the needs of public safety.
Sec. 6. RCW 71.05.050 and 1997 c 112 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the right of any person to apply voluntarily to any public or private agency or practitioner for treatment of a mental disorder, either by direct application or by referral. Any person voluntarily admitted for inpatient treatment to any public or private agency shall be released immediately upon his or her request. Any person voluntarily admitted for inpatient treatment to any public or private agency shall orally be advised of the right to immediate release and further advised of such rights in writing as are secured to them pursuant to this chapter and their rights of access to attorneys, courts, and other legal redress. Their condition and status shall be reviewed at least once each one hundred eighty days for evaluation as to the need for further treatment and/or possible release, at which time they shall again be advised of their right to release upon request: PROVIDED HOWEVER, That if the professional staff of any public or private agency or hospital regards a person voluntarily admitted who requests release as presenting, as a result of a mental disorder, an imminent likelihood of serious harm, or is gravely disabled, they may detain such person for sufficient time to notify the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional of such person's condition to enable ((such)) the county designated mental health professional to authorize such person being further held in custody or transported to an evaluation and treatment center pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, which shall in ordinary circumstances be no later than the next judicial day: PROVIDED FURTHER, That if a person is brought to the emergency room of a public or private agency or hospital for observation or treatment, the person refuses voluntary admission, and the professional staff of the public or private agency or hospital regard such person as presenting as a result of a mental disorder an imminent likelihood of serious harm, or as presenting an imminent danger because of grave disability, they may detain such person for sufficient time to notify the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional of such person's condition to enable ((such)) the county designated mental health professional to authorize such person being further held in custody or transported to an evaluation treatment center pursuant to the conditions in this chapter, but which time shall be no more than six hours from the time the professional staff determine that an evaluation by the county designated mental health professional is necessary.
Sec. 7. RCW 71.05.130 and 1991 c 105 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
In any judicial proceeding for involuntary commitment or detention, or in any proceeding challenging such commitment or detention, the prosecuting attorney for the county in which the proceeding was initiated shall represent the individuals or agencies petitioning for commitment or detention and shall defend all challenges to such commitment or detention: PROVIDED, That ((after January 1, 1980,)) the attorney general shall represent and provide legal services and advice to state hospitals or institutions with regard to all provisions of and proceedings under this chapter except in proceedings initiated by such hospitals and institutions seeking fourteen day detention.
Sec. 8. RCW 71.05.150 and 1997 c 112 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)(a) When a county designated mental health professional ((designated by the county)) receives information alleging that a person, as a result of a mental disorder: (i) Presents a likelihood of serious harm((,)); or (ii) is gravely disabled; ((such mental health professional)) the county designated mental health professional may, after investigation and evaluation of the specific facts alleged((,)) and of the reliability and credibility of ((the)) any person ((or persons, if any,)) providing information to initiate detention, ((may,)) if satisfied that the allegations are true and that the person will not voluntarily seek appropriate treatment, file a petition for initial detention. Before filing the petition, the county designated mental health professional must personally interview the person, unless the person refuses an interview, and determine whether the person will voluntarily receive appropriate evaluation and treatment at an evaluation and treatment facility.
(b) Whenever it appears, by petition for initial detention, to the satisfaction of a judge of the superior court that a person presents, as a result of a mental disorder, a likelihood of serious harm, or is gravely disabled, and that the person has refused or failed to accept appropriate evaluation and treatment voluntarily, the judge may issue an order requiring the person to appear within twenty-four hours after service of the order at a designated evaluation and treatment facility for not more than a seventy-two hour evaluation and treatment period. The order shall state the address of the evaluation and treatment facility to which the person is to report and whether the required seventy-two hour evaluation and treatment services may be delivered on an outpatient or inpatient basis and that if the person named in the order fails to appear at the evaluation and treatment facility at or before the date and time stated in the order, such person may be involuntarily taken into custody for evaluation and treatment. The order shall also designate retained counsel or, if counsel is appointed from a list provided by the court, the name, business address, and telephone number of the attorney appointed to represent the person.
(c) The county designated mental health professional shall then serve or cause to be served on such person, his or her guardian, and conservator, if any, a copy of the order to appear together with a notice of rights and a petition for initial detention. After service on such person the county designated mental health professional shall file the return of service in court and provide copies of all papers in the court file to the evaluation and treatment facility and the designated attorney. The county designated mental health professional shall notify the court and the prosecuting attorney that a probable cause hearing will be held within seventy-two hours of the date and time of outpatient evaluation or admission to the evaluation and treatment facility. The person shall be permitted to remain in his or her home or other place of his or her choosing prior to the time of evaluation and shall be permitted to be accompanied by one or more of his or her relatives, friends, an attorney, a personal physician, or other professional or religious advisor to the place of evaluation. An attorney accompanying the person to the place of evaluation shall be permitted to be present during the admission evaluation. Any other individual accompanying the person may be present during the admission evaluation. The facility may exclude the individual if his or her presence would present a safety risk, delay the proceedings, or otherwise interfere with the evaluation.
(d) If the person ordered to appear does appear on or before the date and time specified, the evaluation and treatment facility may admit such person as required by RCW 71.05.170 or may provide treatment on an outpatient basis. If the person ordered to appear fails to appear on or before the date and time specified, the evaluation and treatment facility shall immediately notify the county designated mental health professional ((designated by the county)) who may notify a peace officer to take such person or cause such person to be taken into custody and placed in an evaluation and treatment facility. Should the county designated mental health professional notify a peace officer authorizing him or her to take a person into custody under the provisions of this subsection, he or she shall file with the court a copy of such authorization and a notice of detention. At the time such person is taken into custody there shall commence to be served on such person, his or her guardian, and conservator, if any, a copy of the original order together with a notice of detention, a notice of rights, and a petition for initial detention.
(2) When a county designated mental health professional ((designated by the county)) receives information alleging that a person, as the result of a mental disorder, presents an imminent likelihood of serious harm, or is in imminent danger because of being gravely disabled, after investigation and evaluation of the specific facts alleged and of the reliability and credibility of the person or persons providing the information if any, the county designated mental health professional may take such person, or cause by oral or written order such person to be taken into emergency custody in an evaluation and treatment facility for not more than seventy-two hours as described in RCW 71.05.180.
(3) A peace officer may take such person or cause such person to be taken into custody and placed in an evaluation and treatment facility pursuant to subsection (1)(d) of this section.
(4) A peace officer may, without prior notice of the proceedings provided for in subsection (1) of this section, take or cause such person to be taken into custody and immediately delivered to an evaluation and treatment facility or the emergency department of a local hospital:
(a) Only pursuant to subsections (1)(d) and (2) of this section; or
(b) When he or she has reasonable cause to believe that such person is suffering from a mental disorder and presents an imminent likelihood of serious harm or is in imminent danger because of being gravely disabled.
(5) Persons delivered to evaluation and treatment facilities by peace officers pursuant to subsection (4)(b) of this section may be held by the facility for a period of up to twelve hours: PROVIDED, That they are examined by a mental health professional within three hours of their arrival. Within twelve hours of their arrival, the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional must file a supplemental petition for detention, and commence service on the designated attorney for the detained person.
Sec. 9. RCW 71.05.160 and 1997 c 112 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
Any facility receiving a person pursuant to RCW 71.05.150 shall require a petition for initial detention stating the circumstances under which the person's condition was made known and stating that such officer or person has evidence, as a result of his or her personal observation or investigation, that the actions of the person for which application is made constitute a likelihood of serious harm, or that he or she is gravely disabled, and stating the specific facts known to him or her as a result of his or her personal observation or investigation, upon which he or she bases the belief that such person should be detained for the purposes and under the authority of this chapter.
If a person is involuntarily placed in an evaluation and treatment facility pursuant to RCW 71.05.150, on the next judicial day following the initial detention, the county designated mental health professional ((designated by the county)) shall file with the court and serve the designated attorney of the detained person the petition or supplemental petition for initial detention, proof of service of notice, and a copy of a notice of emergency detention.
Sec. 10. RCW 71.05.170 and 1997 c 112 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
Whenever the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional petitions for detention of a person whose actions constitute a likelihood of serious harm, or who is gravely disabled, the facility providing seventy-two hour evaluation and treatment must immediately accept on a provisional basis the petition and the person. The facility shall then evaluate the person's condition and admit or release such person in accordance with RCW 71.05.210. The facility shall notify in writing the court and the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional of the date and time of the initial detention of each person involuntarily detained in order that a probable cause hearing shall be held no later than seventy-two hours after detention.
The duty of a state hospital to accept persons for evaluation and treatment under this section shall be limited by chapter 71.24 RCW.
Sec. 11. RCW 71.05.200 and 1997 c 112 s 14 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Whenever any person is detained for evaluation and treatment pursuant to this chapter, both the person and, if possible, a responsible member of his or her immediate family, guardian, or conservator, if any, shall be advised as soon as possible in writing or orally, by the officer or person taking him or her into custody or by personnel of the evaluation and treatment facility where the person is detained that unless the person is released or voluntarily admits himself or herself for treatment within seventy-two hours of the initial detention:
(a) That a judicial hearing in a superior court, either by a judge or court commissioner thereof, shall be held not more than seventy-two hours after the initial detention to determine whether there is probable cause to detain the person after the seventy-two hours have expired for up to an additional fourteen days without further automatic hearing for the reason that the person is a mentally ill person whose mental disorder presents a likelihood of serious harm or that the person is gravely disabled;
(b) That the person has a right to communicate immediately with an attorney; has a right to have an attorney appointed to represent him or her before and at the probable cause hearing if he or she is indigent; and has the right to be told the name and address of the attorney the mental health professional has designated pursuant to this chapter;
(c) That the person has the right to remain silent and that any statement he or she makes may be used against him or her;
(d) That the person has the right to present evidence and to cross-examine witnesses who testify against him or her at the probable cause hearing; and
(e) That the person has the right to refuse psychiatric medications, including antipsychotic medication beginning twenty-four hours prior to the probable cause hearing.
(2) When proceedings are initiated under RCW 71.05.150 (2), (3), or (4)(b), no later than twelve hours after such person is admitted to the evaluation and treatment facility the personnel of the evaluation and treatment facility or the county designated mental health professional shall serve on such person a copy of the petition for initial detention and the name, business address, and phone number of the designated attorney and shall forthwith commence service of a copy of the petition for initial detention on the designated attorney.
(3) The judicial hearing described in subsection (1) of this section is hereby authorized, and shall be held according to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section and rules promulgated by the supreme court.
Sec. 12. RCW 71.05.210 and 1997 c 112 s 15 are each amended to read as follows:
Each person involuntarily admitted to an evaluation and treatment facility shall, within twenty-four hours of his or her admission, be examined and evaluated by a licensed physician who may be assisted by a physician assistant according to chapter 18.71A RCW or an advanced registered nurse practitioner according to chapter 18.79 RCW and a mental health professional ((as defined in this chapter)), and shall receive such treatment and care as his or her condition requires including treatment on an outpatient basis for the period that he or she is detained, except that, beginning twenty-four hours prior to a ((court proceeding)) trial or hearing pursuant to RCW 71.05.215, 71.05.240, 71.05.310, 71.05.320, 71.05.340, or 71.05.370, the individual may refuse ((all but emergency life-saving treatment)) psychiatric medications, but may not refuse: (1) Any other medication previously prescribed by a person licensed under Title 18 RCW; or (2) emergency lifesaving treatment, and the individual shall be informed at an appropriate time of his or her right ((to)) of such refusal ((of treatment)). ((Such)) The person shall be detained up to seventy-two hours, if, in the opinion of the professional person in charge of the facility, or his or her professional designee, the person presents a likelihood of serious harm, or is gravely disabled. A person who has been detained for seventy-two hours shall no later than the end of such period be released, unless referred for further care on a voluntary basis, or detained pursuant to court order for further treatment as provided in this chapter.
If, after examination and evaluation, the licensed physician and mental health professional determine that the initial needs of the person would be better served by placement in a chemical dependency treatment facility, then the person shall be referred to an approved treatment program defined under RCW 70.96A.020.
An evaluation and treatment center admitting any person pursuant to this chapter whose physical condition reveals the need for hospitalization shall assure that such person is transferred to an appropriate hospital for treatment. Notice of such fact shall be given to the court, the designated attorney, and the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional and the court shall order such continuance in proceedings under this chapter as may be necessary, but in no event may this continuance be more than fourteen days.
Sec. 13. RCW 71.05.230 and 1997 c 112 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:
A person detained for seventy-two hour evaluation and treatment may be detained for not more than fourteen additional days of involuntary intensive treatment or ninety additional days of a less restrictive alternative to involuntary intensive treatment if the following conditions are met:
(1) The professional staff of the agency or facility providing evaluation services has analyzed the person's condition and finds that the condition is caused by mental disorder and either results in a likelihood of serious harm, or results in the detained person being gravely disabled and are prepared to testify those conditions are met; and
(2) The person has been advised of the need for voluntary treatment and the professional staff of the facility has evidence that he or she has not in good faith volunteered; and
(3) The facility providing intensive treatment is certified to provide such treatment by the department; and
(4) The professional staff of the agency or facility or the county designated mental health professional ((designated by the county)) has filed a petition for fourteen day involuntary detention or a ninety day less restrictive alternative with the court. The petition must be signed either by two physicians or by one physician and a mental health professional who have examined the person. If involuntary detention is sought the petition shall state facts that support the finding that such person, as a result of mental disorder, presents a likelihood of serious harm, or is gravely disabled and that there are no less restrictive alternatives to detention in the best interest of such person or others. The petition shall state specifically that less restrictive alternative treatment was considered and specify why treatment less restrictive than detention is not appropriate. If an involuntary less restrictive alternative is sought, the petition shall state facts that support the finding that such person, as a result of mental disorder, presents a likelihood of serious harm, or is gravely disabled and shall set forth the less restrictive alternative proposed by the facility; and
(5) A copy of the petition has been served on the detained person, his or her attorney and his or her guardian or conservator, if any, prior to the probable cause hearing; and
(6) The court at the time the petition was filed and before the probable cause hearing has appointed counsel to represent such person if no other counsel has appeared; and
(7) The court has ordered a fourteen day involuntary intensive treatment or a ninety day less restrictive alternative treatment after a probable cause hearing has been held pursuant to RCW 71.05.240; and
(8) At the conclusion of the initial commitment period, the professional staff of the agency or facility or the county designated mental health professional ((designated by the county)) may petition for an additional period of either ninety days of less restrictive alternative treatment or ninety days of involuntary intensive treatment as provided in RCW 71.05.290; and
(9) If the hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient treatment is other than the facility providing involuntary treatment, the outpatient facility so designated has agreed to assume such responsibility.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. A new section is added to chapter 71.05 RCW to read as follows:
In making a determination of whether there is a likelihood of serious harm in a hearing conducted under RCW 71.05.240 or 71.05.320, the court shall give great weight to whether the person has: (1) A recent history of one or more violent acts; or (2) a recent history of one or more commitments under this chapter or its equivalent provisions under the laws of another state which were based on a likelihood of serious harm. The existence of prior violent acts or commitments under this chapter or its equivalent shall not be the sole basis for determining whether a person presents a likelihood of serious harm.
For the purposes of this section "recent" refers to the period of time not exceeding three years prior to the current hearing.
Sec. 15. RCW 71.05.280 and 1997 c 112 s 22 are each amended to read as follows:
At the expiration of the fourteen-day period of intensive treatment, a person may be confined for further treatment pursuant to RCW 71.05.320 if:
(1) Such person after having been taken into custody for evaluation and treatment has threatened, attempted, or inflicted: (a) Physical harm upon the person of another or himself or herself, or substantial damage upon the property of another, and (b) as a result of mental disorder presents a likelihood of serious harm; or
(2) Such person was taken into custody as a result of conduct in which he or she attempted or inflicted physical harm upon the person of another or himself or herself, or substantial damage upon the property of others, and continues to present, as a result of mental disorder, a likelihood of serious harm; or
(3) Such person has been determined to be incompetent and criminal charges have been dismissed pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(((3))) (4), and has committed acts constituting a felony, and as a result of a mental disorder, presents a substantial likelihood of repeating similar acts. In any proceeding pursuant to this subsection it shall not be necessary to show intent, willfulness, or state of mind as an element of the ((felony)) crime; or
(4) Such person is gravely disabled.
Sec. 16. RCW 71.05.290 and 1997 c 112 s 24 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) At any time during a person's fourteen day intensive treatment period, the professional person in charge of a treatment facility or his or her professional designee or the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional may petition the superior court for an order requiring such person to undergo an additional period of treatment. Such petition must be based on one or more of the grounds set forth in RCW 71.05.280.
(2) The petition shall summarize the facts which support the need for further confinement and shall be supported by affidavits signed by two examining physicians, or by one examining physician and examining mental health professional. The affidavits shall describe in detail the behavior of the detained person which supports the petition and shall explain what, if any, less restrictive treatments which are alternatives to detention are available to such person, and shall state the willingness of the affiant to testify to such facts in subsequent judicial proceedings under this chapter.
(3) If a person has been determined to be incompetent pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(((3))) (4), then the professional person in charge of the treatment facility or his or her professional designee or the county designated mental health professional may directly file a petition for one hundred eighty day treatment under RCW 71.05.280(3). No petition for initial detention or fourteen day detention is required before such a petition may be filed.
Sec. 17. RCW 71.05.300 and 1997 c 112 s 25 are each amended to read as follows:
The petition for ninety day treatment shall be filed with the clerk of the superior court at least three days before expiration of the fourteen-day period of intensive treatment. At the time of filing such petition, the clerk shall set a time for the person to come before the court on the next judicial day after the day of filing unless such appearance is waived by the person's attorney, and the clerk shall notify the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional. The ((designated)) county designated mental health professional shall immediately notify the person detained, his or her attorney, if any, and his or her guardian or conservator, if any, and the prosecuting attorney, and provide a copy of the petition to such persons as soon as possible.
At the time set for appearance the detained person shall be brought before the court, unless such appearance has been waived and the court shall advise him or her of his or her right to be represented by an attorney and of his or her right to a jury trial. If the detained person is not represented by an attorney, or is indigent or is unwilling to retain an attorney, the court shall immediately appoint an attorney to represent him or her. The court shall, if requested, appoint a reasonably available licensed physician, psychologist, or psychiatrist, designated by the detained person to examine and testify on behalf of the detained person.
The court may, if requested, also appoint a professional person as defined in RCW 71.05.020 to seek less restrictive alternative courses of treatment and to testify on behalf of the detained person. In the case of a developmentally disabled person who has been determined to be incompetent pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(((3))) (4), then the appointed professional person under this section shall be a developmental disabilities professional.
The court shall also set a date for a full hearing on the petition as provided in RCW 71.05.310.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 18. A new section is added to chapter 71.05 RCW to read as follows:
(1) If an individual is referred to a county designated mental health professional under RCW 10.77.090(1)(d)(iii)(A), the county designated mental health professional shall examine the individual within forty-eight hours. If the county designated mental health professional determines it is not appropriate to detain the individual or petition for a ninety-day less restrictive alternative under RCW 71.05.230(4), that decision shall be immediately presented to the superior court for hearing. The court shall hold a hearing to consider the decision of the county designated mental health professional not later than the next judicial day. At the hearing the superior court shall review the determination of the county designated mental health professional and determine whether an order should be entered requiring the person to be evaluated at an evaluation and treatment facility. No person referred to an evaluation and treatment facility may be held at the facility longer than seventy-two hours.
(2) If an individual is placed in an evaluation and treatment facility under RCW 10.77.090(1)(d)(iii)(B), a professional person shall evaluate the individual for purposes of determining whether to file a ninety-day inpatient or outpatient petition under chapter 71.05 RCW. Immediately following completion of the evaluation, the professional person shall file a petition or, if the recommendation of the professional person is to release the individual, present his or her recommendation to the court. The superior court shall review the recommendation not later than the next judicial day. For an individual subject to this subsection, the professional person may directly file a petition for ninety-day inpatient or outpatient treatment and no petition for initial detention or fourteen-day detention is required before such a petition may be filed.
(3) If a county designated mental health professional or the professional person and prosecuting attorney or attorney general, as appropriate, stipulate that the individual does not present a likelihood of serious harm or is not gravely disabled, the hearing under this section is not required and the individual, if in custody, shall be released.
(4) The individual shall have the rights specified in RCW 71.05.250.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 19. A new section is added to chapter 71.05 RCW to read as follows:
Whenever a county designated mental health professional or professional person is conducting an evaluation under this chapter, consideration shall include all reasonably available information and records regarding: (1) Prior recommendations for evaluation of the need for civil commitments when the recommendation is made pursuant to an evaluation conducted under chapter 10.77 RCW; (2) history of one or more violent acts; (3) prior determinations of incompetency or insanity under chapter 10.77 RCW; and (4) prior commitments under this chapter.
Sec. 20. RCW 71.05.330 and 1997 c 112 s 27 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the superintendent or professional person in charge of the hospital or facility in which the person is being involuntarily treated from releasing him or her prior to the expiration of the commitment period when, in the opinion of the superintendent or professional person in charge, the person being involuntarily treated no longer presents a likelihood of serious harm.
Whenever the superintendent or professional person in charge of a hospital or facility providing involuntary treatment pursuant to this chapter releases a person prior to the expiration of the period of commitment, the superintendent or professional person in charge shall in writing notify the court which committed the person for treatment.
(2) Before a person committed under grounds set forth in RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) is released under this section, the superintendent or professional person in charge shall in writing notify the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the criminal charges against the committed person were dismissed, of the release date. Notice shall be provided at least thirty days before the release date. Within twenty days after receiving notice, the prosecuting attorney may petition the court in the county in which the person is being involuntarily treated for a hearing to determine whether the person is to be released. The prosecuting attorney shall provide a copy of the petition to the superintendent or professional person in charge of the hospital or facility providing involuntary treatment, the attorney, if any, and the guardian or conservator of the committed person. The court shall conduct a hearing on the petition within ten days of filing the petition. The committed person shall have the same rights with respect to notice, hearing, and counsel as for an involuntary treatment proceeding, except as set forth in this subsection and except that there shall be no right to jury trial. The issue to be determined at the hearing is whether or not the person may be released without substantial danger to other persons, or substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security. If the court disapproves of the release, it may do so only on the basis of substantial evidence. Pursuant to the determination of the court upon the hearing, the committed person shall be released or shall be returned for involuntary treatment subject to release at the end of the period for which he or she was committed, or otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
Sec. 21. RCW 71.05.340 and 1997 c 112 s 28 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)(a) When, in the opinion of the superintendent or the professional person in charge of the hospital or facility providing involuntary treatment, the committed person can be appropriately served by outpatient treatment prior to or at the expiration of the period of commitment, then such outpatient care may be required as a condition for early release for a period which, when added to the inpatient treatment period, shall not exceed the period of commitment. If the hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient treatment is other than the facility providing involuntary treatment, the outpatient facility so designated must agree in writing to assume such responsibility. A copy of the conditions for early release shall be given to the patient, the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional in the county in which the patient is to receive outpatient treatment, and to the court of original commitment.
(b) Before a person committed under grounds set forth in RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) is conditionally released under (a) of this subsection, the superintendent or professional person in charge of the hospital or facility providing involuntary treatment shall in writing notify the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the criminal charges against the committed person were dismissed, of the decision to conditionally release the person. Notice and a copy of the conditions for early release shall be provided at least thirty days before the person is released from inpatient care. Within twenty days after receiving notice, the prosecuting attorney may petition the court in the county that issued the commitment order to hold a hearing to determine whether the person may be conditionally released and the terms of the conditional release. The prosecuting attorney shall provide a copy of the petition to the superintendent or professional person in charge of the hospital or facility providing involuntary treatment, the attorney, if any, and guardian or conservator of the committed person, and the court of original commitment. If the county in which the committed person is to receive outpatient treatment is the same county in which the criminal charges against the committed person were dismissed, then the court shall, upon the motion of the prosecuting attorney, transfer the proceeding to the court in that county. The court shall conduct a hearing on the petition within ten days of the filing of the petition. The committed person shall have the same rights with respect to notice, hearing, and counsel as for an involuntary treatment proceeding, except as set forth in this subsection and except that there shall be no right to jury trial. The issue to be determined at the hearing is whether or not the person may be conditionally released without substantial danger to other persons, or substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security. If the court disapproves of the conditional release, it may do so only on the basis of substantial evidence. Pursuant to the determination of the court upon the hearing, the conditional release of the person shall be approved by the court on the same or modified conditions or the person shall be returned for involuntary treatment on an inpatient basis subject to release at the end of the period for which he or she was committed, or otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) The hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient care or the secretary may modify the conditions for continued release when such modification is in the best interest of the person. Notification of such changes shall be sent to all persons receiving a copy of the original conditions.
(3)(a) If the hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient care, the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional, or the secretary determines that:
(i) A conditionally released person is failing to adhere to the terms and conditions of his or her release((, that));
(ii) Substantial deterioration in ((the)) a conditionally released person's functioning has occurred((,));
(iii) There is evidence of substantial decompensation with a ((high)) reasonable probability that the decompensation can be reversed by further inpatient treatment((,)); or ((there is))
(iv) The person poses a likelihood of serious harm((, then,)).
Upon notification by the hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient care, or on his or her own motion, the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional or the secretary may order that the conditionally released person be apprehended and taken into custody and temporarily detained in an evaluation and treatment facility in or near the county in which he or she is receiving outpatient treatment.
((The)) (b) The hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient treatment shall notify the secretary or county designated mental health professional when a conditionally released person fails to adhere to terms and conditions of his or her release or experiences substantial deterioration in his or her condition and, as a result, presents an increased likelihood of serious harm. The county designated mental health professional or secretary shall order the person apprehended and temporarily detained in an evaluation and treatment facility in or near the county in which he or she is receiving outpatient treatment.
(c) A person ((shall be)) detained under this subsection (3) shall be held until such time, not exceeding five days, as a hearing can be scheduled to determine whether or not the person should be returned to the hospital or facility from which he or she had been conditionally released. The ((designated)) county designated mental health professional or the secretary may modify or rescind such order at any time prior to commencement of the court hearing.
(((b))) (d) The court that originally ordered commitment shall be notified within two judicial days of a person's detention under the provisions of this section, and the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional or the secretary shall file his or her petition and order of apprehension and detention with the court and serve them upon the person detained. His or her attorney, if any, and his or her guardian or conservator, if any, shall receive a copy of such papers as soon as possible. Such person shall have the same rights with respect to notice, hearing, and counsel as for an involuntary treatment proceeding, except as specifically set forth in this section and except that there shall be no right to jury trial. The issues to be determined shall be: (i) Whether the conditionally released person did or did not adhere to the terms and conditions of his or her release; (ii) that substantial deterioration in the person's functioning has occurred; (iii) there is evidence of substantial decompensation with a ((high)) reasonable probability that the decompensation can be reversed by further inpatient treatment; or (iv) there is a likelihood of serious harm; and, if any of the conditions listed in this subsection (3)(((b))) (d) have occurred, whether the conditions of release should be modified or the person should be returned to the facility.
(((c))) (e) Pursuant to the determination of the court upon such hearing, the conditionally released person shall either continue to be conditionally released on the same or modified conditions or shall be returned for involuntary treatment on an inpatient basis subject to release at the end of the period for which he or she was committed for involuntary treatment, or otherwise in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Such hearing may be waived by the person and his or her counsel and his or her guardian or conservator, if any, but shall not be waivable unless all such persons agree to waive, and upon such waiver the person may be returned for involuntary treatment or continued on conditional release on the same or modified conditions.
(4) The proceedings set forth in subsection (3) of this section may be initiated by the ((designated)) county designated mental health professional or the secretary on the same basis set forth therein without requiring or ordering the apprehension and detention of the conditionally released person, in which case the court hearing shall take place in not less than five days from the date of service of the petition upon the conditionally released person.
Upon expiration of the period of commitment, or when the person is released from outpatient care, notice in writing to the court which committed the person for treatment shall be provided.
(5) The grounds and procedures for revocation of less restrictive alternative treatment shall be the same as those set forth in this section for conditional releases.
(6) In the event of a revocation of a conditional release, the subsequent treatment period may be for no longer than the actual period authorized in the original court order.
Sec. 22. RCW 71.05.390 and 1993 c 448 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
Except as provided in this section, the fact of admission and all information and records compiled, obtained, or maintained in the course of providing services to either voluntary or involuntary recipients of services at public or private agencies shall be confidential.
Information and records may be disclosed only:
(1) In communications between qualified professional persons to meet the requirements of this chapter, in the provision of services or appropriate referrals, or in the course of guardianship proceedings. The consent of the patient, or his or her guardian, shall be obtained before information or records may be disclosed by a professional person employed by a facility unless provided to a professional person((, not)): (a) Employed by the facility((, who does not have the)); (b) who has medical responsibility for the patient's care ((or who is not)); (c) who is a ((designated)) county designated mental health professional ((or who is not involved in)); (d) who is providing services under ((the community mental health services act,)) chapter 71.24 RCW; or (e) who is employed by a state or local correctional facility where the person is confined.
(2) When the communications regard the special needs of a patient and the necessary circumstances giving rise to such needs and the disclosure is made by a facility providing outpatient services to the operator of a care facility in which the patient resides.
(3) When the person receiving services, or his or her guardian, designates persons to whom information or records may be released, or if the person is a minor, when his or her parents make such designation.
(4) To the extent necessary for a recipient to make a claim, or for a claim to be made on behalf of a recipient for aid, insurance, or medical assistance to which he or she may be entitled.
(5) For either program evaluation or research, or both: PROVIDED, That the secretary of social and health services adopts rules for the conduct of the evaluation or research, or both. Such rules shall include, but need not be limited to, the requirement that all evaluators and researchers must sign an oath of confidentiality substantially as follows:
"As a condition of conducting evaluation or research concerning persons who have received services from (fill in the facility, agency, or person) I, . . . . . . . . ., agree not to divulge, publish, or otherwise make known to unauthorized persons or the public any information obtained in the course of such evaluation or research regarding persons who have received services such that the person who received such services is identifiable.
I recognize that unauthorized release of confidential information may subject me to civil liability under the provisions of state law.
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(6) To the courts as necessary to the administration of this chapter.
(7) To law enforcement officers, public health officers, or personnel of the department of corrections or the indeterminate sentence review board for persons who are the subject of the records and who are committed to the custody of the department of corrections or indeterminate sentence review board which information or records are necessary to carry out the responsibilities of their office. Except for dissemination of information released pursuant to RCW 71.05.425 and 4.24.550, regarding persons committed under this chapter under RCW 71.05.280(3) and 71.05.320(2)(c) after dismissal of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, the extent of information that may be released is limited as follows:
(a) Only the fact, place, and date of involuntary admission, the fact and date of discharge, and the last known address shall be disclosed upon request; and
(b) The law enforcement and public health officers or personnel of the department of corrections or indeterminate sentence review board shall be obligated to keep such information confidential in accordance with this chapter; and
(c) Additional information shall be disclosed only after giving notice to said person and his or her counsel and upon a showing of clear, cogent and convincing evidence that such information is necessary and that appropriate safeguards for strict confidentiality are and will be maintained. However, in the event the said person has escaped from custody, said notice prior to disclosure is not necessary and that the facility from which the person escaped shall include an evaluation as to whether the person is of danger to persons or property and has a propensity toward violence.
(8) To the attorney of the detained person.
(9) To the prosecuting attorney as necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the office under RCW 71.05.330(2) and 71.05.340(1)(b) and 71.05.335. The prosecutor shall be provided access to records regarding the committed person's treatment and prognosis, medication, behavior problems, and other records relevant to the issue of whether treatment less restrictive than inpatient treatment is in the best interest of the committed person or others. Information shall be disclosed only after giving notice to the committed person and the person's counsel.
(10) To appropriate law enforcement agencies and to a person, when the identity of the person is known to the public or private agency, whose health and safety has been threatened, or who is known to have been repeatedly harassed, by the patient. The person may designate a representative to receive the disclosure. The disclosure shall be made by the professional person in charge of the public or private agency or his or her designee and shall include the dates of admission, discharge, authorized or unauthorized absence from the agency's facility, and only such other information that is pertinent to the threat or harassment. The decision to disclose or not shall not result in civil liability for the agency or its employees so long as the decision was reached in good faith and without gross negligence.
(11) To the persons designated in RCW 71.05.425 for the purposes described in that section.
(12) Civil liability and immunity for the release of information about a particular person who is committed to the department under RCW 71.05.280(3) and 71.05.320(2)(c) after dismissal of a sex offense as defined in RCW 9.94A.030, is governed by RCW 4.24.550.
(13) To a patient's next of kin, guardian, or conservator, if any, in the event of death, as provided in RCW 71.05.400.
(14) To the department of health of the purposes of determining compliance with state or federal licensure, certification, or registration rules or laws. However, the information and records obtained under this subsection are exempt from public inspection and copying pursuant to chapter 42.17 RCW.
The fact of admission, as well as all records, files, evidence, findings, or orders made, prepared, collected, or maintained pursuant to this chapter shall not be admissible as evidence in any legal proceeding outside this chapter without the written consent of the person who was the subject of the proceeding except in a subsequent criminal prosecution of a person committed pursuant to RCW 71.05.280(3) or 71.05.320(2)(c) on charges that were dismissed pursuant to chapter 10.77 RCW due to incompetency to stand trial or in a civil commitment proceeding pursuant to chapter 71.09 RCW. The records and files maintained in any court proceeding pursuant to this chapter shall be confidential and available subsequent to such proceedings only to the person who was the subject of the proceeding or his or her attorney. In addition, the court may order the subsequent release or use of such records or files only upon good cause shown if the court finds that appropriate safeguards for strict confidentiality are and will be maintained.
Sec. 23. RCW 71.05.530 and 1973 1st AScE c 142 s 58 are each amended to read as follows:
Evaluation and treatment facilities authorized pursuant to this chapter may be part of the comprehensive community mental health services program conducted in counties pursuant to ((the Community Mental Health Services Act,)) chapter 71.24 RCW, and may receive funding pursuant to the provisions thereof.
Sec. 24. RCW 71.05.560 and 1973 1st AScE c 142 s 61 are each amended to read as follows:
The department ((of social and health services)) shall adopt such rules ((and regulations)) as may be necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes of this chapter, which shall include but not be limited to evaluation of the quality of the program and facilities operating pursuant to this chapter, evaluation of the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of such programs and facilities, and procedures and standards for certification and other action relevant to evaluation and treatment facilities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. A new section is added to chapter 71.05 RCW to read as follows:
In any judicial proceeding in which a professional person has made a recommendation regarding whether an individual should be committed for treatment under this chapter, and the court does not follow the recommendation, the court shall enter findings that state with particularity its reasoning, including a finding whether the state met its burden of proof in showing whether the person presents a likelihood of serious harm.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 26. A new section is added to chapter 71.05 RCW to read as follows:
The department shall develop state-wide protocols to be utilized by professional persons and county designated mental health professionals in administration of this chapter and chapter 10.77 RCW. The protocols shall be updated at least every three years. The protocols shall provide uniform development and application of criteria in evaluation and commitment recommendations, of persons who have, or are alleged to have, mental disorders and are subject to this chapter.
The initial protocols shall be developed not later than September 1, 1999. The department shall develop and update the protocols in consultation with representatives of county designated mental health professionals, local government, law enforcement, county and city prosecutors, public defenders, and groups concerned with mental illness. The protocols shall be submitted to the governor and legislature upon adoption by the department.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 27. A new section is added to chapter 71.05 RCW to read as follows:
Where appropriate, and under the prescription of an authorized professional person, atypical antipsychotic medications may be accessed for use by a regional support network through the fund established in section 57 of this act.
Sec. 28. RCW 10.77.005 and 1989 c 420 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
((With respect to this act,)) The legislature finds that among those persons who endanger the safety of others by committing ((felony)) crimes are a small number of persons with developmental disabilities. While their conduct is not typical of the vast majority of persons with developmental disabilities who are responsible citizens, for their own welfare and for the safety of others the state may need to exercise control over those few dangerous individuals who are developmentally disabled, have been charged with ((felony)) crimes that involve a threat to public safety or security, and have been found either incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity. The legislature finds, however, that the use of civil commitment procedures under chapter 71.05 RCW to effect state control over dangerous developmentally disabled persons has resulted in their commitment to institutions for the mentally ill. The legislature finds that existing programs in mental institutions may be inappropriate for persons who are developmentally disabled because the services provided in mental institutions are oriented to persons with mental illness, a condition not necessarily associated with developmental disabilities. Therefore, the legislature believes that, where appropriate, and subject to available funds, persons with developmental disabilities who have been charged with ((felony)) crimes that involve a threat to public safety or security and have been found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of insanity should receive state services addressing their needs, that such services must be provided in conformance with an individual habilitation plan, and that their initial treatment should be separate and discrete from treatment for persons involved in any other treatment or habilitation program in a manner consistent with the needs of public safety.
Sec. 29. RCW 10.77.010 and 1993 c 31 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
As used in this chapter:
(1) A "criminally insane" person means any person who has been acquitted of a crime charged by reason of insanity, and thereupon found to be a substantial danger to other persons or to present a substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions.
(2) "Indigent" means any person who is financially unable to obtain counsel or other necessary expert or professional services without causing substantial hardship to the person or his or her family.
(3) "Secretary" means the secretary of the department of social and health services or his or her designee.
(4) "Department" means the state department of social and health services.
(5) "Treatment" means any currently standardized medical or mental health procedure including medication.
(6) "Incompetency" means a person lacks the capacity to understand the nature of the proceedings against him or her or to assist in his or her own defense as a result of mental disease or defect.
(7) ((No condition of mind proximately induced by the voluntary act of a person charged with a crime shall constitute "insanity".
(8))) "Furlough" means an authorized leave of absence for a resident of a state institution operated by the department designated for the custody, care, and treatment of the criminally insane, consistent with an order of conditional release from the court under this chapter, without any requirement that the resident be accompanied by, or be in the custody of, any law enforcement or institutional staff, while on such unescorted leave.
(((9))) (8) "Developmental disability" means the condition defined in RCW 71A.10.020(2).
(((10))) (9) "Developmental disabilities professional" means a person who has specialized training and three years of experience in directly treating or working with persons with developmental disabilities and is a psychiatrist or psychologist, or a social worker, and such other developmental disabilities professionals as may be defined by rules adopted by the secretary.
(((11))) (10) "Habilitative services" means those services provided by program personnel to assist persons in acquiring and maintaining life skills and in raising their levels of physical, mental, social, and vocational functioning. Habilitative services include education, training for employment, and therapy. The habilitative process shall be undertaken with recognition of the risk to the public safety presented by the individual being assisted as manifested by prior charged criminal conduct.
(((12) "Psychiatrist" means a person having a license)) (11) "Expert or professional person" means:
(a) A psychiatrist licensed as a physician and surgeon in this state who has, in addition, completed three years of graduate training in psychiatry in a program approved by the American medical association or the American osteopathic association and is certified or eligible to be certified by the American board of psychiatry and neurology((.
(13) "Psychologist" means a person who has been));
(b) A psychologist licensed as a psychologist pursuant to chapter 18.83 RCW((.
(14) "Social worker" means a person)); or
(c) A social worker with a master's or further advanced degree from an accredited school of social work or a degree deemed equivalent under rules adopted by the secretary.
(((15))) (12) "Individualized service plan" means a plan prepared by a developmental disabilities professional with other professionals as a team, for an individual with developmental disabilities, which shall state:
(a) The nature of the person's specific problems, prior charged criminal behavior, and habilitation needs;
(b) The conditions and strategies necessary to achieve the purposes of habilitation;
(c) The intermediate and long-range goals of the habilitation program, with a projected timetable for the attainment;
(d) The rationale for using this plan of habilitation to achieve those intermediate and long-range goals;
(e) The staff responsible for carrying out the plan;
(f) Where relevant in light of past criminal behavior and due consideration for public safety, the criteria for proposed movement to less-restrictive settings, criteria for proposed eventual discharge from involuntary confinement, and a projected possible date for discharge from involuntary confinement; and
(g) The type of residence immediately anticipated for the person and possible future types of residences.
(13) "Violent act" means behavior that: (a)(i) Resulted in; (ii) if completed as intended would have resulted in; or (iii) was threatened to be carried out by a person who had the intent and opportunity to carry out the threat and would have resulted in, homicide, nonfatal injuries, or substantial damage to property; or (b) recklessly creates an immediate risk of serious physical injury to another person.
(14) "County designated mental health professional" has the same meaning as provided in RCW 71.05.020.
(15) "History of one or more violent acts" means violent acts committed during: (a) The ten-year period of time prior to the filing of criminal charges; plus (b) the amount of time equal to time spent during the ten-year period in a mental health facility or in confinement as a result of a criminal conviction.
Sec. 30. RCW 10.77.020 and 1993 c 31 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) At any and all stages of the proceedings pursuant to this chapter, any person subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be entitled to the assistance of counsel, and if the person is indigent the court shall appoint counsel to assist him or her. A person may waive his or her right to counsel; but such waiver shall only be effective if a court makes a specific finding that he or she is or was competent to so waive. In making such findings, the court shall be guided but not limited by the following standards: Whether the person attempting to waive the assistance of counsel, does so understanding:
(a) The nature of the charges;
(b) The statutory offense included within them;
(c) The range of allowable punishments thereunder;
(d) Possible defenses to the charges and circumstances in mitigation thereof; and
(e) All other facts essential to a broad understanding of the whole matter.
(2) Whenever any person is subjected to an examination pursuant to any provision of this chapter, he or she may retain an expert or professional person to perform an examination in his or her behalf. In the case of a person who is indigent, the court shall upon his or her request assist the person in obtaining an expert or professional person to perform an examination or participate in the hearing on his or her behalf. An expert or professional person obtained by an indigent person pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be compensated for his or her services out of funds of the department, in an amount determined by ((it)) the secretary to be fair and reasonable.
(3) ((Whenever any person has been committed under any provision of this chapter, or ordered to undergo alternative treatment following his or her acquittal of a crime charged by reason of insanity, such commitment or treatment cannot exceed the maximum possible penal sentence for any offense charged for which the person was acquitted by reason of insanity. If at the end of that period the person has not been finally discharged and is still in need of commitment or treatment, civil commitment proceedings may be instituted, if appropriate.
(4))) Any time the defendant is being examined by court appointed experts or professional persons pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the defendant shall be entitled to have his or her attorney present. The defendant may refuse to answer any question if he or she believes his or her answers may tend to incriminate him or her or form links leading to evidence of an incriminating nature.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 31. A new section is added to chapter 10.77 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Whenever any person has been: (a) Committed to a correctional facility or inpatient treatment under any provision of this chapter; or (b) ordered to undergo alternative treatment following his or her acquittal by reason of insanity of a crime charged, such commitment or treatment cannot exceed the maximum possible penal sentence for any offense charged for which the person was committed, or was acquitted by reason of insanity.
(2) Whenever any person committed under any provision of this chapter has not been finally discharged within seven days of the maximum possible penal sentence under subsection (1) of this section, and the professional person in charge of the facility believes it more likely than not that the person will not be finally discharged, the professional person shall, prior to the person's release from the facility, notify the appropriate county designated mental health professional of the impending release and provide a copy of all relevant information regarding the person, including the likely release date and shall indicate why final discharge was not made.
(3) A county designated mental health professional who receives notice and records under subsection (2) of this section shall, prior to the date of probable release, determine whether to initiate proceedings under chapter 71.05 RCW.
Sec. 32. RCW 10.77.030 and 1974 AScE c 198 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Evidence of insanity is not admissible unless the defendant, at the time of arraignment or within ten days thereafter or at such later time as the court may for good cause permit, files a written notice of his or her intent to rely on such a defense.
(2) Insanity is a defense which the defendant must establish by a preponderance of the evidence.
(3) No condition of mind proximately induced by the voluntary act of a person charged with a crime shall constitute insanity.
Sec. 33. RCW 10.77.040 and 1974 AScE c 198 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
Whenever the issue of insanity is submitted to the jury, the court shall instruct the jury to return a special verdict in substantially the following form:
answer
yes or no
1. Did the defendant commit the act charged? . . . . .
2. If your answer to number 1 is yes, do you acquit him or her because of insanity existing at the time of the act charged? . . . . .
3. If your answer to number 2 is yes, is the defendant a substantial danger to other persons unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions? . . . . .
4. If your answer to number 2 is yes, does the defendant present a substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions? . . . . .
5. If your answers to either number 3 or number 4 is yes, is it in the best interests of the defendant and others that the defendant be placed in treatment that is less restrictive than detention in a state mental hospital? . . . . .
Sec. 34. RCW 10.77.060 and 1989 c 420 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)(a) Whenever a defendant has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, or there is reason to doubt his or her competency, the court on its own motion or on the motion of any party shall either appoint or request the secretary to designate at least two qualified experts or professional persons, one of whom shall be approved by the prosecuting attorney, to examine and report upon the mental condition of the defendant. At least one of the experts or professional persons appointed shall be a developmental disabilities professional if the court is advised by any party that the defendant may be developmentally disabled. For purposes of the examination, the court may order the defendant committed to a hospital or other ((suitable)) suitably secure public or private mental health facility for a period of time necessary to complete the examination, but not to exceed fifteen days from the time of admission to the facility.
(b) When a defendant is ordered to be committed for inpatient examination under this subsection (1), the court may delay granting bail until the defendant has been evaluated for competency or sanity and appears before the court. Following the evaluation, in determining bail the court shall consider: (i) Recommendations of the expert or professional persons regarding the defendant's competency, sanity, or diminished capacity; (ii) whether the defendant has a recent history of one or more violent acts; (iii) whether the defendant has previously been acquitted by reason of insanity or found incompetent; (iv) whether it is reasonably likely the defendant will fail to appear for a future court hearing; and (v) whether the defendant is a threat to public safety.
(2) The court may direct that a qualified expert or professional person retained by or appointed for the defendant be permitted to witness the examination authorized by subsection (1) of this section, and that the defendant shall have access to all information obtained by the court appointed experts or professional persons. The defendant's expert or professional person shall have the right to file his or her own report following the guidelines of subsection (3) of this section. If the defendant is indigent, the court shall upon the request of the defendant assist him or her in obtaining an expert or professional person.
(3) The report of the examination shall include the following:
(a) A description of the nature of the examination;
(b) A diagnosis of the mental condition of the defendant;
(c) If the defendant suffers from a mental disease or defect, or is developmentally disabled, an opinion as to competency;
(d) If the defendant has indicated his or her intention to rely on the defense of insanity pursuant to RCW 10.77.030, an opinion as to the defendant's sanity at the time of the act;
(e) When directed by the court, an opinion as to the capacity of the defendant to have a particular state of mind which is an element of the offense charged;
(f) An opinion as to whether the defendant is a substantial danger to other persons, or presents a substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions.
(4) The secretary may execute such agreements as appropriate and necessary to implement this section.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 35. A new section is added to chapter 10.77 RCW to read as follows:
(1) Whenever a defendant is evaluated under this chapter, a copy of the order requiring the evaluation shall be transmitted to the county designated mental health professional of the county in which the defendant was charged.
(2)(a) When a defendant is evaluated under RCW 10.77.060, the professional person shall make a recommendation to the court whether the defendant should be examined by a county designated mental health professional for purposes of filing a petition under chapter 71.05 RCW whenever the court determines, and enters a finding that, the defendant is charged with: (i) A felony; or (ii) a nonfelony crime and: (A) Is charged with, or has a history of, one or more violent acts; (B) is a threat to public safety; (C) has previously been acquitted by reason of insanity; or (D) has previously been found incompetent pursuant to this chapter.
(b) The facility conducting the evaluation shall provide its report and recommendation to the court in which the criminal proceeding is pending. A copy of the report and recommendation shall be provided to the county designated mental health professional, the prosecuting attorney, the defense attorney, and the professional person at the local correctional facility where the defendant is being held. Upon request, the facility shall also provide copies of any source documents relevant to the evaluation to the county designated mental health professional. The report and recommendation shall be provided not less than twenty-four hours preceding the transfer of the defendant to the correctional facility in the county in which the criminal proceeding is pending.
(c) If the facility concludes, under RCW 10.77.060(3)(f), the person should be kept under further control, an evaluation shall be conducted of such person under chapter 71.05 RCW. The court shall order an evaluation be conducted by the appropriate county designated mental health professional: (i) Prior to release from confinement for such person who is convicted, if sentenced to confinement for twenty-four months or less; (ii) for any person who is acquitted; or (iii) for any person whose charges are dismissed pursuant to RCW 10.77.090(4).
(3) The county designated mental health professional shall provide written notification within twenty-four hours of the results of the determination whether to commence proceedings under chapter 71.05 RCW. The notification shall be provided to the persons identified in subsection (2)(b) of this section.
(4) The prosecuting attorney shall provide a copy of the results of any proceedings commenced by the county designated mental health professional under subsection (3) of this section to the facility conducting the evaluation under this chapter.
Sec. 36. RCW 10.77.070 and 1973 1st AScE c 117 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
When the defendant wishes to be examined by a qualified expert or professional person of his or her own choice such examiner shall be permitted to have reasonable access to the defendant for the purpose of such examination, as well as to all relevant medical and psychological records and reports.
Sec. 37. RCW 10.77.080 and 1974 AScE c 198 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:
The defendant may move the court for a judgment of acquittal on the grounds of insanity: PROVIDED, That a defendant so acquitted may not later contest the validity of his or her detention on the grounds that he or she did not commit the acts charged. At the hearing upon ((said)) the motion the defendant shall have the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that he or she was insane at the time of the offense or offenses with which he or she is charged. If the court finds that the defendant should be acquitted by reason of insanity, it shall enter specific findings in substantially the same form as set forth in RCW 10.77.040 ((as now or hereafter amended)). If the motion is denied, the question may be submitted to the trier of fact in the same manner as other issues of fact.
Sec. 38. RCW 10.77.090 and 1989 c 420 s 5 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)(a) If at any time during the pendency of an action and prior to judgment((,)) the court finds, following a report as provided in RCW 10.77.060, ((as now or hereafter amended, that the)) a defendant is incompetent((,)) the court shall order the proceedings against the defendant be stayed((,)) except as provided in subsection (((5))) (7) of this section((, and,)).
(b) If the defendant is charged with a felony and determined to be incompetent, ((may)) the court shall commit the defendant to the custody of the secretary, who shall place such defendant in an appropriate facility of the department for evaluation and treatment, or the court may alternatively order the defendant to undergo evaluation and treatment at some other facility as determined by the department, or under the guidance and control of ((some other)) a professional person, until he or she has regained the competency necessary to understand the proceedings against him or her and assist in his or her own defense, but in any event, for no longer than a period of ninety days.
(c) A defendant found incompetent shall be evaluated at the direction of the secretary and a determination made whether the defendant is developmentally disabled. Such evaluation and determination shall be accomplished as soon as possible following the court's placement of the defendant in the custody of the secretary. When appropriate, and subject to available funds, if the defendant is determined to be developmentally disabled, he or she may be placed in a program specifically reserved for the treatment and training of persons with developmental disabilities where the defendant shall have the right to habilitation according to an individualized service plan specifically developed for the particular needs of the defendant. The program shall be separate from programs serving persons involved in any other treatment or habilitation program. The program shall be appropriately secure under the circumstances and shall be administered by developmental disabilities professionals who shall direct the habilitation efforts. The program shall provide an environment affording security appropriate with the charged criminal behavior and necessary to protect the public safety. The department may limit admissions of such persons to this specialized program in order to ensure that expenditures for services do not exceed amounts appropriated by the legislature and allocated by the department for such services. The department may establish admission priorities in the event that the number of eligible persons exceeds the limits set by the department. A copy of the report shall be sent to the facility.
(d)(i) If the defendant is:
(A) Charged with a nonfelony crime and has: (I) A history of one or more violent acts, or a pending charge of one or more violent acts; or (II) been previously acquitted by reason of insanity or been previously found incompetent under this chapter with regard to an alleged offense involving actual, threatened, or attempted physical harm to a person; and
(B) Found by the court to be not competent; then
(C) The court shall order the secretary to place the defendant: (I) At a secure mental health facility in the custody of the department or an agency designated by the department for mental health treatment and restoration of competency. The placement shall not exceed fourteen days in addition to any unused time of the evaluation under RCW 10.77.060. The fourteen-day period shall be considered to include only the time the defendant is actually at the facility and shall be in addition to reasonable time for transport to or from the facility; (II) on conditional release for up to ninety days for mental health treatment and restoration of competency; or (III) any combination of (d)(i)(C)(I) and (II) of this subsection.
(ii) At the end of the mental health treatment and restoration period in (d)(i) of this subsection, or at any time a professional person determines competency has been, or is unlikely to be, restored the defendant shall be returned to court for a hearing. If, after notice and hearing, competency has been restored, the stay entered under (a) of this subsection shall be lifted. If competency has not been restored, the proceedings shall be dismissed. If the court concludes that competency has not been restored, but that further treatment within the time limits established by (d)(i) of this subsection is likely to restore competency, the court may order that treatment for purposes of competency restoration be continued. Such treatment may not extend beyond the combination of time provided for in (d)(i)(C)(I) and (II) of this subsection.
(iii)(A) If the proceedings are dismissed under (d)(ii) of this subsection and the defendant was on conditional release at the time of dismissal, the court shall order the county designated mental health professional within that county to evaluate the defendant pursuant to chapter 71.05 RCW. The evaluation may be conducted in any location chosen by the professional.
(B) If the defendant was in custody and not on conditional release at the time of dismissal, the defendant shall be detained and sent to an evaluation and treatment facility for up to seventy-two hours for evaluation for purposes of filing a petition under chapter 71.05 RCW.
(iv) If at any time during the proceeding the court finds, following notice and hearing, a defendant is not likely to regain competency, the proceedings shall be dismissed and the defendant shall be evaluated as provided in (d)(iii) of this subsection.
(e) If the defendant is charged with a crime that is not a felony and the defendant does not meet the criteria under (d) of this subsection, the court may stay or dismiss proceedings and detain the defendant for sufficient time to allow the county designated mental health professional to evaluate the defendant and consider initial detention proceedings under chapter 71.05 RCW. The court must give notice to all parties at least twenty-four hours before the dismissal of any proceeding under this subsection (1)(e), and provide an opportunity for a hearing on whether to dismiss the proceedings.
(2) On or before expiration of the initial ninety-day period of commitment under subsection (1)(b) of this section the court shall conduct a hearing, at which it shall determine whether or not the defendant is incompetent. ((If the defendant is charged with a crime which is not a felony, the court may stay or dismiss proceedings and detain the defendant for sufficient time to allow the county mental health professional to evaluate the defendant and commence proceedings under chapter 71.05 RCW if appropriate; and subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall not be applicable: PROVIDED, That, upon order of the court, the prosecutor may directly petition for fourteen days of involuntary treatment under chapter 71.05 RCW.
(2))) (3) If the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that ((the)) a defendant charged with a felony is incompetent, the court shall have the option of extending the order of commitment or alternative treatment for an additional ninety-day period, but it must at the time of extension set a date for a prompt hearing to determine the defendant's competency before the expiration of the second ninety-day period. The defendant, the defendant's attorney, or the prosecutor((, or the judge)) shall have the right to demand that the hearing ((on or before the expiration of the second ninety day period)) be before a jury. No extension shall be ordered for a second ninety-day period, nor for any subsequent period as provided in subsection (((3))) (4) of this section if the defendant's incompetence has been determined by the secretary to be solely the result of a developmental disability which is such that competence is not reasonably likely to be regained during an extension. ((If no demand is made, the hearing shall be before the court. The court or jury shall determine whether or not the defendant has become competent.
(3))) (4) For persons charged with a felony, at the hearing upon the expiration of the second ninety-day period or at the end of the first ninety-day period, in the case of a developmentally disabled defendant, if the jury or court((, as the case may be,)) finds that the defendant is incompetent, the charges shall be dismissed without prejudice, and either civil commitment proceedings shall be instituted((, if appropriate,)) or the court shall order the release of the defendant: PROVIDED, That the criminal charges shall not be dismissed if ((at the end of the second ninety-day period, or at the end of the first ninety-day period, in the case of a developmentally disabled defendant,)) the court or jury finds that: (a) The defendant (i) is a substantial danger to other persons((,)); or (ii) presents a substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security((,)); and ((that)) (b) there is a substantial probability that the defendant will regain competency within a reasonable period of time. In the event that the court or jury makes such a finding, the court may extend the period of commitment for an additional six months. At the end of ((said)) the six-month period, if the defendant remains incompetent, the charges shall be dismissed without prejudice and either civil commitment proceedings shall be instituted((, if appropriate,)) or the court shall order release of the defendant.
(((4))) (5) If the defendant is referred to the county designated mental health professional for consideration of initial detention proceedings under chapter 71.05 RCW pursuant to this chapter, the county designated mental health professional shall provide prompt written notification of the results of the determination whether to commence initial detention proceedings under chapter 71.05 RCW, and whether the person was detained. The notification shall be provided to the court in which the criminal action was pending, the prosecutor, the defense attorney in the criminal action, and the facility that evaluated the defendant for competency.
(6) The fact that the defendant is unfit to proceed does not preclude any pretrial proceedings which do not require the personal participation of the defendant.
(((5))) (7) A defendant receiving medication for either physical or mental problems shall not be prohibited from standing trial, if the medication either enables the defendant to understand the proceedings against him or her and to assist in his or her own defense, or does not disable him or her from so understanding and assisting in his or her own defense.
(((6))) (8) At or before the conclusion of any commitment period provided for by this section, the facility providing evaluation and treatment shall provide to the court a written report of examination which meets the requirements of RCW 10.77.060(3).
Sec. 39. RCW 10.77.110 and 1989 c 420 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) If a defendant is acquitted of a ((felony)) crime by reason of insanity, and it is found that he or she is not a substantial danger to other persons, and does not present a substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions, the court shall direct the defendant's final discharge. If it is found that such defendant is a substantial danger to other persons, or presents a substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions, the court shall order his or her hospitalization, or any appropriate alternative treatment less restrictive than detention in a state mental hospital, pursuant to the terms of this chapter.
(2) If the defendant has been found not guilty by reason of insanity and a substantial danger, or presents a substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, so as to require treatment then the secretary shall immediately cause the defendant to be evaluated to ascertain if the defendant is developmentally disabled. When appropriate, and subject to available funds, the defendant may be committed to a program specifically reserved for the treatment and training of developmentally disabled persons. A person so committed shall receive habilitation services according to an individualized service plan specifically developed to treat the behavior which was the subject of the criminal proceedings. The treatment program shall be administered by developmental disabilities professionals and others trained specifically in the needs of developmentally disabled persons. The treatment program shall provide physical security to a degree consistent with the finding that the defendant is dangerous and may incorporate varying conditions of security and alternative sites when the dangerousness of any particular defendant makes this necessary. The department may limit admissions to this specialized program in order to ensure that expenditures for services do not exceed amounts appropriated by the legislature and allocated by the department for such services. The department may establish admission priorities in the event that the number of eligible persons exceeds the limits set by the department.
(3) If it is found that such defendant is not a substantial danger to other persons, and does not present a substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, but that he or she is in need of control by the court or other persons or institutions, the court shall direct the defendant's conditional release. ((If the defendant is acquitted by reason of insanity of a crime which is not a felony, the court shall order the defendant's release or order the defendant's continued custody only for a reasonable time to allow the county-designated mental-health professional to evaluate the individual and to proceed with civil commitment pursuant to chapter 71.05 RCW, if considered appropriate.))
Sec. 40. RCW 10.77.140 and 1989 c 420 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:
Each person committed to a hospital or other facility or conditionally released pursuant to this chapter shall have a current examination of his or her mental condition made by one or more experts or professional persons at least once every six months. ((Said)) The person may retain, or if the person is indigent and so requests, the court may appoint a qualified expert or professional person to examine him or her, and such expert or professional person shall have access to all hospital records concerning the person. In the case of a committed or conditionally released person who is developmentally disabled, the expert shall be a developmental disabilities professional. The secretary, upon receipt of the periodic report, shall provide written notice to the court of commitment of compliance with the requirements of this section.
Sec. 41. RCW 10.77.150 and 1993 c 31 s 6 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Persons examined pursuant to RCW 10.77.140((, as now or hereafter amended,)) may make application to the secretary for conditional release. The secretary shall, after considering the reports of experts or professional persons conducting the examination pursuant to RCW 10.77.140, forward to the court of the county which ordered the person's commitment the person's application for conditional release as well as the secretary's recommendations concerning the application and any proposed terms and conditions upon which the secretary reasonably believes the person can be conditionally released. Conditional release may also contemplate partial release for work, training, or educational purposes.
(2) The court of the county which ordered the person's commitment, upon receipt of an application for conditional release with the secretary's recommendation for conditional release, shall within thirty days schedule a hearing. The court may schedule a hearing on applications recommended for disapproval by the secretary. The prosecuting attorney shall represent the state at such hearings and shall have the right to have the patient examined by an expert or professional person of the prosecuting attorney's choice. If the committed person is indigent, and he or she so requests, the court shall appoint a qualified expert or professional person to examine the person on his or her behalf. The issue to be determined at such a hearing is whether or not the person may be released conditionally without substantial danger to other persons, or substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security. The court, after the hearing, shall rule on the secretary's recommendations, and if it disapproves of conditional release, may do so only on the basis of substantial evidence. The court may modify the suggested terms and conditions on which the person is to be conditionally released. Pursuant to the determination of the court after hearing, the committed person shall thereupon be released on such conditions as the court determines to be necessary, or shall be remitted to the custody of the secretary. If the order of conditional release includes a requirement for the committed person to report to a community corrections officer, the order shall also specify that the conditionally released person shall be under the supervision of the secretary of corrections or such person as the secretary of corrections may designate and shall follow explicitly the instructions of the secretary of corrections including reporting as directed to a community corrections officer, remaining within prescribed geographical boundaries, and notifying the community corrections officer prior to making any change in the offender's address or employment.
(3) If the court determines that receiving regular or periodic medication or other medical treatment shall be a condition of the committed person's release, then the court shall require him or her to report to a physician or other medical or mental health practitioner for the medication or treatment. In addition to submitting any report required by RCW 10.77.160, the physician or other medical or mental health practitioner shall immediately upon the released person's failure to appear for the medication or treatment report the failure to the court, to the prosecuting attorney of the county in which the released person was committed, and to the supervising community corrections officer.
(4) Any person, whose application for conditional release has been denied, may reapply after a period of six months from the date of denial.
Sec. 42. RCW 10.77.180 and 1993 c 31 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:
Each person conditionally released pursuant to RCW 10.77.150((, as now or hereafter amended,)) shall have his or her case reviewed by the court which conditionally released him or her no later than one year after such release and no later than every two years thereafter, such time to be scheduled by the court. Review may occur in a shorter time or more frequently, if the court, in its discretion, on its own motion, or on motion of the person, the secretary of social and health services, the secretary of corrections, medical or mental health practitioner, or the prosecuting attorney, so determines. The sole question to be determined by the court is whether the person shall continue to be conditionally released. The court in making its determination shall be aided by the periodic reports filed pursuant to RCW 10.77.140((, as now or hereafter amended,)) and ((RCW)) 10.77.160, and the opinions of the secretary ((of social and health services)) and other experts or professional persons.
Sec. 43. RCW 10.77.190 and 1993 c 31 s 10 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Any person submitting reports pursuant to RCW 10.77.160, the secretary, or the prosecuting attorney may petition the court to, or the court on its own motion may schedule an immediate hearing for the purpose of modifying the terms of conditional release if the petitioner or the court believes the released person is failing to adhere to the terms and conditions of his or her conditional release or is in need of additional care and treatment.
(2) If the prosecuting attorney, the secretary of social and health services, the secretary of corrections, or the court, after examining the report filed with them pursuant to RCW 10.77.160, or based on other information received by them, reasonably believes that a conditionally released person is failing to adhere to the terms and conditions of his or her conditional release the court or secretary of social and health services or the secretary of corrections may order that the conditionally released person be apprehended and taken into custody until such time as a hearing can be scheduled to determine the facts and whether or not the person's conditional release should be revoked or modified. The court shall be notified before the close of the next judicial day of the apprehension. Both the prosecuting attorney and the conditionally released person shall have the right to request an immediate mental examination of the conditionally released person. If the conditionally released person is indigent, the court or secretary of social and health services or the secretary of corrections or their designees shall, upon request, assist him or her in obtaining a qualified expert or professional person to conduct the examination.
(3) If the hospital or facility designated to provide outpatient care determines that a conditionally released person presents a threat to public safety, the hospital or facility shall immediately notify the secretary of social and health services or the secretary of corrections or their designees. The secretary shall order that the conditionally released person be apprehended and taken into custody.
(4) The court, upon receiving notification of the apprehension, shall promptly schedule a hearing. The issue to be determined is whether the conditionally released person did or did not adhere to the terms and conditions of his or her release, or whether the person presents a threat to public safety. Pursuant to the determination of the court upon such hearing, the conditionally released person shall either continue to be conditionally released on the same or modified conditions or his or her conditional release shall be revoked and he or she shall be committed subject to release only in accordance with provisions of this chapter.
Sec. 44. RCW 10.77.200 and 1993 c 31 s 11 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Upon application by the committed or conditionally released person, the secretary shall determine whether or not reasonable grounds exist for final discharge. In making this determination, the secretary may consider the reports filed under RCW 10.77.060, 10.77.110, 10.77.140, and 10.77.160, and other reports and evaluations provided by professionals familiar with the case. If the secretary approves the final discharge he or she then shall authorize ((said)) the person to petition the court.
(2) The petition shall be served upon the court and the prosecuting attorney. The court, upon receipt of the petition for final discharge, shall within forty-five days order a hearing. Continuance of the hearing date shall only be allowed for good cause shown. The prosecuting attorney shall represent the state, and shall have the right to have the petitioner examined by an expert or professional person of the prosecuting attorney's choice. If the petitioner is indigent, and the person so requests, the court shall appoint a qualified expert or professional person to examine him or her. If the petitioner is developmentally disabled, the examination shall be performed by a developmental disabilities professional. The hearing shall be before a jury if demanded by either the petitioner or the prosecuting attorney. The burden of proof shall be upon the petitioner to show by a preponderance of the evidence that the petitioner no longer presents, as a result of a mental disease or defect, a substantial danger to other persons, or a substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions.
(3) Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the patient from petitioning the court for final discharge or conditional release from the institution in which he or she is committed. The issue to be determined on such proceeding is whether the petitioner, as a result of a mental disease or defect, is a substantial danger to other persons, or presents a substantial likelihood of committing ((felonious)) criminal acts jeopardizing public safety or security, unless kept under further control by the court or other persons or institutions.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit the committed person from petitioning for release by writ of habeas corpus.
Sec. 45. RCW 10.77.210 and 1993 c 31 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:
(1) Any person involuntarily detained, hospitalized, or committed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall have the right to adequate care and individualized treatment. The person who has custody of the patient or is in charge of treatment shall keep records detailing all medical, expert, and professional care and treatment received by a committed person, and shall keep copies of all reports of periodic examinations of the patient that have been filed with the secretary pursuant to this chapter. Except as provided in RCW 10.77.205 and 4.24.550 regarding the release of information concerning insane offenders who are acquitted of sex offenses and subsequently committed pursuant to this chapter, all records and reports made pursuant to this chapter, shall be made available only upon request, to the committed person, to his or her attorney, to his or her personal physician, to the supervising community corrections officer, to the prosecuting attorney, to the court, to the protection and advocacy agency, or other expert or professional persons who, upon proper showing, demonstrates a need for access to such records. All records and reports made pursuant to this chapter shall also be made available, upon request, to the department of corrections or the indeterminate sentence review board if the person was on parole, probation, or community supervision at the time of detention, hospitalization, or commitment or the person is subsequently convicted for the crime for which he or she was detained, hospitalized, or committed pursuant to this chapter.
(2) All relevant records and reports as defined by the department in rule shall be made available, upon request, to criminal justice agencies as defined in RCW 10.97.030.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 46. In developing rules under RCW 10.77.210(2), the department shall implement the following legislative intent: Increasing public safety; and making decisions based on a person's current conduct and mental condition rather than the classification of the charges.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 47. A new section is added to chapter 10.77 RCW to read as follows:
A copy of relevant records and reports as defined by the department, in consultation with the department of corrections, made pursuant to this chapter, and including relevant information necessary to meet the requirements of section 35(2) of this act and RCW 10.77.090, shall accompany the defendant upon transfer to a mental health facility or a correctional institution or facility.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 48. A new section is added to chapter 72.10 RCW to read as follows:
The secretary shall, for any person committed to a state correctional facility after the effective date of this section, inquire at the time of commitment whether the person had received outpatient mental health treatment within the two years preceding confinement and the name of the person providing the treatment.
The secretary shall inquire of the treatment provider if he or she wishes to be notified of the release of the person from confinement, for purposes of offering treatment upon the inmate's release. If the treatment provider wishes to be notified of the inmate's release, the secretary shall attempt to provide such notice at least seven days prior to release.
At the time of an inmate's release if the secretary is unable to locate the treatment provider, the secretary shall notify the regional support network in the county the inmate will most likely reside following release.
If the secretary has, prior to the release from the facility, evaluated the inmate and determined he or she requires postrelease mental health treatment, a copy of relevant records and reports relating to the inmate's mental health treatment or status shall be promptly made available to the offender's present or future treatment provider. The secretary shall determine which records and reports are relevant and may provide a summary in lieu of copies of the records.
Sec. 49. RCW 10.97.030 and 1990 c 3 s 128 are each amended to read as follows:
For purposes of this chapter, the definitions of terms in this section shall apply.
(1) "Criminal history record information" means information contained in records collected by criminal justice agencies, other than courts, on individuals, consisting of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, informations, or other formal criminal charges, and any disposition arising therefrom, including acquittals by reason of insanity, dismissals based on lack of competency, sentences, correctional supervision, and release.
The term includes information contained in records maintained by or obtained from criminal justice agencies, other than courts, which records provide individual identification of a person together with any portion of the individual's record of involvement in the criminal justice system as an alleged or convicted offender, except:
(a) Posters, announcements, or lists for identifying or apprehending fugitives or wanted persons;
(b) Original records of entry maintained by criminal justice agencies to the extent that such records are compiled and maintained chronologically and are accessible only on a chronological basis;
(c) Court indices and records of public judicial proceedings, court decisions, and opinions, and information disclosed during public judicial proceedings;
(d) Records of traffic violations which are not punishable by a maximum term of imprisonment of more than ninety days;
(e) Records of any traffic offenses as maintained by the department of licensing for the purpose of regulating the issuance, suspension, revocation, or renewal of drivers' or other operators' licenses and pursuant to RCW 46.52.130 ((as now existing or hereafter amended));
(f) Records of any aviation violations or offenses as maintained by the department of transportation for the purpose of regulating pilots or other aviation operators, and pursuant to RCW 47.68.330 ((as now existing or hereafter amended));
(g) Announcements of executive clemency.
(2) "Nonconviction data" consists of all criminal history record information relating to an incident which has not led to a conviction or other disposition adverse to the subject, and for which proceedings are no longer actively pending. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that proceedings are no longer actively pending if more than one year has elapsed since arrest, citation, or service of warrant and no disposition has been entered.
(3) "Conviction record" means criminal history record information relating to an incident which has led to a conviction or other disposition adverse to the subject.
(4) "Conviction or other disposition adverse to the subject" means any disposition of charges ((, except)) other than: (a) A decision not to prosecute((,)); (b) a dismissal((,)); or (c) acquittal ((except when the)); with the following exceptions, which shall be considered dispositions adverse to the subject: An acquittal ((is)) due to a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity and a dismissal by reason of incompetency, pursuant to chapter 10.77 RCW((and the person was committed pursuant to chapter 10.77 RCW: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That)); and a dismissal entered after a period of probation, suspension, or deferral of sentence ((shall be considered a disposition adverse to the subject)).
(5) "Criminal justice agency" means: (a) A court; or (b) a government agency which performs the administration of criminal justice pursuant to a statute or executive order and which allocates a substantial part of its annual budget to the administration of criminal justice.
(6) "The administration of criminal justice" means performance of any of the following activities: Detection, apprehension, detention, pretrial release, post-trial release, prosecution, adjudication, correctional supervision, or rehabilitation of accused persons or criminal offenders. The term also includes criminal identification activities and the collection, storage, dissemination of criminal history record information, and the compensation of victims of crime.
(7) "Disposition" means the formal conclusion of a criminal proceeding at whatever stage it occurs in the criminal justice system.
(8) "Dissemination" means disclosing criminal history record information or disclosing the absence of criminal history record information to any person or agency outside the agency possessing the information, subject to the following exceptions:
(a) When criminal justice agencies jointly participate in the maintenance of a single record keeping department as an alternative to maintaining separate records, the furnishing of information by that department to personnel of any participating agency is not a dissemination;
(b) The furnishing of information by any criminal justice agency to another for the purpose of processing a matter through the criminal justice system, such as a police department providing information to a prosecutor for use in preparing a charge, is not a dissemination;
(c) The reporting of an event to a record keeping agency for the purpose of maintaining the record is not a dissemination.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 50. A new section is added to chapter 10.77 RCW to read as follows:
Where appropriate, and under the prescription of an authorized professional person, atypical antipsychotic medications may be accessed for use by a regional support network through the fund established in section 57 of this act.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 51. The code reviser shall alphabetize the definitions in RCW 10.77.010 and correct any references.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 52. The following acts or parts of acts are each repealed:
(1) RCW 71.05.015 and 1979 AScE c 215 s 1; and
(2) RCW 71.05.080 and 1973 1st AScE c 142 s 13.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 53. This act takes effect July 1, 1998, except for sections 18, 35, 38, and 39 of this act, which take effect March 1, 1999.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 54. (1) The Washington state institute for public policy shall conduct an evaluation of this act to determine:
(a) Whether there has been a reduction in recidivism for mentally ill offenders who are felons or who meet the criteria specified in RCW 10.77.090(1)(d) and received mental health services as a result of the provisions of chapters 10.77 and 71.05 RCW.
(b) The number of nonfelony offenders who have been referred to competency restoration under RCW 10.77.090(1)(d)(i)(C) and the percentage of such offenders who have been restored to competency within the allotted time for felons, nonfelony offenders meeting the criteria under RCW 10.77.090(1)(d), and the nonfelony offenders who do not meet this criteria.
(c) Whether the information-sharing provisions of this act are adequate to provide necessary information to the affected parties. The analysis shall include findings as to whether the flow of information is resulting in the efficient usage of the information and whether there are revisions in the flow which would better allow the courts, professional persons, and parties to proceedings to make better use of the information.
(2) The evaluation shall be presented to the legislature on or before November 15, 2003.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 55. The department of corrections shall report to the fiscal committees of the legislature on the efficacy of the regional support networks in implementing the provisions of this act. Such report shall be submitted annually on or before September 30th and shall include information about the administrative expenses of the regional support networks.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 56. RCW 10.77.005 is recodified within chapter 10.77 RCW after RCW 10.77.090.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 57. $210,000 of the general fund--state appropriation for fiscal year 1999 is provided solely for the establishment of a fund to reimburse regional support networks for the cost of atypical antipsychotic medications. This amount is not subject to the provisions of RCW 71.24.035(17)(d).
NEW SECTION. Sec. 58. If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 59. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 1998, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 60. This act shall expire on June 30, 2001.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 61. The joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct an evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness of this act in meeting its stated goals. Such an evaluation shall include the operation of the state mental hospitals and the regional support networks, as well as any other appropriate entity. The joint legislative audit and review committee shall prepare an interim report of its findings which shall be delivered to the appropriate legislative committees of the house of representatives and the senate no later than September 1, 2000. In addition, the joint legislative audit and review committee shall prepare a final report of its findings which shall be delivered to the appropriate legislative committees of the house of representatives and the senate no later than January 1, 2001."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Long moved that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6214.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Long that the Senate concur in the House amendment to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6214.
The motion by Senator Long carried and the Senate concurred in the House amendment to Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6214
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the roll call on the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6214, as amended by the House.
ROLL CALL
The Secretary called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6214, as amended by the House, and the bill passed the Senate by the following vote: Yeas, 45; Nays, 0; Absent, 0; Excused, 4.
Voting yea: Senators Bauer, Benton, Deccio, Fairley, Finkbeiner, Franklin, Fraser, Goings, Hale, Hargrove, Haugen, Heavey, Hochstatter, Horn, Jacobsen, Johnson, Kline, Kohl, Long, Loveland, McAuliffe, McCaslin, McDonald, Morton, Newhouse, Oke, Patterson, Prentice, Prince, Rasmussen, Roach, Rossi, Schow, Sellar, Sheldon, B., Snyder, Spanel, Stevens, Strannigan, Swecker, Thibaudeau, Winsley, Wojahn, Wood and Zarelli - 45. Excused: Senators Anderson, Brown, Sheldon, T. and West - 4. SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6214, as amended by the House, having received the constitutional majority, was declared passed. There being no objection, the title of the bill will stand as the title of the act.
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
Senator McCaslin: “A point of personal privilege, Mr. President. Ladies and gentlemen of the Senate, if you have noticed Shirley Winsley's desk, I just want to inform you that she must have a special pre-need funeral plan that includes flowers. I wonder if Shirley Winsley would tell us what that pre-need funeral plan is. Senator Johnson informed me that for you golfers, if a ball lands on her desk, you get a free drop.”
PERSONAL PRIVILEGE
Senator Winsley: “A point of personal privilege, Mr. President. I want to thank everyone for sending me these beautiful flowers, but one thing I am not greedy and so I would like to share one of these bouquets with Senator McCaslin. Another thing, it is not my funeral, but if they all stay on my desk, I might be dead by morning, because I am very allergic to these plants. So, I figure if I put them on someone else's desk, I have at least the opportunity to look at them and not smell them. Thank you.”
MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE
March 4, 1998
MR. PRESIDENT:
The House has passed ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL NO. 6238 with the following amendment(s):
On page 1 on line 11, after “filed” insert “by the department”
On page 1, on line 16, after “include” insert “but not be limited to”
On page 7, on line 11, strike “ten” and insert “fifteen”
On page 9, after line 2, insert the following:
"NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. If specific funding for the purposes of this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not provided by June 30, 1998, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."
Correct the title., and the same are herewith transmitted.
TIMOTHY A. MARTIN, Chief Clerk
MOTION
Senator Long moved that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendments to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6238 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
Debate ensued.
The President declared the question before the Senate to be the motion by Senator Long that the Senate refuse to concur in the House amendments to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6238 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
The motion by Senator Long carried and the Senate refuses to concur in the House amendments to Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6238 and requests of the House a conference thereon.
MOTION
At 4:12 p.m., on motion of Senator Johnson, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 10, 1998.
BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate
MIKE O'CONNELL, Secretary of the Senate