(1) The office of financial management shall amend any existing rules established under RCW 41.06.475 and adopt rules developed in cooperation and agreement with the department of social and health services to implement the provisions of chapter 296, Laws of 2001.

Terms Used In Washington Code 41.06.476

  • Agency: means an office, department, board, commission, or other separate unit or division, however designated, of the state government and all personnel thereof; it includes any unit of state government established by law, the executive officer or members of which are either elected or appointed, upon which the statutes confer powers and impose duties in connection with operations of either a governmental or proprietary nature. See Washington Code 41.06.020
  • Department: means an agency of government that has as its governing officer a person, or combination of persons such as a commission, board, or council, by law empowered to operate the agency responsible either to (a) no other public officer or (b) the governor. See Washington Code 41.06.020
(2) The legislature’s delegation of authority to the agency under chapter 296, Laws of 2001 is strictly limited to:
(a) The minimum delegation necessary to administer the clear and unambiguous directives of chapter 296, Laws of 2001; and
(b) The administration of circumstances and behaviors foreseeable at *the time of enactment.

NOTES:

*Reviser’s note: 2001 c 296 attained final passage by the legislature on April 20, 2001, was signed by the governor and filed with the secretary of state on May 14, 2001, and took effect July 22, 2001.
Effective date—Purpose—2011 1st sp.s. c 43: See notes following RCW 43.19.003.
Intent—2001 c 296: See note following RCW 9.96A.060.
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