(1) All rules and directory or advisory publications issued, adopted, or amended by state officers or agencies, as defined by RCW 41.06.020, after July 1, 1983, shall be written in gender-neutral terms unless a specification of gender is intended.

(2) No rule or publication is invalid because it does not comply with this section.

Intent—1983 c 20: “It is the intent of the legislature to have the state’s statutes, rules, and official communications expressed in gender-neutral terms.” [ 1983 c 20 § 1.]

Statutes, memorials, and resolutions: RCW 44.04.210.