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72.36.045
State veterans' homes—Maintenance defined.
In the maintenance of the state veterans' homes by the state through the department of veterans affairs, such maintenance shall include, but not be limited to, the provision of members' room and board, medical and dental care, physical and occupational therapy, and recreational activities, with the necessary implementi...
72.36.060
Federal funds.
The state treasurer is authorized to receive any and all moneys appropriated or paid by the United States under the act of congress entitled "An Act to provide aid to state or territorial homes for disabled soldiers and sailors of the United States," approved August 27, 1888, or under any other act or acts of congress ...
72.36.070
Washington veterans' home.
There shall be established and maintained in this state a branch of the state soldiers' home, under the name of the "Washington veterans' home," which branch shall be a home for honorably discharged veterans who have served the United States government in any of its wars, members of the state militia disabled while in ...
72.36.075
Eastern Washington veterans' home.
There shall be established and maintained in this state a branch of the state soldiers' home, under the name of the "eastern Washington veterans' home," which branch shall be a home for veterans, their spouses, and the parents any of whose children died while serving in the armed forces who meet admission requirements ...
72.36.081
Walla Walla veterans' home.
The "Walla Walla veterans' home" is established and maintained in this state as a branch of the state soldiers' home, and is a home for veterans, their spouses, or parents any of whose children died while serving in the armed forces, who meet admission requirements contained in RCW 72.36.030 . [ 2014 c 184 s 1 .]
72.36.090
Hobby promotion.
The administrators of the state veterans' homes are hereby authorized to: (1) Institute programs of hobby promotion designed to improve the general welfare and mental condition of the persons under their supervision; (2) Provide for the financing of these programs by grants from funds in the administrator's custody thr...
72.36.100
Purchase of equipment, materials for therapy, hobbies.
The administrator of each institution referred to in RCW 72.36.090 may purchase, from the appropriation to the institution, for operations, equipment or materials designed to initiate the programs authorized by RCW 72.36.090 . [ 2018 c 45 s 5 ; 1959 c 28 s 72.36.100 . Prior: 1949 c 114 s 2 ; Rem. Supp. 1949 s 10736-2.]
72.36.110
Burial of deceased member or deceased spouse or domestic partner.
The administrator of the Washington veterans' home and the administrator of the Washington soldiers' home and colony are hereby authorized to provide for the burial of deceased members in the cemeteries provided at the Washington veterans' home and Washington soldiers' home: PROVIDED, That this section shall not be con...
72.36.115
Eastern Washington state veterans' cemetery.
(1) The department shall establish and maintain in this state an eastern Washington state veterans' cemetery. (2) All honorably discharged veterans and their spouses or state registered domestic partners who meet eligibility requirements under 38 C.F.R. Sec. 38.620 are eligible for interment in the eastern Washington s...
72.36.120
Deposit of veteran income—Expenditures and revenue control.
All income of residents of a state veterans' home, other than the personal needs allowance and income from therapeutic employment, shall be deposited in the state general fund — local and be available to apply against the cost of care provided by the state veterans' homes. The resident council created under RCW 72.36.1...
72.36.140
Medicaid qualifying operations.
Qualifying operations at state veterans' homes operated by the department of veterans affairs, may be provided under the state's medicaid reimbursement system as administered by the department of social and health services. The department of veterans affairs may contract with the department of social and health service...
72.36.145
Reduction in allowable income—Certification of qualifying operations.
No reduction in the allowable income provided for in current department rules may take effect until the effective date of certification of qualifying operations at state veterans' homes for participation in the state's medicaid reimbursement system. [ 1993 sp.s. c 3 s 10 .] Effective date — 1993 sp.s. c 3: See note fol...
72.36.150
Resident council—Generally—Rules.
The department of veterans affairs shall provide by rule for the annual election of a resident council for each state veterans' home. The council shall annually elect a chair from among its members, who shall call and preside at council meetings. The resident council shall serve in an advisory capacity to the director ...
72.36.160
Personal needs allowance.
The legislature finds that to meet the objectives of RCW 72.36.1601 , the personal needs allowance for all nursing care residents of the state veterans' homes shall be an amount approved by the federal health care financing authority, but not less than ninety dollars or more than one hundred sixty dollars per month dur...
72.36.1601
Findings.
The legislature finds that continued operation of state veterans' homes is necessary to meet the needs of eligible veterans for shelter, personal and nursing care, and related services; that certain residents of veterans' homes or services provided to them may be eligible for participation in the state's medicaid reimb...
72.36.900
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married person...
72.40.010
Schools established—Purpose—Direction.
There are established at Vancouver, Clark county, a school which shall be known as the state school for the blind, and a separate school which shall be known as the *state school for the deaf. The primary purpose of the state school for the blind and the *state school for the deaf is to educate and train hearing and vi...
72.40.015
Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth—Functions.
(1) The Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth is established to provide statewide leadership for the coordination and delivery of educational services to children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The activities of the center shall be under the authority of the director and the board of trustees. The supe...
72.40.019
Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth—Appointment of director—Qualifications.
The governor shall appoint a director for the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth. The director shall have a master's or higher degree from an accredited college or university in school administration or deaf education, five or more years of experience teaching or providing habilitative services to dea...
72.40.0191
Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth—Director's powers and duties.
In addition to any other powers and duties prescribed by law, the director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth: (1) Shall be responsible for the supervision and management of the center, including the *state school for the deaf, and the property of various kinds. The director may designate an in...
72.40.020
State school for the blind—Appointment of superintendent—Qualifications.
The governor shall appoint a superintendent for the state school for the blind. The superintendent shall have a master's degree from an accredited college or university in school administration or blind education, five years of experience teaching blind students in the classroom, and three years administrative or super...
72.40.022
Superintendent of the state school for the blind—Powers and duties.
In addition to any other powers and duties prescribed by law, the superintendent of the state school for the blind: (1) Shall have full control of the school and the property of various kinds. (2) May establish criteria, in addition to state certification, for teachers at the school. (3) Shall employ members of the fac...
72.40.024
Superintendents and director—Additional powers and duties.
In addition to the powers and duties under RCW 72.40.022 and 72.40.0191 , the superintendent of the school for the blind and the director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, or the director's designee, shall: (1) Monitor the location and educational placement of each student reported to the sup...
72.40.028
Teachers' qualifications—Salaries—Provisional certification.
All teachers employed by the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the state school for the blind shall meet all certification requirements and the programs shall meet all accreditation requirements and conform to the standards defined by law or by rule of the Washington professional educator standar...
72.40.031
School year—School term—Legal holidays—Use of schools.
The school year for the state school for the blind and the *state school for the deaf shall commence on the first day of July of each year and shall terminate on the 30th day of June of the succeeding year. The regular school term shall be for a period of nine months and shall commence as near as reasonably practical a...
72.40.040
Who may be admitted.
(1) The schools shall be free to residents of the state who are blind/visually impaired or deaf/hearing impaired, or with other disabilities where a vision or hearing disability is the major need for services from age three through the end of the school year in which those students turn 22 years of age. (2) The schools...
72.40.050
Admission of nonresidents.
(1) The superintendents may admit to their respective schools visually or hearing impaired children from other states as appropriate, but the parents or guardians of such children or other state will be required to pay annually or quarterly in advance a sufficient amount to cover the cost of maintaining and educating s...
72.40.060
Duty of school districts.
It shall be the duty of all school districts in the state, to report to their respective educational service districts the names of all visually or hearing impaired youth residing within their respective school districts who are between the ages of three and 22 years. [ 2025 c 256 s 12 ; 1985 c 378 s 21 ; 1975 1st ex.s...
72.40.070
Duty of educational service districts.
It shall be the duty of each educational service district to make a full and specific report of visually impaired or deaf or hard of hearing youth to the superintendent of the school for the blind or the director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, or the director's designee, as the case may be...
72.40.080
Duty of parents.
It shall be the duty of the parents or the guardians of all such visually or hearing impaired youth to send them each year to the proper school. Full and due consideration shall be given to the parent's or guardian's preference as to which program the child should attend. The educational service district superintendent...
72.40.090
Weekend transportation—Expense.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the state school for the blind and the *school for the deaf may arrange and provide for weekend transportation to and from schools. This transportation shall be at no cost to students and parents, as allowed within the appropriations allocated to the schools. [ 1993 c 147 s 5...
72.40.100
Penalty.
Any parent, guardian, or educational service district superintendent who, without proper cause, fails to carry into effect the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, upon the complaint of any officer or citizen of the county or state, before any district or superior co...
72.40.110
Employees' hours of labor.
Employees' hours of labor shall follow all state merit rules as they pertain to various work classifications and current collective bargaining agreements. [ 1993 c 147 s 6 ; 1985 c 378 s 12 .] Severability — Effective date — 1985 c 378: See notes following RCW 72.01.050 .
72.40.120
Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth—School for the blind—Appropriations.
Any appropriation for the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth or the school for the blind shall be made directly to the center or the school for the blind. [ 2019 c 266 s 7 ; 2009 c 381 s 8 ; 1991 c 65 s 1 .] Findings — Intent — Transfer of powers, duties, and property — Construction of statutory refer...
72.40.200
Safety of students and protection from child abuse and neglect.
The Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the state school for the blind shall promote the personal safety of students and protect the children who attend from child abuse and neglect as defined in RCW 26.44.020 . [ 2019 c 266 s 8 ; 2009 c 381 s 9 ; 2000 c 125 s 1 .] Findings — Intent — Transfer of p...
72.40.210
Reports to parents—Requirement.
The director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the superintendent of the state school for the blind or their designees shall immediately report to the persons indicated the following events: (1) To the child's parent, custodian, or guardian: (a) The death of the child; (b) Hospitalization ...
72.40.220
Behavior management policies, procedures, and techniques.
(1) The director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, or the director's designee, and the superintendent of the state school for the blind shall maintain in writing and implement behavior management policies and procedures that accomplish the following: (a) Support the child's appropriate social...
72.40.230
Staff orientation and training.
(1) The *state school for the deaf and the state school for the blind shall ensure that all staff, within two months of beginning employment, complete a minimum of fifteen hours of job orientation which shall include, but is not limited to, presentation of the standard operating procedures manual for each school, descr...
72.40.240
Residential staffing requirement.
The residential program at the *state school for the deaf and the state school for the blind shall employ residential staff in sufficient numbers to ensure the physical and emotional needs of the residents are met. Residential staff shall be on duty in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety of the children residing th...
72.40.250
Protection from child abuse and neglect—Supervision of employees and volunteers—Procedures.
In addition to the powers and duties under RCW 72.40.022 and 72.40.024 , the director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth, or the director's designee, and the superintendent of the state school for the blind shall: (1) Develop written procedures for the supervision of employees and volunteers wh...
72.40.260
Protection from child abuse and neglect—Student instruction.
In consideration of the needs and circumstances of the program, the *state school for the deaf and the state school for the blind shall provide instruction to all students in techniques and procedures which will enable the students to protect themselves from abuse and neglect. Such instruction shall be described in a w...
72.40.270
Protection from sexual victimization—Policy.
(1) The schools shall implement a policy for the children who reside at the schools protecting those who are vulnerable to sexual victimization by other children who are sexually aggressive and residing at the schools. The policy shall include, at a minimum, the following elements: (a) Development and use of an assessm...
72.40.280
Monitoring of residential program by department of social and health services—Recommendations—Comprehensive child health and safety reviews—Access to records and documents—Safety standards.
(1) The department of social and health services must periodically monitor the residential program at the *state school for the deaf, including but not limited to examining the residential-related policies and procedures as well as the residential facilities. The department of social and health services must make recom...
72.40.290
Center for deaf and hard of hearing youth account.
The center for deaf and hard of hearing youth account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from contracts, grants, gifts, conveyances, devises, and bequests of real or personal property, or payments received from RCW 72.40.0191 (14) and (15) and 72.40.050 must be deposited into the account. Ex...
72.40.300
School for the blind account.
The school for the blind account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from contracts, grants, gifts, conveyances, devises, and bequests of real or personal property, or payments received from RCW 72.40.022 (10) and (11) and 72.40.050 must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the ac...
72.40.310
Language access program.
The center for deaf and hard of hearing youth and the state school for the blind must comply with the requirements in RCW 28A.183.040 and 28A.183.050 . [ 2022 c 107 s 8 .] Findings — Intent — 2022 c 107: See note following RCW 28A.183.010 .
72.41.010
Intention—Purpose.
It is the intention of the legislature in creating a board of trustees for the state school for the blind to perform the duties set forth in this chapter, that the board of trustees perform needed advisory services to the legislature and to the superintendent of the Washington state school for the blind, in the develop...
72.41.015
"Superintendent" defined.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this chapter "superintendent" means superintendent of the state school for the blind. [ 1985 c 378 s 27 .] Severability — Effective date — 1985 c 378: See notes following RCW 72.01.050 .
72.41.020
Board of trustees—Membership—Terms—Vacancies—Officers—Rules and regulations.
There is hereby created a board of trustees for the state school for the blind to be composed of a resident from each of the state's congressional districts now or hereafter existing. Trustees with voting privileges shall be appointed by the governor with the consent of the senate. A representative of the parent-teache...
72.41.025
Membership, effect of creation of new congressional districts or boundaries.
The terms of office of trustees on the board for the state school for the blind who are appointed from the various congressional districts shall not be affected by the creation of either new boundaries for congressional districts or additional districts. In such an event, each trustee may continue to serve in office fo...
72.41.030
Bylaws—Rules and regulations—Officers.
Within thirty days of their appointment or July 1, 1973, whichever is sooner, the board of trustees shall organize, adopt bylaws for its own government, and make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter as they deem necessary. At such organizational meeting it shall elect from among its members a c...
72.41.040
Powers and duties.
The board of trustees of the state school for the blind: (1) Shall monitor and inspect all existing facilities of the state school for the blind, and report its findings to the superintendent; (2) Shall study and recommend comprehensive programs of education and training and review the admission policy as set forth in ...
72.41.060
Travel expenses.
Each member of the board of trustees shall receive travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended, and such payments shall be a proper charge to any funds appropriated or allocated for the support of the state school for the blind. [1975-'76 2nd ex.s. c 34 s 167; 1973 c ...
72.41.070
Meetings.
The board of trustees shall meet at least quarterly. [ 1993 c 147 s 8 ; 1973 c 118 s 7 .]
72.42.010
Intention—Purpose.
It is the intention of the legislature, in creating a board of trustees for the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth to perform the duties set forth in this chapter, that the board of trustees perform needed oversight services to the governor and the legislature of the center in the development of progr...
72.42.015
"Director" defined.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise as used in this chapter "director" means the director of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth. [ 2019 c 266 s 29 ; 2009 c 381 s 14 ; 1985 c 378 s 32 .] Findings — Intent — 2009 c 381: See note following RCW 72.40.015 . Severability — Effective date — 198...
72.42.016
Additional definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, as used in this chapter: (1) "Center" means the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth serving local school districts across the state; and (2) "School" means the Washington state residential *school for the deaf located in Vancouver, Washington. [ 2019 c 266...
72.42.021
Board of trustees—Membership—Terms—Effect of new or revised boundaries for congressional districts—Vacancies.
(1) The governance of the center and the school shall be vested in a board of trustees. The board shall consist of nine members appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate. The board shall be composed of a resident from each of the state's congressional districts and may include: (a) One member who is dea...
72.42.031
Bylaws—Rules—Officers—Quorum.
(1) The board of trustees shall organize, adopt bylaws for its own governance, and adopt rules not inconsistent with this chapter as they deem necessary. At such organizational meeting it shall elect from among its members a chair and a vice chair, each to serve for one year, and annually thereafter shall elect such of...
72.42.041
Powers and duties.
The board of trustees of the center: (1) Shall adopt rules and regulations for its own governance; (2) Shall direct the development of, approve, and monitor the enforcement of policies, rules, and regulations pertaining to the school and the center, including but not limited to: (a) The use of classrooms and other faci...
72.42.060
Travel expenses.
Each member of the board of trustees shall receive travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060 as now existing or hereafter amended, and such payments shall be a proper charge to any funds appropriated or allocated for the support of the Washington center for deaf and hard of hearing youth. [ 2019 c 266 ...
72.42.070
Meetings.
The board of trustees shall meet at least quarterly but may meet more frequently at such times as the board by resolution determines or the bylaws of the board prescribe. [ 2002 c 209 s 10 ; 1993 c 147 s 10 ; 1972 ex.s. c 96 s 7 .] Effective date — 2002 c 209: See note following RCW 72.42.021 .
72.49.010
Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide additional programs for the treatment and rehabilitation of persons suffering from narcotic and dangerous drug abuse. [ 1969 ex.s. c 123 s 1 .] Effective date — 1969 ex.s. c 123: "The effective date of this act shall be July 1, 1969." [ 1969 ex.s. c 123 s 3 .]
72.49.020
Treatment and rehabilitation programs authorized—Rules and regulations.
There may be established at an institution, or portion thereof, to be designated by the secretary of the department of social and health services, programs for treatment and rehabilitation of persons in need of medical care and treatment due to narcotic abuse or dangerous drug abuse. Such programs may include facilitie...
72.60.100
Civil rights of inmates not restored—Other laws inapplicable.
Nothing in this chapter is intended to restore, in whole or in part, the civil rights of any inmate. No inmate compensated for work in correctional industries shall be considered as an employee or to be employed by the state or the department, nor shall any such inmate, except those provided for in RCW 72.60.102 and 72...
72.60.102
Industrial insurance—Application to certain inmates.
From and after July 1, 1973, any inmate employed in classes I, II, and IV of correctional industries as defined in RCW 72.09.100 is eligible for industrial insurance benefits as provided by Title 51 RCW. However, eligibility for benefits for either the inmate or the inmate's dependents or beneficiaries for temporary di...
72.60.110
Employment of inmates according to needs of state.
The department is hereby authorized and empowered to cause the inmates in the state institutions of this state to be employed in the rendering of such services and in the production and manufacture of such articles, materials, and supplies as are now, or may hereafter be, needed by the state, or any political subdivisi...
72.60.160
State agencies and subdivisions may purchase goods—Purchasing preference required of certain institutions.
All articles, materials, and supplies herein authorized to be produced or manufactured in correctional institutions may be purchased from the institution producing or manufacturing the same by any state agency or political subdivision of the state, and the secretary shall require those institutions under his or her dir...
72.60.220
List of goods to be supplied to all departments, institutions, agencies.
The department may cause to be prepared annually, at such times as it may determine, lists containing the descriptions of all articles and supplies manufactured and produced in state correctional institutions; copies of such list shall be sent to the supervisor of purchasing and to all departments, institutions and age...
72.60.235
Implementation plan for prison industries.
(1) The department of corrections shall develop, in accordance with RCW 72.09.010 , a site-specific implementation plan for prison industries space at Clallam Bay corrections center, McNeil Island corrections center, and the one thousand twenty-four bed medium security prison as appropriated for and authorized by the l...
72.60.245
License plate shortage anticipated by department of corrections and department of licensing.
When the department of corrections, in conjunction with the department of licensing, anticipates a projected license plate shortage statewide or in particular locations, the department of licensing must promptly communicate such shortage to the county auditors or other agents, and subagents appointed by the director of...
72.62.010
Purpose.
The legislature declares that programs of vocational education are essential to the habilitation and rehabilitation of residents of state correctional institutions and facilities. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for greater reality and relevance in the vocational education programs within the correctional ...
72.62.020
"Vocational education" defined.
When used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: The term "vocational education" means a planned series of learning experiences, the specific objective of which is to prepare individuals for gainful employment as semiskilled or skilled workers or technicians or subprofessionals in recognized occupation...
72.62.030
Sale of products—Recovery of costs.
Products goods, wares, articles, or merchandise manufactured or produced by residents of state correctional institutions or facilities within or in conjunction with vocational education programs for the training, habilitation, and rehabilitation of inmates may be sold on the open market. When services are performed by ...
72.62.040
Crediting of proceeds of sales.
The secretary of the department of social and health services or the secretary of corrections, as the case may be, shall credit the proceeds derived from the sale of such products, goods, wares, articles, or merchandise manufactured or produced by inmates of state correctional institutions within or in conjunction with...
72.62.050
Trade advisory and apprenticeship committees.
Labor-management trade advisory and apprenticeship committees shall be constituted by the department for each vocation taught within the vocational education programs in the state correctional system. [ 1972 ex.s. c 7 s 5 .]
72.63.010
Legislative finding.
The legislature finds and declares that the establishment of prison work programs that allow prisoners to undertake food fish, shellfish, and game fish rearing projects and game bird and game animal improvement, restoration, and protection projects is needed to reduce idleness, promote the growth of prison industries, ...
72.63.020
Prison work programs for fish and game projects.
The departments of corrections and fish and wildlife shall establish at or near appropriate state institutions, as defined in RCW 72.65.010 , prison work programs that use prisoners to undertake state food fish, shellfish, and game fish rearing projects and state game bird and game animal improvement, restoration, and ...
72.63.030
Department of fish and wildlife to provide professional assistance—Identification of projects—Loan of facilities and property—Resources to be provided.
(1) The department of fish and wildlife shall provide professional assistance from biologists, fish culturists, pathologists, engineers, habitat managers, and other departmental staff to assist the development and productivity of prison work programs under RCW 72.63.020 , upon agreement with the department of correctio...
72.63.040
Available funds to support costs of implementation.
The costs of implementation of the projects prescribed by this chapter shall be supported to the extent that funds are available under the provisions of chapter 77.100 RCW, and from correctional industries funds. [ 2003 c 39 s 31 ; 1989 c 185 s 13 ; 1985 c 286 s 4 .]
72.64.001
Definitions.
As used in this chapter: "Department" means the department of corrections; and "Secretary" means the secretary of corrections. [ 1981 c 136 s 108 .] Effective date — 1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900 .
72.64.010
Useful employment of prisoners—Contract system barred.
The secretary shall have the power and it shall be his or her duty to provide for the useful employment of prisoners in the adult correctional institutions: PROVIDED, That no prisoners shall be employed in what is known as the contract system of labor. [ 2012 c 117 s 478 ; 1979 c 141 s 265 ; 1959 c 28 s 72.64.010 . Pri...
72.64.020
Rules and regulations.
The secretary shall make the necessary rules and regulations governing the employment of prisoners, the conduct of all such operations, and the disposal of the products thereof, under such restrictions as provided by law. [ 1979 c 141 s 266 ; 1959 c 28 s 72.64.020 . Prior: 1943 c 175 s 2 ; Rem. Supp. 1943 s 10279-2. Fo...
72.64.030
Prisoners required to work—Private benefit of enforcement officer prohibited.
Every prisoner in a state correctional facility shall be required to work in such manner as may be prescribed by the secretary, other than for the private financial benefit of any enforcement officer. [ 1992 c 7 s 54 ; 1979 c 141 s 267 ; 1961 c 171 s 1 ; 1959 c 28 s 72.64.030 . Prior: 1927 c 305 s 1 ; RRS s 10223-1.]
72.64.040
Crediting of earnings—Payment.
Where a prisoner is employed at any occupation for which pay is allowed or permitted, or at any gainful occupation from which the state derives an income, the department shall credit the prisoner with the total amount of his or her earnings. The amount of earnings credited but unpaid to a prisoner may be paid to the pr...
72.64.050
Branch institutions—Work camps for certain purposes.
The secretary shall also have the power to establish temporary branch institutions for state correctional facilities in the form of camps for the employment of prisoners therein in farming, reforestation, wood-cutting, land clearing, processing of foods in state canneries, forest firefighting, forest fire suppression a...
72.64.060
Labor camps authorized—Type of work permitted—Contracts.
Any department, division, bureau, commission, or other agency of the state of Washington or any agency of any political subdivision thereof or the federal government may use, or cause to be used, prisoners confined in state penal or correctional institutions to perform work necessary and proper, to be done by them at c...
72.64.065
Industrial insurance—Application to certain inmates—Payment of premiums and assessments.
From and after July 1, 1973, any inmate working in a department of natural resources adult honor camp established and operated pursuant to RCW 72.64.050 , 72.64.060 , and 72.64.100 shall be eligible for the benefits provided by Title 51 RCW, as now or hereafter amended, relating to industrial insurance, with the except...
72.64.070
Industrial insurance—Eligibility for employment—Procedure—Return.
The department shall determine which prisoners shall be eligible for employment under RCW 72.64.060 , and shall establish and modify lists of prisoners eligible for such employment, upon the requisition of an agency mentioned in RCW 72.64.060 . The secretary may send to the place, and at the time designated, the number...
72.64.080
Industrial insurance—Duties of employing agency—Costs—Supervision.
The agency providing for prisoners under RCW 72.64.060 through 72.64.090 shall designate and supervise all work done under the provisions thereof. The agency shall provide, erect and maintain any necessary camps, except that where no funds are available to the agency, the department may provide, erect and maintain the ...
72.64.090
Industrial insurance—Department's jurisdiction.
The department shall have full jurisdiction at all times over the discipline and control of the prisoners performing work under RCW 72.64.060 through 72.64.090 . [ 1959 c 28 s 72.64.090 . Prior: 1955 c 128 s 4 . Formerly RCW 43.28.530 .]
72.64.100
Regional jail camps—Authorized—Purposes—Rules.
The secretary is authorized to establish and operate regional jail camps for the confinement, treatment, and care of persons sentenced to jail terms in excess of thirty days, including persons so imprisoned as a condition of probation. The secretary shall make rules and regulations governing the eligibility for commitm...
72.64.110
Contracts to furnish county prisoners confinement, care, and employment—Reimbursement by county—Sheriff's order—Return of prisoner.
(1) The secretary may enter into a contract with any county of the state, upon the request of the sheriff thereof, wherein the secretary agrees to furnish confinement, care, treatment, and employment of county prisoners. The county shall reimburse the state for the cost of such services. Each county shall pay to the st...
72.64.150
Interstate forest fire suppression compact.
The Interstate Forest Fire Suppression Compact as set forth in this section is hereby enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with any and all other states legally joining therein in a form substantially as follows: INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE SUPPRESSION COMPACT ARTICLE I — Purpose The purpose of this com...
72.64.160
Inmate forest fire suppression crews—Classification—Gratuity/wage.
(1) For the purposes of RCW 72.64.150 , inmate forest fire suppression crews may be considered a class I free venture industry, as defined in RCW 72.09.100 , when fighting fires on federal lands. (2) For the purposes of RCW 72.64.050 , inmate forest fire suppression and support crews when fighting fires must receive a ...
72.64.900
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married person...
72.65.010
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Department" shall mean the department of corrections. (2) "Secretary" shall mean the secretary of corrections. (3) "State correctional institutions" shall mean and include all state adult correctional facilities established pursuant to...
72.65.020
Places of confinement—Extension of limits authorized, conditions—Application of section.
(1) The secretary is authorized to extend the limits of the place of confinement and treatment within the state of any prisoner convicted of a felony, sentenced to a term of confinement and treatment by the superior court, and serving such sentence in a state correctional institution under the jurisdiction of the depar...
72.65.030
Application of prisoner to participate in program, contents—Application of section.
(1) Any prisoner serving a sentence in a state correctional institution may make application to participate in the work release program to the superintendent of the institution in which he or she is confined. Such application shall set forth the name and address of his or her proposed employer or employers or shall spe...
72.65.040
Approval or denial of application—Adoption of work release plan—Terms and conditions—Revocation—Reapplication—Application of section.
(1) The superintendent of the state correctional institution in which a prisoner who has made application to participate in the work release program is confined, after careful study of the prisoner's conduct, attitude, and behavior within the institutions under the jurisdiction of the department, his or her criminal hi...