Text of WA HB 2014 (2024)

AN ACT Relating to the definition of veteran and restoring honor 1 to veterans; amending RCW 41.04.005, 41.04.007, 2.48.070, 2.48.090, 2 9.46.070, 28A.230.120, 28B.15.012, 28B.15.621, 28B.102.020, 3 41.04.010, 41.06.133, 41.08.040, 41.12.040, 43.24.130, 43.60A.190, 4 43.70.270, 46.18.270, 46.18.280, 46.18.295, 46.20.027, 46.20.161, 5 72.36.030, 73.08.005, 73.16.120, 77.32.480, and 84.39.020; adding a 6 new section to chapter 73.04 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 7 43.60A RCW; creating a new section; and repealing RCW 2.48.100 and 8 73.04.042. 9 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: 10 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature intends to align the 11 federal and state definition of "veteran," expanding state veterans' 12 benefits to any veteran who is already eligible for federal 13 department of veterans affairs monetary benefits. The legislature 14 further intends to create eligibility for state benefits for veterans 15 who were separated with less than honorable characterizations of 16 service due solely to sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender 17 expression or actions or statements related to sexual orientation, 18 gender identity, or gender expression, regardless of characterization 19 of service. 20 Z-0526.3 HOUSE BILL 2014 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By Representatives Volz and Donaghy; by request of Attorney General Prefiled 12/21/23. p. 1 HB 2014 Sec. 2. RCW 41.04.005 and 2023 c 18 s 1 are each amended to read 1 as follows: 2 (1) As used in this section and RCW 41.16.220, 41.20.050, and 3 41.40.170, "veteran" includes every person, who at the time he or she 4 seeks the benefits of this section and RCW 41.16.220, 41.20.050, or 5 41.40.170 has received ((an honorable discharge, is actively serving 6 honorably, or received a discharge for physical reasons with an 7 honorable record)) a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of 8 this act and who meets at least one of the following criteria: 9 (a) The person has served between World War I and World War II or 10 during any period of war, as defined in subsection (2) of this 11 section, as either: 12 (i) A member in any branch of the armed forces of the United 13 States; 14 (ii) A member of the women's air forces service pilots; 15 (iii) A U.S. documented merchant mariner with service aboard an 16 oceangoing vessel operated by the war shipping administration, the 17 office of defense transportation, or their agents, from December 7, 18 1941, through December 31, 1946; or 19 (iv) A civil service crewmember with service aboard a U.S. army 20 transport service or U.S. naval transportation service vessel in 21 oceangoing service from December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946; 22 or 23 (b) The person has received the armed forces expeditionary medal, 24 or marine corps and navy expeditionary medal, for opposed action on 25 foreign soil, for service: 26 (i) In any branch of the armed forces of the United States; or 27 (ii) As a member of the women's air forces service pilots. 28 (2) A "period of war" includes: 29 (a) World War I; 30 (b) World War II; 31 (c) The Korean conflict; 32 (d) The Vietnam era, which means: 33 (i) The period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May 34 7, 1975, in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of 35 Vietnam during that period; 36 (ii) The period beginning August 5, 1964, and ending on May 7, 37 1975; 38 (e) The Persian Gulf War, which was the period beginning August 39 2, 1990, and ending on February 28, 1991, or ending on November 30, 40 p. 2 HB 2014 1995, if the participant was awarded a campaign badge or medal for 1 such period; 2 (f) The period beginning on the date of any future declaration of 3 war by the congress and ending on the date prescribed by presidential 4 proclamation or concurrent resolution of the congress; and 5 (g) Any armed conflicts, if the participant was awarded the 6 respective campaign or expeditionary badge or medal, or if the 7 service was such that a campaign or expeditionary badge or medal 8 would have been awarded, except that the member already received a 9 campaign or expeditionary badge or medal for a prior deployment 10 during that same conflict. 11 Sec. 3. RCW 41.04.007 and 2017 c 97 s 1 are each amended to read 12 as follows: 13 "Veteran" includes every person who, at the time he or she seeks 14 the benefits of RCW 46.18.212, 46.18.235, 72.36.030, 41.04.010, 15 73.04.090, or 43.180.250, has received ((an honorable discharge, 16 received a discharge for medical reasons with an honorable record, 17 where applicable, or is in receipt of a United States department of 18 defense discharge document DD form 214, NGB form 22, or their 19 equivalent or successor discharge paperwork, that characterizes his 20 or her service as honorable)) a qualifying discharge as defined in 21 section 4 of this act, and who has served in at least one of the 22 following capacities: 23 (1) As a member in any branch of the armed forces of the United 24 States, including the national guard and armed forces reserves, and 25 has fulfilled his or her initial military service obligation; 26 (2) As a member of the women's air forces service pilots; 27 (3) As a member of the armed forces reserves, national guard, or 28 coast guard, and has been called into federal service by a 29 presidential select reserve call up for at least one hundred eighty 30 cumulative days; 31 (4) As a civil service crewmember with service aboard a U.S. army 32 transport service or U.S. naval transportation service vessel in 33 oceangoing service from December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946; 34 (5) As a member of the Philippine armed forces/scouts during the 35 period of armed conflict from December 7, 1941, through August 15, 36 1945; or 37 (6) A United States documented merchant mariner with service 38 aboard an oceangoing vessel operated by the department of defense, or 39 p. 3 HB 2014 its agents, from both June 25, 1950, through July 27, 1953, in Korean 1 territorial waters and from August 5, 1964, through May 7, 1975, in 2 Vietnam territorial waters, and who received a military commendation. 3 NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 73.04 4 RCW to read as follows: 5 For purposes of RCW 9.46.070, 28A.230.120, 28B.15.012, 6 28B.15.621, 28B.102.020, 41.04.005, 41.04.007, 41.04.010, 41.06.133, 7 41.08.040, 41.12.040, 43.24.130, 43.70.270, 46.18.270, 46.18.280, 8 46.20.161, 72.36.030, 73.08.005, and 77.32.480, "qualifying 9 discharge" means: 10 (1) A discharge with an honorable characterization of service; 11 (2) A discharge with a general under honorable conditions 12 characterization of service; 13 (3) A discharge with an other than honorable characterization of 14 service if the applicant provides a letter, administrative decision, 15 or other documentation from the United States department of veterans 16 affairs showing eligibility for or receipt of monetary benefits, such 17 as disability compensation or nonservice-connected pension; or 18 (4) Any characterization of service if the reason for discharge 19 was listed as due to: (a) A person's sexual orientation, gender 20 identity, or gender expression; (b) statements, consensual sexual 21 conduct, or consensual acts relating to sexual orientation, gender 22 identity, or gender expression; or (c) the disclosure of statements, 23 conduct, or acts relating to sexual orientation, gender identity, or 24 gender expression to military officials. 25 NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 43.60A 26 RCW to read as follows: 27 The department shall develop and implement an outreach program to 28 ensure that veterans as defined in RCW 41.04.005 and 41.04.007 are 29 aware of state veterans' benefits and programs. Outreach information 30 shall explain, in an easy to understand format, changes in the law 31 made by chapter . . ., Laws of 2024 (this act), unchanged eligibility 32 requirements for current benefits, and how to find more information 33 about benefits from the department and other state agencies. The 34 outreach program must begin on the effective date of this section. 35 Sec. 6. RCW 2.48.070 and 1945 c 181 s 1 are each amended to read 36 as follows: 37 p. 4 HB 2014 Any person who shall have graduated from any accredited law 1 school and after such graduation shall have served in the armed 2 forces of the United States of America between December 7, 1941, and 3 the termination of the present World War, may be admitted to the 4 practice of law in the state of Washington and to membership in the 5 Washington State Bar Association, upon motion made before the supreme 6 court of the state of Washington, provided the following is made to 7 appear: 8 (1) That the applicant is a person of good moral character over 9 the age of twenty-one years; 10 (2) That the applicant, at the time of entering the armed forces 11 of the United States, was a legal resident of the state of 12 Washington; 13 (3) That the applicant's service in the armed forces of the 14 United States is or was satisfactory ((and honorable)). An 15 applicant's service is satisfactory if he or she meets the definition 16 of "veteran" under RCW 41.04.007. 17 Sec. 7. RCW 2.48.090 and 2011 c 336 s 64 are each amended to 18 read as follows: 19 If an applicant under RCW 2.48.070 through 2.48.110 is, at the 20 time he or she applies for admission to practice law in the state of 21 Washington, no longer in the armed forces of the United States, he or 22 she may establish the requirements of the proviso in RCW 2.48.070 as 23 follows: 24 (1) If he or she shall have been an enlisted person, by producing 25 ((an honorable discharge)) documentation he or she is a veteran as 26 defined by RCW 41.04.007, and by the certificates of at least two 27 active members of the Washington state bar association. 28 (2) If he or she shall have been an officer, by an affidavit 29 showing that he or she ((has been relieved from active duty under 30 circumstances other than dishonorable)) is a veteran as defined in 31 RCW 41.04.007, and by the certificates of at least two active members 32 of the Washington state bar association. 33 NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. RCW 2.48.100 (Admission of veterans—Effect 34 of disability discharge) and 1945 c 181 s 4 are each repealed. 35 Sec. 9. RCW 9.46.070 and 2020 c 127 s 3 are each amended to read 36 as follows: 37 p. 5 HB 2014 The commission shall have the following powers and duties: 1 (1) To authorize and issue licenses for a period not to exceed 2 one year to bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations approved 3 by the commission meeting the requirements of this chapter and any 4 rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto permitting said 5 organizations to conduct bingo games, raffles, amusement games, and 6 social card games, to utilize punchboards and pull-tabs in accordance 7 with the provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations 8 adopted pursuant thereto and to revoke or suspend said licenses for 9 violation of any provisions of this chapter or any rules and 10 regulations adopted pursuant thereto: PROVIDED, That the commission 11 shall not deny a license to an otherwise qualified applicant in an 12 effort to limit the number of licenses to be issued: PROVIDED 13 FURTHER, That the commission or director shall not issue, deny, 14 suspend, or revoke any license because of considerations of race, 15 sex, creed, color, or national origin: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That the 16 commission may authorize the director to temporarily issue or suspend 17 licenses subject to final action by the commission; 18 (2) To authorize and issue licenses for a period not to exceed 19 one year to any person, association, or organization operating a 20 business primarily engaged in the selling of items of food or drink 21 for consumption on the premises, approved by the commission meeting 22 the requirements of this chapter and any rules and regulations 23 adopted pursuant thereto permitting said person, association, or 24 organization to utilize punchboards and pull-tabs and to conduct 25 social card games as a commercial stimulant in accordance with the 26 provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations adopted 27 pursuant thereto and to revoke or suspend said licenses for violation 28 of any provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations 29 adopted pursuant thereto: PROVIDED, That the commission shall not 30 deny a license to an otherwise qualified applicant in an effort to 31 limit the number of licenses to be issued: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the 32 commission may authorize the director to temporarily issue or suspend 33 licenses subject to final action by the commission; 34 (3) To authorize and issue licenses for a period not to exceed 35 one year to any person, association, or organization approved by the 36 commission meeting the requirements of this chapter and meeting the 37 requirements of any rules and regulations adopted by the commission 38 pursuant to this chapter as now or hereafter amended, permitting said 39 person, association, or organization to conduct or operate amusement 40 p. 6 HB 2014 games in such manner and at such locations as the commission may 1 determine. The commission may authorize the director to temporarily 2 issue or suspend licenses subject to final action by the commission; 3 (4) To authorize, require, and issue, for a period not to exceed 4 one year, such licenses as the commission may by rule provide, to any 5 person, association, or organization to engage in the manufacturing, 6 selling, distributing, or otherwise supplying of devices, equipment, 7 software, hardware, or any gambling-related services for use within 8 this state for those activities authorized by this chapter. The 9 commission may authorize the director to temporarily issue or suspend 10 licenses subject to final action by the commission; 11 (5) To establish a schedule of annual license fees for carrying 12 on specific gambling activities upon the premises, and for such other 13 activities as may be licensed by the commission, which fees shall 14 provide to the commission not less than an amount of money adequate 15 to cover all costs incurred by the commission relative to licensing 16 under this chapter and the enforcement by the commission of the 17 provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations adopted pursuant 18 thereto: PROVIDED, That all licensing fees shall be submitted with an 19 application therefor and such portion of said fee as the commission 20 may determine, based upon its cost of processing and investigation, 21 shall be retained by the commission upon the withdrawal or denial of 22 any such license application as its reasonable expense for processing 23 the application and investigation into the granting thereof: PROVIDED 24 FURTHER, That if in a particular case the basic license fee 25 established by the commission for a particular class of license is 26 less than the commission's actual expenses to investigate that 27 particular application, the commission may at any time charge to that 28 applicant such additional fees as are necessary to pay the commission 29 for those costs. The commission may decline to proceed with its 30 investigation and no license shall be issued until the commission has 31 been fully paid therefor by the applicant: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That 32 the commission may establish fees for the furnishing by it to 33 licensees of identification stamps to be affixed to such devices and 34 equipment as required by the commission and for such other special 35 services or programs required or offered by the commission, the 36 amount of each of these fees to be not less than is adequate to 37 offset the cost to the commission of the stamps and of administering 38 their dispersal to licensees or the cost of administering such other 39 special services, requirements or programs; 40 p. 7 HB 2014 (6) To prescribe the manner and method of payment of taxes, fees 1 and penalties to be paid to or collected by the commission; 2 (7) To require that applications for all licenses contain such 3 information as may be required by the commission: PROVIDED, That all 4 persons (a) having a managerial or ownership interest in any gambling 5 activity, or the building in which any gambling activity occurs, or 6 the equipment to be used for any gambling activity, (b) participating 7 as an employee in the operation of any gambling activity, or (c) 8 participating as an employee in the operation, management, or 9 providing of gambling-related services for sports wagering, shall be 10 listed on the application for the license and the applicant shall 11 certify on the application, under oath, that the persons named on the 12 application are all of the persons known to have an interest in any 13 gambling activity, building, or equipment by the person making such 14 application: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the commission shall require 15 fingerprinting and national criminal history background checks on any 16 persons seeking licenses, certifications, or permits under this 17 chapter or of any person holding an interest in any gambling 18 activity, building, or equipment to be used therefor, or of any 19 person participating as an employee in the operation of any gambling 20 activity. All national criminal history background checks shall be 21 conducted using fingerprints submitted to the United States 22 department of justice-federal bureau of investigation. The commission 23 must establish rules to delineate which persons named on the 24 application are subject to national criminal history background 25 checks. In identifying these persons, the commission must take into 26 consideration the nature, character, size, and scope of the gambling 27 activities requested by the persons making such applications; 28 (8) To require that any license holder maintain records as 29 directed by the commission and submit such reports as the commission 30 may deem necessary; 31 (9) To require that all income from bingo games, raffles, and 32 amusement games be recorded and reported as established by rule or 33 regulation of the commission to the extent deemed necessary by 34 considering the scope and character of the gambling activity in such 35 a manner that will disclose gross income from any gambling activity, 36 amounts received from each player, the nature and value of prizes, 37 and the fact of distributions of such prizes to the winners thereof; 38 (10) To regulate and establish maximum limitations on income 39 derived from bingo. In establishing limitations pursuant to this 40 p. 8 HB 2014 subsection the commission shall take into account (a) the nature, 1 character, and scope of the activities of the licensee; (b) the 2 source of all other income of the licensee; and (c) the percentage or 3 extent to which income derived from bingo is used for charitable, as 4 distinguished from nonprofit, purposes. However, the commission's 5 powers and duties granted by this subsection are discretionary and 6 not mandatory; 7 (11) To regulate and establish the type and scope of and manner 8 of conducting the gambling activities authorized by this chapter, 9 including but not limited to, the extent of wager, money, or other 10 thing of value which may be wagered or contributed or won by a player 11 in any such activities; 12 (12) To regulate the collection of and the accounting for the fee 13 which may be imposed by an organization, corporation, or person 14 licensed to conduct a social card game on a person desiring to become 15 a player in a social card game in accordance with RCW 9.46.0282; 16 (13) To cooperate with and secure the cooperation of county, 17 city, and other local or state agencies in investigating any matter 18 within the scope of its duties and responsibilities; 19 (14) In accordance with RCW 9.46.080, to adopt such rules and 20 regulations as are deemed necessary to carry out the purposes and 21 provisions of this chapter. All rules and regulations shall be 22 adopted pursuant to the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 23 RCW; 24 (15) To set forth for the perusal of counties, city-counties, 25 cities and towns, model ordinances by which any legislative authority 26 thereof may enter into the taxing of any gambling activity authorized 27 by this chapter; 28 (16)(a) To establish and regulate a maximum limit on salaries or 29 wages which may be paid to persons employed in connection with 30 activities conducted by bona fide charitable or nonprofit 31 organizations and authorized by this chapter, where payment of such 32 persons is allowed, and to regulate and establish maximum limits for 33 other expenses in connection with such authorized activities, 34 including but not limited to rent or lease payments. However, the 35 commissioner's powers and duties granted by this subsection are 36 discretionary and not mandatory. 37 (b) In establishing these maximum limits the commission shall 38 take into account the amount of income received, or expected to be 39 received, from the class of activities to which the limits will apply 40 p. 9 HB 2014 and the amount of money the games could generate for authorized 1 charitable or nonprofit purposes absent such expenses. The commission 2 may also take into account, in its discretion, other factors, 3 including but not limited to, the local prevailing wage scale and 4 whether charitable purposes are benefited by the activities; 5 (17) To authorize, require, and issue for a period not to exceed 6 one year such licenses or permits, for which the commission may by 7 rule provide, to any person to work for any operator of any gambling 8 activity authorized by this chapter in connection with that activity, 9 or any manufacturer, supplier, or distributor of devices for those 10 activities in connection with such business. The commission may 11 authorize the director to temporarily issue or suspend licenses 12 subject to final action by the commission. The commission shall not 13 require that persons working solely as volunteers in an authorized 14 activity conducted by a bona fide charitable or bona fide nonprofit 15 organization, who receive no compensation of any kind for any purpose 16 from that organization, and who have no managerial or supervisory 17 responsibility in connection with that activity, be licensed to do 18 such work. The commission may require that licensees employing such 19 unlicensed volunteers submit to the commission periodically a list of 20 the names, addresses, and dates of birth of the volunteers. If any 21 volunteer is not approved by the commission, the commission may 22 require that the licensee not allow that person to work in connection 23 with the licensed activity; 24 (18) To publish and make available at the office of the 25 commission or elsewhere to anyone requesting it a list of the 26 commission licensees, including the name, address, type of license, 27 and license number of each licensee; 28 (19) To establish guidelines for determining what constitutes 29 active membership in bona fide nonprofit or charitable organizations 30 for the purposes of this chapter; 31 (20) To renew the license of every person who applies for renewal 32 within six months after being ((honorably)) discharged, removed, or 33 released from active military service in the armed forces of the 34 United States with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of 35 this act, upon payment of the renewal fee applicable to the license 36 period, if there is no cause for denial, suspension, or revocation of 37 the license; 38 (21) To authorize, require, and issue, for a period not to exceed 39 one year, such licenses as the commission may by rule provide, to any 40 p. 10 HB 2014 person, association, or organization that engages in any sports 1 wagering-related services for use within this state for sports 2 wagering activities authorized by this chapter. The commission may 3 authorize the director to temporarily issue or suspend licenses 4 subject to final action by the commission; 5 (22) To issue licenses under subsections (1) through (4) of this 6 section that are valid for a period of up to eighteen months, if it 7 chooses to do so, in order to transition to the use of the business 8 licensing services program through the department of revenue; and 9 (23) To perform all other matters and things necessary to carry 10 out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. 11 Sec. 10. RCW 28A.230.120 and 2022 c 224 s 2 are each amended to 12 read as follows: 13 (1) School districts shall issue diplomas to students signifying 14 graduation from high school upon the students' satisfactory 15 completion of all local and state graduation requirements. Districts 16 shall grant students the option of receiving a final transcript in 17 addition to the regular diploma. 18 (2) School districts or schools of attendance shall establish 19 policies and procedures to notify senior students of the transcript 20 option and shall direct students to indicate their decisions in a 21 timely manner. School districts shall make appropriate provisions to 22 assure that students who choose to receive a copy of their final 23 transcript shall receive such transcript after graduation. 24 (3)(a) A school district may issue a high school diploma to a 25 person who: 26 (i) Is ((an honorably discharged member)) a veteran of the armed 27 forces of the United States with a qualifying discharge as defined in 28 section 4 of this act; and 29 (ii) Left high school before graduation to serve in World War II, 30 the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era as defined in RCW 41.04.005. 31 (b) A school district may issue a diploma to or on behalf of a 32 person otherwise eligible under (a) of this subsection 33 notwithstanding the fact that the person holds a high school 34 equivalency certification or is deceased. 35 (c) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt a form 36 for a diploma application to be used by a veteran or a person acting 37 on behalf of a deceased veteran under this subsection (3). The 38 p. 11 HB 2014 superintendent of public instruction shall specify what constitutes 1 acceptable evidence of eligibility for a diploma. 2 (4)(a) A school district, at the request of the parent, guardian, 3 or custodian, may issue a posthumous high school diploma for a 4 deceased student if the student: 5 (i) Was enrolled in a public school of the district at the time 6 of death; 7 (ii) Was deemed on-track for graduation before the time of death; 8 and 9 (iii) Died after matriculating into high school. 10 (b) A high school diploma issued under this subsection (4) must 11 bear the inscription "honoris causa" and may not be issued before the 12 graduation date of the class in which the student was enrolled. 13 (c) Nothing in this subsection (4): 14 (i) Obligates school districts to award a diploma for a deceased 15 student at the same ceremony or event as other graduating students; 16 or 17 (ii) Limits the retroactive issuance of a high school diploma. 18 (d) Diplomas issued under this subsection (4) may not be applied 19 toward student graduation counts or for any other purpose of federal 20 and state accountability data collection. 21 Sec. 11. RCW 28B.15.012 and 2022 c 249 s 1 are each amended to 22 read as follows: 23 Whenever used in this chapter: 24 (1) The term "institution" shall mean a public university, 25 college, or community or technical college within the state of 26 Washington. 27 (2) The term "resident student" shall mean: 28 (a) A financially independent student who has had a domicile in 29 the state of Washington for the period of one year immediately prior 30 to the time of commencement of the first day of the semester or 31 quarter for which the student has registered at any institution and 32 has in fact established a bona fide domicile in this state primarily 33 for purposes other than educational; 34 (b) A dependent student, if one or both of the student's parents 35 or legal guardians have maintained a bona fide domicile in the state 36 of Washington for at least one year immediately prior to commencement 37 of the semester or quarter for which the student has registered at 38 any institution; 39 p. 12 HB 2014 (c) A student classified as a resident based upon domicile by an 1 institution on or before May 31, 1982, who was enrolled at a state 2 institution during any term of the 1982-1983 academic year, so long 3 as such student's enrollment (excepting summer sessions) at an 4 institution in this state is continuous; 5 (d) Any student who has spent at least seventy-five percent of 6 both his or her junior and senior years in high schools in this 7 state, whose parents or legal guardians have been domiciled in the 8 state for a period of at least one year within the five-year period 9 before the student graduates from high school, and who enrolls in a 10 public institution of higher education within six months of leaving 11 high school, for as long as the student remains continuously enrolled 12 for three quarters or two semesters in any calendar year; 13 (e) Any person who has completed and obtained a high school 14 diploma, or a person who has received the equivalent of a diploma; 15 who has continuously lived in the state of Washington for at least a 16 year primarily for purposes other than postsecondary education before 17 the individual is admitted to an institution of higher education 18 under subsection (1) of this section; and who provides to the 19 institution an affidavit indicating that the individual will file an 20 application to become a permanent resident at the earliest 21 opportunity the individual is eligible to do so and a willingness to 22 engage in any other activities necessary to acquire citizenship, 23 including but not limited to citizenship or civics review courses; 24 (f) Any person who has lived in Washington, primarily for 25 purposes other than postsecondary education, for at least one year 26 immediately before the date on which the person has enrolled in an 27 institution, and who holds lawful nonimmigrant status pursuant to 8 28 U.S.C. Sec. (a)(15) (E)(iii), (H)(i), or (L), or who holds lawful 29 nonimmigrant status as the spouse or child of a person having 30 nonimmigrant status under one of those subsections, or who, holding 31 or having previously held such lawful nonimmigrant status as a 32 principal or derivative, has filed an application for adjustment of 33 status pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1255(a); 34 (g) A student who is on active military duty stationed in the 35 state or who is a member of the Washington national guard; 36 (h) A student who is on active military duty or a member of the 37 Washington national guard who meets the following conditions: 38 (i) Entered service as a Washington resident; 39 (ii) Has maintained a Washington domicile; and 40 p. 13 HB 2014 (iii) Is stationed out-of-state; 1 (i) A student who is on active military duty who is stationed 2 out-of-state after having been stationed in Washington and is either: 3 (i) Admitted to an institution of higher education in Washington 4 before the reassignment and enrolls in that institution for the term 5 the student was admitted; 6 (ii) Enrolled in an institution of higher education in Washington 7 and remains continuously enrolled at the institution; or 8 (iii) Enrolls in an institution of higher education in Washington 9 within three years from the date of reassignment out-of-state; 10 (j) A student who is the spouse, state registered domestic 11 partner, or a dependent as defined in Title 10 U.S.C. Sec. 1072(2) as 12 it existed on January 18, 2022, or such subsequent date as the 13 student achievement council may determine by rule of a person defined 14 in (g) or (h) of this subsection. If the person defined in (g) of 15 this subsection is reassigned out-of-state, the student maintains the 16 status as a resident student so long as the student is either: 17 (i) Admitted to an institution before the reassignment and 18 enrolls in that institution for the term the student was admitted; 19 (ii) Enrolled in an institution and remains continuously enrolled 20 at the institution; or 21 (iii) Enrolled in an institution of higher education in 22 Washington within three years from the date of reassignment out-of- 23 state; 24 (k) A student who is eligible for veterans administration 25 educational assistance or rehabilitation benefits under Title 38 26 U.S.C. or educational assistance under Title 10 U.S.C. chapter 1606 27 as the titles existed on January 18, 2022, or such subsequent date as 28 the student achievement council may determine by rule; 29 (l) A student who has separated or retired from the uniformed 30 services with at least 10 years of ((honorable)) service and at least 31 90 days of active duty service, with a qualifying discharge as 32 defined in section 4 of this act, and who enters an institution of 33 higher education in Washington within three years of the date of 34 separation or retirement; 35 (m) A student who is the spouse, state registered domestic 36 partner, or child under the age of 26 years of an individual who has 37 separated or retired from the uniformed services with at least 10 38 years of ((honorable)) service and at least 90 days of active duty 39 service, with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this 40 p. 14 HB 2014 act, and who enters an institution of higher education in Washington 1 within three years of the service member's date of separation or 2 retirement; 3 (n) A student who has separated from the uniformed services who 4 was discharged ((due to the student's sexual orientation or gender 5 identity or expression)) for a reason described in section 4(4) of 6 this act; 7 (o) A student who is defined as a covered individual in 38 U.S.C. 8 Sec. 3679(c)(2) as it existed on January 18, 2022, or such subsequent 9 date as the student achievement council may determine by rule; 10 (p) A student of an out-of-state institution of higher education 11 who is attending a Washington state institution of higher education 12 pursuant to a home tuition agreement as described in RCW 28B.15.725; 13 (q) A student who meets the requirements of RCW 28B.15.0131 or 14 28B.15.0139: PROVIDED, That a nonresident student enrolled for more 15 than six hours per semester or quarter shall be considered as 16 attending for primarily educational purposes, and for tuition and fee 17 paying purposes only such period of enrollment shall not be counted 18 toward the establishment of a bona fide domicile of one year in this 19 state unless such student proves that the student has in fact 20 established a bona fide domicile in this state primarily for purposes 21 other than educational; 22 (r) A student who resides in Washington and is on active military 23 duty stationed in the Oregon counties of Columbia, Gilliam, Hood 24 River, Multnomah, Clatsop, Clackamas, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, 25 Union, Wallowa, Wasco, or Washington; or 26 (s) A student who resides in Washington and is the spouse or a 27 dependent of a person defined in (r) of this subsection. If the 28 person defined in (r) of this subsection moves from Washington or is 29 reassigned out of the Oregon counties of Columbia, Gilliam, Hood 30 River, Multnomah, Clatsop, Clackamas, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, 31 Union, Wallowa, Wasco, or Washington, the student maintains the 32 status as a resident student so long as the student resides in 33 Washington and is either: 34 (i) Admitted to an institution before the reassignment and 35 enrolls in that institution for the term the student was admitted; or 36 (ii) Enrolled in an institution and remains continuously enrolled 37 at the institution. 38 (3)(a) A student who qualifies under subsection (2)(k), (l), (m), 39 (n), or (o) of this section and who remains continuously enrolled at 40 p. 15 HB 2014 an institution of higher education shall retain resident student 1 status. 2 (b) Nothing in subsection (2)(k), (l), (m), (((n),)) or (o) of 3 this section applies to students who have a bad conduct discharge, 4 officer dismissal, or dishonorable discharge from the uniformed 5 services, or to students who are the spouse or child of an individual 6 who has ((had)) a bad conduct discharge, officer dismissal, or 7 dishonorable discharge from the uniformed services, unless the 8 student is receiving veterans administration educational assistance 9 benefits. 10 (4) The term "nonresident student" shall mean any student who 11 does not qualify as a "resident student" under the provisions of this 12 section and RCW 28B.15.013. Except for students qualifying under 13 subsection (2)(e) or (p) of this section, a nonresident student shall 14 include: 15 (a) A student attending an institution with the aid of financial 16 assistance provided by another state or governmental unit or agency 17 thereof, such nonresidency continuing for one year after the 18 completion of such semester or quarter. This condition shall not 19 apply to students from Columbia, Multnomah, Clatsop, Clackamas, or 20 Washington county, Oregon participating in the border county pilot 21 project under RCW 28B.76.685, 28B.76.690, and 28B.15.0139. 22 (b) A person who is not a citizen of the United States of 23 America, unless the person meets and complies with all applicable 24 requirements in this section and RCW 28B.15.013 and is one of the 25 following: 26 (i) A lawful permanent resident; 27 (ii) A temporary resident; 28 (iii) A person who holds "refugee-parolee," "conditional 29 entrant," or U or T nonimmigrant status with the United States 30 citizenship and immigration services; 31 (iv) A person who has been issued an employment authorization 32 document by the United States citizenship and immigration services 33 that is valid as of the date the person's residency status is 34 determined; 35 (v) A person who has been granted deferred action for childhood 36 arrival status before, on, or after June 7, 2018, regardless of 37 whether the person is no longer or will no longer be granted deferred 38 action for childhood arrival status due to the termination, 39 p. 16 HB 2014 suspension, or modification of the deferred action for childhood 1 arrival program; or 2 (vi) A person who is otherwise permanently residing in the United 3 States under color of law, including deferred action status. 4 (5) The term "domicile" shall denote a person's true, fixed and 5 permanent home and place of habitation. It is the place where the 6 student intends to remain, and to which the student expects to return 7 when the student leaves without intending to establish a new domicile 8 elsewhere. The burden of proof that a student, parent or guardian has 9 established a domicile in the state of Washington primarily for 10 purposes other than educational lies with the student. 11 (6) The term "dependent" shall mean a person who is not 12 financially independent. Factors to be considered in determining 13 whether a person is financially independent shall be set forth in 14 rules adopted by the student achievement council and shall include, 15 but not be limited to, the state and federal income tax returns of 16 the person and/or the student's parents or legal guardian filed for 17 the calendar year prior to the year in which application is made and 18 such other evidence as the council may require. 19 (7) The term "active military duty" means the person is serving 20 on active duty in: 21 (a) The armed forces of the United States government; or 22 (b) The Washington national guard; or 23 (c) The coast guard, merchant mariners, or other nonmilitary 24 organization when such service is recognized by the United States 25 government as equivalent to service in the armed forces. 26 (8) The term "active duty service" means full-time duty, other 27 than active duty for training, as a member of the uniformed services 28 of the United States. Active duty service as a national guard member 29 under Title 32 U.S.C. for the purpose of organizing, administering, 30 recruiting, instructing, or training and active service under Title 31 32 U.S.C. Sec. 502(f) for the purpose of responding to a national 32 emergency is recognized as active duty service. 33 (9) The term "uniformed services" is defined by Title 10 U.S.C.; 34 subsequently structured and organized by Titles 14, 33, and 42 35 U.S.C.; consisting of the United States army, United States marine 36 corps, United States navy, United States air force, United States 37 coast guard, United States space force, United States public health 38 service commissioned corps, and the national oceanic and atmospheric 39 administration commissioned officer corps. 40 p. 17 HB 2014 (10) "Washington national guard" means that part of the military 1 force of the state that is organized, equipped, and federally 2 recognized under the provisions of the national defense act of the 3 United States, and in the event the national guard is called into 4 federal service or in the event the state guard or any part or 5 individual member thereof is called into active state service by the 6 commander-in-chief. National guard service includes being subject to 7 call up for active duty under Title 32 U.S.C. or Title 10 U.S.C. 8 status or when called to state active service by the governor under 9 the provisions of RCW 38.08.040. 10 (11) "Child" includes, but is not limited to: 11 (a) A legitimate child; 12 (b) An adopted child; 13 (c) A stepchild; 14 (d) A foster child; and 15 (e) A legal dependent. 16 Sec. 12. RCW 28B.15.621 and 2022 c 45 s 1 are each amended to 17 read as follows: 18 (1) The legislature finds that active military and naval 19 veterans, reserve military and naval veterans, and national guard 20 members called to active duty have served their country and have 21 risked their lives to defend the lives of all Americans and the 22 freedoms that define and distinguish our nation. The legislature 23 intends to honor active military and naval veterans, reserve military 24 and naval veterans, and national guard members who have served on 25 active military or naval duty for the public service they have 26 provided to this country. 27 (2) Subject to the limitations in RCW 28B.15.910, the governing 28 boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The 29 Evergreen State College, and the community and technical colleges, 30 may waive all or a portion of tuition and fees for an eligible 31 veteran or national guard member. 32 (3) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional 33 universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community and 34 technical colleges, may waive all or a portion of tuition and fees 35 for a military or naval veteran who is a Washington domiciliary, but 36 who did not serve on foreign soil or in international waters or in 37 another location in support of those serving on foreign soil or in 38 international waters and who does not qualify as an eligible veteran 39 p. 18 HB 2014 or national guard member under subsection (8) of this section. 1 However, there shall be no state general fund support for waivers 2 granted under this subsection. 3 (4) Subject to the conditions in subsection (5) of this section 4 and the limitations in RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the 5 state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State 6 College, and the community and technical colleges, shall waive all 7 tuition and fees for the following persons: 8 (a) A child and the spouse or the domestic partner or surviving 9 spouse or surviving domestic partner of an eligible veteran or 10 national guard member who became totally disabled as a result of 11 serving in active federal military or naval service, or who is 12 determined by the federal government to be a prisoner of war or 13 missing in action; and 14 (b) A child and the surviving spouse or surviving domestic 15 partner of an eligible veteran or national guard member who lost his 16 or her life as a result of serving in active federal military or 17 naval service. 18 (5) The conditions in this subsection (5) apply to waivers under 19 subsection (4) of this section. 20 (a) A child must be a Washington domiciliary between the age of 21 seventeen and twenty-six to be eligible for the tuition waiver. A 22 child's marital status does not affect eligibility. 23 (b)(i) A surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner must be a 24 Washington domiciliary. 25 (ii)(A) A surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner of the 26 eligible veteran or national guard member has ten years to receive 27 benefits under the waiver from whichever date occurs last: 28 (I) The date of the death; 29 (II) The date of total disability; 30 (III) Federal determination of service-connected death or total 31 disability; or 32 (IV) Federal determination of prisoner of war or missing in 33 action status. 34 (B) Upon remarriage or registration in a subsequent domestic 35 partnership, the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner is 36 ineligible for the waiver of all tuition and fees. 37 (c) Each recipient's continued participation is subject to the 38 school's satisfactory progress policy. 39 p. 19 HB 2014 (d) Tuition waivers for graduate students are not required for 1 those who qualify under subsection (4) of this section but are 2 encouraged. 3 (e) Recipients who receive a waiver under subsection (4) of this 4 section may attend full-time or part-time. Total credits earned using 5 the waiver may not exceed two hundred fifty quarter credits, or the 6 equivalent of semester credits. 7 (f) Subject to amounts appropriated, recipients who receive a 8 waiver under subsection (4) of this section shall also receive a 9 stipend for textbooks and course materials in the amount of five 10 hundred dollars per academic year, to be divided equally among 11 academic terms and prorated for part-time enrollment. 12 (6) Required waivers of all tuition and fees under subsection (4) 13 of this section shall not affect permissive waivers of tuition and 14 fees under subsection (3) of this section. 15 (7) Private vocational schools and private higher education 16 institutions are encouraged to provide waivers consistent with the 17 terms in subsections (2) through (5) of this section. 18 (8) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this 19 section. 20 (a) "Child" means a biological child, adopted child, or 21 stepchild. 22 (b) "Eligible veteran or national guard member" means a 23 Washington domiciliary who was an active or reserve member of the 24 United States military or naval forces, or a national guard member 25 called to active duty, who served in active federal service, under 26 either Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States Code, in a war or 27 conflict fought on foreign soil or in international waters or in 28 support of those serving on foreign soil or in international waters, 29 and if discharged from service, has ((received an honorable discharge 30 or any other discharge if the sole reason for discharge is due to 31 gender or sexuality)) a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 32 of this act. 33 (c) "Totally disabled" means a person who has been determined to 34 be one hundred percent disabled by the federal department of veterans 35 affairs. 36 (d) "Washington domiciliary" means a person whose true, fixed, 37 and permanent house and place of habitation is the state of 38 Washington. "Washington domiciliary" includes a person who is 39 residing in rental housing or residing in base housing. In 40 p. 20 HB 2014 ascertaining whether a child or surviving spouse or surviving 1 domestic partner is domiciled in the state of Washington, public 2 institutions of higher education shall, to the fullest extent 3 possible, rely upon the standards provided in RCW 28B.15.013. 4 (9) As used in subsection (4) of this section, "fees" includes 5 all assessments for costs incurred as a condition to a student's full 6 participation in coursework and related activities at an institution 7 of higher education. 8 (10) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional 9 universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community and 10 technical colleges shall report to the higher education committees of 11 the legislature by November 15, 2010, and every two years thereafter, 12 regarding the status of implementation of the waivers under 13 subsection (4) of this section. The reports shall include the 14 following data and information: 15 (a) Total number of waivers; 16 (b) Total amount of tuition waived; 17 (c) Total amount of fees waived; 18 (d) Average amount of tuition and fees waived per recipient; 19 (e) Recipient demographic data that is disaggregated by distinct 20 ethnic categories within racial subgroups; and 21 (f) Recipient income level, to the extent possible. 22 Sec. 13. RCW 28B.102.020 and 2019 c 295 s 211 are each amended 23 to read as follows: 24 Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in 25 this section apply throughout this chapter. 26 (1) "Approved education program" means an education program in a 27 common school as defined in RCW 28A.150.020. 28 (2) "Certificate" or "certificated" does not include a limited or 29 conditioned certificate. 30 (3) "Certificated employee" has the definition in RCW 31 28A.150.203. "Certificated employee" does not include a paraeducator. 32 (4) "Conditional scholarship" means a loan that is forgiven in 33 whole or in part in exchange for service as a certificated employee 34 in an approved education program. 35 (5) "Eligible veteran or national guard member" means a 36 Washington domiciliary who was an active or reserve member of the 37 United States military or naval forces, or a national guard member 38 called to active duty, who served in active federal service, under 39 p. 21 HB 2014 either Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States Code, in a war or 1 conflict fought on foreign soil or in international waters or in 2 another location in support of those serving on foreign soil or in 3 international waters, and if discharged from service, has ((received 4 an honorable discharge)) a qualifying discharge as defined in section 5 4 of this act. 6 (6) "Forgiven" or "to forgive" or "forgiveness" means that all or 7 part of a loan is canceled in exchange for service as a certificated 8 employee in an approved education program. 9 (7) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means a 10 college or university in the state of Washington that is accredited 11 by an accrediting association recognized as such by rule of the 12 student achievement council. 13 (8) "Loan repayment" means a federal student loan that is repaid 14 in whole or in part if the borrower serves as a certificated employee 15 in an approved education program. 16 (9) "Office" means the office of student financial assistance. 17 (10) "Participant" means a person who has received a conditional 18 scholarship or loan repayment under this chapter. 19 (11) "Public school" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.150.010. 20 (12) "Shortage area" means an endorsement or geographic area as 21 defined by the Washington professional educator standards board, in 22 consultation with the office of the superintendent of public 23 instruction, with a shortage of certificated employees. "Shortage 24 area" must be defined biennially using quantitative and qualitative 25 measures. 26 Sec. 14. RCW 41.04.010 and 2017 c 97 s 2 are each amended to 27 read as follows: 28 In all competitive examinations, unless otherwise provided in 29 this section, to determine the qualifications of applicants for 30 public offices, positions, or employment, either the state, and all 31 of its political subdivisions and all municipal corporations, or 32 private companies or agencies contracted with by the state to give 33 the competitive examinations shall give a scoring criteria status to 34 all veterans as defined in RCW 41.04.007, by adding to the passing 35 mark, grade or rating only, based upon a possible rating of one 36 hundred points as perfect a percentage in accordance with the 37 following: 38 p. 22 HB 2014 (1) Ten percent to a veteran who served during a period of war or 1 in an armed conflict as defined in RCW 41.04.005 and does not receive 2 military retirement. The percentage shall be added to the passing 3 mark, grade, or rating of competitive examinations until the 4 veteran's first appointment. The percentage shall not be utilized in 5 promotional examinations; 6 (2) Five percent to a veteran who did not serve during a period 7 of war or in an armed conflict as defined in RCW 41.04.005 or is 8 receiving military retirement. The percentage shall be added to the 9 passing mark, grade, or rating of competitive examinations until the 10 veteran's first appointment. The percentage shall not be utilized in 11 promotional examinations; 12 (3) Five percent to a veteran who was called to active military 13 service from employment with the state or any of its political 14 subdivisions or municipal corporations. The percentage shall be added 15 to promotional examinations until the first promotion only; 16 (4) All veterans' scoring criteria may be claimed: 17 (a) Upon release from active military service with ((an honorable 18 discharge or a discharge for medical reasons with an honorable 19 record, where applicable)) a qualifying discharge as defined in 20 section 4 of this act; or 21 (b) Upon receipt of a United States department of defense 22 discharge document DD form 214, NGB form 22, or their equivalent or 23 successor discharge paperwork, that characterizes his or her 24 ((service)) discharge as ((honorable)) a qualifying discharge as 25 defined in section 4 of this act. 26 Sec. 15. RCW 41.06.133 and 2023 c 148 s 1 are each amended to 27 read as follows: 28 (1) The director shall adopt rules, consistent with the purposes 29 and provisions of this chapter and with the best standards of 30 personnel administration, regarding the basis and procedures to be 31 followed for: 32 (a) The reduction, dismissal, suspension, or demotion of an 33 employee; 34 (b) Training and career development; 35 (c) Probationary periods of six to twelve months and rejections 36 of probationary employees, depending on the job requirements of the 37 class, except as follows: 38 p. 23 HB 2014 (i) Entry-level state park rangers shall serve a probationary 1 period of twelve months; and 2 (ii) The probationary period of campus police officer appointees 3 who are required to attend the Washington state criminal justice 4 training commission basic law enforcement academy shall extend from 5 the date of appointment until twelve months from the date of 6 successful completion of the basic law enforcement academy, or twelve 7 months from the date of appointment if academy training is not 8 required. The director shall adopt rules to ensure that employees 9 promoting to campus police officer who are required to attend the 10 Washington state criminal justice training commission basic law 11 enforcement academy shall have the trial service period extend from 12 the date of appointment until twelve months from the date of 13 successful completion of the basic law enforcement academy, or twelve 14 months from the date of appointment if academy training is not 15 required; 16 (d) Transfers; 17 (e) Promotional preferences; 18 (f) Sick leaves and vacations; 19 (g) Hours of work; 20 (h) Layoffs when necessary and subsequent reemployment, except 21 for the financial basis for layoffs; 22 (i) The number of names to be certified for vacancies; 23 (j) Subject to RCW 41.04.820, adoption and revision of a state 24 salary schedule to reflect the prevailing rates in Washington state 25 private industries and other governmental units; 26 (k) Increment increases within the series of steps for each pay 27 grade based on length of service for all employees whose standards of 28 performance are such as to permit them to retain job status in the 29 classified service; 30 (l) Optional lump sum relocation compensation approved by the 31 agency director, whenever it is reasonably necessary that a person 32 make a domiciliary move in accepting a transfer or other employment 33 with the state. An agency must provide lump sum compensation within 34 existing resources. If the person receiving the relocation payment 35 terminates or causes termination with the state, for reasons other 36 than layoff, disability separation, or other good cause as determined 37 by an agency director, within one year of the date of the employment, 38 the state is entitled to reimbursement of the lump sum compensation 39 from the person; 40 p. 24 HB 2014 (m) Providing for veteran's preference as required by existing 1 statutes, with recognition of preference in regard to layoffs and 2 subsequent reemployment for veterans and their surviving spouses by 3 giving such eligible veterans and their surviving spouses additional 4 credit in computing their seniority by adding to their unbroken state 5 service, as defined by the director, the veteran's service in the 6 military not to exceed five years. For the purposes of this section, 7 "veteran" means any person who has one or more years of active 8 military service in any branch of the armed forces of the United 9 States or who has less than one year's service and is discharged with 10 a disability incurred in the line of duty or is discharged at the 11 convenience of the government and who, upon termination of such 12 service, has received ((an honorable discharge, a discharge for 13 physical reasons with an honorable record, or a release from active 14 military service with evidence of service other than that for which 15 an undesirable, bad conduct, or dishonorable discharge shall be 16 given)) a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this act. 17 However, the surviving spouse of a veteran is entitled to the 18 benefits of this section regardless of the veteran's length of active 19 military service. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" does 20 not include any person who has voluntarily retired with twenty or 21 more years of active military service and whose military retirement 22 pay is in excess of five hundred dollars per month. 23 (2) Rules adopted under this section by the director shall 24 provide for local administration and management by the institutions 25 of higher education and related boards, subject to periodic audit and 26 review by the director. 27 (3) Rules adopted by the director under this section may be 28 superseded by the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement 29 negotiated under RCW 41.80.001 and 41.80.010 through 41.80.130. The 30 supersession of such rules shall only affect employees in the 31 respective collective bargaining units. 32 Sec. 16. RCW 41.08.040 and 1993 c 47 s 4 are each amended to 33 read as follows: 34 Immediately after appointment the commission shall organize by 35 electing one of its members chair and hold regular meetings at least 36 once a month, and such additional meetings as may be required for the 37 proper discharge of their duties. 38 p. 25 HB 2014 They shall appoint a secretary and chief examiner, who shall keep 1 the records of the commission, preserve all reports made to it, 2 superintend and keep a record of all examinations held under its 3 direction, and perform such other duties as the commission may 4 prescribe. 5 The secretary and chief examiner shall be appointed as a result 6 of competitive examination which examination may be either original 7 and open to all properly qualified citizens of the city, town or 8 municipality, or promotional and limited to persons already in the 9 service of the fire department or of the fire department and other 10 departments of said city, town or municipality, as the commission may 11 decide. The secretary and chief examiner may be subject to 12 suspension, reduction or discharge in the same manner and subject to 13 the same limitations as are provided in the case of members of the 14 fire department. It shall be the duty of the civil service 15 commission: 16 (1) To make suitable rules and regulations not inconsistent with 17 the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall 18 provide in detail the manner in which examinations may be held, and 19 appointments, promotions, transfers, reinstatements, demotions, 20 suspensions and discharges shall be made, and may also provide for 21 any other matters connected with the general subject of personnel 22 administration, and which may be considered desirable to further 23 carry out the general purposes of this chapter, or which may be found 24 to be in the interest of good personnel administration. Such rules 25 and regulations may be changed from time to time. The rules and 26 regulations and any amendments thereof shall be printed, mimeographed 27 or multigraphed for free public distribution. Such rules and 28 regulations may be changed from time to time. 29 (2) All tests shall be practical, and shall consist only of 30 subjects which will fairly determine the capacity of persons examined 31 to perform duties of the position to which appointment is to be made, 32 and may include tests of physical fitness and/or of manual skill. 33 (3) The rules and regulations adopted by the commission shall 34 provide for a credit in accordance with RCW 41.04.010 in favor of all 35 applicants for appointment under civil service, who, in time of war, 36 or in any expedition of the armed forces of the United States, have 37 served in and been ((honorably)) discharged from the armed forces of 38 the United States, including the army, navy, and marine corps and the 39 p. 26 HB 2014 American Red Cross, with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 1 4 of this act. These credits apply to entrance examinations only. 2 (4) The commission shall make investigations concerning and 3 report upon all matters touching the enforcement and effect of the 4 provisions of this chapter, and the rules and regulations prescribed 5 hereunder; inspect all institutions, departments, offices, places, 6 positions and employments affected by this chapter, and ascertain 7 whether this chapter and all such rules and regulations are being 8 obeyed. Such investigations may be made by the commission or by any 9 commissioner designated by the commission for that purpose. Not only 10 must these investigations be made by the commission as aforesaid, but 11 the commission must make like investigation on petition of a citizen, 12 duly verified, stating that irregularities or abuses exist, or 13 setting forth in concise language, in writing, the necessity for such 14 investigation. In the course of such investigation the commission or 15 designated commissioner, or chief examiner, shall have the power to 16 administer oaths, subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses 17 and the production by them of books, papers, documents and accounts 18 appertaining to the investigation and also to cause the deposition of 19 witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the 20 manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions in the 21 superior court; and the oaths administered hereunder and the 22 subpoenas issued hereunder shall have the same force and effect as 23 the oaths administered by a superior court judge in his or her 24 judicial capacity; and the failure upon the part of any person so 25 subpoenaed to comply with the provisions of this section shall be 26 deemed a violation of this chapter, and punishable as such. 27 (5) All hearings and investigations before the commission, or 28 designated commissioner, or chief examiner, shall be governed by this 29 chapter and by rules of practice and procedure to be adopted by the 30 commission, and in the conduct thereof neither the commission, nor 31 designated commissioner shall be bound by the technical rules of 32 evidence. No informality in any proceedings or hearing, or in the 33 manner of taking testimony before the commission or designated 34 commissioner, shall invalidate any order, decision, rule or 35 regulation made, approved or confirmed by the commission: PROVIDED, 36 HOWEVER, That no order, decision, rule or regulation made by any 37 designated commissioner conducting any hearing or investigation alone 38 shall be of any force or effect whatsoever unless and until concurred 39 in by at least one of the other two members. 40 p. 27 HB 2014 (6) To hear and determine appeals or complaints respecting the 1 administrative work of the personnel department; appeals upon the 2 allocation of positions; the rejection of an examination, and such 3 other matters as may be referred to the commission. 4 (7) Establish and maintain in card or other suitable form a 5 roster of officers and employees. 6 (8) Provide for, formulate and hold competitive tests to 7 determine the relative qualifications of persons who seek employment 8 in any class or position and as a result thereof establish eligible 9 lists for the various classes of positions, and to provide that 10 persons laid off because of curtailment of expenditures, reduction in 11 force, and for like causes, head the list in the order of their 12 seniority, to the end that they shall be the first to be reemployed. 13 (9) When a vacant position is to be filled, to certify to the 14 appointing authority, on written request, the name of the person 15 highest on the eligible list for the class. If there are no such 16 lists, to authorize provisional or temporary appointment list of such 17 class. Such temporary or provisional appointment shall not continue 18 for a period longer than four months; nor shall any person receive 19 more than one provisional appointment or serve more than four months 20 as a provisional appointee in any one fiscal year. 21 (10) Keep such records as may be necessary for the proper 22 administration of this chapter. 23 Sec. 17. RCW 41.12.040 and 1993 c 47 s 5 are each amended to 24 read as follows: 25 Immediately after appointment the commission shall organize by 26 electing one of its members chair and hold regular meetings at least 27 once a month, and such additional meetings as may be required for the 28 proper discharge of their duties. 29 They shall appoint a secretary and chief examiner, who shall keep 30 the records for the commission, preserve all reports made to it, 31 superintend and keep a record of all examinations held under its 32 direction, and perform such other duties as the commission may 33 prescribe. 34 The secretary and chief examiner shall be appointed as a result 35 of competitive examination which examination may be either original 36 and open to all properly qualified citizens of the city, town, or 37 municipality, or promotional and limited to persons already in the 38 service of the police department or of the police department and 39 p. 28 HB 2014 other departments of the city, town, or municipality, as the 1 commission may decide. The secretary and chief examiner may be 2 subject to suspension, reduction, or discharge in the same manner and 3 subject to the same limitations as are provided in the case of 4 members of the police department. It shall be the duty of the civil 5 service commission: 6 (1) To make suitable rules and regulations not inconsistent with 7 the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall 8 provide in detail the manner in which examinations may be held, and 9 appointments, promotions, transfers, reinstatements, demotions, 10 suspensions, and discharges shall be made, and may also provide for 11 any other matters connected with the general subject of personnel 12 administration, and which may be considered desirable to further 13 carry out the general purposes of this chapter, or which may be found 14 to be in the interest of good personnel administration. Such rules 15 and regulations may be changed from time to time. The rules and 16 regulations and any amendments thereof shall be printed, 17 mimeographed, or multigraphed for free public distribution. Such 18 rules and regulations may be changed from time to time; 19 (2) All tests shall be practical, and shall consist only of 20 subjects which will fairly determine the capacity of persons examined 21 to perform duties of the position to which appointment is to be made, 22 and may include tests of physical fitness and/or of manual skill; 23 (3) The rules and regulations adopted by the commission shall 24 provide for a credit in accordance with RCW 41.04.010 in favor of all 25 applicants for appointment under civil service, who, in time of war, 26 or in any expedition of the armed forces of the United States, have 27 served in and been ((honorably)) discharged from the armed forces of 28 the United States, including the army, navy, and marine corps and the 29 American Red Cross, with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 30 4 of this act. These credits apply to entrance examinations only; 31 (4) The commission shall make investigations concerning and 32 report upon all matters touching the enforcement and effect of the 33 provisions of this chapter, and the rules and regulations prescribed 34 hereunder; inspect all institutions, departments, offices, places, 35 positions, and employments affected by this chapter, and ascertain 36 whether this chapter and all such rules and regulations are being 37 obeyed. Such investigations may be made by the commission or by any 38 commissioner designated by the commission for that purpose. Not only 39 must these investigations be made by the commission, but the 40 p. 29 HB 2014 commission must make like investigation on petition of a citizen, 1 duly verified, stating that irregularities or abuses exist, or 2 setting forth in concise language, in writing, the necessity for such 3 investigation. In the course of such investigation the commission or 4 designated commissioner, or chief examiner, shall have the power to 5 administer oaths, subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses 6 and the production by them of books, papers, documents, and accounts 7 appertaining to the investigation, and also to cause the deposition 8 of witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the 9 manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions in the 10 superior court; and the oaths administered hereunder and the 11 subpoenas issued hereunder shall have the same force and effect as 12 the oaths administered by a superior court judge in his or her 13 judicial capacity; and the failure upon the part of any person so 14 subpoenaed to comply with the provisions of this section shall be 15 deemed a violation of this chapter, and punishable as such; 16 (5) Hearings and Investigations: How conducted. All hearings and 17 investigations before the commission, or designated commissioner, or 18 chief examiner, shall be governed by this chapter and by rules of 19 practice and procedure to be adopted by the commission, and in the 20 conduct thereof neither the commission, nor designated commissioner 21 shall be bound by the technical rules of evidence. No informality in 22 any proceedings or hearing, or in the manner of taking testimony 23 before the commission or designated commissioner, shall invalidate 24 any order, decision, rule or regulation made, approved or confirmed 25 by the commission: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That no order, decision, rule 26 or regulation made by any designated commissioner conducting any 27 hearing or investigation alone shall be of any force or effect 28 whatsoever unless and until concurred in by at least one of the other 29 two members; 30 (6) To hear and determine appeals or complaints respecting the 31 administrative work of the personnel department; appeals upon the 32 allocation of positions; the rejection of an examination, and such 33 other matters as may be referred to the commission; 34 (7) Establish and maintain in card or other suitable form a 35 roster of officers and employees; 36 (8) Provide for, formulate and hold competitive tests to 37 determine the relative qualifications of persons who seek employment 38 in any class or position and as a result thereof establish eligible 39 lists for the various classes of positions, and to provide that 40 p. 30 HB 2014 persons laid off because of curtailment of expenditures, reduction in 1 force, and for like causes, head the list in the order of their 2 seniority, to the end that they shall be the first to be reemployed; 3 (9) When a vacant position is to be filled, to certify to the 4 appointing authority, on written request, the name of the person 5 highest on the eligible list for the class. If there are no such 6 lists, to authorize provisional or temporary appointment list of such 7 class. Such temporary or provisional appointment shall not continue 8 for a period longer than four months; nor shall any person receive 9 more than one provisional appointment or serve more than four months 10 as provisional appointee in any one fiscal year; 11 (10) Keep such records as may be necessary for the proper 12 administration of this chapter. 13 Sec. 18. RCW 43.24.130 and 2012 c 45 s 1 are each amended to 14 read as follows: 15 (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 16 license of any person licensed by the director of licensing, or the 17 boards and commissions listed in chapter 18.235 RCW, to practice a 18 profession or engage in an occupation, if valid and in force and 19 effect at the time the licensee entered service in the armed forces, 20 the United States public health service commissioned corps, or the 21 merchant marine of the United States, shall continue in full force 22 and effect so long as such service continues, unless sooner 23 suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided by law. The 24 director, board, or commission shall renew the license of every such 25 person who applies for renewal thereof within six months after being 26 ((honorably)) discharged from service with a qualifying discharge as 27 defined in section 4 of this act, upon payment of the renewal fee 28 applicable to the then current year or other license period. 29 (2) If requested by the licensee, the license of a spouse or 30 registered domestic partner of a service member in the United States 31 armed forces, including the United States public health service 32 commissioned corps, if valid and in force and effect at the time the 33 service member is deployed or stationed in a location outside 34 Washington state, must be placed in inactive military spouse or 35 registered domestic partner status so long as such service continues, 36 unless sooner suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided 37 by law. The director, board, or commission shall return to active 38 status the license of every such person who applies for activation 39 p. 31 HB 2014 within six months after returning to Washington state, upon payment 1 of the current renewal fee and meeting the current renewal conditions 2 of the respective license. 3 (3) The director, board, or commission may adopt any rules 4 necessary to implement this section. 5 Sec. 19. RCW 43.60A.190 and 2017 c 185 s 7 are each amended to 6 read as follows: 7 (1) The department shall: 8 (a) Maintain a current list of certified veteran-owned 9 businesses; and 10 (b) Make the list of certified veteran-owned businesses available 11 on the department's public website. 12 (2) To qualify as a certified veteran-owned business, the 13 business must: 14 (a) Be at least fifty-one percent owned and controlled by: 15 (i) A ((veteran as defined as every)) person who at the time he 16 or she seeks certification ((has received a discharge with an 17 honorable characterization or received a discharge for medical 18 reasons with an honorable record, where applicable, and who has 19 served in at least one of the capacities listed)) is a veteran as 20 defined in RCW 41.04.007; 21 (ii) A person who is in receipt of disability compensation or 22 pension from the department of veterans affairs; or 23 (iii) An active or reserve member in any branch of the armed 24 forces of the United States, including the national guard, coast 25 guard, and armed forces reserves; and 26 (b) Be either an enterprise which is incorporated in the state of 27 Washington as a Washington domestic corporation, or an enterprise 28 whose principal place of business is located within the state of 29 Washington for enterprises which are not incorporated. 30 (3) To participate in the linked deposit program under chapter 31 43.86A RCW, a veteran-owned business qualified under this section 32 must be certified by the department as a business: 33 (a) In which the veteran owner possesses and exercises sufficient 34 expertise specifically in the business's field of operation to make 35 decisions governing the long-term direction and the day-to-day 36 operations of the business; 37 (b) That is organized for profit and performing a commercially 38 useful function; and 39 p. 32 HB 2014 (c) That meets the criteria for a small business concern as 1 established under chapter 39.19 RCW. 2 (4) The department shall create a logo for the purpose of 3 identifying veteran-owned businesses to the public. The department 4 shall put the logo on an adhesive sticker or decal suitable for 5 display in a business window and distribute the stickers or decals to 6 veteran-owned businesses listed with the department. 7 (5)(a) Businesses may submit an application on a form prescribed 8 by the department to apply for certification under this section. 9 (b) The department must notify the state treasurer of veteran- 10 owned businesses who have participated in the linked deposit program 11 and are no longer certified under this section. The written 12 notification to the state treasurer must contain information 13 regarding the reasons for the decertification and information on 14 financing provided to the veteran-owned business under RCW 15 43.86A.060. 16 (6) The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this 17 section. 18 Sec. 20. RCW 43.70.270 and 2012 c 45 s 2 are each amended to 19 read as follows: 20 (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 21 license of any person licensed by the secretary of health to practice 22 a profession or engage in an occupation, if valid and in force and 23 effect at the time the licensee entered service in the armed forces, 24 the United States public health service commissioned corps, or the 25 merchant marine of the United States, shall continue in full force 26 and effect so long as such service continues, unless sooner 27 suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided by law. The 28 secretary shall renew the license of every such person who applies 29 for renewal thereof within six months after being ((honorably)) 30 discharged from service with a qualifying discharge as defined in 31 section 4 of this act, upon payment of the renewal fee applicable to 32 the then current year or other license period. 33 (2) If requested by the licensee, the license of a spouse or 34 registered domestic partner of a service member in the United States 35 armed forces, including the United States public health service 36 commissioned corps, if valid and in force and effect at the time the 37 service member is deployed or stationed in a location outside 38 Washington state, must be placed in inactive military spouse or 39 p. 33 HB 2014 registered domestic partner status so long as such service continues, 1 unless sooner suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided 2 by law. The secretary shall return to active status the license of 3 every such person who applies for renewal thereof within six months 4 after the service member is ((honorably)) discharged from service 5 with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this act, or 6 sooner if requested by the licensee, upon payment of the renewal fee 7 applicable to the then current year or other license period. 8 (3) The secretary may adopt any rules necessary to implement this 9 section. 10 Sec. 21. RCW 46.18.270 and 2011 c 332 s 7 are each amended to 11 read as follows: 12 (1) A registered owner who has survived the attack on Pearl 13 Harbor on December 7, 1941, may apply to the department for special 14 license plates for use on only one motor vehicle required to display 15 one or two license plates, excluding vehicles registered under 16 chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the 17 department, and owned by the qualified applicant. The applicant must: 18 (a) Be a resident of this state; 19 (b) Have been a member of the United States armed forces on 20 December 7, 1941; 21 (c) Have been on station on December 7, 1941, between the hours 22 of 7:55 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. Hawaii time at Pearl Harbor, the island of 23 Oahu, or offshore at a distance not to exceed three miles; 24 (d) Have received ((an honorable)) a qualifying discharge, as 25 defined in section 4 of this act, from the United States armed 26 forces; 27 (e) Provide certification by a Washington state chapter of the 28 Pearl Harbor survivors association showing that qualifications in (c) 29 of this subsection have been met; 30 (f) Be recorded as the registered owner of the motor vehicle on 31 which the Pearl Harbor survivor license plate or plates will be 32 displayed; and 33 (g) Pay all fees and taxes required by law for registering the 34 motor vehicle. 35 (2) Pearl Harbor survivor license plates must be issued without 36 the payment of any license plate fee. 37 p. 34 HB 2014 (3) Pearl Harbor survivor license plates must be replaced, free 1 of charge, if the license plates have become lost, stolen, damaged, 2 defaced, or destroyed. 3 (4) Pearl Harbor survivor license plates may be issued to the 4 surviving spouse or domestic partner of a Pearl Harbor survivor who 5 met the requirements in subsection (1) of this section. The surviving 6 spouse or domestic partner must be a resident of this state. If the 7 surviving spouse remarries or the surviving domestic partner marries 8 or enters into a new domestic partnership, he or she must return the 9 special license plates to the department within fifteen days and 10 apply for regular license plates or another type of special license 11 plate. 12 (5) A Pearl Harbor survivor license plate or plates may be 13 transferred from one motor vehicle to another motor vehicle owned by 14 the Pearl Harbor survivor or the surviving spouse or domestic partner 15 as described in subsection (4) of this section upon application to 16 the department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed 17 by the director. 18 Sec. 22. RCW 46.18.280 and 2019 c 139 s 1 are each amended to 19 read as follows: 20 (1) A registered owner who has been awarded a Purple Heart medal 21 by any branch of the United States armed forces, including the 22 merchant marines and the women's air forces service pilots may apply 23 to the department for special license plates for use on a motor 24 vehicle required to display one or two license plates, excluding 25 vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and 26 conditions established by the department, and owned by the qualified 27 applicant. The applicant must: 28 (a) Be a resident of this state; 29 (b) Have been wounded during one of this nation's wars or 30 conflicts identified in RCW 41.04.005; 31 (c) Have received ((an honorable)) a qualifying discharge, as 32 defined in section 4 of this act, from the United States armed 33 forces; 34 (d) Provide a copy of the armed forces document showing the 35 recipient was awarded the Purple Heart medal; and 36 (e) Be recorded as the registered owner of the motor vehicle on 37 which the Purple Heart license plate or plates will be displayed. 38 p. 35 HB 2014 (2) Purple Heart license plates must be issued without the 1 payment of any vehicle license fees, license plate fees, motor 2 vehicle excise taxes, and special license plate fees for one motor 3 vehicle. For other motor vehicles, qualified applicants may purchase 4 Purple Heart license plates for the fee required under RCW 5 46.17.220(((17))) (18) and all other fees and taxes required by law 6 for registering the motor vehicle. 7 (3) Purple Heart license plates may be issued to the surviving 8 spouse or domestic partner of a Purple Heart recipient who met the 9 requirements in subsection (1) of this section. The surviving spouse 10 or domestic partner must be a resident of this state. If the 11 surviving spouse remarries or the surviving domestic partner marries 12 or enters into a new domestic partnership, he or she must return the 13 special license plates to the department within fifteen days and 14 apply for regular license plates or another type of special license 15 plate. 16 (4) A Purple Heart license plate or plates may be transferred 17 from one motor vehicle to another motor vehicle owned by the Purple 18 Heart recipient or the surviving spouse or domestic partner as 19 described in subsection (3) of this section upon application to the 20 department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by 21 the director. 22 Sec. 23. RCW 46.18.295 and 2012 c 69 s 1 are each amended to 23 read as follows: 24 (1) Veterans ((discharged under honorable conditions (veterans))) 25 and ((individuals serving on active duty in the United States armed 26 forces ())active duty military personnel(())) may purchase a veterans 27 remembrance emblem, campaign medal emblem, or military service award 28 emblem. The emblem is to be displayed on license plates in the manner 29 described by the department, existing vehicular registration 30 procedures, and current laws. 31 (2) For purposes of this section: 32 (a) "Active duty military personnel" means an individual serving 33 on active duty in the United States armed forces. 34 (b) "Veteran" has the meaning defined in RCW 41.04.007. 35 (3) Veterans and active duty military personnel who served during 36 periods of war or armed conflict may purchase a remembrance emblem 37 depicting campaign ribbons which they were awarded. 38 p. 36 HB 2014 (((3))) (4) The following campaign ribbon remembrance emblems are 1 available: 2 (a) World War I victory medal; 3 (b) World War II Asiatic-Pacific campaign medal; 4 (c) World War II European-African Middle East campaign medal; 5 (d) World War II American campaign medal; 6 (e) Korean service medal; 7 (f) Vietnam service medal; 8 (g) Armed forces expeditionary medal awarded after 1958; and 9 (h) Southwest Asia medal. 10 The director may issue additional campaign ribbon emblems by rule 11 as authorized decorations by the United States department of defense. 12 (((4))) (5) The following military service award emblems are 13 available: 14 (a) Distinguished Service Cross; 15 (b) Navy Cross; 16 (c) Air Force Cross; 17 (d) Silver Star medal; and 18 (e) Bronze Star medal. 19 (((5))) (6) Veterans or active duty military personnel requesting 20 a veteran remembrance emblem, campaign medal emblem, or military 21 service award emblem or emblems must: 22 (a) Pay a prescribed fee set by the department; and 23 (b) Show proof of eligibility through: 24 (i) Providing a DD-214 or discharge papers, as well as necessary 25 documentation to prove eligibility as a veteran with an other than 26 honorable characterization of service, if a veteran; 27 (ii) Providing a copy of orders awarding a campaign ribbon if an 28 individual serving on military active duty; 29 (iii) Providing a copy of orders awarding a military service 30 award; or 31 (iv) Attesting in a notarized affidavit of their eligibility as 32 required under this section. 33 (((6))) (7) Veterans or active duty military personnel who 34 purchase a veteran remembrance emblem, campaign medal emblem, or 35 military service award emblem must be the legal or registered owner 36 of the vehicle on which the emblem is to be displayed. 37 Sec. 24. RCW 46.20.027 and 2002 c 292 s 3 are each amended to 38 read as follows: 39 p. 37 HB 2014 A Washington state motor vehicle driver's license issued to any 1 service member if valid and in force and effect while such person is 2 serving in the armed forces, shall remain in full force and effect so 3 long as such service continues unless the same is sooner suspended, 4 canceled, or revoked for cause as provided by law and for not to 5 exceed ninety days following the date on which the holder of such 6 driver's license is ((honorably)) separated from service in the armed 7 forces of the United States. A Washington state driver's license 8 issued to the spouse or dependent child of such service member 9 likewise remains in full force and effect if the person is residing 10 with the service member. 11 For purposes of this section, "service member" means every person 12 serving in the armed forces whose branch of service as of the date of 13 application for the driver's license is included in the definition of 14 veteran pursuant to RCW 41.04.007 or the person will meet the 15 definition of veteran at the time of discharge. 16 Sec. 25. RCW 46.20.161 and 2021 c 158 s 7 are each amended to 17 read as follows: 18 (1) The department, upon receipt of a fee of seventy-two dollars, 19 unless the driver's license is issued for a period other than eight 20 years, in which case the fee shall be nine dollars for each year that 21 the license is issued, which includes the fee for the required 22 photograph, shall issue to every qualifying applicant a driver's 23 license. A driver's license issued to a person under the age of 24 eighteen is an intermediate license, subject to the restrictions 25 imposed under RCW 46.20.075, until the person reaches the age of 26 eighteen. 27 (2) The license must include: 28 (a) A distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; 29 (b) The name of record; 30 (c) Date of birth; 31 (d) Washington residence address; 32 (e) Photograph; 33 (f) A brief description of the licensee; 34 (g) Either a facsimile of the signature of the licensee or a 35 space upon which the licensee shall write the licensees' usual 36 signature with pen and ink immediately upon receipt of the license; 37 (h) If applicable, the person's status as a veteran as provided 38 in subsection (4) of this section; and 39 p. 38 HB 2014 (i) If applicable, a medical alert designation as provided in 1 subsection (5) of this section. 2 (3) No license is valid until it has been signed by the licensee. 3 (4)(a) A veteran, as defined in RCW 41.04.007, or an individual 4 who otherwise meets the criteria of RCW 41.04.007 but who has 5 received a general discharge under honorable conditions, may apply to 6 the department to obtain a veteran designation on a driver's license 7 issued under this section by providing: 8 (i) A United States department of veterans affairs identification 9 card or proof of service letter; 10 (ii) A United States department of defense discharge document, DD 11 Form 214 or DD Form 215, as it exists on June 7, 2018, or such 12 subsequent date as may be provided by the department by rule, 13 consistent with the purposes of this section, or equivalent or 14 successor discharge paperwork, ((that shows a discharge status of 15 "honorable" or "general under honorable conditions")) that 16 establishes the person's service in the armed forces of the United 17 States and qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this act; 18 (iii) A national guard state-issued report of separation and 19 military service, NGB Form 22, as it exists on June 7, 2018, or such 20 subsequent date as may be provided by the department by rule, 21 consistent with the purposes of this section, or equivalent or 22 successor discharge paperwork, ((that shows a discharge status of 23 "honorable" or "general under honorable conditions")) that 24 establishes the person's active duty or reserve service in the 25 national guard and qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of 26 this act; or 27 (iv) A United States uniformed services identification card, DD 28 Form 2, that displays on its face that it has been issued to a 29 retired member of any of the armed forces of the United States, 30 including the national guard and armed forces reserves. 31 (b) The department may permit a veteran, as defined in RCW 32 41.04.007, ((or an individual who otherwise meets the criteria of RCW 33 41.04.007 but who has received a general discharge under honorable 34 conditions,)) to submit ((an)) alternate forms of documentation to 35 apply to obtain a veteran designation on a driver's license((, as 36 specified by rule, that requires a discharge status of "honorable" or 37 "general under honorable conditions" and that establishes the 38 person's service as required under RCW 41.04.007)). 39 p. 39 HB 2014 (5) Any person may apply to the department to obtain a medical 1 alert designation, a developmental disability designation, or a 2 deafness designation on a driver's license issued under this chapter 3 by providing: 4 (a) Self-attestation that the individual: 5 (i) Has a medical condition that could affect communication or 6 account for a driver health emergency; 7 (ii) Is deaf or hard of hearing; or 8 (iii) Has a developmental disability as defined in RCW 9 71A.10.020; 10 (b) A statement from the person that they have voluntarily 11 provided the self-attestation and other information verifying the 12 condition; and 13 (c) For persons under eighteen years of age or who have a 14 developmental disability, the signature of a parent or legal 15 guardian. 16 (6) A self-attestation or data contained in a self-attestation 17 provided under this section: 18 (a) Shall not be disclosed; 19 (b) Is for the confidential use of the director, the chief of the 20 Washington state patrol, and law enforcement and emergency medical 21 service providers as designated by law; and 22 (c) Is subject to the privacy protections of the driver's privacy 23 protection act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2725. 24 Sec. 26. RCW 72.36.030 and 2014 c 184 s 3 are each amended to 25 read as follows: 26 All of the following persons who have been actual bona fide 27 residents of this state at the time of their application may be 28 admitted to a state veterans' home under rules as may be adopted by 29 the director of the department, unless sufficient facilities and 30 resources are not available to accommodate these people: 31 (1)(a) All ((honorably discharged)) veterans ((of a branch)) of 32 the ((armed forces)) uniformed services of the United States or 33 merchant marines who meet the discharge requirements under RCW 34 41.04.007 or are eligible for medical care provided by the United 35 States department of veterans affairs; (b) members of the state 36 militia disabled while in the line of duty; (c) Filipino World War II 37 veterans who swore an oath to American authority and who participated 38 in military engagements with American soldiers; (d) the spouses or 39 p. 40 HB 2014 the domestic partners of these veterans, merchant marines, and 1 members of the state militia; and (e) parents any of whose children 2 died while serving in the armed forces. However, it is required that 3 the spouse was married to and living with the veteran, or that the 4 domestic partner was in a domestic partnership and living with the 5 veteran, three years prior to the date of application for admittance, 6 or, if married to or in a domestic partnership with him or her since 7 that date, was also a resident of a state veterans' home in this 8 state or entitled to admission thereto; 9 (2) The spouses or domestic partners of: (a) All ((honorably 10 discharged)) veterans of the United States ((armed forces)) uniformed 11 services with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this 12 act; (b) merchant marines; and (c) members of the state militia who 13 were disabled while in the line of duty and who were residents of a 14 state veterans' home in this state or were entitled to admission to 15 one of this state's state veteran homes at the time of death. 16 However, the included spouse or included domestic partner shall not 17 have been married since the death of his or her spouse or domestic 18 partner to a person who is not a resident of one of this state's 19 state veterans' homes or entitled to admission to one of this state's 20 state veterans' homes; and 21 (3) All applicants for admission to a state veterans' home shall 22 apply for all federal and state benefits for which they may be 23 eligible, including medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW. 24 NEW SECTION. Sec. 27. RCW 73.04.042 (Honorable discharge 25 recorded—Veterans of Spanish-American War and World War I) and 1923 c 26 17 s 1 & 1919 c 86 s 1 are each repealed. 27 Sec. 28. RCW 73.08.005 and 2017 c 185 s 9 are each amended to 28 read as follows: 29 The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter 30 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. 31 (1) "Direct costs" includes those allowable costs that can be 32 readily assigned to the statutory objectives of this chapter, 33 consistent with the cost principles promulgated by the federal office 34 of management and budget in circular No. A-87, dated May 10, 2004. 35 (2) "Family" means the spouse or domestic partner, surviving 36 spouse, surviving domestic partner, and dependent children of a 37 p. 41 HB 2014 living or deceased veteran, or a service member who was killed in the 1 line of duty regardless of the number of days served. 2 (3) "Indigent" means a person who is defined as such by the 3 county legislative authority using one or more of the following 4 definitions: 5 (a) Receiving one of the following types of public assistance: 6 Temporary assistance for needy families, aged, blind, or disabled 7 assistance benefits, pregnant women assistance benefits, poverty- 8 related veterans' benefits, food stamps or food stamp benefits 9 transferred electronically, refugee resettlement benefits, medicaid, 10 medical care services, or supplemental security income; 11 (b) Receiving an annual income, after taxes, of up to one hundred 12 fifty percent or less of the current federally established poverty 13 level, or receiving an annual income not exceeding a higher 14 qualifying income established by the county legislative authority; or 15 (c) Unable to pay reasonable costs for shelter, food, utilities, 16 and transportation because his or her available funds are 17 insufficient. 18 (4) "Indirect costs" includes those allowable costs that are 19 generally associated with carrying out the statutory objectives of 20 this chapter, but the identification and tracking of those costs 21 cannot be readily assigned to a specific statutory objective without 22 an accounting effort that is disproportionate to the benefit 23 received. A county legislative authority may allocate allowable 24 indirect costs to its veterans' assistance fund if it is accomplished 25 in a manner consistent with the cost principles promulgated by the 26 federal office of management and budget in circular No. A-87, dated 27 May 10, 2004. 28 (5)(a) "Veteran" means: 29 (i) A person who served in the active military, naval, or air 30 service; a member of the women's air forces service pilots during 31 World War II; a United States documented merchant mariner with 32 service aboard an oceangoing vessel operated by the war shipping 33 administration; the office of defense transportation, or their 34 agents, from December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946; or a civil 35 service crewmember with service aboard a United States army transport 36 service or United States naval transportation service vessel in 37 oceangoing service from December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946, 38 who meets one of the following criteria: 39 p. 42 HB 2014 (A) Served on active duty for at least one hundred eighty days 1 and who was released with ((an honorable discharge)) a qualifying 2 discharge as defined in section 4 of this act; 3 (B) Received ((an honorable or general under honorable 4 characterization of service)) a qualifying discharge as defined in 5 section 4 of this act with a medical reason for separation for a 6 condition listed as non-existed prior to service, regardless of 7 number of days served; or 8 (C) Received ((an honorable discharge)) a qualifying discharge as 9 defined in section 4 of this act and has received a rating for a 10 service connected disability from the United States department of 11 veterans affairs regardless of number of days served; 12 (ii) A current member honorably serving in the armed forces 13 reserve or national guard who has been activated by presidential call 14 up for purposes other than training; 15 (iii) A former member of the armed forces reserve or national 16 guard who has fulfilled his or her initial military service 17 obligation and was released with ((an honorable discharge)) a 18 qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this act; 19 (iv) A former member of the armed forces reserve or national 20 guard who does not have over one hundred seventy-nine days of active 21 duty service, but meets the federal definition of a veteran having 22 completed twenty years of service. 23 (b) At the discretion of the county legislative authority and in 24 consultation with the veterans' advisory board, counties may expand 25 eligibility for the veterans assistance fund as the county determines 26 necessary, which may include serving veterans with additional 27 discharge characterizations. 28 (6) "Veterans' advisory board" means a board established by a 29 county legislative authority under the authority of RCW 73.08.035. 30 (7) "Veterans' assistance fund" means an account in the custody 31 of the county auditor, or the chief financial officer in a county 32 operating under a charter, that is funded by taxes levied under the 33 authority of RCW 73.08.080. 34 (8) "Veterans' assistance program" means a program approved by 35 the county legislative authority under the authority of RCW 73.08.010 36 that is fully or partially funded by the veterans' assistance fund 37 authorized by RCW 73.08.080. 38 p. 43 HB 2014 Sec. 29. RCW 73.16.120 and 2015 c 57 s 2 are each amended to 1 read as follows: 2 (1) The department of veterans affairs, employment security 3 department, and department of commerce shall consult local chambers 4 of commerce, associate development organizations, and businesses to 5 initiate a demonstration campaign to increase veteran employment. 6 This campaign may include partnerships with chambers of commerce that 7 result in business owners sharing, with the local chamber of 8 commerce, information on the number of veterans employed and the 9 local chambers of commerce providing this information to the 10 department of veterans affairs. 11 (2) Participants in the campaign are encouraged to work with the 12 Washington state military transition council and county veterans' 13 advisory boards as defined in RCW 73.08.035. 14 (3) Funding for the campaign shall be established from existing 15 resources. 16 (4) For the purposes of this section, "veteran" ((means any 17 veteran discharged under honorable conditions)) has the definition 18 given in RCW 41.04.007. 19 Sec. 30. RCW 77.32.480 and 2016 c 78 s 1 are each amended to 20 read as follows: 21 (1) Upon written application, a combination fishing license shall 22 be issued at the reduced rate of five dollars and all hunting 23 licenses shall be issued at the reduced rate of a youth hunting 24 license fee for the following individuals: 25 (a) A resident sixty-five years old or older who ((is an 26 honorably discharged veteran of)) has a qualifying discharge, as 27 defined in section 4 of this act, from the United States armed forces 28 ((having)) and has a service-connected disability; 29 (b) A resident who ((is an honorably discharged veteran of)) has 30 a qualifying discharge, as defined in section 4 of this act, from the 31 United States armed forces ((with)) and has a thirty percent or more 32 service-connected disability; 33 (c) A resident with a disability who permanently uses a 34 wheelchair; 35 (d) A resident who is blind or visually impaired; and 36 (e) A resident with a developmental disability as defined in RCW 37 71A.10.020 with documentation of the disability certified by a 38 physician licensed to practice in this state. 39 p. 44 HB 2014 (2) Upon department verification of eligibility, a nonstate 1 resident veteran with a disability who otherwise satisfies the 2 criteria of subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section must be issued 3 a combination fishing license or any hunting license at the same cost 4 charged to a nondisabled Washington resident for the same license. 5 (3) Upon written application and department verification, the 6 following recreational hunting licenses must be issued at no cost to 7 a resident member of the state guard or national guard, as defined in 8 RCW 38.04.010, as long as the state guard or national guard member 9 is: An active full-time state guard or national guard employee; or a 10 state guard or national guard member whose status requires the state 11 guard or national guard member to participate in drill training on a 12 part-time basis: 13 (a) A small game hunting license under RCW 77.32.460(1); 14 (b) A supplemental migratory bird permit under RCW 77.32.350; and 15 (c) A big game hunting license under RCW 77.32.450 (1) and (2). 16 Sec. 31. RCW 84.39.020 and 2020 c 139 s 54 are each amended to 17 read as follows: 18 (1) Each claimant applying for assistance under RCW 84.39.010 19 must file a claim with the department, on forms prescribed by the 20 department, no later than thirty days before the tax is due. The 21 department may waive this requirement for good cause shown. The 22 department must supply forms to the county assessor to allow persons 23 to apply for the program at the county assessor's office. 24 (2) The claim must designate the property to which the assistance 25 applies and must include a statement setting forth (a) a list of all 26 members of the claimant's household, (b) facts establishing the 27 eligibility under this section, and (c) any other relevant 28 information required by the rules of the department. The claim must 29 be signed by the claimant subject to the penalties as provided in 30 chapter 9A.72 RCW for false swearing. The first claim must include 31 proof of the claimant's age acceptable to the department. 32 (3) The following documentation must be filed with a claim along 33 with any other documentation required by the department: 34 (a) The deceased veteran's DD 214 report of separation, or its 35 equivalent, that must ((be under honorable conditions)) show 36 qualification as a veteran under RCW 41.04.007. If the deceased 37 veteran had an other than honorable characterization of service, the 38 following is also required: (i) Proof that the decedent was, at any 39 p. 45 HB 2014 point, eligible for or received federal department of veterans 1 affairs monetary benefits; or (ii) proof that the decedent's survivor 2 is eligible for or has received federal department of veterans 3 affairs monetary survivor benefits; 4 (b) A copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage to the 5 deceased; 6 (c) A copy of the deceased veteran's death certificate; and 7 (d) A letter from the United States veterans' administration 8 certifying that the death of the veteran meets the requirements of 9 RCW 84.39.010(2). 10 (4) The department of veterans affairs must assist an eligible 11 widow or widower in the preparation and submission of an application 12 and the procurement of necessary substantiating documentation. 13 (5) The department must determine if each claimant is eligible 14 each year. Any applicant aggrieved by the department's denial of 15 assistance may petition the state board of tax appeals to review the 16 denial and the board must consider any appeals to determine (a) if 17 the claimant is entitled to assistance and (b) the amount or portion 18 thereof. 19 --- END --- p. 46 HB 2014

CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2014 Chapter 146, Laws of 2024 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session DEFINITION OF VETERAN EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2024—Except for sections 25 through 27, which take effect April 1, 2025. Passed by the House February 10, 2024 Yeas 97 Nays 0 LAURIE JINKINS Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate March 1, 2024 Yeas 49 Nays 0 DENNY HECK President of the Senate CERTIFICATE I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2014 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth. BERNARD DEAN Chief Clerk Approved March 18, 2024 3:13 PM FILED March 19, 2024 JAY INSLEE Governor of the State of Washington Secretary of State State of Washington AN ACT Relating to the definition of veteran and restoring honor 1 to veterans; amending RCW 41.04.005, 41.04.007, 2.48.070, 2.48.090, 2 9.46.070, 28A.230.120, 28B.15.012, 28B.15.621, 28B.102.020, 3 41.04.010, 41.06.133, 41.08.040, 41.12.040, 41.16.220, 43.24.130, 4 43.60A.190, 43.70.270, 46.18.210, 46.18.270, 46.18.280, 46.18.295, 5 46.20.027, 46.20.161, 72.36.030, 73.08.005, 73.16.010, 73.16.120, 6 77.32.480, and 84.39.020; reenacting and amending RCW 41.20.050 and 7 41.40.170; adding a new section to chapter 73.04 RCW; adding a new 8 section to chapter 43.60A RCW; creating new sections; repealing RCW 9 2.48.100 and 73.04.042; providing an effective date; and providing an 10 expiration date. 11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON: 12 NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature intends to align the 13 federal and state definition of "veteran," expanding state veterans' 14 benefits to any veteran who is already eligible for federal 15 department of veterans affairs monetary benefits. The legislature 16 further intends to create eligibility for state benefits for veterans 17 who were separated with less than honorable characterizations of 18 service due solely to sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender 19 expression or actions or statements related to sexual orientation, 20 SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2014 Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By House Appropriations (originally sponsored by Representatives Volz, Donaghy, Leavitt, Couture, Ryu, Reed, Ormsby, Graham, Sandlin, Jacobsen, Schmidt, Harris, Steele, Fey, Riccelli, Low, Reeves, Paul, Macri, and Shavers; by request of Attorney General) READ FIRST TIME 02/05/24. p. 1 2SHB 2014.SL gender identity, or gender expression, regardless of characterization 1 of service. 2 Sec. 2. RCW 41.04.005 and 2023 c 18 s 1 are each amended to read 3 as follows: 4 (1) As used in this section ((and RCW 41.16.220, 41.20.050, and 5 41.40.170)), "veteran" includes every person, who at the time he or 6 she seeks the benefits of this section and ((RCW 41.16.220, 7 41.20.050, or 41.40.170)) has received ((an honorable discharge, is 8 actively serving honorably, or received a discharge for physical 9 reasons with an honorable record)) a qualifying discharge as defined 10 in section 4 of this act and who meets at least one of the following 11 criteria: 12 (a) The person has served between World War I and World War II or 13 during any period of war, as defined in subsection (2) of this 14 section, as either: 15 (i) A member in any branch of the armed forces of the United 16 States; 17 (ii) A member of the women's air forces service pilots; 18 (iii) A U.S. documented merchant mariner with service aboard an 19 oceangoing vessel operated by the war shipping administration, the 20 office of defense transportation, or their agents, from December 7, 21 1941, through December 31, 1946; or 22 (iv) A civil service crewmember with service aboard a U.S. army 23 transport service or U.S. naval transportation service vessel in 24 oceangoing service from December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946; 25 or 26 (b) The person has received the armed forces expeditionary medal, 27 or marine corps and navy expeditionary medal, for opposed action on 28 foreign soil, for service: 29 (i) In any branch of the armed forces of the United States; or 30 (ii) As a member of the women's air forces service pilots. 31 (2) A "period of war" includes: 32 (a) World War I; 33 (b) World War II; 34 (c) The Korean conflict; 35 (d) The Vietnam era, which means: 36 (i) The period beginning on February 28, 1961, and ending on May 37 7, 1975, in the case of a veteran who served in the Republic of 38 Vietnam during that period; 39 p. 2 2SHB 2014.SL (ii) The period beginning August 5, 1964, and ending on May 7, 1 1975; 2 (e) The Persian Gulf War, which was the period beginning August 3 2, 1990, and ending on February 28, 1991, or ending on November 30, 4 1995, if the participant was awarded a campaign badge or medal for 5 such period; 6 (f) The period beginning on the date of any future declaration of 7 war by the congress and ending on the date prescribed by presidential 8 proclamation or concurrent resolution of the congress; and 9 (g) Any armed conflicts, if the participant was awarded the 10 respective campaign or expeditionary badge or medal, or if the 11 service was such that a campaign or expeditionary badge or medal 12 would have been awarded, except that the member already received a 13 campaign or expeditionary badge or medal for a prior deployment 14 during that same conflict. 15 Sec. 3. RCW 41.04.007 and 2017 c 97 s 1 are each amended to read 16 as follows: 17 "Veteran" includes every person who, at the time he or she seeks 18 the benefits of RCW 46.18.212, 46.18.235, 72.36.030, 41.04.010, 19 73.04.090, or 43.180.250, has received ((an honorable discharge, 20 received a discharge for medical reasons with an honorable record, 21 where applicable, or is in receipt of a United States department of 22 defense discharge document DD form 214, NGB form 22, or their 23 equivalent or successor discharge paperwork, that characterizes his 24 or her service as honorable)) a qualifying discharge as defined in 25 section 4 of this act, and who has served in at least one of the 26 following capacities: 27 (1) As a member in any branch of the armed forces of the United 28 States, including the national guard and armed forces reserves, and 29 has fulfilled his or her initial military service obligation; 30 (2) As a member of the women's air forces service pilots; 31 (3) As a member of the armed forces reserves, national guard, or 32 coast guard, and has been called into federal service by a 33 presidential select reserve call up for at least one hundred eighty 34 cumulative days; 35 (4) As a civil service crewmember with service aboard a U.S. army 36 transport service or U.S. naval transportation service vessel in 37 oceangoing service from December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946; 38 p. 3 2SHB 2014.SL (5) As a member of the Philippine armed forces/scouts during the 1 period of armed conflict from December 7, 1941, through August 15, 2 1945; or 3 (6) A United States documented merchant mariner with service 4 aboard an oceangoing vessel operated by the department of defense, or 5 its agents, from both June 25, 1950, through July 27, 1953, in Korean 6 territorial waters and from August 5, 1964, through May 7, 1975, in 7 Vietnam territorial waters, and who received a military commendation. 8 NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 73.04 9 RCW to read as follows: 10 For purposes of RCW 9.46.070, 28A.230.120, 28B.15.012, 11 28B.15.621, 28B.102.020, 41.04.005, 41.04.007, 41.04.010, 41.06.133, 12 41.08.040, 41.12.040, 43.24.130, 43.70.270, 46.18.270, 46.18.280, 13 46.20.161, 72.36.030, 73.08.005, and 77.32.480: 14 (1) A "qualifying discharge" means: 15 (a) A discharge with an honorable characterization of service; 16 (b) A discharge with a general under honorable conditions 17 characterization of service; 18 (c) A discharge with an other than honorable characterization of 19 service if the applicant provides a letter, administrative decision, 20 or other documentation from the United States department of veterans 21 affairs showing eligibility for or receipt of monetary benefits, such 22 as disability compensation or nonservice-connected pension; or 23 (d) Any characterization of service if the reason for discharge 24 was listed as solely due to: (i) A person's sexual orientation, 25 gender identity, or gender expression; (ii) statements, consensual 26 sexual conduct, or consensual acts relating to sexual orientation, 27 gender identity, or gender expression unless the statements, conduct, 28 or acts are or were prohibited by the uniform code of military 29 justice on grounds other than the person's sexual orientation, gender 30 identity, or gender expression; or (iii) the disclosure of 31 statements, conduct, or acts relating to sexual orientation, gender 32 identity, or gender expression to military officials. 33 (2)(a) To prove a "qualifying discharge" under this section, an 34 individual must provide official documentation that shows the 35 following to the agency administering the sought benefit or 36 protection: 37 (i) The individual's characterization of service; and 38 p. 4 2SHB 2014.SL (ii) If an individual has a qualifying discharge under subsection 1 (1)(d) of this section, also the individual's reason for discharge or 2 narrative reason for separation. 3 (b) Proof may include, but is not limited to, a department of 4 defense DD form 214, NGB form 22, or equivalent or successor official 5 paperwork stating the required information from a government agency. 6 Copies of official documents are acceptable as proof. 7 NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. A new section is added to chapter 43.60A 8 RCW to read as follows: 9 The department shall develop and implement an outreach program to 10 ensure that veterans as defined in RCW 41.04.005 and 41.04.007 are 11 aware of state veterans' benefits and programs. Outreach information 12 shall explain, in an easy to understand format, changes in the law 13 made by chapter . . ., Laws of 2024 (this act), unchanged eligibility 14 requirements for current benefits, and how to find more information 15 about benefits from the department and other state agencies. The 16 outreach program must begin on the effective date of this section. 17 Sec. 6. RCW 2.48.070 and 1945 c 181 s 1 are each amended to read 18 as follows: 19 Any person who shall have graduated from any accredited law 20 school and after such graduation shall have served in the armed 21 forces of the United States of America between December 7, 1941, and 22 the termination of the present World War, may be admitted to the 23 practice of law in the state of Washington and to membership in the 24 Washington State Bar Association, upon motion made before the supreme 25 court of the state of Washington, provided the following is made to 26 appear: 27 (1) That the applicant is a person of good moral character over 28 the age of twenty-one years; 29 (2) That the applicant, at the time of entering the armed forces 30 of the United States, was a legal resident of the state of 31 Washington; 32 (3) That the applicant's service in the armed forces of the 33 United States is or was satisfactory ((and honorable)). An 34 applicant's service is satisfactory if he or she meets the definition 35 of "veteran" under RCW 41.04.007. 36 p. 5 2SHB 2014.SL Sec. 7. RCW 2.48.090 and 2011 c 336 s 64 are each amended to 1 read as follows: 2 If an applicant under RCW 2.48.070 through 2.48.110 is, at the 3 time he or she applies for admission to practice law in the state of 4 Washington, no longer in the armed forces of the United States, he or 5 she may establish the requirements of the proviso in RCW 2.48.070 as 6 follows: 7 (1) If he or she shall have been an enlisted person, by producing 8 ((an honorable discharge)) documentation he or she is a veteran as 9 defined by RCW 41.04.007, and by the certificates of at least two 10 active members of the Washington state bar association. 11 (2) If he or she shall have been an officer, by an affidavit 12 showing that he or she ((has been relieved from active duty under 13 circumstances other than dishonorable)) is a veteran as defined in 14 RCW 41.04.007, and by the certificates of at least two active members 15 of the Washington state bar association. 16 NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. RCW 2.48.100 (Admission of veterans—Effect 17 of disability discharge) and 1945 c 181 s 4 are each repealed. 18 Sec. 9. RCW 9.46.070 and 2020 c 127 s 3 are each amended to read 19 as follows: 20 The commission shall have the following powers and duties: 21 (1) To authorize and issue licenses for a period not to exceed 22 one year to bona fide charitable or nonprofit organizations approved 23 by the commission meeting the requirements of this chapter and any 24 rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto permitting said 25 organizations to conduct bingo games, raffles, amusement games, and 26 social card games, to utilize punchboards and pull-tabs in accordance 27 with the provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations 28 adopted pursuant thereto and to revoke or suspend said licenses for 29 violation of any provisions of this chapter or any rules and 30 regulations adopted pursuant thereto: PROVIDED, That the commission 31 shall not deny a license to an otherwise qualified applicant in an 32 effort to limit the number of licenses to be issued: PROVIDED 33 FURTHER, That the commission or director shall not issue, deny, 34 suspend, or revoke any license because of considerations of race, 35 sex, creed, color, or national origin: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That the 36 commission may authorize the director to temporarily issue or suspend 37 licenses subject to final action by the commission; 38 p. 6 2SHB 2014.SL (2) To authorize and issue licenses for a period not to exceed 1 one year to any person, association, or organization operating a 2 business primarily engaged in the selling of items of food or drink 3 for consumption on the premises, approved by the commission meeting 4 the requirements of this chapter and any rules and regulations 5 adopted pursuant thereto permitting said person, association, or 6 organization to utilize punchboards and pull-tabs and to conduct 7 social card games as a commercial stimulant in accordance with the 8 provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations adopted 9 pursuant thereto and to revoke or suspend said licenses for violation 10 of any provisions of this chapter and any rules and regulations 11 adopted pursuant thereto: PROVIDED, That the commission shall not 12 deny a license to an otherwise qualified applicant in an effort to 13 limit the number of licenses to be issued: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the 14 commission may authorize the director to temporarily issue or suspend 15 licenses subject to final action by the commission; 16 (3) To authorize and issue licenses for a period not to exceed 17 one year to any person, association, or organization approved by the 18 commission meeting the requirements of this chapter and meeting the 19 requirements of any rules and regulations adopted by the commission 20 pursuant to this chapter as now or hereafter amended, permitting said 21 person, association, or organization to conduct or operate amusement 22 games in such manner and at such locations as the commission may 23 determine. The commission may authorize the director to temporarily 24 issue or suspend licenses subject to final action by the commission; 25 (4) To authorize, require, and issue, for a period not to exceed 26 one year, such licenses as the commission may by rule provide, to any 27 person, association, or organization to engage in the manufacturing, 28 selling, distributing, or otherwise supplying of devices, equipment, 29 software, hardware, or any gambling-related services for use within 30 this state for those activities authorized by this chapter. The 31 commission may authorize the director to temporarily issue or suspend 32 licenses subject to final action by the commission; 33 (5) To establish a schedule of annual license fees for carrying 34 on specific gambling activities upon the premises, and for such other 35 activities as may be licensed by the commission, which fees shall 36 provide to the commission not less than an amount of money adequate 37 to cover all costs incurred by the commission relative to licensing 38 under this chapter and the enforcement by the commission of the 39 provisions of this chapter and rules and regulations adopted pursuant 40 p. 7 2SHB 2014.SL thereto: PROVIDED, That all licensing fees shall be submitted with an 1 application therefor and such portion of said fee as the commission 2 may determine, based upon its cost of processing and investigation, 3 shall be retained by the commission upon the withdrawal or denial of 4 any such license application as its reasonable expense for processing 5 the application and investigation into the granting thereof: PROVIDED 6 FURTHER, That if in a particular case the basic license fee 7 established by the commission for a particular class of license is 8 less than the commission's actual expenses to investigate that 9 particular application, the commission may at any time charge to that 10 applicant such additional fees as are necessary to pay the commission 11 for those costs. The commission may decline to proceed with its 12 investigation and no license shall be issued until the commission has 13 been fully paid therefor by the applicant: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That 14 the commission may establish fees for the furnishing by it to 15 licensees of identification stamps to be affixed to such devices and 16 equipment as required by the commission and for such other special 17 services or programs required or offered by the commission, the 18 amount of each of these fees to be not less than is adequate to 19 offset the cost to the commission of the stamps and of administering 20 their dispersal to licensees or the cost of administering such other 21 special services, requirements or programs; 22 (6) To prescribe the manner and method of payment of taxes, fees 23 and penalties to be paid to or collected by the commission; 24 (7) To require that applications for all licenses contain such 25 information as may be required by the commission: PROVIDED, That all 26 persons (a) having a managerial or ownership interest in any gambling 27 activity, or the building in which any gambling activity occurs, or 28 the equipment to be used for any gambling activity, (b) participating 29 as an employee in the operation of any gambling activity, or (c) 30 participating as an employee in the operation, management, or 31 providing of gambling-related services for sports wagering, shall be 32 listed on the application for the license and the applicant shall 33 certify on the application, under oath, that the persons named on the 34 application are all of the persons known to have an interest in any 35 gambling activity, building, or equipment by the person making such 36 application: PROVIDED FURTHER, That the commission shall require 37 fingerprinting and national criminal history background checks on any 38 persons seeking licenses, certifications, or permits under this 39 chapter or of any person holding an interest in any gambling 40 p. 8 2SHB 2014.SL activity, building, or equipment to be used therefor, or of any 1 person participating as an employee in the operation of any gambling 2 activity. All national criminal history background checks shall be 3 conducted using fingerprints submitted to the United States 4 department of justice-federal bureau of investigation. The commission 5 must establish rules to delineate which persons named on the 6 application are subject to national criminal history background 7 checks. In identifying these persons, the commission must take into 8 consideration the nature, character, size, and scope of the gambling 9 activities requested by the persons making such applications; 10 (8) To require that any license holder maintain records as 11 directed by the commission and submit such reports as the commission 12 may deem necessary; 13 (9) To require that all income from bingo games, raffles, and 14 amusement games be recorded and reported as established by rule or 15 regulation of the commission to the extent deemed necessary by 16 considering the scope and character of the gambling activity in such 17 a manner that will disclose gross income from any gambling activity, 18 amounts received from each player, the nature and value of prizes, 19 and the fact of distributions of such prizes to the winners thereof; 20 (10) To regulate and establish maximum limitations on income 21 derived from bingo. In establishing limitations pursuant to this 22 subsection the commission shall take into account (a) the nature, 23 character, and scope of the activities of the licensee; (b) the 24 source of all other income of the licensee; and (c) the percentage or 25 extent to which income derived from bingo is used for charitable, as 26 distinguished from nonprofit, purposes. However, the commission's 27 powers and duties granted by this subsection are discretionary and 28 not mandatory; 29 (11) To regulate and establish the type and scope of and manner 30 of conducting the gambling activities authorized by this chapter, 31 including but not limited to, the extent of wager, money, or other 32 thing of value which may be wagered or contributed or won by a player 33 in any such activities; 34 (12) To regulate the collection of and the accounting for the fee 35 which may be imposed by an organization, corporation, or person 36 licensed to conduct a social card game on a person desiring to become 37 a player in a social card game in accordance with RCW 9.46.0282; 38 p. 9 2SHB 2014.SL (13) To cooperate with and secure the cooperation of county, 1 city, and other local or state agencies in investigating any matter 2 within the scope of its duties and responsibilities; 3 (14) In accordance with RCW 9.46.080, to adopt such rules and 4 regulations as are deemed necessary to carry out the purposes and 5 provisions of this chapter. All rules and regulations shall be 6 adopted pursuant to the administrative procedure act, chapter 34.05 7 RCW; 8 (15) To set forth for the perusal of counties, city-counties, 9 cities and towns, model ordinances by which any legislative authority 10 thereof may enter into the taxing of any gambling activity authorized 11 by this chapter; 12 (16)(a) To establish and regulate a maximum limit on salaries or 13 wages which may be paid to persons employed in connection with 14 activities conducted by bona fide charitable or nonprofit 15 organizations and authorized by this chapter, where payment of such 16 persons is allowed, and to regulate and establish maximum limits for 17 other expenses in connection with such authorized activities, 18 including but not limited to rent or lease payments. However, the 19 commissioner's powers and duties granted by this subsection are 20 discretionary and not mandatory. 21 (b) In establishing these maximum limits the commission shall 22 take into account the amount of income received, or expected to be 23 received, from the class of activities to which the limits will apply 24 and the amount of money the games could generate for authorized 25 charitable or nonprofit purposes absent such expenses. The commission 26 may also take into account, in its discretion, other factors, 27 including but not limited to, the local prevailing wage scale and 28 whether charitable purposes are benefited by the activities; 29 (17) To authorize, require, and issue for a period not to exceed 30 one year such licenses or permits, for which the commission may by 31 rule provide, to any person to work for any operator of any gambling 32 activity authorized by this chapter in connection with that activity, 33 or any manufacturer, supplier, or distributor of devices for those 34 activities in connection with such business. The commission may 35 authorize the director to temporarily issue or suspend licenses 36 subject to final action by the commission. The commission shall not 37 require that persons working solely as volunteers in an authorized 38 activity conducted by a bona fide charitable or bona fide nonprofit 39 organization, who receive no compensation of any kind for any purpose 40 p. 10 2SHB 2014.SL from that organization, and who have no managerial or supervisory 1 responsibility in connection with that activity, be licensed to do 2 such work. The commission may require that licensees employing such 3 unlicensed volunteers submit to the commission periodically a list of 4 the names, addresses, and dates of birth of the volunteers. If any 5 volunteer is not approved by the commission, the commission may 6 require that the licensee not allow that person to work in connection 7 with the licensed activity; 8 (18) To publish and make available at the office of the 9 commission or elsewhere to anyone requesting it a list of the 10 commission licensees, including the name, address, type of license, 11 and license number of each licensee; 12 (19) To establish guidelines for determining what constitutes 13 active membership in bona fide nonprofit or charitable organizations 14 for the purposes of this chapter; 15 (20) To renew the license of every person who applies for renewal 16 within six months after being ((honorably)) discharged, removed, or 17 released from active military service in the armed forces of the 18 United States with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of 19 this act, upon payment of the renewal fee applicable to the license 20 period, if there is no cause for denial, suspension, or revocation of 21 the license; 22 (21) To authorize, require, and issue, for a period not to exceed 23 one year, such licenses as the commission may by rule provide, to any 24 person, association, or organization that engages in any sports 25 wagering-related services for use within this state for sports 26 wagering activities authorized by this chapter. The commission may 27 authorize the director to temporarily issue or suspend licenses 28 subject to final action by the commission; 29 (22) To issue licenses under subsections (1) through (4) of this 30 section that are valid for a period of up to eighteen months, if it 31 chooses to do so, in order to transition to the use of the business 32 licensing services program through the department of revenue; and 33 (23) To perform all other matters and things necessary to carry 34 out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. 35 Sec. 10. RCW 28A.230.120 and 2022 c 224 s 2 are each amended to 36 read as follows: 37 (1) School districts shall issue diplomas to students signifying 38 graduation from high school upon the students' satisfactory 39 p. 11 2SHB 2014.SL completion of all local and state graduation requirements. Districts 1 shall grant students the option of receiving a final transcript in 2 addition to the regular diploma. 3 (2) School districts or schools of attendance shall establish 4 policies and procedures to notify senior students of the transcript 5 option and shall direct students to indicate their decisions in a 6 timely manner. School districts shall make appropriate provisions to 7 assure that students who choose to receive a copy of their final 8 transcript shall receive such transcript after graduation. 9 (3)(a) A school district may issue a high school diploma to a 10 person who: 11 (i) Is ((an honorably discharged member)) a veteran of the armed 12 forces of the United States with a qualifying discharge as defined in 13 section 4 of this act; and 14 (ii) Left high school before graduation to serve in World War II, 15 the Korean conflict, or the Vietnam era as defined in RCW 41.04.005. 16 (b) A school district may issue a diploma to or on behalf of a 17 person otherwise eligible under (a) of this subsection 18 notwithstanding the fact that the person holds a high school 19 equivalency certification or is deceased. 20 (c) The superintendent of public instruction shall adopt a form 21 for a diploma application to be used by a veteran or a person acting 22 on behalf of a deceased veteran under this subsection (3). The 23 superintendent of public instruction shall specify what constitutes 24 acceptable evidence of eligibility for a diploma. 25 (4)(a) A school district, at the request of the parent, guardian, 26 or custodian, may issue a posthumous high school diploma for a 27 deceased student if the student: 28 (i) Was enrolled in a public school of the district at the time 29 of death; 30 (ii) Was deemed on-track for graduation before the time of death; 31 and 32 (iii) Died after matriculating into high school. 33 (b) A high school diploma issued under this subsection (4) must 34 bear the inscription "honoris causa" and may not be issued before the 35 graduation date of the class in which the student was enrolled. 36 (c) Nothing in this subsection (4): 37 (i) Obligates school districts to award a diploma for a deceased 38 student at the same ceremony or event as other graduating students; 39 or 40 p. 12 2SHB 2014.SL (ii) Limits the retroactive issuance of a high school diploma. 1 (d) Diplomas issued under this subsection (4) may not be applied 2 toward student graduation counts or for any other purpose of federal 3 and state accountability data collection. 4 Sec. 11. RCW 28B.15.012 and 2022 c 249 s 1 are each amended to 5 read as follows: 6 Whenever used in this chapter: 7 (1) The term "institution" shall mean a public university, 8 college, or community or technical college within the state of 9 Washington. 10 (2) The term "resident student" shall mean: 11 (a) A financially independent student who has had a domicile in 12 the state of Washington for the period of one year immediately prior 13 to the time of commencement of the first day of the semester or 14 quarter for which the student has registered at any institution and 15 has in fact established a bona fide domicile in this state primarily 16 for purposes other than educational; 17 (b) A dependent student, if one or both of the student's parents 18 or legal guardians have maintained a bona fide domicile in the state 19 of Washington for at least one year immediately prior to commencement 20 of the semester or quarter for which the student has registered at 21 any institution; 22 (c) A student classified as a resident based upon domicile by an 23 institution on or before May 31, 1982, who was enrolled at a state 24 institution during any term of the 1982-1983 academic year, so long 25 as such student's enrollment (excepting summer sessions) at an 26 institution in this state is continuous; 27 (d) Any student who has spent at least seventy-five percent of 28 both his or her junior and senior years in high schools in this 29 state, whose parents or legal guardians have been domiciled in the 30 state for a period of at least one year within the five-year period 31 before the student graduates from high school, and who enrolls in a 32 public institution of higher education within six months of leaving 33 high school, for as long as the student remains continuously enrolled 34 for three quarters or two semesters in any calendar year; 35 (e) Any person who has completed and obtained a high school 36 diploma, or a person who has received the equivalent of a diploma; 37 who has continuously lived in the state of Washington for at least a 38 year primarily for purposes other than postsecondary education before 39 p. 13 2SHB 2014.SL the individual is admitted to an institution of higher education 1 under subsection (1) of this section; and who provides to the 2 institution an affidavit indicating that the individual will file an 3 application to become a permanent resident at the earliest 4 opportunity the individual is eligible to do so and a willingness to 5 engage in any other activities necessary to acquire citizenship, 6 including but not limited to citizenship or civics review courses; 7 (f) Any person who has lived in Washington, primarily for 8 purposes other than postsecondary education, for at least one year 9 immediately before the date on which the person has enrolled in an 10 institution, and who holds lawful nonimmigrant status pursuant to 8 11 U.S.C. Sec. (a)(15) (E)(iii), (H)(i), or (L), or who holds lawful 12 nonimmigrant status as the spouse or child of a person having 13 nonimmigrant status under one of those subsections, or who, holding 14 or having previously held such lawful nonimmigrant status as a 15 principal or derivative, has filed an application for adjustment of 16 status pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1255(a); 17 (g) A student who is on active military duty stationed in the 18 state or who is a member of the Washington national guard; 19 (h) A student who is on active military duty or a member of the 20 Washington national guard who meets the following conditions: 21 (i) Entered service as a Washington resident; 22 (ii) Has maintained a Washington domicile; and 23 (iii) Is stationed out-of-state; 24 (i) A student who is on active military duty who is stationed 25 out-of-state after having been stationed in Washington and is either: 26 (i) Admitted to an institution of higher education in Washington 27 before the reassignment and enrolls in that institution for the term 28 the student was admitted; 29 (ii) Enrolled in an institution of higher education in Washington 30 and remains continuously enrolled at the institution; or 31 (iii) Enrolls in an institution of higher education in Washington 32 within three years from the date of reassignment out-of-state; 33 (j) A student who is the spouse, state registered domestic 34 partner, or a dependent as defined in Title 10 U.S.C. Sec. 1072(2) as 35 it existed on January 18, 2022, or such subsequent date as the 36 student achievement council may determine by rule of a person defined 37 in (g) or (h) of this subsection. If the person defined in (g) of 38 this subsection is reassigned out-of-state, the student maintains the 39 status as a resident student so long as the student is either: 40 p. 14 2SHB 2014.SL (i) Admitted to an institution before the reassignment and 1 enrolls in that institution for the term the student was admitted; 2 (ii) Enrolled in an institution and remains continuously enrolled 3 at the institution; or 4 (iii) Enrolled in an institution of higher education in 5 Washington within three years from the date of reassignment out-of- 6 state; 7 (k) A student who is eligible for veterans administration 8 educational assistance or rehabilitation benefits under Title 38 9 U.S.C. or educational assistance under Title 10 U.S.C. chapter 1606 10 as the titles existed on January 18, 2022, or such subsequent date as 11 the student achievement council may determine by rule; 12 (l) A student who has separated or retired from the uniformed 13 services with at least 10 years of ((honorable)) service and at least 14 90 days of active duty service, with a qualifying discharge as 15 defined in section 4 of this act, and who enters an institution of 16 higher education in Washington within three years of the date of 17 separation or retirement; 18 (m) A student who is the spouse, state registered domestic 19 partner, or child under the age of 26 years of an individual who has 20 separated or retired from the uniformed services with at least 10 21 years of ((honorable)) service and at least 90 days of active duty 22 service, with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this 23 act, and who enters an institution of higher education in Washington 24 within three years of the service member's date of separation or 25 retirement; 26 (n) A student who has separated from the uniformed services who 27 was discharged ((due to the student's sexual orientation or gender 28 identity or expression)) for a reason described in section 4(1)(d) of 29 this act; 30 (o) A student who is defined as a covered individual in 38 U.S.C. 31 Sec. 3679(c)(2) as it existed on January 18, 2022, or such subsequent 32 date as the student achievement council may determine by rule; 33 (p) A student of an out-of-state institution of higher education 34 who is attending a Washington state institution of higher education 35 pursuant to a home tuition agreement as described in RCW 28B.15.725; 36 (q) A student who meets the requirements of RCW 28B.15.0131 or 37 28B.15.0139: PROVIDED, That a nonresident student enrolled for more 38 than six hours per semester or quarter shall be considered as 39 attending for primarily educational purposes, and for tuition and fee 40 p. 15 2SHB 2014.SL paying purposes only such period of enrollment shall not be counted 1 toward the establishment of a bona fide domicile of one year in this 2 state unless such student proves that the student has in fact 3 established a bona fide domicile in this state primarily for purposes 4 other than educational; 5 (r) A student who resides in Washington and is on active military 6 duty stationed in the Oregon counties of Columbia, Gilliam, Hood 7 River, Multnomah, Clatsop, Clackamas, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, 8 Union, Wallowa, Wasco, or Washington; or 9 (s) A student who resides in Washington and is the spouse or a 10 dependent of a person defined in (r) of this subsection. If the 11 person defined in (r) of this subsection moves from Washington or is 12 reassigned out of the Oregon counties of Columbia, Gilliam, Hood 13 River, Multnomah, Clatsop, Clackamas, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, 14 Union, Wallowa, Wasco, or Washington, the student maintains the 15 status as a resident student so long as the student resides in 16 Washington and is either: 17 (i) Admitted to an institution before the reassignment and 18 enrolls in that institution for the term the student was admitted; or 19 (ii) Enrolled in an institution and remains continuously enrolled 20 at the institution. 21 (3)(a) A student who qualifies under subsection (2)(k), (l), (m), 22 (n), or (o) of this section and who remains continuously enrolled at 23 an institution of higher education shall retain resident student 24 status. 25 (b) Nothing in subsection (2)(k), (l), (m), (((n),)) or (o) of 26 this section applies to students who have a bad conduct discharge, 27 officer dismissal, or dishonorable discharge from the uniformed 28 services, or to students who are the spouse or child of an individual 29 who has ((had)) a bad conduct discharge, officer dismissal, or 30 dishonorable discharge from the uniformed services, unless the 31 student is receiving veterans administration educational assistance 32 benefits. 33 (4) The term "nonresident student" shall mean any student who 34 does not qualify as a "resident student" under the provisions of this 35 section and RCW 28B.15.013. Except for students qualifying under 36 subsection (2)(e) or (p) of this section, a nonresident student shall 37 include: 38 (a) A student attending an institution with the aid of financial 39 assistance provided by another state or governmental unit or agency 40 p. 16 2SHB 2014.SL thereof, such nonresidency continuing for one year after the 1 completion of such semester or quarter. This condition shall not 2 apply to students from Columbia, Multnomah, Clatsop, Clackamas, or 3 Washington county, Oregon participating in the border county pilot 4 project under RCW 28B.76.685, 28B.76.690, and 28B.15.0139. 5 (b) A person who is not a citizen of the United States of 6 America, unless the person meets and complies with all applicable 7 requirements in this section and RCW 28B.15.013 and is one of the 8 following: 9 (i) A lawful permanent resident; 10 (ii) A temporary resident; 11 (iii) A person who holds "refugee-parolee," "conditional 12 entrant," or U or T nonimmigrant status with the United States 13 citizenship and immigration services; 14 (iv) A person who has been issued an employment authorization 15 document by the United States citizenship and immigration services 16 that is valid as of the date the person's residency status is 17 determined; 18 (v) A person who has been granted deferred action for childhood 19 arrival status before, on, or after June 7, 2018, regardless of 20 whether the person is no longer or will no longer be granted deferred 21 action for childhood arrival status due to the termination, 22 suspension, or modification of the deferred action for childhood 23 arrival program; or 24 (vi) A person who is otherwise permanently residing in the United 25 States under color of law, including deferred action status. 26 (5) The term "domicile" shall denote a person's true, fixed and 27 permanent home and place of habitation. It is the place where the 28 student intends to remain, and to which the student expects to return 29 when the student leaves without intending to establish a new domicile 30 elsewhere. The burden of proof that a student, parent or guardian has 31 established a domicile in the state of Washington primarily for 32 purposes other than educational lies with the student. 33 (6) The term "dependent" shall mean a person who is not 34 financially independent. Factors to be considered in determining 35 whether a person is financially independent shall be set forth in 36 rules adopted by the student achievement council and shall include, 37 but not be limited to, the state and federal income tax returns of 38 the person and/or the student's parents or legal guardian filed for 39 p. 17 2SHB 2014.SL the calendar year prior to the year in which application is made and 1 such other evidence as the council may require. 2 (7) The term "active military duty" means the person is serving 3 on active duty in: 4 (a) The armed forces of the United States government; or 5 (b) The Washington national guard; or 6 (c) The coast guard, merchant mariners, or other nonmilitary 7 organization when such service is recognized by the United States 8 government as equivalent to service in the armed forces. 9 (8) The term "active duty service" means full-time duty, other 10 than active duty for training, as a member of the uniformed services 11 of the United States. Active duty service as a national guard member 12 under Title 32 U.S.C. for the purpose of organizing, administering, 13 recruiting, instructing, or training and active service under Title 14 32 U.S.C. Sec. 502(f) for the purpose of responding to a national 15 emergency is recognized as active duty service. 16 (9) The term "uniformed services" is defined by Title 10 U.S.C.; 17 subsequently structured and organized by Titles 14, 33, and 42 18 U.S.C.; consisting of the United States army, United States marine 19 corps, United States navy, United States air force, United States 20 coast guard, United States space force, United States public health 21 service commissioned corps, and the national oceanic and atmospheric 22 administration commissioned officer corps. 23 (10) "Washington national guard" means that part of the military 24 force of the state that is organized, equipped, and federally 25 recognized under the provisions of the national defense act of the 26 United States, and in the event the national guard is called into 27 federal service or in the event the state guard or any part or 28 individual member thereof is called into active state service by the 29 commander-in-chief. National guard service includes being subject to 30 call up for active duty under Title 32 U.S.C. or Title 10 U.S.C. 31 status or when called to state active service by the governor under 32 the provisions of RCW 38.08.040. 33 (11) "Child" includes, but is not limited to: 34 (a) A legitimate child; 35 (b) An adopted child; 36 (c) A stepchild; 37 (d) A foster child; and 38 (e) A legal dependent. 39 p. 18 2SHB 2014.SL Sec. 12. RCW 28B.15.621 and 2022 c 45 s 1 are each amended to 1 read as follows: 2 (1) The legislature finds that active military and naval 3 veterans, reserve military and naval veterans, and national guard 4 members called to active duty have served their country and have 5 risked their lives to defend the lives of all Americans and the 6 freedoms that define and distinguish our nation. The legislature 7 intends to honor active military and naval veterans, reserve military 8 and naval veterans, and national guard members who have served on 9 active military or naval duty for the public service they have 10 provided to this country. 11 (2) Subject to the limitations in RCW 28B.15.910, the governing 12 boards of the state universities, the regional universities, The 13 Evergreen State College, and the community and technical colleges, 14 may waive all or a portion of tuition and fees for an eligible 15 veteran or national guard member. 16 (3) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional 17 universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community and 18 technical colleges, may waive all or a portion of tuition and fees 19 for a military or naval veteran who is a Washington domiciliary, but 20 who did not serve on foreign soil or in international waters or in 21 another location in support of those serving on foreign soil or in 22 international waters and who does not qualify as an eligible veteran 23 or national guard member under subsection (8) of this section. 24 However, there shall be no state general fund support for waivers 25 granted under this subsection. 26 (4) Subject to the conditions in subsection (5) of this section 27 and the limitations in RCW 28B.15.910, the governing boards of the 28 state universities, the regional universities, The Evergreen State 29 College, and the community and technical colleges, shall waive all 30 tuition and fees for the following persons: 31 (a) A child and the spouse or the domestic partner or surviving 32 spouse or surviving domestic partner of an eligible veteran or 33 national guard member who became totally disabled as a result of 34 serving in active federal military or naval service, or who is 35 determined by the federal government to be a prisoner of war or 36 missing in action; and 37 (b) A child and the surviving spouse or surviving domestic 38 partner of an eligible veteran or national guard member who lost his 39 p. 19 2SHB 2014.SL or her life as a result of serving in active federal military or 1 naval service. 2 (5) The conditions in this subsection (5) apply to waivers under 3 subsection (4) of this section. 4 (a) A child must be a Washington domiciliary between the age of 5 seventeen and twenty-six to be eligible for the tuition waiver. A 6 child's marital status does not affect eligibility. 7 (b)(i) A surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner must be a 8 Washington domiciliary. 9 (ii)(A) A surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner of the 10 eligible veteran or national guard member has ten years to receive 11 benefits under the waiver from whichever date occurs last: 12 (I) The date of the death; 13 (II) The date of total disability; 14 (III) Federal determination of service-connected death or total 15 disability; or 16 (IV) Federal determination of prisoner of war or missing in 17 action status. 18 (B) Upon remarriage or registration in a subsequent domestic 19 partnership, the surviving spouse or surviving domestic partner is 20 ineligible for the waiver of all tuition and fees. 21 (c) Each recipient's continued participation is subject to the 22 school's satisfactory progress policy. 23 (d) Tuition waivers for graduate students are not required for 24 those who qualify under subsection (4) of this section but are 25 encouraged. 26 (e) Recipients who receive a waiver under subsection (4) of this 27 section may attend full-time or part-time. Total credits earned using 28 the waiver may not exceed two hundred fifty quarter credits, or the 29 equivalent of semester credits. 30 (f) Subject to amounts appropriated, recipients who receive a 31 waiver under subsection (4) of this section shall also receive a 32 stipend for textbooks and course materials in the amount of five 33 hundred dollars per academic year, to be divided equally among 34 academic terms and prorated for part-time enrollment. 35 (6) Required waivers of all tuition and fees under subsection (4) 36 of this section shall not affect permissive waivers of tuition and 37 fees under subsection (3) of this section. 38 p. 20 2SHB 2014.SL (7) Private vocational schools and private higher education 1 institutions are encouraged to provide waivers consistent with the 2 terms in subsections (2) through (5) of this section. 3 (8) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this 4 section. 5 (a) "Child" means a biological child, adopted child, or 6 stepchild. 7 (b) "Eligible veteran or national guard member" means a 8 Washington domiciliary who was an active or reserve member of the 9 United States military or naval forces, or a national guard member 10 called to active duty, who served in active federal service, under 11 either Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States Code, in a war or 12 conflict fought on foreign soil or in international waters or in 13 support of those serving on foreign soil or in international waters, 14 and if discharged from service, has ((received an honorable discharge 15 or any other discharge if the sole reason for discharge is due to 16 gender or sexuality)) a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 17 of this act. 18 (c) "Totally disabled" means a person who has been determined to 19 be one hundred percent disabled by the federal department of veterans 20 affairs. 21 (d) "Washington domiciliary" means a person whose true, fixed, 22 and permanent house and place of habitation is the state of 23 Washington. "Washington domiciliary" includes a person who is 24 residing in rental housing or residing in base housing. In 25 ascertaining whether a child or surviving spouse or surviving 26 domestic partner is domiciled in the state of Washington, public 27 institutions of higher education shall, to the fullest extent 28 possible, rely upon the standards provided in RCW 28B.15.013. 29 (9) As used in subsection (4) of this section, "fees" includes 30 all assessments for costs incurred as a condition to a student's full 31 participation in coursework and related activities at an institution 32 of higher education. 33 (10) The governing boards of the state universities, the regional 34 universities, The Evergreen State College, and the community and 35 technical colleges shall report to the higher education committees of 36 the legislature by November 15, 2010, and every two years thereafter, 37 regarding the status of implementation of the waivers under 38 subsection (4) of this section. The reports shall include the 39 following data and information: 40 p. 21 2SHB 2014.SL (a) Total number of waivers; 1 (b) Total amount of tuition waived; 2 (c) Total amount of fees waived; 3 (d) Average amount of tuition and fees waived per recipient; 4 (e) Recipient demographic data that is disaggregated by distinct 5 ethnic categories within racial subgroups; and 6 (f) Recipient income level, to the extent possible. 7 Sec. 13. RCW 28B.102.020 and 2019 c 295 s 211 are each amended 8 to read as follows: 9 Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in 10 this section apply throughout this chapter. 11 (1) "Approved education program" means an education program in a 12 common school as defined in RCW 28A.150.020. 13 (2) "Certificate" or "certificated" does not include a limited or 14 conditioned certificate. 15 (3) "Certificated employee" has the definition in RCW 16 28A.150.203. "Certificated employee" does not include a paraeducator. 17 (4) "Conditional scholarship" means a loan that is forgiven in 18 whole or in part in exchange for service as a certificated employee 19 in an approved education program. 20 (5) "Eligible veteran or national guard member" means a 21 Washington domiciliary who was an active or reserve member of the 22 United States military or naval forces, or a national guard member 23 called to active duty, who served in active federal service, under 24 either Title 10 or Title 32 of the United States Code, in a war or 25 conflict fought on foreign soil or in international waters or in 26 another location in support of those serving on foreign soil or in 27 international waters, and if discharged from service, has ((received 28 an honorable discharge)) a qualifying discharge as defined in section 29 4 of this act. 30 (6) "Forgiven" or "to forgive" or "forgiveness" means that all or 31 part of a loan is canceled in exchange for service as a certificated 32 employee in an approved education program. 33 (7) "Institution of higher education" or "institution" means a 34 college or university in the state of Washington that is accredited 35 by an accrediting association recognized as such by rule of the 36 student achievement council. 37 p. 22 2SHB 2014.SL (8) "Loan repayment" means a federal student loan that is repaid 1 in whole or in part if the borrower serves as a certificated employee 2 in an approved education program. 3 (9) "Office" means the office of student financial assistance. 4 (10) "Participant" means a person who has received a conditional 5 scholarship or loan repayment under this chapter. 6 (11) "Public school" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.150.010. 7 (12) "Shortage area" means an endorsement or geographic area as 8 defined by the Washington professional educator standards board, in 9 consultation with the office of the superintendent of public 10 instruction, with a shortage of certificated employees. "Shortage 11 area" must be defined biennially using quantitative and qualitative 12 measures. 13 Sec. 14. RCW 41.04.010 and 2017 c 97 s 2 are each amended to 14 read as follows: 15 In all competitive examinations, unless otherwise provided in 16 this section, to determine the qualifications of applicants for 17 public offices, positions, or employment, either the state, and all 18 of its political subdivisions and all municipal corporations, or 19 private companies or agencies contracted with by the state to give 20 the competitive examinations shall give a scoring criteria status to 21 all veterans as defined in RCW 41.04.007, by adding to the passing 22 mark, grade or rating only, based upon a possible rating of one 23 hundred points as perfect a percentage in accordance with the 24 following: 25 (1) Ten percent to a veteran who served during a period of war or 26 in an armed conflict as defined in RCW 41.04.005 and does not receive 27 military retirement. The percentage shall be added to the passing 28 mark, grade, or rating of competitive examinations until the 29 veteran's first appointment. The percentage shall not be utilized in 30 promotional examinations; 31 (2) Five percent to a veteran who did not serve during a period 32 of war or in an armed conflict as defined in RCW 41.04.005 or is 33 receiving military retirement. The percentage shall be added to the 34 passing mark, grade, or rating of competitive examinations until the 35 veteran's first appointment. The percentage shall not be utilized in 36 promotional examinations; 37 (3) Five percent to a veteran who was called to active military 38 service from employment with the state or any of its political 39 p. 23 2SHB 2014.SL subdivisions or municipal corporations. The percentage shall be added 1 to promotional examinations until the first promotion only; 2 (4) All veterans' scoring criteria may be claimed: 3 (a) Upon release from active military service with ((an honorable 4 discharge or a discharge for medical reasons with an honorable 5 record, where applicable)) a qualifying discharge as defined in 6 section 4 of this act; or 7 (b) Upon receipt of a United States department of defense 8 discharge document DD form 214, NGB form 22, or their equivalent or 9 successor discharge paperwork, that characterizes his or her 10 ((service)) discharge as ((honorable)) a qualifying discharge as 11 defined in section 4 of this act. 12 Sec. 15. RCW 41.06.133 and 2023 c 148 s 1 are each amended to 13 read as follows: 14 (1) The director shall adopt rules, consistent with the purposes 15 and provisions of this chapter and with the best standards of 16 personnel administration, regarding the basis and procedures to be 17 followed for: 18 (a) The reduction, dismissal, suspension, or demotion of an 19 employee; 20 (b) Training and career development; 21 (c) Probationary periods of six to twelve months and rejections 22 of probationary employees, depending on the job requirements of the 23 class, except as follows: 24 (i) Entry-level state park rangers shall serve a probationary 25 period of twelve months; and 26 (ii) The probationary period of campus police officer appointees 27 who are required to attend the Washington state criminal justice 28 training commission basic law enforcement academy shall extend from 29 the date of appointment until twelve months from the date of 30 successful completion of the basic law enforcement academy, or twelve 31 months from the date of appointment if academy training is not 32 required. The director shall adopt rules to ensure that employees 33 promoting to campus police officer who are required to attend the 34 Washington state criminal justice training commission basic law 35 enforcement academy shall have the trial service period extend from 36 the date of appointment until twelve months from the date of 37 successful completion of the basic law enforcement academy, or twelve 38 p. 24 2SHB 2014.SL months from the date of appointment if academy training is not 1 required; 2 (d) Transfers; 3 (e) Promotional preferences; 4 (f) Sick leaves and vacations; 5 (g) Hours of work; 6 (h) Layoffs when necessary and subsequent reemployment, except 7 for the financial basis for layoffs; 8 (i) The number of names to be certified for vacancies; 9 (j) Subject to RCW 41.04.820, adoption and revision of a state 10 salary schedule to reflect the prevailing rates in Washington state 11 private industries and other governmental units; 12 (k) Increment increases within the series of steps for each pay 13 grade based on length of service for all employees whose standards of 14 performance are such as to permit them to retain job status in the 15 classified service; 16 (l) Optional lump sum relocation compensation approved by the 17 agency director, whenever it is reasonably necessary that a person 18 make a domiciliary move in accepting a transfer or other employment 19 with the state. An agency must provide lump sum compensation within 20 existing resources. If the person receiving the relocation payment 21 terminates or causes termination with the state, for reasons other 22 than layoff, disability separation, or other good cause as determined 23 by an agency director, within one year of the date of the employment, 24 the state is entitled to reimbursement of the lump sum compensation 25 from the person; 26 (m) Providing for veteran's preference as required by existing 27 statutes, with recognition of preference in regard to layoffs and 28 subsequent reemployment for veterans and their surviving spouses by 29 giving such eligible veterans and their surviving spouses additional 30 credit in computing their seniority by adding to their unbroken state 31 service, as defined by the director, the veteran's service in the 32 military not to exceed five years. For the purposes of this section, 33 "veteran" means any person who has one or more years of active 34 military service in any branch of the armed forces of the United 35 States or who has less than one year's service and is discharged with 36 a disability incurred in the line of duty or is discharged at the 37 convenience of the government and who, upon termination of such 38 service, has received ((an honorable discharge, a discharge for 39 physical reasons with an honorable record, or a release from active 40 p. 25 2SHB 2014.SL military service with evidence of service other than that for which 1 an undesirable, bad conduct, or dishonorable discharge shall be 2 given)) a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this act. 3 However, the surviving spouse of a veteran is entitled to the 4 benefits of this section regardless of the veteran's length of active 5 military service. For the purposes of this section, "veteran" does 6 not include any person who has voluntarily retired with twenty or 7 more years of active military service and whose military retirement 8 pay is in excess of five hundred dollars per month. 9 (2) Rules adopted under this section by the director shall 10 provide for local administration and management by the institutions 11 of higher education and related boards, subject to periodic audit and 12 review by the director. 13 (3) Rules adopted by the director under this section may be 14 superseded by the provisions of a collective bargaining agreement 15 negotiated under RCW 41.80.001 and 41.80.010 through 41.80.130. The 16 supersession of such rules shall only affect employees in the 17 respective collective bargaining units. 18 Sec. 16. RCW 41.08.040 and 1993 c 47 s 4 are each amended to 19 read as follows: 20 Immediately after appointment the commission shall organize by 21 electing one of its members chair and hold regular meetings at least 22 once a month, and such additional meetings as may be required for the 23 proper discharge of their duties. 24 They shall appoint a secretary and chief examiner, who shall keep 25 the records of the commission, preserve all reports made to it, 26 superintend and keep a record of all examinations held under its 27 direction, and perform such other duties as the commission may 28 prescribe. 29 The secretary and chief examiner shall be appointed as a result 30 of competitive examination which examination may be either original 31 and open to all properly qualified citizens of the city, town or 32 municipality, or promotional and limited to persons already in the 33 service of the fire department or of the fire department and other 34 departments of said city, town or municipality, as the commission may 35 decide. The secretary and chief examiner may be subject to 36 suspension, reduction or discharge in the same manner and subject to 37 the same limitations as are provided in the case of members of the 38 p. 26 2SHB 2014.SL fire department. It shall be the duty of the civil service 1 commission: 2 (1) To make suitable rules and regulations not inconsistent with 3 the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall 4 provide in detail the manner in which examinations may be held, and 5 appointments, promotions, transfers, reinstatements, demotions, 6 suspensions and discharges shall be made, and may also provide for 7 any other matters connected with the general subject of personnel 8 administration, and which may be considered desirable to further 9 carry out the general purposes of this chapter, or which may be found 10 to be in the interest of good personnel administration. Such rules 11 and regulations may be changed from time to time. The rules and 12 regulations and any amendments thereof shall be printed, mimeographed 13 or multigraphed for free public distribution. Such rules and 14 regulations may be changed from time to time. 15 (2) All tests shall be practical, and shall consist only of 16 subjects which will fairly determine the capacity of persons examined 17 to perform duties of the position to which appointment is to be made, 18 and may include tests of physical fitness and/or of manual skill. 19 (3) The rules and regulations adopted by the commission shall 20 provide for a credit in accordance with RCW 41.04.010 in favor of all 21 applicants for appointment under civil service, who, in time of war, 22 or in any expedition of the armed forces of the United States, have 23 served in and been ((honorably)) discharged from the armed forces of 24 the United States, including the army, navy, and marine corps and the 25 American Red Cross, with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 26 4 of this act. These credits apply to entrance examinations only. 27 (4) The commission shall make investigations concerning and 28 report upon all matters touching the enforcement and effect of the 29 provisions of this chapter, and the rules and regulations prescribed 30 hereunder; inspect all institutions, departments, offices, places, 31 positions and employments affected by this chapter, and ascertain 32 whether this chapter and all such rules and regulations are being 33 obeyed. Such investigations may be made by the commission or by any 34 commissioner designated by the commission for that purpose. Not only 35 must these investigations be made by the commission as aforesaid, but 36 the commission must make like investigation on petition of a citizen, 37 duly verified, stating that irregularities or abuses exist, or 38 setting forth in concise language, in writing, the necessity for such 39 investigation. In the course of such investigation the commission or 40 p. 27 2SHB 2014.SL designated commissioner, or chief examiner, shall have the power to 1 administer oaths, subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses 2 and the production by them of books, papers, documents and accounts 3 appertaining to the investigation and also to cause the deposition of 4 witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the 5 manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions in the 6 superior court; and the oaths administered hereunder and the 7 subpoenas issued hereunder shall have the same force and effect as 8 the oaths administered by a superior court judge in his or her 9 judicial capacity; and the failure upon the part of any person so 10 subpoenaed to comply with the provisions of this section shall be 11 deemed a violation of this chapter, and punishable as such. 12 (5) All hearings and investigations before the commission, or 13 designated commissioner, or chief examiner, shall be governed by this 14 chapter and by rules of practice and procedure to be adopted by the 15 commission, and in the conduct thereof neither the commission, nor 16 designated commissioner shall be bound by the technical rules of 17 evidence. No informality in any proceedings or hearing, or in the 18 manner of taking testimony before the commission or designated 19 commissioner, shall invalidate any order, decision, rule or 20 regulation made, approved or confirmed by the commission: PROVIDED, 21 HOWEVER, That no order, decision, rule or regulation made by any 22 designated commissioner conducting any hearing or investigation alone 23 shall be of any force or effect whatsoever unless and until concurred 24 in by at least one of the other two members. 25 (6) To hear and determine appeals or complaints respecting the 26 administrative work of the personnel department; appeals upon the 27 allocation of positions; the rejection of an examination, and such 28 other matters as may be referred to the commission. 29 (7) Establish and maintain in card or other suitable form a 30 roster of officers and employees. 31 (8) Provide for, formulate and hold competitive tests to 32 determine the relative qualifications of persons who seek employment 33 in any class or position and as a result thereof establish eligible 34 lists for the various classes of positions, and to provide that 35 persons laid off because of curtailment of expenditures, reduction in 36 force, and for like causes, head the list in the order of their 37 seniority, to the end that they shall be the first to be reemployed. 38 (9) When a vacant position is to be filled, to certify to the 39 appointing authority, on written request, the name of the person 40 p. 28 2SHB 2014.SL highest on the eligible list for the class. If there are no such 1 lists, to authorize provisional or temporary appointment list of such 2 class. Such temporary or provisional appointment shall not continue 3 for a period longer than four months; nor shall any person receive 4 more than one provisional appointment or serve more than four months 5 as a provisional appointee in any one fiscal year. 6 (10) Keep such records as may be necessary for the proper 7 administration of this chapter. 8 Sec. 17. RCW 41.12.040 and 1993 c 47 s 5 are each amended to 9 read as follows: 10 Immediately after appointment the commission shall organize by 11 electing one of its members chair and hold regular meetings at least 12 once a month, and such additional meetings as may be required for the 13 proper discharge of their duties. 14 They shall appoint a secretary and chief examiner, who shall keep 15 the records for the commission, preserve all reports made to it, 16 superintend and keep a record of all examinations held under its 17 direction, and perform such other duties as the commission may 18 prescribe. 19 The secretary and chief examiner shall be appointed as a result 20 of competitive examination which examination may be either original 21 and open to all properly qualified citizens of the city, town, or 22 municipality, or promotional and limited to persons already in the 23 service of the police department or of the police department and 24 other departments of the city, town, or municipality, as the 25 commission may decide. The secretary and chief examiner may be 26 subject to suspension, reduction, or discharge in the same manner and 27 subject to the same limitations as are provided in the case of 28 members of the police department. It shall be the duty of the civil 29 service commission: 30 (1) To make suitable rules and regulations not inconsistent with 31 the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall 32 provide in detail the manner in which examinations may be held, and 33 appointments, promotions, transfers, reinstatements, demotions, 34 suspensions, and discharges shall be made, and may also provide for 35 any other matters connected with the general subject of personnel 36 administration, and which may be considered desirable to further 37 carry out the general purposes of this chapter, or which may be found 38 to be in the interest of good personnel administration. Such rules 39 p. 29 2SHB 2014.SL and regulations may be changed from time to time. The rules and 1 regulations and any amendments thereof shall be printed, 2 mimeographed, or multigraphed for free public distribution. Such 3 rules and regulations may be changed from time to time; 4 (2) All tests shall be practical, and shall consist only of 5 subjects which will fairly determine the capacity of persons examined 6 to perform duties of the position to which appointment is to be made, 7 and may include tests of physical fitness and/or of manual skill; 8 (3) The rules and regulations adopted by the commission shall 9 provide for a credit in accordance with RCW 41.04.010 in favor of all 10 applicants for appointment under civil service, who, in time of war, 11 or in any expedition of the armed forces of the United States, have 12 served in and been ((honorably)) discharged from the armed forces of 13 the United States, including the army, navy, and marine corps and the 14 American Red Cross, with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 15 4 of this act. These credits apply to entrance examinations only; 16 (4) The commission shall make investigations concerning and 17 report upon all matters touching the enforcement and effect of the 18 provisions of this chapter, and the rules and regulations prescribed 19 hereunder; inspect all institutions, departments, offices, places, 20 positions, and employments affected by this chapter, and ascertain 21 whether this chapter and all such rules and regulations are being 22 obeyed. Such investigations may be made by the commission or by any 23 commissioner designated by the commission for that purpose. Not only 24 must these investigations be made by the commission, but the 25 commission must make like investigation on petition of a citizen, 26 duly verified, stating that irregularities or abuses exist, or 27 setting forth in concise language, in writing, the necessity for such 28 investigation. In the course of such investigation the commission or 29 designated commissioner, or chief examiner, shall have the power to 30 administer oaths, subpoena and require the attendance of witnesses 31 and the production by them of books, papers, documents, and accounts 32 appertaining to the investigation, and also to cause the deposition 33 of witnesses residing within or without the state to be taken in the 34 manner prescribed by law for like depositions in civil actions in the 35 superior court; and the oaths administered hereunder and the 36 subpoenas issued hereunder shall have the same force and effect as 37 the oaths administered by a superior court judge in his or her 38 judicial capacity; and the failure upon the part of any person so 39 p. 30 2SHB 2014.SL subpoenaed to comply with the provisions of this section shall be 1 deemed a violation of this chapter, and punishable as such; 2 (5) Hearings and Investigations: How conducted. All hearings and 3 investigations before the commission, or designated commissioner, or 4 chief examiner, shall be governed by this chapter and by rules of 5 practice and procedure to be adopted by the commission, and in the 6 conduct thereof neither the commission, nor designated commissioner 7 shall be bound by the technical rules of evidence. No informality in 8 any proceedings or hearing, or in the manner of taking testimony 9 before the commission or designated commissioner, shall invalidate 10 any order, decision, rule or regulation made, approved or confirmed 11 by the commission: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That no order, decision, rule 12 or regulation made by any designated commissioner conducting any 13 hearing or investigation alone shall be of any force or effect 14 whatsoever unless and until concurred in by at least one of the other 15 two members; 16 (6) To hear and determine appeals or complaints respecting the 17 administrative work of the personnel department; appeals upon the 18 allocation of positions; the rejection of an examination, and such 19 other matters as may be referred to the commission; 20 (7) Establish and maintain in card or other suitable form a 21 roster of officers and employees; 22 (8) Provide for, formulate and hold competitive tests to 23 determine the relative qualifications of persons who seek employment 24 in any class or position and as a result thereof establish eligible 25 lists for the various classes of positions, and to provide that 26 persons laid off because of curtailment of expenditures, reduction in 27 force, and for like causes, head the list in the order of their 28 seniority, to the end that they shall be the first to be reemployed; 29 (9) When a vacant position is to be filled, to certify to the 30 appointing authority, on written request, the name of the person 31 highest on the eligible list for the class. If there are no such 32 lists, to authorize provisional or temporary appointment list of such 33 class. Such temporary or provisional appointment shall not continue 34 for a period longer than four months; nor shall any person receive 35 more than one provisional appointment or serve more than four months 36 as provisional appointee in any one fiscal year; 37 (10) Keep such records as may be necessary for the proper 38 administration of this chapter. 39 p. 31 2SHB 2014.SL Sec. 18. RCW 41.16.220 and 2007 c 218 s 38 are each amended to 1 read as follows: 2 Any person who was a member of the fire department and within the 3 provisions of chapter 50, Laws of 1909, as amended, at the time he or 4 she entered, and ((who is a veteran,)) is an honorably discharged 5 veteran or received a discharge for physical reasons with an 6 honorable record from the armed forces, and whose military service 7 was during a period of war as defined in RCW 41.04.005, shall have 8 added and accredited to his or her period of employment as a 9 firefighter as computed under this chapter his or her period of war 10 service in such armed forces upon payment by him or her of his or her 11 contribution for the period of his or her absence, at the rate 12 provided by chapter 50, Laws of 1909, as amended, for other members: 13 PROVIDED, HOWEVER, Such accredited service shall not in any case 14 exceed five years. 15 Sec. 19. RCW 41.20.050 and 2012 c 117 s 22 are each reenacted 16 and amended to read as follows: 17 Whenever a person has been duly appointed, and has served 18 honorably for a period of twenty-five years, as a member, in any 19 capacity, of the regularly constituted police department of a city 20 subject to the provisions of this chapter, the board, after hearing, 21 if one is requested in writing, may order and direct that such person 22 be retired, and the board shall retire any member so entitled, upon 23 his or her written request therefor. The member so retired hereafter 24 shall be paid from the fund during his or her lifetime a pension 25 equal to fifty percent of the amount of salary at any time hereafter 26 attached to the position held by the retired member for the year 27 preceding the date of his or her retirement: PROVIDED, That, except 28 as to a position higher than that of captain held for at least three 29 calendar years prior to date of retirement, no such pension shall 30 exceed an amount equivalent to fifty percent of the salary of 31 captain, and all existing pensions shall be increased to not less 32 than three hundred dollars per month as of April 25, 1973: PROVIDED 33 FURTHER, That a person hereafter retiring who has served as a member 34 for more than twenty-five years, shall have his or her pension 35 payable under this section increased by two percent of his or her 36 salary per year for each full year of such additional service to a 37 maximum of five additional years. 38 p. 32 2SHB 2014.SL Any person who has served in a position higher than the rank of 1 captain for a minimum of three years may elect to retire at such 2 higher position and receive for his or her lifetime a pension equal 3 to fifty percent of the amount of the salary at any time hereafter 4 attached to the position held by such retired member for the year 5 preceding his or her date of retirement: PROVIDED, That such person 6 make the said election to retire at a higher position by September 1, 7 1969 and at the time of making the said election, pay into the relief 8 and pension fund in addition to the contribution required by RCW 9 41.20.130: (1) an amount equal to six percent of that portion of all 10 monthly salaries previously received upon which a sum equal to six 11 percent has not been previously deducted and paid into the police 12 relief and pension fund; (2) and such person agrees to continue 13 paying into the police relief and pension fund until the date of 14 retirement, in addition to the contributions required by RCW 15 41.20.130, an amount equal to six percent of that portion of monthly 16 salary upon which a six percent contribution is not currently 17 deducted pursuant to RCW 41.20.130. 18 Any person affected by this chapter who at the time of entering 19 the armed services was a member of such police department and is 20 ((a)) an honorably discharged veteran or received a discharge for 21 physical reasons with an honorable record and whose military service 22 was during a period of war as defined in RCW 41.04.005, shall have 23 added to his or her period of employment as computed under this 24 chapter, his or her period of war service in the armed forces, but 25 such credited service shall not exceed five years and such period of 26 service shall be automatically added to each member's service upon 27 payment by him or her of his or her contribution for the period of 28 his or her absence at the rate provided in RCW 41.20.130. 29 Sec. 20. RCW 41.40.170 and 2005 c 247 s 2 and 2005 c 64 s 1 are 30 each reenacted and amended to read as follows: 31 (1) A member who has served or shall serve on active federal 32 service in the military or naval forces of the United States and who 33 left or shall leave an employer to enter such service shall be deemed 34 to be on military leave of absence if he or she has resumed or shall 35 resume employment as an employee within one year from termination 36 thereof. 37 (2) If he or she has applied or shall apply for reinstatement of 38 employment, within one year from termination of the military service, 39 p. 33 2SHB 2014.SL and is refused employment for reasons beyond his or her control, he 1 or she shall, upon resumption of service within ten years have such 2 service credited to him or her. 3 (3) In any event, after completing twenty-five years of 4 creditable service, any member may have service in the armed forces 5 credited to him or her as a member whether or not he or she left the 6 employ of an employer to enter the armed service: PROVIDED, That in 7 no instance, described in this section, shall military service in 8 excess of five years be credited: AND PROVIDED FURTHER, That in each 9 instance the member must restore all withdrawn accumulated 10 contributions, which restoration must be completed within five years 11 of membership service following the first resumption of employment or 12 complete twenty-five years of creditable service: AND PROVIDED 13 FURTHER, That this section will not apply to any individual, not 14 ((a)) an honorably discharged veteran ((within the meaning of)) or 15 veteran who received a physical discharge from the armed forces with 16 an honorable record. Furthermore, an individual must prove that their 17 military service was during a period of war as defined in RCW 18 41.04.005. 19 (4)(a) A member, after completing twenty-five years of creditable 20 service, who would have otherwise become eligible for a retirement 21 benefit as defined under this chapter while serving honorably in the 22 armed forces, and with service during a period of war as referenced 23 in RCW 41.04.005, shall, upon application to the department, be 24 eligible to receive credit for this service without returning to 25 covered employment. 26 (b) Service credit granted under (a) of this subsection applies 27 only to honorably discharged veterans or veterans who received a 28 physical discharge with an honorable record whose military service 29 was during a period of war as defined in RCW ((41.40.005)) 41.04.005. 30 (5) The surviving spouse or eligible child or children of a 31 member who left the employ of an employer to enter the uniformed 32 services of the United States and died while serving in the uniformed 33 services may, on behalf of the deceased member, apply for retirement 34 system service credit under this subsection up to the date of the 35 member's death in the uniformed services. The department shall 36 establish the deceased member's service credit if the surviving 37 spouse or eligible child or children: 38 (a) Provides to the director proof of the member's death while 39 serving in the uniformed services; and 40 p. 34 2SHB 2014.SL (b) Provides to the director proof of the member's honorable 1 service in the uniformed services prior to the date of death. 2 (6) A member who leaves the employ of an employer to enter the 3 uniformed services of the United States and becomes totally 4 incapacitated for continued employment by an employer while serving 5 in the uniformed services is entitled to retirement system service 6 credit under this subsection up to the date of discharge from the 7 uniformed services if: 8 (a) The member obtains a determination from the director that he 9 or she is totally incapacitated for continued employment due to 10 conditions or events that occurred while serving in the uniformed 11 services; and 12 (b) The member provides to the director proof of honorable 13 discharge from the uniformed services. 14 Sec. 21. RCW 43.24.130 and 2012 c 45 s 1 are each amended to 15 read as follows: 16 (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 17 license of any person licensed by the director of licensing, or the 18 boards and commissions listed in chapter 18.235 RCW, to practice a 19 profession or engage in an occupation, if valid and in force and 20 effect at the time the licensee entered service in the armed forces, 21 the United States public health service commissioned corps, or the 22 merchant marine of the United States, shall continue in full force 23 and effect so long as such service continues, unless sooner 24 suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided by law. The 25 director, board, or commission shall renew the license of every such 26 person who applies for renewal thereof within six months after being 27 ((honorably)) discharged from service with a qualifying discharge as 28 defined in section 4 of this act, upon payment of the renewal fee 29 applicable to the then current year or other license period. 30 (2) If requested by the licensee, the license of a spouse or 31 registered domestic partner of a service member in the United States 32 armed forces, including the United States public health service 33 commissioned corps, if valid and in force and effect at the time the 34 service member is deployed or stationed in a location outside 35 Washington state, must be placed in inactive military spouse or 36 registered domestic partner status so long as such service continues, 37 unless sooner suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided 38 by law. The director, board, or commission shall return to active 39 p. 35 2SHB 2014.SL status the license of every such person who applies for activation 1 within six months after returning to Washington state, upon payment 2 of the current renewal fee and meeting the current renewal conditions 3 of the respective license. 4 (3) The director, board, or commission may adopt any rules 5 necessary to implement this section. 6 Sec. 22. RCW 43.60A.190 and 2017 c 185 s 7 are each amended to 7 read as follows: 8 (1) The department shall: 9 (a) Maintain a current list of certified veteran-owned 10 businesses; and 11 (b) Make the list of certified veteran-owned businesses available 12 on the department's public website. 13 (2) To qualify as a certified veteran-owned business, the 14 business must: 15 (a) Be at least fifty-one percent owned and controlled by: 16 (i) A ((veteran as defined as every)) person who at the time he 17 or she seeks certification ((has received a discharge with an 18 honorable characterization or received a discharge for medical 19 reasons with an honorable record, where applicable, and who has 20 served in at least one of the capacities listed)) is a veteran as 21 defined in RCW 41.04.007; 22 (ii) A person who is in receipt of disability compensation or 23 pension from the department of veterans affairs; or 24 (iii) An active or reserve member in any branch of the armed 25 forces of the United States, including the national guard, coast 26 guard, and armed forces reserves; and 27 (b) Be either an enterprise which is incorporated in the state of 28 Washington as a Washington domestic corporation, or an enterprise 29 whose principal place of business is located within the state of 30 Washington for enterprises which are not incorporated. 31 (3) To participate in the linked deposit program under chapter 32 43.86A RCW, a veteran-owned business qualified under this section 33 must be certified by the department as a business: 34 (a) In which the veteran owner possesses and exercises sufficient 35 expertise specifically in the business's field of operation to make 36 decisions governing the long-term direction and the day-to-day 37 operations of the business; 38 p. 36 2SHB 2014.SL (b) That is organized for profit and performing a commercially 1 useful function; and 2 (c) That meets the criteria for a small business concern as 3 established under chapter 39.19 RCW. 4 (4) The department shall create a logo for the purpose of 5 identifying veteran-owned businesses to the public. The department 6 shall put the logo on an adhesive sticker or decal suitable for 7 display in a business window and distribute the stickers or decals to 8 veteran-owned businesses listed with the department. 9 (5)(a) Businesses may submit an application on a form prescribed 10 by the department to apply for certification under this section. 11 (b) The department must notify the state treasurer of veteran- 12 owned businesses who have participated in the linked deposit program 13 and are no longer certified under this section. The written 14 notification to the state treasurer must contain information 15 regarding the reasons for the decertification and information on 16 financing provided to the veteran-owned business under RCW 17 43.86A.060. 18 (6) The department may adopt rules necessary to implement this 19 section. 20 Sec. 23. RCW 43.70.270 and 2012 c 45 s 2 are each amended to 21 read as follows: 22 (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the 23 license of any person licensed by the secretary of health to practice 24 a profession or engage in an occupation, if valid and in force and 25 effect at the time the licensee entered service in the armed forces, 26 the United States public health service commissioned corps, or the 27 merchant marine of the United States, shall continue in full force 28 and effect so long as such service continues, unless sooner 29 suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided by law. The 30 secretary shall renew the license of every such person who applies 31 for renewal thereof within six months after being ((honorably)) 32 discharged from service with a qualifying discharge as defined in 33 section 4 of this act, upon payment of the renewal fee applicable to 34 the then current year or other license period. 35 (2) If requested by the licensee, the license of a spouse or 36 registered domestic partner of a service member in the United States 37 armed forces, including the United States public health service 38 commissioned corps, if valid and in force and effect at the time the 39 p. 37 2SHB 2014.SL service member is deployed or stationed in a location outside 1 Washington state, must be placed in inactive military spouse or 2 registered domestic partner status so long as such service continues, 3 unless sooner suspended, canceled, or revoked for cause as provided 4 by law. The secretary shall return to active status the license of 5 every such person who applies for renewal thereof within six months 6 after the service member is ((honorably)) discharged from service 7 with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this act, or 8 sooner if requested by the licensee, upon payment of the renewal fee 9 applicable to the then current year or other license period. 10 (3) The secretary may adopt any rules necessary to implement this 11 section. 12 Sec. 24. RCW 46.18.210 and 2019 c 44 s 5 are each amended to 13 read as follows: 14 (1) A registered owner may apply to the department for special 15 armed forces license plates for vehicles representing the following: 16 (a) Air force; 17 (b) Army; 18 (c) Coast guard; 19 (d) Marine corps; 20 (e) National guard; or 21 (f) Navy. 22 (2) Armed forces license plates may be purchased by: 23 (a) Active duty military personnel; 24 (b) Families of veterans and service members; 25 (c) Members of the national guard; 26 (d) Reservists; or 27 (e) Veterans, as defined in RCW 41.04.007. 28 (3) A person who applies for special armed forces license plates 29 shall provide: 30 (a) DD-214 or discharge papers if the applicant is a veteran; 31 (b) A military identification card or retired military 32 identification card; or 33 (c) A declaration of fact attesting to the applicant's 34 eligibility as required under this section. 35 (4) For the purposes of this section: 36 (a) "Child" includes stepchild, adopted child, foster child, 37 grandchild, or son or daughter-in-law. 38 p. 38 2SHB 2014.SL (b) "Family" or "families" includes an individual's spouse, 1 child, parent, sibling, aunt, uncle, or cousin. 2 (c) "Parent" includes stepparent, grandparent, or in-laws. 3 (d) "Sibling" includes brother, half brother, stepbrother, 4 sister, half sister, stepsister, or brother or sister-in-law. 5 (5) Armed forces license plates are not free of charge to 6 disabled veterans, former prisoners of war, or spouses or domestic 7 partners of deceased former prisoners of war under RCW 46.18.235. 8 (6) The department must implement the changes to veteran 9 eligibility as established by chapter . . ., Laws of 2024 (this act) 10 by April 1, 2025. 11 Sec. 25. RCW 46.18.270 and 2011 c 332 s 7 are each amended to 12 read as follows: 13 (1) A registered owner who has survived the attack on Pearl 14 Harbor on December 7, 1941, may apply to the department for special 15 license plates for use on only one motor vehicle required to display 16 one or two license plates, excluding vehicles registered under 17 chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and conditions established by the 18 department, and owned by the qualified applicant. The applicant must: 19 (a) Be a resident of this state; 20 (b) Have been a member of the United States armed forces on 21 December 7, 1941; 22 (c) Have been on station on December 7, 1941, between the hours 23 of 7:55 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. Hawaii time at Pearl Harbor, the island of 24 Oahu, or offshore at a distance not to exceed three miles; 25 (d) Have received ((an honorable)) a qualifying discharge, as 26 defined in section 4 of this act, from the United States armed 27 forces; 28 (e) Provide certification by a Washington state chapter of the 29 Pearl Harbor survivors association showing that qualifications in (c) 30 of this subsection have been met; 31 (f) Be recorded as the registered owner of the motor vehicle on 32 which the Pearl Harbor survivor license plate or plates will be 33 displayed; and 34 (g) Pay all fees and taxes required by law for registering the 35 motor vehicle. 36 (2) Pearl Harbor survivor license plates must be issued without 37 the payment of any license plate fee. 38 p. 39 2SHB 2014.SL (3) Pearl Harbor survivor license plates must be replaced, free 1 of charge, if the license plates have become lost, stolen, damaged, 2 defaced, or destroyed. 3 (4) Pearl Harbor survivor license plates may be issued to the 4 surviving spouse or domestic partner of a Pearl Harbor survivor who 5 met the requirements in subsection (1) of this section. The surviving 6 spouse or domestic partner must be a resident of this state. If the 7 surviving spouse remarries or the surviving domestic partner marries 8 or enters into a new domestic partnership, he or she must return the 9 special license plates to the department within fifteen days and 10 apply for regular license plates or another type of special license 11 plate. 12 (5) A Pearl Harbor survivor license plate or plates may be 13 transferred from one motor vehicle to another motor vehicle owned by 14 the Pearl Harbor survivor or the surviving spouse or domestic partner 15 as described in subsection (4) of this section upon application to 16 the department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed 17 by the director. 18 Sec. 26. RCW 46.18.280 and 2019 c 139 s 1 are each amended to 19 read as follows: 20 (1) A registered owner who has been awarded a Purple Heart medal 21 by any branch of the United States armed forces, including the 22 merchant marines and the women's air forces service pilots may apply 23 to the department for special license plates for use on a motor 24 vehicle required to display one or two license plates, excluding 25 vehicles registered under chapter 46.87 RCW, upon terms and 26 conditions established by the department, and owned by the qualified 27 applicant. The applicant must: 28 (a) Be a resident of this state; 29 (b) Have been wounded during one of this nation's wars or 30 conflicts identified in RCW 41.04.005; 31 (c) Have received ((an honorable)) a qualifying discharge, as 32 defined in section 4 of this act, from the United States armed 33 forces; 34 (d) Provide a copy of the armed forces document showing the 35 recipient was awarded the Purple Heart medal; and 36 (e) Be recorded as the registered owner of the motor vehicle on 37 which the Purple Heart license plate or plates will be displayed. 38 p. 40 2SHB 2014.SL (2) Purple Heart license plates must be issued without the 1 payment of any vehicle license fees, license plate fees, motor 2 vehicle excise taxes, and special license plate fees for one motor 3 vehicle. For other motor vehicles, qualified applicants may purchase 4 Purple Heart license plates for the fee required under RCW 5 46.17.220(((17))) (18) and all other fees and taxes required by law 6 for registering the motor vehicle. 7 (3) Purple Heart license plates may be issued to the surviving 8 spouse or domestic partner of a Purple Heart recipient who met the 9 requirements in subsection (1) of this section. The surviving spouse 10 or domestic partner must be a resident of this state. If the 11 surviving spouse remarries or the surviving domestic partner marries 12 or enters into a new domestic partnership, he or she must return the 13 special license plates to the department within fifteen days and 14 apply for regular license plates or another type of special license 15 plate. 16 (4) A Purple Heart license plate or plates may be transferred 17 from one motor vehicle to another motor vehicle owned by the Purple 18 Heart recipient or the surviving spouse or domestic partner as 19 described in subsection (3) of this section upon application to the 20 department, county auditor or other agent, or subagent appointed by 21 the director. 22 Sec. 27. RCW 46.18.295 and 2012 c 69 s 1 are each amended to 23 read as follows: 24 (1) Veterans ((discharged under honorable conditions (veterans))) 25 and ((individuals serving on active duty in the United States armed 26 forces ())active duty military personnel(())) may purchase a veterans 27 remembrance emblem, campaign medal emblem, or military service award 28 emblem. The emblem is to be displayed on license plates in the manner 29 described by the department, existing vehicular registration 30 procedures, and current laws. 31 (2) For purposes of this section: 32 (a) "Active duty military personnel" means an individual serving 33 on active duty in the United States armed forces. 34 (b) "Veteran" has the meaning defined in RCW 41.04.007. 35 (3) Veterans and active duty military personnel who served during 36 periods of war or armed conflict may purchase a remembrance emblem 37 depicting campaign ribbons which they were awarded. 38 p. 41 2SHB 2014.SL (((3))) (4) The following campaign ribbon remembrance emblems are 1 available: 2 (a) World War I victory medal; 3 (b) World War II Asiatic-Pacific campaign medal; 4 (c) World War II European-African Middle East campaign medal; 5 (d) World War II American campaign medal; 6 (e) Korean service medal; 7 (f) Vietnam service medal; 8 (g) Armed forces expeditionary medal awarded after 1958; and 9 (h) Southwest Asia medal. 10 The director may issue additional campaign ribbon emblems by rule 11 as authorized decorations by the United States department of defense. 12 (((4))) (5) The following military service award emblems are 13 available: 14 (a) Distinguished Service Cross; 15 (b) Navy Cross; 16 (c) Air Force Cross; 17 (d) Silver Star medal; and 18 (e) Bronze Star medal. 19 (((5))) (6) Veterans or active duty military personnel requesting 20 a veteran remembrance emblem, campaign medal emblem, or military 21 service award emblem or emblems must: 22 (a) Pay a prescribed fee set by the department; and 23 (b) Show proof of eligibility through: 24 (i) Providing a DD-214 or discharge papers, as well as necessary 25 documentation to prove eligibility as a veteran with an other than 26 honorable characterization of service, if a veteran; 27 (ii) Providing a copy of orders awarding a campaign ribbon if an 28 individual serving on military active duty; 29 (iii) Providing a copy of orders awarding a military service 30 award; or 31 (iv) Attesting in a notarized affidavit of their eligibility as 32 required under this section. 33 (((6))) (7) Veterans or active duty military personnel who 34 purchase a veteran remembrance emblem, campaign medal emblem, or 35 military service award emblem must be the legal or registered owner 36 of the vehicle on which the emblem is to be displayed. 37 Sec. 28. RCW 46.20.027 and 2002 c 292 s 3 are each amended to 38 read as follows: 39 p. 42 2SHB 2014.SL A Washington state motor vehicle driver's license issued to any 1 service member if valid and in force and effect while such person is 2 serving in the armed forces, shall remain in full force and effect so 3 long as such service continues unless the same is sooner suspended, 4 canceled, or revoked for cause as provided by law and for not to 5 exceed ninety days following the date on which the holder of such 6 driver's license is ((honorably)) separated from service in the armed 7 forces of the United States. A Washington state driver's license 8 issued to the spouse or dependent child of such service member 9 likewise remains in full force and effect if the person is residing 10 with the service member. 11 For purposes of this section, "service member" means every person 12 serving in the armed forces whose branch of service as of the date of 13 application for the driver's license is included in the definition of 14 veteran pursuant to RCW 41.04.007 or the person will meet the 15 definition of veteran at the time of discharge. 16 Sec. 29. RCW 46.20.161 and 2021 c 158 s 7 are each amended to 17 read as follows: 18 (1) The department, upon receipt of a fee of seventy-two dollars, 19 unless the driver's license is issued for a period other than eight 20 years, in which case the fee shall be nine dollars for each year that 21 the license is issued, which includes the fee for the required 22 photograph, shall issue to every qualifying applicant a driver's 23 license. A driver's license issued to a person under the age of 24 eighteen is an intermediate license, subject to the restrictions 25 imposed under RCW 46.20.075, until the person reaches the age of 26 eighteen. 27 (2) The license must include: 28 (a) A distinguishing number assigned to the licensee; 29 (b) The name of record; 30 (c) Date of birth; 31 (d) Washington residence address; 32 (e) Photograph; 33 (f) A brief description of the licensee; 34 (g) Either a facsimile of the signature of the licensee or a 35 space upon which the licensee shall write the licensees' usual 36 signature with pen and ink immediately upon receipt of the license; 37 (h) If applicable, the person's status as a veteran as provided 38 in subsection (4) of this section; and 39 p. 43 2SHB 2014.SL (i) If applicable, a medical alert designation as provided in 1 subsection (5) of this section. 2 (3) No license is valid until it has been signed by the licensee. 3 (4)(a) A veteran, as defined in RCW 41.04.007, ((or an individual 4 who otherwise meets the criteria of RCW 41.04.007 but who has 5 received a general discharge under honorable conditions,)) may apply 6 to the department to obtain a veteran designation on a driver's 7 license issued under this section by providing: 8 (i) A United States department of veterans affairs identification 9 card or proof of service letter; 10 (ii) A United States department of defense discharge document, DD 11 Form 214 or DD Form 215, as it exists on June 7, 2018, or such 12 subsequent date as may be provided by the department by rule, 13 consistent with the purposes of this section, or equivalent or 14 successor discharge paperwork, ((that shows a discharge status of 15 "honorable" or "general under honorable conditions")) that 16 establishes the person's service in the armed forces of the United 17 States and qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this act; 18 (iii) A national guard state-issued report of separation and 19 military service, NGB Form 22, as it exists on June 7, 2018, or such 20 subsequent date as may be provided by the department by rule, 21 consistent with the purposes of this section, or equivalent or 22 successor discharge paperwork, ((that shows a discharge status of 23 "honorable" or "general under honorable conditions")) that 24 establishes the person's active duty or reserve service in the 25 national guard and qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of 26 this act; or 27 (iv) A United States uniformed services identification card, DD 28 Form 2, that displays on its face that it has been issued to a 29 retired member of any of the armed forces of the United States, 30 including the national guard and armed forces reserves. 31 (b) The department may permit a veteran, as defined in RCW 32 41.04.007, ((or an individual who otherwise meets the criteria of RCW 33 41.04.007 but who has received a general discharge under honorable 34 conditions,)) to submit ((an)) alternate forms of documentation to 35 apply to obtain a veteran designation on a driver's license((, as 36 specified by rule, that requires a discharge status of "honorable" or 37 "general under honorable conditions" and that establishes the 38 person's service as required under RCW 41.04.007)). 39 p. 44 2SHB 2014.SL (5) Any person may apply to the department to obtain a medical 1 alert designation, a developmental disability designation, or a 2 deafness designation on a driver's license issued under this chapter 3 by providing: 4 (a) Self-attestation that the individual: 5 (i) Has a medical condition that could affect communication or 6 account for a driver health emergency; 7 (ii) Is deaf or hard of hearing; or 8 (iii) Has a developmental disability as defined in RCW 9 71A.10.020; 10 (b) A statement from the person that they have voluntarily 11 provided the self-attestation and other information verifying the 12 condition; and 13 (c) For persons under eighteen years of age or who have a 14 developmental disability, the signature of a parent or legal 15 guardian. 16 (6) A self-attestation or data contained in a self-attestation 17 provided under this section: 18 (a) Shall not be disclosed; 19 (b) Is for the confidential use of the director, the chief of the 20 Washington state patrol, and law enforcement and emergency medical 21 service providers as designated by law; and 22 (c) Is subject to the privacy protections of the driver's privacy 23 protection act, 18 U.S.C. Sec. 2725. 24 Sec. 30. RCW 72.36.030 and 2014 c 184 s 3 are each amended to 25 read as follows: 26 All of the following persons who have been actual bona fide 27 residents of this state at the time of their application may be 28 admitted to a state veterans' home under rules as may be adopted by 29 the director of the department, unless sufficient facilities and 30 resources are not available to accommodate these people: 31 (1)(a) All ((honorably discharged)) veterans ((of a branch)) of 32 the ((armed forces)) uniformed services of the United States or 33 merchant marines who meet the discharge requirements under RCW 34 41.04.007 or are eligible for medical care provided by the United 35 States department of veterans affairs; (b) members of the state 36 militia disabled while in the line of duty; (c) Filipino World War II 37 veterans who swore an oath to American authority and who participated 38 in military engagements with American soldiers; (d) the spouses or 39 p. 45 2SHB 2014.SL the domestic partners of these veterans, merchant marines, and 1 members of the state militia; and (e) parents any of whose children 2 died while serving in the armed forces. However, it is required that 3 the spouse was married to and living with the veteran, or that the 4 domestic partner was in a domestic partnership and living with the 5 veteran, three years prior to the date of application for admittance, 6 or, if married to or in a domestic partnership with him or her since 7 that date, was also a resident of a state veterans' home in this 8 state or entitled to admission thereto; 9 (2) The spouses or domestic partners of: (a) All ((honorably 10 discharged)) veterans of the United States ((armed forces)) uniformed 11 services with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this 12 act; (b) merchant marines; and (c) members of the state militia who 13 were disabled while in the line of duty and who were residents of a 14 state veterans' home in this state or were entitled to admission to 15 one of this state's state veteran homes at the time of death. 16 However, the included spouse or included domestic partner shall not 17 have been married since the death of his or her spouse or domestic 18 partner to a person who is not a resident of one of this state's 19 state veterans' homes or entitled to admission to one of this state's 20 state veterans' homes; and 21 (3) All applicants for admission to a state veterans' home shall 22 apply for all federal and state benefits for which they may be 23 eligible, including medical assistance under chapter 74.09 RCW. 24 NEW SECTION. Sec. 31. RCW 73.04.042 (Honorable discharge 25 recorded—Veterans of Spanish-American War and World War I) and 1923 c 26 17 s 1 & 1919 c 86 s 1 are each repealed. 27 Sec. 32. RCW 73.08.005 and 2017 c 185 s 9 are each amended to 28 read as follows: 29 The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter 30 unless the context clearly requires otherwise. 31 (1) "Direct costs" includes those allowable costs that can be 32 readily assigned to the statutory objectives of this chapter, 33 consistent with the cost principles promulgated by the federal office 34 of management and budget in circular No. A-87, dated May 10, 2004. 35 (2) "Family" means the spouse or domestic partner, surviving 36 spouse, surviving domestic partner, and dependent children of a 37 p. 46 2SHB 2014.SL living or deceased veteran, or a service member who was killed in the 1 line of duty regardless of the number of days served. 2 (3) "Indigent" means a person who is defined as such by the 3 county legislative authority using one or more of the following 4 definitions: 5 (a) Receiving one of the following types of public assistance: 6 Temporary assistance for needy families, aged, blind, or disabled 7 assistance benefits, pregnant women assistance benefits, poverty- 8 related veterans' benefits, food stamps or food stamp benefits 9 transferred electronically, refugee resettlement benefits, medicaid, 10 medical care services, or supplemental security income; 11 (b) Receiving an annual income, after taxes, of up to one hundred 12 fifty percent or less of the current federally established poverty 13 level, or receiving an annual income not exceeding a higher 14 qualifying income established by the county legislative authority; or 15 (c) Unable to pay reasonable costs for shelter, food, utilities, 16 and transportation because his or her available funds are 17 insufficient. 18 (4) "Indirect costs" includes those allowable costs that are 19 generally associated with carrying out the statutory objectives of 20 this chapter, but the identification and tracking of those costs 21 cannot be readily assigned to a specific statutory objective without 22 an accounting effort that is disproportionate to the benefit 23 received. A county legislative authority may allocate allowable 24 indirect costs to its veterans' assistance fund if it is accomplished 25 in a manner consistent with the cost principles promulgated by the 26 federal office of management and budget in circular No. A-87, dated 27 May 10, 2004. 28 (5)(a) "Veteran" means: 29 (i) A person who served in the active military, naval, or air 30 service; a member of the women's air forces service pilots during 31 World War II; a United States documented merchant mariner with 32 service aboard an oceangoing vessel operated by the war shipping 33 administration; the office of defense transportation, or their 34 agents, from December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946; or a civil 35 service crewmember with service aboard a United States army transport 36 service or United States naval transportation service vessel in 37 oceangoing service from December 7, 1941, through December 31, 1946, 38 who meets one of the following criteria: 39 p. 47 2SHB 2014.SL (A) Served on active duty for at least one hundred eighty days 1 and who was released with ((an honorable discharge)) a qualifying 2 discharge as defined in section 4 of this act; 3 (B) Received ((an honorable or general under honorable 4 characterization of service)) a qualifying discharge as defined in 5 section 4 of this act with a medical reason for separation for a 6 condition listed as non-existed prior to service, regardless of 7 number of days served; or 8 (C) Received ((an honorable discharge)) a qualifying discharge as 9 defined in section 4 of this act and has received a rating for a 10 service connected disability from the United States department of 11 veterans affairs regardless of number of days served; 12 (ii) A current member honorably serving in the armed forces 13 reserve or national guard who has been activated by presidential call 14 up for purposes other than training; 15 (iii) A former member of the armed forces reserve or national 16 guard who has fulfilled his or her initial military service 17 obligation and was released with ((an honorable discharge)) a 18 qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of this act; 19 (iv) A former member of the armed forces reserve or national 20 guard who does not have over one hundred seventy-nine days of active 21 duty service, but meets the federal definition of a veteran having 22 completed twenty years of service. 23 (b) At the discretion of the county legislative authority and in 24 consultation with the veterans' advisory board, counties may expand 25 eligibility for the veterans assistance fund as the county determines 26 necessary, which may include serving veterans with additional 27 discharge characterizations. 28 (6) "Veterans' advisory board" means a board established by a 29 county legislative authority under the authority of RCW 73.08.035. 30 (7) "Veterans' assistance fund" means an account in the custody 31 of the county auditor, or the chief financial officer in a county 32 operating under a charter, that is funded by taxes levied under the 33 authority of RCW 73.08.080. 34 (8) "Veterans' assistance program" means a program approved by 35 the county legislative authority under the authority of RCW 73.08.010 36 that is fully or partially funded by the veterans' assistance fund 37 authorized by RCW 73.08.080. 38 p. 48 2SHB 2014.SL Sec. 33. RCW 73.16.010 and 1975 1st ex.s. c 198 s 1 are each 1 amended to read as follows: 2 In every public department, and upon all public works of the 3 state, and of any county thereof, ((honorably discharged)) soldiers, 4 sailors, ((and)) guardians, marines and other members of the 5 uniformed services who are veterans of any war of the United States, 6 or of any military campaign for which a campaign ribbon shall have 7 been awarded with a qualifying discharge as defined in section 4 of 8 this act, and their widows or widowers, shall be preferred for 9 appointment and employment. Age, loss of limb, or other physical 10 impairment, which does not in fact incapacitate, shall not be deemed 11 to disqualify them, provided they possess the capacity necessary to 12 discharge the duties of the position involved: PROVIDED, That spouses 13 of ((honorably discharged)) veterans with a qualifying discharge as 14 defined in section 4 of this act and who have a service connected 15 permanent and total disability shall also be preferred for 16 appointment and employment. 17 Sec. 34. RCW 73.16.120 and 2015 c 57 s 2 are each amended to 18 read as follows: 19 (1) The department of veterans affairs, employment security 20 department, and department of commerce shall consult local chambers 21 of commerce, associate development organizations, and businesses to 22 initiate a demonstration campaign to increase veteran employment. 23 This campaign may include partnerships with chambers of commerce that 24 result in business owners sharing, with the local chamber of 25 commerce, information on the number of veterans employed and the 26 local chambers of commerce providing this information to the 27 department of veterans affairs. 28 (2) Participants in the campaign are encouraged to work with the 29 Washington state military transition council and county veterans' 30 advisory boards as defined in RCW 73.08.035. 31 (3) Funding for the campaign shall be established from existing 32 resources. 33 (4) For the purposes of this section, "veteran" ((means any 34 veteran discharged under honorable conditions)) has the definition 35 given in RCW 41.04.007. 36 Sec. 35. RCW 77.32.480 and 2016 c 78 s 1 are each amended to 37 read as follows: 38 p. 49 2SHB 2014.SL (1) Upon written application, a combination fishing license shall 1 be issued at the reduced rate of five dollars and all hunting 2 licenses shall be issued at the reduced rate of a youth hunting 3 license fee for the following individuals: 4 (a) A resident sixty-five years old or older who ((is an 5 honorably discharged veteran of)) has a qualifying discharge, as 6 defined in section 4 of this act, from the United States armed forces 7 ((having)) and has a service-connected disability; 8 (b) A resident who ((is an honorably discharged veteran of)) has 9 a qualifying discharge, as defined in section 4 of this act, from the 10 United States armed forces ((with)) and has a thirty percent or more 11 service-connected disability; 12 (c) A resident with a disability who permanently uses a 13 wheelchair; 14 (d) A resident who is blind or visually impaired; and 15 (e) A resident with a developmental disability as defined in RCW 16 71A.10.020 with documentation of the disability certified by a 17 physician licensed to practice in this state. 18 (2) Upon department verification of eligibility, a nonstate 19 resident veteran with a disability who otherwise satisfies the 20 criteria of subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section must be issued 21 a combination fishing license or any hunting license at the same cost 22 charged to a nondisabled Washington resident for the same license. 23 (3) Upon written application and department verification, the 24 following recreational hunting licenses must be issued at no cost to 25 a resident member of the state guard or national guard, as defined in 26 RCW 38.04.010, as long as the state guard or national guard member 27 is: An active full-time state guard or national guard employee; or a 28 state guard or national guard member whose status requires the state 29 guard or national guard member to participate in drill training on a 30 part-time basis: 31 (a) A small game hunting license under RCW 77.32.460(1); 32 (b) A supplemental migratory bird permit under RCW 77.32.350; and 33 (c) A big game hunting license under RCW 77.32.450 (1) and (2). 34 Sec. 36. RCW 84.39.020 and 2020 c 139 s 54 are each amended to 35 read as follows: 36 (1) Each claimant applying for assistance under RCW 84.39.010 37 must file a claim with the department, on forms prescribed by the 38 department, no later than thirty days before the tax is due. The 39 p. 50 2SHB 2014.SL department may waive this requirement for good cause shown. The 1 department must supply forms to the county assessor to allow persons 2 to apply for the program at the county assessor's office. 3 (2) The claim must designate the property to which the assistance 4 applies and must include a statement setting forth (a) a list of all 5 members of the claimant's household, (b) facts establishing the 6 eligibility under this section, and (c) any other relevant 7 information required by the rules of the department. The claim must 8 be signed by the claimant subject to the penalties as provided in 9 chapter 9A.72 RCW for false swearing. The first claim must include 10 proof of the claimant's age acceptable to the department. 11 (3) The following documentation must be filed with a claim along 12 with any other documentation required by the department: 13 (a) The deceased veteran's DD 214 report of separation, or its 14 equivalent, that must ((be under honorable conditions)) show 15 qualification as a veteran under RCW 41.04.005. If the deceased 16 veteran had an other than honorable characterization of service, the 17 following is also required: (i) Proof that the decedent was, at any 18 point, eligible for or received federal department of veterans 19 affairs monetary benefits; or (ii) proof that the decedent's survivor 20 is eligible for or has received federal department of veterans 21 affairs monetary survivor benefits; 22 (b) A copy of the applicant's certificate of marriage to the 23 deceased; 24 (c) A copy of the deceased veteran's death certificate; and 25 (d) A letter from the United States veterans' administration 26 certifying that the death of the veteran meets the requirements of 27 RCW 84.39.010(2). 28 (4) The department of veterans affairs must assist an eligible 29 widow or widower in the preparation and submission of an application 30 and the procurement of necessary substantiating documentation. 31 (5) The department must determine if each claimant is eligible 32 each year. Any applicant aggrieved by the department's denial of 33 assistance may petition the state board of tax appeals to review the 34 denial and the board must consider any appeals to determine (a) if 35 the claimant is entitled to assistance and (b) the amount or portion 36 thereof. 37 NEW SECTION. Sec. 37. The provisions of RCW 82.32.805 and 38 82.32.808 do not apply to this act. 39 p. 51 2SHB 2014.SL NEW SECTION. Sec. 38. Sections 25 through 27 of this act take 1 effect April 1, 2025. 2 NEW SECTION. Sec. 39. Section 24 of this act expires April 1, 3 2025. 4 NEW SECTION. Sec. 40. If specific funding for the purposes of 5 this act, referencing this act by bill or chapter number, is not 6 provided by June 30, 2024, in the omnibus appropriations act, this 7 act is null and void. 8 Passed by the House February 10, 2024. Passed by the Senate March 1, 2024. Approved by the Governor March 18, 2024. Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 19, 2024. --- END --- p. 52 2SHB 2014.SL