Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 43.330 - Department of Commerce.
43.330.181 - Office of apple health and homes—Responsibilities.

RCW 43.330.181
Office of apple health and homes—Responsibilities.

(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, there is created the office of apple health and homes within the department.
(2) Activities of the office of apple health and homes must be carried out by a director of the office of apple health and homes, supervised by the director of the department or their designee.
(3) The office of apple health and homes is responsible for leading efforts under this section and coordinating a spectrum of practice efforts related to providing permanent supportive housing, including leading efforts related to every aspect of creating housing, operating housing, obtaining services, and delivering those services to connect people with housing and maintain them in that housing.
(4) The office of apple health and homes shall:
(a) Subject to available funding, allocate funding for permanent supportive housing units sufficient in number to fulfill permanent supportive housing needs of persons determined to be eligible for the program by the coordinating entity or entities under RCW 74.09.886;
(b) Collaborate with department divisions responsible for making awards or loans to appropriate housing providers to acquire, build, and operate the housing units, including but not limited to nonprofit community organizations, local counties and cities, public housing authorities, and public development authorities;
(c) Collaborate with the authority on administrative functions, oversight, and reporting requirements, as necessary to implement the apple health and homes program established under RCW 74.09.886;
(d) Establish metrics and collect racially disaggregated data from the authority and the department related to the program's effect on providing persons with permanent supportive housing, moving people into independent housing, long-term housing stability, improving health outcomes for people in the program, estimated reduced health care spending to the state on persons enrolled in the program, and outcomes related to social determinants of health;
(e) Develop a publicly accessible dashboard to make key program outcomes available to the public. Key program outcomes include, but are not limited to, the number of people served by the program and the number of housing units created by the office;
(f) Create work plans and establish milestones to achieve the goal of providing permanent supportive housing for all eligible individuals; and
(g) Oversee the allocation of community support services provider and housing provider capacity-building grants to further the state's interests of enhancing the ability of community support services providers and housing providers to deliver community support services and permanent supportive housing and assure that an initial infrastructure is established to create strong networks of community support services providers and housing providers.
(5) The office of apple health and homes must be operational no later than January 1, 2023. The department shall assure the coordination of the work of the office of apple health and homes with other offices within the department with similar or adjacent authorities and functions.
(6) For the purposes of this section:
(a) "Community support services provider" has the same meaning as in RCW 74.09.885.
(b) "Coordinating entity" has the same meaning as in RCW 74.09.885.
(c) "Housing provider" has the same meaning as in RCW 74.09.885.
(d) "Permanent supportive housing" has the same meaning as in RCW 74.09.885.

[ 2022 c 216 § 5.]
NOTES:

Findings—Intent—Short title—2022 c 216: See notes following RCW 74.09.885.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 43 - State Government—Executive

Chapter 43.330 - Department of Commerce.

43.330.005 - Findings.

43.330.007 - Management responsibility.

43.330.010 - Definitions.

43.330.020 - Department created.

43.330.030 - Director—Appointment—Salary.

43.330.040 - Director powers and duties.

43.330.050 - Community and economic development responsibilities.

43.330.060 - Trade and business responsibilities.

43.330.062 - Recruitment and retention of business—Protocols for associate development organizations and department staff.

43.330.065 - Identification of countries of strategic importance for international trade relations.

43.330.068 - International companies investing in Washington—Eligibility for excise tax incentives.

43.330.070 - Local development capacity—Training and technical assistance.

43.330.075 - Local government regulation and policy handouts—Technical assistance.

43.330.080 - Coordination of community and economic development services—Contracts with county-designated associate development organizations—Scope of services—Business services training.

43.330.082 - Contracting associate development organizations—Performance measures and summary of best practices—Remediation plans—Report.

43.330.084 - Washington state quality award—Reimbursement of application fee.

43.330.086 - Contracts with associate development organizations—Schedule of awards.

43.330.090 - Economic diversification strategies—Targeted industry sectors—Film and video production.

43.330.094 - Tourism development and promotion account—Promotion of tourism industry.

43.330.100 - Local infrastructure and public facilities—Grants and loans.

43.330.110 - Housing—Energy assistance.

43.330.120 - Growth management.

43.330.125 - Assistance to counties and cities.

43.330.130 - Services to poor and disadvantaged persons—Preschool children—Substance abuse—Family services—Fire protection and emergency management.

43.330.135 - Court-appointed special advocate programs—Funds—Eligibility.

43.330.145 - Entrepreneurial assistance—Recipients of temporary assistance for needy families—Cooperation with agencies for training and industrial recruitment.

43.330.150 - Fees—Conferences, workshops, training.

43.330.152 - Fees—Service and product delivery areas.

43.330.155 - Community and economic development fee account.

43.330.156 - Fees—Adoption by rule.

43.330.165 - Housing for farmworkers—Proposal review and funding recommendations—Farmworker housing advisory group.

43.330.167 - Washington youth and families fund.

43.330.170 - Statewide housing market analysis.

43.330.181 - Office of apple health and homes—Responsibilities.

43.330.184 - Apple health and homes account.

43.330.187 - Rapid permanent supportive housing acquisition and development program.

43.330.190 - Reimbursement of extraordinary criminal justice costs.

43.330.250 - Economic development strategic reserve account—Authorized expenditures—Transfer of excess funds to the education construction account.

43.330.260 - Inventory of economic development grant opportunities—Joint efforts for grant seeking and attracting major events.

43.330.270 - Innovation partnership zone program.

43.330.280 - Documentation of clusters of companies having a comparative competitive advantage—Process and criteria—Working group.

43.330.300 - Financial fraud and identity theft crimes investigation and prosecution program.

43.330.310 - Comprehensive green economy jobs growth initiative—Establishment.

43.330.320 - Obtaining energy efficiency services—Awarding grants to financial institutions—Credit enhancements.

43.330.330 - Funding energy efficiency improvements—Risk reduction mechanisms—Legislative intent.

43.330.340 - Appliance efficiency rebate program.

43.330.350 - Use of moneys by local municipalities to leverage financing for energy efficiency projects.

43.330.360 - Findings—Involvement of state bond authorities in financing energy efficiency projects.

43.330.365 - Electric vehicle incentive account.

43.330.370 - Evergreen jobs initiative.

43.330.375 - Evergreen jobs efforts—Coordination and support—Identification of technologies, barriers, and strategies—Outreach efforts—Performance reports.

43.330.400 - Broadband mapping account—Federal broadband data improvement act funding—Coordination of broadband mapping activities.

43.330.403 - Reporting availability of high-speed internet—Survey of high-speed internet infrastructure owned or leased by state agencies—Geographic information system map—Rules.

43.330.406 - Procurement of geographic information system map—Accountability and oversight structure—Application of public records act.

43.330.409 - Broadband mapping, deployment, and adoption—Reports.

43.330.412 - Community technology opportunity program—Administration—Grant program.

43.330.421 - Advisory group on digital inclusion and technology planning.

43.330.425 - Advisory committee on permanent supportive housing.

43.330.430 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Definitions.

43.330.431 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Trust fund.

43.330.432 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Authority of state investment board—Authority of governing board.

43.330.433 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Governing board—Liability of governing board and state investment board.

43.330.434 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Endowment principles.

43.330.435 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Development of operating plan—Elements.

43.330.436 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Program implementation and administration.

43.330.437 - Developmental disabilities endowment—Rules.

43.330.440 - Multijurisdictional regulatory streamlining projects—Establishment—Reports.

43.330.460 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Definitions.

43.330.462 - Washington achieving a better life experience program account.

43.330.464 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Investment of moneys—Responsibility of state investment board, governing board, and investment manager.

43.330.466 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Established—Governing board—Administrative support—Colocation with developmental disabilities endowment governing board—Advisory committees—Interagency agreements—Limited liability.

43.330.468 - Washington achieving a better life experience program—Governing board authority.

43.330.480 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Definitions.

43.330.482 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program.

43.330.486 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Contracts with rehabilitation agencies—Reports.

43.330.488 - Low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program—Account.

43.330.500 - Life sciences discovery fund.

43.330.502 - Life sciences discovery fund—Grants and contracts by department.

43.330.504 - Life sciences discovery fund—Department powers.

43.330.506 - Life sciences discovery fund—Limitation of liability.

43.330.510 - Keep Washington working statewide work group.

43.330.515 - Military installation incompatible development—Defense community compatibility account—Grants.

43.330.520 - Military installation incompatible development—Project list—Report.

43.330.530 - Broadband office—Definitions.

43.330.532 - Broadband office—Established—Purpose.

43.330.534 - Broadband office—Powers and duties.

43.330.536 - Broadband office—Goals.

43.330.538 - Broadband office—Reports.

43.330.539 - Broadband office—Digital equity plan.

43.330.5393 - Digital equity planning grant program.

43.330.5395 - Digital equity forum.

43.330.540 - Cannabis social equity technical assistance grant program.

43.330.542 - Environmental justice obligations of the department of commerce.

43.330.545 - Community engagement grants—Law enforcement.

43.330.550 - Employer-supported child care—Technical assistance.

43.330.560 - Office of renewable fuels—Definitions.

43.330.565 - Office of renewable fuels—Established.

43.330.570 - Office of renewable fuels—Duties.

43.330.575 - Renewable fuels accelerator account.

43.330.700 - Findings—Homeless youth.

43.330.702 - Homeless youth—Definitions.

43.330.705 - Homeless youth—Office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs.

43.330.706 - Homeless youth—Data and outcomes measures—Report.

43.330.710 - Homeless youth—Office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs—Report to the director—Grants—Program management and oversight.

43.330.715 - Homeless youth—Training program.

43.330.717 - Homeless youth—Review of state-funded programs.

43.330.720 - Unaccompanied youth—Publicly funded system of care—Department of children, youth, and families and the office of homeless youth prevention and protection programs to develop plan.

43.330.723 - Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—Flexible funding.

43.330.724 - Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—Housing stability for youth in crisis pilot programs.

43.330.725 - Youth and young adults exiting publicly funded system of care—System of care grants.

43.330.730 - Finding—2015 c 296.

43.330.732 - Definitions.

43.330.735 - Washington small business retirement marketplace.

43.330.737 - Private sector contractor's duties—Director's duties—Rollovers—Rules—Participation of private sector financial services firms.

43.330.740 - Payment of marketplace expenses—Use of private and federal funding.

43.330.742 - Federal employment retirement income act liability—Prohibition on state-based retirement plan for nonstate employees.

43.330.745 - Incentive payments.

43.330.747 - Effectiveness and efficiency of the Washington small business retirement marketplace—Biennial report.

43.330.750 - Rules—Rule development process.

43.330.760 - Intent—2021 c 64.

43.330.762 - Manufacturing—Goals and strategies—Reports—Manufacturing council.

43.330.765 - Manufacturing—Regional strategies—Grants.

43.330.767 - Manufacturing cluster acceleration account.

43.330.770 - Manufacturing—Workforce innovation sector lead—Reports.

43.330.772 - Subject to appropriation.

43.330.900 - References to director and department.

43.330.901 - Captions.

43.330.902 - Effective date—1993 c 280.

43.330.9021 - Effective date—1994 c 5.

43.330.904 - Transfer of certain state energy office powers, duties, and functions—References to director—Appointment of assistant director.

43.330.905 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to county public health assistance.

43.330.907 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to administrative and support services for the building code council.

43.330.908 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to the drug prosecution assistance program.

43.330.909 - Transfer of powers, duties, and functions pertaining to the energy facility site evaluation council.

43.330.910 - Transfer of certain powers, duties, and functions of the department of information services—High-speed internet activities.

43.330.911 - Short title—2015 c 69.

43.330.912 - Conflict with federal requirements—2015 c 296.