Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 72.01 - Administration.
72.01.050 - Secretary's powers and duties—Management of public institutions and correctional facilities.

RCW 72.01.050
Secretary's powers and duties—Management of public institutions and correctional facilities.

(1) The secretary of social and health services shall have full power to manage and govern the following public institutions: The western state hospital, the eastern state hospital, the northern state hospital, Lakeland Village, the Rainier school, and such other institutions as authorized by law, subject only to the limitations contained in laws relating to the management of such institutions.
(2) The secretary of corrections shall have full power to manage, govern, and name all state correctional facilities, subject only to the limitations contained in laws relating to the management of such institutions.
(3) If any state correctional facility is fully or partially destroyed by natural causes or otherwise, the secretary of corrections may, with the approval of the governor, provide for the establishment and operation of additional residential correctional facilities to place those inmates displaced by such destruction. However, such additional facilities may not be established if there are existing residential correctional facilities to which all of the displaced inmates can be appropriately placed. The establishment and operation of any additional facility shall be on a temporary basis, and the facility may not be operated beyond July 1 of the year following the year in which it was partially or fully destroyed.
(4) The secretary of the department of children, youth, and families shall have full power to manage and govern Echo Glen, the Green Hill school, and such other institutions as authorized by law, subject only to the limitations contained in laws relating to the management of such institutions.

[ 2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 § 628; 1992 c 7 § 51; 1988 c 143 § 1. Prior: 1985 c 378 § 8; 1985 c 350 § 1; 1981 c 136 § 68; 1979 c 141 § 145; 1977 c 31 § 1; 1959 c 28 § 72.01.050; prior: 1955 c 195 § 4(1); 1915 c 107 § 1, part; 1907 c 166 § 2, part; 1901 c 119 § 3, part; RRS § 10899, part. Formerly RCW 43.28.020, part.]
NOTES:

Effective date—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6 §§ 601-631, 701-728, and 804: See note following RCW 13.04.011.


Conflict with federal requirements—2017 3rd sp.s. c 6: See RCW 43.216.908.


Severability—1985 c 378: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1985 c 378 § 36.]


Effective date—1985 c 378: "This act shall take effect July 1, 1986. The secretary of social and health services and the governor may immediately take such steps as are necessary to ensure that this act is implemented on its effective date." [ 1985 c 378 § 37.]


Effective date—1981 c 136: See RCW 72.09.900.

Structure Revised Code of Washington

Revised Code of Washington

Title 72 - State Institutions

Chapter 72.01 - Administration.

72.01.010 - Powers and duties apply to department of social and health services, department of children, youth, and families, and department of corrections—Joint exercise authorized.

72.01.042 - Hours of labor for full time employees—Compensatory time—Premium pay.

72.01.043 - Hours of labor for full time employees—Certain personnel excepted.

72.01.045 - Assaults to employees—Reimbursement for costs.

72.01.050 - Secretary's powers and duties—Management of public institutions and correctional facilities.

72.01.060 - Chief executive officers—Appointment—Salaries—Assistants.

72.01.090 - Rules and regulations.

72.01.110 - Construction or repair of buildings—Contracts or inmate labor.

72.01.120 - Construction or repair of buildings—Award of contracts.

72.01.130 - Destruction of buildings—Reconstruction.

72.01.140 - Agricultural and farm activities.

72.01.150 - Industrial activities.

72.01.180 - Dietitian—Duties—Travel expenses.

72.01.190 - Fire protection.

72.01.200 - Employment of teachers—Exceptions.

72.01.210 - Institutional religious coordinators—Appointment—Qualifications.

72.01.212 - Institutional religious coordinators—Liability insurance—Representation by attorney general in civil lawsuits.

72.01.220 - Institutional religious coordinators—Duties.

72.01.230 - Institutional religious coordinators—Offices, chapels, supplies.

72.01.240 - Supervisor of religious coordinators.

72.01.260 - Outside ministers not excluded.

72.01.270 - Gifts, acceptance of.

72.01.280 - Quarters for personnel—Charges.

72.01.282 - Quarters for personnel—Deposit of receipts.

72.01.290 - Record of patients and inmates.

72.01.300 - Accounting systems.

72.01.310 - Political influence forbidden.

72.01.320 - Examination of conditions and needs—Report.

72.01.365 - Escorted leaves of absence for inmates—Definitions.

72.01.370 - Escorted leaves of absence for inmates—Grounds.

72.01.375 - Escorted leaves of absence for inmates—Notification of local law enforcement agencies.

72.01.380 - Leaves of absence for inmates—Rules—Restrictions—Costs.

72.01.410 - Placement of person convicted as an adult for a felony offense committed under the age of eighteen.

72.01.412 - Placement in partial confinement on electronic home monitoring after twenty-fifth birthday—Person in the custody of the department of children, youth, and families with an earned release date between the person's twenty-fifth and twenty-s...

72.01.415 - Offender under eighteen confined to a jail—Segregation from adult offenders.

72.01.430 - Transfer of equipment, supplies, livestock between institutions—Notice—Conditions.

72.01.450 - Use of facilities, equipment and personnel by school districts and institutions of higher learning authorized.

72.01.452 - Use of facilities, equipment and personnel by state agencies, counties, cities or political subdivisions.

72.01.454 - Use of facilities by counties, community service organizations, nonprofit associations, etc.

72.01.458 - Use of files and records for courses of education, instruction and training at institutions.

72.01.460 - Lease of lands with outdoor recreation potential—Restrictions—Unlawful to use posted lands.

72.01.480 - Agreements with nonprofit organizations to provide services for persons admitted or committed to institutions.

72.01.900 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.