{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-72.09.903","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 72.09.903","heading":"Savings—1981 c 136.","body":"All rules and all pending business before the secretary of social and health services and the department of social and health services pertaining to matters transferred by RCW 72.09.040 shall be continued and acted upon by the department of corrections.\nAll existing contracts and obligations pertaining to the powers, duties, and functions transferred shall remain in full force and effect and shall be performed by the department of corrections.\nThe transfer of powers, duties, and functions under RCW 72.09.040 shall not affect the validity of any act performed prior to July 1, 1981, by the department of social and health services or its secretary and, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall not affect the validity of any rights existing on July 1, 1981.\nIf questions arise regarding whether any sort of obligation is properly that of the department of social and health services or the department of corrections, such questions shall be resolved by the director of financial management.","path":["Title 72","Chapter 72.09"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=72.09.903","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T04:07:10Z","sha256":"ea92c9da53c3f376547a37f90b7d0c7956a8b927fd0348f77563dc6921eaf2fb","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-72.09.902","next":"us-wa/rcw-72.09.904"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}