RCW 43.01.160
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(1)All rules and directory or advisory publications issued, adopted, or amended by state officers or agencies, as defined by RCW 41.06.020 , after July 1, 1983, shall be written in gender-neutral terms unless a specification of gender is intended.
(2)No rule or publication is invalid because it does not comply with this section.
[ 1983 c 20 s 2 .]
Notes:
Intent — 1983 c 20: "It is the intent of the legislature to have the state's statutes, rules, and official communications expressed in gender-neutral terms." [ 1983 c 20 s 1 .]
Statutes, memorials, and resolutions: RCW 44.04.210 .