The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
- (1) "Authority" means a health sciences and services authority created pursuant to this chapter.
- (2) "Board" means the governing board of trustees of an authority.
- (3) "Director" means the executive director of the student achievement council.
- (4) "Health sciences and services" means biosciences that advance new therapies and procedures to combat disease and promote public health.
- (5) "Local government" means a city, town, or county.
- (6) "Sponsoring local government" means a city, town, or county that creates a health sciences and services authority.
[ 2012 c 229 s 580; 2007 c 251 s 1.]
Notes:
Effective date—2012 c 229 ss 101, 117, 401, 402, 501 through 594, 601 through 609, 701 through 708, 801 through 821, 902, and 904: See note following RCW 28B.77.005.
Captions not law—Severability—2007 c 251: See notes following RCW 35.104.010.