{"id":"WA-051","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Washington","state":"WA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Jay Inslee","authority":"RCW 43.06.220(1)(h); chapters 38.08, 38.52, 43.06 RCW","instrument":"Proclamation 20-78","title":"Safeguarding Public Trust and Stability in Local Health Jurisdictions","dateIssued":"2020-12-14","effective":"2020-12-14 (immediately)","end":"Until the end of the emergency or until amended or rescinded (rescinded by 20-78.1)","startDate":"2020-12-14","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["counties and cities party to combined city-county health departments and health districts"],"clause":"I hereby prohibit any party to an agreement to operate a combined city and county health department... [from acting] to terminate or commence or advance the legal process for termination of [the agreement or withdrawal from the health district]... unless... the Secretary of Health must determine, in the Secretary\u0027s sole discretion, that termination or [withdrawal is appropriate]","enforcement":"RCW 43.06.220(5)","functions":["OTHER (preserves the local health officers who issued and enforced local orders)"],"notes":"Relevant to preemption: rather than displacing local health authorities, the State froze the structure of local health jurisdictions during the emergency, preserving the local health officers\u0027 concurrent authority under RCW 70.05.070.","sourceUrl":"https://governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/proclamations/proc_20-78.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":68606,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"WA","url":"/library/WA-051","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/WA-051","citation":"Governor Jay Inslee, Proclamation 20-78 (Dec. 14, 2020) (Ex. WA-051)","stateName":"Washington","related":["WA-052","WA-050","WA-053","WA-054","WA-049","WA-055","WA-048","WA-047","WA-056","WA-057","WA-058","WA-046"]}