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Section 101

FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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FOR THE SENATE

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FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE

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FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE

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FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE

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FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY

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FOR THE STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE

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FOR THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES

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FOR THE SUPREME COURT

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FOR THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT

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FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS

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FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS

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FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE

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FOR THE OFFICE OF CIVIL LEGAL AID

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FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR

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FOR THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR

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FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION

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FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE

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FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS

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FOR THE COMMISSION ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS

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FOR THE STATE TREASURER

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FOR THE STATE AUDITOR

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FOR THE CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS

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FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

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FOR THE CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HOUSING

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—ENERGY AND INNOVATION

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—PROGRAM SUPPORT

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FOR THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

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FOR THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS

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FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY

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FOR THE COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS

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FOR THE COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS—OPERATIONS

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE

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FOR THE BOARD OF TAX APPEALS

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FOR THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

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FOR THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER

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FOR THE STATE INVESTMENT BOARD

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FOR THE LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD

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FOR THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION

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FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT

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FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION

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FOR THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY

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FOR THE BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS

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FOR THE FORENSIC INVESTIGATION COUNCIL

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION

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FOR THE CONSOLIDATED TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGENCY

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FOR THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS

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FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LEADERSHIP BOARD

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—AGING AND ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—SPECIAL COMMITMENT PROGRAM

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM

Section 209

FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—PAYMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES PROGRAM

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FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY

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FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

Section 212

FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY—PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS BOARD AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAM

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FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY—SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS BOARD

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FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY—HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE

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FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY—COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM

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FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

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FOR THE BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE APPEALS

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FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION

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FOR THE OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND

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FOR THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES—GENERAL

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES—CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAM

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES—JUVENILE REHABILITATION PROGRAM

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES—EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES—PROGRAM SUPPORT

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FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY

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FOR THE WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM

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FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION

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FOR THE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE

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FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE HEARINGS OFFICE

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FOR THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE

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FOR THE PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

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FOR THE ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION COUNCIL

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING

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FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

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FOR THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

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FOR THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS BOARD

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR GENERAL APPORTIONMENT

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—BASIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAMS

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR THE LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—PER PUPIL ALLOCATIONS

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

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FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS

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FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION

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FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR GRANTS AND PASS THROUGH FUNDING

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FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS

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FOR THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES

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FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

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FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

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FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

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FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

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FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE

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FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

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FOR THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL—POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION

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FOR THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL—OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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FOR THE WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD

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FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

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FOR THE WASHINGTON CENTER FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING YOUTH

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FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION

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FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT POOL

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FOR THE STATE TREASURER—BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR DEBT SUBJECT TO THE DEBT LIMIT

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FOR THE STATE TREASURER—BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT TO BE REIMBURSED AS PRESCRIBED BY STATUTE

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FOR THE STATE TREASURER—BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES

Section 705

FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY FUNDING

Section 706

FOR SUNDRY CLAIMS

Section 707

FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—ANDY HILL CANCER RESEARCH ENDOWMENT FUND MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—LANDLORD MITIGATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS—CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

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FOR THE WASHINGTON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL—RURAL JOBS PROGRAM MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT

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FOR THE WASHINGTON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL—OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—HOME VISITING SERVICES ACCOUNT

Section 713

FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—WASHINGTON STATE LEADERSHIP BOARD ACCOUNT

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—SKELETAL HUMAN REMAINS ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—SURGICAL SMOKE EVACUATION ACCOUNT

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—LOCAL GOVERNMENT ARCHIVES ACCOUNT

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY OPERATIONS ACCOUNT

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—HOME SECURITY FUND ACCOUNT

Section 720

FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—JUDICIAL STABILIZATION TRUST ACCOUNT

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—WASHINGTON COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

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FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—QUENDALL TERMINALS SUPERFUND SITE ON LAKE WASHINGTON

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COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

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CENTRAL SERVICE CHARGES

Section 801

FOR THE STATE TREASURER—STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION

Section 802

FOR THE STATE TREASURER—FOR THE COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT

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FOR THE STATE TREASURER—MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT

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FOR THE STATE TREASURER—TRANSFERS

Section 901

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS

Section 902

COMPENSATION—REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES—HEALTH CARE COALITION—INSURANCE BENEFITS

Section 903

COMPENSATION—SCHOOL EMPLOYEES—INSURANCE BENEFITS

Section 904

COMPENSATION—PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS

Section 905

  1. The corrections personnel of the state and all counties and municipal corporations initially employed on or after January 1, 1982, shall engage in basic corrections training which complies with standards adopted by the commission. The standards adopted must provide for basic corrections training of at least ten weeks in length for any corrections officers subject to the certification requirement under RCW 43.101.095 who are hired on or after July 1, 2021, or on an earlier date set by the commission. The training shall be successfully completed during the first six months of employment of the personnel, unless otherwise extended or waived by the commission, and shall be requisite to the continuation of employment.

  2. The commission shall provide the training required in this section, together with facilities, supplies, materials, and the room and board for noncommuting attendees, except during the 2021-2023 and 2023-2025 fiscal biennia, when the employing county, municipal corporation, or state agency shall reimburse the commission for twenty-five percent of the cost of training its personnel.

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    1. Subsections (1) and (2) of this section do not apply to the Washington state department of corrections prisons division. The Washington state department of corrections is responsible for identifying training standards, designing curricula and programs, and providing the training for those corrections personnel employed by it. In doing so, the secretary of the department of corrections shall consult with staff development experts and correctional professionals both inside and outside of the agency, to include soliciting input from labor organizations.

    2. The commission and the department of corrections share the responsibility of developing and defining training standards and providing training for community corrections officers employed within the community corrections division of the department of corrections.

Section 906

  1. For the purposes of this subsection (1), the legislature must appropriate the amounts provided in this subsection:

    1. $12,500,000 annually to the board for administration of this chapter as appropriated in the omnibus appropriations act;

    2. $11,000,000 annually to the department of health for the following:

      1. Creation, implementation, operation, and management of a cannabis, vapor product, and commercial tobacco education and public health program that contains the following:

(A) A cannabis use public health hotline that provides referrals to substance abuse treatment providers, uses evidence-based or research-based public health approaches to minimizing the harms associated with cannabis use, and does not solely advocate an abstinence-only approach;

(B) Programs that support development and implementation of coordinated intervention strategies for the prevention and reduction of commercial tobacco, vapor product, and cannabis use by youth and cannabis cessation treatment services, including grant programs to local health departments or other local community agencies;

(C) Media-based education campaigns across television, internet, radio, print, and out-of-home advertising, separately targeting youth and adults, that provide medically and scientifically accurate information about the health and safety risks posed by cannabis use; and

(D) Outreach to priority populations regarding commercial tobacco, vapor product, and cannabis use, prevention, and cessation; and

    ii. The Washington poison control center;

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    i. $3,000,000 annually to the department of commerce to fund cannabis social equity grants under RCW 43.330.540; and

    ii. $200,000 annually to the department of commerce to fund technical assistance through a roster of mentors under RCW 43.330.540;

d. $200,000 annually, until June 30, 2032, to the health care authority to contract with the Washington state institute for public policy to conduct the cost-benefit evaluations and produce the reports described in RCW 69.50.550;

e. $25,000 annually to the University of Washington alcohol and drug abuse institute for the creation, maintenance, and timely updating of web-based public education materials providing medically and scientifically accurate information about the health and safety risks posed by cannabis use;

f. $300,000 annually to the University of Washington and $175,000 annually to the Washington State University for research on the short-term and long-term effects of cannabis use to include, but not be limited to, formal and informal methods for estimating and measuring intoxication and impairments, and for the dissemination of such research;

g. $550,000 annually to the office of the superintendent of public instruction to fund grants to building bridges programs under chapter 28A.175 RCW;

h. $2,423,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $2,423,000 for fiscal year 2023 to the Washington state patrol for a drug enforcement task force;

    i. $270,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $290,000 for fiscal year 2023 to the department of ecology for implementation of accreditation of cannabis product testing laboratories;

j. $800,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023 to the department of health for the administration of the cannabis authorization database;

k. $621,000 for fiscal year 2022 and $635,000 for fiscal year 2023 to the department of agriculture for compliance-based laboratory analysis of pesticides in cannabis; and

l. $782,000 for fiscal year 2025 to the department of ecology to create and sustain a program to accredit cannabis testing laboratories. It is the intent of the legislature that this policy will be continued in the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.

  1. Subsection (1)(a) through (g) of this section must be adjusted annually based on the United States bureau of labor statistics' consumer price index for the Seattle area.

  2. After appropriation of the amounts identified in subsection (1) of this section, the legislature must annually appropriate such remaining amounts for the purposes listed in this subsection (3) as follows:

    1. Fifty-two percent to the state basic health plan trust account to be administered by the Washington basic health plan administrator and used as provided under chapter 70.47 RCW;

    2. Eleven percent to the health care authority to:

      1. Design and administer the Washington state healthy youth survey, analyze the collected data, and produce reports, in collaboration with the office of the superintendent of public instruction, department of health, department of commerce, family policy council, and board. The survey must be conducted at least every two years and include questions regarding, but not necessarily limited to, academic achievement, age at time of substance use initiation, antisocial behavior of friends, attitudes toward antisocial behavior, attitudes toward substance use, laws and community norms regarding antisocial behavior, family conflict, family management, parental attitudes toward substance use, peer rewarding of antisocial behavior, perceived risk of substance use, and rebelliousness. Funds disbursed under this subsection may be used to expand administration of the healthy youth survey to student populations attending institutions of higher education in Washington;

      2. Develop, implement, maintain, and evaluate programs and practices aimed at the prevention or reduction of maladaptive substance use, substance use disorder, substance abuse or substance dependence, as these terms are defined in the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, among middle school and high school-age students, whether as an explicit goal of a given program or practice or as a consistently corresponding effect of its implementation, mental health services for children and youth, and services for pregnant and parenting women. In deciding which programs and practices to fund under this subsection (3)(b)(ii), the director of the health care authority must consult, at least annually, with the University of Washington's social development research group and the University of Washington's alcohol and drug abuse institute;

      3. Contract with community health centers to provide primary health and dental care services, migrant health services, and maternity health care services as provided under RCW 41.05.220; and

      4. Transfer $250,000 for fiscal year 2025 to the office of the superintendent of public instruction to fund life skills training;

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      1. One and one-half percent to counties, cities, and towns where licensed cannabis retailers are physically located. Each jurisdiction must receive a share of the revenue distribution under this subsection (3)(c)(i) based on the proportional share of the total revenues generated in the individual jurisdiction from the taxes collected under RCW 69.50.535, from licensed cannabis retailers physically located in each jurisdiction. For purposes of this subsection (3)(c), 100 percent of the proportional amount attributed to a retailer physically located in a city or town must be distributed to the city or town;

      2. Three and one-half percent to counties, cities, and towns ratably on a per capita basis. Counties must receive 60 percent of the distribution based on each county's total proportional population. Funds may only be distributed to jurisdictions that do not prohibit the siting of any state licensed cannabis producer, processor, or retailer;

      3. By September 15th of each year, the board must provide the state treasurer the annual distribution amount made under this subsection (3)(c), if any, for each county and city as determined in (c)(i) and (ii) of this subsection; and

      4. Distribution amounts allocated to each county, city, and town in (c)(i) and (ii) of this subsection must be distributed in four installments by the last day of each fiscal quarter; and

    4. Thirty-two percent must be deposited in the state general fund.

Section 907

(1)(a) The climate investment account is created in the state treasury. Except as otherwise provided in chapter 316, Laws of 2021, all receipts from the auction of allowances authorized in this chapter must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.

Section 908

  1. The department shall prepare, post on the department website, and submit to the appropriate committees of the legislature an annual report that identifies all distributions of moneys from the accounts created in RCW 70A.65.240 through 70A.65.280.

  2. The report must identify, at a minimum, the recipient of the funding, the amount of the funding, the purpose of the funding, the actual end result or use of the funding, whether the project that received the funding produced any verifiable reduction in greenhouse gas emissions or other long-term impact to emissions, and if so, the quantity of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, the cost per carbon dioxide equivalent metric ton of reduced greenhouse gas emissions, and a comparison to other greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects in order to facilitate the development of cost-benefit ratios for greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects.

  3. The department shall require by rule that recipients of funds from the accounts created in RCW 70A.65.240 through 70A.65.280 report to the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, the information required for the department to carry out the department's duties established in this section.

  4. The department shall update its website with the information described in subsection (2) of this section as appropriate but no less frequently than once per calendar year.

  5. The department shall submit its report to the appropriate committees of the legislature with the information described in subsection (2) of this section no later than September 30 of each year. For fiscal year 2025, the report must be submitted no later than November 30, 2024.

Section 909

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.

Section 910

This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately.

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