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FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FOR THE SENATE
FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE AUDIT AND REVIEW COMMITTEE
FOR THE LEGISLATIVE EVALUATION AND ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAM COMMITTEE
FOR THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
FOR THE OFFICE OF STATE LEGISLATIVE LABOR RELATIONS
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE STATE ACTUARY
FOR THE STATUTE LAW COMMITTEE
FOR THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT SERVICES
FOR THE SUPREME COURT
FOR THE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT
FOR THE COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE COURTS
FOR THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC DEFENSE
FOR THE OFFICE OF CIVIL LEGAL AID
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
FOR THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE COMMISSION
FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
FOR THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
FOR THE COMMISSION ON ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS
FOR THE STATE TREASURER
FOR THE STATE AUDITOR
FOR THE CITIZENS' COMMISSION ON SALARIES FOR ELECTED OFFICIALS
FOR THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
FOR THE CASELOAD FORECAST COUNCIL
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—COMMUNITY SERVICES AND HOUSING
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—ENERGY AND INNOVATION
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE—PROGRAM SUPPORT
FOR THE ECONOMIC AND REVENUE FORECAST COUNCIL
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FOR THE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LOTTERY
FOR THE COMMISSION ON HISPANIC AFFAIRS
FOR THE COMMISSION ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN AFFAIRS
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS—OPERATIONS
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
FOR THE BOARD OF TAX APPEALS
FOR THE OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS ENTERPRISES
FOR THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
FOR THE STATE INVESTMENT BOARD
FOR THE LIQUOR AND CANNABIS BOARD
FOR THE UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
FOR THE MILITARY DEPARTMENT
FOR THE PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
FOR THE BOARD OF ACCOUNTANCY
FOR THE BOARD FOR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
FOR THE FORENSIC INVESTIGATION COUNCIL
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION
FOR THE CONSOLIDATED TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGENCY
FOR THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE LEADERSHIP BOARD
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—AGING AND ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—ECONOMIC SERVICES PROGRAM
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—SPECIAL COMMITMENT PROGRAM
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—ADMINISTRATION AND SUPPORTING SERVICES PROGRAM
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL AND HEALTH SERVICES—PAYMENTS TO OTHER AGENCIES PROGRAM
FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY
FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY—MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY—PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS BOARD AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PROGRAM
FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY—SCHOOL EMPLOYEES' BENEFITS BOARD
FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY—HEALTH BENEFIT EXCHANGE
FOR THE STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY—COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAM
FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
FOR THE BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE APPEALS
FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING COMMISSION
FOR THE OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
FOR THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY DEPARTMENT
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES—GENERAL
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES—CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SERVICES PROGRAM
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES—JUVENILE REHABILITATION PROGRAM
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES—EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES—PROGRAM SUPPORT
FOR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE COMMISSION
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY
FOR THE WASHINGTON POLLUTION LIABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM
FOR THE STATE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
FOR THE RECREATION AND CONSERVATION OFFICE
FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE HEARINGS OFFICE
FOR THE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
FOR THE PUGET SOUND PARTNERSHIP
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
FOR THE ENERGY FACILITY SITE EVALUATION COUNCIL
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE PATROL
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
FOR THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
FOR THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR STANDARDS BOARD
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR GENERAL APPORTIONMENT
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—BASIC EDUCATION EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR SCHOOL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR PUPIL TRANSPORTATION
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICE DISTRICTS
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR LOCAL EFFORT ASSISTANCE
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR PROGRAMS FOR HIGHLY CAPABLE STUDENTS
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR MISCELLANEOUS—EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—EDUCATION REFORM PROGRAMS
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR THE LEARNING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—PER PUPIL ALLOCATIONS
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOL COMMISSION
FOR THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR GRANTS AND PASS THROUGH FUNDING
FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION—FOR TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS
FOR THE STATE BOARD FOR COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES
FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
FOR EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
FOR CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
FOR THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE
FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
FOR THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL—POLICY COORDINATION AND ADMINISTRATION
FOR THE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL—OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
FOR THE WORKFORCE TRAINING AND EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
FOR THE STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
FOR THE WASHINGTON CENTER FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING YOUTH
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE ARTS COMMISSION
FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FOR THE EASTERN WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INVESTMENT POOL
FOR THE STATE TREASURER—BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR DEBT SUBJECT TO THE DEBT LIMIT
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
FOR THE STATE TREASURER—BOND RETIREMENT AND INTEREST, AND ONGOING BOND REGISTRATION AND TRANSFER CHARGES: FOR BOND SALE EXPENSES
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—GOVERNOR'S EMERGENCY FUNDING
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—STATE HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY ACCOUNT
FOR SUNDRY CLAIMS
FOR THE STATE TREASURER—COUNTY CLERK LEGAL FINANCIAL OBLIGATION GRANTS
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—ANDY HILL CANCER RESEARCH ENDOWMENT FUND MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—LANDLORD MITIGATION PROGRAM ACCOUNT
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS—CONTRIBUTIONS TO RETIREMENT SYSTEMS
FOR THE WASHINGTON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL—RURAL JOBS PROGRAM MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT
FOR THE WASHINGTON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT COUNCIL—OPPORTUNITY SCHOLARSHIP MATCH TRANSFER ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—WASHINGTON STATE LEADERSHIP BOARD ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—CRIME VICTIM AND WITNESS ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—WASHINGTON HORSE RACING COMMISSION OPERATING ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—CORONAVIRUS STATE FISCAL RECOVERY
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—SKELETAL HUMAN REMAINS ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—SURGICAL SMOKE EVACUATION ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—WASHINGTON STATE LIBRARY OPERATIONS ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—QUENDALL TERMINALS SUPERFUND SITE ON LAKE WASHINGTON
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—ELECTRIC VEHICLE ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—LEGISLATIVE ORAL HISTORY ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—PORT DISTRICT EQUITY FUND
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—HEALTH PROFESSIONS ACCOUNT
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—SECRETARY OF STATE ARCHIVES AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT CENTRAL SERVICES
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—STATE AUDITOR AUDIT SERVICES CENTRAL SERVICES
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL LEGAL SERVICES CENTRAL SERVICES
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS CENTRAL SERVICES
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—CONSOLIDATED TECHNOLOGY SERVICES CENTRAL SERVICES
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES CENTRAL SERVICES
FOR THE OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT—OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CENTRAL SERVICES
FOR THE STATE TREASURER—STATE REVENUES FOR DISTRIBUTION
FOR THE STATE TREASURER—FOR THE COUNTY CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
FOR THE STATE TREASURER—MUNICIPAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT
FOR THE STATE TREASURER—TRANSFERS
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
COMPENSATION—REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES—HEALTH CARE COALITION—INSURANCE BENEFITS
COMPENSATION—SCHOOL EMPLOYEES—INSURANCE BENEFITS
COMPENSATION—PENSION CONTRIBUTIONS
(1) The office of financial management must convene a task force to identify, plan, and make recommendations on the conversion of the Larch corrections center property and facilities to an alternate use.
(1) The joint legislative task force on the underground economy in the Washington state construction industry is reestablished.
(1) Agencies may not expend funds from the: (a) Climate investment account; (b) climate commitment account; (c) natural climate solutions account; or (d) air quality and health disparities improvement account, on or after the effective date of chapter . . . (Initiative Measure No. 2117), Laws of 2025.
(1) The Washington student loan account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from the Washington student loan program must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for administration and the issuance of new student loans. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the legislature may direct the state treasurer to make transfers of moneys in the Washington student loan account to the state general fund, the workforce education investment account, and the education legacy trust account.
The community reinvestment account is created in the state treasury. Revenues to the account shall consist of appropriations and transfers by the legislature and all other moneys directed for deposit into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation.
Expenditures from the account may be used by the department of commerce for:
Economic development, which includes addressing wealth disparities to promote asset building such as home ownership and expanding access to financial resources including, but not limited to, grants and loans for small businesses and entrepreneurs, financial literacy training, and other small business training and support activities;
Civil and criminal legal assistance to provide postconviction relief and case assistance, including the expungement of criminal records and vacation of criminal convictions;
Community-based violence intervention and prevention services, which may include after-school programs focused on providing education and mentorship to youths;
Reentry services to facilitate successful transitions for persons formerly incarcerated in an adult correctional facility or juvenile residential facility in Washington; and
Beginning July 1, 2025, agricultural and economic support and services available to historically marginalized communities.
The distribution of the grants under this section must be done in collaboration with "by and for community organizations" as defined by the department of commerce and the office of equity. For the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the grants distributed under this section must be done in collaboration with "by and for community organizations" including Asian, native Hawaiian, and Pacific islander organizations.
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.
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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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.
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.
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The Washington horse racing commission operating account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts collected by the commission under RCW 67.16.105(2) must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the operating expenses of the commission and, for the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, for purposes set forth in subsection (3) of this section. Only the commission or the commission's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
The commission has the authority to receive such gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources as may be made from time to time in trust or otherwise for the use and purpose of regulating or supporting nonprofit race meets as set forth in RCW 67.16.130 and 67.16.105(1); such gifts, grants, and endowments must also be deposited into the horse racing commission operating account and expended according to the terms of such gift, grant, or endowment.
Except during fiscal year 2025, in order to provide funding in support of the legislative findings in RCW 67.16.101 (1) through (3), and to provide additional necessary support to the nonprofit race meets beyond the funding provided by RCW 67.16.101(4) and 67.16.102(2), the commission is authorized to spend up to three hundred thousand dollars per fiscal year from its operating account for the purpose of developing the equine industry, maintaining and upgrading racing facilities, and assisting equine health research. When determining how to allocate the funds available for these purposes, the commission must give first consideration to uses that regulate and assist the nonprofit race meets and equine health research. These expenditures may occur only when sufficient funds remain for the continued operations of the horse racing commission.
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For fiscal years 2024 and 2025, expenditures from the account must be used for the operating expenses of the commission, with the remaining amount distributed annually as follows:
10 percent for grants to nonprofit entities involved with equine rescue and rehoming organizations; and
90 percent to class 1 racing associations allocated by grant by the commission only for payment of the annual horse racing integrity and safety authority gross assessment for Washington state. The gross assessment may include required expenses for veterinarians, advanced life support ambulances, advanced life support ambulance staff, and emergency medical technicians.
By December 1, 2024, the commission must report to the appropriate committees of the legislature on the use of grant funds and criteria used to determine grant awards established in (a) of this subsection and uses of funds distributed to the commission for operating expenses.
It is the intent of the legislature to continue the provisions of (a) of this subsection in subsequent fiscal biennia.
For the purposes of this subsection (1), the legislature must appropriate the amounts provided in this subsection:
$12,500,000 annually to the board for administration of this chapter as appropriated in the omnibus appropriations act;
$11,000,000 annually to the department of health for 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. For fiscal year 2025, $250,000 to the office of the superintendent of public instruction to fund grants for life skills training to children and youth, and it is the intent of the legislature to continue this policy in subsequent fiscal biennia;
i. $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;
j. $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;
k. $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;
l. $800,000 for each of fiscal years 2020 through 2023 to the department of health for the administration of the cannabis authorization database;
m. $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.
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.
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:
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;
Eleven percent to the health care authority to:
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;
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; and
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;
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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;
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;
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
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
Thirty-two percent must be deposited in the state general fund.
(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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.