Washington HB 1931: Addressing financial aid grants for incarcerated students.

Bill Text

AN ACT Relating to modifying the conditions for use of funds for 1
special license plates; and reenacting and amending RCW 46.68.420.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
Sec. 1. RCW 46.68.420 and 2022 c 239 s 3, 2022 c 117 s 3, and 4
2022 c 96 s 4 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:5
(1) The department shall:6
(a) Collect special license plate fees established under RCW 7
46.17.220;8
(b) Deduct an amount not to exceed ((twelve dollars)) $12 for 9
initial issue and ((two dollars)) $2 for renewal issue for 10
administration and collection expenses incurred by it; and11
(c) Remit the remaining proceeds to the custody of the state 12
treasurer with a proper identifying detailed report.13
(2) The state treasurer shall credit the proceeds to the motor 14
vehicle fund until the department determines that the state has been 15
reimbursed for the cost of implementing the special license plate. 16
Upon determination by the department that the state has been 17
reimbursed, the state treasurer shall credit the remaining special 18
license plate fee amounts for each special license plate to the 19
following appropriate account as created in this section in the 20
custody of the state treasurer:21
H-1721.1
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1931
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By House Transportation (originally sponsored by Representatives
Bernbaum and Richards)
READ FIRST TIME 02/28/25.
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ACCOUNT CONDITIONS FOR USE OF
FUNDS
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4-H programs Support Washington 4-H
programs
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Fred Hutch Support cancer research at the
Fred Hutchinson cancer research
center
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Gonzaga University alumni
association
Scholarship funds to needy and
qualified students attending or
planning to attend Gonzaga
University
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Helping kids speak Provide free diagnostic and
therapeutic services to families of
children who suffer from a delay
in language or speech
development
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Law enforcement memorial Provide support and assistance to
survivors and families of law
enforcement officers in
Washington killed in the line of
duty and to organize, finance,
fund, construct, utilize, and
maintain a memorial on the state
capitol grounds to honor those
fallen officers
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Lighthouse environmental
programs
Support selected Washington state
lighthouses that are accessible to
the public and staffed by
volunteers; provide environmental
education programs; provide
grants for other Washington
lighthouses to assist in funding
infrastructure preservation and
restoration; encourage and support
interpretive programs by
lighthouse docents
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Music matters awareness Promote music education in
schools throughout Washington
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Patches pal, or alternative name
as designated by the department
under RCW 46.04.383
Provide funds to the Seattle
children's hospital strong against
cancer program
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San Juan Islands programs Provide funds to the Madrona
institute
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Seattle Mariners Provide funds to the sports
mentoring program and to support
the Washington world fellows
program in the following manner:
(a) Seventy-five percent to the
Washington state leadership board
solely to administer the sports
mentoring program established
under RCW 43.388.040, to
encourage youth who have
economic needs or face
adversities to experience spectator
sports or get involved in youth
sports, and (b) up to ((twenty-
five)) 25 percent to the
Washington state leadership board
solely to administer the
Washington world fellows
program, an equity focused
program
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Seattle NHL hockey Provide funds to the NHL Seattle
foundation and to support the
boundless Washington program in
the following manner: (a) Fifty
percent to the NHL Seattle
foundation, or its successor
organization, to help marginalized
youth succeed in life through
increased access to sports and
other opportunities; (b) ((twenty-
five)) 25 percent to the
Washington state leadership board
solely to administer the boundless
Washington program to facilitate
opportunities for young people
with physical and sensory
disabilities to enjoy and
experience the outdoors; and (c)
((twenty-five)) 25 percent to the
NHL Seattle foundation, or its
successor organization, for
providing financial support to
allow youth to participate in
hockey
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Seattle Seahawks Provide funds to ((InvestED and
to support the Washington world
fellows program in the following
manner: (a) Seventy-five percent,
to InvestED, to encourage
secondary students who have
economic needs to stay in school,
return to school, or get involved
within their learning community;
and (b) twenty-five percent to the
Washington state leadership board
solely to administer the
Washington world fellows
program, including the provision
of fe