Washington SB 5362: Advancing the due date for the department of ecology's report on the effects of the clean fuels program.

Bill Text

AN ACT Relating to victims of crime act funding; adding a new 1
section to chapter 7.68 RCW; and creating a new section.2
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:3
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that:4
(a) The continuity and sustainability of victim services programs 5
are essential to public safety;6
(b) Federal victims of crime act funding is the most significant 7
resource for crime victim services in Washington state, funding 8
programs in every county and for every type of harm;9
(c) The fluctuations of federal funding levels strain the 10
infrastructure needed to equitably resource victim services; and11
(d) The consequences of unstable and insufficient funding has 12
immediate impacts on the lives and safety of crime victims, families, 13
and communities.14
(2) Washington state commits to providing for the continuity of 15
victim services programs to ensure trauma-informed, culturally 16
relevant, accessible, and high-quality services for victims of crime.17
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 7.68 RCW 18
to read as follows:19
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SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5362
State of Washington 69th Legislature 2025 Regular Session
By Senate Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Dhingra,
Frame, Hasegawa, Salomon, Trudeau, and C. Wilson)
READ FIRST TIME 02/07/25.
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(1) The victims of crime act account is created in the state 1
treasury. Moneys in the account may be spent only after 2
appropriation.3
(2) Beginning in fiscal year 2026, the state treasurer must 4
transfer into the victims of crime act account from the general fund 5
the following sums, less the amount received by the state pursuant to 6
the federal victims of crime act of 1984, 34 U.S.C. Sec. 20101 et 7
seq., and as thereafter amended, in the previous fiscal year, as 8
determined by the office of financial management:9
(a) $50,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 2026, 2027, 10
2028, and 2029;11
(b) $60,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 2030, 2031, 12
2032, and 2033; and13
(c) $70,000,000 per fiscal year for each fiscal year thereafter.14
(3) Expenditures from the account may be used for programs 15
providing services for victims of crime throughout the state. 16
Expenditures from the account:17
(a) Must be administered in a unified process with federal 18
victims of crime act funds and the victims of crime act state plan, 19
with separate reporting as necessary to comply with federal and state 20
regulations;21
(b) Shall be used to supplement, but not supplant, funding that 22
programs providing services for victims of crime receive from other 23
sources;24
(c) May be used as a match for federal victims of crime act 25
funds; and26
(d) May not be used for capital projects.27
(4) Not more than five percent of the funds deposited in the 28
victims of crime act account under this section may be available for 29
the administrative costs of the office of crime victims advocacy in 30
supporting programs providing services for victims of crime 31
throughout the state.32
(5) The office of crime victims advocacy shall submit a report to 33
the legislature with data on crime victim services and 34
recommendations for future aggregate funding levels for the victims 35
of crime act account every five years, with a preliminary report due 36
December 15, 2039.37
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