Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

H-0945.1
                                 HOUSE BILL 1737
     State of Washington         68th Legislature      2023 Regular Session
     By Representatives Morgan, Street, Kretz, Waters, Reeves, Reed,
     Entenman, Donaghy, Cheney, Walsh, Wylie, Stearns, Orwall, Taylor,
     Chapman, Berg, Graham, Gregerson, Ormsby, Ramel, Santos, Caldier,
     Pollet, Macri, and Fosse
     Read first time 02/02/23.   Referred to Committee on Appropriations.
      AN ACT Relating to enacting the reconciliation act; amending RCW
  43.79.567; creating a new section; and providing an effective date.
  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
     Sec. 1. RCW 43.79.567 and 2022 c 297 s 947 are each amended to
 read as follows:
     (1) The community ((reinvestment)) reconciliation 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.
     (2) Expenditures from the account may be used by the department
 of commerce for:
     (a) 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;
     (b) Civil and criminal legal assistance to provide postconviction
 relief and case assistance, including the expungement of criminal
 records and vacation of criminal convictions;
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     (c)   Community-based   violence   intervention   and  prevention
 services, which may include after-school programs focused on
 providing education and mentorship to youths; ((and))
     (d) Reentry services to facilitate successful transitions for
 persons formerly incarcerated in an adult correctional facility or
 juvenile residential facility in Washington;
     (e) Agricultural and economic support and services available to
 historically marginalized communities; and
     (f) Programs or services that use a community assessment model
 that is evidence-based and aimed at addressing root causes of
 violence in communities and may include programs or services with one
 or more of the following goals:
     (i) Increasing high school graduation rates and empowering school
 and life success for individuals;
     (ii) Building a culture of empathy, equity, and connection and
 improving the quality of life of persons in a community through
 trauma-informed care;
     (iii) Achieving positive health outcomes or enhancing resiliency
 such as by promoting nutrition, physical health, or mental health;
 and
     (iv) Creating a supportive community environment.
     (3) The distribution of the grants under this section must be
 done in collaboration with the governor's office of Indian affairs
 and "by and for community organizations" as defined by the department
 of commerce and the office of equity.
     NEW SECTION.    Sec. 2.     This act may be known and cited as the
 reconciliation act.
     NEW SECTION.    Sec. 3.    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.
     NEW SECTION.   Sec. 4.    This act takes effect July 1, 2024.
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Statutes affected: 
Original Bill: 43.79.567