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Senate bill would let State Leadership Board solicit gifts and grants to support youth programs
Summary
Supporters told the committee SB 5825 would authorize the Washington State Leadership Board to solicit gifts, grants and endowments to supplement its roughly $800,000 budget; the board’s executive director estimated under $50,000 could be raised in year one and said OFM and legal counsel would set gift policies. Public witnesses and the sponsor praised the programs’ impact.
Senate Bill 5825, sponsored by Senator Claire Wilson, would give the Washington State Leadership Board statutory authority to solicit gifts, grants and endowments from public and private sources for the benefit of the board’s programs.
Danielle Creech, committee staff, said the Leadership Board is a designated trustee agency that currently receives funds from specialty license plate sales deposited into a special account; the bill would permit solicitation and receipt of donated funds and require…
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