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Community groups and agencies urge committee to codify and sustain Washington’s Community Reinvestment Program
Summary
Hundreds of community‑based organizations and agency witnesses told the committee that House Bill 2,523 would sustain and strengthen the Community Reinvestment Program; staff described requirements for plan updates, Office of Equity review, biennial reporting, and a WSIPP study.
Dozens of community leaders, agency officials and program administrators testified in favor of House Bill 2,523 during a lengthy Jan. 27 public hearing, asking lawmakers to codify the Community Reinvestment Program (CRP) and secure predictable funding and accountability mechanisms.
Martha Whaling, staff to the committee, opened the hearing with a background summary: the Legislature appropriated funds in 2022 for Commerce to develop a CRP plan to address racial, economic and social disparities caused by historic drug‑law enforcement; Commerce produced several reports and the substitute bill would give direction to Commerce, require Office of Equity…
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