H-2641.1H-2157.2 SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2000 State of Washington 68th Legislature 2024 Regular Session By House State Government & Tribal Relations (originally sponsored by Representatives Mena, Berry, Ramel, Low, Walen, Ryu, Timmons, Reed, Cheney, Nance, Cortes, Santos, and Hackney)Hackney READPrefiled FIRST12/21/23. TIME 01/15/24.

Read first time 01/08/24.

Referred to Committee on State Government & Tribal Relations.

1 SHBHB 2000 (3) The office may utilize the resources of Results Washington for technical and operational assistance in developing the strategic plan.

2 SHBHB 2000 establish a visible, coordinated, and comprehensive approach to international relations and protocol)).

(2) InDesignate conjunction with the legislative committee on economic development and international relations, designate foreign jurisdictions, such as national governments, subnational governments, and international organizations, as jurisdictions of strategic importance to Washington;

3 SHBHB 2000 (4) Accept or request grants or gifts from citizens and other private sources to be used to defray the costs of appropriate hosting of foreign dignitaries, including appropriate gift-giving and reciprocal gift-giving, or other activities of the office.

((The department of commerce, in consultation with the office of protocol, the office of the secretary of state, the department of agriculture, and the employment security department[,])) (1) The office of international relations and protocolprotocol, and the legislative committee on economic development and international relations, in consultation with the department of commerce, the department of agriculture, and other state agencies and offices as appropriate, shall jointly identify up to ((fifteen countries)) 15 foreign jurisdictions that are of strategic importance to the development and diversification of Washington's international trade relations.

(2) When designating such jurisdictions of strategic importance, the office and committee shall consider factors including:

(1) Advise and assist the governor, the legislature, and other independent elected officials on international developments that may affect the state;

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(2) Establish and build government-to-government relationships between the state, foreign governments, and international organizations;

All moneys received by the president of the senate and the secretary of state from gifts, grants, and endowments for international trade hosting, international relations, and international missions activities must be deposited in the p.

5 SHBHB 2000 of the senate and the secretary of state from gifts, grants, and endowments for international trade hosting, international relations, and international missions activities must be deposited in the account.

The senate members of the committee shall be appointed by the president of the senate and the house members of the committee p.shall be appointed by the speaker of the house.

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