HB 1094 — Creating the Washington future fund program.

and (ii) If necessary, increase or decrease previous funded cohort population estimates to reflect updated available data.

(2) The caseload forecast council shall submit the estimates provided in subsection (1) of this section as specified in RCW 43.88C.020.

(3) The legislature shall appropriate funds, from the state general fund into the Washington future fund, in an amount equal to:

(a) During the 2024 legislative session, the population estimate provided in subsection (1)(a) of this section multiplied by $4,000;

(i) The population estimate provided in RCWsubsection 43.88C.010(1)(b)(i) forof thethis currentsection andfor nexteach calendarcohort year, multiplied by $4,000;

and (ii) If necessary, appropriations necessary to fund past cohorts, pursuant to the adjusted population estimates provided in RCWsubsection 43.88C.010.(1)(b)(ii) of this section.

(2)(4) Moneys that are not awarded because a claimant is deceased or has not submitted a valid application within the time frame designated within this chapter shall be retained within the account and used to fund the principal for a future cohort.

(2) All investments made by the state investment board shall be made with the exercise of judgment and care required by RCW 43.33A.140p. and consistent with the investment policy established by the state investment board.

9 HB 1094 43.33A.140 and consistent with the investment policy established by the state investment board.

(5) Members of the state investment board are not liable to the state, to the account, or to any other person as a result of their activities as members, whether ministerial or discretionary, except p.for willful dishonesty or intentional violations of law.

9 SHB 1094 for willful dishonesty or intentional violations of law.

The supervisorp. shall employ staff sufficient to accomplish the purposes of this section.

10 HB 1094 supervisor shall employ staff sufficient to accomplish the purposes of this section.

(5) A councilmember who does not cast an affirmative vote for approval of the official caseload forecast may request, and the p.supervisor shall provide, an alternative forecast based on assumptions specified by the member.

10 SHB 1094 supervisor shall provide, an alternative forecast based on assumptions specified by the member.

and (e) TheFor cohortspurposes of the Washington future fund under section 2 of this act.act, the total number of people in the next two cohorts.

(8)p. The caseload forecast council shall forecast the temporary assistance for needy families and the working connections child care programs as a courtesy.

11 HB 1094 (8) The caseload forecast council shall forecast the temporary assistance for needy families and the working connections child care programs as a courtesy.

(10) Beginning with the official forecast submitted in November 2022 and subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the caseload forecast council shall forecast the p.number of individuals who are assessed as eligible for and have requested supported living services, a service through the core waiver, an individual and family services waiver, and the basic plus waiver administered by the developmental disabilities administration as a courtesy.

11 SHB 1094 number of individuals who are assessed as eligible for and have requested supported living services, a service through the core waiver, an individual and family services waiver, and the basic plus waiver administered by the developmental disabilities administration as a courtesy.

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(3) The investment income account may be utilized for the payment of purchased banking services on behalf of treasurer's trust funds p.including, but not limited to, depository, safekeeping, and disbursement functions for the state treasurer or affected state agencies.

12 SHB 1094 including, but not limited to, depository, safekeeping, and disbursement functions for the state treasurer or affected state agencies.

The 24/7 sobriety account, the Washington promise scholarship account, the Gina Grant Bull memorial legislative page scholarship account, the Rosa Franklin legislative internship program scholarship account, the Washington advanced college tuition payment program account, the Washington college savings program account, the accessible communities account, the Washington achieving a better life experience program account, the Washington career and college pathways innovation challenge program account, the community and technical college innovation account, the agricultural local fund, the American Indian scholarship endowment fund, the behavioral health loan repayment program account, the foster care scholarship endowment fund, the foster care endowed scholarship trust fund, the contract harvesting revolving account, the Washington state combined fund drive account, the commemorative works account, the county ((enhanced)) 911 excise tax account, the county road administration board emergency loan account, the toll collection account, the developmental disabilities endowment trust fund, the energy account, the energy facility site evaluation council account, the fair fund, the family and medical leave insurance account, the fish and wildlife federal lands revolving account, the natural resources federal lands revolving account, the food animal veterinarian conditional scholarship account, the forest health revolving account, the fruit and vegetable inspection account, the educator conditional scholarship account, the Washington future fund account, the game farm alternative account, the GET ready for math and science scholarship account, the Washington global health technologies and product development account, the grain inspection revolving fund, the Washington history day account, the industrial insurance rainy day fund, the juvenile accountability incentive p.

13 SHBHB 1094 collection account, the developmental disabilities endowment trust fund, the energy account, the energy facility site evaluation council account, the fair fund, the family and medical leave insurance account, the fish and wildlife federal lands revolving account, the natural resources federal lands revolving account, the food animal veterinarian conditional scholarship account, the forest health revolving account, the fruit and vegetable inspection account, the educator conditional scholarship account, the Washington future fund account, the game farm alternative account, the GET ready for math and science scholarship account, the Washington global health technologies and product development account, the grain inspection revolving fund, the Washington history day account, the industrial insurance rainy day fund, the juvenile accountability incentive account, the law enforcement officers' and firefighters' plan 2 expense fund, the local tourism promotion account, the low-income home rehabilitation revolving loan program account, the multiagency permitting team account, the northeast Washington wolf-livestock management account, the produce railcar pool account, the public use general aviation airport loan revolving account, the regional transportation investment district account, the rural rehabilitation account, the Washington sexual assault kit account, the stadium and exhibition center account, the youth athletic facility account, the self-insurance revolving fund, the children's trust fund, the Washington horse racing commission Washington bred owners' bonus fund and breeder awards account, the Washington horse racing commission class C purse fund account, the individual development account program account, the Washington horse racing commission operating account, the life sciences discovery fund, the Washington state library-archives building account, the reduced cigarette ignition propensity account, the center for deaf and hard of hearing youth account, the school for the blind account, the Millersylvania park trust fund, the public employees' and retirees' insurance reserve fund, the school employees' benefits board insurance reserve fund, the public employees' and retirees' insurance account, the school employees' insurance account, the long-term services and supports trust account, the radiation perpetual maintenance fund, the Indian health improvement reinvestment account, the department of licensing tuition recovery trust fund, the student achievement council tuition recovery trust fund, the tuition recovery trust fund, the Washington student loan account, the industrial insurance premium refund account,p. the mobile home park relocation fund, the natural resources deposit fund, the Washington state health insurance pool account, the federal forest revolving account, and the library operations account.

14 HB 1094 account, the mobile home park relocation fund, the natural resources deposit fund, the Washington state health insurance pool account, the federal forest revolving account, and the library operations account.

(d) Any state agency that has independent authority over accounts or funds not statutorily required to be held in the custody of the state treasurer that deposits funds into a fund or account in the p.custody of the state treasurer pursuant to an agreement with the office of the state treasurer shall receive its proportionate share of earnings based upon each account's or fund's average daily balance for the period.

14 SHB 1094 custody of the state treasurer pursuant to an agreement with the office of the state treasurer shall receive its proportionate share of earnings based upon each account's or fund's average daily balance for the period.

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RCW 70.58A.520 and 2019 c 148 s 20 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) The department may disclose vital records information for persons named in any birth, death, or fetal death record only as provided under this chapter.

(2) Proposals for research and public health purposes must be reviewed and approved as to scientific merit and adequacy of confidentiality safeguards in accordance with this section.

(3) The department may release birth and fetal death record data that includes direct identifiers for research with approval of the state institutional review board and receipt of a signed confidentiality agreement with the department.

(4) The department may release birth and fetal death record data that includes direct identifiers for nonresearch public health purposes to a government agency upon receipt of a signed written data-sharing agreement with the department.

(5) The department may release birth and fetal death record data that contains only indirect identifiers to anyone upon receipt of a signed written data-sharing agreement with the department.

(6) The department may release death record data to anyone upon approval of the department and receipt of a signed written data- sharing agreement with the department.

(7) The department may release birth and death record data that includes direct identifiers to the health care authority established in chapter 41.05 RCW, and any successor agency responsible for implementing the medical assistance programs under chapter 74.09 RCW and Title XIX of the federal social security act and the children's health insurance program under chapter 74.09 RCW and Title XXI of the federal social security act, to carry out the purposes of chapter 43.--- RCW (the new chapter created in section 12 of this act).

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15 SHB 1094 (8) A written data-sharing agreement required under subsections (4) through (6) and (((14))) (15) through (((17))) (18) of this section must, at a minimum:

(a) Include a description of the type of data needed and the purpose for how the data will be used;

(b) Include the methods to be used to protect the confidentiality and security of the data;

(c) State that ownership of the data provided under this section remains with the department, and is not transferred to those authorized to receive and use the data under the agreement;

and (d) Include the applicable fees for use of the data.

(((8))) (9) In addition to the conditions required by subsection (((7))) (8) of this section, the written data-sharing agreement for birth and fetal death record data for public health purposes under subsection (4) of this section must:

(a) Prohibit redisclosure of any direct or indirect identifiers without explicit permission from the department;

and (b) Prohibit the recipient of the data from contacting or attempting to contact the person whose information is included in the data set or that person's family members without explicit permission from the department.

(((9))) (10) In addition to the conditions required by subsection (((7))) (8) of this section, the written data-sharing agreement for birth or fetal death record data with indirect identifiers under subsection (5) of this section must prohibit the recipient of the data from attempting to determine the identity of persons whose information is included in the data set or use the data in any manner that identifies individuals or their family members.

(((10))) (11) The department and the state institutional review board shall apply the most restrictive law governing data release to proposals for research and public health purposes requesting data sets with direct identifiers for linkage to other data sets.

(((11))) (12) The department may provide the fewest birth and fetal death record data elements necessary for the purpose described in the proposal for research or public health purposes.

(((12))) (13) The department may deny a request for data for cause including, but not limited to, when:

(a) Indirect identifiers are sufficient for the purpose described in the proposal for research or public health purposes;

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16 SHB 1094 (b) The research or public health proposal lacks scientific merit;

(c) The department lacks resources or the request would result in an unreasonable use of resources related to data preparation and analysis;

(d) The requestor cannot meet the requirements in a data-sharing agreement for protecting the confidentiality of the data;

or (e) The requestor is out of compliance with an existing data- sharing agreement.

(((13))) (14) The department must provide notice of the denial to the requestor and include a statement of the reasons for the denial.

If the state registrar denies a request for data under the provisions of this section, a person may appeal the decision under RCW 70.58A.550.

(((14))) (15) The department may release vital records to government agencies in the conduct of official duties upon approval of the state registrar and receipt of a signed written data-sharing agreement with the department that prohibits redisclosure of any direct or indirect identifiers without explicit permission from the department.

Vital records information released by the department under this subsection may be limited to only the information necessary to perform the official duties of the agencies to which the information is released.

The department may deny requests according to subsection (((12))) (13) of this section.

Government agencies may access records electronically and use of records must be limited to the information needed for official business.

The agreement may include cost sharing for support of the electronic system.

(((15))) (16) The department shall make available to the department of social and health services, division of child support, the social security numbers of parents listed on birth records as required for establishing child support upon receipt of a signed written data-sharing agreement with the department.

(((16))) (17) The department may release vital records to the national center for health statistics to be used solely for national statistics upon approval of the state registrar and receipt of a signed written data-sharing agreement with the department.

(((17))) (18) The department may release copies of vital records through an interjurisdictional exchange agreement to offices of vital statistics in states or territories of the United States, the District of Columbia, New York City, or neighboring countries.

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17 SHB 1094 records must relate to a resident of, a person born in, or a person who died in the requesting state, territory, the District of Columbia, New York City, or neighboring country.

(((18))) (19) The department may release indices of death, marriage, and divorce records annually to the state archives.

(((19))) (20) Nothing in this chapter may be construed as giving authority to the state or local registrar, department, government agencies, or data recipients to sell or provide access to lists of individuals when requested for commercial purposes.

(((20))) (21) For the purposes of this section:

(a) "Data" means a data file containing multiple records.

(b) "Direct identifier" means a single data element that identifies an individual person.

(c) "Indirect identifier" means a single data element that on its own does not identify an individual person, but when combined with other indirect identifiers can be used to identify an individual person.

(d) "Public health purpose" means a purpose that seeks to support or evaluate public health activities which include, but are not limited to, health surveillance;

identifying population health trends;

health assessments;

implementing educational programs;

program evaluation;

developing and implementing policies;

determining needs for access to services and administering services;

creating emergency response plans;

promoting healthy lifestyles;

and preventing, detecting, and responding to infectious diseases, injury, and chronic and inheritable conditions.

Public health purpose does not include research as defined in this section.

(e) "Research" means a systematic investigation, including research development, testing, and evaluation, designed to develop or contribute to generalizable knowledge.

Activities that meet this definition constitute research for purposes of this policy, whether or not they are conducted or supported under a program that is considered research for other purposes.

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Subject to federal and state laws governing the disclosure of confidential information, the office of the state treasurer,treasurer the department of health, and the authority shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to establish p.information sharing practices necessary to carry out the purposes of chapter 43.--- RCW (the new chapter created in section 11 of this act) by September 30, 2036.

18 SHB 1094 information sharing practices necessary to carry out the purposes of chapter 43.--- RCW (the new chapter created in section 12 of this act) by September 30, 2036.

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