SB 5796 — Restructuring cannabis revenue appropriations.

S-3907.1S-3488.3 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5796 State of Washington 67th Legislature 2022 Regular Session By Senate Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs (originally sponsored by Senators Saldaña, Stanford, Keiser, Liias, and C.

Wilson)Wilson READRead FIRSTfirst TIMEtime 01/27/22.01/11/22.

Referred to Committee on Labor, Commerce & Tribal Affairs.

1 SSBSB 5796 account to the basic health plan trust account such amounts as reflect the excess fund balance of the account.)) Sec.

2 SSBSB 5796 medically and scientifically accurate information about the health and safety risks posed by marijuana use;

3 SSBSB 5796 (i) One million six hundred fifty thousand dollars for fiscal year 2022 and one million six hundred fifty thousand dollars for fiscal year 2023 to the department of commerce to fund the marijuana social equity technical assistance competitive grant program under RCW 43.330.540;

4 SSBSB 5796 (2) From the amounts in the dedicated ((marijuana)) cannabis account after appropriation of the amounts identified in subsection (1) of this section, the legislature must annually appropriate for the purposes listed in this subsection (2) as follows:

(a)(((i) Up to fifteen percent to the health care authority for the development, implementation, maintenance, and evaluation of)) Fifty-sevenFifty-eight and one-half percent to the state basic health plan trust account to be administered by the Washington basic health plan administrator and used as provided under chapter 70.47 RCW;

5 SSBSB 5796 that produce objectively measurable results and, by September 1, 2020, are cost-beneficial;

(ii) $12,000,000$10,616,000 to the department of health for the following((, subject to (b)(ii) of this subsection (2))):

(A) Creation, implementation, operation, and management of a marijuana,marijuana vapor product, and commercial tobacco education and public health program that contains the following:

(II) ((AA grants program for local health departments or other local community agencies that supports development and implementation of coordinated intervention strategies for the prevention and reduction of marijuana use by youth;

and)) Programs that support development and implementation(III) ofMedia-based coordinatededucation interventioncampaigns strategiesacross fortelevision, theinternet, preventionradio, print, and reductionout-of-home ofadvertising, commercialseparately tobacco,targeting vaporyouth product, and marijuanaadults, usethat byprovide youthmedically and marijuanascientifically cessationaccurate treatmentinformation services,about includingthe grant programs to local health departmentsand orsafety otherrisks localposed communityby agencies;marijuana use;

(III) Media-based education campaigns across television, internet, radio, print, and out-of-home advertising, separately targeting youth and adults, that provide medically and scientifically p.

6 SSB 5796 accurate information about the health and safety risks posed by marijuana use;

and (IV) Outreach to priority populations regarding commercial tobacco, vapor product, and marijuana use, prevention, and cessation;

(ii)p. For each fiscal year, the legislature must appropriate a minimum of nine million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars under this subsection (2)(b);

6 SB 5796 (ii) For each fiscal year, the legislature must appropriate a minimum of nine million seven hundred fifty thousand dollars under this subsection (2)(b);

(iv) $378,000 to the University of Washington and ((four-tenths of one percent to)) $207,000 to the Washington State University for research on the short and long-term effects of marijuana use, to include but not be limited to formal and informal methods for estimating and measuring intoxication and impairment, and for the dissemination of such research((.research ((.

p.(v) $530,000 to the office of the superintendent of public instruction to fund grants to building bridges programs under chapter 28A.175 RCW((.

7 SSB 5796 (v) $530,000 to the office of the superintendent of public instruction to fund grants to building bridges programs under chapter 28A.175 RCW((.

(vi)p. $2,000,000 to the department of commerce to fund the cannabis social equity technical assistance grant program under RCW 43.330.540;

7 SB 5796 (vi) $2,000,000 to the department of commerce to fund the cannabis social equity technical assistance grant program under RCW 43.330.540;

p.(B) Seventy percent must be distributed to counties, cities, and towns ratably on a per capita basis.

8 SSB 5796 (B) Seventy percent must be distributed to counties, cities, and towns ratably on a per capita basis.

(iii)p. By September 15th of each year, the board must provide the state treasurer the annual distribution amount, if any, for each county and city as determined in (g)(i) of this subsection (2).

(iv)8 TheSB total5796 share(iii) ofBy marijuanaSeptember excise15th tax revenues distributed to counties and cities in (g)(i) of thiseach subsectionyear, (2)the mayboard notmust exceedprovide fifteenthe millionstate dollarstreasurer in fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, and twenty million dollars per fiscal year thereafter)) into the communityannual reinvestmentdistribution accountamount, createdif inany, sectionfor 3each ofcounty this act and appropriatedcity toas thedetermined department of commerce for the purposes listed in section(g)(i) 3 of this act.subsection (2).

(iv) The total share of marijuana excise tax revenues distributed to counties and cities in (g)(i) of this subsection (2) may not exceed fifteen million dollars in fiscal years 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, and twenty million dollars per fiscal year thereafter)) into the community reinvestment account created in section 3 of this act and appropriated to the department of commerce to establish a cannabis equity grant program.

(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;activities, and contributions to the Washington future fund trust fund pursuant to House Bill No.

1861 and Senate Bill No.

5752 to be used for the purposes of the Washington future fund trust fund to assist young adults of limited means in pursuing opportunities for education, housing, or entrepreneurship;

and(d) p.Reentry services to facilitate successful transitions for persons formerly incarcerated in an adult correctional facility or juvenile residential facility in Washington;

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9 SB 5796 regarding tobacco and cannabis use, prevention, and cessation, and grants to health centers and youth development programs for tobacco and cannabis cessation treatment services.

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