SB 5992 — Creating the youth development fund account to increase access to positive youth development programs.

S-4567.1S-3628.2 SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5992 State of Washington 69th Legislature 2026 Regular Session By Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education (originally sponsored by Senators Krishnadasan, Chapman, Hasegawa, Liias, Nobles, Riccelli, Trudeau, and C.

Wilson)Wilson READPrefiled FIRST01/06/26. TIME 02/04/26.

Read first time 01/12/26.

Referred to Committee on Early Learning & K-12 Education.

(1) The legislature acknowledges that positive youth development programs provide important wraparound services that complement and fill gaps in the state's public school system.

(2) The legislature finds that positive youth development programs help increase school attendance and prevent system involvement, such as interaction with the juvenile justice system.

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This youth development fund account will work towards making sure all young people have access to these positive programs regardless of socio- economic status and where they live in the state.

(1)(a) The superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's designee may distribute grants from the youth development fund account created in section 3 of this act to nonprofit entities, entities sponsored by a nonprofit organization, federally recognized Indian tribes, including federally recognized Indian tribes whosewithin traditionalWashington landsstate, and territories included parts of Washington, but that now reside in Oregon, Idaho, and British Columbia, and city or county parks and recreation entities to support youth development programs.

(i) Geographic distribution of grant funding in an equitable manner throughout all nine educational service district regions of p.the state giving priority to geographies where young people have the least access to youth development opportunities based on available data;

2 SSB 5992 the state giving priority to geographies where young people have the least access to youth development opportunities based on available data;

and youth living in poverty;poverty.

andp. American Indian and Alaska Native students.

(2)2 InSB accordance5992 with(2) theAny requirements in subsection (3) of this section, any entity receiving grants must annually report the impacts of this funding to the office of the superintendent of public instruction.

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(4) For purposes of this section, "youth development program" means a program that serves youth between the ages of five to 24 and focuses on holistic outcomes by complementing school-day academics.

p.(3) The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.

3 SSB 5992 (3) The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.

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

3 SB 5992 disbursement functions for the state treasurer or affected state agencies.

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(d) Any state agency that has independent authority over accounts or funds not statutorily required to be held in the custody of the statep. treasurer that deposits funds into a fund or account in the 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.

5 SB 5992 state treasurer that deposits funds into a fund or account in the 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.

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

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(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 custody of the state treasurer pursuant to an agreement with the p.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.

8 SSB 5992 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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