Senate Bill 5238 - Creating a Washington state creative economy work group (2021)

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Senate Bill 5238, State of Washington, 67th Legislature, 2021 Regular Session, by Senators Hasegawa, Nguyen, Saldaña, Wellman, and Wilson, C. It was read first time 01/15/21 and referred to the Committee on Business, Financial Services & Trade. The bill creates a Washington state creative economy work group to collect data and, within two years, develop a strategic plan, and it requires a report of findings and recommendations to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2022. The bill appropriates $250,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary, from the general fund to the department of commerce for each of two fiscal years.

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                               SENATE BILL 5238


     State of Washington       67th Legislature        2021 Regular Session

     By Senators Hasegawa, Nguyen, Saldaña, Wellman, and Wilson, C.

     Read first time 01/15/21.      Referred   to   Committee   on   Business,
     Financial Services & Trade.




 1       AN ACT Relating to creating a Washington state creative economy
 2   work group; adding new sections to chapter 43.330 RCW; making
 3   appropriations; and providing an expiration date.


 4   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:


 5       NEW SECTION.    Sec. 1.   The definitions in this section apply
 6   throughout this section and sections 2 through 4 of this act unless
 7   the context clearly requires otherwise.
 8       (1) "Contracted nonprofit" means the organization under contract
 9   with the department to lead the work group.
10       (2) "Department" means the department of commerce.
11       (3) "Director" means the director of the department of commerce.
12       (4) "Work group" means the Washington state creative economy work
13   group created in section 2 of this act.


14       NEW SECTION.   Sec. 2.   (1) A work group to create a strategic
15   plan for the Washington state creative economy is established, with
16   members as provided in this subsection.
17       (a) The director of the contracted nonprofit, or his or her
18   designee, shall serve as the chair of the work group. The director of
19   the contracted nonprofit, or his or her designee, serving as work
20   group chair must:
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 1       (i) Hold significant experience working in the professional arts
 2   as an artist, producer, director, or other creator;
 3       (ii) Hold significant experience on the business side of the
 4   professional arts, with experience in business development and
 5   drafting business plans and multidisciplinary planning documents; and
 6       (iii) Be physically based in the state of Washington;
 7       (b) A representative from the department;
 8       (c) A representative from the Washington state association of
 9   counties;
10       (d) A representative from the association of Washington cities;
11       (e) A representative from the banking industry with experience in
12   matters involving the federal small business administration;
13       (f) Five representatives from the Washington state arts community
14   including, but not limited to, the following sectors:
15       (i) Film, television, and video production;
16       (ii) Recorded audio and music production;
17       (iii) Animation production;
18       (iv) Video game development;
19       (v) Live theater, orchestra, ballet, and opera;
20       (vi) Live music performance;
21       (vii) Visual arts, including sculpture, painting, graphic design,
22   and photography;
23       (viii) Production facilities, such as film and television
24   studios; and
25       (ix) Live music or performing arts venues;
26       (g) A representative from a certified public accounting firm or
27   other company with experience in financial modeling and in the
28   creative arts;
29       (h) A representative selected by the Washington state commission
30   on African American affairs, the Washington state commission on
31   Hispanic affairs, the governor's office of Indian affairs, and the
32   Washington state commission on Asian Pacific American affairs to
33   represent the entities on the work group;
34       (i) A representative of a federally recognized Indian tribe with
35   a reservation located east of the crest of the Cascade mountains;
36       (j) A representative of a federally recognized Indian tribe with
37   a reservation located west of the crest of the Cascade mountains; and
38       (k) Other state agency representatives or stakeholder group
39   representatives, at the discretion of the work group, for the purpose
40   of participating in specific topic discussions.
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 1       (2)   Work   group   members    should   be    selected   to   ensure
 2   representation of the range of demographic diversity across the state
 3   of Washington.
 4       (3) The work group must:
 5       (a) Collect and analyze data on the current state of the
 6   Washington state creative economy; and
 7       (b) Within two years, develop a strategic plan to improve the
 8   Washington state creative economy that can be rolled out in
 9   incremental phases to reach identified economic, social justice, and
10   business development goals. The goal of the strategic plan must be to
11   ensure that the state of Washington is competitive with respect to
12   attracting creative economy business, retaining talent within the
13   state, and developing marketable content that can be exported for
14   national   and  international    consumption    and   monetization.   The
15   strategic plan must address support for the creative community within
16   historically marginalized communities, as well as the creative
17   economy at large, and take into account the diverse interests,
18   strengths, and needs of Washington's population on both sides of the
19   Cascade mountains.
20       (4) In developing the strategic plan for the Washington state
21   creative economy, the work group must:
22       (a) Identify existing studies of aspects affecting the creative
23   economy, including studies relating to tax issues, legislation,
24   finance, population and demographics, and employment;
25       (b) Conduct a comparative analysis with other jurisdictions that
26   have successfully developed creative economy plans and programs,
27   including the states of Georgia and New Mexico, and the provinces of
28   British Columbia and Ontario, Canada;
29       (c) Conduct in-depth interviews to identify best practices for
30   structuring a strategic plan for the state of Washington;
31       (d) Evaluate existing banking models for financing creative
32   economy projects in the private sector and develop a financial model
33   to promote investment in Washington's creative economy;
34       (e) Evaluate existing state and county tax incentives and make
35   recommendations for improvements to support the creative economy;
36       (f) Identify the role that counties and cities play with respect
37   to the strategic plan, and identify specific counties and cities that
38   may need or want a stronger creative economy;
39       (g) Identify opportunities for synergies with new business models
40   and the integration of new technologies; and
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1        (h) Identify the role that state education programs in the
2    creative arts play in the creative economy and with respect to
3    advancing the strategic plan.
4        (5) The work group must report its findings and recommendations
5    to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 1, 2022.
6        (6) This section expires December 1, 2023.

 7       NEW SECTION.    Sec. 3.    (1) From amounts appropriated to the
 8   department for the work group created in section 2 of this act and
 9   from other moneys available to it, the department may incur
10   expenditures for any purpose specifically authorized by this chapter
11   including:
12       (a) Entering into a contract with a nonprofit organization
13   existing on the effective date of this section whose sole purpose is
14   to focus on creative arts to develop a strategic plan for the
15   Washington state creative economy; and
16       (b) Paying for administrative expenses of the work group.
17       (2) All nonstate moneys received by the department under section
18   2 of this act or otherwise provided to the department for purposes of
19   matching funding must be deposited in the private local account
20   created in subsection (3) of this section and are held in trust for
21   uses authorized solely by this section and section 2 of this act.
22       (3) The department must create a private local account to receive
23   nonstate funds and state funds, other than general fund state funds,
24   contributed to the department for purposes of this section and
25   section 2 of this act.


26       NEW SECTION.    Sec. 4.    (1) The sum of $250,000, or as much
27   thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated for the fiscal year
28   ending June 30, 2022, from the general fund to the department of
29   commerce for the purposes of this act.
30       (2) The sum of $250,000, or as much thereof as may be necessary,
31   is appropriated for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, from the
32   general fund to the department of commerce for the purposes of this
33   act.


34       NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. Sections 1 through 3 of this act are each
35   added to chapter 43.330 RCW.

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