House Bill 1595, State of Washington, 2025 Regular Session (Five-Year Statewide Economic Development Plan)

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House Bill 1595 of the State of Washington, 69th Legislature, 2025 Regular Session, by Representatives Ryu, Volz, Eslick, Reeves, Shavers, Zahn, Pollet, Reed, Nance, Kloba, and Barnard, read first time 01/24/25 and referred to the Committee on Technology, Economic Development, & Veterans. The title describes an act relating to a five-year statewide economic development plan, adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW. Section 1 establishes an advisory committee with 15 members and states that the department must provide the first proposal with recommended legislation to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the governor by November 30, 2025. Section 2 states that the act takes effect May 5, 2025.

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     H-0783.1

                                HOUSE BILL 1595


     State of Washington        69th Legislature         2025 Regular Session

     By Representatives Ryu, Volz, Eslick, Reeves, Shavers, Zahn, Pollet,
     Reed, Nance, Kloba, and Barnard

     Read first time 01/24/25.      Referred   to   Committee   on   Technology,
     Economic Development, & Veterans.




 1       AN ACT Relating to a five-year statewide economic development
 2   plan; adding a new section to chapter 43.330 RCW; providing an
 3   effective date; and declaring an emergency.


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


 5       NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 43.330
 6   RCW to read as follows:
 7       (1) An advisory committee for a five-year statewide economic
 8   development plan is established with 15 members, who must reflect the
 9   geographic, racial, and ethnic diversity of the state and be
10   inclusive of historically marginalized communities. The advisory
11   committee must include:
12       (a) One representative from the department's office of economic
13   development and competitiveness, who shall be appointed by the
14   director and serve as chair;
15       (b) Two representatives and two senators, representing each of
16   the four caucuses;
17       (c) One representative of the governor's office;
18       (d) The director of the workforce training and education
19   coordinating board, as provided in RCW 28C.18.020, or the director's
20   designee;


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 1       (e) The director of the department of ecology, as provided in RCW
 2   43.21A.050, or the director's designee; and
 3       (f) Seven representatives appointed by the director, representing
 4   an associate development organization, port, labor council, industry
 5   association, research institution, the department's office of tribal
 6   relations, and the department's small business resiliency network.
 7       (2) The members of the advisory committee may be reimbursed for
 8   travel expenses as provided in RCW 43.03.050 and 43.03.060.
 9       (3) The members of the advisory committee shall serve two-year
10   terms and may be reappointed.
11       (4) The department must convene an advisory committee every five
12   years, beginning in 2025, to:
13       (a) Provide guidance to the department identifying priorities and
14   recommendations for a five-year statewide economic development plan;
15       (b) Meet at least three times during the first plan development
16   year, and quarterly in the first plan development year for updated
17   plans;
18       (c) Hold at least four public meetings in different regions of
19   the state to solicit input on the priorities and recommendations
20   during the plan development year;
21       (d) Advise the department on policy recommendations to implement
22   the five-year economic development plan;
23       (e) Review and provide guidance on recommended legislation to
24   implement the five-year economic development plan priorities within
25   one year after the proposal under subsection (7) of this section is
26   provided; and
27       (f) Organize an economic development summit to include, at a
28   minimum:
29       (i) Major economic development initiatives;
30       (ii) Updates from regional workforce development boards; and
31       (iii) Industry-specific policy concerns.
32       (5) The advisory committee must be staffed by the department.
33       (6) The department must consult with the following for feedback
34   on the criteria and content of the five-year statewide economic
35   development plan prior to the third meeting of the advisory
36   committee:
37       (a) The state commission on Hispanic affairs, created in chapter
38   43.115 RCW;
39       (b) The commission on African American affairs, created in
40   chapter 43.113 RCW;
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 1       (c) The state commission on Asian Pacific American affairs,
 2   created in chapter 43.117 RCW;
 3       (d) The women's commission, created in chapter 43.119 RCW;
 4       (e) The office of minority and women's business enterprises,
 5   created in chapter 39.19 RCW; and
 6       (f) The employment security department, created in Title 50 RCW.
 7       (7) The department must use the advisory committee's guidance and
 8   recommendations,    public   input,    and   commission    and    agency
 9   consultations to develop a final proposal for a five-year statewide
10   economic development plan. The proposal must include long-term goals
11   and measurable benchmarks. The department must provide the first
12   proposal with recommended legislation to the appropriate committees
13   of the legislature and the governor by November 30, 2025. The
14   department   must   provide  updated    proposals   every   five   years
15   thereafter.
16       (8) The department must provide recommended legislation, if any,
17   to implement the five-year statewide economic development plan by
18   June 30, 2026, and every five years thereafter.
19       (9)   The   department  must    provide   a   progress   report   on
20   implementation of the five-year statewide economic development plan
21   to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the governor two
22   years after providing the proposal under subsection (7) of this
23   section.


24       NEW SECTION.   Sec. 2.  This act is necessary for the immediate
25   preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of
26   the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes
27   effect May 5, 2025.

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