1618-S2 AMH CORR VANJ 119

2SHB 1618 - H AMD 167

By Representative Corry

WITHDRAWN 03/03/2023

On page 2, after line 32, insert the following:

"NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 43.19 RCW to read as follows:

(1) The childhood sexual abuse victims compensation fund account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. Revenues to the account shall consist of appropriations and transfers by the legislature and all other moneys directed for deposit into the account. Expenditures from the account may only be used for the purpose of resolving retroactive claims brought against public agencies, as defined in RCW 4.24.470. Only the director of the department of enterprise services or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.

(2) For the purposes of this section, a "retroactive claim" means a claim or action that is brought under RCW 4.16.340 on or after the effective date of this act, but that would have been time-barred by RCW 4.16.340 as it existed the date before the effective date of this act.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. The sum of $645,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, is appropriated from the general fund to the office of financial management for expenditure into the childhood sexual abuse victims compensation fund account created in section 4 of this act for the purposes of resolving retroactive claims brought against public agencies, as defined in RCW 4.24.470."

Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

Correct the title.

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