HB 2007 - DIGEST
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 1/17/18)

Requires the Washington women's history consortium to: (1) Provide leadership for a 2020 statewide commemoration of the centennial of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (women's right to vote);

(2) Begin preparations for the statewide commemoration;

(3) Create and distribute a portfolio of public humanities programs to engage the citizens with important aspects of the women's right to vote movement;

(4) Encourage private organizations and local governments to organize and participate in activities; and

(5) Administer a grant program for certain public agencies, educational institutions, and organizations to assist with the activities.