SB 5780-S - DIGEST
(SEE ALSO PROPOSED 2ND SUB)

Requires the Washington women's history consortium to: (1) Provide leadership for statewide commemoration from 2018 through 2020 of the centennial pertaining to the passage by congress of the Nineteenth Amendment and its subsequent ratification by three-fourths of the state legislatures in August 1920;

(2) Begin preparations for the statewide commemoration;

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

(4) Encourage private organizations, schools, institutions of higher education, public agencies, and local governments to organize and participate in activities;

(5) Coordinate with regional and national organizations and agencies with respect to their commemorative work;

(6) Coordinate with the national collaborative for women's history sites by contributing a Washington component to the development of a nationwide votes for women trail; and

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

Expires July 1, 2021.