RCW ch. 43.388 — Revised Code of Washington Chapter 43.388 RCW — Washington State Leadership Board

RCW 43.388.010 Creation—Receipt of gifts, grants, and endowments. (1) The Washington state leadership board is designated a trustee for the state of Washington. (2) The purpose of the Washington state leadership board is to: (a) Provide the state a means of extending formal recognition for an individual's outstanding services to the state; and (b) Expand educational, sports, leadership, and/or employment opportunities for youth, veterans, and people with disabilities in Washington state by administering the following programs: (i) Washington world fellows; (ii) Boundless Washington; and (iii) Compassion scholars. (3) The Washington state leadership board may conduct activities in support of their mission. (4)(a) The Washington state leadership board is governed by a board of directors. The board of directors is composed of the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the secretary of state, who serve as ex officio, nonvoting members, and other officers and members as the Washington state leadership board designates. In addition, four legislators may be appointed to the board of directors as ex officio members in the following manner: One legislator from each of the two largest caucuses of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate, and one legislator from each of the two largest caucuses of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives. (b) The Washington state leadership board shall appoint its executive director with the consent of the lieutenant governor. The lieutenant governor may remove an executive director for cause if a majority of the Washington state leadership board votes for removal. (5) The board of directors shall adopt bylaws and establish governance and transparency policies. (6) The lieutenant governor's office may provide facilities and administrative support for the Washington state leadership board, where the work of the board aligns with the mission of the office. Assistance from the lieutenant governor's office may include, but is not limited to: (a) Collaboration with the Washington state leadership board on the Washington world fellows program, a college readiness and study abroad fellowship; and (b) The compilation of a yearly financial report, which shall be made available to the appropriate committees of the legislature no later than January 15th of each year, detailing all revenues and expenditures associated with the Washington world fellows program. (7) The legislature may make appropriations in support of the Washington state leadership board subject to the availability of funds. (8) The Washington state leadership board must post on its website detailed information on all funds received by the board and all expenditures by the board. (9)(a) The Washington state leadership board may solicit and receive gifts, grants, and endowments from public or private sources that are made for the use or benefit of the board. The board may expend such funds or any income therefrom according to their terms and the purpose of this chapter, including but not limited to advancing the board's mission to cultivate leadership skills in Washington state youth and to strengthen statewide civic engagement, education, and service opportunities. (b) The executive director of the board shall report such funds received from private sources to the office of financial management on a regular basis. (c) Funds received from private sources under this subsection shall not be applied to reduce or substitute for the board's budget as appropriated by the legislature, but shall be applied and expended toward projects, programs, and functions authorized by this chapter that were not funded by the legislature. [ 2026 c 50 s 1; 2022 c 96 s 2; 2021 c 176 s 5222; 2020 c 114 s 18; 2018 c 67 s 1; 2005 c 69 s 1. Formerly RCW 43.15.030, 43.342.010.] NOTES: Findings— RCW 43.388.020 Washington state leadership board account—Washington state leadership board special license plate account. (1) The Washington state leadership board account is created in the state treasury. All receipts from appropriations must be deposited into the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes of this chapter. (2)(a) The Washington state leadership board special license plate account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from special license plate disposition under RCW 46.68.420 must be deposited into the account. Expenditures from the account may be used only for the purposes of this chapter. Only the executive director of the Washington state leadership board or the executive director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to the allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures. (b) The Washington state leadership board special license plate account may accept gifts, grants, or endowments from public and private sources that are made in trust or otherwise for the use and benefit of the purposes of this chapter. [ 2022 c 96 s 3.] NOTES: Findings— RCW 43.388.030 Use of state flag. The Washington state leadership board may use the image of the Washington state flag to promote the mission of the organization as set forth under *RCW 43.15.030. The board retains any revenue generated by the use of the image, when the usage is consistent with the purposes under *RCW 43.15.030. [ 2020 c 114 s 19; 2005 c 69 s 2. Formerly RCW 43.15.040, 43.342.020.] NOTES: *Reviser's note: