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contracting with a nonprofit organization to produce gavel-to-gavel 1 television coverage of state government deliberations and other 2 events statewide. The funding level for each year of the contract 3 shall be based on the amount provided in this subsection. The 4 nonprofit organization shall be required to raise contributions or 5 commitments to make contributions, in cash or in kind, in an amount 6 equal to forty percent of the state contribution. The office of the 7 secretary of state may make full or partial payment once all criteria 8 in this subsection have been satisfactorily documented. 9 (b) The legislature finds that the commitment of on-going funding 10 is necessary to ensure continuous, autonomous, and independent 11 coverage of public affairs. For that purpose, the secretary of state 12 shall enter into a contract with the nonprofit organization to 13 provide public affairs coverage. 14 (c) The nonprofit organization shall prepare an annual 15 independent audit, an annual financial statement, and an annual 16 report, including benchmarks that measure the success of the 17 nonprofit organization in meeting the intent of the program. 18 (d) No portion of any amounts disbursed pursuant to this 19 subsection may be used, directly or indirectly, for any of the 20 following purposes: 21 (i) Attempting to influence the passage or defeat of any 22 legislation by the legislature of the state of Washington, by any 23 county, city, town, or other political subdivision of the state of 24 Washington, or by the congress, or the adoption or rejection of any 25 rule, standard, rate, or other legislative enactment of any state 26 agency; 27 (ii) Making contributions reportable under chapter 42.17 RCW; or 28 (iii) Providing any: (A) Gift; (B) honoraria; or (C) travel, 29 lodging, meals, or entertainment to a public officer or employee. 30 (3) Any reductions to funding for the Washington talking book and 31 Braille library may not exceed in proportion any reductions taken to 32 the funding for the library as a whole. 33 (4) $75,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 34 year 2024 and $75,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 35 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for humanities Washington 36 speaker's bureau community conversations. 37 (5) $114,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 38 year 2024 and $114,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 39 p. 24 ESSB 5187.SL