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the account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after 1 appropriation beginning in fiscal year 1993. Expenditures from the 2 account may be used only to administer the business licensing service 3 program. During the 2015-2017 fiscal biennium, moneys from the 4 business license account may be used for operations of the department 5 of revenue. During the 2023-2025 fiscal biennium, the legislature may 6 direct the state treasurer to make transfers of moneys in the 7 business license account to the state general fund. 8 Sec. 922. RCW 28B.76.526 and 2020 c 357 s 911 are each amended 9 to read as follows: 10 The Washington opportunity pathways account is created in the 11 state treasury. Expenditures from the account may be used only for 12 programs in chapter 28A.710 RCW (charter schools), chapter 28B.12 RCW 13 (state work-study), chapter 28B.50 RCW (opportunity grant), RCW 14 28B.76.660 (Washington scholars award), RCW 28B.76.670 (Washington 15 award for vocational excellence), chapter 28B.92 RCW (Washington 16 college grant program), chapter 28B.105 RCW (GET ready for math and 17 science scholarship), chapter 28B.117 RCW (passport to careers), 18 chapter 28B.118 RCW (college bound scholarship), and chapter 43.216 19 RCW (early childhood education and assistance program). During the 20 2019-2021, 2021-2023, and 2023-2025 fiscal ((biennium)) biennia, the 21 account may also be appropriated for public schools funded under 22 chapters 28A.150 and 28A.715 RCW. 23 Sec. 923. RCW 28B.92.205 and 2022 c 297 s 949 are each amended 24 to read as follows: 25 In addition to other eligibility requirements outlined in this 26 chapter, students who demonstrate financial need are eligible to 27 receive the Washington college grant. Financial need is as follows: 28 (1) Until academic year 2020-21, students with family incomes 29 between zero and fifty percent of the state median family income, 30 adjusted for family size, shall receive the maximum Washington 31 college grant as defined in RCW 28B.92.030. Grants for students with 32 incomes between fifty-one and seventy percent of the state median 33 family income, adjusted for family size, shall be prorated at the 34 following percentages of the maximum Washington college grant amount: 35 (a) Seventy percent for students with family incomes between 36 fifty-one and fifty-five percent of the state median family income; 37 p. 669 ESSB 5187.SL