Institutional welfare account — Transfer of funds to department of labor and industries for crime victims' compensation.
RCW 72.09.095
in effectEach year the state treasurer shall transfer 25 percent of the total annual revenues and receipts received in the institutional welfare account, created in RCW 72.09.092 , to the department of labor and industries for the purpose of providing direct benefits to crime victims through the crime victims' compensation program as outlined in chapter 7.68 RCW. For purposes of this section, revenues and receipts exclude those amounts transferred on July 1, 2025, from the incarcerated individual betterment fund established outside the state treasury provided those moneys have already been subject to the 25 percent transfer requirement contained herein. Any funds so transferred to the department of labor and industries shall be in addition to the crime victims' compensation amount provided in an omnibus appropriation bill. It is the intent of the legislature that the funds forecasted or transferred pursuant to this section shall not reduce the funding levels provided by appropriation.
Each year the state treasurer shall transfer 25 percent of the total annual revenues and receipts received in the institutional welfare account, created in RCW 72.09.092 , to the department of labor and industries for the purpose of providing direct benefits to crime victims through the crime victims' compensation program as outlined in chapter 7.68 RCW. For purposes of this section, revenues and receipts exclude those amounts transferred on July 1, 2025, from the incarcerated individual betterment fund established outside the state treasury provided those moneys have already been subject to the 25 percent transfer requirement contained herein.
Any funds so transferred to the department of labor and industries shall be in addition to the crime victims' compensation amount provided in an omnibus appropriation bill. It is the intent of the legislature that the funds forecasted or transferred pursuant to this section shall not reduce the funding levels provided by appropriation.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=72.09&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026