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Gov. Jay Inslee, state legislators, and guests at a bill signing event for Senate Bill 5843 at Tolmie State Park in Olympia, May 13, 2015. SB 5843 changes criteria for the “No Child Left Inside” program to incentivize programs applying for grants to utilize veterans for at least 50 percent of their program implementation. The bill also creates an outdoor recreation policy advisor position in the Governor’s office. Statewide, there are 199,000 jobs and $21.6 billion in annual spending related to outdoor recreation.