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(1) $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 1 year 2024 and $500,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 2 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for grants and associated 3 technical assistance and administrative costs to foster collaborative 4 partnerships that expand child care capacity in communities. Eligible 5 applicants include nonprofit organizations, school districts, 6 educational service districts, and local governments. These funds may 7 be expended only after the approval of the director of the department 8 of commerce and must be used to support planning and activities that 9 help communities address the shortage of child care, prioritizing 10 partnerships serving in whole or in part areas identified as child 11 care access deserts. The department must submit a report to the 12 legislature on the use of funds by June 30, 2025. The report shall 13 include, but is not limited to: 14 (a) The number and location of organizations, school districts, 15 educational service districts, and local governments receiving 16 grants; 17 (b) The number of grants issued and their size; and 18 (c) Any information from grantee organizations on outcomes. 19 (2) $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 20 year 2024 and $150,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 21 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for a grant to a nonprofit 22 organization located in the city of Vancouver that is the lead 23 organization in a collaborative partnership to expand child care 24 capacity in southwest Washington, for activities that will increase 25 access to affordable, high-quality child care and help meet community 26 needs. 27 (3) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 28 year 2024 is provided solely for the work group created in section 29 916 of this act to examine fire service delivery. 30 (4)(a) $30,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 31 year 2024 is provided solely for the department to produce a study of 32 the retirement preparedness of Washington residents and the 33 feasibility of establishing a portable individual retirement account 34 savings program with automatic enrollment (auto-IRA) for private 35 sector workers who do not have workplace retirement benefits. To 36 conduct the study, the department shall enter into an agreement with 37 a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank and research center based in 38 Washington, D.C. that is unaffiliated with any institution of higher 39 p. 105 ESSB 5187.SL