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appropriation for fiscal year 2023 are provided solely for grants to 1 promote workforce development in aerospace and aerospace related 2 supply chain industries by: Expanding the number of registered 3 apprenticeships, preapprenticeships, and aerospace-related programs; 4 and providing support for registered apprenticeships or programs in 5 aerospace and aerospace-related supply chain industries. 6 (b) Grants awarded under this section may be used for: 7 (i) Equipment upgrades or new equipment purchases for training 8 purposes; 9 (ii) New training space and lab locations to support capacity 10 needs and expansion of training to veterans and veteran spouses, and 11 underserved populations; 12 (iii) Curriculum development and instructor training for industry 13 experts; 14 (iv) Tuition assistance for degrees in engineering and high- 15 demand degrees that support the aerospace industry; and 16 (v) Funding to increase capacity and availability of child care 17 options for shift work schedules. 18 (c) An entity is eligible to receive a grant under this 19 subsection if it is a nonprofit, nongovernmental, or institution of 20 higher education that provides training opportunities, including 21 apprenticeships, preapprenticeships, preemployment training, 22 aerospace-related degree programs, or incumbent worker training to 23 prepare workers for the aerospace and aerospace-related supply chain 24 industries. 25 (d) The department may use up to 5 percent of these funds for 26 administration of these grants. 27 (5) $3,632,000 of the accident account—state appropriation and 28 $876,000 of the medical aid account—state appropriation are provided 29 solely for the creation of an agriculture compliance unit within the 30 division of occupational safety and health. The compliance unit will 31 perform compliance inspections and provide bilingual outreach to 32 agricultural workers and employers. 33 (6) (($2,849,000)) $1,467,000 of the construction registration 34 inspection account—state appropriation, (($152,000)) $78,000 of the 35 accident account—state appropriation, and (($31,000)) $16,000 of the 36 medical aid account—state appropriation are provided solely for the 37 conveyance management system replacement project and are subject to 38 p. 1062 ESSB 5187.SL